Chapter 444

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Chapter 444: The Intense Inquiry

Bai Yan decided to take the initiative and make the first move.

The power of the heart!

Without realizing it, Mu Ling was suddenly enveloped by an overwhelming force from her mind. She cautiously began to decipher her own thoughts.

Mu Ling had grown far too strong.

Bai Yan knew in his heart that if he wasn’t careful enough, she might discover that he could read minds.

But Maryse, in fact, had no awareness of this.

For Maryse, mind reading was a passive ability. She had never actively practiced it, so she didn’t pay much attention to it and couldn’t fully comprehend all the details.

She was unaware that Mu Ling actually knew about her ability to read minds.

And Mu Ling had always allowed Maryse to read her thoughts without ever protesting.

Perhaps it was due to trust, or maybe because of a clear conscience, or perhaps it was because Maryse felt that protesting mind reading would hurt someone who had already suffered so much.

Bai Yan, too, didn’t understand why, but now, whenever it wasn’t strictly necessary, he was refraining more and more from using his psychic powers to read the minds of Mu Ling and Maryse.

However, now, he had no choice but to do so.

In truth, he was starting to panic, unsure of what perceptive Mu Ling had actually noticed. Did she sense his true identity as the Savior of Babel Tower?

[Ah, so that’s it. She must have noticed this…]

[Truly as sensitive as a dog… but still not sensitive enough.]

Mu Ling took a deep breath and asked, “Excuse me, Mr. Profligate, do you happen to know someone named Bai Yan?”

Hmm.

This was the kind of question.

He smiled and replied,

“Mu Ling, why would you suddenly ask such a question?”

“Hmm, I have my reasons, sorry.” Mu Ling didn’t provide a direct answer but also didn’t know how to lie.

Bai Yan understood what Mu Ling truly wanted. Deep down, she had noticed that there were certain subtle similarities between Profligate and Bai Yan.

Especially their gazes, which were so… carefree.

Fortunately, she only had this fleeting awareness and had never suspected the Savior’s true identity.

The fact that Profligate was actually Bai Yan was also known by a certain meowing witch. Bai Yan felt that even if Mu Ling discovered the truth, it wouldn’t be a major issue.

However, once words were spoken, there was a risk that she could follow the clues and uncover the “unbelievable” truth that he was the Savior.

“I don’t know…” Bai Yan shook his head.

Mu Ling nodded lightly, not finding this answer surprising.

“I don’t know, that’s strange,” Bai Yan remarked with a mysterious smile, almost as if he was catching his breath.

“Hmm?”

Mu Ling’s eyebrows raised slightly, and she froze, stunned.

Could it be that Mr. Profligate is really the same Bai Yan I once knew?

No, upon further reflection, the Bai Yan I met before was actually a form of the Respected Savior… The Respected Savior had assumed many different forms, all just disguises.

“I knew he was looking for this person because of ‘Mysterious Magic’, that’s because of that guy Alan…”

Bai Yan’s face was sincere as he gestured aimlessly and continued, “Wasn’t this name often mentioned by Alan for a while?”

“Um, yes… he has always been searching for Bai Yan and never gave up.”

Mu Ling nodded.

Because Bai Yan’s words were logical and well-founded, Mu Ling had no immediate rebuttal. She started to feel that perhaps she had been overthinking things.

Just because of some physical traits and subtle eye expressions, one might think the two were the same person…

Clearly, he and the real Bai Yan had never even met!

How could this be intuition? It must be an illusion!

“Excuse me for interrupting, but you see, I only have two rooms here. How will everyone sleep?”

Partridge raised her hand inquisitively and glanced at Bai Yan and the two girls. With a playful tone, she asked, “Can I sleep in one room while the three of you share a room?”

Then, Elene shot a disdainful glare at her, while Mu Ling furrowed her brow in confusion.

Partridge chuckled and said,

“I was joking, just joking. So, how about you sleep with me, and they both share a room?”

“They both” referred to Bai Yan and Mu Ling.

Both Partridge and Elene could faintly tell that Mr. Profligate had a special fondness for Mu Ling.

Bai Yan glanced at Mu Ling beside him without saying a word, eager to see her reaction.

“No, that’s not possible,” Mu Ling gently shook her head and calmly said, “Let’s still sleep together, the three of us, and Mr. Profligate can sleep alone in a separate room.”

Bai Yan chuckled and interrupted, “In fact, at our level, we probably don’t even need to sleep anymore.”

“So, here’s how the rooms should be divided.”

In the end, only Partridge slept on the living room floor, while Mu Ling and Elene each had their own rooms… As for Bai Yan, he neither needed nor wanted to sleep.

In truth, the Bai Yan present was just an “incarnation parasitizing”.

They could simply “disband” anytime.

The true Bai Yan was still inside the Babel Tower, secretly guiding everything that was happening. He knew everything that was unfolding in the Giant Hive.

As for the situation in other cities, he was monitoring them in real time.

“This guy’s ‘sense of smell’ is too sharp. His intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful. Hmm, should we use psychic power to wipe her memory and make her forget everything about this person named Bai Yan?”

Of course, Bai Yan was only joking.

Wiping Evie’s memory, someone she wasn’t particularly familiar with, wouldn’t be a problem. But when it came to using brainwashing on Mu Ling, his moral boundaries were far more flexible.

“How do I show that I really care about them, as if…?”

Bai Yan shook his head, slapped his face, took a deep breath, and reminded himself solemnly that he was, after all, a rather worthless person.

“Alright, that’s it. We’ll just wait until tomorrow.”

That evening, inside the apartment building where Partridge lived, the incarnated Bai Yan, as previously mentioned, didn’t sleep in any room. Instead, he calmly stayed on the rooftop.

There, he closed his eyes and sensed everything about the nest.

The Giant Hive had a curfew system, and by this time, everyone in this section had already returned home.

They had to watch the TV show “The Almighty’s Glory” on time, and aside from that, there wasn’t much entertainment at this hour.

After finishing the drama, people could only have a short amount of free time, but they couldn’t stay up too late. Lights had to be turned off promptly before midnight.

Even if they failed to turn off the lights on time, there was a chance of being reported by the hidden “overseers” in the building. If they were unlucky, they could be targeted by the clone army.

“It’s ridiculously strict… Well, after all, the Almighty arrived in this city and rose to power decades ago. The old folks still remember life back then, and they understand that the Almighty is merely occupying someone else’s place.”

“So, that’s why they guard it so closely.”

Bai Yan’s powerful psychic abilities allowed him to reach almost everyone, sensing numerous emotions, including those of the hidden overseers.

Some overseers appeared as friendly landlords on the surface, but secretly, they kept detailed records of everything, sending shivers down people’s spines.

Their regular income was low, but successful reporting could bring them tremendous rewards.

Bai Yan once thought that living in such a place would leave everyone feeling insecure.

But he soon realized that many people’s hearts were calm, and they had grown accustomed to such life. Deep down, they even believed in and admired the “Great” Almighty.

Under the relentless propaganda of the Almighty, people believed that both the Air Alliance and the Kingdom of Dark Light were on the verge of collapse. The other two cities of the Night Union, Tree City and Ring City, had been fighting the clone army of Noy Military on hidden battlefields.

Once Noy Military was completely defeated, the twisted capital and the insane system of Ring City and Tree City would transform the inhabitants into cyber cans, extracting their life force to generate energy every day.

Naturally, people felt that being protected by the Almighty was a good thing and they had to uphold everything the Almighty said and did.

Bai Yan gently shook his head and murmured to himself, “Never mind, watching these things isn’t that interesting. I’d rather take another look at Mu Ling.”

He quickly discovered that at this very moment, Mu Ling wasn’t asleep. Instead, she had opened the door, dressed neatly, and slipped into the night with a serious expression on her face.

“Hmm? What is she going out to do?”

Bai Yan was slightly taken aback, not understanding what Mu Ling was up to. After a moment of thought, he decided to follow her.

At the same time, he activated his psychic powers again, cautiously probing Mu Ling’s thoughts.

Later, Bai Yan paused for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, “Of course, this is something Mu Ling would definitely do.”

So, that’s how it was.