A sound he had barely heard throughout the entire Instance suddenly rang out in Li Xian's mind, making him pause.
Why were tips suddenly coming in now?
After a moment's thought, he understood. These guilds had probably watched until now and become certain he would survive, so they finally felt safe "investing" large sums of points in him.
But Li Xian still did not let his guard down.
The night before last, he had seen Dolly appear in the hallway and kill Jiang Yan with his own eyes.
She had not been in the painting that night, yet afterward, she had been put back inside-
Li Xian did not believe this was a coincidence or a mistake on Du Sha's part.
It also meant that the Mistress must have had some way to control Dolly.
Perhaps that method required preparation or special items. The Mistress had not expected Dolly to suddenly emerge from the painting, which was why she had fallen behind for now.
But overall, Li Xian did not believe Dolly alone could subdue Du Sha.
At most, she could buy him time.
Sure enough, after losing ground at first, Du Sha soon regained the upper hand. Seeing this, Li Xian wanted to seize the chance to leave, only to hear her say:
"Little sister... my little sister... how could I ever hurt you? I've actually been preparing a gift for you all along."
"A human skin that suits you. I collected all these portraits just to find the perfect skin for you. Sadly, I could never find one I was completely satisfied with... until I saw him-"
Du Sha fixed her gaze directly on Li Xian, that fanatical expression returning-
"Look, this is the man. Perfect, isn't he? Kill him and put his skin on you, and we