Chapter 114: I Have a Bold Idea

"Bloodline. Are you curious how I know this term?" Brenna looked at Yun Mu's expression, chuckled softly, and said:

"Don't look at me with such surprise."

She wrapped her arms around her chest.

"What do you think Elena and I were busy with before six o'clock every evening?"

Surely they were busy investigating; otherwise, with so much time in a day, why would they only train for a few hours in the evening?

"Besides, that scarlet heterochromatic eye of yours is quite conspicuous, isn't it?"

Brenna sat on the large pink bed in her bedroom and continued to explain: "Regarding the Church, I have already preliminarily investigated some information."

"Let's get to the point. First, there is no doubt that Bishop Land of the Frostfall City Local Church is the mastermind behind the various incidents currently occurring in Frostfall City."

"He seems to be researching something very dangerous, and it was that very thing that awakened the Outer God who represents the Scarlet, but I haven't yet investigated what that thing specifically is."

"And within the Local Church, most of the ordinary members who are not Transcendental have already been controlled by Bishop Land using a type of Parasite."

"Remember what I said before about those guys who snatched my Bionic Doll?" Brenna looked at Yun Mu and gave an example.

"So, they were at that time..." Hearing Brenna's words, Yun Mu understood in an instant.

"That's right." Brenna nodded and said: "The mutations that occurred in their bodies at that time stemmed from the Parasites within them."

"Unlike the Curse you received earlier, once this type of Parasite erupts, it will mutate a person's body into a mindless monster in just a few seconds."

"What's even more terrifying is that even after the body has mutated into a monster, it will still be controlled by the Parasite within."

"Even in death, there is no rest."

"And regarding the culprit of the Dried Corpse Murder Case..." Brenna paused, looking quite troubled as she said: "She is a true God-Chosen, a spokesperson favored by the Scarlet."

"All clues pointing to her are influenced by that deity, making them difficult to trace."

"People from the Church, including Bishop Land, seem to be looking for her. I don't know the details of this, but what is certain is that the existence of that God-Chosen will definitely accelerate the arrival of the Scarlet."

"In order to find that God-Chosen, it is only a matter of time before the people from the Church come after you, and the reason I knew that information so quickly..."

"It's because you have your own people inside the Church, right?" Before Brenna could finish, Yun Mu interrupted her first.

Regarding this point, she had long suspected it; after all, for Brenna to obtain so much internal Church information, it certainly couldn't have been achieved just by lurking, eavesdropping, or stealing documents.

It must be because she had her own people inside the Church that she could accomplish this.

However, this also meant that she probably knew long ago that someone in the Church was going to make a move against her.

"Sorry." Brenna knew this herself, so she apologized immediately.

"We were previously just partners connected by money and interests. It was really hard for me to trust you, Miss Yun."

"I must be honest. Actually, my people were already prepared to accidentally let you escape after you were captured, and then judge whether you were trustworthy based on your actions after escaping."

"Although you escaped the capture by your own ability, this does not affect the nature of the test."

She took a deep breath, then looked up into Yun Mu's eyes and said: "Now, after exposing your identity as a Bloodline, you are still willing to stand here..."

"This is enough to prove that you are a trustworthy Partner, and therefore, I am also willing to confess the information I know to you."

"To show my sincerity, you can make any request of me, as long as it is something I can do!" She paused and added:

"I have sent Elena and the others away, and this room is also equipped with a soundproof Barrier, so you don't have to be afraid to speak your mind because of them."

"..."

Yun Mu remained silent, not saying a word.

It wasn't that she was angry; after all, regarding the issue of trust that Brenna mentioned, wasn't she the same? Regarding her identity as a Bloodline and her encounter with Natavia that day, she had also been hiding things from the other party.

If she were Brenna, would she unconditionally trust someone she had known for less than half a month? Probably not.

Therefore, the test was normal; if anything, it was precisely because of this that she felt more at ease.

If Brenna had chosen to trust her without a second thought, that would have been the real problem.

Either stupid or evil.

So, since she wasn't angry, why was she speechless? The answer was... "Miss Yun, can you hear me?"

Lucy's voice rang in her ear, and the other party seemed to say somewhat uncertainly: "I'll just assume you can hear me."

"I don't know what you are doing in the dream, so I will try to keep it short."

"When you stepped into that princess's room, you actually already entered a Dream World, together with that princess."

"It's clear that the other party wants to avoid those Shadow Guards—that is, the guards by her side—and chat with you alone."

"Theoretically, there should only be the two of you in that dream, so you can say whatever information you want to say."

"Those Shadow Guards cannot hear it."

"Also... almost forgot, let me see..."

"The person holding this Ritual will forget that they held this Ritual until the Ritual ends."

"And, in the dream, people become more willing to speak their true thoughts; hmm... you should pay attention to this."

After Lucy finished saying these words, she began to mutter to herself.

"This Dream Ritual is quite interesting, a structure I've never seen... was it researched by future mages?"

"There's a guy using shadows to bypass the soundproof Barrier trying to eavesdrop. Better make a note of that."

Little black chicken, you've shown your chicken feet, haven't you!

Yun Mu raised an eyebrow. She didn't expect that things were exactly as Lucy said; by Brenna's side, there were guys planted by others.

Although the fact that she was a Bloodline was inevitably exposed, she could chat with Brenna alone in the Dream World about how exactly she became a Bloodline.

But for now... "This place is actually a world within a dream."

She observed the layout and environment of the room in surprise; whether it was the patterns on the wardrobe or the light shining from the electric lamp, everything was so real.

Perhaps because this was Brenna's room, the other party knew this place very well? Come to think of it, did Lucy just say that Brenna doesn't know she is in a dream right now?

Looking at Brenna, who was sitting on the pink bedsheets waiting for her reply, a bold idea sprouted in Yun Mu's heart. PS: Writing a whole chapter of dialogue is so damn hard.

My brain cells are about to burn out.

I started eating at five in the afternoon, and once I finished eating, I began writing the novel.

I didn't finish writing this chapter until eleven-thirty, having deleted and revised it several times along the way.

No lie! (If I'm lying, I'll shrink by 18cm down there!) I can't write a second chapter; I'm going to go eat a late-night snack.

So hungry.

(End of this chapter)