Chapter 958

You Sisi's combat skills were actually quite good, and after her resurrection, her physique had been strengthened, her strength seemingly rising to a new level—though for now, she was still somewhat weak.

She didn't fight long before she started panting.

Fortunately, Niu Niu's strength was sufficient to suppress the opponent; together, the two quickly knocked the man down, stepping on his chest and pointing a long sword at him.

"Speak—where did the people originally in the inn go?"

The subdued man sneered coldly and tapped the ground twice with his palm.

The next moment, hidden figures in the darkness slowly emerged.

Seeing these dozen or so people appear, Niu Niu's face changed.

He had no strength to fight so many.

Back-to-back with You Sisi, the two tensely watched the dozen men, considering how to break out—when suddenly, the men's expressions shifted, and with a thud, they collapsed to their knees as if their strength had vanished entirely.

You Sisi and Niu Niu froze, puzzled—then suddenly felt a numbness spread through their entire bodies; their limbs went limp as Qiankun Master stepped out from the darkness behind them.

"They've ingested my poison smoke. Pick any one of them and ask—your people were taken where?"

Saying this, Qiankun Master fed each of them a pill.

Niu Niu hesitated, but You Sisi had already swallowed her pill in one gulp and stood up, fully restored.

Seeing this, Niu Niu swallowed his pill—and the numbness vanished instantly.

"Thank you, Qiankun Master!" You Sisi exclaimed happily.

Niu Niu immediately grabbed one of the men nearby and swung his fist, as big as a sandbag, straight at his face.

"Speak—where are Captain Lin and my little brothers?"

After just two punches, the man screamed out the truth.

"Ran, ran away—we didn't catch them…"

Didn't catch them?

Niu Niu frowned: "Then why did you stay at the inn?"

"To wait for rabbits to come to the stump. When they fled, they argued and accidentally revealed this was the rendezvous point—we naturally stayed here to see if luck would favor us…"

Niu Niu recalled his two little brothers and realized their brains were indeed not sharp—but their loyalty was unquestionable; they certainly hadn't leaked the information on purpose.

"They have nowhere else to go in Jingcheng except the You Mansion."

You Sisi, having once been Captain of Qingsi County, still thought clearly.

"The You Mansion is definitely unreachable—so even if they fled temporarily, they'd leave someone lurking nearby to observe and wait for us to return."

Niu Niu found this logical; even Qiankun Master gave a slight nod of approval, feeling his cabbage had grown clever.

"What we need to determine now is when your two friends left, and when they might return to observe this area."

Niu Niu immediately understood.

Without hesitation, he slapped the enemy on the ground again.

Crack! The man's face swelled red, tears welled in his eyes, his expression pitiful.

"Speak—how long ago did my little brothers leave?"

"J-just half an hour ago…"

Understood.

Niu Niu tied up all the men and went to stand outside the inn.

Whichever of his two little brothers returned, if they saw him at the door, would surely come to rendezvous.

Inside the inn, Qiankun Master hesitated before speaking: "You mentioned your injured friend's condition is severe—if they left in a hurry, such violent movement could worsen his injuries…"

You Sisi, sharp as ever, instantly grasped Qiankun Master's meaning.

"Qiankun Master, treat him without hesitation—Captain Lin's condition is already on the brink of death. If you act, he still has a chance. If you don't, he will surely die. No matter the outcome, we won't blame you."

Qiankun Master nodded slightly, then asked further: what exactly had caused the conflict between You Sisi and the You Mansion, and why was the Qing Si hunting them?

After You Sisi gave a brief explanation, Qiankun Master was stunned.

"The Qing Si mistook your friend for a Weird? A Rain-level warrior's eyeball, transplanted into another's body, still alive? Still regenerating… How is this possible? And this Rain-level warrior once shared a body with a Weird Hunter…"

He suddenly felt excited—this unusual injury case was a rare treasure for a physician like him who adored medicine.

If the Rain-level warrior inside the injured man had not revived, fine—but this was clearly a successful case! How could he not be thrilled?

Most brilliant of all—the person who conceived this method and actually carried it out…

"That young man named Chen Qing—can you contact him? I'd like to speak with him."

This…

You Sisi looked embarrassed, for according to Fang Yue, Chen Qing had vanished shortly after arriving in Jingcheng; all they knew now was that he was still alive—everything else was unknown.

"Vanished? Given Jingcheng's current situation, vanishing usually means certain death. What a pity… what a pity…"

Qiankun Master sighed and shook his head—such an intriguing person, and he'd missed the chance to meet and converse with him. Truly a shame.

Just as the two finished speaking, Niu Niu's excited shout came from outside.

When You Sisi stepped out, she saw Niu Niu's little brother, Waizui Xiaowang, had returned.

He crept cautiously, as if he believed Niu Niu had been captured and was now serving as bait at the door.

"Those guys were already taken care of—by the way, where's Captain Lin? Where did you move him?"

"Just a shabby little house nearby—he's too badly injured to move, and besides, Brother Niu and Ye Ge both said to rendezvous here, so we couldn't go far."

He led Niu Niu there, and soon returned with Jing Yan, the second little brother Ye Shao, and Captain Lin.

Seeing Lin Ling's condition, Qiankun Master's pupils contracted sharply.

"Such severe injuries! How is he still alive? Unbelievable!"

For an ordinary human warrior—even a Yun-level one—such wounds would be fatal.

Yet this man had held on this long—what was wrong with his body? And that Weird eye…

Master Qiankun stared at Lin Ling's body with gleaming eyes, as if admiring a peerless beauty, drool streaming from his mouth, his dignity utterly shattered.

The sight of his sheer fanaticism made You Sisi blink in surprise—she had never seen Master Qiankun like this before.

"A masterpiece, truly a peerless masterpiece. The technique isn't perfectly refined, merely skilled—but the conception is utterly brilliant, original, and even I must yield to it."

Previously, she had only heard You Sisi say Lin Ling was a Ghost Hunter, a Rain-level powerhouse, a Human Vessel, and the fusion of the three after Chaos.

Now, seeing the actual specimen, Master Qiankun finally felt up close just how extraordinary this artwork truly was.

Without exaggeration, even the Thousand Ballad Palace could not find someone with such originality.

"In the morning, I'm growing more and more interested in this person—pity, such a brilliant mind cut down in youth."

He's not dead yet…

Jing Yan, silent beside them, muttered under his breath but dared not speak further.

Seeing Master Qiankun begin asking for details about Lin Ling's physical condition, Jing Yan quickly offered his consultation—after all, he and Chen Qin had performed Lin Ling's surgery together.

Of course, he understood only fragments of the underlying principles and details; he had completed the surgery entirely by following Chen Qin's orders.

(End of Chapter)