It wasn't him?
Then who was it?
The youthful faces from all those years ago flashed through Qi Lu's mind.
But so many years had passed.
Many of their faces had grown hazy. All she remembered was their confusion, fear, pain, and despair... until their bodies twisted and deformed, gradually losing all signs of life.
The negative aura produced during that process had been a potent tonic for her.
As for what they looked like?
Did it matter?
They were just ordinary people.
She hadn't left the south because she feared being hunted down by its special ability users, either. She had erased every trace. She was certain no special ability user would waste time investigating on behalf of a bunch of ordinary people.
The real reason she had left...
Was to avoid an enemy she had made in the south.
"What do you want, then?"
Qi Lu put on a fierce front to hide her fear. "You're from the south, aren't you? You killed Zhang Kui'an and Zhang Qun. They were prominent figures in Ninggu City."
"Aren't you afraid someone will find out?"
"Relations between the north and south have started to ease. Aren't you afraid that killing people at will like this will inflame the conflict?"
"When that happens, never mind the north."
"Even the top figures in the south won't let you off!"
Over the years...
The north and south had remained hostile, but they no longer slaughtered one another as they had in the early days. On the surface, the supernatural circles of the north and south refused to have anything to do with each other, but negotiations had been taking place behind the scenes all along.
Supernatural revival.
The awakening of evil spirits.
From the frequency and severity of supernatural events over the past few