Hidden Moth-Chapter 404 - 226: Embarrassing the Bashful with Secret Fantasies

The train station was indeed still operational. In the waiting hall, there were people waiting to board, while at the exit, there were people waiting for arrivals, and quite a few drivers were there picking up passengers.

On both sides of the square in front of the station, many shops were still open, mostly fast-food places, with a few grocery stores.

He Kao walked into a fast-food restaurant and ordered a bowl of beef noodles. Surprisingly, there were other customers at this time. In a restaurant with a dozen tables, besides He Kao, there were two other people dining, having almost finished their food, just sitting there on their phones to pass the time.

He Kao also took out his phone, put on headphones, and played a video as if he was deeply engrossed, while in reality, his consciousness had left his body.

Pure consciousness is formless, but it instinctually feels as if it has an ethereal body, able to float around unbound by gravity—He Kao’s current state could be likened to that of an Ah Piao.

Floating past the two diners, they had no reaction, perhaps too absorbed in their phones.

The server behind the counter, with nothing to do, found a comfortable position to lean against while watching a variety show on a tablet placed on the counter. He Kao floated right through between his eyes and the screen.

The server did not notice anything, only raising his hand to rub his eyes.

He Kao found that in this state, he could pass through doors, walls, and even into cabinets. Anywhere his divine sense could reach, he could go.

Still, it was difficult to pass through people’s bodies, as if there was an invisible barrier.

He Kao floated above the server’s head, watching a comedy skit; he could feel the server laughing, although no sound was made.

He Kao then passed through a glass door, teleporting to the exit where many people were waiting. He floated past them, unnoticed.

He Kao floated in through the exit, going against the flow, up from the underground tunnel to the platform, then from the platform to the rear waiting hall.

There weren’t many people in the waiting hall, with a few sitting in small groups, either on their phones or dozing off. Some, impatient, stood at the ticket check gate with luggage and bags, waiting early.

He Kao discovered that in this pure consciousness state, his Communication Skill seemed especially clear. The marvel of the Communication Skill was primarily in the interconnection of senses, and on this basis, He Kao had gained insights into the Poison Detection Skill, Medicine Identification Skill, and Artifact Identification Skill.

Floating past the diverse crowd, with careful observation, it felt as though he could peer into people’s hearts.

To say he could peer into people’s hearts was perhaps an exaggeration; he couldn’t explore specific thoughts but could perceive their emotions—anxiety, worry, confusion, excitement, anticipation.

Over time, He Kao realized that any action in this state consumed energy; the farther from the body he went and the more he did, the more it consumed.

This consumption came from the Primordial Spirit, and excessive exhaustion could also deplete the body. He and the body were linked by an invisible thread, thus limiting the range his divine sense could reach.

Just then, he seemed to sense some disturbance, and his consciousness instantly returned to his body.

He Kao was still sitting in the fast-food restaurant, with barely-touched beef noodles in front of him, watching his phone with his headphones on, seemingly no different from before, but the restaurant had gained a new person.

The newcomer was a man appearing to be in his early thirties, dressed inconspicuously, but He Kao could sense his robust build and vigorous vitality—a nearly perfect physique that, if he were a sorcerer, his cultivation would be at least Tier Two.

However, this man’s cultivation clearly exceeded Tier Two. He was ordering at the counter, having just entered the restaurant, and discreetly probed the surroundings with his divine sense, unwittingly scanning past He Kao.

This highlighted the limitations of divine sense probing—active contact rather than passive observation. If the other party also possessed divine sense, it could lead to being detected.

He Kao sensed the disturbance from the other’s divine sense, prompting his consciousness to swiftly return to his body. Yet, he remained calm, continuing with his phone casually, and only after a while did he put it down to start eating his noodles.

If left any longer, the noodles would have gone soggy.

The new diner was a sorcerer, with cultivation at least Tier Three, possibly even High Tier, as cultivation isn’t written on one’s face and is hard to discern without truly casting techniques.

Yet, He Kao didn’t recognize this person!

This suggested one thing: at least in the Magic Sect’s thorough disciples check a year ago, this person didn’t truthfully register detailed information; otherwise, he should have appeared in Old Man Jiang’s Divine Thought Heart Seal given to He Kao.

Either he concealed or omitted information back then, provided unclear data, or he was a Jianghu Wanderer. Having just been through the Fabre incident, He Kao was particularly sensitive.

Moreover, he recently heard that the Alchemy Sect Leader, Mei Guyu, was coming to the Qi Yuan branch "for work," and Old Qian had asked him to watch for one thing: if encountering unfamiliar sorcerers in Qi Yuan, report immediately to the Ancestral Hall.

This was a secret task assigned to Qian Guran by the Ancestral Hall.

He Kao calmly finished his noodles, took a napkin to wipe his mouth, and left the fast-food restaurant. He went to the arrivals area, blending into the crowd as if waiting for someone, and secretly cast a spell to leave form.

His consciousness floated outside the fast-food restaurant, observing through the window. He Kao did not deliberately stare at the person, merely observing passively what he saw.