Chapter 535: Who Would Believe?

Ailin was also attacked?

Cheng Shuili's eyelashes drooped, like a butterfly about to take wing, the shadow fell across her eyes, adding a few more unfathomable depths she couldn't see clearly.

Su Rui also furrowed her brows, her hair a mist, and she couldn't figure out what exactly had happened.

Guanghui is dead, Ailin was attacked, what about the other members?

What about Xinxue and Wan Yi?

The more Su Rui thought, the more impatient she became; these people are the ones who hold up Black Feather's main pillars. Though Black Feather wouldn't have any problem without them, there would definitely be small‑scale disturbances.

And… they have known Cheng Shuili even earlier than they themselves.

Although this world doesn't talk about emotions, human hearts are still flesh, and after so long together, if something really happened, Cheng Shuili…

Su Rui thought that, then looked up at Cheng Shuili again.

She still kept her head down, not knowing what she was pondering, but she seemed to be thinking very seriously, and her posture never changed.

Su Rui thought she was still immersed in the news of Guanghui's death when suddenly she met Cheng Shuili's eyes.

There was nothing in those eyes, like a still pool of water.

Su Rui couldn't see what lay beneath, but she knew that something was definitely hidden under the surface.

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji: Are you injured?

Ai Mi Li felt a warmth in her heart upon seeing this message.

In this world, only Lao Da and the people around Lao Da would care about her.

Ailin pretended to be relaxed, tugged at the corner of her mouth, and typed a reply in the private chat.

Ai Mi Li: A little skin scrape won't kill me. Lao Da, don't worry, my skin is thick and my flesh is sturdy.

After sending that, she added another sentence.

Ai Mi Li: Those people were pretty clever; when they saw I wasn't the only one on the road, they fired a few shots in panic and retreated. But our people aren't just idle; they left one behind. I'll check his ID later; maybe there'll be an unexpected gain.

Ailin really is reliable.

Cheng Shuili remained expressionless, but she let out a sigh of relief inside.

Now that things have come to this, how could she still not understand what's going on?

Yesterday, during the Dong Da Qu meeting, these two were on her left and right, following her, and today they encountered assassinations front and back; to say there's no connection between the two…

Who would believe it?

Before Cheng Shuili could wait for Ailin's news, she received a message from Xinxue.

Xin Xue Chuji: Lao Da, something happened. World Channel suddenly flooded with messages, all slandering us. They say we have no substance, even Black Feather's top can't protect us, Ailin and Guanghui are dead. They even attached pictures, making it look real. Now World Channel and the regional channels are all discussing this.

Xin Xue Chuji: Are these people sick? They spread such rumors? Isn't Ailin fine? Guanghui… damn, Guanghui is dead?

Xinxue sent a voice message; her exclamation "damn" echoed in the carriage, making Cheng Shuili's eardrums ache.

Cheng Shuili raised her hand to rub her ear, a hint of impatience crossing her brows.

This negative emotion, of course, wasn't aimed at Xinxue; it was aimed at whatever was behind the scenes.

Now it seems the opponent not only wants to cut off Cheng Shuili's left and right arms, but also to give Cheng Shuili a warning in front of all players!

Fortunately, Ailin has members of the Guard Team here; otherwise what World Channel is spreading now wouldn't be a rumor but a fact.

Cheng Shuili didn't reply to Xinxue; she directly opened World Channel.

Messages scrolled rapidly; she skimmed through them in a glance, all with similar content:

"Did you hear? That Ai Mi Li from Black Feather is dead, and some guy named Guanghui is dead too; they just finished ranking yesterday, and today the top died, it's hilarious."

"Wasn't there a man and a woman following Wu Ya that day at the meeting? The picture is out; the woman's corpse is lying by the roadside. Tsk tsk tsk, what a miserable fate."

"Isn't Black Feather the server's number one? Is this it? Can't even protect its own people?"

"What server's number one? The system is dead after all, but people are alive. See who has strength; you can't be so rigid."

Cheng Shuili stared at those messages, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.

Picture?

She clicked open the so‑called "woman corpse" picture.

The picture was very blurry, clearly a hurried snapshot.

Indeed, a person was lying by the roadside; besides the long hair, it was impossible to tell whether it was a woman.

The face was mostly covered by hair, only a strip of chin visible.

The curve of that chin did indeed look a bit like Ailin's.

But it was only a slight resemblance.

Cheng Shuili enlarged the picture, examined it carefully for two seconds, closed it, and sent Ailin a message.

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji: Take a look at this picture.

She forwarded the picture.

A few seconds later, Ailin's reply came.

Ai Mi Li:??? Who is this? I'm fine here, who is the person in this photo? (picture)

Ailin sent a selfie, the background a guardrail by the road; she made a peace sign to the camera, a bandage wrapped around her arm.

The wound had already been treated, and her spirit seemed fine.

Cheng Shuili's lips curved up slightly.

It's good that she's still alive.

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji: Did you find any clues?

Ai Mi Li: Got it, Lao Da! That person's ID looks like a Bei Da Qu player; my Guard Team members saw clearly, the attackers all had the typical Bei Da Qu appearance.

Bei Da Qu?

The war wolf has been contributing force and supplies for so long, only to get a non‑aggression pact.

Although Cheng Shuili has never met Gangxin, Gangxin now absolutely would not dare to clash with Black Feather.

The Iron Curtain had always feared the Eternal Frozen Wasteland, and when the power rankings were settled, the Eternal Frozen Wasteland unexpectedly took ninth place, so they are now even more wary.

Now act against Black Feather?

Only if Gangxin were brainless could such a thing be done.

Moreover, in any case, they are like well water that doesn't disturb river water; even though they exchanged a few words on World Channel, they have never had any substantive conflict.

To assassinate Black Feather's core members so precisely all of a sudden looks problematic from any angle.

There is definitely something wrong here.

The things discussed on World Channel were quickly posted into Black Feather's faction group chat:

In Black Feather's faction group chat, the news has already exploded.

"What? Brother Guanghui is dead? Captain Ailin also in trouble? What are these people rambling about?"

"I just saw World Channel, and there was a picture! They even said the person in the picture is Captain Ailin! Damn, the image is so blurry you can't even see the face, and they still insist that person is Captain Ailin!"

"Impossible! Captain Ailin can take on three opponents alone; she's so powerful, how could she get into trouble?"

"Captain Ailin's avatar is still lit, but Guanghui's really turned gray! He's dead? I don't believe it! Have you looked at the power members' panels?"