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Liu Pei was lying on the ground, sound asleep like the rest of them, breathing lightly but evenly. She retracted her gaze and asked, "Who is the other person?"

Huang Ying pursed her lips, indicating Zi Linng to look at the other side. From Zi Linng's direction, all she could see was the back of the figure of a large tree.

"It's him, Zheng Zhong."

This back was thin and small, giving her a sense of familiarity. After some thought, her gaze landed on the faces of the people lying on the ground, and she quickly came up with an answer.

A smile suddenly appeared on her face. Those who knew her well would understand the meaning behind her smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Under the moonlight, Zi Linng's smile was rather miserable, and he could not help but ask.

Zi Linng turned around, "I think I already know who it is."

After Zi Linng finished speaking, she quietly stood up, went around the crowd and arrived beside Zheng Zhong.

Leaning on the large tree, Zheng Zhong's eyebrows drooped low. His breathing was even, and it was unknown whether it was sleep or deep sleep.

Zi Linng stood in front of him motionlessly, her eyelashes beginning to tremble slightly.

"Junior brother Zheng, since you aren't asleep, why don't we talk for a bit? I have some questions I would like to ask you. " Her voice seemed to come from the empty sky. It was clearly very pleasant to hear, but for no reason it caused chills to run down one's spine.

Zheng Zhong opened his eyes and looked at Zi Linng with fear, "Senior Sister Ye, Martial Uncle Yao Su said that you can't leave as you please."

"Oh? "So what did you do when you left?" Zi Linng had a seemingly gentle smile on her face as she slightly bowed and leaned over, carefully considering Zheng Zhong's expression.

However, after looking at it for a long time, she was unable to detect that the other person was faking it.

"I was in a hurry and had to leave." Zheng Zhong's answer could not be wrong.

Zi Linng's smile became softer and softer, "Junior brother Zheng, do you think they would notice that I've secretly killed you here?"

Zheng Zhong's eyes widened in fear. "Senior Sister Ye, the people around here are all disciples of the Divine Profound Sect. If you kill me, they will definitely know."

Tsk tsk …

Staring at Zheng Zhong's expression, Zi Linng could not help but exclaim, "Who allowed you to kill me? The person selected this time is not bad. "

Zheng Zhong quickly waved his hands, "Senior Sister, you have truly misunderstood me. I did not think of killing you, and there is also no one who would order you to do so …"

But before he could finish his sentence, the smiling Zi Linng suddenly turned around and used a cold dagger to point at his throat, "Speak!"

Cold sweat dripped down his face, "Senior Sister, you have no evidence, so you can't kill me!"

"I never need to give my target a reason to be killed for killing someone. Since you don't want to say it, then I can only go to hell." A cold light flashed in Zi Linng's hand as he continued to wave his blade without pause.

But in the next moment, her dagger pierced empty air, and when she looked under the tree again, she saw no trace of Zheng Zhong anywhere.

It really was him! Zi Linng put away the dagger, she did not immediately chase after him, but sat down and released the Spiritual Sense.

Under her senses, after Zheng Zhong ran for over thirty meters, he summoned a Shadowfiend and it transformed into his own appearance. Zheng Zhong made a few gestures towards the Shadowfiend, and it ran back towards the camp.

So that's how it is …

In that moment, Zi Linng finally understood why when she clearly saw Zheng Zhong's figure, she suddenly disappeared without a trace. It turned out that the one she had been chasing was not Zheng Zhong but Zheng Zhong's Shadowfiend!

Not long later, the Shadowfiend that had become Zheng Zhong ran back. Seeing Zi Linng standing where she was, looking at it with a smile that was not a smile, its heart became anxious, then thinking of its master's orders, it immediately raised its voice and said: "Senior Sister Ye, don't kill me, I don't know anything."

This roar woke everyone up.

"What is it?" People started to wake up one after another, staring at Zheng Zhong and Zi Linng, and asked.

Zi Linng did not care about the others, her gaze landing on the Shadowfiend, "I heard that a summoned beast can change its master, on condition that its master is dead, isn't that right?"

The Shadowfiend never thought that Zi Linng would immediately reveal her identity the moment she opened her mouth, and was so shocked that her heart and blood exploded. "You …"

Zi Linng smiled slightly, "Don't worry, there's always a debt to be paid, I won't hurt you," with that, she winked at Huang Ying who was approaching and quickly disappeared from the crowd.

Zi Linng chased after Zheng Zhong. Originally, she could have killed the Shadowfiend and then chased after Zheng Zhong. That way, she wouldn't have to worry that she wouldn't have to kill Zheng Zhong. However, the moment she saw the Shadowfiend's transformation, her thoughts changed. She had a lot of enemies, so maybe the Shadowfiend would also leave her a way out!

The mountain forest was quiet and eerie at night. Zi Linng quickly dashed through as the Spiritual Sense constantly locked onto her figure.

Zheng Zhong didn't even know that his plan had failed. After escaping for more than five kilometers, he finally relaxed. His mission this time had already been completed, and as for Qingfeng Town, it was a place where there was no return. He was not so foolish as to throw his life away.

On the way back, thinking of the benefits that the person had promised him, he began to hum a tune in a good mood, pondering where he should go in the next two days to enjoy himself.

The leaves rustled in the night wind as a figure suddenly appeared on the official road in front of them.

"Who?" Zheng Zhong was not afraid as he stared at the man's back.

Zi Linng slowly turned around and smiled at Zheng Zhong, "You forgot me so quickly? Junior brother Zheng is really forgetful."

"It's you!" Zheng Zhong's eyes widened: How is this possible? He clearly already let the Shadowfiend replace me, she definitely won't be able to catch up to him so quickly.

"Yes, that's me." Zi Linng laughed as she walked towards Zheng Zhong, "Junior brother Zheng still haven't told me who sent you here, how can you just leave like that?"

Zheng Zhong finally panicked and hurriedly shook his head: "Senior Sister, you're mistaken. There really isn't anyone who sent me here."

"It seems like you won't cry until you see the coffin. I've let you use trickery to escape once just now, but there hasn't been a second time …" With that, he closed in on Zheng Zhong strangely.

Zheng Zhong had already prepared to take action, but the moment Zi Linng got close, the bugs that blotted the sky swept over.

Puff … Flames shot up into the sky, and all the bugs were incinerated. Zi Linng waved her hands, dispersing the smoke. She discovered that Zheng Zhong had escaped once again.

Unfortunately, he was already locked on by Zi Linng's Spiritual Sense, and after traveling through the forest for less than fifteen minutes, he was once again stopped by Zi Linng.

"If you tell me who the mastermind is, I can give you a quick death." Zi Linng said coldly.

This time, Zheng Zhong did not deny it. He knew that he was already exposed.

The timidness on his face suddenly disappeared, and his expression became gloomy and terrifying. "If you want to kill me, that will depend on whether you have the ability or not."

Previously, he was determined to leave, so she did not use all of her methods. However, Zi Linng obviously would not leave him with a way out, so he had to go all out.

Squeak squeak...

Zi Linng's senses were sharp, and she quickly sensed that the large number of insect beasts in the forest had started to become restless.

Her expression became serious as she stared at Zheng Zhong who had his face covered by the totem, "You are not Human Clam!"

The face beneath the totem revealed a sinister smile, "Since you know about it, don't think about leaving here alive today."

She had long suspected Zheng Zhong's identity. No matter how strong a Profound Cultivator who could summon her expertise was, it was impossible for him to make the Shadowfiend submit easily, nor was it possible for him to control so many poisonous bugs.

As expected, this Zheng Zhong was not simple. As a Devil Clan, he was actually hiding in a large sect like the Divine Profound Sect for many years without being discovered.

"Then let's give it a try!" Zi Linng laughed coldly, as wind blade, fireballs, and water arrow started to attack Zheng Zhong endlessly.

At the same time, she was also closing in on Zheng Zhong at an extremely fast speed. Facing a strong enemy like Zheng Zhong, she had to use all of her abilities.

The two of them were not weak at all. Their attacks were so heavy that no one could see them clearly.

The forest was in a mess, Zheng Zhong was shocked by Zi Linng's abundance of Profound Strength s, and every time he used his own move, the other party seemed to be able to predict, and was unable to attack her no matter what.

Squeak squeak...

The creepy sound was getting closer and closer, until it had already surrounded the nearby forest.

Zi Linng released a few fireballs consecutively, sending Zheng Zhong far away, as he coldly stared at his opponent. "You have successfully angered me, today I will let you experience my famous move."

Confinement of Ice Lotus...

With Zi Linng as the center, all the plants within a kilometer radius were frozen at a speed visible to the naked eye, and congealed into Ice Lotus s one after another. It was extremely spectacular and beautiful …

However, this kind of beauty carried a terrifying destructive power. Zheng Zhong only had enough time to take two steps back before he was frozen in place by the ice and snow that spread beneath his feet.

Zi Linng's face instantly turned as pale as snow. This was a move that she had created in her previous life. The first move was not restricted by her cultivation level, but its current level was too low. Not only did it consume all of her spiritual energy, the power it could unleash was also extremely limited.

However, this was enough for now. The surrounding bugbeasts had all been frozen.

"Cough, cough …" Zi Linng consumed a lot of energy, so when she took out pill to heal, he approached Zheng Zhong.

He used the dagger to pick up Zheng Zhong's chin, raising his head up and looking straight at himself, "Now I can kill you effortlessly, don't you want to say it?"

Zheng Zhong was frozen in place, unable to move at all, his expression was extremely terrified, "Speak, if you let me go, I'll definitely tell you."

"Alright, let's talk about it now." Zi Linng laughed and took the dagger away.

"No, let me go first, then I'll tell you."

"You even told me your conditions!" When his voice fell, with a "Puchi", the dagger mercilessly pierced Zheng Zhong's shoulder, and bright red blood dripped down from the arm that was covered in ice.

"Don't kill me, I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything …" Zheng Zhong's face turned green from the pain, her lips trembling as she shouted. It had taken him a lot of effort to reach this point. He couldn't just die like this.

"Then quickly tell me, my patience is very limited." Zi Linng withdrew her dagger again, and started pacing around Zheng Zhong.

"Yes …" It's the Deacon Ou, he told me to kill you on the way. " Zheng Zhong fearfully raised his eyelids, looked at her, and then immediately lowered his head.

Zi Linng laughed, "This old fogey really can't calm down. Do you know who ordered him to do so?"

Zheng Zhong shook his head, at a loss, "I was just following his instructions, I don't know anything else."

"Since you don't know, then there's no use in keeping you alive," With that, the dagger pierced into the other side's heart, and Zi Linng could see the unwillingness in the other side's eyes.

She smiled. "I didn't say I would let you off!" In the beginning, she had no plans to let this person leave. She was never a kind person. If she still let him leave after people repeatedly tried to kill her, then she would be letting herself down. Furthermore, this person is not a Human Clam cultivator, he is hiding in the shadows between the Divine Profound Sect and Deacon Ou, colluding with them, there must be some shady business.