Measures

"Wow, Sister Zhu Ming, you're amazing! You even came up with this kind of idea!"

After hearing Lin Yu's plan for the bodyguards, Li Nian couldn't help but praise it.

Lin Yu himself reacted quite calmly. "Once you've been tricked by someone who can modify Memory, it's easy to come up with this kind of method."

"I learned my lesson the hard way in a certain [Instance] before."

Old Zheng immediately protested in the mental communication. "Where did you lose out?"

"Even if you suffer losses in the second half, it's the 'Diviner's' fault, not mine."

Lin Yu remained silent, continuing his conversation with Li Nian.

"Sister Zhu Ming, I never expected you to be at a disadvantage."

Li Nian chuckled and gently nudged Lin Yu's arm with her elbow.

Lin Yu curled his lip. "Who can avoid losing even once in this stupid Game?"

While the two were chatting, the bodyguards over there, following Lin Yu's instructions, had already sketched out the general situation of the two missing people.

"The missing men are likely two ordinary bodyguards responsible for the left flank protection. They haven't been with the Escort Agency for very long, and both are probably skilled in using bows and crossbows. They have a good relationship with Wu San and Bai Yuandao, and may even be Wu San's apprentices."

After summarizing the information, Yue Zhenqiao rubbed his temples with his fingers, feeling a rather severe headache.

He had a vague feeling that there were such two people, but... even with the information so specific and the outlines so clear, he still couldn't piece together any details about them.

Yue Zhenqiao let out a breath. "Do you two Heroine have any thoughts?"

Li Nian narrowed her eyes.

She could tell that although Yue Zhenqiao had called for two Heroine, his gaze was actually fixed on Lin Yu.

Li Nian was quite clear that, judging from her and Zhu Ming's performance during this period, Yue Zhenqiao probably thought of her as a "brave and martial" general, while Zhu Ming was more like a "strategist" strategist.

Wrong...

Zhu Ming also subdued a Mountain Demon Leader, who was both intelligent and brave, while he himself was brave but reckless.

"Oh dear, I've been looked down upon for no reason, but at least I don't have to use my brain... Oh well."

So, Li Nian nudged Lin Yu again. "Sister Zhu Ming, she's asking for your opinion again."

Lin Yu sighed, "Don't just slack off, put in some effort."

Despite this, Lin Yu still offered his suggestion. "By sorting out this general information, we can be more targeted when we go looking for them later... I'm not familiar with those two, so think about what common characteristics the two missing people have—not just superficial ones like both using Bow and Arrows, but rather characteristics that explain why they are the ones who went missing."

As Lin Yu spoke, Yue Zhenqiao scratched his head. "This..."

"It doesn't matter... Even if they disappeared in two separate incidents, two samples are still too few," Lin Yu said Leng Jing. "So, you can continue analyzing and then wait."

Yue Zhenqiao was somewhat puzzled. "Wait for what?"

Li Nian finally realized what was happening and said softly, "That's almost cruelly Leng Jing, Sister Zhu Ming."

Lin Yu looked at Yue Zhenqiao and said calmly, "Wait for new people to go missing— Noon is still long, these won't be the last two to disappear."

"The more samples you have, the more patterns you'll find."

"Therefore, I suggest you carve the numbers 31 and 26 on the stone, and then continue to count them out every now and then."

As Lin Yu spoke, he savored Yue Zhenqiao's unpleasant expression.

After a long silence, Biaotou Yue nodded.

"... good."

Although Lin Yu's words were a bit harsh, Yue Zhenqiao knew they were the truth.

Lin Yu rested his chin on his hand, his gaze sweeping over all the bodyguards present.

What he didn't tell Yue Zhenqiao was that although he hadn't deliberately tried to Memory the appearances of all the bodyguards before, he now knew them all by height, weight, and facial features.

So...

If any more bodyguards go missing, Lin Yu is certain he will be able to find out who went missing.

And also...

"Old Zheng, you better be on your guard. If anyone else goes missing, tell me as soon as possible."

"Okay!"

Old Zheng responded immediately.

After doing all this, Lin Yu glanced at Li Nian beside him, and then noticed...

As someone hired to help others pass a test, Li Nian was much more dedicated than I was.

She moved closer to "Fei Dao," tied a rope to her Fei Dao's right ankle, and wrapped the other end of the rope around her hand several times to hold it firmly.

At the same time...

After doing all this, Li Nian kept a close eye on everything happening inside the stone house.

Clearly, Li Nian was also waiting for the next disappearance to occur in order to find a pattern in the disappearances.

However, Li Nian prioritized ensuring that the Fei Dao wouldn't disappear without Lin Yu's knowledge.

The man who hired the Fei Dao was indeed a little frightened.

"People just disappear without a trace... it's like one of those unpredictable and extremely dangerous [Instance]!"

"I thought those kinds of Instance were more common in Mist Island, and that the Prison Mountain Realm wouldn't have such a feature."

He said nervously, clearly very worried that he would suddenly disappear without a trace.

Seeing the nervous Fei Dao, Lin Yu comforted him.

"Don't worry, if you really get into trouble, the two of us will definitely come to your rescue—after all, we haven't received the final payment yet."

Li Nian nodded. "Yes, you heard it too... Sister Zhu Ming gave those bodyguards such great ideas, which shows she's very good at handling this kind of situation."

"You agree, right, Sister Zhu Ming!"

Lin Yu nodded again. "That's right. Even if this guy hiding in the shadows has a strange style, A Nian's abilities are just as good. Even if you disappear without a trace, A Nian might be able to 'steal' you back."

"I can't steal living things."

Li Nian offered a timely reminder.

"Why did you remind him of this?" Lin Yu helplessly, then added, "At least... A Nian can make sure you see her dead, isn't that good?"

"What's so good about this? It's poisonous!"

"Fei Dao," he said, sounding somewhat troubled.

But after being distracted by the two of them, he was indeed less nervous.

A ruthless glint appeared on the ordinary-looking man's face. "But if he really tries to harm me, I'll fight him to the death!"

"Although I don't have any trump cards or means of survival right now, I'm still a 'Tier 2' cultivator, and not someone to be trifled with!"

"Ambitious."

Li Nian gave a thumbs up.

Just then, a heavy sound came from the small door of the stone house as it was pushed open.

"Bass--"

The sound of stones scraping against the ground rang out, Fei Dao nervously looked towards the doorway.

"What the hell is this? Who is it?!"

Yue Zhenqiao also jumped up, placing his hand on the knife.

It's Noon now...

Whoever opens the door from the outside at this time, could they be an ordinary person?