Chapter 3063 - 76: Speechless

Chapter 3063: Chapter 76: Speechless

Upon hearing Su Ya’s response.

The young legend wasn’t annoyed by her calling him by his full name; instead, he couldn’t help but raise his hand to touch the mask on his face, confirming it was still there. He then flared his nostrils slightly, carefully sniffing at his robe sleeves, but didn’t detect any scent—of course, not ruling out the foxes of Qingqiu Mountain having extraordinarily keen senses, able to smell what he couldn’t.

Then, he looked at the little fox lady in front of him with some uncertainty and suspicion.

He was unsure how she discovered his identity.

It should be noted that even two years ago, when he was still a student who hadn’t graduated from school, he was able to disguise his identity well in front of a vampire. There’s no reason for Su Ya to recognize him right away now, especially since he’s covered in a layer of legendary magic power.

Especially since she is usually a muddle-headed little fox, unable to differentiate between ’Noon Water’ and ’Double Yang Water.’

For a moment, Zheng Qing even suspected that it was the faint layer of legendary magic power on him that exposed his identity.

But it doesn’t make sense.

How could Su Ya, this girl, possibly discern the details of the legendary magic power?

"You—"

He uttered one word and then stopped.

Originally, he wanted to ask, ’How did you know it was me,’ but then another possibility came to mind as he spoke. He paused, then probed, by asking, "—Who are you?"

He somewhat suspected that the little fox lady in front wasn’t really Su Ya.

Although in this world, there are few transformation techniques capable of escaping the legendary wizard’s eyes, what if? The greatest certainty of magic is that it always contains uncertainty. Perhaps some bored elder wizard invented some obscure transformation technique, one even a legendary wizard couldn’t discern.

Upon hearing Zheng Qing’s question.

The golden-red bird-head mask tilted back, revealing an expression identical to Zheng Qing’s at that moment.

"You don’t know who I am?"

The little fox lady’s voice suddenly sharpened as she stepped back, nervously pulling out a handful of talismans, speaking harshly: "Who are you then? You aren’t Zheng Zha?! I’m telling you, I’m very familiar with several legendary figures! Don’t you dare have any foul intentions!"

Her eyes rolled, pursuing with another question: "—What did you do to that black cat?! I’m warning you, he’s not easy to mess with either! That cat has a huge background!"

It’s evident that in her little brain, countless peculiar thoughts were swirling.

Feeling both amused and helpless, Zheng Qing confirmed that the girl indeed was Su Ya. Clearly, she hadn’t truly seen through the mask on his face.

Simultaneously, he also had a guess about how she saw through his identity.

He waved his hand, adding another layer of shielding magic around them before removing the mask from his face.

"You guessed right, it’s me." He raised his hand, gesturing for the little fox lady to lower the talisman paper she held.

Su Ya seemed to relax slightly but still retained a hint of shrewdness: "—How will you prove that you’re indeed Zheng Zha?"

Zheng Qing immediately put on a stern face.

"Don’t call me that name again!"

His tone carried a hint of annoyance: "It’s very rude, you know? Especially, don’t call that nickname in front of Dong Dong...you know, I can tell if you’ve been spreading nonsense privately!"

"Oh."

Su Ya obediently put away the talisman paper, nodded slightly: "You really are him, regular people aren’t this sensitive... So why did you ask like that earlier? Don’t you know who I am?"

While speaking, she also removed her mask, sounding curious, as her two furry ears perked up from her hair, turning flexibly.

"I know who you are, but I don’t know how you knew who I was." Zheng Qing scrutinized her up and down.

This slightly complex sentence caused Su Ya to furrow her brows, pondering for a long time—this alone heightened the authenticity of her identity even more—before uncertainly asking back, "What do you mean?"

Good, she didn’t understand.

"I mean, how did you guess my identity? I wore a mask." Zheng Qing explained his question using the simplest terms possible.

"Oh!"

The little fox lady dawned on realization, then looked at the young legend with disdain: "Isn’t this the place you arranged for our practice training? Since that cat isn’t here today, it must be you!"

Sure enough, she guessed it because of the Shadow Cat—for the past two years, the Shadow Cat replaced Zheng Qing acting as the Sin Bearer in the Seven Sins, presiding over meetings, while he unabashedly displayed his feline self. To most devils, who were bound to departments after their birth, the Shadow Cat was an unfamiliar figure. But to the little ones at Greenhill Mansion, this cat was very familiar. Although they might not clearly understand the relationship between Shadow Cat and Zheng Qing.

All just a dumb fox bumping into a dead rat.

Zheng Qing rubbed his temples.

The anger that arose previously when he saw the few little ones rashly joining the Seven Sins without knowing the timeline had already dissipated. Left only with helplessness.

"—Why did you all think this place was arranged by me for your training?"

"What else was it for?"

"—First, tell me how you managed to hide your identities from everyone else?"

"Isn’t it just a game of Werewolf? I’m telling you, this kind of game I’m the best at... only second to Miss in Greenhill Mansion! Sister Su Man can’t compare to me!"

Zheng Qing silently looked at the proudly little fox lady in front of him—able to interpret the nearly strict confidentiality rules of identity in the Seven Sins into a game of Werewolf and execute it well, he was momentarily unsure how to evaluate this lass.

Genius? Oddity?

Or perhaps simply the luck of the foolish?

"—I always thought only vampires like to play Werewolf."

The young legend sighed deeply, continuing to inquire: "So, how did you bypass the Seven Sins joining rules, having five people take turns in this conference room to hold meetings? Theoretically, once one person knows, there’s a similar Silence Contract restriction preventing them from telling others."

"There’s such a restriction?" Su Ya’s astonished look didn’t seem to be an act.

Zheng Qing silently rolled his eyes.

He still held too high expectations for this girl.

However, by this point in the conversation, the ’materials’ needed for divination were mostly gathered. A deep red hue spread from the ’Taiyi’ ring to his fingers, and Zheng Qing calmed down, carefully calculating again.

The results made him even more speechless.

Because none of the five little ones had come of age.

Back when the big-shots started the Seven Sins organization, they never considered admitting underage members into the group, so all rules only restrict adult wizards. And including Su Ya, the five little ones who sneaked into the conference room taking turns to act in meetings weren’t of age.

Theoretically, Poseidon hasn’t even reached five years old.

A series of coincidental events patched together could be someone’s deliberate act; but for coincidences to pile up like this, it’s beyond human capabilities. Instead, it left Zheng Qing unsure whether this was all really coincidental.