Xue Lian'er

The fat man's words reflected what everyone else was thinking.

Li Wei glanced at Zheng Yutong, then shook his head and said, "I can't lie. Besides, even if I were to act, I'd need to know the name of the person the woman in white knows, right? At least his mannerisms, his way of speaking, and the memories that only the two of them share—these are all things I need to know beforehand. If I don't know these things, I'm afraid I'll be exposed immediately."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense. Fortunately, the woman in white's original intention was to protect the townspeople, so she could be considered to be on their side.

However, troubles arose one after another on this first night. The series of unexpected events kept Li Wei and the others busy. The reason was that the other 17 reincarnators also encountered the demonized townspeople, and a battle broke out. Both sides suffered casualties. By dawn, only 7 of the 17 reincarnators were still alive, while more than a dozen townspeople had died.

Strangely enough, after dawn, the demonized townspeople returned to normal and began to leave their homes to do their day's work. Some opened shops, some set up stalls, and under the sunlight, the town finally had a bit of the 'human' atmosphere of an ordinary town.

"Perhaps the sunlight can shield us from the demonic energy, which is why the mission mentioned last night that we must reach Chishui Town before dark!" Li Wei sighed, looking at the bustling streets and alleys.

After a long night, the reincarnators were all exhausted and went to find places to rest. The seven surviving reincarnators followed behind Li Wei Squad, presumably still shaken by the experience of the previous night.

After resting for two hours at an inn run by local residents, Li Wei woke up.

Looking around, everyone else was either sitting or standing and resting. Li Wei then walked out of the house and stretched out a big yawn.

"It seems that this place is indeed relatively safe during the day!" Li Wei had rarely seen such an old-fashioned town, so he strolled around the town with great interest.

Those street vendors, performers, cloth shop owners, and dozing waiters—everyone seemed perfectly normal, but who would imagine their hardships?

Li Wei walked and stopped, eventually arriving at the entrance to the town where they had entered the previous night. From a distance, he could see a stone tablet inscribed with "Chishui Town".

Just then, Li Wei suddenly saw someone.

Although they were far apart, Li Wei still noticed it. His enhanced physique gave Li Wei excellent eyesight, allowing him to see the patterns on a fly's wings from a hundred meters away.

A person sat on the stone tablet in the distance, dressed in white, like Phoebe; it was the woman in white.

"It's her?"

Li Wei was somewhat surprised. He originally wanted to retreat to avoid trouble, but then he thought that this woman in white wasn't exactly an enemy, and although she had attacked the reincarnators several times, she hadn't killed a single one. Her heart was much kinder than some of the reincarnators. Moreover, who exactly was she? And who had she mistaken him for? These questions made Li Wei very curious. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked towards the stone tablet.

The distance of a kilometer was covered in just a dozen breaths. The woman in white noticed Li Wei striding towards her, and a hint of joy appeared on her face.

"You're here! I knew it, Brother Wei would still remember Lian'er!" The woman in white was not surprised to see Li Wei; on the contrary, she acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Brother Wei? Was that the name of someone she knew being mistaken for?

Li Wei coughed awkwardly, "Miss, you've definitely mistaken me for someone else!"

"It's alright, Lian'er figured it out last night. The reason Brother Wei won't admit it is probably because he has his reasons... Was it those people who were with you last night who coerced you? Hmph, Lian'er will go and kill them all right now!"

Having said that, she actually exuded a terrifying killing intent, and Li Wei quickly stopped her. After much persuasion, he finally managed to calm the white-clad woman who called herself Lian'er down.

"You don't want Lian'er to commit any more killings, it's all for Lian'er's good, yet you still refuse to admit you care about Lian'er!" The woman in white completely lost her icy demeanor in front of Li Wei, leaving Li Wei secretly speechless.

But it's strange, isn't it? Could it be that the person Lian'er knows looks exactly like her? How did she come to the conclusion that she is "Brother Wei"?

After thinking carefully for a while, Li Wei suddenly remembered that when he first encountered the woman in white last night, he had been in a daze for a moment and recited a line of poetry. Could it be because of this?

At this moment, Li Wei also noticed that the woman in white was tightly clutching a tattered book.

Upon seeing where Li Wei's gaze was directed, the woman in white unexpectedly blushed, and whispered, "Back then, when you left me, Brother Wei, you left without saying a word, only this book of poems... Ever since I, Lian'er, cultivated the form of sincerity and benevolence, I have treasured this book with me, regarding it as a precious gem, hoping only to see you one day and return it to you."

As she spoke, the woman in white handed over the tattered scroll in her hand. Helpless, Li Wei accepted it with a wry smile, only to see a string of data.

'Broken Poetry Scroll, a quest item, and a token of love between Wei Bin and Xue Lian'er.'

Li Wei understood that this Wei Bin must be the Brother Wei the woman in white had mentioned. But what did she mean by "cultivating sincerity and benevolence"?

Could it be...? On the rooftop of the inn in Chishui Town, Zheng Yutong withdrew her 'Archer's Gaze' skill, her face somewhat pale.

After discovering that Li Wei was missing, she jumped onto the roof and used her Archer skills to search for him. However, she never expected to see such a scene on a stone tablet thousands of meters away.

Li Wei and the woman in white from last night were talking on the stone tablet. Although it was impossible to hear what they were saying, judging from the woman's shy expression, it probably wasn't anything good.

Humans have a rich imagination, and women's imaginations are even more powerful. Soon, words like "falling in love with someone else" and "starting a relationship and then abandoning it" filled Zheng Yutong's mind. Although she knew that Li Wei was not that kind of person, she could not control her wild thoughts.

At that moment, all she wanted was to rush over and fight that woman to the death.

However, reason told her that she couldn't do that; perhaps Li Wei was only going to see the woman in white to gain her help.

After lost in thought for a while, Zheng Yutong couldn't contain her emotions and used 'Archer's Gaze' again to look over.

Li Wei listened to Xue Lian'er's story with some trepidation.

Without a doubt, Xue Lian'er had mistaken someone else for someone else, but her fate was truly tragic. Li Wei's initial guess was correct; judging from the demonic aura, Xue Lian'er was likely a demon, and that was indeed the case. 500 years ago, she was a little fox without any intelligence, struggling to survive in this world all day long.

If she hadn't met Wei Bin, Xue Lian'er would probably have remained an unintelligent little fox for her entire life.

"Vast mountains stretch for ten thousand miles, where all beings forget the years. Originally without sorrow or resentment, where does joy and sorrow arise? Brother Wei, this is the poem you used to recite to me often. I, Lian'er, have long since memorized it. After you left this book, you departed without saying goodbye. Lian'er know you must be a senior who has already achieved great cultivation and cannot stay by Lian'er side forever. But Lian'er am not Lian'er. In order to see Brother Wei again, I became a disciple of a demonic cultivator in the mountains and finally cultivated the Chengren Form three hundred years ago. My master said that he had seen you in this Chishui Town, so I waited here day and night. I never thought that heaven would reward those who persevere, Lian'er finally waited for you!"

Looking into Xue Lian'er's affectionate eyes, Li Wei understood.

I just never expected that she would be willing to wait here for 300 years. What kind of perseverance and faith does that require?

In an instant, Li Wei thought about how pitiful she would be if she never saw Wei Bin again. He then fell silent, and after a long while, he sighed and walked over to pat Xue Lian'er on the shoulder.

"I'd love to be your Brother Wei, but I'm telling you again, I'm not that person. Maybe he looks similar to me, but I'm really not..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xue Lian'er suddenly pushed Li Wei away, and tears could be seen in her eyes.

"Alright, although I don't know why Brother Wei won't acknowledge Lian'er has waited for you for 300 years, so I won't mind waiting a few more days. Last night, I secretly overheard those strange people who were with you talking about something that seemed to be about preventing Grand Yu Wentuo from coming to quell the demon in seven days. So I'll wait until seven days later, and together with Brother Wei, drive Yu Wentuo away. At that time, I hope Brother Wei won't refuse Lian'er again..."

After saying that, she glanced at Li Wei with a slightly resentful look, then transformed into a streak of light and disappeared without a trace.

When Li Wei returned to Chishui Town, it was already afternoon. Sure enough, during the day, the townspeople showed no unusual behavior, and the reincarnators were not attacked by the mysterious black shadow when they flew into the sky. It seemed that daytime was a relatively safe time.

Li Wei entered the inn, but found himself with a scroll of poetry in his hand. Helpless, he had no choice but to put it away for the time being and return it to Xue Lian'er when he had the chance.

While everyone else was discussing the mission, Fatty saw Li Wei and quickly stood up. "Boss, where have you been all afternoon? Come quick! Brother An Hei has come up with a great way for us to get through the mission safely. If all goes well, we should be able to complete this S-rank mission in just one or two days."

"What?"

Li Wei was taken aback and hurriedly walked over, not noticing the resentful look in Zheng Yutong's eyes, and directly asked her the question.

An Hei coughed lightly and said, "Actually, my plan can only be considered a shortcut and a 'drastic measure.' The mission requires us to stop Yu Wentuo from going on a killing spree in 7 days. So, why does the mission give us 7 days?"

"This is a relatively long timeframe. I think there must be a reason for arranging the mission this way. Further analysis will reveal that the 'preventing' of Yu Wentuo's massacre in seven days is somewhat intriguing. Note that this is not about killing; the so-called 'prevention' may very well mean we don't need to use force..."

"How can we stop Yu Wentuo without using force?" Li Wei asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course there are other ways. Suppose that when Yu Wentuo arrives here, he finds that all the townspeople infected by the demonic energy have recovered, do you think he would still go on a killing spree?"