Why haven't you tossed your little sister into the sun yet?
Lotus Incense had reached an understanding with Yu Xing, but she had no intention of telling him her story. She merely let a sinister smile show—one aimed at Qian San.
She didn't ask what had happened between Yu Xing and Qian San. Clearly, she didn't care about other people's grudges or karma. For Lotus Incense, who had become a vengeful spirit...
She wanted only one outcome: one that satisfied her. Qian San had to die.
She had come to confirm this with Yu Xing only so that, if she saw him at Qian San's home later, she wouldn't mistake him for Qian San's accomplice and accidentally ruin Yu Xing's plans.
That was how Lotus Incense saw it. She had little notion of cooperation; peacefully coexisting with a living person whose goal aligned with hers was the limit of what she could manage.
But Yu Xing wanted more than that.
The moment Lotus Incense said, "I'll make sure he wishes he were dead," effectively admitting her murderous intent, the hidden mission buff [Follow the Thread] activated. A huge arrow appeared above her head, alerting Yu Xing that she was an important source of hidden-mission clues.
The last time [Follow the Thread] had activated was when it guided him to Beggar's Alley, where he encountered members of the resistance.
It was worth noting that this buff didn't point out every clue related to the hidden mission. It reacted only to clues that had "not yet been discovered."
For example, before Yu Xing knew the resistance existed, any member of the resistance could trigger an arrow from [Follow the Thread], allowing Yu Xing to learn about the entire organization through one of its members.
But once Yu Xing had learned all about