The other people in the room had no time to react and could only watch Mei kill the prisoner.
There were sounds of gasps and exclamations all around, and everyone was shocked by Mei's decisiveness.
Xiao Chen was really angry at this time. He had never expected that this mysterious woman would suddenly attack and kill the captive without any warning. "Miss Mei, why did you suddenly attack without consulting me?"
"You can't blame me for this. The Shadow Group has a secret method of suicide. Not only can it end a person's life instantly, it can also destroy the soul. If we don't kill him by surprise, we will get nothing after he commits suicide." Mei said calmly, "But now, you can use the spell to interpret the memory of the dead."
"Even so, you could have told me in advance! I don't know what you said to Ye Zi, and what she promised you. But if you want her to learn from you, we must have this basic mutual trust!"
"Oh, I just forgot to tell you in advance. By the time I remembered it, it was too late." Mei spread her hands, looking helpless.
The person was already dead, and Xiao Chen had no other choice but to go to the prisoner and prepare to perform soul interpretation.
This middle-aged man is called Brise, and he is a subordinate of Markola, the intelligence captain of the Shadow Corps. Xiao Chen's thoughts followed his vision and traced back his memory, obtaining a lot of useful information.
After a moment, he turned to Mei and said, "These people are indeed here for us. There is a guy named Sancho from the Shadow Group who has been targeting us since Montenegro. It was Sancho's idea to arrest Ye Zi today in order to torture her for information about us."
"So Javier and I were implicated."
"I don't think so. Since you are interested in Ye Zi and even want to guide her, you must be particularly concerned about this matter. I think with this relationship, it can't be considered a burden."
"Mr. Xiao Chen, don't you think it's far-fetched?"
“It’s not far-fetched, otherwise, you wouldn’t be standing here.”
Mei Xiang crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Xiao Chen with her golden eyes for seven or eight seconds. "Can you tell me what secret made him target you?"
"Then can you tell me why you are interested in Ye Zi, and even us? What is the position of the Tower of Shining Wings in this matter?" Xiao Chen asked back.
"You guys are all very interesting." Mei lowered her arms, "Okay. I think we need to have a good chat."
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When Xiao Chen met the people from the reading club again, they had finished dinner and were preparing to leave.
"Mr. Xiao Chen, this reading club you organized was so successful and meaningful. Mr. Li Jia's explanation of magic words allowed me to learn so many useful things." Feng Qi said eagerly.
"And Miss Tashia's spellcasting skills. Only an ancient family like hers can have such things. Now they are willing to share them with us. We are really grateful." Another member, Gracos, said. He is the only mid-level magician in the reading club besides Xiao Chen and Tashia.
"Don't forget the food. I now expect the reading club to hold activities every day." The third wizard, Naper, joked.
"The book club is such a place for sharing. Today, Miss Tasia gave us the best example. She made our first event a success." Xiao Chen responded to everyone with a smile.
"Next time, I will definitely share my experience with you. Although I am still a low-level magician, I have some interesting ideas about the magic of missile." Feng Qi said cooperatively. Then several other magicians also expressed their willingness to share their experiences.
When they reached the door, Tasya told everyone that she had another research project to discuss with Xiao Chen and Li Jia, and that she would leave later tonight. She and Xiao Chen saw everyone off.
Xiao Chen took Tasia into a study and said straight to the point: "The Temple of Nature is targeting us."
"What?!" Tashia originally thought that Xiao Chen kept her to discuss the contents of "The True Source of Magic Power". Unexpectedly, he told her such explosive news. The female mage's face was obviously panicked, and her originally fair face could now be described as pale.
Xiao Chen pointed at the house and drew a circle, saying, "We are not targeting you. We are targeting these people from Montenegro."
But Tasia's expression still didn't calm down. She said, "It's all the same! I've been hanging out with you guys these days, and the spies from the Temple of Nature will find me one day."
She grabbed the corner of her clothes with both hands, thought for more than ten seconds and asked, "How bad is it? Tell me clearly."
"To be specific, the people from the Nature Temple Shadow Group thought there might be something wrong with us. But they probably haven't discovered the details of the Seven Towers yet. Someone has been secretly following us these days."
"When did you learn about this?"
"Today, today they had a direct conflict with our people and attacked our people on the road."
"What's the result?"
"They are all dead, six of them."
"What about you?"
"One person was injured."
"It surprises me! It seems they have hit a very hard rock."
"We are not easy to mess with. But I still feel sorry for involving you in these things." Xiao Chen said.
"No, since we both know each other's background, we are natural allies. Don't talk about getting involved." Tashia has calmed down. "Please tell me, what do you want me to do? Hide temporarily? Leave the capital? Or seek protection from our family?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "These methods are too negative."
"Could it be that you saw some chance to save the situation?" Tashia was very sensitive to Xiao Chen's meaning, and there was a bit of surprise in her eyes. In her opinion, after provoking the Shadow Group and killing six of them in one go, there seemed to be no better way out except hiding.
"In fact, I just left to interrogate the soul of a dead person. I got some valuable information from it, which is that all the current actions are still the intention of the Shadow Group and do not involve the priests of the temple.
I also happened to know that the new deputy chief priest of the Temple of Nature, Silver Leaf Priest Roland, had some conflicts with the leader of the Shadow Group's capital branch, Yepes. Although I met Roland once, I'm afraid we didn't leave a very good impression on each other at that time. So I need a powerful person to introduce me again. "Xiao Chen said.
"Priest Roland? I'm not very familiar with him, and he doesn't seem to be a very outstanding figure. This time he was directly appointed as the deputy chief priest of the capital, which seemed to have caused dissatisfaction among many people. They said that he had limited qualifications and was not up to the task."
Xiao Chen recalled the two times he met Roland outside the slave camp and said, "There is an old saying in my hometown: A barking dog never bites."
Tashia was thinking seriously at first, but was amused by his words. "But the sect he belongs to does have a lot of dealings with my family. I dare not say that there is still hope, but it is worth a try."