I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 988 - 367: The Empress’s Envoy! Eavesdropping Storm! (Part 3)
"Don't worry, he's no longer within the Tian Nan Realm." The man in the blood-red robe murmured, "This mission's failure has made the Sect Hierarch very angry. I need to know Chen Mo's next moves, or else I'll have to take you back to apologize personally to the Sect Hierarch..."
Seeing Ji Weifeng's bewildered expression, the man in the blood-red robe paused in his speech and muttered to himself, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot to remove the Soul-locking Gu."
He then took out a piece of a wooden flute from his sleeve and blew into it.
With the sound of "woo woo" from the flute, Ji Weifeng felt a little tickle in his nose. When he reached up to pull at it, he astonishingly extracted a half-finger-long white flesh worm!
Covered entirely in murky mucus, the spiral mouthparts kept opening and closing, appearing extremely creepy.
Poof—
After a moment of silence, Ji Weifeng directly crushed the worm, causing green slime to splatter.
Raising his head again, there was no trace of panic on his face, his gaze dark and as deep as water.
"Has this matter even alarmed the Sect Hierarch?"
"It's all that fool Li Chichang's fault. I told him to be cautious, yet he still got caught, implicating the Nine-headed Mountain base as well."
Ji Weifeng pulled out a handkerchief, wiping his hands, and said, "Chen Mo and his men went towards Bailu City. His strength has already broken through to Grandmaster level and it seems there are masters with him. It's best to lie low for now and not confront him directly."
"Understood."
The man in the red robe nodded, then thought of something and asked, "Are you sure you haven't exposed yourself?"
"Of course." Ji Weifeng sneered, "With the Soul-locking Gu sealing my memories, even I don't know my true identity. How could Chen Mo possibly see through it?"
This method is extremely hidden. Unless one forcibly performs a Soul Search, or directly lifts open the skull to rummage, nothing unusual can be discovered.
"That's good, your position as County Magistrate will have great use in the future. It's best to keep it." The man in the red robe pondered, "Chen Mo is coming on strong. It seems the court is determined to eradicate us, and reinforcements may very well come soon. The risk will only grow greater, so we must quickly refine new Meat Ganoderma..."
"The chaos in the city has just calmed, it's the most relaxed time. I'll arrange for a doctor tomorrow to purportedly adjust the body by slipping a Gu into the decoction, for the people to consume." Ji Weifeng pulled a sinister smile, "Even if exposed, it will seem that Chen Mo didn't purify all the venom, and no blame will fall on me."
Pa, pa, pa—
At this moment, a round of applause rang out, accompanied by a mocking voice:
"Good idea, Lord Ji, you truly are a genius."
?!
Ji Weifeng's expression froze, slowly turning his head.
In the hall stood two figures, appearing unbeknownst.
One was Chen Mo, who had long since left, sitting on a chair, legs crossed, looking at him with playful eyes, while Tusi officer Xu You stood expressionless behind him.
"Chen, Mr. Chen?!"
Ji Weifeng reacted, hastily changing his expression, pointing at the man in the red robe and exclaimed, "I was just pretending to be an accomplice, feigning civility to hold him steady, you came just in time, quickly restrain this demon!"
"Alright, no need for the performance, I've heard everything clearly from the beginning to the end."
Chen Mo snapped his fingers, and a paperman slowly floated down from under the chair, shaking its head, "I thought you'd at least keep up the act for another two days, didn't expect that as soon as I left, you'd show your true colors, couldn't even wait a moment, huh."
Chen Mo had long sensed something was off.
The reason being nothing but Ji Weifeng appeared way too innocent.
Several prior tests showed no sign of guilt, which precisely indicated a problem—
Since the Gu God Sect's plot was so vast, attempting to turn tens of thousands into fodder, how could they spare a County Magistrate without cultivation? Wouldn't they fear being exposed?
More importantly,
He cured all the infected people, yet the system task remained incomplete, indicating there must be survivors out there!
Thus, he feigned leaving, using the Paper Puppet Technique to eavesdrop remotely, catching them red-handed!
Ji Weifeng and the man in the red robe exchanged a look, their expressions turning cold.
"At this point, there's no peaceful resolution, we can only fight to the end!"
"Attack!"
Both shouted sharply, but their actions were entirely contrary.
One turned and ran towards the backdoor, while the other smashed through the ceiling and flew away, both choosing to betray each other without hesitation.
"..."
Chen Mo tugged at the corner of his lips.
Scatter and flee, truly the Gu God Sect's style of handling things...
Shwoosh—
Just as the man in the red robe broke through the roof, a fierce blade light came slashing head-on!
Li Yuan stood on the ridge of the roof, exerting strength with one foot, twisting her form, and swinging the Stray Blade like a staff.
The man in the red robe, caught off guard, was struck hard in the chest, crashing back to the floor!
On the other side, just as Ji Weifeng reached the backdoor, he found himself face-to-face with a woman in a purple dress, her willow-leaf eyes glinting with a seductive light.
"Trying to run?"
Ji Weifeng's throat moved slightly, retreating step by step.
The man in the red robe climbed up from the bricks and tiles with difficulty, standing back-to-back with him, the pressure palpable.
"Will you confess on your own, or follow protocol?"
Chen Mo stood up, loosened his shoulder, and said lightly, "Huang Nianyun held for three breaths, Li Chichang for two, hope you two can show some spirit. Gu God Sect can't be all spineless, can it?"
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In the midst of the fierce fight, Xu You remained like an outsider.
Arms crossed, holding his chin, staring thoughtfully at the paperman on the ground.
"This thing looks familiar..."
