Volume 1

53 Sudden Change in the Situation

It was a bit of a pleasant surprise, but I still frowned as I said, "Where have you been? If you'd have come earlier, at the least, You Ji wouldn't have been able to slip away."

Gaoqin Jiuye raised a brow. "You Ji? That snake woman from your district?"

"Mmh. She betrayed us and is colluding with that soul snatcher of yours, plotting these experiments. And it was like you guessed; Huan Qing's mental force was completely depleted by them," I explained as clearly and succinctly as I could.

Unaffected by most of the information, Gaoqin Jiuye simply turned to the ghostly shadow. "Having fun? Were you the one who injured Huan Qing?"

His voice came, "No. I couln't injure a disciple of the same master, so I didn't do anything."

I added, "Supposedly it was him and a one-armed woman. They even took Mi Fu!"

Gaoqin Jiuye's eyes narrowed at the mention of a one-armed woman.

I flinched.

Gaoqin Jiuye stared at the shadow. But...