Guesswork

Ren Yi had already been holding out on the boat for nearly half an hour.

Ever since the "Where the Sedan Girl Returns" mission began, everyone had split up. By the time Yu Xing's group had fled from the banks of the Ye River back to the funeral home and stepped through the rear courtyard gate, almost an hour had passed. Most of that time had been spent on the straight road from the river to the funeral home.

Zhao Yijiu had activated his talisman for only ten minutes, and his movements had already begun to stiffen. Ren Yi had endured for much longer, and with twice the number of talismans...

Yu Xing watched Zhao Mou help Ren Yi to his feet. It was strange—Ren Yi now looked like a puppet that had only just learned it had limbs and a body.

His head hung low as Zhao Mou supported him. A beat later, he managed to stand on his own.

This wasn't good.

Yu Xing didn't think Ren Yi was the sort of person who would... make himself take this much damage to his soul, especially when he was the only one present who belonged to the Research Institute.

It was a little strange. Was Ren Yi trying out some new research again?

He remembered that Ren Yi's ability was closely tied to blood. Even his title was "Blood Pen." Could Ren Yi have deliberately taken on the talismans, hoping his blood might "learn" some secret from them?

Yu Xing wanted to study Ren Yi's expression, then remembered that the man was completely poker-faced.

"..." Never mind.

Only when Ren Yi seemed a little better did Zhao Mou ask, "How are you feeling now? Do you want me to check your pulse?"

The doctor persona remained intact.

Ren Yi