After reporting their speculation to Shian, Zhong Chengshuo slept deeply.
He lay in a corner of the Other Side base with his head resting on Yin Ren’s leg and his ten fingers tangled in Yin Ren’s long hair. Yin Ren’s wounds had roughly healed, and he had temporarily stopped trading with the Lonelies, just staring out the window in a daze.
Outside the base window, snowflakes were falling, creating a flurry of snow. The distant scenery was blurred, with only the occasional snowflake hitting the window. The screens inside the base played scenes of winter in the human world, with a young Li Nian wearing a scarf appearing from time to time.
Most likely, it was Meng Huai’s memories, Yin Ren thought.
The temperature in the room had dropped, but it wasn’t as vivid as the real world.
Zhong Chengshuo’s breathing, on the other hand, was very distinct. He took off his glasses, his body rising and falling slightly, and his body temperature blended with Yin Ren’s. This person was sleeping so soundly that Fu Tianyi didn’t even dare to make too much movement while chopping up Elemental flesh.
As for the intimate behavior between the two, Zhong Chengfeng wasn’t surprised—she had determined that Yin Ren was “not human”, so Yin Ren’s gender seemed irrelevant. Moreover, this person’s face was truly captivating and very much in line with human aesthetics.
Considering that Zhong Chengfeng was his nominal older sister, Zhong Chengshuo had once wanted to explain seriously about their relationship, but this policewoman just waved her hand.
“What era is it? As long as you didn’t fall for Gao Mengyu’s cat, that’s enough,” Zhong Chengfeng said cheerfully.
Zhong Chengshuo: “…”
He silently returned to Yin Ren’s side, gently kissed his forehead, and then entered a day-long sleep.
……
Finally, his mind eased, and Zhong Chengshuo opened his eyes.
Yin Ren was still sitting in the same spot. However, he had imagined a pillow and blanket, and the two of them were snuggled together under the warm covers, giving off a slight indoor camping vibe.
Yin Ren was still looking out the window, where everything was covered in a hazy white snow. Those white hues imprinted on Yin Ren’s red eyes, transforming into reflections with window grids.
“What are you thinking?”
Zhong Chengshuo didn’t immediately get up.
Yin Ren withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes. A faint smile appeared on his face. “I’m thinking, why did you insist on becoming a ‘god’ like Love… What did you discover in it?”
“Its arm feels very similar to your arm,” Zhong Chengshuo replied frankly. “Do you remember what happened in the Archive?”
Yin Ren made a sound of agreement, his gaze softening.
“Lately, it’s been calm on the outside so there are more Lonelies that dare to go out.” Yin Ren continued, “But ‘Satisfaction’ was injured, and it’s still active as usual, just recovering very slowly.”
Zhong Chengshuo blinked. “Satisfaction? Are you saying…”
“A while ago, we were only focused on saving Meiqiu. Do you remember the reaction of ‘Satisfaction’ when it passed through the White Net? It seemed to be in pain.”
Yin Ren played with Zhong Chengshuo’s earlobe, pinching and rubbing the soft flesh.
“Now that Love is attempting to transform into an A-A0 ‘God’, it, like me, needs energy. Currently, there is no entity on the Other Side with a higher nutritional value than Satisfaction.”
Zhong Chengshuo didn’t say anything, his brows gradually furrowing.
“It’s really strange,” Yin Ren continued absentmindedly. “Satisfaction is clearly injured. Why hasn’t Qi Xin, that Other Side environmentalist, come forward to confront me? I thought she would quickly come to warn me—after all, the ‘Lonelies’ are crawling all over the place, and they can deliver messages.”
Zhong Chengshuo instantly realized. “She knows who did it… ‘Love’ has communicated with her.”
Saying that, Zhong Chengshuo casually pinched the tip of Yin Ren’s hair, quickly calculating in his mind. Yin Ren was currently the strongest “God” in terms of combat power, but this species had no precedent, and he might not be fully matured yet, so he wouldn’t act recklessly. “Love” was slightly behind, still in the process of transformation.
Now, Qi Xin was one of the only four remaining emotions. “Zhong Chengshuo is the smoke bomb, while Yin Ren is the cub.” She was well aware of this fact. Currently, Qi Xin was the biggest variable in this conflict.
Zhong Chengshuo looked at Yin Ren again, but at this moment, Yin Ren leaned down and covered Zhong Chengshuo’s eyes with his palm.
“We must deal with Qi Xin first,” Yin Ren said.
“I agree.” Zhong Chengshuo held the back of Yin Ren’s neck, adjusting their position slightly and moving Yin Ren’s hand back to his ear.
……
Qi Xin tightly shrunk her original form, wishing she could bury hundreds of layers of data within herself.
She didn’t immediately give an answer to Love, but even if she were to join forces with that smiling fox, Love might not believe her.
But Qi Xin knew in her heart that Love wasn’t lying.
The aura emanating from Love was very similar to when Yin Ren broke through the white net. Love probably realized something was wrong at that time… They were the same kind of thing, which meant Yin Ren might also prey on “Satisfaction”.
Neither Yin Ren nor Love were normal Primordial Elementals. Even if Yin Ren lost to Love, she wouldn’t necessarily be able to take control of Yin Ren’s power. And relying on Yin Ren’s victory, as Love said, that guy was born in the human world… Could he be trusted?
Qi Xin had thought that she could switch tracks, allowing fate’s train to crush Love with Yin Ren or even with herself. But now the situation was completely out of her control, and Qi Xin sadly realized that she had become a passerby like the butt of all human jokes.
She couldn’t arrange anything, and now it seemed that Love would be the one arranging her. That conversation that day was akin to a veiled warning.
But was it really good to let Love have complete control over the Other Side?
That guy probably wouldn’t kill Satisfaction but instead weaken it and artificially control its “birth rate”. Then, she would drive humans mad and make up for the parts suffering from famine. As for the human world, that was a separate matter, but for the Other Side, was this really a happy solution?
In the end, “Love” would replace “Fear” and “Satisfaction” and become the true God of the Other Side. It would carry a strong sense of love similar to that of humans and take over the next era of the Other Side.
Qi Xin always felt that something was off, but she couldn’t put her finger on it.
Well, there was no need to rush this matter. It could be pondered later.
Still, it was safe at home. Qi Xin sighed as she looked around her surroundings. This was her last stronghold, and only “Satisfaction” could find her. As long as she protected her core and severed connections in time, no matter how many times her avatars were destroyed, she would still survive.
As long as the green hills were preserved, there would be no shortage of firewood. Love and Yin Ren wouldn’t stop fighting just because they couldn’t find her. The more she thought about it, the more negative she became, and the core of Lady Sorrow was almost shrinking into a skeletal ball.
Maybe she should just hide until the end—
Old Fear, Zhong Chengshuo, was immortal, focusing all his abilities on defense. Yin Ren grew in the darkness, and Love was still hatching itself. Both sides were evenly matched.
Maybe she should opt for nonviolent non-cooperation. It would be best if Love and Yin Ren annihilated each other, and then she could come out to clean up the mess.
Qi Xin decided to start praying from now on.
However, deep within the depths of “historical consciousness”, peace seemed elusive.
Qi Xin squirmed in place, suddenly feeling something poking her. It felt like being gently scratched by a cat’s claw, with such a light force that it could be easily ignored.
It must be an illusion.
Qi Xin continued to huddle in the most remote corner of the Other Side, curling up tightly.
That poking sensation appeared again. Qi Xin became increasingly annoyed. She split off an avatar and patrolled around her main body. Not long after, she discovered the culprit—
Yin Ren and Zhong Chengshuo stood hand in hand beside her core, looking like a pair of harbingers of death.
How can this be?! That was her second reaction.
Immediately, the idea of “main body exposure” hit her like a bucket of cold water, drenching her from head to toe. No, she couldn’t die. She couldn’t accept any mishaps.
Yin Ren was the monster she had personally brought to the Other Side, and Love was something she couldn’t comprehend. Her will to survive wasn’t that strong, but as the last Ancient Primordial Elemental, if she was eliminated, the Other Side would become a battlefield for the two monsters.
Since she couldn’t determine whom to bet her chips on, whoever posed a threat to her would be the enemy.
Qi Xin didn’t waste any words. The tightly curled skeletal ball instantly opened up, returning to its original form—
Countless dead bones intertwined with each other, forming a massive rib cage. It crawled on the ground like a mutated snake’s skeleton. Black and gray mist billowed around it, instantly shrouding the colorful Other Side in chaos.
In stark contrast to the white space of Love and Mr. Le, Qi Xin’s space was dim and gray.
Everything turned into a dark cave, and within the black mist, skeletal remains were revealed, petrified into cave walls. Things similar to stalactites supported the surroundings. When Yin Ren looked closely, he realized that they weren’t stalactites, but a tower formed by countless biological eyeballs.
Tears continuously fell from the tips, and from the depths of the cave, faint cries and sobbing could be heard.
The space of “Sorrow”.
Qi Xin’s avatar jumped up and stood at the top of the rib cage. In this eerie cave, the long snake-like skeletal cage slid silently, wriggling through different caves as if walking on level ground.
Yin Ren: “……”
He gently released Zhong Chengshuo’s hand, and the latter nodded at him.
In the next moment, the pitch-black wing clusters instantly unfolded. On the surface of the wing clusters, the red veil fluttered gracefully without any wind. Zhong Chengshuo tightly embraced the largest wing cluster under the red veil and carefully secured himself.
Qi Xin didn’t wait for Zhong Chengshuo to fasten his seatbelt. She dashed straight towards Yin Ren, with a resolute and sinister determination exposed from her old home.
This time, she didn’t hold back and used lethal moves.
Tears dripped from the stalactite-like eyeballs, and those tears were like poison. When Yin Ren came into contact with them, they instantly drained his strength. The giant rib cage formed by solidified bones grew from the cave wall and pierced Yin Ren’s body like a specimen, injecting a massive amount of sorrow.
Yin Ren awkwardly accepted the emotions.
The flames of Yin Village’s destruction, the desolation of old acquaintances buried by time, the ghost girl floating in the living room watching dramas, the intimate lover whose chest had burst.
The wing clusters were like sponges soaked with water, shedding many tears with each movement.
But Yin Ren’s actions didn’t slow down in the slightest. He quickly broke and fixed his own ribs, swallowing the broken pieces directly into his abdomen. The wing clusters on his hands quickly regenerated, with a bone-like luster on the surface.
Qi Xin nervously observed her opponent.
After recovering, the sea of wing clusters seemed to be pondering a difficult problem, continuously gathering and dispersing on its own. They were busy crawling, raising and lowering the red veil, as if trying to construct something. The most terrifying part was that the aura of that pile of wings was always well suppressed, clearly showing that there was still more power left.
Qi Xin felt a chill in her heart.
As expected, Yin Ren was still growing. For some unknown reason, he was toying with her like a cat playing with a mouse—up until now, Yin Ren hadn’t launched an attack on his own initiative.
If he truly was the cub of “Fear”, she would at least know his limits. Now facing this monster-like entity draped in a red veil, Qi Xin could only feel a deep, genuine fear.
Regardless of why the other party hadn’t made a move, she couldn’t let go of this opportunity.
Qi Xin focused her energy, causing the entire cave to writhe. The stalactite-like eyes became jagged fangs, instantly biting the black mass into several large chunks. The wing clusters trembled in pain, but they didn’t give up their efforts to crawl and stack, persistently converging in one direction.
She couldn’t let them come together!
Qi Xin clenched her teeth tightly, and then the rib cage fence repeatedly crossed the scattered wing clusters. Qi Xin attempted to consume a part of Yin Ren, but this substance was different from the flesh manipulated by Old Fear. They were too lively, and their intense energy almost burned through her body.
Even so, Qi Xin endured the pain and tore and bit, trying to separate the wing clusters further and further.
However, those wing clusters remained interconnected. They pulled strands of viscous threads, flowing like oil down the skeletal rock walls, relentlessly gathering together. The more they gathered, the larger they became, with a beautiful red veil spreading on the surface.
That red color emitted a faint glow, piercing the dim environment.
As the wing clusters gathered, the speed of the rib cage’s movement became faster and faster. Fragmentation, contamination, impact on consciousness—Qi Xin brought out all her special abilities, just to make that hint of red disappear from her territory.
But it was born again and again in the darkness, like an extinguishable ember.
[So that’s how it is.]
While Qi Xin quickly pondered her strategy, a vague consciousness intruded into her mind.
[Thank you, I’ve come to understand something again.]
Qi Xin: “…?”
Before she could react, countless wing clusters seemed to be injected with vitality, rapidly converging at an unprecedented speed. They gathered together, and the surface of the clusters fluttered with the red veil, giving them a somewhat tomb-like appearance.
Then, the shape of the tomb changed.
A blurry silhouette emerged from under the red veil, resembling a human skeleton. The red veil fluttered, and the skeletal figure knelt within the wing clusters.
Qi Xin wanted to rush over, but she was overwhelmed by the imposing presence that felt tangible, unable to approach.
Something emerged from under the red veil.
First, hands covered in black and gray scars and black fingernails. Then, four fair and beautiful arms followed. They extended from under the red veil, leading to the abyss of darkness hidden beneath it.
Under the red veil, the soft wing clusters stuck to each other were revealed. They fluttered and flapped energetically.
Zhong Chengshuo clung tightly to one of the wing clusters, silently observing everything.
‘It really resembles it,’ he thought.
Back in the Archive, Yin Ren nearly lost control and turned into a monstrous being. The current monster still retained its beauty, but there was an additional sense of strange order in its form. Only four of the previously chaotic arms remained, gracefully crossed in front of its body. The wing clusters were pitch black and lacked any luster, much larger than their translucent counterparts.
The red veil still covered the upper body of the human-like figure, concealing Yin Ren’s face.
The transformation was still ongoing.
The red veil gently undulated, forming milky-white bubbles with a faint golden hue on the surface. They were about the size of a fist, exuding a graceful translucent texture. These bubbles pierced patterns on the surface of the red veil, like pearls adorning it.
A crimson glow emanated from the darkness, and at the edge of the red veil, fourteen points of light appeared.
With the emergence of the light, various incomprehensible decorations appeared on the red veil. Some resembled spider legs or xanthium, while others looked like jellyfish adorned with insect limbs… They were small in size, entangled with each other, transforming into exquisite decorations on the red veil.
Swish, swish…
…Jingle.
Finally, what appeared on the red veil was a white substance with patterns resembling brain matter. They gathered at the “top” of the red veil, forming a huge bell with a silver luster, hanging above the humanoid figure’s chest.
Jingle, jingle.
With the movement of the humanoid figure, it emitted a wonderfully beautiful sound.
‘…That’s a truly beautiful monster,’ Zhong Chengshuo thought. It was even more beautiful than when he last saw it.
A monster that belonged to him.
“What the hell is this?!” Qi Xin kept trying to get closer, but the ongoing transformation made her feel uneasy.
Zhong Chengshuo glanced at her and couldn’t help but curl his lips.
He knew the answer.
And she would know it too.
Finally, just before Qi Xin could turn herself into Love #2, the transformation was complete.
A giant humanoid figure knelt silently before her. It was adorned with intricately decorated and mysterious red veils, with its four arms crossed, and below the waist, it transformed into scattered yet orderly clusters of pitch-black wings. It had a human-like shape, but whenever the red veil fluttered, only darkness was revealed beneath.
The imposing presence emanating from this entity was something Qi Xin had never experienced before.
She had encountered “Fear” in the past, but “Fear” never instilled such a strong sense of danger in her. Facing this entity, her perception was akin to a mouse encountering a cat; it was like humans encountering aliens.
Terrifying, dangerous, and incomprehensible.
…There was no other choice. She must escape.
Qi Xin quickly gathered herself. She had to lure this entity over to Love’s white web. Yes, that’s what she would do.
She stared intently at the quiet monster as the illusions around the cave quickly dissipated. However, just as she was about to make her move to flee, the monster slowly extended its hand—
Its two arms formed a gesture of “stop,” while the other two formed a heart shape.
Qi Xin: “…”
Did it mean to make her heart stop? But she didn’t actually have a heart.
Seeing the illusions becoming more chaotic and confused, the monster immediately adjusted its actions, changing the gesture from a heart shape to an “OK” sign.
[Wait, I have something to say!] A stronger mental message came from Yin Ren’s side, momentarily stunning Qi Xin.
She calmly assessed the situation. She wouldn’t fall for such a trick. The space in front of her twisted frantically, on the verge of turning into a vortex—
“Zhong Ge, don’t just stand there! She’s getting away—”
A human voice came from under the red veil, and Yin Ren freed one of his hands, patting the ground in urgency.
Zhong Chengshuo calmly took out the Karma Lantern.
He glanced at the wick, and in an instant, it ignited. The gentle crimson light exploded, casting a red glow on Zhong Chengshuo’s white sweater, adding a touch of warmth to his skin, flickering on his eyelashes.
Only those pitch-black eyes remained the same, as black as void. However, at this moment, those eyes were looking at Yin Ren, exuding a lively and vibrant smile.
The radiant glow, like an evening sunset, scattered all around, instantly engulfing the surrounding black and gray mist. The once colorful Other Side turned into a fervent shade of red in an instant.
Qi Xin was naturally enveloped in this overwhelming red light.
She hadn’t experienced this feeling in many years.
Every time the daylight belonging to “Satisfaction” ended, the black night of “Fear” would engulf everything. If “Satisfaction” was like a gentle warm breeze brushing against her body, the approaching “Fear” felt more like ice, freezing everything in their tracks.
That was the exclusive power of “Fear”, the most primal and dominant.
Compared to the feeling in her memories, the power Zhong Chengshuo now possessed hadn’t weakened but rather strengthened.
Indeed, Yin Ren was a bona fide monster, and “Fear” had never stepped down from its position; it had only been driven to the mortal realm…
Qi Xin felt disheartened.
Zhong Chengshuo clearly focused all his abilities on defense, yet somehow he regained this deadly power. It didn’t matter if he lacked offensive capabilities; with Yin Ren standing beside him, these two beasts could unleash havoc on the Other Side at any time.
Knowing these secrets, her chances of survival were slim.
Perhaps the annihilation of the Other Side was inevitable. Qi Xin sat despondently on top of her true self, quietly waiting for the end to come.
But right before her eyes, Yin Ren rapidly shrunk and transformed back into his human form. He looked quite exhausted and collapsed onto Zhong Chengshuo, who held him securely, with the lantern in his other hand.
“Sure enough, I guessed right.” Yin Ren had a happy expression.
“Yeah, you were amazing,” Zhong Chengshuo seemed like he wanted to applaud, but his hands were occupied. He could only lean his head sideways and rub against Yin Ren as a way of caressing him.
“Unfortunately, we were a little short.” Yin Ren’s face drooped. “This could be considered successful growth, possessing power but lacking skill… Later, I’ll go near the white web to explore. Let’s formulate a battle plan.”
Qi Xin: “…” You want to hang out before killing me?
“Don’t be too hasty. That attack just now must have depleted you,” Zhong Chengshuo whispered.
He wanted to feed on her to replenish himself, right? Qi Xin sighed inwardly.
“Oh, I’ll go hunting and exchange food with the Lonelies.” Yin Ren waved his hand. “They like hoarding food, so they’ll accept whatever is given.”
Qi Xin: “?” These two still didn’t possess a murderous aura. Amidst her desolation, a faint trace of anger emerged.
They whispered to each other for a while, and Yin Ren regained some strength. He left Zhong Chengshuo’s embrace and staggered towards Qi Xin.
“I’m sorry.” He lowered his head. “I didn’t mean to scare you—if I didn’t do that, you wouldn’t have put forth your full strength to deal with me.”
Ms. Qi, who always left herself ten thousand ways out: “…”
What kind of act is he going to put on now?
“‘Love’ has approached you, and we are aware of it. If I’m not mistaken, you’re probably still undecided, waiting for us to fight until we both suffer. Unfortunately, I don’t want to take such a risk.”
Yin Ren smiled faintly.
“Now, you should know whose side to lean towards.”
Could she still survive this?
Qi Xin forced herself to continue thinking. “Given the current situation, I’ll be direct. ‘Love’ may not necessarily be weaker than you.”
“You belong to the same category, and it happens to be in its prime in the mortal realm. The Great Celestial Master needs the cooperation of countless ghosts to seal the Evil Spirits. The body she created will surely not be inferior to an Evil Spirit… You only have the advantage of being ‘born’ earlier.”
Yin Ren remained silent.
“I’m not insinuating that your camp ‘can’t do without me’. I’m speaking the truth, and you should know,” Qi Xin added as coldly as possible.
“Do you know why we were able to find you so quickly?”
Amidst the fiery red light, Yin Ren looked up at Qi Xin on the pile of bones. He maintained his smile and evaded the question.
Qi Xin choked for a moment; she was also incredibly curious. She had finally found this secluded place after hiding for thousands of years, but she was suddenly discovered.
“It’s because I understand humans,” Yin Ren said. “Among a thousand thoughts, everyone has some impression, but they will always discard them and remember only certain things.”
For example, memories filled with pain, mundane moments, forgotten knowledge… or the history of humanity.
But the former was too fragmented and scattered to accommodate Qi Xin, the great Buddha. As for the latter, after numerous embellishments, it existed ambiguously in everyone’s mind.
That might be the most rugged and secretive part of all the “data” created by humans.
“But this place is very large.” Qi Xin pursed her lips, finding it hard to accept this explanation.
Yin Ren silently took out his phone, and as soon as it saw Qi Xin, the battery, which was originally full, quickly drained, and the phone automatically shut down.
“As long as you find the right place and detect the ‘unease’ on the scale of major Elementals, it’s not that difficult.”
Qi Xin: “…”
If only she had eaten this Dog Thing back in Gengsheng Town.
…But she had indeed been seen through by this person. All in all, she couldn’t argue that she hadn’t lost.
Qi Xin: “Stop beating around the bush and speak directly. What do you really want to express?”
Yin Ren focused his attention, and the red veil danced as the monstrous creature reappeared from within the red light. The creature extended a hand and gently took the lantern from Zhong Chengshuo, who was holding it. Then, its head turned towards Qi Xin. Although covered by the red veil, Qi Xin could still feel its intense gaze.
“I understand humans,” Yin Ren said softly.
During the incident in the Archive, in his dying moments, his body only displayed three distinct emotional states.
“Fear” was the basis of his power, “Disgust” was stirred by the illusion of Yin Village, and “Love” was for Zhong Chengshuo. In the eve of his bodily collapse, they blended with the impression of the Great Celestial Master himself, accumulating in a chaotic tumor-like mass.
So, what would happen if he consciously understood and controlled these emotions? But mere imagination wasn’t enough; the force was still too weak. He needed stronger stimulation, a more dangerous situation, to force his instincts to emerge.
Qi Xin was the most suitable choice.
Yin Ren had an intuitive confidence in the existence of this ability. Unlike the Elementals that lived off emotions, lacking understanding of the why, he had a deeper understanding of “emotions”.
After all, he was fundamentally human.
“I understand love, hate, joy, and sorrow. Satisfaction, fear, passion, sadness… even loneliness and unease, I have experienced them all, and I know what they feel like.”
“But you all are just… you.”
Qi Xin had nothing to say.
She naturally understood. The understanding of Elementals towards humans was mostly limited to the type of emotion they had experienced themselves. As for other emotions, they had simply thrown them to the Other Side to other Elementals.
But those were not human emotions. Even Zhong Chengshuo, who was the apex of the Elementals, appeared confused and clumsy in the face of human emotions.
“‘Love’ can’t become like me. But I have personally experienced what happens if ‘Love’ loses control.”
Seeing that Qi Xin remained silent, the monster beneath the red veil spoke again, with a hint of laughter in its tone.
“Miss Qi Xin… no, Sorrow, among the four major Primordial Elementals, you are the one who understands the decline of the current situation the most. You should also know that the Other Side of today can never return to the way it was before. Whether ‘Love’ is sincere or fake, the phantom she chases is destined to be unattainable.”
The colossal monster extended a hand.
“And pursuing a past that no longer exists will only lead to madness. Well, at least for humans.”
“While that may be true, you don’t care about the Other Side.” Qi Xin’s brows furrowed, a hint of hesitation in her expression, “If—”
“Yes, yes, yes, I don’t care. But finally, we’ve reached this point.”
Yin Ren tinkered with the bell hanging on his chest, and with a jingling sound, ripples spread through the red light.
“Before, you supplied goods for Sunken Society’s research, and now you can supply goods for Shian. The path is already paved.”
Qi Xin frowned. “Why do we have to—”
Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly choked and looked at Yin Ren in shock.
“I have zero interest in your Other Side, but I want to live in the human world. To live well, I need money,” Yin Ren expressed sincerely. “Shian will provide you with funding and rewards. You can hire the two of us to work on the Other Side.”
Qi Xin: “…………”
She understood that only interests were eternal, but she never expected that Yin Ren’s “interest” would be so literal and devoid of any dilution.
Qi Xin felt a headache coming on. “Is that it?”
Yin Ren’s voice became even more sincere. “Yes, that’s it.”
Qi Xin: “I’ll think about it.”
“No, I want an answer now.”
“…I’ll side with you.” Qi Xin squeezed out her response through clenched teeth.
Well, the plan hadn’t changed after all. She thought numbly.
Let’s see how far things would develop.
……
“In recent days, workers discovered a potent hallucinogenic mold in the sewers of Haigu…”
“The ‘corpse centipede’ monster witnessed by hundreds of people doesn’t actually exist. The sewers in the old city district appear to have a malfunction, with garbage entangled in clusters…”
“Our city will conduct a comprehensive inspection and maintenance of the sewer system in the near future. We ask for everyone’s cooperation…”
The voice of the host continuously drilled into his mind. Xiang Jiang raised his hand and turned off the TV directly.
Indeed, Shian had counterattacked, and in such a clumsy way. Xiang Jiang didn’t have any thoughts about it. He knew that this day would come sooner or later—Fu Xingchuan wouldn’t just sit and wait for death. No matter how ugly the tactics were, that man would shamelessly employ them.
Now, the mountain village that had ruined their family’s life had already received punishment.
But the person who caused his brother’s unjust death and transformed into a vengeful ghost was still living peacefully in the city.
That wouldn’t do.
“Hey, it’s me… Yeah, I know. I saw the news just now.”
Xiang Jiang dialed Shen Mo’s phone.
“Since the centipede is no longer useful, I’ll take care of it properly.” He lifted his clouded eyes and looked at the turned-off TV. “Don’t worry, I won’t let it rest in peace.”
