Chapter 931: Detection

Lou Yu and Chen Ling were undoubtedly enemies.

The King of Silver had kidnapped Chen Ling and nearly killed Jian Changsheng and the others, which was a blood feud.

At the same time, the King of Silver had forcibly seized Lou Yu’s territory; their relationship was hardly any better...

The relationship between Ying Fu and Chen Ling was more complex. After all, Chen Ling had helped Li Fu back then and had spared both of them in the Gray Realm, so there was both gratitude and enmity...

The relationship between the King of Silver and Ying Fu was equally subtle, to the point that even Chen Ling couldn't see through it.

The four stood together, their intricate relationships forming a spiderweb. No one knew what the others were thinking as they looked at each other.

After an unknown amount of time, the King of Silver was the first to break the silence:

"It seems you aren't familiar enough with each other yet... How about this: I will host a banquet tonight. Besides the three of you, I will invite other key members. Consider it a welcome for His Majesty and Mr. Chen."

Chen Ling and the others had varying expressions. Before they could think too much, the King of Silver’s gaze swept over them calmly, and he said in an unquestionable tone:

"The three of you... have no objections, right?"

"...None."

Chen Ling didn't intend to object; after all, such a banquet was an excellent opportunity for him to gather intelligence. As for Lou Yu, although he was extremely dissatisfied with the King of Silver’s usurpation, he couldn't resist... In his current state, he was definitely no match for the King of Silver.

Ying Fu kept his eyes lowered, saying nothing. No one knew what he was thinking.

A smile reappeared on the King of Silver’s face. He clapped his hands.

"In that case, I look forward to seeing the three of you tonight..."

……

Tianxue Domain.

"Right..."

"Who were we supposed to save again?"

Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Bai Ye looked at each other in confusion.

They all felt as if they had forgotten something, their memories a tangled mess... It seemed as though a figure was gradually fading from their memories. They reached out to touch it, but it dissipated silently like smoke and dust, leaving no trace behind.

Jiang Xiaohua, standing to the side, saw this, and a look of bewilderment appeared in his eyes.

"You... forgot again?"

"Forgot what?"

"Chen Ling!" Jiang Xiaohua’s face was pale, but his tone was full of earnestness. "We have to save Chen Ling!"

"Chen Ling... who is Chen Ling?" Sun Bumian scratched his head. "Why would we want to save him?"

“……”

Jiang Xiaohua’s face was full of disbelief. He immediately guessed what had happened, his eyes filled with anxiety!

"Chen Ling... Chen Ling is our companion! If it weren't for him, we would all be dead right now... He was wearing a red opera robe and had a fierce expression..."

Jiang Xiaohua gestured wildly, trying to jog the memories of Jian Changsheng and the others, but no matter how he described it, their eyes remained deeply vacant.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaohua stomped his feet in frustration, his heavy footsteps creating deep craters in the ground.

He wanted to say more, but an unprecedented wave of exhaustion surged from within him, and his vision began to darken... He opened his mouth to speak, but the next moment, he collapsed forward weakly.

Bai Ye reacted the fastest, catching him immediately.

"What’s wrong with him?" Jian Changsheng asked, frowning.

"I don't know... Maybe it’s because he hasn't recovered after being dismembered earlier, and then he got too emotional." Bai Ye observed him carefully. "But it’s nothing serious. He should be fine after a sleep."

"Let’s enter the city first and find a place to stay."

"Yeah."

With Bai Ye’s strength, they easily brought the three into the Tianxue Domain.

Perhaps because the way Chen Ling and the others had left the Tianxue Domain earlier was too conspicuous, the domain was now under extremely tight security. Guards could be seen every few steps, grabbing people for questioning from time to time.

But this was nothing to Bai Ye. He stole memories along the way, bypassed several streets, and finally found a decent place to stay.

It was an abandoned residence, with spiderwebs on the doors and walls and dust covering the furniture. It looked like it hadn't been inhabited for a long time. After discussing it, they settled Jiang Xiaohua there for the time being.

Jian Changsheng peered through a crack in the door, vigilantly observing the situation outside on the street. Sun Bumian found a pile of bedding from somewhere and covered the unconscious Jiang Xiaohua...

Seeing the unhealed, sliced wounds on his body, he let out a long sigh.

Sun Bumian turned and walked into the courtyard, where he saw Bai Ye sitting on a stone, frowning in deep thought.

"Senior Bai Ye, what do you think?"

"Something’s wrong. The memories don't connect... It seems the King of Silver has made a move on us." Bai Ye’s tone was very certain.

"As I thought..."

Sun Bumian wore an expression of "I knew it." "Even you didn't notice it?"

"Usually, when I steal a certain memory, I also steal the 'doubt' associated with it, so those who lose their memories don't notice it themselves," Bai Ye explained helplessly.

"But the more memories stolen, the more frequently 'doubt' arises. Unless one can stay by the side and steal the 'doubt' constantly, it will eventually be noticed... We were lucky; we got away from the King of Silver in the shortest time possible, which is why we can notice the doubt now."

"The problem now is, how many memories did he steal..."

"I feel like it’s a lot." Jian Changsheng couldn't help but interrupt. "My brain is just mush right now, like I’ve had a blackout. So many parts don't connect..."

"I’m a bit better off; only the memories from the recent period don't connect," Sun Bumian said after recalling for a moment.

"Then it seems the part stolen from us is something we have in common..."

The three looked at each other and said those two words in unison:

"...Chen Ling?"

That was the name Jiang Xiaohua had spoken... and this person was the key to their escape from the King of Silver.

"According to Jiang Xiaohua, this Chen Ling must have been taken away by the King of Silver."

"Yeah... and before we lost our memories, we were thinking about saving him."

"But why were we running away at the time?"

"Because the opponent was the King of Silver. We couldn't save him from the King of Silver, so we had to run first... However, on the way, the King of Silver stole our memories of him." Bai Ye quickly deduced the sequence of events, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"He wanted us to forget 'Chen Ling,' but he wouldn't have expected Jiang Xiaohua to be immune to memory theft..."

"So what do we do now? Go back and save him? We can't beat the King of Silver either."

Jian Changsheng looked distressed.

Bai Ye pondered for a moment and stood up from the stone.

"Just us, it’s definitely not enough... I need to go out."

"Where to?"

"To find a Twilight Society contact point," Bai Ye replied calmly. "Since this concerns the King of Silver, this matter needs to be reported to the higher-ups regardless."