497: Chapter 497 Zhou Su

"I'm sorry, I couldn't save Fellow Daoist Yuan."

Bai Ling lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Complaining as soon as you wake up isn't good for your recovery." Shi Suiyan took a syringe out of a box and injected it into Bai Ling's arm.

Bai Ling didn't resist, still staring blankly at the ceiling. Seeing him like this, Shi Suiyan felt helpless.

"Does that old fogey King Dong really have such a big influence on you? I feel like if you keep this up, your Dao Heart will shatter."

"Fellow Daoist Shi, you don't understand."

Bai Ling shook his head from the bed, a hint of self-mockery on his face.

"The opponent is a seasoned Body Integration stage cultivator. I was able to briefly hold him off with my Soul Transformation cultivation and get you out. Logically, that should have been enough to prove my strength."

"But I could have done better. Just as you said, if we had followed the original plan, I could have gotten both of you out safely."

"But... that feeling of being completely suppressed on the same path makes it impossible to even muster any Battle Intent."

Shi Suiyan couldn't tell if Bai Ling was normal or not. It felt like everything about him except his Dao Heart had shattered.

The cause of all this traced back to a long time ago. At that time, Yuan Chenling and Shi Suiyan had successfully sneaked into the morgue and found the corpse that served as a clue.

Through the faint residual aura on the corpse, Shi Suiyan briefly fabricated a timeline from when the soul had not yet left the body.

By tracing back that timeline, she successfully saw what had happened that day. Although there wasn't much content, it was enough for them to complete the next step of their plan.

From her observations, the three people were from Lianxing Pavilion, Wrath Prison, and the Truth Cult, respectively.

Although it was unclear why Guixu wanted to take the corpse of the Lianxing Pavilion Disciple, it was at least certain that the forces behind these three corpses had reached some kind of cooperation.

As for what role Guixu played in this, it was hard to say.

According to the intelligence, the destination of the three was the West District of Dream City. Once the top brass arrived, the plan could be launched.

And the intelligence stopped abruptly there.

After getting the intelligence, Shi Suiyan was about to take Yuan Chenling and leave when an unexpected event occurred.

King Dong had actually appeared in Dream City, seemingly looking for some files, and happened to run into Bai Ling's group as they were withdrawing.

Shi Suiyan's Divine Ability couldn't simulate anything above the Soul Transformation stage, so she hadn't foreseen King Dong's arrival. A great battle was inevitable.

Shi Suiyan and Yuan Chenling's first reaction was naturally to flee, but King Dong's strength was far too great. Even though Bai Ling exerted all his efforts, he only managed to hold him off for a brief moment, which wasn't enough for them to escape.

Just as King Dong realized Bai Ling had accomplices and prepared to catch them all in one go, Yuan Chenling stepped forward and used a Divine Ability to forcibly trap King Dong.

Although the trapping time was shorter, Bai Ling's escape speed far exceeded that of Shi Suiyan and Yuan Chenling.

So, taking advantage of the time Yuan Chenling had bought, Bai Ling used the last of his remaining mana to take Shi Suiyan away from the Inspection Bureau.

Relying on the jammer given by Qian Santong to evade the pursuit of the Heavenly Eye System, they used a Puppet to trick King Dong. Finally, under Shi Suiyan's guidance, they circled back to Dream City, narrowly escaping disaster.

But Yuan Chenling's fate was unknown, and Bai Ling had not yet recovered from his heavy injuries.

Fortunately, Dream City's medical conditions were good, and Lianxing Pavilion was willing to sell anything, completely disregarding whether terrorists had recently entered the city or if they needed medicine.

During this time, Shi Suiyan had been helping Bai Ling heal while also trying to find news about Yuan Chenling.

Now that Bai Ling had finally woken up, Shi Suiyan also learned that Yuan Chenling had only been captured and was not in any serious danger.

Both of these should have been good news, but Bai Ling had become like this, and she didn't know what he had actually gone through.

In his current state, Bai Ling definitely couldn't continue fighting. Shi Suiyan had to take care of him while finding a way to rescue Yuan Chenling herself.

How did things end up like this?

Shi Suiyan was walking on the street, preparing to buy the next batch of healing medicine, when she suddenly heard a voice in her mind.

"It seems you need help."

A buzzing sound vibrated in Shi Suiyan's head, the pain making her instinctively close her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, the pedestrians on the street had disappeared. The entire wide street was empty except for her, and the sky had changed from day to night.

"Is it an illusion?"

Just as Shi Suiyan was about to activate her Divine Ability to break the illusion, a figure in a black trench coat materialized from nothingness and appeared before her.

The person had light pink long hair and clear, deep blue eyes. She looked extremely pure, with the vibe of a female protagonist from a youth campus romance.

She slightly curled the corners of her mouth, hands in her pockets, and said coolly.

"Hello, don't..."

Before she could finish, a slash was released from Shi Suiyan's hand. But the slash was like cutting through a projection, passing straight through and only causing the figure to ripple.

Realizing the slash was ineffective, Shi Suiyan immediately turned and left without hesitation.

Watching Shi Suiyan's retreating figure, the pink-haired woman shrugged innocently and vanished from the spot.

Shi Suiyan moved quickly through the familiar yet strange streets, constantly using various curse-breaking methods to try and wake herself up.

"Damn it, the curse-breaking is useless. It seems it's not a direct illusion."

"Is that person a pursuer from the Truth Cult or some other force?"

"Tsk, if I use 'Ten Thousand Sequences Reflect My Body' now, things will be troublesome on Yuan Chenling's side."

Shi Suiyan screeched to a halt and looked at the pink-haired woman who appeared before her again.

Before the other party could speak, Shi Suiyan asked first.

"Who exactly are you? What do you want by bringing me here?"

While speaking, she remained alert to the other's movements and continued trying to break the curse.

She could feel that the person in front of her was strong, and there was a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had seen her somewhere, yet she was absolutely certain this face had never appeared in her memory.

Seeing Shi Suiyan so wary, the woman put a hand to her forehead and made a somewhat affected gesture of helplessness.

"I really can't do anything with you. I wanted to have a good chat, but you just have to be so guarded."

Shi Suiyan's eye twitched, her expression showing a hint of disdain.

Why is this woman so affected? Is she filming some idol drama? You can smell the scent of a 'Green Tea' from a mile away.

This woman is definitely a top-tier Green Tea!

This was the intuition of one Green Tea towards another.

The woman put her hands behind her back and flashed a bright smile. A sudden breeze blew through her hair, her pink strands swaying in the air.

"My name is Zhou Su. I'm a good friend of Zhou Yan's. I heard you were in trouble, so I came specifically to give you a hand."

After speaking, Zhou Su gently tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

At this, Shi Suiyan finally remembered where she had encountered her before—it was that scent she had smelled back in Kaifeng City!

"Dead Green Tea."

A murmur, neither loud nor soft, came from Shi Suiyan's mouth, and the veins on Zhou Su's fake-smiling face instantly bulged.

"What did you say?"

"You little brat!"

Zhou Su had originally waited for Zhou Yan to no avail and was about to head home when she heard that Zhou Yan's mount had been detained in Dream City.

Realizing the opportunity had come again, she specifically arranged a "chance encounter" with Zhou Yan's Junior Sister, wanting to leave a good impression on this future little Junior Sister.

Who would have thought that a Green Tea with ulterior motives would run into another Green Tea with ulterior motives.

"So what if I said it? You stinking seafood!"

Shi Suiyan had seen through everything and pointed at Zhou Su, starting to vent.

At the same time.

"Achoo!"

Zhou Yan rubbed his nose, looking incredulous.

"What's going on these past two days? Why do I keep sneezing?"