Chapter 70 - Close
At night, after watching Jiang Yi climb into the tent, Zhou Xinyi did not set up a tent, but sat outside and quietly watched the moon.
After a while, the man he was waiting for came over.
Fang Wen Tsubaki's right leg was missing a foot, and the hard wooden stake supported him to walk, but because the wooden stake was not as flexible as his ankle and could not bend, Fang Wen Tsubaki's steps limped.
But his limp was different from the stiff "corpse", and Zhou Xinyi could see that he was agile and his steps were steady.
It took Fang Wen Chun years to get used to his stump.
Fang Wen Chun looked at Zhou Xinyi and handed him a cigarette, "Do you smoke?" β
Zhou Xinyi doesn't like to smoke and doesn't smoke often.
But what happened today made him feel like a stick, soothing his tense emotions.
The cigarettes of this era were also elongated, but longer than modern cigarettes and much thinner than cigars.
A spicy mouthful entered his lungs, and Zhou Xinyi felt that this thing was spicier than spirits for a while.
Although there were not many negotiations, Zhou Xinyi could see that although Fang Wen Chun was not smiling, he was not a person who was obsessed with subtleties.
"Mind talking," Zhou Xin Yi said, "Why don't you have this leg?" β
In line with his prediction, after several years of washing, recalling the painful experience of that year, Fang Wen Tsubaki's heart was only flat, "Seven years ago, I also encountered those 'corpses' who could act. β
"I was 19 years old at the time, and the monster disguised himself as my mother and led me to a remote place with the intention of brutally killing me."
"It just so happened that at that time, I had some skills and killed that monster."
"This foot was torn off by that monster in the fight at that time."
Zhou Xinyi hurts when he thinks about it.
He sighed, "I was in that cave, and I almost got the same thing as you." β
"The way those monsters fight hasn't changed for so many years, it's a leg for you, and the one I encountered just wanted to tear my entire leg off."
I don't know if the doctor in the heir of this kind of injury can cure it.
"I heard you went to the lair of those monsters?"
"That's right."
Fang asked Tsubaki to say, "Actually, I'd like to ask you exactly where those monsters' lairs are. β
"But forget it, I can't let go of this team."
Fang Wen Chun's words were concise, but after Zhou Xinyi translated them, the meaning was probably "He really wants to go to those monsters for revenge, but now that he has a new bond, the old hatred has been let go."
Fang asked Tsubaki, "So don't tell me where they are." β
"You want to get this foot back?"
"It's not just," Fang Wen took a puff on her cigarette, "my mother was already ashed. β
"Huh?" Zhou Xinyi reacted.
"Ashing" should be the "cremation" of this era.
He knew that his mother was cremated and buried, so what suddenly appeared could not be his mother's body?
His hostility to those monsters was not just a one-kick hatred, but also a hatred for insulting his dead mother?
Fang Wen Tsubaki really didn't say anything superfluous......
Zhou Xinyi thought regretfully in his heart, if Orb's girlfriend named Celia had also been cremated and buried in the first place, wouldn't he have been lured out of the city by monsters unsuspectingly?
I didn't expect to be re-emphasized in this way......
And Fang Wen Chun's experience also convinced him that those monsters must not be awakened corpses.
The two were silent for a while, waiting for Zhou Xinyi to finish the cigarette, and Fang Wen Chun said, "Those monsters will disguise the appearance of mature people. β
"She's special, so you'll have to tell for yourself."
Among the monsters, there are only a few who can move freely and behave like ordinary people.
It's often this kind of monster that is the most deceptive.
Fang Wen Tsubaki saw that Zhou Xinyi didn't speak, and said, "Actually, you already have the answer in your heart. β
"To be cautious, I need to put her under control."
Zhou Xinyi stood up and said, "Catch it." β
The moment these words were spoken, "Jiang Yi", who was supposed to be resting in the tent, suddenly jumped out and ran away under the noses of the two.
But how could the two of them let it succeed, Fang Wen Chun pulled out the scimitar in his hand and threw it out of the shoulder that hit "Jiang Yi", and the huge force caused its entire body to fall forward.
Zhou Xinyi also took out Wen Yan at this moment, and although he couldn't bear it, he still pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
One of Jiang Yi's legs was broken by a bullet, and Zhou Xinyi saw that the short leg had indeed turned into miserable white skin, and the shoes he was wearing had disappeared out of thin air, and the soles of his feet were stained with blood.
"Jiang Yi" was lying on the ground at the moment, his eyes were red, and he looked at him pitifully, "Zhou Xinyi, what are you doing, how can you shoot me?" β
"Stop acting, Jiang Yi won't show your expression."
"Jiang Yi" still didn't give up, "Why do you think I'm fake, Zhou Xinyi, I answered your question correctly!" Or is it ...... Is it simply because you're fake? β
Seeing that "Jiang Yi" didn't forget to splash dirty water on himself, Zhou Xin Yi said, "Your legs are exposed." β
"Jiang Yi" glanced behind him in surprise, obviously not expecting his leg to turn back into its prototype, it immediately realized something, and said viciously, "You deceived me!" β
"What do you mean? You mean...... Am I answering your question? β
"Jiang Yi" changed his expression, "I won't tell you." β
"That's where you show your flaws," Zhou Xinyi said, "you're acting too smart." β
After Jiang Yi heard this, his expression froze slightly.
Zhou Xinyi didn't care about its expression, and continued, "Although Jiang Yi is not stupid, sometimes, her intuition can be quite astute, but the temperament she exudes from her body is something that others can't disguise. β
With that, he took out the judge's hammer and hammered it heavily on the head of "Jiang Yi".
In fact, what really aroused Zhou Xinyi's suspicion was her wary of herself in the cave.
If it was someone else, the other party's vigilant appearance would convince Zhou Xinyi a little, but the most wrong thing for the other party was to become Jiang Yi's appearance and act in those scenes.
Jiang Yi's inheritance ability can make her perceive the emotions of the people around her, whether she is a fake or a real thing, she only needs to look at each other to tell the difference, why do you need to ask those words in one move?
When "Jiang Yi" was completely unconscious, he asked Tsubaki to say, "Lock it up." β
Fang Wen Chun neatly tied up the monster, and after a moment of coma, the monster began to be unable to maintain Jiang Yi's skin, and it faded.
When it was over, he asked, "Whatever I do?" β
Zhou Xinyi didn't want to see that face that looked like Jiang Yi but wasn't her again, "Whatever you want." β
After solving the trouble here, Zhou Xinyi turned his head and saw Ms. Ji Lin standing with Changbai.
Landrace...... It's almost over.
Ji Lin experienced the thrill of the night, she didn't sleep deeply, and then she was awakened by the gunfire just now, she was sleepy at all, and she also saw "Jiang Yi" who had just been sent away by Fang Wen Chun, "She...... She's a monster too? β
"To be exact, a monster disguised as my companion."
Ji Lin was extremely surprised when she heard this, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I once heard the legend of that cave. β
Idle is idle, the two simply sorted out the information they knew, and Ms. Ji Lin also told the content of the legend.
Zhou Xinyi shook his head after hearing this, "Those races are not humans. β
"I already know."
After seeing it with her own eyes, even if someone told her that it was human, Ji Lin would not believe it anymore.
"It's not the principle of the cave that matters, it's what kind of monster it is."
"When I shot the monster's leg, it obviously didn't expect its broken leg to turn back to its original form."
"In the cave, it asked me about my companions, and I gave me an answer that was not wrong, but not entirely correct."
"Jiang Yi of the Ancient Scale Clan" is also right, but Jiang Yi has officially separated from the family a few days ago, and she herself is also born of an affair between her mother who is a foreigner and a man in the clan, and her identity and bloodline are not recognized by the family.
"Since the answer is ambiguous, the monster successfully disguised itself as Jiang Yi and gained her memory, but when it was damaged, it revealed a flaw."
"Isn't that an explanation...... If it gets the right information, will it be perfectly disguised as that person? β
Ji Lin covered her mouth, obviously remembering something, but her thoughts were immediately suppressed by her, "If someone asks me about your identity information in the future, I will definitely not answer." β
In fact, you don't have a chance to know my true identity...... Although he knew it, Zhou Xinyi still said, "Thank you." β
"Speaking of which, Ms. Shireen, do you know the ciphertext?"
Speaking of this, Zhou Xinyi was still a little weak-hearted, after all, Ms. Ji Lin was also the daughter of the city lord of Jizhou, which was related to official power, and the ciphertext was something he shouldn't see.
But now that Jizhou City is in danger, who cares about the secrets of high-ranking officials?
But Ji Lin behaved confused, "Ciphertext? β
Doesn't it seem to have been disseminated, the official Myler is dead, and the cipher is not in the hands of her fiancΓ©e, so who is the ciphertext in?
"Well, nothing."
Zhou Xinyi mentioned the ciphertext, just to say something about the "shadow demon girl".
Since the official McVall is a shadow-type witch, the other shadow-type witches have to be analyzed towards her level for the time being.
The characteristics of those monsters fit well with the description of the Shadow Witch, the only difference being that they are not as powerful as the McVall officials, and they are not as delicate in disguise.
Through his observations, there seem to be two types of monsters, one is a monster with a strange shape and can be seen at a glance, and the other is a type that can disguise itself as a human.
Looking at the attitude of fake Jiang Yi, they are very contemptuous of the upper class of monsters, just like looking at low-intelligence creatures that have not evolved completely.
He reasonably speculated - is it a monster that has undergone evolution to officially become a "shadow demon girl"?
With this question, Zhou Xinyi asked, "Ms. Shilin, do you know the official McVulle?" β
Shireen clenched her fists suddenly, "What, Officer McVulle?" β
She was surprised, even frightened.
Well? Zhou Xinyi narrowed his eyes.
He asked again what shouldn't have been asked?