Chapter 252 Who is Who
"Little Ye, who is this? If this is Tan Xiaohui, then who has been with us all along? Could there be such a coincidence?"
Ye Shaoyang did not reply. He did not want to draw any conclusions before he saw the aiding formation. Suddenly, Xiao Ma grabbed Ye Shaoyang's arm; the latter turned and saw that Xiao Ma was looking at him with a stern face.
"There is something I must tell you. Remember when we faced the Blood Gu Undead King? When silk came from Xiaohui's direction toward the undead king…"
Ye Shaoyang instantly recalled that strange incident. At that time, Tan Xiaohui had told him to not look back...
"Actually, at that time, I saw that all of the silk had come out from Xiaohui's mouth. Later, she told me that the arctic silkworm was in her mouth, and I didn't think too much of it. But I found it odd that she especially told me not to tell anyone."
Ye Shaoyang was shocked and angrily said, "So that's why you didn't tell me anything when I asked you!"
Xiao Ma scratched his head and replied, "Well, she did tell me not to tell you. I didn't think it was a big deal either, so…."
Ye Shaoyang let out a bitter smile and thought, It is indeed a small matter. But if I knew about it earlier, I probably would have figured out the truth.
Right then, the GPS notified: Your destination is less a kilometer away. Old Guo saw the road ahead and told them, "We can't drive up anymore; we'll have to do the rest by foot."
As such, the three left behind the corpse of 'Tan Xiaohui' and began to walk. Ye Shaoyang looked around and saw that the area was mountainous. After confirming that this was the correct place, he figured that the formation must be somewhere high, with little to no human traffic.
Ye Shaoyang took out his Yin Yang Compass and followed it to the source of Yin Qi.
As he got close to the top of the mountain, Ye Shaoyang paused. He looked around the area and frowned, "I think I've been here before!"
Old Guo said, "Maybe. This place is not far from Evergreen Villa."
"We're not far from Evergreen Villa?"
Ye Shaoyang suddenly realized something. He placed down his Yin Yang Compass and ran toward the mountaintop. Relying on his memory, he found an area where a dead tree laid. The tree was split in half and was dried up. Not far from the tree was a big flat rock.
Ye Shaoyang looked around and muttered, "It really is here…."
After a short lull of silence, Ye Shaoyang pointed at the dried up tree and said, "That tree was a demon tree that I destroyed. That night, I had a battle with it and found Tan Xiaohui inside the tree."
"You've told me about this before, but why did you bring us here?" Xiao Ma asked.
"This is where the aiding formation is."
"Here?" Old Guo drew a Testing Talisman Paper and stuck it on the dried up tree. The yellow talisman paper instantly burned and released a light hint of black smoke. Old Guo felt puzzled, "The Yin Qi here is not strong… it can't be here."
"The formation was broken already, or it failed to work." Ye Shaoyang pointed at the dried up tree and explained, "This demon tree was previously linked to the Blood Pagoda Tree. One Yin, while the other Yang. Unfortunately, the formation was broken, or else Madam Chee would have already been freed."
Old Guo had some knowledge of formations, so he thought for a while and said, "This is impossible. If this was the aiding formation for the Five Spirit Formation, this place must also have an underworld spirit. But this is not the case, there is no spirit here."
Ye Shaoyang smiled bitterly, "Senior brother, so you do not understand. Tan Xiaohui is… one of the spirits of the Five Spirit Formation!"
This statement shocked Xiao Ma and Old Guo. Xiao Ma muttered, "You're talking about the Tan Xiaohui in our car?"
"No. It's the one I saved; the one that has been hanging with us."
"How… so both of them are Tan Xiaohui?"
Ye Shaoyang shook his head and said, "The one in the car is the real Tan Xiaohui."
Xiao Ma covered his mouth in shock and asked, "So who has been with us all this time?"
"I told you, one of the five spirits."
Xiao Ma shook his head in denial, "No, no, no. Little Ye. I believe in everything you say, but this matter is impossible. Xiao Hui has been with us for so long, and she has even saved you. If she really was a spirit, then wouldn't she have already killed us? I mean, she had so many chances, right?"
"This is also something that I don't understand," Ye Shaoyang let out a sigh and said, "Let's go, we'll ask her in person."
The three of them quickly got back into the car and drove back to the city.
In the car, all three were busy thinking and pondering, so no one spoke out. When they were close to the city, Xiao Ma finally broke the silence, "If Xiao Hui… I mean the one that has been with us, was a spirit, would you… destroy her?"
"Of course?"
"What if she has her reasons; what if Madam Chee forced her; would you let her go in that case?"
Ye Shaoyang fell silent; he did not how to answer these questions.
When they returned to the hotel, Ye Shaoyang asked Xiao Ma and Old Guo to wait in the car. He went up alone and arrived at the room where they stayed.
Zhou Jingru came to open the door. When she saw Ye Shaoyang, her eyes brightened up, "Big Brother Shaoyang, you're back!"
Ye Shaoyang nodded calmly; he walked in and saw the people sitting on the sofa. They were Xie Yuqing, Teng Yongqing, and… Tan Xiaohui.
Ye Shaoyang's eyes were fixed on Tan Xiaohui. Tan Xiaohui felt shy about it, so she looked down and asked, "Brother Shaoyang, why do you keep looking at me? Did you find any leads?"
"We found a clue… a very important clue."
"Oh, what is it?"
Looking at her large, glossy eyes, Ye Shaoyang did not know what to feel. He felt a slight hint of hesitation. However, he mustered up the courage and said, "We found a body, and it seems like your cousin. We brought it back, so do you want to verify it?"
Tan Xiaohui's expressions immediately changed.
"My cousin…."
"Yes, she was in a well."
Tan Xiaohui's face gradually turned pale and expressionless.
"Where's the body; bring it here!" Xie Yuqing ordered without knowing what was going on.
Ye Shaoyang called them up, and Xiao Ma brought the body. He laid the body on the sofa, but her face was turned away from them.
When Tan Xiaohui saw the body, she instantly turned numb. She sat down hard on a chair.
Ye Shaoyang walked to the body and turned the face around. Then he asked Tan Xiaohui, "Come, is this your cousin?"
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