The Xiangling liquid was contained in a transparent bottle, which, despite its exquisite craftsmanship, was a pity to be used for such a substance.
At this moment, everyone was on their way back. One of the mercenaries slowed his pace, approaching Captain Bai. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
"You're walking too slowly. It's uncomfortable for the captain like this. Since there's no danger now, it's fine if we're at the back."
The mercenary carrying Captain Bai heard this and thought it made sense. He slowed his steps, falling to the rear of the group.
Just then—
A pair of hands lunged towards the back of Captain Bai. But the moment they were about to strike, a pair of fair hands stopped them.
"Professor Zhou Lin, what are you doing?"
The mercenary looked at Zhou Lin, puzzled, a hint of nervousness flashing in his eyes before quickly disappearing.
"Rather, I should ask you, what were you trying to do? Captain Bai is unconscious, what were you doing to his back?"
Zhou Lin smiled, but his expression was unreadable. The Xuanxue professor, however, sensed a strange fear in Zhou Lin's smile, though he couldn't explain why. It just felt terrifying.
"I just wanted to help my brother support the captain. After all, this road is long, and he can't carry him alone."
The mercenary who was caught explained anxiously, his face stiffening.
"Oh? Is that so? I never knew mercenaries' hands could curl into a 'orchid finger' pose. Are all you tough guys now effeminate?"
As Zhou Lin spoke, he lifted the mercenary's hand, revealing that his fingers were indeed curled in the 'orchid finger' pose.
Seeing this, everyone was shocked and turned their guns on their own comrades.
However, once discovered, the obsession showed no fear, looking calmly at Zhou Lin.
"So what if you found out? What can you do to me? Kill me? As long as I don't leave this person's body, what can you do?"
The woman's voice emerged from the man's mouth, full of smugness.
The other mercenaries and students were furious, their teeth itching. Indeed, if they were to act, their own comrades would be the ones to die. They looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
In the livestream:
"This is so infuriating. To say such things. They're counting on us not daring to act, aren't they?"
"Don't say it, this woman is very smart. If they were to force it, the mercenary might be in trouble. This creates a stalemate."
"But we can't just wait like this. Captain Bai is in danger."
"This woman is terrifying. She'll stop at nothing to achieve her goals."
...
Inside the tomb:
"I'll give you five minutes. You'd better leave immediately, or I won't be polite."
Zhou Lin calmly looked at his watch, beginning to count the time.
"Heh, I'm not easily scared. What can you do to me?"
The woman sneered and then looked at Captain Bai.
"How did you discover me? I'm not a ghost, and I don't have a scent. You shouldn't have found me so easily."
The woman looked at Zhou Lin, puzzled.
"Your eyes betrayed you. You thought Captain Bai was yours for the taking. You're a stubborn woman. Once you desire something, you consider it yours. If anyone else covets it, you'll get angry unconsciously."
"So when I mentioned Captain Bai was going to marry someone else, you unconsciously showed that angry expression. That's how I knew it was you."
Zhou Lin had noticed that while the other mercenaries had breathed a sigh of relief when he said Captain Bai was saved, this one was different, showing clear anger. That's why he was certain this wasn't the real mercenary.
The Xuanxue professor and Guo Liang and the others finally understood. Zhou Lin's mind worked incredibly fast. He had found a solution so quickly.
"Heh... No wonder. My emotions were indeed exposed by you. But so what? You only have two options now: either Captain Bai dies, or the person I'm in chooses. You pick one."
The woman and the mercenary's faces flickered back and forth. The woman's extremely beautiful face showed a hint of fury, sending chills down everyone's spines.
"I choose a third path."
Zhou Lin took out the Xiangling liquid and splashed it onto the mercenary.
The woman was forcibly pushed out, filled with shock. Before she could fully process it, something else was poured onto her, and a burning sensation swept through her entire body.
The woman quickly looked down and saw Zhou Lin pouring an unknown liquid onto her. The liquid made her extremely uncomfortable.
Sensing that something was wrong, the woman tried to quickly hide in another mercenary. But as the mercenaries dodged, she realized she couldn't hide anymore.
Could it be...
The woman looked at Zhou Lin in horror. She saw Zhou Lin calmly take out a whip and raise it high.
"No..."
The woman suddenly cried out, and the whip from Zhou Lin landed squarely on her. Her body was instantly split in two.
The woman's horrified face was now divided, and her body began to emit a golden light, then scattered into specks of starlight.
Everyone's eyes stung, and they instinctively closed them. Even the netizens in the livestream closed their eyes.
When they opened their eyes again, the scene had changed.
It was a front hall, filled with festive decorations. Many guests were feasting heartily at tables, and people were raising their glasses in merriment.
Then—
They saw a woman and a man performing their wedding vows. The man was taken away by arriving soldiers. When the woman lifted her veil, it revealed the face of the obsession.
Zhou Lin, the Xuanxue professor, and the others opened their eyes and saw this scene. They finally understood why this woman had been fixated on this memory.
The next scene showed a woman in white, tightly gripping a pair of mandarin duck jade pendants, a dagger in her other hand. She was rushing into a courtyard and saw a figure in black. But before she could reach the figure in black, she was apprehended.
Knowing she was outnumbered, she let out a roar towards the sky, looking at the man in black with immense resentment.