After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 87: Message (First Update, Please Subscribe)

Gu Youyou was at a loss for words after hearing Zhang Chi's reasoning.

How did it come to this?

How did you determine that they were connected to the assassin organization, or to your sister, or to the survivor?

She didn't miss any part of the process!

Just a few simple sentences made Gu Youyou's head start to itch.

Oh no, I need to think harder.

"It's okay if you don't understand. We don't even need to investigate who the survivor is.

The person should be a charming and powerful woman, someone who would make Zi Mian admire and adore them. Let's look for such a person in the Sword Sect..."

In Zhang Chi's mind, Jiang Qingyun's appearance subconsciously emerged.

Hmm, my master's situation shouldn't be this complicated, right?

She's already a demon, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to have multiple identities as an assassin, right?

"There's still an inconsistency in this reasoning. Since the other party is an assassin, they might hide themselves and disguise themselves completely opposite to their true selves."

In other words, the person Zi Mian wants to protect in the Sword Sect might be someone low-key, inconspicuous, and with little presence.

Such a person would be difficult to find, to the point that Zhang Chi couldn't even imagine a suspect.

He did have a way to verify whether Jiang Qingyun was the person Zi Mian was protecting. He could talk to Zi Mian or Jiang Qingyun and get the answer.

But he gave up on this plan.

"A person shouldn't know too many secrets."

Gu Youyou: "..."

Aren't you curious?

You're at the doorstep and you're not even going to confirm it. Your willpower is too strong.

But Zhang Chi really didn't dwell on this question anymore.

After Zi Mian finished cleaning up, Zhang Chi gave her a new task.

"Go and pass a message to Tang Ruoling for me. Tell her to meet Qinghe near the ferry at the hour of the pig today. The problem she's worried about can be resolved.

Be discreet and don't let anyone else know."

Zi Mian felt more at ease when she heard Zhang Chi's new task.

This meant that Zhang Chi trusted her again. As long as she didn't make any more mistakes, she wouldn't be punished in the future.

At this moment, Zi Mian hadn't realized that her thoughts had subtly changed.

Originally, she wanted to expose Zhang Chi's true identity in front of Jiang Qingyun and Chen Runyu. But now, her goal had become not to anger Zhang Chi to consider it a success.

She just hadn't noticed it herself.

Meanwhile, one of her puppet clones had followed Tang Ruoling to the Spiritual Medicine Valley.

Tang Ruoling felt grateful for Zi Mian's loyalty and finally confessed some things.

She revealed that she was a half-demon by birth and mentioned being threatened by Qinghe with a Monster Seed. Of course, she didn't mention Zhang Chi threatening her.

Coincidentally, Zi Mian received new instructions from Zhang Chi, which made her realize that Zhang Chi knew about Tang Ruoling's threat earlier than she did.

How could he know?

Zi Mian couldn't think of any other way besides Tang Ruoling telling him.

Wow, we agreed to form a sister alliance and fight against Zhang Chi together.

But you silently defected.

Sis, weren't we supposed to make him fall in love with you?

How did it turn around like this?

Zi Mian was now also troubled.

How could she deliver the message to Tang Ruoling? If she used a puppet to deliver it personally, wouldn't it expose her relationship with Zhang Chi?

No, that wouldn't work, absolutely not.

Zi Mian felt that she had already lost face in front of Zhang Chi and had to save face in front of others.

Zi Mian's mind suddenly had an idea.

"I intercepted a message just now, and it turns out it's a letter Zhang Chi prepared for you."

"What letter?"

"He said it was Qinghe. He wants you to meet Qinghe near the ferry tonight at the hour of Hai. He said that by doing this, your troubles will be resolved."

"He actually..."

Tang Ruoling originally thought that Zhang Chi wouldn't care about her, after all, their relationship hadn't reached that level yet.

And this matter was too difficult, Zhang Chi couldn't possibly help.

The best outcome would be for Zhang Chi to relay the information to Jiang Qingyun, causing Sword Sect to strengthen their defenses and expose the secret of the Water Monster.

That way, she would die more peacefully, and Qinghe would definitely not let her go.

But she didn't expect that Zhang Chi would actually care about her.

These few days had passed, and she thought Zhang Chi had forgotten about her.

Without any expectations, but with some gains, that was a pleasant surprise.

And when Zi Mian saw that Tang Ruoling didn't inquire about the source of the information, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm really clever.

By intentionally saying that the master's task was intercepted, I completed the task and saved face.

Thinking like this, her mood improved a lot.

Unconsciously, the true form of Zi Mian had already returned to Chen Runyu's side. Seeing her in a good mood, Chen Runyu curiously asked, "Did something happen?"

"Uh, nothing."

"I thought you had something happy to share."

Chen Runyu didn't pay much attention and continued, "I actually have some good news I want to share with you."

"What good news?"

"Actually, I wanted to tell you this news a few days ago, but I held back."

This sentence successfully piqued Zi Mian's curiosity.

What could it be that you've been holding back for so long?

But seeing Chen Runyu being both shy and excited, she also guessed who this good news was related to.

It's also her fault for being annoyed by Tang Ruoling these past few days and neglecting to observe Chen Runyu. Otherwise, in her current state, she should have noticed it long ago.

As expected, Chen Runyu excitedly said, "In a few days, I will be going out to train with Senior Brother. Zi Mian, you should also prepare, and we'll go together."

"I have to go too?"

Can't I not go?

Zi Mian tried to refuse.

If Zhang Chi is going out, then Jiang Qingyun will be left for her, right?

This is such a rare opportunity, she must seize it firmly.

Take advantage of Zhang Chi's absence and steal from the house!

And, after Zhang Chi has gone far away, maybe she can take the opportunity to run away.

However, after this idea of running away came up, she subconsciously felt a bit fearful.

It's not that she doesn't want to run, but she's afraid of being punished by Zhang Chi after running away.

This is the effect of Zhang Chi's training.

Every time there's punishment, it's because Zi Mian made a mistake, which makes Zi Mian equate punishment with making mistakes.

It not only makes Zi Mian fear making mistakes, but also makes her think that this master is actually quite good, as long as she doesn't make mistakes, there won't be any punishment.

And Zi Mian's many considerations were in vain.

With just one sentence from Chen Runyu, she lost her resistance.

"It's Senior Brother who is worried that you will be bullied if you stay in the sect, and we won't be able to take care of you, so you should come with us!"

Zi Mian: "..."

It was said by Zhang Chi, so she understood.

It makes sense, with Zhang Chi's personality, would he give her a chance to escape?

I'm afraid he only called Chen Runyu along because he wanted to take me away!

Poor Chen Runyu doesn't even know that she's just being used, which reignites the fighting spirit in Zi Mian's heart.

I must help them escape from the Sea of Bitterness!

But... I have to make sure I won't be punished first...

PS: Two updates first, three more in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)