Chase Game

The Meng residence was bathed in moonlight and starlight.

In the room arranged for him, Ling Yi carefully recalled everything that had happened from last night until now.

He went through all the clues.

His first task is a single mission: "Rescue the dancer."

The clues related to this mission had completely dried up, and at this point he had already noticed something amiss.

However, they couldn't grasp the key points.

Should we continue using 【十方大观·观阳】?

Ling Yi thought about it and decided to forget about it.

I've decided to get a good rest tonight, but I have to go down into the dungeon again tomorrow, so I won't have time to progress on the dancer route.

Secondly, there is the main quest "Finding the [Transformation of Fire into Feathers]".

Based on the current clues, the entanglement between the Meng family and the divine bird has been clarified.

Ding Guifang is a key figure, and the courtyard house in Diyuan may very well hold clues.

"Phew~ The tasks for the second day are settled. I'll get a good rest tonight and get to work tomorrow!"

Ling Yi let out a long breath, blew out the candle, and prepared to rest.

On the other side, however, a candle still burned brightly.

That was Zhou Jie.

He followed Wang Yun inside, but unexpectedly, Wang Yun inexplicably locked him out.

He was turned away and cursed Wang Yun in his heart for being crazy.

So he went straight back to his room, sat at the table, and smoked with a frown.

While smoking, he wondered what kind of mistake Wang Yun had made.

As the cigarette butts fell to the ground piece by piece, his suspicions gradually aligned with Wang Yun's recent behavior.

Finally, he came to a conclusion—damn it, Wang Yun just looked down on him!

Thinking of this, Zhou Jie spat out a mouthful of saliva.

At that moment, the lights in the room flickered unsteadily twice.

Zhou Jie frowned, a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The candlelight flickered eerily again, and a figure flashed past outside.

"Who is it?!"

Zhou Jie was startled and immediately thought of several names.

Ling Yi? Zhang Qiang? Meng Dong?

Who could be targeting me?!

Zhou Jie's shocked gaze held no fear, only anger at being chosen.

"Damn it, they're treating me like an easy target..."

Although he was angry, he did not act rashly, but instead carefully observed the room, waiting for the right moment to act.

Immediately afterwards, the candlelight went out, plunging the room into darkness.

But less than a breath later, a tiny flame appeared, weak yet seemingly alive.

"Is this... a way of asking me to come along?"

Zhou Jie hesitated. Before he knew what this thing was, how could he dare to follow it? What if it was a trap?

However, this tiny spark seemed to know his concerns, and it actually split into tiny flame characters:

Treasure hunter, we can make a deal—Ding Guifang, messenger of the gods.

Ding Guifang?!

They couldn't find her in the underground palace, so how did she end up here?

And it immediately revealed the true role I was playing...

Zhou Jie looked solemn and pondered for a long time before finally making up his mind.

He took out a prop, a mirror as tall as a person, leaned it against the wall, and then reflected his entire body in the mirror.

Zhou Jie closed his eyes and silently chanted an unknown incantation.

The moment he finished chanting the incantation, he took a step forward, and "Zhou Jie" in the mirror also took a step forward. He actually stepped directly out of the mirror!

There were now two Zhou Jies in the room.

They spoke at the same time, uttering two words to Little Mars: "Lead the way!"

Afterwards, led by Little Fire Star, Zhou Jie in the mirror left the Meng residence.

He did not inform Wang Yun of his meeting with Ding Guifang, and he was very careful when he left.

But that doesn’t mean nobody knows.

Zhang Qiang, who was responsible for protecting the Meng family mansion, noticed his departure, but due to the limitations of his area of ​​activity, he was unable to track him down.

All I could do was quietly make a record.

In the mirror, Zhou Jie arrived at a secluded spot in the county town.

Here, the little spark is like a moth drawn to a light, joyfully flying into an oil lamp.

The face illuminated by the oil lamp was that of Ding Guifang, whose face was covered in wrinkles.

Upon seeing the person clearly in the mirror, Zhou Jie exclaimed in surprise, "So it really is you!"

Ding Guifang chuckled twice: "Hehe, that's right, it's me."

In the mirror, Zhou Jie narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Ding Guifang, and asked as if he hadn't heard her words:

"Are you really Ding Guifang? You're very different from the description Wang Yun gave you."

"If you're referring to the little girl's appearance, I can tell you that was a special gift I received only when I was acting as a messenger of God."

"But if you're talking about flames covering the whole body, then you can look at this oil lamp; it's all here."

Zhou Jie turned his gaze to that spot and instantly thought of the oil lamp that Wang Yun was looking for; it turned out that it was indeed in Ding Guifang's hands.

He withdrew his gaze and asked bluntly, "So, what exactly is the purpose of luring me here?"

Ding Guifang chuckled, her wrinkles deepening, "I guessed you'd be interested in making a deal with me, but I didn't expect you to be so insincere."

She was referring to Zhou Jie's act of sending a clone.

Zhou Jie coldly replied, "Sincerity? You, a pursuer, are talking about sincerity with me, a fugitive? Why don't you stab yourself in the head first?"

Ding Guifang showed no embarrassment whatsoever. She moved on to the main topic and dropped a bombshell.

"Zhao Dayou is dead, most likely killed by that player named Ling Yi."

Zhou Jie's expression shifted from initial contemplation about who Zhao Dayou was to shock after finally deciphering the immense amount of information contained in Ding Guifang's words.

It took less than three seconds in total.

"You...you're telling the truth?!"

Ding Guifang nodded solemnly, "I have no reason to lie to you. To be honest, I initially wanted to cooperate with Zhao Dayou, but when I found him, all that was left was a battlefield ruin."

"After I investigated, I spotted Ling Yi."

It turns out that the reason Wang Yun didn't find Ding Guifang in the abyss was because she went to Dongshan Village to look for Zhao Dayou.

However, Zhou Jie was no longer in the mood to pay attention to such a trivial matter.

He's now preoccupied with one question:

The fugitive Ling Yi single-handedly killed his pursuer Zhao Dayou.

Although he had heard about Ling Yi's feat of turning the tables on a veteran pursuer in his first match at the association.

At that time, the two did not have much contact, so he didn't think much of it and just regarded him as a lucky kid.

But now, this "luck event" he considers has happened again, and it's with a pursuer who's also in the same game as him!

For some reason, Zhou Jie suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

In fact, not only Zhou Jie, but Ding Guifang also couldn't believe it when she found out this information.

She even checked several times, but the results all pointed to the same thing.

At that moment, Ding Guifang suddenly realized that among all the players, this fugitive Ling Yi might be her biggest obstacle!

"So, Zhou Jie, the treasure hunter, are you interested in cooperating with the messenger of the gods?"

Ding Guifang's gaze met Zhou Jie's gaze in the mirror in the flickering light of the oil lamp.