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Liu Pei was lying on the ground, sound asleep like the rest of them, breathing lightly but evenly. She retracted her gaze and asked, "Who is the other person?"

Huang Ying pursed her lips, indicating Zi Ling to look in the other direction. From the direction of Zi Ling, she could only see the back of a large tree.

"That's him, Zheng Zhong."

This back was thin and small, giving her a sense of familiarity. After some thought, her gaze landed on the faces of the people lying on the ground, and she quickly came up with an answer.

A smile suddenly appeared on her face. Those who knew her well would understand the meaning behind her smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Under the moonlight, Zi Ling's smile was rather miserable. Huang Ying could not help but ask.

Zi Ling turned her head, "I think I already know who it is."

After she finished speaking, Zi Ling quietly got up, walked around the crowd, and came to Zheng Zhong's side.

Zheng Zhong was leaning against a tree, his breathing regular. It was hard to tell if he was dozing off or sleeping deeply.

Zi Ling stood motionlessly in front of him, while Zheng Zhong's eyelids, which were closed, began to tremble.

"Junior brother Zheng, since you aren't asleep, why don't we talk for a bit? I have some questions I would like to ask you. " Her voice seemed to come from the empty sky. It was clearly very pleasant to hear, but for no reason it caused chills to run down one's spine.

Zheng Zhong opened his eyes and looked at Zi Ling timidly, "Sister Ye, Martial Uncle Yao Su said you can't leave as you please."

"Oh? "So what did you do when you left?" A seemingly gentle smile hung on Zi Ling's face as she slightly bent her body to examine Zheng Zhong's expression.

However, after looking at it for a long time, she was unable to detect that the other person was faking it.

"I was in a hurry and had to leave." Zheng Zhong's answer was flawless.

Zi Ling's smile became gentler. "Junior-apprentice Brother Zheng, do you think they will notice that I've killed you here?"

Zheng Zhong's eyes widened in fear. "Senior Sister Ye, the disciples of the Divine Profound Sect are all nearby. If you kill me, they will definitely know."

Tsk tsk …

Looking at Zheng Zhong's expression, Zi Ling couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Who told you to kill me? The person selected this time is not bad. "

Zheng Zhong quickly waved his hand. "Senior sister, you've really misunderstood me. I never thought of killing you, and no one ordered me to …"

However, before he could finish his sentence, the smiling Zi Ling's expression suddenly changed, and she pointed a cold dagger at his throat, "Speak!"

Cold sweat dripped down his face, "Senior Sister, you have no evidence, so you can't kill me!"

"I never need to give my target a reason to be killed for killing someone. Since you don't want to say it, then I can only go to hell." A cold light flashed in Zi Ling's hand as she brandished her blade without the slightest pause.

However, in the next moment, her dagger pierced through empty air. She looked under the tree and saw no trace of Zheng Zhong.

It really was him! Zi Ling put away her dagger and didn't immediately give chase. Instead, she sat down cross-legged and released her divine intent.

She sensed that Zheng Zhong had run over a hundred feet before summoning a Shadow Devil. The Shadow Devil had transformed into his own appearance. Zheng made a few gestures to the Shadow Devil before running back to the camp.

So that's how it is …

At this moment, Zi Ling finally understood why she had disappeared without a trace after clearly seeing Zheng Zhong's figure just now. It turned out that the one she had been chasing from the start wasn't Zheng Zhong, but Zheng Zhong's Shadow Devil!

After a while, the shadow demon ran back and saw Zi Ling standing there, looking at him with a smile that was not a smile. He panicked and thought of his master's orders, "Sister Ye, don't kill me. I don't know anything."

This roar woke everyone up.

"What is it?" One after another, people woke up and stared at Zheng Zhong and Zi Ling as they asked.

Zi Ling ignored the others and looked at the Shadow Devil. "I heard that a summoned beast can change its master if its master is dead, right?"

Shadow Devil never thought that Zi Ling would reveal his identity the instant he opened his mouth, and was completely shocked, "You …" "You …"

Zi Ling smiled faintly, "Don't worry, there's always a debt to be paid. I won't hurt you." With that, she winked at Huang Ying, who was nearing, and quickly disappeared from the crowd.

Zi Ling chased after Zheng Zhong. Originally, she could have killed the Shadow Devil before chasing Zheng Zhong. That way, she wouldn't have to worry that the person she killed wouldn't be Zheng Zhong. But the moment she saw the Shadow Devil's transformation, her thoughts changed. She had a lot of enemies, leaving the Shadow Devil behind might give her a way out!

The forest at night was quiet and eerie. The purple silk moved quickly, and his spiritual sense constantly locked onto Zheng Zhong's figure.

Zheng Zhong had no idea that his plan had failed. He relaxed after running more than ten miles away. His mission this time had already been completed. As for Qingfeng Town, there was a place where he wouldn't be able to return to. He wasn't so foolish as to go there and throw his life away.

On the way back, thinking of the benefits that the person had promised him, he began to hum a tune in a good mood, pondering where he should go in the next two days to enjoy himself.

The leaves rustled in the night wind as a figure suddenly appeared on the official road in front of them.

"Who?" Zheng was not afraid as he stared at the man's back.

Zi Ling slowly turned around and smiled at Zheng Zhong. "You forgot me so quickly. Junior Zheng is really forgetful."

"It's you!" Zheng Zhong's eyes widened. How could this be? He had already let the Shadow Devil take his place. She wouldn't have caught up so quickly.

"Yes, that's me." Zi Ling smiled and walked closer to Zheng Zhong. "Junior brother Zheng still hasn't told me who sent you. How can you just leave like that?"

Zheng Zhong was finally panicking and shook his head. "Sister, you are mistaken. No one sent me."

"It seems like you won't cry until you see the coffin. I've let you use trickery to escape once just now, but there hasn't been a second time …" Then, he smiled and moved closer to Zheng Zhong.

Zheng Zhong had made his preparations for action. The moment the purple silk approached him, the bugs swarmed over.

Puff … Flames shot up into the sky, and all the bugs were incinerated. Zi Ling waved her hand to clear the smoke and realized that Zheng Zhong was running away again.

Unfortunately, he was already locked down by Zi Ling's spiritual sense. After traversing through the forest for less than fifteen minutes, he was once again stopped by Zi Ling.

"If you tell me who the mastermind is, I can give you a quick death." Zi Ling said coldly.

This time, Zheng Zhong did not deny it. He knew he had been exposed.

The timidness on his face suddenly disappeared, and his expression became gloomy and terrifying. "If you want to kill me, that will depend on whether you have the ability or not."

Previously, when he was determined to leave, he did not use all of his methods. However, it was clear that Zi Ling would not leave him with a path of retreat. Thus, he had to put his all into this fight.

Squeak squeak...

With her keen spiritual sense, the Purple Ribbon quickly detected that the large number of insect beasts in the forest had started to stir.

Her expression turned serious as she stared at Zheng Zhong, whose face was covered by his totem. "You're not human!"

The face beneath the totem revealed a sinister smile, "Since you know about it, don't think about leaving here alive today."

She had long suspected Zheng Zhong's identity. No matter how powerful a profound practitioner who could summon experts was, he wouldn't be able to make the Shadow Devil submit so easily, much less control so many poisonous bugs.

As expected, Zheng Zhong was not simple, as a devil, he was able to lurk in a large sect like the Divine Profound Sect for many years without being discovered.

"Then let's give it a try!" Zi Ling laughed coldly as she shot wind blades, fireballs, and water arrows at Zheng Zhong in an endless stream.

At the same time, she approached Zheng with great speed. Her advantage was not only her magic skills, but also the strength of her body. Facing such a powerful enemy like Zheng Zhong, she had to use all of her abilities.

The two of them were not weak at all. Their attacks were so heavy that no one could see them clearly.

The forest was a mess. Zheng Zhong was shocked by the purple silk's abundant profound energy, and every time he made a move, the other party seemed to be able to predict everything, and was unable to attack her no matter what.

Squeak squeak...

The creepy sound was getting closer and closer, until it had already surrounded the nearby forest.

Zi Ling fired a few fireballs consecutively to send Zheng Zhong far away. She stared at him coldly. "You've successfully infuriated me. Today, I'll let you witness my famous move."

Confining Ice Lotus …

With the purple silk as the center, all of the vegetation within a mile radius was frozen over at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into ice lotuses one after another. It was extremely spectacular and beautiful …

However, this beauty carried a terrifying destructive power. Zheng Zhong only had time to take two steps back before he was frozen in place by the ice and snow that spread under his feet.

Zi Ling's face instantly turned as pale as snow. This was a move that she had created in her previous life. The first move was not restricted by her cultivation level, but its current level was too low. Not only did it consume all of her spiritual energy, the power it could unleash was also extremely limited.

However, this was enough for now. The surrounding bugbeasts had all been frozen.

"Cough, cough …" The purple silk had consumed a lot of energy. As she took out a pill to recover, she approached Zheng Zhong.

He used the dagger to pick up Zheng Zhong's chin and raised his head to look at himself. "Now I can kill you with ease. Why don't you say it?"

Zheng Zhong was frozen on the spot, unable to move. He looked terrified, "Tell me, if you let me go, I will tell you."

"Alright, let's talk about it now." Zi Ling smiled and took the dagger away.

"No, let me go first, then I'll tell you."

"You even told me your conditions!" As soon as his voice fell, "Puchi", the dagger stabbed into Zheng Zhong's shoulder mercilessly. Bright red blood dripped down along his frozen arm.

"Don't kill me, I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything …" Zheng Zhong's face turned blue from the pain and his lips trembled as he shouted. It had taken him a lot of effort to reach this point. He couldn't just die like this.

"Then quickly tell me, my patience is very limited." Zi Ling withdrew her dagger once again and began pacing around Zheng Zhong.

"Yes …" It's Deacon Ou, he told me to kill you on the way. " Zheng's eyelids twitched in fear and he lowered his head.

Zi Ling chuckled, "This old fogey really can't stop. Do you know who ordered him to do so?"

Zheng Zhong shook his head. "I'm just following his instructions. I don't know anything else."

"Since you don't know, then there's no use in keeping you alive." With that, the dagger pierced the heart of the other side. In the next moment, the purple silk showed her unwillingness.

She smiled. "I didn't say I would let you off!" In the beginning, she had no plans to let this person leave. She was never a kind person. If she still let him leave after people repeatedly tried to kill her, then she would be letting herself down. Moreover, this person was not a human being. If he was hiding in the Divine Profound Sect and colluding with Deacon Ou, there must be some shady business. If he were to cut off one of his arms, he could at least reduce the danger.