Medical Department, Sovereign City.
Inside a vast pool.
Several Plague Exterminators clad in deep-blue Plague Armor hurried along.
The Si Family was, according to legend, a massive force that had survived the waves that destroyed everything during the Great Calamity, inheriting Plague Extermination techniques related to [Water] and [Body Fluids].
The [Atomizer] whom Twenty-Three had slain during the Selection Tournament had been a title-level member of the Si Family.
"What... what happened?"
"Ruan Yuanyun's vital signs have disappeared!"
The elderly man at the front looked incredibly old, yet his face glistened with a moist sheen.
"What happened?"
A servant below reported, "Ruan Yuanyun went to intercept Ruan Xiangyun, and then this news came in."
"The Ruan Family has made no moves."
"According to information sent by the Fu Family, the person who acted was very likely Ruan Yin herself!"
"Ruan Yin? How is that possible?!"
The old man was named [Si He], the acting head of the Si Family. "Doesn't she never leave Sovereign City?"
"Why... if she was there—wait, why would she be with Ruan Xiangyun?"
The Communicator rang.
Si He answered it.
Luo Nian's voice came through.
"Ruan Yin... already knows about the deal between Ruan Yuanyun and us. She killed Ruan Yuanyun. What a pity."
Luo Nian said softly, "But she only knows about it. In practice, she has kept things very cleanly separated. With the Medical Department's rules in place, even that [Demon King] has no way to violate them. Besides, she was injured while suppressing [Kindly Father] before, so she wouldn't dare truly fall out with us."
Si He's eyes were murky. "And now? You didn't call just to tell me this, did you?"
Luo Nian paused slightly. "No. The information I just received suggests that Ruan Yin obtained some information from Ruan Yuanyun's mind