Once, I wanted to be a good person-Chapter 767 - 186. Miaomiao: Is the Devil Sect an Empty Shell? (9000 words, asking for monthly pass)
Chapter 767: 186. Miaomiao: Is the Devil Sect an Empty Shell? (9000 words, asking for monthly pass)
Ever since the Late-Night Investigation Room came into being, Fang Ze found that his ability to control his sleep had significantly improved: he could now fall asleep whenever he wanted, almost without any waiting.
Therefore, it only took him a few minutes, almost feeling like the blink of an eye, and he appeared in the Late-Night Investigation Room.
Upon arriving at the Late-Night Investigation Room and knowing that time was pressing, he didn’t go to do other things but immediately changed into his “Devil’s Messenger” attire, donned the Green Wood Mask that could conceal his face, and then approached the desk.
He first manipulated the desk lamp a little, altering the surrounding scene to the wilderness where he commonly met with Zhixi and Miaomiao, and then he began the summoning.
He opened the summoning list and browsed through it. Miaomiao was on the list, but Zhixi was not, so Fang Ze didn’t hesitate and directly chose Miaomiao…
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Following Fang Ze’s choice, a few seconds later, Miaomiao’s sleeping figure slowly appeared in the Late-Night Investigation Room.
Today, she wore a rose-red silk nightgown, and possibly due to improved nutrition, her originally frail body had gradually become more shapely, her already physics-defying Twin Moons even more science fictional…
Fang Ze’s gaze lingered on Miaomiao for a moment, then he walked over, squatted down beside her, and gently patted her while calling out, “Miaomiao? Miaomiao?”
Miaomiao had clearly been tired these past two days, so even though she heard Fang Ze’s call, it took her a while to wake up, her face still showing signs of exhaustion.
After a moment, she slowly sat up from the ground, raised her head to look at the person who had woken her up, and upon realizing it was Fang Ze in front of her, her face instantly revealed a surprised expression, “Fang… Mr. Messenger?”
Fang Ze’s brow furrowed slightly, he didn’t dwell on the small detail she inadvertently revealed at such a moment, but instead helped her up while asking, “Do you have something to tell me?”
Hearing Fang Ze’s words, Miaomiao quickly nodded, then she said earnestly, “Yes, Mr. Messenger.”
“It’s like this. Zhixi and I have been cultivating Awakener Believers for Mr. Devil recently. But because members of the Miaohua Tribe make up too high a proportion among the Awakener Believers, we decided to maintain the balance of members within the Sect, so we planned to transfer the original Followers from Qingshan City to Miaohua City for cultivation.”
“Everything had been going smoothly until this afternoon. Then, suddenly at 2 PM today, we received a note.”
As she spoke, she reached into her pocket, took out a note, and handed it to Fang Ze, then added, “There’s only one sentence on the note: ‘Danger, leave quickly.'”
As she spoke, Miaomiao’s expression became gravely serious, but being a naturally cute girl, her solemn look somehow appeared exceptionally adorable, “After receiving the note, I immediately discussed it with Zhixi.”
“But as the clue was too scant, Zhixi couldn’t make up her mind. She worried that someone was purposely trying to force our hand with a stratagem, exposing ourselves.”
“Yet she also feared it might be a piece of intelligence from comrades within the Devil Sect.”
“Because we couldn’t discern the authenticity of the message, we didn’t dare to act rashly after discussing it and thought it best to be cautious. We decided to inform you, letting you make a decision. That’s why we had the Believer lurking in Emerald City seek out Mentor Qing Ya and use the secret signal you left to ask for her help to notify you.”
After listening to Miaomiao’s words, Fang Ze’s expression became quite serious…
Miaomiao and Zhixi might not understand the Devil Sect’s intricacies, but how could he not be aware? Apart from their core group of three, the Devil Sect was practically a shell with no other Believers.
So this message definitely came from a third party to Miaomiao.
However, this also meant that Miaomiao and the others had already been exposed to watchful eyes without their knowing. Even more, these watchful individuals might not be singular.
Furthermore, he might have been exposed as well.
With that thought, a tense chord struck in Fang Ze’s heart, and he began to think deeply,
‘…Who exactly is this person with intentions?’
‘And who is warning me from the other side?’
Thinking this way, Fang Ze listened to Miaomiao continue to speak while he unfolded the note.
As expected, the note contained only those simple four characters: “Danger, leave quickly.” Fang Ze held the note quietly for a while, and the Late-Night Investigation Room showed no reaction, indicating the note was not a magical artifact.
‘Could there be other clues on the note?’
With that thought, Fang Ze examined the note over and over, and indeed, he discovered something odd: there was a mark in a very concealed part of the note.
At the same time, Miaomiao had just mentioned this mark, saying, “After Zhixi got this note, she examined it carefully and found nothing unusual, but she didn’t give up. She then called over the Believer with the ‘Manifestation’ ability to process this note.”
“And then she discovered this mark in the bottom left corner that looks like a slender triangle.”
“But we pondered over it for a long time and still couldn’t figure out what that mark represents.”
And as she was saying this, Fang Ze looked at the mark and spoke with definite certainty, “That’s a bone.”
