Chapter 1081 - 783: Long Time No See

Chapter 1081: Chapter 783: Long Time No See

The man directly took Shen Tang to an unnamed land, a remote and ordinary area that looked like a shelter base destroyed by war.

Most of the place had turned into ruins, but there were still a few habitable spots inside.

This area was directly set up with a Space Barrier by the man, completely isolating the air inside from the outside, like a one-way mirror, easily observing the outside development from within, but from the outside, the inside space was completely hidden, nothing could be seen.

This is the ultimate application of space and illusion abilities!

Who is he, after all?

Shen Tang was filled with astonishment.

Shen Tang broke free from his hand, stepped back a few steps, and stared at the man cautiously, "Why exactly did you bring me here?"

"You are an experiment created by the Divine Hall, entering there recklessly is like walking into a trap. No matter how hidden you are, they have ways to find you. Here, I’ve set up an Energy Barrier to temporarily block the Divine Hall’s investigation, so you don’t have to worry about me betraying you."

The man’s voice was no longer hoarse, becoming clear and pleasant, as he opened the door invitingly, "Don’t stand outside talking, come in and take a rest."

"..."

Shen Tang hesitated for a moment but still followed him inside the room.

Outside the room looked like bombed ruins, but inside was very clean, though not large, it had all the necessary furnishings.

"This is an ownerless area, with no jurisdiction from any power. I used to rest here occasionally."

He walked out from the kitchen, handing Shen Tang a freshly brewed cup of coffee with a hint of Jasmine aroma, "Think of this as your home, no need to feel restrained."

Shen Tang did not take it, as she had no mind to talk about other matters, staring at the man, but her view was blocked by the mask.

She pursed her dry lips, hesitated a bit, and said, "Who exactly are you, why are you helping me?"

The man sat on the sofa in front of the tea table, casually placing the coffee on the table, joking, "Hmm? To be a good person, do I need a reason?"

"...I don’t want to hear unrelated nonsense. Your strength surely cannot be from just an ordinary passerby! In the maze of the Divine Hall, it was also you who helped Xiao Jin and the others, right? Why did you save us? There’s no such thing as a selfless good person."

Shen Tang’s clear, dark eyes had a coldness, seemingly searching beneath the mask for a familiar visage.

She twitched the corner of her mouth and suddenly said, "If I guessed correctly, you are the mysterious person who stole Xiao Jin’s Crystal Core Fragment back then?"

The man folded his long legs, lying back on the sofa watching her, neither denying nor admitting, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Intuition," Shen Tang said frankly, "Aside from that mysterious person, since coming here, I haven’t encountered anyone helping me for no reason."

"I help you not without reason." A tacit admission!

Shen Tang steadied her breath, "So it’s you again, why are you doing this? What do you really want?"

She never believed there was such a thing as a free lunch; the fact that he was willing to help her meant he must have some ulterior motive!

Seemingly free goodwill might be the cruelest betrayal at the end!

The man did not speak, even with the mask, his deep gaze seemed to fall on her face as if it contained countless unspoken emotions, making Shen Tang feel something unusual inside.

Shen Tang suddenly had an illusion—

Could he know her?

Shen Tang, "...Didn’t you say that you’d tell me whatever I wanted to know?"

The man came out of his silence, nodded, "What do you want to know?"

Shen Tang swiftly leaned forward, removing his mask, "Your true face—"

With the man’s strength, he could easily dodge, but he did not move, letting Shen Tang remove the mask, revealing a handsome, thin face.

His narrow and sharp eyebrows, light green eyes like deep amber, seductive yet with an elusive danger, a straight nose, thin lips, skin coldly white as jade.

He lazily reclined on the sofa like that, allowing the female to remove his disguise, his enticing lake-green eyes playfully staring at the surprised female’s abruptly changed expression, seemingly long expecting her actions and reactions, a smile on his lips with an air of a genteel rogue.

"You—" Shen Tang’s beautiful eyes widened, petrified, "Vine?!"

He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, long time no see."

"You! You really are alive, the one who died back then... was a replication?"

Shen Tang had just finished speaking and quickly realized the mistake.

No, it wasn’t Vine, his appearance indeed resembled Wayne very much, roughly six to seven parts similar, like twin brothers, and the aura was exactly alike, but upon closer inspection, they indeed looked different.

But the two are definitely related!

The tone wouldn’t be mistaken by her.

Just like when that guy committed suicide back then.

Shen Tang, "What’s your relationship with Vine?!"

The man said, "Not a very deep relationship, the Vine you saw before, was an experimental subject I cultivated, carrying part of my consciousness, helping me with some matters only."

Shen Tang exclaimed, "You’re from the Divine Hall!"

He nodded, "Your guess isn’t wrong."

Shen Tang’s emotions were like turbulent waters, uncontainable.

This explains it, the mysterious person who saved Xiao Jin indeed was someone from inside the Divine Hall, outsiders couldn’t possibly steal under the hall’s nose, most likely there was a betrayer within the Divine Hall!

Shen Tang still felt puzzled, she did not understand the relationship between this person and the Divine Hall, nor did she want to know their past, but if he truly was a traitor to the Divine Hall, why repeatedly help her?

Could it be just because the Divine Hall was hunting her? The enemy of my enemy is my friend?

Shen Tang did not think she had such high value for this person to act so many times.

The man looked at her beautiful and cautious face, squinting his lake-green eyes, amusingly said, "Regardless of who I am, at least I can assure you I am not your enemy, you don’t need to be so wary."

"..." Shen Tang clearly did not trust him.

If initially it was speculation, now he could definitively conclude this person must have some ulterior motives towards her, perhaps her encounter with Vine was orchestrated by him!

It was all years ago, truly terrifying to think!

She suddenly felt a fear that her entire life was controlled by this man!

"To have me trust you, at least show your identity and purpose, right? Even a three-year-old cub knows not to take candy from strangers." Shen Tang smiled faintly.

This person definitely is not some so-called good Samaritan, but what is certain is he definitely won’t harm her, at least not currently, since he put so much effort into playing, she certainly holds more value in his view.

"If I must say, hmm..." He touched his chin, smiled, "I am an Observer."

"Observer?"

"Yes, an observer for the experiments, needing to study the data." He shrugged, casually said, "You are an experimental subject I observe, so I dispatched people to secretly monitor, aware of your every move, is this reason sufficient?"

As Shen Tang listened, her skin was crawling, feeling a chill, like a laboratory mouse being watched every second.

Shen Tang quickly reacted, "No, if my every move is under observation by the Divine Hall, they wouldn’t need to chase me so grandly; clearly, I am a failed experimental subject that escaped control."

She looked at him, "You are lying to me."

"Ha, quick thinking." He laughed amusedly but had no intention to explain further.

Shen Tang looked at his nonchalant demeanor and laughed, "This isn’t your true body either."