Eldritch Horror Theatre - Ch. 114: The Hunter Thirsts for Blood (14)
Yuan Shan was asking if they had spat anything out?
After Fu Qian finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.
Whether it was Wen Li or Deng Feizhou, both were clearly shocked by this news.
Taking their reactions into his eyes, Fu Qian felt very satisfied in his heart.
Lying is all about mixing truth with falsehood, and the most brilliant part was that he really had spoken to Yuan Shan alone.
If any interested party had doubts, a casual check could confirm it.
Although Yuan Shan had never asked this question, he believed that at this critical juncture, no one would seek her out personally to verify it.
As for the purpose of saying this, it was actually very simple.
It was still temporarily uncertain whether the controlled maid from yesterday had come specifically for the matter of the Blood of Thorns.
Now, by directly bringing it up and saying Yuan Shan was paying attention to similar matters, he was forcibly connecting the two.
This Deng Feizhou in front of him was undoubtedly a well-informed individual; he believed his words would quickly spread throughout Shangjing.
If the people behind the scenes were really related to the Blood of Thorns, knowing they had long been targeted by the Night Watchers, he was really looking forward to their reaction.
If it was unrelated, then this kind of petty trickery would most likely cease for a while, eliminating some interference factors for him.
Of course, if the news simply didn't spread at all, that would be even better; it would prove that there was a high probability Deng Feizhou had problems.
"Did you encounter a similar situation before?"
Deng Feizhou pondered for a long time before finally speaking.
"No, that person simply had their head blown open in front of me."
Head blown open...
"Since Yuan Shan would ask this, it seems the Night Watchers have grasped some information we don't know."
"If she really cares so much, I think you could communicate the details of yesterday with her."
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
Fu Qian looked at the latter with a smiling expression.
"I previously felt it was quite dangerous to go out, but since I'm outside today, I will take a trip to the Night Watcher Base later. I hope this clue holds a certain significance for them."
"I hope so."
Deng Feizhou sighed.
"Shangjing hasn't been this turbulent for many years; Yuan Shan's pressure is also not small."
"It is right for you to be careful about your safety, especially Wen Li; you could easily become a target."
"Yes, please rest assured."
Wen Li nodded with a serious face.
"Has this kind of thing happened before? A guard seeing things until their mind twists, it still sounds a bit unbelievable."
"The complexity of the Beyonder world far exceeds your imagination."
Deng Feizhou shook his head.
"In fact, I received confirmed news these past two days that what Henrik guarded was not a normal material Warehouse, but a Sealed Zone specifically for storing dangerous items."
"Sealed Zone..."
Fu Qian interjected.
"I seem to have heard this term. I heard someone broke into it the day before yesterday, but I never understood what this Sealed Zone is used for?"
"It's normal that you don't know; that place has always been a secret of the Night Watchers.
As the name suggests, the Sealed Zone holds some dangerous items."
"In the Beyonder world, not everything is good. For many years, the Night Watchers, as the regulators of the Beyonder world, have collected many, many dangerous items."
"Among them, the most harmful category is none other than the corpses of Beyonders."
"Corpses?"
Wen Li looked surprised.
"That's right, but not all Beyonders.
Under normal circumstances, only those who suffered irresolvable contamination and could not be buried after death need to be sealed inside."
"I understand now. This is why something happened to Henrik; because what he faced every day were never ordinary materials to begin with."
Wen Li had a sudden realization.
"Yes, in fact, after years of sealing and purification, the contamination on most corpses will gradually dissolve.
But there is always a rather special portion where the contamination on the corpses not only won't weaken, but over months and years, it will instead breed even more dangerous things."
Deng Feizhou took a deep breath.
"It's said that the item Henrik stole this time was something that grew out of the corpse of a Demigod."
"Of course, what he intends to do with it remains unknown to this day."
No wonder the Sealed Zone had that kind of scene inside; it was fundamentally a lead coffin!
Listening to Deng Feizhou's introduction, Fu Qian thought to himself.
So looking at it this way, Henrik took something from the corpse of a certain Demigod, causing the remaining parts to mutate?
Needless to say, that item was definitely the Blood of Thorns.
The thing he was looking for actually grew out of a Demigod's corpse; it was also a bit terrifying.
This should also be the reason why Yuan Shan wasn't out catching people and had been staying at the Night Watcher Base—she needed to assist in suppressing the tendrils spreading throughout the entire Sealed Zone.
In this way, the basic situation was more or less clarified.
Today could be described as a very fruitful harvest.
...
"Are you going to the Night Watcher Base side? Let me go with you."
Wen Li didn't disturb the elder much longer. After chatting for a while, she took the initiative to bid farewell and leave, saying this the moment they stepped out.
"Aren't you going home?"
"Home might not be safe right now either."
Wen Li smiled helplessly.
"I have a bit of a prickling feeling on my back. I barely slept last night; instead, I feel much more at peace being by your side."
"Understandable. Speaking of which, your Uncle Deng is very strong."
Hmm.
Wen Li nodded.
"Ever since I can remember, Uncle Deng has already been a Middle Tier Beyonder. Like me, he is also the type to awaken acquiredly, and he is also considered a Mental Type."
"No wonder he looks like he lives in seclusion; it seems he also doesn't want to run into that Henrik."
"No one would be willing to be targeted by a madman, right?"
"However, I've somewhat changed my mind right now."
"Why?"
Wen Li looked confused.
"Just now I faintly had an intuition that this Old Master Deng is not very supportive of me going to find the Night Watchers."
"You noticed too?"
Wen Li was startled, then leaned in close and whispered.
"Actually, I also suspect that Uncle Deng has other information that is inconvenient to tell us."
"Just now when you mentioned Yuan Shan, I clearly felt that Uncle Deng's emotional fluctuations were quite large; he seemed very surprised and puzzled. I didn't expect you to have seen it too."
As expected.
Fu Qian currently couldn't perceive emotions; it wasn't like he was Wen Li.
Another purpose of spouting that nonsense just now was to utilize her ability to perceive emotions.
If Deng Feizhou was truly completely ignorant about the parasitic matter, when he mentioned Yuan Shan, the man would at most find it somewhat strange; there shouldn't be too big a change in his emotions compared to before.
But now Wen Li confirmed that he had obvious emotional fluctuations at that time.
Comparing the before and after like this, his performance seemed somewhat deliberate.
Even the suggestion for him to go find Yuan Shan carried a bit of the suspicion of eagerly trying to clear his relationship.
He would still need to keep an eye on this person later.
"Then are we going straight back?"
Wen Li naturally didn't know she had been used once again, looking at Fu Qian and asking.
"Sure."
"Miss Wen!"
The two were just about to set off when a shout suddenly came from afar. Looking up, it was a familiar face.
That Chen Mingfei they met at the banquet was rushing over with a team of people.
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