"Oh, Qiqi, you're killing the fun here…"
Hu Tao, controlling Su Yuan's body, looked at Qiqi with a hint of helplessness and said,
"You just went ahead and exposed my true identity—how am I supposed to scare my dear guest consultant Zhongli now?"
"Uh… Director Hu, even if Qiqi hadn't said anything, I could tell that this Su Yuan isn't the original Su Yuan anymore…"
Zhongli spoke honestly,
"The way the Director moves, the little details in your actions, they're still very different from Su Yuan's…"
"So, did Su Yuan really go alone to the edge between life and death last night?"
"How boring. I was hoping to give my dear guest consultant Zhongli a good scare, but you saw right through everything…"
"Fine then, I'll switch the body back to Su Yuan and let him talk to you…"
The moment Hu Tao's voice faded, Su Yuan felt himself regain control of his body.
"Zhongli, sorry for not telling you guys yesterday before I went alone to the boundary between life and death near Wuwang Hill. On someone else's suggestion, I took Tartaglia and Hu Tao out with me without asking…" Su Yuan scratched his head and spoke to Zhongli.
"As for the one who gave me that suggestion, it's actually the mysterious little boy I mentioned to you before…"
"He's also a lingering spirit, hovering at the boundary between life and death…"
"Although he asked me to keep his identity a secret for now, from what I can tell, he seems to be someone trustworthy…"
"I see, that's how it is…"
After hearing Su Yuan's story, Zhongli nodded thoughtfully and said,
"So, Su Yuan, what new information have you obtained today?"
"Hmm, that's exactly what I want to talk about next. Please listen carefully…"
For the next while, Su Yuan shared the intelligence he had gathered this morning with everyone present.
Originally, according to the plan, they were supposed to go to Mt. Aocang today to find Adeptus Cloud Retainer...
But now Su Yuan thought, since Cloud Retainer isn't doing anything urgent at the moment, if they delayed for one more day, tomorrow they could obtain some important intelligence and a special ability...
Su Yuan was now wondering if the "thorough preparation" mentioned in the earlier intelligence referred exactly to this important intelligence and special ability.
"If you say we should wait today and go to Mt. Aocang tomorrow, Su Yuan, then we'll follow your lead," Zhongli said after hearing Su Yuan's plan.
"Su Yuan, although I don't know what exactly triggers my eerie transformation or how to use it..." Baizhu also spoke up, "I will come with you all the same..."
"At least, if an emergency arises, I can provide some medical assistance."
"Qiqi… Qiqi will come along too..." Qiqi added.
Seeing these companions willing to fight alongside him, Su Yuan felt a warm feeling in his heart...
Yes, he was never truly alone...
"Sorry everyone, dealing with those Treasure Hoarders took up a bit of my time…"
At that moment, Yelan's voice came from outside the door:
"But now that those troubles are finally resolved, we can discuss our battle plan together…"
"Yelan, you're finally here!"
Su Yuan smiled as he opened the door and said:
"With your intelligence network backing us, our battle plan will definitely go much more smoothly—"
But before he could finish the word "smoothly," he suddenly noticed with horror that Yelan's wrist no longer had her ancestral jade bracelet…
"Mr. Su Yuan, what exactly happened?"
Yelan smiled faintly and softly asked:
"Why did you suddenly fall silent mid-sentence?"
"Is there something strange about me?"
"Everyone, stay alert and prepare to fight!"
Su Yuan shouted loudly and quickly stepped back, putting distance between himself and Yelan!
"Yelan now has been corrupted and controlled by that eerie force!!!"
Hearing this, everyone in the room immediately went on high alert.
Baizhu quickly said to Qiqi:
"Qiqi, give yourself a command…"
"Defeat the Yelan in front of you, but do not kill her…"
"Understood…" Qiqi nodded in response.
Then, talisman papers on her forehead began to flutter and emit a glowing light…
The "Yelan" watched this scene, her face starting to twist, an eerie energy radiating from her body, and she showed a somewhat puzzled smile as she said:
"That shouldn't be… When it comes to disguising myself, no one should be better than me…"
"I always thought my disguise was flawless, no one could detect it…"
"But Su Yuan, you've slapped me hard in the face—can you tell me exactly where you found the anomaly?"
Su Yuan looked at Yelan nervously.
Just earlier, when they parted ways in Liyue Harbor, Yelan was perfectly fine…
But after she went to the General Affairs Department to handle those treasure-robbing gangs, her ancestral jade bracelet on her wrist disappeared, and now she was controlled by that eerie force?
What on earth had happened over at the General Affairs Department in such a short time???
"Qiqi knows that she is no match for Miss Yelan…"
After setting the command to defeat Yelan, Qiqi's expression grew dark, and an aura of eerie power began to emanate from her…
"But Qiqi must defeat Miss Yelan…"
"Because once the command is set, it must be carried out…"
Saying this, Qiqi drew her one-handed sword wrapped in eerie energy and dashed toward "Yelan"!
Behind "Yelan," a pitch-black and scarlet intertwined "Mysterious Throwing Dicing" appeared, and from her hands, several blood-red, foul-smelling "Binding Threads" emerged, blocking Qiqi's sword strike!
"Qiqi, although your true age sounds quite old, all these years you've been wandering about in a daze…"
"Yelan" looked coldly at Qiqi's trembling sword and hands, bound by the Binding Threads, and said:
"Look at your sword-holding hand…"
"You're weak with your dominant hand, unskilled with your off-hand, your footing is loose, and your reactions are sluggish—not a single move is decent!!!"
"You still want to defeat me? Keep dreaming!!!"
In the next moment, the Binding Threads bursting from Yelan's hands and the Mysterious Throwing Dicing behind her spread out like a spiderweb, swiftly enveloping and binding Qiqi's entire body…
"Threads… intertwining!!!"
As Yelan spoke, the densely interwoven Binding Threads instantly sliced Qiqi's body into countless fragments…
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