When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 277

People playing people, a battle of minds

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Then Mo Qian rose and headed toward the back of the Blacksmith Shop. Shang Liuli followed, with Luo Bin and Gu Yiren behind her.

There was a door at the back of the shop. Beyond it lay an inner courtyard.

Once the four of them entered, Mo Qian fixed Luo Bin with an intense stare. "Madam Shang was right. You really did deal with the demon! Did Qin Jiumo appear again, or could you do it yourself all along and simply never told us?"

Luo Bin glanced at Shang Liuli. Given her extensive knowledge and experience, he was not surprised.

He shook his head and answered frankly, "It wasn't me, and it wasn't Qin Jiumo either."

Luo Bin had organized his thoughts on the way over.

He held nothing back and told them directly about the second Si.

He also explained how he had rescued Yuan Yinxin and the relationship between Yuan Yinxin and Qin Jiumo.

Mo Qian's pupils contracted.

Shang Liuli's face tightened.

The atmosphere in the courtyard grew tense.

At last, Luo Bin finished telling them everything.

Of course, he still concealed Gu Yiren's role.

"Can he be trusted?" Mo Qian finally asked, his brows deeply furrowed.

He was asking Shang Liuli, not Luo Bin.

That alone showed how cautious Mo Qian was.

"This is beyond anything I know. Yuan Yinxin... I've been in Cabinet Mountain Town for years, but I've never heard of anyone like him," Shang Liuli answered honestly.

"Cabinet Mountain Town isn't like Cabinet Mountain Village. The dead should come and go much faster here, shouldn't they?" Gu Yiren said quietly.

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