880 A Sacrifice (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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”Lingling, how is it?” Mo Fan walked into Lingling's room.
”It's poisonous saliva. The soil is corroded, but I'm afraid it wasn't a Dark Beast Monster, nor a Cursed Beast,” replied Lingling.
”It wasn't?” Mo Fan was surprised. He assumed it to be solid proof, yet it turned out to not belong to either the Dark Beast Monsters or the Cursed Beasts.
”It's even more corrosive. Not only did it stop any plant from growing in the soil for more than four years, it even made it poisonous, too. I remember that the City Hunters were here to investigate someone being poisoned. I can't tell if these two are related. We need more clues, but the Black Vatican is hiding in the dark with a great disguise. There are around two thousand people in this manor. We'll need more information to identify them among the others,” said Lingling sternly.
Mo Fan nodded. He immediately told Lingling the good news about how he and Mu Ningxue stumbled upon Carly and the captain of the City Hunters last night.
”That's good to hear; at least it will distract the Black Vatican for now. We still can't tell if that Carly is with the Black Vatican, but I think she's very suspicious,” said Lingling.
”There's something else...but I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the Black Vatican,” Mo Fan filtered out the insignificant details as he explained the strange incident.
Lingling fell into deep thoughts after hearing the affair between Rong Sheng, Wang Xuxu, Zhao Pinlin, and Guo Wenyi.
”Maybe it isn't related to the Black Vatican.”
”I think so too, even if something is fishy about it, it's most likely that Zhao Pinlin is using some dirty trick to force the girl to obey him. I think it's something the police can help with...” said Mo Fan.
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Two days later, a new batch of guests arrived at the manor. They were the entourage of a reputable academic. He was known for counseling people who were having trouble in the modern day with reasonings and Buddhism. In simpler words, he was a famous, influential speaker. The people called him Master Mintian.
Master Mintian had organized a talk at the manor. The day of the talk, there were around four thousand attendees. Luckily, the manor was relatively spacious. It did not feel crowded even when the place held so many people.
Master Mintian had a great reputation. Most of the attendees were rich people who firmly believed in the man's teachings.
A speaker was a fairly rare occupation in the world of magic. It went without saying that Master Mintian was considered a highly suspicious target by Mo Fan and Lingling without hesitation. After all, the Black Vatican's brainwashing was fairly scary!
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The bar...
Zhao Pinlin was having a drink with an annoyed look.
A waitress with a red bowtie showed up from the corner. Her brown hair was hanging down loosely. Fang Shaoli sat in front of the man with a smile, ”What is it? Aren't you satisfied?”
”That woman, she doesn't even know my name. She's just a woman, she should be honored that she caught my attention!” Zhao Pinlin slammed the glass on the table.
”You're talking about the silver-haired woman. She's quite special indeed. I can tell she is from a reputable family, judging by her manners,” said Fang Shaoli.
”Humph!”
”How about the other woman?” asked Fang Shaoli.
”I sent her back to her room.”