Rage

"Are you kidding me?"

Xiao Xiao's voice suddenly lost its previous restraint, seeming to carry a hint of a laugh. However, in this situation, it felt more like Xiao Xiao was laughing in the face of extreme anger.

For a moment, Xiao Xiao felt he had a lot to say, but as the words reached his lips, his enthusiasm waned.

What was there to say? Everyone understood the logic; no one should play the fool.

Yang Yi was a mentally sound university student; he knew what he was doing.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Xiao Xiao couldn't help but ask.

"Of course," Yang Yi replied, reaching out to gently stir his coffee with a spoon, his voice carrying a lighthearted tone.

"You're killing people! Even if it's not direct murder, it's indirect murder! You're an accomplice!" How could he be so nonchalant? What did human lives mean to him? Xiao Xiao's usually steady voice began to fluctuate violently.

They were the same age, yet why did he feel a gap between them deeper than the Mariana Trench?

Xiao Xiao reached up and rubbed his temples forcefully, his headache worsening.

Yang Yi seemed slightly surprised by Xiao Xiao's agitation, but not by the reaction itself. He didn't look at Xiao Xiao, his eyes fixed on the ripples forming in his coffee as he stirred it, his expression focused, as if engaged in something extremely important.

"They were just vagrants, beggars, hoodlums. Even without me, they wouldn't have lived much longer."

"I merely helped them reach paradise sooner."

"Perhaps they can be reborn into a better life?"

Yang Yi spoke casually, and to Xiao Xiao's despair, he realized Yang Yi was serious. He genuinely thought that way?!

Xiao Xiao felt his anger was a joke!

Complete communication breakdown!

Xiao Xiao propped his forehead with one hand, his expression momentarily complex before quickly settling into a calm, slightly weary facade.

He refused to argue with the other person any further. If they couldn't understand each other, why waste breath?

"One last question, how many people have you killed already?" Seeing the slight raise of the other person's eyebrows, Xiao Xiao, understanding implicitly, rephrased, "How many people has the Gu雕... the Scythe eaten?"

Yang Yi didn't answer immediately. Instead, he sensitively asked another question: "Gu Diao? You mean the Scythe?"

Xiao Xiao didn't reply.

Yang Yi's expression darkened for a moment, but he quickly recovered. The smile on his lips deepened, an overly sweet expression that instead exuded malice and coldness, making Xiao Xiao frown uncomfortably.

"I'm not entirely sure of the exact number."

"The Scythe has a very good appetite."

"At least a dozen or twenty people, I'd say."

The conversation with Yang Yi was from yesterday.

It hadn't been a pleasant experience; in fact, it had ended on a sour note, at least from Xiao Xiao's perspective.

Xiao Xiao deeply understood what it meant to stop talking when you don't see eye to eye, and what it meant for two people to be unable to communicate.

They were simply not on the same wavelength.

In just half an hour, Xiao Xiao had voluntarily ended the meeting with Yang Yi.

To be honest, in a certain sense, he had gained quite a bit of information, but it was utterly useless.

The problem remained unresolved.

Xiao Xiao was troubled by how to solve the man-eating Gu incident, but he was at a loss.

He couldn't call the police because he had no evidence to prove that the Gu diao was eating people, something that would sound preposterous to anyone else.

However, this wasn't even the primary issue.

The primary issue was that the police couldn't even see the carved jade.

In that case, how could he describe the situation to the police? How would the police even begin their investigation?

His words would be dismissed as ravings, and no one would believe him.

The end result would be him being treated as a delusional mental patient!

So, in the end, it was up to him alone.

Returning to the Polytechnic University, Xiao Xiao was still unsure if he should proceed.

Actually, solving the problem of the Gu Diao eating people was simple: get rid of the Gu Diao.

But that Gu Master was clearly not to be trifled with, and he was only half-baked. He wasn't sure who would end up getting rid of whom.

Xiao Xiao had actually gone to Xiangshan to seek advice from Ling Yao, but when he arrived, he found no one. Ling Yao wasn't in its usual area. Xiao Xiao searched almost the entire Xiangshan but returned disappointed.

Yet, this matter couldn't be delayed. He didn't know the feeding frequency of monsters.

Every day that passed could potentially lead to one or even several more victims.

Therefore, despite his numerous concerns, Xiao Xiao ultimately found himself here.

He didn't like to meddle in other people's business, but he couldn't stand by and do nothing when he knew someone might die.

Xiao Xiao arrived at the basketball gym he had visited before, only to be surprised to find the door locked.

It was the same time of day as last time.

Xiao Xiao casually asked a passing student and learned that the basketball team was resting today.

Great, where was he supposed to find Yang Yi now?

Xiao Xiao first went to the male dormitory building. Yang Yi was a prominent figure at Polytechnic University, so Xiao Xiao surprisingly easily found out Yang Yi's dorm number.

Unfortunately, Yang Yi wasn't in his dorm. He asked his roommates, but they all said they didn't know where he had gone.

Now, Xiao Xiao scratched his head.

He thought for a moment, then scanned the library, study rooms, and other places at Polytechnic University, but still found no trace of Yang Yi.

Xiao Xiao walked aimlessly around the Polytechnic University campus, pondering where Yang Yi might have gone.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Xiao Xiao's mind—could Yang Yi have taken the Gu雕 to hunt for food?

The more Xiao Xiao thought about it, the more likely this possibility seemed.

He made up his mind to check the alleys and lanes around the school; perhaps he could find something.

"Tap~ tap~" In the silent alley, the sound of footsteps on the ground was exceptionally clear.

Xiao Xiao checked several alleys in a row, but found nothing.

A vague sense of worry made him a little restless.

But then he thought, this wasn't the worst-case scenario. At least he didn't smell any blood. He was truly worried that if he walked to the depths of an alley or turned a corner, he would see a few bloodstains splattered on the ground, dried and covered in dust.

Was this called jinxing it? Xiao Xiao scoffed at himself, but his eyes gradually revealed a bone-chilling coldness.

He smelled blood, floating in the air, faint yet clearly discernible.

Xiao Xiao slowly moved forward in the direction of the bloodstain.

He knew he was still a step too late.

Xiao Xiao was absolutely furious. He didn't know how else to describe Yang Yi and the Gu雕's actions other than reckless and unrestrained!

They had just talked yesterday, and he had discovered their evil deeds, this human and demon. From a normal person's perspective, shouldn't they be lying low and keeping quiet for a while to avoid trouble?

But what happened? They hadn't taken him seriously at all; their meeting yesterday was clearly a joke to them!

Fine, they were really something!

Xiao Xiao had always had a gentle temperament.

As long as his bottom line wasn't crossed, he was easy to talk to.

However, he was by no means a pushover!