Eldritch Horror Theatre

Coupled with the content of his words, Fu Qian’s tone undeniably set imaginations running wild.

Even Li Weixuan froze for a second upon hearing that, an intense spark of gossip flaring up within him just like everyone else.

Unfortunately, Fu Qian didn’t give them a chance to satisfy their curiosity.

Having thoroughly whetted their appetites, he simply turned and walked out the door, leaving only a desolate figure in his wake.

”Instructor Lanaya, is Professor Fu well-acquainted with Liushuang?”

Amidst the room’s collective sense of loss, Li Weixuan fell silent for a moment before turning to ask Lanaya.

”I’m honestly not too sure about that.”

Lanaya withdrew her gaze with a strange expression, shaking her head subconsciously.

”Professor Fu hasn’t been at the Academy for long. Logically speaking, the chances of him being close to a student shouldn’t be high, right?”

Even as she said this, however, a specific scene from before flashed through Lanaya’s mind.During Ruan Shuo’s interception at the Warehouse last time, when she had gone to find Fu Qian, he had just been kicked out for trespassing in the Sword Pavilion.

And the person who had walked out alongside him seemed to have been Ji Liushuang.

She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but looking back now, the atmosphere between the two of them really had been a little strange.

Furthermore, as a model student of the Sword Comprehension Institute, for Ji Liushuang to actually step out to rest while the Sword Pavilion was open was highly unusual behavior.

Could it be that Fu Qian’s true motive for visiting the Sword Pavilion hadn’t been to secretly comprehend sword intent, but rather to look for her?

A thought stirred in Lanaya’s mind, but she controlled her expression and didn’t let it show.

”Alright.”

It seemed Li Weixuan was just asking in passing and hadn’t truly expected to dig up any real information. After a moment of thought, he shook his head.

”Regardless of who is right or wrong, I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on Professor Fu for the next couple of days. Don’t let him get into any more conflicts with those people, otherwise it will put the Academy in a difficult position.”

”I understand.”

Lanaya voiced her agreement and let out a long sigh, suddenly feeling that it would have been better if the guy had just stayed missing.

...

’Looks like there won’t be any problems for now.’

Emerging from the hearing and realizing that no one was following him, Fu Qian nodded inwardly.

He hadn’t deliberately let people misunderstand his relationship with Ji Liushuang out of some twisted sense of humor.

Last time, under the influence of the sword heart, Li Weixuan had not only nearly engaged in a direct confrontation with him but had subsequently lost his chance to advance to the Demigod Realm.

While there was no reason to blame the failure on him, it was impossible that the man didn’t harbor any suspicions about the incident.

He didn’t know what Ji Liushuang had told him after leaving his side, but his own behavior throughout the whole affair could definitely be described as strange.

Li Weixuan might not have been lying when he thanked him on Ji Liushuang’s behalf, but it likely wasn’t his primary goal today either.

Since the man was suspicious, Fu Qian figured he might as well adopt an ambiguously vague stance and let him slowly guess away.

In any case, the trouble had been cleared up for now. It was time to get back to business.

Like figuring out what the ”Invitation Letter” was.

With a flick of his wrist, an elegant business card appeared in Fu Qian’s hand.

Judging by its design and color, it clearly belonged to a woman.

Betty Green.

Fu Qian read the name on the card.

This was what he had lifted off the brunette woman last night.

Although he couldn’t comprehend the mindset required to bring business cards to a masquerade...

One thing was certain: since she was capable of crying out those words, she had to know what the Invitation Letter was, right?

...

Thanks to his stellar performance at the hearing, Fu Qian hadn’t even been subjected to any movement restrictions, so he quickly set to work.

’As expected of a socialite!’

Looking at the high-end apartment building in front of him, Fu Qian wore a look that said he had seen this coming.

Betty obviously hadn’t printed her private home address on her business card, but as long as he had a name, a lot of things weren’t hard to find.

Standing right here, Fu Qian was already absolutely certain that his target was inside.

However, considering that the security in this kind of upscale apartment complex was quite robust, his body rapidly transformed the next second, quickly becoming thin and withered.

Upon swiftly assuming the guise of Old Man Lu, Fu Qian finally made his move.

’Speaking of which, Old Man Lu’s face has practically become my exclusive alternate persona.’

Fu Qian mused as he headed upstairs.

He couldn’t help it; it was just too convenient!

The visual contrast was stark, the recognition factor was high, and it carried just enough notoriety to easily shift the blame.

The key was that no matter what he did, neither the man in question nor his former colleagues could come out to dispute it.

After hearing continuous reports about Old Man Lu, the members of the Rebirth Club themselves were probably starting to wonder if the man really had faked his own death to escape.

...

’This is the place.’

Staring at the tightly shut door in front of him, Fu Qian nodded.

At this very moment, there were distinct auras of two people inside, and they were in an extremely intense state.

’Could they have been going at it from last night up until now? That’s quite a high sex drive.’

Fu Qian thought about it and didn’t rush to kick the door down. Instead, he wiggled his fingers, activating his Lucid Dream.

Only after confirming that the two inside had been pulled into the dream did Fu Qian open the door.

’Interesting!’

Fu Qian silently marveled at the scene before him.

This was his first time encountering a situation like this.

Fu Qian could be absolutely certain that the consciousnesses of the two people in front of him had already been swept into the dream.

Yet at this moment, the two naked bodies hadn’t fallen asleep. Instead, they were still fiercely tangled together, their movements mechanical yet fanatical.

He could even see massive bruises across their exposed skin.

His earlier judgment had been correct; that party had definitely not been some ordinary Deep dark fantasy.

After a brief observation, Fu Qian directly chose to synchronize into the dream.

...

”Who are you?”

Amidst the frenzied coupling, the brunette woman lifted her head, staring at the stranger who had suddenly appeared beside the bed.

It was a dark, withered old man with a smooth scalp that barely had a single hair on it.

Even so, every glance he took held a commanding dignity and an extraordinary presence.

Being interrupted was naturally unpleasant, but facing this sudden stranger, Betty surprisingly didn’t feel much fear.

At the same time, she didn’t even wonder how the man had gotten inside.

”Did I interrupt you? I’m truly sorry about that.”

Facing Betty’s question, Fu Qian answered naturally, even dragging over a chair to sit beside the bed.

At this point, it was clear to see that the person tangling in bed with Betty wasn’t her male companion from last night, but a much younger man.

Right now, his reaction was pretty much the same as Betty’s—entirely devoid of shock or fear, merely staring in confusion at the stranger.

”You two carry on. I just accidentally lost my Invitation Letter and am looking for it.”

”Lost it? How could you lose the Invitation Letter?”

Betty’s expression instantly became thoroughly confused at Fu Qian’s explanation.

”It is the key to the true self. After drawing out the pleasure deep within your soul, this gift will accompany you forever.”

”Could it be that you’re hoping I’ll let you experience ultimate bliss?”

Her gaze lingering on Fu Qian’s face for a long while, Betty suddenly revealed a breathtakingly seductive smile.