My Synthesizer Has Talent

"We’re here," Zhi Wen said.

She got out of the Flying Shuttle, and Su Qing followed.

This was another treetop.

This one was larger and wider, with more residences. It was an integrated community.

None of these dwellings were shabby.

"I don’t know if this is the silver-haired person you’re looking for."

"It’s fine."

Su Qing said flatly to Zhi Wen, "Wait for me a moment."

"You go and speak with the family."

Su Qing fell silent to the side.

He began his Inference.

’Is this the family of the person who is the reincarnation of the Ouyang Mingming I know?’

Su Qing began his Inference.

...

...

[No]

Su Qing froze.

’It’s really not her.’

’Has Ouyang Mingming been reincarnated, or is she dead?’

...

...

[Soul extinguished, returned to the world]

"Soul extinguished?" Su Qing heaved a deep sigh.

He stood frozen in place.

A look of profound bewilderment filled his eyes.

From the side, Huang Xiaoshu also noticed that something was strange about the Su Ancestor.

But he didn’t say anything.

A thick miasma of sorrow lingered in the air.

It seemed to have already begun infecting the emotions of those nearby.

Zhi Wen also felt this overflowing Energy. The infectious nature of this Energy was absurdly potent.

It caused the defensive device on her body to light up, yet it could hardly resist the emotional contagion.

Zhi Wen, too, began to recall sad memories.

Even the parents she was speaking with had started crying sorrowfully.

They seemed to be remembering sad events of their own.

"Su Ancestor!" Huang Xiaoshu, bewildered by his surroundings, realized something was wrong and quickly called out to Su Qing.

Su Qing snapped back to his senses.

He reined in his sorrowful emotions.

He looked up at the sky above Jianmu and sighed deeply. "Let’s go. The person I want to see isn’t here."

Zhi Wen’s emotions also began to slowly stabilize.

She looked at Su Qing in horror.

’This ancestor... his danger level needs to be raised to the maximum!’

"Zhi Wen, let’s go. Let’s go check on another one."

Su Qing sighed, a flicker of grief in his eyes that was caught by everyone present.

The husband and wife also managed to get their sorrow under control.

They, too, looked with a mix of shock and bewilderment at this man the researcher called "Ancestor."

Su Qing boarded the Flying Shuttle again.

"When we get back tonight, I’m going to test your Ability Level again."

"Mm," Su Qing replied, in no mood to talk.

He continued to run Inferences on the others.

Tang Dan [Soul extinguished]

You Yanhan [Soul extinguished]

Liu Linlin [Reincarnated]

Luo Lanxin [Soul extinguished]

Luo Xingya [Soul extinguished]

...

The more he performed his Inferences,

the more intense the emotional fluctuations around Su Qing became inside the Flying Shuttle, though he desperately suppressed them to keep them from overflowing.

But Huang Xiaoshu and Zhi Wen...

...were both watching Su Qing.

As they looked at him, they could sense an indescribable sorrow emanating from beneath his perfectly calm expression.

Su Qing was blaming himself. ’Why did I have to look for the Inference Demon?’

’Why!’

’If I hadn’t, none of this would have happened.’

’There would have been no accident.’

"Change course. Go to the 39th branch of Jianmu, residence 98."

Finally, Su Qing spoke.

Of all the people from Qingsu Island he had been close to,

only Liu Linlin and Su Hongshang had been saved.

"Fate’s... mockery."

"..."

The feeling in Su Qing’s heart was impossible to describe.

"The 39th branch?"

"Don’t you know? The first 50 branches are all residences for Jianmu’s top figures."

"How am I supposed to get there just because you tell me to?"

"We need to file a report and get clearance before we can go," Zhi Wen said, frowning at him.

Although her own home was also within the first 50 branches,

she couldn’t just go to a different branch that wasn’t her own.

Otherwise, she would be intercepted.

"Then file the report."

"No matter what, I have to go see."

Su Qing’s tone was incredibly firm, and his words now sounded like commands.

As a Ninth Realm Immortal,

the only thing he was truly wary of right now was Jianmu itself.

"My dear Ancestor, acting like this will attract the Dean’s attention," Zhi Wen said helplessly, raising her watch to file the report.

"Dean Liu."

"What is it, Dr. Zhi?"

"This ancestor I’m with wants to go to the 39th branch, residence 98, to visit a reincarnated friend."

"Which ancestor?" Liu Jiafeng asked, confused.

Zhi Wen aimed the camera at Su Qing.

Su Qing was expressionless.

But his eyes were incomparably cold.

Dean Liu Jiafeng, however, quickly looked up the man’s information.

"This is the ancestor with an Ordinary Energy Level?"

"How can he still be so young!"

"It’s been over eight years."

"And you people actually gave him a Jianmu Omniscience Institute identity?"

"An Ordinary-Level ordinary person? Zhi Wen, are you hiding something from me?"

"Dean Liu, just tell me if we can go or not. The ancestor behind me is getting impatient," Zhi Wen said nonchalantly.

"Give me ten minutes to think."

The Dean ended the call.

Liu Jiafeng began investigating Su Qing’s file.

But after investigating for a moment, the image of a young man of flesh and blood appeared.

It was a Puppet.

"Stop your investigation, Dean Liu."

"Let him go."

"Ou Mingjie, you’re not a member of the School of Life Sciences!"

"I don’t have to listen to you. Don’t think you’re so great just because you’ve been to the ancestral land."

Ou Mingjie’s Puppet took a long look at Su Qing’s profile, at that incredibly familiar face.

Now, however, it was an expressionless photograph.

A chill went down Ou Mingjie’s spine.

"As of now, I am one of the deans of the School of Life Sciences."

"Dean Liu, I’m only doing this for our safety."

Ou Mingjie’s Puppet spoke slowly to Liu Jiafeng, its words laden with meaning.

Liu Jiafeng paused upon hearing this.

He wasn’t an idiot; he just disliked this young man who had appeared out of nowhere and was suddenly his equal.

"What are you trying to say?"

"I’m just saying, this person is a *real* ancestor."

"You can’t make decisions for him. As he is now, there are no restraints on him."

"He has no more ties. He can do anything."

"Do you understand what I mean?" Ou Mingjie spelled it out.

Liu Jiafeng thought of something—the ancestor from that battle against the Greed Realm.

He glanced again at the file, at the expressionless image of Su Qing.

He swallowed hard.

"Since you understand, you had best give the correct response," Ou Mingjie replied.

"Brat, why are you only telling me something so important now!" Liu Jiafeng was extremely displeased.

He grumbled at Ou Mingjie.

"One more thing. Residence 98 on the 39th branch has no record of adopting a reincarnated person."

"Shit!" Liu Jiafeng was instantly agitated.

He rushed toward the exterior of the research institute.

Just moments ago, Dean Liu had wanted to investigate him.

"Kid, I owe you one for today." Liu Jiafeng activated a Flying Shuttle and hurriedly flew toward the 39th branch.

Ou Mingjie’s Puppet slowly departed from the area.

Ou Mingjie hadn’t revealed Su Qing’s existence.

Because he owed Su Qing a favor.

Immortal Qi.

All of the Spirit Realm owed him this favor.

And there was the great tree in the Immortal Realm.

It had left a sliver of hope for the many Cultivators of the Spirit Realm.

...

"Dean."

Zhi Wen received a communication from Liu Jiafeng.

"Dr. Zhi, bring the ancestor to the 39th branch."

"I will be waiting for you here."

The change in Liu Jiafeng’s attitude was immense.

Especially when she saw that his eyes now held a hint of reverence.

Zhi Wen glanced uncertainly at the expressionless Su Qing in the back seat.

"It’s fine. Let’s go."

How could Su Qing not have performed an Inference on Liu Linlin’s situation after her reincarnation?

For now, her family was a relatively happy one.

Liu Linlin was also living a good life.

This was what Su Qing’s Inference had shown.

As he was now, he had no need for Xiaoqing’s monthly Inferences.

Compared to Xiaoqing, Su Qing preferred a method that wasn’t so time-consuming.

...

Upon arriving at the 39th branch,

the environment was completely different. Leaves enveloped most of the area.

Flying Shuttles generally couldn’t fly inside.

They could only be parked in a public area.

"Ancestor, we’ve arrived at the 39th branch. We’ll have to walk to residence 98 to take a look."

"Mm."

When Zhi Wen got out of the Flying Shuttle, she saw the Dean himself had come to meet them at her shuttle.

’This kind of reception?’

Zhi Wen couldn’t help but look at Su Qing.

...