Changsheng?
Changsheng!
The two syllables exploded beside his ears like thunder, then surged over him in an instant like a nightmare.
Cold sweat poured from Su Changsheng, and a hair-raising chill swept through him. His skin broke out in dense goosebumps that set his teeth on edge.
"Wasn't being human good enough?"
"Changsheng, why did you betray us?"
The dead Cat Woman still stared at Su Changsheng with her head tilted, a faint, utterly chilling smile appearing on her face.
Her green-glowing eyes brimmed with strangeness and evil. She repeated the same words, seemingly desperate for an answer.
But Su Changsheng said nothing.
Almost instantly, he responded by feigning bewilderment and helplessness, as though he could not understand a word.
He also displayed the fear, wariness, and dread of someone who had encountered an uncanny entity. His reaction was almost identical to that of an ordinary yao.
Yet his heart kept sinking.
What betrayal?
And why did it know his name?
Was this uncanny entity the "it," or "them," behind the Forked Path Turtle Breath Art?
And why had it suddenly come looking for him?
Why act through Cat Woman?
Most importantly, why had it appeared only after Cat Woman died?
A soul returning in a borrowed corpse?
In that brief instant, countless thoughts raced through Su Changsheng's mind. Endless possibilities, conjectures, and more surfaced in his heart, then vanished.
However, no matter what, he absolutely could not answer now. Facing something this uncanny, the slightest carelessness could destroy both body and soul. Perhaps the moment he answered, he would fall victim.
He had not answered yet, and had not fallen victim. That proved that refusing to answer was the best response.
"Changsheng... have you truly betrayed us? But we clearly sensed that your Three Lamp Flames in the Academy's