"What?!! Yunli, are you sure you're not joking?!!"
Director Yanxi's voice suddenly deepened, sounding somewhat incredulous.
Mo Xin, who had just wanted to persuade them, instantly changed her expression.
Meeting their gazes, Yunli nodded heavily.
"In the past, from the moment I began my training, I swore to hunt down all Demon Swords."
"Since that oath, I have hunted three hundred and thirteen of them."
"Among them, there were quite a few Demon Swords that could bewitch the mind and manipulate people."
Yunli's gaze suddenly became sharp.
"And this woman named Yu Ziqin, although her methods are subtle, is far more capable of shaking my will than those sinful Demon Swords."
At this point, Director Yanxi fell silent, her expression beneath her bangs unreadable.
Mo Xin was much more direct, immediately letting out a stream of foul language.
"No way? And here I thought she had some good judgment and was a good person!"
Director Yanxi calmed herself down and asked.
"Are you sure?"
Yunli crossed her arms and nodded without hesitation.
"I have had contact with this person twice in total."
"The last time, I thought it was my own illusion, but thinking back, it must have been her secret maneuvering, which is why I accidentally took a punch."
"After testing her with my words just now, I can basically conclude it."
This was the truth.
Now, Director Yanxi was completely speechless.
"No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'm going to avenge Master Yunli."
As she said this, Mo Xin was about to give chase, but fortunately, Yunli was quick-witted enough to stop her.
After some persuasion from Director Yanxi, Mo Xin had no choice but to give up for the time being.
However, the former glanced nonchalantly at Yunli's indifferent demeanor, certain that the other party would not let it go at that.
It was just that it wasn't convenient to settle the score right now.
"By the way, could she be an undercover agent planted in the Ability Bureau?!!"
Yunli shook her head. "It doesn't seem like it."
"However, try to avoid contact with her in the future. We can't rule out the possibility that she is an enemy, so at the very least, ensure she doesn't cause trouble."
Director Yanxi didn't reject this suggestion, but as soon as she nodded, her brows furrowed again, and she couldn't help but rub her throbbing temples.
'In the end, none of the three people who came from above are easy to deal with.'
The Ability Bureau was busy nonstop, and the other two didn't listen to a word they said.
As for the intelligence Yunli provided, Wang Jingchen scoffed at it, not taking it to heart at all, dismissing it as alarmist talk.
Director Yanxi had expected this.
But the one thing she didn't expect was that the seemingly steady and reliable Yu Ziqin was actually hiding so much.
With her current status and position, let alone shaking Yu Ziqin, she might not even be able to get the other two to respect her, and for a moment, she felt a sense of helplessness.
Watching Director Yanxi's face turn pale and then green, Yunli sighed silently.
As for Yu Ziqin, she had never cared about her from the beginning, let alone the other two.
If it weren't for her friendship with Director Yanxi and the others, and not wanting to cause trouble for the Ability Bureau, she would have already taken action to resolve these problems, rather than patiently dealing with them as she was now.
What she cared about more now was that so-called prophecy.
Yunli (｡ŏ_ŏ): 'I wonder if Stelle has found any clues yet.'
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Achoo—
"Could it be that Firefly is missing me?"
As she said this, Stelle vaguely felt her nose itching a little, but unfortunately, she couldn't reach out to scratch it in her current situation, so she had to endure the discomfort.
At this moment, Stelle was in a... she didn't even know where she was herself.
In short, she was in an extremely narrow passage, similar to a ventilation duct. It was pitch black all around, with only a faint light coming from the distance, allowing her to barely see the surrounding environment.
The cause of this must start with Silver Wolf's advice from that day.
Compared to the Ability Bureau's extensive search, Stelle decided to investigate on her own; it might have miraculous results.
Just a short while ago, on a bustling street, Stelle suddenly caught a glimpse of a small, pure white kitten.
The kitten was round, like a moving snowball, and was standing on its tiptoes chasing its own Tail.
At just one glance, Stelle's heart was pierced by this cute appearance, and she even temporarily threw the troublesome investigation to the back of her mind.
Stelle followed that snowy-white kitten, walking and stopping, jumping up and down, without paying any attention to the passage of time.
By the time she realized it, she found that she had crawled into a narrow passage at some point.
Looking up, there were cold metal pipes; looking down, there was an uncomfortable concrete floor, making it look like she was stuck in the ventilation duct of some abandoned building.
Even that little cat was nowhere to be found.
"Ugh ah~~"
After a slight struggle, Stelle was completely exhausted.
She was like a tired Tuna, her limbs feeling weak and sore. Her whole body was sprawled out in the narrow duct, and she was too lazy to even lift her eyelids.
'No, I can't move at all. Now that it's come to this, I guess I can only call Firefly.'
Thinking this, Stelle felt a surge of excitement and couldn't wait to take out her phone, but she found that she couldn't move her body freely at all, and couldn't even reach the phone in her pocket.
Stelle ⊙▽⊙: 'Eh?!!'
It's over, I'm screwed.
On how a beautiful girl should save herself when stuck in a ventilation duct—Emergency Edition.
Thus, after worrying like this for a few minutes.
Stelle successfully fell asleep.
Things being as they were, she might as well sleep first. It was very remote here, so nobody should come.
She would rest up first, and figure out how to get out when she woke up.
Stelle: (￣o￣). zZ
A moment later.
Stelle felt that she had only just entered her dream for a few minutes when she was woken up by a noisy sound.
Click... thump...
'No way? What kind of idiot would come to a godforsaken place like this for no reason?'
The groggy Stelle had no intention of paying attention to the newcomers.
But suddenly, she thought, what if the newcomers were that kind of thrill-seeking couple?
After all, in such a remote place, if a bad guy just happened to show up, the couple would be in danger.
Thinking this, Stelle forced herself to gather some energy, intending to silently guard them until they finished their business, then continue sleeping.
Thus, Stelle immediately held her breath and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.
This enclosed environment acted like a natural amplifier, and the sounds from afar were magnified several times, as if they were right beside her ear.
Before long, a burst of light footsteps and conversation entered her ears word for word, and she could even clearly hear the tone of the speakers.
"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up!"
"I'm not in a rush, what are you rushing for?"
"There are quite a few people coming to Muyun City because of the post. If we don't hurry, how will we get a share of the fortuitous encounter?"
"By the way, do you think the people from the Church will keep their promise?"
"Who cares? As long as we can become stronger, that's enough. At worst, a few people will die; that has nothing to do with us."
"You're really right. Looking at it like that, it seems like we can't lose!"
"Can you keep your voice down while you're talking!"
"Bah, in a godforsaken place like this, not even a fool would come. What are you afraid of?"
"Better safe than... hmm? Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Meow~"
"Tsk, it's just a cat. Look at how scared you are."
"Damn, this damn cat, my hands are just itching. Don't run!"
"Meow~"
After listening to that conversation, Stelle, who had still been sleepy moments ago, became completely clear-headed, and her face filled with rage.
Stelle (◣д◢): 'Damn it, cats are so cute. How can you hurt a cat!'