"You want me to be a bait?" Jiang Yao suddenly understood the other party's intentions.

"Yes. Lu Jingyi was also blunt. "I don't know why, but the other party seems to be quite interested in you, and I don't think she will give up on that. Of course, I will send someone to protect you at all times and keep you safe. ”

"But last time, the other party seemed to be very taboo about this mark on my body, and they were directly scared away......" Jiang Yao pointed to the black mark on his collarbone and said with a wry smile. "Are you sure my presence really won't help?"

"'Death Mark'?Heh, I'm afraid she wasn't afraid of the mark itself, but some guys who were attracted to it at the time, right?" Lu Jingyi glanced at the mark inside Jiang Yao's neckline, and said with a smile. "I've heard, because of this inscription, haven't you been approached by black and white impermanence?"

"It turns out that she is afraid of black and white impermanence to force the soul to be seduced, if she is really a person who has been forcibly left in the world, it is no wonder that ......" Jiang Yao pondered. "It's just that I don't understand, how did I get branded with the 'Death Mark'?"

"The Death Mark is a sign of punishment in the Netherworld. Lu Jingyi said. "Heaven is constant, in the eyes of the ghosts and gods of the Netherworld, the life span of all things is determined by heaven, and has long been recorded in the 'Book of Life and Death', it is their duty to maintain the normal operation of the 'Book of Life and Death', if someone changes their life against the sky and tamperss with the 'Book of Life and Death', they will engrave the 'Death Mark' to track it down, and drag it to hell, and never be reborn. ”

"But I ...... I didn't do anything......" Jiang Yao remembered the words of black and white impermanence at the beginning, and he didn't have the slightest impression of the fact that he had changed his life and tampered with the 'Book of Life and Death' ten years ago.

"I've investigated your affairs a little bit, and it's true that there are a lot of strange things, but now that you've been engraved with the 'Death Mark', if you want to get rid of it, you may have to make up for it in other things. ”

Lu Jingyi smiled, and this seemingly kind smile was obviously a sign in Jiang Yao's eyes that he was going to dig a hole for himself. Sure enough, I only heard Lu Jingyi speak again, and lured Jiang Yao step by step:

"Life and death in the human world are all about balance, and the large number of unnatural deaths of human beings caused by this 'Death Game' incident have caused damage to the balance of all things, causing the current chaos in the netherworld. If you can help solve the "Game of Death" event this time, maybe the mark on your body will have a silver lining. ”

"It's just a chance of a turnaround...... You're not sure if the other party will let me go?"

"It's better to have a glimmer of hope than to be helpless, isn't it?" Lu Jingyi still looked at Jiang Yao with a smile, as if he wanted to see through the other party. "And...... That little girl is the only clue to find your friend Xiao Yuan. ”

"......" Jiang Yao was speechless, I have to say that the other party did poke at his weakness, in fact, even if he was not allowed to go, in order to find Xiao Yuan, he would definitely participate secretly, but agreeing to the other party's words so happily always made him feel like he had simply been fooled into a trap, not to mention that he still remembered the hatred of the previous "trial".

"It's okay if you want me to be part of your operation, but before I do that, there is something I must know. Jiang Yao made up his mind, and then raised his head and looked directly at Lu Jingyi in front of him.

"How did you know that I was the kind of person who was 'colorless'? and the so-called 'trial' from earlier...... Could it be that you want to recruit me to be a 'Spirit Divine Envoy'?"

Of course, Jiang Yao was not interested in being a 'Spirit Divine Envoy', and the reason why he led to this topic was nothing more than to decisively refuse to refute the other party's face when he threw an olive branch to the other party. To be honest, for the inexplicable "trial" that made him suffer a lot, Jiang Yao was full of resentment.

"Hehe, I'm sorry for the unpleasant memories I left you before, and you should be angry. Lu Jingyi smiled, but he didn't mention the matter of the 'Spirit Imperial Divine Envoy' for half a word. "That 'trial'...... It's not so much a test of your level as it is a 'verification' to see if you are really a 'colorless attribute' person. ”

“…… The result?"

"The validation results were as I expected, and ...... It also exceeded my original expectations. Lu Jingyi smiled 'amiably', but that look made Jiang Yao goosebumps. "Not only are you indeed a 'colorless attribute' person, but you even used the 'power of the beast' to destroy the Shikhijin Void that attacked you, but you are a little weaker in your control ability, and you almost caused a backlash. ”

"Fierce ...... The power of the beast?" Jiang Yao was completely stunned. "You mean, I have the demonic power of an ancient beast in my body?"

"Yes, apart from the 'colorless attribute' person, who else can be 'imbued' by such a ferocious power?" Lu Jingyi pushed his glasses and calmly 'admired' Jiang Yao's surprised expression.

"This, how is this possible!? I have never been in contact with the ancient beasts, and I have no chance to be ......" Halfway through his words, Jiang Yao's mind suddenly crossed a handsome face that always had a mocking expression, and the memory of being instilled with a strange "mana" in the villa in the West District that night suddenly popped up at this moment.

No, it won't!?

"Look, I'm going to say he's going to be scared, right?"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind him, Jiang Yao turned his head sharply, but saw that there was a red-haired man beside Jiuya at some point, who was leaning on the seat and gloating.

"Tsk, I scared this kid so much that his face turned green. Jiuya's tone was very sympathetic, but the smile on his face couldn't be restrained. "You should have told him that you were gluttonous earlier, so that the family could be mentally prepared. ”

"Hehe, didn't you tell him that you were a nine-tailed fox fairy?" the red-haired man sneered at each other and turned his head to look at Jiang Yao with a blank face again. "Yo, why can't you speak? It can't be stupid, right?"

"You...... You ......" Jiang Yao stared at the two men who said the amazing words casually, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only move his shocked gaze to Lu Jingyi beside him.

"The truth is just as you heard, this red-haired man you met in the villa in the West District before was one of the original ancient 'Four Fierce Beasts' that had been taken over by our 'Spirit Terrace', gluttonous, and the Nine Teeth that brought you here are the Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy clan who are currently living in seclusion in human society. Lu Jingyi explained calmly.

"At that time, before we took action against the West End Villa, Gluttony was ordered to infiltrate it to investigate first, but unexpectedly met you in crisis, and at the same time, he also noticed that your physique was special, so he tried to give you a "spirit" to help you defeat the other party, and you also knew. ”

"So the so-called 'mana' you gave me...... Is it the 'power of the beast'?" Jiang Yao turned to the red-haired man in a daze. "Since you are an ancient beast, why don't you kill that demon yourself?"

"My demonic power has been sealed, although the demonic power is still there, I can't use it myself, didn't you listen to Jiuya before?" "And with my current status, I can't just do it myself. ”

"......?" Jiang Yao was puzzled, and just wanted to say something more, but saw that the other party had no intention of explaining at all, so he could only reluctantly give up asking.

"Although your body has accepted the 'power of the fierce beast', because this power is very fierce and domineering, I am afraid that it will not be able to control it without a certain amount of cultivation, but it will cause backlash, and in serious cases, it may even lose your life, so I suggest that you don't use this power rashly for the time being. Lu Jingyi said, took out an aqua blue bead from his arms, and handed it to Jiang Yao.

"This is the 'Xuanwu Pearl', which is conceived from the body of the divine beast 'Xuanwu', which can help you reconcile the demonic qi in your body, so that you will not be easily swallowed by the demonic qi. Lu Jingyi said. "Put this bead with you first, and then give it back to me when you can control your power one day." ”

Jiang Yao carefully took the bead, but saw that the bead was crystal blue throughout, but there was a faint hint of pale golden light inside, just holding it in his hand for a while, he felt that his heart seemed to be a lot calmer, and he didn't know if it was a psychological effect.

“…… I took the bead first, but anyway, this 'beast power' is not something that mortals like me can control, please be sure to take this demonic power from my body after this operation, I don't want to carry one all the time*. ”

Jiang Yao remembered all the previous experiences, and his heart was not a little excited about the fierce power he had, but a little frightened, his previous appearance of not being a ghost or a ghost made him still have palpitations, which is probably also one of the consequences of being eaten by demonic power.

But then again, the voice that roared inside me when I was in distress in the Trial...... Is it also a side effect of accepting the "power of the beast"?

Jiang Yao was a little puzzled, but he didn't think much about it, and after putting the Xuanwu bead close to him, he began to ask Lu Jingyi about his next plan.

"I'm afraid it's not easy to catch the 'resurrection' Ali this time, the other party is very vigilant, I don't think that the other party will be fooled if you just release me as a bait, do you have any countermeasures for this?"

"Hehe, it's good that you can take this into account, in fact, we have not only laid you a bait, the trap has already been secretly arranged, just waiting to lure the snake out of the hole. ”

Lu Jingyi's monocle reflected the light faintly, Jiang Yao couldn't see the other party's expression clearly, but he always felt that the other party's seemingly casual words didn't seem to be simple behind it. Sure enough, before the words fell, Lu Jingyi once again clicked a screen above the coffee table, Jiang Yao looked at it and found that it seemed to be a surveillance video in the madhouse ward, and the only man who appeared in the video seemed to be very familiar.

"This man is...... Wang Peng!?" Jiang Yao finally recognized it, isn't this person the security guard he saved in the West District villa, and the only surviving victim of the 'Game of Death' other than himself?

"As an arson suspect in the orphanage fire three years ago, this Wang Peng may be more hated by that person than you are. Lu Jingyi said, pointing to a corner outside the window of the ward, and the sharp-eyed Jiang Yao immediately noticed the problem, only to see a ghostly petite figure hiding in a corner outside the window, staring at Wang Peng faintly.

"It's Ah Li who 'came back from the dead'!" Jiang Yao said in surprise. "She didn't plan to let Wang Peng go!"

"Yes, it's only because she found out that we are protecting Wang Peng that she didn't make a move for the time being, but if another object she covets appears at the same time, then I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it, right?" Lu Jingyi said and looked at Jiang Yao and said.

"She will not miss this 'double bait'. ”