Chapter 90 (1/2)

translator: xiin

editors: apricot & juurensha

As his spiritual power slowly spread to the surrounding areas, Bai Jing clearly felt that there were several spiritual fluctuations in the air. He carefully s.h.i.+elded his own aura, feeling secretly alarmed. At the end of the day, they were still military who kept a strict guard. Today, if it hadn't been for that group of people acting as a cover for them, it would have been much more difficult for Zhang Qiucheng's subordinates to make their move.

Noises reached his ears, so Bai Jing divided his mental power into several strands, carefully sifting out useful news…

Suddenly, the sounds of a quarrel drifted over.

“General, the events today were suspicious. I suspect there's a traitor.”

“Xu Boyuan, don't talk nonsense. Who are you calling a traitor?”

“Humph!” Xu Boyuan sneered coldly, “How would I know who it is? Today's events were too much of a coincidence. How could it have happened without a traitor?”

“This is something none of us expected. It could be one of the General's enemies who wants control of the army.”

“What kind of enemies could there be in the world now? Everyone's too busy. And it's not just the General's enemies who would covet the army.”

“You've forgotten our destination. It's hardly a surprise that some people would be scared.

“You've also forgotten what the situation in the Capital is like right now. All the factions are in a state of chaos and are only looking out for themselves. Other than traitors, who else would have the ability to make an underhanded move against the General?”

“This… Anyway, I don't believe that there's a traitor.”

“Okay, okay. Stop arguing. Xu Boyuan's words have some logic to them.” Another voice spoke up.

The first person was still a little angry, but he was also a bit incredulous, ”Cai Xiu, why do you also feel this way?”

Cai Xiu answered coldly, “Isn't it the case? We should've dealt with that group of people who came over today sooner. If you and Zuo Mao hadn't blocked us, they wouldn't have had any opportunity to set up an ambush.”

“We're soldiers…” That person roared. His voice was angry, but it was also mournful.

Unfortunately for him, Cai Xiu didn't appreciate it, “Stop being such a hypocrite. You've killed quite a few people too.”

“You…”

“Enough. All of you, stop arguing. Strengthen the guard outside. Regarding Zuo Mao… we'll keep watch over him for now. As for you, Ji Tong, we've worked together for many years. I know your character, but sometimes, you need to tone down that pointless sympathy. Think about your aunt - she's still waiting for you in City B.”

“…” Ji Tong opened his mouth, closed it, and said nothing more.

After guessing these people's ident.i.ties, Bai Jing withdrew his spiritual power. He felt quite disdainful of these people. Sure enough, disagreements arose anywhere people were gathered. However, Ji Tong's intuition had been quite accurate. At the end of the day, he and Xiao Sa really were Yan Gang's enemies.

Bai Jing opened his eyes. Feeling vexed, he inwardly cursed at Zhang Qiucheng. Although they were able to cause trouble for Yan Gang today, it had also had the effect of beating the gra.s.s to scare the snake. If it weren't for the fact that his spiritual strength was several times more powerful than ordinary ability users, it would have been very difficult to investigate the situation within the camp. They had set up three layers of protection inside and outside, and their precautions were even more comprehensive than when they protected the former head of state.

Seeing Xiao Sa looking at him, Bai Jing implicitly understood his intentions and laid a barrier around them.

“What's the situation?”

Bai Jing pouted, ”Yan Gang really values his own life. He has many ability users around him, and the camp is heavily guarded. There are a lot of soldiers patrolling, and if I'm not wrong, they have a level-one ability user amongst them. I sensed several strong power fluctuations, but fortunately they're not from a psychic ability user.” Otherwise, he might not have been able to pull back safely.

Xiao Sa's expression sank slightly. ”That's not surprising. There are researchers in the army. Someone must have discovered how to improve the ability users' powers.”

Bai Jing was silent for a moment as he carefully recalled the events of his past life. It seemed that the place where the ability users first appeared was also in the army. Perhaps it had been Yan Gang who had discovered them.

“Don't think too much. It's still early; we'll act just before dawn.” That time was when the human spirit was the most relaxed.

Bai Jing nodded quietly and began to discuss details with Xiao Sa. As time went by, the night gradually became still, and the voices in the camp became quieter and quieter. Only the light from the bonfire was left, along with whispers from two or three of the guards and the echoes of footsteps from patrols.