Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

After a moment of silence, he did not dwell on Wei Yanwu's overstepping his bounds, but kept his attention on the problem at hand:

Could it be Wang Suo's doing?

Wei Yanwu shook his head: "It's highly unlikely. Wang won't have any pity for the people of Da Yan, but he also has his own pride and won't stoop so low as to directly attack them."

Moreover, he seems to have already been thrown off the chessboard by Qi Yan, so in my opinion, this was Black Serpent's doing.

"The incarnation of the Black Serpent is mixed in with these refugees?" Zuo Xuanliao's eyes narrowed.

However, Wei Yanwu, an old friend of Black Serpent, did not rush to express his opinion.

His gaze swept over the dense crowd below the city wall, then turned to look at other areas around Yumen.

"If you wanted to conquer a city, but only had a ragtag army and unreliable allies, would you pin your hopes on a psychological warfare tactic?"

Wei Yanwu's gaze darted back and forth: "If I'm not mistaken, this group of refugees is just a smokescreen. At most, there are only some miscellaneous soldiers from the Mountain and Sea Clan hidden in the group."

Before Zuo Xuanliao could speak, he moved his feet and came to the inside of the city wall.

Under the influence of natural disasters, the entire city of Yumen was shrouded in sandstorms, as if covered by a natural veil.

Wei Yanwu slowly revealed his inner thoughts:

"Black Serpent may have already infiltrated the city, but we do not know his current identity or appearance, or even whether he is male or female in this disguise."

"Even your shadow guards can't find out?" Zuo Xuanliao asked worriedly.

Wei Yanwu couldn't help but find this somewhat amusing:

"You're using my bodyguard like Qi Yan?"

No sooner had he finished his joke than a commotion broke out in the city. Even though the two of them were standing on the towering city wall, they could still clearly hear the sounds from below.

"what happens?"

Both of them were startled at the same time.

A soldier hurriedly climbed up the city wall stairs and ran straight towards the two men:

"General, Lord Wei, Qi Yan and Miss Nian have appeared at the city gates. Please help find a group of Shan Hai people who have infiltrated the city."

Wei Yanwu frowned: "Why didn't you report Qi Yan's appearance immediately? If it weren't for the riot, would I have only found out when he was right in my face?"

The soldier's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat, and he lowered his head to explain:

"It was our oversight that we failed to recognize Qi Yan, treating him as just an ordinary person causing trouble, and thinking we would handle it ourselves."

Wei Yanwu was so angry that his brows furrowed.

Zuo Xuanliao explained to his subordinates, "It's not their fault. Miss Xi only gave Nian a portrait, but she said she couldn't draw Qi Yan's portrait."

White-haired Rupert is not uncommon, and this single characteristic can indeed make him difficult to identify.

Wei Yanwu waved his hand, not wanting to waste his energy on such a matter:

"Did Qi Yan say anything?"

Seeing that Wei Yanwu did not pursue his dereliction of duty, the soldier quickly answered in detail:

"He advocated opening the city gates to let the refugees in, and also said that his sister, the Duke of Ursus, named Kasena, lived outside the city. He also claimed to be a spy for Ursus."

Wei Yanwu: “…”

Zuo Xuanliao frowned and said, "Kashena, the Duke of Ursus, could she be the incarnation of the Black Serpent? Is Qi Yan's statement a warning to us?"

After a moment's thought, Zuo Xuanliao immediately gave the order to the soldier:

"Go and invite Lord Qi Yan up; his information is very important."

The soldier said nervously, "Qi Yan has already chased after the fleeing Shan Hai Clan and left. According to him, there can only be one Shan Hai Clan on this land."

Even Zuo Xuanliao couldn't help but feel furious at his subordinates' dereliction of duty.

"Your team on duty, go to the military supervisor and collect thirty strokes of the rod!"

The soldiers dared not say anything more and obediently accepted their punishment and left.

Zuo Xuanliao gritted his teeth in anger and turned to look at Wei Yanwu, who had been silent all along.

Before Zuo Xuanliao could speak, Wei Yanwu suddenly seemed to wake up and turned to look at the west side of Yumen.

"Oh no! I underestimated the power of my ideal woman!"

Wei Yanwu looked towards the Dragon Gate with an expression that said, "I already knew the answer." He continued, "Qi Yan is reminding me that the Black Serpent didn't come to the Jade Gate, but instead headed for my Dragon Gate!"

"Longmen has become like this."

A Liboli woman, dressed in a black dress and exuding elegance, walks down Longmen Street.

The sandstorm brought by the natural disaster blurred the city, but it still couldn't hide its prosperity. Kashina walked through it, her temperament blending perfectly with the city, as if she were a beautiful urban woman who was born in this city.

As Kashiana was strolling leisurely, an expensive black car pulled up beside her.

The car window rolled down, and a middle-aged man dressed like a wealthy businessman looked at her from inside the car, constantly fiddling with the black jade he had recently bought at an auction.

"Grand Tutor has already arrived at Yumen, and Qi Yan has begun to take things seriously. Why are you still so unhurried?"

The middle-aged man chuckled lightly, his tone suggesting he was very familiar with Kashina.

Kasena was somewhat surprised: "Why are you here?"

The middle-aged man possessed by Wang said with a mocking smile, "You have your snake scales, and I have my pawns. It's not surprising that we appear anywhere, is it?"

Kashina suppressed her surprise and smiled as well.

But the next moment, Wang's face turned solemn: "Judging from your posture, are you planning to follow Ya's example and go to the Governor's Mansion in Longmen?"

“Why not?” Kashena elegantly adjusted her newly grown ear feathers. “This time, my plan left no trace. No matter how strange Qi Yan’s information channels are, they have no way to investigate. As for Wei Yanwu, by the time he realizes what’s happening, it will already be over.”

Wang raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Kashina seemed very confident: "It seems you don't quite approve of my plan, but according to the feedback from the snake scales I planted in Yumen, Qi Yan is busy playing with those Shan Hai people. Even when he gave Wei Yanwu some reminders, he only described the characteristics of my avatar."

Doesn't this prove that Qi Yan also failed to find my trail?

Wang held the jade in his hand and reminded himself:

"Is it possible that Qi Yan doesn't need to know your plan at all? He just needs to wait for you to show up when you think you have the upper hand, and then he'll come and punch you?"

Kasena was not intimidated by the prospect, or rather, this outcome was within her expectations:

"It's just an avatar. When playing against Qi Yan, I enter the game myself and win by half a move. That's enough."

A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

His expression did not escape Kashina's notice.

Chapter 903: One can question Black Serpent's character, but one cannot question Black Serpent's aesthetic sense.

"You seem to have changed your mind?"

Kashina asked curiously, "Judging from your attitude, are you going to give up on cooperating with us?"

"It's just a matter of each getting what they need. When have the three of us ever truly cooperated?" Wang raised his hand and tossed the black jade in his hand to Kashena.

Kashina reached out and caught the jade, feeling a sense of bewilderment.

The middle-aged man who had lost the black jade showed clear signs of waking up, and the remaining Wang on him chuckled softly in his last moments:

“A twisted beast, I have foreseen your death, though of course, it is not Qi Yan who will bring you this death.”

While you racked your brains to find a match with Qi Yan, you were unaware that the other side of the chessboard was already empty. Your petty ambition destined you to become a clown being watched.

Suddenly faced with Wang's mocking remarks, Kasyapa's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

But what angered her even more was that, as Wang left, the middle-aged man in the car completely regained his senses.

"Where am I? How did I end up here?"

The middle-aged man scratched his head blankly, then suddenly noticed Kashina and the jade in her hand.

He was immediately shocked: "Those are mine! How did they end up in your hands? Are you a thief?!"

Kashená: "..."

She never dreamed that this guy would still find a way to annoy her before he left.

"Here you go." Kashina raised her hand, ready to throw the jade back.

But the middle-aged man reacted quickly, grabbing Kashina's hand and a smirk spreading across his face:

"Beautiful lady, if you like it, I can certainly give it to you. Would you like to sit in my car? I have many similar nice things at home!"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man continued to tighten his grip.

Kasena: "…………"

She admitted that she had underestimated the methods used to disgust herself!

Forcefully pulling her hand away, Kashina slapped the middle-aged man across the face, saying coldly:

"He crashed his car and died at the next intersection."

The middle-aged man's gaze gradually glazed over. He sat up straight like a puppet on strings, started the car, and began to accelerate continuously in the lane.

Watching the car drive away, Kashina took out a white handkerchief to wipe her hands, and cursed with a dark face:

"Wang, have you been possessed by Qi Yan? No, even Qi Yan's methods aren't as dirty as yours!"

After venting her frustrations alone for a moment, Kashina casually tossed her handkerchief aside and continued with her own business.

Wang's words before leaving left her feeling somewhat uncertain.

But now that things have come to this, we can't just let her take her pants off and then run away without looking back, can we?

"There is only one Qi Yan, but now Longmen has me, Yumen has Jing, and Ya is waiting for trouble to break out. If anyone else on the Yumen side takes action except for Qi Yan, it will inevitably lead to a battle that affects innocent people. I don't believe Qi Yan can take care of everyone!"

With a determined look on her face, Kasya quickened her pace and continued on her way to the governor's mansion.

Lin Yuxia closed her eyes to rest, exhausted.

Since arriving in Yumen yesterday, she has been working tirelessly to contact people and spread her network of informants to investigate various clues in Yumen. At this moment, the fatigue from traveling and reviewing a large amount of information has finally made her unable to continue.

Before Lin Yuxia could catch her breath, there was a sudden knock on the door of her room.

"Miss, I've discovered something very strange," the man outside the door reported.

Lin Yuxia opened her eyes again, propped herself up, and walked over to open the door.

The person outside immediately came in and reported urgently:

"A large number of people suddenly went missing on the next street. Based on our investigation, we came to a strange conclusion: a special entity is wandering around that street."

Each time that being comes into contact with someone, it transforms into that person's appearance, acts as that person for a period of time, and then repeats this process by following that person's interpersonal relationships.

Lin Yuxia frowned immediately: "What is the purpose of that being doing this?"

“I don’t know. It seems that the other party has no purpose. These actions are entirely out of instinct.” The person who reported looked troubled. “Moreover, as more and more people have been imitated by that being, according to the calculation, its range of activities may spread to the whole city through interpersonal relationships. At that time, it will be extremely difficult to catch its traces.”

This bizarre situation reminded Lin Yuxia of those shapeshifters who transformed into street thugs.

But Lin Yuxia knew very well that the other party could not possibly be a shapeshifter. After all, shapeshifters are busy doing two things every day: one is to transform into other people to mess with Ducarre, and the other is to transform into Ducarre to mess with other people, damaging Ducarre's already poor reputation.

"Has this phenomenon attracted the attention of the Yumen authorities?" Lin Yuxia pressed.

The person reporting said helplessly, "Soldiers are already patrolling the streets, but the other party is too strange. If they don't expose themselves, they can't see through the deception. The patrolling soldiers didn't catch the real person. Instead, they got into a conflict with a skilled martial artist due to a misunderstanding."

"What kind of martial artist?"

As Lin Yuxia asked the question, she turned around to retrieve the sword she had placed on the bedside table.

The person reporting described the martial artist's features using gestures:

"He was a burly, Filipino man with pure blood and obvious bestial features. He seemed to have received a message from that being and was heading straight for it."

"How is he now?" Lin Yuxia asked, sword in hand, as she approached the person who had reported. "Was that martial artist injured by the soldiers?"

The person reporting shook his head: "No, that martial artist's skills are extraordinary; he's among the top tier of mortals."

After the conflict, the martial artist easily dealt with the soldiers, then strode away, saying he would continue his search for that being and that anyone who tried to stop him would be beaten up.

Do you think he can threaten that being?

"It's hard to say. Why are you asking these questions?"

"Of course, it's because we need to assess the situation before taking action!"