Tang Qi drew his scimitar and stepped in front of the two girls, on guard.
"That was very convincing. At least, I couldn't spot any flaws."
He'd heard the story of that innocent hunter.
So when the hunter before him seemed so familiar with everything in Star Plum Town, and carried himself with such composure despite being a Beastkin living in seclusion in the mountains, Tang Qi had almost believed him.
Not to mention, the hunter hadn't even planned to enter the camp at first.
He'd only circled back here because he'd lost his partner, Wolf, and lost his way in the eerie mists of the Twilight Forest.
Looking back now, it all seemed like a ploy he'd prepared in advance—
By acting harmless, he'd been able to conceal his true intentions.
"Then that makes this even stranger."
The hunter stroked his bushy beard and touched the lifelike gray-white fur on the back of his hand. He stood tall and elegant.
"I even took the trouble to disguise myself as a hunter.
If you knew this hunter, you should have been even more convinced."
"But how could Dad not recognize me?"
Anbi gripped Catherine's hand and huddled behind her and Tang Qi. Her fangs and the fierce gleam in her slit pupils were both on full display.
The hunter blinked and looked at the girl whose face was hidden beneath her hood. Only then did he catch on. He slapped his forehead.
"So he had a child?"
He smiled, then bowed slightly.
"Sorry. I never imagined he could be so cruel. To think he'd let his own child come into this world carrying a curse."
"Don't you dare talk about my dad!"
"I'm only telling the truth, child. To make his own offspring suffer forever from the torment of their