The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 959 Somewhat Like You

Inside a detached apartment building in the East District.

As the sun rose and sunlight struggled to penetrate the thick clouds and shine into the house, Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing finished their "dual cultivation." One leaned against the headboard, sorting through her harvest, while the other lay on top of the man, too lazy to even move a finger.

To be honest, although Su Xuanbing had read a lot of materials at the Black River Security Company of the Night Church and even observed a senior night watchman using "dreams" to train newcomers, she didn't "exchange" anything all night. What followed was purely experiencing the various methods of the "Joy" lineage.

Zhao Chen wasn't in a hurry to extract more "law and reason" about "destruction" from her, after all, he hadn't fully digested what he had gained before.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Su Xuanbing finally sat up, leaning against Zhao Chen's chest instead of lying down, and sighed, "'Joy' lineage's techniques, combined with the subtle influence of 'Five Immortals' spiritual energy,' are far more powerful than the 'Pleasure Witch' I saw in the Night Watchman's 'Dream Academy' yesterday. It's just that you didn't take the opportunity to 'corrupt' my mind, otherwise I might have truly become addicted and unable to extricate myself..."

Even now, she is reluctant to leave him.

Upon hearing her words, Zhao Chen gently stroked Hongying while recalling the scenes he had seen through Su Xuanbing, and said thoughtfully, "The witches of this 'other-dimensional world' are actually somewhat similar to the witches of Xuantian Taixi... Moreover, I heard that the evil god worshipped by the 'Witch's House' organization in ancient times was killed by Taixiao Daojun."

"Maybe there really is some connection."

Or perhaps, the relationship between this other-dimensional world and Xuan Tian is even closer than he imagined…

Su Xuanbing's cheeks flushed again. She finally couldn't resist getting out of bed, completely escaping Zhao Chen's "control," and rolled her eyes at him, saying:

"Don't think that far ahead. Right now, we should focus on completing the mission of the 'Taixiao Secret Realm'."

When she first engaged in "dual cultivation" with Zhao Chen, she discovered that the man's thoughts were filled with "terrifying" things, things that could make her completely lose control even by mentioning his name. She was so frightened that she almost lost her composure and dared not explore what he was thinking. She only dared to engage with what he had offered.

With his toy gone, Zhao Chen simply put on his clothes and analyzed with a smile: "There seems to be a lot of information about the 'demon,' such as knowing that the serial killer's motive was to complete the promotion ceremony, and that his main target was women who had 'fallen' and worked as street prostitutes."

"They even learned most of the abilities and methods of the 'Demon' sequence..."

"But that's not enough, otherwise the night watchmen would have caught him long ago."

Having already ruined her nightgown, Su Xuanbing had to drape a sheet over herself again. After a moment's thought, she said, "The so-called advancement ceremony should be similar to our 'tribulation method' here. Both are means to reduce the danger of 'tribulations'. And the 'demon' who masters this method is probably not a rogue cultivator... Hmm, here they're called a wild extraordinary being. He probably has a powerful force behind him."

“That’s right, that might be why that ‘heroic detective’ wasn’t willing to get too involved… I guess that great detective probably already knows who the murderer is, but either he’s worried about retaliation from the forces behind the serial killer, or he feels he can’t catch the culprit at all. That’s why he’s not very interested in this case, only giving some information to the Church of the Night.” Zhao Chen nodded, then hesitated for a moment before adding, “Moreover, although that lady named Dai Li used some strange ‘metaphors,’ what she said hit the nail on the head!”

"The church headquarters reacted far too slowly to this matter... Perhaps that's the main reason why that detective was unwilling to investigate further, or even to avoid it." Hearing this, Su Xuanbing asked in surprise, "You mean, the murderer's backing is so powerful that even the Church of the Night is wary of him?"

Zhao Chen shook his head: "No, I feel like there's a 'giant hand' orchestrating everything in the sky above this city. The serial murders and the girl trafficking case we encountered before might just be part of a huge conspiracy."

"The reason why the Church of the Night reacted so slowly is probably because there are people in the middle and upper ranks who are involved in this conspiracy and are therefore obstructing the investigation."

Su Xuanbing was, after all, a military officer. Even though she preferred to solve problems with force, she was quite experienced in this area, having uncovered many conspiracies of the "Dragon King's" retinue.

So after a moment's thought, she agreed with Zhao Chen's guess and exclaimed, "You're really perceptive; I hadn't even considered that."

As the saying goes, the more you're "arranged" for, the more insights you gain... Zhao Chen said self-deprecatingly, then changed the subject: "Our mission is simply to catch and kill that serial killer, not to uncover the grand conspiracy behind this city, so there's no need to delve into it..."

"However, we now have two problems to solve."

Su Xuanbing was taken aback for a moment, then asked curiously, "What's the problem?"

“First, there’s that woman named ‘Panadia.’ She’s connected to the ‘human trafficking case’ and the ‘murder case,’ and she’s very likely part of that big conspiracy. Investigating her will probably uncover deeper secrets, which is quite dangerous… Should we take that risk?” Zhao Chen asked, holding up one finger.

Su Xuanbing didn't hesitate and said directly, "She is now almost the only clue in the 'serial murder case,' so we must investigate even if it's dangerous."

Zhao Chen was also inclined to investigate, so he simply nodded and continued, "Secondly, should we contact that 'hero detective' who has already gone to sea?"
"He most likely possesses important intelligence. Although he is not in the capital, according to the Church of the Night, his teacher and many of his female confidantes are here, and they should have a way to contact each other."

This includes the "long-gloved" girl he met at the Brave Ones Bar yesterday. He was somewhat surprised when he saw her profile during their "dual cultivation" last night.

After thinking for a while, Su Xuanbing suggested, "Since his teacher, the great detective Isengard, has invited us to a detective exchange meeting on Saturday, why don't we take the opportunity to test him out?"
"However, I don't think we should have too much hope. Even if that heroic detective really knows something, he won't easily tell others. After all, even his teacher knows nothing about the serial killer."

"Our investigation should still focus on that woman named Panatia."

At this point, she seemed to remember something and smiled, saying, "Speaking of which, according to the information from the Church of the Night, that heroic detective is actually quite similar to you."

"They are all playboys with many female confidantes."

(End of this chapter)