As soon as the call connected, I heard Wu Ling's anxious voice. "Lin Qi, where are you right now?"
"I'm at Workers and Peasants Sixth Village. What's wrong?" My heart leaped into my throat.
Just from the sound of Wu Ling's voice, I could tell something was wrong.
"Qiao Hu has gone missing. The last place she was seen was Minqing Airport. She must have come to Minqing," Wu Ling said.
Qiao Hu had to be that Miss Qiao who used black magic.
I didn't understand. "Was she taken out by a demon, or... did she make a deal with one?"
I could only think of two dangerous possibilities. If Qiao Hu had merely been possessed or controlled by a demon, she shouldn't have exposed herself or disappeared. She should have approached Wu Ling openly instead. The second possibility seemed more likely. Qiao Hu studied black magic, and her family might even have belonged to some cult. Perhaps she had some shady connection with demons.
Only then did I realize there was a flaw in Wu Ling's earlier plan.
"I lost track of her. When we were in the capital, I didn't notice her coming into contact with any demons." Wu Ling's voice was low.
I was surprised, and then I realized how naive I'd been.
I wasn't as attuned to the supernatural world, so it made sense that I'd overlooked something. Wu Ling obviously wouldn't make that kind of mistake. It seemed that sending Qiao Hu to approach a demon had only been a test.
"Is she planning to attack me?" I got straight to the point.
I'd lost my abilities. In the eyes of someone like Qiao Hu, I was no different from an ordinary person, and she could kill me easily. But when I thought about it,