Ch. 81A Cloud of Doubt
Bai Chen discovered that the people behind the attack belonged to the Rebel Army and learned that their boss was coming, while agreeing to spend the day sightseeing with Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen. At the city lord’s residence, he found the Level-Seven Soul Engineer from the previous day standing openly in the courtyard, leaving him to suspect the city lord was involved.
- Bai Chen overheard two Rebel Army members argue about sending Xiao Ming to follow the group and learned that their boss was coming, then fled before they noticed him.
- Bai Chen returned to the hotel, meditated through the night, and agreed to spend the day sightseeing with Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen.
- Bai Chen joined the Hongchen siblings for a day in the city, then went with them and Old Ma to meet Wuyang City's city lord and investigate the strange metal and the attack.
- Bai Chen saw the Level-Seven Soul Engineer he had fought standing in the city lord's courtyard and suspected the city lord might be connected to the Rebel Army's operation.