Lin Muqing waited for Zhou Bai to come out and said, "Thank you for this time." In her mind, if it weren’t for Zhou Bai’s warning, she and Xiao Pei might have been in danger.
Lin Muqing: "Shall we go for a walk?"
Zhou Bai and Lin Muqing walked down the campus streets.
Zhou Bai wore a deeply worried expression, while Lin Muqing seemed oblivious to the recent brush with death.
And within Lin Muqing’s mind, she too felt some confusion regarding Zhou Bai’s recent actions.
Lin Muqing turned to look at Zhou Bai’s concerned face and asked curiously, "What’s wrong, Zhou Bai? You seem very worried."
"I am very worried," Zhou Bai looked towards Lin Muqing and asked Christina in his mind, "Do you think Lin Muqing is trustworthy?"
"She should be trustworthy, I think. She didn’t swear allegiance to the Heavenly Demon even in the face of death. It seems that things are going well for the Night Army."
Clearly, in Christina’s view, Lin Muqing was a member of the Night Army. Before the time reversal occurred, Xiao Pei and the others had killed Lin Muqing, then framed her as being part of the Sky Flipping Sect.
After all, Lin Muqing never revealed her true identity until her death, so it was natural that Christina couldn’t discern it.
Thus, Zhou Bai thought for a moment and chose his words carefully, saying, "Teacher, you said if the Heavenly Demon could truly transform all humans into heavenly demons, then wouldn’t most humans turn to the Heavenly Demon? If that’s the case, what should we do?"
Lin Muqing fell silent for a moment before she slowly spoke, "I used to have the same doubt, feeling like humans could never defeat the Heavenly Demon."
Zhou Bai asked curiously, "What happened after that?"
Lin Muqing smiled, "Later, I met someone. I feel that if we follow him, we will eventually defeat the Heavenly Demon one day."
"Ah?" A vision of Fang Mo’s appearance flashed through Zhou Bai’s mind, "When Fang Mo came with her last time to capture me, she seemed to be the leader. Could she be talking about Fang Mo?"
At that moment, Lin Muqing’s palm reached out, her left hand taking hold of Zhou Bai’s right.
Zhou Bai was slightly startled, looking at Lin Muqing in surprise, but he felt her fingers tracing something in the palm of his hand, a ticklish slipping sensation.
From an outsider’s perspective, the pair looked like a couple holding hands as they walked together.
Christina shouted in Zhou Bai’s mind, "Why are you holding hands?"
"She’s writing on my palm," Zhou Bai said, "Don’t worry, even if it’s an attempt at seduction, with my years of experience with women, there’s no way I’ll take the bait. If anyone is at a loss, it will be her."
Christina frowned, feeling that something was not quite right.
Lin Muqing wrote on Zhou Bai’s palm: "Fang Mo asked me to seduce you."
Zhou Bai’s heart skipped a beat as he turned to look at the gentle face beside him. She now seemed to exude a certain charm and mystery.
Zhou Bai also wrote in her palm: "Why are you telling me this? Aren’t you a member of the Night Army?"
Lin Muqing smiled mysteriously, whispering close to Zhou Bai’s ear, "Zhou Bai, the person I just mentioned is not part of the current human government’s higher-ups."
Zhou Bai was startled: ’Not from the current human higher-ups? Who could it be then? A force outside the human government? Certainly not the Heavenly Demon.’ A name suddenly popped into his mind. Could it be the Sky Flipping Sect?
Lin Muqing continued to write: "Neither the heavenly court nor the high ranks of the human government are trustworthy. They often represent their own interests, not those of humanity as a whole."
Zhou Bai remained silent, but the information he had seemed to confirm that indeed, there were many dark secrets among the human elite and the heavenly court. Exactly what was going on, he wasn’t yet clear.
Lin Muqing continued speaking softly beside Zhou Bai’s ear, her warm breath tickling his ear.
"You may still distrust me for now, but that’s okay. We’ll meet again at the same time next week, on the skywalk. I have something to show you. After you see it, you’ll know that we’re on the same side."
As she spoke, Lin Muqing released Zhou Bai’s hand and smiled at him, "Goodbye, Zhou Bai. Today... thank you."
Watching Lin Muqing’s retreating figure, Zhou Bai frowned, "This woman..."
Suddenly, Lin Muqing turned around, leaned in close to Zhou Bai’s ear, and said, "By the way, since Fang Mo wanted me to seduce you, how about we pretend to be in a secret student-teacher relationship? I’ll help you fend off any trouble from the Night Army."
With that, she dipped her finger on her lips, and made a shushing gesture towards Zhou Bai, "But don’t take it seriously."
Seeing the stunned look on Zhou Bai’s face, Lin Muqing let out a light laugh and walked away.
Zhou Bai stared at Lin Muqing’s back, suddenly feeling as if a cat’s paw had reached out from his head, waving in front of his eyes.
"Still looking?" Christina said in a strange tone, "She’s already left."
"I’m wondering which side Lin Muqing is really on."
Christina: "With so many faces she’s a spy, obviously a bad woman; you must not take her words seriously."
"I know."
Christina: "Such a bad woman, obviously best at manipulating the emotions of virgins like you; you need to be careful."
"I understand."
Zhou Bai, rubbing his chin, thought, "But I think..."
"Let’s wait and see what comes of Lin Muqing. If she really is reliable, then tipping her off a little about Little Pei’s matter wouldn’t require us to come forward, and it would also serve as a warning to the human higher-ups."
Christina huffed, "How could the higher-ups have not thought of that? I think they themselves are probably wavering."
Hearing Christina’s words, Zhou Bai’s expression darkened instantly.
...
Meanwhile, on another corner of the Earth, within an underground base.
Flames and explosions were everywhere.
The screams of humans were slowly fading away.
A girl, clutching a cross, hid inside a wardrobe.
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She listened to the footsteps coming from the corridor outside, her eyes filled with fear.
Just then, the footsteps drew even closer.
The girl immediately tensed up.
The next moment, the wardrobe door was flung open, revealing a Heavenly Demon covered in black with the lower half resembling an octopus and the upper half covered in fish scales.
This Heavenly Demon was Xing Jun, sent to search for the 20th hexagram.
He looked at the little girl before him, about to ask her for information about the area, but the next moment his tentacles shot out swiftly and pierced through the girl’s body.
Looking at the girl who had just died, Xing Jun’s face revealed a trace of pleasure and a trace of hatred, then he suppressed it, gradually showing a look of disappointment.
Next to him, another cube-shaped Heavenly Demon floated by, chuckling, "You want to overcome the urge to annihilate? Impossible."
"Why is this happening?" Xing Jun wondered, "Is this a restriction left within me by the Heavenly Demon King, making it impossible for me to communicate with humans anymore?"