"How should I put this?"

Yang Yan hesitated for a moment before explaining:

"You know Zhu Yuanzhang, right? The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who killed quite a few people in his lifetime. That guy loved to flay people, and this shadow is his Evil Thought Body."

"However, it didn't come into existence by itself; someone used special means to create it."

"Evil Thought Body? Right, I heard you mention it on the rooftop. Is this thing very powerful?"

Xia Bing asked curiously again.

Yang Yan nodded:

"Yes! It is indeed not a simple thing. If it were naturally born, it would be quite formidable."

"We don't know if we are lucky or unlucky. Although we encountered it, it was artificially created, so it's much weaker. Thankfully, it was dangerous but not too risky."

Women are always fond of gossip and can go on endlessly.

Apparently, even this beautiful police officer is no exception.

Although she knew she might be asking too many questions, she couldn't resist asking:

"Then... what about those human skins? How did they end up in the neighborhood?"

Yang Yan clearly saw Xia Bing's hesitation and smiled to reassure her:

"Don't worry, I won't find you annoying."

"You noticed, huh?"

Xia Bing said awkwardly.

Yang Yan shrugged lightly and answered her previous question:

"That Evil Thought Body attracted them! Some guy told it he could grant it immortality, and surprisingly, it believed him."

"The so-called immortality told to this Evil Thought Body was to flay humans and possess their skins, then repeat the cycle. As long as there are human skins, it wouldn't dissipate."

"Is there really such a thing as immortality in the world?"

As soon as Xia Bing asked, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

This playful gesture caught Yang Yan's eye, and he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Perhaps there is!"

Yang Yan replied, somewhat uncertain.

Then, he earnestly added:

"But it definitely won't be in this way!"

"I suppose so."

Xia Bing nodded in agreement.

"Yeah! Doing it this way will lead to nothing but divine wrath and public anger, and no good outcome. Moreover, until now, he hasn't managed to find a suitable human skin to possess."

"Hehe! If you want immortality, no matter the method or path you take, it will inherently involve countless hardships and obstacles; it's not that simple."

Yang Yan said with profound significance.

After listening to Yang Yan's explanation, Xia Bing seemed finally satisfied, and the car sped up, heading towards Prosperous Court like a whirlwind.

As they were nearing Prosperous Court, Xia Bing broke the silence again:

"So... is my cousin the same as you?"

Though the question was a bit ambiguous, Yang Yan understood what Xia Bing meant.

He nodded gently:

"Yes! He's also different from ordinary people, but apart from being very capable, he's relatively normal, not as perverted as some lunatics."

As he spoke, Yang Yan suddenly seemed to remember something funny and couldn't help but laugh.

Xia Bing frowned suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and eventually swallowed back her words without further questioning.

In fact, getting so many perplexing matters resolved from Yang Yan's mouth already made Xia Bing very satisfied.

At that moment, the police car Xia Bing was driving had already parked in front of Prosperous Court.

Yang Yan got out of the car and, after walking a couple of steps, suddenly stopped.

He turned back to Xia Bing and said:

"Someone will come to handle the aftermath of these past few days, so don't worry about it, just pretend it never happened. You should get some rest early! Women age faster when they're overtired."

Being alone with a woman, Yang Yan was too embarrassed to invite Xia Bing to rest upstairs.

As he was about to enter the corridor, Xia Bing suddenly stuck her head out and said:

"Um, your pants aren't on properly."

With that, Xia Bing drove off.

"Ah!"

Yang Yan hurriedly looked down, widening his eyes in surprise.

What a big misunderstanding.

The Black Tortoise somehow tore a hole in his pants.

And just this scene was caught by Xia Bing.

It's not that kind of head!

Yang Yan internally groaned.

"Moonlight, it seems like that guy isn't simple!"

The Black Tortoise showed no concern for Yang Yan's current mood, speaking with a hint of worry.

"Damn it, when did you tear my pants? How am I supposed to go out like this?"

Yang Yan looked at the Black Tortoise's head pulling back repeatedly, feeling a surge of anger as he lashed out uncontrollably.

"Well... I've been in the pocket all along, unable to speak, wasn't it suffocating! Besides, I just opened it not too long ago, don't worry, no one else saw me."

The Black Tortoise said sheepishly.

"I... well, what else can I say! I'm really impressed with you coming up with such an excuse. Also, what did you mention about things not being simple?"

The matter had already occurred, so Yang Yan couldn't pursue it further.

Looks like I'll have to wait until next time to explain to Xia Bing.

After all, she's Frost Heaven's cousin, and the two share a good relationship, so they will surely meet again.

"That black-robed person! Who else could it be? I just don't know if he's the same person who set the trap for me. If he is, it's trouble."

The Black Tortoise admitted uneasily.

"It might really be the same person! From comparing the soul imprint of the Evil Thought Body and your memories, it's still somewhat evident."

Yang Yan's tone grew cold.

"What exactly does that guy want to do? Why does he want Imperial Qi and the national fortune? And in particular, why from the long-past Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang? That little amount of national fortune and Imperial Qi is nearly dissipated, what use does he have for it?"

The Black Tortoise asked puzzledly.

"This, I actually know. He's using it as a false claim to trick a little girl who walks the Ancient Cyan Dragon Road. Probably for this reason, that seal can pass off the spurious as genuine, deceiving the naive young girl."

Yang Yan said with a sneer, then told Black Tortoise all about how Ruyi was deceived.

"Wow, there's that kind of maneuver?" Black Tortoise exclaimed.

"What exactly does that black-robed person want? Even if he's setting up a Four Symbols Killing Array, that's too much! The balance of effort and gain is out of sync. There's definitely some other reason involved."

"Alright, everyone knows it's not that simple. But so far, there's no clue, let's get through this period first, then slowly investigate. Besides, I have some hypotheses to verify tomorrow."

Yang Yan said, frowning.

When he got home, Yang Yan took a shower, then lay on the bed without thinking about anything and drifted into dreamland.

As for the Black Tortoise, he tossed it back into the fish tank.

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