Free Web NovelChapter 1232: Chapter 819: Probing (Part 2)
As he thought, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but glance at the empty bed opposite him. The image of Aisha and Shari embracing each other in sleep lingered in his mind. They were both young girls, beautiful lives like flowers, but they too had withered in this Nightmare World.
Yang Xiao could see that Aisha was also an experienced old player, supposed to be iron-hearted with a profit-first mindset. Yet this didn’t stop her from reciprocating or even exceeding the goodwill shown to her by newcomers.
Humans are such complex creatures; the choice between bravery and cowardice often hangs on a single thought. Yang Xiao couldn’t help but imagine, if tonight Aisha abandoned Shari, or Shari ditched Aisha, as long as the two were separated, maybe neither of them would’ve died.
Or they would end up like last night, squeezed into the same bed, embracing each other as they sleep.
"Damn Nightmare World, damn Ghost Script..." Having witnessed too many vibrant lives withering, the despair in Yang Xiao’s heart had gradually amassed into a towering mountain.
He’s changed now, from a college student who’s never killed a chicken to the infamous Pingxi Marquis of Xiang Ma Town. Taking a life was no longer considered a big deal.
In a daze, a face suddenly appeared in his mind. It was a very young face; the owner of the face was Cen Fengyang, an expert in Xiang Ma Town. Yang Xiao had sought him out to help clear the "Thousand Prison Country" secret realm in the real world.
In the end, he killed everyone except Tong Han.
Although those people were scum he specifically recruited, Cen Fengyang wasn’t wrong when he said before dying that Yang Xiao wasn’t a good person either and had no right to look down on him.
Angel Envoys are not human. Since the day they became Angel Envoys, they ceased to be human. They are ghosts who will stop at nothing to survive!
Suddenly, Yang Xiao detected a slight noise right behind him, very close!
As he stood up, he quickly turned around and saw Adila, who had somehow gotten out of bed and was sneaking towards him.
"What are you doing?" Yang Xiao frowned; such actions were very dangerous.
But Adila seemed unconcerned, explaining with a smile that he just wanted to test Yang Xiao’s alertness, and sure enough, he was up to par as a night watchman.
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Yang Xiao’s face turned grim, not showing Adila a good face, but since Musa was still asleep not far away, he kept his voice very low.
Musa wasn’t awakened, his snoring remained even.
Adila came to Yang Xiao’s side, first glancing at Musa to confirm he was still asleep, then leaned over and whispered to Yang Xiao, "Brother, I mean no harm, just wanted to give you a heads up, that old guy’s not simple. Be alert."
"Why do you say that?" Yang Xiao was a bit surprised, since not long ago Musa said something similar to him. It seemed both were trying to win him over.
Adila gestured with his eyes to a side, indicating to take Yang Xiao to a farther place to talk. Yang Xiao nodded, and the two walked to the corner of the room. Adila curled his lips in a cold smile, "His foot isn’t injured, or at least not severely, nowhere near as bad as he makes it out."
"Keep talking." Yang Xiao stared at him.
Adila curled his lips, "If someone’s ankle is seriously injured, then the extent of their foot movement each time won’t be stable, but look at him, I noticed on the way back that the degree of his foot movement was very even, like he’s deliberately controlling."
"I can’t think of why Mr. Musa would do this."
Yang Xiao had personally seen Musa hobbling along near two corpses. If all that was an act, then the guy was truly terrifying.
He either knew early that Yang Xiao was observing him from the slope, or he had confirmed the area was absolutely safe, so he put on a full act.
Either one was enough to make Yang Xiao’s heart race.
"The reason? It’s simple. Tonight, you saw that Ghost Ship and the island behind it, right?"
"I saw it." Yang Xiao nodded.
"What do you feel?"
Retracing his thoughts, Yang Xiao immediately recalled, at the moment he looked at that lone island in the lake, a chilling thought arose in his mind. As long as he traveled with the dead, he would definitely arrive at the other shore’s "River Immortal Village."
Seeing the change in Yang Xiao’s expression, Adila shrugged, "That’s right, you’re not an exception. We all felt it. No need for me to say what that means."
Yang Xiao quickly thought, and considering the development of the mission, if all went smoothly, they’d soon unravel the connection between the murderer Painted Woman and the downfall of "River Immortal Village." That "River Immortal Village" was also an inevitable destination in their mission.
To crack the final mystery, the secret Ghost Village hidden in the mist over the lake had to be visited.
At this critical juncture, Imam Musa’s foot was injured, unable to walk steadily.
Adila patted Yang Xiao’s shoulder and gestured towards Musa’s bed with an impudent tone, "Learn from this, this is an old fox. An elderly man can’t walk steadily, can’t run from danger, you can’t just send the old man to his death, can you?"
"Moreover, he still has his uses. As mentioned earlier, he understands scriptures, the only religious figure among us, able to work with another team, stay in the temple and search for clues."
"See, what a great reason. The two of us go risking ourselves, while he stays home."
"I don’t believe Mr. Musa is such a person." Yang Xiao shook his head. Although he remained skeptical, he knew well that there were no gains without risks, and that Adila was more likely trying to extract information from him.
Sure enough, after Adila’s somewhat righteous speech, he began asking Yang Xiao for benefits, fixating on him and quietly asking, "Don’t just let me talk, tell me how Aisha and Shari died?"
"Two people dying at once, that’s quite odd, isn’t it? Haven’t you thought about it?" Adila questioned.
Yang Xiao maintained a wooden expression, "Adila brother, I truly don’t know, I didn’t witness the scene, it was Mr. Musa who told me, I also just listened to him."
"He didn’t tell you anything?" Adila’s expression became curious.
"No, if it weren’t for your reminder, I’d have been completely fooled." Yang Xiao’s expression was extremely sincere.
Seeing he couldn’t get much from Yang Xiao, Adila felt a bit disappointed, but Yang Xiao quickly lowered his voice and conspiratorially leaned over, "But Adila brother, I can tell you a secret, about the other team."
"Oh? Please tell me, young brother." Adila became instantly interested, his eyes sparkling.
"There are two people in that team whose relationship seems off, I suspect they knew each other before coming in." Yang Xiao looked mysterious, resembling a class monitor whispering to the teacher about classmates behind their backs.
But upon hearing this, the excitement on Adila’s face faded, and he sighed impatiently, "Are you talking about Datou and Sopa?"
Adila was greatly disappointed; those two were just fools who thought they were hiding well, but now they weren’t even pretending anymore, almost showing their cards.
Besides Hafeez, the newcomer who might not see it, the whole world knew.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao said sheepishly, "So Adila brother, you already knew."
"Alright, go to sleep, I’ll take over your watch." Adila didn’t want to linger with Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao obediently nodded, then went to Adila’s previous bed, lay down, and soon his breathing became steady with a slight snore following.
After all, tonight was exhausting, everyone had just been through a narrow escape.
Seconds ticked by, Adila angled his chair, sat by the table to rest with his eyes closed, but kept his peripheral vision on Yang Xiao.
After about 20 minutes, confirming Yang Xiao was asleep, Adila quietly got up and tiptoed towards the slumbering Musa.
Reaching the bedside, he leaned down, whispered into the ear of the sleeping Musa, "Wake up, I know you’re not sleeping."
The next second, Musa slowly opened his eyes.
