World Traveler

Chapter 23: The End of Deus Ex Machina

In fact, finding Tang Zheng is easier than you think.

Because of his personality, he specifically asked his master for permission to leave the dormitory and live alone in the alchemy room, never leaving the house all day.

Apart from attending classes and eating, he stayed in the alchemy room all day long studying pharmacology and poisons.

But it’s better this way, it’s more convenient to take action.

Late at night, Yanan and Tang Buyi covered their faces and quietly approached the alchemy room. Looking at the fire that had not yet been extinguished in the room, the two looked at each other.

He stealthily lifted a tile and looked inside through the hole on the outside.

What's the point of not going to bed at this time?

Especially when they saw Tang Zheng reading a book inside, their brows furrowed.

Good fellow, we are all disciples of the master. You are not sleeping in the middle of the night and are secretly doing internal affairs. This is unacceptable.

Yanan pointed at Tang Buyi, then pointed downwards and made a few simple gestures.

Yanan: Go knock him out.

Tang Buyi glanced at the chimney that was emitting steam and blinked, then pointed to the place where the tiles had just been lifted and asked with his eyes.

Tang Buyi: How do I get in? Where? Or from here?

It is definitely unrealistic to go down the chimney, and going down from the roof will inevitably cause damage and will easily be discovered by other disciples.

If we alarm the master and find out what we did tonight, we will both be beaten up.

But now that I'm here, I won't be able to fall asleep if I go back to bed.

Thinking of this, Yanan shook his head and used his lightness skills to leave the roof. Although Tang Buyi was a little confused, he still followed him down.

Tang Buyi: What should we do?

After asking Tang Buyi to calm down, Yanan did something that he didn't expect.

He walked to the door and knocked gently.

The knock on the door was not loud, but in the dead of night, the people in the house could definitely hear it clearly.

Sure enough, after a while, there was movement in the house.

Yanan: Get ready, come out and subdue him as soon as possible.

Tang Buyi saw Yanan's eyes and nodded, took two steps back, raised his hand and made an OK gesture.

After opening the door, Tang Zheng saw the strange red face at first sight. He was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically and he reached into his arms.

However, he was hit in the joint by a flying stone, and his arm suddenly became numb. It was too late for him to shout loudly at this time. Yanan came close to him and knocked him unconscious with a knife.

Tang Buyi walked over and looked at Tang Zheng who was knocked unconscious on the ground, and asked with some concern.

"Yanan, is he okay?"

"When you do something bad, don't call me by my name. Call me Hongzhong."

"Is there anything wrong... Let me take a look first."

After all, it was his first time to knock someone out, and his proficiency was not very high. In order to avoid any accidents, Yanan secretly used the detection technique on Tang Zheng.

[Judging the difference in strength between the enemy and us...]

【Do you want to roll the dice of fate? 】

[Warning: When rolling the dice of fate, you may gain benefits, or unknown things may happen... Everything has a price...]

【whether】

What the hell is this? I haven't seen this thing before during my scouting trip.

Out of curiosity, Yanan chose to use it.

At this moment, everything was paused, and a golden six-sided dice appeared in front of Yanan and was thrown high.

The dice fell to the ground and began to roll.

[Judgment result: 6 points (great success)]

[Great Success... The unknown existence tells you everything about Tang Zheng...]

"Fuck...fuck!"

Everything about Tang Zheng instantly appeared in Yanan's mind, such as his background, identity, and the reason for the investigation. All of them were explained clearly in Yanan's mind.

The information was so detailed that one could even see abstract things like how much good and evil, merit, and luck Tang Zheng had accumulated.

It can be said that no one understands Tang Zheng better than Yanan now.

Including Tang Zheng.

However, checking the information is not the main thing now, checking Tang Zheng’s status panel is important.

[Name: Tang Zheng]

[Stamina: 95/110]

[Internal Strength: 8/8]

[Condition: Shock (severe blow to the neck)]

Fortunately, although it was my first time knocking someone out, I didn’t paralyze anyone.

"Nothing serious, but he doesn't seem to be waking up tonight."

The air suddenly fell silent. Tang Buyi walked closer and looked at Yanan. His eyes seemed to see through the hood, questioning Yanan.

Yanan felt a little embarrassed when being stared at, so he turned his head away to avoid Tang Buyi's gaze.

"Ahem... This isn't the first time I've knocked someone out. I'll definitely do it next time, definitely next time."

After saying that, he quickly helped Tang Zheng up from the ground, brushed the dust off his body, and carried him back to bed.

After thinking about it, I raised his headrest a little higher.

"So what are we doing here tonight?"

Looking at Yanan who was cleaning up the crime scene in front of him, Tang Buyi, who had been standing there for a long time, finally couldn't help but ask.

"Aren't we here to ask him what his purpose is? Why ask him now? We're just squatting here waiting for him to talk in his sleep?"

Hearing Tang Buyi's question, Yanan stood up, looked out the window seriously, put his hands behind his back, and spoke with the look of a hermit.

"The answer is clear to me."

Tang Buyi looked around and looked at Yanan who was pretending to be cool.

"Is there no one else here?"

Seeing Tang Buyi's look of disbelief, Yanan told the story of Tang Zheng.

"Don't worry, just listen to me and I'll tell you in detail..."

Tang Zheng's true identity is an undercover agent from the Mud Cult's Human World.

He was given orders by his father and joined the Tang Sect at a young age. He supported the Ni Sect to gain the trust of the leader, or to hold Tang Sect disciples hostage and make them serve the Ni Sect.

As for why Yanan and Master's Wife were investigated?

Because according to Tang Zheng’s own investigation, his master’s wife is most likely...his biological mother.

The mother he had no memory of since he was born.

As a child raised by members of a demonic cult, he no longer has the innocence and liveliness of a child. He has become meticulous, withdrawn and deep-minded.

His investigation of his master's wife was just to satisfy his curiosity. Even if his master's wife was really his biological mother, he would not be moved.

However, when he was investigating his master's wife, he could not get rid of Yanan's presence. After all, in the eyes of the Tang Sect disciples, his master's wife and Yanan were almost like mother and son.

It was also because of this incident that Tang Zheng’s investigation was quickly noticed by Tang Buyi, which eventually triggered this series of events.

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