Strange Birds in the Flood

When they returned to the little mud-brick house they were staying in, Song Xue and Nie Lang were still there. Besides the two of them, there was also a foreign man with blond hair and amber eyes... and Ren Yi.

The foreign man saw him and flashed a sunny, boyish smile, as if he weren't the one who'd taken the incense burner ahead of time.

Yu Xing paused, then took another look. The sea demon was nowhere to be seen. Zhao Mou and Ren Yi sat close together, writing and sketching on a tablet.

At the sound of the door opening, everyone looked up. Ren Yi raised a hand in greeting. "Long time no see, Yu Xing."

Then he saw Zhao Yijiu following behind Yu Xing. "And Cold Wine."

Zhao Yijiu gave a slight nod.

"Long time no see." Yu Xing entered and sat down, looking a little surprised. "You came alone?"

"Things happened suddenly. I didn't have time to make more arrangements, so I had to come by myself." Ren Yi was easygoing, and his emotional stability was probably the best Yu Xing had ever seen among deduction players.

He added, "I came on a plane with the Luo and Zhao families. I've already told Zhao Mou who they sent."

"Oh, we ran into people from the Zhao family on our way back." Yu Xing had barely finished speaking when Zhao Mou abruptly looked up, studying the two who had just returned with a probing gaze.

Then he lowered his head again and said coolly, "As long as you didn't suffer any losses."

Yu Xing found it amusing. He knew Zhao Mou: the calmer the little fox seemed, the more likely it was that he already had a plan to deal with the Zhao family members.

Zhao Mou put