Interrogation

Zhang Yuanqing shifted his gaze to Huo Zhengkui's woman in the painting. After studying the woman in the qipao for several seconds, he looked back at the tabby cat. "What's her name? And what's the deal with this estate?"

The tabby cat leaped onto a round table, light and graceful, its lean body possessing the agility of a cat at the pinnacle of combat power. "Master's name is Lu Yueshuang. This estate was where Mr. Huo and Master lived. After Master and Huo Zhengkui returned to the Spirit Realm, Berent took the entire estate into Pan's Labyrinth as a memorial to them."

"Berent had a pretty good relationship with Huo Zhengkui?" Zhang Yuanqing's heart stirred.

He remembered Zhai Cai mentioning that when Berent was young, he had been the Free Federation president's personal bodyguard. After the president died, Berent inherited his belongings.

And a substantial portion of those belongings had been "funded" by Huo Zhengkui.

Now, it seemed Berent and Huo Zhengkui had an even deeper connection.

"Berent was Huo Zhengkui's student. They were both Lightning Mages. Back then, Berent was about your age and had only just become a Spirit Realm Walker. He served as Frank's assistant and bodyguard, while Frank worked for Mr. Huo." The tabby cat answered every question with unusual cooperation. "Berent was upright and kind, and since he was also a Lightning Mage, Mr. Huo took him on as a student and guided him for several years."

So there was such a connection. Zhang Yuanqing secretly sensed the tabby cat's emotions and confirmed that it was not lying.

Moreover, he sensed vigilance, hostility, and a faint trace of anticipation in the cat's emotions.

Yes, the tabby cat seemed to have been expecting their arrival.

Just as Zhang Yuanqing was about to continue questioning it, the