Xu Ye followed Meng Chengfei to his office.
The office faced east. A shaft of golden sunlight fell across the desk, dancing inside an exquisite brown ceramic teacup.
The tea fragrance in the office was so strong it was suffocating, and Xu Ye frowned almost imperceptibly.
"Hiss-"
Bandit Lord drew in a sharp breath. "Xu Kid, your captain wasn't here in his true body before, so I couldn't sense it. Only now do I realize he carries the aura of an extremely powerful Taboo Object... Hmm, let me think. It's the same aura as that beam of light that descended from the sky when you faced the Spirit Mirror Knight."
Xu Ye's heart jolted. "Sky City's Crimson Eye? How is that possible? It was the captain who saved me that day?"
Bandit Lord pondered this. "Using such a powerful Taboo Object comes at a price. No wonder your captain has remained at Sequence 8."
"But you need to be careful. His mental state is a little unstable."
"What's wrong?" Seeing Xu Ye standing there in a daze, Meng Chengfei asked curiously. As he spoke, he opened the window, took out a cigar, and began smoking it with practiced ease.
"Ah, nothing. Maybe I haven't been sleeping well lately." Xu Ye's heart felt heavy, but he didn't let it show. He casually pulled over a chair and sat opposite Meng Chengfei.
The Blasphemer's Diagram had already been made public. Had the captain still not merged his secondary personalities into one?
He felt a little worried.
Meng Chengfei glanced over with his faintly dark-green eyes, unaware of Xu Ye's thoughts. He was merely surprised. "Your aura has already reached Sequence 8? So soon?"
"Captain, it's not that I'm fast. You're just too slow," Xu Ye quipped, knowing Meng Chengfei wouldn't get angry