"That monk doesn't seem to be one of us."
Baibo looked at the returning Xu Linglong, whose expression seemed somewhat off, and offered a reminder before asking:
"Given your temperament, did you have some other purpose in not killing him?"
Xu Linglong gently flexed her right hand and said lightly:
"Whether he is or isn't, he found Winter Melon with pinpoint accuracy, yet neither killed him nor questioned him, and instead simply stayed by their side."
"Whichever side he's on, there's a problem."
"If that Buddhist Child belongs to the Buddhist Sect, that means those people in the Buddhist Sect really are useless. Even without getting involved in anything, they've drawn attention, and have even started participating in the investigation."
"If that Buddhist Child really is one of us, that would also lend some support to our thinking."
"That's why I had you stay behind alone while I went to meet him."
"If we're pursued afterward and a lot of monks come, then this Buddhist Child belongs to the Buddhist Sect. If it's the other Immortal Sects, or Chu Xingchen, then this Buddhist Child truly is our kind."
"If no one comes after us and things proceed safely, we'll have to change the direction of our thinking."
"Did some operation leave roots behind for people to follow and investigate, or does Chu Xingchen have a way to identify us?"
Xu Linglong glanced back at the road she had come along and said:
"Whatever the outcome, with your methods, we'll naturally be able to withdraw safely."
Baibo nodded gently, a trace of a smile finally appearing on his long-impassive face:
"At last, some good news. We've found a lead, too."
Xu Linglong did not answer that.
Because whether he was or wasn't, the situation they now faced was already extremely perilous.