Hidden Moth

Chapter 649: Chapter 382: Opening the Door with Straightforwardness and Sincerity

This was an unusual phrase. In the past when the two met, He Kao would always address him by his codename "Mr. Mi," but this time he directly called him "Elder Hu," clearly indicating a revelation of identity without any pretense.

Hu Weidong didn’t ask about the calamity but frowned and said, "Since you address me this way, could I also call you Mr. Zilong?"

In front of Hu Weidong, He Kao was disguised as Feng Zilong using Hidden Moth Gauze.

Feng Zilong was a real person, once secretly cultivated by Bitter Tea as a "Cleaner," later eliminated by He Kao. He Kao acquired his documents, phone, and even located his residence, enabling a complete disguise.

Just like Lan Jiwan before, Feng Zilong had long severed ties with family and friends, living as a solitary unemployed drifter, unaware that his identity had been uncovered by Hu Weidong.

This wasn’t surprising; after all, Hu Weidong had seen He Kao’s disguised appearance and could trace Feng Zilong’s identity through the Eastern Country’s resident identification system, but he likely didn’t know the details about the "Cleaner."

He Kao laughed, "I haven’t used that name for a long time, Elder Hu can address me by my title Huo Qing." With those words, he conveyed a Divine Thought—I’m Hidden Moth!

Hu Weidong almost jumped up to wield a magical artifact, this was too shocking.

Earlier he was already suspicious of the other’s identity, but he hadn’t expected them to be so honest; could the identity of Hidden Moth be admitted in person? Moreover, he hadn’t even asked; there were some secrets he certainly wanted to know, but not in this way!

What’s the intention, has something changed, does the other plan to silence him?

But he couldn’t help believing it because the other had informed him with a Divine Thought. As a Tier Six Alchemist who also mastered Divine Thought, Hu Weidong knew what this meant.

Hu Weidong forced calmness, "I didn’t expect you to be the legendary Hidden Moth, and the Ancestral Hall actually sent you to contact me!"

He Kao: "Elder Hu lives too far, they sent me for convenience... Has the Supreme Council suspected that Elder Gu was Hidden Moth?"

Hu Weidong smiled wryly, "There were some suspicions, but it seems that was wrong."

He Kao retorted, "How do you know I’m not Gu Chun?"

Hu Weidong: "You should not be in your true form at the moment, but I sense you should also not be Gu Chun."

He Kao: "Your feeling is right, I am indeed not Gu Chun. As for not meeting in my true form, I trust Elder Hu will understand."

Hu Weidong was still somewhat dazed, "Of course I understand, but why are you telling me this?"

He Kao: "To be honest, let’s not have so many tests and pullbacks on many things."

This was all true; He Kao deliberately chose this direct manner of communication today to swiftly resolve issues and not repeat the ways of interacting with Hu Weidong in the Illusion Realm.

Hu Weidong wanted to cooperate with the Magic Sect but was consistently cautious during contact with He Kao, engaging in repeated tests and pulling back, many words were left unsaid. Today, He Kao was essentially laying all cards on the table.

Doing this had some risk, but He Kao was confident that Hu Weidong couldn’t harm him. For He Kao, this also marked a major transformation in personality or style of conduct.

Hu Weidong: "Don’t call me Elder Hu anymore, just call me Senior Brother... Junior Brother Huo Qing, what exactly does the calamity you’re referring to mean?"

He Kao: "I invited Senior Brother Hu to meet today mainly due to two matters. First is the duel with the Stone Gang, has the Supreme Council decided which Great Elder will take action?"

The Supreme Council of Xiao Alliance was originally modeled after the Ancestral Hall, with each of the seven disciplines of techniques proposing a representative to become an elder, who must possess Tier Six Great Success Cultivation.

Later, as it became difficult to assemble seven such Great Success Cultivators, Tier Five Cultivators could also join the Supreme Council, leading to the distinction between Great Elders and ordinary elders.

Great Success Cultivators were referred to as Great Elders, holding veto power in regular discussions.

Due to factional balance and contention within Xiao Alliance, the Supreme Council had expanded and now included thirteen seats, with currently six Great Elders, they are—

Tier Six Seat Master Arthur of Qi Observation Lineage, he is the first elder and the actual leader of Xiao Alliance.

Tier Six Physician Mei Lin of Observing Body Lineage.

Tier Six Physician Fabre of Observing Body Lineage.

Tier Six Artifact Master Wade of Microcosm Lineage.

Tier Six Earth Master Madala of Heart Plate Lineage.

Tier Six Alchemist Hu Weidong of Alchemy Cauldron Lineage.

Notably absent from this list are the Tier Six Calculator of Lingxi Lineage and the Tier Six Illusion Master of Xingshen Lineage.

At the time of Hu Weidong’s promotion to Tier Six Alchemist, an incident attempted to counter Celestial Spirit, someone actually tried to prevent him from becoming a Great Elder of the Supreme Council! This was not only against tradition but also against logic and common sense; it obviously didn’t succeed.

If there’s going to be a duel with Kang Rulin, the Supreme Council must send a Great Elder, who will it be?

Hu Weidong replied, "The Supreme Council is meeting this afternoon to discuss the selection."

He Kao: "If no one wants to step forward voluntarily, who will the Supreme Council send?"

Hu Weidong: "It would be Arthur. The first elder enjoys the most resources and holds the highest authority daily, so if not him, then who?"

He Kao shook his head and said, "This logic doesn’t apply to the United States and is ineffective in the Supreme Council. Arthur doesn’t have the confidence to certainly win against Kang Rulin.

Anyone can lose, but the identity of the first elder precisely means Arthur cannot lose, so he won’t personally take action."