Zhou Zhi had never expected Lin Xiaoxia to appear here.
Lin Xiaoxia was someone—
One could say Zhou Zhi knew her well.
Or one could say he did not know her at all.
She had hidden herself in the shadows, adept at navigating every circle, with ties to every faction.
The Chengyun Dynasty, the Patient Association, the Fallen Cult, the Medical Department...
How many identities did Lin Xiaoxia possess?
Someone as two-faced as her would normally have been eliminated long ago.
"Miss Lin, it's been a long time."
Zhou Zhi smiled.
Lin Xiaoxia lightly toyed with the mask in her hand, looking past Zhou Zhi at Fang Tianzhao behind him. "I originally came to rescue His Majesty, but it seems our esteemed chairman beat me to it."
Fang Tianzhao looked stern, saying nothing.
He could no longer make sense of the situation.
The corpses of two powerful Pestilences lay not far away.
And this eerie royal palace proved that, after he had been controlled, Chengyun had become territory of the Disease Kingdom.
But why were Zhou Zhi and Lin Xiaoxia confronting one another now?
His Majesty the Emperor understood the situation well. He was no longer the protagonist here.
Lin Xiaoxia slightly raised her beautiful face. "Little Zhou Zhi, I can sense that you're a little surprised. That makes me very happy."
Zhou Zhi nodded. "I am a little surprised. I heard that under the Holy Kingdom's rule, the Lin Family had barely developed its own plague extermination system, standing apart from the other nine families like an isolated island—we shouldn't be enemies. At least, given our relationship, I wouldn't kill you."
Lin Xiaoxia was clearly delighted to hear that.
It was joy that came from the bottom of her heart.
Then, she raised her slender right hand. "Thank you...