The Scroll of Darkness

Huyan Lie saw through Yu Shuying's scheme, but there was nothing he could do. Perhaps it was just a conspiracy at first, and there was still a chance to break the deadlock. But when he called out a certain name in his panic, the conspiracy turned into an open scheme. At this point, no matter what he did, he could not mend the rift between father and son.

Even if he apologized to Huyan Lü and had a heart-to-heart talk, it would be meaningless, because words are powerless in the face of actions. He couldn't even convince himself, let alone others.

Huyan Lie suddenly had a premonition that the rift he had sown today would sooner or later become the cause of their falling out.

But what can you do even if you have a premonition?

He couldn't persuade Huyan Lü, and Huyan Lü wouldn't believe him anyway. Even if Huyan Lü expressed that he would forgive and forget, he still couldn't believe that the other party had truly let go of his resentment.

Unless he Huyan Lü to death.

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so even if he favored his eldest son Huyan He, he wouldn't treat his second son as an enemy.

Huyan Lie gritted his teeth and said, "Girl, you're so vicious at such a young age. Aren't you afraid of offending too many people and dying without a burial place in the future?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about. I haven't misled anyone, nor have I forced anyone to say things they don't want to say. You find the person in the mirror dirty, but instead of trying to clean yourself up, you blame the mirror for being dirty. Don't you find that ridiculous?"

Indeed, from beginning to end, Yu Shuying did not force anyone. Even asking Huyan Lie to make a choice was just a joke. It was his own words that provoked Huyan Lü's resentment. If he had not favored anyone, he would not have fallen for it.

Huyan Lie sneered, "Without mirrors, people wouldn't realize how dirty and ugly they are, and could live freely. It's the mirrors that make people see their ugliness; what's wrong with calling them the culprit?"

Yu Shuying said, "Even without a mirror, a person won't become cleaner or more beautiful. What a mirror reflects is merely the truth of one's heart."

"Even if the world is full of lies, it can still function. But if the world were only filled with truth, human society wouldn't last a single day."

In war, deception is never an option; for Military School strategists, honesty is never a virtue.

Huyan Lie looked at Yu Shuying and said, "You want to reflect the truth of others, but to whom have you shown your true self? With a mind as deep as yours, I'm afraid you don't even have a single close confidant, do you? I'm certain that you are unwilling and dare not reveal your true feelings to others."

"..."

Yu Shuying had to admit that veteran Military School experts were indeed not easy to deal with. Their mental fortitude far surpassed that of ordinary people, and even that of ordinary Spirit Transformation experts. Even though they had been checkmated, they were still able to retaliate, striking her vital point and leaving her with no room for rebuttal.

Fortunately, she was in control today, able to move freely and without having to follow the other party's lead.

"Enough of the small talk. I've already shown my sincerity; now it's your turn."

Huyan Lie snorted and did not continue the pursuit, because even if he won, it would not be a glorious thing. It would be beneath his dignity to verbally attack a girl who was not even Spirit Transformation cultivator, and there would be no benefit to it.

He turned and ordered, "Release all the hostages."

One of his men hesitated, "But the young master is still in their hands. What if they break their promise..."

Huyan Lie knew that the Black Earth Gang would definitely release the people, otherwise the previous divisive tactics would have been meaningless. Even if there was a rift between him and his second son, Huyan Lü, without his eldest son, Huyan He, the conflict between them would be gone, and even the biggest rift would be put aside. He and his second son would tacitly forget about this incident.

But at this moment, he was irritated and too lazy to explain, "I said I'd release them, so I'll release them. Are you going to disobey military orders?"

"Your subordinate dares not."

The group quickly put away their weapons and released all the hostages.

Sure enough, after retrieving the hostage, Yu Shuying released Huyan He and even thoughtfully helped stop the bleeding.

After confirming that Huyan He's body hadn't been tampered with, Huyan Lie glared fiercely at Yu Shuying and threatened, "I'll remember you. Here's a piece of advice: from now on, never leave Gang Leader Zhu, or no one can save your life."

Being targeted by a Spirit Transformation cultivator is truly a nightmare that would keep one up at night. After all, one can only be a thief for a thousand days, not a thief for a thousand days. Only Spirit Transformation cultivator can stop another Spirit Transformation. However, Yu Shuying was not worried at all and said, "Don't worry, after today, we will never meet again."

"I hope so... Let's go!"

Huyan Lie his hand and led everyone away. At this point, the original plan had become meaningless. He needed to go back and investigate which link had gone wrong. If all went well, he might be able to dig out the Black Earth Gang's informant.

"Unfortunately, you don't have that time. The Thousand Ren Society will collapse before the truth is revealed."

Watching the other person's departing figure, Yu Shuying said softly.

"The octopus monster is dead? How did this happen?"

After handing the kidnapped Huyan He over to Yu Shuying, Si Ming went to the place where the octopus monster was imprisoned. He wanted to see if the monster had woken up from its coma, but he found that the monster was already dead, its body split in two, and its internal organs spilled all over the ground.

Qingyan, who had followed them into the Black Earth Gang's base, intending to scout the place out as well, observed the traces left at the scene and analyzed, "The victim's eyes were open, indicating that he was conscious before the accident and did not die unconscious. However, there were no signs of a struggle at the scene, and the victim's expression of extreme shock before dying suggests that the murderer was likely someone the victim knew, or at least someone he recognized. This led the victim to believe that the murderer had come to rescue him, only to be silenced instead."

As a professional assassin, this kind of intelligence is easy for him to deduce. It can be said that the moment he saw the crime scene, he reconstructed the scene of the murder in his mind, even though he has not yet completed a single mission.

"It seems the murderer took advantage of the Black Earth Gang 'Thousand Ren Society, leaving them with insufficient personnel, to sneak in and silence them."

Frustrated, Si Ming pounded his fist on the wall. The clue he had finally managed to find had been lost again. He should have forcibly woken the person up and interrogated him about the mastermind behind the other party. He shouldn't have considered his physical condition.

Liu Qingqing asked suspiciously, "That's strange. Why didn't they take anyone with them when they left? Why did they have to kill them to silence them? Since they were able to sneak in silently without being discovered by anyone, it shouldn't be difficult for them to leave with others."

Si Ming thought about it and realized it didn't quite make sense, so he had to use the process of elimination. "Probably... it's because he can get in, but he can't take anyone out."

"Why?"

"Because... because..." Si Ming racked his brains, reasoning was not his forte.

Qingyan blurted out, "Because this person is a member of your Black Earth Gang, he can come in and leave openly without arousing suspicion. But if he brings a prisoner with him, everything will be exposed if they are caught. Therefore, the only option is to silence him."

He had a similar idea, so he easily saw through the killer's thoughts.

Chapter 238 The Scroll of Darkness

Zhu Hao was quite concerned about the Rust Disease. After the battle with the Thousand-Ren Society, he rushed back to the place where the octopus monster was imprisoned, only to find a corpse.

Even Spirit Transformation cultivator wouldn't possess the Law Technique to summon the undead; faced with a corpse, they could only sigh helplessly.

Si Ming repeated Qingyan's reasoning, then continued, "I did question the patrolling guards, but due to the conflict with the Thousand-Ren Society, the situation was too chaotic, and they didn't have the mind to remember who had come and gone; there were just too many people coming and going."