Something didn't quite add up.
If Aran was so powerful, why was she still by River Witch's side, serving as little more than an attendant?
All signs pointed to Aran and River Witch having the same goal. It made no sense for the two of them to belong to separate factions.
So why would Aran, who was clearly on River Witch's side, hide her abilities when River Witch was in danger, then lie low beside the fake River Witch? She could create the theater world and had even investigated the identities of all the characters the deducers were replacing. What was she after?
Yu Xing had a vague, far-fetched suspicion, but he couldn't confirm it yet.
In any case, the theater world hadn't been created by the Master of Ten Thousand. That was definitely good news for the deducers.
It meant the Master of Ten Thousand knew even less about them than they'd thought. Heh, no wonder he'd impersonated the Fox Demon on a whim and hadn't been exposed by a single person.
Zhao Yijiu pressed his lips together and tilted his head slightly, studying Yu Xing's expression. When he saw that Yu Xing looked calm, neither frowning nor wearing a mocking expression, he relaxed a little and asked directly, "Will Sea Demon and the others be in danger with Aran?"
"I don't think..." Yu Xing paused to consider it. "They will."
"Good." In all honesty, Zhao Yijiu thought Sea Demon, Luo Yan, and the others were pretty decent people. If there were more deducers like them, the whole atmosphere would be a lot more relaxed.
If they could survive, that would be a stroke of luck.
"Gasp, Brother Jiu." Yu Xing drew in an exaggerated, sharp breath. "Do you know how scared Sea Demon would be if she saw