The Blood-Red Lake

The phantom slowly crumbled, leaving both men frozen in place.

Bao Tianci was stunned because the Boss Lady had left a message for Chen Lin alone. There was clearly some secret relationship between them. Envy and jealousy burned through him; he wished he could take Chen Lin's place.

Chen Lin, meanwhile, sank into thought.

The Boss Lady's message confirmed that she had something to do with his encounter with the Silver-Armored Woman. The Silver-Armored Woman had known he had met the Boss Lady beforehand, which was why she had sent him out to gather information.

He had been used as a tool without even realizing it!

As for how the Boss Lady had known he would meet the Silver-Armored Woman, the Dragon Fish Goblet was the most likely explanation. She had deliberately mentioned it again just now, probably because she feared he might catch on and throw it away.

It was clearly no ordinary object, yet he had examined it many times before and found nothing unusual.

After thinking it over, Chen Lin set the matter aside.

Neither woman was ordinary. They were quite possibly old monsters who had survived since the transformation of the Three-Jade Ancient Kingdom. Their methods were beyond his understanding, and he could not fathom their aims.

"Let's go. It looks like she isn't coming back."

Chen Lin looked around, went upstairs to check the second floor, then called Bao Tianci to leave the Tavern with him.

Back at his lodging, he took out the Dragon Fish Goblet.

No matter how he examined it, it appeared to be an ordinary object, with neither energy fluctuations nor any alien aura.

After a moment's thought, he carefully put it away.

Luo Qinglan had not been rescued yet, so he could not discard it. Besides, the Boss Lady's message