Chapter 161: 161, Discarded son of the Li family, Li Shentan

The atmosphere in the room grew tense for a moment. To be honest, even Ren Xiaosu hadn't anticipated such a twist—the peculiar neural fluctuations of two mental patients had somehow aligned.

This was... rare.

Indeed, the team for the Western Heaven's Journey was becoming increasingly organized. Chen Wudi had not only gathered the four disciples but had even considered the shoulder pole.

Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that they were now waiting for the two baskets and Bai Longma to rejoin the group...

At that moment, Yan Liuyuan turned to the girl and smiled: "Little sister, what is your name in this life?"

"My name is Si Liren," the girl replied.

"What is your ability?" Yan Liuyuan continued.

"My strength is extraordinary," Si Liren said proudly.

Upon hearing this, Ren Xiaosu felt a twinge of doubt. After all, the last person who claimed to be strong was still tied up in the room...

But Ren Xiaosu felt he couldn't be too hasty. After all, she had successfully recognized Chen Wudi...

Yan Liuyuan laughed: "How strong are you? Can you show us?"

Si Liren hummed, casually hoisting Wang Dalong over her shoulder, causing Wang Dalong to wail in alarm.

Yan Liuyuan sighed: "In this life, it's the shoulder pole that has lifted Sha Wujing."

Xiao Yu Jie chuckled from the side: "Liren, are you hungry? Sister will make you something to eat."

"I'm not hungry," Si Liren replied obediently.

Luo Lan was struggling to accept this reality. He couldn't fathom how the person he had painstakingly rescued had ended up joining the Western Heaven's Journey team.

He had planned for so many days, only to be outdone by Ren Xiaosu. Why did all the extraordinary beings gather around Ren Xiaosu?

"I don't believe it—this girl must be guessing blindly!" Luo Lan shouted.

"But no one has communicated with her..." Ren Xiaosu clenched his teeth: "She was brought by you, and she has never left your sight."

"Earlier, Chen Wudi mentioned Bai Longma," Luo Lan said: "So she might have guessed something."

In Luo Lan's view, such coincidences didn't exist. If you called out 'shoulder pole,' he would shout 'Big Brother Master,' and they would be a pair, right? Was this a crosstalk performance?

Luo Lan looked at Ren Xiaosu, only for Ren Xiaosu to immediately say: "Why are you looking at me? I can't make sense of this either."

One person going mad was understandable, but two together was eerie. At that moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly wondered if he might truly be the reincarnation of Tang Sanzang...

Of course, he knew this was impossible.

At that moment, Yan Liuyuan suddenly pointed at Luo Lan and asked the girl: "Who is he?"

The girl looked at Luo Lan: "Beng Buer Ba."

Luo Lan: "???"

Luo Lan was on the verge of collapse. "Beng Buer Ba"—how could that be?

Yan Liuyuan pointed at Ren Xiaosu and asked: "Who is he?"

"Master!" the girl said sweetly.

"Who am I?" Yan Liuyuan fixed his gaze on the girl.

"You are Xiao Bai Long," the girl replied matter-of-factly.

This time, Yan Liuyuan laughed: "Unfortunately, I am not."

The girl froze, seeming at a loss. At that moment, applause echoed from outside the shop, and a young man with a refined face walked in with a smile: "Indeed, you can't fool anyone. Liren, come back."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room tensed. Ren Xiaosu hadn't noticed when the young man had entered.

Luo Lan and Tang Zhou immediately raised their weapons, their faces grim with alarm.

It wasn't that Luo Lan was overly tense, but he recognized the man's identity—a demon whisperer!

At that time, he had not even paid attention to this young man. How had he escaped the room? Or perhaps...

In a flash, Luo Lan realized that the young man had not been under control in the mental hospital. Perhaps the other party had already begun to counter.

That miraculous hypnotic ability could control others silently, and although the mental hospital staff had taken him seriously, they might not have realized when they were controlled.

This demon whisperer was not someone Luo Lan had released, but someone who had long possessed the freedom to come and go.

Such hypnotic power was indeed enough to make all factions wary.

Now, the 109th barrier would likely become even more chaotic.

The young man faced the guns with a smile: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Shen Tan, Li Shen Tan, a discarded son of the Li family. I mean no harm to everyone."

Ren Xiaosu looked at Luo Lan—this was still a Li family member? He probably guessed who this person was, perhaps the very dangerous individual Yang Xiaojin had mentioned. But Yang Xiaojin had never mentioned this person was from the Li family.

Luo Lan whispered: "A demon whisperer, extremely dangerous."

In truth, Luo Lan was puzzled. Even he didn't know the other party was a Li family member. Why would a Li family member be locked in a mental hospital? This wasn't Li family territory, was it?

It seemed there was more to the term "discarded son."

At that moment, the girl named Si Liren had already returned to Shen Tan's side. It seemed this girl had been deliberately let go by the other party so that Luo Lan would rescue her. But what was the purpose? To find their whereabouts?

Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt exposed, as if everything was under the other party's control. They knew Chen Wudi, knew what he had said, and even knew Luo Lan was called Beng Buer Ba by Chen Wudi!

This feeling was terrible, as if everything was in their grasp.

But how did they know? Had the Qing family been infiltrated? Given their abilities, obtaining information from Qing family members would be effortless.

Ren Xiaosu asked calmly: "What is your purpose?"

Li Shen Tan looked at Ren Xiaosu and smiled: "We are lonely in this barrier. Now that so many friends have gathered here, I thought I should greet everyone."

"Enough, greetings are done," Ren Xiaosu was ready to send the guest away. He had no intention of interacting with this demon whisperer.

Yet, for some reason, upon learning that Si Liren was not the real shoulder pole, he felt a sense of relief. He truly didn't want to be Tang Sanzang...

Li Shen Tan seemed surprised by Ren Xiaosu's attitude, but he wasn't particularly bothered.

Li Shen Tan suddenly smiled at Ren Xiaosu: "I always feel you're quite special."

This time, it was Ren Xiaosu who was surprised: "Special and handsome?"

"No, no, no," Li Shen Tan pointed to his head and laughed: "It's here that's special. Well... we'll meet again if fate allows. Also, Boss Luo, I haven't hypnotized your subordinates. Don't worry too much."

Ren Xiaosu asked curiously: "Why didn't you come out of the mental hospital before?"

Li Shen Tan thought for a moment and said: "Because it wasn't time yet."

With that, Li Shen Tan took Si Liren and walked into the night. Before leaving, Si Liren turned back and waved at everyone: "Take care, everyone! It was a pleasure meeting you!"

These words made Ren Xiaosu realize that Li Shen Tan's emergence must have been for something unavoidable—perhaps related to the Li family's research achievement?

Luo Lan sighed on the side: "This is like carrying water in a bamboo basket, all in vain. I should continue talking with Dong Funa. I feel Dong Funa is more reliable."

Ren Xiaosu looked at Luo Lan, speechless...

He hesitated whether to tell Luo Lan that Dong Funa wasn't particularly reliable either...