Book 1: Chapter 145


    I walked along the third floor and then went up the stairs. He also came over and the two of us looked at each other calmly. Upon closer inspection, his face really did resemble A Nings. It was a face that made people alert and gave off a sense of danger, which made people unable to look away. He looked veryfortable in a gray sweater and a cigarette in his mouth. His bangs were covering his eyes.


    His overall appearance looked like that of a leisurely tourist. When I looked closer, I found that he was taller than me.


    <em>This height isnt suitable for this line of work</em>, I said to myself. He motioned to his cigarette, but I shook my head and leaned against the railing. He opened his mouth and said, "Youre living very well."


    It was useless to exin anything to him. A Ning had really disappeared from this world. I looked at the sky over the courtyard. If A Ning hadnt died, many things might have subtly changed. But the memory of that day was there and couldnt be changed. I didnt want to relive the past now.


    "I remember your sister mentioned you before," I whispered. "Are you doing this for her? Youre not suitable for it."


    "Is that so? I took this job to find you." He narrowed his eyes and looked at me. "You know what? My sister never wanted to trust others, but she believed in youter on. Thest few times I spoke to her, she was always talking about you. Later, she didn''te back and they said that she was dead. I just want to know what kind of person you are since she had mentioned you thest few times."


    I looked down at his hand. His fingers were tapping the railing and he looked very rxed. I sighed, "Your sister was a veryplicated person. I''m sorry about what happened to her, but based on what you do for a living, you shouldnt care about death as much as ordinary people. Why did you say such scary things to my child?"


    He stopped tapping his fingers on the railing and tilted his head. I saw his eyes flick to the side for a moment, and when I looked, the door to one of the wolf dens had opened in the distance. But no one came out.


    "There are monsters staying in those two rooms," he said to me. "Are they looking at us?"


    I didnt understand his intentions. When he continued speaking, he gestured in that direction and the door of the wolf den closed, "Im notpletely on the same level as others on this floor. The reason I came here to help Boss Jiao was just to find a chance to kill you."


    I looked at his expression, but couldn''t tell if he was joking. I smiled bitterly, "Its illegal to kill people."


    "Not in the woods. I won''t do it here. But this group of people has been unable to find the entrance for a while now. This can''t continue. Didnt you say have information on the entrance? What are you trying to do by finding someone to tell me? Dont trick me. Just tell me directly and Ill cooperate with you. When he finished his cigarette, he pulled a cigarette case from his pocket and took out another one. He used the butt of his old cigarette to light it and then continued smoking. He looked up at me and said, "My sister didnt like people. She was a cold and aloof woman, so I dont think she would like any men. They all looked particrly stupid in her eyes. You know, when a smart woman sees a man, most of the time she feels that theyre amusing. But she was a little interested in you, which I find odd. What are you? What makes you so different from the others?"


    "No, she thought I was amusing, too." Iughed, "I may be more amusing than most people."


    When I recalled A Ning today, I could think of many things that I couldn''t see back in those days. Now, for me, people''s hearts were measurable. It was just like how A Ning looked at me at that time, as if she were looking through a clear piece of ss. For those who had correctly read too many people, it was like seeing too many ghosts and gods. Everything looked like demons and monsters to them. As a result, they always tried to see things that were amusing.


    "But you left her in that jungle." A Ning''s brother''s face darkened. "And just look at you now. Youvepletely forgotten her. She thought that you really had a chance to save everyone, but you didn''t even save her. I dont find you amusing at all."


    I looked into the distance. The woman I met in the dining room who looked like A Ning came out of the Wolf King''s Den and looked at us. "You werent there, I said quietly. You dont know anything. You hate me so muchI turned to look at him but youre just nave. How do you n to kill me?"


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    <strong><em>Got a good chuckle out of Wu Xie calling Bai Haotian his child.</em></strong>