The sky quickly turned dark.
The moment Jiang Sui saw Lu Yunze surrounded by a group of shallow girls, her expression immediately changed.
No, Lu Yunze, what are you doing?
He clearly knew he was on a mission, yet now he was surrounded by a bunch of girls—what was that supposed to mean?
Jiang Sui forced herself to calm down. Given Lu Yunze’s personality, there was no way he would actually like those shallow girls. He was just momentarily trapped; he would soon break free and get back on track.
Thinking this, Jiang Sui felt a little relieved. She quietly slipped past them, planning to scout ahead for Lu Yunze.
‘What if the target they were following had set some trap ahead? With Lu Yunze’s intelligence, he might not even realize he’d stepped into one.’
With that thought, Jiang Sui quickened her pace.
As for the suspect’s file, after Lu Yunze finished reading it, she had used a small trick to “borrow” it for a while and knew what the person looked like as well.
The photo in the file showed that her most distinctive feature was her slanted phoenix eyes, giving her a seductive and alluring appearance.
Her name was Chen Miao, a woman over thirty.
The file clearly stated that she was suspected of colluding with the Revival Society, which had landed her on the Execution Division’s watch list.
When they spotted her on the street, she was wearing casual clothes, looking like an ordinary citizen out for exercise.
Moreover, her movements were erratic; they had only found her trail today.
Ahead, Jiang Sui actually found Chen Miao.
She was standing outside a convenience store on this street, smoking a pack of cigarettes she had just bought. She seemed to be idly loitering, but she was actually covertly observing her surroundings.
If Jiang Sui hadn’t been on guard, she might have been exposed.
Pretending to visit the convenience store, Jiang Sui bought a bottle of water inside, then deliberately brushed past Chen Miao on her way out.
With a slight squeeze of her fingers, she crushed the liquid hidden in her palm. After doing this, Jiang Sui returned to her observation position.
‘Is she waiting for someone?’
Not only did Chen Miao make no further move, but Lu Yunze also failed to catch up.
‘Could he have gone the wrong way?’
Thinking this, Jiang Sui immediately turned back—and saw a scene that infuriated her.
Not only had Lu Yunze not shaken off those shallow girls, but he was actually flirting with them, his silly expression making him look like a fool being toyed with by women.
Jiang Sui was genuinely furious.
‘Lu Yunze, have you no shame?’
‘A bunch of shallow girls can bewitch you that easily? Are you that cheap?’
“Oh, you’re all such lovely girls. I should have met you sooner.”
“Mm-hmm, we’re going to have so much fun today.”
“Actually, I don’t have a girlfriend. Haha, bet you didn’t see that coming.”
Crack!
The drink bottle in Jiang Sui’s hand instantly crumpled.
She couldn’t take it anymore. Even if it meant blowing her cover, she had to separate them from Lu Yunze.
“Come on, handsome, let’s go somewhere even more fun.”
“Sure, sure.”
The girl who seemed to be the leader spoke with a flicker of undisguised malice in her eyes.
Jiang Sui’s expression froze.
She felt that this group had ill intentions.
‘How could Lu Yunze let strangers get close to him so easily and even play along with them?’
That was when Jiang Sui realized something was wrong.
Not only Lu Yunze, but she herself had become unusually flustered, almost letting her emotions take over.
After a bitter laugh, Jiang Sui continued observing Lu Yunze’s expression.
His tone was frivolous, his expression vacant, his eyes lifeless.
Based on those three things alone, she could basically confirm it.
Lu Yunze had fallen into a trap.
Jiang Sui had considered the possibility of a trap, but she hadn’t expected it to come so quickly.
She slapped her own cheek, a soft laugh escaping her—half relieved, half mocking herself.
‘I have to sabotage their plan and rescue Lu Yunze.’
And that was exactly what Jiang Sui excelled at.
“This way, handsome.”
“Don’t worry, you don’t know this city, but we do.”
“You’re so shy—fun things are exactly that: fun.”
They were herding Lu Yunze into a nearby alley.
The leading shallow girl was talking, then suddenly stopped and sniffed the air.
“Do you guys smell something fragrant?”
“Huh?”
“Is there?”
By the time they reacted, an indescribable dread surged from the depths of their hearts, seizing control of their minds.
They looked at Lu Yunze again. His body suddenly mutated, sprouting countless sticky tentacles, and his body kept expanding until it turned into a massive mountain of flesh.
They stared at Lu Yunze as if they’d seen a ghost, screaming and scrambling away from him.
“Huh? Why did everyone run away?”
Left without guidance, Lu Yunze could only stand there dumbly, completely baffled.
He wanted to chase after them, but he stopped.
‘Did I turn ugly?’
“Only if they find the Young Master ugly will they dare not approach him easily in the future.”
Jiang Sui held a crystal in her hand and tossed it to Lu Yunze.
Over the past year, Jiang Sui had learned to brew more and more types of potions.
A potion like this one, which could briefly deceive a person’s vision, she could now brew proficiently.
But the cost was too high; she usually didn’t use it herself.
“Alright, stop wasting time. You still have a mission to complete.”
As she spoke, she dripped the potion into his eyes and slapped him on both cheeks.
A moment later, Lu Yunze cried out as he touched his stinging face, staring blankly around.
“What happened to me… oh! The tail!”
He couldn’t remember what had just occurred, but a voice reminded him that he had an important mission to finish—this was no time to rest.
He ran out of the alley and back to the main road.
Lu Yunze still remembered the last direction he’d seen Chen Miao heading, so he quickened his pace to catch up.
At that moment, Chen Miao seemed to have given up waiting for the person she wanted to see and was about to leave the street.
“I can’t waste any more time here. The longer I stay outside, the more dangerous it gets.”
She had prepared an escape route ahead of time to quickly move to a safe location.
Just as she took two steps, she saw Lu Yunze’s figure in the distance.
“What? Those guys didn’t hold him off?”
As luck would have it, their eyes met for an instant.
Both Lu Yunze and Chen Miao’s hearts skipped a beat.
Without a word, Chen Miao quickened her pace.
Seeing this, Lu Yunze immediately gave chase.
It didn’t matter if he’d been spotted.
The streets were crowded, and Chen Miao knew that if she used that to her advantage, she could shake him off quickly.
But after making a big loop through the streets, Chen Miao realized something was off.
Not only was Lu Yunze not losing ground, but he was sticking close behind her, able to locate her position at any time.
How was this possible?
Chen Miao felt a chill. ‘When did I fall prey to one of Lu Yunze’s secret arts?’
Lu Yunze, on the other hand, was also a bit confused.
He had lost sight of Chen Miao several times and should have lost her trail by now.
But he could see the spots where Chen Miao had passed—they left behind a long trail of breath residue.
It was red, and when he sniffed closely, it had a faint sweetness.
‘What’s going on?’
Lu Yunze didn’t understand.
But whatever—he needed this right now.
Chen Miao turned into a narrow alley.
Following the trail of breath residue, Lu Yunze entered the alley as well.
As he went deeper, he soon felt the temperature around him drop.
The noise of the street was fading away.
Until the sounds became muffled, and the only thing he could clearly hear was the splash of his shoes on puddles.
Splash!
A faint sound came from behind.
Lu Yunze whipped his head around, but saw nothing.
The puddle behind him still rippled faintly.
‘Was it just a stray cat?’
He directed his attention back to the red breath trail.
Then he saw the trail suddenly climb the wall, extending back the way he came—straight behind him.
‘Not good!’
A faint sound came again.
Lu Yunze spun around, raising his arm to block.
Even so, a sharp pain shot through him.
Black scales had emerged, but a dark shadow flashed past him.
His clothes were torn, and clear scratches remained on his black scales, with faint blood oozing out.
The opponent was so fast that the breath trail became a tangled mess.
Lu Yunze rubbed his eyes and stopped relying on it.
He summoned his heavy sword and waited for the right moment.
When the killing intent surged from behind, he spun around sharply and swung the sword hard.
The heavy sword slammed into the ground.
Crack-like fissures spread rapidly.
Although it didn’t hit, it succeeded in forcing the enemy back.
Now Lu Yunze could finally see his opponent’s appearance.
It was indeed Chen Miao.
But… she looked different somehow.
Her hands and feet were covered in fur, turning into claws, and even a long, slender tail had grown behind her.
Lu Yunze thought he was seeing things.
‘So catgirls really exist in this world?’
Ah, no.
This was clearly an effect of a secret art.
Lu Yunze quickly dismissed those distracting thoughts, his expression turning serious.
“Why did you attack me?”
“I should be asking you why you’re following me.”
Chen Miao licked the blood off her claws.
“Prey delivered to my doorstep—why would I refuse?”
With that, she moved again.
Her speed was even faster than Lu Yunze had imagined, nearly invisible.
“Before challenging me, why don’t you measure your own strength?”
With every sentence she spoke, she left a new wound on Lu Yunze’s body.
Lu Yunze kept counterattacking.
But his bulky heavy sword, compared to her speed, was as slow as a snail—he couldn’t touch her.
Even if he abandoned the heavy sword, Lu Yunze didn’t think he could match her speed using the burst from his Force Accumulation Anchor.
She was too agile.
Force Accumulation Anchor couldn’t change direction as freely as she could.
‘What am I supposed to do to beat her?’
Frustration built up inside him, gradually turning into a flame.
That flame kept churning.
Lu Yunze suddenly felt an uncomfortable sensation in his stomach.
Something seemed to be coming out.
He couldn’t hold it in any longer.
Just then, Chen Miao decided to finish the fight and rushed straight at him.
And right in front of her, Lu Yunze erupted with a burst of blazing flame.
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