“When Jie Yueling spoke, her gaze shifted slightly outward: ‘Back then, I really saw someone behind you.’”

Jie Yueling’s words caused all of us to tense up.

According to the ways of术道 (Shu Dao, esoteric arts), if someone tells you in the dead of night that there is someone behind you, and you can’t feel anyone standing behind you, don’t turn your head rashly.

Otherwise, even if there’s no one behind you, the person speaking to you will make you see another face.

I said in a deep voice, “What did that person look like?”

Jie Yueling said, “I didn’t see clearly, I just saw that the person’s face was black.”

I slowly said, “Can you still see that person now?”

Jie Yueling shook her head: “I can’t see it anymore!”

Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, I heard Jie Yueling say: “Those people who died around me all had a black shadow appear behind them before they lost their lives.”

“Every time I see a black shadow, I feel like they are facing away from that person. When I want to take a closer look, I can’t see anything.”

“Every time… every time a black shadow appears, the person facing away from it doesn’t live for more than eight hours.”

Lin Zhao said angrily, “Why didn’t you say something so important earlier?”

Jie Yueling said aggrievedly, “I said it every time, but those people all said I was crazy. Or they simply pretended they didn’t hear. I told you too, have you forgotten?”

Lin Zhao became anxious: “When did you tell me? Don’t talk nonsense!”

Lin Zhao couldn’t help but be anxious.

He hadn’t been a member of the Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) for more than two days. Not only hadn’t he integrated with us, he hadn’t even become a part of Liangjie Tang.

If Lin Zhao, as a术士 (Shu Shi, occultist), deliberately concealed such important information from us, what would that mean?

When Feng Ruoxing and Ye Yang looked at Lin Zhao at the same time, his face was already pale: “She really didn’t tell me.”

“Seize him!” As I spoke in a low voice, Ye Yang’s long sword was already against Lin Zhao’s throat, and Feng Ruoxing’s fingers had also struck the other party’s acupoints.

Lin Zhao knew that it was useless to say anything more, so he simply lowered his head as if resigning himself to fate.

I said in a deep voice, “Feng Ruoxing, have you chosen the place I asked you to prepare last time?”

“It’s chosen! It’s not far from here.” Feng Ruoxing opened the car door and said, “Where do you want to go?”

“Right! Get in the car and let’s go!” I stuffed Lin Zhao into the trunk and quickly left the mountainous area with Jie Yueling.

The place I mentioned could be considered another stronghold of the Liangjie Tang.

The business of a术士 (Shu Shi, occultist) is nothing more than attack, defense, dragon seeking, and ghost subjugation.

Defense means protecting the safety of the client, or waiting for evil to come to your door and fighting them on your own territory.

When guarding the client, it is best to find a place that is easy to fight in. Liangjie Tang should be said to be the most suitable and the most unsuitable place.

Although the Liangjie Tang can be said to be full of traps and hidden talents, it is also our own home. Bringing outsiders into our own home to fight is not the right thing to do!

If we are going to defend, it has to be outside.

I had mentioned this to Lao Liu a long time ago. While Ye Yang and I were doing missions, Lao Liu took care of this matter.

Lao Liu, relying solely on a few pointers on Feng Shui, tricked a boss into giving him a brewery, which was in a remote location with few people living nearby, making it perfect for us to take action.

Feng Ruoxing drove the car into the factory, and I dragged Lin Zhao into the basement and locked him up, leaving only Ye Yang and Feng Ruoxing upstairs to watch Jie Yueling.

I threw Lin Zhao onto the straw mat: “Thirsty? Want something to drink?”

Lin Zhao glanced at me and turned his head away angrily. I opened a bottle of water and handed it to Lin Zhao. He snorted: “Do you give water before torture?”

I said with a smile, “Yes! I’m afraid you’ll cry until you’re dehydrated later. It’s always good to drink something first!”

“Li Po!” Lin Zhao’s face had turned pale with anger. If his acupoints hadn’t been sealed, he would definitely have jumped up: “I really don’t know where your title of Number One in Liaodong comes from?”

“You arrested me just because of Jie Yueling’s words? You… you trust me so little?”

“I trust you, that’s why I arrested you!” I sat opposite Lin Zhao: “Have you ever thought that the real problem is Jie Yueling herself?”

Lin Zhao was stunned: “What do you mean?”

I counted on my fingers: “Think about it, how many suspicious points are there on Jie Yueling?”

“From the beginning, we focused all our attention on the Coffin Gate, thinking that it was the Coffin Gate that was secretly causing trouble, which made our thinking extremely chaotic and unable to find any clues to complete the task.”

“Do you have a feeling? Someone is looking at our every move from a God’s perspective. No matter what we do, we will be interrupted by the other party in advance!”

“Do you think the Coffin Gate can do that?”

“Yes!” Lin Zhao said almost without hesitation: “The disciples of the Coffin Gate are full of talented people, and there are many who are good at deduction. Take the Third Senior Brother, for example. I once competed with him, and he was almost faultless, able to anticipate the enemy’s moves everywhere.”

I shook my head: “That’s what you think! I think someone wants me to think that way too! That person is Jie Yueling.”