"Zhou Zhi, were we just used for nothing?"
Spirit King Palace, on the outskirts of Sovereign City.
Twenty-Three pondered briefly before asking Zhou Zhi.
Clearly, the clever Miss Twenty-Three had already grasped the problem with what Luo Nian of the Luo Clan had just said.
Zhou Zhi nodded lightly. "Of course, Miss Twenty-Three. That woman Luo Nian clearly offered no benefits at all. She wanted me to cooperate with them based on nothing but a piece of information."
"Of course... what I said was nothing more than an empty promise, and Luo Nian knew that too."
"Moreover, what Luo Nian doesn't know is that, to me, she must die."
Back at the Selection Tournament, Luo Nian had cut Zhou Zhi down with a single sword strike, leaving him with only one hand.
Zhou Zhi had never been a saint. He would always avenge a grudge of attempted murder.
Only...
"One thing is certain: in the eyes of the Medical Department's nine families, there must be something wrong with Ruan Yin."
"Luo Nian's meaning was also clear. Ruan Yin is the person closest to Kindly Father in this world. She obtained a special [virus] from Kindly Father—perhaps she is also a Virus Plague Exterminator."
At that thought, Zhou Zhi's eyes darkened.
No one understood better than he did how powerful Virus Plague Exterminators were.
What Plague Exterminator could resist a power that allowed a Lead Surgeon to kill a Human Dragon against all odds and effortlessly corrupt everything?
Miss Twenty-Three thought for a moment but gave no answer.
Thinking was far too tiring for her.
She would leave it to Zhou Zhi.
"Zhou Zhi, then who do you believe?"
"The Medical Department, or Ruan Yin?"
Twenty-Three asked.
Zhou Zhi considered it. "Ruan Yin."
Twenty-Three spoke. "Is it because Ruan Yin is