As they were heading farther inside, Tang Wulin's expression suddenly shifted. He tapped Gongyang Mo's hand, and Gongyang Mo immediately understood, leading him toward the roadside.
Before long, the two arrived at an empty corner. Tang Wulin said coldly,
"Come out. I noticed you."
Tang Wulin did not possess Spiritual Detection like Huo Yutong, but he had still undergone the academy's special training and was quite skilled at counter-surveillance. The stalker's tracking techniques were not particularly refined, allowing Tang Wulin to notice him easily.
"Hehe, not bad. Looks like you're quite capable."
With a snickering laugh, a gaunt man in black appeared before them.
His face was a sickly green, with faint black vapor even seeping from it. He looked utterly bizarre and repulsive.
Sensing the sinister aura around him, Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo both frowned and asked,
"Why are you following us?"
"Why? Hehehe, what a stupid question. Brat, you two impersonated members of the Xishui Alliance. Did you think the real people wouldn't come looking for you?"
Tang Wulin and Gongyang Mo's hearts sank. They had never expected that merely using the Xishui Alliance as an excuse to pry for information would bring genuine members to their door so quickly.
It seemed their plan would need some adjustments.
Tang Wulin asked with an unfriendly expression,
"So how do you intend to deal with us?"
The man in black chuckled.
"How about this? Didn't you two just claim to be members of the Xishui Alliance? Then just prove that you have the necessary skills."
Gongyang Mo inwardly cried out in alarm. The black-clad man's meaning was easy enough to understand—he wanted them to demonstrate the methods of an Evil Soul Master.
But both of them were from Shrek Academy and cultivated normally in their daily lives. How could