Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 667 - 677: Caped Old Man’s Confrontation

Chapter 667: Chapter 677: Caped Old Man’s Confrontation

They were about to continue their investigation when an additional cloak person appeared outside the cell.

A few strands of silvery-white hair peeked out from beneath the cloak, clearly indicating an elder.

The old man stood at the door for a long time before he slowly walked in.

However, after the old man entered, he didn’t unveil his cloak, and his face remained hidden behind it, making him look like a wizard monster.

"What are you doing here?" an aged voice arose from within the cloak.

Confronted by the newcomer, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli had to suppress their anxious hearts, desperately seeking the "Space," and looked intently at the cloak person.

It turned out that they had seen this man before, as he was the one who had chatted with Zhao Xiaomiao in the secret room.

They hadn’t expected to encounter him so soon.

At this moment, the old man wasn’t angry, and his tone was flat and indifferent.

Li Wenli silently released Bai Junjun’s hand and with a faint smile, looked at him.

"To be honest, we’re here looking for someone," he said.

"Looking for someone?" The old man’s voice was somber, with no hint of any emotional change.

"Yesterday our friend came here looking for Beehive, but she hasn’t come back after being out all night. Her child is anxious, so they asked us to come and look around. We didn’t expect to run into you fine gentlemen."

Li Wenli didn’t conceal the truth.

After all, these people dealt in intelligence, they only needed to make inquiries to ascertain the truth or falseness of their story.

Unfortunately, Li Wenli’s honesty did not stir the old man.

He merely stood in place, silent, as if pondering the veracity of their words.

As far as he knew, the actions of these two didn’t seem as simple as they described. They had navigated the traps as if they had practiced a thousand times.

For anyone to break through this series of traps in one go, it would take at least a Shichen, yet according to his subordinates’ intelligence, it had taken them less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to dismantle all of the meticulously arranged traps set up by Thousand Miles.

If his men hadn’t swiftly responded with weapons to confront them head-on, it’s likely these two would have already made their way into the headquarters.

Such fighting prowess, and they claim to be merely looking for a neighbor?

He didn’t believe them.

Bai Junjun didn’t realize the old man’s reservations stemmed from their formidable combat skills, thinking instead that their story wasn’t convincingly heartfelt, so she added with a sigh,

"Although we’ve only shared a few meals with this neighbor, there’s a saying that goes ’distant relatives are of less help than nearby neighbors.’ I believe even if we had disappeared, she would come searching for us. After all, who could endure a neighbor’s child imploring them to help find their mother?"

Playing the card of kinship should work, right? Bai Junjun smirked.

"..." said the Caped Old Man.

It took a while for the old man to finally speak seriously, "We’ve already verified the identity of the person you mentioned, and unfortunately, we released her before you arrived."

"Released her?" Bai Junjun raised an eyebrow.

"Yes," he said.

"Impossible, I don’t believe it," Bai Junjun frowned. Someone being caught and then released in this place? Are they kidding?

The key was to make her believe it too.

But the old man simply shrugged with indifference, "That’s the fact. Once we had investigated thoroughly, we released her, but to ensure she kept the secret, we took some precautionary measures."

"What measures?" Li Wenli raised an eyebrow.

"The best silencer is naturally a Medicinal Pill. If she reveals even a hint of this place’s secrets, she will suffer a gruesome death through intestinal rupture."

Having said that, the old man looked at them dispassionately, "We will check out your story, and if everything aligns, soon, I will release you as well."

After that, the old man turned and walked away.

It was only after the Caped Old Man left that Bai Junjun and Li Wenli exchanged glances.