Ming Erde started to follow, and the high-foreheaded youth was about to flare up when Yin Tao lightly tapped him on the shoulder.
Once inside the side room, Xu Yi stopped. Yin Tao and the other two officers deliberately took up positions around him, encircling him.
Ming Erde kept himself hidden a short distance behind Yin Tao, choosing the spot closest to the door.
Without hesitation, Xu Yi openly removed his cloak, revealing a black-haired monkey. Its eyes were lively, its face pale, and bloodstains faintly visible on its chest.
"Fake. It has to be fake. He must have taken some secret medicine. Yes, that must be it..."
As soon as Xu Yi removed his cloak, Ming Erde looked at the scanning jade disc in Yin Tao's hand. If a point of light appeared on it, he would have won outright. But the disc showed no reaction at all.
Ming Erde panicked at once. The familiar feeling that had told him, without a doubt, the cloaked figure was Xu Yi was now fading in the presence of this black-haired monkey.
"Sir, forgive the offense. You're wounded. I have some medicine here..."
Yin Tao's face flushed red as he held out a bottle of spirit medicine to Xu Yi, his heart heavy with regret.
Xu Yi said nothing. He fastened his cloak, gave a hoarse, mocking chuckle, and walked slowly toward the door. His unceasing sneer echoed as he sent a voice transmission to Yin Tao and the other two. "They say the human race controls every institution in the Ancestral Court now. I thought it was just a rumor. But now it seems... heh heh..."
Ming Erde hurriedly leaped aside, staring at the dark cloak. That familiar feeling had returned. He pointed at Xu Yi's back, wanting to accuse him