Chapter 115: Chapter 114: The Hunter’s Thirst for Blood (14)_1
 

Yuan Shan asked if anything had been vomited up?

After Fu Qian finished speaking, the room fell into a prolonged silence.

Both Wen Li and Deng Feizhou were clearly shocked by the news.

Seeing their reactions, Fu Qian was very satisfied.

Lying is an art of mixing truth with falsehood, and the best part was that he really had had a private conversation with Yuan Shan.

Any interested party that harbored doubts could easily verify this.

Even though Yuan Shan hadn’t asked that particular question, he believed no one would go to her in person to check.

As for the purpose of saying this, it was actually quite simple.

Whether the controlled maid from yesterday was indeed here on behalf of Thorn Blood hadn’t been confirmed yet.

Now, by outright stating that Yuan Shan was paying attention to similar matters, he was forcibly linking the two together.

The man before him, Deng Feizhou, was undoubtedly well-informed, and Fu Qian trusted that his words would soon spread throughout Shangjing.

If the people behind the scenes truly had something to do with Thorn Blood, he was really looking forward to their reaction after learning they were already under the Night Watchmen’s surveillance.

If not, then these kinds of minor actions were likely to quiet down for a while, eliminating some distractions for him.

Of course, if the news didn’t spread at all, that would be even better, indicating that Deng Feizhou was very likely to be problematic.

“Have you encountered similar situations before?”

After a long pause, Deng Feizhou finally spoke.

“No, the person was just shot in the head in front of me.”

Shot in the head…

“If Yuan Shan is asking this, it seems the Night Watchmen have information we don’t.”

“If she’s really that concerned, I think you should share the details of yesterday with her.”

“I was thinking the same thing.”

Fu Qian smiled at the latter.

“I felt that going out was rather dangerous before, but now that I’ve come outside, I will visit the Night Watchmen Base later, hoping this clue will be significant for them.”

“Let’s hope so.”

Deng Feizhou sighed.

“It’s been so many years since Shangjing was this restless, the pressure on Yuan Shan must be immense.”

“It’s right to be cautious about your safety, especially Wen Li, you are an easy target.”

“Hmm, don’t worry about me.”

Wen Li nodded seriously.

“Has something like this happened before? It sounds a bit incredible that a guardian would lose their sanity.”

“The complexity of the Supernatural World is far beyond your imagination,” Deng Feizhou shook his head.

“In fact, I have received reliable information these past two days that Henrik didn’t just watch over a regular materials warehouse, but an especially dangerous restricted area.”

“Restricted area…”

Fu Qian interjected.

“I seem to have heard of this term. It’s said that someone broke into it the day before yesterday, but I’ve always been unclear about what a restricted area is for?”

“It’s normal for you not to know; that place has always been a secret of the Night Watchmen.

As the name implies, the restricted area stores dangerous items.”

“In the Supernatural World, not everything is good. For years, the Night Watchmen, as regulators of the Supernatural World, have collected numerous dangerous items.”

“And the most harmful among them are the bodies of Transcendents.”

“Bodies?”

Wen Li was surprised.

“That’s right, but not just any Transcendents.

Usually, only those who are afflicted with an unresolvable corruption that prevents proper burial after death need to be sealed there.”

“I see, this is why Henrik had an incident, because he was dealing with materials that weren’t ordinary every day.”

Wen Li realized.

“Indeed, most bodies, after being sealed and purified over many years, gradually lose their contamination.”

“But there is always a special part, the contamination on the corpse not only doesn’t weaken over the years, instead, it can breed something even more dangerous.”

Deng Feizhou took a deep breath.

“It is said that the item Henrik stole was something that grew out of a demigod’s body.”

“Of course, what he plans to do with it remains unknown to this day.”

No wonder the forbidden area looked like that, it was essentially a lead coffin!

Hearing Deng Feizhou’s explanation, Fu Qian thought to himself.

So, it was something Henrik took from a demigod’s body that caused the remaining parts to mutate?

That thing must be the Thorn Blood, no doubt about it.

The item I’m looking for actually grew out of a demigod’s body, which is somewhat horrifying.

This must also be why Yuan Shan didn’t go out to capture people and stayed at the base instead—she needed to help suppress the veins that spread across the entire forbidden area.

With that, the basic situation seemed to be clear.

It could be said that today was quite fruitful.

…

“Are you going to the Night Watchmen Base? I’ll go with you.”

Wen Li didn’t bother her elder much, and after a short conversation, she took the initiative to say goodbye and head out, speaking immediately after coming out.

“Don’t you want to go home?”

“Home might not necessarily be safe now.”

Wen Li smiled helplessly.

“I’ve got this feeling like a thorn in my side. I hardly slept last night, I feel much safer by your side.”

“I can understand that, come to think of it, this Uncle Deng of yours is quite strong.”

Hmm.

Wen Li nodded.

“Since I can remember, Uncle Deng has already been a Middle Tier Transcendent. He, like me, is the kind that awakened later and also possesses mental abilities.”

“No wonder he keeps such a low profile, seems like he doesn’t want to bump into that Henrik.”

“Nobody wants to be targeted by a madman.”

“But now I’ve somewhat changed my mind.”

“Why?”

Wen Li looked puzzled.

“I just had this hunch that this old Mr. Deng doesn’t seem very supportive of me seeking out the Night Watchmen.”

“You noticed too?”

Wen Li was surprised, then leaned in closer and whispered.

“I also suspect that Uncle Deng has other information that he’s not comfortable sharing with us.”

“When you mentioned Yuan Shan earlier, I clearly felt that Uncle Deng’s emotions fluctuated quite a bit, he seemed very surprised and puzzled, I didn’t expect you to notice it as well.”

That’s right.

Emotions that Fu Qian couldn’t perceive right now, he wasn’t Wen Li.

The reason he talked nonsense just now was also to take advantage of her ability to perceive emotions.

If Deng Feizhou really had no idea about the parasite, when I mentioned Yuan Shan, he would at most seem a bit strange, and his emotions shouldn’t have changed too much from before.

But now Wen Li confirmed that his emotions fluctuated visibly at that time.

Such a comparison made his behavior seem a bit deliberate.

Even the suggestion he made for me to go find Yuan Shan had a hint of trying to wash his hands of the matter.

Still need to keep an eye on this one.

“Shall we go straight back then?”

Wen Li, of course, had no idea she had been used again, and looked at Fu Qian as she asked.

“Sure.”

“Miss Wen!”

Just as the two were about to leave, a shout suddenly came from far away, and upon looking up, they saw a familiar face.

It was that Chen Mingfei they had seen at the banquet, rushing over with a group of people.