I said, "That sword."
Wu Ling nodded. "We were at a stalemate. The monster they'd raised forced the Fool away, and Zhang Yifeng chased after him. Ye Qing sent Luo Mu to help. The witch followed them, too. They were all eliminated."
I remembered the scene of the witch being pierced through, and Luo Mu's shoulder being pierced.
"Luo Mu, too..." I thought of that introverted, timid kid and felt a pang of sadness.
"He was weak to begin with," Wu Ling remarked. She wasn't surprised that Luo Mu had disappeared.
"Then Ye Qing dealt with Zhang Yifeng's master?" I asked.
Wu Ling nodded. "He used Mu Ge's ability. We were all affected by the side effects."
The result was that everyone collapsed.
Luckily, they'd chosen a location inside the villa owned by Zhang Yifeng and his master.
I was surprised to learn that it was where the two of them lived. I'd thought it was a park.
"They've made quite a bit of money over the years," Wu Ling said, without elaborating.
"So, that's it?" The Skinny seemed unable to believe it and even asked again to make sure. "The witch is gone, too?"
"Yes. Zhang Yifeng's business should be over. If anything else comes up... With both master and apprentice dead, the paranormal community will take notice of us. Someone will definitely want to find out what happened. Don't contact us for a while. If anything comes up, I'll get in touch with you."
We accepted Wu Ling's kind warning, of course.
When we left, Gu Mo and Nangong Yao seemed to be dozing and didn't come out to see us off.
Wu Ling walked us to the door and closed it behind us.
"Are they going to be in danger like this?" Fatty asked.
Guo Yujie suddenly