The Estate on the Mountainside, the Mysterious Man

Emotionally, I wanted to believe Kang Zong.

After all, he had helped us the first time we met.

He had also been the one to tell us that Dark Matter existed here, which was why we had stayed vigilant. Otherwise, we might very well have suffered because of Dark Matter.

But reason told me not to trust anyone too easily. Whether it was Kang Zong or Yangjin before me, I had to regard their words with suspicion first.

Yangjin seemed to sense something. "What, did he tell you he was Dan Zeng Living Buddha's Senior Brother?"

I turned to glance at her. "Yes."

Yangjin was somewhat puzzled. "Master Kang Zong is quite someone within dozens of miles around here. Why would he insist on calling himself Dan Zeng Living Buddha's Senior Brother?"

I did not answer. There was no answer to that question, because either Kang Zong or Yangjin had definitely lied. For the moment, I simply could not tell which one.

"Stop, it should be here!"

Yangjin told me to stop the car, so I pulled over. But I did not see the estate she had mentioned.

I got out with Yangjin, then she ran toward the mountainside.

"The estate is on this mountain, halfway up. You can't see it from here. We have to go up and circle around to the back of the mountain," she said.

I nodded, growing even more suspicious.

Still, I followed her up the mountain.

She walked quickly, perhaps because she knew this place well.

"Actually, I come here often. After all, it used to be my home. If it hadn't been because..." She did not continue. Though this might have been her home, she had never lived here even a single day, because her family had already fallen into ruin by the