Steal The Male Lead

7.18

Lu Fengmian returned, tracing his steps back and finding Tang Qingshan, who stood over a person kneeling on the ground. Tang Qingshan looked at Lu Fengmian.

"You're back? Were you able to catch the person?" Tang Qingshan asked, eyes looking up to glance at Lu Fengmian.

Lu Fengmian shook his head, "No, slipped away. Are you keeping that person alive to interrogate?"

Tang Qingshan nodded his head, brandishing his sword while looking at the person ahead of him. "That was the plan, but even till now, he is refusing to say a word."

Lu Fengmian took a closer look at the man. As he noticed something, he forced himself to keep calm. It was another fox demon, only this time, the male had a long gash and burns on his face, destroying his ethereal beauty. Lu Fengmian suddenly felt the man glance up towards him, widening his mouth in a smirk.

The man's mouth moved without a sound and that was when they realized that he couldn't speak. It was thanks to this that Tang Qingshan was not affected.

Lu Fengmian's eyes zoomed in onto the man's words.

'You are just like us.'

While mouthing this, the man stared straight into Lu Fengmian's eyes with a smirk, a light in his eyes that showed his evil intent.

Tang Qingshan furrowed his brows lightly. What did the man mean? Then, he glanced up at Lu Fengmian who also mirrored his confusion. Impossible, Lu Fengmian was not like what the man was saying.

Unfortunately, while Lu Fengmian's face did not betray his feeling, his heart ran wild. What was going on? First, he found out about the fox demons, then the original soul's memories that he was not given, and now this. Lu Fengmian didn't understand any of the things happening anymore. Without Fei Shang or the automatic system helping him, he couldn't comprehend anything.

"Do you know what he means?" Tang Qingshan first asked.

Lu Fengmian glanced up at Tang Qingshan, his elegant face filled with confusion, "No, I don't."

When the man heard this reply, his sneer grew even wider.

To Lu Fengmian, it made him even more scared. He couldn't help but clench his fist.

'Why lie? Are you afraid?'

Suddenly, Tang Qingshan had a fleeting emotion pass his heart. His eyes looked towards Lu Fengmian's own eyes with suspicion. Then, he stopped. No, Lu Fengmian was trustworthy.

The man stared at the two who were frozen, each with their own thoughts. He smirked, his hand moving secretly, grabbing a small bottle from behind him. When no one suspected it, he threw it.

Lu Fengmian and Tang Qingshan brought up their arms, facing the sudden attack. They covered their faces, shrinking back from the smoke rising. Lu Fengmian couldn't help coughing as a hand grabbed him and pulled him out of the fog.

While being grabbed, Lu Fengmian suddenly had a fleeting thought. What if Tang Qingshan harbored hatred towards the fox demon? What if there was something deeper that he didn't know of? As he was pulled away, a sudden feeling of fear rose in him, recalling the woman's words.

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A man stood outside of the Tang Manor, an assistant standing next to him. The man's face was both elegant and graceful, his figure slim and leaning towards the thinner side.

Butler Xin appeared from the manor, smiling brightly, "Master Xu, you've finally returned."

The man smiled lightly, nodding his head. "Yes, it took me longer to return." His voice was soft and gentle, his demeanor gentle and graceful.