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Even when it looked like no one else was around, it was still better to be cautious. He had already noticed that Bai Ziqi’s attention on him was unusual, though the exact reason remained unclear.
“How can you be so sure?!” The mirror was astonished. Only after several breaths did it react. “Oh! When did you make your move on him?” It had been with He Lingchuan the whole time, yet even it had failed to notice.
This master of theirs was becoming harder and harder for it to keep up with.
“Last night.”
He Lingchuan offered that small hint and did not elaborate further.
Last night, he had joined Bai Ziqi in capturing the fugitives. Cheng Yu had been brought back by He Lingchuan’s own hand.
At the time, Cheng Yu had been blasted unconscious by the lamp spirit. As He Lingchuan carried him in his grip, he had actually faced two choices: he could have used the mirror to suck away Cheng Yu’s soul, or he could have used the nightmare.
Using the Soul-Stealing Mirror would have been the cleanest and quickest option, but afterward, it would have been too easy for Bai Ziqi to grow suspicious. After all, the last person to touch Cheng Yu would have been He Lingchuan himself.
Sending out the nightmare, on the other hand, meant added complications and greater uncertainty. The nightmare would have to infiltrate Cheng Yu’s dream and set a trap before it could kill him. But the...
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