Baihu Unravels the Clues, the Temptress Gets a Taste of the Marrow

At the edge of the square at Demon Capital Martial University, where the crowds are gradually dispersing.

Hong Gui's fiery body was almost entirely draped over Dongfang Yueming, her captivating face tilted back, her eyes sparkling as she awaited a response.

However, Dongfang Yueming did not follow the trend as she had expected.

He glanced subtly at the top of the teaching building in the distance.

"Someone is watching us."

Dongfang Yueming's voice was very low, barely a whisper reaching Hong Gui's ears, "Do you know that woman in white?"

Hong Gui paused slightly, then, following Dongfang Yueming's gaze, glanced over with her peripheral vision quite naturally.

When she saw the aloof white figure standing on the rooftop, a rare and extremely complex expression appeared on Hong Gui's bewitching face, and even the arm she was holding with Dongfang Yueming stiffened slightly.

"It's her..."

Hong Gui took a deep breath, her tone revealing a hint of apprehension she herself didn't realize, "Moon Grade Investigator of the Great Xia Night Watchers stationed in Demon Capital, codenamed— Baihu."

"So she was Baihu." Dongfang Yueming nodded thoughtfully, recalling the contact information on the Judge's phone.

Hong Gui seemed to have read Dongfang Yueming's mind. She leaned closer and continued in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Don't underestimate this woman. Although she looks young, her cultivation has already reached the terrifying [True Power Realm]. She is one of the youngest experts in the entire Demon Capital."

"And..."

Hong Gui paused for a moment, then dropped an explosive piece of gossip. "It's said that she and ' Judge,' the senior investigator from the Jinling branch you killed, were classmates at Jinling Martial University, and they even had a secret romance."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this news, Dongfang Yueming was indeed a little surprised.

After all, he had personally reduced the Judge to ashes. That woman named Baihu, his former lover, was now standing at a distance watching him, the "murderer," yet she hadn't revealed even a trace of murderous intent or hatred?

Hearing that Dongfang Yueming didn't take a Moon Grade investigator at the True Power Realm seriously at all, Hong Gui found the kid's arrogance rather endearing.

"Never mind her, let's get back to our previous topic..."

Hong Gui pressed herself against him again, expertly drawing circles on Dongfang Yueming's chest. "Come to my place tonight, I've got a surprise for you." She was hooked; ever since experiencing Dongfang Yueming's incredibly powerful "combat ability" under the bridge, her mind was filled with those absurd images—she was practically addicted.

In the distance, on the top floor of the teaching building.

Looking down at Hong Gui's persistent and clingy behavior, Baihu, who had already turned to leave, suddenly stopped.

Something's not right.

Baihu frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his silvery-white eyes.

"Miss Li Family is known for her pride and arrogance. No matter how handsome that boy is, it's not enough to make her throw herself at him like a wildcat in heat in public, is it?"

There's definitely something fishy going on here.

Baihu's keen intuition, typical of top investigators, made her sense a strange and incongruous feeling.

She turned and walked towards the stairwell, pulling an extremely small handheld device from her pocket.

"Please access Miss Li Family's file for me," Baihu typed into the terminal.

As Moon Grade investigator, she has extremely high authority.

Soon, a large amount of data flashed on the screen.

Although the above only shows "suspected to be above the Meridian Opening Realm" without specifying her exact cultivation level, this is based on information gathered over the past few years.

"His physique, his habitual movements, and that extremely rare deep purple true energy characteristic..."

Suddenly, Baihu's image perfectly overlapped with that of "Hong Gui," a high-ranking Resisters stirred up trouble in the underworld of Demon Capital!

"So that's how it is! The eldest daughter of the Li Family is actually that crazy woman from the Resisters!"

A flicker of realization crossed the Baihu's eyes, but it was nothing more than a fleeting thought.

She was well aware of the Li Family's political game of "betting on both sides." Since it involved such behemoths as the three major families, she was naturally not foolish enough to expose them. Let those idiots who wanted to curry favor do such a thankless task.

However, just as she was about to close the terminal...

A flash of inspiration!

The Baihu's pupils contracted sharply, and its heart even skipped a beat for a moment!

"Etc!"

It was as if a lightning bolt had struck her mind, brutally connecting all the seemingly unrelated clues together!

"If the murderer who killed the Judge was taken away by the Resisters, could the person receiving him be Hong Gui?!"

"So, that pretty boy is the murderer!"

"But he looks very young, and seems to be a student at Demon Capital Martial University, which doesn't make sense..."

"No, if he really is from Jinling, then he might be an exchange student from Jinling Martial University!"

This utterly absurd, even somewhat insane, speculation sent chills down Baihu's spine.

She immediately looked up information about the exchange students at Jinling and clicked on the detailed profile below the photo.

[Name: Dongfang Yueming]

[Identity: Second-year auditor at Jinling Martial University]

[Cultivation Realm Assessment: Blood Nourishing Realm Sixth Layer]

"Blood Nourishing Sixth Layer?! A sophomore?!"

Upon seeing this utterly ridiculous data, Baihu suddenly turned around, his silver-white eyes seeming to spit fire as he stared intently at the spot at the edge of the square!

Is the other person a genuine sophomore, or are they pretending?

But.

When the Baihu turned its head.

The edge of the square was already deserted.

Hong Gui and that young man had vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Baihu stood on the edge of the rooftop, letting the strong wind tousle her full head of silver hair.

Far from being angry that her target had escaped, a smile of fanatical excitement appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.

"The Dongfang Yueming..."

"You've really given me a wonderful surprise!"