“Now that you mention it…” Qian Wu’s gaze gradually deepened, as if recalling something. “I think I remember this ‘Mind Reading.'”

“You remember?” Qi Xia was startled. He had always felt that someone possessing such an ability would at least be a somewhat famous figure in the “Land of End,” yet after operating here for so long, he had never heard of them.

Chen Junnan, who had been digging at his earwax for quite a while, couldn’t help but sigh at this point. “Old Qi, forget about ‘Mind Reading.’ That person can’t be dealt with.”

“Can’t be dealt with?”

“Right.” Qian Wu nodded. “Looks like Chen Dawa remembers too, but the current situation is a bit different from what’s in your memory… He’s even more unconventional now.”

“What?” Chen Junnan impatiently curled his lip. “That old fellow isn’t playing by the rules again?”

“I haven’t seen him in many years,” Qian Wu said in a low voice. “I heard he operates a farm on the city’s outskirts… Though I can’t figure out what other living creatures could exist here besides various kinds of humans.”

“So who is he?” Qi Xia asked. “Running a farm… With such powerful abilities, would he really be willing to live here all this time?”

After hearing this, Chen Junnan shook his head and said to Qi Xia, “Old Qi, you’re so much smarter than me—can you imagine what kind of situation someone would encounter if their ability truly was ‘Mind Reading’?”

Qi Xia put himself in that position and imagined it. Right now there were five people sitting in the room, each harboring secrets unknown to others. If there really was a “Mind Reader” sitting here, he would inadvertently capture all the voices from the depths of everyone’s hearts.

Whether it was the pain each person least wanted others to know about, or those unspeakable filthy memories—all of it would pour into his ears without hesitation.

“He… would go mad more easily than us,” Qi Xia said. “The desire to pry into others’ inner secrets is human instinct. He can’t control his own ‘Faith.'”

“So he chose to hide himself away,” Qian Wu said. “When you’ve heard too many of the filthy things in people’s hearts… you’d develop feelings of disgust yourself.”

“I want to go find him,” Qi Xia said. “I want to have a chat with this ‘Mind Reader.'”

“Are you certain…?” Qian Wu said with furrowed brows. “The very first instant you meet, he’ll perceive all your thoughts. Meeting with such a person—can you truly ‘have a chat’?”

“I don’t want to discourage you,” Qian Wu said, closing his eyes and taking a heavy breath, looking extremely serious. “That person’s ability is even more powerful than ‘Heavenly-Sheep’s.’ He’s already mastered ‘Mind Reading’ to perfection. The voices ‘Heavenly-Sheep’ can’t hear doesn’t mean he can’t hear them.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Qi Xia smiled. “Even I want to know what I’m thinking. Right now I have too many things to consider every day—I might as well let him help me sort through them.”

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other. To go meet someone who could pry into your secrets… how great a psychological barrier would need to be overcome?

“I’m afraid I can only give you a general direction…” Qian Wu said. “Everyone in ‘Cat’ has trauma they’re unwilling to mention. We have no way to accompany you there.”

“I can go,” Qiao Jiajin raised his head to look at Qi Xia. “Liar boy, I’ve lived my life upright and honorable. I’m not afraid of having the things in my heart pried into. I can protect you.”

After hearing this, Qi Xia looked toward Officer Li and Chen Junnan. Both showed troubled expressions.

“I… can’t…” Officer Li shook his head. “I’ve committed an unforgivable mistake. I don’t want too many people to know.”

Qi Xia nodded, naturally understanding, then turned to look at Chen Junnan. “Chen Junnan, what about you? Are you also afraid of having your inner secrets pried into?”

“What’s this young master got to be afraid of?” Although Chen Junnan’s expression was full of unwillingness, his head got hot and he still stood up. “Though this young master’s life can’t exactly be called ‘upright and honorable,’ it can be considered ‘complete in all five poisons.’ I’ve embarrassed myself enough times already—one more won’t matter. Besides, I’ve had quite a bit of contact with that old fellow before. This time I’ll see what he’s become.”

Seeing that the three had already decided to go search for “Mind Reading,” Qian Wu couldn’t dissuade them. He could only sketch out a map based on his own memory, pointing consistently toward the prison’s eastern side.

After all, the prison was already nearly at the city’s edge, so walking to a farm even further on the outskirts would only take two or three hours.

“If I remember correctly, it should be here,” Qian Wu said. “This is intelligence from about a year ago. If the place is already abandoned, it means he’s moved his residence or lost his memory—you should come back early in that case.”

Qi Xia nodded and took the map from Qian Wu’s hand. “What’s that person’s name?”

“Called…” Qian Wu thought for a moment, as if the memory was rather distant. “It seems like… Wei Yang?”

“Wei Yang…?” Qi Xia’s brow furrowed, feeling a barely perceptible flash of insight pass through his mind.

“That’s right, Wei Yang,” Qian Wu nodded. “I need to warn you first—this man is extremely difficult to deal with. If it doesn’t work out, don’t tangle with him, and especially don’t fight with him.”

“Fight…?” Qiao Jiajin paused. “Transformation boy, is there even a possibility we’d fight?”

“Based on Wei Yang’s temperament… it’s quite possible,” Qian Wu said. “In any case, be careful. No one can fight against someone who possesses ‘Mind Reading’—even I couldn’t win against him.”

Qi Xia glanced at Qiao Jiajin. The two stopped talking and called Chen Junnan to leave the prison together.

At this moment, Yun Nineteen was just about to withdraw his “Silence,” but Qi Xia came back to his senses at the last moment and looked cautiously at Qian Wu.

“What is it?” Qian Wu asked.

“They say ‘Cat’ is very united,” Qi Xia said softly. “I want to know… is there any possibility that ‘Extreme Path’ has infiltrated your team?”

“What…?” Both Qian Wu, who heard this question, and Yun Nineteen in the corner of the room froze simultaneously.

“What the hell is ‘Extreme Path’?” Chen Junnan asked.

Qian Wu ignored Chen Junnan, only lowering his head to think for a moment. He knew Qi Xia couldn’t possibly suddenly say something without any basis, but he couldn’t think of any suspicious points, so he could only ask in return, “Do you think there’s ‘Extreme Path’ in our team?”

“I don’t know,” Qi Xia said. “It’s just that this plan of ours is critically important… The only possible variable is ‘Extreme Path.’ If there’s no Extreme Path in ‘Cat,’ that’s best. If there is… I’m not certain what those lunatics would do.”

After Qi Xia finished speaking, he led the two out the door, leaving only Qian Wu in the room deep in thought.

“‘Extreme Path’…” Qian Wu knew that although there was no “Extreme Path” in “Cat,” there was indeed one person who had a very close relationship with “Extreme Path.”