"You mean... the mastermind did this too?" Bai Qi asked in surprise.
"He sealed the road to the underworld to collect souls for himself, so why wouldn't he collect vengeful spirits?" Mr. Hei analyzed calmly. "I don't know what he's up to, but considering the sheer weight of this evil creature's resentment, capturing it so easily—and before we could—isn't something an ordinary person could do. With our current level of Mana..." He glanced at Bai Qi. "Even we would've had a hard time, wouldn't you say?"
"Anyone who collects vengeful, evil spirits is definitely up to no good," Bai Qi said with a firm nod.
For some reason, Xin Huohuo's thoughts drifted to Bei Mingyuan. After all, the few pathetic clues they had managed to gather all pointed to him.
'But could a man that elegant and refined, who knew she was a fraud but didn't expose her, who was willing to give people the benefit of the doubt, really be a vicious, evil monster?'
