Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 901 - 19: Traitor

The Four Symbols City was shrouded in silence, lacking the hustle and bustle of the day.

The city guards, patrolling for several nights in a row, did not enforce curfew tonight. The Sun, Moon, Star, and Star Districts were engulfed in darkness.

Only occasional sounds of people turning in their sleep and rubbing against the bedding were heard.

In the City Lord Mansion, after Changsun Gongyang was imprisoned, the group of servants in the mansion was dismissed by the Yue siblings.

Only two guards were left at the entrance, but past the third period of night, they couldn’t resist the sleepiness that came in waves and began to doze off.

At this moment, a shadow flickered at the northwest corner of the City Lord Mansion wall.

The shadow moved along the mansion, heading outside, and arrived at a well in the Sun District.

This well is one of the important water supply points in the Four Symbols City, with several important residences in the Sun District drawing water from it.

The shadow paused by the well, and though there was no light, the moonlight was excellent tonight.

The moonlight illuminated the four-sided wellhead, revealing the person’s appearance.

With red lips and white teeth, despite being male, he possessed a peerlessly beautiful face even more handsome than a woman’s.

In the Four Symbols City, only Chen Jiangyin had such features.

Chen Jiangyin stood blankly by the well, mechanically retrieving a bottle from his sleeve. With a slight flick of his hand, the black liquid in the bottle poured into the well.

As soon as the black liquid entered the well, it quickly spread, merging with the well water.

After completing this, Chen Jiangyin retraced his steps, flipping back into the City Lord Mansion. It all happened silently, without alerting anyone in the mansion.

After Chen Jiangyin returned to the mansion, a few people approached the well, and the leader among them was Yue Jinghua.

"It was him? Captain, why didn’t we catch him red-handed just now? We’ve been busy for days, defending at every turn, yet it’s a thief from within we couldn’t guard against. Chen Jiangyin is really something, no wonder he said he couldn’t make the antidote, turns out he’s the one poisoning!" Feng Buhui fumed, while Qin Dongting and Compass looked eager to act.

At dinner this evening, Yue Jinghua publicly announced no need for patrol tonight. Who knew, as night fell, she would call on a few people and hide outside the City Lord Mansion.

Everyone was puzzled why to hide outside the mansion, but only when sleepiness hit after the third period of night did Chen Jiangyin emerge.

"But why would Chen Jiangyin help the Demon Clan? Does Danlu have covert dealings with them? That would be disastrous. Though Danlu isn’t powerful in terms of Dark Practitioners, they’re unrivaled in toxins and medicine; if colluding with the Demon Clan, Canglong Continent is in danger," Shalman, having interacted with Jiang Yin several times, never noticed anything unusual.

After all, several times Chen Jiangyin helped her and Jinghua; even Long Rui and Lie Changgong were rescued by Chen Jiangyin.

Earlier, everyone speculated but never suspected Jiang Yin. If Yue Jinghua hadn’t insisted on surveillance, everyone would be poisoned tomorrow without understanding why.

"Did any of you notice just now, Chen Jiangyin’s gaze?" Yue Jinghua noted, despite Chen Jiangyin’s actions being no different than usual, his eyes beneath the moon’s reflection were as still as a dead pool.

Such Chen Jiangyin was never seen before.

With doubts, the next day, Yue Jinghua had someone guard that well and went to find Chen Jiangyin on the pretext of the Poisonous Beast army.

Seeing him vibrant and with a face full of smiles upon meeting Yue Jinghua, there wasn’t any sense of fear after poisoning.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Yue Jinghua, not exposing the truth, pretended to chat with Chen Jiangyin.

"Slept without dreams till morning. Despite the chaos lately, I’ve been sleeping better than in the Imperial City. But you, your eyes are so tired, is it due to concerns over the city’s toxic situation?" Seeing Yue Jinghua’s fatigued demeanor, Chen Jiangyin felt a twinge of concern, "Rest assured, in a few days, I’ll definitely find the antidote to the Corpse Poison."

"Jiang Yin, let me see your Black Manzhu Flower," Yue Jinghua suddenly spoke, reaching out to remove the scarf from Chen Jiangyin’s face.

She saw clearly last night; Chen Jiangyin who went out alone to poison did not have the Black Manzhu Flower’s Demon Mark.

Yet, when the scarf was removed, half of the sinister Demon Mark was visible.

Yue Jinghua’s heart had found reason, it seemed Jiang Yin’s strange behavior was tied to the Demon Mark within him.

"Rest assured, Ying Wuwang is already dead. In the short term, the Black Manzhu Flower Poison within us won’t act up. But you just broke through to the Dan Realm, you need to consolidate your cultivation," Jiang Yin felt a sweet warmth when Yue Jinghua showed concern for him, reaching to clasp Yue Jinghua’s hand but she slapped it away, dodging.

Yue Jinghua could affirm, Chen Jiangyin’s anomaly must be linked to the Black Vine Pearl Flower Poison lurking within him. Yet, she couldn’t fathom, with Ying Wuwang dead, who else could use the Black Vine Pearl Flower Poison to frame Chen Jiangyin.

Moreover, Chen Jiangyin wasn’t the only one afflicted by the Black Manzhu Flower Poison; why was he the only one controlled, while she remained unaffected?

After that day, Yue Jinghua secretly tailed Chen Jiangyin a few more times, apart from the poisoning in the Sun District, Jiang Yin had no further actions for the subsequent nights.

At this time, ten days had passed since the Demon Army stationed on the Dimension Battlefield.

Food and water in the Four Symbols City dwindled, coupled with the toxic situation, the city’s morale slumped to the bottom.

Meanwhile, outside the city, the Demon Army had become uneasy.

Since Yue Jinghua had identified the poisoner, the city’s toxic situation had a degree of control.

Yet, the Demon Clan came from across realms; if the reinforcements from the Moon Plane arrived, coupled with a pincer attack from the Four Symbols City, the Demon Army would be pressed into a corner, unable to extricate themselves.

That night, Yue Jinghua maintained her vigilance, guarding outside Chen Jiangyin’s room. In her view, the one controlling Jiang Yin, after enduring these days, would be compelled to make a move.

Yue Jinghua’s prediction proved accurate.

Just before the third period of night, Chen Jiangyin who had already fallen asleep suddenly sat up, the Demon Mark on his face miraculously faded away, like a sleepwalker he dressed and quietly left the mansion.

However, this time, he did not roam the city like before, instead, he followed the city wall to the most secluded corner of the city.

Then he summoned his Poison Dragon, mounted its back, and flew away into the distance.

"Finally, the person couldn’t hold back," Yue Jinghua’s face showed a trace of delight, and she immediately summoned Xi Yuan, trailing after Chen Jiangyin, heading towards a direction on the dark Dimension Battlefield together.