Wu Suowei pushed the trembling pigeon on the plate towards Bai Ye, "Suck up, I don't know what flavor of blood you usually like, so I'll give you more choices."
Bai Ye forced a smile, "I thank you."
"You're welcome, it's the last meal, eat well." Wu Suowei smiled faintly.
Duan Chen pulled out a Jianbing Guozi from under the suckling pig's belly, "Wu Suowei, where did you get so much breakfast from? It seems like you only left... 5 minutes?"
Wu Suowei cut a piece of sausage and put it in his mouth, "Teleportation."
"Even with teleportation, you couldn't get this much."
"Cloning."
As he spoke, Wu Suowei demonstrated on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the nine empty seats were all filled with Wu Suoweis. Some were holding sandwiches, some were pouring soy milk, and some were holding chickens to Bai Ye's mouth, making it quite lively.
"..."
Duan Chen twitched his lips, "Such an awesome skill, and you used it to buy breakfast?"
"Learned it?"
Duan Chen smiled faintly, and his pupils spun.
In an instant, two identical Duan Chens appeared in the space. The once spacious dining room suddenly felt a bit crowded.
"Heh, next time you want to learn a skill, just ask directly."
Wu Suowei looked at Duan Chen expressionlessly, and all his clones instantly disappeared.
"..."
Bai Ye hugged the chicken and searched for several spots to suck. He was pecked twice instead of sucking blood, and finally gave up. He picked up a donut from the table and ate it elegantly.
After a hearty breakfast.
Bai Ye knew his time was running out and took the initiative to say, "Great God, how about I go to Mirror City with you? You guys probably don't have a 'free entry and exit permit', right?"
"You have one?" Duan Chen's eyes showed joy.
"Of course, I'm an Apostle too. I have this much authority." Bai Ye smiled faintly, "It's not too late to kill me after we clear the secret realm."
Duan Chen thought that if he could help push things forward, it would be a breakthrough.
Wu Suowei took a sip of his post-meal tea and said slowly:
"I'm not interested in conquering the secret realm. If you can provide five clues that interest me, I can spare your life for now."
Bai Ye's eyes lit up, and he quickly smiled and said, "No problem, Great God. I gave up on the Evil God long ago and started worshipping you."
Wu Suowei gave Duan Chen a look, and Duan Chen understood, secretly activating his mind-reading ability.
Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "Clue one: there are two Apostles in charge of Mirror City, 03 and 05. They don't know each other."
Duan Chen nodded imperceptibly, indicating that Bai Ye's words were true.
"Clue two: Apostle 03 has perished, and the mask is looking for a new host. Our Watcher organization member, Gu Sang, has become a candidate for the mask of number 03. I intend to kill him myself. After all, he is a member of the organization, and I don't want to expose my identity as an Apostle."
"Clue three: 01 is the closest to the Evil God and is also the Evil God's [Proxy]. His abilities are related to shadows, and no one can find his whereabouts, but it's very easy for him to find anyone... Perhaps what we are saying now is being listened to by him."
"Clue four: The Evil God highly values Mirror City because one of its most powerful subordinates, [Leviathan], is sealed within it."
Duan Chen frowned. He had naturally heard of Leviathan's great name.
The Book of Job mentioned that Leviathan was a giant creature. When it swam in the sea, the waves would flow backward. It breathed fire from its mouth, smoke from its nostrils, had sharp teeth, and its body was as solid as armor. It was cold-blooded, ruthless, and bloodthirsty, hunting for prey in the ocean, striking fear into the hearts of all living creatures around it.
Legend had it that on the sixth day of creation, God created two monstrous beasts, one male and one female. The female was Leviathan, who resided in the sea.
Could the legend be true?
Wu Suowei drank his tea, his face expressionless, but his eyes gradually became complex.
Bai Ye scratched his cheek, pondered the fifth clue for a long time, and then smiled, "Apostle 06, that's me, likes to eat sweets, especially strawberry donuts. Can that count as one?"
Wu Suowei put down his teacup, "It counts."
Bai Ye was slightly stunned, not expecting Wu Suowei to be so agreeable. He should not have revealed so much earlier.
In fact, Bai Ye had given five clues, but not much useful information. Leviathan was a bombshell, but Wu Suowei seemed to already know about it.
None of the information could accurately point to a person, and even their abilities were vague. In police criminal investigations, this would almost always be deemed 'invalid'.
Bai Ye was cunning, but Wu Suowei didn't seem to care.
Then what did he care about?
Duan Chen looked at Bai Ye meaningfully, meeting his mysterious and gentle smile, which only deepened his doubts.
Because when Bai Ye was talking about the fifth clue, he had an answer in his heart—
[Apostle 01 had issued one, and only one, command to the other six Apostles: Do not attack Duan Chen.]
Duan Chen discovered this sentence through mind-reading, but his questions only deepened.
Strange.
It was truly strange.
Who was Apostle 01?
Why did his name appear in the command?
From what standpoint was Bai Ye hiding this information he originally intended to share?
He knew nothing about Apostles or the Evil God, so why did these threads seem to be intertwined with him?
He suddenly remembered that at Sacred Heart Hospital, Gao Tiankai had also said something similar.
At the time, he had been angry and had ignored it, but recalling it now, it was truly chilling.
Even Gao Tiankai had received this command, so what was his identity when he appeared by his side?
Was the 'betrayal' he had determined fundamentally non-existent?
From the beginning of their contact, he had had a purpose...
A series of questions appeared in Duan Chen's mind. He calmly lit a cigarette and leaned aside, watching Bai Ye and Wu Suowei confront each other.
In the swirling smoke, Duan Chen's vision became hazy, and the long-unseen black door reappeared before him.
This time, the gap in the door had widened!
It was as long as an adult's arm, and a child could pass through sideways.
A light shone on the door, but it could not illuminate the extreme darkness within.
Light and dark drew the strongest boundary.
Duan Chen stood in the light outside the door, and a youth walked out of the darkness, his face still hidden by his hood.
But this time, Duan Chen felt he was somewhat familiar.
"Who are you?" Duan Chen asked.
The youth suddenly grinned, revealing a row of neat, eerie white teeth.
He extended the hand hidden behind his back and offered a blooming red flower to Duan Chen.
This small red flower became the world's only color.
Duan Chen's heart leaped into his throat, and a sense of fear and intense unease swept over him. He wanted to turn and leave, but he inexplicably raised his right hand and slowly reached for the blooming red flower.
As his gaze lowered, Duan Chen's eyes fell on the flower, and he suddenly felt it was very familiar.
It was exactly the ones blooming in front of the Red Sun Kindergarten, and Niya had given him a bouquet when they parted.
Fiery red, like burning flames!