Chapter Twenty-Two: More Ruthless Than Ghosts

An Yingjie watched An Miaoyi continuously adjust the photographs, unable to restrain himself from asking her again.

“I recognize this person… Right, isn’t this the Lin Yi you’ve mentioned? The young man is quite handsome, but for him to come to Erlong Mountain for sightseeing at this time—he’s certainly carefree. I thought, after being diagnosed with an F-grade potential, he’d strive to improve himself, find a place to secretly cultivate, or perhaps seek out that expert you’ve been investigating. I never expected him to show up here as a tourist.”

As he spoke, An Yingjie kept reviewing the footage, searching for any other suspicious figures who might have arrived at Erlong Mountain. Yet after a long while, he found nothing.

Turning his head, he saw An Miaoyi acting almost frantically, clicking here and there, watching every segment of Lin Yi’s path through the surveillance. An Yingjie’s confusion only deepened.

Soon, An Miaoyi opened the live feed, catching the exact moment Lin Yi turned his head. For a brief instant, a smile played at An Miaoyi’s lips.

Lin Yi—he seems to be everywhere. First at that inn, now at Erlong Mountain. And coincidentally, I’ve visited the same places as him. There’s a curious connection between us, hard to explain.

Collecting her thoughts, An Miaoyi turned to An Yingjie.

“Uncle, I’ve made a major discovery. I suspect the death of the monsters on the northern slope is absolutely connected to Lin Yi!”

“Perhaps the expert behind Lin Yi has struck again. Uncle, let’s hurry and search; maybe this time we can spot the expert in the surveillance footage.”

Hearing her, An Yingjie’s furrowed brow relaxed.

“You’re right. Let’s search together. If it’s truly the expert backing Lin Yi who killed that monster, then there’s little need to worry. That person probably isn’t evil—otherwise Lin Yi would never dare to visit the Paranormal Investigation Bureau.”

An Yingjie and An Miaoyi began scrutinizing everyone around Lin Yi for suspicious individuals.

Of course, it was a futile effort.

Neither An Miaoyi nor An Yingjie could imagine that Lin Yi himself was the expert. Lin Yi was simply too young. Especially after An Miaoyi’s own test, his strength barely qualified him as a B-level practitioner, just at the threshold of second-rate, but his potential was abysmal. Unless he encountered some unimaginable stroke of fortune, it seemed impossible for him to advance much further.

“Could Lin Yi be hiding his true strength? Impossible, absolutely impossible. It must be the expert by his side. Experts always leave traces, but they are never easy to find. Still, I won’t give up—I’ll keep searching!”

“Lin Yi, I don’t believe it. Sooner or later, you’ll expose your fox’s tail!”

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When Lin Yi left the Erlong Mountain scenic area, he saw crowds gathered, some discussing what had happened inside. As he looked up, he immediately spotted Li Zhancheng.

Li Zhancheng hadn’t left.

Without hesitation, Lin Yi strode toward him.

In truth, Li Zhancheng was rather scheming. He just hoped Lin Yi would die here this time. He didn’t want anything uncovered at Erlong Mountain—otherwise his lucrative business would vanish.

Li Zhancheng had lost over a million worth of goods to Lin Yi, cursing him inwardly, fervently wishing that the soldiers and police would soon come out with news of Lin Yi’s corpse.

“That kid must die, the best outcome would be him dying right there, hehehehehe…”

Men die for wealth, birds for food.

Li Zhancheng was muttering curses, even voicing them aloud. Clenc