Scheming

Taking advantage of no one at the banquet noticing him, Lin Sheng slowly walked out through the main doors and headed toward the teleportation array not far away.

This place was located atop a mountain range. Without using a teleportation array, even flying to the nearest town would take an hour.

So, the fastest way in and out was by teleportation array.

However, he noticed that the moment he left the hall, someone immediately began following him.

At first, he thought it was a monitor sent by the organizers to prevent the culprit from escaping.

But then, the gradually rising malice made him somewhat surprised.

At a time like this, no matter what, the organizers should not have taken any action against the attendees.

Moreover, the Black Veil Pot's explosion just now had clearly fizzled out after a strong start. It had been more about intimidation and creating chaos, completely different from the previous incidents in which they had taken action.

"Now it seems... the real follow-up move was here?" Lin Sheng did not know whether he alone had been targeted, or whether all the mages outside the venue were being watched.

But that did not stop him from halting and waiting for the malicious person behind him to approach.

What surprised him, however, was—

The one who emerged from the shadows behind him was merely a gaunt young girl with long pink hair.

The girl's eyes were bloodshot. She gripped a short staff tightly in her hand, her face filled with undisguised malice and hatred as she stared at Lin Sheng.

"I saw it! The look on your face when the explosion happened—you weren't surprised at all! And the darkness, bloodshed, and resentful souls wrapped around you!!" the girl said hoarsely.

"The murderer who killed my parents! An official