The killer's identity is now clear.
Chu Feng found it hard to accept. Although he had always felt that Su Yue and her group had ulterior motives, he never expected them to be such cold-blooded and ruthless people.
Even so, Chu Feng was already nine-tenths convinced. For the remaining ten percent, he turned to Aji and asked, "What is your special ability?"
Aji was a little shy and hid behind Leilang.
Lei Lang was tall and imposing, with two conspicuous wolf ears. Not only was he taller than Chu Feng, but he also always looked down on people, which made him seem like no good person at all.
Ye Nianzhen coughed lightly: "Lei Lang, speak properly to the captain."
Lei Lang twitched his ears and said bluntly, "He's suspicious of Aji."
Ye Nianzhen sighed helplessly and explained, "Captain Chu, Aji's ability is illusion magic, and it's at a very high level. Even someone like Lei Lang can't distinguish between reality and illusion in her illusions."
Thunder Wolf: "..."
How can this person expose his past?
Ye Nianzhen continued, "But I can guarantee that what I just saw was not an illusion, because Aji definitely has never seen these people before."
It is impossible to perfectly recreate someone you have never seen.
Chu Feng accepted this explanation. Deep down, he was willing to believe Ye Nianzhen and his group, after all, when the city gate was in trouble, it was they who stepped forward and eliminated the attacking demons.
He nodded: "I will report this situation. The murderer will not have a chance to escape our base. As for the rest of his team..."
At this point, he hesitated for a moment, but quickly made up his mind: "We will expel them from the northern base."
Ye Nianzhen thought this was good too. The sooner they dealt with Su Yue and the others, the sooner the illusion could be broken. It would be more reassuring to have the initiative in their own hands.
Chu Feng then left the house, and the matter was considered settled.
Ye Nianzhen then said to the others, "Everyone, disperse and find something to do. I have to go out for a bit, something comes up."
"What is it?" Mingyuan asked with concern. "At least have one or two people accompany us."
He only said half of what he meant; he hoped Ye Nianzhen would let him come along.
Ye Nianzhen pondered for a moment: "Alright, let Lei Lang come along."
Lei Lang pointed to himself, somewhat surprised: "Me? Are you sure?"
Ye Nianzhen kicked him in the butt without hesitation: "Enough with the nonsense, come on."
Lei Lang followed, grumbling under his breath. Before leaving, he told Luo Shui to keep an eye on A Ji, since the two of them had gotten along surprisingly well.
Mingyuan pursed his lips, but didn't say much. However, his gaze was somewhat gloomy as he watched Ye Nianzhen leave.
Lei Lang whispered in a voice only Ye Nianzhen and the other person could hear, "Hey, the gaze of your loyal supporter is so scorching... Did you really have to call me along? Or... one more person won't make a difference, you can call him too!"
Ye Nianzhen ignored him: "Save your energy for catching people later."
Thunder Wolf rolled his eyes and could only silently follow.
*
At this moment, in a small alley, Mu Guang leaned against the wall, chewing on a piece of grass that he had picked from somewhere. Opposite him, a stranger wearing a hood was saying something to him, in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible.
Mu Guang spat out the grass impatiently: "Pah, no, Su Mo wants to talk business, why didn't he come himself?"
God knows how difficult it was for him to understand what this person was saying.
The hooded man remained silent for a moment upon hearing this. He was wrapped in a large cloak that completely covered him, so the sunlight could not penetrate the brim of his hood, and he was shrouded in an unnatural darkness.
After a while, the man spoke again: "Mu Guang... Su Mo wants you to go back."
Upon hearing this, Mu Guang scoffed, "You think I'm some kind of dog kept by Su Mo, coming when summoned and leaving when dismissed?"
The person opposite fell silent again. His body seemed to be cooler than the others, emanating a faint white mist: "...If you insist on saying it that way, it's not impossible."
"Hey...you!" Mu Guang's eyes widened.
He had always thought this person was a quiet, reserved person, and even a bit stupid. He never expected him to curse in such a roundabout way!
Mu Guang crossed his arms and gave a contemptuous smile: "Gu Shibing, you don't actually think that Su Mo doesn't treat you like a dog, do you?"
Gu Shibing paused for a moment, then said calmly, "What Su Mo thinks doesn't mean anything. We're just getting what we need."
Mu Guang found it intriguing, but also felt that what he said made sense: "Yes, it's a win-win situation. Whether I go back or not is not up to him."
Having said that, Mu Guang's meaning was clear: he wasn't going back. As for his next plans...
Ye Nianzhen's face flashed through his mind. Just now, when those boring good-for-nothings were criticizing him, Ye Nianzhen stood in front of him and said she believed in him...
Tsk, this woman has quite a few tricks up her sleeve to win people over!
"Suit yourself, I'm just here to deliver a message." Gu Shibing turned to leave, but at the end of the alley, two uninvited guests blocked the exit, their backs to the sunlight, looking like two villains.
It was Ye Nianzhen and Lei Lang.
Ye Nianzhen glanced at Mu Guang, her expression somewhat cold and stern: "Mu Guang, come with me."
That look stung Mu Guang, so he changed the subject and started spouting lies: "You think I'll just go with you because you say so? I'm going back. I'll never let this bad woman boss me around again!"
Ye Nianzhen was speechless. She had overheard part of his conversation with Gu Shibing earlier, and it was clear that he didn't intend to hang out with Su Mo and the others anymore.
And now I'm childishly contradicting her again... How utterly boring!
"Then you can go," Ye Nianzhen said, simply shrugging her shoulders.
"You...!" Mu Guang choked up. He thought Ye Nianzhen would try to persuade him to stay, or at least say something to comfort him, just like she had done every time before.
Isn't this woman the one who loves to pretend to be a good person, uphold justice, and punish bad people?
What's going on now? If he goes back, will it matter if he continues to harm people and do even more heinous things?
Mu Guang was momentarily agitated and said fiercely to Ye Nianzhen, "I'm so disappointed in you!"
Yeh Nien-chen: "?"
He's disappointed in her? That's a bit of a distortion of the truth.
"...Have you reached an agreement? So who will Mu Guang go with?" Gu Shibing interjected quietly, like a cold sculpture standing on the side of the street, with a very low presence, but once he spoke, he felt strangely eerie.
Ye Nianzhen gave him a cold glance.
Actually, her cold and solemn expression at first was not because she was worried about Mu Guang's betrayal, but because this guy was there.
Gu Shibing is a heartless... or rather, emotionless guy.
His superpower is ghost-based, which matches his gloomy and cold personality perfectly. He is intangible and invisible, and can reach the deepest fears in people's hearts.
He can also condense air to rapidly cool down the temperature around him, and he has done his fair share of freezing his opponents to death.
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