Sending Yin (18)

Yu Xing's figure vanished beyond the temporary camp.

Zhao Yijiu and Zhao Ruru spotted it quickly and followed without hesitation, disappearing into the darkness almost on Yu Xing's heels.

As they chased Yu Xing by torchlight, tracking his footprints, the other deducers scattered throughout the mountains all saw their vision blur. A system notification arrived belatedly.

[Side Quest prompt: Deducer "Unknown" has triggered a collective storyline. Participate?]

The message came out of nowhere. It said nothing about the reward for participating, nor what would happen if they refused.

Everyone—even those who had confirmed they were safe and were on the verge of falling asleep—became instantly alert and chose to participate without hesitation.

[Side Quest (Time-Limited): Reach Yeshui Yizhuang before dawn.]

The moonlight blazed bright.

Zhao Mou straightened his clothes in the side room of a dilapidated temple, squinting toward the window.

He was resting in an extremely remote temple in the mountains. The temple enshrined a female statue, but years of wind and rain had left it badly damaged, and nothing could be made out about it.

The temple itself looked as though it had been abandoned for years. Cobwebs and dust covered every corner, the walls were crumbling, and the window paper was torn. It had probably been a long time since anyone had visited.

They couldn't be sure whether a small temple like this was dangerous. But Luo Yan, in the room next door, was playing the role of a young master, and he had a troublesome servant with a broken leg. Naturally, he couldn't sleep out in the open. After weighing their options and inspecting the place, they had moved in.

The temple was small, but they had managed to clear out three rooms.

The servant might be disobedient, but he wouldn't openly