My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 88 - 81: Who Was That? (4/5)

Chen Lusi glanced at Xia Panqiu, who was raising her hand, seemingly checking her physical condition. She paused slightly, then immediately bowed her head and glanced at the little girl.

How did she do it?

The little girl noticed Chen Lusi’s gaze and, unsure if it was out of timidness or shyness, didn’t dare to stay by Chen Lusi’s side. She mechanically moved two steps to the side, then stood still again, looking down at her shoes.

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, didn’t pursue the question, and withdrew her gaze.

No need to scare the little girl out of curiosity.

On the other side.

Xia Panqiu had already walked up to him.

Her clothes were dirty, with many bloodstains on her chest, looking quite disheveled, but her face was flushed, and she seemed to be unharmed.

Quite miraculous.

"Are you okay?"

However, the first to ask wasn’t Chen Lusi, but Xia Panqiu.

She came up to Chen Lusi and asked softly, looking at the blood still on his face.

"...I’m fine, just got a bit emotional."

Chen Lusi scrutinized her, confirmed she was okay, and replied, then glanced at the little girl and asked, "Do you have tissues? I think I scared her."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Panqiu immediately patted her pockets but didn’t find any tissues.

She looked up at Chen Lusi, then thought for a moment, slightly raised the hem of her clothes with some embarrassment, and said, "I don’t have any, how about using my clothes instead?"

Chen Lusi looked at Xia Panqiu lifting her clothes to reveal her flat, pale stomach, thought she was reminding him, and thanked her before lifting his own shirt to wipe his face.

Xia Panqiu was slightly taken aback and slowly put down her clothes.

"Besides those three... there’s no other enemy, right?"

Chen Lusi reluctantly wiped off the blood from his face with his shirt, then put it down and asked, "I think I’ve dealt with my end already, and I’ve sent an ambulance to Wu You’s side. Is he okay?"

"Other than those three, we haven’t encountered any other enemies... As for Wu You, he managed to stand up in the end, wasn’t hurt gravely, and should be fine if treated in time."

Xia Panqiu, hearing Chen Lusi’s words, probably understood that the Mirror Ghost had also been dealt with.

She looked at Chen Lusi’s once-again-dirty face and couldn’t help recall her own powerlessness when facing Feng Zhen with Wu You, and the scene where he lifted Feng Zhen with one hand.

Somewhat lost in thought.

"Don’t misunderstand."

Chen Lusi noticed her gaze, glanced at the gruesome remains of Feng Zhen and Ruan Dun not far off, thought for a moment, and said, "I got a bit emotional earlier, mainly because I encountered something before I was called over..."

"..."

Xia Panqiu shook her head, reached out to grab his clothes, interrupting him, and said softly, "It’s reassuring."

"..."

Chen Lusi studied her for a while. Though he didn’t fully grasp her meaning, he didn’t continue to dwell on it.

He nodded, stopped explaining, and turned to more pressing matters: "Miss Si Yujie hasn’t appeared... Is there also a problem on the Celestial Strategy Trading side besides here?"

"Yes."

Xia Panqiu gathered her scattered thoughts, turned back toward the Celestial Strategy Trading’s location, her expression severe: "When Wu You and I were on our way, we saw a large hole in the building’s floor where Celestial Strategy Trading is located. It probably was caused by Xiaoxiao, but she’s not here, probably having encountered some trouble."

"..."

Chen Lusi remained silent, similarly looking back toward the direction of Celestial Strategy Trading.

Then.

He thought for a moment, glanced down at the little girl, and suddenly asked, "I just encountered Jin Yi and Tian Wencheng, they brought a large group over... Are they trustworthy?"

"... It’s probably people from the Jixing Brigade, on issues like this, they’re trustworthy."

Xia Panqiu was momentarily surprised, then replied, "In times of great matters, they abide by the rules."

"Then that’s settled... You stay here with the little girl, or you can leave, use the rope to switch with me if there are any problems."

Chen Lusi glanced at the rope he had thrown aside a moment ago, instructed, then said, "I’m going to take a look at Celestial Strategy Trading."

"..."

Xia Panqiu was taken aback upon hearing this, then immediately reached out to grab Chen Lusi’s clothes, lowered her head: "No need... something of higher level is likely delaying Xiaoxiao; it’s too risky. It has been so many times already; we can’t let you bear all this every time."

"Just going to take a look."

Chen Lusi turned back, chuckling lightly: "And it’s at most a few hundred meters from here; if Miss Si Yujie was defeated... the higher-level entity you mentioned wins, we’d likely be unable to escape either. But neither Miss Si Yujie nor that higher-level entity has appeared... They might be at a standstill now, so someone has to go take a look, don’t they?

"..."

Xia Panqiu looked at the smile on Chen Lusi’s face, pursed her lips.

"Moreover, I’m still a bit restless, still want an answer."

Chen Lusi smiled again, thinking about what happened not long ago, said softly, "Those of a higher level... they might give me an answer, perhaps."

...

Chen Lusi eventually left.

Xia Panqiu watched him leave, and even after Chen Lusi’s figure disappeared, she still hadn’t withdrawn her gaze.

Until a cold sensation was felt in her palm.

Xia Panqiu finally snapped back to reality, looking down.

The little girl had gently taken her hand.

Xia Panqiu forced a smile, was about to speak, when suddenly the sound of dense footsteps arrived.

A large group.

Jin Yi led a dozen people, suddenly appearing in their view.

Then.

Upon seeing the situation.

The crowd, which had hurried over, all stopped in their tracks, collectively drawing a breath of cold air.

Jin Yi, when coming, had imagined countless possible scenarios.

No matter how tragic, he had thought it over.

But upon actually arriving at the scene, he was still taken aback.

Decapitated heads, heads blown to bits, explosion marks everywhere, pits and craters on the ground... Compared to this, those killed by gunfire were already dignified.

But what truly startled Jin Yi wasn’t any of that, but that Xia Panqiu and Si Jiayan were unharmed.

The anticipated battle, formidable enemies, crisis... none of that was there.

There were only corpses and the signs of battle.

So, was Chen Lusi not in a battle just now?

But in a... chase?

No way!?

Jin Yi was still in shock.

Elsewhere.

A member of the Celestial Strategy Mansion, who had just identified the Mirror Ghost, suddenly pointed at the head on the ground and shouted loudly, "Holy crap!? The sixth-ranked member of the Self, Feng Zhen!?"

Everyone’s attention was immediately attracted, their expressions changing.

Jin Yi’s expression also changed as he looked at the headless corpse not far away.

Ranked sixth.

Feng Zhen.

That name was, in a sense, even scarier than the traitor Lu Hao... yet here he was, headless and dead with open eyes.

Who did it?

For a moment, the question appeared in everyone’s mind.

Jin Yi had this question too.

At the same time, he thought of the Chen Lusi who had just dealt with the Mirror Ghost as if slaughtering a pig...

He shifted his gaze and looked at the big man whose head was completely unrecognizable and blown to bits.

Even if you couldn’t see his face, anyone taking action with the Mirror Ghost and Feng Zhen... wasn’t likely a nobody.

Three listed members of the ’Self’.

Tragically dead on the spot.

What exactly...

"Xia Panqiu... Has Xiaoxiao been here?"

Jin Yi couldn’t hold it anymore, turned to Xia Panqiu, and asked.

The others, upon hearing, similarly looked at Xia Panqiu.

A dozen curious gazes fell upon her.

Xia Panqiu: "..."

But before Xia Panqiu could answer.

Jin Yi spotted the headless body on the ground and quickly shook his head, "Xiaoxiao wouldn’t use a knife, did you guys do it? Or was it..."

Saying this.

He paused, hesitated for a moment, and still asked, "Did Chen Lusi do it?"

Actually, when he asked the question, he already knew the answer.

He was quite familiar with Xia Panqiu and Wu You, very aware of their capabilities.

This didn’t seem like their doing...

And others thought the same, not taking the first two answers seriously.

So there was only one answer left.

Chen Lusi.

Everyone inadvertently thought of the young man who had just dealt with the Mirror Ghost as if slaughtering a pig.

They then looked around at Ruan Dun’s corpse, Feng Zhen’s body, faces constantly changing.

Oh crap!

Who was that!?