The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 261 Another Fan

It was a rusty iron gate that looked like it was about to fall apart at any moment. As if it already knew they were coming, the gate creaked open, and the sound was so jarring in the silent culvert.

"Welcome." A deep voice, accompanied by the smell of decay, came from inside the door, echoing in the culvert as if from another world.

As the voice rang out, the lights came on, and for the four people who had just gotten used to the darkness, their vision was instantly filled with bright white light.

"Xi He! I found you at the agreed time. Release Dad!" Qi Fei shouted.

A head popped out from inside the door, but it wasn't Xi He; it was Feng Yongfu.

“God said that to see Him, you need to confess all your discoveries.” He crossed his arms in front of him, his body filthy from running through the muddy reeds, but his face was devout, like a medieval ascetic.

"God?" A person's image involuntarily surfaced in Qi Fei's mind—Ying Shuigen, who called himself "Golden Snake Immortal." He once worshipped Xihe as a god, so it seems that Feng Yongfu is another follower of Xihe.

Qi Fei drew his gun and pointed it at Feng Yongfu: "Tell me, is my dad inside?"

Feng Yongfu grinned maliciously: "Officer Qi, you've patiently unraveled the mystery for the past ten days. You're not going to suddenly lose patience at the last minute, are you?"

"Qi Fei, don't get provoked." Zhong Xiaoyu's voice came from behind Qi Fei, reminding him that this was the other party's trick.

Strangely, Feng Yongfu did not react at all when he heard Zhong Xiaoyu speak, as if Zhong Xiaoyu was just a stranger to him.

He continued speaking to Qi Fei, "God said he really wants to know your answer. And..." Feng Yongfu's gaze fell on the gun barrel that Qi Fei was pointing at him, "This place is full of magnetic fields. Your guns can't hurt anyone. Everyone has to abide by the rules of the game set by God."

Wu Shanqiu muttered to herself, "I don't know why, but everyone who gets involved with Xi He becomes a bit strange."

“He’s right. A player who doesn’t complete the game isn’t a qualified player.” Qi Fei gestured for Wu Shanqiu to be quiet, then stared at Feng Yongfu and continued, “My suspicion of Zhong Kui was wrong. You deliberately leaked the news of Feng Yongshou’s disappearance to Zhong Kui because you knew that one day, Zhong Kui would find me.”

No, it should be Xi He who knows that Zhong Kui will find him one day.

This game wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision; it was planned from the moment Zhong Kui appeared.

Feng Yongfu grinned: "You guessed half right." He then looked over Qi Fei's shoulder at Zhong Xiaoyu, "Great Immortal, you have finally revealed your true form. I knew you were coming for me when you appeared in Sanwu Town that year."

However, Zhong Xiaoyu took a half step back and accidentally bumped into Jiang Tianyi.

Jiang Tianyi quickly supported her with his hand.

Zhong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Tianyi in a panic, muttering, "Senior brother, I can't do it, I can't do it..."

"Xiaoyu, don't force yourself. If you're willing, I'll take you away from here now," Jiang Tianyi said softly.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Xiaoyu's expression suddenly changed. She abruptly pushed Jiang Tianyi away, disgustedly ripped off the hair tie holding her hair, and glanced at Qi Fei: "Heh, overestimating yourself. Do you really think you can handle this situation?"

Judging from the tone, it was clear that Zhong Kui had returned. It seemed that Zhong Xiaoyu couldn't bear the pressure of facing Xi He directly and ultimately chose to let Zhong Kui shield her from it all. However, it was unclear whether Zhong Kui's words were meant for Zhong Xiaoyu or Qi Fei.

Clearly, Zhong Kui knew about Qi Fei giving Zhong Xiaoyu the hair tie.

Zhong Kui walked up to Qi Fei and looked at Feng Yongfu arrogantly: "Old Feng, I've been keeping you in suspense for so long without you slipping up. That's impressive."

Feng Yongfu's brows furrowed: "It's impressive that you thought of starting with me."

"To study an opponent, you must start with their background. Nothing is more useful than the information Xi He provided during his psychological counseling sessions with Zhong Xiaoyu."

"As long as we trace Xi Ziyun, it won't be difficult to trace you back to her." Zhong Kui stared at him, about to say something more, when suddenly a "whoosh" sound came from inside the culvert. Feng Yongfu's expression changed, and his sinister face was twisted and deformed beyond recognition due to shock and pain.

He fell forward and landed on the ground, motionless.

Qi Fei rushed forward to check and saw that a dart was deeply embedded in the back of Feng Yongfu's head where his neck connected. It was accurate and deadly, killing him instantly without even giving him a chance to speak.

Judging from its appearance, this dart is not made of metal, but more like ceramic, similar to a ceramic fruit knife, so it can hit its target without being affected by the magnetic field inside the culvert.

If Xi He can kill Feng Yongfu, it means he can kill anyone in this culvert.

“This is a trap!” He looked around warily and said to the other three, “You all get out the way you came, I’ll handle the rest.”

However, the three of them suddenly stopped moving as if by unspoken agreement.

Qi Fei panicked: "What are you doing? Xi He designed these things because of me, it has nothing to do with you!"

“Qi Fei, you’re wrong. He designed all this because of me. You’re just one part of it,” Zhong Kui said to him without any mercy.

Qi Fei knew what Xi He meant to her, so he said no more and urged the other two, "Shanqiu, Dr. Jiang, you should leave now!"

“Brother Fei, this is a serious criminal case, not your private matter. I’m not leaving,” Wu Shanqiu insisted.

“You and Xiaoyu need me,” Jiang Tianyi added immediately.

At this moment, unhurried applause came from deep within the rusty iron gate, growing louder as it approached, followed by Xi He's cold voice: "It's so touching, Qi Fei. You always have so much love, it makes people envious."

Xi He appeared before them, his white robes standing out starkly against the backdrop of the old and filthy culvert.

"You killed Feng Yongfu?!" Qi Fei stood beside the corpse and questioned indignantly.

However, Xi He didn't even glance at the corpse. He only raised an eyebrow slightly when he heard the name "Feng Yongfu" and said to Qi Fei, "Let's have a peaceful conversation. I can tell you first that Qi Dongjun is not here. If you want to find him, you have to complete the final chapter of the game. How exciting!" This made it clear that they couldn't harm him here, or Qi Dongjun would also be killed.

As he spoke, his gaze shifted from Qi Fei to Zhong Kui. After looking him over, he grinned and said, "Hmph, I thought I'd see an old friend today. Disappointing."