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Chapter 113 If you won't give it to me, I'll take it myself.

After figuring this out, Lin Ye looked at Zhang Xuan.

"If someone helps a wandering, obsessive being fulfill their obsession, can they continue to develop and reach the Fallen Phase?"

Zhang Xuan did not rush to answer, but looked at Lin Ye with a playful smile.

"Brother, the Dark Predator's place of yin has actually been recorded long ago."

"It's just that no obsessive entity has shown up all these years, so no one has been sent to deal with it."

"So... Big Brother has seen the obsessive manifestation of the Dark Predator, hasn't he?"

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow and gave a confused smile.

"What are you saying? I don't understand."

Zhang Xuan smiled and shook his head, completely unexpected that his elder brother would be so different.

"Brother, how could someone as ruthless as you be so naive?"

"The Lords of the Flowing Yin are not human; they died the moment the Flowing Yin Land was formed."

"What drives their dead bodies is simply their past obsessions."

"Brother, your thinking is very dangerous. When dealing with enemies, you can't put yourself in their shoes."

He stared directly at Lin Ye, who looked up at the sky.

"Of course not."

He certainly wouldn't do anything extra to help Madam Zhu fulfill her obsession, but the rewards for the achievement "Whispers of the Dark Spider Mother" were just too good to pass up.

He couldn't give up; it was all for his own sake.

Zhang Xuan nodded. "Actually, some of our seniors have done this before, and I agree with some of their ideas: bad people should be punished accordingly."

He looked at Lin Ye and said, "Brother, Li Wei and I will probably be preoccupied with the Nuo Snake Cult during this period and won't have the energy to deal with the Liuyin Land in Coastal City."

"Even if this matter is reported, the preliminary investigation will still fall on Li Wei and me."

"So, you know what I mean, brother. Time is running out, it all depends on your abilities."

Lin Ye grinned upon hearing this, "You're quite interesting. Don't hesitate to ask me for help if you need it later."

"Then I'll have to ask for your guidance from now on, brother."

A few minutes later, after Zhang Xuan helped Li Wei leave, Lin Ye silently withdrew his gaze.

Black and White Society... I've never heard of it before, and there's no trace of it online.

Could it be that behemoth standing behind the Secret Medicine Masters Association?

He shook his head and looked up at the sky, where it had already darkened.

"Madam Zhu, shouldn't you see me?"

He suddenly spoke.

After the words were spoken, the air was silent for a few seconds before footsteps sounded behind him.

Lin Ye turned around, and the person who came was none other than Madam Zhu from that day.

"Young man, it's been a long time." Madam Zhu smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits.

Lin Ye slightly raised his hand. "You heard what I just said. Tell me about your situation."

Madam Zhu's smile faded slightly; she hadn't expected the other party to be so direct.

After a moment's thought, she chose to be honest.

"I am actually very clear about the strength of those people. The reason things are like this now is because of the Nuo Snake God Cult."

"They forcibly opened the Yin Land where I was through sacrificial rituals, separating me from my true self, which is why my power has not yet been fully accumulated."

"But don't worry, young man. In this state, I only have a very small amount of the power of the Flowing Yin Land, which is not enough to make the Flowing Yin Land descend."

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow. Did he not need to help him fulfill his obsession?

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

"I only ask that you find the sacrificial site corresponding to the Flowing Yin Land where I am, and destroy it so that I can return to my original body and continue to accumulate power."

Madam Zhu made a request: if she could return and reunite with her original body, the interrupted growth process could continue.

Lin Ye frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Then how long will it take you to accumulate enough power?"

If it takes too long, that won't work.

After a moment's thought, Madam Zhu said, "At the rate I'm accumulating power, I might be able to have enough strength in a year or two."

suck-!!

Lin Ye took a deep breath, his face tense.

"A year is too long. Do you have any photos of the killer from back then? Give them to me, and I'll help you solve it."

"However, you will need your own heart as payment."

The Dark Spider Queen is a Lord-level being, with strength roughly equivalent to a Secret Warrior.

Even if one were to accumulate such strength for a year, they would probably still only be at the level of a secret martial artist.

As long as he passes the core disciple assessment, he will obtain the sect's secret martial arts.

With the help of the monument, it won't be long before you can successfully cultivate.

With his background, his strength as a Secret Warrior will definitely surpass that of the Dark Spider Mother.

They are fully capable of taking down the murderer from back then.

This is the fastest way to unlock [Whispers of the Dark Spider Queen].

The only thing that puzzled him was how Madam Zhu managed to provoke someone with strength comparable to a martial arts master.

Madam Zhu fell silent upon hearing this. After a moment of contemplation, she slowly nodded and bowed to Lin Ye.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After she finished speaking, she reached out and a photograph appeared in her hand.

With a gentle push forward, the photograph drifted into the woods.

Lin Ye reached out and took the photo. It showed a middle-aged man with a square face, wearing a simple black martial arts uniform with the cuffs rolled up, his exposed arms looking like they were cast in bronze.

His eyes were sharp and cold, as if he didn't consider people to be human.

"Who is he?" Lin Ye asked.

Madam Zhu's eyes flickered slightly. "The Wang family, Wang Peiyue, a secret martial artist."

"Over the years I have done a lot of research, and my son's heart is a natural treasure that is of great benefit to those who practice Yin-attribute secret martial arts."

"Back then, it was the Bai Yue family in Haishan City who commissioned Wang Peiyue to take my son's heart."

"But they miscalculated."

"When the Crimson Whale Sect Master first came to Coastal City, he disliked outsiders interfering. However, he had not yet established his authority, so he kept an eye on the outside martial artists, looking for an opportunity to do so."

"Later, when they discovered something amiss, they decided to use it to establish their authority."

"The Crimson Whale Sect Master personally investigated this matter and, whether by mistake or intention, killed that generation's Hundred Flowers Sect Master."

"Wang Peiyue was afraid that the matter would be exposed and traced back to the Wang family, so he returned to the crime scene and left a moon wheel seal, hoping that the Bai Yue family would take the blame."

"But the Bai Yue family was also paying attention to this matter, and they quickly took action to resolve it and put it behind them."

"As for whether the Crimson Whale Sect Master knows about it or not, I have no idea."

As Lin Ye listened to Madam Zhu's explanation, he gradually understood the truth behind the bombing.

Seeing that Lin Ye did not speak, Madam Zhu continued to speak.

"This matter was exposed because the Nuo Snake Cult arrived and asked the Wang family to secretly arrest some people for them."

"The Wang family initially disguised themselves as members of the Nuo Snake God Cult, but later, due to the bombing incident being brought to light because of the sacrificial ceremony, they feared something would happen, so they disguised themselves as members of the Baiyue family to cover up the bombing incident."

"Actually, it's to make the Bai Yue family members take responsibility for this, in order to evade their own responsibility."

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Listening to Madam Zhu's explanation, Lin Ye gradually pieced together the situation.

The Wang family, the Baiyue family, the Nuoshe God Cult, the Baihua Sect, and the Chijing Sect.

The bombing case involved so many forces, especially the particularly cunning Wang family.

It's no wonder he made a wrong guess earlier.

He looked at Madam Zhu with a hint of doubt.

"Actually, living as a being of obsession isn't so bad, is it?"

"You still retain your memories and will not attract the Flowing Shadows, so you can completely hide yourself."

"Why must you merge with a monster's body? Just for revenge?"

When Madam Zhu heard Lin Ye's question, she was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed.

"Over the years, I have occasionally come to the mortal world in the form of an obsession, and I have also seen other obsession beings."

"For us, life or death is not important; fulfilling our obsession is the only meaning of our existence."

"And the power that turns us into monsters is also the only way for us to fulfill our obsession."

"We have no other choice."

She looked at Lin Ye, whose gaze remained calm.

After a few seconds, Lin Ye silently put away the photos, turned around and left.

"Remember your promise; if you won't give it to me, I'll take it myself."