《After an Infinite Flow Player Retires》


 Chapter 1

    At noon on a midsummer''s day, there was almost no one out on the streets.


    In the milk tea store at the corner of the street, the female staff sitting at the counter in front of the shop window was feeling drowsy.


    "A pearl milk tea, thanks."


    "Ah!" The drowsy female staff quickly raised her head when she heard those words and habitually said, "No problem. Would you like¡­¡­."


    Her words stopped.


    The sun was scorching hot and there was not even a slight breeze in the air. The ground seemed like it would sizzle with the heat.


    The young man stood without any cover in the sun, as if he couldn''t feel the hot summer sun. He squinted his eyes slightly and lowered his head to look in the window.


    His skin was very pale, and his body was slender. The colour of his eyes and hair were on the lighter side, looking almost amber under the sun. His overly paleplexion didn''t show the slightest trace of being exposed to the sun and there was also no sweat on his forehead or the tip of his nose.


    Seeing that the other party still hadn''t answered him, Ye Jia coughed politely: "Hello?"


    The female staff quickly returned to her senses and nodded, "Oh, oh! I''ll get to it!"


    She swiftly reached out and picked up a paper cup on the side, and asked: "Would you like normal temperature or with ice?"


    "Hot." Ye Jia took out two notes and ced them on the counter.


    ¡­¡­Having hot milk tea on such a hot day?


    Moreover, in this era, there are still young people who don''t use their phones to pay?


    While the female staff muttered this inside, she turned around and started to work.


    .


    Five minutester.


    Ye Jia carried a cup of hot milk tea and walked unhurriedly towards a high-rise building nearby.


    Two men were standing in the shadows below the building. They had their heads bowed and seemed to be discussing something.


    Zhao Dong raised his head and looked at Ye Jia who stood on the side. His eyes fell on the milk tea in Ye Jia''s hand, and he teased with augh, "Aren''t you tired of these ridiculously sweet things?"


    "You don''t understand." Ye Jia shrugged and replied slovenly, "This is called learning the business model of milk tea stores in advance."


    Cheng Cezhi who stood next to them heard this and raised his head to look at the two nkly, "¡­..What?"


    Zhao Dongughed, "You probably don''t know but our Young Master Ye here dreams of opening a milk tea store after he retires. He is already starting to n for his future."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Wait a minute. He only looked like he was in his twenties at most.


    Unable to hold back, he asked, "But isn''t that at least forty yearster?"


    Ye Jia answered without a change to his expression, "The government doesn''t support idlers. When it''s time toy off staff, I will be the first to beid off."


    He slowly took another sip of his milk tea, "I call this nning ahead."


    Zhao Dong: "¡­¡­"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­."


    So, why was this person talking about waiting to beid off so self-righteously?


    Ye Jia brought the topic back: "How were the measurements?"


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    "Not good." Cheng Cezhi lowered his head and nced at the dark, detector-like instrument in his hand. He frowned: "There seems to be almost no useful data here."


    Zhao Dong frowned, "The readings are too low. In the end, it looks like we still have to go inside."


    Ye Jia''s eyes lowered slightly. He watched the two people in front of him analyse the readings on the instrument as he took another sip of his hot milk tea.


    The fresh and mellow milk and the refreshing tea fragrance blended beautifully together. It was slightly hot, but it wasn''t a big problem.


    As of this month, Ye Jia had been working in the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau for two years.


    The Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau, as the name suggests, is a secret government department that is in charge with managing all paranormal events.


    This department mostly deals with wandering souls that would asionally cause some strange sounds or presentations. Powerful ghosts and evil spirits would only appear asionally, and the chance of encountering them was almostparable to winning the lottery.


    The responsibility of this Bureau was to solve these paranormal phenomena before the public discovers them and exin it scientifically afterwards to prevent ordinary people from discovering the existence of dark world like this hidden amidst their everyday lives. To package it nicely, it was to protect the civilians ¡ª- Ye Jia however had reservations about this.


    There were skilled individuals in the Bureau, but they were basically all concentrated in the main headquarter.


    As for the Logistics Department where Ye Jia worked, it was basically filled with ordinary people who were responsible for misceneous tasks including paperwork, asionally going out once or twice for field duties, cleaning up the battle scene and collecting data.


    ¡ª¡ª In short, they were corporate ves.


    "To have to go out to the field on such a hot day, we''re really very unlucky." Zhao Dong wiped away the sweat from his forehead. His spirits were low, "I hope there''s air conditioning inside."


    He turned and nced at Ye Jia who stood next to him and sighed jealously, "If only I am not afraid of the heat like you."


    Ye Jia didn''t bother answering him.


    He yawned again, finished his milk tea and threw the cup into the trash can nearby.


    "Let''s get it over and done with."


    The paper cup hit the bottom of the empty trash can, making a dull sound.


    With the air scorched hot by the sun, the news broadcasting from a TV in an electrical store next to the high-rise building sounded distant and unclear. It was almost impossible to tell what the announcer was saying without listening carefully: "¡­.Recently, there have been many mysterious disappearances in the city¡­..The police are doing everything they can to investigate¡­.."


    The three of them entered the building carrying a box of equipment.


    The inside of the building was dark and gloomy.


    Compared to the scorching and almost dazzling light outside, the inside of the building was much darker, but equally as sultry.


    The air was filled with a musty and damp smell that was a characteristic of old buildings. It made it hard for them to breathe.


    Zhao Dong wiped his face and angrily cursed.


    No air conditioning.


    Cheng Cezhi focused on the detector in his hand ¡ª- It was a product developed by the Bureau and used to detect and collect paranormal energy, but at this moment, the broken line on the disy screen remained unmoving. There was not a single change inparison to the readings from outside the building.


    He shook his head and gave up trying, "Let''s go. Go upstairs."


    The elevator here was obviously very old. There were rust marks and stains all over the walls in this small space and small advertisements were steredyer afteryer over each other. As it shook and slowly rose, the steel rope supporting it made a terrifying loud creak. It was as if it would fall any moment.


    Watching the floor number slowly increase, Ye Jia asked, "What site are we going to this time?"


    Cheng Cezhi was surprised, "It can''t be. Brother Ye, you didn''t read the mission report before you came?"


    Ye Jia answered slowly, "Too long."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    Although he now had a good understanding of his colleague''s unscrupulous work ethic¡­¡­It was still a little too much for him to take in.


    He sighed. Resigning to his fate, he briefly summarised the mission for the other party.


    A young girl had mysteriously disappeared after entering this building. The surveince camera at the entrance only recorded her entering but she never came back out again. It wasn''t until a weekter, when the residents called the police reporting a foul smell, that her body was found in room 404. The skin on her body had beenpletely peeled off and her stomach had swelled up due to decay, but strangely, she was lying on the bed peacefully, without any traces of struggle or binding.


    Cheng Cezhi scratched his head: "Because there has been a lot of simr disappearances in the city recently, the people above attached great importance to this case and specially sent out a special team to investigate. They checked the scene but was unable to find anything wrong, so they just directly helped release the girl''s soul."


    Although it was said to be releasing the soul, it was in fact more like killing. This kind of soul from someone who had died in vain could easily develop into a terrible ghost in the future, so the organisation would often act first to nip it in the bud.


    "Then we''re here this time for¡­.?" Ye Jia nced at the detector in Cheng Cezhi''s hand.


    "Collecting the residual energy." Cheng Cezhi replied, "Taking it back to see if there it has any value to be analysed."


    At this moment, they heard a ''ding''.


    Along with a small tremor, the elevator stopped. The door was jammed for a moment, but it was able to eventually open slowly to both sides.


    The door to room 404 as tightly shut. The yellow tape at the door had still not been removed. Even though they were separated by a door, a faint rancid smell that couldn''t even be concealed by the overwhelming smell of disinfectant could still be smelt.


    Cheng Cezhi felt a little nauseous.


    He built up his courage, "L-let''s go."


    Most of the furniture in 404 had already been cleaned up. There was a human outline drawn on the ground. The smell of decay was even stronger here.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyelids and leaned idly against the wall. He watched the other two busy about.


    Zhao Dong put on his gloves, opened the notebook he always carried around with him and began to write on it, while Cheng Cezhi used the detector to scan every inch of the room, searching for even the slightest of fluctuations.


    It was actually very strange.


    Once a spirit is released, there would usually be some residual energy left. The greater the resentment, the more the residual energy. Logically speaking, this young girl had died in vain. It shouldn''t be this clean.


    When Cheng Cezhi reached the door, suddenly, a trace of fluctuation was detected on screen.


    It was very subtle, but that broken line very clearly rose once.


    With joy in his heart, he walked in the direction of the energy fluctuations, searching for the best angle to collect more information.


    At one point, he had unknowingly left the room.


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    His entire attention was on the instrument in this hand and little by little, he walked towards the dark depths of the corridor.


    Suddenly, Cheng Cezhi abruptly stopped in ce.


    He raised his head and unexpectedly found himself standing at the door of the elevator.


    Cheng Cezhi looked around nkly.


    That''s not right¡­..He clearly remembered that he was walking in the opposite direction of the elevator. How was he¡­¡­?


    The corridor was deathly silent.


    The dazzling sunlight outside the building seemed to be unable to prate through the misty and dirty window ss. This dark and narrow space was mainly illuminated by the buzzing light above. The mottled walls would appear and disappear under the dim flickering lights.


    Cheng Cezhi couldn''t help but shiver.


    Wait a minute, why was it so cold?


    The sultry heat downstairs seemed like it was from a century ago.


    There was clearly no wind, but he seemed to feel an extremely cold chill prating through his skin and very quickly reaching his bones. That cold sensation rising from the depths of his spine somehow made him feel panicked.


    Also, it was too quiet.


    Cheng Cezhi fearfully turned to look behind him. The door to 404 was closed and he couldn''t see the other two who had entered together with him.


    Suddenly, without any warning, the detector in his hand began beep non-stop.


    The sharp sound reverberated through the cold and empty corridor. Cheng Cezhi was terribly frightened. He subconsciously looked down at the instrument in his hand and saw that the broken line on the screen had risen sharply. The line continued to tremble at the peak, as if it was anxiously warning him.


    The next second, he suddenly heard a sound behind him.


    "Ding."


    In a situation where no one pressed the button, the elevator door slowly and silently opened.


    Countless small ck hands stretched out from inside the elevator. Each of those hands were as cold as ice. They pressed tightly against Cheng Cezhi''s exposed skin, sucking away the temperature of his body.


    "Heehee."


    One after another, they wrapped around him.


    Cheng Cezhi''s teeth chattered. The breath he exhaled condensed into white mist in the air, making the tip of his nose wet.


    His eyes widened in horror, but his fearful screams were stuck in his throat like an ice cube. All he could make was a strange guttural gurgle.


    Immediately afterwards, Cheng Cezhi heard a small voice sound next to his ears. It carried insidious malice and whispered softly: "Hungry, so hungry¡­..Heehee."


    The scene before him was like a nightmare he couldn''t get out of.


    Under extreme panic, Cheng Cezhi''s eyes rolled back, and he fainted.


    More small ck hands came out of the elevator and, together, they dragged Cheng Cezhi towards the darkness. At this moment, azy voice sounded in the distance, suddenly breaking the silence: "Hey."


    The young man whose skin was so extremely pale that it seemed almost transparent had his lids lowered, partially covering his light-coloured eyes. Standing at the entrance of the corridor not far away, he said unhurriedly, "That is my colleague. You can''t do that."


    "Smells good, smells good¡­.." The small ck hands squirmed around and muttered, "He smells so good."


    "I was going to save him forst."


    "But he found out."


    "So I should eat him now!"


    The next second, countless ck hands flew out from the elevator. Following the walls and the floor, it charged towards the young man standing not far away!


    "So hungry, so hungry, so hungry!"


    The voice grew sharper and harsher, like nails scratching against ss: "Want to eat, want to eat, want to eat¡­¡­"


    Unexpectedly, the young man didn''t evade.


    The little ck hands grabbed his thin and pale wrist and happily started to feast¡ª¡ª


    Soon afterwards, the ck hands let out a sharp scream, "No! No! What is this?! What is this?!"


    The living has spiritual energy, the dead has yin energy.


    Once yin energy is condensed and resentment umtes, one bes a fierce ghost.


    ¡ª¡ª- Yet inside the body of this living young man, hid dark and cold ghost energy.


    Sticky and dark, cold and evil.


    He calmly lowered his eyes. There were no other expressions on his face. His entire being was like an omniscient being standing far away from this world, looking down at the ghost before him from above.


    An almost overwhelming power surged out from that human body of his, silently baring its sharp and terrible ws.

 Chapter 2

    "What?! What is this?!"


    Countless ck hands stretching out from the elevator flew about wildly. With the surging dark and sinister energy, the temperature in the air became even colder.


    "You! What the hell are you?!"


    As if it was scalded, the small ck hand made a strange hissing sound and quickly retreated.


    But what it didn''t expect was that the young man who was standing motionlessly earlier would suddenly turn his wrist and grab the small ck hand.


    "So hot!! So hot!!" A shrill scream sounded, "So cold! So cold!! Let me go!"


    The other hands in the air seemed to have no physical body and would intermittently appear and disappear. The small ck hand in the young man''s grasp however couldn''t break free no matter how seemingly easy it appeared to be.


    It could feel the bone chilling cold energy transmit through from the ce where it was in contact with the young man. It brought along a kind of instinctive tremor, like it had found itself in front of a predator that was soon about to awaken. Even just the small breaths the other party made while sleeping subconsciously made it terrified.


    In any case, the existence in front of it was definitely not human!


    But he clearly breathed and had a heartbeat. All the signs of life werepletely normal.


    What was more frightening was that it could sense some of that man''s emotions being transmitted into it. It was a very familiar emotion ¡ª¡ª Hunger.


    "Monster!" It wailed, "Monster!! Monster!!"


    Countless ck hands flew about more and more frantically. Those sharp cries were mixed together with countless desperate curses and threats.


    All that noise gave Ye Jia a headache. He pinched his fingers and that small ck hand suddenly stiffened and quietened down. It was as if it was gripped by some invisible force.


    The dark mist around the young man''s body suddenly became less dense, as if a part of it had been swallowed up.


    "Don''t talk nonsense." Ye Jia''s voice was stillzy, "I''m human. A real and authentic human being."


    Evil spirit: "¡­¡­¡­."


    ¡ª¡ª- Even ghosts don''t believe you!!!


    The next second, it felt the hand around it tighten threateningly. The evil spirit immediately submitted, "You''re human! You''re definitely human!"


    Ye Jia rxed his grip a little in satisfaction.


    He looked up and nced at Cheng Cezhi whoid on the ground unconscious.


    The other party''s face was pale, and his eyes were tightly closed. Half his body had been dragged into the elevator shaft and pitch-ck misty particles drifted out from where he was submerged in the darkness. Even from several metres away, he could clearly feel the cold air of death escaping out.


    The space inside the elevator was no longer part of the human world.


    It was now a dark domain created by resentment energy that ovepped with the real world. Only ghosts above the level of B could create it.


    If Cheng Cezhi was dragged in, he probably wouldn''t even have bones left.


    Ye Jia was deep in thought.


    He hadn''t seen a B-Level fierce ghost in the real world yet.


    And¡­¡­..


    Ye Jia lowered his head and looked at the small ck hand in his hand that was still struggling while trembling. His light-coloured eyes narrowed slightly.


    This should be the cause for that unusual energy fluctuation he felt earlier in the elevator.


    But¡­¡­..Compared to an ordinary B-Level fierce ghost, this one was too weak.


    But that wasn''t the main point.


    Ye Jia shooks the small ck hand, "Bring my colleague back."


    Ordinary humans couldn''t stay in that domain for too long. Even if only a small part of their body was caught in it, their life energy would be drained away consistently.


    The small ck trembled for a while and then humiliatingly obeyed.


    The next second, several thin, light coloured but greyish in colour arms stretched out from the elevator. It grabbed Cheng Cezhi''s legs and body, slowly dragged him out from the darkness, and then tossed him onto the ground with a thud.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    It looked too much like it was throwing away garbage.


    When Cheng Cezhi wakes upter, he would probably have some body aches for several days.


    "So cold¡­¡­..so hot¡­¡­" The small ck handined and twisted around in Ye Jia''s palm, "You can let me go now¡­.hurry¡­."


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    Ye Jia lightly nced at it, "I can''t do that."


    Letting a suspected B-Level fierce ghost continue to mess around in this area? He didn''t want to be worked to death with overtime.


    The young man''s eyes lowered slightly. No matter whether it was his skin or his eyes, his entire body seemed like it was too light andcking in pigment. He looked like a pale phantom and was very out of ce in this ghostly dark corridor.


    He smiled and said, "However, I can make this end faster."


    The next second, his slender fingers moved and a silver-white cold light shed briefly like an electric spark ¡ª¨C "Whoosh."


    There was the sound of a de cutting through the air.


    Without even having the chance to scream or struggle meaninglessly, therge mass of darkness suddenly disappeared. It was as if it had been directly erased from this world.


    The darkness in the elevator slowly disappeared, revealing its old and dirty metal walls.


    The coldness in the air faded a little.


    Little by little, sunlight prated through the hazy ss, returning the corridor to its normal colour.


    The elevator door was stuck a few times before it slowly closedpletely.


    .


    It was unknown how much time had passed.


    Cheng Cezhi felt someone shaking him, "¡­¡­Hey, wake up."


    His eyelids moved and he slowly opened his eyes. Zhao Dong''s concerned face appeared very close to him, "What''s wrong? Why are you lying here?"


    In an instant, all the memories from earlier returned to him like a tide ¡ª¡ª The sudden drop in temperature, the dark elevator that seemed like it was from another world, and the countless ck hands that stretched out from inside¡­¡­


    "Ahhhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¡ª!!!" Cheng Cezhi screamed.


    Zhao Dong was startled. He quickly drew back and rubbed his ringing ears, "What are you doing?!"


    Cheng Cezhi immediately jumped up from the ground but sharp pain hit him the next second and he copsed back down. It felt like he had been hit by a car.


    He clenched his teeth and sucked in a breath to stop himself from screaming.


    Ye Jia came over btedly, "What happened?"


    Cheng Cezhi fearfully turned his head and looked at the elevator ¡ª- The elevator door was closed. Everything was normal.


    He pointed at the elevator and stammered, "Hands¡­¡­.There were a lot of hands¡­¡­"


    Zhao Dong scratched his head, "Where you caught in a nightmare?"


    In ces where ghosts have appeared in, there would usually be unusual energy particles left behind and these particles could affect people who are emotionally unstable or are weaker spiritually, causing them to see some horrible hallucinations. This was the so-called ''nightmare''.


    Compared to ordinary people, the staff at the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau are more susceptible to these energy particles.


    Ye Jie personally believes that this is rted to their high-pressure working environment which often involved excessive overtime.


    He shook his head and sighed, "I have given the head chief feedback about this numerous times. It''s hical pressuring employees like this. We also need to rest."


    Ye Jia suggested sincerely, "When you go back, go andin to the head chief. You should be able to get a few more days of paid leave."


    Zhao Dong: "¡­¡­.."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­."


    Why are you so familiar with this?!


    With Zhao Dong''s support, Cheng Cezhi slowly got up from the ground. He rubbed his sore neck and looked around at the extremely normal environment ¡ª- All those strange things he had witnessed earlier seemed to have disappearedpletely like smoke. It almost felt like it was a dream.


    Could he¡­¡­..really have been caught up in a nightmare?


    He looked down at the detector next to him. The detector was broken, and the screen waspletely dark. Not a single data was collected.


    Cheng Cezhi''s shoulders slumped in frustration.


    ¡ª¨C This time, their trip out to the field had been all in vain.


    .


    Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau was located in an office building not far from the city centre.


    The floor above was an optometrist and the floor below was a designer.


    As for their floor, the sign that hung from the door was ''Recycling Clean Energy'' ¡ª¨C Or moremonly known as ''Garbage Disposal''.


    As expected of a secret government department.


    It was hidden very well.


    At the end of the dark and crowded corridor, a dusty ''Logistics Department'' sign hung crookedly on the door. The room inside was filled with misceneous items and at the centre of all of that were a few small desks which formed the office space for the logistics department.


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    Cheng Cezhi dejectedly handed in the broken detector to the head of the logistics department, Liu Zhaocheng. He was a serious and slightly bald middle-aged man who always had a stern look on his face, as if he wanted to use his eyes to scare away all those who tried to cast their eyes onto his head.


    "I understand." After hearing about what happened, the head chief said, "You can take the afternoon off and go to the medical department to get checked. After you''re done, go back and have a good rest¡­¡­."


    Before he could finish his words, Ye Jia slowly raised his hand, "Head chief¡­¡­¡­"


    "Don''t even think about it." Liu Zhaocheng didn''t even raise his eyelids. He refused coldly, "Go and work."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Being a corporate ve was too difficult.


    He lifelessly returned to his seat, but the next second, Ye Jia was stunned.


    For a moment, he couldn''t find his chair.


    It was because everything was covered by a thick stack of documents. There was hardly any space on the table left.


    "Sort it out by tomorrow or your bonus will be deducted¡­¡­If I remember correctly, there''s probably not much left of your year-end bonus, right?" The Head chief hooked up his lips, "Good luck."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    I didn''t enter this department for this.


    What happened to the idle job we agreed on?!


    .


    Early morning.


    The sky was brightening up.


    Ye Jia let out a yawn. He stared sleepily at the mountain of documents still piled up in front of him and rubbed his messy hair.


    Fortunately, head chief had generously allowed him to take the documents home to deal with it or he would have had to work overtime in the bureau.


    Ye Jia didn''t want to spend too much time in the department. After all, his cubicle was too crowded.


    He stretched his waist, slowly stood up and headed for the kitchen with slow dragging steps.


    ¡ª¡ª He didn''t know if it was just his imagination, but Ye Jia had felt that the city didn''t seem quite right recently.


    It wasn''t just the recent string of disappearances which had caused a stir in themunity, but the recent paranormal incidences had also been very out of the ordinary. It had reached a stage where there was clearly a shortage in staff, and everyone was too busy to take a break. Even the idlest logistics department had to work overtime until they were about to go mad.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes. As he thought about this, he stretched his hand out to open his fridge door¡ª¨C


    And was met with a familiar small ck hand.


    It tremblingly hid behind the fridge door and tteringly called out, "Hi! Good morning¡­¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    He mmed the door shut with a bang.


    The small ck hand who was squashed by the door let out a squeak and then carefully retreated back into the fridge through the gap.


    Ye Jia expressionlessly turned around. He poured himself a ss of water and downed it all in one go.


    ¡­¡­..Yup. Working overtime excessively had caused him to have hallucinations.

 Chapter 3

    The next second, the small ck hand that had been squashed into a thin sheet once again slithered out through the gap and perseveringly moved in front of Ye Jia. It waved exaggeratedly, "Can you see me? I don''t believe you can''t see me. Hello? My friend?"


    Ye Jia''s hand holding his cup tightened, "¡­¡­¡­"


    Looks like it wasn''t a hallucination.


    He took in a deep breath and spoke slowly, "¡­¡­I got rid of you."


    Had his skills be that rusty? How could this thing that should''ve been eliminated by him still be able to dance around in front of him?


    "Y-yes¡­¡­.."


    As if sensing some danger, the small ck hand stopped waving around, "Almost all my energy is gone and it was also thanks to that that I was able to return to my senses¡­.but¡­¡­."


    "I-I realised¡­¡­that I couldn''t get more than one hundred metres away from you." The small ck hand fidgeted until it had turned into a ball, "It would be discovered sooner orter, so I thought it would be better to make it clear from the start. Although I don''t remember much of what happened before, but the scent on your body is something I''m very familiar with. You wish to be stronger, don''t you? I think we can mutually benefit each other, because, you see, as a ghost, I can help you out and as for you, you just need to give me a little bit of your life energy to let me recover¡­.."


    The more it spoke, the more excited it became. It excitedly started to wave around more, as if it could already see its beautiful future.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    This ghost was too noisy.


    He rubbed his temples that throbbed due to overtime and then turned around and mmed the empty cup upside down over the small ck hand that continued to wave around non-stop.


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­.." ???


    It tried to change its body to escape ¡ª¨C But was unsessful.


    The phantom rammed against the ss, making ''ding, ding, ding'' sounds, but the cup was like an imprable iron wall. Not only could it not escape from inside, the cup also couldn''t even be moved.


    The small ck hand panicked, "W-what did you do?! Why can''t I get out?"


    "You said you don''t remember much of what happened before?" Ye Jia yawned.


    His eyes were filled with lifelessness due tock of sleep. He said expressionlessly, "It''s okay. I''ll make you remember."


    Dark energy slowly gathered in his hand.


    The temperature in the room dropped several degrees in an instant. A strange shadow enveloped the whole room and a cold sense of danger rose.


    Ye Jia revealed a small smile: "It was my mistakest time. It won''t happen again this time."


    The small ck hand instinctively backed away and turned into a thin sheet of paper. It pressed itself tightly against the ss behind it and cried out in fear: "Wait, wait, wait, wait!! Let''s talk, let''s talk!! D-d-don''te over¡ª¡ª"


    The dark energy in Ye Jia''s hand took a physical form.


    It was a sickle.


    It had a simple, slender and long handle made of bone and a long almost crescent shaped de at the end. The de was like a physical manifestation of moonlight; it was bright and white, and one could feel cold bloody energy emanating from it even while standing from a distance.


    ¡­¡­.Wait a minute. A sickle?


    "It''s you?!" The small ck hand eximed in shock.


    The next second, the sickle swung down.


    It cut through the air with ease. As the paper-thin de fell, it didn''t hurt the cup at all. Both silently and quickly, it flew towards the small ck hand.


    It then suddenly stopped just in front of it.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes, "You know me?"


    The small ck hand scrambled to another corner of the cup away from the sickle and stammered pathetically, "Ace! You''re Ace!"


    Ye Jia was startled.


    The next second, the sickle turned back into pitch ck smoke which then very quickly dissipated in the air.


    He hadn''t heard this name for a long time.


    Ace. The only yer who was able to clear the infinite flow escape game. The uncrowned king that no one could surpass on the points leaderboard.


    ¡ª¡ªFrom the moment he left the game, Ye Jia thought he would never hear that name again.


    "Y-you''re the highest ranked one on the hatred leaderboard! Right now, even as much as 80 million points will be rewarded in exchange for information about you.!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    ???


    What the hell?


    Highest ranked on the hatred leaderboard?


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    There were both light and dark leaderboards in the game. The light one was the point leaderboard while the dark one was the hatred leaderboard. The higher the hatred value among ghosts a yer incurred, the higher their rank on that list and, the higher the ranking, the more ghosts there are willing to fork out power and points in exchange for the yers life.


    If you offended a ghost who had been practicing for a hundred years and wasn''t able to nip it in the bud, then you could only wait for your name to appear on the list and be chased by other ghosts who wanted the reward.


    In Ye Jia''s memory, he had never ranked very high on that list.


    ¡ª¨C At most, it was around the twentieth to thirtieth ce.


    After all, despite his reputation, Ye Jia personally felt that he acted low-key and rarely mixed with other ghosts and yers. Even if there was any enmity, he often resolved it on the spot and rarely left it to develop further overnight.


    And more importantly¡­¡­..


    Ye Jia repeated in disbelief: "80 million points???"


    He pondered for a moment and asked: "Can it be exchanged to RMB?"


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    Don''t you think you''re focusing on the wrong point?


    After careful consideration, Ye Jia sighed regretfully.


    The reward on the hatred leaderboard was not offered by someone with friendly intentions and exchanging it into money was also a big problem. If it weren''t for this, he really wanted to take that reward for himself.


    He reluctantly pulled his attention away from his abysmal sry and bonus, and continued to ask: "Who posted it?"


    "Who else could it be?" The small ck hand replied naturally, "Of course it''s King."


    King? What''s that?


    Ye Jia was even more confused.


    There were indeed distinct sses between the ghosts but King? Never heard of it.


    At least, this King didn''t exist when he was in the game.


    "And apart from that King?" Ye Jia asked, "Who else offered a reward for me?"


    The small ck hand replied, "That''s it."


    Ye Jia: "?"


    How could that be possible?


    Before he cleared the game, even if there weren''t a thousand ghosts offering a reward for him, there were at least a hundred who did. How was it that there are fewer of them now?


    It didn''t make sense!


    "B-but, that reward is only a reward for information!" Probably worried that Ye Jia may be thinking that it would betray him, the small ck hand quickly expressed its loyalty, "A-and boss, you must believe in me! My spiritual body is now tied to you. Even if you give me 800 lives, I wouldn''t dare betray you!"


    "¡­¡­¡­." Only a reward for information? Not asking for his life?


    Ye Jia almostughed out loud.


    There was actually such a gentle ghost in the game?


    What a joke.


    ¡ª¡ª- Ghosts have no moral bottom lines. Ye Jia never had any intentions to believe anything this guy said, let alone something so outrageous.


    Ye Jia easily put the topic aside.


    He changed the course of the conversation: "So, you came from the game?"


    "Y-yes!" The small ck hand pressed itself against the wall of the cup and replied while trembling.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes, "How did you do it?"


    The small ck hand shrank back even more, "I-I also don''t know! One day, a door suddenly opened! So, I came out!"


    After hearing this, Ye Jia suddenly had a bad feeling.


    He asked, "Who else hase out beside you?"


    "I don''t know." The small ck hand shook, "The door was just there. Anyone would go through it if they see it¡­is what I think."


    Ye Jia was startled.


    Across the thin wall, one could vaguely hear the excessively loud morning news broadcasting from next door, "¡­..Recently, there have been a number of disappearances. The police are currently investigating¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia''s eyes darkened.


    He lowered his eyes and looked down at the small ck hand that was trapped inside the upside-down cup. His tone softened, "Thank you for telling me this."


    But before the small ck hand could breathe a sigh of relief, the next second, the sickle once again appeared.


    Ye Jia looked down and narrowed his eyes, "Your job is over now."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­."


    ¡­..So who''s the actual ghost here?


    Seeing that the de was approaching, it cried out again, "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! I have something else to tell you!"


    "You went to that building to find that girl''s spiritual body, didn''t you?!" The small ck hand gestured wildly and continued in one breath, "I was too hungry and ate the remaining spiritual body, but I didn''t expect it to already be contaminated inside. That''s why I lost my mind and was eroded by resentment energy. I have her remaining memories!!"


    Ye Jia''s actions paused.


    "Huh?"


    "I can take you to thest ce in her memory!" The small ck hand trembled and had at some point started to speak with honorifics, "Please be merciful! I am very useful!"


    The sickle disappeared.


    Ye Jia was in thought.


    Thest ce in her memory¡­¡­.?


    It would likely be where the instigator is.


    He turned his head and nced at the pile of documents that nearly reached his waist. A headache from the thought of needing to stay upte again hit him¡ª¡ª-


    One missing persons case, when it reaches the logistics department, equated to one hundred and twenty-eight documents to sort out.


    If he let that unknown ghost continue to act recklessly, all that would increase several folds. With that, two missing persons would be two hundred and fifty-six documents and three would be three hundred and eighty-four¡­¡­


    After calcting this, Ye Jia sucked in a breath with shock.


    At this rate, let alone weekends, his annual leave would probably all be gone.


    ¡ª¨C He didn''t want to be overworked to death at such a young age!


    Ye Jia lowered his head and examined the ss cup carefully for a few seconds. The small ck hand almost thought it was going to die.


    He then slowly took a deep breath and said with difficulty through gritted teeth: "¡­¡­Let''s go."


    Working overtime without pay. This was too miserable.


    .


    It was a loud and noisy environment.


    An auntie carrying a basket of vegetables, middle school students on their way to school and elites in suits. All of them were standing at the small bus stop.


    Ye Jia who hadn''t slept all night and had no time to rest stood expressionlessly in the crowd.


    He lowered his voice, "Are you sure¡­..that thest ce in the girl''s memory is the bus?"


    "Of course!" The small ck hand who couldn''t be seen by others sat on Ye Jia''s shoulder.


    Ye Jia: "Could she be wanting to go somewhere?"


    "No." The small ck hand answered with confidence, "I remember that thest scene she saw while she was alive was inside the bus!"


    "Which route?"


    "That¡­I don''t know." The small ck hand''s voice grew smaller, "But, once the buses, her resentment will respond, and I''ll know immediately!"


    It stretched out two ck hands and massaged Ye Jia''s shoulders in attempt to tter him, "Don''t worry. Soon! The bus will be here soon!"


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    Ye Jia said gloomily, "¡­..I hope it does."


    As time passed, the people around him boarded the buses wave after wave and left.


    The sun above his head gradually rose and then it started to set in the west.


    The fewer people there were standing at the bus stop, the lower the air pressure around Ye Jia.


    The small ck hand fearfully shrank smaller and smaller into a ball.


    Finally, a bus turned the corner and drove over. The number above could be seen from a distance: No. 148.


    "This one!" The small ck hand regained its spirits in an instant and started to wave around.


    Ye Jia nced at it coldly.


    At this moment, the bus stopped in front of him and the folding door slowly opened.


    Ye Jia boarded the bus. He reached into his pocket and dug out two coins but just as he was about to throw it into the coin box, he heard a surprised voice not far away, "Brother Ye?"


    The coins rolled down and made a clinking sound.


    Ye Jia raised his head in surprise and looked in the direction of the voice.


    Although it was daytime, the bus was empty. There were only a few people with their heads lowered sitting in the corner, swaying as the bus moved.


    In the middle of the bus, in a seat near the window, Ye Jia saw a familiar face.


    Cheng Cezhi waved at him excitedly: "Brother Ye, Brother Ye! It really is you!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Damn, why is he here?


    The small ck hand quietly whispered into his ear, "Boss, do you know him?"


    Ye Jia ignored it.


    He supported himself with the handrail and walked quickly towards Cheng Cezhi as the bus moved.


    Cheng Cezhi proactively moved in to make space for Ye Jia and then babbled endlessly, "I didn''t expect the medical department of our bureau to be so far away. It was toote yesterday, and I would probably only get back at 11 or 12 in the evening, so I decided to go today instead. In any case, head chief gave me three days off¡­¡­"


    "Three days?" Ye Jia was surprised.


    Cheng Cezhi nodded happily, "Yeah, I think our head chief really cares for his subordinates!"


    "¡­¡­¡­" Ye Jia who had never been granted more than half a day of leave fell silent.


    Cheng Cezhi waspletely oblivious, "Brother Ye, do you also feel ufortable after going to that building? It''s good to have it checked out. After all, being trapped in a nightmare is not fun. The resentful spirit that were once in that building was probably pretty strong to even affect ordinary people. After I went back, I couldn''t sleep at all."


    The resentful spirit he was talking about was sitting on Ye Jia''s shoulder at this moment, ying with its own fingers.


    Ye Jia took a deep breath and interrupted him, "Get off the bus."


    Cheng Cezhi was stunned, "Huh¡­.? Why?"


    "You got on the wrong bus." Ye Jia said concisely, "The bus to the medical department is No. 48."


    Cheng Cezhi froze, "Really? I only came to M City not long ago so I''m not familiar with this."


    He lowered his head and flipped through manual distributed by their department. The bus was so quiet, all they could hear was the engine rumbling and the ttering of the doors, "Oh yeah, it is No. 48. I''m so silly, to actually make a mistake like this¡­¡­That''s true, I haven''t heard of a No. 158 in M City¡­.."


    While talking, Cheng Cezhi stood up and shouted at the driver, "Mister driver! Hello! Sorry but can you stop at the next stop!"


    Ye Jie moved aside to let him walk past. As he did this, he inadvertently nced outside the window and suddenly froze.


    The sunny weather from before had disappeared at some unknown point in time and the spacious road was now enveloped with thick fog which slowly rolled past the bus windows. It was dark and cold and quite haunting.


    The bus shook as it moved but the inside of it waspletely silent.


    The entire bus was shrouded in silence. It gave off a creepy atmosphere.


    Ye Jia''s heart fell.


    It was probably toote to get off the bus now.


    He immediately turned his head to look at Cheng Cezhi who hadn''t noticed anything and said, "Wai¡­¡­"


    But the next moment, the bus stopped.


    Ye Jia cut the rest of his words off.


    ¡ª¡ª Why wasn''t this bus ying its cards ording to the normal routine?


    Immediately afterwards, there was a creak and the door opened.


    Cheng Cezhi happily expressed his thanks, "Thank you Mister!"


    After saying this, he went towards the door.


    But before he could reach it, he heard a couple of buzzing sounds. The lights in the bus shed a few times and, as if it was pushed down by a heavy object, the entire bus suddenly leaned to one side¡ª-


    It was as if something had boarded the bus.


    Looking past Cheng Cezhi''s shoulder, Ye Jia clearly saw the huge figure who had caused the bus to lean to one side.


    Unexpectedly, it was a very thin person.


    He was almost two metres tall, and his arms and legs were thin like bamboo poles. It was as if there was only a thinyer of skin wrapped around his bones.


    The thick fog behind him almost swallowed up those thin and slender limbs, making the body appear as thin as a piece of paper. In such an environment, it looked even more eerie and strange.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Damn, an acquaintance.

 Chapter 4

    "Creak¡ª¡ª"


    The bus leaned to one side. There was a harsh sound of metal rubbing against each other that seemed like it could pierce through one''s eardrums.


    Five slender fingers that resembled dry twigs slowly gripped the side of the bus and a tall and thin man with disproportionately spider-like limbs entered through the narrow door.


    The temperature inside the bus immediately fell. Dark and gloomy air prated through their skin and bones.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    This was a type of hungry ghost. In the game, it would mutate with nourishment from resentment energy.


    They are greedy, cruel, never content and they also love to torture their prey before eating them up when they are at their most despaired and fearful state. What was worse was that their skins are extremely hard and imprable. They practically had no weakness.


    And he happened to know this one.


    He was an instance boss Ye Jia had encountered shortly after he entered the game.


    Although he was only B-Level, Ye Jia didn''t have much experience at the time and suffered quite a bit in his hands, barely managing to stay alive.


    But Ye Jia wasn''t very worried about the other party recognising his face.


    In the game, yers didn''t enter the instances with their real appearances from the real world ¡ª¨C Right now, Ye Jia had to admit that he was very thankful that there was such a rule in the game or he would have had a rather spectacr scene of numerous ghosts knocking on his door.


    It was just that, his scent was very difficult to hide or change.


    ¡ª¨C Especially for hungry ghosts who are extremely sensitive to smell and taste.


    So Ye Jia wasn''t certain whether he would be recognised by the other party.


    Cheng Cezhi was stunned.


    Suddenly, all the details that he had overlooked earlier entered his vision: The overly silent carriage, the motionless passengers, as well as the misty and dark sky outside the window.


    Cheng Cezhi''s eyes instantly widened. He quietly gasped.


    In an instant, eight hundred profanities whizzed through his mind.


    ¡­¡­Fuck, two days in a row.


    W-what was up with his luck?!


    Cheng Cezhi''s legs felt weak.


    But as he was someone with some experience after all, he managed to prevent himself from fainting this time.


    The contents of his training courses came back to his mind.


    Cheng Cezhi lowered his voice and said tremblingly to the person standing behind him, "B-Brother Ye, d-don''t worry. I-I activated the emergency call device. T-the C-Combat Division will be able to rescue us soon. J-Just hold on for a few minutes¡­¡­."


    As a result of interacting with paranormal events more than the average person, ordinary people who work in the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau are more likely to attract ghosts than normal civilians. As they don''t have the ability to deal with them and protect themselves, they are often equipped with an emergency call device.


    Once activated when their life is threatened, the device would send theirst coordinates to themunicator of abat personnel nearby.


    As an ordinary person, Ye Jia also has one, but he had never used it.


    After hearing Cheng Cezhi''s words, Ye Jia silently withdrew his hand.


    It was a pity. If it weren''t for those few seconds of distraction, he wouldn''t have missed the best timing to knock the other person out.


    The small ck hand sitting on Ye Jia''s shoulder slowly shrank back. Little by little, it moved under his cor in attempt to hide its own existence.


    Something seemed to be struggling about under the hungry ghost''s pale face. There was no mouth, but the voice seemed like it came from all directions: "You two shouldn''t be here."


    There was some hissing in the voice, like those that belonged to slithery cold-blooded animals. It brought along with it a kind of creepy feeling.


    Cheng Cezhi instantly broke out in cold sweat. He supported himself with the back of a bus seat, barely keeping himself from copsing onto the ground because of his soft noodle-like legs. He gathered up some courage and stammered: "S-sorry¡­..w-we can get off immediately¡­¡­"


    "It''s okay." The other party let out a strangeugh. Those twisted and slender limbs made some creaking sounds, "I don''t mind having a snack while travelling."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    This topic cannot go on!


    The man with slender limbs that almost resembles that of a spider stepped forward. His half-arched body stretched instantly, covering the space at the front of the bus. His withered arms stretched forward: "So fragrant¡­¡­"


    He hissed.


    Although there were no facial features on his face, Cheng Cezhi could clearly sense that the other party''s line of sight had moved away from him and stopped at the figure standing behind him.


    "Hmm¡­¡­The scent from your body¡­¡­" The movements under the face seemed to grow more intense. It was as if it was responding to a familiar smell.


    It was deep in thought, "It''s¡­.."


    "Thank you." Ye Jia interrupted without a change to his expression, "It''s men''s perfume."


    The man: "¡­¡­"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia: "If you like it, I can give you the store address."


    The air went still.


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    After hearing Ye Jia''s answer, Cheng Cezhi''s vision went dark. He almost fainted.


    A fierce ghost''s sense of reason was often distorted and corroded by strong resentment energy. Even if one doesn''t do anything, they could anger the other party¡­¡­


    Not to mention using such a provocative tone!


    All his hopes were gone in an instant.


    It''s over. It seems that his life is really going to end here.


    Sure enough, after several exceptionally long seconds, an angry roar travelled out from the hungry ghost''s throat. Following that, his shadow-like thin and slender limbs moved and attacked the two before him.


    Ye Jia reacted quickly and pulled Cheng Cezhi back by his cor to avoid the attack.


    Cheng Cezhi almost showed the whites of his eyes from the strangtion. He stumbled backwards from the force.


    "Where is the protective device issued by the bureau?" Ye Jia leaned close and quickly whispered, "Do it now! Activate it!"


    Cheng Cezhi reached into his pocket with some difficulty and searched around.


    The next second, there was a loud bang and an invisible barrier appeared, wrapping the two inside like a hamster ball. The space in the bus was small so the barrier caused the thin man to be squashed against the wall.


    It was extremely angered.


    Arge opening slowly opened across his abdomen. It was like a huge mouth, with numerous sharp shark-like teeth inside.


    It gnawed and gnawed, and the barrier began to creak under the pressure.


    Immediately afterwards, the bus door slowly closed with a ck and the car started move again.


    The bus continued to slowly move towards the fog and darkness ahead.


    This wasn''t a good thing.


    Ye Jia quickly nced out the window.


    ¡ª¡ª The support hadn''te yet.


    In that case, there was no need to wait any longer.


    The stronger the fierce ghost, therger the area upied by the domain it produced, and the concept of time and space in there was different to that of the outside world. If they waited any longer, it would be more difficult to exin the situation when the matter was over.


    "Crack¡ª¡ª¡ª"


    Under the other party''s fierce attacks, a series of small cracks appeared on the barrier. It was soon about to break.


    At that moment, Ye Jia raised his hand to grab the small ck hand clinging to his cor and proceeded to throw it at the thin man lying against the barrier without any hesitation.


    The small ck hand screamed: "Ahhhhhh¡ª¨C!!!"


    The other party''s actions stagnated for a moment.


    Seizing the opportunity, Ye Jia struck the back of Cheng Cezhi''s neck with his hand.


    Cheng Cezhi immediately copsed.


    "Ahhhhh¡ª¡ª¨C!" The small ck handnded onto the tall and thin man''s face. Its screams sounded even more miserable, and itid affixed to it.


    The man was furious.


    His body suddenly stretched, and his slender limbs instantly covered most of the bus. The opening on his body opened even wider until it looked like the upper body was about to be torn in half, before it viciously bit into the protective barrier before him¡ª¡ª


    "Boom!"


    The protective barrier exploded into shattered crystals. It floated in the air for a short time, and then disappeared suddenly like a spot of light.


    Now was the chance.


    In the cold and dark bus where shadows swayed about, the young man''s thin body charged towards the fierce ghost without any hesitation¡ª¡ª


    The fierce ghost grinned excitedly, revealing his mouth filled with jagged teeth, as he waited for his food to be delivered to the door.


    There was no need to hide anymore.


    Another very aggressive ghostly energy exploded inside the bus. That familiar force startled the fierce ghost.


    His body suddenly froze.


    It was as if memories that had been sealed from a long time ago had sudden resurfaced.


    Wait a minute¡­..This¡­¡­


    While the hungry ghost was distracted, the young man smiled slightly and then stretched his hand into therge mouth without hesitation.


    ¡ª¡ªIn fact, it was true that none of the props in the game could prate through the hungry ghost''s hard skin, but they weren''t without a weakness. Therge opening filled with sharp teeth wasn''t only their most powerful weapon, it was also their only weak point.


    Once they are provoked by their prey, they would open their mouth to the maximum.


    This was also their weakest moment.


    Ye Jia looked at the pale face that was less than a few inches away from him. The smile on the corners of his lips deepened, and he greeted in a friendly manner, "Long time no see."


    The next second, the dark energy in his hand took a physical form.


    A huge sickle prated through the other party''s stomach, tearing through it from the inside.


    "Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" The tall and thin fierce ghost let out a painful roar. His thin limbs danced about madly, almost tearing the bus apart. The colour on his body faded rapidly, as if he was being absorbed from the inside.


    Ye Jia''s wrist twisted, and the huge sickle instantly cut the fierce ghost''s body in half. As the white de cut through the air, the cold gleam from the de swept across the wall of the bus¡ª¨C


    As if colour was fading off, the original clean and tidy appearance inside the bus gradually disappeared, revealing aged and rusted walls.


    This was an empty old bus which seemed to have not been in use for a long time. It was in tatters and looked like it would fall apart at any time.


    The fog outside the window was dissipating.


    "¡ª¡ª-And, goodbye."


    Ye Jia looked down at the remnants of the fierce ghost on the ground and added this calmly.


    The back of his hand was cut by the other party''s sharp teeth. Blood dripped down his fingertips. The sickle in his hand had already disappeared without a trace.


    The remnants of the hungry ghost in front of him slowly turned transparent. Thick and dark ghost energy quickly drained out from his wounds.


    He was still screaming and roaring, but the weakness in his voice couldn''t be concealed.


    The small ck hand quickly retreated back onto Ye Jia''s shoulder. It clutched his cor tightly and screamed: "Ahhhhhhhh!! Scared me to deathhhh!!"


    "What are you screaming for?" Ye Jia nced at it inexplicably, "His mouth isn''t on his face."


    The small ck hand: "¡­.."


    Fuck.


    ¡­¡­Couldn''t be refuted.


    Escaping ghost energy slowly gathered in the corners of the bus and rushed towards Ye Jia.


    It was as if there was some terrible existence quietly lurking inside the seemingly weak young man. It both hungrily and greedily consumed all the energy around him, quickly absorbing it into his blood vessels and bing a part of him.


    On the back of his pale hand, the bright red wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Finally, only a pale pink trace remained.


    At that moment, the small ck hand suddenly stiffened.


    It seemed to have felt something, and instinctively turned its head to look at the young man whose cor it held.


    The cold and damp fog outside slowly dissipated. Dazzling sunlight shone through the windows.


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    The profile of the young man was pale and clean and the fine hairs on his cheeks were clearly visible in the sun. His eyes were slightly lowered and his expression calm. It gave off an almost mysterious feeling of gentleness. His body and scent was also no different from that of ordinary humans.


    The small ck hand looked at Ye Jia with some uncertainty.


    Was it just its imagination just now?


    Why did it feel¡­¡­.That the smell from this human sudden became a little¡­..


    Scary?


    The bus had nowpletely returned to its original appearance. Although it had only travelled through fog for several minutes, the urban cityscape outside the window was gone and wilderness reced it.


    Ye Jia stared at the hungry ghost on the ground, his expression suddenly bing a littleplicated.


    "What is it? What is it?" The small ck hands attention was diverted. It grabbed Ye Jia''s cor and followed his line of sight to look down at the ground, "Did you find any clues?"


    It only then heard Ye Jia sigh quietly, "Did you know? The sry of people in the Combat Division is six times that of the Logistics Department."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia, "And the benefits are better."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia: "I''m doing a Combat Division''s job while getting paid the Logistics Department''s sry. I''m so tired."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia, "Want a vacation."


    The small ck hand fell into a long silence.


    ¡ª¡ª¨CIt was probably just its imagination just now.


    At this moment, the hungry ghost who was about to disappearpletely seemed to have been stimted by his words. He suddenly started struggling and raised his pale face to look at Ye Jia. His voice hissed viciously, "Ace¡­..It''s actually you¡­¡­..Hahahahaha. Did you think that you would no longer need to worry about anything after leaving the game? Your name on the hatred leaderboard will not be gone until the day you die¡­¡­.Haha, Hahahaha¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia''s eyes darkened.


    The hatred leaderboard¡­¡­..?


    Regarding this matter, could it be that the small ck had was speaking the truth?


    "King will find you¡­¡­¡­" The hungry ghost let out a spitefulugh, "No one can get away unscathed after doing something like that¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "???"


    Wait a minute?


    Do what?


    But before he had the chance to ask about that, the hungry ghost was gone.


    Ye Jia took a deep breath and then pulled the small ck hand off from his shoulder and shook it.


    "What did I do? Do you know what he was talking about?"


    The small ck hand replied hesitantly, "I¡­..I don''t know¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia shook harder.


    "Wait, wait, wait, wait!" The small ck hand was shaken until it was dizzy and cried out, "Alright! Okay! I just heard that¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia pressed, "Heard what?"


    The small ck hand stammered, "It''s just¡­¡­.it seems like¡­¡­.you yed with King and threw him away¡­..or something¡­.like that¡­¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Wait a minute. What?


    .


    A turbulent sea of blood.


    Blood slowly seeped across the dark ground, gathering into the silently surging scarlet river. Torn off limbs and piles of bones; white and bright red mixed together, forming the bloody kingdom of death.


    This was a domain.


    To be able to create such an unimaginablyrge domain, no one knew how powerful the owner was.


    In the centre of it all, on arge throne made of bones, sat a man who had his eyes closed.


    His eyshes moved.


    As if he had sensed something, the man slowly opened his eyes.


    His eyes were a dark red, much like the colour of the sea of blood.


    He looked in a certain direction and his pupils constricted slightly. Like a cold-blooded predator who had finally caught its prey, a fleeting icy smile appeared in the depths of his eyes.


    Atst.


    The next second, a breeze carrying a strong scent of blood passed by. The bony skeletons lying scattered around creaked.


    On the throne made of bones, the man''s figure slowly faded and finally disappeared without a trace.

 Chapter 5

    What did you say?


    Ye Jia repeated in disbelief.


    The small ck hand trembled in between his fingers, "I-I only heard about it¡­.That''s all! The other fierce ghosts were saying it. I don''t know if it''s true or not¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    So are you fierce ghosts always so gossipy?


    He pondered for a few seconds and then spoke up, "Tell me about your King."


    "King is King." The small ck hand twisted around.


    One should know that the ghosts in the game and the ghosts in real life are different.


    In real life, fierce ghosts are often the souls of people who had died with grievances and are wandering between the world of the living and the world of the dead. In the game, this kind of ghost only upied a small part of the poption. More were like the hungry ghost just now, a monster forming as a result of resentment and ghost energy. They are nourished by therge amounts of yin energy in the game and grow stronger by killing yers and consuming each other.


    And the small ck hand was clearly born very recently ¡ª¨C It still hadn''t formed aplete body.


    Perhaps it was precisely because of this, to the small ck hand, the King who had existed since it had gained consciousness was its world.


    And so, Ye Jia changed his question: "What level is this King you refer to?"


    "That¡­..I also don''t know." The small ck hand carefully took in Ye Jia''s expression and added weakly, "B-but, I think he should be S-Level or higher!"


    For a fierce ghost of B-Level or higher, the gap between each level was like a bottomless moat.


    And S-Level fierce ghosts are extremely rare even in the game.


    Ye Jia frowned and began to recall all the S-Level ghosts he had offended but after thinking about it, he felt that none of them were right.


    After all, it was understandable if they wanted his life.


    But a reward for information? It was too strange.


    While he was thinking, there was the sound of a car engine approaching.


    ¡ª¡ª-Someone wasing.


    Ye Jia was called back from his thoughts.


    He looked down at the small ck hand in his hand and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, if your condition recovers, you should be an almost C-Level ghost, right?"


    The small ck hand was suddenly very wary: "¡­..What do you want to do?"


    Ye Jia smiled. His expression was innocent, "It''s nothing, just want to ask you to help me out a little."


    .


    Zhao Guangcheng was a F member of the Combat Division.


    He was the one who was closest to the ce where Cheng Cezhi''sst signal was transmitted so he was immediately assigned a rescue mission.


    However, shortly after he received the task, the signal from that Logistics Department staff was suddenly gone. Ten minutester, the signal appeared in the outskirts of the city several kilometres away.


    Zhao Guangcheng drove over immediately.


    In the middle of the wilderness, an old bus was half sunk into a ditch. The advertisements printed on the body were mottled and the female star''s faded face still maintained a stiff smile.


    Although the members of the Combat Division have their own unique abilities, they are also very sensitive to ghost energy.


    The yin energy in the air had dissipated a little, but the amount left was still shockingly high.


    The instrument installed in the car began to beep even from a long distance away. There was even dark energy outside that could be seen with the naked eye.


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    Zhao Guangcheng couldn''t help but feel scared.


    A ghost of this level¡­¡­.. He may not be powerful enough to handle it.


    After quickly making a report and preparing himself, Zhao Guangcheng cautiously approached the bus and then carefully entered it.


    After seeing the scene inside, Zhao Guangcheng couldn''t help but be shocked.


    There were two unconscious young men in the bus. One was copsed in the aisle, while the other was slumped in the seat. With their faces pale and breathing weak, they were clearly affected by the yin energy.


    Severalrge ck ghost hands stretched out from the ground. It grabbed their exposed ankles, as if sucking out the life energy from their bodies.


    Zhao Guangcheng quickly activated thebat gear he carried with him.


    After a few exchanges, the ghost hand was hit.


    It let out a terrifying roar, swayed exaggeratingly a few times, and then threw away the two pale-faced victims before jumping out the window and running away.


    Zhao Guangcheng who had managed to survive was left soaking in cold sweat.


    Fifteen minutester, an ambnce arrived.


    Forty-five minutester, the two unconscious logistics staff were sent to the hospital for a physical examination.


    .


    Two hourster.


    Ye Jia sat on the bed eating jelly while wearing a patient gown.


    Cheng Cezhi slowly woke up on the hospital bed next to him and let out a hoarse groan, "Ugh¡­¡­.."


    "Awake?" Ye Jia stopped his act of digging into his jelly and asked with concern as he looked over, "How do you feel?"


    "Neck hurts¡­¡­" Cheng Cezhi replied.


    The culprit''s expression didn''t change, "It''s okay. Having body aches is a normal reaction after encountering a ghost."


    Cheng Cezhi got up with difficulty. As he rubbed his neck, he asked weakly, "So¡­¡­What happened?"


    Before Ye Jia could answer, there was a tter and the door to the ward was pushed open with great force.


    The Logistics Department Head Chief Liu Zhaocheng strode in. The parting sea on the top of his head looked a little brighter than it was a few days ago. He spoke out in anger, "Got entangled! What else could it be?!"


    Cheng Cezhi was stunned, "What?"


    Liu Zhaocheng exined briefly, "Although the specific inspection results are not out yet, the yin attributes extracted from the site by the logistics department was consistent with the ones from that high-rise building from before. The fierce ghost that attacked you earlier probably remembered your scent and came after you again!"


    "I see¡­¡­¡­." Cheng Cezhi lowered his head guiltily, "And even Brother Ye got involved because of me¡­¡­."


    At this moment, the protagonist he was referring to was pointing at the jelly on his table, "Are you eating that?"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    He suddenly felt that his apology was worthless.


    He aggrievedly passed the jelly over, "¡­¡­Not eating."


    Liu Zhaocheng''s expression was stern, "Fearing that the fierce ghost wille after you again, the superiors have ordered for you to be transferred to a ward on the top floor and abat personnel will protect you."


    He turned his gaze and his line of sight settled on Ye Jia, "As for you¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia''s act of peeling open his second jelly stiffened slightly. He suddenly had a bad feeling inside.


    Sure enough¡ª¨C


    "The funds of the bureau are limited. You will move to the general ward for observation for two days and then return to work if nothing is wrong."


    Ye Jia, "¡­..Sir, this is differential treatment."


    He originally thought he would be able to earn a few more days of vacation! In the end it was only two days!


    ¡­¡­What a pity!


    "Differential treatment?" Liu Zhaocheng sneered, "There is arge backlog of documents in the bureau these past few days. Do you want to start processing them now instead?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    He ced down his jelly and sat up straight.


    "Head Chief Liu is kind andpassionate. This one is so grateful; words cannot express my feelings."


    Lu Zhaocheng, "¡­¡­Go eat your jelly."


    Twenty minutester, the head chief and abat personnel escorted the high-risk individual Cheng Cezhi out of the ward.


    Ye Jia was also brought down to the general ward under the nurse''s guidance.


    There were four beds in the ward. Fortunately, the other three were currently empty.


    Ye Jia chose a bed near the window.


    As soon as he sat down, there was knocking from the window.


    Ye Jia turned and looked in the direction of the sound and saw the small ck hand outside beckoning at him frantically, "¡­¡­."


    The small ck hand slowly squeezed in through the side of the window and then proceeded to shake triumphantly.


    "See, I was right! Thest ce in the girl''s memory was the bus. Now that you have found the real culprit, why don''t you¡­."


    But unexpectedly, Ye Jia shook his head.


    "The real culprit isn''t him."


    The small ck hand stiffened, "Huh?"


    Ye Jia yawned and leaned backzily, "That is just a hungry ghost. His desire to kill is dependent on his appetite. He would indeed torture his prey, but he wouldn''t peel off the skin and leave the body uneaten."


    The small ck hand wilted, "¡­..I see."


    Ye Jia closed his eyes.


    In fact, he had realised this the moment he saw that ghost.


    But he didn''t think that the small ck hand was lying to him.


    He had control over its life and there was no reason for it to cover for a ghost it had never met before.


    He had found the right ce, but just didn''t find the right culprit.


    Furthermore, there was something about that ce that drew his attention ¡ª- That hungry ghost had only got onto the bus after entering the foggy zone.


    He was just a passenger.


    So, it was possible that the fierce ghost who enjoys skinning humans was also one of the passengers.


    Ye Jia''s focus changed at this moment¡ª¨C


    But why did that bus carrying fierce ghosts appear in the city centre?


    More importantly, where was its intended destination?


    While Ye Jia had his eyes closed in thought, he suddenly felt an unusual movement near his legs.


    He opened his eyes.


    He saw that the small ck hand had climbed onto the bed with difficulty. As if it had suddenly remembered something, it began toin with bloody tears, "You are so cruel!"


    It turned around to show Ye Jia the little finger that was thinner and lighter in colourpared to the other fingers, "Wuwuwuwu Look at it! My colour is no longer even! My injury from when I was beaten by youst time hadn''t healed yet and now I have lost at least 5% of my body surface area¡­¡­And you didn''t let me fight back! There are no ghosts more miserable than me! It''s so humiliating wuwuwu¡­¡­"


    It continued to wail.


    Ye Jia felt a headache forming from all the noise.


    He raised his hand and grabbed the small ck hand on his nket.


    It let out a squeak and then fell silent in an instant.


    Who says that ghosts are ruthless and cunning?! Humans are clearly much worse and scarier than them!


    The small ck hand wanted to cry without tears.


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    But the next second, it felt a very fragrant yin energy pour into its body. It waspletely different from the de-like aggressive ghost energy it had tasted in this human bodyst time. It seemed to have been deliberately adjusted to a concentration that its body could absorb and it only took a few seconds for the little finger to be restored to its original state.


    Ye Jie released his grip.


    The small ck hand looked at the human in front of it in shock. It felt that even its soul suffered a great shock.


    Could it be¡­¡­.that it had misunderstood the other party?


    He was actually a good person!


    The small ck hand''s eyes welled up. Its voice trembled a little, "You¡­."


    Ye Jia remained expressionless, "You''re dead if you continue being noisy."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­"


    He closed his eyes,id back down andzily ordered, "There is a milk tea shop two blocks away. I want banana mint green tea, half sugar, hot. Get it quickly."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Moved my ass!


    This sinister human clearly wants to work it to death!


    .


    Ye Jia was too sleepy.


    He firstly had to stay up all night dealing with the documents and then he had to deal with that bus incident.


    After a routine check-up, he fell into a deep sleep almost as soon as his head touched the pillow.


    A long-forgotten scene drilled out from the depths of his memory, taking the opportunity to invade his dreams.


    The scene was chaotic and messy.


    Horrific and grotesque creatures wandered about the seemingly eternal night scene. Their mouths spit open, revealing a greedy smirk.


    A sharp scream reached his ear. A pale and bloody face reached out towards him desperately: Help me! Help me!


    ¡­¡­.


    Ye Jia opened his eyes in the darkness.


    He stared calmly at the slightly blurry ceiling above him. His breathing was a little fast.


    It had been a long time since he had dreamt of those memories.


    The scene he thought would be fainter with time once again appeared vividly in his mind as if it had never left.


    At this moment, a small crying sound reached his ear, "Help me¡­.Help me¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia was startled. He quickly turned to look at the source of the sound.


    A little girl was curled up, shuddering in the corner of the room. She only wore a patient gown, and her feet were bare. With hollow eyes and a face covered in tears, she murmured, "Mummy, daddy, where are you? Mummy, mummy, help me¡­.."


    The light from the corridor in the distance prated straight through her body, falling onto the ground.


    There was no shadow under her feet.


    A newly dead spirit? This kind of thing was verymon in hospitals.


    But¡­¡­.the smell didn''t seem quite right.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly.


    This was a living soul.


    And it was a living soul which carried the smell of a fierce ghost.


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    The small ck hand¡ª-


    Not only was it used as freebour, but it was also at the bottom of the food chain and repeatedly exploited.


    "I''m so stupid, really." It wiped its tears, "I only knew that ghosts are insidious and sinister, but I didn''t think that humans are even more terrible. I don''t want to be in the real world anymore. I want to go back to the game wuwuwu!"

 Chapter 6

    In the darkness, the little girl sobbed quietly.


    Large tear droplets rolled down, falling onto her knees.


    She only remembered that she was in school and then she suddenly felt dizzy and fainted. When she woke up again, she found that she was in this terrible ce.


    It was cold, too cold. She couldn''t help but shiver like crazy from head to toe.


    And she would always hear some strange whispersing from the distance. Even if she tried to cover her ears, she couldn''t stop those sounds from slipping in between her fingers.


    So scary¡­..


    Mummy, daddy, I miss you¡­¡­..


    Where are you¡­¡­¡­


    The little girl shivered and curled up her thin body, pressing it tightly against the wall behind her as if this was the only way for her to feel a little safer.


    Suddenly, she heard a voice from above her head: "What? Are you lost?"


    The girl flinched with fright. She raised her teary eyes and looked in the direction of the voice.


    She saw a tall young man standing not far away. He was also wearing a patient gown. His skin was very pale and his amber eyes were half-lidded, making him look a littlezy.


    He bent down. His voice was calm and clear, inexplicably giving people a sense of security, "What is your name?"


    The little girl hupped and replied timidly, "¡­¡­.M-My name is S-Sun Jiale."


    "How old?"


    "Almost eight years old." The little girl''s big eyes were still wet with tears. She sniffled a little and replied in a small voice.


    Ye Jia imperceptibly narrowed his eyes.


    He was far away just now, and the feeling wasn''t as strong but after getting closer, he was quite certain that he could smell ghost energying from this little girl''s soul. That smell even prated deeply into her soul.


    Once a living soul separates from the main body and doesn''t return within three days, it can no longer return.


    If left alone, she would definitely die, and this ghost energy in her would turn her into a fierce ghost.


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    And this hospital was one that worked closely with the bureau. If something went wrong here, not only would employee''s medical insurance be unable to be reimbursed, it would also bring about a series of chain reactions and disastrous consequences.


    It seemed that he couldn''t leave this matter alone.


    Ye Jia sighed inside.


    ¡­..Haa, having to work overtime while on sick leave.


    The life of a corporate ve was too miserable.


    After answering those two questions, Sun Jiale''s mood had calmed down considerably.


    She looked up at Ye Jia and asked carefully: "Big brother¡­..Can you see me?"


    When she woke up earlier, no matter how loudly she cried, all the doctors and nurses paid her no attention. She had tried to pull at their clothes in a panic but was horrified to find that her fingers had instead passed right through their bodies.


    Although Sun Jiale was young, she was very aware of what this meant.


    She held back her tears and choked out a question, "A-Am I dead?"


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and stretched out his hand, "Come."


    The young man''s fingers were pale and slender with well defined joints. Under the moonlighting from outside the window, it glowed slightly.


    "Touch and see."


    Sun Jiale carefully stretched out her own pale little hand and ced it in the palm of the other party¡ª- She widened her eyes in surprise, "¡­..I-I touched it!"


    "So you see, "Ye Jia''s lips carried a faint smile, "neither you nor I are dead, isn''t that right?"


    He curled up his fingers and gently pulled the other person up from the ground, "Let''s go. I''ll take you to find your mum and dad."


    The little girl''s eyes lid up. She nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah!"


    Hearing her answer, the small ck hand hanging from Ye Jia''s shoulder muttered, "Hah, another stupid human falling for his trickery."


    Pathetic human. Can''t even see that on the other side of this man''s seemingly innocent face is a cruel psychopath!


    Sun Jiale was startled by the small ck had who had suddenly appeared, "Big brother¡­¡­w-what''s that on your shoulder?"


    "essory."


    Ye Jia smiled and pulled the small ck hand off.


    The young man''s fingers were very nimble. In just a few seconds, he tied the small ck hand into a bow, "Does it look good?"


    Sun Jiale looked at the bow in Ye Jia''s hand in surprise and nodded vigorously, "Looks good!"


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­.." ???


    Where were its ghost rights?!


    .


    Ye Jia led the little girl out of the ward.


    The hospital was very quiet at night. There was no one in the corridor except for the nurse on duty who sat at the front desk.


    Relying on his good-looking face and sweet-talking skills, Ye Jia very easily found Sun Jiale''s information from the other party ¡ª- Sun Jiale''s family had just handled some transfer procedures when it happened today and transferred her to a more expensive private hospital.


    During the conversation between the two, the small ck hand tried to untie its body and then it crawled along Ye Jia''s clothes over to his shoulder.


    After silently listening to the whole story, it held Ye Jia''s cor and asked in a suppressed voice, "Boss, what are you going to do now?"


    It waste now, and human public transport system should no longer be operating.


    The small ck hand twisted around, "Why don''t we wait for tomorrow?"


    Ye Jia nced at it without answering.


    He walked over to the self-service vending machine and took out a coin from his pocket. After stuffing it in, there were a few jingles and a packet of candy fell out.


    Ye Jia held the candy in his hand for a few seconds. A trace of ghost energy slowly gathered around the bag.


    Immediately afterwards, he bent down and ced the bag of candy in the little girl''s hand and whispered, "Hungry? Have some of this."


    The little girl thanked him timidly.


    Ye Jie looked straight into her eyes, "Next, I will need to blindfold your eyes and take a shortcut. Just hold my hand and don''t let go. Can you do that?"


    Sun Jiale held the bag of candy and nodded, "Yeah! I-I can do it!"


    Ye Jia smiled and rubbed the top of her head, "Good girl."


    He retracted his hand and the tips of his fingers shed briefly. He then tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes and used it to cover Sun Jiale''s eyes.


    After Ye Jia was done preparing, the small ck hand slowly crawled out.


    "You''re blocking her five senses? Why?"


    The next second, it seemed to have realised something and eximed, "C-could it be¡­..?"


    Ye Jia nced at it faintly, "You only figured it out now?"


    The small ck hand was speechless.


    There were no time or space restrictions in ghost domains. Everything was controlled by the creator and, the stronger the creator, the further the domain could extend.


    However, it didn''t expect that Ye Jia, as a human, could be able to create such a domain and even extend it so far¡­¡­


    ¡­..That''s why this one is definitely a monster!


    Ye Jia raised his hand. The tips of his fingers flickered like a de and he slowly swiped down.


    A gap appeared in the space in front of him. Cold air and the pungent smell of blood instantly escaped from that opening. Ye Jia guided the little girl along and entered the domain. The figures of the two were quickly swallowed up.


    The gap closed. There was no one left in the corridor.


    .


    The small ck hand gripped fearfully onto Ye Jia''s cor and carefully looked around.


    In a sense, a ghost''s domain was a physical manifestation of the creator''s inner world.


    It was clear that Ye Jia didn''t want it to see his appearance in the domain, so he had deliberately restricted what it could see.


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    All it could see was bright red.


    Different shades of red ovepped each other on the walls on either side of them as they walked along. It seemed to be flowing down, as ifyer afteryer of fresh blood was oozing out.


    The small ck hand calmed itself down and nced at the little girl who was led along by Ye Jia.


    She was blindfolded and her mouth was stuffed with candy. With her five senses blocked, she walked through the sea of bloodpletely oblivious and fully protected.


    The small ck hand sighed and couldn''t help but express, "I didn''t expect you to be so good to children."


    It then murmured in a small voice, "¡­¡­.Compared to other people, it''s double standards."


    Ye Jia''s expression remained unchanged. He said lightly. "Just taking necessary measures."


    Even a ghost wouldn''t believe that.


    The small ck hand muttered this inside.


    There were many ways one could block the five senses but Ye Jia had used the gentlest and at the same time the mostborious method.


    But it didn''t dare voice those thoughts out and just quietly nestled on Ye Jia''s shoulder, waiting for the end of the journey.


    Ye Jia nced down at the little girl holding his hand. A strange emotion shed in his eyes.


    In fact, this was not his first time hearing people say this.


    ¡ª¡ª It was just that, at that time, he had not yet be Ace, the god who firmly secured the top position on the game leaderboard.


    He had just entered the game at the time. Although he understood the cruelty and bloody nature of the game, at that time he had not yetpletely discarded the innocence and sense of justice he had gained from living a civilised society.


    It was a campus battle royale instance.


    All the yers stood in the dark sports field, nervously listening to the mechanical female voice slowly read out the rules of the instance.


    The rules were very simple and could be summed up in just three words ¡ª¡ª


    Hide and seek.


    It was just that, unlike the hide and seek in reality, the seeker in the game was a real ghost and the yers who are killed by the ghost would simrly be a fierce ghost to join the hunting party and hunt down theirpanions.


    While they were waiting for it to start, a yer in the crowd attracted Ye Jia''s attention.


    It was a child who appeared to only be thirteen or fourteen years of age.


    He wasn''t tall and quite thin inparison to children of the same age. He didn''t often raise his head and looked gloomy and indifferent.


    Ye Jia''s temporary teammate at the time noticed his gaze and looked over. He then snorted and shook his head, "Hah, there''s also a little one ¡ª- I''m certain that this kid won''t be able to survive this instance."


    This instancested for nine hours and the rules made it destined to be harder the longer you survived. It was impossible for a child to have such physical strength and endurance.


    Anotherpanion curled their lips contemptuously, "Alright. I''ll bet half an hour."


    Ye Jia frowned. He didn''t say anything and withdrew his gaze.


    His temporary teammate patted him on the shoulder, "This game is like this. Survival of the fittest ¡ª- You will get used to it soon."


    Very soon, the game began.


    Unsurprisingly, with the passage of time, the difficulty of the instance increased exponentially. The longer it went on, the harder it was for one to catch a breath.


    The six-person team Ye Jia joined was already half gone and the remainingpanions were also exhausted, almost losing their lives on several asions.


    The school corridors were dark and gloomy, and the overhead lights buzzed. The walls that had been corroded by the ghost energy charred at a speed visible to the naked eye. The deadly silent corridor sent a chill down everyone''s back.


    In the darkness at the end of the corridor, thick ck hairs slithered forward like snakes, covering the walls, floor and ceiling and chasing the three of them who ran frantically in front.


    They had used up most of their props and at this point all they could do was run.


    At this moment, Ye Jia caught sight of a thin figure standing on the stairwell on the side.


    The little boys face was pale. It was quite an rming sight in the dark corridor. He raised his head and looked at the three of them with his pair of dark eyes.


    Behind them was the fierce ghost who was getting closer with every step, but that child didn''t seem to have the slightest intention to run. He seemed to have been scared silly and could only stand firmly in ce, watching danger quickly approach him.


    Ye Jia gritted his teeth and seemed to have made up his mind. He raised his hand and grabbed the child''s thin arm, "What are you doing?! Run!"


    The little boy didn''t seem have to expected him to do this. He raised his head in daze and allowed the other party to drag him along.


    After sprinting and turning several corners, just when they were on the brink of death, they finally saw a safe zone.


    The dark hair swarmed over but was blocked by the door.


    Inside the ssroom, all that could be heard was heavy breathing.


    ¡ª¨C This safe zone could onlyst ten minutes. Although it wasn''t long, it at least gave them a chance to rest.


    After supporting himself with his knees and catching his breath, his teammate straightened up, nced at Ye Jia and mocked sarcastically, "I didn''t expect you to do that¡­..Why? Your heart softened?"


    He sneered, "What use is it saving this kid? It''s another baggage at best. Have you not understood the rules of this game? Softheartedness and kindness are worthless here."


    Ye Jia didn''t answer.


    He lowered his eyes and looked at the child who was dragged into the safe zone by him and spoke firmly, "Next time you encounter danger, remember to run."


    The little boy raised his head. His dark eyes stared at him deeply for a moment before he pursed his lips and nodded obediently.


    "I won''t save you a second time."


    Ye Jia knitted his brows and coldly threw out those words. He then turned and walked to the door of the safe zone and looked out the window.


    "Okay." There was a strange hoarseness in the little boy''s voice. He stared at the young man who had his back towards him, and a small trace of scarlet shed across his deep and dark eyes. "¡­¡­Thank you, big brother."

 Chapter 7

    Inside a ghost domain.


    In the darkness where one couldn''t even see their hands in front of them and the air was cold enough to freeze one''s breath, the whispers of ghosts and spirits echoed.


    Suddenly, like a drop of blood falling into a pool of ck ink, a touch of scarlet suddenly spread through the darkness, swallowing up all the ck.


    Amidst the bloody red colour, a man''s tall figure slowly appeared.


    A strong and oppressive force closely followed, forcibly upying every inch of the space.


    "¡­¡­.King."


    A shadowy figure slowly materialised. It bowed down submissively, and its low voice echoed in the darkness, "The matter you asked to be investigated has returned some results. I was able to pry the location from its mouth before that B-Level ghost disappeared."


    The man listened calmly. His scarlet eyes were slightly lowered, and he didn''t show as much excitement as the one making the report.


    "M City." The shadowy figure said, "Although I don''t know the reason yet, it seems that this ce will be the key target of future attacks¡­"


    Before it could finish speaking, it was interrupted: "Have you found him?"


    His voice was cold, quiet and indifferent. It carried no undtions.


    "That¡­¡­.." The shadowy figure froze for a moment. Its body seemed to be trembling uneasily, "No ghosts have reported any relevant information¡­¡­."


    "Double the bounty."


    The man indifferently withdrew his gaze. After throwing out those three words, he turned and walked towards the sea of blood behind him.


    "¡­..Y-Yes!"


    The shadowy figure was taken aback for a moment. It then hurriedly asked, "By the way, who do you n to send to check on the situation in M City? Do you need me to pass the order on for you¡­¡­?"


    But before it could finish speaking, the man''s tall figure had disappeared.


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    Coming without warning and leaving without a word.


    Shadowy figure: "¡­¡­¡­."


    It didn''t dare be angry or speak up about this.


    ¡­¡­.It could only ept its fate.


    .


    The time and space inside the domain didn''t work the same way as how it did for the outside world. Very soon, the path in front of them came to an end.


    Ye Jie withdrew from his memories.


    He raised his hand and his pale fingertips swiped down. A gap opened before him and cold air carrying the smell of disinfectants instantly poured in.


    The blood-red space disappeared without a trace behind him, leaving only a pale and solid wall. It was as if it was never there in the first ce.


    Ye Jia took in the surrounding environment.


    The corridor in front of him was empty and the nurse on duty at the front desk wasn''t around. The lights were dim and appeared to be very weak in contrast to the dark night outside. Amidst the coldness, there didn''t seem to be any signs of life.


    The smell of disinfectants was mixed with a rotting smell that was hard to ignore.


    ¡­¡­¡­Something wasn''t right.


    Even as a hospital where people often died, the yin energy here was too strong.


    Such strong yin energy was enough to nourish a fierce ghost into one that could bring harm to civilians.


    Ye Jia knitted his brows. A shallow wrinkle formed between his brows and a strange colour shed across his light-coloured eyes.


    At this moment, the small ck hand crawled out from under his cor. It twisted its thin fingers and mumbled suspiciously in Ye Jia''s ear, "It''s so strange here¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia randomly pushed open a door of a ward closest to him.


    Unexpectedly, the room was crowded.


    It was filled with people.


    Male, female, young and old; those that sat, those that stood and those that were lying down. Every one of them wore a patient gown.


    The moment the door opened; everyone''s eyes looked over.


    "Hey!" An old man with a split open head shouted angrily, "Do you know how to knock?!"


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­¡­"


    "¡­¡­.Excuse me." He closed the door.


    After returning to the corridor, the small ck hand eximed in shock, "My mother''s second uncle''s father-inw! Why are they all ghosts?!"


    Ye Jia nced at it speechlessly.


    As a ghost, aren''t you embarrassed saying something like that?


    At this moment, there was a sound of dragging footstepsing from the end of the corridor ahead of him.


    Under the faintly flickering lights, a woman in surgical gown limping forward. Blood dripped down the hem of her clothes, leaving a trail on the ground. The blood stains on her were a shocking sight.


    She held a small ck figure that didn''t appear human in her hands. It changed shape along with the flow of air as they walked.


    Behind her, she was followed by a long line of shadowy figures. Dying of old age, dying due to sickness, dying because of an ident¡­..The crowd looked very lively.


    "Oh!" The small ck hand looked at Ye Jia eagerly, "Can I join?"


    "What? You''re idle?" Ye Jia said expressionlessly, "Oh, I heard that there is also a milk tea store two blocks away from this hospital and their matchatte is good¡ª¡ª"


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Beast!


    It held itself back, "No, no. I''m super busy."


    Ye Jia stared at the ghosts in front of him and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.


    He suddenly raised his hand and pulled the small ck hand from his shoulder. He knitted his brows and asked, "By the way, you said that it feels strange. How is it strange?"


    The small ck hand shook a few times and answered, "It''s the yin energy here. Although it is strong, it is all very fresh so it should have gathered here not long ago. But for so much yin energy to gather in such a short time, don''t you find it strange?"


    Although it wasn''t strong, it was still a ghost. It was much more sensitive to yin energypared to humans.


    Hearing this, Ye Jia was slightly startled for a moment. As if he had suddenly thought of something, he lowered his head and looked at the little girl beside him.


    The girl was obediently holding his hand and had her head slightly lowered. Her pale little face looked a little translucent under the corridor lights. The strip of cloth was still covering her eyes and she waspletely oblivious of everything around her.


    The wrinkle between Ye Jia''s brows deepened. He walked towards the ce where the yin energy was at its strongest.


    The closer he walked, the dimmer the lights overhead became. It was as if it was covered by a ck veil.


    And more and more ghosts also gathered. Most of them were harmless spirits. Even if they possessed residual resentments, it was not enough for them to affect the real world.


    Some had even lost their minds over time and had be mist-like entities. All they had left was a faint outline, but they still instinctively moved in that direction at a slow pace.


    The further they went, the more ghosts there were. One floor after another, the air became as thick as porridge.


    Ye Jia continued on.


    His body seemed to be enveloped in an invisible barrier. Without using power and simply because of his existence, the ghosts around him instinctively moved away from him.


    In the dark corridor, the young man''s figure was tall and straight. Like a sharp de, he cut through the dense crowd of ghosts in front of him.


    In the corridor filled with spirits, a clear passage formed, like Moses parting the sea and it very quickly closed behind him. It was as if those ghosts were subconsciously afraid of the person in front of them.


    Soon, Ye Jia reached the ce where the yin energy was at its strongest.


    It was a ward whose door was almost concealed away.


    The surrounding air was foggy and thick and the corridor lights in the distance flickered. A chill invaded the skin as soon as he reached the door. It was as if he was entering a different dimension.


    Ye Jia reached out and opened the door.


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    The air inside the ward was dark and murky, and an unpleasant rancid smell lingered in the air.


    Under the faint light, one could see a little girl lying quietly on the bed in the centre of the ward.


    ¡ª- I turned out to be Sun Jiale.


    Ye Jia slowly approached her and stopped by the bed. He looked down at Sun Jiale who was lying on the hospital bed.


    Her expression was calm and serene, as if she had only fallen asleep.


    Ye Jia''s brow furrowed even further.


    His gaze stopped at the bulge on the corner of the bed. He reached out and lifted the nket with a whoosh.


    The little girl was still asleep and motionless. The gown on her body was crumpled because was sleeping for so long and at the end of her loose pants, one could see some dark bruising around her thin ankle.


    Ye Jia bent down and rolled up her pants slightly.


    There was a hideous and dark handprint on the little girl''s left leg. As if it was still slowly tightening around her, the ck mark on her skin was slightly sunken down. The stark contrast between the ck mark and her pale skin made it a particrly shocking sight.


    ¡­..Sure enough.


    His conjectures had just been verified.


    Ye Jia smiled. He covered Sun Jiale''s body with the nket again and helped tuck her in.


    The small ck hand peeked over his shoulder, "What is it? What did you find?"


    "¡­¡­.It''s a Sucker."


    Ye Jia pinched the bridge of his nose.


    Strictly speaking, a Sucker wasn''t a fierce ghost.


    It didn''t exist in the real world and was instead more like a special product in the game. This monster would typically lurk in dark ces where evil energy gathered and, like leeches hiding in marshes, it waited for an opportunity to attack the weak. yers who have been marked by them would slowly be drained little by little and, at the same time, the yers carrying a Sucker''s mark would be an entity that attracted other evil spirits. Once they are exhausted and overwhelmed with fear and pain, they will be consumedpletely by the Sucker.


    In short, it was a disgusting thing that liked to bully the weak and was especially good at hiding.


    Although the strength of one Sucker wasn''t high, it was sometimes more difficult to deal with than high-level fierce ghosts.


    Even now, Ye Jia didn''t want to recall his experience back when he was involved with these monsters when he was still a novice.


    Just the thought of it was unbearable.


    However, Ye Jia also didn''t know why Sun Jiale''s soul would leave her body after being marked. After all, this was also his first time seeing an ordinary person bing entangled with a Sucker.


    "So, it was a Sucker?" The small ck hand sucked in a breath.


    Ye Jia nced at it a little surprised, "What? You know them?"


    "Not at all." The small ck hand yed with its fingers, "I just heard about it. After all, they are almost extinct now. It''s not easy seeing them these days."


    This time, Ye Jia was truly surprised.


    Although monsters like Suckers are not strong, its ability to protect themselves were top-notch and they also liked to be in groups. In the game, they were an existence as annoying as cockroaches that couldn''t bepletely eliminated. How could they be almost extinct now?


    "What happened?" He asked.


    "King destroyed theirir." The small ck hand answered.


    In the game, there were often conflicts and rivalry between the different monsters and ghosts and internal killing was not unheard of. It was simr to raising a Gu where only the strongest can survive.(KKnotes: Raising a Gu is where several venomous creatures are put inside a closed container and made to kill each other until only one is left.)


    Because this fact was too normal, Ye Jia didn''t ask about it any further.


    ¡ª¨C Although the reason for the act may not be pleasant, in general, this King had done a good thing.


    It was pretty satisfying.


    Ye Jia let out a sigh of relief and casually stretched his neck.


    Under his long eyshes, his light-coloured eyes narrowed slightly. A slightly cold and non-human look appeared in his eyes.


    ¡ª¡ª-Since the problem has now reached his end, he should take care of it.


    After all, he was still considered a public official.


    What was that line again?


    To serve the people wholeheartedly.


    Of course¡­..He really didn''t mind getting rid of those Suckers more thoroughly.


    Ye Jia untied the strip over Sun Jiale''s eyes and knelt down.


    The little girl''s eyshes trembled slightly before she slowly opened her eyes.


    Ye Jia didn''t waste any time and asked straightforwardly, "Do you remember where you fainted?"


    "Yes¡­¡­.At school."


    "Where in the school? Can you recall it?"


    Sun Jiale blinked a few times and seemed to be trying to remember, "I-I seemed to be going to the bathroom? But as soon as I walked in, I felt strange, and then I was dizzy¡­¡­and then everything was ck¡­.."


    Bathroom.


    Unsurprisingly, it was a ce Suckers liked to hide in.


    Immediately afterwards, Ye Jia asked Sun Jiale for the address of her school ¡ª- Coincidently, her school was very close to the previous hospital. It was perhaps because of this that the teacher sent her there after she was found unconscious.


    "I didn''t expect that we would need to go back to the starting point¡­.." The small ck hand whispered.


    Ye Jia nced at it lightly.


    The small ck hand shrank back under his cor.


    Sun Jiale looked around at the unfamiliar environment timidly and keenly saw herself lying on the hospital bed not far away.


    Her body stiffened slightly. She couldn''t help but tremble.


    She mustered up courage and asked cautiously, "Big brother, am I¡­¡­dead?"


    The next second, Sun Jiale felt something heavy press onto the top of her head. Following that, the young man''s calm and peaceful voice sounded from above. For some reason it sounded very convincing and reassuring: "Don''t worry. You won''t."


    .


    After settling in Sun Jiale, Ye Jia used the same method as before to leave the hospital.


    The journey of several hours was shortened to two minutes, and they reached their destination almost instantly.


    As soon as Ye Jia stepped out, he was caught off guard by the blinding light before him.


    At the front of the school which should have been empty, there were a numeral of familiar looking ck cars. Several headlights were on, illuminating the front entrance of the school and there were several people in protective clothing holding detector instruments, carefully pacing around and collecting information.


    There were a few familiar letters printed on the car: PIAMB¡ª¡ª¨C


    Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    It can''t be this coincidental?


    At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from behind, "¡­¡­.Ye Jia?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Damn.


    It really happened to be that coincidental.


    He took a deep breath and slowly turned his head.


    He saw Liu Zhaocheng looking at him with a frown. His bald head reflected the dazzling light without much difficulty, "Shouldn''t you be at the hospital? Why are you here?"


    He scanned Ye Jia up and down and his brows furrowed even further, "And you''re still wearing the patient gown?"


    "¡­¡­¡­" Ye Jia was silent for a while. He bit the bullet and replied:


    "I''m¡­..sleepwalking."

 Chapter 8

    Liu Zhaocheng: "¡­¡­Huh?"


    "A-Although I fell asleep, I still have work in my heart." Ye Jie bit the bullet and bullshitted, "As a public servant, I should dedicate my life to work and serve the people¡­.."


    At this moment, Zhao Dong hurried over from behind, interrupting their conversation.


    He panted and reported to Liu Zhaocheng: "Boss, we''re ready."


    Liu Zhaocheng''s attention was sessfully diverted by the other party.


    He frowned, "The preparations are over? The Combat Division is about to enter already?"


    "It''s just a C-level mission after all. It''s normal." Zhao Dong looked down at the file in his hands, "Oh yes, the Combat Division said that they still need someone from our department to go and collect data for research."


    Liu Zhaocheng seemed to have remembered that there was still a giant living person standing next to him.


    He turned and looked at Ye Jia who was still wearing a patient gown.


    "Didn''t you say that you want to dedicate your life to work and serve the people?" Liu Zhaocheng ordered with a cold expression, "Get changed and go."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Fuck.


    He had lifted a rock and smashed his own foot with it.


    His face was filled with resistance, "But¡­..I''m still on sick leave¡­¡­"


    But Liu Zhaocheng was ruthless, "We are recently short in manpower. The neer has fallen, and Zhao Dong and the others have to check the data fluctuations outside. There''s no one else apart from you to go."


    ¡ª- Although he indeed nned to go in, he didn''t want to go in with thosebat personnel who could get in his way!


    Ye Jia tried to struggle, "Bu¡­.."


    Liu Zhaocheng, "I will pay you overtime tonight."


    He gritted his teeth and reluctantly added, "And this month you will get a performance bonus."


    Ye Jia: "!"


    His spirits were raised instantly, and he asked sincerely, "Where do I change?"


    Zhao Dong who was watching the entire thing: ¡­¡­There''s no need to be so realistic.


    .


    Twenty minutester, fivebat personnel and one logistic staff were ready to set off.


    Ye Jia turned to look at thebat personnel next to him and asked, "By the way, what mission are you doing at this school tonight?"


    "It''s nothing much. It''s just that, on one of the floors, five students over the past two days were pulled into a nightmare and there is one who is still unconscious. I''m guessing that it''s a wandering soul at most¡­¡­." After saying that, the personnel nced at him with surprise, "But I have to say, although the mission is quite simple, you came here without knowing anything?"


    "Last minute arrangement." Ye Jia shrugged helplessly, "Had to fill in the numbers."


    That personnel nodded sympathetically, "Haa, me too."


    He pointed at the symbol "Combat Division F-Level member" on his uniform: "Everyone else is tied up with the skinning case and there was no one left so I was sent here."


    "Zhao Guangcheng. And you?" He stretched out a hand to Ye Jia.


    "Ye Jia."


    The two shook hands briefly and then Zhou Guangcheng proudly patted Ye Jia on the shoulder, "Don''t worry, buddy. You don''t need to worry at all! After entering, I will protect you. Nothing will happen!"


    Ye Jia smiled faintly. His pale skin seemed to glow in the night and the gaze from his half-lidded light amber eyes looked very sincere, "Thank you, buddy."


    Without the noisy sounds of students ying, the campus at night seemed too quiet.


    Upon entering the teaching building, the light sources at the entrance of the school were gone. It was like they had entered another space. Deep in the night, only faint cold light above illuminated the empty corridor ahead.


    The team went straight to the floor where the incident urred; the third floor.


    Ye Jia stood at the back of the team, maintaining a distance that wasn''t too close or too far. He calmly surveyed the corridor ahead.


    Since he had alreadye in, it was best for him to covertly deal with the Sucker before the people from the Combat Division noticed.


    After all, right now, only he knew of the Sucker''s specific hiding ce and he had long been ustomed to dealing with this creature, so it wasn''t a big challenge for him.


    Once everything was dealt with, he would make the small ck hand show up again and then let thebat personnel think that they''ve eliminated the threat so that they could announce that the task wasplete. It was the best of both worlds and everyone would be happy.


    The small ck hand who was unaware that it would be forced to take the me again, "Achoo!"


    Why did it suddenly feel a sense of danger?


    It looked around in confusion and then shrank under Ye Jia''s cor ¡ª- Probably just its imagination.


    At this moment, the team leader who was walking at the forefront stopped.


    He took out a small ball from the bag around his waist and mped it between his fingers.


    Ye Jia suddenly had a bad feeling.


    He asked, "What is that?"


    He had asked really abruptly, causing the others in the team to turn their heads to look at him.


    The leader frowned impatiently, "This is thetest device made by the bureau. It can force out wandering ghosts so that you don''t need to search every room one by one with a detector and will allow us to go home early to sleep."


    A big rm went off in Ye Jia''s mind.


    "Wa¡­¡­.."


    The leader nced at him impatiently.


    What can a mere logistics worker know?


    Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, he crushed the small ball into dust.


    "Beepbeepbeepbeepbeep¡ª¨C!!!"


    A harsh siren sounded inside a surveince car waiting at the entrance of the school. Zhao Dong immediately stood up and stared at therge patch of red on the screen in shock.


    He took a few steps back in horror and didn''t even notice the chair behind him falling to the ground.


    The other monitor screens were exactly the same.


    The yin energy metre soared, directly busting the sensor within just a few seconds!


    Zhao Dong could hardly believe his eyes.


    What¡ª¡ªWhat was going on?


    He had been involved with off-side data monitoring for almost seven years, but he had never seen such a situation¡­.


    An incident that could be resolved by a small team had unexpectedly changed into an extremely devastating disaster only moments after their personnel entered!


    Inside the teaching building.


    As the smoke dissipated, Ye Jia slowly opened his eyes.


    Compared to just now, the current scene before him waspletely different.


    The darkness around him was like a living creature,pletely engulfing the entire corridor. The cold and dim light above their heads shed with difficulty but could only barely illuminate a small area.


    The dark nerves and blood vessels clinging along the blue-green walls pounded and gurgled as sticky mucus flowed out. It gave off a rotten stench.


    Ye Jia silently sighed.


    In addition to being difficult to find, another reason why a Sucker was difficult to deal with was because it would instinctively create a temporary ghost domain when stimted by something from the outside world.


    Although it was only C-Level, this kind of temporary domain could reach A-Level or higher.


    And the entire environment was under theplete control of the creator. Once inside, nine out of ten would die.


    Only Ye Jia stood alone in the corridor. The other teammates originally beside him had disappeared.


    Since thosebat personnel were too weak, it was very likely that they had been taken away as food reserves the moment the domain was activated. They however shouldn''t be in much danger. Based on the eating habits of Suckers, their chance of survival was still very high.


    It was just that he didn''t know where they had been taken to.


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    Ye Jia looked around at the hostile environment which had clearly noticed his existence. He couldn''t help but sigh again.


    ¡ª¨C He really needs a pay raise.


    In front of the teaching building.


    "What happened?" Liu Zhaocheng hurriedly rushed into the car with fine beads of sweat over his bald head.


    When he saw the numbers on the screen, even as a head chief who had gone through all sorts of situations, he couldn''t help but be shocked, "This¡­¡­.."


    Zhao Dong''s face was very pale. He shook his head silently.


    Through the car window, they could see a dark haze envelop the entire teaching building, exuding an eerie and ominous air. They were like invisible tentacles slowly spreading in the air, maliciously mocking the humans before it.


    "Quick¡­.Go and call for support!" Liu Zhaocheng''s voice was hoarse and hardly audible, "A-Level emergency! Quick!"


    .


    The corridor was dark and cold, and the floors and walls were bent at strange angles. It continued to gurgle and ooze out foul-smelling mucous.


    The young man walked through it unhurriedly.


    The small ck hand shrank under Ye Jia''s cor and warned in a low voice, "¡­¡­Something is watching us."


    In the corner of their eyes, a dark eye suddenly appeared on the wall and it quickly disappeared again, as if a crack had closed up.


    Ye Jia calmly continued on, "Of course."


    "Suckers have always been cautious. When they find that they cannot control the other party, they wouldn''t dare act rashly." Ye Jia exined slowly, "After patiently observing, they would n out a wave of attacks to test the other party''s strength¡­.."


    As soon as he finished saying that, several sticky tentacles suddenly stretched out from the wall in front of him and flew straight at Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia raised his head lightly. As the reflection of the dark tentacles grew bigger and bigger in his light-coloured eyes, his expression was stillpletely calm.


    He narrowed his eyes and a cold light shed between his fingers.


    The next second, very silently, those menacing tentacles broken into several smaller chunks right in front of him and fell to the ground before melting into the floor like raindropsnding on the ground.


    "¡­..Just like this."


    Ye Jia concluded.


    The yin energy in the air was so thick it could almost condense into a physical entity. Even just the act of touching it would result in irreversible damage. Spirits which have been tainted by the dark energy appeared from around the corners of the corridor. They rushed towards Ye Jia, baring their teeth and ws. At the same time, countless pitch-ck tentacles covered in corrosive liquid would from time to time throw out sneak attacks, trying to find an opportunity to swallow up the human who had ignorantly strayed into its domain.


    The young man however waspletely unperturbed. He continued advancing forward towards the ce Sun Jiale had mentioned without a change in his speed.


    As he approached, the attacks became more and more frequent and more and more anxious, as if it wanted to stop him from getting closer.


    While Ye Jia dealt with the increasingly malicious environment around him, he still had the time toin to the small ck hand: "Speaking of which, the reason why others were so disgusted by them in the game was because it could control all simr levelled fierce ghosts that have been pulled into its domain and use them to deal with the yers."


    Thedies bathroom was just ahead.


    The door and the walls in the bathroom were covered with thick, viscous dark liquid. Countless bulging blood vessels pulsated in the walls, as if it was a monster''s beating heart.


    Ye Jia smoothly repulsed a ghost wearing an old-style school uniform and then kicked open the bathroom door. At the same time, he didn''t forget to sayzily, "¡ª-But in the real world, although the ghost domain was created, the nearby ghosts are just harmless wandering spirits¡­."


    Ye Jia sighed pretentiously, "Haa, what a pity."


    The Sucker seemed to be angered by his words. A high frequency mutter could be heard and the room, the floor and even the entire building seemed to have started to tremble.


    The walls hade alive.


    Using its own reinforced concrete fingers, the entire building moved to crush the tiny human inside it.


    Even for Ye Jia, this was somewhat difficult to deal with.


    Suddenly, a pitch-ck tentacle as thick as a waist suddenly flew out from one of the toilets in thedy''s bathroom, attacking Ye Jia at a speed as fast as lightning¡ª!


    The small ck hand screamed out, "Careful¡ª¡ª"


    Viscous, foul-smelling liquid dripped from the ceiling. Before it reached the ground, there was a sound of something sharp cutting through the air.


    "Thud."


    Several neatly cut tentacles fell to the ground. The limb that had been cut off continued to writhe around non-stop.


    The young man stood amongst the blood and mucous with his thin, pale and slender fingers loosely holding the long and dark sickle. Its long and curved de had torn through the air with ease, as if there was no thickness to it.


    There were no traces left on the de. It seemed as if everything it had cut through was swallowed by it.


    Ye Jia nced at the ce where the tentacles stretched out from and said expressionlessly, "¡­..Nice ce. It suits you."


    No one noticed that the moment Ye Jia''s weapon appeared, all the attacks stopped.


    A strange silence enveloped the narrow space in front of him.


    Suddenly, a small hissing sound sounded. It was so soft, it sounded like it would soon fade with the wind. The insidious tone however could make anyone shudder: "It''s you¡­¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia didn''t expect this opening statement.


    He raised his eyebrow in surprise.


    ¡­..Was he that famous?


    So much such that even the almost extinct Suckers knew?


    "Just a mere human¡­¡­.." The Sucker''s voice was mixed with intense hatred, "Yet you actually destroyed our entire species!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    ?


    Wait a minute? What?


    "If it weren''t for you, he wouldn''t havee! If it weren''t for you, I wouldn''t have needed to resort to hiding away in this bathroom and relying on those disgusting weak souls to barely ensure my survival!"


    Hatred made that dark and small voice change into a high-pitched shrill cry. It made one''s hair stand on end.


    The floor and ceiling shook. Strong malice caused the walls to spit out dirty and foul-smelling mucous, which made a sizzling sound when it made contact with the floor.


    Ye Jia was dumbfounded, "¡­¡­¡­.."


    ¡ª¡ª-What the hell was this?!


    Although the party probably wouldn''t listen to him, he really didn''t know anything about it!


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    Ye Jia: Even while sitting at home, I get hit by a pot falling from the sky.(KKnotes: Basically, MC suddenly getting med for something he didn''t do.)

 Chapter 9

    After a long and anxious wait, rescue finally arrived.


    The rubber of the tyres spun against the ground, making a sharp screech. As soon as the door opened, Liu Zhaocheng rushed over as fast as he could.


    The higher level abat personnel was, the stronger they were, and they were also smaller in number. Since M City wasn''t toorge, the highest-levelledbat team was only D-Level.


    The captain of the team was called Lin Cheng. He was a dark-skinned middle-aged man with a tall and strong build, and he was also the only C-Level personnel on the team.


    As soon as Lin Cheng got out of the car, he ran into Liu Zhaocheng who rushed over.


    Liu Zhaocheng didn''t even bother wiping away the sweat on his bald head and began to share information like a cannon, "You''re finally here! Six of our people are trapped inside, five F-Levelbat personnel and one from our logistics department. We thought it was an ordinary wandering soul at first, but¡­¡­"


    Lin Cheng looked in the direction Liu Zhaocheng was pointing to.


    When he saw the situation there, he couldn''t help but be shocked, "This¡­¡­.!"


    A thickyer of dark mist enveloped the teaching buildingpletely. In the night, the outline of the building was bing increasingly blurred and difficult to see. It was like a fearsome beast lurking in the dark night, silently opening its mouth, waiting for its prey to enter and be eaten.


    Lin Cheng calmed himself down. He lowered his head and looked through the analysis reports Liu Zhaocheng handed over.


    The more he read, the sweatier his back became.


    The equipment did not have the ability to determine what kind of enemy they were facing and could only faithfully report out terrifying readings.


    Even without needing to go any closer to inspect, Liu Cheng knew very well that those who had already entered might not be able to be saved.


    He ced the reports down and took a deep breath: "I''ll report to the head and see if he can deploy an A-Level team to solve it. You are responsible for sealing off the areas around the school. After that, contact the relevant departments to see if you can¡­."


    Before Liu Cheng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the anxious Liu Zhaocheng: "Then what about my people?"


    Lin Cheng spoke with a grim expression, "¡­.The chance of survival is too small. Even thosebat personnel will need extensive fighting experience and great luck to escape alive so for an ordinary person in the logistics department¡­¡­."


    He sighed and shook his head, "I''m afraid that even the gods won''t be able to save him."


    .


    Inside the teaching building.


    The logistics staff who couldn''t be saved by the gods was standing alone in a small space. The floor had turned into a thick and dark gel-like texture and more foul-smelling fluid poured out from the cracks on the walls, ceiling and sinks, gurgling and bubbling as it did that.


    Those tentacles continued to attack him from all directions.


    The attacks were fierce and crazed, giving the other party no chance to breathe.


    "Wait, wait, wait, wait¡­..Calm down first¡­.." As he defended, Ye Jia tried tomunicate normally with the Sucker, "What did you mean just now?"


    A de moved silently and smoothly through the air, urately blocking every attack.


    Ye Jia persisted, "What do you mean if it weren''t for me, he wouldn''t havee? Who is he?"


    The repeated misses made the Sucker even more frustrated. It hissed angrily: "I want to peel your skin off little by little, tear off your flesh and then let you watch me crush your bones, dig out your internal organs, drink your blood and tear your soul into pieces!"


    The viscous and foul-smelling liquid under his feet started to bubble.


    "I want you to wish you were dead and struggle about in pain until you beg for me to eat you!"


    Ye Jia''s head hurt.


    ¡­..Communicating wasn''t possible at all!


    During that moment of distraction, his wrist was struck by the other party''s tentacles.


    The moment it made skin contact; the shape of that tentacle immediately changed.


    It was a terrible looking hand with weirdly long and thin fingers covered in a wet and stickyyer of skin. It looked like the hand of a dead person who had been soaked in water for too long.


    That grotesque hand gripped Ye Jia''s wrist tightly and the ce where it touched made a sizzling sound. In an instant, the skin in that area turned as dark as charcoal.


    A hoarse and crazedughter sounded from within a narrow toilet cubicle, "Hahahahahaha¡­..I didn''t expect that the once famous Ace would actually be captured by me!"


    The Sucker''s mark was branded onto the soul.


    ¡ª- As long as they are marked, the prey could no longer escape.


    The Sucker would chase after them like gangrene on bones, feeding on the negative emotions of the marked prey, sucking them dry little by little.


    That was also the origin of their name.


    "Hahahahahaha!!!" The Sucker''s voice had a hint of vicious glee, "He also wouldn''t have thought that the person he had been looking for for so long would be my food and die miserably in fear and pain! I want him to¡­¡­"


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    The next second, the voice suddenly stopped.


    "This¡­¡­..This¡­¡­¡­."


    The small ck hand crawled out from under Ye Jia''s cor.


    It looked at the very familiar scene before it and sighed sympathetically, "Brother, don''t let it get to you. I was also like this the first time."


    Ye Jia grabbed the small ck hand on his shoulder with a smile on his face and squeezed it until it let out a squeak before letting it go again.


    The Sucker suddenly sensed the danger it was about to face.


    It immediately changed its new tentacles into the shape of a de and fiercely chopped off the tentacles wrapped around Ye Jia''s wrist.


    The gnarly hand that looked like it belonged to a dead person lost its shape in an instant, changing into a pool of ck mucous.


    The mucous lingering on the young man''s pale and clean skin slowly disappeared, like a drop of water falling into the sea.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes. His light-coloured eyes were like the grey sky after a heavy storm.


    He suddenly spoke, "Did you know? Every ghost has a different taste."


    "Some are like food; some taste good and some don''t taste good, and there are also some that taste a little strange like dusty old books or a wet towel." He raised his eyes to look at the dark mass that was slowly receding away from him, "And your taste¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia knitted his brows, "Like a rotten slug."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Fuck.


    It suddenly recalled the situation that day ¡ª¨C At that time, it had tried to consume the party''s life energy but what it came into contact with was a mass of dense and dark ghost energy.


    Unable to escape, it could only feel itself being pulled in and watch it''s ghost energy be consumed little by little by the other party.


    It didn''t understand what happened back then but now¡­..Everything seemed to make sense.


    The small ck hand trembled on Ye Jia''s shoulder. Inside, it cried out tearfully¡ª¡ª


    Helppppppp!! This person can eat ghosts!!!!!!


    The Sucker made an immediate decision and turned around and fled.


    But before it could make its escape, a sharp silver dended urately in front of it, stopping it in its path. The crescent shaped de gleamed coldly, looking like it could cut through everything.


    Not all yers would have their own weapons.


    Their weapons are often redeemed in the game using the points they had umted, and they also have an expiration date.


    Ace was the only exception.


    No one knew where this mysterious sickle that could cut through gold and jade came from. Some spected that it was a reward for some hidden mission while others guessed that it was a bug in the game system. There were once jealous yers who had organised an ambush in attempt to steal his weapon and points.


    No one knew what happened that day.


    They only saw on the leaderboard that Ace''s points had increased tenfold overnight and those who tried to ambush him never appeared again.


    But now, after encountering the mysterious sickle at such a close distance, the Sucker realised in horror ¡ª¨C That wasn''t a weapon. Instead, it was more like¡­..some kind of extremely cold, extremely pure and extremely terrifying manifestation of ghost energy. It was essentially an extension of the other party''s soul.


    "Don''t be in such a hurry."


    The young man''s voice sounded from behind. It was gentle and indifferent, along with a small hint ofzy, devil-may-care attitude, "Let''s talk."


    The Sucker panicked.


    The temporary domain was about to lose its effect and the area it could control was shrinking little by little. The invisible oppressive force from the other party however forced it to reveal its true form.


    It was a rotten and swollen head with eight pitch-ck tentacles attached to it. At the end of each of the tentacles were hands that looked like it belonged to a corpse. The skin was pale, soggy and dark, and foul smelling mucous dripped from it, making sizzling sounds when it came in contact with the ground.


    After realising that it couldn''t escape, the Sucker stopped struggling. It instead twisted its head over to look at Ye Jia and let out a strangeugh: "Heh¡­..hehhehheh¡­¡­What do you want to talk about?"


    "The ''he'' you mentioned just now. He''s the one who almost wiped your entireir out?" Ye Jia frowned and remembered the small ck hands words and added, "In other words¡­¡­your King?"


    "King? Hahahahahaha King?" The Suckerughed hoarsely like it had heard the funniest joke in the world, "What kind of King is he? Don''t think that we will all submit to him after being acknowledged by the game¡­¡­.He''s not a King! No!"


    Ye Jia continued to probe, "Then what is he?"


    The ugly and vicious head in front of him suddenly twitched. It was a subconscious act of panic and fear, "¡­¡­..He is a madman!"


    ¡ª-It still remembered the appearance of that man when he appeared at theirir.


    It was a teenaged boy with paleplexion and narrow shoulders. He looked so fragile, it seemed like he would instantly be swallowed up by the darkness looming behind him.


    The youth stood there with a pair of deep and dark eyes and seemed to look a little lost.


    He asked in a small voice, "¡­¡­Have you seen my big brother? He''s gone. I can''t find him anywhere."


    Overwhelming ridicules poured out from the cave. It hadughed wildly together with the other Suckers and sneered, mocked and humiliated the youth in front of them.


    It was as if the youth didn''t hear them at all. He continued to look around nkly, as if he was searching for something that didn''t exist.


    This continued until¡ª¡ª¡ª


    "Your big brother?" A hoarse voice sounded, "I''ve seen him."


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    The youth was slightly startled. Some light appeared in his eyes and he immediately looked in the direction of the voice.


    "I''ve tasted him¡­.Very delicious. His blood and fear were fragrant. I had never tasted such a delicious yer before." The hissing voice sounded both pleased and vicious, "¡ª¨CReally want to try it again."


    Suddenly, for almost no reason, the Sucker instinctively shuddered.


    It didn''t know why it sensed a creepy feeling from this youth. It was clearly something it would only feel when encountering a ghost that was A-Level or greater.


    The next second, a trace of scarlet surged from the depths of the youth''s eyes.


    The red colour appeared very quickly, almost instantly swallowing the darkness.


    None of the Suckers were aware of this change.


    Even their mockingughter continued.


    There was the sound of bones rubbing against each other.


    The youth''s thin figure slowly changed. His limbs stretched and elongated, and his body grew taller.


    As his body changed, a strong oppressive force spread.


    Theughter slowly faded and it eventually disappearedpletely.


    All that was left was eerie silence.


    That man stood against the light. Only the crimson in his eyes was particrly vivid in the darkness.


    Like a sea of blood, it was filled with cruel bloodthirstiness.


    His voice was soft and hoarse. It carried chilling obsessiveness, "Ah¡­.That''s great then¡­.."


    The Suckers all looked at this strange existence before them vigntly and tried to understand what happened. Only the most timid Sucker fearfully backed away and unconsciously hide itself in its hidden domain.


    Before the domain opened, it heard the other party''s voicee from a very distance ce. It was spoken lightly, as if those words weren''t anything unusual, "In that case, as long as I eat you, I will be able to take back a part of my big brother. Isn''t that right?"

 Chapter 10

    The effect of the temporary ghost domain was fading.


    As if it was slowly being peeled off, those strange blood vessels and mucous on the walls and floor gradually disappeared, returning back to the clean and smooth surface.


    As the bluish swollen head floated in the dark foul-smelling mucous, its sharp nails scratched on the floor below, leaving white marks behind.


    It stared at the young man standing before it with its rotten protruding eyeballs. A strangeughter escaped from its throat, "I know you won''t let me go. I''ve heard of you¡­.You''re someone who would never leave behind unfinished matters in the game, so¡­.."


    The Sucker''s expression suddenly turned fierce.


    "¡­¡­.So don''t even think about leaving with those humans who came in with you either!"


    The mucous under its body suddenly started to bubble and, in an instant, it disappeared from in front of Ye Jia.


    Fuck.


    Ye Jie quietly cursed.


    The Sucker deserved its reputation as a sly fox in the game. When talking to him just now, it had secretly concentrated its remaining power under its body and managed to escape using the temporary domain that had not yetpletely disappeared.


    The domain was shrinking so the Sucker wouldn''t be able to get out of this teaching building.


    But its purpose clearly wasn''t to escape. It wanted to drag a few people down with it before it was wiped out.


    ¡ª¨C Now was not the time to worry about damages.


    A cold light shed and the floor under his feet copsed. The cut off part was smooth and neat, like it was tofu being cut by a sharp knife.


    Ye Jia jumped down.


    He didn''t stop and quickly rushed towards the ce where the ghost energy was fluctuating the most.


    Like a hurricane passing by, dust scattered, and rubble flew.


    Amidst the dust, Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly.


    He could sense that the Sucker in front had stopped.


    ¡ª- The distance between them were only two walls.


    In the ssroom at the end of the corridor.


    Sticky and foul-smelling mucous slowly filled the room. The five unconscious humans were pinned to the wall by them, and they were almost about to bepletely submerged. All that was left exposed were their pale faces, allowing them to breathe.


    The mucous on the ground rippled and a rotting head emerged. It opened its mouth and a long thin tube stretched out from within its throat, reaching towards Zhao Guangcheng who was closest and entering his mouth.


    A strange bulge appeared along that tube, moving in the direction of the Sucker.


    Zhao Guangcheng struggled in pain whilst still unconscious. His cheeks sunk in at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    The next second, the wall behind suddenly broken open with a loud sound. As the dust scattered, the pale tube was cut into two.


    ck blood spurted out from the writhing tube and the Sucker let out a deafening and miserable cry. The cry made the entire ce tremble and it made those who heard it feel ufortable.


    The de had not only cut its tube, it had also cut the mucous on the wall.


    Zhao Guangcheng''s heavy body was no longer trapped. It fell from the wall with a thud.


    Pain, cold, disgust.


    Countless vicious sensations surged inside his groggy body and a rotten stench filled his mouth and nose. It was like he had swallowed a hundred maggots and that disgusting feeling pulled Zhao Guangcheng out from his semi-unconscious state.


    His eyelids seemed to be filled with lead and were so heavy, he almost couldn''t lift them.


    Zhao Guangcheng raised his eyelids with much difficulty and finally managed to look ahead through the small opening.


    The sight before him was something that only existed in nightmares. He began to tremble uncontrobly.


    Thick, dark malice in the air had condensed into a physical entity and a rotting monster with twisted limbs appeared right in front of him. The close proximity allowed him to clearly smell the foul odouring from its body.


    In the centre of the terror filled scene, arge irregr hole had been broken open by some strong force, allowing faint light to enter. A person''s figure could be vaguely seen amidst the smoke and dust in the air.


    ¡­¡­Was this a dream?


    Zhao Guangcheng was a little dazed.


    He heard a hoarse voice. It contained viciousness he had never heard of in his life. It was as if every syble contained poison and it also seemed toe from a very distant ce.


    Zhao Guangcheng''s ears were still ringing. Amidst the ringing, he was barely able to make out some words, "It''s you¡­..again¡ª¡ª¡ª-" That voice hissed andughed wildly, "I will¡­.drag you down¡­with me!"


    Those limbs before him squirmed. It then stretched into an unimaginable shape and charged towards that figure.


    A bright light shed, and a crescent shaped de cut through the air. Its silent and cold beauty seemed to silence everything in its path. It cut through the dark mass before Zhao Guangcheng and lit up the room for a brief moment.


    That figure became clear for a second and was then shrouded in dust and darkness again.


    The next second, an almost inhuman scream suddenly resounded across the room. It seemed to make everything tremble and Zhao Guangcheng almost fainted again.


    Zhao Guangcheng struggled but his consciousness seemed to be uncontrobly slipping away from him.


    He heard that vicious voice roar resentfully: "¡­¡­.Ace!"


    The second before his consciousness faded, those clear eyes belonging to the figure ahead was deeply burned into his memory.


    Immediately afterwards, he fainted again.


    "Patter." "Patter."


    Rotten and foul-smelling limbs fell to the ground. It slowly turned into an almost translucent texture and then finally disappeared little by little, as if the colour was slowly fading away.


    An invisible force surged towards the door like a tornado.


    Ye Jia''s figure shook slightly.


    Hisplexion didn''t look very good.


    The small ck hand held onto Ye Jia''s shoulder anxiously and carefully looked over.


    The young man''s brows were furrowed and his thin lips which were almostpletely colourless were pressed tightly into a line. His overly paleplexion made him appear weak and fragile, as if he was some kind of porcin that would shatter with a little force.


    The small ck hand was taken aback.


    It had never seen this side of Ye Jia before.


    It hesitated for a moment and then summoned up the courage to ask, "Um, you¡ª¡ª¡ª"


    Before it could finish asking, Ye Jia suddenly raised his hand, held onto the wall and retched a few times.


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia slowly straightened back up and shook his head haggardly, "It tastes disgusting."


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    It wasn''t just this one. All Suckers tasted the same.


    Sticky, rotten and extremely foul-smelling.


    Even though Ye Jia had been in the game long enough, he wasn''t strong enough to eat this monster without a change in his expression.


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    I must''ve been blind for a second there.


    Although the mucous in the room didn''t disappear together with the Sucker, it had lost its previous consistency and thickness. The five who had been tightly bound to the wall fell one after another and were nowying among the pool of dark mucous.


    Ye Jia looked out the window and estimated the time.


    The temporary ghost domain enveloping the teaching building should''ve been gone for a while now. Reinforcements should be here soon.


    He walked over to the five who were still unconscious and nced at the mucous on the ground with some disgust. In the end, he could only sigh in resignation, kick aside Zhao Guangcheng who was stacked on top of the leader and lie in the space between them.


    Ye Jia tore off the small ck hand that was still sitting on his shoulder, "I believe you know what to do."


    Since it had done it once before, it should be skilled enough to do it again.


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­.."


    I definitely, definitely was blind!!!


    .


    "Miracle¡­¡­"


    Lin Cheng stared at the mess in the room in disbelief. The expression on his face showed unconcealed shock. He murmured, "It''s incredible¡­¡­."


    No one expected that the small team ofbat personnel was able to survive such dangerous circumstances and even the logistics staff apanying the team was unscathed. There was no other way to exin it except for calling it a miracle.


    At this moment, Liu Zhaocheng and Zhao Dong from the Logistics Department hurried over.


    As soon as they met, Liu Zhaocheng asked anxiously, "H-how is it? Is he okay?"


    Lin Cheng still seemed to be in disbelief. He nodded, "Yes¡­.."


    The two from the Logistics Department let out a long, relieved sigh.


    "T-that''s great." Liu Zhaocheng sniffed and said in in a low, muffled voice, "Although he always likes to ck off and skip work and cut corners when working overtime, he is still an indispensable part of our team¡­¡­¡­."


    Zhao Dong wiped the corner of his eyes and said emotionally, "Yes¡­¡­.Brother Ye is a good person. I have never seen another brother who is more loyal than him¡­¡­."


    Liu Zhaocheng sighed, "And his report is still not finished."


    Ye Jia whose eyes are closed, and breathing is weak, "¡­¡­¡­"


    It would be good if he really fainted now.


    At least, he wouldn''t need to be angered to death.


    Thebat personnel who had just ran out in pursuit of the fierce ghost returned out of breath, "C-captain, that fierce ghost escaped¡­¡­"


    Lin Cheng didn''t expect them to be able to catch the fierce ghost who could do something like this, so he just waved his hand, "Take the wounded back first. Let''s talk about thatter."


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    "Yes!"


    The unconscious members were carefully moved from the mucous coated floor onto a stretcher. Lin Cheng stood at the door and watched them get carried out one after another.


    Liu Zhaocheng frowned and asked puzzled, "Captain Lin, do you know why that ghost ran off?"


    It was clearly in the advantage just now and they didn''t have anyone that could go against it so why did it suddenly slip away?


    Lin Cheng seemed to also have trouble answering this question. He hesitated and said, "I also don''t know. Perhaps it''s because it is worried about being caught in trap¡­.."


    At this moment, one of thebat personnel lying on the stretcher regained some consciousness.


    He raised his hand with difficulty and grabbed the corner of Lin Cheng''s clothes, "No¡­¡­It wasn''t that¡­¡­"


    Lin Cheng was shocked. He quickly stopped the people carrying the stretcher away and bent down to ask, "What did you say?"


    "W-we were saved!" Although Zhao Guangcheng''s voice was weak, it couldn''t hide his excitement, "Just now, there was a very strong person¡­¡­.."


    "What?" Lin Cheng was shocked, "Who?"


    "I-I heard that f-fierce ghost call him¡­¡­Ace."


    Zhao Guangcheng''s eyes radiated hopeful light, "I have never seen such a powerful and terrifying human¡­¡­He is our saviour!"


    "Re-really?" Lin Cheng was startled.


    His brows were slightly furrowed. Although his expression was still serious, his excitement couldn''t be concealed in his voice, "If what you said was the truth and he really is as strong as you said, then he is definitely at least B-Level and maybe even an A-Level powerhouse!"


    "The Combat Division is currently in urgent need of manpower and everyone is being overworked¡­¡­" He was also excited, "The recent cases in M City have been very strange. If we had the help from such a powerhouse, our workload can be reduced by at least half!"


    Lin Cheng''s expression became firm, "We will try our best to find him."


    Ye Jia lying on another stretcher: "¡­¡­.."


    Ah, life is so hard.


    Might as well pass out now.


    The author has something to say:


    Zhao Guangcheng (admiring): "My saviour is powerful and mysterious!!"


    Ye Jia who is pretending to be unconscious, "¡­¡­."


    Public execution.


    How embarrassing.

 Chapter 11

    Because of that school incident, Liu Zhaocheng finally showed somepassion and gave Ye Jia the paid leave he dreamed of.


    And it was for a whole week!


    Ye Jia looked at Liu Zhaocheng who stood next to his hospital bed with an extremely touched expression, "Thank you Head Chief! You are simply a living Buddha who rescues the suffering¡­."


    Liu Zhaocheng, "¡­..Say one more word and your leave would shorten by another day."


    Ye Jia: !


    He immediately stopped and made a gesture of zipping his lips.


    Liu Zhaocheng snorted and threw a box onto the hospital bed.


    Ye Jia reached over and tested the weight of it, "What is this?"


    "Phone." Liu Zhaocheng said expressionlessly.


    Ye Jia: "Chief, you already know that I''m not very good with these kinds of electronics¡­."


    "Without a phone, we cannot contact you. Recently, there has been a shortage in manpower. Don''t think that you don''t need to work overtime if you don''t have a phone." Liu Zhaocheng sneered, "I''ll give you seven days to learn how to use it. If you don''t do it by then, your workload will be doubled when you return."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Not waiting for Ye Jia''s response, Liu Zhaocheng rushed out of the room like a gust of wind and before he left, he even mmed the door shut.


    The ward returned to silence.


    Ye Jie sighed and looked down at the phone in his hand with worry.


    Rounding it up, he had been in the game for a total of twelve years.


    In the game, the age of all the yers was stopped from moment they entered.


    It was just that almost none of them could gather ten million points and be given the chance to leave the game.


    Before Ye Jia entered the game, everyone used the bulky flip phones but when he came back out, everyone was using thin and light smartphones.


    Although he still looked like a young man in his twenties, his soul was very different.


    It took Ye Jia a long time to adapt to the city that had changed greatly due to technology. Only the mobile phone was a hurdle he had been unable to ovee.


    There was also amunicator in the game but using themunicator also meant that there was a risk of being exposed. As someone at the top of the leaderboard and also as the only owner of a special weapon, Ye Jia had always been the target of envy. To him, humans held more threat than fierce ghosts but, unfortunately, this instinctive resistance in using amunication device still remained even after returning to the real world.


    The feeling of being able to be found by others at any time made him feel unsafe.


    The small ck hand poked out from his shoulder and looked curiously at the box in Ye Jia''s hand, "What is this?"


    "Phone." Ye Jia replied.


    The small ck hand moved closer and looked at the shiny screen with great interest, "What is a phone?"


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the hand thoughtfully.


    Suddenly, he raised his hand without a warning and threw the phone over to the small ck hand.


    Small ck hand was startled. It hurriedly tried to catch it, but its thin wrist sank slightly due to the heavy phone, making it look a little awkward.


    "I''ll give you five days to learn how to use it." Ye Jia smiled and said, "Or I will eat you."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­.."


    I shouldn''t have spoken so recklessly. I regret it now.


    And wasn''t it seven days?! Why did it be five days now?!


    The small ck hand wanted to cry without tears. It had no one to ask for help.


    It could only swallow down its regrets and ept the exploitation.


    Ye Jia got off the hospital bed refreshed and then activated his ghost domain and stepped in.


    A minuteter, he silently appeared in a ward.


    The curtains were drawn, and a deep blue sky could be seen from the gaps. The sun was about to break through the clouds, bringing light to the world.


    On the hospital bedid an unconscious young girl. Her soul lingered by the bed.


    The moment she saw Ye Jia, Sun Jiale''s eyes lit up: "Big brother!"


    She pointed at the surrounding environment and spoke as if she was offering a treasure, "It''s all back to normal here!"


    Indeed, the numerous ghosts that were gathered in the ward earlier were all gone. It was as if everything was just a dream.


    Sun Jiale asked hopefully, "C-Can I return to my body now?"


    "Of course." Ye Jia rubbed her head, "But I still have something I need to confirm. Can you wait a little longer?"


    Sun Jiale was a little confused but she still obediently nodded, "Okay."


    Ye Jia approached the bed and lifted the nket. The dark marks on the girl''s ankles were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. It should soon return to normal.


    He fell into deep thought.


    At the school earlier, abat personnel had reported the situation to him. Except for Sun Jiale who fell unconscious, the other children were pulled into a ''nightmare'' and the states of those victims were in line with how Suckers typically hunted ¡ª- Once marked, the marked individual would attract the ghosts around them, and the Suckers would then absorb their life energy when their spirits are weakened. This method was naturally more lethal in the game. Since it could only attract wandering spirits in the real world, it only resulted in a ''nightmare''.


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    So why was Sun Jiale different?


    At this moment, the small ck hand hiding on Ye Jia''s shoulder suddenly leaned over and whispered, "There are some yin on the child''s neck, but I can''t tell if its good or evil¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia was taken aback for a moment. He raised his eyes and looked at where the small ck hand was pointing at.


    He hesitated for a moment and then reached over to pull out a small pendant she wore around her neck.


    It was a jade pendant. It was very exquisitely designed but the surface was covered with web-like fine cracks, as if it would shatter the next second.


    Sun Jiale eximed behind him: "Ah! That, that''s something my mummy left me¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia was startled.


    Seeming to have thought of something, he injected some energy into the pendant resting in his hand.


    There was a faint fluctuation in the air.


    The next second, a pale-faced woman slowly appeared before him. She wore a surgical gown and the hem of her blood-soaked clothes dripped with blood.


    Her face had already be blurred, and one could only see a vague outline. Her expression was stiff and sluggish, as if her consciousness had faded over time.


    In her arms, she held a faint and indistinct dark mass.


    That mass was already much fainter than earlier and seemed to be slowly disappearing over time.


    This was the woman Ye Jia saw in the corridor when he first arrived at the hospital.


    Ye Jia''s gaze fell onto the calf of the dark mass.


    A dark handprint flitted in and out of view.


    It was as if Sun Jiale was struck by lightning. She seemed to be inplete disbelief and only dared to let out a weak cry, "Mummy?"


    Aplex look shed across Ye Jia''s eyes.


    He now knew the reason.


    When he first arrived, the yin air around the ward had already gathered so there shouldn''t have been so many ghosts left wandering around in the corridor. He had originally thought that the ghosts were going in the direction of the ward but they were in fact chasing after the mass in this woman''s arms ¡ª- For some reason, she was able to share a part of the curse brought about by the mark on Sun Jiale''s body and she then instinctively lured the ghosts away from her daughter.


    Ghosts are lingering obsessions. They remain as wandering ghosts mostly due to hatred, pain, and unwillingness to leave.


    But this small soul remnant left on the jade pendant was left behind to protect.


    The yin energy was too weak and carried very little malice. Even the small ck hand who was simrly a ghost couldn''t detect its existence.


    Sun Jiale''s eyes widened nkly. She stumbled over, stretched out her hand and then retracted it before calling out both cautiously and expectantly, "Mummy, i-is that you?"


    The woman didn''t answer.


    She stared nkly in the distance. Standing in the centre of the ward in silence, she looked like a walking dead.


    Tears burst out uncontrobly. Sun Jiale did her best to suppress her sobs and raised her hand to hold the hem of the woman''s clothes, "Mummy¡­..You don''t recognise me anymore?"


    Ye Jia silently sighed.


    A soul''s consciousness would only stay for a short period of time and it was even shorter for a soul with no malice. What''s more, she had also shared arge part of Sun Jiale''s curse and is probably currently on the verge of disappearing.


    He stepped forward wanting to say something but, unexpectedly, the woman in front of him moved.


    Her eyes moved down with difficulty, as if struggling to break free from the broken body.


    Her gaze changed. Seemingly recognising the person in front of her, it turned soft and loving and it also carried a hint of sadness.


    With difficulty, the woman raised her hand slightly and touched the little girl''s cheek, "Don''t¡­¡­¡­cry¡­.."


    She spoke each word with great effort, "Won''t¡­..look¡­..good¡­.."


    The gushing sorrow could no longer be suppressed. Sun Jiale gripped the corner of the woman''s clothes firmly and sobbed a few times before turning into a howling cry.


    The woman raised her eyes and looked pleadingly at Ye Jia who stood behind the little girl.


    Ye Jia nodded silently.


    He quickly walked up, ced his hand on Sun Jiale''s shoulder and gently pulled her back.


    The little girl''s soul floated up and then slowly fell back onto the hospital bed, ovepping with the empty body on the bed.


    She went to sleep.


    The woman''s soul before them seemed to have finally reached its limits and cracks spread rapidly across the body.


    She raised her eyes to look at Ye Jia and slowly smiled. Some of the gentleness and beauty from when she was alive seemed to have returned to her.


    She bowed to Ye Jia, "¡­.Thank you."


    Her figure disappeared.


    Only peaceful silence remained in the ward.


    The sun prated through the clouds, dispelling away the darkness. Soft, golden light quietly poured in through the gaps between the blinds, gently stroking the little girl''s scattered long hair and bringing along with it a trace of warmth.


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    A new day had begun.


    .


    Sun Jiale opened her eyes. For a while, she didn''t know where she was.


    She got up with some difficulty and realised that she was lying on a hospital bed.


    What¡­¡­happened?


    She was at a loss.


    Through her blurred vision, she saw the door of her ward being pushed open and a man covered in stubble rushed in anxiously, "Lele! You''re awake!"


    The man''s footsteps stopped. He was a little at loss, "Why are you crying¡­¡­."


    Crying? I''m not crying.


    Sun Jiale was a little confused.


    She raised her hand and touched her cheek and felt something cold and wet. Tears were still gushing out andrge ones rolled off her face onto the bed.


    The man cautiously approached her and held the crying little girl in his arms. He softly coaxed, "What''s wrong? Do you feel ufortable? Tell your daddy, okay?"


    Sun Jiale buried her face in her father''s shoulder and shook her head vigorously. Her voice was a little hoarse and nasal, "No¡­¡­."


    "I seemed to have had a dream¡­¡­"


    "I was cold and scared at first¡­¡­but then¡­¡­"


    She raised her head and showed a tearful smile, "I-I dreamt that mummy came to see me."


    Unnoticed by the others, there was an unopened cup of jelly sitting on the bedside table.


    It was the type specially provided by a hospital, but thebel on it showed that it came from a different hospital.


    It was ced in the centre of the table like it was a gift.


    .


    In a scarlet ghost domain, pale white bones were piled up into something that resembled a throne.


    "King¡­¡­¡­"


    Arge fierce ghost covered in abscesses slowly climbed out from a pool of muddy gunk, "Do you remember the human organisation called the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau?"


    Dead silence followed.


    The fierce ghost carefully raised its eyes and nced upwards.


    The man sitting on the throne of bones was expressionless. His pale fingers were slightly bent and they were gently rested on a skull. With his pair of scarlet eyes, he looked down at the fierce ghost from above with a scrutinising gaze.


    The fierce ghost''s body trembled. It hurriedly lowered its eyes and stammered out the rest of its report, "A-ording to a subordinate who have infiltrated them, the name of the person you''re looking for has appeared in a report there¡ª¡ª-"


    The pale fingers resting on the skull moved slightly but it was so slight, it could easily be overlooked.


    "Where?"


    His voice was very calm, like a breeze blowing across a in.


    But the fierce ghost below trembled even more. It shrunk its body as much as possible.


    "M-M City."


    It gathered its courage and continued, "Do you need me to send someone to verify¡­¡­"


    Its trembling voice was unexpectedly interrupted.


    "No." The man''s red eyes darkened a few shades, and it was now the colour of half coagted blood.


    He casually tapped at the bones under his hand with his finger and spoke with a chilling voice, "¡­¡­.I will go there personally."

 Chapter 12

    The past two days had been very turbulent making Ye Jia, the salted fish who had grown ustomed to living a stable life in reality, a little ufortable.


    Therefore, after leaving the hospital, like what all corporate ves with seven days of paid leave would do, the first thing he did when he returned home was to¡ª¡ª-


    Sleep.


    Ye Jia buried his head in his nket and slept for twelve hours straight.


    When he woke up again, it was already dark outside.


    There was only a faint blue light in the distance along with the sound of cheerful music.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.


    He saw a phone with its screen lit up floating in mid-air. The small ck hand had produced two hands and was currently sliding its finger across the screen in fascination.


    Ye Jia, "¡­..What are you doing?"


    Small ck hand, "You''re awake!"


    It held the phone and floated towards the bed as it eximed excitedly, "This thing called a mobile phone! It''s fun! There are so many interesting things in it! Look at this¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia nced at the screen.


    Fight The Landlord.(KKnotes: A card game.)


    The small ck hand puffed itself up triumphantly, "I have already won a lot of golden beans!"


    Ye Jia nced at it again.


    ¡ª¨C And it was ying against other yers.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­It''s good that you like it."


    He got out of bed, put on his slippers and slowly entered the kitchen to make himself a cup of hot tea.


    Before he could take more than a few sips, he heard a knock on the door.


    "Knock, knock, knock."


    Ye Jia was taken aback.


    He had never told anyone his home address and he didn''t have any friends in the bureau close enough toe and visit him.


    Who was it?


    Ye Jia frowned and walked over to open the door.


    As soon as the door was opened, Cheng Cezhi was revealed. He carried a goofy smile on his face and held arge basket of fruits in his hands, "Brother Ye, it''s me!"


    Ye Jia''s right hand hanging to his side rxed slightly and the sickle which had started to take shape very quickly disappeared.


    He asked, "Why are you here?"


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    Cheng Cezhi, "The people from the Combat Division guarded me for three days but nothing happened, and theyter had a shortage of staff on their end, so they let me go."


    He grinned, "After I returned to the logistics department, I heard that you had taken a week off due to a work injury so I''m here to check on you¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia rubbed his messy hair, sighed and moved to the side, "Come in."


    Cheng Cezhi ced down the basket of fruit and Ye Jia came over with two cups of hot tea. He quickly got up to receive the tea and then carefully sat down on the sofa.


    "Speaking of which," Ye Jia sipped his tea, "how did you know my address?"


    Cheng Cezhi was a little at loss, "Huh? The others don''t know? I¡­I asked my uncle."


    Ye Jia had a bad feeling.


    "Your uncle? Who?"


    "Heheh, you have probably heard of him¡­¡­" Cheng Cezhiughed with some embarrassment, "It''s that Cheng Ze."


    Cheng Ze, the director of the M City branch of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Oh, someone with connections.


    No wonder their head chief''s attitude towards this neer was so good!! Double standards!!


    Suddenly, Cheng Cezhi sucked in a deep breath. His expression showed great fear and he quickly lowered his voice, "B-brother Ye, d-don''t look back!"


    Ye Jia: "?"


    Cheng Cezhi''s gaze was fixed at a spot behind Ye Jia. He then spoke extremely quietly and extremely slowly, "I¡­¡­I think a ghost has followed you back¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia''s heart fell.


    Could it be that the small ck hand had bepletely addicted to Fight The Landlord and let the phone float around?


    At this moment, the small back hand skilfully climbed onto his shoulder, "What is that human talking about? If a ghost really followed you back, I would''ve already noticed it."


    It wasn''t holding the phone.


    But before Ye Jia could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Cheng Cezhi let out another gasp, "B-brother Ye¡­..I think¡­..it''s on your shoulder¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "?"


    Small ck hand: "?"


    Ye Jia turned to look at the small ck hand on his shoulder and a hint of surprise shed across his eyes.


    ¡­..Cheng Cezhi could see it?


    When they were in the elevatorst time, the small ck hand had suddenly be stronger due to the malicious energy left behind by a fierce ghost. At that time, its level had increased by almost two levels, so it was possible for ordinary people to see it but, after it had been dealt with by Ye Jia, it had be very weak, so it was now almost impossible for ordinary people to see it.


    Cheng Cezhi''s teeth chattered as he reached to his waist, "I-I''ll call the Bureau¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia pinched the bridge of his nose, "¡­¡­.Wait."


    Cheng Cezhi didn''t listen. He continued to rummage around while trembling.


    Ye Jia turned his head and ordered the small back hand, "Go and grab it."


    "On it." The small ck hand flew over and ruthlessly snatched away the emergency call device from the panicking Cheng Cezhi''s hands.


    Cheng Cezhi''s face was pale. He pressed himself firmly against the back of the sofa, "Y-you two¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia pointed at the small ck hand on the side, "Let me introduce you. This was the one who subjected you to a nightmare in the building back then."


    The small ck hand waved at him in a friendly manner.


    But Cheng Cezhi looked like he would pass out any second.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.


    How should this story be exined¡­¡­


    ¡ª- Twenty minutester.


    Cheng Cezhi held a cup of hot tea in his hands. Although his face was still pale, his expression was a lot better than before.


    "So, you mean, it attacked me before because it was contaminated by another fierce ghost?"


    Ye Jia nodded.


    "Then¡­¡­why can I see it?"


    "I don''t know." Ye Jia shrugged, "Perhaps it''s because you have seen too many ghosts recently."


    When ordinary people are exposed to excessive yin energy, it would result in a certain degree of spiritual vision.


    "Th-then what about you?" Chen Cezhi asked cautiously.


    Although Ye Jia had always been gentle and easy-going, for some reason Cheng Cezhi had always felt that there was more to it. He couldn''t help but feel admiration towards him as well as the urge to know him better.


    "Born with it." Ye Jia replied without a change to his expression.


    He didn''t have spiritual vision before entering the game but after living in that ce with such high concentration of yin energy, he naturally acquired that ability.


    ¡ª¨CAfter all, those who didn''t acquire it are already dead.


    "Since you have this talent, why didn''t you join the Combat Division?" Cheng Cezhi became excited, "Do you need help? I can ask my uncle¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Join the Combat Division?


    Did he think that there was too little overtime, or was he worried that the reward for the hatred leaderboard was not high enough?


    Ye Jia: "No, I think it''s good to just pass my days idly like this in the logistics department."


    Cheng Cezhi: "But¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia resolutely interrupted him, "I love this job very much and I want to dedicate all my time and energy to the field I love."


    Cheng Cezhi, "¡­¡­."


    How could someone make wanting to live a salted fish life sound so honourable?


    Ye Jia sent the visibly recovered Cheng Cezhi to the door. Before the other party left, he rested his arm on the door frame and smiled lightly at Cheng Cezhi, "You won''t tell other people about what happened today, will you?"


    The bright light in the living room cast a golden light over the side of his face and with his pair of light-coloured eyes slightly narrowed, he looked particrly amiable at this very moment.


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    But for some reason, Cheng Cezhi suddenly felt a chill down his back.


    He shook his head like a rattle.


    Ye Jia smiled and waved at him, "Goodnight."


    As soon as the door closed, the small ck hand appeared from behind Ye Jia''s shoulder, "Do you really believe that he would keep quiet?"


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and smiled gently, "Of course."


    With his fingers slightly bent, a wisp of dark air emerged from his fingertip and left through the space under the door.


    Small ck hand, "!"


    Ye Jia ced a finger on his lips, "Because I am watching him."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Fuck, this man is scary.


    I want to go back to the game wuwuwuwu.


    .


    The dark night spread out like ck ink, immersing the entire city in it.


    In an empty street corner stood a single streemp. Its faint yellow light was almost submerged in the darkness.


    "Bzzz¡ª¡ª"


    With the intermittent sound of electric current, the light flickered a few times.


    Almost in the blink of an eye, the moment the light went back on, a figure had suddenly appeared in the corner of that street.


    A dark shadow stretched out from under the man''s feet, splitting the light like a sharp de and finally melting into the darkness in the distance.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked up at the sky.


    M City.


    No one else could see it apart from him. The sky above this small city was enveloped by a thickyer of ominous looking dark mist. The dark mist was condensed together and seemed to be secretly waiting for an opportunity of some sort.


    He retracted his gaze indifferently and showed no interest in that change.


    Bright red lines slowly appeared on the ground. They bulged out like ocean waves and rushed towards Ji Xuan''s direction


    It grew more and more scarlet in colour before gradually morphing into a physical entity. Large white bones formed wings and there were still blood and flesh remnants hanging between the bones. Underneath all that was a moving mass of blood-red fluid in which blurred and horrified human faces loomed about.


    It raised its goat-like skull head and looked at the man before it through its dark eye sockets.


    Ji Xuan leaned down and gently brushed his pale and slender fingers across its skull. His voice was calm and gentle, "Good child."


    At this moment, from the darkness in the distance, a faint whisper sounded, "King, do you need us to find him?"


    "No." Ji Xuan didn''t even raise his eyes, "As long as he wants to hide, you will never be able to find him."


    He approached the monster and whispered something in its ear.


    The huge monster turned around, its crimson and white spine arched out and then, like a fish submerging back into the sea, it quietly sank back into the ground and disappeared without a trace.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes. Cold light shed across his eyes.


    "Track all the fierce ghosts in this city and find their gathering point."


    The higher levelled the fierce ghosts are, the more likely they are to be drawn to each other.


    They are eager to fight and consume each other to further nourish and develop themselves. This was an instinctual behaviour of theirs. The darker and purer their energy was, the sweeter and more attractive they appear to others.


    ¡ª- Except for the game, there was no other ce with such strong ghost energy.


    And the person he wanted to find was the cream of the crop.


    He was a natural ma. Although he had deliberately concealed himself and this effect had weakened considerably, the attraction still existed.


    Even if he had hidden himself perfectly in human society, there would always be a series of strange things happening around him.


    "Investigate everything about that human organisation and look for patterns."


    The man''s voice was calm and indifferent as he gave his order.


    "Understood."


    A faint voice sounded in the dark.


    Immediately afterwards, everything fell silent again.


    Ji Xuan looked at the dark sky in the distance. His eyes were deep, as if he had fallen into some distant memory.


    A faint smile carrying slight bloodthirstiness appeared briefly on his face.


    Unknowingly, so much time had passed¡­¡­


    Have you missed me, big brother?

 Chapter 13

    Compared to some inorganic dead object, the city was more like a living body built out of reinforced concrete. It breathed, moved, never got tired and continued to work endlessly without rest.


    And under that seemingly busy yet calm external appearance, the undercurrents were turbulent.


    Suddenly, in a dark corner where even the sun couldn''t reach, whispers could be heard.


    Those whispers spread through the darkness like a wave, quickly reaching every dark corner of the city.


    ¡ª¨CAn extremely powerful creature of darkness had descended.


    Its existence couldn''t be ignored, just like the sudden change in the gravitational field, forcing the entire city to be affected and reshaped by it.


    At the same time, the highest reward on the hatred leaderboard had doubled again.


    Something in the shadows began to move.


    .


    "Knock, knock, knock!"


    The knocks on the door were rapid and heavy. It suddenly broke the silence.


    The lights in the room werepletely extinguished and there was no light at all, allowing the room to blend into one with the dark night outside.


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    No one answered the door.


    "Knock, knock, knock!"


    The knocking on the door became even more hurried.


    The dust on the door was shaken off with the knocks, falling lightly onto the dirty and wet ground below.


    Behind the shaking door, Wang Shize and his wife held each other tightly, trembling in the corner of the room.


    Dim light from the corridor outside spilled in through the gaps under the door, illuminating their pale, tear-covered faces.


    "Knock, knock, knock!"


    They trembled again and firmly covered their mouths. Their eyes revealed fear and panic as they stared at the gap under the door.


    Two fuzzy shadows moved.


    There seemed to be someone standing outside, waiting for them to open the door.


    "Drip." "Drip."


    Across the door, the intermittent sound of water dripping could be faintly heard.


    The two huddled together and closed their eyes and covered their ears. It was as if they would be able to prevent anyone from entering their home if they did this.


    An unknown amount of time passed.


    The shadows were gone. The sound of dragging footsteps gradually grew fainter and fainter before it finally disappeared at the end of the corridor.


    But the two in the room didn''t rx. Instead, they broke down and wept bitterly, "Please¡­let us go¡­¡­¡­"


    The next day, in the evening.


    After getting off work, Wang Shize alone made his way back home.


    The setting sun in the distance sank little by little, stretching his shadow down the small alley.


    The winding alleys were empty and there were small advertisements randomly pasted onto the mottled walls on both sides. The writing on them had faded to the point where it was almost unrecognisable.


    There were also messy graffiti and handwriting left scattered on the walls.


    As night slowly descended and the half bright grey sky was gradually swallowed by the darkness, his vision also became blurry.


    Wang Shize''splexion was very poor. With heavy bags under his eyes, he seemed to have not slept for many days.


    He stumbled as he walked. As long as there were any sounds, it would make him flinch nervously and he would then look over to check for anything out of the norms.


    "Achoo!"


    Suddenly, Wang Shize sneezed. He rubbed his itchy nose. For some reason, it seemed that the further he went, the lower the temperature became.


    As if suddenly being immersed in ice water, the biting cold prated through his skin, making him shiver.


    Wang Shize looked ahead.


    The alley ahead looked long and narrow and it extended into darkness.


    The further he went, the darker it became.


    His heart suddenly leapt.


    How long¡­..had he been walking now?


    Generally speaking, as long as he walked down this alley and take a turn, he would reach his ce.


    But today¡­¡­.he felt as if he had been walking for more than half an hour and even after walking for so long, he still couldn''t see the end of the alley.


    Wang Shize couldn''t help but tremble. A chill ran down his spine.


    In the deadly silent and dark alley, the only thing he could hear was the sound of his own footsteps bing more and more rushed and hasty.


    "Drip, drip¡­¡­"


    At the end of the alley, there was a faint sound of water dropping.


    Wang Shize suddenly stopped in ce. He seemed to have realised something and his expression immediately changed. It twisted with horror as he looked down at the alley ahead, as if what awaited him was the gate to hell.


    He fearfully threw his briefcase away and turned and ran.


    Wind howled past his ears andbined with that were his own wheezing gasps. He could tell that his physical strength was diminishing rapidly.


    It was unknown how long he had ran for.


    Without warning, Wang Shize suddenly stopped.


    His face was distorted with fear and panic and his originally pale face had a faint red flush as a result of the intense running earlier.


    It was because¡­..as he ran just now, he had noticed something.


    The dark red messy graffiti on the wall seemed¡­..to be bing brighter with every step he took. By now, it had be so vividly red, it was hard to overlook it.


    Wang Shize turned his head back with difficulty and his gaze moved across the wall little by little¡­..


    The alley was nowpletely submerged into darkness and the darkness was simrly silently engulfing him. All he could hear was his rapid heartbeat and his chaotic breathing.


    He saw¡ª¨C


    A smiling face.


    It didn''t have a sclera. Instead, the eyes were pure ck and the blood-red mouth below it split open into arge and strange arc. It silently stared at him unblinkingly.


    "Ahhhhhh¡ª¡ª¨C!!"


    A shrill scream pierced through the night sky.


    *


    Walking slowly along a bustling street, Ye Jia carried various shopping bags in one hand and a cup of pearl milk tea in the other.


    Suddenly, he paused and turned his head to look thoughtfully into the distance.


    The surrounding areas were still peaceful. No one else seemed to have noticed anything strange.


    Ye Jia frowned.


    Today was the fourth day of his paid leave and he had gone out to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities.


    Because it was close, the small ck hand wasn''t forced toe out with him ¡ª- This ghost had recently be addicted to the phone and couldn''t get out of it. Everyday, it holed itself up in the room, ying on the phone.


    If it was here, with its sensitivity to yin energy, it should be able to figure out the source of that strangeness just now.


    Ye Jia hesitated for a moment. In the end, he turned his feet and turned to walk in that direction.


    After all, this ce was too close to his home. Leaving it alone would easily lead to more problems in the future.


    And Ye Jia really didn''t want to move houses again.


    He followed the strange fluctuations towards a small alley.


    The further he went, the fewer people there were.


    Under the cover of night, there was a faint smell of rust in the air. The smell grew stronger as the distance shortened.


    Ye Jia''s eyes changed slightly. His pace couldn''t help but speed up.


    A bloody figure suddenly appeared from the alley before him. He stumbled forward as he screamed, "Ahhhhh¡ª¡ªG-ghost¡ª¡ª-Ahhhh¡ª¨C"


    Wang Shize stumbled out frantically with a face filled with horror and firmly grabbed the first person he saw, "Help me! Help me!!"


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    Ye Jia was caught off guard.


    The milk tea in his hand fell and spilled all across the ground.


    Ye Jia: "!"


    My milk tea!


    He didn''t have the chance to mourn for it. In the corner of his eyes, a pale figure in the depths of the alley slowly disappeared.


    Ye Jia was surprised. He narrowed his eyes.


    This scent¡­¡­


    At this moment, a high-pitched scream sounded from behind him, "Ahhhh!!! Someone help!! A killer!!!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­.."


    Fuck, what horrible timing.


    Forty minutester.


    At the police station.


    "Name?" The policeman had his head lowered as he wrote something.


    Ye Jia sat in the chair expressionlessly and answered lifelessly, "¡­¡­Ye Jia."


    After asking the basic information, the policeman raised his head, "Let''s talk about it. What happened?"


    Ye Jia concealed the fact that he had sensed an abnormal fluctuation in yin energy and exined everything else in detail.


    While listening, the policeman quietly observed the suspect sitting across from him.


    The young man looked to be rather young. Hisplexion was fair, his amber eyes were clear and bright, and he also spoke very clearly.


    Coupled with the tworge shopping bags by his feet, although the policeman may still be somewhat doubtful, arger part of him believed his words.


    At this moment, the phone beside him rang.


    The policeman answered the phone and exchanged a few words before his brows smoothened out.


    He hung up and pushed the form over before Ye Jia, "Fill it in. You can leave once you''re done."


    While filling it in, Ye Jia nced inquisitively at the policeman opposite him, "What''s wrong? Did something happen?"


    "Haa, it''s nothing. It''s just news from the hospital end." The policeman shook his head, "Had a check and he seemed to be fine. I guess he was a little frightened. The wound on his head was also his own doing."


    He took the form from Ye Jia, ced it aside and advised, "Don''t leave the city during this time. We will find you again if we have any questions."


    "Okay." Ye Jia nodded, "Thank you Mr. Policeman."


    He bent over to pick up the two shopping bags next to him and turned to walk out of the police station.


    The lights outside were already on and bright traffic and the bustling crowd intermingled. This lively scene however wasn''t enough to dispel the furrow between Ye Jia''s brows.


    In the alley just now, he had clearly felt the existence of a fierce ghost.


    And the man who had grabbed onto him. Although the policeman had said that he seemed to be fine, he was covered in a heavy air of death. It was clear that his life energy was exhausted, and he was on the verge of dying.


    Ye Jia felt that he was by no means a saint and he wasn''t prepared to intervene with every haunted case like this.


    There are hundreds and thousands of dead souls. After so many years of ying in the game, Ye Jia had already be familiar with that. Even his own hands weren''t so clean so why bother putting on a noble appearance and ying the role of a saviour?


    However¡­.


    For some reason, the scent of that ghost gave him a strange sense of familiarity.


    It was a pity that he had only encountered it briefly. It wasn''t enough time for him to figure out where that familiarity came from.


    Perhaps he should check it out?


    Ye Jia thought for a while.


    ¡­¡­.No, forget it.


    He had seen thousands of fierce ghosts in the game. It wouldn''t be strange to feel a sense of familiarity.


    What''s more, he was still ranked first on that strange hatred leaderboard. There was no need for him to sacrifice his hard-earned break for just that faint feeling of familiarity only to be captured.


    Ye Jia looked down at his half dry sleeves and sighed.


    s, it was a pity his milk tea spilled.


    The next day.


    Ye Jia sleptfortably until he woke up naturally. After washing himself up, he went to the kitchen and made a cup of tea for himself.


    Before he could turn around and walk back out, he heard faint voices outside his door.


    "Are you sure this is the floor?"


    "Yes, I am certain."


    "T-this ce?"


    "Yes, yes."


    The two voices sounded very familiar. Ye Jia suddenly froze by the door.


    Footsteps approached.


    "Knock, knock, knock."


    Polite knocking sounded.


    "Hello, we are from the Special Affairs Investigation Department. Can I borrow you for a few minutes?"


    Ye Jia''s vision went dark. He could see his vacation p its wings and fly far away: "¡­¡­."


    No¡­¡­

 Chapter 14

    Ye Jia expressionlessly opened the door.


    Unsurprisingly, two familiar faces appeared at the door.


    Zhao Guangcheng and¡­¡­Cheng Cezhi.


    The former looked surprised and thetter evasive. He clearly hadn''t recovered from the shock from a few days ago.


    Seeing Ye Jia, Zhao Guangcheng quickly looked down at the form in his hand and raised his head back up in surprise, "Ah! It turns out to be you! I was just wondering why the name looked familiar¡­."


    Cheng Cezhi smiled with some effort, "Brother Ye, g-good morning."


    The small ck hand who had rushed over to check on the source of themotion appeared behind Ye Jia and waved at him enthusiastically, "Hi!!!"


    "¡­¡­." Cheng Cezhi looked like he was going to faint again.


    "So," Ye Jia asked, "why is it the two of you this time?"


    Zhao Guangchengughed goofily and scratched his head, "Isn''t it because we don''t have enough staff¡­¡­"


    Okay, I understand now. No more exnation needed.


    After a brief chat, Ye Jia could basically figure out the bureau''s investigation progress.


    The person he had met yesterday was called Wang Shize. He lived two blocks away from here. The two had already been to the hospital and had a brief chat with the person involved.


    "It didn''t seem like a nightmare." Cheng Cezhi said.


    "Yes, it''s too deliberate and too targeted." Zhao Guangcheng nodded and concluded, "Seems more like a ghost causing trouble."


    Being trapped in a nightmare was generally quite random but it waspletely different when ghosts cause trouble. They were ghosts with lingering obsessions, and they would look for the people who had something to do with their deaths.


    Cheng Cezhi agreed, "I also think that. This Wang Shize seems to be hiding something from us."


    They quickly divided up the work.


    Cheng Cezhi said, "I will go to the police station and look through their files to see if this Wang Shize is linked to any murder or disappearance."


    "Okay." Zhao Guangcheng nodded, "Then Ye Jia and I will go to his house and see if we can get anything out from his family."


    Ye Jia who was inexplicably included in the task, "¡­¡­.."


    Dammit, why??


    Zhao Guangcheng looked at Ye Jia and said with some embarrassment, "Heheh¡­¡­.The main thing is that it is more efficient splitting up but I need someone who can operate the instruments when we get to the scene¡ª"


    He looked at Ye Jia''s cold face and patted his chest reassuringly, "And I''ll teat you today! Including milk tea! You can order whatever you want!"


    Ye Jia was about to decline, "Still¡­¡­"


    At this moment, the bored small ck hand came over and excitedly showed off, "Oh right, did you know that the golden beans could be recharged. I just bought a lot of golden beans¡­."


    "Ding."


    The phone on the desk vibrated.


    A text message popped up.


    Ye Jia looked down at the remaining bnce, "¡­¡­.."


    It''s hard. His fist was clenched hard.


    He internally calcted the budget for his dinner tonight and then took a deep breath and looked up at Zhao Guangcheng who was looking at him with bright eyes. He revealed a reluctant smile, "¡­¡­Deal."


    Twenty minutester.


    Ye Jia and Zhao Guangcheng arrived before a simple looking residential building.


    The faded walls on the sides were mottled and clothes of various colours hung from inside anti-theft iron windows. Green nts which had not been trimmed stretched out of the windows, making it look very lifelike.


    Ye Jia looked up at the building in front of him. He frowned slightly as if in thought and then soon withdrew his gaze.


    The two walked in one behind the other.


    There was no elevator in the building. Although it was still daytime, the corridor was still very dim and messy clutter were piled up along the sides, making it more difficult to walk through.


    Zhao Guangcheng stopped in front of one of the doors.


    He knocked on the door, "Hello, is this Mr. Wang Shize''s house?"


    A woman''s voice sounded from the other side of the door, "We''re not buying anything!"


    "We''re from the Special Affairs Investigation Department." Zhao Guangcheng spoke politely. Can I borrow you for a few minutes?"


    Footsteps approached from inside.


    "Click." "Click."


    The sound of metal colliding could be heard when the doortch was pulled open. Followed that was the sound of a chain lock and finally the door handle itself was unlocked.


    In total, it took more than a minute.


    Zhao Guangcheng and Ye Jia exchanged a look with each other.


    Finally, the door opened.


    A woman''s pale and fear-stricken face appeared from the small opening. She looked out and asked, "What are you looking for my husband for?"


    Zhao Guangcheng showed her his credentials and continued, "It''s just a routine investigation. May I ask if there has been anything strange happening at home recently?"


    A flicker of fear shed across the woman''s face. She trembled and then quickly shook her head, "N-no."


    She wanted to close the door, but Zhao Guangcheng was able to block it with his quick reflexes, "Wait a minute. I believe you should already know what happened to your husband yesterday?"


    The woman trembled even more noticeably.


    "So what?"


    "Madam, I hope you can take this more seriously." Zhao Guangcheng frowned, and his attitude became serious, "Do you know that if this continues, you and your husband will probably not be able to live long¡­."


    The woman''s expression faltered slightly.


    During the stalemate between the two, Zhao Guangcheng''s phone suddenly rang.


    After speaking briefly with the person on the phone, his expression changed slightly.


    He hung up and asked slowly, "Your younger sister Zhao Xiake stumbled and drowned in a reservoir five years ago, right?"


    "Wha¡­..!" The woman''s expression suddenly changed. With bloodshot eyes, her face distorted between fear and anger, making her look particrly treacherous, "Scram! Leave at once! Who gave you the authority to speak such nonsense here at my ce?! This is my ce, leave!"


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    She wanted to close the door, but Zhao Guangcheng refused to move.


    The two were at stalemate and the situation was tense.


    Ye Jia suddenly interjected, "I believe you should be well aware of your current circumstances."


    His voice was very calm and there was slight indifference contained within it as well.


    "No one will believe what you say, and no one will be able to understand what you experienced." Ye Jia took a step forward, raised his hand and gently pulled Zhao Guangcheng away from the door, preventing him from blocking it, "And we are the only people who can help you right now."


    He lowered his eyes and stared at the visibly shocked woman before him. His pair of light amber eyes shone with dim light and his voice still carried no fluctuations, "So, are you sure you want to lock us out?"


    The woman''s hand holding the door trembled slightly. Her eyes showed signs of wavering.


    After a long period of silence, as if all the strength in her body had drained away, her entire being wilted. She stepped back and her dull voice rang from the dark room inside, "¡­..Come in."


    .


    "¡­..At the beginning, it was just a few phone calls." Zhao Wanjun buried her face in her palms and said while trembling, "It would always happen in the middle of the night and no one spoke when it was answered. There was only the sound of water dripping."


    "Later, we heard that sound everywhere. On the road, at home, at work¡­.." She raised her pair of tortured eyes and the shadows under her eyes were quite shocking, "It''s not the kind¡­.the kind you hear in normal life. It was a kind of dropping sound¡­.a regr sound. Like a tap that wasn''t tightened firmly enough, but that sound continued to get closer and closer to us."


    "Five days ago, we invited an exorcist. W-we angered her¡­..and¡­..and then¡­."


    Zhao Wanjun trembled uncontrobly. Her voice became hoarse and sharp from fear, "Since that day, she came to knock at our door every night! Every night!"


    She yelled hysterically, "Her death was an ident! An ident!! It wasn''t my fault¡­..wasn''t my fault!!"


    Zhao Guangcheng winked at Ye Jia and dragged him away. He lowered his voice and asked, "Do you believe what she said?"


    Ye Jia asked back, "You don''t believe it?"


    "Of course!" Zhao Guangcheng said firmly, "Ghost seeking revenge. They will always go and find the person directly or indirectly involved with their death. If it was really just an ident, the ghost wouldn''t be wandering around like a lost soul for this long."


    He continued, "Let''s report to the Combat Division to deal with the lost soul and then contact the police through the bureau to re-investigate the incident five years ago¡­."


    Before Zhao Guangcheng could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by Ye Jia, "Why did they wait five years?"


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    He was slightly taken aback, "What?"


    Ye Jia looked down and repeated once again, "If it was a ghost seeking revenge, why did it wait five years before acting?"


    Zhao Guangcheng had no answer to that, "That¡­.."


    Ye Jia looked around at the chaotic furnishings in the room and narrowed his eyes slightly.


    The air in here was filled with heavy yin energy which was a very standard sign of being involved with a ghost and, from Zhao Wanjun''s tone, that fear and guilt was something that couldn''t be faked.


    But¡­.something didn''t seem right.


    Ye Jia patted Zhao Guangcheng on the shoulder, "Let''s do as you said, brother."


    .


    Half an hourter.


    A team from the Combat Division arrived very quickly and took the case from their hands.


    Ye Jia stood downstairs, waiting for follow-up.


    Cheng Cezhi ran down the stairs in a hurry.


    "Brother Ye!" He was still panting but his eyes were bright, "Don''t worry, everything is sorted!"


    He took a break and then continued, "Moreover, the police and us have been cooperating for a long time. Once the ghost is dealt with, the police will resume investigating the case of Zhao Xieke''s disappearance."


    At this moment, there was a soft bang upstairs. The windows of Wang Shize''s house lit up for a moment.


    Immediately afterwards, footsteps could be heard from the corridor.


    Zhao Guangcheng walked out first. He gave Ye Jia and ''okay'' gesture and smiled heartily, "All done! The task has been sessfullypleted!"


    He rested his hands on Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi''s shoulder, "Go, go, go. I''ll treat you two food¡­"


    Ye Jia was dragged along. Before leaving, he turned and nced back at the residential building behind him.


    He suddenly noticed that a house on the left of the first floor still had their thick curtains drawn despite it being bright outside.


    The curtain moved slightly. From inside the dark room, an old man''s pale face was revealed.


    He peered out with a pare of bloodshot and murky eyes. His face had the exact same expression as Zhao Wanjun ¡ª- Exactly the same kind of fear, and exactly the same kind of guilt.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes thoughtfuly.


    Two in one building?


    This wasn''t a case of ghost seeking revenge.


    ¡ª- He now knew why he felt that familiar sensation earlier.


    It wasn''t an evil spirit or a fierce ghost at y, but a monster.


    It was a monster who had climbed out from the abyss of malice with hands covered in blood. Its body only contained endless greed and hunger and it would never be satisfied until it swallowed the entire block, the entire city and even the entire world.


    The longer it is left, the stronger it would be and the harder it would be to eradicate it.


    Ye Jia turned around and walked on together with Zhao Guangcheng and Cheng Cezhi.


    A light sigh was scattered by the wind.


    Looks like he would need toe back here again tonight.


    ¡­¡­.


    In the dark corners where the sun cannot reach, a face slowly emerged. Its scarlet lips rose to form an eerie smile and its pair of dark eyes stared at Ye Jia''s departing figure.


    Just how many deeply buried unpleasant memories and how many dark secrets that cannot be told did this person possess to have such a rich scent?


    This should be¡­¡­a wonderful prey.


    The author has something to say:


    Small ck hand/Hungry ghost/Sucker: "Yes, we also thought that at first."

 Chapter 15

    That night.


    The old residential building stood in the dark night.


    It was clearly the same building as the one during the day, but under the shroud of night, it was cast with a cold and chilling atmosphere.


    A young man stopped in front of the building.


    He raised his head and looked up at the old building in front of him.


    The deep darkness seemed to engulf everything, making even the boundaries of the building appear blurred as a result. In the dead silence, an almost inaudible chatter could be heard. It was as if something was slowly awakening.


    None of the lights in the residential building were on.


    The darkened windows looked out resembling empty eye sockets.


    The air was cold and sticky. Contained within it was a faint rancid smell.


    ¡ª- Even if he wasn''t fully convinced during the day, there was no doubt about it now.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and softly sighed.


    This was a very evil spirit. Its favourite food was the souls tortured by hatred and regret. It would control other spirits and create illusions to allow the humans it had set its eyes to on slowly ferment and develop into its favourite vour before consuming them.


    The small ck hand stuck its head out from his shoulder. It trembled and asked quietly, "I-Isn''t the yin energy here too strong? How many people has this one eaten?"


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    Quite a few.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    But he was not prepared to answer this question from the small ck hand.


    He expressionlessly raised his hand, tore the small ck hand from his shoulder, tied it into a knot and then mercilessly stuffed the struggling small ck hand into his pocket.


    Ye Jia sneered, "A ghost who spends credit using other people''s money for Fight the Landlord has no right to speak."


    Small ck hand: "¡­.."


    Ying.(KKnotes: A crying sound)


    After sessfully shutting it up, Ye Jia walked towards the building.


    The lights in the corridor turned on.


    The dim yellow light flickered slightly. It was unable to dissipate the surrounding darkness. The empty corridor was filled with misceneous items, but it didn''t show any signs of life. It was so quiet; one could faintly hear their own heartbeats.


    Ye Jia walked straight to the door of the old man who was peeking out earlier this afternoon.


    When he reached the door, his pace stopped slightly.


    The door wasn''t closed.


    Unlike the firmly locked door at Wang Shize''s ce this afternoon, this door was half closed and the other half revealed pitch ck darkness inside.


    Ye Jia paused. He raised his hand and pushed the door open.


    In the silent and dark night, the hinge on the door creaked and slowly opened.


    From inside the dark room, a smell unique to elderly people emanated out. The room was filled with misceneous items and it was almost filled to the brim with no ce to stand.


    There was an armchair in the corner of the room. A dark figure sat in the chair.


    Ye Jia turned on the light.


    The light turned on, illuminating the old man sitting in the armchair.


    His wrinkled face was bleak and dull and his turbid eyed stared vacantly into the distance, as if silently praying to the heavens above.


    Without needing to check, Ye Jia knew that this person was already dead.


    He looked down and saw a crumpled piece of paper pressed under the old man''s dry hands.


    Ye Jia frowned. He stepped over the scattered items on the ground and entered the room.


    He took out that piece of paper from the old man''s cold and stiff hand, spread it out, and carefully read the contents under the light.


    The old man''s handwriting was messy and crooked, and it became even less coherent the further he read. There were some he couldn''t decipher.


    "¡­.Recently, there had been a lot of strange things happening at home. Jun Cheng said that I was just confused but I knew you hade back. You left so early so long ago and never came to see me even once. It was my fault. I was useless. I couldn''t even save enough money for your medical expenses¡­.


    When you first left, I waited every day, but you never came to see me¡­


    ¡­.Now, I can hear your voice just by closing my eyes and can see your shadow when I open them. I can''t say that I''m not afraid but¡­¡­.It''s at least better than being alone.


    It''s great that you''re willing toe and take me away. I am at ease¡­..At least you don''t me me so much that you don''t want to see me anymore¡­"


    The writing after that were stained with water and was no longer legible.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes. The shadows from his eyshes covered the emotions in his eyes.


    Suddenly, the old man''s pale hands moved!


    He grabbed Ye Jia''s wrist like an iron mp and his mouth made hoarse gasping sounds as he stared at him with wide bloodshot eyes that were quite horrifying to look at: "It''s you! It''s you!"


    "If you came earlier¡­¡­If you came back earlier¡­" His shrivelled fingers clenched tightly, and the bones made cracking noises, "I wouldn''t have died¡­¡­."


    "Yeah." A voice sounded from behind Ye Jia.


    That familiar voice instantly evoked memories that had been buried deep in his memories. Like silt brought up by the river water, it carried a stale stench.


    Ye Jia was slightly startled.


    He turned to look back at the source of that voice.


    A man covered in blood stood behind him. There was arge, hideous hole in his chest and abdomen and dark blood flowed out from the opening endlessly.


    Ye Jia recognised this face.


    This was his teammate in his first instance ¡ª- And also the first person to die in front of him.


    Although it was a long time ago, Ye Jia still remembered that moment very vividly.


    A monsters grotesque limb had pierced through that man''s chest like a finger going through a piece of tofu. That man''s bloodless face was facing him, and his expression was mixed with fear, pain, despair and loss. As he struggled to escape, he could only utter one word, "Save¡­¡­."


    Before he could finish, the man was eaten.


    The Ye Jia at the time stood frozen in ce with his face stained with the blood that had sttered out. His entire body trembled uncontrobly as if that horrible scene from just now was engraved into his eyes.


    ¡ª- It was at that moment that he realised how cruel this game was.


    Either you win, or you die.


    The man looked at Ye Jia hatefully.


    "We died because of you."


    The dim yellow light above fell onto the young man''s face making him look like he was coated in gold powder. His face was as bloodless and as calm as ever and his expression was so faint, it was difficult to decipher.


    "¡­..No."


    A woman''s voice sounded.


    The next second, a slender figure slowly emerged and stood beside the young man.


    It was a very beautiful woman.


    With long curly hair and a small oval face, her expression was gentle and there was a touch of sadness in her eyes.


    There was arge thin wound running across her chest, as if she had been shed by an extremely sharp object. Dark red blood tainted her clothes, "I didn''t die because of you."


    Her face became distorted and fierce.


    "I was killed by you!"


    That time when he was ambushed.


    More than a dozen yers had ambushed Ace.


    It was not only for the points he carried, but also for the weapon that was said to be a prize forpleting a hidden mission ¡ª¨CWith all these advantages, he would naturally be strong.


    However, they didn''tepletely unprepared.


    They had a spy on Ace''s side.


    A teammate of his had been bought over.


    She told them where and when Ace would pass by, what equipment he had on him, and what his weaknesses were¡­..


    In the end, she and the other yers together perished in an unknownnd.


    Fresh blood stained the ground, soaking through the soil. The air was tainted with the smell of blood that wouldn''t dissipate any time soon.


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    Standing silently among the carnage, the young man held his sickle as blood trickled down his fingers. He raised his eyes to look at the hellish scene before him and then turned around, put on his hood and disappeared into the night.


    Since that day, no one had heard of Ace looking for anymore teammates.


    One after another.


    More figures appeared. Their bloodless faces and hateful eyes were firmly locked onto the young man standing in the middle of the room.


    Formerpanions.


    Former enemies.


    Those who had died because of him.


    Those who were killed by him.


    Ye Jia looked around at these both familiar and unfamiliar faces, as if examining his own past.


    Finally, he lowered his eyes. His longshes made him look a few degrees paler and more fragile.


    Countless souls crowded around him. Their expressions be more and more ferocious and greed that was almost to the point of obsessive overflowed from their eyes. Numerous pairs of hands stretched out towards the young man standing in the middle of the room¡ª-


    Suddenly, a light sigh sounded.


    That sigh was like a rest signal in music. In an instant, the whole room was quiet.


    Ye Jia raised his light-coloured eyes and looked fixedly at a spot on the other end of the room. Like a morning mist, a calm smile appeared on his face.


    "So, that''s it?"


    He raised his hand. A hint of cold light swept across his fingertips.


    The hand that gripped onto his wrist like an iron mp turned into dust and scattered away.


    Ye Jia flexed his wrist lightly. There was a faint red mark on his pale wrist which was quickly covered by his sleeves.


    He took a step forward and a sharp and cold energy suddenly burst out from within him, sweeping away all the figures in front of him.


    The room finally became much cleaner.


    "Ahhhhhhh¡ª¨C"


    After a scream, a sly smiling face appeared on the wall. Those dark eyes stared fixatedly at Ye Jia and the bitterness in them could hardly be concealed.


    The next second, it sank back and disappeared.


    Ye Jia raised a brow, "Want to escape?"


    He stepped out of the room and chased after the yin energy fluctuations.


    But before he could take more than a few steps, Ye Jia suddenly stopped in ce.


    Before him was a narrow corridor. The lights were dim and flickering, and under the flickering lights stood a small figure.


    A young boy stood there in silence. His bloodless face and pair of dark and deep eyes looked fixatedly at Ye Jia and his thin figure looked like it would soon be swallowed by the darkness around him.


    He spoke with a hoarse voice.


    "Big brother."

 Chapter 16

    A touch of sorrow flickered across Ye Jia''s eyes.


    This was the first time his expression changed tonight. It was like a small crack had appeared on his perfect mask, revealing a hint of his real emotions.


    The corridor waspletely silent.


    One could only hear the asional buzzing sound from the lights overhead.


    The young boy walked towards him from the other end of the corridor as darkness followed behind him. It looked like it was slowly swallowing up the light bit by bit.


    "Big brother, I miss you so much."


    Ye Jia didn''t move.


    He didn''t step back nor did he step forward. He just stood in ce, watching the young boy approach him step by step.


    "Why didn''t youe find me?"


    He approached step by step.


    He questioned him sentence by sentence.


    "Big brother, you don''t like me anymore?"


    The distance between the two had shortened. Finally, they were only one step away from each other.


    The boy raised his small pale face and looked at Ye Jia with his pair of dark eyes. His voice contained hoarseness that was unique to a juvenile undergoing voice change, "Why did you leave me behind?"


    Ye Jia looked down at the young boy in front of him. Under his light-coloured eyes, there seemed to be a lot of emotions surging around.


    "Big brother, I''m so cold." The young boy looked at him sadly. His thin shoulders trembled slightly, and his dark eyes glistened with tears.


    ¡ª- Finally, Ye Jia''s fingers that hung by his side moved slightly.


    He slowly squatted down and then proceeded to spread his arms open and gently embrace the young boy in his arms.


    The young boy''s pointed chin rested on Ye Jia''s thin shoulder. His eyes gradually darkened further until even the white of his eyes turned dark. In an angle that couldn''t be seen by the other party, the boy''s pale lips slowly became stained with blood and the edges rose to form an eerie smile.


    At this moment, the young man opened his mouth and spoke beside the boy''s ear. His voice carried countless emotions along with a trace of unspeakable sadness.


    "You know what¡­.."


    The corners of those scarlet lips rose even further. It became even more creepy and distorted.


    Continue to repent and feel remorseful.


    Let that soul of yours be more and more fragrant¡­..


    The next second, the other party''s cold and calm voice suddenly sounded, "The first thing he would do after seeing me isn''t toe and hug me."


    Ye Jia''s voice carried a light sigh and there was also some amusement, "¡ª-Instead, he would kill me."


    The smile on the young boy''s face stiffened: Wha¡­..?!


    Before he could react, a cold sensation suddenly passed through his chest like a gust of wind.


    The young boy slowly lowered his head.


    Arge sickle glistened brightly under the dim light. It swung and cut through the body as easily as cutting tofu.


    This¡­¡­this¡­.


    Its eyes widened. It could hardly believe what it was seeing.


    Soon afterwards, as if the pain finally reached the body, it let out a sharp scream from the raised lips: "Ahhhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¨C"


    The young boy''s figure was gone and recing it was arge pale face. Under that face was a densework of blood vessels resembling a spider web. These blood vessels were buried deep into the ground and the walls, as if the entire building had be its source of nourishment.


    That face continued to roar loudly. Scarlet blood vessels danced about in the air as those turbid eyes stared bitterly at the young man standing before it.


    Ye Jia slowly stood up.


    Pale fingers with defined joints gripped the ck sickle handle. A pair of unbelievably clear eyes lowered. The young man looked down at the monster struggling and roaring at his feet as it slowly disintegrated. He lightly chuckled.


    "Bon Appetit."


    [I wish you a good appetite.]


    That grotesque face continued to twist on the ground. Its colour grew fainter and fainter, and its deafening roars simrly grew smaller and smaller. The putrid smell in the air faded.


    The dark clouds that originally shrouded the entire residential building began to slowly disperse.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes. He licked his lower lip.


    ¡ª-In fact, the taste was quite okay.


    Especiallypared to the Sucker he had eatenst time.


    It was a little like radish.


    Suddenly, as if he had felt something, he raised his hand and rubbed his cheek.


    The tips of his fingers were stained with blood.


    At some point in time, the side of Ye Jia''s face had received a small cut. A small trace of blood flowed out.


    He frowned in annoyance.


    He was a little distracted just now.


    On his pale skin, that wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye and, after just a few seconds, there was only a faint mark as well as blood that had not yet dried up.


    Ye Jia turned and walked out.


    As soon as he went through the half-open door on the first floor, he paused and turned to look back into the room.


    The old man''s stiff corpse was still sitting quietly in the armchair, looking at the sky with nk eyes as if waiting for his fate toe.


    The crumpled piece of paper fell on the ground.


    Ye Jia hesitated for a moment. He then turned and went back into the room. He picked up the piece of paper from the ground and ced it back on the old man''sp.


    Just like how it was at the beginning.


    When he left, Ye Jia turned off the lights in the room.


    He looked at the dark room and said, "Goodnight."


    The night breeze outside the residential building restored its previous warmth.


    Ye Jia continued down the road. The small ck hand finally managed to untie itself at this moment and managed to climb back onto Ye Jia''s shoulder with some difficulty.


    It held Ye Jia''s cor and secretly nced at his calm profile.


    Finally, the small ck hand summoned up its courage and cautiously asked, "That¡­..just now in that building, the young boy at the end, who was that?


    Ye Jia''s eyes looked at the night sky in the distance, "¡­..No one important."


    He retracted his gaze, nced at the small ck hand on his shoulder and frowned, "When did I allow you toe out?"


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­Ying."(KKnotes: Crying sound)


    Under the other party''s deadly gaze, it retied itself back into a bow and then crawled back into Ye Jia''s pocket.


    The small ck hand stared into the darkness inside the pocket in daze.


    Speaking of which¡­..It had once seen King secretly from the distance.


    It didn''t know if it was just its imagination but that child just now¡­..seemed to look somewhat simr to King?


    It recalled Ye Jia''s gaze just now, shuddered and then proceeded to quietly burrow more deeply inside the pocket.


    Forget it.


    It should wait until the boss forgets about the matter of it using his money to buy golden beans for its game first.


    It was better not to do anything out of the line for now.


    .


    The next day.


    Ye Jia received a text from Zhao Guangcheng.


    Based on the inconsistencies in Wang Shize and his wife''s confessions as well as the clues found in their apartment, it has been determined that the two are suspected of murdering Zhao Xiake and the police have reopened the case for investigation. This time, with the Department of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau helping, they wouldn''t have the issue of having insufficient evidence likest time.


    Ye Jia put down his phone. Ignoring the small ck hand''s gaze from the side, he locked the screen and tucked it back into his pocket.


    "Don''t even think about it." He expressionlessly waved his finger.


    Small ck hand: "Wahhhh I won''t do it again. Wahhhh let me y with the phone, I was wrong!!!"


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    Ye Jia ignored its begging, "Not touching the phone for a week is not touching the phone for a week. It cannot be even a day less."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­"


    Cold hearted human!!!


    It shrivelled up and fell back onto the back of the chair, swaying in the wind like a limp string of noodle.


    Before it could recover from its dispirited mood, there was a knock on the door, "Brother Ye! It''s me!"


    It was Cheng Cezhi''s voice.


    The small ck hand suddenly turned energetic. It rushed over and pushed the door open.


    Although he had seen it more than once, Cheng Cezhi was clearly still ufortable seeing something non-human open the door for him. His gaze drifted around, and he was a little hesitant to enter.


    The small ck hand didn''t act distant.


    It enthusiastically asked him, "Do you have Fight the Landlord on your phone? Can I borrow it to y?"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­..?"


    F-Fight the Landlord?


    Ghosts have this kind of interest??


    While Cheng Cezhi doubted life, Ye Jia''s voice travelled from afar: "¡­¡­Don''t give it!"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­¡­"


    ???


    What?


    Ye Jia walked out of the room and lightly gave the small ck hand a look.


    No words were needed. The small ck hand very obviously wilted and hung itself back on the back of the chair again.


    Cheng Cezhi stared nkly at the strange scene before him. It took him a long time to be able to speak again: "This¡­¡­This is¡­..?"


    Ye Jia smiled but his voice was cold and scary, "Nothing, just punishing it for wasting money."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    ¡­¡­This answer didn''t help exin the doubts he had about his current worldviews.


    "So," Ye Jia pulled the topic back onto the right tracks, "why did youe again?"


    Cheng Cezhi, "¡­..Brother Ye, that word ''again'' is really hurtful."


    The smile on Ye Jia''s face didn''t change. He clearly had no intentions tofort Cheng Cezhi''s wounded heart.


    Cheng Cezhi could only scratch his head and continue, "Ah yes, I''m here to tell you that Zhao Dong was injured and is now on leave so the chief asked me to tell you to end your vacation early."


    He passed on the message and revealed an enthusiastic smile, "It was along the way so I thought I could drop by!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Sure enough, every time this neer came, it was definitely not a good thing.


    Ye Jia forced a smile, "Do you now understand why I don''t want to see you?"


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    His vacationnnnn!!!!


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­..I understand."


    He had identally forgotten that this was a cking employee who would take a vacation whenever he had the chance to instead of working.


    Sorry, I overstepped.


    .


    In the old residential building.


    The old man''s corpse was already cold and stiff when suddenly, there was movement on the back of his wrinkled hand.


    A small face the size of a fingernail slowly emerged.


    The face was horrifyingly pale, and the smile was distorted and grotesque.


    Fortunately, it had kept a part of itself inside this corpse when it first activated its illusion or it would have really beenpletely wiped out just now.


    The eyes that werepletely ck were filled with bitterness and resentment.


    Unexpectedly¡­.The delicious food that was about to enter its mouth had actually almost made it lose its life.


    How hateful.


    But¡­¡­


    A sinister and excited smile appeared on that face that was as big as a fingernail.


    It has now gained something even more valuable.


    That''s right. It was very certain this time.


    The Ace that all the ghosts had been searching high and low for had actually appeared before it today.


    Hehehe¡­¡­..


    Thinking of the shockingly high reward on the hatred leaderboard, the smile on that small face became even more pleased ¡ª- As long as it provided King with information, it would soon be able to return to its strongest state and it may even climb up to the throne of bing an A-level fierce ghost.


    When King is able to capture Ace, it might even be able to have a share of the pie and be given a chance to pay him back for today.


    Indulging in its sweet fantasies, the corners of its lips rose even higher.


    It let out a small strand of yin energy and used it to spread out the news.

 Chapter 17

    In a dark and messy small rom.


    A grotesque and swollen face was attached to an old man''s corpse which was gradually starting to emit a rotten stench.


    It sucked out the remaining nutrients from the corpse. The face that was originally only the size of a fingernail had now grown into the size of an adult''s hand.


    It seemed to be waiting for something.


    Suddenly, the temperature in the air began to drop without warning.


    As if the wind had blown the clouds over to obscure the sun, the room suddenly dimmed.


    Deep darkness slowly spread across the corridor, swallowing up all sources of light along the way. It was like arge shadow, gradually engulfing the entire residential building.


    That face stopped sucking out the nutrients and its ck eyes moved slightly to stare in the direction of the corridor.


    It shuddered.


    It could tell that some kind of extraordinarily powerful existence hade.


    That enormous amount of power almost distorted the space around it and the dreadful oppressive feeling it brought along made all the low-levelled fierce ghosts in the vicinity feel fear and trepidation inside.


    A look of shock quickly shed across its face.


    It didn''t expect that¡­¡­..King woulde personally.


    "ck."


    "ck."


    "ck."


    The rhythmic sound of footsteps sounded like it was both far and near. It echoed through the empty corridor and each sound made that face shrink back even further. Its expression switched between greed and fear several times. Its eyes continued to look in the direction of the sound.


    The closer the footsteps got, the darker the surroundings became.


    When the footsteps stopped at the door, almost the entire room was shrouded in suffocating darkness.


    The door was pushed open.


    The expression on that face became slightly distorted with the conflicting emotions. Its dark eyes protruded out and the mouth that carried a strange smile eximed excitedly, "King! King! You''re here! That''s right¡­.That''s right, I saw Ace. I am willing to provide you with information¡­.."


    ck.


    The man unhurriedly stepped into the room. The soles of his shoes hit the floor at a regr pace.


    When it finally saw that man''s face clearly, its expression suddenly froze. The frozen expression looked a little funny and strange.


    This¡­¡­.this¡­.


    The man before it was tall. With his eyes lowered slightly, he looked down at it from above.


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    His features were deep and defined. Under those high brow bones were a pair of dark crimson eyes which appeared even more vivid at night. Even despite being expressionless, it still carried three parts cold ruthlessness.


    But¡­..This wasn''t the reason for its reaction.


    What made it panic was that the facial features of the man before it was five or six parts simr to the young boy it had previously pretended to be.


    W-what was going on¡­¡­?


    The mans gaze fell onto the face that was attached to the corpse, and the feeling of oppression in the air grew stronger.


    The air that felt like it could be cut through by a cold de made it freeze in ce. It felt as if it was being dissected little by little, bit by bit, and all the dark thoughts hidden in its heart was exposed.


    When it returned to its senses, it realised that it had spilled out everything it knew without any reservation.


    The face asked cautiously.


    "K-King¡­¡­.May I ask, my reward¡­¡­."


    Ji Xuan raised his hand. His pale fingertips swiped across the air.


    The next second, the face felt a powerful force suddenly pouring into its body. It was overjoyed and it quickly began to greedily devour and digest this power, its own power growing rapidly at the same time. It could even faintly sense that it was about to break through to the next level.


    The face became even more grotesque as a result of its excitement: "Thank you¡­."


    Ji Xuan, "This is the reward you deserve."


    However, before it could say anything else, the floor below suddenly swelled up and arge monster made of bones slowly emerged from below the ground. In the goat-like skull, the lower jaw was open, as if it was holding something in its mouth.


    Ji Xuan stretched out his hand.


    The monster gently ced the item in his palm.


    Now the face could see what it was. It was a drop of blood floating in the air.


    It seemed to have half-solidified, but it was still bright red. On the man''s pale palms, the contrast made it stand out even more.


    A bad feeling began to rise in its heart.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes. His gaze that carried no emotional fluctuations fell onto the fierce ghost. He spoke calmly.


    "But, he was hurt."


    ¡­¡­.W-what?


    "My conditions for the reward have always been very clear." Ji Xuan didn''t move and even his expression didn''t change much but the face could clearly sense that the overbearing pressure in the room had increased several folds. It was overwhelmed and could only press itself against the ground in fear.


    "¡ª¡ªDo not hurt him."


    The face tried to argue but it was horrified to find that its mouth couldn''t be opened at all and it couldn''t even let out a single sound.


    Ji Xuan retracted his gaze.


    He rubbed the skull of the beast waiting quietly beside him and said, "Go."


    The beast turned its head. The two dark holes in the skull looked at the frozen evil spirit before it and slowly swam closer.


    Nononononono¡ª¨C


    The face howled miserably inside but in reality it couldn''t make a single sound. Its eyes reflected the beast slowly approaching its way. Those pitch-ck eyes almost fell out of its eye sockets and the corners of its trembling lips almost reached its ears. The expression on the face became even more unsightly as a result of extreme fear and despair.


    The next second, the monster opened itsrge mouth, revealing sharp jagged teeth.


    No¡ª¡ª¨C


    The terrible and bloody scene in front of him seemed to be unable to attract Ji Xuan''s attention. He had his eyes lowered as he stared fixatedly at the floating drop of blood.


    It carried warmth and fragrance unique to humans.


    He gathered his fingers and carefully closed it around that drop of blood in his palm.


    Ji Xuan curled the corners of his lips. His scarlet eyes shed with extreme possessiveness.


    ¡ª¨C Mine.


    .


    The first day of work after a vacation was always the worst.


    Ye Jia sat in his cubicle, staring nkly at the unprocessed reports stacked into arge pile on his desk. He felt like his soul was about toe out of his body.


    Why¡­¡­


    Why was there such an inhuman thing like working in this world¡­¡­


    When can we retire¡­¡­.


    He raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. His gaze followed the movement of the second hand bit by bit, counting the time until the end of work with great anguish.


    Almost there. Three more hours until he would be off work.


    Suddenly, an angry shout sounded behind him.


    "Ye Jia!"


    Ye Jia was startled. He immediately sat up and quickly adjusted his expression so that he looked like he was looking at the documents spread out across his desk seriously.


    Liu Zhaocheng: "¡­¡­"


    Do I look like I''m blind?


    He stared down at Ye Jia who continued to diligently ck off and could feel his eyelids twitching.


    Liu Zhaocheng squeezed the bridge of his nose in exasperation and decided to free himself from the fate of having a heart attack at a young age, "You, and also Cheng Cezhi. Pack up and get ready to go to the hospital."


    Ye Jia: "?"


    Hearing his name called, Cheng Cezhi raised his head from arge pile of documents and looked nkly in their direction.


    Liu Zhaocheng only expressionlessly snorted and pointed at the basket of fruits and gifts piled up on the table beside him, "This was bought by all of us in the department. You two are responsible for bringing it to Zhao Dong."


    Is this what it feels like to leave work early?!


    Ye Jia became spirited, "Thank you chief!"


    "Thank my ass." Liu Zhaocheng rolled his eyes, "Rather then letting you be in the way here, it''s better to send you out on an errand. At least I wouldn''t be angered to death at the sight of you."


    Ye Jia: "¡­.."


    He didn''t have to be so truthful.


    At the hospital.


    The arms of the two men were filled with gifts from the logistics department as they squeezed with difficulty into the elevator one after another.


    "Which floor?" Ye Jia who was closer to the panel asked.


    Cheng Cezhi''s voice sounded from behind the basket of fruit, "The highest floor."


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    Ye Jia paused slightly.


    This was a hospital that had been cooperating with the bureau for a long time. If anyone was to receive any injuries during work or be affected by yin energy, they are often arranged to the stay in the intensive care units on the floors below. Although the location was separate from the general wards, the overall difference wasn''t big.


    The eighth floor and above were designated for patients with extremely serious conditions after contact with a paranormal event.


    It was like treating a patient with a dangerous infectious disease who needed to be carefully isted from the others.


    He pressed the button for the tenth floor.


    Five minutester.


    After a series of cumbersome checks and identify verifications, Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi were finally let in.


    The floor was very deserted.


    Most of the wards were almost empty and there were no nurses walking in the corridors. The air was filled with the strong smell of disinfectant.


    It was unknown if it was because the air conditioning was too strong, the temperature on this floor was clearly much lower than the other floors.


    Standing by the door at the end of the corridor were two people. They both wore civilian clothes but the bag at their waist couldn''t be overlooked.


    They were personnel from the Combat Division.


    Despite being so short-staffed, the Combat Division actually sent two of their personnel to guard a patient?


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes to cover the faint change that flickered across his eyes.


    One of them straightened up and helped them open the door.


    The ward was very bright. Through ayer of ss, you could see Zhao Dong sitting alone on the hospital bed by the window. The snow-white sheets were pulled up to the waist. Apart from looking a little thinner, he seemed to be in good spirits as he flipped through a thin book.


    He looked over with surprise, "Ye Jia? Xiao Cheng? Why are you here?"


    They ced down the gifts they were carrying.


    "Of course, we came to see you!" Cheng Cezhi looked through the istion ss before him with a worried expression, "Are you feeling okay??


    Ye Jia still had his usualzy expression. He raised his finger and pointed at the small mountain of gifts and fruits.


    "Here, from the department."


    "Jeez, I made you spend money." Zhao Dong rubbed the back of his head and said while feeing troubled, "I already told the Chief that he didn''t need to do that¡­.You should take it backter¡­.."


    "No can do." Cheng Cezhi shook his head stubbornly, "This is what everyone wanted to do for you. It''s a pity that I found out about it toote. I would''ve definitely contributed too."


    Zhao Dong sighed. He then changed the subject, "How''s the Bureau?"


    "Still very busy." Cheng Cezhi''s expression scrunched up, "Especially¡­.."


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly interjected. He cut off their exchange of pleasantries, "So, what happened to you?"


    There was a short moment of silence in the ward.


    Zhao Dong looked at Ye Jia and shook his head with a smile, "It really is your style."


    He didn''t seem to have any intention to hide it. He just sighed and raised his hand to remove the nket covering his lower body.


    The eyes of Cheng Cezhi who stood closest widened instantly.


    "This¡­¡­this¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia slowly stepped forward.


    Below the man''s waist were two legs that were swollen like radishes. The skin waspletely dark and the toes on the two feet were so swollen they were squished together and purplish red in colour. Under the skin were uneven protrusions that seemed to be squirming around. It looked like there was something inside trying to burrow out of his skin.


    The sight was quite horrific.


    "When I first arrived, only my ankles were like this."


    Zhao Dong smiled bitterly.


    "It is estimated that¡­..in a few days, they will hatch out of my body."

 Chapter 18

    Four days ago.


    The bureau began investigating a new case.


    Although it was simrly a disappearance case, it was not the same as the case with the skinned girl.


    The victims this time shared no simrities. Apart from the elderly, there were also men, women as well as children. They all disappeared overnight without a trace, leaving an orderly room and no signs of damage to the doors or windows. It was like they had disappeared into thin air. The authorities initially were not able to connect the cases but one day, a neglected clue entered their sights.


    Some strange traces would always be found in the homes of the missing victims.


    Dark and corroded wood, climbing marks in dark corners of the room, as well as traces of insect eggs scattered on the ground.


    After investigating extensively for several days with no avail, the police contacted theirst hope, the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau.


    And Zhao Dong was the unfortunate one sent over to help.


    "¡­.I brought the equipment to the crime scene. Everything was clean and tidy, nothing looked unusual." Zhao Dong spoke slowly, "But the moment it approached those things, the rm on it started to go off frantically. I had never seen such high readings before. I initially thought there was a problem with the equipment but after I changed it, it was still the same."


    "I quickly made a report. The people above were very concerned about this matter so they said that they would soon send someone over to deal with it¡­.."


    Cheng Cezhi asked with a nk face: "That¡­.What went wrong?"


    Zhao Dong smiled bitterly, "Nothing went wrong."


    ¡ª- That was the most puzzling part.


    On the night of the mission, Zhao Dong went home to rest as usual.


    In the middle of the night, he was awakened from his sleep by an itchy sensation at his ankle. While scratching it in a still sleepy state, he felt something swollen and soft. It was as if there was something squirming around under the skin.


    Zhao Dong abruptly woke up and hurriedly turned on the light. To his horror, he discovered that his ankle was no longer how it used to be.


    Cheng Cezhi listened to Zhao Dong''s retelling of what happened with a horrified expression on his face. He was so scared, his face turned pale, "T-t-then what do we do?! You can''t let them a-actually crawl out of your body!"


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    "We have already contacted the people above. They sent an A-Levelbat team over and should be here in the next two days." Zhao Dong sighed, "Haa, I hope they have a solution for this¡­."


    Ye Jia who stood on the side didn''t interrupt the entire time. It was as if he hadn''t been paying attention to the conversation between the two at all. His eyes were lowered slightly as his gaze fell onto Zhao Dong''s pair of horrific looking legs. His expression was unprecedentedly solemn.


    ¡ª- That''s right. He knew what this was.


    Even in the game, this was one of the most difficult and terrible monster to deal with.


    Ghost-faced Spider.


    It was a terrible and evil creature that liked to travel around in groups of up to a thousand of them. They would kidnap humans and bring them back to their nest as food for the queen or to use as vessels for the eggs.


    During the reproductive stage, the queen would onlyy their eggs in a healthy human body after careful selection while ordinary spider soldiers aren''t so picky and would leave their eggs wherever they go. These eggs would be in an incubation stage for up to a week before randomly finding a nearby human host. It would then grow inside the human body and slowly eat the host from the inside.


    In the game, just the queen alone was at least B+ or more, or even an A+ level monster.


    The entire nest together would be close to an S-Level difficulty.


    They reproduce extremely quickly and can consume an entire city within a few weeks.


    What was even more terrifying was that if a person was parasitised by their eggs, the eggs cannot be forcibly taken out using ordinary means as thervae may be stimted, speeding up the host''s death as a result.


    Apart from using the secretions from the queen''s stomach to lure thervae out, there was pretty much no other alternative.


    This was definitely a big problem.


    And he couldn''t pin his hopes on the dispatchedbat team. They didn''t understand the habits of these creatures at all. On the contrary, the situation may be even more out of control due to their interference.


    Ye Jia nced at Zhao Dong whoid in the istion ward. He sighed internally.


    Forget it. He was after all arade who often helped him leave work early and would also help out with his share of work without anyints. He should make a small trip.


    ¡ª- This was probably theradery between corporate ves.


    .


    The first step to obtaining the queen''s fluids would be to find their nest.


    Ye Jia activated his ghost domain and visited the police station first to destroy the unhatched eggs that were still in their hands and then roughly checked the location where the disappearances had happened. He had a general understanding inside.


    In the entire colony, except for the queen, the rest of the spider soldiers were just working soldiers with low intelligence. They never considered thew of ''not eating the grass outside the nest'' and instead chose to do the opposite.


    Ye Jia''s line of sight fell onto an abandoned construction site on the map. He made a rough estimate.


    It''s probably here.


    The next steps were for the small ck hand toplete¡ª¡ª


    Ye Jia stood on the edge of the abandoned construction site. He ruthlessly pulled out the small ck hand that was clinging to his sounder with an iron grip, "Here. Go search."


    The small ck hand struggled madly, "Ahhhhhhh I don''t want to. Ghost-faced spiders are too scarryyyy¡ª¡ª"


    Ye Jia, "I''ll let you y on the phone tonight."


    "¡­¡­."


    The small ck hand suddenly became spirited, "Yes boss! Thank you boss! I''ll get going boss!"


    Soon, with the help of the small ck hand who was extremely sensitive to yin energy, Ye Jia was able to find the entrance to their nest without too much effort.


    It was an abandoned building.


    It seemed to be an unfinished project left behind following rapid expansion of the city. Because it was located on the edge of the city, it had been overlooked for at least five or six years.


    The ground was overgrown with weeds, messy graffiti were littered across the dirty walls and the doors and windows missing covers were like hollow eyes staring at the gloomy sky in the distance. The entire building was enveloped in dark energy. Even ordinary people without the ability to see would inexplicably feel fearful and shudder.


    The ground had already copsed many years ago, revealing arge ck hole in the centre.


    Ye Jia stood at the entrance to the hole and looked down.


    A foul, decaying odour emanated from it. One could also faintly hear some rustlings sounds.


    This was it.


    "How do you n to enter?" The small ck hand poked its head out from Ye Jia''s shoulder and asked him this curiously.


    Ye Jia didn''t answer this question. He instead looked thoughtfully at the dark hole before him.


    This was the most critical step two ¡ª- Enter the nest.


    At the same time, it was also the most difficult step.


    These ghost-faced spiders had poor eyesight but it''s sense of smell far exceeded others, especially towards the scent of fresh humans. What''s more, there must be a lot of webs set up around the nest ¡ª- Those were their extended sensory organs. If anyone or anything wanted to sneak in and kill the queen who is protected by thousands of spider soldiers, it was practically as difficult as ascending to the heavens.


    But, it wasn''t impossible.


    Ye Jia slowly put on his hood and lowered it down.


    The next second, a wisp of cold ghost energy slowly spread from his body. It quickly enveloped him.


    In just a few short seconds, the air around his entire body became the same as that of a fierce ghost''s.


    The small ck hand stared at the young man before it in shock.


    Not only did the air changed, but externally, the young man''s appearance also became like that of a real ghost. The dark hood firmly covered the majority of his face, leaving only his pale and sharp chin exposed and dark smoky air surrounded him, making his figure hazy and indistinct. It was as if there was ayer around him that couldn''t be seen through.


    "This¡­¡­.this¡­¡­" The small ck hand was stunned speechless, "You''re too strong!"


    It circled around Ye Jia incredulously, "Are you really human?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Even through thatyer of dark smoky air, the small ck hand could sense his threatening look. It trembled and quickly hurried back to Ye Jia''s shoulder and spoke as if nothing had happened, "Cough, uh anyway, let''s go!"


    The ghost-faced spider''s cave was dark and deep.


    Ye Jia carefully walked through the entrance of the cave, The ground under him was slippery and rugged, and dusty spider webs covered the narrow passage like a, making it difficult for him to navigate through.


    When he reached the end of the passage, the space in front of him suddenly broadened.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and examined the scene in front of him in awe.


    After so many years of ying in the game, Ye Jia''s night vision had improved considerably. Borrowing the faint light entering the cave from the entrance behind him, Ye Jia was able to get a clear view of the scene before him.


    Ghost-faced spiders had already dug through the entire ground below.


    The cave before him was astonishinglyrge with countless strange passages shuttling through it. It was so dark, no one knew where they led. From the bottom to the top, it was covered inyers andyers of web and foul rotting stench filled the air.


    This was one of the biggest ghost-faced spider nest Ye Jia had ever seen.


    It was hard imagining how these monsters had managed to sneak into reality and create such arge kingdom for itself underground, constantly preying, multiplying, invading¡­.


    It was like a malignant tumour growing under the city''s skin.


    Such a hugeir, the spider soldiers as well as the queen must be at least A-level or greater.


    But strangely enough, he hadn''t encountered a spider soldier yet.


    But that was a good thing for him.


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    A faint blue ghost fire rose from Ye Jia''s fingertip. He bent down and brought the fire close to the web on the ground.


    A trace of bright red appeared on the web.


    It was a trace of human life.


    ¡ª- All living humans were brought here as the queen''s food reserve or to be used as vessels for the eggs. Where there are humans, you will also find the queen.


    Ye Jia followed the faint trace of human life.


    After concealing the human scent on his body, his entire existence almost blended in with the cave. As long as the spider soldiers didn''t deliberately look around, it was almost impossible for them to distinguish his footsteps from the slight breeze shaking the webs.


    His figure was like a flitting shadow. He followed the windy passages in the cave, quietly sneaking deeper and deeper in.


    The further inside, the denser the webs became. Layers andyers of sticky web covered the entire passage, almost sealing it tight. The rancid smell in the air also grew stronger to the point where it made breathing difficult.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia''s hand touched something.


    Soft and slimy, covered in spider web.


    He turned and looked over.


    The dim ghost fire barely dissipated some of the darkness. Under the faint light, Ye Jia was met with an upside-down pale face whose eyes were turbid and half closed, and mouth was open and twisted. The face looked like a melting wax figure.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly.


    He cautiously distanced himself from the face in front of him and then increased the intensity of the ghost fire at his fingertip.


    There was a huge nest in front of him. The webs on the ground were covered with rotting corpses. Some had been chewed up and mutted while others only had a handful of bones left.


    Countless humans were wrapped in spider web like pupae. They hung upside down in the cave with faces equally pale, vacant and stiff. In their stomachs, one could faintly see a moving bulge. It was as if there was something growing inside those bodies.


    This was the ghost-faced spider''s nursery.


    The queen should be nearby.


    Just as Ye Jia was about to extinguish the ghost fire at the tip of his finger, arge ck shadow suddenly appeared not too far way from him. Six ck and hairy legs stretched out from a huge tan body. On its ugly face, six eyes stared viciously at him with its mouth baring sharp fangs.


    Oh no, spider soldier.


    A faint cold light appeared at Ye Jia''s fingertip.


    But unexpectedly, the spider soldier didn''t make any attempts to attack him.


    Its fangs opened and closed, making a clicking sound. A guttural hiss sounded from its throat, "Attending the meeting?"


    Meeting?


    The light on Ye Jia''s fingertip flickered. He quietly made a sound of affirmation.


    "You''re going the wrong way." The spider soldier hissed, "Come with me."


    "The queen is already impatient."


    After saying this, it turned and shuffled down the passage it came from.


    Being taken directly to the queen. This was pretty much like hitting the jackpot.


    Ye Jia hooked up his lips.


    He stored away the ghost fire and followed along.


    ****(KKnotes:From the authors note, the ghost-faced spider is just a made up species where a couple of different insect natures/traits are mixed together. Please ignore all the inuracies and just take it with a grain of salt.)

 Chapter 19

    After walking through the winding passages for a long time, Ye Jia was finally led to his destination.


    This should be the centre of the nest.


    This ce was of a hexagonal, honeb like structure. It was surrounded by holes in all directions and each hole was guarded by spider soldiers.


    This was clearly the central hub of all the passages.


    Unexpectedly, in this open space in the middle of the nest, many fierce ghosts had gathered. They seemed to be waiting for something.


    Ye Jia looked around.


    The fierce ghosts here were B-level, A-level¡­..The lowest was a C+. Various races were here. He even saw several familiar faces he had encountered before.


    Ye Jia wasn''t sure whether their abilities had improved in recent years. The only thing he was certain about was that these fierce ghosts hated his existence.


    And even if they didn''t have grudges, it was estimated that they would still go after him for the hatred leaderboard reward.


    After a few seconds of silence, Ye Jia added a few moreyers of ghost energy to his face for more protection.


    The fierce ghosts were talking to each other in low voices. Low hissing whispers echoed in the cave. Ye Jia couldn''t hear what they were talking about but he had a hunch inside ¡ª It may have something to do with why he hadn''t encountered any spider soldiers at the entrance of this cave.


    He cautiously approached two hungry ghosts nearby who were talking to each other.


    But before Ye Jia could hear anything important, the ground suddenly shook.


    "Boom" "Boom" "Boom"


    Those heavy sounds slowly got closer. It made the entire cave tremble.


    The fierce ghosts stopped talking and looked in the direction of the sound.


    A giant spider climbed up from below the ground. Her body was asrge as four or five spider soldiersbined and her long legs were covered with sharp hairs that were enough to cover a 100 square metre field. Her abdomen was deformed and grotesque, and it was densely covered with markings which looked like a blood red ghost face from a distance.


    Compared to her shockinglyrge body, her head appeared small and unnatural.


    It was an ordinary human face with fair skin, beautiful features and a pair of dark, emotional eyes.


    Behind her huge belly, she dragged a long pupae-like egg sac.


    The egg sac was swollen to the point that it looked almost translucent. One could even see smallrvae wriggling around inside.


    ¡ª¨C Spider queen.


    Ye Jia examined this creature in front of him. A dignified look shed across his eyes.


    A queen of this level¡­..


    S-level.


    This could be troublesome.


    If the opponent was alone, there was probably still a chance of winning but right now he was not only in the ghost-face spider''s nest¡ª¨Cthere were also many familiar fierce ghosts too¡­.


    He basically had no chance of winning.


    Just as Ye Jia tried to think of a solution, the queen before him suddenly spoke up. Her voice was soft and sweet, it didn''t match her huge and grotesque body.


    "I believe everyone is willing to gather here today for the same purpose."


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    Those dark eyes slowly passed through the numerous ghosts on front of her. Her voice suddenly became cold and malicious, "We don''t recognise this King."


    "Yes!" "That''s right!"


    "¡­..He isn''t qualified."


    A burst of approval sounded through the cave.


    Oh my.


    Ye Jia pulled himself out of his thoughts and suddenly became interested in the content of their meeting.


    Are these fierce ghosts thinking of going against each other?


    ¡ª- This wasn''t something he would see every day.


    He continued to listen on with interest.


    "¡­.The game recognises his existence, but we are different." The spider queen''s eyes shed with bitter hatred, "He has only been alive for a fraction of our time! I have lived for hundreds of years and have never heard of his name. He is a small fry with no influence and no territory, and he even killed all his followers! Thinking that he can sudden lead us just because he suddenly gained the games approval? In his dreams!"


    Wow, was this a counterattack in the making?


    Amazing.


    Ye Jia was extremely invested.


    "¡­.And even being obsessed with searching for that human." A cold voice suddenly interjected from the ground below.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    He had a bad feeling.


    "Yes, yes, yes!" Voices of approval became stronger this time.


    "Wasting so many resources for that single human," that cold voice as filled with mockery, "really passionate he is."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Fuck.


    "But I really want to find him." Another vicious voice intervened, "He eradicated my entire n. I want to pay him back properly¡­.."


    "Yeah, yeah. I used to¡­."


    "He also did to me¡­.."


    With that familiar name, the fierce ghosts on the ground below started to argue.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    So, what exactly is this?


    A conference for Ace''s victims?


    The small ck hand made its untimely appearance. It leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "You''re so famous."


    Ye Jia was expressionless, "¡­..You, shut up."


    The spider queen seemed to have noticed that they had gone off topic. She spoke again in attempt to push it back onto the right tracks, "¡ª¨CWe don''t need a King, let alone an unqualified King."


    She slowly took a few steps forward. Her heavy steps made the ground shake, "I have already reached an agreement with the other S-level fierce ghosts. When my children are born, everything will be ready."


    All the fierce ghosts fell silent. They quietly waited for her follow up.


    "Have we now reached a consensus?" The spider mother continued, "Let this King who appeared from who knows were go back to whatever ditch he came from!"


    A burst of earth-shaking cheers sounded from the fierce ghosts below.


    They clearly liked this proposal.


    While the group of fierce ghosts were restless, Ye Jia slowly moved to the back of the spider queen ¡ª He was trying to find a good location for him to act.


    Clearly, he couldn''t kill the spider queen here.


    That was too unrealistic.


    But secretly stealing some fluid was still possible.


    Suddenly, from far away, a male voice travelled over from the darkness above. It was light and fluttering and it also seemed distant and calm.


    "Really?


    As if they had their throats clutched, all voices suddenly stopped. The cave was deadly silent.


    Gurgle, gurgle.


    Water could faintly be heard in the cave. Ye Jia was startled. He looked down at the source of the sound and saw thick blood slowly seeping out from the cracks in the ground. The height of it rose inch by inch and soon it had covered his entire feet.


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    Ye Jia''s heart tightened. He jumped onto a rock behind him.


    "Blood gu fish!" A fierce ghost cried out.


    Almost at the same time, the ground slowly swelled up and a monster made of bones emerged from the sea of blood. The goat skull was ghastly white, and the dark sockets stared silently at the fierce ghosts before it.


    More blood poured out. Dead spider soldiers were washed into the cave along with the river of blood.


    The blood gu fish had nowpletely emerged. It swum in the air.


    A pale and slender hand stretched out from the darkness. It gently stroked its skull, "Good child."


    "It''s you¡­.." The spider queen''s eyes were fixed in that direction. Her pretty face was twisted into a horrible expression and the fangs in her mouth stretched out, gleaming maliciously under the light.


    "Ji Xuan¡­.."


    Ye Jia who had jumped onto a rock froze.


    Wait a minute¡ª-


    Ji Xuan?


    Ji Xuan??


    Ji Xuan??????


    He must have heard it wrong. He had most definitely heard it wrong¡­.


    It was as if Ye Jia was struck by lightning. He looked up with a shocked look.


    The man''s figure had now emergedpletely from the darkness.


    His tall figure stood over a void as the blood gu fish swum loyally around him. His pair of scarlet eyes were like a turbulent sea of blood and it gleamed with cold and cruel light while his pale lips held a faint smirk.


    "You are not qualified to speak my name."


    Although the shape of his body had changed considerably, that face was still five parts simr to his appearance as a child. And that terrifying crazy temperament¡­..


    It was definitely him.


    That''s right.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Fuck!!


    Fuck!!!!!!


    Apart from this single word, he couldn''t find another word to express his inner shock.


    For the first time in history, Ye Jia''s mind was nk.


    He had never thought that there would be a day where he would meet this person again¡­..


    ¡ª- Especially after killing him with his own hands.


    What bloody feud?


    What enemies meeting on a narrow road?(KKnotes: Inevitable sh between enemies, unable to avoid one''s enemy)


    Perhaps it was because he had been standing there in shock for too long or perhaps it was because his gaze was too intense, Ji Xuan who stood next to the blood gu fish seemed to have noticed something and looked in his direction.


    Passing through the dark space covered with sticky webs and passing through the struggling fierce ghosts¡ª¨C


    Without warning, the gazes of the two collided.

 Chapter 20

    Ye Jia: "!!!!!"


    He shuddered and reflexively shrank back, hiding himself behind the rock.


    Leaning with his back against the cold rock, Ye Jia''s breathing was quick. He could only hear his blood pounding in his ears.


    That scene just now seemed to have been imprinted onto his retina.


    That man''s cold and scarlet eyes that carried treacherousness and indifference. He looked down from above, slowly sweeping his gaze in his direction.


    The other party''s facial features were very familiar. It slowly ovepped with the one in Ye Jia''s memory.


    The moment their gazes met, he felt as if he had been stared at by some kind of cold-blooded animal. Although he had broken off this eye contact, he still shuddered at the memory of it.


    ¡­.Oh no, oh no, oh no.


    Ye Jia now knew very well why he was on the hatred leaderboard.


    If he wasn''t, who else would it be?!


    And to offer a reward for information about him? It was 100% because he didn''t want to borrow the hands of other fierce ghosts and wanted to personally torture him after capturing him!


    On the other side of the rock, the entire cave shook. Cries and howls of countless fierce ghosts echoed.


    Ye Jia could sense that a new ghost energy had joined the skirmish.


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    ¡ª-It was probably Ji Xuan''s underling.


    He calmed himself down before leaning against the rock and carefully looking out.


    The cave was in chaos. The sea of blood made by the blood gu fish exuded a strong metallic smell. Ji Xuan''s underlings had already entered the arena and were fighting against the fierce ghosts who were plotting a rebellion.


    In the air above, Ji Xuan had already retracted his gaze. He was at this moment watching his pet fight against the spider queen with great interest.


    He didn''t seem to have noticed Ye Jia''s presence.


    Ye Jia lightly breathed a sigh of relief.


    Thank goodness.


    He was after all too far away just now and his current scent was alsopletely different from before. With his face also covered with severalyers of ghost energy, logically speaking, one shouldn''t have noticed anything with that short nce.


    He shifted his gaze down and looked towards the bottom of the cave.


    In just a few short minutes, more spider soldiers had arrived from all directions to join the battle.


    The yin energy in the air was so thick, it felt like it could be cut by a knife. The horrible smell of beasts and fierce ghosts mixed together. It was so strong, it was enough to turn an area hundreds of metres in size into barrennd.


    Blood, mucous, severed limbs, fangs and crushed flesh. Everything mixed into one, making it almost indistinguishable from one another.


    In the middle of this mess was the huge spider queen.


    Her body was just too heavy. Every step of hers caused the ce to shake violently.


    She looked extremely angry and her originally beautiful face had distorted hideously. The skin on the lower half of her face was wrinkled and stretched up to the base of her ears and she fiercely bared her sharp fangs at the blood gu fish swimming around.


    The blood gu fish swum around flexibly. Like an invisible weapon, every time it circled around, it would leave a deep hole in the spider queen.


    After just a fewps, the spider mother''srge bloated abdomen was covered in wounds.


    Yellow-green viscous liquid gushed out. The moment it fell, it let out a sizzling sound as it corroded the ground.


    Foul smell permeated through the air.


    The spider queen seemed to be furious.


    Beasts when they are angered are at their weakest. This was the best time to act.


    Unfortunately, due to Ji Xuan''s presence, Ye Jia had to abandon his previous n to kill the spider queen.


    After all, although the spider queen had been weakened and is no longer at an advantage, it was very unwise for him to expose himself in front of Ji Xuan ¡ª Especially when he hadn''t figured out the other party''s strength yet.


    The blood gu fish agilely avoided the spider queen''s attack and swam behind her.


    "Pierce¡ª¨C"


    It was the sound of something small and sharp passing by.


    A thin wound appeared on the egg sac growing behind the spider queen''s belly. It very quickly cracked and opened up. Viscous liquid and fist-sized translucent eggs poured out from it like a waterfall.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¨C"


    She cried out in anger and pain. Her sharp voice rippled through the air, making everyone''s ears ache.


    Much of the eggs broke as soon as it fell to the ground. Small white spiders which had not yet grown their dark outer shells struggled out, quickly scampering away.


    Ye Jia''s eyes lit up slightly.


    Got it.


    He turned and looked at the small ck hand who had been quietly lying on his shoulder the entire time. He revealed a benevolent smile.


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­"


    Although I''m not human, you sure are a dog.


    It shook its fingers so quickly, one could see afterimages, "Don''t even think about it!! I''m not going!!!"


    That is an S-Level monster!!!


    And King is also watching from above!!! Isn''t it just sending it to its death!?!


    Ye Jia smiled and coaxed gently, "I don''t need you to approach them. Look, the fluid in the egg sac has already flowed out. You just need to collect the fluid on the ground and bring it to me."


    "Not going!!" The small ck hand trembled on Ye Jia''s shoulder.


    Ye Jia: "I definitely need that fluid."


    Small ck hand: "Then you go!!"


    "But," Ye Jia continued, "Based on the current situation, your King and I have seem to have deep enmity. If I go, I would likely be caught."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­."


    It had a bad feeling.


    Ye Jia slowly asked, "If he knew that you have been helping me all this time, how do you think he would react?"


    The small ck hand used bitterly, "But it was you who threatened me!"


    identally boarding the pirate ship and losing its reputation in one go.


    It didn''t want to be a ghost spy!!


    Ye Jia curled his lips up into a malicious smile, "But that isn''t the case on my end."


    He spoke slowly, "I would tell him that we were good partners and teammates and that you were the one who told me everything about him. As my closest partner in crime, I''m sure you will enjoy the same special treatment I receive."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­."


    ¡­¡­So evil.


    This person is so evil!!!


    Seeing that the small ck hand was beginning to hesitate, Ye Jia added more oil to the fire, "If you help me this time, I will set aside fifty from my next pay check to buy gold for your game."


    Under Ye Jia''s persuasion, the small ck hand finally gritted its teeth and puffed up its chest: "I-I-I''ll do it!"


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    Ye Jia couldn''t store away the smile at the corner of his lips, "Good luck."


    He added a fewyers of yin energy to the small ck hand''s body to allow it to hide itself better, "I hold high expectations for you."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Hah, dog man. I can see through you.


    It pressed itself to the ground and slowly creeped forward.


    Ye Jia waited with a bated breath.


    Five minutester.


    The small ck hand tremblingly hurried back holding an unbroken egg. The white spider inside that was as big as a fist struggled fiercely, making it almost impossible for it to hold. Its voice became sharp as a result of extreme nervousness, "Quick, quick, quick!!"


    Before the egg could fall, Ye Jia quickly picked it up.


    Ayer of yin energy emanated from his palm, enveloping the translucent egg.


    Soon, the translucent ghost-face spider inside stopped struggling.


    Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief.


    He stuffed it into his pocket and then ced the small ck hand back onto his shoulder, "Let''s go."


    Ye Jia quietly sneaked into a passage behind him. He moved as lightly as how he came, like a drop of water disappearing without a trace into the ocean.


    The ground in the passage was slippery and rugged. The contaminated air was filled with the suffocating smell of blood, leaving his mouth tasting like rust.


    But for Ye Jia, this was a good thing.


    After being washed by the sea of blood, most of the dense cobwebs had been swept away, making it easier to go through.


    The cave continued to tremble from time to time and rubble fell from above. Across the thick stone wall, the roars of the spider queen and the cries of the other fierce ghosts could still be vaguely heard.


    Very clearly, the battle was fierce.


    Ye Jia navigated through the passages extending in all directions without any major interruptions.


    He smoothly ughtered a couple of solitary spider soldiers he encountered along the way and, following his memory, he fumbled in the direction of the exit.


    A faint light could be seen ahead, dispelling some of the darkness in front of him.


    Ye Jia became spirited.


    ¡ª-Almost there.


    At this moment, a loud ''boom'' suddenly sounded behind him. The entire cave shook violently and even Ye Jia was made a little unstable as a result of the sudden shaking.


    Then, it was followed by dead silence.


    Ye Jia looked at the darkness behind him. He had a bad feeling.


    The roars and shouts from earlier were gone. All that was left was eerie silence.


    The small ck hand stuck its head out from underneath Ye Jia''s cor and asked in a small voice, "What''s the matter?"


    Ye Jia shook his head. A few secondster, he said, "The battle is over."


    "Yay!" The small ck hand softly cheered, "I wonder who won?"


    Although the chances of it was low, Ye Jia sincerely hoped that the spider queen won.


    A weak enemy that could be controlled was much better than an enemy with deep enmity towards him whose strength was difficult to gauge.


    ¡ª-In any case, he had at least achieved his main objective.


    Ye Jia felt the heavy weight in the pocket and continued towards the exit.


    The night wind sent the dry air outside into the cave.


    But for some reason, the yin energy in the air suddenly became stronger.


    Ye Jia slowed down.


    Suddenly, in the darkness at the entrance of the cave, a ghostly figure suddenly materialised.


    That was a shadow ghost. Just like all the legends about shadows, they were always the best at hiding without a trace.


    Its facial features were indistinct, as if it was made of a condensed cloud of smoke which could be dispersed by a gust of wind.


    Ye Jia stared cautiously at the fierce ghost in front of him. A cold light appeared at his fingertip and dozens of methods he could employ to deal with the other party shed across his mind.


    Unfortunately, they weren''t fast enough.


    The shadow ghost looked at Ye Jia ¡ª- or it just looked in Ye Jia''s direction. It spoke coldly with a hoarse voice: "You dare plot against our King¡­.Did you think you can leave just because you want to?"


    ¡­..It was Ji Xuan''s underling.


    It was someone Ye Jia really didn''t want to run into.


    He no longer hesitated and attacked the shadow ghost blocking his way. His figure was blurred by the yin energy, and he moved swiftly.


    Just as the shadow ghost got ready to fight, he saw Ye Jia who was about to attack suddenly be indistinct. His actions just now were a feint. His actual purpose was to rush straight towards the empty space behind the shadow ghost¡ª!


    The shadow ghost tried to stop him amidst the chaos.


    But before it could release any attacks, it suddenly felt a sharp pain on its limbs.


    "Ahhhh¡ª¨C"


    The shadow ghost screamed. It was horrified inside.


    It was actually hurt by an unremarkable ghost like this?


    And in those fleeting seconds, it didn''t actually see how the other party had hurt itself!


    Ye Jia wasn''t a fan of fighting. He instead rushed straight towards the cave exit¡ª-!


    A bloody scent suddenly reached his nose.


    Damn¡ª¡ª¡ª!


    Ye Jia was taken aback. The remaining fighting instinct in him sent out warning rms. He immediately stopped in ce.


    The next second, the ce he would have been if he hadn''t stopped slowly bulged up from below. A white goat skull slowly emerged from a pool of blood.


    That terrifyingly huge body squeezed into and upied all of the space in front of him.


    Half of its body was outside while the rest were still immersed underground. Viscous blood flowed out from its ribs, falling onto the slippery rocks below.


    Those dark eye sockets stared silently at Ye Jia. It made him feel like he was being stared at by a predator.


    Blood gu fish.


    ¡ª-This was a monster that could go against an S-Level spider queen, and even have an upper hand.


    But now wasn''t the time to think about this.


    Ye Jia gritted his teeth. He got ready to disregard everything and rush out.


    A cold light gleamed at his fingertip. Slowly, a long de emerged. It seemed like it would be able to cut through the darkness in the cave.


    Suddenly, a low voice sounded behind him. The words spoken were unhurried and it also carried a cold and yful tone, making those who heard it can''t help but shudder: "Where are you going?"


    The man''s voice was low and maic. There was an almost invisible tremor in the air.


    ¡ª-His voice was very nice, but it was probably thest voice Ye Jia wanted to hear in this world.


    Ye Jia''s vision immediately turned ck.


    Fuck.


    Ji Xuan.

 Chapter 21

    ck.


    ck.


    The sound of footsteps gradually got closer. It was amplified by the surrounding stone walls, making it echo through the narrow passage. Each step seemed to be stepping onto his heart.


    The man''s overly strong sense of presence was like a ma. Even without needing to turn around, he could feel the other person approaching.


    Ye Jia''s back was stiff.


    Countless thoughts quickly flew through his mind, entangling into a mess.


    The shadow ghost bowed deeply towards the person behind him.


    "King."


    Ye Jia gritted his teeth and then proceeded to turn and bow deeply.


    "¡­¡­..King."


    He seemed to be surprised by this reaction of his. The sound of footsteps stopped.


    But the distance was still too close.


    Ye Jia could almost smell the scenting from the other party''s body¡ª¨CIt was a thick, bloody scent that still lingered around after passing through a bloody sea of corpses following a massacre.


    After so many years of ying in the game, he was already very familiar with this scent. Ye Jia at this moment however couldn''t help but feel nervous.


    "Huh?" The man''s low voice came from above his head. It carried a hint of interest, "What did you call me?"


    ¡­¡­.!


    Ye Jia almost couldn''t breathe.


    He felt his heart beat violently. It pounded against his chest, making his ribs hurt.


    A sinister voice sounded behind him, "Heh, now you know who to swear your allegiance to?"


    Ye Jia waited nervously, but the man standing before him didn''t seem to refute the shadow ghost.


    The heart that was hanging in the air finally fell back into ce.


    ¡ª¨CIt seems that he may not have been recognised by the other party.


    The shadow ghost''s voice contained murderous intent that was difficult to conceal, "Since you woulde to participate in this gathering of rebels, you must be already aware of the consequences of betraying King."


    Having settled the matter he was most worried about, Ye Jia''s lips became much more lively.


    He bent his waist further and said in a horrified tone: "No, no, you''ve misunderstood me! I came here this time because I overheard some talk about people secretly conspiring something and snuck in just to spy on the situation here for you¡­¡­..If you don''t believe me, you can go ask a spider soldier to see if the spider queen has invited me¡­."


    Ye Jia hadn''t finished yet, but he was interrupted by the shadow ghost''s sneer. It asked in a cold tone, "So thoughtful?"


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    Ye Jia nodded enthusiastically so that his actions could be seen by the other party before him despite the thickyer of yin energy.


    He racked his brains and exined, "T-this was because I have always admired you but I have never had the opportunity to approach you, so I could only do something risky like this¡­.."


    "Don''t talk nonsense!" The shadow ghost''s voice turned sharper, "Betrayal is absolutely forbidden¡­."


    Before its words could be finished, it was interrupted.


    "Oh?" Ji Xuan who hadn''t said a word until now suddenly spoke up.


    "You admire me?"


    There was not much emotion in his voice but the final sound was slightly dragged out, revealing a hint of something else.


    ¡­..?


    The shadow ghost couldn''t speak.


    It looked at the Ghost King standing not far away in disbelief and seemed to be wondering if he had been substituted.


    "¡­..Y-yes." Ye Jia toughened himself up and continued, "After all, your power is enough to leave all the fierce ghosts in fear. I felt from the beginning that no one except you is qualified to be the leader of us fierce ghosts. Even if you give me eight hundred lives, I don''t dare betray you."


    "Really?" Ji Xuan lightly threw out that single world. The emotions in his slightly lowered eyes were difficult to decipher.


    He once again stepped forward and walked towards the exit of the cave, "Then follow me."


    The sound of footsteps echoing in the passage gradually faded away.


    When Ye Jia raised his head, Ji Xuan and the giant blood gu fish were gone.


    Only he and the shadow ghost were left. The two of them looked at each other.


    "¡­¡­¡­."


    The shadow ghost stared in the direction Ji Xuan had left dumbly. Its vague facial features became even more confused as if it was suspicious of this King that was here just now.


    Ye Jia couldn''t hold back and asked, "Your King¡­.has he always been like this?"


    He seemed to be¡­..too easy to talk to.


    It felt a little strange.


    The shadow ghost was pulled back from its trance by this question. Although it wasn''t sure what was going on, it wouldn''t reveal anything in front of this traitor. It maintained a stern expression and said viciously, "King said to follow him, didn''t you hear?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Alright.


    The shadow ghost and Ye Jia exited the cave one after another.


    But what greeted them wasn''t a dpidated and deste construction site. Instead, it was a splendid, brightly lit hall with clean floor and walls as well as luxurious decorations. The smell of money was everywhere.


    Ye Jia was shocked. He turned to look back.


    The entrance to the ghost-face spider''s nest was gone.


    Ye Jia''s heart sank slightly.


    Ji Xuan had probably activated his ghost domain the moment he stepped out. He had urately controlled it such that it was at the entrance to the ghost-face spider''s nest making it difficult for one to notice until they entered it.


    It was like a portal.


    This kind of control¡­¡­Ye Jia couldn''t tell whether it was because of the other party''s strength or if it was a certain privilege given to a King by the game.


    No matter which it was, it was something that cannot be underestimated.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand and unbuttoned the top two buttons, revealing distinctly defined and pale corbones. He then sat down.


    ¡ª-Perhaps it was because the light in the cave was too dark and the atmosphere the man gave off was too strong, Ye Jia only noticed now that, unlike other fierce ghosts, this person wore human clothes.


    A simple white shirt and ck trousers.


    It looked very casual, as if he could easily integrate into human society without much trouble.


    Ji Xuan thoughtfully examined the two fierce ghosts before him.


    His pair of scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flitted through. Under the bright lights in this room, it looked like fresh blood.


    Under his gaze, everything seemed like it could be seen through.


    Ye Jia forcibly restrained his urge to add a few moreyers of yin energy over his body.


    Based on experience, his disguise should be foolproof.


    But¡­¡­


    He was already regretting his impulsive actions just now.


    Before Ye Jia had the time toment, Ji Xuan withdrew his gaze.


    He spoke unhurriedly, "I believe you."


    Before Ye Jia could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the other party continue, "So I will give you a chance to prove your loyalty."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Wait a minute. Why did he suddenly have a bad feeling?


    Ji Xuan lightly tapped the arm of the sofa with his pale finger and asked slowly, "Have you heard of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau?"


    ¡­..Couldn''t be more familiar with it.


    Ye Jia reluctantly squeezed out, "I seem¡­to have heard a little about it."


    "Very good." Ji Xuan let out a lowugh, "Find a way to get in."


    Ye Jia''s vision went ck: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    Was this retribution for his lie earlier about being a double agent?!!


    He took a deep breath and said hesitantly, "T-this kind of bureau should be strictly managed, right? I don''t know how to pretend to be human. It might be difficult¡­."


    "If you need it," Ji Xuan said, "I can help you."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    He spoke passionately, "But! In order to show King that I can be trusted, I believe I will be able to handle this kind of trivial matter by myself! I guarantee the mission will bepleted perfectly!"


    Ji Xuan looked at him with an almost imperceptible smile, "Okay."


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    He stood up and slowly walked in front of Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia was a little surprised.


    Scenes buried deep in his memory suddenly flooded to his mind.


    ¡¾The young boy who only reached his waist stood alone before him with his pale face tilted up and arge pair of dark and gloomy eyes staring fixatedly at him. A kind of twisted obsession was concealed deep within those eyes. The boy raised the corners of his lips and said in a slightly hoarse and childish voice, "Brother, I believe in you." ¡¿


    After falling into trance for a short moment, Ji Xuan had already walked past him.


    Ye Jia realised that the other party was already half a head taller than himself. Along with broad shoulders and a straight back, just his presence was enough to give others a terrible sense of oppression.


    "Report back every week from now on." Ji Xuan''s voice was calm, "If I need anything, I will let the shadow ghost find you."


    His pair of scarlet eyes lowered slightly, and the corners of his pale lips slowly raised. He spoke lowly and unhurriedly, "I trust that you won''t disappoint me."


    .


    The shadow ghost sent Ye Jia out.


    Perhaps it was because they are now colleagues, the shadow ghost''s attitude towards Ye Jia was clearly a lot better than earlier, "Since King has taken a fancy to you, it means that there must be something special about you. Don''t worry, just work hard. Don''t anger King. I believe you can get what you want and find a ce for yourself by King''s side."


    Ye Jia, "Haha, thank you."


    No, I don''t want to find a ce for myself by his side thank you very much. I just want to stay far, far away from him.


    As far away as possible.


    The next second, the shadow ghost seemed to have conjured a phone out of nowhere.


    "Add WeChat?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    ???


    Are all ghosts nowadays so advanced?


    Ye Jia took out his phone from his pocket with a dazed look. Following method the small ck hand taught him before, he scanned the shadow ghosts QR code.


    Very quickly, the two added each other as friends.


    Ye Jia nced at his phone screen and once again fell silent.


    The other''s profile picture was a fluffy kitten, and its nickname was: Kitty Likes to Eat Fish.


    Uh¡­..


    The shadow ghost stored its phone away, "Contact me if you need anything."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.Okay."


    All the shock he had received today was already too much for him to take in.


    Before the shadow ghost left, Ye Jia couldn''t help but call out after it, "Wait¡­.."


    "Hmm?" The shadow ghost asked.


    "Your King. Does he treat his employees well?"


    The shadow ghost thought deeply. After thinking for a long time, it raised its head and looked at Ye Jia, "It''s getting better these days."


    Ye Jia: "?"


    The shadow ghost said, "He hasn''t killed any of us recently."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­I see."


    "In fact, King treats us rather well. If it was another S-level fierce ghost, we not only have to constantly worry about being eaten up, but we also need to worry about whether we would get our share of food." The shadow ghost seemed to be in a good mood, "King is the only fierce ghost who''s not stingy. With him, we just have to worry about the former."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­Great."


    If that was the case, it seems that a fierce ghosts employment condition was much worse than that of humans.


    After a brief exchange, the shadow ghost and Ye Jia seemed to have bing better acquainted with each other.


    It raised its hazy and blurred hand and patted Ye Jia on the shoulder, "Don''t worry, our lives will be better when King catches that cunning and wicked human."


    The cunning and wicked human: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Yeah, there really was nothing to worry about.

 Chapter 22

    Night.


    The hospital waspletely silent. Sitting in the empty corridor that was illuminated by lights were two members of thebat department. They were both slumped in their seats fast asleep.


    The lights in the ward were off.


    Through the ss, one could see something slightly raised under the sheets on the hospital bed.


    Terrible gnawing sounds could be hearding from within the darkness. The soft rustling sounds seemed to sound even more eerie in the dark night.


    Zhao Dong was lying in bed, suffering from severe fever.


    His consciousness was hazy, but he was still awake.


    He could tell that something sinister was growing inside his body, greedily gnawing through his blood, flesh and internal organs. The unbearable itch and pain were like tens of thousands of bugs crawling around inside his bones. It was so terrible, he even wished for death instead.


    The light in the corridor entered the dark ward through the window, bing the only light source for the room.


    Under the dim light, a dark shadow silently appeared.


    Was it an illusion?


    Or was the fever messing with his mind?


    The weak Zhao Dong opened his eyes with difficulty and tried to see the figure approaching his bed.


    The nket on his body was lifted.


    The living creatures in his body suddenly became agitated. They mmed around violently inside his body¡ª¨C


    Zhao Dong''s body trembled. He reflexively tried to avoid the pain and difort.


    At this moment, his vision suddenly turned dark.


    A cold hand silently covered his burning eyelids.


    "Shhh."


    The temperature of the other person''s hand was very cold. Like ice suddenlying into contact with boiling water, he couldn''t help but be surprised by the touch.


    There was a pleasant feeling.


    For some reason, Zhao Dong''s heart settled down.


    After confirming that Zhao Dong was no longer struggling, Ye Jia lowered his head and examined the other person''s current state.


    The terrible swelling and bruising had spread from the calf to the chest. On the body that was barely recognisable, countlessrvae wriggled around under the skin. Just the sight of it was extremely ugly and nauseating.


    Ye Jia took out the egg from his pocket and carefully made a cut.


    Translucent sticky fluid dripped onto the other person''s knee.


    One drop, two drops, three drops.


    Like sharks smelling blood, the squirmingrvae scrambled towards the ce where the liquid had fallen.


    Translucent baby ghost-face spiders crawled out of the skin one after another like water being squeezed out of a sponge.


    As soon as one appeared, Ye Jia would pinch it to death.


    Very soon, all thervae had crawled out and finally, Zhao Dong''s skin was no longer writhing around, and the colour was no longer that terrible bruised look. The swelling however may take days or even weeks before itpletely recovers.


    It would take a long time for someone who had been parasitised by ghost-face spider eggs to fully recover.


    ¡ª-Not only physically, but also psychologically.


    In the darkness, Zhao Dong''s breathing gradually be steady. Ye Jia nced out the window.


    The night was still deep.


    The entire city was deep asleep. There were only several small lights moving in the distance.


    Ye Jia sighed.


    Forget it.


    Do good deeds until the end.


    ¡ª-There were still many people hanging inside the ghost-face spider''s cave.


    .


    When everything was sorted, the sky had already started to brighten up. Morning light spread out from the edge of the world, dispersing the darkness little by little and gradually lighting up the sky in the process.


    Ye Jia finally returned home.


    He changed his clothes that were stained with blood and insect flesh and then threw himself onto his bed with a low grunt.


    Fuck, too tired.


    Dealing with the ghost-face spiders wasn''t particrly tiring. After all, in terms of intensity and dangerousness, the instances in the game was worse.


    It was the confrontation with Ji Xuan that was the most exhausting part of the whole night.


    Ye Jia stared at the ceiling and carefully went through the conversation he had with Ji Xuan earlier.


    Although it was very suspenseful, it seems that¡­the other party didn''t seem to be aware of his identity yet?


    He was a little unsure.


    Those days in the game was something from his previous life and Ji Xuan himself was already an unstable character at that time. After bing the Ghost King, Ye Jia couldn''t tell what he was thinking or what he nned to do next.


    And now, he had be the other person''s ''undercover spy'' in the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau¡­.


    Damn.


    Ye Jia turned over and buried his head in the pillow.


    Shutting down.


    "How about running away?" The small ck hand shuffled over to his pillow.


    Since it realised that its fate hung from the same thread as Ye Jia''s, it had be very enthusiastic about Ye Jia''s safety and wellbeing, "Do you need me to write a resignation letter for you?"


    "Resign my ass." Ye Jia coldly red at it.


    "Are you stupid?" He asked unceremoniously, "Did you really think that the Ghost King will unsuspectingly entrust an important task to a ghost he only recently suspected betrayed him?"


    The small ck hand who was called stupid, "Ying."(KKnotes: Crying sound)


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly, "Him doing this only means that he has a backup n. That''s why he''s not afraid of me going against him."


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    He said, "This is a test."


    "Then¡­." The small ck hand asked cautiously, "Then what do you n to do?"


    Ye Jia, "Nothing."


    For now, he couldn''t predict the other person''s next set of actions, so it was best not to act rashly.


    The worst thing that could happen was¡­¡­


    Running into him again while not doing anything.


    Ye Jia gently rubbed the tips of his fingers. His light-coloured eyes lowered slightly, and cold light shed across his eyes.


    ¡ª-Since he could kill him once, he could naturally kill him a second time.


    "So," The small ck hand couldn''t hold back its curiosity and asked boldly, "what exactly happened back then?"


    Ye Jia nced at it, "Very curious?"


    The small ck hand let out a loud sound of affirmation!


    Too curious! Curious to death!


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes. A faint smile flickered across his lips, "I see¡­¡­."


    "!!!" The small ck hand trembled and instinctively took a step back. It felt that something didn''t seem right¡ª¡ª


    That smile was too familiar¡­..


    Every time the other party wanted to do something bad; he would show this kind of expression!


    "After going around all day, I am really tired, but I still have a lot of work to finish. Recalling the past will take too much time too¡­" Ye Jia said with a smile, "Let''s do this. If you help me with about one month''s work of documents, I will tell you."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­."


    I knew it!!!


    It gritted its teeth: "Half a month!"


    Ye Jia''s expression didn''t change, "Two months."


    The small ck hand: "¡­¡­.."


    Fuck, a cheating merchant.


    The small ck hand was forced to give in, "¡­..Fine, one month it is then."


    Ye Jia casually continued, "Two and a half months."


    The small ck hand: "!"


    It was angry and distraught, "You''re a tyrant! You''re exploiting me! A capitalist with no humanity!"


    ¡ª-It seems that the time spent ying on the phone had allowed the small ck hand to learn a lot of new vocabry.


    Ye Jia sneered, "I right now receive only one sry but have two jobs and two bosses to work for. In addition to all that, I have to work overtime without getting paid by both sides. Have I said anything despite all that?"


    The small ck hand, "¡­¡­.Deal."


    It was forced to sign a humiliating agreement and it then began to work on the unfinished documents that Ye Jia had brought home.


    The tip of the pen scratched against the surface of the paper.


    Ye Jia bent his legs slightly as he leaned against the back of his bed. He turned his head and looked out the window.


    The sun was rising.


    The morning sun broke through the clouds. The sky went from purple to dark blue, then pale blue and gradually, the world became brighter.


    Bright sunlight spilled in through the half-open window, coating the young mans pale face with a faint golden glow.


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    In the morning light, Ye Jia squinted his eyes. His light-coloured irises looked almost transparent and his long eyshes looked almost fluffy in the sun, obscuring the emotions in his eyes.


    ¡ª-Experience told him that it was better not to think of the past.


    It was unknown how many yers had been overwhelmed by the heavy memories they carried, breaking down while caught between their bloody past and present. If you wanted to survive in the game, you must learn to put everything aside and learn to forget.


    Since clearing it, it had been a long time since Ye Jia recalled his time in the game.


    Trivial chores filled his days, making him almost forget about that ce he had to crawl out from with much difficulty.


    But all of this was like a thinyer of scar tissue. It was so fragile, only a slight tug would break it apart, exposing the bloody wound underneath.


    ¡ª-He only realised now that he hadn''t forgotten anything.


    Those memories had just continued to patiently lurk underneath that surface, waiting quietly for the right time. As soon as it was time, all of it would burst out like a dam,pletely unstoppable.


    Ye Jia closed his eyes.


    When he opened his eyes again, the emotions in his eyes disappeared in an instant. It was as if it had evaporated under the sun, leaving no trace behind.


    He took out his phone and nced at it.


    06:40.


    Ye Jia yawned and casually turned off the rm that had not yet had the chance to ring.


    Forget it. Skipping work today.


    He thought for a while and then proceeded to throw his phone aside without any psychological burden. He once againid back down in bed.


    .


    Severed limbs, blood, pale faces with twisted expressions, mutted corpses¡­the smell of death permeated everywhere.


    Scene fragments circled around like a dark whirlpool.


    In the centre of the whirlpool stood a young boy.


    His chin was sharp and his face was pale. Within his pair of dark eyes was a faint tinge of redness. It resembled scarlet blood spreading out in the light.


    He quietly looked over. A bit of something simr to icy obsession rolled in the depths of his eyes. It was like he was on the verge of madness.


    There was arge hole on the boy''s chest, as if he was pierced by arge weapon, but what came out of his chest wasn''t blood, but dark ghost energy.


    Ye Jia watched as the young boy approached him step by step.


    "Big brother."


    The child''s voice carried innocence and naivety. He called out crisply, "Don''t you remember me?"


    But the next second, his voice suddenly became low and hoarse. It possessed maism unique to an adult man: "¡­¡­Why are you running?"


    The tall man bent down. A dark shadow stretched over.


    The other person''s eyes were dark red; it looked almost like there was blood flowing around inside. He approached Ye Jia with a smile that also didn''t seem like a smile. His cold lips were pressed close to Ye Jia''s ear and Ye Jia felt like he was wrapped in a cold aura of death, "You don''t like me anymore? ¡ª¡ª Big brother."


    Ye Jia''s eyes suddenly opened. He breathed heavily, his chest rising and falling with each breath.


    It was twilight. The room was shrouded in a faint warm light.


    After a long time, he managed to calm his breathing. Ye Jia slowly sat up.


    Ye Jia rubbed his temples and lowly cursed at his splitting headache.


    Dammit.


    Damn that Ji Xuan.


    Not even letting him off in his dreams.


    Ye Jia reached for the phone he had tossed onto the bedside table.


    Unexpectedly, there were no angry reminder texts or phone calls from the chief. On the contrary, Liu Zhaocheng sent him series of message telling him to take care of his body and along the way, he also mentioned Zhao Dong''s condition improving. Although they hadn''t figured out the reason for it, they were very relieved.


    Ye Jia scrolled up.


    It turns out the small ck hand had helped him ask for leave¡ªThe tone was soft but not humble, pitiful but not miserable. It was simply a perfect example of a sick leave request.


    He raised his eyebrows in surprise.


    Oh, not bad.


    First rate social skills.


    While Ye Jia was still pondering over how he should continue making use of the small ck hand and let it willingly do his work for him, the phone in his hand suddenly vibrated a few times.


    On the notification bar, a familiar cat profile appeared.


    ¡¾Kitty Likes to Eat Fish: Brother, time to report to work. ¡¿


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Dammit, why has this ghost adapted to modern civilisation better than himself?


    This isn''t fair!

 Chapter 23

    Early morning.


    A group of people hurried into the M City branch of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau, scattering dust behind them.


    The one leading them was a tall man with a short beard.


    He rushed in, grabbed the approaching receptionist, and asked anxiously, "Where is that person?"


    The receptionist stammered, "W-what person?"


    "I''m talking about your staff who was parasitised by something unknown. Where is he?!" The man had a fierce look as he shook the receptionist, "Hurry up! It will be toote if we dy it any longer!"


    A voice sounded from a distance, "Ohh, Zhao Dong."


    The man let go of the receptionist. His eyes lit up and he looked over, "You know about it?"


    "Yes." That employee nodded, "There was news from the hospital today. His condition has stabilised, and he should be able to be discharged in a week."


    Now it was the man''s turn to look confused, "¡­..Huh?"


    Half an hourter.


    On the eighth floor of the hospital, at the entrance to the special istion ward.


    Liu Zhaocheng pointed at Zhao Dong who was sleeping inside, "Look."


    The man cautiously entered the ward and lifted the nket covering Zhao Dong''s body.


    There were still traces of swelling on his limbs but it was obvious that it was slowly improving and the normal skin could be faintly seen underneath.


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    The members of the team looked at each other suspiciously.


    This¡­..


    This had never happened before¡­¡­


    Could it have been a mistake?


    Only the bearded man who stood at the foot of the bed suddenly bent down and examined Zhao Dong''s knee carefully for a while.


    He reached out, wiped the other person''s skin with his finger, sniffed it and then stuck out his tongue and gave it a lick.


    Liu Zhaocheng who witnessed everything, "¡­¡­..?"


    But the surrounding team members seemed to find it normal. One of them approached and asked, "How is it? Did Brother Wu discover anything?"


    The man named Brother Wu had a solemn expression.


    "It''s definitely the ghost-face spider."


    "Then¡­..?


    Brother Wu was deep in thought. He slowly shook his head and then nodded, "Someone came before us."


    The teammates were shocked.


    "Moreover, they are very knowledgeable." Brother Wu slowly let out a sigh of relief.


    "!" The team members looked at each other and then lowered their voices. "Could it be¡­¡­"


    "Ring, ring, ring!"


    A sharp ringing sounded, interrupting the solemn atmosphere in the ward.


    Brother Wu answered the phone, "¡­..Yes, yes, okay, okay."


    After answering briefly, he hung up and said, "There is news from the police. Early this morning, someone found twenty-eight missing persons on Fourth Avenue. When they were found, they were all huddled together trembling. They weren''t terribly wounded but they couldn''t recall what happened while they were missing."


    Everyone was shocked.


    "This too." Brother Wu dazedly bit onto a cigarette and muttered, "¡­.Too knowledgeable."


    Liu Zhaocheng on the side listened with an anxious heart.


    "Why are you guys speaking in riddles? What knowledgeable?"


    Brother Wu and his team members looked at each other. Several of them nodded.


    "Are you the head of the logistics department?" He took the unlit cigarette out of his mouth and looked at Liu Zhaocheng while holding it in his hand, "We will be staying in M City for a while and may still need your cooperation."


    "Would you be willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement?"


    Liu Zhaocheng, "Sure!"


    Ten minutester.


    Liu Zhaocheng was silent for several seconds. He then spoke with difficulty, "This¡­.this is your non-disclosure agreement?"


    It was a long ck and red worm-like insect. It was like arge mutant leech. With numerous sharp fangs, it was quite a chilling sight.


    "Actually¡­¡­"


    I''m actually not that curious anymore¡­¡­


    As if he didn''t see Liu Zhaocheng''s resistance, Brother Wu had already directly ced the leech onto the back of Liu Zhaocheng''s hand.


    Liu Zhaocheng''s vision went ck.


    The ck and red leech slowly squirmed around. Before it could suck too much blood, it was expertly torn off by Brother Wu who then tossed it back into the container it originally came from, "Done."


    "¡­¡­" Liu Zhaocheng smiled dryly, "Haha, that''s great."


    Brother Wu handed the container to his team member behind him and then began to talk about the matter with a serious expression.


    The more he listened to it, the more solemn Liu Zhaocheng''s expression became.


    After a long time, he slowly asked, "So that¡­..game, what exactly is it?"


    "We don''t know." Brother Wu lit his cigarette, "Us humans have very little information about it. No one knows where it came from, why it appeared, how it works and how it brought about so many terrible fierce ghosts and monsters.


    Faint smoke circled up and rose in the air.


    "All we know is that its system had for some reason copsed." Brother Wu bit onto the cigarette butt, "As a result, the monsters originally trapped in the game have broken free and are invading our world. Although the two worlds have notpletely fully integrated yet, it is only a matter of time."


    Liu Zhaocheng felt a chill run through his body. He involuntarily shivered.


    Unknown darkness spread before his eyes, making him instinctively afraid.


    He calmed himself down, "Then what about you? Why do you know so much?"


    Brother Wuughed but there was no smile in his voice.


    His dark eyes reflected the burning cigarette. It was like a blooming firework in the dark night sky.


    "¡ª-Because, I crawled out from that ce."


    .


    Ye Jia covered himself tightly with seven or eightyers of yin energy. He didn''t stop until he was absolutely certain that he wouldn''t reveal his human scent.


    He activated his ghost domain and very soon arrived at the agreed ce to meet the shadow ghost.


    The setting sun above had gradually fallen. Only thest rays of light illuminated this deserted ce.


    The shadow ghost was already waiting there.


    In the sun its body seemed to be of a semi-transparent fuzzy texture. It swayed about with the evening breeze.


    Ye Jia looked around the deserted space cautiously.


    A familiar figure wasn''t around.


    As soon as it saw Ye Jia, the shadow ghost greeted him enthusiastically.


    "Over here, over here."


    Ye Jia walked over and asked tentatively, "Ji Xuan didn''te this time?"


    "!" The shadow ghost gasped. It lowered its voice and hurriedly scolded him, "What''s the matter with you?! How can you speak of the King''s name directly! Fortunately, he didn''te this time. You don''t want to live anymore?"


    ¡ªDidn''te this time.


    After urately capturing key words in the shadow ghost''s words, Ye Jia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Sorry."


    He asked, "What are we going to do this time?"


    The shadow ghost''s voice instantly cooled down, "Cleaning."


    "Although most of the ghosts who participated in the gathering yesterday were eliminated by King, there were still some who managed to slip away." It sneered darkly, "Since they have the courage to betray, they should have the courage to bear the consequences."


    Ye Jia quickly nced at it.


    ¡ªIt was clear that this was a warning.


    The shadow ghost took out a pitch-ckpass. There were no pointers on thepass, only ink of different shades of ck which constantly flowed and changed.


    It looked down and then looked at a certain direction, "This way."


    Ye Jia closely followed the somewhat vague figure of the shadow ghost. The scenery around him flew by and became a blur.


    They swiftly shuttled through the shadows of the buildings before finally stopping at the entrance of a dark alley.


    The sound of roaring traffic in the distance seemed indistinct and vague. The alley in front of them was shrouded in gloomy silence. If one listened carefully, they could hear the faint sound of chewing and swallowinging from the darkness ahead.


    The shadow ghost slowly melted into the darkness.


    In the depths of the alley, two hungry ghosts were chewing on human remains. They tore off the flesh and crushed the bones with their teeth without much difficulty. They didn''t seem to be satisfied. As they licked greedily at the blood and small pieces of crushed flesh on the ground, they murmured again and again, "¡­..Hungry, hungry, hungry¡­¡­."


    "You will soon be full forever." A cold voice sounded from the darkness.


    The two hungry ghosts suddenly became alert. They slowly approached the source of the sound, hissing bitterly, "Ji Xuan''s dog¡­.."


    "Yes." The shadow ghostughed darkly, "The King''s dog is here to give his greetings."


    The voice that was originally in front of them suddenly sounded behind the hungry ghosts. It continued maliciously, "Have a nice trip."


    The dark shadow suddenly swelled up. As if it was opening arge mouth, it suddenly enveloped around one of the hungry ghosts.


    The next second, the hungry ghost''s miserable cry sounded.


    The other hungry ghost saw that the situation wasn''t good and hurriedly tried to escape. Numerous hands stretched out from the depths of the shadows, gripping tightly onto its thin leg and then proceeded to drag the hungry ghost into the darkness.


    The hungry ghost immediately opened itsrge mouth and bit off its calf before continuing to quickly scamper away.


    The moment it made its escape, a mouth appeared on the pale calf that had just been cut off and it bit firmly onto the shadow ghost''s hand.


    "Damn!" The shadow ghost was taken aback.


    The hungry ghost that was caught by the shadow ghost earlier used this opportunity to break free and then proceeded to attack.


    The shadow ghost could only deal with this hungry ghost first before it could go after the other one who had just escaped.


    When it was done, it quickly chased after it out of the alley.


    Just as it came out of the darkness, it heard a ''squish''.


    The body of the hungry ghost was under its feet.


    Its slender limbs were stretched out like dead branches, its pale face was facing up and there was arge wound inside therge mouth on its abdomen. It was as if it was cleanly cut by some sort of sharp weapon, almost splitting the ghost in half.


    Its body gradually faded.


    ¡ª-It was actually dead.


    The shadow ghost looked up at the new ghost standing at the entrance of the alley in disbelief.


    Layers of dark yin energypletely enveloped the other party. Under the streemp at the entrance of the alley, one could faintly see a tall and straight figure hidden under the dark, ash-like fog.


    A cold light gleamed for a moment on the other person''s fingertip before soon disappearing.


    The shadow ghost couldn''t help but secretly express some surprise.


    Hungry ghosts were notoriously difficult to deal with. Although their attack power wasn''t great, their defences were something that was out of this world.


    The escaped hungry ghost could even control its severed limb, so it meant that was at least B-level or greater.


    And the one it had just dealt with was only C+.


    Even despite this, it had to drag the hungry ghost into its own ghost domain before it could barely break through the other''s abnormally hard skin.


    Yet this new ghost actually¡­..managed to urately kill a B-level hungry ghost in one shot without the use of their ghost domain. In its impression, even if it was a ghost with a simr level to itself, it would be a difficult feat.


    ¡ª-The technique, the experience, the strength. All of them were indispensable.


    The eyes the shadow ghost used to look at the other party changed.


    "Brother, you''re amazing."


    It used shadows to recover the hungry ghost''s body and then approached Ye Jia, "What was that just now?"


    "You also used that yesterday to hurt me?" The shadow ghost examined Ye Jia curiously, "You should know that I am considered to be pretty fast but even I wasn''t able to see how you did it!"


    It had been a long, long time since the shadow ghost felt pain inflicted onto its body.


    "Is it your weapon?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­..Something like that."


    "What does it look like? Let me see?" The shadow ghost asked.


    If I let you see, my true identity will be revealed.


    Ye Jia, "It''s a w. It''s usually not exposed."


    "But didn''t you expose it while fighting?" The shadow ghost wouldn''t back down.


    "That''s passive." Ye Jia felt a headache forming from all the noise and proceeded to conjure up a lie, "It''s something that can only be exposed on my own initiative when mating."


    "Oh!" The shadow ghost understood, "Turns out you belong to the race that needs to mate! Sorry, sorry, us shadow ghosts just divide ourselves, so we easily forget about races like you."


    This was a rather private issue.


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    After confirming the other person''s strength, the shadow ghost seemed to find him more pleasing to the eye.


    As expected of King!


    So insightful!


    Having broken the ice, the shadow ghost asked, "Oh right, what is your name?"


    In the game, fierce ghosts and monsters are usually distinguished by race, for example hungry ghosts, shadow ghosts, suckers, ghost-face spiders and so on, but within the ghosts that have evolved to possess higher intelligence, they would also have their own names. These names are very private and are rarely revealed to ghosts outside of their race.


    However, as fellow coworkers working under the same boss, they should exchange their names.


    The reason why it hadn''t happened until now was because it hadn''t recognised Ye Jia as an ally yet.


    The shadow ghost said, "You can call me A''mi."(KKnotes: The ''mi'' is something often used to refer to kittens LOL)


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    What the hell is with that name?


    He slowly asked, "Did you¡­..pick it yourself?"


    A''mi nodded. Ye Jia could actually see a hint of shyness from its vague facial features, "Yeah, doesn''t it sound good?"


    "¡­¡­.." Ye Jia replied dryly, "¡­.Very unique."


    "And you?"


    Ye Jia responded casually, "A''ye."


    After exchanging names, the two were now more familiar. The work following this also became smoother.


    One human and one ghost cooperated with tacit understanding. Very soon, all the fish that managed to escape from the were caught.


    A''mi checked the time on its phone and was somwhat surprised, "Much faster than I thought."


    Ye Jia''s eyes lit up, "All done?"


    "One more thing left." A''mi put away thepass, "There should be a lot of spider soldiers and spider eggs left in the nest. If you leave them alone, they might be able to raise another spider queen."


    ¡ªButst night, Ye Jia had already personally ensured that something like that wouldn''t happen.


    The shadow ghost however didn''t know this.


    Ye Jia nodded calmly, "Okay, let''s go."


    Soon, they arrived at the construction site fromst night.


    A waning moon hung above the thin clouds. The deste construction site below looked chilling and terrifying.


    It was clearly summer, but the moment they set foot into this ce, they could instantly feel icy cold air prating deep into their bones. It made them automatically shudder.


    Even despite the fact that they had not yet reached the entrance, they could feel the dense evil energy and bloody air ahead. All of it condensed into a thick cloud, faintly enveloping the ruins below.


    "Hey." The small ck hand secretly whispered in Ye Jia''s ear, "There seems to be people here."


    Very clearly, A''mi also noticed this. It turned its head and used its face with blurred features to look in a particr direction, "I can smell the scent of humans."


    The moment it finished saying that, several figures slowly appeared in the ruins not far away.


    "This is the ce."


    Without even needing to look down at the map in his hands, Wu Su knew that he had found the right ce ¡ª- This heavy yin energy and smell of blood. Even people without spiritual vision would notice that something wasn''t right.


    The other members of the team also had the same serious expressions.


    Although they were still quite far away, they could distinctly feel the evil energy ahead.


    Despite already having experienced many battles in their lifetime, the instinctive fear of danger still remained. It slowly crept up their spines like an icy cold snake.


    There was no need to get any closer. They could already sense how dangerous it must be ahead.


    "Brother Wu." One of the team members hesitated. He turned his head back to look at Wu Su and asked, "Are we¡­¡­really going in?"


    Wu Su took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth.


    He looked thoughtfully into the distance, as if he was conflicted over something, and had even forgotten about lighting the cigarette in his mouth.


    After a long time, he finally made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said: "Let''s go."


    On the other side, A''mi coldly watched the team as they advanced towards the spider''s nest. The shadow behind it slowly stretched out and grew bigger, as if it was looking for a chance to act.


    Ye Jia quickly grabbed the shadow ghost, "Wait."


    "What''s the matter?" A''mi nced at Ye Jia suspiciously.


    Ye Jia said, "Do you still remember the task King gave me?"


    "Of course."


    Ye Jia pointed to the team, "They''re wearing the bureau''s uniform."


    "Let''s not get involved with this matter. It won''t be good if we leave any traces behind and ruin King''s n." He lied without a change to his expression, "Anyway, there would be spider soldiers waiting for them inside. Perhaps they could help us by reducing the amount of work we need to do."


    "Oh!" A''mi understood, "You''re very thorough."


    "However, I think it''s better for one of us to sneak in and watch them." Ye Jia patted its shoulder, "You have been the one doing the most work tonight. I''ll finish it off. You can take a break this time."


    A''mi was very moved, "Brother, you''re so kind."


    Ye Jia was very humble, "No, no, this is something I should be doing."


    And so, one human and one ghost happily parted.


    A''mi kept watch outside while Ye Jia secretly followed behind the humans under the cover of the night.


    The small ck hand who had been clinging onto Ye Jia''s shoulder quietly spoke up, "Deceiving such a na?ve ghost, does your conscience not hurt?"


    Ye Jia asked back, "Was anything that I said a lie?"


    The small ck hand: "¡­.."


    That seems to be true.


    This human really had a lot of tricks up his sleeves.


    ¡ª-You''re really dirty!


    Inside the cave.


    Wu Su walked at the forefront of the team. He slowly advanced forward, scanning his sharp eyes around the pitch-ck cave with vignce.


    The passage carried a strong stench, and the ground and walls were wet. When illuminated by the shlight, it glistened dark red.


    It looked like a massacre had just happened.


    Wu Su bent down and carefully examined the spider soldier''s corpse that was almost half a human in size.


    He stretched out his hand and moved away the dead spider''s dark, hairy legs. He noted arge wound on its belly that was so deep, the spider was almost cut in half.


    Yellow-green fluid slowly poured out as he did this. It fell onto the ground with a gurgle, making the stench in the cave even worse.


    Wu Su let go, "We were a stepte."


    "¡­..Haha." A team memberughed dryly, "That''s also pretty good."


    Based on the information they had received and what they have seen here, if they came earlier, they were probably destined to die.


    Wu Su bit onto his cigarette and didn''t respond.


    He led the teammate onwards.


    After passing through the tortuous andplicated passages, they finally arrived at the centre of the spider''s nest.


    Fierce ghosts would dissipate into yin energy, but monsters wouldn''t.


    In this huge but empty caveid the horrifically disfigured body of the spider queen.


    Her human face was frozen stiff and distorted into a hideous look of anger, pain and hatred. Her turbid eyes stared lifelessly into the distance andrge amounts of her blood and guts were scattered around her body.


    The egg sac behind her was already broken. The fluid inside had already soaked through the soil and the eggs which had lost their nutrient supply had turned grey-white in colour.


    The ground was covered with severed limbs and dried blood stains.


    The team members were stunned by this almost purgatory-like scene before them.


    "These¡­.were done by that knowledgeable person you mentioned earlier?"


    One of them slowly asked this in a very small voice as if he was afraid of disturbing something.


    "¡­.I''m afraid so." Wu Su took a deep breath and held the cigarette in his hand, "This ghost-face spider is most likely at least A-level or higher. Apart from him, I don''t think anyone else could handle it."


    The team member was taken aback, "Who?"


    Wu Su''s gaze was distant and solemn. He slowly spoke, "Ace."


    Ye Jia who was inexplicably mentioned, "¡­¡­"


    ???


    Actually, it really wasn''t me this time¡­..


    The name was very unfamiliar. The team member repeated, "Ace?"


    "He was a legendary character in the game." Wu Su pinched his bearded chin, his eyes shing slightly. He seemed to be stuck in his memories, "The game was point based. One hundred million points could be exchanged with the chance to leave the game. Ace was first on the leaderboard and is also the only yer who has ever cleared the game."


    What?!


    The team members all gasped.


    No one in this team was unaware of Wu Su''s experience.


    He had stayed in the game for three full years, struggling desperately to survive. He had originally thought that his life woulde to an end in there but one day, the game system suddenly copsed.


    For the first time, the rank that hung above his head was gone.


    The game''s store was no longer essible, and the system no longer responded to the yer''s call. It no longer forced the yers into the deadly instances one after another.


    After a brief moment of confusion, all the experienced yers realised something.


    The game had crashed.


    ¡ª¨CAnd the door to the real world had opened.


    All the yers were ecstatic. It was as if they were suddenly given another chance to live.


    But they had forgotten that this door wasn''t open only for them. The ghosts and monsters in the game also no longer had anything restraining them and simrly invaded reality.


    As one of the yers, after returning to reality, Wu Su joined the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau and used his experiences in the game to try and curb the rapidly increasing number of ghosts and monsters appearing in society.


    ¡ª-It was precisely because they were aware of Wu Su''s experience and because they had fought alongside him that they had the opportunity to go against those terrible ghosts and monsters personally.


    And so, the other team members knew very well what the title of being the ''first and only yer to clear the game'' meant.


    "My god¡­.." One of them eximed in awe.


    "T¡­.this person¡­¡­is he a celestial being or a monster?"


    "Perhaps both." Wu Su raised his head and looked at the spider''s body before him. His line of sight slowly moved along therge wound.


    He said, "Shortly after I entered the game, I was once in the same team as him."


    A team member asked eagerly, "And then? What was he like?"


    Wu Su took a deep breath, retracted his gaze and spoke very solemnly, "Strong. Very strong."


    ¡ª-He still remembered very clearly everything that happened in that instance.


    Under the pitch-ck sky, a hooded young man walked silently at the end of the group with his face obscured by the shadows.


    He didn''t speak and just silently followed.


    No one knew his identity.


    ¡ªThat is, until the instance started.


    Arge scythe as bright as the moonlight that gleamed a deadly light cut through the monster''s abdomen with ease. Severed limbs and flesh flew through the sky, dying it a scarlet colour.


    When they returned to their senses, the other party had already ughtered the entire group of monsters.


    In fact, this was Wu Su''s first time where he took the initiative to take over the task from M City.


    When he was sorting out the documents, he had seen the name Ace appearing in one of them.


    And now, all the evidence pointed towards the same conclusion¡ª-


    The rumours were true. Ace had indeed cleared the game.


    And¡­.


    An almost fanatical light shed through Wu Su''s eyes. He murmured: "¡ª¡ª¨CHe is currently in M City."


    In a hidden passage not far away.


    "My god." The small ck hand grabbed Ye Jia''s shoulder and listened to the conversation in the distance with great interest. It eximed, "You''re that popr? After clearing the game so long ago, you still have diehard fans?"


    "¡­¡­.." Ye Jia was expressionless, "You, shut up."


    Was there anything in this world more shameful than listening in person to other people blowing rainbow farts about yourself?


    ¡ª-No.


    "So, are there any forces in this world that don''t want to find you?" The small ck hand asked quietly.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    He was about to suffocate.

 Chapter 24

    The group ahead were still discussing Ace''s heroic deeds.


    The topic quickly changed from ''what could Ace be doing now'' to ''how should they trick him into joining thebat department''.


    Ye Jia expressed that he is very tired. He refused to continue listening.


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    He quietly left the central cave and carefully circled around the remainder of this nest. After killing a few which had slipped through earlier, he turned and left.


    A''mi was waiting outside, "How was it?"


    Ye Jia: "All sorted."


    "And those humans?"


    "Didn''t find anything." Ye Jia responded without a change in his expression, "Nothing to be worried about."


    A''mi patted him on the shoulder and praised without reservations, "Beautiful! I will definitely put in some good words for you when we return!"


    Ye Jia hesitated a little, "That¡­."


    A''mi: "Hmm? What''s wrong?"


    Although his appearance was hazy, for some reason A''mi saw a trace of shyness on the other party.


    "In our line of business, do we get paid?"


    "Of course!" A''mi puffed its chest out, "King''s treatment is the best out of everyone here!"


    "Cough, but¡­.." Ye Jia cleared his throat, "The job King gave me is to infiltrate a human institute and act as a spy. In order to be able to blend in with human society, shouldn''t I¡­.."


    Thest word was dragged out for a while, as if to imply something.


    A''mi: "¡­¡­¡­"


    It thought for a while and suddenly realised, "Oh! You''re talking about human currency!"


    Ye Jia became excited, "Yes, yes, yes!"


    "No." A''mi immediately shot him down.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    "However, I will let King know about your request. Perhaps he could take it off your pay." As if aware of the murderous airing from Ye Jia, A''mi changed his words, "You don''t need to worry about it."


    Ye Jia was extremely touched, "Thank you my good brother!"


    Just as they were about to go their separate ways, A''mi seemed to have sensed something. Its movements stopped and it dug out the strangely shapedpass again.


    The originally nk surface had once again changed.


    "Damn." A''mi cursed, "Still one left."


    Ye Jia went over, "Huh?"


    "And it''s also a shadow ghost." A''mi spoke coldly, "Probably hid in the shadows so thepass didn''t detect it earlier."


    Ye Jia asked, "Is it far?"


    A''mi put thepass away and spoke with a dark tone, "It''s nearby."


    Ye Jia sighed lightly.


    ¡ª-Looks like he won''t be able to get off work yet.


    They left the abandoned construction site and ran towards the residential area nearby under the cover of the night.


    .


    This ce was close to the suburbs so there weren''t many people around.


    Just two blocks away from the construction site was a rather old neighbourhood.


    The buildings were low, and the buildings were arranged messily. It looked like a corner of the world that had been left behind by the rapidly developing city.


    Behind this neighbourhood was a quiet and deste track. Aged streetlights flickered intermittently, letting out harsh electric sounds.


    The streetlight''s dim yellow light illuminated the bumpy ground below, dispelling some of the darkness.


    As people hurried through, they flinched involuntarily as they passed by.


    It was clearly a summer night, but the cold wind seemed to be able to prate into their bones.


    A man subconsciously tightened his cor and instinctively looked up at the darkness around him.


    The night made the track and surrounding buildings appear blurred and indistinct.


    He instinctively stopped and looked fearfully at the path ahead that he had walked through thousands of times before.


    For some reason, something in that darkness made him uneasy. It was as if¡­¡­there was something waiting for him there.


    This fear which stemmed from his instincts immediately took over his body, making it hard for him to take another step forward.


    W-was it just his imagination?


    Just as the man hesitated, suddenly! The shadow just outside the area illuminated by the streetlight changed shape and the next second, several hands reached out, grabbing firmly onto his ankle.


    "Ahhhhhhh!!!" The man let out a petrified cry and his entire body fell to the ground.


    He struggled frantically, his fingernails leaving messy white scratches on the ground. He however still couldn''t get rid of the slightly hazy hand wrapped around his ankle, "Helppppp!"


    The despaired man was slowly being dragged into the darkness¡ª-


    Suddenly, there was the sound of a de cutting through the air.


    It was very light and fleeting, so much so that one would almost suspect that it was just their imagination.


    But the next moment, a terrible cry sounded from the darkness ahead. It was sharp like a de scratching against ss, piercing through one''s eardrums.


    The hazy ck hand sped around the man''s ankle seemed to be in pain. It quickly retreated back like a snake.


    In extreme panic, the man raised his head and looked at the darkness in front of him.


    In a ce that couldn''t be reached by the streetlight, there seemed to be a tall figure standing silently in the shadows. Like a ck silhouette, that figure silently looked in the man''s direction.


    All the hairs on the man''s body stood up.


    He didn''t dare look anymore. With a pale face, he turned around and stumbled away in the opposite direction.


    In the dark.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and looked at the shadow ghost in front of him.


    The shadow ghost who was injured by Ye Jia hissed in resentment as thick yin energy gushed out from its wound. Its indistinct facial features twisted in the dark and its hungry and malicious re remained fixed on Ye Jia, as if it was assessing its opponent''s strength.


    "I know what you''re thinking." Ye Jiaughed lightly, "But sorry about that."


    He stepped aside and continued with azy voice, "¡­.Your opponent this time isn''t me."


    Behind Ye Jia, A''mi''s figure slowly consolidated.


    The shadow ghost stiffened, "¡­.It''s you?"


    It seemed to have finally realised the reason why the ghost appeared before it and quickly turned to flee.


    ¡ª-Unfortunately, it was toote.


    A distorted dark shadow swelled from A''mi''s body, splitting into a terrifyingly distorted arm. It flew towards the escaping shadow ghost and pulled it out from the shadow it tried to hide in.


    The shadow ghost had no choice but to turn around and fight.


    They quickly became entangled in a fierce exchange of blows.


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    Strong yin energy filled the surroundings, enveloping the entire block in cold and dark air. As the darkness spread, the already dim streetlight was submerged. All that could be heard were terrible cries and angry roars which made one''s scalp go numb.


    In just a few minutes, the victor was clear.


    The darkness retreated little by little and the streetlight flickered a few times before lighting up again.


    The shadow ghost had been dragged by A''mi until it was directly under the streetlight. It had already lost its human-like form and clung to the ground like some kind of slime. It squirmed about and tried to escape with much difficulty.


    "I-I wasn''t betraying King¡­.." The shadow ghost''s voice trembled with fear, "Y-you have to believe me. I was just momentarily confused¡­.."


    "Of course I believe you." A''mi slowly approached it and said coldly, "But that momentary betrayal is still a betrayal. You will need to pay the price."


    Its figure spread out like it was opening arge mouth. It soundlessly moved to bite down onto the shadow ghost.


    "Wait! Wait!" The other shadow ghost quickly cried out, "I can exchange! I have information here. The information you want. Exchange it for my life!"


    "What can you know?" A''mi stopped in its steps and sneered, "Are you saying that you know who is backing the spider queen?"


    "You don''t have the information we want." A''mi was ruthless.


    "Hehehehehehe¡­¡­" The shadow ghost pressed itself closely to the ground and seemed like it was made of fluid. It let out a sinisterugh, "No, I do. And it''s something your King wants the most¡­."


    It raised its hazy head and slowly spoke: "¡ª¨CI know where Ace is."


    This time, A''mi really stopped. Its eyes narrowed, "What?"


    "I saw him¡­.." The shadow ghost hissed, "He''s in M City."


    "That signature scythe, it can''t be wrong¡­.."


    Its figure slowly consolidated and its voice was deliberately lowered to resembled a devil''s whisper, "I saw it when I was scavenging for food¡­..that school¡­.."


    Without warning, a ray of cold light shed from Ye Jia''s fingertip, and it was quickly swallowed up by the cold and dark ghost energy around him.


    Before the shadow ghost could have the chance to make a sound, its body copsed and deted like a leaking balloon.


    "Hey!" A''mi was anxious, "What are you doing?!"


    Ye Jia''s voice didn''t reveal any emotional changes, "Look at its feet."


    A''mi looked at the ce pointed out by Ye Jia and saw that the shadow ghost had at some unknown point in time quietly plunged its foot into the darkness nearby. It would''ve been able to escape if he had reacted a second slower.


    "It''s buying time." Ye Jia said.


    A''mi was a little upset, "Sorry about that. Because it was something King really cared about, I lowered my guard as soon as it mentioned it."


    It bent down and retrieved the shadow ghost''s body.


    Ye Jia soundlessly let out a sigh of relief.


    After A''mi retrieved the body, it left together with Ye Jia.


    It sighed a little regretfully, "Oh but you still acted too quickly. Shadow ghosts are races that don''t really know how to lie so although it was indeed saying it to buy time to make an escape, it may really know something."


    Yes.


    Based on those key words uttered just now, it probably knew better than all the other fierce ghosts in the area.


    Ye Jia silently looked away.


    "But I understand." A''mi considerately patted Ye Jia''s shoulder, "You admire King greatly after all, so it''s understandable that you wouldn''t want to let him find Ace."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    Huh?


    A''mi continued without noticing his look of confusion, "But don''t worry, none of those rumours are true. How could someone as wise and as powerful as King be influenced by a mere human? The reason why he is searching for this human is because of another reason."


    Ye Jia''s curiosity was aroused, "What reason?


    A''mi seemed somewhat hesitant.


    Ye Jia took a deep breath and then spoke with some difficulty through gritted teeth, "A-after all, King is someone I¡­.admire greatly, so I want to know more about him¡ª-"


    "Then why don''t youe and ask in person?"


    A low voice sounded from behind, abruptly cutting through the deadly silent night.

 Chapter 25

    The moment he heard that familiar voice, Ye Jia''s mind went nk, "¡­¡­"


    This¡­..this can''t be real.


    But the sound of footsteps slowly approaching him broke his final strand of hope.


    Ye Jia closed his eyes in despair.


    ¡ª¨CWhy does this person like to sneak up from behind him so much?!! Does he have a problem?!


    After about two seconds of stunned silence, A''mi was the first to react. It trembled all over and quickly turned around and bowed, "King!"


    Ye Jia turned around and also stiffly saluted, "¡­..King."


    Standing with the streetlight behind him, Ji Xuan''s tall and slender figure was outlined by the dim light. His pair of scarlet eyes were half-narrowed, "Enough."


    A''mi asked in panic, "King, w-why are you here?"


    "How else could I have heard such an interesting conversation if I didn''te?" Ji Xuan''s gaze fell onto Ye Jia and his thin, pale lips rose into an almost imperceptible smile, "So, what did you want to know?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    I don''t want to know anything now.


    Compared to Ye Jia who was directly asked by Ji Xuan, A''mi''s reaction was significantly greater. It trembled like it was struck by lightning and its face with blurred features seemed to show some fear, "K-King¡­.It''s my fault¡­.I shouldn''t have spoken behind your¡­.."


    Ji Xuan withdrew his gaze and cast a sidelong nce at A''mi, "Shut up."


    A''mi instantly closed its mouth.


    He came over unhurriedly, stopped in front of Ye Jia and asked with interest, "Are you interested in me?"


    Ye Jia replied hastily, "No, no¡ª-"


    Ji Xuan raised his eyebrow, "You''re not interested in me?"


    "¡­¡­." Ye Jia didn''t know what to say.


    Why¡­.did he feel like the conversation had taken a strange turn?


    He racked his brains for a few seconds and answered awkwardly, "No¡­.my interest in you¡­..only falls within what a normal subordinate would feel towards their superior."


    Why did it sound even more strange now???


    And as for A''mi who had witnessed everything from the sidelines, it seemed to be overly shocked by the scene and swayed in the air as if it could pass out any second.


    Ye Jia waited nervously but even after a long time passed, he didn''t hear anything from the other party''s end.


    He quietly raised his eyes and looked at the man standing in front of him but identally met with Ji Xuan''s dark scarlet eyes.


    Ye Jia''s breathing stopped for a moment.


    At that moment, he thought his disguise had been seen through.


    But he then saw Ji Xuan nonchntly withdraw his gaze.


    His eyes lowered slightly, and his pale face looked cold and emotionless under the streetlight, resembling a lifeless sculpture. His low voice seemed to have a hard, almost metallic texture: "If that''s the case, then know your ce."


    The moment he heard those words of warning from the other party, Ye Jia quietly let out a sigh of relief.


    He respectfully performed a perfect bow at the man before him, "This kind of thing won''t happen again, King."


    A''mi stared nkly at the scene before it. It felt that the strangeness it had felt yesterday had once again appeared and it was also stronger this time.


    Was King¡­¡­.


    Always so easy to talk to?


    It had seen King slowly tear a fierce ghost into pieces with a smile on his face after he found out about it talking behind his back and that fierce ghost was even forced to use its remaining head to eat up the remaining remnants of itself before King benevolently ended that fierce ghost''s life.


    W-was he in a good mood recently?


    A''mi thought this with some uncertainty.


    But that wasn''t right. The number of ghosts fed to the blood gu fish had broken a new high recently and even the blood gu fish couldn''t eat anymore.


    While A''mi was still feeling puzzled, Ji Xuan seemed to have lost interest in this topic.


    He looked at A''mi: "Has it all been taken care of?"


    A''mi lowered its head even more and said fearfully, "Y-yes, none are left."


    "Very good." Ji Xuan nodded without much concern. His voice however didn''t contain much praise, "Send the news out. Let everyone know what fate they would have if they betray me."


    "Yes." A''mi responded hurriedly.


    "As for you¡­.." Ji Xuan''s attention once again returned to Ye Jia, "How are things going on your end?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­..It''s just¡­I should be able to soon infiltrate in¡­.I think."


    Contrary to his expectations, Ji Xuan didn''t dwell on this topic.


    "Speaking of which," he narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly and dark light slowly swirled around inside, "ever since you became my subordinate, I haven''t tested your strength yet."


    Ye Jia''s heart almost stopped.


    A''mi boldly intervened, "K-King¡­.A''ye helped a lot today with dealing with the remaining traitors. I have to say that you have very good vision! He is the most promising neer I have ever met!"


    "A''ye?" Ji Xuan hooked up the corner of his lips.


    A trace of cold dissatisfaction shed across his eyes and the temperature of the surrounding air seemed to fall several degrees in an instant.


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    His assessing gaze fell onto Ye Jia and he asked slowly, "So¡ª¨CA''ye, tell me, what kind of weapon are you proficient at using?"


    Ye Jia''s muscles slowly tightened, "¡­¡­ws."


    "Oh?" Ji Xuan asked with interest, "Let me see."


    Ye Jia''s eyes were fierce. The slender fingers hanging by his side suddenly twitched, as if he was suppressing the urge tosh out.


    The atmosphere suddenly became tense.


    A''mi gritted its teeth ¡ª- No, I can''t let my colleague who I finally found pleasing to the eye anger King and die here.


    I-It should step in.


    It gathered up some courage and carefully broke the silence, "Uh, King, A''ye''s race only expose their ws while mating¡­¡­"


    "Oh." In a span of less than a few seconds, Ji Xuan had already stored away the deadly energy that was faintly leaking out, "Is that so."


    He dragged out thest word and his voice was mixed with a trace of regret, "What a pity."


    Ji Xuan seemed to be no longer interested in this topic.


    He waved his hand and said calmly, "Go. Report back to me once a week on the progress of your mission. The shadow ghost will tell you the time and location when it is time."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    The other party seemed to change topics too quickly. It made the killing intent that he had built up earlier disappear like a punctured balloon.


    ¡­..I suspect that I have just experienced workce sexual harassment.


    But I don''t have evidence.


    Hearing Ji Xuan''s words, A''mi was relieved. It hurriedly pulled Ye Jia over, saluted him and got ready to drag its little friend who was almost killed away from this ce¡ª¨C


    "Shadow ghost stay behind." Ji Xuan spoke without warning.


    A''mi''s vision went dark.


    It waved pitifully at Ye Jia and then cautiously returned to the moody Ghost King.


    Before leaving, Ye Jia quickly nced back behind him.


    The tall man stood under the streetlight. He seemed to be quietly watching him leave.


    .


    Ye Jia went straight back home.


    The room was very quiet. One could vaguely hear distant traffic sounds through the window. The light in the room was not turned on. Only dim lights from outside prated through the ss, falling onto the windowsill and ground.


    Ye Jia sat motionlessly in the darkness, his eyes slightly lowered. There seemed to be an invisible cloud covering his head.


    His gaze settled firmly on his feet, as if he was caught in some kind of deep thoughts.


    ¡ª-For some reason, Ye Jia couldn''t forget the scene he saw briefly when he nced back earlier.


    The tall man standing alone under the streetlight with his dark shadow splitting light from shadow. He stood there as if waiting for something.


    It was puzzling but it somehow bothered him a lot.


    In fact, ever since Ji Xuan was involved, Ye Jia had been feeling quite uncertain.


    He was especially uncertain¡­..as to whether the other party recognised him.


    Based on his previous experiences, he should be safe ¡ª After all, Ye Jia had enough confidence in his disguise and was certain that he wouldn''t leave even a little bit of his original scent uncovered. What''s more, all the yer''s faces in the game were fake. Even if Ji Xuan was now the Ghost King, Ye Jia didn''t think that the other party would be able to recognise him solely based on his past appearance.


    More importantly¡­¡­He currently need to figure out what Ji Xuan''s purpose was.


    Although Ye Jia didn''t want any further involvement with his past, he couldn''t just sit back and watch the current situation unfold ¡ª- After the game copsed, too many fierce ghosts and monsters had lost their restraints, but behind all this chaos, there seemed to be something darker lurking.


    That bus carrying fierce ghosts over to an unknown destination, the force behind the spider queen that A''mi had mentioned¡­..All those unstable factors had gathered together, making him feel exceptionally uneasy.


    And Ji Xuan¡­..this Ghost King.


    As the King, what exactly did he want to do? Destroy mankind? Or rule the world?


    Would he once again cross swords with him this time as well?


    Ye Jia''s eyes lowered slightly. He carefully examined his palm.


    The room was dim. Under the light entering from the window, his pale palms looked as white as snow.


    ¡ª-It was still stained with blood the day before but today it was as clean as ever.


    But that cold and sticky sensation never seemed to disappear. It still lingered in his palm and between his fingers.


    At this moment, the small ck hand spoke up next to his ear, "What''s wrong?"


    It climbed onto Ye Jia''s shoulder and asked quietly, "What are you thinking about?"


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze, "Nothing."


    He paused for a moment, and suddenly asked, "In your opinion, is Ji Xuan''s attitude¡­..normal?"


    The small ck hand tried to recall.


    It was too weak. Even in the game, it wasn''t easy for it to encounter a powerful fierce ghost and even that time when he saw King, it was from a distance.


    But a King who cares about his subordinate must be a good King!


    The small ck hand answered sincerely, "Normal!"


    "Oh." Ye Jia replied dully. He seemed to be distracted.


    Suddenly, the phone on the table rang and the screen lit up in the dark.


    Ye Jia was surprised, He turned and looked in the direction of the phone.


    The small ck hand hurried over, picked up the phone and nced at the screen.


    It then let out a small gasp of surprise, "My god!"


    Ye Jia frowned, "What is it?"


    The small ck hand hurried back with the phone. Its voice had be a little distorted due to the shock, "Look!"


    Ye Jia nced at the phone. His eyes widened.


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    "This¡­¡­.."


    The screen disyed a transfer record.


    It was from A''mi.


    "So much money!" The small ck hand cradled the phone like a baby and was filled with excitement. It was almost about to cry with joy, "I haven''t seen so much money before!"


    ¡ª-Especially after knowing about Ye Jia''s sry, it was deeply aware of how poor its household was.


    Ye Jia had to check it twice before confirming that he didn''t see wrong.


    He slowly took a deep breath and his eyes brightened.


    This part-time job¡­..Worth it!


    .


    "S-sent."


    The shadow ghost''s figure cowered even further. Despite not daring to let out a single sound, it fearfully reported itself.


    "Scram." Ji Xuan apathetically waved his hand.


    "Yes."


    A''mi who was granted amnesty immediately turned and dived into the shadows.


    Watching the shadow ghost disappear into the darkness, the expression on Ji Xuan''s face disappeared like snow melting in the sun.


    Cold, bloody air wrapped around him, as if to express the owner''s dark mood.


    He lightly raised a finger.


    A scarlet wave slowly rose from the ground and soon the summoned blood gu fish appeared beside him. It rubbed its skull head against Ji Xuan''s palm.


    Ji Xuan looked down at the blood gu fish and spread open his palm.


    The next second, a drop of semi-coagted blood slowly emerged and hovered in the air.


    The blood gu fish opened itsrge mouth and consumed that single drop of blood. A whirlpool instantly appeared in the blood surrounding it and, in the centre of the whirlpool, a scene appeared.


    Amidst the indistinct background, a young man appeared in the centre of the frame.


    His face was shrouded in dark haze, making his features unclear. Ji Xuan however could still distinguish his tall and slender figure which resembled a sharp de hidden inside a scabbard.


    Ji Xuan stared at the scene in the whirlpool with deep eyes.


    He raised his hand and his pale finger lightly swept it over the figure of the young man in the scene. His movements were slow and gentle, as if he was stroking a precious and extremely fragile treasure.


    "A''ye¡­.."


    He whispered softly. Although those words were spoken very gently, it also somehow felt a little chilling, "You never told me your name¡­¡­.big brother."


    The blood gu fish turned around and rubbed its head against Ji Xuan''s hand again, as if urging him.


    "No, not yet. Now''s not the time."


    Ji Xuan''s gaze was fixed on the figure in the scene. He finally could no longer suppress the emotions in his eyes. Crazed paranoia and possessiveness as well as desire that was almost suffocating emerged.


    He slowly and gently spoke, "I have scared him off once. I won''t let something like that happen again so I should take it slowly¡­."


    He restrained the tremor of his fingertips. Strong emotions surged within in scarlet eyes.


    He whispered, "Best not to act too rashly."


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    Ye Jia: I love making extra money!


    Ji Xuan: If you want, there is a way to make more money (hinting)

 Chapter 26

    Late night, in a residential area.


    Hu Haoying returned home in a good mood as he carried a grey coloured bag that didn''t quite match his suit and leather shoes on his back.


    His wife Wang Jie came over curiously, "What is it? Why are you in such a good mood?"


    Hu Haoying winked at her mysteriously and said in a lowered voice, "I found a treasure."


    He had a hobby of collecting antiques and his favourite activity was to visit the antique market after work to see if he could find some rare antique treasures.


    With his rich experience, he knew a lot in this field and would sometimes find something good.


    But it was rare for him to be this excited.


    Wang Jie was interested, "What does it look like? Show me?"


    Hu Haoying carefully ced the grey bag he was carrying onto the table and took out the object inside.


    It was a very delicate statue of Guanyin for blessing fertility.(KKnotes: A Buddhist bodhisattva associated withpassion)The white jade looked especially smooth and delicate under the light, and the workmanship was exquisite. One could tell with one look that it was not anything ordinary.


    The only strange thing was that while most Guanyin statues would have half lowered eyes as it benevolently looked down over humanity, this one was raised.


    Those eyes were very lifelike and the two impurities in the jade were cleverly carved into eyes. Those dark eyes looked like they were alive, looking straight at them.


    For some reason, those eyes made Wang Jie feel a little ufortable.


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    She moved her gaze away from the statue of Guanyin and forced a smile, "What is this?"


    "A Guanying statue." Hu Haoying spoke without noticing anything wrong. He bent down and carefully wiped off the dust on the statue with a dry rag and admired it: "I bought it at the second-hand market. Look at the material, the workmanship! It''s amazing! It only costed me 800 yuan. I really picked up a treasure this time!"


    Wang Jie hurriedly nced at the jade statue.


    The horrible and unpleasant feeling appeared again.


    She trembled but, seeing her husband so excited, she in the end didn''t say anything about her true thoughts.


    Hu Haoying happily ced the Guanyin statue in his room.


    At night, after the lights turned off, Wang Jie tossed and turned.


    In the dark room, one could vaguely see the faint outline of the white jade statue in the distance. Although the facial features could hardly be seen now, those dark eyes were still very distinct.


    Wang Jie hurriedly closed her eyes and turned over. She tried to expel the thoughts which had been invading her mind.


    As the night deepened, her consciousness became hazier, and she gradually fell asleep.


    The next day, Wang Jie was awakened by her husband''s trembling cry.


    "A-A''Jie¡­.y¡­.your¡­.."


    Wang Jie dazedly opened her eyes. She shrank back a little from the cold and asked sleepily, "What''s wrong?"


    Hu Haoying clutched the sheets tightly with one hand. His face was as white as paper and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He stared firmly at Wang Jie''s belly with constricted pupils, "Your¡­.your belly¡­."


    Wang Jie followed Hu Haoying''s gaze and looked over.


    She saw her belly bulging out as if she was ten months pregnant and even her pyjamas were pushed up, revealing the blue and purple coloured belly underneath.


    The blood vessels on the belly were bulging as well, looking extremely terrifying, and the skin was so stretched, it was almost transparent. It seemed to be squirming about like there was some kind of terrible living creature in there.


    In an instant, all her sleepiness was gone.


    Wang Jie cried out in sheer horror, "Ahhhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¨C!"


    Amidst the almost non-human screams, the white jade Guanyin statue for blessing fertility sat quietly on the opposite end of the room. The lips were turned up into a faint smile and the pair of pitch-ck eyes silently looked ahead, as if admiring the scene before it.


    .


    The white jade statue sat on the table, lookingpletely harmless.


    "Brother Wu, what do you think?"


    Ke Zheng, a dispatched member of the Combat Division, circled the table and looked up at Wu Su who stood on the side.


    "It''s probably a cursed item." Wu Su rubbed his beard and shook his head, "But I''m not sure whether it came from there."


    After all, the game was just too big and there were too many monsters and fierce ghosts inside. It was impossible for him to know them all.


    Wu Su turned and looked at the staff from the logistics department standing next to him, "How is the victim?"


    The staff member seemed to be lost in thought. He had his head half tilted and his gaze was fixed on the white jade Guanyin statue as if he was thinking about something.


    "Hey." Wu Su called out a little impatiently, "The victim''s situation!"


    That staff member seemed to have returned to his senses. He slowly turned his head to look in Wu Su''s direction.


    His hair and eyes were light brown, and his skin was a little sickly pale. He overall lookedzy and listless, "Oh, the victim''s condition has stabilised and the phantom pregnancy is also gone."


    Wu Su seemed to be even more troubled.


    He pulled at his beard and stuffed a cigarette into his mouth but he took it out again when he remembered that smoking was prohibited here, "Do you know the reason for the phantom pregnancy disappearing?"


    Of course.


    I dealt with itst night.


    Ye Jia yawned and shook his head, "Don''t know."


    Almost a week had passed since the ghost-faced spider incident and life had once again returned to its usual calm state.


    Zhao Dong had been discharged from the hospital and once again started to conscientiously bear most of the workload for their department.


    Nothing had happened on Ji Xuan''s end. Even A''mi remained quiet, as if it had never existed.


    Adding to that the extra money he earned from his ''part-time job'', everything seemed to be moving in a good direction.


    Wu Su fiddled with the cigarette in his hand deep in thought but in the end, he couldn''t think of anything. He was a little frustrated but he gave up pursing this further, "Forget it. In any case, this cursed item is very dangerous. Xiao Ke, you shouldter cover it with the special protective film and then seal it in the treasury. Remember to mark ''high risk'' on it so others won''t touch it."


    Ke Zheng nodded and got to work.


    Wu Su sighed and rubbed his temples wearily, "I don''t know what''s going on. Why are there so many cursed itemstely?"


    Just as he turned to walk out, he heard a clear voice sound behind him, "Cap Wu."(KKnotes: Captain shortened to Cap)


    Wu Su was taken aback. He turned to look back.


    He saw that the logistics department staff member had raised his eyes and was looking directly at him. After storing away the absent-minded expression earlier, those light-coloured eyes appeared sincere and clear, "What did you just say?"


    "Huh?" Wu Su wasn''t able to react for a while.


    "Have a lot of cursed items appeared recently?"


    "Oh, yes." Wu Su nodded, "It has only been a few days, and this is already the third one. The items have also been different. What''s worse is that they''re more dangerous than the other."


    He rubbed his aching temples, "The one causing the ghost babyst night was still okay, at least the symptoms disappeared after staying away from the cursed item, but the others haven''t been that lucky. Even now, they''re being supervised on the topmost level of the hospital."


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.


    He asked, "Did the victims say where they got the cursed items?"


    Wu Su shook his head, "No."


    He suddenly remembered something, "Oh yes. I remember the husband of the ghost baby victim mentioning that he bought it from the antique market near the city, but when our people went, we couldn''t find the stall."


    Wu Su shook his head seemingly disappointed.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes. His long eyshes concealed the thoughts that shed across his eyes.


    When he raised his eyes again, all his true emotions had once again been hidden away.


    "Oh right," Ye Jia suggested, "I remember there seemed to be a library for dealing with cursed items in the bureau. Have you tried searching that?"


    Wu Su was taken aback, "You have something like that?"


    "Yes. I remember it was built two years ago." Ye Jia bent his eyes into a crescent shape, "Only M City has it."


    And it was absolutely urate.


    ¡ª-After all, most of the entries in it were previously anonymously contributed by him.


    Wu Su''s face lit up, "Thank you little brother!"


    Ye Jia smiled, "It''s nothing. The others would also tell you this if you ask them."


    After saying this, he bowed his head, cleaned up the files on the table and turned to leave.


    After leaving the room, the smile on Ye Jia''s face gradually faded.


    Wu Su himself and his team should be able to handle the aftermaths of the curse.


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    Right now, he should find the culprit.


    ¡ª-Coincidentally, Ye Jia knew very well where the other party would be.


    .


    The rental room was small and cramped and it was filled to the brim with all kinds of strange things. No light was able to enter the room.


    The temperature in the room was extremely low. Dust was gathered everywhere and there was a disgusting decaying smell, as if something had died in there.


    Countless bottles and jars were stacked in the room with strange body parts floating inside the murky liquid. A shrunken human head the size of a fist covered in ck grease quietly stared out at the grey world outside the jar. In addition to that, there were also tattered boxes piled up in the corner of the room. Just looking through the openings in the unsealed boxes, one could see all sorts of strange objects inside ¡ª- An old and tattered fan, a doll with a creepy smile, coins covered in dust etc, etc.


    In the centre of the room was a table. The table had been soaked in dark oil such that it was a shiny ck colour and on it sat a thick pile of money.


    "How much did you earn this time?"


    Asked a short and fat man sitting behind the table.


    He had his legs crossed and was picking at his yellow teeth with a toothpick.


    "Not bad, not bad." A tall andnky man standing on the other side of the table bowed, "There are already four or five old customers who want to continue ordering from us."


    "And the thief? Have you found them?"


    The tall andnky man''s expression fell. He spoke bitterly, "Not yet¡­.also¡­.I''m also a little worried¡­.."


    The short and fat man stopped picking at his teeth and narrowed his eyes, "What are you worried about?"


    "W-we¡­.." The tall andnky man looked troubled, "We won''t get in trouble, will we?"


    "Tsk." The short and fat man snorted, "What could happen? Our customers are all mid to high end customers and it is promoted through word of mouth. Only a few of them were stolen and identally distributed into the market."


    "Even if we can''t find the thief, how could that bureau find anything to use us with?"


    The short and fat man was confident, "Those who can capture me¡­.."


    "¡ª¡ªHaven''t been born yet."


    A softugh suddenly sounded from the darkness in the room. It naturally helpedplete that line, "Is that right?"


    In an instant, the short and fat man''s face drained of its colour.


    He stared wide eyed at the ce the voice came from with his face pale with fear and forehead covered in cold sweat. His mouth was wide open, but he couldn''t make a sound. It was as if he had seen a ghost.


    A figure silently appeared.


    A pitch-ck hood cast a dark shadow over the face, firmly obscuring that person''s facial features. All that was revealed was a pale and sharp chin along with a pair of thin lips with graceful contours.


    There was a slight smile on the corner of those lips.


    "Shorty, do you still remember what I said back then?"


    The short and fat man was covered in cold sweat. He subconsciously shrank back, "N-no, you¡­..you can''t be¡­¡­"


    The other party turned a deaf ear to his stammers. He just continued speaking with his usual gentle butzy tone:


    "¡ª¨CIf you do this line of business again, I will cut off your legs, break your fingers and throw you into the ghost-faced spider''s nest."

 Chapter 27

    The moment the other party finished speaking, Dong Gua seemed like he had just returned to his senses. With his legs trembling terribly, he turned and tried to escape.


    But his body was too uncoordinated. After only a few steps, he tripped over the pile of things gathered on the ground and copsed onto the floor.


    The other tall and thin man had already fallen to the ground, his legs weak with fear. He stared dumbfoundedly at the scene before him.


    Ye Jia approached the two of them unhurriedly.


    "Don''t! Don''t!!" Dong Gua screamed out in horror, "Brother Ace! Let''s talk it out! I-In order to live, I also had no choice!"


    "No choice?" Ye Jia stopped. He tilted his head suspiciously, "As far as I know, reselling cursed items in the game is not something someone who has no choice would do?"


    Yes, this wasn''t this person''s first time doing something like this.


    Dong Gua was a yer.


    He had identally acquired the special ability where he was immune to all the cursed items in the game, so his thoughts began to go awry. He collected all kinds of items with insidious curses in the game and then used them to attack his teammates. Once his teammate died, he would then take their points as his own. On the side, he would also sometimes resell cursed items to yers with twisted intentions to earn extra points.


    Relying on this ability. Dong Gua progressed smoothly ¡ª- Thissted until he and Ye Jia ended up in the same instance.


    At that time, the name Ace had already be a target many yers vied to go after so Ye Jia had purchased an item that allowed him to conceal his name with a code name before entering the instance.


    Before entering, all the yers could see the other yers they had teamed up with and the points of these yers would be arranged in descending order. Although Ace''s name wasn''t revealed on the leaderboard, he was still at the top of the list with the points he had.


    In the game, as long as a yer was killed, all their points could be taken.


    As such, Dong Gua set his eyes on Ye Jia.


    He used his old tricks and tried to use a cursed item to kill the other person but didn''t expect to run into a formidable foe.


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    No one knew what Ace did to him afterwards. All they knew was that from that day onwards, Dong Gua washed his hands clean and never dared to resell any of those cursed items anymore. He only relied on helping others deal with cursed items to earn some extra points on the side.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly. He turned his head and looked in the crowded room before letting out a lightugh.


    "After the game crashed, you seem to be living quite well."


    The other ghosts and yers all ran out and only Dong Gua seized this opportunity and started reselling things from the game to the real world.


    Dong Gua''s face was pale. A smile surfaced on his face as he tried to tter Ye Jia, "B-big brother, t-this is also because I had no choice. You should know that it''s hard making a living nowadays. After being inside the game for so long, when I came back out, I didn''t have my ID card and all the skills I had had be redundant. Without any of that, how could I make a living?!"


    Ye Jia''s voice didn''t fluctuate.


    "But why do I feel that you''re raking in money?"


    The small ck hand peeked out from Ye Jia''s shoulder and nced towards the table. It gasped: "Damn, it''s true!"


    It continued angrily, "And he''s earning more than you!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­"


    There''s no need to be so sharp eyed.


    He expressionlessly pressed the small ck hand back and then stepped onto Dong Gua''s knee. As he mercilessly exerted force down, the other party''s kneecaps let out a tooth aching groan.


    "Arghhhh!!" Dong Gua cried out, "Please! I-I won''t do it anymore! I swear I won''t do it anymore!"


    "All these things of yours, I''ll be confiscating them." Ye Jia pointed at the cursed items in the room and then stepped on the same ce without a change to his expression, "And you will go surrender yourself at the bureau. Understand?"


    Dong Gua''s meaty face trembled. He wailed and nodded desperately, "Yes, yes, yes!!"


    Behind Ye Jia, a bitter scream suddenly sounded, "No!!!!!"


    The tall andnky man had stood back up at some unknown point in time and was ring angrily with bloodshot eyes at the person standing before him. In his hands was arge mirror. He proceeded to throw it at Ye Jia, "No one can stop me from making money!! No one!!"


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    His finger moved slightly and arge scythe appeared from his palm. Following a bright sh which lit up the room temporarily, there was the sound of the mirror shattering. The countless fragments were like stars as they fell to the ground.


    The next second, the young man''s body swayed.


    "Hehe¡­hehehehehe¡­.." The tall andnky manughed like a madman.


    "And you were so proud just now. Let''s see who has thestugh." His expression was a little crazed, "No one. No one can stop me from making money!"


    The young man fell among the fragmented ss on the ground.


    "Nooo¡ª¨C" Dong Gua''s pupils constricted and he shouted out in despair.


    The tall andnky man recovered from his fierce emotions and turned to look at Dong Gua, "What is it? Was that mirror important?"


    Strangely enough, Dong Gua appeared more panicked than before. His face was pale and stiff like melted wax and his eyes trembled like crazy. He fearfully climbed up from the ground and sttered saliva with each word, "Do you even fucking know what you just did?!"


    He rushed towards the door using the fastest speed possible, as if there was something terrible behind him.


    The tall andnky man was still unaware of the situation, "What''s wrong? That person has already passed out. What are you afraid¡­.."


    He couldn''t finish speaking. The next words were stuck in his throat.


    The temperature of the surroundings rapidly dropped. In an instant, it changed from the sweltering heat of summer to the chilling winter cold. An extremely terrifying ghost energy escaped from the young man''s body. As if it had a mind of its own, it invaded the surroundings. This energy was particrly horrifying. Like a beast released from its cage, it unscrupulously disyed its strength and terror to the surroundings.


    Dong Gue had already reached to door at this time. He shook the doorknob frantically making a nging sound.


    The doorknob however didn''t move.


    ¡ª-Everything was toote.


    He leaned against the door with his face was as white as paper. He trembled like crazy and slowly slid down onto the ground, muttering, "It''s over, it''s over, it''s over¡­¡­.."


    The tall andnky man stared in horror at the unconscious young man as well as the terrifying shadow behind him that gradually grew bigger.


    "W-what is that¡­¡­."


    He looked dazedly at Dong Gua, "I-is that the mirror? What was inside it?"


    His question returned Dong Gua to his senses. Dong Gua raised his head and looked viciously at the tall andnky man standing not far away. Under the influence of both despair and fear, his expression was particrly horrific, "Mirror? Forget that mirror!"


    That was an ordinary mirror artefact that could draw people into the wonderful dreams it creates, leaving people in an extremely vulnerable state ¡ª- When used in the game against ordinary yers, it could practically be used as a killing item.


    But it wasn''t like this for Ace.


    Definitely not.


    In this room, there was only one monster.


    And that was the unconscious young man before them.


    Dong Gua''s saliva sttered everywhere as he roared, "Do you think I have never dealt with him before?! Do you think I have never tried to use those things against him?!"


    It was precisely because he had tried that he was so terrified at this very moment.


    ¡ª-No one knew what happened that day that made Dong Gua wash his hands clean and put a stop to it all.


    Even after rumours about Ace sessfully clearing and leaving the game spread, he still didn''t dare start his old business again.


    In fact, it was because he knew very well how terrifying of a monster this seemingly weak young man really was.


    People say that Ace was powerful and ruthless with no weakness to exploit and no instance he cannot conquer.


    But only Dong Gua knew that,pared to Ace when he was conscious, he was even more reluctant to face an Ace who had lost consciousness.


    That was a terrifying beast that hunted its prey purely using its instincts. It only had the violent desire for destruction, as it sought for blood and death.


    Dong Gua closed his eyes in despair.


    Looks like his life might really end here.


    Suddenly, without warning, an unfamiliar energy intruded into the space that was already covered in the terrible ghost energy.


    Like Moses parting the sea, a figure suddenly appeared in the cramped room and walked towards them.


    "This¡­..!" Dong Gu''s eyes widened in shock. A ray of hope burned in his eyes, "Save¡­.."


    But before the rest of his words coulde out, he found that it was stuck deep in his throat.


    The man didn''t spare him any of his attention. Those scarlet eyes of his stared fixedly at the young man copsed on the ground not far away. As if it was his entire world, he didn''t have any energy to pay attention to anything else.


    ¡ª-But the reason why Dong Gua lost his ability to speak wasn''t because of this.


    It was because he suddenly realised that the moment this man entered Ace''s range of attack, the originally cold and fierce ghost energy didn''t react to the intruder. It was as if it was already familiar with the other person''s existence.


    What was even scarier was that the energies of the two people strangely blended well together. It seemed to have a terrifying sense of harmony.


    Dong Gua''s back was wet with cold seat. He firmly kept his mouth closed.


    The reason why he was able to preserve his life for so long was precisely because of his good senses.


    ¡ª-Only monsters can live in harmony with other monsters.


    Ji Xuan slowly got closer and bent down. He gently picked up the unconscious Ye Jia and pulled him into his arms.


    The use of a blood mirror was limited.


    In fact, the image created using the blood droplet only allowed him to barely distinguish the other person''s figure. At most, it was only enough for the blood gu fish to track their approximate location and it cannot reveal the other person''splete appearance. The worst thing was that one drop of blood could only be used a maximum of six times.


    As such, he didn''t do anything this past week and only patiently waited for their meeting today.


    But when the day came, the shadow ghost reported that it had not been able to contact the other party.


    Hearing this, Ji Xuan used the blood mirror to check and saw the moment the other party copsed.


    Since he could remember, no one except this person in front of him could make him feel such strong feelings. The heart that had been silent for so long felt like it was covered with sharp barbed wires. It tightened mercilessly until it felt suffocating, and panic spread all through to his fingertips.


    At that moment, no matter what it was, everything was instantly tossed aside.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and stared deeply at the young man unconscious in his arms.


    ¡ª-It was only when he finally had the young man in his arms that he could finally felt relieved.


    A faint sigh escaped from his lips. His scarlet eyes narrowed in contentment. It was as if he had beplete again the moment he held the other person.


    Ji Xuan traced the other person''s face with his eyes. Rubbing his cold and pale fingers carefully across the young man''s chin, he looked at him as if he was a precious treasure.


    He had wanted to do this since their first meeting.


    Only God knew how much willpower he needed to use to restrain this impulse of his.


    ¡ª¨CTake it slow, don''t rush.


    Ji Xuan looked at the young man in his arms. All the suppressed emotions in his scarlet eyes were finally able to be released.


    Deeply exposed without any reservation.


    Purely evil desires stirred in his eyes. Like a dark fire, it constantly burned, urging and enticing him to take more extreme actions.


    It would be great if he could eat this person.


    From his bones to his blood and flesh, consume everything into his stomach so that he wouldn''t need to worry about the other person leaving again.


    They would never separate again.


    Ji Xuan took in a deep breath. He looked way with difficulty and tried his best to suppress the dark and vicious desires inside him.


    He lowered his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the remaining mirror fragments on the ground. He then raised his eyebrows somewhat in surprise.


    ¡­¡­Mirror spirit?


    .


    Ye Jia stood in a bustling street. The people around him hurried past while only he stood still like andmark.


    He knew exactly where he was.


    The one that was sealed in the mirror just now was probably a mirror spirit.


    It had the ability the create illusions and show a person their innermost desires¡ª-Whether it was power, reputation, beauty or wealth, anything could be obtained. It made people indulge in their own desires until they gradually forget about their real past, until they''repletely swallowed up by this world.


    If one wanted to leave, one must find the mirror spirit''s true body.


    It would take on the appearance of a certain person. It could be someone you are close two or it could just be a passer-by, or even an animal.


    Only by killing the mirror spirit could this illusion be destroyed.


    Ye Jia watched the endless stream of people pass by. He was a little troubled over where to start.


    "¡­.Ye Jia?" A familiar voice sounded behind him.


    Ye Jia turned to look, only to see Cheng Cezhi standing behind him, looking at him with some surprise.


    "Why aren''t you going home after work? What are you doing standing here?"


    Ye Jia asked calmly, "Do you know where my ce is?"


    "Of course." Cheng Cezhi smiled heartily, "We happen to be in the samemunity. Do you need me to give you a ride?"


    Ye Jia was silent for a couple of seconds before epting the offer.


    Although the mirror spirit could be any creature, based on his experience, this cunning monster liked to pretend to be the victim''s most important person. The best method now was to stay still and watch the changes.


    Cheng Cezhi spoke a lot. Under Ye Jia''s clever guidance, he was able to quickly dig out information about this illusory world.


    He grew up normally, performed stably in the college entrance examination and was admitted into university before finally joining thispany through graduate recruitment.


    This year was his fifth year working in thepany and a project had just been finalised today. The team originally nned to have a celebration banquet, but it was rejected by Ye Jia.


    Cheng Cezhi nced over at Ye Jia through the rear-view mirror and said with augh: "Brother Ye is a good family man."


    Ye Jia didn''t answer. He just narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at the lights flying past outside the window.


    They soon arrived at their destination.


    Ye Jia unexpectedly found that this was the samemunity as the one he was currently living in.


    Cheng Cezhi dropped him off and then hurriedly said goodbye, "See you tomorrow Brother Ye!"


    Ye Jia looked up at the familiar residential building in front of him. He proceeded to step inside.


    When he got out of the elevator, he had reached his own floor.


    But before Ye Jia could take out the key from his pocket, the door opposite his ce suddenly opened and a voice range out behind him, "Xiao Jia? Why are you back sote?"


    Ye Jia''s hand holding the key stiffened. He didn''t look back.


    The other party''s soft hand fell on his shoulder, "What''s wrong?"


    Ye Jia ced the key back into his pocket and turned around without a change to his expression, "¡­..Nothing."


    The woman in front of him wasn''t tall. Her hair had white strands mixed in and her face was thin. Even despite this, one could see the vibrance and liveliness from her youth. She nced at Ye Jia usingly and reprimanded not very seriously, "You should have said something if you were going toe back sote. We almost couldn''t wait any longer for you. Hurry up, dinner will get cold."


    Ye Jia followed her into the ce opposite his.


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    There were four or five familiar faces sitting at the dining table. The table was filled with food. They all smiled brightly when they saw Ye Jia and shouted at the same time, "Happy birthday!"


    All the furnishings in the room were warm and cosy, filling up the small space.


    Whether it was a photo or an ornament, it was just like how it was in his distant memories.


    Ye Jia stood in the middle of the room. His gaze turned cold.


    His fingers habitually rubbed against each other.


    ¡ª-This mirror spirit was seeking death.


    His mother sat down at the dining table and called out, "Hurry and sit. What are you standing around for?"


    Ye Jia turned and smiled softly, "Coming."


    He approached the table and pulled out the chair to sit but just before he sat, arge crescent-shaped scythe coldly cut through the air with a brief sh before retracting back into his palm.


    The de however seemed like it only cut through water. Nothing had changed.


    The mirror spirit wasn''t in this illusion.


    Ye Jia slightly clicked his tongue ¡ª¨C This one was quite cunning.


    His mother smiled at him, "What''s wrong? Why aren''t you sitting?"


    At that moment, the other person''s appearance and his memory ovepped. Stained with blood, pale and ashen without any signs of life, those lifeless eyes looked at him with stiff, half open lips.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and sat down.


    "Just a little tired today."


    At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.


    "Coming." Just like how she was in his memories, his mother could never stay still. She wiped her hands on her apron, promptly stood up and went over to open the door.


    The yellow light in the corridor entered, falling onto her body.


    His mother smiled brightly, "Xiao Xuan, you''re here?"


    Ye Jia was taken aback. He looked up. In his memory, there was no one called Xiao Xuan.


    He saw a ck haired and ck-eyed woman enter. Wearing a yellow duck oven mitten and holding a steaming pot of stew, she smiled shyly, "Mother, please be careful not to get scalded."


    She had a slender figure with long legs and her features were beautiful but also not excessively so. She gave off a natural feeling of gentleness.


    "Why are you still so polite?" Ye Jia''s mother pulled out another chair and ced it right beside Ye Jia, "You even brought something over?"


    Xiao Xuan blinked a few times and smiled, "Isn''t it because I''m usually busy? Since I have time this time, I thought it would be nice to give it a go."


    She nced at Ye Jia begrudgingly, "Otherwise Brother Jia might go find someone else to eat with."


    Ye Jia''s hand holding the chopsticks stiffened, "¡­¡­."


    Now he understood.


    This mirror spirit must have a problem. In addition to dragging him into an illusory world, it even wanted to y matchmaker along the way.


    The not so savory meal soon ended.


    Ye Jia was a little absent-minded as he listened to the group of people in the illusion chat. He turned to look out the dark window.


    Night had fallen and the lights outside had quietly turned on. It looked almost no different from reality.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze.


    After his ''wife'' said goodbye to the others with a smile, she turned to look at him, "Coming? Let''s go home."


    Ye Jia nodded and stood up.


    As soon as he stood up, he realised that something was wrong. Ye Jia was taken aback. He turned around and nced at his tall and slim ''wife'' beside him.


    Perhaps it was because of her figure, he hadn''t noticed until now how tall she actually was.


    After standing up, he realised that his wife seemed to be a few centimetres taller than him.


    The others seemed to pay no heed to the height difference between the two and just enthusiastically said goodbye to them.


    Ye Jia and Xiao Xuan crossed the corridor and entered their ce one after another.


    As soon as they opened the door, it was the same as his current ce in reality.


    Looking at the tall woman in front of him, Ye Jia narrowed his eyes. The tip of his finger glowed slightly.


    Although he felt that the mirror spirit wouldn''t be so stupid, it was better to be safe.


    But before he could make a move, the woman in front of him suddenly turned around pressed against him.


    Ye Jia was taken aback for a moment. For a while, he couldn''t react.


    The woman''s beautiful features were no longer as gentle as it was earlier, and it now looked sharp and aggressive. She proactively leaned down for a kiss.


    Her lips were very thin and couldn''t be considered as soft. It actually conversely felt somewhat cold. She pressed down against Ye Jia''s lips without restraint.


    Ye Jia: "!!!"


    He was caught off guard and stumbled back a few steps from the force until his back hit the closed door with a ''bang''.


    The kiss was intense and rough and filled with possessiveness, as if she wanted to eat him up.


    Ye Jia''s mind wasn''t working.


    When he finally returned to his senses, he noticed that the other party was pressed firmly against him, leaving no gaps.


    Ye Jia''s entire body was stiff. He awkwardly avoided the lips of the other party who continued to kiss him and reached out to push the other person away: "W¡­..wait!"


    Xiao Xuan narrowed her eyes. Her long, narrow eyes were dark and deep and her long, ck hair fell past her shoulders. She curled up her dark red lips and looked rather seductive, "Husband, what''s wrong?"


    She moved a little closer again. Her slender and pale finger fell onto Ye Jia''s chest, and she proceeded to undo his buttons one after another.


    Her voice was a little husky, "No need to be shy."


    "No¡­.." Ye Jia''s eyelid twitched. He hurriedly stopped the hand that still wanted to continue, "I¡­.don''t¡­."


    He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and quickly pushed the other person away.


    "I''m tired."


    "Is that so?" Xiao Xuan sighed regretfully. Her gloomy ck eyes slowly moved downwards, and her gaze lingered at the exposed corbone and upper chest. It was hot and burning.


    A faint red light briefly shed across her lowered eyes.


    It was like a sh of fire ignited inside a deep and dark abyss. It carried the desire to devour the other person.


    Under that gaze, Ye Jia felt extremely ufortable.


    For some reason, he felt as if the other person was using their eyes to strip him naked.


    But the next moment, Xiao Xuan withdrew her gaze nonchntly. She stored away the aggressiveness earlier and smiled gently, "If that''s the case, do you want to go to bed early tonight?"


    "I''ll heat up some milk for you."


    After saying this, she turned around and entered the kitchen.


    Ye Jia was left alone in the living room. He had to take a few deep breaths to finally pull himself back to his senses.


    He raised his hand and hesitantly touched his lips. He hissed in pain.


    Sore, hot and swollen.


    It was probably bleeding a little as well.


    There was the sound of bubbling in the kitchen. The milk was being heated up. A sweet scent slowly drifted out.


    Ye Jia pursed his still sore lips. He looked in the direction of the kitchen with some doubt.


    Through the semi-translucent door, he could see the other party busying around. Under the cover of the night, it looked exceptionally homely and nice. It was clearly a scene he liked.


    ¡ª-As long as he ignored the tear at the corner of his lips.


    Logically speaking, the illusions presented by the mirror spirit should be a person''s deepest and truest desires.


    Ye Jia frowned and began to doubt life.


    N-no way¡­.


    Turns out¡­..his ideal type was actually like this??

 Chapter 28

    Late night.


    Ye Jiaid awkwardly in bed with his ''wife'' sleeping closely next to him.


    Her cold and soft arms were wrapped around his arm like some kind of snake and her entire body was almostpletely pressed up against him.


    The woman''s long, dark hair spread out, enveloping him like a. Some fell near his neck, reaching into his pyjamas like a living thing and creating a soft, itchy sensation.


    His wife raised her eyes and smiled sweetly.


    As if she didn''t see the other person''s look of rejection, she moved closer and kissed the young man on the lips.


    Ye Jia quickly dodged so the kiss only fell onto his cheek.


    The woman however didn''t seem to notice anything strange. The smile on her face didn''t show any changes and she just said softly, "Goodnight my husband."


    The corners of Ye Jia''s lips twitched. He replied stiffly, "¡­.Goodnight."


    The smile on the other person''s face deepened further. She rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.


    Ye Jia''s body was slightly stiff. He stared unblinkingly at the ceiling in the darkness.


    The breathing by his ear was shallow. It gradually be more uniform. She seemed to have fallen into deep sleep.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and looked at the woman resting on his shoulder. The pale, porcin-like face looked particrly dazzling in the dark. Her long eyshes hung down, leaving deep shadows on her face, and there was still a faint smile lingering on her thin lips.


    For some reason, Ye Jia felt that she shouldn''t be the mirror spirit in disguise.


    After all, this character''s personality was too¡­..fierce and strong. It was even to the point that it was difficult for Ye Jia to deal with.


    But it was better to be safe.


    The scythe''s sharp de quietly cut through the darkness. Without a single ripple, it passed through the woman''s body.


    The woman was still asleep.


    Sure enough, she wasn''t it.


    Ye Jia released the breath he had been holding in until now. He didn''t know if it was due to relief or regret.


    Although he knew that the other person wasn''t the person he was looking for, it was still impossible for him to sleep in the same bed as a stranger.


    After all, Ye Jia had been in the game for too long. In there, his opponents were not only the fierce ghosts and monsters lurking in the dark waiting for a chance to strike, but also yers with hidden intentions. Wandering on the edge of life and death, once he lowers his guard and fall asleep, he may end up sleeping forever.


    He could never sleep with another person next to him. Even if he did fall asleep, he would be able wake up in an instant and enter abative state in the shortest time possible.


    But for some reason, as darkness gradually invaded the surroundings, an unbearable sense of sleepiness rose from the depths of his body.


    The body next to him was cold and soft but it somehow gave him familiar sense of¡­¡­reassurance¡­..


    His consciousness became more and more hazy. He was soon dragged into the dark abyss of sleep.


    Ye Jia fell into deep sleep.


    Darkness enveloped the small room. With the sound of steady breathinging from the two of them, the silence appeared extraordinarily peaceful.


    Suddenly, one of them was gone.


    The elegant and graceful woman silently opened her eyes. Under her long eyshes, her eyes turned into a scarlet, almost blood-like colour which looked particrly terrifying in the darkness.


    Her hands were soft and ice cold. It flexibly moved downwards, snaking around the other person''s slender waist.


    The distance between them narrowed further and the two bodies were now almostpletely pressed together such that they shared each other''s heat.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes. His line of sight moved boldly over to the young man''s body and his scorching gaze slowly descended from the other party''s sleeping side profile down to his slender and pale neck and over to the slightly open pyjamas. Using his gaze, he greedily licked over every inch of the other person''s body.


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    He hooked up his lips. His sharp, white teeth was faintly visible between his thin, scarlet lips. He looked like a shark that had just smelt blood in the water.


    The young man had unsuspectingly fallen asleep beside him. He waspletely unaware that the milk he drank before going to bed had been tampered with.


    Ji Xuan nestled himself into the other person''s arms.


    He raised his head and pressed his cold lips on the ce he wasn''t able to reach earlier ¡ª- The other person''s lips.


    After a while, he moved away and licked his lips. The soft voice had changed back to his original deep and hoarse voice.


    "Husband, you forgot our goodnight kiss."


    .


    The next day, Ye Jia woke up in bed.


    The sun was already high up in the sky. Bright sunlight filled the room like flowing water.


    Ye Jia blinked a few times in daze. It took him a few seconds to realise where he was.


    How long¡­.had it been since he slept so soundly?


    His entire body had be soft from the long and deep sleep. Ye Jia slowly got up from the bed and rubbed his messy hair.


    "A''Jia, you''re awake?"


    Ye Jia raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice.


    He saw his ''wife'' standing at the door, smiling at him. She wore a ck professional dress that outlined her exquisite curves as well as light makeup on her face. She was probably about to go out, "You slept too deeply. You didn''t even wake up when I tried to wake you."


    Ye Jia was taken aback.


    As if she didn''t notice his stunned state, his wife walked over in her heels, bent down skilfully and grabbed his pyjama cor to drop a soft kiss on his lips.


    Ye Jia''s body stiffened instinctively but before he could do anything, the other party had already moved away.


    The woman with a gentle appearance had her eyes half-lowered. She looked at him with a smile in her eyes.


    She stretched out her hand and slowly rubbed her cold and pale finger against Ye Jia''s lower lip to wipe away the lipstick.


    "Get up. I have already left breakfast for you on the table."


    He could still feel the lingering temperature and sensation on his lips.


    Ye Jia blinked in daze. He subconsciously pursed his lips but didn''t notice the other person''s gaze darkening because of that action of his.


    "Alright." His wife retracted her gaze and smiled gently. The smile on her face was wless, "I''m going to work now. See you tonight."


    After she was done saying that, she left through the front door.


    Ye Jia got up from the bed, stepped into his slippers and entered the bathroom.


    What was reflected in the mirror was his own face, but it also wasn''t entirely his face either.


    The young man''s face was gentle and warm, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised even when not smiling. Although his skin was fair, it was a normal level of fairness. His body was thin and looked weak due tock of exercise, but it was still tall and straight.


    Ye Jia took in this unfamiliar self in the mirror.


    This was him¡­¡­if he wasn''t dragged into the game.


    But when he looked straight into the depths of the reflected person''s light-coloured eyes, he could see a familiar coldness and detachment, as if he was ipatible with his surroundings ¡ª That was the look that could only be seen in people who have crawled out from hell with great difficulty after experiencing torture no one could imagine.


    ¡­.Sometimes, he even felt that he couldn''t be considered a human.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes to conceal theplex emotions.


    Suddenly, his line of sight stopped in ce.


    He looked up again, leaned a little closer to the mirror and frowned suspiciously.


    He tilted his head slightly and looked closely at his neck and corbone.


    For some reason, there were a few red marks left on the side of his neck. It looked particrly eye-catching on his particrly pale skin.


    Ye Jia rubbed it with his fingers.


    Couldn''t be wiped off.


    Was it a mosquito bite?


    Ye Jia''s brow furrowed further. He fell into thought.


    How strange¡­..The mirror spirit this time was very strange. It even created an illusion that included the existence of mosquitoes?


    Wasn''t it too realistic?!


    .


    A tall woman wearing a professional dress and high heels walked out of themunity.


    Her body shape changed in an instant. In just a few short steps, she changed from a tall and slender woman to a tall, adult male and the clothes rippled like water before changing into a simple long sleeve top and pants.


    Ji Xuan looked up at the sky. His pale and slender fingers sped around the air.


    The next second, something strange appeared between his fingers.


    That thing struggled desperately. Its body was of a translucent gtinous form which constantly switched between a human face and an animal. In the end, it finally settled with the appearance of a snake with gorgeous colours on its body. These colours continued to change as it twisted around.


    "Ahhhhhh forgive me! Forgive me!" The mirror spirit let out a shrill cry, "I don''t dare! I don''t dare!"


    Ji Xuan looked down at it, "Don''t dare? Don''t dare do what?"


    "W-when I pulled him in, I didn''t know he was one of your people!" The mirror spirit stuttered as it tried to exin, "A-and I didn''t do it on purpose! It was the person who forcibly threw me over so I just¡­.."


    "Why are you so flustered?" Ji Xuan said casually, "I didn''t say that you didn''t do well."


    "¡­¡­Huh?"


    The mirror spirit was stunned.


    It dazedly repeated those words in its mind. It didn''t expect to hear something like thising from someone like him.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and scanned the surrounding environment.


    It could be seen that this mirror spirit''s power and ability wasn''t high. Although it did its best to imitate reality, it could only at most show a world that was simr on the surface, but the details were rough. It was more like a floating bubble reflecting a small part of the distorted reality.


    He retracted his gaze and his voice was calm: "This is the world he desires the most, is it not?"


    The mirror spirit wasn''t able to get what the other party''s intentions were. It replied fearfully, "I-it c-could be considered that¡­.."


    Ji Xuan smiled slightly. A hint of almost intoxicating tenderness surfaced in his eyes, but it still made one fearful.


    "Then, as long as big brother likes it, I don''t mind making it a reality."


    This mirror spirit''s power was too weak.


    But with his assistance, this world could be something that is no longer an illusion.


    The world rules as well as the nk areas would be filled in and it would no longer be a rough imitation of the real world and instead be an existence that could almost parallel the real world and run independently on its own.


    Every character could build on their existing memories and actually live on¡ª-If Ye Jia wasn''t satisfied, he could also take people from the real world, erase their memories, and then bring them into Ye Jia''s ideal world to y the part of a perfect supporting role.


    Of course, a great price would be required to achieve something like this.


    But if this was what Ye Jia really wanted¡­..


    Then Ji Xuan would do everything he could to ensure that the world takes form¡ª¨C


    A peaceful world without fierce ghosts or monsters, no game and no death, no sorrow and no pain.


    It would only be warm and peaceful, continuing on forever like this.


    If Ye Jia was bored with this virtuous and gentle wife, he could also change into another look that was more in line with the other''s preferences. It didn''t matter what the gender and personality was, he would do everything to satisfy the other party''s expectations of his partner.


    The mirror spirit stared at the man before it. Panic rose from the depths of its heart.


    As a monster that could read the hearts of others, although it wasn''t powerful enough to directly read this person''s heart, it was rather sensitive to emotions.


    Its instincts told it that this man was a terrible monster it had never encountered before.


    ¡ª¨CWhether it was his power or his soul.


    That was an abyss made of up obsessions. Dark, evil and bottomless, he would do anything until the goal was reached.


    The person he loves would suffer as much as the people he hates.


    It shuddered. For the first time, it felt sympathy for the person this man had set his eyes on.


    How unlucky must he be?!


    Ji Xuan lightly let out a sigh, "A pity¡­."


    The mirror spirit trembled slightly, "W-what are you worried about?"


    "I was warned by him not to do something like this again." A look of frustration shed through Ji Xuan''s eyes. His eyebrows slowly furrowed as he seemed to recall some unpleasant memories.


    He still remembered the consequence of hisst attempt to keep the two of them together forever.


    ¡ª-Not only was the other person scared away, but he himself almost disappeared.


    It was a painful lesson.


    Ji Xuan regretfully released the mirror spirit. He watched its translucent body with colourful patterns disappear into the air.


    He said softly, "So this time, I have to be hundred percent certain."


    .


    Ye Jia quickly finished his breakfast.


    This ''wife''s'' personality was a little too strange and she was too passionate towards him, but it had to be said that her cooking was exceptional. It was almost perfectly in line with Ye Jia''s preferences. As expected of the spouse chosen for him by the mirror spirit.


    After eating, his phone rang.


    As soon as the call connected, Cheng Cezhi''s voice came from the other end of the phone, "Brother Ye, why haven''t you arrived yet?! Chief Liu will be angry again!"


    Ye Jia was taken aback, "¡­.Liu Zhaocheng?"


    "That''s right!"


    Ye Jia hesitated for a moment and answered, "I will be there soon."


    Since the mirror spirit hadn''t hidden itself in his ''family'', it was very likely that it had hidden itself in his work environment instead.


    Ye Jia managed to draw out the address from Cheng Cezhi.


    ¡ª-As expected, the address of thepany was the same as the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau in reality.


    He took a taxi there and familiarly went to the floor where the Bureau was located in his reality.


    There was simrly a ''Recycling Clean Energy'' sign hung on the door. Through the translucent ss door which had been wiped clean, one could see theyout and furnishings inside which waspletely different to that of reality.


    It was no longer an undercover secret government department. Instead, it was a private enterprise with a business licence.


    Ye Jia''s gaze lingered on that sign for a moment. His footsteps stopped and he reached out to push the ss door open.


    As soon as he stepped into thepany, he was greeted with a rain of curses.


    Liu Zhaocheng''s face was flushed red with anger and his bald head shone brighter than usual. He pointed at the timetable on the wall: "Ye Jia! Look at how many times you''ve beente this month! You don''t want your year-end bonus anymore?!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    He silently stepped away to avoid being hit by the other person''s saliva.


    Wait a minute¡­¡­


    Wasn''t he in an illusion?


    Logically speaking, shouldn''t his personal setting be of a good employee loved by the boss and admired by his colleagues? Not to mention the year-end bonus, shouldn''t a promotion and sry increase be something given to him?


    Why was he still a corporate ve?!


    ¡ª-Ye Jia began to deeply question this mirror spirit''s ability.


    .


    After testing out everyone in thepany, Ye Jia finally confirmed that the mirror spirit wasn''t hiding here.


    He frowned. He wondered if he had missed something.


    Soon, it was time to get of work.


    Ye Jia declined Cheng Cezhi''s offer to give him a ride and took a bus home by himself.


    The setting sun dyed the sky outside the window a gorgeous rose red colour. People hurried past, rushing to their respective destinations. All the noises made it seem lively like a vegetable market.


    Ye Jia stared at the scene in front of him. The setting sun outside also painted the side of his face red. Hitting his eyes, it coated his light-coloured eyes with ayer of gorgeous crimson colour.


    He retracted his gaze, leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes.


    When he got home, the sky had already darkened. The dark blue and golden red merged in the horizon.


    Ye Jia took out his key and unlocked the door.


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    A strong smell of food rushed out. The living room was still lit up by the sunset outside. Sizzling sounds of cooking could be heard from the kitchen. His ce was filled with the ordinary sounds of daily life.


    Ye Jia stood in the hallway frozen in daze.


    The next second, the kitchen sliding door opened and his wife walked out carrying food. Seeing Ye Jia standing at the door, she was a little surprised.


    "You''re back so early today?"


    She had already changed intofortable clothes and had an apron tied around her waist as well as a pair of childish yellow duck oven mittens on her hands.


    His wife ced down the food and passed another one over, "Go and give it to mother."


    Ye Jia reached out to receive it but was evaded by the other party.


    His wife red at him, "Not afraid of being burnt? Put on some gloves."


    Ye Jia was silent for a moment, "¡­..Oh."


    Five minutester, Ye Jia brought the food over to his mother''s ce wearing a pair of yellow duck oven mittens.


    He declined with difficulty the other party''s warm invitation for him to stay for dinner and returned home with a new te of stir-fried vegetables forcible pushed onto him by his mother.


    His wife had already taken off her apron.


    The dining table was covered with a checkered tablecloth and filled with steaming home-cooked dishes. All the lights had been turned on, making the scene look like a perfect, illusory dream.


    She came over and received the dish from Ye Jia before naturally leaning forward.


    Ye Jia tried to avoid it but was unable topletely escape.


    ¡ª-A cold kiss fell onto the corner of his lips.


    The two were very close. Ye Jia could smell the faint smell of cooking on her.


    His wife smiled and backed away, "Quick, let''s eat."


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes, pulled out a chair and sat down.


    Only the sound of dishes and utensils ttering could be heard in the quiet dining room.


    His wife as usual talked about the amusing things that happened to her during the day.


    Ye Jia listened quietly. There was no expression on his face, but his light-coloured eyes softened.


    After the meal, he took the initiative to wash the dishes.


    As night fell, the sky outside darkened further.


    In the dark room, Ji Xuan looked down at the sleeping young man in his arms. He leaned down and pressed his cold lips against the other party''s soft hair. His low voice sounded in the silent room.


    "Big brother, is this what you want?"


    ¡ª-No one answered his question.


    The young man had his eyes closed, his long eyshes drooping down. Even in his sleep, his brows were still slightly furrowed, as if he was sleeping with worries weighing on his mind.


    The third day peacefully and quietly arrived.


    Everything was the same as the day before.


    Ye Jia got up, got dressed, and went to work.


    He arrived at hispany on time, leaving Liu Zhacheng a little surprised. He didn''t seem to expect him to be on time.


    On this day, Ye Jia saw the Ji Xuan in this world.


    In this perfect world, Ji Xuan was his university junior. After not seeing him for so many years, he unexpectedly found that the other party was the CEO of thepetitorpany.


    The man''s dark eyes were filled with surprise. With his long legs and tall height, he only needed a few steps to reach him. There was a smile on his lips.


    "Senior, I didn''t expect to see you here."


    His eyes were clean and clear. There wasn''t the slightest hint of hair-raising darkness contained in them. It was just like the child in Ye Jia''s memory who called him big brother and pulled at the corner of his clothes.


    He invited, "Let''s have dinner tonight?"


    Ye Jia looked at the other party scrutinisingly. After confirming that that the man before him had nothing to do with the moody Ghost King in reality, he smiled and turned down the other party''s invitation.


    "Sorry, I have to go home tonight."


    Soon, it was time to leave work.


    Ye Jia left thepany and returned home by bus.


    His wife greeted him with a smile. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and gave him a soft peck, "Husband, you''re back."


    Ye Jia didn''t avoid it this time. He allowed the other to kiss him.


    The smile on his wife''s lips deepened.


    She pulled the chair out and sat down before turning to Ye Jia who was still standing in the hallway, "Let''s eat?"


    Ye Jia was silent for a moment. He then slowly took a step back.


    "No." He said.


    A red light shed by in his wife''s eyes. She tilted her head with confusion but the smile on her lips was still perfect.


    "What''s wrong? Not hungry today?"


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and looked at her.


    His eyes were light and cold. As if all human emotions had been cut away, it was like there was heavy snow falling in his eyes and he appeared indifferent and distant.


    Ye Jia''s gaze seemed to be looking directly at the other party, but it was also as if he didn''t see the woman in front of him and was staring at an empty space in front of him.


    His eyes prated through the other person''s body and fell into the distance.


    His voice was low. It sounded like he was mumbling to himself.


    "¡­¡­Enough. "


    Arge pitch-ck scythe slowly appeared from his palm. Sharp, cold light shone in the small room.


    An overwhelming power exploded from the depths of his body and extremely terrible energy surged around in instant like a violent hurricane.


    One drop, two drops, three drops.


    Blood fell to the ground.


    Shockingly bright red blood spread out from below Ye Jia''s feet little by little, dying the ground into something resembling a scene after a massacre. It invaded and upied the world before him as the temperature rapidly fell. One could faintly hear the sound of water vapour in the air condensing into ice and frost.


    The look in Ji Xuan''s eyes changed.


    This was a ghost domain.


    The other party was serious this time.


    And the ghost domain released by Ace when he was serious was something even he himself was unwilling to face.


    After all, no one in this world knew how terrible it was better than him.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and looked at the empty space not yetpletely covered by the blood.


    He curled up the corners of his lips and revealed a smile that carried no warmth. He spoke slowly and softly:


    "Since you are going to continue hiding, don''t me me for leaving you with nowhere to hide."

 Chapter 29

    Ji Xuan quickly withdrew from the illusion created by the mirror spirit.


    The scene around him was the same as before he closed his eyes.


    Dark ghost energy tightly filled the entire room while two weak humans clung to the wall in fear, their faces pale and distorted as they waited for death toe.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and looked down at Ye Jia who was lying in his arms.


    The young man''s head rested against his shoulder, his dark and smooth hair sticking out from under his hood. The tip of his chin was pale and delicate, and his beautifully contoured lips were closed tightly even while he was unconscious, making him appear cold and distant.


    Ji Xuan silently let out a sigh of regret.


    ¡ª-The passage of time in the illusory space created by the mirror spirit was different to that of real life. They had stayed in the illusion for three full days, but only a few minutes had passed in the real world.


    With this, the other party should soon wake up,


    Ji Xuan lowered his head, his gaze falling onto the broken mirror fragments on the ground. A dim light shed across the depths of his eyes.


    It seems that¡­¡­Big brother didn''t like that perfect world n very much.


    But it didn''t matter. He had time. Sooner orter, he can personally create the perfect ending belonging to the two of them.


    Ji Xuan curled up his lips and gently pressed his lips on the sleeping young man''s forehead.


    Heid Ye Jia back down onto the ground and then stood up and walked towards the two fearful humans.


    Dong Gua trembled violently as he backed away but his back was already firmly pressed against the wall. There was no room for him to retreat.


    His face was as white as paper. He watched the man slowly approach him¡ª-The other party''s strong oppressive presence made it almost impossible for him to breathe.


    It''s over, it''s over, it''s over¡­..


    Dong Gua chanted in his heart.


    But unexpectedly, the other party stopped about a step away from him.


    Ji Xuan looked down at the two pitifully weak humans before him and spoke.


    "It''s a pity. If I killed you here, he would realise that I was here."


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    The two didn''t dare let out a sound. They trembled in fear, waiting for their final sentence.


    Ji Xuan asked with a smile that didn''t seem quite like a smile.


    "So, you will keep it a secret for me, won''t you?"


    Dong Gua breathed a little. Like a drowning man grasping onto something to preserve his life, he stammered, "I¡­..I promise. I w-won''t say a single word¡­.w-won''t say anything."


    The other tall andnky man also quickly swore on it


    The next second, their voices abruptly stopped.


    It was as if some oath had taken effect. A strange feeling took over them. They instinctively realised¡ª-If they vited this oath, something extremely terrible would befall them.


    The two hurriedly looked at each other with a look of panic. They almost immediately understood that it wasn''t just their imagination as soon as they made eye contact.


    Ji Xuan nodded in satisfaction.


    "But¡­.." He seemed to have suddenly thought of something and continued.


    Apanied by a slightly dragged-out tone, those scarlet eyes of his turned and fell onto the tall andnky man.


    "You''re different."


    Recalling what he saw in the blood mirror, the blood around Ji Xuan gradually thickened and congealed.


    Although his expression didn''t change much but that look of joy and anger in his eyes made one instinctively even more frightened and fearful.


    He casually raised a finger.


    A scarlet light shed and fell onto the tall andnky man. As if it had a mind of its own, it dived into the depths of his body.


    ¡ª¡ª!!!


    The tall andnky man suddenly widened his eyes. His unclear eyes were bloodshot, and his ugly face became strange and distorted with fear and panic.


    Ji Xuan raised his lips but there was no smile in the depths of his eyes.


    "Enjoy."


    .


    In the illusion.


    A crescent shape de swung down, reflecting a bright light.


    The young man advanced step by step, the scarlet blood under him spreading as he moved. Wherever his ghost domain touched, it was as if it was corroded by strong acid. They all quickly twisted, shrivelled and shattered, turning into pitch-ck smoke and scattering in the air


    Floors, buildings, roads, sky¡ª¡ª


    Everything that was covered seemed to be crushed by some terrible unknown force, turning into an empty and icy-cold void.


    Where the darkness and scarlet intersected, the young man''s figure was like a sharp silhouette, forcibly splitting the world.


    The de gleamed. It drew arge arc and cut the boundary between the void and the illusory world.


    Everything was dying out quickly, as if they were decaying and rotting.


    Suddenly, there was a fluctuation in the area ahead that had not yet been eroded.


    Cheng Cezhi, Liu Zhaocheng, Ji Xuan¡­..familiar figures emerged one after another.


    "Brother Ye? What are you doing?" Cheng Cezhi looked at him with worry, "Where are you going?"


    "Ye Jia, what are doing outside at such ate hour?" Liu Zhaocheng frowned, "You still have work tomorrow."


    Ji Xuan slowly stepped forward.


    His expression was calm and gentle, and his dark eyes shed with concern.


    He said, "Senior, after finally meeting after so long, don''t you want to reminisce old times with me?"


    "We used to be such good friends." Ji Xuan smiled slightly, "I will never be your enemy."


    Ye Jia''s gaze indifferently swept across these illusory phantoms.


    The sea of blood roared behind him, charging ahead mercilessly.


    Those figures were quickly swallowed up.


    "¡­..Xiao Jia."


    At this moment, a gentle voice sounded from another direction.


    The look in Ye Jia''s eyes wavered slightly. He turned and looked in the direction of the sound.


    His mother looked at him from a distance.


    The wrinkles on her face and the white hairs at her temples were gone. Wearing a light-yellow dress, she wore her favourite pearl ne around her neck and her long hair was pulled up into a high ponytail. She looked extremely elegant and beautiful.


    She gently smiled.


    She looked¡­..just like how she did the night before her death.


    Ye Jia looked at her expressionlessly. The fingers around the handle of the scythe tightened slightly.


    His mother smiled gently and slowly stretched out her hand to him.


    "Don''t you want to stay with us?"


    She said softly, "Stay with me. I will never leave you again."


    Ye Jia stood quietly in ce. A certain dark emotion rolled about in the depths of his light-coloured eyes like turbulent clouds in the sky before a storm.


    He chuckled lightly.


    "Shameless."


    Ye Jia slowly stepped forward, his voice still calm, "Do you realise how many bosses in that game have tried to use this trick?"


    He asked lightly, "Do you know what I did?"


    In the game, what ordinary monsters and ghosts sought for was nothing more than satisfying their hunger and desire to kill. They wanted his life and he also wanted theirs.


    The essence of it was just a fight to their deaths between the two parties, there were no private grievances.


    But this kind of ghost who would try and read his memory, find his weakness and even involve histe mother¡­¡­.


    ¡ª¡ªIt had turned this matter it a personal enmity.


    The smile remained on Ye Jia''s lips, but his eyes were as cold as frost.


    "I will make your demise as long and as painful as possible."


    The sea of blood behind him was no longer restrained. It swelled like crazy and instantly submerged the entire world.


    A scream sounded from a distance.


    A transparent snake with colourful patterns appeared, "Ahhhhhhhh!!"


    After being forced to reveal itself, the mirror spirit realised at this moment that it had miscalcted.


    When it was caught by that terrible monster earlier, it had originally thought that it was doomed, but it didn''t expect the other party to just say a few inexplicable words and then let it go.


    Although the mirror spirit didn''t understand that happened between them, there was one thing it was quite certain about.


    No matter what it was nning on doing, that powerful and terrifying existence was not going to intervene.


    And so, the mirror spirit began to act unscrupulously.


    Although it had heard of Ace''s reputation and knew that this person wasn''t someone it should provoke, it also smelt the powerful and enticing scent emanating from this person, enticing it to take the risk.


    After all¡­..No matter how amazing he may be, Ace was still just a human.


    As long as he was human, he would have weaknesses and desires, and it was a creature that bred on that desire. As long as it was given time, it could take that human and his soul and make it its own.


    But who would have thought that¡­..It seemed to have bought itself to its demise.


    Its eyes rolled around cunningly. It then began to beg for mercy, "Big brother, please forgive me! I don''t dare do it anymore! I promise!"


    Ye Jia looked down at it indifferently.


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    His eyes were cold and distant. He looked down from above, as if he was look at an insignificant piece of dust next to his feet.


    The mirror spirit''s heart fell. An ominous premonition rose inside it.


    ¡ª-This person didn''t seem to be the type to be moved by words.


    In instinctively shuddered and turned around to escape.


    But before it could take more than a few steps, the thick blood on the ground seemed like it had a consciousness of its own. They surged and wrapped around the mirror spirit.


    "Ahhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¡ª-!!!!"


    A painful scream reverberated through world that was covered with darkness and dark red blood.


    The mirror spirit tumbled around in the sea of blood. Its slender body seemed to have endured some kind of inhumane torture as it twisted and turned into strange shapes and let out sharp cries of pain. It had never experienced such a horrible feeling before. The pain was so intense, the word pain seemed to have lost its meaning. It struggled on the brink of copse and was tortured by precisely controlled pain. It felt as if its body and soul were slowly being cut apart and that sensation had been magnified by at least a hundred times.


    For the first time, the feeling of regret and fear developed in its heart.


    But Ye Jia just stood on the side, listening calmly. It was as if he was appreciating some kind of beautiful melody. Those amber-coloured eyes were half narrowed as he stood before the bloody scene, making him appear cruel and frightening.


    After a long, long time, those miserable cries seemed to have be part of the background noises.


    The scythe de moved slightly. It hovered above the mirror spirit as if it would fall any second andpletely end the other party''s life.


    "You think that you have strong willpower, don''t you?"


    The transparent snakeid on the ground with its body twisted up. It raised its triangr head, its pair of transparent eyes vicious and crazed. It hissed, "¡­.What I created were all the truest desires in your heart."


    "You are very strong. You could choose to force me out like this from the very beginning, right?" The mirror spirit smiled bitterly, "But you didn''t. You chose to stay here for three days, didn''t you? What were you thinking about during those three days?"


    It knew that it wouldn''t be able to escape.


    Therefore¡­..even if it would be hurt, it wanted to make the other party feel the same pain as well!


    The mirror spirit''s mouth opened wide, its transparent tongue sticking out as if it was tasting the emotional changes of the other party. It sneered coldly, "Deep in your heart, haven''t you had those thoughts before?¡ª¨CHow good it would be if all of that had never happened? How good it would be if this world was real¡ª-"


    "You surrendered to your own desires. After spending three days living a life you could never live, how did it feel? Satisfying? Or despairing?"


    It raised its head and started tough uncontrobly. The malice in its voice couldn''t be concealed.


    "Who would have thought that the deeply concealed wish the famous Ace couldn''t resist was to be an ordinary and insignificant human!"


    Ye Jia''s eyes were lowered.


    His expression was the same as usual. He seemed to be used to hiding all his emotions under a perfect mask.


    "¡­..Yeah." He suddenly spoke. His voice was calm, as if he wasn''t affected by the other party. He just repeated indifferently, "Who would have thought."


    Nine to five, a busy life filled with trivial matters with days slipping away from the fingers like running water, a life so calm that one would barely notice the passage of time.


    ¡ª-Continuing until all his hairs turned grey, until he passed away.


    An extremely peaceful and boring life.


    But for him, it was so¡­¡­


    Alluring.


    ¡ª¡ªSo alluring that even if he knew that it was all just an illusion, he couldn''t help but desire it.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes. The sharp de cut down without hesitation.


    A cold light silently shed. In an instant, the mirror spirit''s life was terminated.


    As soon as the de fell, the illusion around him every quickly fell apart.


    The scythe in his hand disappeared.


    Ye Jia stood alone at the junction between darkness and blood, his slender figure looking extremely lonely.


    His voice was very soft, so soft that it was about to be swallowed up by the air as soon as those words left his lips.


    "What''s fake will always be fake."


    A pity.


    .


    With the mirror spirit gone, the illusion also dispersed.


    Ye Jia opened his eyes. Using his hands to support himself, he slowly got up.


    From the moment he woke up, the ghost energy around him returned to his body like a beast being restrained.


    The cold surroundings began to warm up again, and it also gradually brightened up.


    The small room returned to its original state.


    Ye Jia massaged his temples. His head was pounding.


    He raised his eyes and saw the two people hiding in the furthest corner of the room. They appeared to be extremely frightened and were trembling like crazy as they stared at him with horrified eyes.


    "¡­..Mirror spirit?" Ye Jia was expressionless, "You even thought of that."


    Dong Gua squeezed out a smile with difficulty, but it looked worse than crying, "Brother Ace, this was all done by that skinny guy. I didn''t do anything!"


    He fearfully stood up as he supported himself using the wall, "I-In order to express my sincere apologies, I will immediately go surrender myself!"


    This attitude was very good.


    "Then what about your things?" Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and looked at him suspiciously.


    Dong Gua hurriedly exined, "Of course, they will all be handed in! Including my ount book and how these cursed items work and how to remove the curse¡­¡­I am willing to atone for my wrongdoings and actively cooperate!"


    Ye Jia''s gaze fell onto the other man. His brows furrowed slightly, "What about him?"


    That tall andnky man¡­..looked a little strange.


    Dong Gua hastily added, "He will do the same! He will do the same!"


    He kicked the other person and spoke half-truthfully, "This man is very timid and was scared shitless by you. He will be better after some time."


    ¡ª¨COr perhaps he won''t ever get better.


    Based on the instincts he had honed during his time in the game, Dong Gua knew that he shouldn''t let the young man in front of him know what happened just now or the consequences would be unimaginable.


    .


    Dong Gua pointed to the sky and vowed that he would actively cooperate with the Bureau''s investigation. He even expressed that he would help with dealing with the other cursed items which may be circting around¡ª-He threw himself into the deep end without any hesitation.


    Only after watching the other person''s short winter melon-like figure disappear through the door of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau did Ye Jia truly believe in the other party''s sincerity to turn himself in.


    ¡­¡­How strange.


    Although Ye Jia had long known about Dong Gua''s ability to go with the flow and adapt ordingly to changes in power, he didn''t expect him to have such a drastic change in attitude.


    .


    In the corner outside the building.


    A hooded young man stood quietly in the dark, his slender figure almost blending with the shadows around him.


    Ye Jia looked at the entrance to the Bureau not far away. Aplex look shed across his eyes.


    He perhaps had not been aware of it until now¡ª¡ª-Or perhaps, he was aware of it, but didn''t want to admit it:


    Ever since he cleared the game, everything he had done was done in order to allow him to live what he imagined an ''ordinary life of an ordinary person'' was like.


    Clumsy, difficult, and the asional failure, but he never grew tired of it.


    If nothing happened, perhaps after a few years or after a decade, Ye Jia would be able to truly live the peaceful and ordinary life he dreamed of.


    However, reality was cruel.


    Just as he thought he had sessfully escaped, leaving the past behind him, the game copsed, and the ghost door opened. Fierce ghosts, monsters¡­.and even people he was acquainted with that he thought he would never see again appeared before him one after another. They reached out to him, trying to pull him into that nightmare again. They whispered in his ear¡ª¡ª


    It isn''t over yet.


    You are still one of us.


    Don''t think that just by putting on a superficialyer of human disguise, you can pretend that you have forgotten everything.


    Stop dreaming.


    The illusion of peace and tranquillity was like the moon reflected in a pond. You could only watch from a distance but can never touch it¡ª-He now deeply understood this.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes.


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    He still remembered how panicked he was when he was first dragged into the game. He had struggled with all his might in attempt to survive in that dangerous instance.


    But now¡­¡­


    Everything was different.


    Whether it was the world, the game or he himself. They were all no longer what it used to be.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes. His amber eyes gleamed as he looked at the distant sky. The clouds there were reflected in his eyes. At that ce, rain fell heavily onto the city below.


    He couldn''t be more certain. His current peaceful life was currently at risk. If he left it alone, that life would soon be no more.


    ¡ª-Since he couldn''t avoid it, then he won''t try and avoid it.


    Ye Jia raised his hand. He pulled down his hood with his pale and slender fingers, the shadow from it hiding those eyes that had turned cold.


    It was just a matter of returning to his old profession.


    He slowly stepped back, his figure instantly melting into the seemingly endless darkness behind him.


    .


    Wu Su had never expected that something so wonderful would befall him.


    While he was busy looking up information about the cursed items in the library, a short and chubby man pushed open the door to the Bureau.


    He held arge cardboard box in his arms which waspletely filled with various cursed items.


    "My name is Dong Gua." Dong Gua said, "Call your captain over."


    Dong Gua''s name was very familiar.


    This person was also someone from the game. It was said he was immune to curses and once took advantage of that immunity and was involved with some dirty work. Although he had washed his hands clean of thister, as someone with experience in the game, Wu Su didn''t think that someone like him would be anyone friendly.


    Wu Su immediately put his guard up. He rushed to the interrogation room at the fastest speed possible.


    What he didn''t expect was¡­.


    The other party actually came to turn himself in.


    Watching Dong Gua obediently give them his rental address, his keys and all the stolen goods he had smuggled out from the game and even provide them with a list of all the cursed items he had sold and the purchaser''s details, Wu Su felt that the situation was unreal.


    T-that''s it??


    Don''t even need them to question him¡­..??


    Just that simple??


    Just as Wu Su was still in confusion, Dong Gua seemed to have noticed his stare.


    He raised his chubby face and walked straight towards him.


    "Wu Su?"


    Wu Su was a little surprised. He didn''t expect the other party to know him. He nodded, "That''s me."


    "Ace asked me to pass a message to you."


    Dong Gua''s voice wasn''t loud, but it sounded like thunder exploding in Wu Su''s ears.


    "He wants to have a chat with you."

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    There was still one hour until the agreed time.


    Wu Su was already fidgeting around.


    His back was straight, and his cor neatly buttoned. The uniform he wore was extraordinarily neat with no traces of dust or wrinkles in sight.


    Wu Su looked down at his watch again and again. He followed the movement of the second hand and countered the minutes.


    Even the people who weren''t familiar with him could tell how nervous and anxious he was.


    Dong Gua gloated from the sidelines, "Why are you so nervous? Others would think that you''re about to see your inws."


    Wu Su red at him, "Mind your own business."


    Dong Gua obediently shut his mouth.


    Silence followed. Nothing could be heard in the silent room.


    After a few seconds, Wu Su couldn''t stand it any longer. He hesitated for a few seconds and then turned and asked, "That, you and Ace, you''ve met before?"


    Dong Gua, "Just a few times."


    "Are you two familiar?"


    Dong Gua nodded pretentiously, "It''s alright."


    "Stop lying." Ke Zheng sitting next to them couldn''t hold back and interrupted, "You think we can''t tell why you came and turned yourself in?"


    To make a yer with no moral bottom line willingly turn himself in, the person who threatened him must be someone he couldn''t defy.


    Wu Su on the side seemed a little absentminded. It was as if he couldn''t hear the conversation going on between the other two people.


    After checking his watch for the 105thtime, he turned and looked at Dong Gua. He held himself back for a long time before asking hesitantly, "Ace¡­.what''s he like?"


    "¡­¡­.."


    Ke Zheng on the side couldn''t watch any longer.


    Everything else about his captain was good, but he had a tendency to idolise people too much.


    This question also stumped Dong Gua.


    Although he was good at judging people and he had also seen Ace more than once, when asked to describe what kind of person this mysterious person who upied the top position on the leaderboard was, it was actually rather difficult. This person was too difficult to read. Even Dong Gua himself didn''t know what the other party''s intentions were.


    He frowned and thought hard for a long time. He only spoke after a long silence, "Uh¡­¡­very strong." And sometimes very scary.


    Wu Su and Ke Zheng: "¡­¡­.."


    "Oh, forget it. What''s the use of asking this now?" Dong Gua finally stopped making it difficult for himself. He shrugged and sighed, "You''ll know when you see him anyway."


    Seeing that he wouldn''t be able to get any information out from Dong Gua, a hint of disappointment shed across Wu Su''s face.


    Ke Zheng was silent for a long time. Finally, he couldn''t help but ask:


    "Brother Wu, you''re that nervous?"


    Wu Su insisted, "I''m not nervous¡­.."


    Dong Gua on the side snorted.


    Wu Su red at him. He then turned back to Ke Zheng again and let out a deep sigh, "It just feels like¡­¡­time is passing too slowly."


    Speaking of which, it was quite strange. Generally speaking, meetings with mysterious people would usually be set in the middle of the night.


    After all, a quiet night was most suitable for one to conspire.


    But this master had taken a different approach and set the appointment at 6:15 in the afternoon.


    ¡­..It was even exact to the minute.


    Moreover, what made Wu Su even more puzzled was that the meeting ce appointed wasn''t somewhere in the middle of nowhere or a secret location. Instead, it was a small milk tea store on the other side of the city.


    Dong Gua even thoughtfully sent the location of the milk tea store to Wu Su.


    It was no exaggeration to say that when he saw the address that contained no mysteriousness, Wu Su was shocked.


    This¡­.What kind of person was this big boss?


    .


    In fact, the reason why Ace decided that they meet in that milk tea store was because¡­¡­


    He liked their matcha milk tea.


    The other milk tea in this store was unremarkable and it usually wasn''t very busy, but their matcha milk tea was a must try.


    Sweet but not greasily sweet and extremely refreshing. Whether it was the matcha or the milk, the vour was very strong and perfectly blended together. It was simply very addictive.


    But because the store was too far from his ce, Ye Jia didn''t have much of a chance to go there.


    And the reason why it was set at 6:15pm¡­.


    It was because Ye Jia got off at six and the extra fifteen minutes was just in case anything happened¡ª-Such as suddenly being called by Liu Zhaocheng to inspect his work or the likes.


    In short, he had nned it all perfectly.


    Unfortunately, it wasn''t time for him to get off work yet.


    Ye Jia sat obediently in his cubicle with arge stack of unprocessed documents in front of him.


    He sat there absentmindedly, diligently ying his role as a salted fish.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia realised that it seemed to be¡­..a little too quiet?


    Ye Jia finally remembered what he had forgotten.


    He raised his hand and touched his shoulder.


    He then tore off the limp ck hand.


    It seemed to have fainted and the colour of its entire body had faded somewhat. Although it had already lost consciousness, it still continued to cling to Ye Jia''s cor, as if afraid the other party would shake it off.


    Ye Jia shook the small ck hand. A rare trace of guilt rose inside him.


    He knew how powerful the ghost energy he released while he was unconscious was. As the one closest to him, the small ck hand was probably the first to be attacked by it.


    It seemed to have received a direct blow and hadn''t yet regained consciousness.


    Ye Jia gave it some yin energy.


    Although it was still limp, the colour of the small ck hand had mostly recovered.


    A few secondster, the small ck hand weakly regained its consciousness.


    The moment it saw Ye Jia, it let out a loud sob andined, "You¡­.You''re so cruel!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­..Cough, sorry."


    The small ck hand held Ye Jia''s hand as it wailed, "I thought I was about to die!"


    Ye Jia was silent for a while but finally couldn''t hold himself back. He slowly spoke up:


    "But, in a sense¡­..Aren''t you already dead?"


    The small ck hand was left unable to speak.


    It eximed angrily, "You''re still trying to find faults in my words at a time like this?! Do you have any sympathy?!"


    Ye Jia''s attitude was good, "I was wrong."


    ¡­..It felt like it was punching cotton.


    The small ck hand''s anger had nowhere to go. It could only snort angrily and say reluctantly, "¡­¡­I want to y on the pher!"


    Ye Jia well-temperedly nodded, "Alright."


    "y three hours!"


    "Okay."


    "I want to spend money to buy some in-game beans." The small ck hand was insatiable.


    Ye Jia shook his head without getting angry, "Dream on."


    "¡­¡­" The small ck hand was even more upset, "Y-y-you¡­..didn''t you promise mest time that half the sry will be given to me?!"


    Ye Jia said, "That''s right."


    He then added, "Next months."


    The small ck hand, "¡­.." After thinking about it more carefully, it really did seem to be the case.


    It had miscalcted.


    Ye Jia thought about it carefully and added again, "If next month''s performance bonus does not get deducted, you should still get a sry¡­¡­I think?"


    Small ck hand, "¡­¡­¡­.."


    You humans are all pig trotters!!!


    It angrily broke free from Ye Jia''s hand and rushed into his pocket.


    Ye Jia chuckled lightly. He felt that the mood that had been ruined by the mirror spirit was better now.


    He raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the office wall.


    5:55.


    It was soon time to get off work.


    Ye Jia''s mood became better.


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    He packed up the documents piled on his desk and then stared at the half open door of the Logistics Department as if he was quietly waiting for something.


    The moment the minute hand moved and stopped at ''12'', Ye Jia loudly stood up and proficiently rushed out the door just like how he did thousands of times before.


    Liu Zhaocheng only felt a cool breeze over his bald head.


    When he raised his head, Ye Jia''s seat was already empty and even his figure had long disappeared out the door.


    Liu Zhaocheng: "¡­¡­."


    This spirit of never working a second longer than required and disappearing out the office before being noticed by the boss¡­..


    It could be regarded as a unique skill.


    Below the administration building.


    As Ye Jia stood under the bus stop sign, a ck car slowly drove out from the parking lot under the building.


    Inside the car, Ke Zheng saw him.


    "Hey, Brother Wu, isn''t that the staff from the logistics department fromst time?"


    Wu Su looked even more nervous than before.


    He looked in the direction pointed out by Ke Zheng and his eyes stopped for a moment on the young man standing under the bus stop sign.


    For some reason, the other party made Wu Su be a little distracted.


    The young man was tall and slender, and hisplexion was very fair. Standing in the sunset, he was particrly eye-catching. It was unknown why, but it was as if anyone who looked in that direction would find their eyes attracted to him¡ª-There was a strange air around him, as if he didn''t belong to the world around him. It made him stand out amongst the crowd.


    Wu Su retracted his gaze and motioned the driver to continue driving, "We will give him our thanks next time. Right now, we have more important matters to attend to."


    ¡ª-A meeting with Ace.


    .


    6:10.


    In the milk tea store on the corner of the street.


    Wu Su opened the door and walked in. The store was very quiet. There was no one else there besides him.


    He paused for a moment, his eyes circling around the empty store.


    After confirming that he was the only customer here, Wu Su concealed the disappointment that appeared briefly on his face and casually ordered a cup of coffee before sitting down near the window.


    The view from this seat was the best.


    From where he sat, he could see the main entrance not far away as well as the entire street outside.


    If a car drove down this street or someone walked in this direction, he would be able to see it immediately.


    Wu Su stared closely at the door, not daring to rx a single bit the entire time, as if worried that he would miss the other person if he got distracted.


    The muscles on his body were tense. Both physically and psychologically, he was in an alert state.


    With this, any change outside was enough to startle Wu Su.


    Minutes passed.


    As the appointed time drew closer, Wu Su''s frequency of checking his watch gradually increased. He watched the second hand slowly move across the clock face as he waited in anguish.


    Three minutes left.


    The entire street was empty.


    Two minutes left.


    A leaf nearby was picked up by the wind, causing it to swirl around on the ground.


    Wu Su''s heart sank little by little.


    Countless spections formed in his mind¡ª¨CPerhaps Dong Gua had passed on the wrong message, perhaps the other party had changed his mind, or perhaps they were dyed by something unexpected? Or maybe this was actually all just a conspiracy to divert their attention¡­.


    Only one minute left.


    Wu Su slowly let out the breath he had been holding in and withdrew his gaze.


    Even if the other party didn''t arrive on time, he was prepared to wait here for at least three hours.


    After all, this was the only yer who had cleared the game.


    As someone who was involved with the game, Wu Su was very aware of how horrible the instances and the fierce ghosts in the game were. He couldn''t believe that there would actually be a yer who could clear it and return to the real world¡ª-It was simply something that was even more difficult than ascending to the heavens. He couldn''t imagine how powerful and terrifying that person who was able to achieve this was.


    More importantly¡­.


    Now that the ghost gates are wide open, all the fierce ghost and monsters that had been contained inside the game had been released, bringing disaster to the real world.


    Getting help from Ace gave them their best chance of seeding.


    At this moment, the staff cautiously approached him with the coffee he had ordered.


    The cup was a little too full and the contents shook with every step taken causing some to slowly drip down the edges. The rich and slightly bitter scent spread through the empty store.


    Wu Su nodded at her and pointed to the table, "Put it here¡­.."


    Before he could finish his words, a hand stretched out from the side. The fingers were well-defined, and the skin was smooth and fair. It precisely stabilised the staff''s somewhat unstable hand, "Be careful."


    The other party''s voice was slightly cold. Like a cold spring, it was deep and clear.


    However, his voice was gentle and polite, "I''ll do it."


    Wu Su''s eyes widened. He turned his head in shock.


    He saw that hand gently take the coffee from the staff''s hand and ce it on the table.


    The bottom of the cup touched the table with a light sound.


    ¡ª-At the same time, the minute hand on the clock in the store moved to point to the number ''3''.


    Wu Su felt like he had stopped breathing.


    The young man had entered quietly like a cat. He lightly appeared from Wu Su''s blind spot like a shadow, and both quickly and silently sat down opposite him.


    He spoke up lightly:


    "This store''s matcha milk tea is better than their coffee. You should try it next time."


    Wu Su felt that his heartrate had probably soared to 200 beats per minute. He could hear the sound of his heart pounding in his eardrums, making his surroundings sound particrly noisy.


    His mind was a big mess. He could hardly think clearly. Only a few words circled around in his brain:


    "It''s Ace, it''s Ace, it''s Ace¡ª¨C"


    Ahhhhhhh!!!!


    Wu Su cleared his throat. At some point, his voice had be hoarse, "Just now, it was almost time, I didn''t see youe and thought¡­.."


    He pretended to be calm, but his words were a mess.


    "I like to be punctual." The young man lightlyughed.


    There was a strange charm in him. It seemed to make those who talk to him instantly rx.


    Wu Su slowly took a deep breath. He then calmly took in the Ace sitting opposite him.


    He was dressed simply and low-key, but it entuated his slender and long legs and straight posture. His hood was lowered such that the shadow from it concealed the other party''s face, only revealing their pale chin and gorgeously shaped lips.


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    Even without needing to think, Wu Su knew that the other party must be using a special method to conceal his true appearance.


    In fact, he had never expected the other party toe and see him with his true appearance.


    After all, Wu Su had also heard about the hatred leaderboard.


    Needless to say, those terrible fierce ghosts and monsters would all try to find him in exchange for the reward. Even the yers who managed to escape from the game, most of them weren''t good people. They may even be more dangerous and unpredictable than those fierce ghosts.


    For Ace to be willing to see him, it was already a big deal.


    He waspletely stunned when he heard it.


    ¡ª-Even now, Wu Su still couldn''t believe it. He couldn''t believe that he was currently sitting face to face with Ace in a milk tea store.


    Ye Jia ordered a cup of matcha milk tea.


    Hearing the staff walk away, he turned his head and looked back at Wu Su. His voice was steady and soft, "I think we can talk freely now."


    Wu Su straightened his back. With his hands on his knees, he looked more serious than students who have their teachers over for home visit.


    "So, what happened in the game?" Ye Jia asked straightforwardly.


    "I don''t know." Wu Su shook his head honestly, "One second the game was still reporting our next instance and the next second it was no longer responsive. The yers also fumbled around for several days before discovering that the door had been opened."


    Ye Jia was originally not expecting an answer to this question anyway.


    He nodded and continued to ask, "When did it happen?"


    "About a month and a half ago."


    Under the shadow from his hood, Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    Indeed, the time matched up.


    Around that time, the amount of work at the Bureau had increased significantly and the media began to report cases of missing persons and strange deaths.


    The matcha milk tea was served.


    Ye Jia gently rubbed the warm cup. He asked slowly, "That Ghost King, you know anything about him?"


    "A little, but not much." Wu Su answered honestly.


    Ye Jia had cleared the game two years ago. Soon after he left, a mysterious and powerful fierce ghost suddenly appeared without warning. No yer or ghost knew where he came from, and no one knew what of monster or ghost he was. All they knew was that his whereabouts were a mystery, he was very cruel, and he was mad to the point that he attacked everyone regardless of their identity. Soon after he appeared, he had wiped out several species.


    The Suckers were one of them.


    After such a brutal massacre, he very quickly rose to the S-level ranks. No one dared to provoke him.


    From then on, his strength and influence continued to grow. He unscrupulously took over the territories of the other S-level fierce ghosts and, after several bloody battles, one day, a line of bright red text appeared on the hatred leaderboard in the game, celebrating the birth of a Ghost King.


    One the same day, Ace''s name appeared at the top of that hatred leaderboard.


    "But ever since I returned to reality, I haven''t heard much about this Ghost King." Wu Su scratched his head and seemed to be puzzled, "Right now at work we mostly deal with fierce ghosts A-level or lower."


    After listening to the other party''s narration, Ye Jia lowered his head and took a sip of his milk tea. A thoughtful look shed across his eyes.


    He still remembered that time when A''Mi interrogated the other shadow ghost about the force behind the spider queen.


    Clearly, the secrets among the high-levelled fierce ghosts were probably moreplicated than expected.


    Ye Jia ced the milk tea onto the table and raised his eyes to look at Wu Su who sat opposite him:


    "I am willing to help you."


    Wu Su''s expression revealed unconceble joy.


    Ye Jia, "If there is anything that you cannot resolve, you can contact me through this."


    As soon as he finished saying that, a small ck hand appeared from his shoulder and slowly pushed out a piece of paper.


    This was a way the yers in the gamemunicated. They just had to write the message they wanted to convey and then fold it into a paper crane and burn it, and the paper crane would naturally return to the hands of the maker.


    Seeing the small ck hand that suddenly appeared, Wu Su was surprised. His hands subconsciously clenched into a fist.


    This was¡­..Ghost Control.


    This was a very terrible forbidden skill. It allowed one to force a fierce ghost to do their bidding.


    But those without much skill were at risk of being swallowed up by the fierce ghosts they raised.


    Wu Su had seen a lot of yers with this skill but something like this¡­¡­Where the ghost was still able to remain obedient and work withoutint was something he had never seen before.


    He looked at the young man in front of him with more and more admiration.


    The small ck hand who had already retreated back silently swallowed its tears.


    Those game props often required one''s yin energy to be used. In order to prevent other people from gaining information about him through that yin energy, Ye Jia chose a simpler method¡ªThreatening it out from the small ck hand.


    So even if these props were taken by someone, all the information they could get from it would belong to this weak little ghost.


    The small ck hand looked at its body which had be lighter in colour again and sniffled.


    ¡ª¨CDamned capitalist!


    "But this kind of help is mutual." Ye Jia spoke unhurriedly, "In some areas, perhaps you can also help me."


    "No problem!" Wu Su said.


    "Firstly, it''s the skinning case some time ago."


    After that ghost bus disappeared, that skinning case stopped happening.


    And this disappearance on the contrary worried him the most.


    "And the other one is that ghost-faced spider''s nest." Ye Jia paused and then slowly continued, "Search through every inch of that nest and don''t let any clues be overlooked. Once you find something, contact me immediately."


    Very soon, the conversation between the two was over.


    Before parting, Wu Su finally couldn''t hold back his strong curiosity and asked:


    "Oh right¡­.."


    The young man stopped in his steps. He turned and looked back, "Hmm?"


    "That rumour¡­..is it really true?" Wu Su asked cautiously.


    Ye Jia frowned suspiciously, "What rumour?"


    "That¡­" Wu Su was a little embarrassed. His face under his beard was shy, "That thing, the thing about you deceiving the Ghost King''s feelings¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    He slowly took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then slowly spoke one word at a time:


    "Catch more ghosts and less gossip."


    After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.


    Wu Su stood in ce with a nk expression as he watched that leaving figure. He scratched his head.


    It was unknown if it was just his imagination, but why did he feel that the other party seemed to have said those words through gritted teeth just now?


    Also¡ª¡ª¨C


    Ace didn''t seem to have clearly answered that question just now¡­¡­


    He couldn''t help but feel like he had just discovered something incredible.


    .


    Ye Jia walked away with a dark expression.


    At this moment, the small ck hand climbed up his shoulder and asked expectantly:


    "Can I y on the phone?"


    Ye Jia took a deep breath. When he felt that his emotions had finally calmed down, he reached into his pocket and took out the phone, "¡­..Here."


    As soon as he took the phone out, the screen automatically turned on.


    Ye Jia''s gaze swept across the screen before his movements suddenly stopped.


    He looked at the twenty-five missed calls from A''Mi and the eighty-two unread messages and fell into deep silence.


    Today¡­¡­


    It seems¡­.probably¡­.perhaps¡­¡­


    Was the day he was supposed to report back to Ji Xuan?

 Chapter 31

    As a ghost, A''Mi had never experience such a tormenting twenty-four hours.


    It still clearly remembered thest time King was in such a bad mood. At that time, he had almost ughtered an entire territory of S-level fierce ghosts¡ª¨CRegardless of who was his ally and who was his enemy, he only focused on venting his anger.


    Just when it fearfully felt that it might really die this time, King suddenly left.


    A''Mi waited in fear. Never before did time feel this excruciatingly long.


    But what it didn''t expect was that when King returned soon afterwards, his mood appeared to have visibly improved.


    ???


    A''Mi only had a look of confusion.


    It secretly contacted several high-ranking fierce ghosts working under King but found that their territories were still fine. It wasn''t the bloodbath it had imagined.


    After putting down the phone, A''Mi was even more confused.


    So¡­..what was the method for one to restore the bad-tempered King back to normal?


    Begging you, please save this child.


    It''s so afraid of being eaten up one dayyy!!


    While A''Mi was busy thinking this, King''s voice travelled down from above. He spoke without much concern, "Shadow ghost."


    A''Mi was startled, "Yes!"


    Ji Xuan''s eyes lowered slightly. He asked, "Any news from him?"


    A''Mi wanted to cry without tears, "¡­¡­.No."


    Over the past few hours, it had tried every means possible to contact the neer, but the other side seemed to have fallen into the ocean or something and hadn''t replied at all.


    A''Mi knew very well that if it couldn''t contact the other party the normal way, and if King''s mood turned for the worse again, it may need to take some more extreme measures.


    ¡ª-And such extreme measures would often end in terrible and miserable endings.


    Although A''Mi wasn''t very familiar with the neer, it still didn''t want to see the other party disappear like this.


    But unexpectedly, King only nodded and faintly made a sound of understanding.


    This time, it was A''Mi''s turn to scratch its head.


    It secretly peeked at Ji Xuan in surprise and muttered secretly inside.


    After King left and then retuned, he seemed to have be easier to talk to?


    It was to the extent that A''Mi was still wondering if it was actually dreaming.


    "Go." Ji Xuan waved his hand eagerly, "Report back after you get in touch."


    "Yes." A''Mi gave a fearful bow and then turned and retreated.


    But, before it could take more than two steps, A''Mi was called again, "Wait."


    The man''s voice was low and hoarse. A''Mi''s heart couldn''t help but tremble in fear when it heard it and quickly turned around, "Please give me your orders."


    Ji Xuan''s eyes were slightly lowered. With his elbow resting on the armrest, his hand supporting his chin and his legs crossed, he was sitting in a rxed posture.


    He looked thoughtfully at A''Mi who stood not far away, and his dark red eyes narrowed slightly, the oppressive gaze making A''Mi instinctively shrink back.


    While it waited fearfully for its unknown fate, it heard the other party slowly start speaking.


    "Do you know how to understand a person?"


    A''Mi: "¡­¡­.."


    Huh?


    It suspected it had heard wrong.


    "Understand a person''s what?" A''Mi asked carefully after some careful consideration.


    Ji Xuan casually tapped at his armrest with the tip of his finger, making a small, regr sound. His eyes were half-lowered, as if he was thinking about something.


    ¡ª-In fact, that experiencest time in the illusory realm created by the mirror spirit was very thought-provoking.


    As a weak monster, the reason mirror spirits could survive until now was because it preyed on desires and used them as bait to firmly trap their target. Even if they were aware of the danger, they still couldn''t help but find themselves falling into the illusion.


    And the reason for his failurest time was because of this.


    Therefore, in order to prevent the other party from escaping again, he must change his strategy.


    After a long time, Ji Xuan said, "Everything."


    This baffled A''Mi.


    It wanted to ask a few more questions but it didn''t dare speak¡ª-It was a fatal mistake for one to probe into King''s private matters.


    After a few minutes of contemtion, A''Mi suddenly had an inspiration:


    "Yes, that''s right! I heard that humans seem to have a lot of rted books exining the know-hows in this regard!"


    Ji Xuan raised a brow, his scarlet eyes shing with interest.


    "Oh?"


    .


    Ten hourster.


    Ye Jia finally arrived in a hurry.


    A''Mi: "¡­..You''re finally here."


    For some reason, Ye Jia felt like he could see despair and exhaustion on that indistinct face.


    "Cough, it was just that I was busy recently trying toplete the task King gave me¡­." He coughed dryly, "And I forgot to unmute the phone."


    A''Mi: "¡­¡­I''m begging you, please don''t mute it next time."


    It didn''t want to repeat today''s experience again.


    "So, where''s King?" Ye Jia cautiously didn''t use Ji Xuan''s name this time.


    A''Mi pointed at the closed door behind them, "Go. He''s waiting for you."


    Ye Jia checked the disguise on him several times and, after ensuring that he was safe, he reached out to push the door open and walked in.


    The meeting ce this time was not the hall fromst time. The curtains were tightly shut. Although the room was dim, one could still see the exquisite and luxurious decorations inside.


    Ye Jia looked around. He was lost in thought for a while before suddenly remembering the bonus the other party had given him some time ago.


    "¡­¡­¡­"


    They all clearly came out from the same game but why was there such a big difference in financial abilities?


    This was unscientific.


    At this moment, there was a faint sshing sound not far away, as if there were waves moving. The faint smell of blood filled the air.


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    Ye Jia was slightly startled. He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.


    A few steps away from himself, there was arge pool built into the ground. The pool was filled with sticky, deep-red blood and the rippling waves faintly flickered in the dim room, reflecting a faint red light onto the ceiling above as well.


    Ye Jia walked over.


    He saw a white goat skull slowly emerge from the pool of blood. The hollow and dark eye sockets stared at the young man standing next to the pool as drops of blood slowly rolled down its back. Soon, arge body that looked quite terrifying emerged from the blood as well.


    It was actually a blood gu fish.


    The tail of the blood gu fish moved and the huge body slowly moved closer. It stuck its goat head out from the bloody pool and looked at Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly, his muscles instinctively tightening as he prepared for a face off.


    At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, breaking the tense atmosphere in the room.


    "It likes you."


    Ye Jia was taken aback. He turned and looked in the direction of the voice.


    He saw Ji Xuan standing not far behind him with his arms crossed. The white shirt and ck pants looked particrly eye-catching in the dim room and his pair of scarlet eyes reflected the glistening blood in the pool. His body gave off a strong presence that was hard for one to ignore.


    He slowly walked towards Ye Jia. The thick carpet on the ground absorbed the sound of his footsteps, making him seem like he was a ghost drifting over.


    "You can touch it." Ji Xuan said unhurriedly.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    ???


    Ji Xuan stopped not far from him. The two maintained a not too far yet not too close distance, but Ye Jia could still feel the oppressivenessing from him.


    He quietly took a step back and then turned his head and nced at the blood gu fish.


    One person and one skull looked at each other.


    Ye Jia slowly spoke up.


    "¡­..No need."


    Ji Xuan expressionlessly stepped forward again, instantly shortening the distance Ye Jia had just tried to increase.


    Ye Jia could smell the scenting from the other person''s body.


    The cold air carried a faint scent of blood, as well as some bitterness, a bit like crushed grass.


    Ji Xuan''s voice was low. It was hard for one to tell what emotions were in there. He didn''t seem to be allowing any room for discussion, "Give it a try."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    Alright then.


    He looked at the blood gu fish that had been quietly looking at him and then took a step forward, slowly stuck out his hand and reached towards theirrge skull.


    Those slender and pale fingers appeared steady and calm. Only the slight tension at the knuckles revealed the owner''s vignce.


    The blood gu fish stared back through those empty eye sockets. It seemed as if it was weighing up something.


    It slowly raised its head and seemed to be sniffing other person''s scent in the air.


    After that was the sound of water rippling. The blood gu fish''s tail flicked and its entire body suddenly charged forward.


    Ye Jia''s fingers stiffened slightly.


    But the next second, the blood gu fish lowered its head and pressed its white skull against Ye Jia''s palm, as if expressing affection.


    Ye Jia was a little surprised.


    He tentatively took another step forward and gently touched the other party''s skull head.


    The blood gu fish nuzzled against his palm and flipped around in the pool in a very good mood. Itsrge body flicked with great force, sshing out bloody water.


    Ye Jia raised his hand and wiped the blood off his cheek.


    The blood gu fish floated upside down in the pool of blood, watching him through those empty eye sockets, its tail flicking.


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­"


    Why did it feel like¡­¡­it wanted him to scratch its belly?


    Moreover, it didn''t have a belly!


    Ji Xuan on the other side was clearly a little surprised. He raised a brow, "This is my first time seeing it like someone other than me so much."


    Ye Jia, "Actually¡­..It''s pretty cute."


    "You like it?" Ji Xuan turned and looked fixatedly at Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia quickly shook his head and denied it, "¡­..No, it''s not that. I didn''t mean it that way."


    ¡ª-In fact, on his way here to see Ji Xuan, he had carefully thought about what he should do next.


    If the ''double agent'' setting for Ye Jia was a temporary stoppage measure before, it had now be something that was to his advantage.


    After all, when negotiating with Wu Su earlier, something the other party had mentioned inadvertently drew his attention.


    At present, most of the fierce ghosts and monsters who have been causing amotion had been A-Level or lower, while the S-Level fierce ghosts that could bring along the most terrible disasters have seemingly disappeared. Except for the ghost-faced spiders who started arge-scale hunt during its breeding period but was caught by Ye Jia, the other S-level fierce ghosts, especially the ones sitting at the top of the food chain, had been deeply hidden from the Bureau''s radar.


    Moreover, there seemed to be some form of conspiracy being nned underneath all of this.


    And if he wanted to dig out the truth, he would need to find an opportunity to get close to them.


    ¡ª-Ji Xuan, who held the most power in the ghost world, became his best target.


    Although there was some deep enmity between them, Ye Jia could only take this risk to achieve his objectives.


    Furthermore, since Ji Xuan wanted to nt a double agent into the human Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau, it was better that he was the one ying the role¡ª-At least with that, he could control the amount of informationing in and going out and he would be the key to it all.


    So right now, he definitely shouldn''t let his boss think that he is coveting his pet.


    "Is that so?" Ji Xuan withdrew his gaze. A trace of imperceptible regret seemed to sh through his eyes.


    Ye Jia took a deep breath and began to report to Ji Xuan his work progress.


    "¡­.I have now sessfully infiltrated into the bureau and have also gained the trust and recognition from some of their members¡­¡­"


    In fact, he wasn''t really lying.


    He had only hidden a few key details.


    Ji Xuan listened without much care, his hand stroking the blood gu fish''s skull head.


    He asked, "Which department are you in low?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­..Logistics Department."


    "Oh?" Ji Xuan raised his eyes, "And your current human name is?"


    "Cheng Cezhi." Ye Jia didn''t hesitate at all.


    Based on the current situation, he was the best candidate.


    Not only did Cheng Cezhi happen to be a neer who had just recently joined the Bureau, in addition to the timing matching up, but because he is a rtive of the director, his files would be more difficult to find. Even if Ji Xuan had other internal supports in the Bureau, he wouldn''t be able to find any further information.


    And more importantly, Cheng Cezhi was also one of the few people who knew of Ye Jia''s second identity¡ª¨CAlthough it was just a simple nce, it gave him enough reason to firmly keep the other party under his watch. The small wisp of ghost energy he left on the other party''s body should also be enough to ensure his safety.


    Ji Xuan nodded and didn''t continue pursuing this matter.


    He retracted his hand and the blood gu fish who was no longer being petted slowly sank back into the pool of blood. Itsrge body disappeared under the calm waters, as if it had never appeared in the first ce.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and asked both slowly and carefully:


    "May I ask if you have any instructions?"


    Only these instructions will reveal his true purpose.


    ¡ª-He needed to know, with Ji Xuan as the Ghost King, what was his intention after entering the human world?


    Ji Xuan stared at the young man in front of him. His icy scarlet eyes were half narrowed, as if he could see through the numerousyers of yin disguise on the other party''s body and could see the depths of their soul. The seemingly prative gaze was enough to make one ufortable.


    Ye Jia waited quietly.


    A few secondster, Ji Xuan withdrew his gaze and asked calmly, "Cat or dog?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­.???"


    He took a deep breath. After confirming that he hadn''t heard wrongly, he slowly asked, "¡­¡­..Huh?"


    Ji Xuan patiently repeated:


    "Do you like cats or dogs?"


    Huh?????


    What¡­..what''s with this question?


    Ye Jia who was originally waiting for the other party to give him an order was left dumbfounded. He raised his head with a nk expression. His eyes fell onto the other man''s expressionless face as he tried to figure out the reason for his strangeness, but it was to no avail.


    The other party seemed to purely¡­¡­want to know the answer to this question.


    Ye Jia built up some courage and answered, "D-dogs, I guess."


    Ji Xuan nodded.


    He turned around and left in the direction he came from earlier. With his back facing Ye Jia, he waved his hand, "You can go."


    Ye Jia watched the other person''s leaving figure. His brain couldn''t process this situation for a while.


    ¡­..That''s it???


    Even after leaving the room, Ye Jia was still in a dumbfounded state.


    A''Mi who had been waiting for him at the door quickly approached him and asked in a small voice, "How was it? Did King make things difficult for you?"


    Ye Jia recalled carefully, "¡­.Not really."


    "Really?" A''Mi was a little in disbelief, "Then it seems that King is in a good mood today. You are really lucky."


    Ye Jia: "¡­..I guess."


    A human and a ghost left together. A''Mi continued to ask, "Did King give you any instructions? Do you need my help?"


    "No¡­¡­" Ye Jia frowned. "He just asked me a very strange question."


    "What?"


    "Whether I liked cats or dogs." Ye Jia''s brows knitted even more deeply as he tried to figure out the meaning behind the other person''s question.


    A''Mi abruptly stopped in ce. Its face with indistinct facial features seemed to have suddenly turned serious. It slowly asked, "How did you answer?"


    Ye Jia was taken aback by its attitude.


    Could this be¡­..a trick question that would be problematic if you answered it incorrectly?


    He paused and said cautiously, "¡­.A dog, I guess."


    Ye Jia''s presence now resembled a fierce ghost more than a human. As animals are more sensitive than humans, they tended to avoid him.


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    He had given up on any ns to keep a pet a long time ago.


    As for the only pet he had never raised¡­¡­


    Probably the small ck hand.


    But rather than a pet, it was more like freebour. There was no harm keeping it except for it spending a bit too much money in games.


    And there was no need to clean up after it.


    A''Mi''s face froze. As if it had heard something terrible, its gaze fell onto Ye Jia, and it seemed to bepletely stunned.


    Ye Jia felt a little ufortable being looked at like that.


    He quietly took a step back, "W-what''s wrong?"


    A''Mi looked at Ye Jia as if the world was going to end. It slowly spoke up, "Y-you¡­..are actually from the dog faction?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    He took in a deep breath and then turned around and continued walking ahead.


    A''Mi hurried after him and persisted, "Why don''t you like kitty cats? What''s wrong with kitty cats?!"


    Ye Jia gritted his teeth and revealed a smile, "I just don''t like all animals."


    "It''s not the same! Kitty cats are different from other animals!" A''Mi earnestly expressed, "Just you wait! I must let you¡­.."


    Before it could finish speaking, the neer before it activated their ghost domain and disappeared without a trace.


    A''Mi who was left alone: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Dammit!!


    Inside the room.


    The blood gu fish slowly swam around inside the pool of blood, its white skull reflecting a faint light in the dim room. It raised its head and used its empty eye sockets to quietly look into the distance at its owner. Its tail slowly swayed, causing ripples in the bloody water.


    Ji Xuan sat on the chair with his head lowered. His high brow bones cast a deep shadow over his face.


    His brows were furrowed, and his dark scarlet eyes were lowered as he looked down at a lit screen, as if deeply in thought.


    After a long period of silence, he tapped on one of the interfaces with his finger.


    After a soft ''ding'', a pop-up screen appeared:


    The order has been submitted.


    Five secondster, a new reminded appeared:


    The book "Cats or Dogs: Understanding You Loved One" has been shipped. Please sign upon receipt of the parcel."


    .


    For the next three days, Ye Jia was unable to have some peace and quiet.


    It seems that in order to let him appreciate the charm of cats, A''Mi had begun to send him cute cat pictures and cat emoticons, and the notification on his phone showed that there were 99+ messages.


    Right now, whenever Ye Jia sees the other party''s name on the screen, his eyelids would start twitching. He was even seriously considering the possibility of blocking the other party.


    The small ck hand had even moreints towards this. After all, as the actual user of the phone, it was the direct victim of the other party''s emoticon barrage.


    However, in case he missed the work notice likest time, Ye Jia strictly prohibited it from blocking messages from the other party, so the small ck hand could only y its games on the phone with great difficulty.


    ¡ª¨CIt had recently lost interest in Fight the Landlord and had begun to y MOBA games.


    From King of Glory to Game for Peace, basically all thepetitive multiyer online games on the market had been downloaded by it. As a ghost, the small ck hand didn''t need any sleep, so it was basically on the phone twenty-four hours a day, every single day.


    And so, A''Mi''s message barrage was even more deadly.


    After all, all those messages appearing on the screen while it yed significantly affected its chances of winning.


    As a capitalist with no conscience, Ye Jia paid no heed to the mental wellbeing of his employee.


    ying games was not a problem, as long as it didn''t ask him for money to buy skins.


    But the only thing that made him ufortable was¡­¡­.


    "


    "Go, go, go, go! Are you a gold-medal delivery boy? Are you afraid of bad reviews and having your pay reduced? Why are you fucking using up so many buffs?" The small ck''s shouts resonated throughout the apartment, "We''re starting, we''re starting, where are you Li Bai? Are you enjoying the scenery in the jungle?!"


    Cheng Cezhi withdrew his gaze. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke up:


    "¡­..Your family''s ghost is r-really with the times."


    Ye Jia took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose. "What were you saying just now?"


    "Oh yes." Cheng Chezhi remembered the reason for his visit.


    He spoke seriously, "It''s just that there have been several paranormal incidents reported in the suburbs outside M City recently. It seems that it involved a certain vi out there. Because there is not enough manpower recently, we were sent to¡­."


    Before Cheng Cezhi could finish, he was interrupted again by the small ck hand''s shouts: "Go, go, go!!! Clear the fast line!! The crystal is about to be taken down!!"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    His grip around his teacup tightened. He revealed a gentle and harmless smile.


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 Chapter 32

    Carrying two cups of milk tea, Ye Jia pulled open the car door and got in.


    He handed one of them to Cheng Cezhi and then asked casually, "So, what happened to that vi?"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­..Brother Ye, you didn''t read the report again?"


    Ye Jia act of inserting the straw paused. Without a change to his expression, he said, "Too long."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­."


    As expected of you.


    Forget it. He was used to it anyway.


    He heaved a sigh and said, "It''s a vi in the suburbs. It seemed to have been sold a long time ago, but no one moved in. Having been left vacant for about seven or eight years, it is almostpletely deserted."


    As Ye Jia drank his milk tea, he sighed, "Rich people."


    To be able to buy a vi and never live in it. As expected of the rich.


    "That''s not it." Cheng Cezhi nodded in agreement with his sentiment but continued:


    "Recently, the residents nearby have been reporting strange noisesing from that deserted vi as well as seeing strange figures at night, but it would bepletely normal during the day with no signs of anyone living in it. As a result, that vi became a rather well-known haunted house. There happened to be residents in the area who had some contact with the Bureau, so they submitted an application to us."


    Upon receiving a request from the public, the Bureau generally goes through three steps:


    Firstly, staff from the Logistics Department are dispatched to carry out inspections with relevant equipment to assess the danger level of the phenomena.


    If it was found that that there are really ghosts involved, personnel from the Combat Division would be sent out.


    Once the clean-up has beenpleted, members of the Logistics Department would thene again with their equipment for final data collection and to close the case.


    ¡ª-In fact, this task originally shouldn''t have been done by them, but the Logistics Department was already short in manpower and Zhao Dong had only just been discharged from hospital, so all that was left was the salted fish Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi who had only recently joined the Bureau.


    Ye Jia had carried out inspections like this many times.


    In fact, most of the reports made had nothing to do with paranormal events. Sometimes, they were just strange noises caused by uneven heating of the underground pipes, or strange sights caused by light and shadow changes, so 99% of them would be not proceed onto the second step and require the Combat Division to be involved.


    Ye Jia was also toozy to write the reports.


    So every time he was sent out to the field, even if it really was a paranormal event, he would solve it himself and then report it as if nothing was wrong.


    ¡ª¨CThat way it would save him a lot of trouble.


    Ye Jia lowered his head and took another sip of his milk tea. He looked out at the passing scenery with half narrowed eyes.


    Based on his past experiences, this task would probably be resolved within two days.


    But at this moment, a strange voice cried out from the back seat of the car.


    "Mmmmmmm!!!"


    Ye Jia''s expression remained the same, as if he hadn''t heard anything.


    Cheng Cezhi looked up and nced at the rear-view mirror. His expression changed into one of hesitation, "That¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "Hm?"


    "W¡­.what''s wrong with it now?" Cheng Cezhi retracted his gaze with aplicated expression


    On the back seat of the car, the small ck hand was tied into a knot and then tied to a seatbelt. A couple of small fingers waved about desperately, trying to get the attention of the people sitting in the front seats, "Mmmmmm!!"


    Ye Jia calmly drank his milk tea, "The process of recovering from inte addiction is always painful."


    ¡ª¨CEspecially after he recently discovered that the small ck hand had secretly spent arge part of his savings.


    He lowered his eyes and slowly sighed, "I really have to change the payment password."


    Cheng Cezhi noticed something and turned his head and asked, "What¡­¡­was your previous password?"


    "123456." Ye Jia answered.


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    Why was he not surprised at all?


    The car gradually drove out of the city. The further it went, the more deste the surroundings became. After driving for three full hours, they finally arrived at the suburbs indicated in the report.


    It did seem like it had been deserted for a long time


    Passing through the tall metal gates, one could see the vi in the courtyard. It had a total of three floors. From the outside, you could see the intricate designs and the thought put in when it was built, but unfortunately with time, the surface had be mottled, exposing the dark wall underneath. The metal gates outside were also covered with traces of rust and they were loosely held shut with two thick chains roughly looped around it a few times but there was still enough space for a person to fit through.


    Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi got out of the car and looked into the courtyard.


    Inside the metal gate, the vast courtyard was covered by weeds that almost reached their waist. It looked extremely barren and deste.


    From a distance, one could see the dirty windows of the vi that were covered with grime. There were no traces of light through those dark holes. It really did seem like no one had lived here in a very long time.


    "Mmmmm!"


    The small ck hands muffled cry sounded from the back of the car.


    Ye Jiazily nced at it. He finally found his conscience and undid the knot.


    The small ck hand sobbed as it crawled back onto Ye Jia''s shoulder.


    Ye Jia was merciless, "Your in-game expenses for next month is gone."


    "!!!" The small ck hand was shocked. It''s entire ghost body wilted. It clutched onto Ye Jia''s cor and cried even more loudly, "Wuuuuuu¡­¡­."


    It had picked up a seed but lost an entire watermelon. What a loss!!


    Rubbish game, ruining my ghost life! Why did it have to release those skins at that time?!


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    Cheng Cezhi opened the trunk and took out some portable testing equipment. He then turned and said to Ye Jia, "Let''s go!"


    The two people squeezed through the gap between the metal gates one after another and then entered the courtyard covered in weeds.


    The weeds here were actually very fierce. It poked at the exposed skin, irritating their arms and calves.


    Every now and then there would also be strangely shaped tall shrubs. As soon as they entered the courtyard, their vision was almostpletely blocked and all they could see were the dpidated tiles on the roof as well as the dark windows on the uppermost floor.


    While he advanced forward with difficulty, Cheng Cezhiined in a low voice, "Although I know that M City is humid, but isn''t it too extreme for the weeds to grow this much?"


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly silenced him, "Shh."


    Cheng Cezhi was taken aback. He quickly stopped and listened with a bated breath.


    There were faint whispering sounds ahead, as if someone was speaking in a low voice, or as if it was just the rustling of the grass.


    Cheng Cezhi''s heart was instantly tense.


    Could it be that¡­..this vi really had a problem?


    But Ye Jia only narrowed his eyes and walked towards the source of that sound.


    "Hey!" Cheng Cezhi called out in a suppressed voice. Seeing that the other party was about to disappear into the grass, he gritted his teeth and, no longer caring if there were ghosts or monsters waiting ahead, he hurriedly chased after Ye Jia, "Wait for me!"


    After a few steps forward, his vision suddenly cleared up.


    Cheng Cezhi only now saw that there were five young people standing at the entrance to the vi. They were huddled together seemingly discussing something.


    Three men and two women. They appeared to be in their early twenties and were dressed very stylishly. One of them carried a strange looking dark equipment in his hand as he scanned the front door with a serious expression.


    Seeing Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi emerge from the grass, they all seemed taken aback.


    Very quickly, the leader recovered from the shock and came to greet them, "You guys also came to explore after hearing that this ce is haunted?"


    He enthusiastically stretched out his hand, "I am Guan Tianyi."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­.."


    Oh, that.


    He settled his emotions and asked in disbelief, "You''re¡­.here to explore?"


    "Yeah." Guan Tianyi nodded as if it was natural, "Isn''t this the famous haunted house?"


    The other boy behind him made a scary expression and leapt forward, scaring the other two girls who then turned around and angrily hit him. The others watching onughed.


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Don''t you think that you''re like those people who end up dying in standard horror movies?


    He pulled his thoughts back and sternly warned, "This is not a ce you should be. You better¡­."


    Before Cheng Cezhi''s words could be finished, he was suddenly interrupted by one of the girls.


    She had short hair and looked very lively and cheerful. She looked curiously at the equipment in Cheng Cezhi''s hand, "Huh? What''s that?"


    Another boy''s eyes lit up, "Are you one of those professional ghost hunters?"


    Guan Tianyi was also excited. He quickly spected, "Ahh! Or could you be from some kind of secret government agency¡ª¨C"


    Seeing that he was going to continue talking, Cheng Cezhi hurriedly interrupted him, "No, w-we¡­¡­.."


    He gritted his teeth and forced out, "We are just fans of paranormal activities."


    "Haa." Guan Tianyi looked away with disappointment. He shrugged, "Isn''t that the same as us? Why don''t we go in together?"


    Cheng Cezhi was already overwhelmed by how this conversation was going at this point.


    He could only stiffly nod, "¡­¡­.Alright."


    A long haired and seemingly quiet and delicate looking girl spoke, "My name is He Lian. What are your names?"


    Her gaze drifted towards Ye Jia who stood on the side.


    Since the beginning, this young man who stood on the side hadn''t spoken a single word, as if it didn''t involve him. He had his head raised and eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the deserted vi before him and seemed to be quietly thinking about something.


    The afternoon sun fell onto him from the side, coating his light brown hair with a light gold sheen which helped entuate the youth''s pale profile and straight figure. He looked as if he was a handsome character who had just walked out from a virtual world.


    A faint blush formed on the girl''s fair face. She suggested shyly:


    "Let''s get to know each other. We may end up being friends."


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and smiled at her, "Ye Jia."


    Seeing Ye Jia so cooperative, Cheng Cezhi could only also reluctantly report his name.


    Guan Tianyi turned around and reached out to push open the door of the vi.


    The door wasn''t locked. The rusty hinges let out a low groan before slowly revealing the darkness inside.


    The smell of damp wood and dust rushed out, causing the two people standing at the forefront to sneeze a few times.


    Only after the dust settled could they finally see inside more clearly.


    The house was very dim. Faint sunlight spilled in through the grime covered windows, barely dispelling some of the darkness in the hall.


    The living room on the first floor was veryrge. There were several pieces of furniture scattered around but, based on theyer of dust gathered over it, they had clearly been left here for a long time.


    There were also several photos hanging on the wall. The pictures in them were already faded and only a faint outline was left.


    The entire vi was gloomy and quiet. Although it was summer, the temperature here was very low. It was so low that the cold sensation invaded their bones, making them shiver.


    "Wow." Guan Tianyi who was silent for a long time slowly eximed in awe.


    He turned and looked at the friend behind him, his eyes glowing with excitement, "Isn''t the atmosphere here amazing?!"


    Cheng Cezhi silently rolled his eyes.


    He pulled Ye Jia''s arm and whispered in his ear, Let''s go to the second floor and use the equipment."


    Turning on the equipment in front of these youngsters would just bring them trouble. He didn''t want to see a headline tomorrow saying something like "Secret Government Agency Dealing with Paranormal Cases Appeared in M City", so he felt that it was best that they acted separately.


    Ye Jia shrugged and looked away from the device in Guan Tianyi''s hands.


    The seven of them walked towards the living room one after another. With the door open behind them, the bright sunlight entered from outside, drawing a clear boundary at the door. Past that was the cold and abandoned vi and outside of it was a sunny midsummer afternoon.


    One of the boys lowered his voice and moved next to the two girls.


    "Did you know that the former owners here were a married couple? The wife went mad because of her husband''s infidelity, and she killed her two children by strangling them, stabbed her husband to death and then hung herself. Since then, their tormented souls have been trapped inside this house, waiting for others to enter through the door¡­¡­."


    His voice got lower and lower.


    Both girls had pale faces as they pressed close together. They were both excited and scared listening to the horror story.


    Cheng Cezhi who had heard the whole thing remained expressionless.


    ¡ª¡ªAll bullshit.


    Beforeing, he had read the report of this building. Since it was built, no one had lived here so something like a terrible murder case involving the deaths of four people had never happened.


    If something like that really did happen, there wouldn''t be two logistics staff standing here.


    It was because this ce didn''t seem dangerous, and no lives were lost so the Bureau had assigned it as a low-risk case.


    Cheng Cezhi revealed a professional fake smile:


    "Let''s do this. You guys can look around down here first, and we''ll take a look upstairs."


    "U-um." He Lian nced at Ye Jia, her cheeks red, "Actually, I want to go to the second floor too¡­."


    Cheng Cezhi turned and looked at Ye Jia. His eyes seemed to be saying: You caused it so you take care of it.


    Ye Jia smiled and lowered his eyes. That look made him seem somewhat deceptively gentle, "Since no one has been living here for so long, the stairs may have aged. Let us go up first and if there is no danger, we will call you up. After all, we wouldn''t want a youngdy like you to get hurt."


    He Lian''s face turned even more red.


    She nodded in a dazed state, "O-oh, okay."


    This time, no one stopped them. The two of them were able to go upstairs without much trouble.


    The steps below them creaked and the voices of the people down on the first floor gradually grew smaller.


    Cheng Cezhi looked at Ye Jia in amazement, "Brother Ye, amazing."


    He signed enviously, "There should be a lot of girls pursuing you?"


    The small ck hand on Ye Jia''s shoulder muttered quietly, "Hah, you stupid humans who are deceived by his appearance."


    ¡ª-Only it knew this person''s real face!


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    His eyelids twitching, he raised his hand and shoved the small ck hand back before revealing a perfect smile, "Didn''t you say you wanted to check this floor?"


    "Oh."


    Cheng Cezhi nodded. He set up the equipment on the floor of the corridor and then looked down at the readings reported.


    The concentration of yin energy was much higher than normal, but it just happened to be stuck at the ce just shy of being dangerous.


    Cheng Cezhi frowned. He looked at the equipment in his hand in confusion, "This¡­.."


    Was it normal or abnormal?!


    Ye Jia had his arms crossed as he leaned against the door frame watching this like he was just a bystander.


    When Cheng Cezhi tried again, he narrowed his eyes and idly stared into the distance.


    There were indeed ghosts in this vi.


    ¡ª-And they also came out from the game.


    This was a D-level ghost called the Scare Spirit.


    Most ghosts feed on a human''s negative emotions but these scare spirits fed on something extremely specific, a yer''s fear.


    They enjoyed scaring people and would often appear in some low-level instances. They alone weren''t very dangerous so unless you lived with them for a very long time, they weren''t life-threatening.


    And those reports of strange soundsing from the vi and the strange figures¡­.What they heard and saw was probably done by these scare spirits.


    Ye Jia''s focus was on¡­¡­.that device Guan Tianyi was holding.


    ¡ª¨CIf he wasn''t mistaken, that was actually a prop from the game.


    It was a ghost detection device that allowed a yer to perceive the arrival of danger in advance. Its level wasn''t too high, and it could be exchanged for using four or five hundred points at most, but the uracy was better than any of the equipment used by the Bureau.


    He should''ve realised this earlier. Since there were people who would smuggle out cursed items from the game, the other props in the game should be no exception. These things may even have begun to circte the ck market.


    If they traced it back to the source, it should be possible for a considerable number of game props to be seized.


    ¡ª-And he might be able to find a better use for these props.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes thoughtfully. His gaze fell onto the dusty ground as he seemingly examined the crevices.


    Downstairs.


    The five of them split up and slowly wandered around the vi. They were half excited and half scared as they explored the rooms.


    The floor under their feet let out a low creak from their weight. The air was damp and filled the smell of decaying wood, and the paint on the walls had mostly peeled off.


    "Thud." The sound of something heavy fell onto the ground upstairs.


    "tter, tter, tter." Something seemed to be rolling across the floor.


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    Guan Tianyi raised his head and nced up.


    The two people upstairs probably knocked something over.


    He didn''t pay it much attention. He lowered his head and carefully examined the piano which had one of its legs bent crookedly. The keys were covered with a thickyer of dust to the point that it was almost impossible to see the original ck and white colours.


    He tentatively reached out and pressed a key.


    A low sound rang without warning, breaking the silence in the room.


    The short-haired girl red at Guan Tianyi, "Hey, stop scaring people!"


    Guan Tianyi smiled and raised his hands as if begging for mercy, "Sorry, sorry, I was wrong¡­.."


    He turned and walked towards a wall.


    Just as he was looking at the paintings on the wall that were no longer distinct, the piano behind him suddenly rang again.


    "Hah." Guan Tianyiughed and turned around, "You think I will be scared by tricks lik¡­.."


    "Have you had enou¡­" The others also turned around angrily.


    Their voices all stopped at the same time. They looked at each other as if they didn''t seem to expect the other party to react like this.


    All five of them looked at the piano.


    The piano leaned against the wall with its keys covered with dust. There was no one beside the piano.


    Guan Tianyi broke into cold sweat. He pretended to be calm and nervously spoke up, "Haha, nice job. If I hadn''t used this trick before, I probably would''ve really been scared by you."


    The faces of the other four were also a little pale. They looked at each other in suspicion and seemed to be unsure if it was a prank done by one of their friends.


    "Thud." The sound of a heavy object falling onto the ground sounded again. It was very soft, almost inaudible from the other end of the room.


    But this time it came from the first floor.


    Something round rolled out from the darkness, hitting one of the boy''s feet.


    The boy was taken aback for a moment. When he lowered his head and looked down, he saw a grey marble by his feet. It seemed to be covered in dust.


    He felt a little ufortable inside.


    This ufortable feeling even made the hairs on his body stand.


    The boy swallowed nervously. He slowly moved back, trying to distance himself from the marble.


    But as soon as he lifted his foot, the marble suddenly turned in his direction, revealing an eye¡ª-


    "Ahhhhhhh!!!" The boy screamed and stumbled back. His back hit the corner of the table with a loud thud and his entire body fell to the ground.


    The others hurried over, "What''s wrong?"


    The boy pointed to the marble in shock. His voice was trembling, "That¡­..that¡­.."


    The short-haired girl followed his gaze and looked over, and then boldly used the tip of her shoe to move the marble.


    It rolled a short distance, revealing the ck and white intertwining lines hidden under the dust.


    It seemed to be a decorative piece that had fallen off from the stair railing.


    Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    The short-haired girl scoffed, "You scared us earlier but look at you now. You''re even more frightened than the rest of us."


    The boy remained sitting on the ground in shock. His face still pale, his gaze fell back onto the marble. He couldn''t seem to figure out what he saw just now. Was it all just his imagination or was it real?


    He Lian shuddered, "This ce makes me feel ufortable. Why don''t we just leave¡­.."


    The sky outside the window had slowly darkened and the inside of the vi was only very faintly lit up by the remaining rays of sunlight. In a gloomy and silent living room, even the most courageous of people would feel ufortable.


    Guan Tianyi swallowed and nodded, "Then, since you don''t want to stay anymore, why don''t we¡­."


    Before he could finish speaking, the device he was carrying suddenly made a loud noise.


    "Beep beep beep beep beep¡ª¡ª-" A sharp noise resonated through the vi, making one''s eardrums hurt.


    Guan Tianyi fumbled around with the device, muttering in a low voice, "This¡­.how to turn this off¡­"


    At this moment, he suddenly felt the air around him change.


    Guan Tianyi looked up.


    He saw that the other four in front of him were all extremely pale. One slowly raised their hand and fearfully pointed behind Guan Tianyi.


    At that very moment, a chill ran down his spine.


    Guan Tianyi''s face was frozen stiff. He slowly turned and looked back.


    On the wall behind him, at some point in time the figures in the originally unclear paintings had gradually turned clear¡ª-It was a woman''s pale face. Her features were blurred but her pitch-ck and lifeless eyes stared at the five people standing in the room.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"


    When Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi heard themotion, they quickly packed up their equipment and rushed downstairs. What they were met with was this scene.


    The five of them were crowded at the door, desperately twisting the door handle, but it was as if the door was welded in, and it wouldn''t open. Every one of them looked pale and frightened. Their device that had been thrown to the floor in the distance continued to beep loudly as they struggled at the door.


    All the noise made one''s head hurt.


    Ye Jia frowned.


    At this moment, he heard a small voice sound above him, "Ah, look. The handsome guy came down."


    "Should we scare him too?"


    The small voice seemed a little conflicted, "But he looks so good. I''m a little reluctant¡­."


    "Jeez, you don''t understand. Handsome guys look even better when they''re helpless and in fear!" The other voice came closer. It almost seemed like it came from above him as well, "He has a nice smell¡­."


    "Yes, yes! And his figure is good, legs are long and his skin is so pale! I really want to know if he has any abs¡­.." The voice whispered, "Hey, do you think it will be possible for him to take off his clothes while in panic?"


    "Dream on!" Another tiny voice interrupted it, "How can someone undress themselves after being frightened?!"


    "Oh, you''re right¡­.." The voice above his head silently sighed, as if it were very disappointed in the fact that they couldn''t see the other party undressing.


    It said:


    "T-then, should we forget about it?"


    Ye Jia who heard their entire conversation: "¡­¡­.."


    ???


    W-wait a minute. Why was the style of these ghosts so strange?

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    Ye Jia calmly took a step back.


    His field of vision immediately widened.


    He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of those voices.


    He saw two translucent ghosts sitting one high and one low on the dusty chandelier. Their bodies had no specific shape, and their facial features were very simple, like they were roughly drawn on. It was twisted and crooked and looked overall a little awkward, as if not much attention was paid when it was drawn. Two small white arms of different lengths stretched out from the sides of the body, clinging onto the decorations of the chandelier nearby.


    "That handsome guy seemed to have looked at me." The smaller one said in a small voice.


    "That are you thinking?" The other one ruthlessly tore apart its illusion, "How could humans see ghosts?"


    The little scare spirit aggrievedly fell silent.


    "However," the big scare spirit suggested, "why don''t we let these humans stay a little longer this time?"


    "Okay, he can''t see us anyway. We might even be able to get closer!" The little scare spirit immediately became more spirited, "We just need to drive them out before the sun goes down!"


    "A-and you can stick to him!" Th big scare spirit became excited. Its face revealed a dreamy expression, "His waist is so thin, and the lines look so good. I think he should have some abs! I''m going to thereter and touch it!"


    "T-then I''ll go on his shoulder!" The little scare spirit was unwilling to back down, "The closer to his face the better!"


    A strange blush appeared on its face, "If only I could kiss him, or he could kiss me."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    His expression wasplicated as he silently listened to the two spirits above discussing how to take advantage of him.


    These¡­..These are two very unique scare spirits.


    They had already finished negotiating. They slowly floated down like two jiggling jellies and approached Ye Jia little by little.


    "Achoo!" Cheng Cezhi seemed to have felt something and sneezed. He hunched his shoulders, "Why is it suddenly a little cold?"


    Ye Jia turned and nced at him.


    Although Cheng Cezhi possessed a mild degree of spiritual vision, he wasn''t someone who had been affected by yin energy after all, so he could only see fierce ghosts that are rtively stronger. As for those such as wandering souls one would often encounter in life or little spirits that don''t y a big role in the game, he wouldn''t be able to see them and would only be a little more sensitivepared to a normal person.


    The big scare spirit reached out its small white hands and loosely hugged his waist, happily pressing its jelly-like face against his abdomen, "So thin¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    He closed his eyes and slowly took a deep breath.


    Endure.


    Endure.


    There are still five seeking death youngsters here.


    And the other little scare spirit floated towards Ye Jia''s shoulder. It stretched out its hand but just as it was about to hug Ye Jia''s neck, it suddenly heard a thunderous roar.


    "Hey, what are you doing?!"


    The small ck hand appeared from under Ye Jia''s cor. It looked fiercely at the little spirit who was trying to steal its ce, "Don''t you know firste, first served?"


    The little scare spirit was scared into tears: "Ahhhhh!!!"


    ¡ª¨CIt was clearly a spirit specialised in scaring others, but surprisingly it wasn''t very courageous.


    Cheng Cezhi on the other hand heard the small ck hand''s shout.


    He was taken aback for a moment. He turned back and looked in the direction of the sound: "What happened?"


    Seeing that the situation was about to be a mess, Ye Jia made a decision.


    He tore off the big scare spirit that was clinging to his waist with one hand and used his other hand to grab the little scare spirit floating in the air above him and then quickly created a barrier using his ghost energy to ensure that the dialogue inside couldn''t be heard.


    The two scare spirits were startled by Ye Jia''s sudden action.


    They screamed in Ye Jia''s hands, "Ahhhhhhhh!!"


    The small ck hand sat on Ye Jia''s shoulder as it gloated at the miserable spirits before it. It seemed to be very pleased with the current development.


    "Y-y-you, you can see us?" The big scare spirit shrank back into Ye Jia''s hand fearfully.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    He cast his eyes down at them, "Yes."


    "T-t-then, you¡­.." The simple facial features of the scare spirit seemed to be a little dazed. A strange blush spread across its translucent face, "You also heard what we were saying too?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    If he had a choice, he really didn''t want to hear it.


    Seeing theplicated look on the young man''s face, even if he didn''t answer, the scare spirit knew the answer.


    "Wuuuuuu. How embarrassing." The little scare spirit sobbed, "B-but, to be seen by such a handsome guy, I''m also happy¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    The blush on the face of the other scare spirit spread even further. It rubbed its ice-cold cheek against Ye Jia''s finger, "Y-your palm is also veryfortable. As expected of a handsome guy¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    These two ghosts can no longer be saved.


    He forced himself to ignore his violently throbbing temples and slowly spoke up, "Open the door."


    "Okay." The scare spirit used this chance to rub against Ye Jia''s knuckles before revealing a silly smile, "No problem!"


    Ye Jia let them go.


    The two scare spirits flew out the moment they were released and slowly floated upwards.


    The painting on the wall slowly returned to its original state and the pale-faced woman disappeared, revealing the original blurredndscape painting. The eye on the ground had also turned into a normal stair decoration. The two scare spirits floated towards the door and the next moment, the door that was originally firmly shut suddenly opened.


    The five people crowded at the door instantly lost their bnce and stumbled out.


    Outside the door, the sun was gradually setting. There was only a golden glow left in the horizon and one could barely see the outline of the sun.


    The deserted courtyard still looked the same was before. As a breeze blew by, the weeds and trees in the courtyard would rustle.


    But the five of them clearly weren''t in the mood to appreciate the scenery. They all rushed out of the vi, as if running for their lives.


    My god!


    In this world¡­¡­T-there really are ghosts!!!


    Although they liked to seek thrills, they were still atheists in the end. They wouldn''t have been so keen to explore various haunted ces otherwise.


    Their experience here¡­..could be said to havepleted subverted their worldviews.


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    Suddenly, He Lian seemed to have remembered something. Turning back while panting, she was worried, "What about those two? Could they have¡­¡­?"


    Another boy grumbled, "You still care about this at a time like this? Just hurry and run!"


    But those words seemed to have reminded Guan Tianyi of something. He suddenly stopped.


    He turned and looked back at the silent vi behind him. After their desperate escape just now, they had already run a certain distance away from the eerie building and right now they could only see the vi with its door wide open vaguely through the tall weeds and grass.


    Guan Tianyi seemed to be conflicted inside.


    "Hey¡­.." The short-haired girl tugged at his arm. Her slender fingers were a little pale and her voice was trembling, "L-let''s go¡­..What are you standing here for?"


    Guan Tianyi hesitated and finally slowly shook his head.


    His breathing was a little unsteady, "W-wait a minute. I have studied haunted houses like this. Generally speaking, it should be safe after leaving the building¡­¡­.."


    His face was still pale, and his hands and feet were cold and trembling, but his eyes shined a scary light.


    The other two boys seemed to have calmed down. They exchanged a look and seemed to have simrly thought of something.


    They gritted their teeth and nodded boldly.


    "O¡­¡­okay, then let''s wait and see."


    The five waited with trepidation, but even after waiting for a long time, nothing came out of the vi.


    It should be safe.


    Guan Tianyi calmed himself down and breathed a sigh of relief. He then dug out his phone from his pocket.


    Although his fingers were still trembling, it didn''t hinder him from opening the live broadcast software. He pointed the front camera of his phone at himself.


    ¡ª-In fact, he and his friends were some rtively popr online stars on a social media tform. As someone who often formed a group and went to various famous haunted ces, he had attracted a following with simr interests who liked paranormal events and conspiracy theories.


    Guan Tianyi''s hands and feet were cold but there was still a flush of excitement on his cheeks.


    T-this was a great opportunity!


    ¡ª-Since he had be a social media star, this was his first time encountering such a realistic and conclusive spiritual experience!


    This discovery was too important. If he could seize this opportunity, he might be a big hit!


    Guan Tianyi pointed the camera at himself. His breathing was still trembling from the fear. He took a deep breath and then started to speak in a suppressed but excited voice, "Friends, I promise you, t-the next words that I say are all true."


    Severalments appeared on the scene:


    ¡¾Starting the live broadcast so early? ¡¿


    ¡¾Are you going to explore another haunted house? ¡¿


    ¡¾Those words again. Everyone let''s go. If there really are ghosts in this world, he would''ve already been taken away by them. ¡¿


    Seeing the floatingments, Guan Tianyi wasn''t angered. He only sighed solemnly, "You don''t have to believe me, but I was not the only one who experienced it just now."


    He pointed the camera at the other four people.


    The shock on their faces didn''t seem like it was faked. He Lian in particr was hiding behind one of the boys and on the verge of crying, "Please stop filming, Let''s go. I don''t want to stay here any longer."


    The number ofments on the screen increased. More people had entered the live broadcast room.


    ¡¾¡­¡­Is it real? ¡¿


    ¡¾It should be acting? ¡¿


    ¡¾I follow that litter sister in Weibo. She''s a very gentle person. I don''t think she''s someone who would lie!! ¡¿


    Seeing that his live broadcast was attracting arge audience, Guan Tianyi pursed his lips in excitement.


    He turned around and zoomed out to ensure that the deserted vi was captured:


    "It''s here. This is a vi in the outskirts of M City, a famous haunted house. We originally didn''t believe it was haunted¡­.."


    At this moment, Guan Tianyi saw two figures slowly emerge from the darkness behind the open door through his phone screen.


    He was shocked. His back was wet with cold sweat.


    The other four were clearly also frightened. Just as they were about to scream, the moment they saw the faces of the two people, they were all taken aback and the scream that was about toe out remained blocked in their throats.


    The expressions of the two looked normal, as if they weren''t afraid at all. They walked out of the vi one after another.


    It was as if they hadn''t experienced any scary incidents at all.


    Guan Tianyi turned and stared at the two people behind him. The phone in his hand was still recording. He stuttered:


    "Y-you guys¡­.."


    Seeing such an unexpected reversal, the barrage ofments immediately became even more enthusiastic:


    ¡¾Wait a minute, what''s going on? ¡¿


    ¡¾So the two who came out of the vi are ghosts? ¡¿


    ¡¾Hahahaha I think these liars were caught in their act! ¡¿


    "Huh?" Cheng Cezhi''s first reaction was a look of surprise. He then looked like he suddenly realised something, "Oh, were you scared just now?"


    ???


    All five were dumbfounded. They looked at the two of them with nk expressions, as if they didn''t understand the meaning of that question just now.


    Five minutes ago, in the vi.


    Ye Jia briefly exined the situation to Cheng Cezhi.


    He concealed the fact that these two scare spirits came from the game and only said that there were two spirits weak enough to remain undetected by Cheng Cezhi living in this vi and that they were basically harmless except that they liked to scare people.


    "Is that so¡­.." Cheng Cezhi turned to look at the backs of the five who had run out and was troubled, "But since there are indeed ghosts here, the Bureau would definitely send people here to continue the investigation. If those people go and spread the news and ce this vi under the public and media''s attention, it wouldn''t be good."


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    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and didn''t answer.


    Suddenly, Cheng Cezhi thought of something. His eyes lit up and he raised his clenched fist and smacked his palm, "I got it!"


    Outside the vi.


    Cheng Cezhi revealed a deceiving smile, "It seems that the owner bought this vi with the ns to make it into a haunted house, but the n was abandoned after there were issues with funding. When we went to the second floor, we saw something that appeared to be a switch and identally touched it. After that we heard guys screaming below and realised that we must have activated a mechanism that was installed here before. Did we scare you? Sorry, sorry."


    The five were dumbfounded.


    They looked at each other in doubt.


    This continued until Cheng Cezhi took out the eyeball¡ª¡ª


    He Lian let out a small scream. She tightly held onto the sleeve of the boy next to her.


    He asked, "Did this scare you just now?


    Ye Jia who was standing on the side raised his eyes and casually nced at the scare spirits floating beside him.


    One of them obediently touched the eyeball and Cheng Cezhi cooperatively acted like he had pressed a button under the ball. The next second, the scary eyeball turned into a wooden ball, "Look, it''s just a prop."


    Guan Tianyi''s face was frozen. His eyes wandered and he looked at Cheng Cezhi for a while and then at the vi behind him.


    The phone in his hand was still recording.


    Lines of hahahahahaha floated past.


    ¡¾Hahahahahahahahaha Famous paranormal inte star exposed live! ¡¿


    ¡¾This face-pping scene LOL. What do you call something like this hahahaha¡¿


    ¡¾But speaking of which, that eyeball is really realistic. If it was me, I would''ve also been scared. ¡¿


    ¡¾Begging for the opening of this haunted house! ¡¿


    Several inconspicuousments were mixed in with the barrage ofments:


    ¡¾Say¡­..am I the only one who noticed that thest little brother was really handsome? ¡¿


    ¡¾Sister upstairs, don''t go! I also saw it hehe. Definitely a face that can make a debut! ¡¿


    Guan Tianyi saw suchments as soon as he looked down.


    With a stiff expression, he directly turned off the live broadcast.


    Cheng Cezhi quietly breathed a sigh of relief. While the youngsters were busying discussing with each other, he pulled Ye Jia aside, "Great. There should be no problem now."


    He took out his phone to call Liu Zhaocheng, "I will call the Chief to send over someone from the Combat Division and clean this ce up¡­.."


    Although the two scare spirits floating in the air are a little airheaded, they weren''t stupid.


    They hugged each other and trembled, "Clean¡­.clean up? What do you mean by clean up?"


    The little scare spirit burst into tears: "Wahhhhhh I don''t want to die!!"


    "Wahhhhh Me too!" The big scare spirit held it and their jelly-like bodies trembled together.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and nced at them. He raised his finger slightly.


    The next second, Cheng Cezhi saw two transparent, slime-like ghosts appear before his eyes. His hand shook and he almost dropped his phone, "W-what is this?!"


    The two scare spirits froze for a moment before realising that the other human could now see them. They floated over and cling onto the other person''s wrist, crying loudly, "Wahhhhhhhh We only like to scare people."


    The little scare spirit sobbed, "Hu-human''s fear is delicious, b-but we don''t eat humans."


    "Y-yeah." The big scare spirit also sobbed, "The ghosts in the other ces are too scary. W-we were afraid of being eaten so we came here. We only frightened the neighbours to get enough food¡­."


    Cheng Cezhi was troubled. For a while, he didn''t know what to do.


    ¡ª-He knew very clearly what the Bureau''s attitude towards paranormal creatures were. Regardless of whether they were good or bad, harmful or not, they would all be eliminated.


    In fact, it was easy to understand because although ordinary wandering spirits will not bring any harm to humans, once they are allowed to do their own things and if they happened to gather at a ce with a lot of yin energy, they are likely to be fierce ghosts. It was better to cut it at the roots to avoid future troubles from arising.


    Although that was the case, Cheng Cezhi couldn''t help but waver when he saw the two harmless spirits.


    He raised his head and looked at Ye Jia for help.


    Ye Jia shrugged without any change to his expression, "They look like they have something to say to you."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­."


    It''s over. He was feeling even more conflicted now.


    The little scare spirit clinging to Cheng Cezhi''s wrist cried, "Moreover, every time someonees, we try to scare them away before the sun sets¡­.."


    "That''s right, that''s right!" The big scare spirit nodded desperately, "We were protecting you!"


    Ye Jia paused.


    He remembered the conversation the two had before.


    At that time, the two scare spirits still hadn''t realised that he could hear them and their words at the time ¡ª- "We just need to drive them out before the sun goes down."


    This was the second time this was mentioned.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked, "The sun setting?"


    He asked, "What will happen when the sun sets?"


    The little scare spirit looked up at him and replied as if it was normal:


    "After the sun sets, the vi woulde alive."


    Its expression was so innocent, making the words it said just now sound even more terrifying.


    Behind everyone, the setting sun slowly sank. Arge part of the sky was now dark blue with only a small corner glowing faintly.


    As soon as the little scare spirit stopped speaking, the remaining glow was swallowed up, leaving only the darkening sky.


    Cheng Cehzi''s back felt cold. He quickly turned and looked back at the vi.


    In the dim and gloomy night, the deserted three-storey vi stood there quietly with dark windows looking like bottomless eyes looking back at them. The cold and eerie atmosphere enveloped the lonely building and, with the tall weeds surrounding it, it was a rather frightening sight.


    Ye Jia''s eyes darkened slightly.


    He could smell the scenting from the vi in front of him. It waspletely different from earlier.


    ¡ª-In the city, there would always be ces whererge amounts of yin energy would gather like how water would automatically gather at a ce where there is a depression on an otherwise t ground. This kind of ce was called a Yin Pit.


    There was a total of three of them in M City and each of them are being closely monitored by the Bureau who would send people to clean the ce up every once in a while.


    And this ce was too deste, too far from the poption, and with the addition that it only activated at night, it was natural that it hadn''t been discovered until now.


    Considering how long the vi had been left abandoned here, one could only imagine how much yin energy must have silently umted here.


    "The vi woulde alive"¡­¡­


    It probably wasn''t just an exaggeration.


    Cheng Cezhi''s expression also turned serious.


    He turned around and walked quickly over to the five youngsters. He shouted sternly, "What are you still hanging around for? Not going to leave?"


    The next second, Cheng Cezhi found that he couldn''t speak.


    Ye Jia followed Cheng Cezhi''s line of sight and looked over¡ª¡ªHe saw that the small group of five people now only had four.


    Guan Tianyi was gone.


    Cheng Cezhi''s expression became ugly. He pulled one of them by their arm with such much force, his fingers were almost all white, "Where is the other one?"


    The boy who was grabbed let out a painful cry. Seemingly scared by Cheng Cezhi''s expression, he stammered, "H-he went back¡­.."


    Before Cheng Cezhi could breathe a sigh of relief, another person interrupted, "Yeah, he said that he identally left behind the ghost detection device he paid a lot for and went back to retrieve it¡­.."


    Cheng Cezhi''s vision went ck. He almost couldn''t breathe.


    He let go and seemed to have lost his faith in humanity.


    While he was in panic, he heard a calm and steady voice behind him, "You take them back to the car."


    Cheng Cezhi turned back and saw Ye Jia standing not far away looking at him.


    The gradually rising moonlight spilled down, illuminating the side of his face. It dyed his shoulders white like it was snow.


    The young man''s expression was exceptionally calm. It was as if he would never reveal any traces of panic on his face.


    His light-coloured eyes reflected the cold moonlight. For some reason, it made people feel a strange sense of trust towards him.


    He said faintly:


    "You don''t need to notify the Bureau. I will be back soon."


    Cheng Cezhi returned to his senses. He gritted his teeth and nodded solemnly.


    ¡ª-He knew that this wasn''t inpliance with the rules but¡­¡­for some reason, he just trusted in the words of the other party. As if it possessed some magical powers, it made him firmly believe that the other party must have a solution to this.


    The steps of the others were scattered and hurried. They quickly disappeared into the tall grass.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and looked up at the vi before him.


    He narrowed his eyes and took a slow and deep breath¡ª¨CThe cold and humid air poured into his chest, bringing about a small shudder.


    Ye Jia could feel it¡ª¡ª¨C


    The extremely alluring and sweet smell emanating from the building in front of him.


    Under the temptation of that smell, the ghost energy lying dormant inside his body slowly regained consciousness. It stirred and whispered silently in his ear¡ª¡ª"Hungry."


    "¡­¡­So hungry."


    He retracted his gaze and walked into the vi.

 Chapter 34

    Holding his phone, Guan Tianyi entered the dark vi alone.


    The dark blue sky outside was hanging low and thest hint of sunlight slowly disappeared past the horizon.


    He carefully walked forward using the light from his phone to light up his way.


    In the darkness, the vi looked different from before. Every time the light from his phone swept across the room, Guan Tianyi''s heart would always tense up.


    For some reason, his heart was beating very quickly.


    His heart raced restlessly in his chest to the point that his ribs hurt. The pounding resonated in his ears, making him almost unable to think.


    The sound of his footsteps was absorbed by the old carpet. Except for his heartbeats, Guan Tianyi couldn''t hear anything else. It was as if he was alone in another world.


    Flustered.


    Guan Tianyi slowly took a deep breath. It took him a while before he noticed that his breathing was trembling slightly.


    He forced himself to calm down.


    It must be because his experience earlier was too thrilling, and he still hadn''t recovered from the shock¡ª¨C


    Wasn''t this ce just a man-made haunted house that hadn''t been put to use yet?


    H-how scary could it be?


    After all, it was nothing more than props and mechanisms put in ce. As a social media star documenting paranormal events, he was someone with experience. Having visited so many so-called abandoned hospitals, haunted viges and the likes, how could he be scared by these things?


    Guan Tianyi reassured himself and then raised his phone a little higher.


    The light flickered and swept across the floor.


    Guan Tianyi frowned. He slowly searched for something in this unfamiliar environment.


    The device that was said to be able to detect the ghosts was something he had bought from a close friend.


    His friend who had some connections in the ck market suddenly came to him mysteriously one day and rmended this device to him saying that it was sensitive and scarily urate. He even gave him a whole list of examples.


    By the time Guan Tianyi returned to his senses, he had already spent 24 thousand yuan to buy the device.


    But now it seems¡­..he had beenpletely deceived.


    It had suddenly gone off in this haunted house that hadn''t beenpletely renovated, scaring everyone in the process. If it wasn''t for this damned device, they probably wouldn''t have been so scared.


    And it couldn''t be turned off¡­¡­It was unknown whichpany made it, but it was simply too thoughtless.


    But no matter what, Guan Tianyi was already certain that he had been plotted against.


    The light from his phone scattered slightly into the distance, blurring the boundary between light and dark. It made it seem like there was something indescribable lurking in the darkness.


    Just as he was thinking about what he should do and how he should settle the ounts with that friend¡ª-


    The sky outside suddenly darkened, and thest ray of sunlight waspletely gone. Night had silently fallen.


    "Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep¡ª-!!!" Without any warning, a loud rm sounded from ahead, startling Guan Tianyi.


    He raised his phone in shock, only to see a small ck box lying on the ground not far away. The simple device lying alone in the deserted hall looked quite frightening.


    It turned out to be here.


    The moment he saw the device, Guan Tianyi sighed with relief. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the device.


    But strangely, the moment he picked it up, the rm stopped.


    It was suddenly silent.


    Guan Tianyi felt a chill run down his back. The temperature of the surrounding air had at some point in time be cold. It felt like needles prating through his clothes and into his bones. The hairs on his body all stood on end.


    This feeling was very strange.


    Everything in front of him was shrouded in thick, inprable darkness. Only the light from his phone could barely light up some of his surroundings.


    He couldn''t see anything, by he could still feel it very vividly¡ª¨CIn the darkness in front of him, there was something slowly approaching him.


    Guan Tianyi''s face was ghostly pale. He swallowed nervously. He was suddenly struck by fear and could hardly move a single step.


    His pupils constricted. He didn''t dare blink.


    He raised his phone little by little.


    The torch light also slowly rose higher, illuminating the darkness ahead¡ª¡ª


    .


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"


    Ye Jia''s footsteps paused.


    He heard a vague screame from the vi. The other party should clearly only be a dozen or so metres away from him at this moment, but that terrifying scream sounded like it came from a thousand or so metres away.


    The door before him was wide open and the inside of the vi was pitch ck. It resembled a monster''s wide-open mouth as it waited for new prey.


    Ye Jia no longer hesitated. He continued onwards.


    With every step, the air around his body changed.


    Thick and cold ghost energy surged around Ye Jia. By the time he reached the door, he no longer had any traces of human scent.


    The moment he entered the door, the atmosphere underwent some massive changes. The warmth and humidity belonging to a summer''s night was instantly reced by cold and gloomy yin energy. The darkness around him seemed like some form of sticky mucous. As if it had a mind of its own, it rushed towards him and surrounded him.


    Ye Jia heard¡ª¡ªIn the depths of this vi that couldn''t be reached by any sources of light, there were some eerie chatters.


    It wasn''t anguage belonging to any creature, and he couldn''t tell what was being said, but the maliciousness and greed in the voices could clearly be felt.


    Ye Jia''s footsteps couldn''t help but stop.


    He had to close his eyes and slowly take a deep breath¡ª¡ª-


    This feeling¡­¡­..


    It was like throwing someone who had been starving for three days and three nights into a cave filled with delicacies.


    This sudden impact caused even Ye Jia to be a little distracted.


    Every pore in his body was screaming¡ª¨CSo hungry, so hungry, want to eat, want to eat, want to eat!


    They greedily swallowed the yin energy and that greed increased even further as more yin energy was consumed. They absorbed the yin energy in the air around him almost obsessively, like a nt sucking up moisture from the soil.


    Ye Jia could feel the ghost energy in him sighing contentedly. It tirelessly urged him to continue eating.


    But now wasn''t the time for that.


    He barely suppressed the hunger in him and slowly walked forward.


    The yin energy closed around Ye Jia and swallowed up his figure.


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    But perhaps it was because the ghost energying from him was very strong and almost the same kind as itself, the vi didn''t immediately reject his existence. It still continued to swallow up any prey that entered its domain, but it didn''t immediatelyunch an attack at this intruder.


    Ye Jia calmly entered the vi.


    He could now understand what the scare spirits meant earlier by "the vi woulde alive".


    It was entirely different from a ''haunted vi''.


    The entire building seemed to have be an enormous living creature. All the bricks and tiles inside as well as the walls, floors, furniture and even the dust still attached to them seemed to have developed its own consciousness and had be catalysed by the yin energy, turning into some kind of terrible creature. They heartlessly consumed and swallowed any intruder who dared enter their domain.


    They themselves had formed the perfect ecosystem, just like the flora in a monster''s stomach. They strangely managed to coexist with each other.


    Ye Jia''s thoughts went a little astray.


    In fact¡­..this ce made him feel like he was back in the game again.


    It was also arge and terrifying existence that nurtured more and more monsters with the yin energy it had, letting them kill each other, letting them coexist in harmony and letting them hunt the prey it asionally lets in.


    But the difference was that the monsters in the game were much scarier and the environment inside was a lot crueller.


    Ye Jia returned from those thoughts that have strayed a little.


    Not far ahead, a dark figure had fallen to the ground. As if all the bones from his body had been removed, Guan Tianyiid limply on the ground,pletely soft. His phone that was still emitting light as well as the ghost detecting device was next to him. The light made his face appear bleak and pale and his features were distorted in panic with wide-open, bloodshot eyes staring fixatedly into the distance. He seemed to have lost his mind and waspletely overwhelmed with fear.


    His mouth was wide open. Saliva flowed out from the corners of his lips as his body spasmed.


    When an ordinary person identally enters a Yin Pit, even if they were lucky and weren''t swallowed up by it, they would go mad from the terrible fear inflicted onto them, resulting in irreparable damage.


    ¡ª-Fortunately, it had only been five minutes.


    There was still a chance of recovery.


    Ye Jia bent down and ced his cold fingers on the other person''s forehead.


    A wisp of ck air appeared, and it then quickly disappeared at his fingertips.


    The next second, Guan Tianyi''s distorted and painful expression calmed down. His eyes were still dazed but his eyelids had slowly lowered, the spasming also became less frequent and his breathing had calmed down considerably.


    At this moment, the entire vi slowly began to shake.


    It seemed to have realised that this intruder was going to snatch away the food it was about to consume.


    Unforgivable!


    The surrounding darkness started to bubble like boiling water. It surged towards the young man standing in the middle of the hall. Like tens of thousands of dark insects, it let out a sharp cry and charged towards him!


    The dim light from the phone on the ground was swallowed up in an instant. In an instant, the small source of light was gone.


    The young man''s pale face was shrouded in darkness.


    All that was left in the hall was the vi''s low and angry roar¡ª-The floor trembled, the stairs squeaked, and the dust covered furniture creaked.


    Suddenly, a bright gleam tore through this darkness.


    It cut through the dense yin energy in the air. On the ground, the light on the phone lit up again. It was finally able to illuminate a small area in this vi.


    He could finally somewhat see the surrounding situation now¡­..


    Darkness surged over from all directions like a violent hurricane. It rushed towards the centre of the hall and in the eye of the hurricane that was capable of destroying anything in its path stood a young man.


    He stood calmly in the middle of the chaos, like a lone lighthouse in the middle of a roaring sea.


    No matter how terrible the rain and wind were, it remained unmoved.


    His hand held arge scythe with a crescent shaped de. It moved as if it was a part of his body, silently and urately cutting through the surrounding yin energy.


    ¡ª¡ª¡ªIt was a tooth.


    The yin energy that was cut through were like food being consumed. They were very quickly sucked into the young man''s body.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly.


    The light on the ground illuminated him from below, outlining his beautifully contoured jawline and also lightly kissing his pale cheeks.


    Under the thick, slightly loweredshes, those amber eyes gradually darkened. As if a drop of ck ink had fallen in, darkness spread through in the depths of his eyes, swirling around like a deep whirlpool.


    It has been a long time¡­¡­¡­Still not enough¡­¡­¡­


    Ever since he had returned to human society, he had been extremely careful with controlling this ''hunger'' of his.


    But he shouldn''t¡­..eat too much.


    A trace of rity shed in the depths of his eyes.


    Ye Jia struggled internally. The fingers holding the scythe were slightly white from the force as he struggled to retain his remaining reason.


    ¡ª-He shouldn''t eat too much.


    His weapon was a part of him. As long as it was used, even if it wasn''t his original intention, it will ''eat'' a part of the opponent''s power.


    The more that was eaten, the stronger he would be.


    The more that was eaten, the harder it would be¡­..for him to be human.


    Ye Jia had only experienced it once¡­..where he ate without restraint. But even at that time, he didn''t reach his limit¡ª-He seemed to be like a bottomless pit that would never be satisfied.


    He was also unwilling to test out this bottom line of his.


    He didn''t want to know what kind of monster he would be after eating his fill.


    Ye Jia shakily took a deep breath. The dark vortex in his eyes was forcibly suppressed.


    He bent down and picked up the device that had fallen onto the ground.


    His other hand grabbed Guan Tianyi''s cor and dragged him out.


    He dragged him along as if he weighed nothing.


    The vi tried to stop him.


    But its powers had weakened considerably. Despite still possessing some yin energy, it wasn''t enough to inflict any real damage on the intruder. On the contrary, it was more like it was offering up fresh food to the other party.


    For the first time, the yin energy in this Yin Pit decreased at a rapid rate.


    .


    Outside the metal gates.


    Cheng Cezhi sat in the driver''s seat while the four youngsters were squeezed into the back seats. It made the originally not so spacious car be even more crowded.


    He checked his watch anxiously and watched the second and minute hand move little by little.


    Taking these four youngsters away from the vi was very easy.


    Guan Yianyi was originally the most courageous one and the reason why they were willing to stay after escaping was because of Guan Tianyi''s persistence.


    In fact, after an entire day of fear and panic, they were already tired and hungry.


    Regardless of whether the building was really haunted or not, they didn''t want to stay in such a terrible ce after nightfall.


    Cheng Cezhi didn''t even need to say anything for the four youngsters to agree to the suggestion of ''getting back to the car first and letting his colleague go in and find their friend'' without any hesitation.


    But now that some time had passed, even these four youngsters felt that something wasn''t right.


    In the back seat, He Lian asked hesitantly:


    "Umm¡­¡­When will they be back?"


    "Soon, very soon." Cheng Cezhi replied absent-mindedly. He was however also unsure inside.


    He held his phone as fine beads of sweat formed in his palms. The wetness from his palms made his screen a little smudged.


    Cheng Cezhi was actually feeling very conflicted inside.


    Although he had subconsciously trusted Ye Jia, some doubts formed after he left.


    He didn''t know how powerful the ''vi that woulde alive'' was. What if¡­..it was very powerful? What if Ye Jia had miscalcted and if he didn''t immediately report to his superiors right now, his friend would be in trouble?


    The big scare spirit floated over and sat on his shoulder:


    "Don''t worry."


    Cheng Cezhi was taken aback. He quickly nced at the youngsters in the back through the rear-view mirror and saw that they seemed to have not noticed anything before turning around and asking in a low voice, "Why do you say that?"


    "It''s obvious." The little scare spirit also floated over and sat on his other shoulder. It reassured, "Don''t worry, handsome men will always be fine!"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    Why didn''t he feel at ease hearing this?


    The big scare spirit looked around secretly beforeing closer and whispering in Cheng Cezhi''s ear, "I can sense that that handsome man is very strong."


    The little scare spirit nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah, that''s right!"


    Cheng Cezhi was surprised.


    He subconsciously turned and looked at the vi in the distance.


    In the darkness, the vi was surrounded by the tall weeds, leaving only the dark roof visible. Just the sight of it was quite daunting.


    ¡­¡­..Very strong?


    Cheng Cezhi was a little surprised.


    He knew that this colleague of his was very mysterious and could see ghosts but¡­¡­very strong?


    For a while, he had some trouble associating that word with the Ye Jia who would habituallyze around like a salted fish¡ª-But now that he thought about it, he felt that it also fit him well¡­¡­


    But why didn''t he join the Combat Division instead?


    Cheng Cezhi felt that he wouldn''t be able to reach an answer even if he used every one of his braincells to think. The originally mysterious and unpredictable colleague seemed to have grown even more distant.


    While he was lost in thought, some sounds could be heard from the direction of the metal gate.


    Then, a vague figure appeared.


    He seemed to be¡­..dragging a person?


    Cheng Cezhi squinted his eyes to see more clearly¡ª-The other person''s figure gradually came into view.


    With his back facing the thick darkness, the young man''s expression was still calm and unwavering. His eyes were slightly lowered, and his hand dragged an unconscious person out from the tall grass.


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    He Lian who was sitting in the back seat let out an exmation, "¡­¡­.My god!"


    She hurriedly opened the car door and rushed outside.


    The others followed closely behind her.


    Ye Jia let go of Guan Tianyi''s unconscious body and the body instantly copsed onto the ground. The four other youngsters gathered around and looked at theirpanion with concern.


    "W-what happened to him?" A boy asked nervously.


    "The mechanisms in the vi weren''t turned off." Ye Jia answered lightly, "Fainted from fear."


    Everyone: "¡­¡­¡­"


    At this moment, the short-haired girl covered her nose and frowned, "What is this smell¡­.."


    Everyone was taken aback. They looked in the direction of the smell¡ª¡ª


    Guan Tianyi¡­¡­.had wet himself.


    A look of awkwardness surfaced on everyone''s faces.


    At this moment, Cheng Cezhi also hurried out from the car. Before he could take more than a few steps, he saw Ye Jia turn and look in his direction. His voice was calm.


    "Call an ambnce."


    The young man''s eyes seemed darker in the night. It seemed a little different from usual.


    Cheng Cezhi was stunned for a moment before he finally reacted and pulled out his phone to dial a familiar number.


    After he was done reporting the situation and gave them the address, he hung up and subconsciously looked in Ye Jia''s direction.


    The young man had already retracted his gaze at this moment and was looking down at the ck device in his hand.


    Cheng Cezhi scratched his head.


    For some reason, he felt that¡­..the other party seemed a little scary?


    The phone call earlier was to the hospital that worked together with the Bureau. They had established a line specially dedicated for the Bureau''s staff and, in addition to the usual Bureau''s staff, they would also admit ordinary people affected by paranormal events.


    In this regard, they were already well versed in it.


    It was just that their current location was too far from M City, so even if the hospital was on the edge of the main city centre, it would take the ambnce at least half an hour to arrive.


    ¡ª-The hospital had clearly notified the Bureau.


    Several ck cars followed behind the ambnce. Inside them were all staff from the Bureau.


    In just half an hour, the entrance to the originally abandoned vi had be much livelier.


    In addition to the hospital''s ambnce and the Bureau''s staff, some nearby residents had also gathered around, stretching out their necks in curiosity.


    Cheng Cezhi was a little nervous.


    He didn''t have any feelings towards this vi, but he was very clear about the Bureau''s attitude towards harmless ghosts.


    Cheng Cezhi hid the two scare spirits behind him.


    Zhao Dong got out of the car and walked straight towards Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi.


    He turned and nced at Guan Tianyi who was being carried off in a stretcher by medical staff and sighed sympathetically, "Pitiful thing. It might be a while before he can recover."


    Cheng Cezhi cleared his throat and awkwardly tried to change the topic:


    "Oh, right. About this haunted house, what do you n to do?"


    "Of course, we''ll be sending inbat personnel to clean it up." Zhao Dong shrugged, "But I''m afraid it''s a bit moreplicated this time."


    "What do you mean?"


    "This is private territory. We will have to get into contact with the owner first before we can send people over."


    "This ce really has an owner?" Cheng Cezhi was a little surprised, "And you managed to contact them?"


    He originally thought that this ce was an abandoned asset, and the owner may have even forgotten that they had a ce like this. That would exin why they left it untouched for so long.


    "Yeah, the paperwork was passed over just half a month ago."


    Wait a minute¡­¡­A ce like this could actually be sold?


    Cheng Cezhi was even more surprised.


    Did that person get scammed?!


    Zhao Dong looked down at his watch and continued, "The owner insisted oning to the site so we¡­¡­."


    Before he could finish speaking, there was an engine''s roaring from the end of the road. Bright headlights cut through the dark night.


    A sports car stopped not far away from them. Cheng Cezhi could recognise the car¡ª-It was something he wouldn''t ever be able to afford even if he worked sleeplessly for a hundred years.


    He couldn''t help but give the car a few more envious nces.


    The door opened and a man go out.


    Simple white shirt, ck trousers, broad shoulders, long legs, pale skin and pitch-ck eyes. This person gave off an air of superiority.


    ¡ª¨CWow.


    For a moment, Cheng Cezhi felt like he was also influenced by the scare spirits. He couldn''t help but praise inside:


    Top rate handsome guy!


    He turned to look at the scare spirits hiding behind him to make a few quiet jokes and ask if they liked this type.


    But the moment he turned back, Cheng Cezhi couldn''t help but be taken aback.


    ¡ª¨CIt waspletely empty behind him.


    Huh?


    Where did those two scare spirits who can''t hold themselves back when they see a handsome guy go?

 Chapter 35

    Ye Jia had his head lowered as he examined the detection device in his hands.


    His judgement at the beginning wasn''t wrong. This was indeed a prop that could be redeemed in the game.


    The seque caused from ''overeating'' in the vi still hadn''t disappeared. He could still feel the hunger inside him and the Yin Pit behind him was extremely alluring at this very moment. It was as if there was something in the darkness calling out to him.


    Ye Jia had no choice but to divert part of his attention and use it to restrain that desire of his to prevent himself from sumbing to his desires and going back in there again.


    Suddenly, without any warning, he felt an even more powerful and alluring existence approach him from another direction.


    Comparing the two, the Yin Pit was no longer as fragrant.


    His attention was instantly pulled over.


    Ye Jia''s fingers were slightly stiff. His throat couldn''t help but bob.


    He raised his head subconsciously and looked in the direction of the smell.


    A sports car stopped not far in front of everyone.


    Ye Jia suddenly had a bad feeling.


    The car door opened.


    That bad feeling came true.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Please don''t do this to me.


    He only had enough time to conceal the human scent from his body¡ª¨CThis wasn''t a difficult task for him who had just emerged from the yin energy filled vi.


    But¡­.It was probably toote for him to escape.


    Especially since the other party was walking this way.


    The man''s dark eyes were slightly lowered. His gaze that seemed to feel tangible slowly scanned across the people around him before it was retracted away.


    He stretched out his hand: "Ji Xuan."


    "Zhao Dong." Zhao Dong obliviously also stretched out his hand and enthusiastically shook the other party''s hand, "Hello, hello. Are you the owner of this ce?"


    Ji Xuan: "Yes."


    Cheng Cezhi also extended his hand enthusiastically, "Cheng Cezhi. Hello."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    His vision went dark.


    Sure enough, the eyes of that man changed slightly, and his pale lips hooked up imperceptibly. There was meaningfulness in his voice, "Hello."


    ¡ª-If he knew a day like today woulde, Ye Jia would''ve never lied about Cheng Cezhi''s name.


    Just as he was feeling dizzy from this situation ying out in front of him, Ji Xuan''s line of sight fell onto him.


    He lowered his eyes, his dark eyes like a deep abyss, and asked, "And this is?"


    Ye Jia only realised now that among the three people present, he was the only one who hadn''t introduced himself.


    Ji Xuan''s fingers were pale and slender, and his joints were very well defined. He silently stretched out his hand towards Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia could only toughen himself up and hold the other person''s hand with his right hand:


    "¡­¡­..Ye Jia."


    Ji Xuan''s hand was very cold, and his palms were dry. The handshake carried some strength.


    When he shook hands with the other two just now, it was only a brief and polite handshake.


    But right now, his fingers tightened slightly so that their palms touched each other intimately, and he had even used his thumb to gently rub the back of his hand.


    Before Ye Jia could react, Ji Xuan withdrew his hand.


    His eyes fell on Zhao Dong again, "So, what happened?"


    ¡ª¨CHis expression was so calm and sincere, it was no different from an ordinary person who had identally purchased a deadly vi. Ye Jia himself was almost fooled by it for a moment.


    But in fact¡­¡­..


    As a Ghost King, he had bought the only Yin Pit in the city that was not being monitored by the Bureau¡­..


    How could he not have known that something like this would happen to his own property?!


    Zhao Dong began to exin the situation to him in detail and Cheng Cezhi asionally added a few words.


    Ye Jia was distracted.


    His hand seemed to still have some lingering coldness left from the other party and he could also still feel the force from the handshake. Like some kind of phantom that wouldn''t dissipate, that feeling clung to his skin, causing him to be¡­¡­¡­extremely hungry.


    His five senses that had yet to be sealed off took in the scent and energy in the air emitted by the other person greedily.


    This kind of strange restlessness made Ye Jia very ufortable.


    It was a very bad coincidence for Ji Xuan toe at a time like this.


    It just happened to be when he was suppressing his hunger after not having eaten his fill. While in a state like this, he was made toe face to face with something that could be considered the best quality food in this world¡ª- and it was even a top delicacy he had tasted before.


    This made Ye Jia instinctively want to get closer and take it all in.


    He forced himself to lower his eyes and fixed his gaze on his toes.


    But with his visual senses gone, his other senses became even more sensitive.


    He could smell the cooling air around the other person''s skin. He could taste the subtle vibrations in the other person''s vocal cords when he spoke. He could touch the rich and fragrant smelling from the depths of the other person''s body.


    "¡­..So I told those adventure seeking youngsters that this was a haunted house attraction that was abandoned after there were issues with funding, but the mechanisms and devices inside were left in there¡­.."


    "Issues with funding?" Ji Xuan raised an eyebrow.


    His voice was low and peaceful, and one couldn''t hear any dissatisfaction, but it still for some reason made them nervous.


    Zhao Dong hurriedly tried to salvage the situation, "No, no, Xiao Cheng didn''t mean that. He had no choice at the time and said it to prevent information from leaking out¡­¡­"


    Ji Xuanughed softly, "I understand."


    "I just happened to be worried over what I can do with this ce. Thanks to this¡­¡­Mr. Cheng, you have given me a good idea."


    Ji Xuan''s words paused briefly at "Mr. Cheng". There was a hint of a smile when he said it.


    "I should thank him instead."


    This time Zhao Dong panicked, "Wait a minute, are you really nning on making it a business? Did I not exin it clearly enough for you just now? This ce you bought may actually be haunted¡­.."


    Ye Jia returned to his senses.


    Although his eyes were still lowered, he began to direct his attention to the conversation going on between the three of them.


    Even now, the people from the Bureau still didn''t know that this ce was a Yin Pit. That was understandable because they didn''t have Ye Jia''s ability to perceive yin energy. For them, it takes a long time to determine whether a ce would automatically gather yin energy as that conclusion can only be reached after extensive experimentation and testing. To them right now, this ce was no more than a vi that they suspect is haunted by ghosts.


    "Yeah!" Cheng Cezhi echoed, "Don''t you know how dangerous this is?!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    He will need to carefully think about how he should salvage the situation of ''Cheng Cezhi''s'' character the next time he reports on his progress.


    Ji Xuan was dismissive, "I am a businessman after all. Your investigations and actions will interfere with my schedule. What''s more, if this ce attracts unwanted attention, wouldn''t that make it lose value?"


    Business perspective or not, those words were understandable and reasonable.


    But the next second, Ji Xuan added:


    "But¡­¡­.."


    Everyone''s attention was instantly drawn over.


    Ji Xuan spoke slowly, "Mass closure and testing would cause too muchmotion. If you keep it low-key, I don''t mind."


    "You can send over a staff who will, with my apaniment, check how dangerous this ce is."


    His gaze lightly fell onto the three people before him before finally stopping at Cheng Cezhi, "How about you?"


    Cheng Cezhi froze, "?"


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    W-why is it me?


    In order to conceal the fact that Ye Jia had gone in to save someone and to also protect the two innocent scare spirits, Cheng Cezhi actually hadn''t told Zhao Dong and the others everything. To be more precise, he did tell the truth but the degree of danger of this ce had been reduced a lot in his report.


    To the people from the Bureau, the level of haunting at this vi was at most at the lowest level¡ª-One that could only make people faint from fear.


    Because of this, Zhao Dong only needed a short moment of thought before agreeing, "Alright."


    Cheng Cezhi''s expression was dejected. He aggrievedly felt himself choking up¡ª¨CThis was what people meant by lifting a stone and hitting themself in the foot!


    He didn''t have the ability to leave that ce alive!


    At this moment Ye Jia interjected in a timely manner, "But it''s toote today and we''re all tired. How does tomorrow sound?


    Ji Xuan''s gaze lingered on him for half a second before he finally nodded.


    "Alright."


    Taking along Ye Jia, Cheng Cezhi drove back to the city.


    As he drove, he was a little in daze, "What should I do tomorrow brother? I''m really not at the level where I can go in and out of a ce like that¡­..And although it is during the daytime, I''m still really scared!"


    He regretted it a little:


    "Is this my retribution for lying?! Sure enough, a lie will need more lies to make it seem more realistic¡­¡­..Wuuuuuu I was wrong."


    Ye Jia who had lied countless times: "¡­¡­."


    Ah, an arrow to his knee. Ouch.


    But fortunately, as early as the moment the three talked, Ye Jia had already thought of a countermeasure.


    He said to Cheng Cezhi without a change to his expression, "Don''t worry, tomorrow I will go instead of you."


    "Huh?" Cheng Cezhi was stunned, "But¡­..Won''t that owner be angry?"


    Ye Jia: "I''ll say you''re sick and I came as recement. The other person probably just randomly pointed you out. It shouldn''t be a problem."


    He added, "Also, thank you."


    ¡ª¡ª-Ye Jia knew why Cheng Cezhi concealed some matters about the condition of the vi so that it didn''t appear dangerous. It was because this was the only way he could exin why Guan Tianyi survived without mentioning Ye Jia''s involvement.


    He was so serious when he said that, it made Cheng Cezhi feel a little embarrassed.


    Cheng Cezhi looked away and said stiffly, "I didn''t do it for you. I was mainly worried that the Bureau would kill those two pitiful little spirits¡­.."


    After saying this, Cheng Cezhi remembered something:


    "Ah, speaking of which, where are they? Why aren''t they here?"


    Thinking back now, they seemed to have disappearedpletely just now.


    Ye Jia knew the answer to this question very well.


    With Ji Xuan there, it would be weird if those two scare spirits didn''t run away.


    He shrugged, "Don''t know."


    At this moment, a small voice cautiously spoke up from the back seat, "U-um¡­¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia was taken aback. He turned his head and looked behind.


    He saw two transparent, jelly-like spirits sticking their heads out. They spoke weakly, "We''re here."


    The little scare spirit choked up, "We can''t go back now. That ce is now taken over by the demon king."


    Cheng Cezhi didn''t think much about it.


    After all, for weak ghosts like them, a Bureau that could determine their life and death was indeed an existence equivalent to a demon king.


    He sighed sympathetically, "Haa, there''s no other choice. That vi was too strange so the Bureau wouldn''t let it go."


    The big scare spirit nodded aggrievedly, "But now we are homeless."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    He suddenly felt nervous.


    Don''t tell me these two want to go home with him?


    The next second, the two scare spirits slowly approached them and asked shyly, "M-may we please stay at your ce temporarily?"


    Cheng Cezhi was ttered, "Mine? Of¡­¡­"


    The little scare spirit floated over and nestled on the edge of Ye Jia''s seat. It looked at him with round and expectant eyes, "Please?"


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    My pride was hurt.


    They can''t be cured!


    These two face-cons! Give me back my sympathy!


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Sorry, I really don''t want to have two more strange ghosts living in my ce.


    But before he could refuse, the small ck handshed out first.


    It waspletely quiet earlier when Ji Xuan was around and it had even hidden itself as much as possible in Ye Jia''s scent, but it had now be lively again: "Hey, what are you talking about?!"


    It held onto Ye Jia''s cor as if sensing some a threat to its position, "Don''t just live in someone else''s ce so casually!!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­" Don''t you feel embarrassed saying that?


    The scare spirits wouldn''t back down. They got a little closer, "Why can you stay but we can''t?"


    "Dream on! You just can''t!" The small ck hand shouted aggressively.


    Seeing that the three ghosts were about to start quarrelling, Ye Jia pinched the bridge of his nose, "Stop."


    The two scare spirits and the small ck hand instantly stopped arguing. They all turned and looked at Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia said, "You two can stay at my ce for a few days."


    The scare spirits were indeed harmless, but if an ordinary person really lived with them, it would weaken the yang energy in their body, so Ye Jia couldn''t let Cheng Cezhi take these two spirits back with him.


    Small ck hand, "!"


    Like an eggnt that had been exposed to the cold, the entire ck hand wilted.


    But before the two scare spirits could be excited, Ye Jia emphasised two words, "Temporary stay."


    Seeing the disappointed faces of the two scare spirits, the small ck hand''s mood inexplicably got better.


    It chuckled twice and nestled back on Ye Jia''s shoulder again.


    As Cheng Cezhi drove, he nced at the small ck hand sittingfortably on Ye Jia''s shoulder. A line suddenly surfaced to his mind:


    As long as I am not dead, you are all concubines.


    ¡­¡­It must be that his way of thinking wasn''t right.


    He sighed and expressed, "Your ghost fate is so good."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.I am willing to give this ghost fate to you, thank you very much."


    The two scare spirits had at this moment secretly moved over to his side. The big scare spirit clung to his wrist while the little scare spirit squeezed into Ye Jia''s palm.


    Ye Jia squeezed it subconsciously.


    Cool, soft and slippery.


    A bit like jelly.


    A strange blush appeared on the little scare spirit''s translucent face.


    The big scare spirit had enough, "Hey! I want to be squeezed too!"


    The small ck hand gloated from Ye Jia''s shoulder, "Fight, fight, fight."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    He was now regretting his decision.


    .


    The next day.


    Ye Jia changed his scent and skilfully concealed his face before activating his ghost domain and once again arrived at the vi.


    To his surprise, Ji Xuan was already there.


    He was leaning against the mottled wall outside the vi with his long legs bent slightly and his eyes lowered as if he was thinking about something.


    A car was parked in the distance.


    Ye Jia didn''t recognise this brand but even for someone who didn''t know the specifics, he could tell that the car gave off the smell of money.


    He could however recognise that it wasn''t the same one asst night.


    Ye Jia began to seriously ponder over a question.


    Clearly, everyone came out from the same game¡­. but why was there such a big difference in financial abilities?


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and urately looked over in Ye Jia''s direction.


    The ck colour of his eyes was now gone, and it was reced by a strangely dark red colour.


    "You''ve changed back." His tone was faint, as if he was just stating a simple fact.


    Ye Jia calmly said, "More convenient like this."


    Ji Xuan stood up and walked towards him.


    His eyes were lowered slightly, and his lips hooked up into a smile that also didn''t seem quite like a smile, "Your human disguise is very good. Even I couldn''t detect your original scent on you."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    But of course. It would be strange if he could detect something like that on an ordinary human like Cheng Cezhi.


    Without a change to his expression, he said, "It''s nothing much."


    "So," Ye Jia asked tentatively, "what do you n to do with this ce, King?"


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    This ce was the only ce in the entire M City that wasn''t being monitored by the Bureau. For the fierce ghosts, it was extremely valuable.


    Even without needing to think about it, Ji Xuan would naturally not give up a ce like this.


    Therefore, depending on the other party''s future objective, Ye Jia would decide whether or not he wanted to take the risk to clean this ce up.


    Ji Xuan said, "You don''t need to call me King."


    Ye Jia was taken aback, "?"


    He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the other person, but he was met with those dark red eyes. It was like there were unknown undercurrents surging in the depths of it.


    Ji Xuan said casually, "Just call my name."


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­That wouldn''t be good?"


    Ji Xuan raised a brow, "Why wouldn''t it be good?"


    He asked, "Did you think that I was the one who made them call me King?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    That''s true.


    Even if Ji Xuan didn''t take the initiative to use the ''King'' title, those fierce ghosts and monsters probably didn''t dare call him by his name directly because of their fear and admiration towards him.


    But¡­..If that was the case, it was even more impossible for him to agree.


    After all, if he became the only ghost who calls the Ghost King by his real name, it would make his existence too special.


    Just as Ye Jia was about to refuse, he heard the other person add lightly:


    "Don''t you admire me?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    "I''ll give you the right to call me by my real name." The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened, but his voice was still calm and indifferent, "Don''t you feel honoured?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    He gritted his teeth.


    This damned kid.


    If you put aside the fact that the other party wanted to kill him a few years ago, he was a little cuter back then.


    He reluctantly squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "¡­¡­Ji Xuan."


    After getting what he wanted, Ji Xuan turned around contently. His pale and slender finger raised slightly.


    The heavy iron chain fell in an instant and the rusty gate creaked and slowly opened inwards.


    Ji Xuan stepped in.


    Ye Jia was stunned for a moment and also a little puzzled.


    Ji Xuan turned and looked at him, "Follow me."


    "Didn''t you ask me what I n to do?"


    Ye Jia let out an ''oh'' and quickly caught up with the other party.


    They arrived at the vi again.


    The abandoned vi sat quietly amidst the tall grass and weeds. Unlike how it was at night, it appeared decadent and dead during the day,


    The status and attributes of each Yin Pit were not the same. Very clearly, the attributes of this ce werepletely different between night and day.


    Ji Xuan raised his finger slightly,


    The ground below bulged, and it was soon bleached red.


    A pale white goat skull emerged from the ground after being summoned and a huge body soon followed.


    "Go on." Ji Xuan said.


    The blood gu fish obediently swam towards the depths of this vi. Its tail flicked back and forth slowly as it disappeared past the front door.


    An indescribable scream emerged from the depths of the building.


    It was as if the whole vi was screaming,


    Because he had eaten a lot of yin energy there yesterday, even if it was daytime right now, Ye Jia could faintly sense the changesing from the depths of the vi.


    As if its power was being drained by some external force, the yin energy in this Yin Pit rapidly faded away¡ª¨CUntil it waspletely gone.


    The vi soon became a normal building. There were no more signs of life.


    Very soon, the blood gu fish appeared at the door.


    It swam around very slowly and took several seconds to reach Ji Xuan.


    Immediately afterwards, the blood gu fish raised its head and ced a small, pitch-ck ball the size of a fist in Ji Xuan''s palm. In the centre of it, there seemed to be some kind of ck mist slowly swirling around.


    Ye Jia felt his stomach twitch when the familiar fragrance reached him.


    Ji Xuan rubbed its head, "Good child."


    The blood gu fish burped.


    It seemed to have finally noticed Ye Jia''s existence.


    The blood gu fish turned around and swam to Ye Jia''s side. It affectionately rubbed itsrge head against Ye Jia''s palm and then turned over to reveal its belly made of blood and bones.


    Ye Jia hesitated for a moment. He then bent down and rubbed the other party''s belly.


    It was cool and soft, like the surface of a wet ball¡ªBut he had to be careful not to let his hand sink in lest it got too strange.


    The blood gu fish who finally got what it wanted happily swung itsrge fish tail, almost sshing blood onto Ye Jia.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia sensed something familiar approaching.


    Ji Xuan bent down behind him, his strong presence suddenly invading Ye Jia''s personal space.


    His voice was low and cheerful, and it sounded close to Ye Jia''s ear:


    "It is full."


    Ye Jia mind went hazy and his limbs instantly stiffened.


    It wasn''t because of anything else¡­¡­it was just that¡­¡­


    It smelt really good.


    The ck ball just now seemed to have aroused his already suppressed hunger. It made him particrly sensitive to the yin energy around him¡­¡­.just likest night.


    Ye Jia pressed the tip of his tongue against his teeth. He could tell that his mrs were itching to eat.


    A strange impulse struggled inside him.


    ¡ª¨CHe wanted to pounce him.

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    At that moment, Ye Jia felt all the nerves in his body screaming out.


    The saliva in his mouth secreted crazily and his throat bobbed. It felt like there was a fire burning inside his stomach and throat.


    He quickly stood up.


    Ye Jia immediately strode past the blood gu fish in front of him.


    The blood gu fish was taken aback by this sudden action of his.


    It rolled over, turned its head and looked at the young man before it questioningly through its empty eye sockets. It didn''t seem to understand why the other party suddenly stopped rubbing its belly.


    After moving away from Ji Xuan, the twitching in Ye Jia''s stomach calmed down considerably.


    He let out a sigh of relief, turned around and then looked in the direction he had just came from.


    Ji Xuan slowly straightened up, "What''s wrong?"


    Ye Jia paused for a couple of seconds, "¡­.The breeze is stronger here."


    Ji Xuan raised a brow. His scarlet eyes were locked firmly onto him. He repeated slowly, "Breeze is stronger?"


    "¡­¡­¡­.." Ye Jia braced himself and said, "Yeah."


    The other man slowly took a step closer, "And now?"


    Seeing that the hunger deep inside him was surging again with the other party getting closer, Ye Jia''s body stiffened slightly, and he instinctively retreated a little more, "N-not anymore."


    Ji Xuan''s gaze lingered very briefly on him. There was a hint of amusement in those scarlet eyes of his.


    He retracted his gaze, looked down at the pitch-ck ball in his hand, and changed the subject:


    "But, it''s a lot smaller than I expected."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Yes, because I ate some.


    The blood gu fish slowly swam to his side again. It pressed its skull head against Ye Jia''s palm.


    Ye Jia absentmindedly rubbed its head.


    He asked, "So, did you buy this ce because of the yin energy here?"


    "Not exactly." Ji Xuan stored the ck ball away and narrowed his eyes, "These yin energy are just a drop in a bucket, but rather than letting it fall into another person''s hands, it''s better to end up in mine."


    His voice was calm, but Ye Jia keenly noted a hint of coldness in his tone.


    "Then¡­¡­.What do you n to do next?"


    After stripping it of its yin energy, this ce had now be an ordinary building, but as time goes on, yin energy would still slowly gather again. The time required for the energy to gather wasn''t set and may even take a very long time, but Ye Jia didn''t think that Ji Xuan would just leave it alone.


    "Your suggestion was very good." Ji Xuan said.


    Ye Jia was confused, "?"


    His¡­¡­suggestion?


    "Haunted house, wasn''t it?" Ji Xuan nced at him with a smile.


    Ye Jia now remembered what Cheng Cezhi saidst night, "¡­¡­¡­."


    "With human attention, the other side wouldn''t dare act too rashly." Ji Xuan continued casually, "You cane every once in a while with the blood gu fish to let it have a meal."


    Ji Xuan: "Don''t worry, I have plenty of funding."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Why did this person like to hold grudges?


    He actually remembered Cheng Cezhi''s ridiculous lie about the owner having issues with funding.


    He thought for a while and then thought some more. Finally, he couldn''t hold back from voicing his doubts.


    "King¡­.I mean, Ji Xuan." Under the other person''s threatening gaze, Ye Jia stiffly changed his words.


    He chose his words carefully and then spoke with some hesitation, "How did you manage¡­¡­.to obtain so many assets in the human world?"


    "What do you think?" Ji Xuan asked him back with interest.


    Ye Jia hesitated a little, "Robbed the bank?"


    Ji Xuan: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Although he no longer needed to breathe as a ghost, he suddenly couldn''t help but take in a deep breath.


    "No."


    It was unknown if it was just Ye Jia''s imagination, but he felt that the other party seemed to have said that with some restraint.


    Ye Jia wisely didn''t ask any further.


    He changed the subject, "Oh right, as for this haunted house, I guess you''ll need staff?"


    Ji Xuan raised a brow, "You have someone to rmend?"


    .


    "Wahhhhhhhhh Don''t want to!!" The two scare spirits each pulled at Ye Jia''s right and left arm as they cried pathetically, "We don''t want to leave waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!"


    They clearly hadn''t even stayed at this handsome man''s ce for more than two days, why did they have to leave?!


    It''s too sudden!


    They hadn''t even had the time to peep at the other person''s private photos yet!!


    Ye Jia tore the two of them off his arms and spoke very patiently, "Don''t you think that you two can maximize your talents at a haunted house?"


    There is no better ce than a haunted house for a scare spirit.


    They wouldn''t even need to buy any additional mechanisms or props and the entire ce would be controlled by the spirits instead. What could be more convenient than that?


    Moreover, each customer''s y time will not exceed half an hour each time. In such a short time frame, it would be impossible for the scare spirits to drain them of their health.


    He continued, "Also, not many people went to the abandoned vi before, did they? It would be different now. You will finally be able to eat your fill."


    The two scare spirits wavered.


    Ye Jia was right. While they were living in that vi, they didn''t often have visitors and because they were too weak, they also didn''t dare go out in search for food so they could only create small illusions to scare the people living nearby and rely on that small amount of food to barely fill their stomachs.


    Eating their fill¡­¡­It was indeed very tempting!


    Ye Jia continued with his efforts of persuading them, "And, did you know? This is a property of the Ghost King. After entering, you will be considered as one of his subordinates. No ghosts would dare bully you anymore."


    The big and little scare spirits looked at each other. The thought of that was nice.


    They shyly asked, "T-then, can we still see you in the future?"


    Ye Jia was already prepared to answer this question, "Of course. I will visit you two every once in a while."


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    ¡ª¨CAnd along the way feed the blood gu fish.


    The two scare spirits were moved into tears, "Wahhhhhh Thank you. We love you wahhhhhhh."


    Ye Jia smiled exceptionally warmly, "You''re wee."


    After all, Ji Xuan had promised to give him 50% of the profits.


    .


    Guan Tianyi woke up in the hospital.


    He stared nkly at the white ceiling above his head, his mind still a mess having just woken up. For a while, he didn''t know where he was.


    Guan Tianyi frowned and slowly began to recall what happened.


    He remembered¡­¡­that he and his friends had gone to explore a famous haunted vi located in the outskirts of M City and along the way they met two other people exploring the ce as well.


    The vi was haunted, and they were all scared stiff by it, but itter turned out to be mechanisms installed into the house.


    Afterwards¡­..He remembered that he had left the ghost detection device behind so he went back to retrieve it¡­¡­and then?


    The more Guan Tianyi tried to recall, the more his head hurt. He however couldn''t remember what happened next.


    He gave up struggling and slowly supported himself up. He reached for his phone on the bedside table.


    As soon as he turned it on, his phone vibrated and dinged. A WeChat message from a friend popped up, "Brother, check the hot searches."


    Guan Tianyi was confused for a moment. He suspiciously opened Weibo.


    The next second, he was shocked by the number of notifications he was receiving.


    In just one night, his followers had reached 100,000 and he had also received countless private messages.


    Guan Tianyi was ecstatic.


    He quickly checked the hot searches but in the twelfth rank he saw¡­¡­..


    #Famous paranormal inte star exposed live#


    Guan Tianyi''s hand shook.


    With trembling hands, he clicked it open and saw his live broadcast from yesterday sitting at the very top of the screen. Without clicking it, Weibo directly began to y it without sound for him¡ª He saw his panicked and excited face appear on the screen and immediately afterwards¡­.Two figures appeared from inside the door behind him, their faces annoyinglyposed.


    Guan Tianyi: "¡­¡­."


    His trembling fingers identally clicked open thement section. Strings of "hahahahahahahaha" made his head hurt.


    In addition to that, there were people seeking out the address of this haunted vi as well as people hoping that this ce could start its business again through crowdfunding.


    The most likedment was, "I want the contact information of the handsome guy in thest five minutes."


    Thisment was shared by a beauty blogger ''A''lianlianlianlian'': "Me too [Dog head]".


    Guan Tianyi expressionlessly opened his private messages.


    The first one was, "Do you know the Weibo of the handsome guy who walked out of the haunted vi? Begging you to share it. Those who do good deeds will live a good life!"


    "¡­¡­.." Guan Tianyi''s grip around his phone tightened.


    Dammit!!!!


    At the Logistics Department of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau.


    Cheng Cezhi sneakily came over with his phone and showed it to Ye Jia, "Brother Ye, you''re famous."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    This was the fifth person to say that to him today.


    Cheng Cezhi scrolled through thement section and sighed a little bitterly, "How strange. I could also be considered pretty good looking but why has no oneplimented me?"


    He lowered his head and pinched at the belly he had gained from sitting down all day in an office.


    "Maybe I should go to the gym."


    Ye Jia sucked in a deep breath and asked expressionlessly, "Have you finished your work?"


    Cheng Cezhi: "???"


    He was silent for a long time before he finally spoke, "Brother Ye, it''s my first time seeing you show so much passion towards work. You''ve changed. I''m a little scared."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Seeing that the other party was on the verge of exploding, Cheng Cezhi wisely slipped away, "I''ll go finish my report! Bye Brother Ye!"


    Watching Cheng Cezhi''s leaving figure, Ye Jia massaged his temples.


    Social media¡­¡­.What an annoying thing!


    He lowered his head and looked under his desk, "How''s it going?"


    In the darkness under the table, a phone screen was lit up. The small ck hand quickly tapped on the phone.


    It replied, "Almost."


    After settling the matter with the scare spirits, Ye Jia went to the hospital and used some tricks to find out how Guan Tianyi managed to get his hands on a game prop.


    The only thing that gave Ye Jia a headache was¡­¡­


    It was an online only ck market.


    ¡ª¨CIt happened to be something he was bad at.


    And so, the small ck hand was sent out instead.


    From the fake IP address to creating an anonymous ount to ess the ck market and finally finding the seller, the entire process was done smoothly and professionally. It even made Ye Jia stunned¡ª¨CWasn''t it too proficient in this?


    Five minutester, the small ck hand peeked out from under the table and proudly returned the phone to Ye Jia, "Done!"


    Ye Jia repeated, "Done?"


    "Yeah." The small ck hand answered, "It''s an offline transaction. The address is on the screen."


    Ye Jia received the phone and nced at it.


    The address was very detailed and it even included the house number and the time of transaction which was midnight tonight.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­" Amazing.


    He raised his head and looked at the small ck hand. For once, he felt generous, "I will reward you with a skin."


    The small ck hand hugged Ye Jia''s calf happily, "Wooow! Thank you, boss!!"


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    Time went by very slowly while working but as soon as work was over, it was very spent very happily.


    In the past two days, Liu Zhaocheng very rarely appeared in the department.


    Ye Jia didn''t know much about this. He only knew that he was probably cooperating with Wu Su''s team, but he didn''t know the specifics.


    But in any case, with Liu Zhaocheng not watching over this department, even the other staff had started to ck off.


    This was a good thing for Ye Jia.


    At least he wouldn''t need to escape the department as quickly as he did before, as if he was chased by a ghost.


    He went to buy a cup of milk tea and then slowly returned to his apartment.


    The sky gradually darkened. It changed from a light blue to a dark blue and then finally turned into a deep ck colour resembling ck ink.


    Ye Jia looked up at the sky.


    He stretched his back and then checked the time on his phone.


    It was almost time.


    Ye Jia skilfully disguised himself.


    Since he wasn''t sure whether the other party was a human or a fierce ghost, Ye Jia had made two preparations. He not only concealed his face, but he had also disguised his own scent in attempt to make himself seem as if he was just an ordinary human.


    Soon, he arrived at the address on his phone.


    It was in a seemingly ordinary residential area.


    Streetlights nearby dispersed away some of the darkness and the dim yellow lights lit up the path around him. Themunity was filled with life. Several windows in the not-so-tall buildings were lit up and one could vaguely see silhouettes through them.


    Ye Jia stopped in the darkness and checked.


    To his surprise, there were no abnormal energy fluctuations here.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.


    He approached his destination and rang the doorbell. Azy and rough voice called out, "Hello? Are you here to buy things? Come in."


    The other party paused for a moment, "Oh right, the elevator is broken. You may have to use the stairs."


    After saying that, there was a beep and the door to the apartmentplex opened.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    This was different from what he had imagined.


    He took a deep breath and walked in.


    This was a rather old building. Dust, oil fumes and garbage smells made it rather ufortable.


    The elevator was tattered, and the buttons were dark. It was clearly broken.


    Ye Jia briefly nced at the elevator before approaching the stairs.


    The lights in the stairwell were also broken. He could only rely on the light from the streemp outside the window to see the stairs.


    But darkness wasn''t a problem for Ye Jia.


    Halfway up, he suddenly came to a stop and then raised his hand to grab the small ck hand on his shoulder and quickly stuffed it into his pocket¡ª¨C


    At that moment, he felt¡­..some sort of strange energy sweeping over him. It was mostly detecting and probing him out, it wasn''t malicious.


    The door ahead was half concealed. This energy came from inside the door.


    Ye Jia calmly opened the door, only to see a sloppily dressed middle-aged man nestled in the sofa, looking at himzily: "What do you want to buy?"


    "Detecting device." Ye Jia said, "I heard yours are very urate?"


    The middle-aged man scratched his stomach and stood up. He pulled out a ck box from under the sofa and approached Ye Jia: "Of course."


    He pointed at a dirty QR code on his coffee table, "Forty thousand yuan. Just scan it."


    Ye Jia''s eyes were sharp and keen. He very quickly scanned over the other party, as if evaluating him.


    ¡ª-Not a yer and not a fierce ghost. Just an ordinary human.


    Even if he was involved with this transaction chain, he definitely wasn''t the key member.


    He was likely just a dealer.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and scanned the QR code with his phone.


    With a ''ding'', the money was transferred.


    The middle-aged checked his phone but was taken aback when he saw the amount.


    Shown on it was: Forty-five thousand yuan has been received.


    He looked suspiciously at the young man in front of him, "This¡­¡­¡­"


    "When I contact you today, you should probably already know that I am an avid fan of the paranormal."


    The other party''s face was hidden in the darkness, but their temperament couldn''t be concealed. He heard a hint of a smile in the other person''s voice:


    "If you have anything else like this, remember to contact me. Money isn''t an issue."


    After saying that, the young man didn''t hang around. He promptly turned and left.


    The next second, the middle-aged man''s rough voice called out from behind him, "Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, don''t leave yet."


    Ye Jia turned back to look at the other party. He pretended to ask in doubt:


    "What is it?"


    "I only have this item in stock here." The middle-aged man scratched his head and spoke somewhat hesitantly, "But, if you don''t mind, I can take you to another ce? There are more goods there."


    The smile on Ye Jia''s lips deepened. His voice was extremely sincere:


    "Really? That''s great."


    .


    There was the sound of a microphone being tapped.


    "Friends, I promise you, t-the next words that I say are all true."


    The young man''s voice trembled slightly, as if suppressing some fierce emotions. Through the screen, it sounded a little unreal.


    Immediately afterwards, the frame shook.


    A dark and gloomy building came into view.


    "It''s here. This is a vi in the outskirts of M City¡­¡­."


    As the man continued to chatter, two figures walked out from the open vi door.


    The young man walking at the back was particrly eye-catching in a gloomy setting like this.


    He was tall and slender, and although he was thin, his steps were light and firm. He looked like he had just walked out from a painting.


    The young man''s skin was very pale, to the point where it almost looked like it was glowing in the night. His eyes were nonchntly lowered, and he gave off a particrly attractive temperament; elegant and distant, along with some devil-may-careziness. Even through the low-definition recording, he appeared particrly handsome. It was almost as if the moment he made his appearance, people couldn''t help but find their eyes drawn to him.


    Cold and pale fingers silently touched the screen.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes, his dark red eyes reflecting the other party''s face.


    His touch was light and gentle, as if he was stroking the young man''s cheek through the phone screen.


    The blood gu fish brought its huge goat skull head over and used its nose to rub the screen in doubt. It didn''t seem to understand why the human it liked was smaller and confined inside this small ck box.


    Ji Xuan gently stroked the blood gu fish with one hand and used the other to poke at the young man on the screen: "You like him very much, don''t you?"


    His lips changed into a smile and his voice was low and hoarse, "¡­¡­Me too."


    To the point that he wanted to lock him up and not let anyone else see him.


    Cut out the eyes of anyone who looks at him, cut off the hands of anyone who tries to touch him, and feed it all to his pet.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and pulled the video back to the beginning.


    ¡ª¡ª¨C "Friends, I promise you, t-the next words¡­¡­."


    Watching the shaky recording on the screen, a certain dark desire overflowed from Ji Xuan''s eyes.


    No.


    He had to hold back.


    The phone screen cracked from the force. A spider-web-like crack appeared on the screen along with the crackling of electricity.


    The screen went ck.


    Ji Xuan threw away another scrapped phone, closed his eyes, and tapped his fingers on the chair armrest impatiently.


    After a long period of silence, he opened his eyes and his gaze fell onto a book not far away.


    The cover of the book had been torn off, but everything else was still in good condition. There were clear traces of it being read multiple times.


    Ji Xuan paused. He bent his finger slightly.


    The book flew into his hands. The pages flipped very quickly before finally stopping at a page in the middle:


    ¡¾After confirming your own feelings, how should you act?


    ¡­¡­..


    9. Cats or dogs: Creating opportunities to get along.


    So, is your beloved person a cat or a dog person?


    If they are a cat person, try inviting them to a cat caf¨¦. No cat lover would refuse an opportunity to be able to pet cats¡­¡­¡¿


    Ji Xuan frowned and raised his finger slightly.


    The book again turned a few pages.


    ¡¾¡­¡­If either you or the other party have a dog, you can try and met them while walking the dog!


    In a sunny park, that person''s surprised expression and an excited dog by their feet; the perfect setting for the seeds of love to slowly sprout. What else could be more suitable than this? ¡¿


    "Pa."


    Ji Xuan closed the book.


    When he read this bookst time, he had already determined something¡ª¨CThis was a trashy book.


    The topic was gimmicky, 90% of the content wasplete rubbish, the theory inside was too rigid, the author''s writing was messy and there were even spelling mistakes.


    But¡­..


    He lowered his eyes and seemed to be deep in thought.


    After a long time, Ji Xuan raised his eyes. His gaze fell onto the blood gu fish sitting by his feet. The look in his eyes was inexplicable.


    As for a dog¡­¡­¡­.


    ¡ª¡ªThis should be simr, right?


    Sensing its masters gaze, the blood gu fish looked up and tilted its head in confusion:


    "?"

 Chapter 37

    M City was close to the mountains and the sea.


    The night was getting dark. Most of the city lights were out, leaving only a few remaining spots scattered around.


    On the other side, the sea was already calm. It waspletely dark without a single source of light. One could only faintly hear the sound of waves crashing.


    A car stopped by the dock.


    There were many warehouses by the pier. In the darkness, it looked a little spooky.


    The car door opened and a middle-aged man wearing a singlet and shorts came out. He scratched his stubbled chin and then turned to the other person in the car, "Wait a minute. I''ll go talk to them first."


    The young man in the car nodded, "Okay."


    The middle-aged man disappeared in the dark gap between the warehouses, his figure instantly swallowed up by the darkness.


    Ye Jia opened the car door and simrly got out.


    The temperature here was a little colder than the city.


    The salt-filled sea breeze ruffled his hair.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and his gaze fell thoughtfully onto the warehouses. The dark sky above his head was reflected in the depths of his eyes.


    Ahead¡­¡­.Nothing.


    But this ''nothing'' waspletely different from what he felt from that man earlier¡ª¨CThat person didn''t have any residual yin energy on him or traces of props being used and only had the scent of an ordinary human. This ce however was different.


    Ye Jia couldn''t feel anything at all.


    There was no yin energy, no signs of life, or even the moisture in the air from the sea. It was justpletely empty.


    As if this ce was cut off from the rest of the world by something.


    ¡­.Was it a prop?


    Ye Jia calmly analysed inside.


    If his guess was correct, then the other party''s act of using it either meant that they are extremely cautious, or that they already knew that they were caught.


    However, as for whether it was the former or thetter, it was something he couldn''t be certain about for the time being.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and seemed to be in thought.


    He pulled the small ck hand out from his pocket, "Smell it."


    Small ck hand, "¡­..Huh? Smell what?"


    "Can''t you feel it?" Ye Jia raised a brow and pointed at the darkness ahead, "Don''t you think that this ce is a little strange?"


    The small ck hand hesitated "N-no?"


    "Alright." Ye Jia nodded and stuffed the small ck hand back into his pocket, "Don''t need you anymore."


    The small ck hand in the pocket: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Am I just a tool for you to use?!


    .


    Ten minutester.


    The middle-aged man hurried over. His aged face showed some frustration.


    "What''s wrong?" Ye Jia asked.


    "Haa, don''t even ask." The man''s voice was filled with anger that had not yet settled.


    Heined, "Didn''t get any goods and instead got a scolding. They said I was too careless¡­¡­..Damn this."


    Ye Jia said, "It''s okay, I understand. After all, it''s a grey area."


    He smiled warmly and turned to get back into the car, but he heard the man behind him say:


    "That''s why, I''m sorry about this, brother."


    The middle-aged man raised his hand. There appeared to be a pitch-ck monster sticking tightly to his palm. Its eight tentacles were wrapped tightly around the back of his hand, and it let out some odourless liquid from its sucker-like lips. As soon as that liquid reached the young man''s back, it seemed to prate straight into him and disappear without a trace.


    Immediately afterwards, the young man swayed slightly and then weakly fell to the ground.


    The middle-aged man tore off the tentacles with a look of disgust and then proceeded to stuff the struggling eight-legged monster into a small ss bottle.


    He wiped his palm against his clothes and then spat onto the ground:


    "Fuck, it''s disgusting."


    The middle-aged man bent down and shouted towards the darkness behind him, "Hey, it''s done."


    Two figures stepped out from the darkness.


    They were pushing a cart which made a dull sound as the wheels rolled across the floor.


    The cart stopped beside Ye Jia.


    The two men bent down and ced the unconscious young man into the cart.


    The hood fell, revealing the young man''s pale face and sharp chin. The middle-aged manmented, "Looks pretty good."


    The other two didn''t pay him any attention.


    One of them took out a palm sized device from their pocket and carefully scanned it across the young man. It didn''t emit any lights or sounds the entire time.


    "How is it?" The other person asked.


    The man stored the device back into his pocket, "No problem. Just an ordinary human. Not a fierce ghost or a yer."


    They seemed to be relieved.


    The middle-aged man listened to their conversation with a nk expression. He clearly understood the individual words, but he didn''t understand it when it was strung together like that.


    He grumbled, "What are you on about?"


    What fierce ghost, what yer?


    The two seemed to only now notice his existence.


    One of them red at him coldly, "Something like casually bringing another person here should not happen a second time."


    The middle-aged man tried to exin himself, "Before he entered my ce, I already scanned him with the thing you gave me. There''s nothing wrong with him. He''s just a rich idiot who likes the paranormal so I¡­¡­"


    Before he could finish his words, he was mercilessly interrupted, "The next one to be lying here would be you."


    That person sneered and warned darkly, "And at that time, the cart won''t be taking to you the memory clearing studio."


    The middle-aged man immediately shut his mouth. His muddy eyes shed with fear.


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    The wheels sounded again. Pushing the cart, the two men slowly disappeared into the dark night.


    Looking in the direction in which the two men disappeared at, the middle-aged man spat onto the ground, "Fuck, I have been working my ass off for them and finally managed to bring a customer over but all I get is this kind of treatment."


    He turned and got back into the car.


    A momentter, the engine roared and the lights turned on. He slowly drove away from the dock.


    The dock was silent again. Only the sound of waves could be heard.


    In the depths of the warehouses.


    The two men pushed the cart through a somewhatplicated terrain. They familiarly pushed it right and left through the dark, as if they had walked that route hundreds of times.


    After an unknown period of time, they finally stopped.


    One took out a key and opened the metal door to a warehouse.


    The door was rusted by the sea breeze. It let out a low groan as it opened.


    They pushed the cart in.


    The lights turned on.


    The inside of the warehouse didn''t match with its deserted and barren external appearance. The white walls were clean and there were four metal carts ced in the centre. The space near the door was empty, waiting for the arrival of the cart they were pushing to fill up the gap.


    The back of the room waspletely blocked.


    One of them went over and pulled open the curtain, revealing a huge water tank that took up the majority of the wall behind it. The water tank was filled with dark, murky liquid.


    He skilfully put on some thick protective gloves and then picked up a special mp on the side and slowly inserted it into the water.


    A dark creature resembling a starfish was taken out. Its five arms were covered with grotesque-looking bumps and boils, and on its stomach was a mouth filled with jagged teeth from which foul-smelling secretion dripped out of. Those five arms struggled and squirmed about. It seemed to be wanting to break free from that strange metal mp that was binding its body.


    The man carefully carried the ugly creature and turned around:


    "Hold him down¡­.."


    As soon as he turned around, the rest of his words were stuck in his throat.


    He saw that the young man who should be unconscious on the cart had sat up at this moment. As his hood hadn''t been put back on again, his slightly messy hair over his forehead and his lowered eyes were revealed. Under the light, his beautifully defined face appeared even paler than before. Next to himid his partner who had at some unknown point in time fallen unconscious.


    The man stared at the scene before him dumbfounded. It was as if he couldn''t believe what he was seeing.


    At this moment, the other party raised their amber coloured eyes which seemed to contain a faint golden glow. It appeared distant and indifferent, as if the person who had taken down a brawny man just now wasn''t he himself.


    Ye Jia hopped off the cart unhurriedly andnded lightly onto the ground, like a cat leaping down from a high ce.


    He smiled and greeted, "Good evening."


    ¡ª¨CRegardless of what the other party''s purpose was, for someone who would conceal themselves and hide their whereabouts, it was impossible for them to allow anyone to bring outsiders over to their hideout and risk having themselves exposed.


    The first scenario would be him being denied entry.


    The solution to that was very simple. He could just secretly sneak inter.


    The second scenario would be the other party not willing to take the risk of being exposed and trying to eliminate the risk entirely.


    That scenario was even better.


    ¡ª-It would save him the time to search for a way to enter without being detected.


    The only pity was that in order to disguise himself as an ordinary human, he could only use the hood.


    But it didn''t matter anyway. After all, he had a way of making the other party forget himself.


    Ye Jia stretched his shoulders and slowly approached the man. A smile lingered at his lips, "Don''t be nervous, I just want to ask you a few questions."


    The man''s limbs were stiff. He instinctively slowly backed away until his back hit the cold tank.


    The next second, a vicious smirk appeared on his face and a huge head emerged from his stomach. In a sh, that head broke free from the skin shackling it and it charged towards Ye Jia with it''s mouth wide open.


    This person was definitely a yer.


    Ye Jia''s eyes turned cold. A faint light appeared at his fingertip.


    ¡ª¨CThis was a forbidden technique where one strengthened themselves with ghosts. It was equivalent to gaining control of fierce ghosts in exchange for their life. Even in the game, very few yers dared to do something like this.


    That head had its mouth wide open. Drops of mucous fell onto the ground, corroding away the surface.


    It had to be dealt with quickly.


    These yers clearly weren''t alone. If others were attracted over, then his ''secret infiltration'' n would be ruined.


    Just as Ye Jia was about to pull out his scythe, he suddenly heard the man behind that face cry out in pain.


    He was taken aback for a moment.


    The huge head before him revealed a painful expression. It then quickly disappeared into the air.


    Ye Jia looked ahead.


    He saw that the man had slumped down onto the ground. The metal mp in his hand had fallen onto the pool of mucous which had umted on the ground and the starfish-like monster was at this moment clinging tightly onto his face. Its five arms were wrapped tightly around the man''s head, and it seemed to be wriggling towards the other party''s mouth.


    The man was convulsing. He was already unconscious.


    The small ck hand floating next to him eximed angrily, "Well deserved!"


    Very clearly, it had taken advantage of the time that face attacked Ye Jia to knock over the mp in his hand and let that grotesque monster attack the other party.


    Ye Jia retracted the sharp de and approached the other party. He looked down at the other party''s face which was still covered by that monster for a few seconds.


    "¡­¡­..Memory worm."


    This was a monster in the game that lived by devouring human memories.


    The small ck hand settled on Ye Jia''s shoulder. It was a little nervous, "Uhh¡­..I hope I didn''t make the situation worse?"


    After all, this guy didn''t seem to be in a state where he could be interrogated.


    Ye Jia shook his head, "This person nurtured a ghost using his body and has be corrupted. Even if I manage to capture him, I probably wouldn''t be able to get anything out from him."


    He retracted his gaze and put his hood back on again.


    Ayer of yin energy appeared, covering up his scent.


    "Let''s go."


    Under the shadow of the hood, his eyes darkened.


    He felt that¡­..this matter of reselling game props wasn''t anything simple.


    Ye Jia took out a set of keys from the unconscious man''s pocket and then closed the warehouse door, making it look the same as usual.


    The night outside was dull and gloomy.


    Ye Jia carefully walked through the narrow paths. Everything was indistinct in the dark. It was as if there was a huge curtain covering this ce that was filled with maze-like paths and alleys.


    Most of the warehouses were very normal.


    There were piles of goods transported from overseas as well as some neglected misceneous items.


    Ye Jia raised his head and closed his eyes. He seemed to be feeling for something.


    ¡ª¡ª¨CSince the other party had concealed themselves using props, he would not look for their scent and instead would search of a ce that seemed ''isted'' or ''cut off''.


    Where there is nothing at all, that would be the ce he was searching for.


    He opened his eyes and fixed his gaze somewhere in the distance.


    There.


    To the east of the warehouses, there was a final row ofrge warehouses.


    The doors were tightly closed. In the night, it looked very lifeless and gloomy.


    Ye Jia stopped before one of them.


    He didn''t n on using his ghost domain. Because the other party must have detection devices for yin and ghost energy, the sudden increase would inevitably raise an rm.


    Ye Jia tried the keys from the keychain he picked up just now and sure enough, he was able to sessfully open the door with one of the keys.


    He stepped in.


    The space inside the warehouse was a lotrger than how it looked from the outside, but much of this ce was empty. There were only a fewrge cardboard boxes in the corner, looking lonely and pitiful.


    This empty warehouse was filled with a strange stale smell.


    In the corner near the main entrance was a round sphere half his height. The surface was soft and smooth, and it looked like it was of a half-liquid state. It faintly flickered. It was unknown whether it was a monster or a prop, but regardless of which it was, it was something Ye Jia had never seen before.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly.


    He lowered his head and looked at the marks on the floor. There probably used to be a lot of things piled up here but had been removed. Based on the scratches on the floor, it was probably only taken away quite recently.


    While Ye Jia examined thisrge warehouse, suddenly, a familiar noise sounded outside.


    Metal wheels rolled across the ground, making a low rumbling sound. It slowly got closer and closer.


    Faint voices could be heard through the door.


    "¡­¡­Why didn''t you lock the door?"


    "I wasn''t thest one to leave!"


    "Dammit." That voice cursed, "It must be Sun Yuan that fucker. I''ll kill him if he does this again."


    Ye Jia stepped back a little and silently hid himself in the shadows behind therge boxes.


    The harsh sound of the metal door being pulled open broke the silence.


    Immediately afterwards, a container about five or six metres long was pushed in.


    "Apart from this, that should be all?"


    "Yes, this is thest one."


    As Ye Jia listened to the two converse, he examined therge cardboard boxes in front of him.


    The tip of his finger gently twitched, and a faint light shed. The edge of the box quietly split open.


    Inside was arge water tank very simr to the one in the one in the warehouse earlier. The tank was filled with severed limbs and body parts soaked in sticky, scarlet liquid. Some were half rotten while others were still intact. With bare bones revealed amongst the rotting flesh, it was both an eerie and terrifying sight.


    Ye Jia was slightly stunned.


    A skull the size of a fist in the tank suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Jia through its dark eye sockets and the next second a harsh scream escaped from its mouth, cutting through the silence.


    It frantically mmed its head against the ss, and the ss instantly began to crack.


    "Who is it?!" The other two people outside suddenly became alert.


    Dammit.


    Ye Jia lowly cursed.


    The next second, a huge face identical to the one earlier suddenly charged out from one of the man''s arms. It used its long, seaweed-like hair to violently attack the direction of the sound¡ª-!


    But unexpectedly, there was no one there.


    All that was heard was a crash as the water tank burst open.


    Viscous scarlet blood spread across the warehouse floor and countless severed limbs and body parts squirmed about. With the fist sized skull as the centre, the body slowly spliced together and a huge, deformed monster gradually took shape.


    "Fuck!" A trace of panic shed across the attacking man''s face. He didn''t seem to expect his attack to cause something like this.


    "Dammit, what are you standing around stupidly for? Run!" The other person cursed, "Don''t you fucking know what that is?"


    The other person quickly returned to his senses.


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    They stumbled into the night and soon disappeared without a trace.


    Ye Jia stood in the middle of the pool of blood. His grip around the scythe in his hand tightened and his gaze was fierce.


    ¡ª-He knew what this was.


    This was a blood gu fish.


    Even in the game, the blood gu fish was definitely one of the most terrifying monsters. They were spawned from severed body parts of wronged souls and used dead corpses as a medium. Only extremelyrge amounts of blood and resentment could spawn a blood gu fish so even in the game, there were very few of them.


    In addition to this, they must also have a core to allow them tomand all the body parts.


    Blood gu fish were terrible killing machines. They have no reason, no emotions and no intelligence and would only follow their instincts to consume and kill.


    Even fierce ghosts would be too afraid to be close to a creature like this that was created from pure resentment.


    ¡ª¨CThat was why Ji Xuan''s blood gu fish was so special.


    And this one¡­¡­


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and his gaze fell onto the core that was surrounded by numerous body parts.


    There was a small test tube floating in the blood that contained a green drop of blood.


    Among the severed body parts, Ye Jia saw frogs, cats, dogs, deer and even an arm with a suit sleeve and a watch.


    This was an artificially created blood gu fish.


    Moreover, it wasn''tplete.


    As these severed body parts moved, small pieces of flesh broke off and scattered across the ground. The warehouse at this moment looked more like a ughterhouse.


    It crawled across the ground, let out a sharp howl and charged towards Ye Jia, attacking him indiscriminately.


    Ye Jia for once was struggling.


    ¡ª-He wanted to use the scythe as little as possible.


    One should know that a blood gu fish is made up with pure resentment energy as well as terrifying malice.


    For Ye Jia, this was what he was most unwilling to eat.


    But in his ear, there was a small voice that got clearer and clearer. It quietly tried to bewitch him and persuade them.


    Use your weapon.


    Kill it. Eat it.


    Be stronger, and then continue to eat.


    Ye Jia gritted his teeth.


    His head was still roaring inside. He had no choice but to divert some of his attention to resist those desires.


    While he was distracted, the artificial blood gu fish seized this opportunity and attacked without any hesitation! The attack was tough and fierce, and its mouth was wide open, revealing sharp teeth inside. It seemed to be wanting to crush his throat.


    However, just at this critical moment¡ª¡ª¨C


    From a pool of blood, a huge goat skull slowly emerged.


    It roared and lunged towards the fake.


    The two blood gu fish quickly got entangled in a fierce battle. The smell of blood was overwhelming. Severed limbs and body parts in the pool of blood squirmed, as if it was struggling.


    The cking sound of bone hitting bone, arge roar, the sound of blood falling to the ground. All these sounds echoed in the huge warehouse.


    The metal warehouse wall at this moment seemed like it was as fragile as a piece of paper. Another invisible force cut it open, and it soon became tattered.


    The blood gu fish suddenly bit the fake and mmed it against the wall.


    The next second, a figure swiftly stepped onto its ribs. Their hand moved and arge scythe suddenly appeared, urately piercing the fake''s chest.


    The test tube with the green drop of blood had rolled off somewhere.


    "ng." It reached the open space in the distance.


    The fake no longer moved.


    The blood gu fish slowly swam back.


    As it left, the other party copsed heavily like it didn''t have any bones, directly hitting the containers behind it with a loud crash.


    Ye Jia jumped down. Several drops of blood spattered onto his pale face.


    He frowned slightly. A faint light shed across his dark eyes.


    The blood gu fish slowly swam towards him and pressed its head against his palm as if it was asking to be praised.


    Ye Jia calmed his breathing and rubbed its head, "¡­¡­Good child."


    But logically speaking, since the blood gu fish was here, its master shouldn''t be far away.


    Ye Jia raised his head and looked out the warehouse.


    But before he could find Ji Xuan''s figure, his gaze was attracted by something else.


    The contents inside the containers that were crushed just now were now exposed.


    It was a row of hangers.


    But what hung from those hangers weren''t clothes, butplete sets of human skin.


    Hair, face, fingers, nothing was missing. Like some kind of weird leather suit, it hung from the hanger neatly lined up in a row.


    Ye Jia was stunned.


    As if he enraptured, he stared fixatedly at one of the ''leather suits'' and slowly approached the hangers.


    It was the appearance of a young girl¡ª-A fairplexion, brown hair and well-kept fingers.


    Ye Jia had seen her before in his files.


    She was one of the missing girls.


    She had mysteriously disappeared after entering a building and the surveince camera at the entrance only captured her entering but had no recordings of her leaving.


    It wasn''t until a weekter when the residentsined about the foul smell that people eventually discovered her body that had beenpletely skinned inside room 404.


    ¡ª¨CHer belly swollen and expression peaceful, there weren''t any traces of struggle.

 Chapter 38

    Ye Jia reached out and slowly touched the wrist of that human skin.


    The texture was softer than rubber and it still carried a faint warmth. With some pressure, it even made a slight sticky sound. It was as if it was only just peeled off from the young girl not long ago.


    He raised his eyes and nced roughly at the rest of the human skins.


    A total of twenty-five.


    Different faces and a variety of skin colours, several of them have appeared in the news or on case files while others were unfamiliar, as if they had never appeared in the public eye.


    Familiar or unfamiliar, they were all equally young.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes, his gaze dark and deep.


    After surviving inside that game for so long, his ability to sympathise faded considerably.


    But when he saw the skins of so many young girls hanging in a dark, unmanned warehouse like this like goods for sale, even he would feel something strong and silent surge inside him¡­¡­.Anger.


    At this moment, the small ck hand appeared on his shoulder.


    It lowly gasped, "T-this is¡­¡­.?"


    Ye Jia asked, "Do you still remember her?"


    The small ck hand looked carefully at the human skin before it and confirmed, "That''s her."


    "She was that soul in that building! I still remember. Her soul had a particrly¡­..terrible smell." The small ck hand unconsciously shuddered as it seemed to recall something, "She tried to eat me at the time but was in the end eaten by me. As soon as I ate her, I felt that something wasn''t right¡­.and I lost my mind because of her contaminated soul. And you already know what happened after that."


    Yes.


    Ye Jia remembered. When he first met the small ck hand, it hadpletely lost its sanity and was only left with instinctual desire to hunt for food. Even its powers had been greatly strengthened by the malice to the point that it could create a ghost domain when it normally couldn''t.


    What kind of fierce ghost could bring about such a terrible effect on its victims?


    After peeling off their skin, there would still be such fierce malice left in the victim''s souls such that it would even affect the ghost that devours the soul?


    He let go of the skin.


    The wrist that had lost its support limply fell back down.


    There was also the bus carrying fierce ghosts into the fog¡­..


    At least, there was one thing that was clear now.


    Fierce ghosts and yers were working together.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia was startled slightly. He raised his head and looked towards the open warehouse door.


    He saw a greyish white fog appear in the dark night. Like a drop of ink falling into a pot of water, it quickly spread out.


    The edges of the fog clung to the ground as it rushed towards the warehouse. It gave people an indescribable treacherous and evil feeling.


    Across a thinyer of broken metal, Ye Jia heard footsteps approach the warehouse and a voice that wasn''t distinctly male or female speak:


    "Delivering goods¡­..Such a simple task but they actually can''t do it well."


    That voice was low and soft and there was a strange buzzing sound mixed in. The person speaking sounded particrly arrogant, "Hah, yers. Useless humans."


    ¡ª¨CIt was a high levelled fierce ghost that could activate ghost domains remotely.


    The look in Ye Jia''s eyes turned cold. He pulled off his hood and his figure was swallowed up by the darkness that suddenly surged from behind, concealing himselfpletely.


    More fog passed through the cracks in the wall. It filled the chaotic warehouse.


    Ye Jia''s eyes darkened.


    He remembered¡­..The fog filled ghost domain that bus drove into had the same smell as this.


    Before the fog couldpletely fill the warehouse, a figure slowly stepped in


    It was a person of medium build and height. From a distance, there didn''t appear to be anything special about that person, but that person''s facial features and body type seemed to give Ye Jia a strange feeling¡­..as if it was moving.


    When that person got closer, Ye Jia finally saw that this person waspletely made up of a dense number of flies. The flies were like different coloured dots; brown, tan and ck bodies, grey-white wings, green, ck and bluepound eyes, various colours gathered together to form aplete human form.


    The buzzing in the voice grew stronger: "¡ª¡ªIpetent things."


    Ye Jia subconsciously let out a breath.


    He knew who this was.


    Fly King.


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    Ye Jia''s gaze fell onto the test tube that had fallen onto the ground a certain distance away from him. The green drop of blood inside let out a faint glow in the dark.


    Could that have belonged to him?


    When he saw that condition of the warehouse, an obvious look of surprise shed across the Fly King''s face that was made up of countless flies.


    "Huh?"


    His gaze moved from the thick pool of blood on the ground to the fake blood gu fish and finally to the rack of human skins.


    His buzzing voice turned cold, "Such an important thing was almost destroyed. Those idiots."


    "However, this intruder¡­." The Fly King quickly recovered his calmness, "To actually be able to go against an out-of-control blood gu fish and cause such a big trouble for us. Had to be said that they are strong."


    He snickered as his vicious eyes slowly moved around the warehouse. There was malice that couldn''t be concealed in his voice:


    "And I know you haven''t left yet, isn''t that right?"


    Ye Jia''s breathing stopped.


    The moment the Fly King finished speaking, the thick fog seemed toe alive. It spread out in all directions, covering every crevice and every corner.


    The next moment, the pool of blood on the ground suddenly started to bubble.


    Arge goat skull emerged. It silently stared at the fierce ghost before it through its empty eye sockets and then opened its mouth, revealing countless sharp, white teeth. With a swish of its tail, it charged towards the Fly King like an arrow¡ª¨C


    The Fly King didn''t seem to expect another blood gu fish to suddenly appear.


    Caught off-guard, he took a few steps back.


    When the blood gu fish charged through his body, therge swarm of flies dispersed before slowly gathering together again to regain the shape of a human after the other partynded back into the pool of blood.


    Looking at the blood gu fish before it, a look of shock flickered across the Fly King''s face:


    "W-why is that here¡­¡­.?"


    The face made up of flies revealed a look of fear, "If you''re here, then¡­¡­."


    Soon afterwards, a low voice suddenly sounded outside the warehouse.


    "Then, what?"


    The dark night was cut apart.


    A trace of scarlet shed like a sharp de cutting through the air. It cut straight through the fog in front of him.


    A tall male figure appeared from the scarlet background.


    "Fly King."


    Ji Xuan walked over unhurriedly. His deep-set eyes were dark red.


    "Long time no see."


    The blood gu fish slowly returned to its master.


    It rubbed its huge head against Ji Xuan''s palm as it seemed to be greeting him.


    The Fly King''s expression returned to normal. He lowered his head and bowed to Ji Xuan before speaking with his cold, buzzing voice, "¡ª-It has indeed been a long time, King."


    He had spoken thatst word with great force. It clearly carried malice.


    "Why?" Ji Xuan looked at him with a smile that wasn''t quite a smile, "Came to visit but you didn''t even let me know? You should at least give me a chance to do what is required as a host."


    "¡­.Just dealing with some private affairs." The movements of the flies on the Fly King''s face became more intense, "No need to bother you."


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and scanned the warehouse in front of him.


    It looked like a hurricane had just passed through. The ce was covered in blood and body parts as well as remnants of the containers crushed by the fake blood gu fish.


    His gaze lingered for a couple of seconds on the human skins. His voice carried unknown emotion:


    "Is that so? But from the looks of it, it doesn''t seem to be very private."


    Ji Xuan stretched out his hand and lightly bent his pale finger. A smooth ball filled with fluid rolled towards him like it had been summoned.


    He chuckled softly, "Even using a cover ball? Quite generous."


    With those words, the scarlet behind him spread out further, quickly swallowing up the fog in the air.


    The Fly King''s body dispersed and gathered repeatedly as his emotions fluctuated violently. He seemed to be wanting to retreat but he forcibly stopped himself from backing down.


    His voice sounded like he was gnashing his teeth, "The humans have a good saying. Anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible."


    Ji Xuan slowly took a step forward:


    "What have you done that requires my forgiving?"


    The scarlet sea behind him started to surge.


    Even though they were far away, Ye Jia could still feel the terrifying energying from it. It was naturally even more obvious for the Fly King who was closer to Ji Xuan.


    His body was forced to change shape. That group of flies hovered around and seemed to be unable to maintain a human appearance while his voice had be fierce. No longer hiding it anymore, heughed hysterically:


    "Ji Xuan, you know you can''t kill me. As long as Mother is around, you don''t dare."


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. His scarlet eyes fell emotionlessly onto the Fly King. There were no emotions on his pale and handsome face.


    That scarlet colour spread out further and slowly increased its pressure.


    The group of flies were now pressed down onto the ground, but the Fly King didn''t seem to feel the slightest fear:


    "I know Mother promised to give you that human¡­."


    Heughed, "But you have dragged it out for too long. We have been waiting for you to return with your spoils but what did you do? You offered that reward¡­.That reward!"


    The Fly King''s strange voice continued, "And you prohibited anyone from harming him."


    "You¡­¡­Don''t you know¡­.?"


    Ji Xuan continued to watch the Fly King struggle on the ground expressionlessly.


    The Fly King''s voice had changed, but it still sounded quite horrible:


    "The first step of Mother''s n is to kill that human!!!" The Fly King''s body scattered as he roared angrily, "If he doesn''t die, Mother will never be able to regain her former power¡­."


    "And now¡­¡­"


    The Fly King cackled, "Mother has lost her patience."


    "So, we''re here to help you." He said, "You better know exactly¡­..which faction you are in."


    Ye Jia''s eyes shook.


    The¡­..amount of information from this exchange was too much.


    Who was that Mother?


    Moreover, what does he have to do with that Mother regaining her former powers?


    Ye Jia couldn''t help but remember the small ck hand''s words.


    Are there any forces in this world that don''t want to find you?


    ¡ª¨CProbably not.


    Ye Jia closed his eyes.


    While he was momentarily distracted, he suddenly heard the Fly King''s painful scream. Swarms of flies frantically ran into the bloody barrier ahead.


    His voice grew weaker and weaker, but it also sounded more and more sinister:


    "I originally nned to startter¡­..at least after the goods are sent out, but¡­..heheheh¡­."


    The Fly King hissed, "Humans have a phrase I really like."


    "¡ª¡ªNight parade of one hundred ghosts."


    At this moment, even Ye Jia could feel it. From the distant sky above, dark malice spread down.


    He could smell blood.


    Sweet and beautiful, like a drop of blood suddenly falling into a pool of sharks, it bewitched and enticed all the creatures of darkness toe out and greedily search for the source of that smell.


    Soon, in the direction of the city, strong yin energy that couldn''t be ignored surged. A faint blood-like, scarlet colour appeared in the edges of the originally dark night sky.


    Ji Xuan was startled.


    The next moment, the Fly King took advantage of the other party''s distraction and immediately fled through the sewers below.


    The city was suddenly awakened and submerged in terror.


    .


    Late at night.


    Wu Su was awakened by his deafening ringtone. He fumbled around his pillow and epted the call.


    However, what came from the other end wasn''t a human''s voice.


    Strands of pitch-ck hair slivered out from the speaker, immediately wrapping around his wrist.


    That cold and damp sensation immediately awakened Wu Su. He reached for the gun next to his pillow and fired several shots at his phone. The special bullets shattered the phone screen and the long stands of hair slowly receded.


    Wu Su stood by his bed breathing heavily.


    What was going on? Why was a ghost suddenly emerging from his phone?


    He turned and looked out the window. Through the curtain, he saw that the originally dark sky was now stained with a scarlet, blood-like colour. It covered the entire city like a huge.


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    On the ground below, under the streetlights, low-level zombies emerged from the ground, slowly wandering through the streets.


    Pale-skinned ghosts emerged from the walls. They watched the humans in this world with a malicious stare.


    In the distant, screams sounded one after another.


    Wu Su felt his blood run cold. He hurriedly rushed to his bedside table and took out the paper Ace gave him.


    Unexpectedly, the other party responded very quickly.


    "Contact your superiors immediately." The young man''s voice was hasty but firm as he gave out his orders, "Gather any support you can and dispatch them. Save the people first."


    "What about you?" Wu Su hurriedly asked.


    The other party didn''t answer.


    Twenty minutester.


    Throughout M City, all thebatants that could be dispatched were dispatched and even several logistics staff who could fight using props were also urgently summoned.


    Wu Su quickly briefed the teams and then assigned them their respective areas.


    "There is only one objective." Wu Su scanned across his pale-faced colleagues in front of him and emphasised each word, "Eliminate the fierce ghosts and protect the civilians."


    "Roger!" Everyone shouted in unison.


    After watching thebat teams quickly set off, the staff behind him stepped forward and asked, "Based on the current situation, we may not be able tost very long."


    ¡ª-They had never seen so many fierce ghosts.


    They seemed to have all left their nests.


    Regardless of whether it was in the game or in reality, it was almost equivalent to an entire army of them. It was enough to bring an entire city into ruin.


    "When will support arrive?"


    Wu Su didn''t answer.


    In fact¡­..he had not been able to call for external support.


    The lines in this city were still intact and people who tried to contact their friends or family in the city could get connected and may even hear the terrible screams of them being eaten alive from the other end, but no one was able to call people outside the city. Like a terrible joke, all their connections to the outside world had been cut off, putting an end to the possibility of calling for external support.


    M City was isted and helpless.


    Wu Su took in a deep breath before he turned to look at the staff behind him, "Let''s go."


    ¡ª-Right now, they could only do everything they could.


    The dark red sky now gave off the smell of blood. Screams could be heard in all directions.


    The dark night was lit by the colour of blood, but dawn would nevere.


    In the streets east of the city.


    A loud ''bang'' broke through the silence.


    Wu Su sted through the head of another zombie, its body crumpling down and dark ck blood seeping into the ground. More zombies appeared around him.


    "Fuck." He cursed inwardly and filled his gun with new bullets with a bloodied hand.


    Zombies were the lowest level monsters in the game. They were corpses with no consciousness and only acted on instinct but even so, arge number like this was difficult to deal with.


    Wu Sumanded for his team to stay back. Using a car parked on the side of the street as cover, he threw over a grenade.


    That grenade was specially manufactured. It would bring about great damage to ghosts and monsters carrying yin energy.


    The next second, a loud explosion was heard. Broken limbs, blood and flesh sttered and the stench of blood spread through the street.


    But before Wu Su could let out a sigh of relief, he heard a little girl''s faint cry a short distance ahead:


    "Ahhhhhh!!! My leg! My leg!"


    Wu Su''s heart sank.


    ¡ª¨CCivilians were affected.


    He rushed out.


    In the pool of foul-smelling blood and zombie flesh ahead, a little girl was lying on the ground in a sorry state. Her calf was bloody, and one could vaguely see her bone underneath the mangled flesh. She continued to scream out in pain, "It hurts! It hurts! Daddy! Mummy!"


    Wu Su stored the gun away and then carefully reached to the little girl, "H-how are you?"


    The girl''s long ck hair loosely hung down, and her thin shoulders trembled as she cried.


    Wu Su''s breathing was a little unstable, "I''ll stop the bleeding¡­."


    But before he could finish his words, the little girl who was only a short distance ahead suddenly raised her head. Her dark hair moved away, revealing a small featureless face that only had arge mouth lined with countless sharp teeth. A child-like voice sounded:


    "But uncle, I''m hungrier."


    Immediately afterwards, a tongue shot out from her mouth, hitting Wu Su''s face.


    At least A-level.


    Wu Su''s mind immediately made a decision, but it was toote. A long tongue with a fishy smell was already in front of him, about to piece through his skull the next second.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"


    A terrible and deafening scream sounded. It was filled with agony, pain and resentment.


    Wu Su''s eyes widened in astonishment. For a while, he wasn''t sure what he just saw.


    A cold, white light seemed to have swiftly and silently swept past his face like a gust of wind before disappearing before his eyes.


    The next second, the other party''s tongue was cut off. It fell onto the ground with a st, and it continued to writhe around even while detached from the main body.


    ck blood sttered out from the little girl. A shrill scream sounded from the depths of her throat.


    Immediately afterwards, a bloody line appeared around her slender neck and her head rolled off, the scream stopping in the process. Her small body twitched a few times on the ground before bing limp and thick ck blood flowed out from her severed neck, instantly dying the ground the same colour.


    Wu Su retreated in shock, avoiding the little girl''s corpse.


    "What are you dawdling around for?"


    An indifferent and youthful voice sounded from above.


    He looked up in daze.


    A slender young man stood under the blood-coloured night sky. He held a huge scythe resembling the crescent moon, the de gleaming under the scarlet light.


    He looked down at Wu Su who was sitting on the ground in daze from above with his face covered by shadows. His pale lips opened and closed:


    "Follow me."


    Amidst the severed limbs as well as the blood and flesh, the young man''s tall and straight figure was like a sharp knife that contained unconceble murderous intent and bloodthirstiness. Just the sight of him made one feel like their eyes were about to be cut.


    Wu Su slowly got up from the ground and turned and looked at his dumbfounded team members. Everyone''s expressions were frozen in horror and astonishment. It was clear that they still hadn''t recovered from the sudden change in situation just now.


    Wu Su felt his heart race faster inside. All the despair from earlier faded.


    He tried to stabilise his trembling voice and slowly spoke:


    "Let me introduce you. This is Ace."


    A god-level yer who once led an entire team of them to ughter a huge group of ghosts with levels higher than the team members, the one at the top of the leaderboard that no one could surpass, the legendary character inside the game.


    The most terrifying enemy but also the most reliablerade. His existence was like a stabilising force. It immediately stabilised everyone''s fearful and anxious hearts.


    ¡ª-At that moment, Wu Su for the first time saw the early rays of dawn approaching.

 Chapter 39

    The blood-coloured sky was starless and moonless. There was no trace of dawning. The entire city was shrouded in an eerie red colour.


    On the streets and inside the buildings, countless monsters and ghosts emerged from the darkness, turning the world into one that resembled hell.


    It was like an extraordinarily absurd and cruel dream.


    A police aircraft hovered in the air:


    "¡­¡­.Residents, please stay at home and barricade your doors and windows. Do not leave your homes¡­.."


    How weak and feeble.


    Everyone knew that the walls and doors were not enough to stop these monsters and ghosts, but the monsters and ghosts outside in the streets and open spaces were even more terrifying. Hiding would possibly give them a small chance of survival as, once they run out, they would most undoubtedly die.


    After realising that the situation wasn''t right, the Bureau immediately contacted the police and military for support andbat personnel were also dispatched to each area of the city. All personnel that were sent out to support them were taught how to use the props and equipment to fight against these ghosts and monsters as quickly as possible.


    But these people had never encountered a situation like this before and had never received any relevant training. What''s more, for the first time, they came to know that those creatures of darkness they had imagined as a child truly did exist.


    The weapons and props that could be used to deal with these creatures were short in supply.


    They could only hold human weapons and watch fearfully as all kinds of ghosts and monsters crawled out.


    There was a total of 150 permanentbat personnel in M City. Adding to those the other non-frontline Bureau members who could be barely consideredbat personnel, the total was still less than 200.


    And what they were facing was an overwhelming army of these creatures of darkness that swept through the city like a tsunami.


    Large cracks formed on the asphalt roads and soon a foul-smelling mud-like monster slithered out from underground. It was about three stories high and its tentacles that were made out of mud fell heavily onto the ground, instantly creating a spider-web-like crack with each impact.


    Below it were theparatively tiny humans.


    "Fire!" The leader shouted.


    Gunfire sparks illuminated the dark streets, but those specially made bullets only sank into the monster''s body.


    It was angered and let out a deafening roar.


    The road shattered like cardboard under the heavy pressure and the surrounding buildings shook.


    "Retreat! Retreat!" The person below shouted.


    It was toote.


    Numerous mud-like limbs stretched out and tore through the sky as itunched a deadly attack at the humans.


    ¡ª-But very soon, they froze in the air.


    The humans below raised their heads in shock and fear, only to see a dark silhouette appear above the monster. Very lightly, as if he was just a silent wind passing by, hended onto the monster''s back.


    Immediately afterwards, a crescent shaped scythe was raised. The sky''s bloody colour was reflected on the de.


    That sharp de fell. Like a death god''s kiss, it gently swept across the other party''s neck without any resistance like a sharp knife cutting through a piece of tofu.


    The next second, the mud monster''s head fell and its huge body instantly crumpled.


    The sticky mud that had lost its form spread out and flowed through the streets.


    The shocked people raised their hands to wipe away the mud that had sttered onto their faces. When they looked back again, that figure had disappeared without a trace, as if he had never been there before in the first ce. If not for the mud on and around them, they would''ve thought that everything that happened just now was their imagination.


    "D-did you guys see that person just now?" One of them asked uncertainly.


    "I saw¡­¡­" "Yeah, I saw it too."


    Such a shocking weapon that was both beautiful and cruel. It was as if it could instantly take everyone''s breath away. As if the sight of it was burned deeply into their souls, they could never forget it.


    "Did anyone measure that monster''s level just now?"


    "A¡­A-Level."


    Silence followed.


    They had never heard of humans being able to put up a fight against an A-level monster and it was even¡­¡­


    Instant kill.


    The same question lingered in everyone''s mind¡ª-


    Who was this terribly strong person?


    "Could it be someone from the Bureau?"


    "Impossible." One said with certainty, "We would''ve already known about it if he was."


    The others nodded in agreement.


    As they packed up and got ready to fight against the other monsters, a small team suddenly appeared from the dark street ahead.


    Wu Su was running at the forefront. He appeared very tired, and his forehead was covered with sweat. Although his face and lips were pale due to exhaustion, his eyes were surprisingly bright.


    "Brother Wu?" The otherbat personnel were taken aback, "Why did youe here? What about the district you''re in charge of?"


    "All cleaned up. The two districts we passed by as well." Wu Su''s breathing was heavy and quick. A flush of excitement appeared on his cheeks. He asked, "What about you guys? Do you need our help?"


    ¡ª¨CThat''s right, they had already cleaned up three districts.


    Wu Su had teamed up with Ace before. He knew the other party''s fighting style.


    Clean, concise and straightforward.


    Without any hesitation, he ignored all the smaller, weaker ghosts and monsters and immediately set his eyes on the strongest and most difficult one to deal with and would then deal with that backbone of the ghosts and monsters quickly and efficiently. He was like the sharpest scalpel in a sophisticated surgery.


    There was a huge difference between ghosts of each level.


    The oppressiveness and strength of an A-Level ghost was much worse than a hundred B-Level ghosts. After the most troublesome one was eliminated, the difficulty of dealing with the remaining ghosts and monsters was greatly reduced.


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    After Ace joined, Wu Su immediately felt the pressure on his team lift.


    Morale rose immediately.


    All of them rushed in as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Even the ordinary members who had never had any experience fighting against ghosts and monsters no longer panicked. They all roared passionately and charged towards the zombies in the streets.


    For the first time tonight, they entered the battle with the desire for victory.


    Like dominoes, as soon as one had fallen, the rest also fell. Very soon, one district, two districts¡­..three districts.


    They who were at an extreme disadvantage had turned the situation around and now had a chance at winning.


    ¡ª-Humanity began their counterattack.


    They left behind a part of the team to continue cleaning up the remaining monsters in the district as the rest followed Ace in the pursuit for victory.


    Ace never looked back, and he also never stopped, but he would always appear in everyone''s line of sight, like a symbol of encouragement, silently cheering therades behind him on.


    Far away but firm and calm.


    The blood-coloured sky was still deadly silent, but something seemed to be quietly surging underneath, getting ready to change the flow of the current situation.


    The other party seemed to be aware of their losing momentum.


    "Drip."


    A clear dripping sound could be hearding from the city centre in the distance. The sound wasn''t very loud but for some reason, everyone heard it very clearly.


    The moment that sound was heard, everyone, even ordinary people without spiritual vision, felt it.


    Something had changed.


    The temperature in the air dropped rapidly and it soon became icy cold. The zombies that had been wandering out without consciousness suddenly stopped in their steps. Something seemed to be writhing around in the depths of their skins and it soon burst through their blood vessels together with thick yellow blood.


    The devices hanging from their waists suddenly let out a shrill rm.


    "J-just now¡­.t-they were only E-Level just now!" One of the cried out in horror, "N-now they''ve broken through D-Level¡­.and are almost C!"


    This was a devastating blow to the morale the humans had just built up.


    After all, there was only one Ace and he had to deal with the most powerful, high-levelled fierce ghost.


    When the other ghosts and monsters were still low levelled, they were able to barely manage but now that they had levelled up, everything had changed.


    ¡ª-The other party wanted to overwhelm Ace with numbers.


    Ye Jia stopped.


    Standing at a high point, his tall and slender figure that was a dark silhouette under the dark red sky looked like a wound cut into the sky.


    Ye Jia looked towards the centre of the city.


    There.


    He could sense a strong power spreading out from there. If not stopped in time; the entire situation would be irreversible.


    But¡­¡­


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes, his gaze falling onto the humans struggling on the streets.


    The team of humans that had only gathered just now were now unable to put up a fight against the monsters that had suddenly levelled up. They struggled desperately against the barrage of attacks.


    Perhaps it was because he had been away from the game for too long, the heart that had toughened had now be soft.


    Ye Jia''s knuckles were slightly white.


    He didn''t expect that he would still care ¡ª¨C Care about being unable to save them.


    Fragments of his dreamst night once again appeared before his eyes.


    Tragic screams sounded in the seemingly eternal night and a pale, blood-stained face desperately reached out towards him. "Help me! Help me!", those voices echoed in his ears again and again.


    In the dream, he turned away expressionlessly and walked on.


    Ye Jia''s fingertips lost its colour from the pressure.


    ¡ª-No one could save them.


    He must leave.


    Before everything is toote, he must go to the city centre and destroy the power that is driving all these ghosts and monsters crazy.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and, just like his memory, he turned to leave.


    A zombie with four arms rushed towards a logistic staff, ready to bite into his shoulder¡ª-"Ahhhhh!!" A despairing cry reverberated through the dark streets, but no one could save him. Everyone was fighting for their lives.


    Ye Jia suddenly stopped in ce.


    He remembered this voice ¡ª¡ª In the office, that voice once asked him with a smile, Brother Ye, would you like a cup of coffee?


    Brother Ye, are you getting off work now?


    Brother Ye, let''s have dinnerter?


    He would smile and take out his wallet and show the photo inside to Ye Jia, "Look, my daughter. Isn''t she cute?"


    ¡­¡­Dammit.


    Ye Jia turned back around, and a sharp de appeared in his hand.


    But before he could jump down, the ground below suddenly turned a muddy scarlet colour, and it began to bulge out. Soon afterwards, a goat skull appeared from the ground followed by the rest of its body. It gracefully floated above the ground.


    Everyone''s devices let out deafening rms but before they could do anything, they saw that terrible monster slowly swim around them and an invisible force shot out.


    Almost in a blink of an eye, the zombie with four arms was cut into pieces.


    It silently swam through the streets, leaving cut up corpses wherever it went. No humans however were harmed.


    The blood gu fish raised its head and stared at Ye Jia who stood above using its dark, hollow eye sockets and waved its tail.


    Ye Jia was surprised. Colour returned to his white knuckles.


    He returned to his senses and couldn''t help but raise the corners of his lips.


    "¡­Good child."


    After confirming that the crisis was resolved, Ye Jia habitually lowered his hood and turned and hurried towards the city centre.


    His figure quickly disappeared in the distance.


    Following a bright sh, another A-Level fierce ghost fell, and their power was absorbed by the de, making it shine even more brightly.


    The blood gu fish followed closely behind him, swimming through the streets below.


    Humans watched on nkly as this terrifying monster swam past their heads. Its bones that were covered with flowing blood and the huge goat skull made people fearful, but wherever it went, the ghosts and monsters around it all seem to be cut up into many pieces in an instant.


    .


    Ji Xuan asked: "Everyone here?"


    A''Mi lowered its head, "Yes."


    Its blurred features were slightly distorted as it seemed to be holding something back.


    The impact of whatever the Fly King used had not only affected the ghost and monsters lurking in the city but because they had developed self-awareness and had further evolved, their resistance towards it was stronger.


    But even so, it was difficult for them to suppress their instinctive desire to kill.


    "Very good." Ji Xuan lowered his scarlet eyes, "Go out and quell this rebellion."


    "All existences other than humans are your enemies." A cruel smile appeared at the corners of his lips, "I give you permission. You can all eat your fill without restraint this time."


    Watching the high levelled fierce ghosts leave one after another, A''Mi leaned forward and asked cautiously:


    "That, King, may I ask, the blood gu fish¡­..?"


    A''Mi knew very well how suitable the blood gu fish would be in a situation like this with itsrge AoE attacks but for some reason the normally inseparable blood gu fish was not by King''s side at this moment.


    If it was before, A''Mi wouldn''t dare ask this question.


    But it seems that whatever the Fly King did had made A''Mi more courageous.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes, his gaze that was almost tangible fell onto A''Mi.


    A''Mi shrank back.


    "It has already left." Ji Xuan''s voice was low and calm. He didn''t seem to be angered by the other party.


    "It has a more important task to do."


    ¡ª-He as well.


    In the sewer.


    A dense cloud of flies flew through the dark, underground pipes and more and more flies joined the cloud along the way.


    Very soon, the Fly King''s figure became more distinct.


    He breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance and left behind some devices in the city centre that could be activated remotely. If he hadn''t done this, he probably wouldn''t have been able to escape from that ce alive.


    Although the Fly King had long known about Ji Xuan and Mother''s rtionship, he had never expected such a terrible difference in power between himself and Ji Xuan.


    It was too terrifying.


    If it wasn''t for the other party being still concerned about Mother''s existence, the Fly King probably would''ve been killed right then and there.


    Looks like he should be more careful with what he does from now on.


    He didn''t want to confront Ji Xuan again.


    The Fly King''s body that was made up of countless flies reached the small sewer opening and regrouped into a human form on the street, but before he could decide what to do next, he felt that there was something wrong with his body.


    On his arm, a small group of flies started to stir.


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    The next moment, a drop of scarlet blood floated out and quietly floated in the air in front of the Fly King.


    The Fly King''s expression changed instantly.


    Not good!


    But before he could turn around and flee, the space before him was suddenly split apart by bright red blood.


    The next second, Ji Xuan''s figure appeared in front of the Fly King.


    The Fly King immediately dispersed his body, but it was toote.


    A red translucent barrier firmly imprisoned his body. No matter how the flies struggled, they couldn''t seem to escape.


    The Fly King turned back in fear.


    But there were no openings behind him either. With such arge difference in power, he had no chance of escaping.


    Ji Xuan walked over unhurriedly. A drop of scarlet blood floated in his hand.


    He asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"


    The surrounding barrier slowly shrank as he spoke, squeezing the swarm of flies into a narrow space. The Fly King gritted his teeth, "¡­..Ji Xuan, what are you trying to do?"


    "Regardless of everything else, I''m still a King." Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and said slowly, "Don''t you know the price of betraying a King?"


    Fly King: "¡­¡­.You!"


    He seemed to have finally realised that he couldn''t escape so he quickly calmed down.


    The Fly King sneered, "But since you''re willing toe here and spend time with me, it seems that Mother''s n has worked."


    Ji Xuan imperceptibly frowned.


    "Hahahahahaha!! Looks like you still don''t understand!" The Fly King cackled proudly, "Our target has been that human from the very beginning! That Ace! Only by killing him will Mother recover. With your interference, the n would not be able to proceed smoothly¡­."


    The Fly King smirked, "So I came to initiate the second n."


    "As long as he is turned into one of us, everything will be resolved, isn''t that right?"


    His voice became vicious and cheerful, "Ji Xuan, no one should know it better than you. I''m sure you know what will happen next?"


    ¡ª-The opening of the ghost doors and the controlling of those ghosts and monsters. It was all for one purpose.


    And that was to make him stronger and more terrifying, such that he was no longer a human.


    The Fly King''sughter was particrly sinister:


    "After all, only the two of you are Mother''s direct line of descendants."


    .


    Downtown.


    The number of fierce ghosts here was simply outrageous.


    His scythe drawing a sharp arc, Ye Jia''s figure was like a sharp de. He cleanly broke through the dense encirclement of ghosts and like a death god, he absorbed the powers of the fierce ghosts one after another.


    After their bodies were destroyed by his weapon, they scattered into mist and drifted into Ye Jia''s body, bing a part of him.


    He more he ate, the stronger he became.


    Ye Jia could very distinctly feel himself be stronger and stronger and it was also at an extremely terrifying speed. The insatiable monster inside him sighed contentedly.


    ¡ª-Keep going, keep eating.


    A monster that originally might''ve taken a few attacks to deal with now fell to the ground in just a few seconds.


    There was an abundance of energy surging through Ye Jia''s body. Wherever he passed, the ground was littered with bodies. Countless powerful fierce ghosts had been swallowed up by him.


    He could feel a power in the darkness ahead calling for him.


    Drip.


    Drip.


    Something liquid was dripping in the darkness ahead, making a small but clear sound. Through the roars and cries of countless ghost and monsters, it was still very clear, as if it was right next to his ear.


    Ye Jia arrived before a building.


    Unexpectedly, the front hall of the building was dark and clean, without any traces of fierce ghosts around. The spacious and dark space was too normal that it felt abnormal.


    Drip.


    It was that sound again.


    Ye Jia suddenly noticed that everything was silent around him.


    He turned back and saw that there were no ghosts or monsters behind him.


    It was as if¡­..they didn''t dare approach this ce.


    The blood gu fish who had been following Ye Jia suddenly grabbed Ye Jia''s pants with its mouth, seeming in attempt to prevent him from going any further.


    Ye Jia bent down and patted its head, "Don''t worry."


    The blood gu fish didn''t let go.


    Ye Jia could only pull out his pants from its mouth, "I have to go."


    This was the main source.


    If this main source wasn''t cut off, the tragedy befalling this city would note to an end.


    Ye Jia turned around and calmly entered the building.


    The blood gu fish circled anxiously at the door, making low whining sounds. It however could only watch as Ye Jia''s figure was swallowed up by the darkness.


    The hall was extremely quiet.


    Blood red light from the sky entered through the ss door, casting a red glow across the ground and making it look like a murder scene.


    Drip.


    The sound of water dripping grew louder. It echoed in the empty hall.


    Ye Jia''s mind was buzzing. Like a rusty machine, it wasn''t working very well.


    He seemed to be unable to hear anything except for the sound of water dripping.


    Drip.


    His legs moved forward automatically.


    The closer he got, the stronger the pulling force ahead became.


    After walking for an unknown period of time, Ye Jia finally found the source of the sound.


    In the dark, a blood-red ball of flesh floated quietly in the air. It was only the size of the fist butrge amounts of liquid seeped out from its uneven surface, dripping onto the floor ¡ª¨C Drip.


    A thin pool of red had umted on the ground.


    The scene before him was strange and terrifying but Ye Jia couldn''t help but feel¡­¡­


    Inexplicably at peace¡­..


    Like a wanderer who had finally returned to his hometown, all the exhaustion in his body resurfaced in an instant, spreading all across his body.


    Reliable, warm, intimate, protective.


    It was just like¡­..


    A mother.


    Keep going. Faster. You''ll be home soon.


    A voice inside urged him.


    The unreachable peace that he had longed for all this time was just ahead. He only needed to take one more step to reach it.


    Although it clearly didn''t need to breathe, the small ck hand felt suffocated from the fear and oppressiveness¡ªIt shouldn''t have entered. Every cell in its body screamed this.


    But because it was bound to Ye Jia, it could only be dragged into the building together with him.


    The further he advanced, the more fearful the small ck hand became.


    It shook Ye Jia''s neck and cried out, "Run! Hurry and run! Wake up!"


    It reached out and tried to pull Ye Jia back with all its strength, but the other party seemed like he was caught up in a nightmare. He continued to slowly but steadily walk on, approaching that thing the small ck hand instinctively felt fear towards step by step.


    It floated before Ye Jia''s face and tried to wake him up.


    But before the small ck hand could speak, its voice was blocked in its throat¡ª-


    It saw the young man staring straight ahead into the distance. His originally ss-like eyes had turned a dark ck, like a bottomless abyss. Something dangerous and terrible seemed to be swirling in its depths, like a vortex ready to swallow everything up.


    And in the depths of that darkness, a small scarlet spot was reflected.


    The red ball of flesh was close at hand.


    More secretions fell to the ground.


    Drip, drip, drip.


    The dripping became more hurried, as if it was urging him.


    The young man slowly stretched out his hand. His fingers were long and pale. It slowly and calmly reached forward little by little.


    Just as he was about to touch the ball of flesh¡ª-


    Suddenly, another hand firmly grabbed his wrist. That hand was slightlyrger than his and the joints were well-defined. It sped around his hand with great strength.


    The young man''s pitch-ck eyes stirred slightly. A trace of confusion flickered past, as if he didn''t understand what was going on.


    Another hand reached out from behind Ye Jia. The cold palm gently covered his eyes.


    Behind him, a strong chest pressed against his back.


    The other party''s low voice sounded next to his ear, causing him to tremble slightly:


    "Shhhh."


    "Don''t look."

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    The young man''s hand was still hanging in the air. The veins on the back of his hand were even more prominent with the strength applied and his pale fingers trembled faintly in the dark, but it couldn''t move any closer.


    Holding his wrist, Ji Xuan pulled his hand away from that ball of flesh little by little.


    The further away he got, the more the young man struggled.


    He instinctively resisted and struggled, but he couldn''t break free from the other person''s grasp. The chest his back was pressed against felt like an indestructible rock, firmly imprisoning him, preventing him from getting closer.


    "Shhh¡­.." The man used a low and soft voice tofort him.


    He leaned next to Ye Jia''s ear and whispered, his voice gentle and indulging, "That can''t be touched."


    That was a part of Mother.


    Even after it was removed from her body, her flesh could still remain alive for a certain period of time, constantly pouring out pure malice, polluting and bewitching the fierce ghosts.


    She was the mother of all the ghosts and monsters as well as the source of all the dark and evil thoughts in this world.


    She had generously presented a part of herself in front of Ye Jia, tempting him: Eat it.


    ¡ª¨CAfter eating it, he would be her child, her subject, her loyal pet.


    After eating it, he could go back, back to her dark and deadly embrace, and be a part of her.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. His cold lips fell onto the young man''s warm shoulders and neck.


    The other party''s skin was delicate and cool, like a jade that had been warmed up slightly. At such a close distance, he could almost smell the blood flowing under the skin. It was incredibly tempting. It made him can''t help but want to bite off a small piece and chew on it.


    He thought this, and he also did it.


    Ji Xuan indulgently kissed the soft skin between the other party''s neck and shoulder. He deeply inhaled the young man''s smell into his lungs, letting it fill up his cold and empty chest.


    Through his palm, he could feel the other party''s long and soft eyshes trembling slightly. It felt like the fluffy hair of a small animal, slowly and gently brushing against his palm.


    He wanted to tighten his fingers and hold that itchy sensation firmly in his hand, but he was also worried about crushing it if he used too much force.


    The desire to destroy and the desire to cherishpeted against each other inside him.


    Ji Xuan rested his chin on the other person''s shoulder and silently sighed.


    ¡ª¡ªIf only he was always this well-behaved.


    But on the contrary, Ji Xuan knew very well that as soon as the other party returns to his senses, he would return to that cruel and invincible Ace that would mercilessly cut him down.


    What a pity.


    Ji Xuan extended his ghost domain.


    A scarlet crevice opened in the air. It slowly opened and then carefully enclosed around the ball of flesh.


    Finally, that ball of flesh waspletely sealed off.


    Mother''s influence was gone. The changes in the city stopped.


    The blood-like colour in the sky slowly receded like a tide. It gradually returned to its original colour.


    On the ground, monsters and ghosts were no longer in a frenzied state. The extra limbs that grew on the zombies fell off and they stumbled back along the roads, disappearing into the holes on the ground.


    All the creatures that loved to hide in the dark slithered back into the darkness.


    Except for the evil spirits who liked to attack people indiscriminately, most of the other monsters and ghosts were no longer as dangerous as before.


    The army of monsters copsed in an instant.


    The people fighting against them at this moment exchanged a look with each other in confusion. Everyone''s faces were pale with exhaustion and their clothes were covered in blood and body fluids of various colours. They were in a particrly sorry state. Even their hands had little strength in them. All of them turned and stared nkly into the distance.


    The redness faded.


    In the horizon, brilliant sunlight prated through the clouds like a gold thread.


    ¡ª-Dawn had broken.


    In the building.


    The early morning light entered through the ss, falling onto the smooth floor and dispelling some of the darkness inside.


    But the depths of the building were still as dark as the eternal night, as if light could never reach it.


    After the scarlet ball of flesh disappeared and the scarlet light from it was simrly gone, the entire hall became cold and dark again.


    Ji Xuan''s expression didn''t change much but hisplexion was several shades paler. He looked almost as bleak as a ghost in this dark environment.


    The young man in his arms softened like a puppet whose threads had been cut off.


    Ji Xuan caught Ye Jian in time and then gently lowered him down.


    But before he could withdraw and leave, the young man in his arms suddenly opened his eyes.


    Ji Xuan''s movements froze.


    "¡­¡­." Ye Jia lowly whispered something, but he couldn''t hear what he said.


    His long eyshes trembled lightly and then slowly raised, revealing the pitch-ck eyes underneath, "¡­..Hungry."


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    Without warning, Ye Jia pushed Ji Xuan to the ground.


    "Hungry."


    His voice was low and soft, and a little nasal, as if he was acting spoiled, but his actions were strong and fierce and very aggressive. Like a predator, he very smoothly pressed his prey under him.


    Ji Xuan was slightly startled.


    He raised his eyes and stared at the young man pressing him down. His silent chest rose up and down very quickly, but he didn''t struggle.


    Ye Jia leaned down and sniffed the other party''s lower lip.


    The tip of his nose was cold. It slowly slid down the man''s neck, gently touching the other party''s skin.


    All the muscles in Ji Xuan''s body were taut. His dark red eyes became an even darker shade such that it looked like there was a pool of blood swirling around inside a dark void.


    He raised his hand and pressed it onto Ye Jia''s shoulder without much force as if he was encouraging him.


    Ye Jia thought nkly for a few seconds and then opened his mouth and bit the other party''s throat.


    Ji Xuan hissed.


    ¡ª¨CBut it didn''t hurt.


    The jut in his throat bobbed. It took him a long time before he could force out the next words from his throat. As if he was scorched by fire, his throat was so dry, one could hardly hear his original voice:


    "¡­¡­Little ancestor, you¡­¡­"


    You''re forcing me tomit a crime.


    Ye Jia was still in a confused state. His mind felt like it was stuffed with countless cotton balls such that his reason was pressed down to the deepest depths, unable to surface back up.


    "Hungry."


    He lowly said.


    The existence that made him feel at ease and tempted him had disappeared at some point. At this moment, all the power he had consumed earlier seemed to be running out of control. It rushed around inside his body as it tried to look for an exit. All the blood and bones in his body ached, but hunger overwhelmed all his other sensations. It screamed like crazy in his mind.


    Immediately afterwards, he noticed a particrly alluring smell next to him.


    Even without opening his eyes, he could still feel the other person''s presence. It was like the only light source in the dark constantly radiating light and heat, that sweet smell was particrly tempting.


    Ye Jia loosened his mouth and gnawed on Ji Xuan''s corbone this time.


    This time, he bit rather hard.


    His sharp teeth cut through the skin and cold and sweet tasting blood gushed out from the opening. All of it was greedily swept up by a warm tongue.


    Ji Xuan''s pupils constricted.


    His desire was surging violently inside him. He was almost at his limit of self-control.


    ¡ª-If this continues, he may really lose control and end up doing something irreparable.


    In fact, Ji Xuan didn''t mind the other party eating him.


    But the problem was that the more Ye Jia ate, the closer he would be to a monster and the closer he was to that blurred boundary, the easier it would be for Mother to push him over to the other side.


    If it was the former Ji Xuan, he wouldn''t mind that at all.


    Wouldn''t two monsters be a better match?


    But¡­.Following what happened in the gamest time where he was almost cut to death, Ji Xuan had received a wake-up call. If he once again got too hasty and resorted to desperate measures, the other party would probably never forgive him again.


    And there was a stronger, more selfish reason haunting Ji Xuan''s heart.


    Although the days spent in the mirror spirit''s illusory realm were short, they had left him with a deep impression.


    He discovered that what he really missed was the moment before everything had happened, when he got along well with Ye Jia as his child self.


    During their fight, the other party would lower his eyes and gently call out, "A''Xuan."


    Unfortunately, for Ji Xuan at the time, that wasn''t enough.


    He wanted more.


    ¡ª¨CHis insatiable desire pushed the two of them into a situation like this.


    But even now, Ji Xuan still hadn''t changed.


    The only difference was that his old self was more easily satisfied.


    Whether it was by unscrupulously binding Ye Jia to his side, or by eating Ye Jia, or even letting himself be eaten, Ji Xuan was able to ept it and be content with it.


    But those three days spent in that illusory realm had made him more greedy and more difficult to satisfy.


    What he wished for before was no longer enough.


    Compared to those cruel and forceful methods, Ji Xuan hoped that¡­¡­.the other party would willingly stay by his side for eternity.


    Like a butterfly getting caught in a spider web, before it even realises it, it''s gorgeous wings had be firmly entangled in the web, unable to escape.


    Ji Xuan squeezed his eyes shut and slowly pushed the other party away from his corbone.


    Ye Jia looked at him silently through his pair of ck eyes.


    His lips that are thin and well defined were half open at this moment and dyed a deep crimson colour from the blood. Just the sight of it was¡­..especially inviting.


    The jut on Ji Xuan''s throat bobbed.


    Once one endures to a certain extent, they sumb to their desires.


    He raised his hand, pressed his cold and wide palm onto the back of the other person''s neck and then rose up to kiss him.


    The kiss was fierce and passionate. Sharp teeth broke the skin in the other party''s mouth, and their tongue and lips entangled amidst the metallic tasting blood.


    The yin energy gathered by the young man from his earlier killings were licked and consumed little by little by the other party.


    The cold fingers hanging loosely by his side gradually became warmer such that it was now the warmth of a human body. His heart that had slowed down earlier had also returned to the normal frequency of a humans.


    Ji Xuan could hear it through the other person''s chest¡ª¨C


    "Badump"¡ª¨C"Badump"¡ª¡ª¨C"Badump"¡ª¡ª¨C


    After a long time, he finally willingly let go of the other party.


    The young man''s breathing was heavy and hastened because of theck of oxygen. His eyes were half lowered but the eyes that could still be seen had returned to its normal amber colour. The pupils were however still a little dted. He seemed to still be in a muddle-headed state.


    His eyes were a little misty as he looked at the other party with his bright red lips slightly parted. He seemed to be at loss and confused with the current situation.


    Ji Xuan couldn''t hold back. He lowered his head and licked the other person''s swollen lower lip.


    But this time, he only tasted it.


    There were many ways for him to turn the other person from a monster-like state back into their human state but out of selfishness, Ji Xuan chose the method most advantageous for himself.


    He bent his lips and gentlyid the other person down onto the ground.


    Suddenly, as if noticing something, Ji Xuan turned and looked into the dark corner ahead.


    He hooked his finger.


    "Ahhhhhh!!" The small ck hand flew into his hand while screaming.


    The small ck hand squeezed its eyes shut as it continued to scream fearfully, "Ahhhhhhhhh!"


    Ji Xuan frowned, "Shut up."


    Ye Jia had just returned to his human state but if this ghost continued to scream, he may be awakened.


    The small ck hand immediately stopped.


    It could sense the energying from the other party. The overwhelming power made it unable to move at all¡ª-As long as the other party wanted to kill it, it wouldn''t be able to fight back at all.


    The small ck hand trembled. It was about to cry. "Ki¡­..King¡­."


    It was trembling so badly, it had afterimages, "I-I-I-I-I didn''t see anything just now¡­."


    That was true.


    The moment Ji Xuan appeared, the small ck hand had run away at the speed of light with its tail tucked in between its legs, but unfortunately, its spiritual body was bound to Ye Jia so it could only hide as far as possible and pray that the other party wouldn''t find it.


    But even though it was far away, the small ck hand still knew what had happened just now.


    King!!! Forget about the fact that he saved boss!!!


    He had actually taken advantage of boss!!!


    W-w-what was going on?!


    Only then did the small ck hand truly realise what it meant by rumours not being credible.


    How the hell was it seeking revenge after being yed with and thrown away? This was clearly the intention to rekindle old feelings and go after their body!!!


    The plot had suddenly changed from a revenge seeking story to one that is filled with dog-blood and perverseness!!!


    The small ck hand''s face was covered in tears.


    It felt that it would not only lose its life, but it may even be left with no ashes.


    My life is over!!


    Ji Xuan raised a brow and asked with some interest, "Hmm? You didn''t see anything?"


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    It slipped up.


    Oh no.


    Its entire body was stiff. It was almost about to pass out.


    "I haven''t seen you before." Ji Xuan slowly yed with the small ck hand in his hand. He squeezed it into a ball and let go, watching it return to its original form, "Looks like he has been hiding you very well."


    "It seems you are the ghost closest to him."


    His words grew colder and colder.


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    When he said thest word, the small ck hand could clearly feel the other person''s deadly killing intent¡­¡­and jealousy.


    ¡ª¨CIf it had legs, it would now use both its legs to kick itself unconscious.


    What''s scarier than King was a jealous King.


    Ji Xuan tied the small ck hand into a knot and calmly watched the other party struggle to free itself. The corners of his lips curled up into an unsmiling arc:


    "A pity."


    If he killed it, Ye Jia would find out.


    And he remembered that when he first hurried here, it was this weak ghost who had tried to pull Ye Jia away from that thing. It could be said that it deserved a small credit.


    Ji Xuan casually thought this.


    Just when the small ck hand thought it was out of luck and about to die here, the other party released it.


    It was dumbfounded. Still in a tied-up state, it looked at Ji Xuan.


    Ji Xuan''s eyes were cold as the smile on his lips deepened, "If I smell you on his body next time, I won''t let you off so easily. Understand?"


    The small ck hand nodded frantically.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at Ye Jia.


    The young man was still lying silently on the ground. Still asleep, his expression was calm, his breathing was steady, and his slightly messy hair covered much of his forehead. The early morning rays entered the dark hall little by little, falling onto the ground and illuminating the lower half of his face. It was extremely picturesque.


    The coldness in Ji Xuan''s eyes melted away.


    He leaned down and rubbed his finger against Ye Jia''s lower lip. The wound on the other party''s lip healed instantly.


    Although it was a pity, it had to be done to cover up his traces.


    Finally, Ji Xuan gazed at him deeply and nostalgically.


    Big brother, sweet dreams.


    He withdrew his gaze and turned and walked out.


    The blood gu fish was waiting outside the building, its hollow eye sockets watching the door intently. The moment Ji Xuan appeared, it immediately swam over like a cannonball and stopped in front of Ji Xuan. It anxiously waved its tail, circled around Ji Xuan and pressed its skull head against his palm.


    "Don''t worry." Ji Xuan patted its head, "He''s fine."


    The blood gu fish seemed to be relieved.


    It waved its tail in relief and began to habitually rub its head against Ji Xuan''s palm.


    Ji Xuan however avoided it.


    He said, "Go follow him the next few days."


    The blood gu fish raised its head and looked at its master nkly.


    For some reason, it''s master looked¡­.much paler than usual.


    Ji Xuan retracted his gaze.


    ¡ª¨CWhat he did just now was tantamount to directly rebelling against Mother. For a while after this, it would be rather chaotic on his end.


    Ji Xuan wasn''t concerned about this. His status had never been derived from the so-called ''familial connection''. His powers were something he had obtained himself step by step after trampling over mountains of bloody corpses. He however would need to step away for the next few days and he would not be able to watch over Ye Jia.


    He was more worried about Mother attacking Ye Jia during this time.


    And also¡­¡­.that ball of flesh.


    He had only confined it inside his ghost domain and hadn''t yet tried to touch it or digest it, but it seems that Mother''s powers were more difficult to deal with than he had initially thought. He would need to find another way to deal with it.


    Ji Xuan nced at the blood gu fish, "Protect him."


    When he was done saying that, a scarlet crack opened in the air and he turned and stepped into it.


    There was no one left at the entrance of the building.


    .


    Inside the building


    Ye Jia slowly woke up.


    He blinked nkly a few times and then raised his hand to block the sunlight entering his eyes.


    For a moment, he didn''t know where he was.


    Memories fromst night soon flooded into his mind.


    The ghost doors had opened, and hundreds of ghosts appeared. In order to prevent the fierce ghosts from further evolving, he came to the city centre¡­..


    And then?


    Ye Jia slowly sat up. His bones creaked in pain. He frowned and turned to take in his surroundings.


    A clean hall without the slightest trace of a battle.


    Everything looked normal. It was so normal; it was a bit strange.


    Yes, the sun came out and there was no yin energy or the smell of blood in the air, so everything should be over.


    But Ye Jia didn''t remember anything fromst night.


    He frowned and turned to look beside him.


    He saw traces of red fluid on the ground beside him. Although it had dried up, the colour was still strong.


    Ye Jia was surprised.


    This¡­..?


    At this moment many blurry and fragmented scenes appeared in his mind. The scarlet object in the darkness, the thickening pool of blood on the ground, and a fierce and passionate¡­..kiss?


    But before he had the chance to grasp onto those scenes, they all quickly disappeared without a trace.


    Ye Jia touched his lower lip.


    Cold and smooth and without a wound.


    A dream?


    He then remembered the small ck hand. For some reason, the small ck hand who used to like to stay on his shoulder was hiding far away.


    "Yesterday¡­¡­.What happened?"


    After hearing Ye Jia''s question, the small ck hand stammered, "I-I also don''t know. I fainted as soon as we entered the buildingst night."


    ¡ª¡ª-Of course, it really wished it had fainted.


    Ye Jia frowned suspiciously, but before he could continue asking, he felt something touching his forearm.


    He turned and looked. It was the blood gu fish waving its tail.


    Seeing that it had attracted Ye Jia''s attention, it leaned forward and opened its mouth.


    There was a ''tter''


    A special test tube fell out of its mouth.


    Ye Jia quickly picked it up.


    It was the core of the fake blood gu fish; a green drop of blood sealed inside a test tube. In the sun, it gleamed a strange colour.


    It was obvious that the blood inside of it belonged to a fierce ghost but the test tube outside definitely belonged to a human.


    As long as they followed this clue, they would most definitely be able to find more clues.


    Ye Jia raised the corner of his lips.


    "You''re very clever too."


    The blood gu fish seemed to understand hispliment. Its tail waved faster.


    It gurgled and flopped over, happily exposing its belly to Ye Jia. It seemed to be acting spoilt.


    "Alright, alright, alright." Ye Jia sighed helplessly and smiled.


    He reached out and gently but not very skilfully rubbed the blood gu fish''s belly. The other party just happy waved its tail and continued to act spoilt.


    The sun seemed to be too bright.


    Ye Jia''s eyes were blinded for a moment by the reflecting light.


    He looked in direction of this light¡ªThe test tubeid quietly on the side, the metal tip gleaming in the sun.


    Ignoring the green drop of blood in the test tube, a sudden thought appeared in Ji Yushi''s mind.


    The core of the blood gu fish was a fierce ghost''s blood.


    His gaze fell onto the blood gu fish he was petting. He was in deep thought¡ª-


    If that was the case, which fierce ghost''s blood was this one''s core?


    The answer was about to appear.


    However, another conjecture also emerged.


    The belly of the blood gu fish was semi-liquid, viscous blood that slowly rose up and down and the feeling was like¡­¡­Putting your hand into a bowl of jelly.


    Ye Jia''s palm applied some force, and it slowly sank into the depths of its stomach.


    The blood gu fish noticed that something wasn''t right and turned to look at Ye Jia with its dark and empty eye sockets. It however didn''t fight back, as if it believed that this human wouldn''t harm it.


    Ye Jia''s wrist also sank in.


    He frowned and felt around inside the blood gu fish''s chest cavity.


    Finally, Ye Jia felt a warm and round core inside the blood gu fish that constantly radiated energy.


    He activated some powers on his fingers and felt it.


    The next second, Ye Jia''s eyes widened sharply, and his breathing stopped. He seemed to be shocked by something unexpected.


    There was not one drop of blood in the core of this blood gu fish¡­.but two drops.


    One was the blood of a fierce ghost.


    And the other was a human''s¡­..


    Tears.


    After bing aware of this fact, Ye Jia immediately withdrew his hand and fell back.


    His pupils constricted and his chest rose and fell heavily.


    A scene from his memory resurfaced.


    A thin and pale boy stood in a sea of blood. His hair was pitch-ck, and his eyes were scarlet red.


    Arge hole had been punctured through his chest. It was as if he had been pierced by some kind of sharp weapon.


    The young man was standing close to him. His face was pale, his breathing was irregr, and his thin lips were pressed into a straight line, but he still used the hand that was trembling uncontrobly to plunge the sharp de into the thin boy in front of him.


    Blood poured out the boy''s chest.


    The boy looked down at the wound in his chest curiously. His pale fingers were wet from the blood.


    The boy raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.


    His originally calm expression stirred, and his scarlet eyes constricted.


    The boy was slightly stunned. He reached out towards the other party.


    A drop of transparent tear rolled down the young man''s cheek, falling onto the boy''s small, blood-stained hand.


    At that moment, the coldness, paranoia and madness in the boy''s eyes dissolved like the melting ice. It all disappeared without a trace.


    He raised the corners of his pale lips and smiled happily and innocently:


    "¡­¡­.That''s great."


    Then, the boy closed his eyes and softly fell back.


    The blood gu fish turned over and once again swam over to Ye Jia. It rubbed its head against the other person''s palm.


    ¡ª¡ªTurns out, this was why you are so clever.


    ¡ª¡ªTurns out, this was why you like me.


    Ye Jia forced out a smile.


    But the next moment, another shocking thought came to him.


    The blood gu fish only showed affection towards two people ¡ª¨C Ji Xuan, and himself.


    So as the owner, would Ji Xuan not know what core his pet has? How could that be possible.


    The man''s low voice sounded next to his ear: "It likes you."


    "You can touch it."


    That sudden thought struck him too suddenly, causing Ye Jia''s brain to stop working. In hispletely nk mind, there was only one line left.


    ¡ª¡ª Ji Xuan knew.

 Chapter 41

    There had never been a night as long as this in M City.


    The morning rays in the horizon lit up the city as well as thepletely wrecked streets. Dark red blood that had mixed together with other fluids on the roads evaporated, leaving behind an unpleasant and rancid smell.


    Although the army of ghosts and monsters were gone, but for the Bureau, their work had just begun.


    After a whole night of fighting, the members of the Logistics Department didn''t even have the chance to rest before they were dispatched to all corners of the city to deal with the aftermath of that chaos.


    The remaining bodies of the ghosts and monsters had to be recovered as soon as possible or the yin energy and malice in them would spread through the air, bringing over more hidden dangers that they probably wouldn''t be able to deal with.


    Furthermore, they also had to clean up the remaining ghosts and monsters and do a headcount of the casualties.


    The phones in the police stations as well as the hospitals were ringing off the hooks. There were civilians needing treatment and help everywhere.


    Moreover, the scope of the damages caused by this incident was just toorge. An entire city losing contact with the outside world and bing a haunted city overnight; something like this couldn''t be concealed.


    The existence of paranormal creatures was nowpletely exposed, and the entire human world was shaken by this new revtion. Humans can no longer return to their previously peaceful life anymore.


    Just like dominoes, as long as the first piece fell, no one could control the chain reaction that followed.


    The phones in the Bureau rang non-stop. The superiors in the M City branch reported desperately to the main headquarters as the rest of them contacted other agencies and social media in attempt to control this news that was spreading far and wide.


    Numerous reports and follow ups following the incident reached the office. A certain mysterious existence appeared in those reports more than once.


    It was a young man in a hood whose appearance couldn''t be seen clearly. Wielding arge crescent shaped scythe, his whereabouts were unpredictable, but his strength was as powerful as an A-level fierce ghost. This individual seemed to have been the main pir of support that night.


    The same questions surfaced in everyone''s minds.


    Who was he?


    Why did he suddenly appear and then disappear again?


    And more importantly¡­..


    Where was he now?


    .


    In a certain building in the middle of the city centre.


    Usually at a time like this, the workers would have already clocked in, making the entire business district alive and bustling, but at this moment, the entire building as well as the entire business district outside was empty.


    Countless oddly shaped and mutted monster bodies turned into dark-grey smoke and scattered under the sun, nketing the area with a strong, foul stench in the process.


    It was however different near that building.


    With it as the centre, there was an empty circle, like the eye of a tornado. The ground was clean and there were no bloody residues whatsoever.


    In the depths of the building, the smooth floor was spotless.


    Compared to the shining sun outside, it was still rather cold and bleak in there.


    The blood gu fish floated quietly in the air with its huge goat skull tilted as it looked at the silent human before it in confusion.


    For some reason, the other party had been motionless for a long time.


    The young man had his eyes lowered. As if his feet had grown roots into the ground, he stood motionlessly in the empty hall. There were no superfluous expressions on his pale face, as if he was deliberately concealing his turbulent thoughts and emotions. Beneath the seemingly calm surface, he had habitually built up a tall and thick wall, hiding all his true emotions behind it it.


    However, although he remained expressionless, the blood gu fish could still keenly sense the gloomy and cold airing from the other party that made the temperature of the surrounding environment drop several degrees.


    The blood gu fish leaned forward and cautiously pressed its head against the other person''s hand.


    Ye Ji finally returned from his thoughts.


    He lowered his eyes, looked at the blood gu fish beside him and gently rubbed its head.


    Dark emotions were concealed deep inside those light-coloured eyes of his, much like the grey sky just before a storm.


    After stripping away all the details and carefully going through it all, Ye Jia was now very certain¡ª-


    Although he didn''t know how, Ji Xuan had recognised him since the very beginning.


    But what Ye Jia couldn''t understand was why he hadn''t done anything after finding out his identity.


    ¡ª-Even after carefully and thoroughly examining through every minute and every second of his interactions with the other party, he couldn''t reach a perfect answer to this question of his.


    Ye Jia scratched the blood gu fish''s chin in thought.


    Seeing that it was once again receiving attention from its favourite human, it quickly threw aside the doubts it had and rolled over to make it easier for the other party to scratch it.


    But though Ye Jia''s eyes were lowered, he wasn''t looking at it. He seemed to have fallen deeply into thought again.


    ¡ª-So what if he couldn''t figure it out?


    He cruelly asked himself:


    ¡ª¨CWhy are you still so stupid and na?ve? You still think you can understand a fierce ghost''s logic?


    Ye Jia''s eyes turned slightly cold, as if ayer of frost had gathered over it.


    In his memory, that thin little boy had always closely followed him around, looking up at him with his pair of clear ck eyes filled with trust and reliance, as if he was looking at his entire world. He would use his cold hands to grab Ye Jia''s wrist and lean his small body close before softly calling out "gege".


    There was no such thing as trust in the game.


    That was an irond rule.


    However, he had ignored this rule and unknowingly given him his trust. Whether it was in an instance or after he got ''Ya'', he would always single-mindedly protect this child who would call him ''gege'' whenever he was being pursued by the other yers in the game and even felt guilty and regretful for implicating him.(KKnotes: Ya (ÑÀ): Teeth. He''s referring to the scythe)


    He had kept a poisonous snake by his side, and blindly thought it was apanion.


    However much he cherished this child was however much pain he felt when he was betrayed.


    It was only at the veryst moment that Ye Jia realised that this had been something that had been set up for him since the very beginning and he had unknowingly thrown himself into this trap without any hesitation.


    And so, in their final confrontation, he personally killed Ji Xuan.


    At the same time, he killed his once soft and blindly na?ve self.


    But he didn''t expect that the other party not only didn''t die, that person had actually chased after him into the real world.


    Ye Jia once again revisited everything that happened after he and the other party met again.


    ¡ª¨CIncluding his own cautious act of retreat, and the other person''s act of getting close to him while wearing a fake mask.


    Ye Jia''s breathing became slightly unstable.


    He raised the corners of his lips, revealing a faint smile.


    Seeing his smile in the distance, the small ck hand couldn''t help but shudder. It subconsciously retreated and pressed itself against the wall.


    Ye Jia''s eyes weren''t smiling. Only cold anger burned inside them.


    Why hadn''t he done anything to him all this time?


    It was probably just so that he could satisfy his malicious desires and see him suffer again.


    Ye Jia knelt down and gently touched the blood gu fish''s belly. The smile on his lips was particrly brilliant:


    "You will follow me from now on."


    The blood gu fish tilted its head for a moment and then excitedly rubbed its body against him, seemingly happy with this proposal.


    The smile on Ye Jia''s lips deepened. He distractedly petted the blood gu fish as a scythe slowly formed in his other hand.


    As for your other master¡­¡­


    After today, he will no longer exist.


    .


    The small ck hand had never in its life expected things to develop in such an absurd direction.


    It didn''t know what Ye Jia was thinking.


    It only knew that, after the other party stood still for a while, for some reason anger and evil energy surged inside him and he had pulled out his scythe.


    The small ck hand no longer had the time to worry about the warning given to it from King. It hurriedly jumped onto Ye Jia''s shoulder, grabbed his cor, and asked carefully, "B-Boss, where are we going?"


    Ye Jia smiled and said, "To kill a ghost."


    The small ck hand was confused, "K-kill who?"


    Ye Jia: "Ji Xuan."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.."


    It''s over.


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    The dog-blood and perverted narrative was about to change into one of revenge and murder!


    Ye Jia first brought the blood gu fish back to his ce and ordered it to stay there.


    After all, the blood gu fish had been with Ji Xuan longer. Ye Jia didn''t think that it would help him when he and Ji Xuan were to go against each other so he decided that it would be better to let it stay out of the battle.


    Immediately afterwards, he concealed himself with his ghost energy and activated his ghost domain.


    The inside of the ghost domain was scarlet red.


    The small ck hand gripped tightly onto his cor. It stammered next to his ear, hoping it could discourage Ye Jia''s impulsive actions.


    Ye Jia briefly nced at it, "If you''re scared of being implicated, I will let you leave just before I see Ji Xuan."


    The small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia calmly continued, "Don''t worry. Even if I lose, it''s good news for you. The binding between us will be gone and you will be free."


    The small ck hand wanted to cry without tears, "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    It didn''t mean thatttttttt!


    Very soon, Ye Jia arrived at the ce where he had seen Ji Xuanst time.


    The luxurious hall was still dimly lit but it was howeverpletely empty. Even the bloody pool in the hall was empty.


    Ye Jia looked around.


    Ji Xuan wasn''t here.


    But before he could do anything, a ck and sticky monster suddenly leapt out from a corner of the room.


    Ye Jia quickly evaded to the side and a cold light shed in his hand.


    Following the sound of a sharp de cutting through the air, that monster was split into two. It fell onto the ground and spasmed in pain.


    There were seven or eightrge eyes growing on its body. Every one of them were ck but there seemed to be a strangeyer of scarlet mist over the top of it. Even for a fierce ghost, it was clear that its state didn''t seem quite right.


    What''s more, he had clearly used ''Ya'' as his weapon but he wasn''t able to consume the other party''s powers.


    Ye Jia frowned slightly. He lowered his head and lightly nudged the monster with the tip of his shoe.


    The next second, the monster''s body shattered and turned into dust.


    Ye Jia was slightly startled.


    At this moment, there was the sound of a door being pushed open, "Oh, A''Ye! You''re here!"


    This cheerful voice. Who else could it be apart from A''Mi?


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and turned to look behind him.


    A''Mi''s figure was still blurry like a shadow and its facial features were unclear but one could still tell that it was in a good mood, "I have been trying to contact you for a long time but wasn''t able to get through. I thought you were caught up in that rebellion and got killed!"


    Rebellion?


    Ye Jia was confused for a moment before he soon came to an understanding.


    Indeed, the incidentst night was something initiated by the Fly King but to Ji Xuan, it could be considered a rebellion.


    He calmly asked, "Do you know where King is?"


    A''mi answered naturally, "On the other battlefield of course."


    Ye Jia frowned, "But it''s over."


    How could there be another battle going on?


    "Yeah, the rebellionst night had been controlled but King''s subordinates were all sent out¡­." A''mi babbled.


    Ye Jia, "¡­.Where were they sent to?"


    "The West District." A''mi answered.


    A look of surprised shed across Ye Jia''s eyes.


    He was in the East Districtst night.


    He had the Bureau''smunication device with him and he had gone wherever there were more calls for help so he had basically mostly been in the East Districtst night¡­.Ye Jia originally thought that it was because there were more high level fierce ghosts in the East District but he didn''t expect that¡­¡­.It was because Ji Xuan''s subordinates had been dealing with the monsters and ghosts in the West District.


    "How many humans have died?" Ye Jia suddenly asked.


    A''Mi didn''t seem to expect Ye Jia to ask this question. It was stunned for a moment before finally speaking, "I''m not sure¡­.."


    Before Ye Jia could say anything, A''Mi continued, "After all, we don''t know how many people have been eaten by those rebelling monsters and ghosts."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­You guys didn''t eat?"


    "King didn''t allow it." A''Mi replied without much thought, "After all, our targets were the rebels. Just them alone were more than enough to fill our stomachs."


    After saying that, it burped contentedly.


    "Oh right!" A''Mi seemed to remember what it was going to do, "Hurry, hurry! We should hurry over to the battlefield as well. There is a shortage of manpower there. I originally thought we didn''t have anyone else to send over but I didn''t expect to see you here. With you being so strong, you will surely be of help!"


    Ye Jia found himself dragged along.


    A''Mi activated its ghost domain and one human and one ghost entered it.


    A''Mi''s ghost domain was pure ck, just like its race that liked to lurk in the shadows.


    Watching A''Mi who walked ahead, Ye Jia asked, "Since¡­¡­the rebellionst night is already over, what is going on now? Why is there another fight?"


    As A''Mi walked through the ghost domain, it answered.


    "It''s Mother."


    Its voice very clearly sounded rather down.


    ¡ª-This was Ye Jia''s second time hearing this word. Thest time he heard it, it was spoken by the Fly King at the dock.


    He repeated, "¡­¡­.Mother?"


    A''Mi nodded, "Yeah."


    "The chaosst was directly ordered by Mother, but King had disobeyed her orders¡­¡­" It sighed, "So this is Mother''s punishment."


    At this moment, Ye Jia hadpletely stepped out of A''Mi''s ghost domain.


    Seeing the shocking scene before him, he subconsciously held his breath.


    ¡ª¡ªHe couldn''t tell were this was. Was this the human world? A ghost domain? Reality? Or game?


    Everywhere in front of him was densely packed with countless monsters resembling the one he saw in the hall just now.


    Dark and foul-smelling mucous dripped from its body asrge, ck eyeballs covered in ayer of scarlet mist rolled around creepily. Just the sight of it alone was particrly unsightly.


    They came in many sizes; the small ones were only as big as a fingernail while therger ones were asrge as a building.


    There was however no yin energy on them. Instead, there was something else eviller and more chaotic. Ye Jia couldn''t tell what it was, but he instinctively felt repulse towards it.


    In the sea of these monsters, Ji Xuan''s subordinates were particrly conspicuous. They fought back endlessly but those monsters before them didn''t appear to be decreasing. Wave after wave, the monsters charged towards them.


    These monsters had no consciousness, and they also couldn''t feel any pain.


    After dying, they would turn into dust instead of being converted into an energy source. Even if they weren''t as strong as a B-Level or A-Level ghost, they were enough to taken on an army.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and concealed theplex look in his eyes.


    He raised his voice and asked, "Where is King?"


    A''Mi casually pointed up.


    Above their heads, a faint trace of scarlet could be seen through the dense crowd of ck monsters. There were still many monsters charging towards that scarlet colour.


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    Ye Jia increased his strength and lightly leapt onto the body of one of the nearby monsters before leaping onto another and another. He headed straight for that scarlet colour.


    Sure enough, Ji Xuan was there.


    He stood calmly in the air, his slender figure particrly tall and conspicuous amongst the group of ugly monsters. Behind him were scarlet-red waves of blood that mercilessly swallowed up any monster who dared to approach him.


    His face was extremely pale, and his scarlet eyes were dark and deep as he watched the huge monster before him with an indifferent gaze.


    The monster in front of him was almost the size of a football field and its bodypletely covered up the sky. It had countlessrge boils growing on its body which constantly secreted mucous. As it stared at Ji Xuan maliciously, a low growl emitted from the depths of its throat.


    Compared to that monster, Ji Xuan looked very small, as if he would be crushed by it in an instant.


    Unexpectedly, the huge and terrifying monster opened its gigantic mouth that resembled an abyss.


    As it approached Ji Xuan, it spoke.


    A strange, low voice travelled out from that mouth, but the tone was extraordinarily kind and gentle. That contrast made one couldn''t help but feel fearful and ufortable.


    "My child¡­¡­."


    Was this ''Mother''?


    As soon as this thought surfaced in Ye Jia''s mind, he immediately rejected it.


    Not possible.


    It was more like a tool used to transmit Mother''s voice.


    Ye Jia smoothly cut up several monsters approaching him while his attention was still focused on the conversation happening not far away from him.


    "¡­¡­.Although you haven''t fulfilled your promise," The monster slowly approached him with all the eyes on its body looking at him, "I still love you regardless. Don''t let me down."


    After saying that, the mouth closed again. It was as if the conversation had never happened in the first ce.


    The monster changed back to its slimy appearance again.


    Then, as if it had finally lost the shackles binding it, it began to attack Ji Xuan with frenzy. The huge eyes were filled with insanity.


    Ye Jia was surprised by this sudden attack.


    It seems that although "Mother" had said that she would love forever and would give him another chance, she still didn''t hesitate to punish him, nor did she hold back.


    Ji Xuan didn''t seem to be surprised by this.


    He responded to the attacks as he evaded and the blood around him continued to swallow up the surrounding monsters.


    But¡­..It was unknown if it was just Ye Jia''s imagination, he felt that JI Xuan''s condition didn''t seem quite right.


    As a fierce ghost, he would always have a paleplexion but just now, Ye Jia noticed that the originally powerful ghost energy around Ji Xuan was no longer as oppressive. It was as if¡­¡­he had been severely injured before.


    Ye Jia originally wasn''t sure about this but as soon as he saw the other party''s slightly dyed response time, he became more certain.


    And that monster also realised this.


    The attacks grew fiercer and malicious greed shed across its dark eyes. Ji Xuan had no choice but to divert some of the blood dealing with the monsters behind him and use it to block the other party''s offensive attacks.


    With this, his back would inevitably lose some protection.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes. His fingers tightened around the handle of his scythe and the de glistened coldly.


    ¡ª¨CJi Xuan''s current condition was poor. This was good news for him.


    It would be very simple.


    No matter how many facades there were and how many lies.


    With just one swing of the de, all the grievances would be gone.


    He would finally be able to deal with the thing troubling mankind and also avenge his betrayal.


    How easy.


    The other monsters seemed to have noticed the opening in Ji Xuan''s defences. They charged towards him like a wave, but as if he had eyes behind his head, they were all dealt with easily¡ª¡ª


    That huge monster seized this opportunity. Several thick, ck tentacles cut through the air, rushing towards Ji Xuan


    That blow was blocked again.


    Several tentacles were cut off. It struggled and twisted around on the ground.


    But the opening in the man''s defences had grown bigger again. The wave of blood that was used to block the blow had not yet had the chance to be retracted back.


    More monsters charged towards him.


    If he wanted to block this wave, he would inevitably expose a weak spot.


    ¡ª¡ªNow was the time.


    It would only be an instant.


    If he wanted to kill him, there was no better chance than this.


    A cold light glistened. It silently cut through the air, shing forward like a meteor.


    "Whooshh¡ª¡ª"


    As if he had felt something, Ji Xuan turned and looked behind him.


    Several monster''s bodies turned into dust and scattered in the air.


    Other than that, there was nothing else.


    .


    In an empty room.


    The curled-up blood gu fish raised its head and looked in a certain direction.


    It wagged its tail and swam over.


    In the corner of the room, a young man''s slender figure slowly emerged from the darkness.


    He knelt down and petted the blood gu fish''s head.


    The young man''s voice was very low, and it carried faint unwillingness and coldness:


    "¡­¡­.For your sake, I''ll let him off this time."

 Chapter 42

    The light wasn''t turned on in the room. The blood gu fish''s skull reflected a dim, pale light in the dark.


    Ye Jia knelt down and gently scratched its chin.


    The small ck hand stuck its head out from behind his shoulder and let out a long sigh of relief. It was still recovering from the scare, "My god¡­¡­"


    Those past few hours felt like a rollercoaster ride.


    Ye Jia originally wanted to put it down before reaching the battlefield, but in order to prove its faithfulness and resolution, the small ck hand would rather die than be torn off Ye Jia''s shoulder.


    Fortunately, the two didn''t really end up fighting, or the small ck hand would''ve probably been scared to death before they could even start exchanging blows.


    The blood gu fish raised its head and looked at the small ck hand on Ye Jia''s shoulder. It seemed to be wanting to do something.


    The small ck hand shuddered and slowly hid under Ye Jia''s hood.


    "Thank goodness¡­.." It''s muffled voice travelled out from under the hood, "But boss¡­. why did you suddenly change your mind?"


    Although it was very satisfied with the final result, the small ck hand couldn''t help but be a little curious.


    After all, the other party had seemed like nothing would make him change his mind a moment ago.


    But he suddenly gave up on that thought at the veryst moment. The small ck hand couldn''t get its head around it.


    Ye Jia''s act of petting the blood gu fish froze for a moment but he didn''t give it a response.


    But the small ck hand didn''t mind it. Seeing that Ye Jia wasn''t answering, it didn''t pursue it any further and just quietly sneaked off the other party''s shoulder and hid itself in a corner of the room as far away from the blood gu fish as possible¡ª¨C


    In any case, its life was most important.


    And that fish was too scary!


    The small ck hand wanted to cry without tears ¡ª- It didn''t want to be fish fooodddddddd wuwuwu.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes. His thoughts were a little erratic.


    ¡ª¡ªThe strong killing intent from earlier had cooled off and rational thinking had taken its ce.


    One thing was clear.


    Ji Xuan cannot die.


    Ye Jia still couldn''t determine what Ji Xuan''s position was, but if his subordinates hadn''t suppressed the rebellion in the West Districtst night, it would''ve probably been difficult for the humans to be able to put up a fight against the army of ghosts and monsters. And that prohibition of humans being harmed¡­that was enough for him to reconsider his decision.


    More importantly, the current ce where Ji Xuan was fighting wasn''t far from M City.


    If Ji Xuan died, Ye Jia didn''t know if ''Mother'' would continue with her ns fromst night and directly order another attack on M City.


    With M City''s current state, they most certainly wouldn''t be able to bear with another wave of attacks.


    No matter what grievances he and Ji Xuan may have, at least for now, both their existences were necessary.


    Ye Jia slowly took in a deep breath. Dark energy surged in the depths of his light-coloured eyes.


    The ounts he needed to settle with Ji Xuan could wait until another time.


    Now wasn''t the time for that.


    The blood gu fish was happily being petted by him. It turned over and waved its tail even more intensely.


    Immediately afterwards, without any warning¡ª¡ª¨C


    "ck" "Crack"


    Something seemed to have been knocked over in the distance. Themotion it made was quite loud in the darkness.


    One human and one fish stiffened.


    Ye Jia suddenly had a bad feeling.


    He slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.


    Then, as if he couldn''t believe his eyes, Ye Jia squeezed his eyes shut and then reached out to turn on the lights in the living room.


    As soon as the lights turned on, the mess in the room was revealed.


    It was as if a tornado had passed through. Everything that could be broken were broken. A table that was missing a leg rested crookedly on the ground and there were clear tooth marks on its edges. The living room that was originally neat and orderly now looked like it had just been looted. It was almost impossible for one to see what it used to look like.


    Ye Jia slowly lowered his head and looked at the blood gu fish next to his feet.


    One human and one fish, a pair of big eyes looked at a pair of small eyes.


    The blood gu fish raised its head and looked at Ye Jia using its dark and hollow eye sockets. It carefully waved its tail.


    "ng¡­¡­."


    Its tail hit something else, and a vase fell, shattering into a million pieces as soon as it fell onto the ground.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Despite his young age, he experienced what it was like to have a heart attack.


    ¡ª¡ª¨C "Turn smaller!" "Turn yourself smaller!"


    Cheng Cezhi who wasing up the stairs paused. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound. nging sounds could faintly be heard through the closed security door.


    Cheng Cezhi: "???"


    He and Zhao Guangcheng behind him exchanged a confused look. They then cautiously approached the door and knocked.


    There were a few more ttering sounds inside.


    Soon afterwards, the door opened.


    Ye Jia''s face appeared in the small door opening. When he saw who hade, he forced a small smile on his face and asked:


    "¡­¡­What is it?"


    For some reason, Cheng Cezhi sensed some anger in his voice.


    Cheng Cezhi stammered:


    "U-um, we weren''t able to contact you all morning, so we came to see if anything happened."


    He sniffed, his voice a little hoarse, "Although the casualties in our department weren''t as serious as those in the Combat Division, there are still several colleagues sent to the hospital and are under intensive care."


    Cheng Cezhi looked at Ye Jia and his eyes welled up in tears, "I''m d you''re still okay!"


    Seeing that Cheng Cezhi was still rambling on and not reaching the main point, Zhao Guangcheng stepped forward and interrupted him, "¡­..Apart from that, there was also something else. The superiors have assigned the three of us with a task. We''re responsible for cleaning up the three nearby districts."


    Ye Jia nodded, "Okay."


    After saying that, without waiting for the two outside to say anything, he hurriedly added, "I''ll get changed."


    Then, he mmed the door shut, shutting the two outside.


    Cheng Cezhi and Zhao Guangcheng: "¡­¡­¡­"


    That was too ruthless!


    After closing the door, Ye Jia turned back around.


    He watched the blood gu fish who was still in its original size quietly swim to his side and pinched his brows in frustration.


    Before leaving the blood gu fish at his ce, Ye Jia had never considered the possibility of it destroying it.


    In fact, he should have expected this.


    After all, his ce was indeed very smallpared to Ji Xuan''s ce.


    But¡­¡­


    This situation here was just too terrible.


    Ye Jia raised his head and looked around at the chaotic room. He almost didn''t dare look at the mess directly.


    ¡ª-The fact that he originally wasn''t very wealthy made the situation worse.


    Ye Jia bent down and started to negotiate with it, "Why don''t you go back to your master?"


    It might be needed in the West District.


    The blood gu fish wagged its tail and ced its head on Ye Jia''s knee. It seemed to be expressing its reluctance to leave.


    But Ye Jia couldn''t go and find Ji Xuan in the middle of the battlefield just to give him the blood gu fish and say: Here, take your fish.


    Ye Jia was very troubled.


    The two people outside were still waiting for him. Changing his clothes shouldn''t take a long time.


    But Ye Jia no longer dared to leave the blood gu fish alone at his ce. Just a few hours had left all his furniture like this, if he left it here for an entire day, the entire ce would probably be destroyed¡ª-This was a rental ce after all, he still wanted to get his deposit back.


    However, taking it with him also didn''t seem appropriate.


    When the ghost doors openedst night and yin energy gathered, it was unknown how many people had acquired some degree of spiritual vision.


    Ye Jia suddenly had an idea.


    He tried to discuss with the blood gu fish, "If you can turn smaller, I will be able to take you out with me."


    The blood gu fish raised its head. It seemed to be very interested in this proposal.


    "Are you hungry?" Ye Jia revealed a smile and coaxed, "I can take you to eat delicious food."


    The blood gu fish began to frantically wave its tail.


    It hesitated for a moment and then seemed to have made up its mind ¡ª- Who cares about the dignity of a blood gu fish who was always by the Ghost King''s side?! That was nothingpared to the temptation of being able to go out and eat good food!


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    Ye Jia watched the blood gu fish slowly shrink before his eyes. When it finally reached the size that could fit in his pocket, he raised his lips in satisfaction.


    "Good child."


    He ced the blood gu fish in his pocket and then pulled out a new shirt from the closet and quickly changed.


    As soon as Cheng Cezhi and Zhao Guangcheng heard hime out, they all looked over at him.


    Ye Jia smiled, "Let''s go."


    .


    Cleaning up the aftermath was veryplicated.


    Moreover, although most of the ghosts and monsters had retreated, some could still be left behind and they had to be careful in case they suddenly run into one of them.


    Cheng Cezhi and Zhao Guangcheng walked at the front while Ye Jia deliberately walked a little behind.


    The way they dealt with the bodies of the ghosts and monsters was to collect the yin energy and store it inside a special container.


    Ye Jia''s method was much more environmentally friendly.


    He fed the blood gu fish most of the yin energy and then ced the remaining small amount of yin energy into the special container so as not to blow his cover.


    The blood gu fish rolled about happily in his pocket, pleased with the food.


    The two at the front were chatting as they walked.


    Ye Jia on the other hand fed the fish as he listened to their exchange.


    They were specting over the reason for the chaosst night and what measures the Bureau might take afterwards as well as what the public''s response would be towards such shocking news.


    Finally, the two finally went on to talk about¡­¡­.


    "Did you see itst night? That mysterious person?" Cheng Cezhi asked excitedly.


    "Of course, of course!" Zhao Guangcheng also became very excited, "At that time, my team and I were on the streets cleaning up a few low-level monsters when a huge,pletely ck fierce ghost with a pale face suddenly appeared from a side alley. Our detectors immediately started to go off. At that time, I really thought we were all going to die then and there¡­.."


    He recounted his experience very vividly.


    Cheng Cezhi swallowed nervously and asked, "A-and then?"


    Zhao Guangcheng revealed a look of admiration.


    "And then¡­.that mysterious person appeared. No one saw where he came from, it was as if he appeared from thin air.


    At that time, my mind was frozen with fear. Whenever I think back to that moment, all I could remember was the white light that appeared with him. There clearly wasn''t a moonst night, but that de seemed to glow very brightly. As soon as he appeared, that fierce ghost was taken down.


    I swear, I have never seen someone take down such a high-level fierce ghost so easily before. It was amazing¡­."


    Cheng Cezhi listened in fascination, "¡­¡­.Wow."


    Zhao Guangcheng took a deep breath, turned and looked around him to ensure that no one else around them was listening and lowered his voice:


    "Do you still remember how I was attacked in that school?"


    "I remember." Cheng Cezhi nodded quickly.


    Zhao Guangcheng spoke mysteriously, "I think that the person who saved me back then was the same mysterious person fromst night. I heard the fierce ghost call him Ace, like it''s an alias or something. I think he''s probably from a certain mysterious organisation that works to maintain world order but despised the internal conflicts in the organisation, so he left and is now working on maintaining world peace alone."


    Cheng Cezhi immediately understood, "That sounds possible!"


    The two looked at each other and reached the same consensus: "So cool!!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Their imaginations were very good.


    At this moment, Cheng Cezhi suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Ye Jia, "Ah, speaking of which, Brother Ye, didn''t you also go to that school? Did you see anything back then?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    See something my ass.


    He took in a deep breath, "No."


    "Ahh." Cheng Cezhi sighed, "Too bad I didn''t see him in the district I was assigned tost night."


    Zhao Guangcheng patted his shoulderfortingly, "Hey, the other colleagues in the Bureau were talking about this today too. That big boss was mainly dealing with high levelled fierce ghosts so it''s actually a good thing that you didn''t encounter him. It meant that there wasn''t much danger in your district."


    Cheng Cezhi looked at Ye Jia, "What about Brother Ye? Did you see himst night?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­No."


    Last night, not all the members of the Bureau were present.


    Probably only about 40% of the employees arrived at the scene. This was very normal. After all, this was the first time something like this happened and some of them may have even encountered attacks in their own homes or weren''t able to receive the notice to gather. Even if it wasn''t because of the previous two reasons and they were just too afraid toe, that was understandable. After all, nonbatants still ounted for the majority of the employees in the Bureau. It would be too much of an ask to require them to be able to cope with an emergency like this.


    If it wasn''t because he had picked up amunicatorst night, Ye Jia even wanted to say that he didn''t go as a support.


    Cheng Cezhi and Zhao Guangcheng sighed regretfully at the same time, "It''s okay, it''s okay. I''m sure there will be opportunities in the future."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Thanks.


    While the three chatted, suddenly, the detectors they had let out a loud rm.


    Cheng Cezhi took out the detector and turned around in ce before stopping in a certain direction: "This way!"


    They turned a few corners and finally arrived at a residential area.


    The guard''s room at the entrance was empty and the boom gate was broken off with dried blood stains left at the ce where it was broken.


    The detector pointed towards one of the residential buildings.


    The door to the residential building was open but the corridor inside was dark. Almost nothing could be seen from where they stood.


    Zhao Guangcheng took out a gun and said to the two people behind him, "Be careful and stay behind me."


    After saying that, he walked towards the building.


    The broken light above them buzzed and flickered intermittently. Cold air carrying a faint putrid smell of blood travelled out from the darkness.


    The detector didn''t show any reaction on the first floor, but as soon as it was aimed at the staircase that led upstairs, the numbers began to rise.


    As soon as they reached the second floor, that smell grew stronger to the point that it was almost suffocating.


    One of the doors there was half open.


    A slightly indistinct sound travelled out from the opening in the door ¡ª- ''Thud'', ''Thud'', ''Thud''¡ª-It was dull and regr, but they couldn''t tell what the sound was.


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    They exchanged a look and nodded.


    With the gun in one hand, Zhao Guangcheng used his other hand to carefully push the door open¡ª¨C


    The door let out a low creak, instantly breaking the silence in the building.


    When they saw the scene behind the door, everyone was stunned speechless.


    There wererge patches of blood stains on the walls and even the ceiling was stained with blood. Torn off flesh and internal organs that were still dripping blood hung from the ceiling light.


    The ce was aplete mess.


    In the middle of the living room, a woman with pale and ashen skin was lying in arge pool of blood with her lifeless eyes staring fixatedly towards the door and her expression frozen with despair and horror. The lower half of her stomach had already beenpletely mutted such that its original appearance could no longer be seen.


    And beside her knelt a man covered in blood with a kitchen knife in his hand. Even now, he continued to from time-to-time stab it into the woman''s mutted body. The knife had already chipped but he still continued to mechanically stab at the woman, letting out regr ''thud, thud'' sounds.


    It was unknown when it had started, but the detector in Cheng Cezhi''s hand no longer sounded.


    The man seemed to have noticed their presence. He slowly raised his head, revealing a terrifying face that was covered in blood. His lips were twisted into something that resembled a smile.


    Holding the kitchen knife, he awkwardly stood up and then immediately proceeded to charge towards Zhao Guangcheng who was standing at the front.


    At this moment, Ye Jia''s pupils constricted.


    The man''s face was reflected in the depths of his eyes.


    ¡ª¨CThat twisted and terrible look coincided with another face in his memory.


    In the middle of the night, it was raining heavily outside.


    The door was half open.


    The young man reached out and gingerly pushed open the door.


    A lightning sh outside temporarily lit up the room. A womanid in a pool of blood in the centre of the room with her pale and ashen face and lifeless eyes staring in the direction of the door. Her lips were half open, as if she had wanted to say something before she died.


    The hair that was usually tied up was loosely scattered and stained with blood.


    Her favourite pearl ne had already snapped, and the individual pearls were now scattered across the ground, coated in ayer of blood.


    The man he called his father was kneeling beside that body, stabbing a kitchen knife into the woman''s already mutted body again and again.


    The young man stood stiffly at the door in shock. His breathing seemed to have stopped.


    The next moment, the man seemed to have noticed the young man standing at the door.


    He slowly stood up. With the kitchen knife still in his hand, he approached the young man standing at the door step by step, the blood under his feet squelching with each step.


    Another sh of lightning lit up the room. It also finally revealed the man''s face.


    His pale face was stained with blood, and he stared at the young man with a crazed look. Even his lips were twisted into a terrible smile. On a rainy night like this, it was a particrly shocking sight.


    ¡ª¨C "Boom!"


    The bted thunder sounded.


    "Bang¡ª¨CBang¡ª¡ª-"


    Two gunshots broke through the silence, pulling Ye Jia back from his distant memory.


    In front of him, the man crumpled onto the ground. Blood spread out from under him.


    Zhao Guangcheng panted heavily, his face still revealing some shock, "What happened to him?"


    "Did you kill him?" Cheng Cezhi''s voice was a little sharp from the tension.


    Zhao Guangcheng hastily shook his head, "N-no, I avoided his vitals¡­."


    Ye Jia stepped forward and bent down to check.


    Indeed, the two shots had hit his shoulder and arm. They weren''t fatal wounds.


    His eyes were bulging out as he continued to stare at the ceiling with a twisted smile on his lips.


    Ye Jia reached out and ced his hand on the man''s neck.


    ¡ª¨CNo pulse.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and then proceeded to turn and look at Zhao Guangcheng and Cheng Cezhi behind him, "Call the police."


    He wiped off the blood on his hand and then stood up and walked out.


    From the beginning to the end, he didn''t look at the woman whose abdomen waspletely mutted. It was as if he didn''t want to cast his eyes that way.


    .


    Night was approaching.


    Ye Jia and the other two reported back to the Logistics Department.


    With the current state of the city and a shortage of manpower, there were too many things that needed to be dealt with. All the remaining employees who were uninjured were all currently working in the office.


    "Hey." Cheng Cezhi elbowed Ye Jia, "The collector."


    Ye Jia seemed to finally return to his senses, "¡­¡­Oh."


    He passed over the collector to Liu Zhaocheng and then lowered his eyes again.


    Cheng Cezhi asked anxiously, "Brother Ye, what''s wrong? Why have you been so listless ever since we called the police?"


    Ye Jia raised the corner of his lips slightly and answered with his usual, calm expression, "It''s nothing, just a little tired."


    He parted from the other two and walked away.


    The smile on his face melted like snow in the sun. Itpletely disappeared without a trace.


    Ye Jia approached his desk in the office expressionlessly and sat down.


    There were thick piles of official documents waiting to be dealt with on the desk. Ye Jia''s eyes fell on those documents, but what he saw were ck spots all over the paper instead of individual words. He seemed to be lost in thought.


    There seemed to be amotion at the entrance.


    But Ye Jia didn''t seem to hear it.


    He was too immersed in his messy thoughts, like a drowning man struggling to remain afloat among the fierce ocean currents. None of the sounds from the outside world reached his ears. It was difficult for him to pull himself out from his thoughts.


    This was until the blood gu fish began to squirm around restlessly in Ye Jia''s pocket.


    Ye Jia frowned.


    He lowered his head, looked down at the blood gu fish and gently patted the outside of his pocket in attempt tofort it. It however didn''t seem to do anything. The blood gu fish began to squirm about even more intensely.


    At this moment, Ye Jia heard themotion outside.


    ¡ª-As well as the sound of steady footstepsing closer.


    It stopped at his desk.


    Ye Jia saw a pair of high-ss, dark leather shoes that were still stained with blood and flesh remnants appear in his lowered gaze.


    He looked up in astonishment.


    A tall man stood before him with his eyes lowered. His features were deep, and a faint red light shed across his dark eyes.


    That man slowly raised the corners of his lips and then proceeded to stretch his hand out towards Ye Jia, his sleeves slipping back, revealing his pale wrist.


    His voice was low and maic, almost like a lover''s whisper:


    "I''m here to turn myself in."

 Chapter 43

    "Why is there another one turning themself in?"


    Wu Su put on his coat and hurried over.


    Last night''s matter with the ghosts and monsters couldn''t be concealed. The news was like an explosive, instantly causing a wave-like chain reaction throughout the inte. Countless conspiracy theories and conjectures flooded the forums and socialworks and, with the sharing of recordings made by the general public, the government''s secret organisation, theParanormal Investigation and Management Bureau, hade to the public''s attention.


    All the staff were ordered not to leave anyments on the inte or speak to the media until the officials have determined their next approach.


    As for Wu Su, the highest ranked member in M City''s Combat Division, he had to bear most of the pressure from both his superiors and his subordinates.


    Althoughst night''s chaos was over, his workload had increased several folds.


    After an entire day and night of working nonstop, Wu Su''s eyes were bloodshot and his beard that had not been taken care of was messy. He however still appeared energetic.


    "It''s rted to Ace again?" He lit a cigarette and asked incoherently, "Just like Dong Gua from before?"


    "Not this time." Ke Zheng replied.


    He thought for a while but was unable to find a suitable way to describe the current situation. He could only say with aplicated expression.


    "Umm¡­..In any case, Brother Wu, you''ll know when you get there."


    Wu Su: "?"


    He nced suspiciously at his vice-captain and finally didn''t ask anything and went over to the ce that was pointed out by the other party.


    As soon as he opened the door to the interrogation room, Wu Su''s footsteps subconsciously stopped.


    The interrogation room wasn''t very big, and the light above was cold and bright. The overall design of the room was very simple with a somewhat monotonous tone to it.


    Sitting in the middle of the room was a tall man. Dressed rather simply, he sat in a rxed manner in the chair. He possessed almost killer looks, his dark eyes were half narrowed, and his pale hands rested on the table with eye-catching silver shackles around his wrists. Although he was sitting behind the metal table with special restraining shackles around his wrists, he seemed very at home. Oppressiveness emanated from deep within his bones, bringing others instinctive fear.


    And in the other corner of the room, Wu Su recognised him. Sitting there was the employee from the Logistics Department who had helped him outst time.


    The young man''s amber eyes were lowered, and his handsome and pale face contained no expression, making him seem very distant.


    He seemed to have deliberately chosen this position in the room. It was neither too far nor too close to the man sitting behind the metal table. He constantly maintained a vignt distance from the other man.


    The atmosphere in the room was so dignified, it even made breathing very difficult.


    For some reason, although the two hadn''t interacted ormunicated, Wu Su couldn''t help but think that the two probably knew each other.


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    So what was with this strange atmosphere?


    As if noticing the new arrival, the man sitting at the table raised his eyes and casually swept his eyes that were as dark as the abyss across to Wu Su.


    In an instant, Wu Su felt a surge instinctual fear rise from the depths of his heart. Ayer of cold sweat formed across his back and rms went off inside him. The intuition he had honed during his years of struggle in the game constantly warned him of the danger.


    That hair-raising feeling he had when he looked into those eyes, that feeling where every cell in his body moured to escape¡­..


    ¡ª¨CHe wasn''t human.


    The other party clearly had no intentions to hide it. He continued to boldly reveal his nonhuman qualities, making no attempt to hide his strength and fearsomeness, much like arge beast slowly stretching out its body in a narrow room.


    Wu Su''s heart was tense. He subconsciously reached towards the gun holster at his waist and asked sternly, "Who are you?"


    Face with his vignce, the other party''s reaction was particrly calm.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand, the special shackles around his wrist knocking onto the metal table, and smiled and said, "Don''t be nervous."


    Wu Su only now reacted.


    The other party was bound using shackles specially developed by the Bureau that could restrain powerful fierce ghosts that they were unable to eliminate for the time being. As long as they are bound, all the yin energy in their bodies would be suppressed and they would no longer have the ability to harm others.


    But even so, Wu Su still couldn''t rx his vignce.


    Perhaps it was because the other party''s attitude was too rxed and too casual, making him subconsciously wary of him.


    Wu Su was tense all over. He narrowed his eyes and asked coldly:


    "What is your purpose?"


    Ji Xuan chuckled, "Isn''t my purpose obvious?"


    This time, Ye Jia who was sitting a distance away also looked up at him.


    The young man''s expression was still calm and indifferent, and his gaze as sharp as knives.


    Seeing that he had finally attracted the other''s attention, Ji Xuan curled his lips faintly and said:


    "Cooperation."


    "¡­¡­Cooperation?!" Wu Su repeated in surprise.


    Ji Xuan leaned back rxedly, and half narrowed his eyes, "Correct."


    "Aren''t you curious about whether the ghosts who have escaped from the game have a leader and what their purpose is?" His said this with a light smile, "Or¡­.Don''t you want to know the reason for that chaosst night?"


    Under the man''s gaze, Wu Su felt a chill run down his back.


    But it had to be said that every word spoken by the other party just now had hit the mark.


    Even now, humans had no idea what they were dealing with¡ª¨CWho was their enemy? What do they want?


    The fierce ghosts who had escaped from the game seemed to have their own objectives in mind. Some had scattered while others had gone missing. With the increase in paranormal events happening all over the country, regardless of what happened and the victims affected, there didn''t seem to be any patterns or trends. But, as a yer who have experience inside the game, Wu Su felt that there was something in the making, but he didn''t have any evidence to prove this conjecture of his.


    And now, a powerful, high-level ghost had finally appeared before him, and he seemed to know the truth behind it all.


    Wu Su couldn''t help but tremble ¡ª¡ª- Half of him was excited, and the other half was scared.


    He took in a deep breath, pulled a chair to sit opposite the man and slowly asked:


    "Then let''s start from the beginning ¡ª¡ª- Who is your leader?"


    "Mother." Ji Xuan answered, "She is the source and also the leader of all the ghosts and monsters."


    His expression was extraordinarily magnanimous, as if he didn''t care much about the shocking words leaving his mouth.


    Wu Su looked at him suspiciously, "When I was in the game, I have never heard of the fierce ghosts having a mother."


    "Low-level fierce ghosts and monsters are just inferior creatures spawned from yin energy." Ji Xuan chuckled lowly, "Only high-level fierce ghosts have the concept of a ''mother'', and know of the existence from which they came from."


    "What about Ji Xuan?" Wu Su frowned, "Isn''t he your King?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    He unbearably looked away.


    Ji Xuan said without a change to his expression, "Indeed, but the so-called King is just Mother''s substitute."


    "Substitute?" Why?"


    There was a smile on Ji Xuan''s lips. Dark red light shed through the depths of his eyes and his voice was low and dark, making it seem quite frightening:


    "¡ª¡ªBecause she is unablee out to the human world for the time being."


    Wu Su swallowed nervously. He opened his mouth and asked slowly, "So you''re saying that these fierce ghost''s main objective is to bring her to the human world? What happens when she does? What will happen?"


    Ji Xuan didn''t answer.


    He just casually tapped on the table with his finger, making a soft, rhythmic sound, "Mother''s control over us is through our blood. This means that some information I cannot and am unable to reveal to you ¡ª¨C That''s why, you should choose carefully what questions you want to ask."


    "Alright then." Wu Su took in a deep breath and changed the question, "You are also a high-level fierce ghost, and you are also one of your mother''s subordinates, but why are you choosing to help humans?"


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.


    "Mmm¡­..We have a difference in opinion."


    His gaze swept over to Ye Jia who was sitting nearby, and his lips raised slightly, "She gave me an impossible task toplete."


    The atmosphere in the air suddenly became strange.


    Wu Su wisely did not continue asking about this.


    He thought for a while and said, "The capital is closer to the main headquarters than we are and there are more capable people there."


    The one in M City was only a small, inconspicuous subdivision of the main headquarters. It stood to reason that if you wanted to seek cooperation, it would be wiser to go to the main headquarter in the capital instead. Wu Su believed that distance shouldn''t be an issue for this man in front of him. He didn''t understand why he would instead go out of his way to deliberately go up to a Logistics Department employee to ''turn himself in''.


    It was too strange.


    Wu Su secretly nced at Ye Jia and asked in a roundabout way:


    "Why do you want to cooperate with us?"


    This time, Ji Xuan''s smile deepened further. He spoke without hiding anything, "To repay a debt."


    The small ck hand sitting on Ye Jia''s shoulder was concealed using Ye Jia''s power ¡ª- As the ghost closest to Ye Jia, it could clearly feel the subtle changes in his body.


    It was a cold and murderous air. It was just like that time when he made up his mind to kill Ji Xuan.


    The small ck hand was so scared, it didn''t dare breathe. It was afraid that Ye Jia would suddenly step forward and stab the other party.


    It wanted to cry without tears.


    ¡ª¨CIf I am guilty, please punish me ording to thew instead of putting me in between these two big bosses!!!


    Ji Xuan seemed like he hadn''t noticed it. He just smiled and looked at Ye Jia, "I believe you humans have a saying: The grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated with a gushing spring. Furthermore, it''s a lifesaving grace."(KKnotes: Basically means that even if it was just a little help from others, you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need.)


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    ¡ª¨CA lifesaving grace should be repaid with one''s body.


    Ye Jia''s expression grew even colder.


    Seeing Wu Su''s questioning gaze, he calmly replied:


    "¡­¡­It was just an ident."


    Ye Jia''s eyes met with Ji Xuan''s. His eyes were icy cold, and his expression was dark. He slowly continued, "If I was given another chance, I believe I would not have made the same decision."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Wait a minute, was it really okay for him to say it so straightforwardly?


    ¡ª¨CEspecially when facing a high-level fierce ghost whose mood was unpredictable? He didn''t know how much of an use these special shackles would be if this fierce ghost really got angered.


    Wu Su looked in the direction of the man in trepidation, but only saw the arc of his lips rise further and a hint of a smile sh across the depths of his dark eyes. He seemed to be in a rather good mood.


    Wu Su: "???"


    Huh?? What''s going on? Was my understanding of that line different from his?


    He began to doubt himself.


    Wu Su quickly pulled his thoughts back. He cleared his throat to break up this strange atmosphere and said, "Then let''s do this. I will report to my superiors about this and while we wait for their decision, you can¡­.."


    Ji Xuan interrupted him, "Can I appoint the person I want to watch over me?"


    "That¡­.." Wu Su was taken aback, as if he didn''t expect the other party to make such a request.


    Ji Xuan shook the shackles on his wrist, causing it to clink, "I will be very cooperative."


    "I decline." Ye Jia interjected without hesitation.


    His eyes reflected the cold and icy light above his head and his voice was simrly cold and impolite, "He is clearly very dangerous. I think we should still follow the rules and imprison him in a special cell. After confirming that his information is correct, we can decide on what to do next."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­.."


    ¡­¡­.That was too straightforward!!!


    His heart tensed up again for fear that the other party would be angered, but unexpectedly, Ji Xuan showed no signs of it t all and just nodded, "Alright then."


    ¡ª¨CNow it was Wu Su''s turn to be in disbelief.


    Were fierce ghosts in the game all so easy to talk to???


    The door to the interrogation room closed behind him, blocking the man''s deep ck eyes that seemed to see through people.


    Wu Su stood in the corridor in daze.


    What happened just now was almost like a dream. Even now, he felt a little in disbelief.


    After such a huge loss for mankind, they were now suddenly making such a big progress. A high-level fierce ghost suddenly willing to cooperate and he was even one who was easy to talk to, hade over personally to disclose precious information the humans had sought after for a very long time¡­..It was something he would have never even dared to imagine.


    That logistics staff turned to leave.


    Wu Su hurriedly shouted after him, "Ye Jia!"


    The young man paused and turned his head slightly. His paleplexion seemed a little unnatural in the dark corridor. His voice was still calm, "What is it?"


    Wu Su stepped forward so that he stood next to him and asked curiously:


    "So how did you save that fierce ghost?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­All humans can make mistakes."


    Wu Su: "???"


    For some reason, he felt that the other party seemed to have said those words through gritted teeth.


    Ye Jia turned around to face Wu Su and said:


    "Don''t take him too lightly. I don''t think those shackles have much effect on him. Ghosts are all good at lying and what''s more, he''s a powerful ghost. You should be wary of him. He may be plotting something."


    Wu Su agreed, "You''re right. Especially since we don''t know what his true purpose is, it is better to be vignt."


    "But the information he provided was very important to us." Hefortingly patted Ye Jia''s shoulder, "I will ask a trusted senior of mine for their opinion."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    I seem to know who this senior of yours is.


    He is currently standing in front of you giving you advice.


    However, what Wu Su had said was indeed reasonable ¡ª¨C For humans right now, the information provided by Ji Xuan was very important.


    He silently sighed.


    Looks like he can''t do much about this.


    But what Ye Jia was most concerned about right now wasn''t this.


    He changed the course of the conversation and said, "Cap Wu, can you give write me a letter?"


    Wu Su: "Huh?"


    "I encountered a problem while dealing with the cleaning up work this afternoon." Ye Jia briefly exined the matter with the shooting incident and then added, "For some personal reasons, I want visit the police station to check rted reports."


    Although he could indeed go there using his ghost domain, but because of the incident with the ghosts and monstersst night, the police station and morgue would most certainly be very chaotic. Ye Jia wasn''t sure if he would be able to find the body and the rted reports within that short period of time so, in order to save time and get it over with as quickly as possible, he decided that it was better to go through official channels instead.


    Wu Su thought for a while and then agreed: "Okay."


    He said: "Based on what you have told me, it does indeed sound like there was something strange about this murder case. Take the machine along and remember to submit a report to me when you''re back."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­Okay."


    Unexpectedly, his workload had increased.


    .


    At the morgue.


    After the incidentst night, all the police and forensic doctors had be very busy and even the morgue was overcrowded. Most of the bodies that were sent over didn''t even have the chance to be inspected before they were stored in the freezer, and they even had to resort to using rented cold storage spaces to store some of the bodies that couldn''t fit in the morgue.


    An intern led Ye Jia to one of the rented cold storage spaces and pointed to one of thepartments, "There."


    Once done, she hurriedly turned and left. She seemed to still have a lot of work waiting for her toplete.


    Ye Jia was left alone in the cold storage.


    He slowly approached that corpse.


    The clothes on the corpse had been removed and the two bullet wounds were no longer bleeding. Stored in a ce with such low temperatures, the skin had turned grey and ashen. On the corpses face, the eyelids had already been lowered to conceal the bloodshot eyes but the corners of his lips were still raised and fixed in a crazed smile.


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    The device Ye Jia brought with him didn''t react ¡ª- This was the equipment he had picked up from the youngsters at the haunted vist time. It should be sensitive enough to detect something.


    Moreover, he himself didn''t detect even the slightest of yin energy on this body.


    It was as if it was just¡­..a very ordinary corpse.


    There were no traces of paranormal changes at all. Even the yin energy fluctuations detected earlier seemed as if it had never happened in the first ce.


    After all, after that chaosst night, small remnants of yin energy could still be detected almost everywhere, and the fluctuations earlier may have possibly been rted to other ghosts or monsters that were not rted to this murder case.


    Ye Jia pondered for a while and then pulled the small ck hand out:


    "Do you sense anything?"


    The small ck hand shook its fingers nkly, "No."


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes. His thin, pale lips ttened coldly.


    He didn''t know what he was expecting to find.


    He silently let out the breath he was holding in and turned to leave but before he could take more than a few steps, his line of sight suddenly stopped at apartment next to him.


    As if something had taken over him, Ye Jia walked over.


    He stretched out and pulled out thepartment. With a light tter, another corpse appeared before him.


    The blood-stained face, the look of despair, the mutted abdomen.


    ¡ª¨CThe stormy night, the blood-stained dress, the broken pearl ne.


    As if he was trying to drive something away, Ye Jia closed his eyes.


    The device in his hand let out a few faint beeps.


    Ye Jia was startled. He opened his eyes and looked down at the device in his hand.


    The dial on the screen swayed for a moment before finallynding on zero. It no longer beeped.


    The small ck hand was confused: "Huh¡­¡­¡­That''s strange?"


    It jumped off Ye Jia''s shoulder and entered the corpses open wound. Two minutester, it came back out: "Her heart is gone."


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and a small gleam of light shed across the depths of his eyes, "Did you smell anything?"


    The small ck hand thought for a moment, "Well¡­..A little. But it seems to have disappeared now."


    "What was it?"


    The small ck hand tried to describe it, "A little like¡­..what I felt when I ate that soul back then?"


    Ye Jia was stunned.


    He stood beside the corpses in daze for a while before closing bothpartments and turning to leave.


    The door to the cold storage closed behind him.


    Dark night once again enveloped the entire city.


    Ye Jia''s expression was very cold, like icy snow that had never melted all year round.


    ¡ª¨CHe had never associated that incident with his parents with the game before.


    The game had crashed less than a month ago, allowing the ghosts and monsters restrained in it to have the chance to escape ande to the human world.


    And as for his mother and father''s death, that was when he was eight years old.


    Fifteen yearster, he entered the game.


    .


    Travelling through the night, Ye Jia returned to his apartment.


    He entered the building and just when he was about to reach his own floor, he suddenly stopped in his steps. His voice was cold, "Who is it?"


    With the sound of footsteps, the sound activated lights in the corridor lit up, revealing a tall figure.


    It was Ji Xuan.


    He was no longer concealing himself. Under the lights, his dark red eyes resembled flowing blood. He slightly raised the corners of his lips and spoke lightly:


    "Good evening."


    Ye Jia''s fingers hanging by his side subconsciously rubbed together.


    This was something he instinctively does before heunches an attack.


    He narrowed his eyes and didn''t answer.


    Ji Xuan stepped forward and continued with a low and gentle voice, "After having not met for so long, have you missed megege?"


    ¡ª¨CThe young boy the monster had transformed into back in that residential building slowly ovepped with the man before him.


    Ye Jia looked at him expressionlessly. There was unconceble coldness in his voice:


    "Move aside."


    Ji Xuan blinked back at him innocently and shook the shackles around his wrist. The chain in the middle was already removed and it now looked like two silver bracelets around his pale wrists, "You superiors agreed to cooperate."


    Ye Jia repeated, "Move aside."


    As if he had performed a magic trick, Ji Xuan pulled out a piece of paper.


    With a smile on his lips, his low voice was slightly muted and he dragged out his voice, "Look, they agreed with my request for you to be my primary point of contact."


    "Congrattions." Ye Jia hooked up the corners of his lips but there was no smile in his voice, "But I don''t want to."


    He had just returned from the morgue and the earlier shock was still affecting him. He wasn''t in the mood for this.


    Ye Jia calmly took out the key, bypassed Ji Xuan and continued upstairs.


    But just when the two were about to brush shoulders, Ji Xuan suddenly turned around and grabbed Ye Jia''s wrist, trapping Ye Jia between himself and the wall.


    The distance between the two of them shrank instantly. Their noses faced each other, almost touching.


    But Ye Jia didn''t back away.


    Instead, he leaned a little closer and narrowed his eyes dangerously.


    The tip of the scythe appeared in his palm, its cold de emitting a beautiful snow-white glow under the dark night.


    His voice was cold, "I don''t mind finishing what I wasn''t able to finish doingst time."


    The next second, unexpectedly, the figure before him suddenly shrank.


    Ye Jia was surprised.


    Before he could react, the other party had turned into the young boy in his memory.


    He raised his small, pale face and rested his thin neck against the scythe in Ye Jia''s hand, his scarlet eyes gleaming under the light.


    "Okay."


    The childish voice was a little hoarse and soft, almost as if he was acting coquettish.


    "¡­¡­As long asgegeis happy."

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    The young boy raised his head. His scarlet eyes were dark and deep, and his pupils reflected the young man''s cold and frosty face. It was as if the person before him was his entire world.


    He obediently ced his neck against the scythe''s de with his lips carrying a gentle smile.


    It was as if he waspletely willing to give the other person control over his life and death, and allow him to do as he pleased.


    The two faced each other like this silently. The atmosphere in the air was heavy, making it difficult for one to breathe.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes coldly.


    "You think by doing that I would be soft-hearted?"


    The de moved closer.


    The de was extremely sharp. It lightly cut into the young boy''s thin neck.


    A thin, scarlet wound appeared on the pale skin, looking even more shocking under the dim corridor lights. A trace of blood oozed out like a scarlet-coloured snake. It slowly trickled down the boy''s neck, reaching his neckline.


    The other party didn''t avoid it.


    The young boy''s tender voice was slightly mute and aggrieved, "How could I¡­¡­"


    He raised his hand and unbuttoned his shirt one by one. He then proceeded to spread open the top of his shirt, revealing his thin vicle and chest.


    The de subconsciously cut more deeply. More blood flowed out.


    Ye Jia was stunned.


    His cold and distant voice carried some wavering.


    "¡­¡­.What are you doing?"


    He saw a deep scar across the young boy''s thin chest. It looked particr hideous on that otherwise smooth and pale skin ¡ª- The location was urately over his vitals. It could be seen that the person who did it didn''t hold back.


    Blood flowed down, reaching that already healed wound. It resembled tears of blood.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand to caress his chest. He leaned a little closer, the smile on his lips bing brighter:


    "Look, I have carefully kept the giftgegegave me."


    "If you be soft-hearted, then you''re no longer thegegeI know." The young boy tilted his head, his expression na?ve and cruel.


    The next moment, he hit Ye Jia''s de with his neck without any hesitation.


    Ye Jia was caught off guard.


    He only had the time to materialise the weapon, but he didn''t have enough time to retract it.


    Ji Xuan smiled and pressed his cheek against the other person''s palm, rubbing against it slowly and affectionately. His cold and thin lips lingered on the other person''s warm skin for a few short seconds.


    Ye Jia immediately pushed the other person away, as if he was being scalded.


    Fortunately, the current Ji Xuan wasn''t an adult. He staggered back a few steps from the push.


    Ye Jia stared at him, seemingly in disbelief. It took a while before he could squeeze out the next word:


    "Psychopath."


    After saying that, he entered his apartment without looking back.


    Ji Xuan hurriedly followed after him, but what greeted him was the door mercilessly mming in his face.


    He touched the tip of his nose that was almost hit by the door thoughtfully.


    ¡­..Perhaps he had taken it too far?


    But before he could think of a solution, the door before him suddenly opened again.


    The boy raised his head, a glimmer of joy appearing in his scarlet eyes.


    But before he could speak, he saw a dark object thrown out the door.


    Ye Jia''s icy cold voice sounded:


    "Take your fish."


    The next second, there was another ''bang'' and the door closed mercilessly.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and looked at the blood gu fish in his palm.


    "¡­..How did you be so small?"


    Ji Xuan frowned as he looked at the blood gu fish that could easily fit in his hand.


    Although the blood gu fish was usually well-behaved, it was a noble and arrogant species after all. It was almost impossible for it to abandon its original appearance and be smaller.


    The blood gu fish flicked its tail and nced at its master who had taken on a young boy''s appearance. It''s dark, empty eye sockets seemed to say:


    Aren''t you the same?


    Ji Xuan: "¡­¡­."


    The blood gu fish pitifully turned back and nced at the firmly shut door.


    As if convinced that the other party would never open the door again, it waved its tail a few times in disappointment, returned to its original size and then passed through the wall of this building and swam away.


    Only a thin boy was left standing alone in the deserted corridor.


    Ji Xuan reached out and gently touched the wound on his neck.


    The bleeding there had stopped but the hideous cut was still there.


    There was a faint throbbing paining from that wound. It was as addictive as a stimnt, causing all his nerves to tremble with excitement.


    His tongue gently licked the blood from his fingertips.


    The smile on the boy''s lips deepened. His dark red eyes were slightly narrowed, and a trace of madness loomed in its depths.


    Goodnight,gege.


    Inside the apartment.


    Water from the faucet loudly flowed into the basin. Ye Jia lowered his eyes expressionlessly and furrowed his brows in annoyance. The back of his originally pale hand was now rubbed red.


    The small ck hand who had shrunk into the corner in fear cautiously stuck its head out.


    It didn''t know what had happened just now.


    As soon as Ye Jia stopped, it had noticed the presence of an extremely powerful fierce ghost.


    Mindful of Ji Xuan''s threatst time, the small ck hand immediately slipped through the wall ¡ª- It should let the two big bosses sort out their problems themselves. In order not the be dragged in, it should hurry and escape.


    Although the small ck hand didn''t know what had happened, it was its first time seeing Ye Jia so emotional.


    It cautiously asked, "W-what''s wrong? Are you okay?"


    Ye Jia twisted shut the faucet and dried his hands with a towel.


    He lowered his eyes when he heard those words and directed his murderous gaze towards the small ck hand.


    The small ck hand shuddered. It subconsciously pressed itself against the wall.


    Ye Jia sneered, "I''m doing very well."


    The small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    But why did it think that it wasn''t the case at all?


    The small ck hand sat on the table which had one of its legs broken and thought seriously for a few seconds.


    Based on the current situation, King must still have lingering feelings for Ace. Although the small ck hand didn''t know what happened, it should still try and fix up their rtionship somewhat ¡ª¨C After all, when the gods start fighting, it''s the mortals that suffer!


    It racked its brains and finally decided to try and resolve the situation.


    It said, "Actually¡­..King isn''t all that bad¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia raised a brow and his eyes shed a cold light, "Not that bad?!"


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­."


    It silently shrank smaller.


    I seemed to have said something wrong. Ying.(KKnotes: Crying sound)


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath, as if supressing his anger, and then said through gritted teeth:


    "He''s a psychopath."


    He was one in the past and is still one now.


    And having not seen him for so many years, his condition seemed to have be more serious.


    The small ck hand was determined to avoid this dangerous topic, "Then¡­..what do you n on doing now?"


    Ye Jia, "Stay away from the psychopath."


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­."


    It didn''t know what to say in response to this!


    Ye Jia left the bathroom and looked around at the apartment that was almost destroyed by the blood gu fish.


    Most of the furniture in there was almostpletely destroyed but fortunately the bathroom was a separate room and the things in there were mostly able to escape the same fate. In any case, it was at least still enough for one to use.


    Ye Jia pinched the bridge of his nose.


    The fingers that had just been washed with cold water pressed against his eyebrows, gradually cooling down his heated emotions.


    ¡ª-It had to be said that Ji Xuan''s interruption had pulled him back from the trance he was left in after his visit to the morgue.


    It also made Ye Jia clearly realise that although he wanted to figure out the truth behind what happened to his parents, it was after all something that had happened more than a decade ago and most of the clues from back then would have already been erased. The only connection between that case and the recent murder case was that skinning fierce ghost, but it had been in hiding for a long time. Ye Jia knew that there was no other option for him besides waiting it out.


    Moreover, there were more urgent matters waiting for him to attend to.


    ording to the information from Ji Xuan¡ªIf he hadn''t lied to them¡ª-Mother was still plotting something big and she clearly had no intentions to stop.


    And humans at present werepletely unprepared for this.


    Whether it was intel orbative abilities, they were at an absolute disadvantage.


    If Mother decided to do that rampage again in the other cities, they would be unable to put up a fight.


    His top priority now was to raise mankind''s ability to fight back.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia seemed to have thought of something.


    He quickly went over to his bedside table and opened the drawer which had a corner missing, revealing the paper he had used tomunicate with Wu Su with.


    The above information was from two hours ago.


    It was probably sent to him when he went to the morgue. It was a message requesting a meeting.


    Ye Jia sighed silently.


    .


    At the dock.


    Wu Su hurriedly came here alone.


    There were sounds of waves crashinging from the dark sea ahead. With the exception of a few stars scattered around, the sky above was pitch ck.


    From a distance, he saw a slender young man standing at the end of the road, waiting quietly. His tall figure was like a silhouette in the light, quiet and peaceful. It waspletely unlike his sharp imagest night, but it still simrly made people feel at ease.


    Wu Su took in a deep breath, the salty and damp air pouring into his chest cavities, but he still couldn''t calm his racing heart.


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    He quickly hurried over.


    After a short conversation, Wu Su told Ye Jia about the matter of a high-level fierce ghost wanting to seek cooperation with them: "The superiors have agreed to his request and have also found someone to take care of him, but I still want to hear from you your opinion on this."


    Ye Jia was silent for a moment before he nodded, "Best to be careful."


    Although he really didn''t want to cooperate with Ji Xuan and didn''t want to have anything to do with that psychopath, he had to admit that the other party''s proposal was something that hade at a good time.


    The people in the Bureau didn''t know of Ji Xuan''s identity, but Ye Jia did.


    As the King, he was closer to the core of the puzzle than any other ghost.


    Therefore, it would be very rash of them to refuse the olive branch extended their way.


    Ye Jia asked, "What do you n on doing about the incident with the ghosts and monsters rampagingst night?"


    Wu Su: "Hiding the existence of them is impossible now. Afterst night, it seems that the ghosts and monsters all over the country have be more active and there have been endless reports of paranormal incidents from all across the country. The superiors have decided to disclose the existence of the Bureau and set up more branch offices to more efficiently deal with these cases."


    "What about the game?" Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    Wu Su shook his head and sighed, "The superiors are not going to make that public."


    ¡ª¨CParanormal creatures didn''t only exist in fictional work.


    The incidentst night hadpletely overturned most people''s understanding of the world. Everyone was panicking and everyone was in danger. Society in its entirety was in the verge of breaking down.


    That''s why the government couldn''t disclose to the public the existence of a mysterious game which had been dragging people into its world over the past decade or so, let alone the fact that it had crashed and that the ghosts and monsters inside of it had been released to the human world.


    "However," Wu Su continued, "at least we can recruit people publicly now."


    He sighed, "All our departments have been working under strained conditions for more than two months now and with that incidentst night, we can no longer overlook the shortage in manpower. Our current recruitment methods aren''t enough to meet our current needs."


    So while revealing the existence of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau, the superiors would also start a recruitment drive.


    Although it was only posted earlier this afternoon, the Bureau had already received many applications.


    Wu Su added:


    "Although so far arge part of the applicants are paranormal enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists, there are also many who truly want to join the Bureau. We have reviewed some of the resumes this afternoon and the interviews will start tomorrow. Once the first batch of recruits are trained up, it should help with the current workload."


    Ye Jia nodded thoughtfully.


    He gave Wu Su a piece of paper, "When the official announcement is made, you can print this onto the corner of the recruitment brochure."


    Wu Su received it and checked the contents.


    That piece of paper appeared extremely white under the starlight, making the lines on it look extraordinarily clear even in the dark.


    It lookedplicated and weird, as if it was some kind of strange text and also as if there were rose branches entangling around each other.


    Wu Su recognised a few characters in the corner of the drawing. It formed three letters:


    Ace.


    He was shocked. He immediately looked up at Ye Jia, "T-this is¡­.?"


    In the game, only yers in the top 100 had a code name.


    Once there were sufficient points, the game would randomly assign corresponding code names to the yers based on their previous performance and this code name would then appear on the leaderboard, visible for all the other yers to see. Apanying the code name would often be a decorative pattern that symbolised their identity.


    It was equivalent to their unique, personal signature, and generally no one dared to imitate or misappropriate them.


    There was a reward system in the game.


    Both points and yin energy could be exchanged into currency in the game on a one-to-one ratio.


    Fierce ghosts would use their yin energy to exchange for currency and use it to as a reward for a yer''s life or their limb on the hatred leaderboard, and the game would dynamically settle the rewards offered and rearrange the rankings on the said leaderboard.


    yers could also exchange their points into currency and use it to post tasks, request for trade or find teammates.


    All of them were public. This meant that if a yer''s signature was used to post something, the fierce ghosts after the bounty offered on the hatred leaderboard would surely go after the clues left by it.


    After all, most yers with signatures weren''t low on the hatred leaderboard.


    No one would be willing to help bear the burden.


    The higher the yer''s ranking, the less likely it was for them to use their signature to post anything. It was after all equivalent to exposing their location.


    Despite so many years in the game, Wu Su had never seen Ace''s signature.


    He was a well-known solo yer. He never actively sought out for teammates and also never posted anything.


    Furthermore, in the game it was also possible to gain a yer''s points by killing them.


    Therefore, as Ace''s position on the leaderboard moved higher and higher, more and more yers started to set their eyes on him. It was even more sopared to the number fierce ghosts after his life. As a result, no one dared to imitate his signature.


    ¡ª¨CThis was Wu Su''s first time having the honour of seeing Ace''s exclusive signature.


    As a yer, he knew very well the meaning behind the other party''s actions.


    One should know that the higher one''s ranking was in the game and the longer period of time the yer spent in the game, the more unique their temperament.


    Although many yers had joined the Bureau together with Wu Su, they didn''t rank high on the leaderboard.


    All the real bosses had basically gone incognito and disappeared.


    Therefore, although the Bureau was running a recruitment drive, Wu Su didn''t hold any expectations over them making an appearance. At most, he only hoped that the new recruits would be able to help with the mountain of work that had piled up and help deal with some low difficulty paranormal events ¡ª¡ª If they were required to deal with a high-levelled fierce ghost, they were still too weak.


    But now, with Ace''s signature, everything was different.


    As the only yer who had cleared the game, the effect of his signature was terrifying.


    ¡ª-In other words, they may really be able to recruit an experienced team to help deal with the ghosts and monsters from the game.


    Wu Su felt a little dizzy at the thought of this.


    He carefully held that piece of paper in his hand, his heart pounding loudly and his throat a little dry, "You¡­¡­¡­"


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    Ye Jia interrupted him:


    "But, you have to think over this carefully."


    ¡ª- After all, this signature won''t just attract yers over.


    Those words were like a basin of cold water, instantly waking Wu Su up.


    Ace had been in the game for many years and has many enemies. Moreover, before the game crashed, the Ghost King Ji Xuan had also offered a reward, sessfully pushing his name to the top of the hatred leaderboard.


    He started to feel conflicted.


    Now that the game had crashed, thepetitive rtionship between the yers was gone, so it shouldn''t matter much for the yers.


    But it was different for the fierce ghosts.


    Wu Su wasn''t a ghost after all, so he didn''t know whether the ghosts who had left the game still recognised this hatred leaderboard of theirs.


    Ye Jia thought for a while, "You don''t need to worry about the hatred leaderboard."


    Wu Su breathed a sigh of relief.


    But he then heard the other party say, "You only need to worry about whether the fierce ghosts who have a grudge against me wille."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­."


    A trembling heart and trembling hands.


    Seeing Wu Su''s troubled expression, Ye Jia expressed his understanding.


    "You don''t need to give me an answer now. Go back and think about it. It''s fine to just let me know after you have made a decision."


    After Wu Su left, Ye Jia turned and went to the warehouse he had visited before to carefully inspect it.


    Everything in there had been taken away, including the water tank holding the monster and the rack of human skins.


    Even the traces left from the fight against that fake blood gu fish had been cleaned up.


    Very clearly, the other party had taken advantage of the chaos in the city to do this. They had dealt with it very thoroughly, leaving almost no traces behind. Ye Jia noted down the warehouse number and got ready to return to the Bureau tomorrow and look into it.


    But seeing how careful the other party appeared to be, he felt that he probably wouldn''t be able to find any useful information.


    After leaving the dock, Ye Jia returned to his apartment.


    He had already been working non-stop for the past few days.


    Although his entire room was a mess, he didn''t have the energy to deal with it.


    Ye Jia took a quick shower and then walked over to his still somewhat intact bed.


    But as soon as he sat down, the small ck hand shuffled over, "That human has replied."


    Ye Jia raised a brow in surprise.


    It had only been two hours, but the other party had already made his decision?


    The small ck hand passed the paper over.


    "I reported to my superiors your suggestion and they think it is feasible." Wu Su''s voice travelled out from that piece of paper, "After all, if you don''t enter the tiger''sir, you won''t be able to capture the tiger. If we don''t mobilise all forces, humans will not be able to take on the monsters from the game and that Mother who is watching over everything¡­¡­Although it is very risky, we have no other choice."


    Ye Jia asked, "Then am I now considered as a non-contracted employee?"


    Wu Su was surprised, "¡­¡­I guess so?"


    Ye Jia smiled and continued, "Then let''s talk about the remuneration."


    The extra ie from Ji Xuan''s end was probably no longer possible, and he really didn''t want to go through those days of working two jobs and only getting one source of ie again.


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­.."


    ???


    How did the topic change so suddenly?


    .


    After finishing his discussion with Wu Su, the paper automatically started to burn in his palm. The bright red me reflected in the young man''s eyes, like a golden-red butterfly pping its wings.


    The fire gradually went out.


    The room dimmed down again. The edges of the inky dark sky outside the window were turning a dark blue, signalling the arrival of dawn.


    A grey-blue light filtered in through the window, rendering the small bedroom a little hazy.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes, patted off the ashes from his palm and slowly sighed.


    Now that Wu Su had agreed to his proposal, he must deal with that hatred leaderboard.


    He had a lot of enemies. If more fierce ghosts are drawn to M City because of him, it would make the situation even more difficult to deal with.


    ¡ª-He had only just said that he would stay away from that psychopath, but after less than half a night, he had to go against his words.


    The scene from their earlier confrontation outside in the corridor surfaced to his mind. Ye Jia felt a headache forming.


    How about¡­¡­.Leaving this matter untilter?


    In any case, Wu Su wouldn''t immediately issue an announcement anyway.


    Moreover, he was too sleepy.


    Ye Jia yawned. He blinked his eyes that had turned hazy from sleepiness and then fell back into his bed.


    The next second, there was a ''crack'' and all four legs of the bed broke from the weight.


    Ye Jiaid in the ruins, calmly looking up at the ceiling.


    That sleepiness from earlier had long disappeared without a trace.


    ¡ª-He now had a second reason to look for Ji Xuan.

 Chapter 45

    Ye Jia got up from the ground with a dark expression.


    He looked around at his apartment that looked like a tornado had swept through. From the bedroom to the living room and even the kitchen, it was all a mess. Only the bathroom managed to escape the same fate.


    Basically¡­..it probably wasn''t in a state where one could live in.


    Ye Jia sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.


    He stepped over the furniture fragments scattered across the floor, went to the hallway and reached out to open the door¡ª¨C


    A small figure fell in.


    He had clearly been sitting against the door all this time and as soon as the support behind him was gone, he lost his bnce and fell back.


    The boyid on the ground, blinking his scarlet eyes. He looked up at the young man''s surprised face above him and said in a small voice, "¡­¡­Good morning."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    His head was starting to hurt again.


    He took a deep breath, "How long have you been here?"


    Ji Xuan got up from the ground and shook his head. He appeared extraordinarily well-behaved and sensible, and even a little pitiful.


    "Not too long."


    Ye Jia''s hand that was holding the door handle tightened.


    Pretend. Just keep pretending.


    He raised his eyes, his gaze falling onto the ground next to Ji Xuan.


    On the ground were two boxes of biscuits, an apple, two bottles of milk and arge carton of juice all neatly arranged.


    Ye Jia was stunned.


    "¡­..Where did theye from?"


    Ji Xuan followed Ye Jia''s line of sight, "Oh, these?"


    He thought about it, "The neighbours gave it."


    When he was sitting there, someone had passed by and asked in distress why he was sitting out there all alone.


    A thin boy sitting quietly with his back against the closed door, his eyes big and bright and his features small and delicate, he looked particrly sensible and well-behaved: "Mother kicked me out, so I came to stay withgege."


    ¡ª-In a sense, it wasn''t a lie.


    "He won''t let you in?" The neighbour felt extremely distressed for him.


    "It''s not like that." The little boy sighed glumly and shook his head, "It''s my fault for doing the wrong thing. I''m waiting for my brother''s anger to pass."


    "Even so, he can''t leave a child outside alone! Especially with everything happening right now." The neighbour was a little angry, "This adult is too irresponsible."


    The neighbour asked gently, "Would you like toe to my ce and wait?"


    The little boy smiled, "No I''m fine. Thank you."


    Seeing that he was determined to stay there, the neighbour could only give up and just forcibly stuff him a lot of snacks.


    Every time someone passed by, a conversation like this would ur.


    As a result, more and more snacks umted.


    Ji Xuanmented: "Humans are so warm-hearted."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    He seemed to have guessed what had happened.


    Looks like he now had a high probability of dying a social death.


    He gritted his teeth and forced out, "Have you be addicted to pretending to be a child?"


    Ji Xuan stepped into the apartment.


    Under the faint morning light as well as the dim corridor light, his small shadow instantly stretched out along the ground.


    The tall man lowered his eyes, his cold and deep eyes half-concealed in the shadows and his dark scarlet eyes half-hidden under his long eyshes. He stared at the young man before him intently, "Then¡­..Do you like me like this more?"


    His voice was low and suppressed. There was faint hoarseness and amusement in his deep voice, "Gege?"


    The distance between the two had instantly shortened. The adult man''spelling aura spread out without reservation. Their noses were almost about to touch.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and stepped back to increase the distance between the two.


    His amber eyes gleamed a cold and hostile light in the dark.


    Looking at the young man who was immediately scared into backing away, Ji Xuan sighed regretfully.


    Despite clearly knowing that both his adult self and his child self were the same person and despite constantly saying that he wouldn''t be soft-hearted, he had always been unable to be harsh to children.


    Gegehas always been like this¡ª¨CIt''s really too cute.


    ¡ª- In that case, don''t me him for taking advantage of that.


    Ye Jia spoke icily, "No matter what you look like, it has nothing to do with me."


    Ji Xuan smiled and nodded, "I understand."


    As if.


    Ye Jia cautiously nced at the man in front of him and then took another step back. After ensuring that he was a safe distance away from him, he slowly asked:


    "What is the real reason for you cooperating with humans?"


    Ji Xuan furrowed his brows feeling a little hurt.


    "Gege, you actually don''t trust me? Everything I said in the Bureau was the truth."


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly. He carefully assessed him but didn''t speak.


    But his bodynguage answered Ji Xuan''s question ¡ª¡ª Yes, he indeed did not trust him at all.


    "Alright then." Ji Xuan stored away his yful look and answered seriously, "I know I can''t make you trust me, but right now, our purposes are the same."


    He casually raised the corners of his lips and a cold look shed across his face.


    "After all, with her around, I as the King also don''t feel at ease."


    With an unshakable power looming over him, always instigating other S-Level fierce ghosts to challenge his authority, it would indeed leave him with some distaste after some time.


    This reason seemed to have convinced Ye Jia.


    After staring at Ji Xuan for a few more seconds, he finally backed down, "¡­.Alright then."


    "But I need to see your sincerity." Ye Jia continued, "About the bounty on my head on the hatred leaderboard¡­¡­."


    Before he could finish his words, Ji Xuan immediately expressed, "I will immediately remove it."


    ¡ª-At least his goal for tonight had been achieved.


    Ye Jia wanted to close the door.


    But he noticed that at some unknown point in time, the other party had already stepped past the threshold and entered the hallway.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    He had made a blunder.


    Ji Xuan slowly took another step inside, "Then¡­.Gege, shouldn''t you also show your sincerity?"


    Ye Jia''s muscles immediately tightened.


    His words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, "What do you want?"


    Ji Xuan chuckled shortly, "Don''t be so nervous."


    A small scarlet crack appeared in the space next to him and a piece of paper lightly fell onto his palm.


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    He gave Ye Jia that piece of paper.


    "I just want you to be my designated primary point of contact in the Bureau."


    Ye Jia nced at its contents.


    He had only briefly nced over itst night and didn''t have the time to look through it properly ¡ª- This was indeed a direct order issued from the people at the top of the Bureau, it wasn''t forged.


    "Your superior should be informing you of this today." Ji Xuan looked down at Ye Jia and said in a low voice, "I just wanted to share this news with you in advance¡­..Gege."


    Ye Jia coldly gave him a look. He clearly wasn''t going to fall for it.


    "Fine, what else?"


    Ji Xuan silently sighed inside.


    ¡ª Sure enough, this trick only worked when he pretended to be a child.


    He said without a change to his expression, "From today, I should interact with you using my earlier child appearance."


    Ye Jia frowned, "Why?"


    "Humans don''t recognise my current appearance, but it''s different for the ghosts and monsters." Ji Xuan said lightly, "¡­¡­You surely wouldn''t want to expose your identity, do you?"


    He knew this very well. In some senses, Ye Jia was a very predictable person.


    Although the current series of events had brought him back to the centre of the vortex, he still longs to return to a peaceful and stable life after everything is over. He didn''t want to be the saviour who is always under a lot of attention. On the contrary, he much preferred his identity as an ordinary logistics staff.


    Therefore, even if he appeared in front of everyone as Ace and participated in this fight, he still wished to hide his identity as ''Ye Jia''.


    Ji Xuan liked this feeling very much.


    In this world, only he alone upied hisgege''s two worlds.


    Just the thought of this made him extremely satisfied.


    ¡ª-That was why Ji Xuan was certain he wouldn''t reject his proposal.


    He added more fire to the pit: "Moreover, starting from today, you are my only primary point of contact so I will no longer appear in front of your colleagues in the Bureau again and they would also not know of my existence."


    Sure enough, Ye Jia fell into deep thought.


    After a long time, he nodded, "¡­..Alright."


    The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened.


    He stretched out his hand, "Happy cooperation."


    Ye Jia nced at him coldly. He then reached out to shake the other''s hand and ced emphasis on the first four words, "For the time being, happy cooperation."


    Before he could pull his hand back, he felt the palm in his hand quickly turn smaller.


    Ye Jia was taken aback. For a moment, he even forgot to let go of the hand.


    The young boy in front of him stretched out his other hand, curved his eyes as he smiled and used both hands to gentle shake Ye Jia''s arm:


    "¡­¡­Long term wouldn''t be bad either."


    Ye Jia retracted his arm like he was scorched by fire. He tightly furrowed his brows.


    His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but when he remembered what he had just agreed to earlier, he swallowed those words back down.


    Ji Xuan seemed to have not noticed it.


    He looked around the room that was in tatters and raised his eyebrows in surprise:


    "What happened to your ce?"


    Ye Jia followed his line of sight.


    He seemed to only now remember the state of his ce and his expression instantly darkened. He grumbled, "¡­..It''s all because of your fish."


    Oh? It did such a good thing?


    Ji Xuan''s eyes lit up.


    He concealed his joy and revealed a look of guilt and regret, "Sorry, it''s my fault."


    Ye Jia frowned and looked at him vigntly.


    Ji Xuan continued, "I have a few properties under my name. You can take a look and see where you want to stay¡­.."


    Before he could finish speaking, Ye Jia interrupted him without any hesitation:


    "No, justpensation is enough."


    Ji Xuan followed the flow and nodded, "Of course,pensation is a must."


    He changed his words, "But, until your ce is fixed, surely you will need to find a ce to stay?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­..I''ll stay at a hotel."


    "If you don''t want me to bother you, I won''t even cross the boundary by half a step." Ji Xuan shed a smile, "It won''t be any different from staying at a hotel."


    There is a very big difference.


    Ye Jia didn''t want to be anymore involved with him. The more distance between them the better ¡ª¨C Staying at a ce under Ji Xuan''s name would go against this intention of his.


    He shook his head resolutely, "No thank you."


    Ji Xuan tried to tempt him, "You can keep an eye on me like this."


    Ye Jia let out augh but there was no such emotion in his eyes, "If in a ce like this I still need to keep an eye on you, I don''t think there is a need for this cooperation to continue."


    Although it was a pity, Ji Xuan decided to back down.


    He had already achieved his original goal tonight. If he continued to take things too far, the situation may turn for the worse instead.


    "Alright then." Ji Xuan turned to look at the apartment that looked like a tornado had swept through and said, "I will be responsible for finding someone to repair your ce ¡ª After all, this is my fault. You shouldn''t have a problem with that, right?"


    Ye Jia thought for a while and epted reluctantly, "¡­..Okay."


    It could be regarded as both parties taking a step back and reaching a consensus.


    He tossed over a key to Ji Xuan, "As soon as possible."


    The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened, "Of course."


    .


    Ye Jia packed up some of his personal belongings and moved to a hotel not far away.


    Sure enough, the next day, an order was issued from the people above, assigning him to be in charge of a certain ''high-level fierce ghost who is willing to cooperate''. This was a highly confidential matter. In other words, in the entire M City branch, only Wu Su and himself knew of the matter of a high-level fierce ghost cooperating with the Bureau and only Ye Jia had the authority to contact the other party.


    In the box was another new phone.


    Ye Jia took it out and fiddled with it.


    Even if he didn''t know much about modern technology, he could tell that this phone was much more advanced and protected than the one Liu Zhaocheng gave himst time.


    But Ye Jia still found it a little ridiculous ¡ª- Using a phone to contact a fierce ghost. This was something he would have never imagined ten years ago.


    There was only one contact stored in the phone.


    The other person''s profile photo was a chibi grim reaper holding a scythe, looking very cute.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes. He felt that there was some meaning behind that photo.


    While he was staring at that photo, the other party''s message appeared:


    It was a bouncy, joyful emoticon.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    His hands were itching to move.


    After his fingers lingered over the block button for several seconds, he finally decided against it ¡ª For the sake of his job, forget it.


    He turned off the phone disy and tossed the phone aside.


    On the other end.


    Ji Xuan looked down at the bright phone screen in his hand, the upward arc on the corner of his lips unable to be suppressed.


    Although there was no response from the other party, he was certain the other party had seen his message.


    Ji Xuan nced at the book he had previously regarded as rubbish.


    One of the lines came into view ¡ª- "Get the other party''s contact information."


    Not only that, but he was also the only contact on the other party''s phone.


    This satisfied his deeply suppressed desire to monopolise the other party.


    Ji Xuanughed out happily and put the phone away.


    At the door, the shadow ghost who had snuck in was scared stiff. It panicked and quickly hurried back out.


    Several other high-level fierce ghosts gathered around it and carefully asked with lowered voices, "How was it?"


    The shadow ghost shook its head in daze, "¡­..Very bad."


    After King killed the opponent''s leader, the rest of the monsters had turned into dust and the fight was over.


    But since then, King had be strange.


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    Not only did he withdraw the reward for Ace, but he had actually¡­..actually¡­..


    A''Mi slowly spoke with a heavy expression:


    "I¡­..I just saw King smiling while looking at his phone."


    The other fierce ghosts gasped in shock, "W-what?!"


    "I suspect King may have been cursed¡­¡­"


    A''Mi felt a chill behind its back before it could finish its words.


    It slowly turned to look back.


    The door behind it was open. The blood gu fish had appeared behind them and was watching the group of fierce ghosts with its empty eye sockets.


    In the distance, Ji Xuan who was sitting on the throne narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly and asked slowly:


    "Very bored?"


    All the fierce ghosts trembled: "¡­¡­..King!"


    Ji Xuan curled his lips, "Then I will find something for you to do."


    And so, after being forced to y with the blood gu fish for an hour, all the fierce ghosts wanted to cry without tears. This was especially so for A''Mi who was specially taken care of and was left tired and paralysed on the floor.


    They were too na?ve.


    Sure enough, King was still that moody and terrifying Ghost King¡­..Being cursed or whatever was just nonsense!


    .


    After the first batch of recruitment brochures were issued out, the Bureau quickly acquired a lot of fresh blood. Although the follow up work left by the rampage of ghosts and monsters in M City still hadn''t been processed yet, the new recruits had helped immensely with reducing the pressure on the original staff.


    Evenpared to before that incident, their current workload was now much easier to manage.


    The older employees at the Logistics Department basically had no new jobs to work on. While Ye Jia was now working on various jobs in the department dealing with training the new recruits, Zhao Dong remained in the Logistics Department to handle the remaining tasks and Cheng Cezhi was assigned to the Human Resources Department and was helping with interviewing the new recruits.


    Although the outside world was still in chaos, Ye Jia''s life had been particrly fulfilling and peaceful over the past week. He went to work from the hotel every day and would sometimes take along new recruits to do some onsite work.


    During this time, although Ye Jia had never replied to any of Ji Xuan''s messages, the other party still enjoyed harassing him online every day. Fortunately, this kind of harassment only stayed online. After all, the rampagest time had simrly affected Ji Xuan. After directly defying Mother''s order''s, it was estimated that he would be busy for a while.


    This continued until M City issued out the second batch of recruitment brochures.


    ¡ªThe content was no different fromst time, except for the very faint pattern printed on the back. If you didn''t look closely, you would easily miss it.


    The rose branches intertwined into a strange but gorgeous pattern, and within it were three letters that formed the word ''Ace''.


    The day it was sent out, everything was calm and quiet. Nothing seemed to have changed.


    But in a ce that couldn''t be seen by others, dark tides began to surge, and uneasy whispers spread.


    At the centre of that whirlpool was a small city ¡ª¨C M City.


    When the dark night fell, the distant sky was enveloped by thick darkness, slowly swallowing up the stars and the moon.


    Ye Jia who was on his way back from work suddenly stopped in ce.


    He raised his head and looked up at the sky thoughtfully.


    At this moment, the phone in his pocket vibrated twice. Ye Jia took it out, only to see a message from Cheng Cezhi.


    It was an address, nothing else.


    Strange.


    Ye Jia frowned.


    He knew this ce. It was near the wilderness and would be practicallypletely deserted at night as very few people would go there ¡ª Why did Cheng Cezhi send that address to him?


    .


    At an abandoned factory in M City.


    Strong yin energy flowed through the dark night sky. Compared to other ces, the temperature here was a lot lower. Faint ominous air exuded out from the empty and dark windows and doors, making people instinctively feel fear and panic.


    The originally empty factory was at this moment filled with strands of thick, dark hair. It slowly rose and fell like ocean waves.


    Cheng Cezhi struggled to get out of the thick, dark hair that reached up to his waist, but it was like he was stuck in a bog. No matter how he moved, that hair seemed like it was alive and would tightly entwine around his arms and legs, leaving him helpless and only able to wriggle about like a bug.


    "Where is Ace?" A sharp and insidious voice travelled out from within the hair.


    Cheng Cezhi was almost in tears, "I really don''t know this Ace of yourrrss!!!"


    He had left a littlete today so he took a short cut, but he had never expected that he would suddenly be kidnapped on his way back home.


    This was a B-level fierce ghost. As a logistics staff, he had no ability to fight back.


    As a result, not only was he trapped in this dark and gloomy ce, but he was also constantly being asked about the whereabouts of this person he wasn''t familiar with¡­.


    Who wouldn''t find this situation ridiculous?!


    "You lied!!!!" That voice suddenly roared. The anger in the voice was very obvious, "I saw it, his signature, it wasn''t a mistake¡­.It was from your Bureau. You know where he is¡­¡­"


    "That''s okay. If you know him¡­..he will surelye¡­.heeheeheehee¡­¡­"


    Outside the factory.


    Four or five people all looked at each other.


    Zhao Dong broke the silence, "You guys also received this address?"


    Wu Su nodded. He turned on his phone screen and showed Zhao Dong. The address of this ce was disyed on the screen.


    He was now in charge of the Human Resources Department and Cheng Cezhi was his subordinate.


    He said, "I contacted his family and they said that he hasn''t returned home yet."


    In fact, this was not the only reason why he was here. Wu Su was after all also working in the busiest Combat Division and he naturally wouldn''t go out of his way toe here just because he was suddenly sent an address from his subordinate.


    But after sending out the second batch of recruitment brochures, the situation was different.


    After all, those in the Human Resources Department would naturally be the first to be targeted.


    As such, since it was sent out, Wu Su had begun to pay more attention to the movements of all his subordinates in this new department and had also assigned them with more equipment that they could use to protect themselves.


    But clearly, something like this couldn''t be prevented.


    "Don''t worry." Wu Su tugged at his beard and spoke with some anxiousness, "I have already contacted the other members of the Combat Division. They should be here soon."


    Ye Jia stood in the dark and didn''t speak.


    He raised his head, looked at the factory and sniffed the air ¡ª- This smell was something he was very familiar with.


    Very coincidentally, this fierce ghost¡­..Was a boss he and Ji Xuan had met in an instance.


    Although its level wasn''t high, it was a little difficult to deal with.


    Ye Jia couldn''t be certain that the members of the Combat Division could handle it.


    He hesitated over whether he should find an excuse to leave and then go and save the other person himself.


    But at this moment, he was slightly startled.


    The smell inside¡­..seem to have changed.


    .


    Ten minutester, heavily armed members of the Combat Division arrived at the scene, but before they could start discussing their battle n, they saw the gates to the factory slowly open from the inside.


    Cheng Cezhi limped out with a smile on his face.


    A young woman was supporting him.


    Wu Su was taken aback, "You¡­¡­.."


    The young woman smiled at him, "The fierce ghost inside ran off. You can try and go after it but I don''t think you would be able to catch it.


    Wu Su''s eyes widened, "You''re¡­¡­..!!!"


    The young woman nodded generously, "Hello, I''m Maid."


    Rank 15 on the leaderboard, Maid.


    She frowned with some annoyance, turned to look at Cheng Cezhi who was standing beside her andined, "I originally also wanted to tie him up, but that fierce ghost got to him first¡­."


    Cheng Cezhi: "???"


    Why?


    Why???


    As if seeing through his mental breakdown, the young woman chuckled, "Because you are the weakest in the entire department."


    Cheng Cezhi: "¡­¡­.."


    Okay, that''s enough. Anymore and he would be annoyed.


    Zhao Dong who was waiting with the medical staff helped Cheng Cezhi away.


    The young woman''s gaze fell onto Wu Su, "Since you have already recognised me, I won''t hide my purpose ofing here ¡ª Where is Ace?"


    Wu Su was already prepared for this.


    He took in a deep breath and slowly spoke up, "Why are you looking for him?"


    The young woman revealed a shy expression. She poked at the ground with her toe and said:


    "Confess."


    Ye Jia who stood in the distance: "¡­¡­."


    ¡ª- Since Cheng Cezhi is safe, he i]wasn''t needed here anymore.


    He turned around, ready to leave.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia felt a familiar presence appear behind him.


    An icy smell of blood emanated out through the ghost domain.


    Ye Jia''s back stiffened.


    The young boy''s soft and hoarse voice broke the silence. He asked calmly:


    "Gege, who is she?"

 Chapter 46

    For some reason, the moment the other party said those words, Ye Jia felt a chill run down his back.


    He lowered his head and nced at Ji Xuan who was standing beside him.


    The boy raised his head and looked back at him.


    He had his small, pale face tilted up and there was a faint smile on his face, making him appear calm and well-behaved. It was as if he was only casually asking a very ordinary question.


    Ye Jia: "???"


    Could he have been mistaken?


    "Mhn, she''s someone I used to know." Ye Jia thought for a moment and added, "A chance meeting."


    Soon following that, he seemed to have thought of something and lowered his head to ask, "Why did youe?"


    The young boy held onto Ye Jia''s hand with his cold fingers. His voice was soft and slightly hoarse, and even seemed to be a little aggrieved, "I can''t be here?"


    Ye Jia: "???"


    What''s going on?


    Why did the conversation suddenly develop in a weird direction?


    He even forgot to pull his hand back and just let out a confused, "¡­¡­.Huh?"


    Ji Xuan inched closer and inserted his fingers between Ye Jia''s fingers, turning it into an interlocked handhold.


    "Or¡­..didgegenot want me toe?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    What the hell?


    After sessfully holding Ye Jia''s hand, the surging killing intent in Ji Xuan''s heart finally subsided.


    Ji Xuan slowly narrowed his eyes and a gloomy and cold light shed across the depths of his scarlet eyes, resembling an oing thunderstorm in the night sky. A warm smile flickered across his lips.


    He raised his eyes and looked into the distance.


    ¡­¡­..A chance meeting?


    The empty and abandoned factory was shrouded in darkness in the dark night.


    The strong yin energy had still not yet dissipated, making the dark doors and windows appear particrly terrifying.


    Standing in front of the factory was the young woman. She was petite and slender, and her features were soft and sweet. With the gloomy building looming behind her like a terrible monster, the contrast was particrly impactful.


    She pursed her lips shyly with flushed cheeks and bright eyes. She was like a young woman in spring,pletely harmless.


    Wu Su however couldn''t help but remain tense when standing before her.


    He naturally knew who this great god was.


    ¡ª¨C Maid, fifteenth on the leaderboard.


    Her fighting style was extremely brutal, and her favourite weapon was the chainsaw. That chainsaw was a weapon that required a scarily high number of points to redeem in the game and its durability was also exceptionally low so it could be considered a not so cost-effective weapon, but Maid favoured it very much. In her words: "A horror movie without chainsaws and gore is not a good horror movie." Many people had spected that the reason for her remaining around the 20thor so rank on the leaderboard was because arge number of her points was used to redeem her weapons.


    Moreover, although Maids body was frozen into that of a young woman''s appearance, her experience actually even exceeded Ace''s.


    Although Wu Su knew that as soon as Ace''s signature is released, there would definitely be strong yers making an appearance, he didn''t expect that the first one to appear would be Maid.


    Like Ace, she was simrly a very unique yer who rarely teamed up with others. Even if she was assigned to one in an instance, she would throw them aside using the fastest speed possible and do everything alone.


    As such, it was very difficult for Wu Su to associate her with Ace.


    Especially¡­..with a reason like that.


    "¡­..Confess?" Wu Su slowly repeated her words with aplicated expression.


    The young woman nodded, "Yes."


    She poked the ground again with the tip of her shoe and a bright and lovely smile formed on her lips, "You have a problem with that?"


    Wu Su was taken aback. He quickly shook his head, "No, of course not!"


    He swallowed with difficulty and spoke, "Um¡­..I will contact Ace and let him know of your arrival but whates after that is beyond my control¡­."


    The young woman narrowed her eyes and scanned over Wu Su, "What is your code name?"


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­Don''t have one."


    Only those in the top fifty have a code name given to them by the game and Wu Su was only in the fifties and sixties.


    The young woman looked away in disappointment, "No wonder you''re so weak."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­.."


    Well, I''m very sorry about that!


    Wu Su couldn''t help but want to gossip, "How did you and Ace meet?"


    Maid kicked a pebble with her foot, "In a team instance."


    Wu Su quickly understood, "Oh, you were teammates?"


    The woman pursed her lips shyly, "No."


    Wu Su: "???"


    Listening to the conversation between the two of them not far away, Ye Jia was left speechless.


    ¡ª-Of course he remembered the other party.


    Maid, even in the game, could be regarded as a difficult to deal with character.


    At that time, Ye Jia had just received his code name Ace and Maid was already a top yer with a strong reputation.


    It was apetition-style instance. yers who were in that instance were all those with high ranks and they were divided into three teams and allowed to explore the deserted vige in the instance freely. At the end of the instance, the two teams with the lowest number of points would be required to take part in a cruel elimination instance while the single yer with the highest number of points could directly clear the instance regardless of which team they were in.


    Ye Jia and Maid just happened to be in two different teams.


    At that time, there was a ck sheep in Ye Jia''s team. That yer didn''t want to clear the instance and was more concerned with taking the other yers points, including those of his teammates. Unfortunately for him, in an instance like this, yers were not allowed to directly harm their own teammates.


    And so, he had made use of a game prop to summon an evil god in the deserted vige and led everyone over.


    Ye Jia habitually acted alone. By the time he found out about this, the other party had already aplished his purpose.


    There were originally five people in their team, but now only Ye Jia and him were left.


    Maid however could be regarded as an experienced veteran yer after all. After the evil god appeared, she was still able to clear out a bloody path for herself and, in the end, only Maid and that yer were left in the evil god''s temple. Although all the monsters were dead, only one of them could walk out of that ce alive. If neither of them killed the other person and there were still two people in the temple when time was up, then the person who had summoned the evil god would die as sacrifice.


    Maid however didn''t have the time to wait it out.


    Her team had fallen behind, so she had to kill the other party, or she would still be forced to take part in the elimination instance when the instance was over even if the other party was killed from his actions backfiring.


    By the time Ye Jia arrived, both of them were already covered in blood.


    That yer''s body was covered in pitch-ck viscous fluid as he panted heavily while using a table to support himself.


    As the person who had summoned the evil god, although he would be immune to the monster''s attacks, he was also unable to participate in the battle, so he could only escape from Maid''s offensive attacks time and time again.


    Maid had already gone through a fierce battle earlier. One of her legs was broken with her bone jutting out through the bloody wound, half her face was peeled off and she was also missing an eye, but her other eye was burning with hatred and anger, shining brightly like a cold star in the dark temple.


    The chainsaw in her hand had already lost its durability with its gears broken. Standing there with clothes that one could no longer see the original colour of, she looked like a ghost who had just crawled out from hell.


    The evil god''s low voice echoed through the dark sky.


    "Only one can be saved."


    The other yer''s eyes lit up. He immediately called out with a stammer, "A-Ace! We''re teammates! Hurry and save me!"


    He gritted his teeth and continued, "As long as you save me, I will give you half the points I got in this instance!"


    Outside the ancient temple, the slender young man raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance.


    There was arge leaderboard floating in the air.


    There were still three minutes until the end of the instance.


    Of the three teams, one had beenpletely annihted while the remaining two teams had a simr number of points with Ye Jia''s team being slightly higher.


    If Maid was left in the evil god''s temple, her points would be counted as the other yer''s points and Ye Jia''s team would directly achieve first ce in this instance, no longer requiring him to take part in the cruel and gruesome elimination instance.


    ¡ª- That was a purely hell-level instance. All the yers thrown into that instance were required to kill each other and only the strongest could leave.


    No one wanted to take part in such an elimination instance.


    Outside the temple, the young man withdrew his gaze.


    He wasn''t wearing a hood. His light-coloured hair was ruffled by the wind that carried a strong smell of blood and his ss-like eyes were calm and cold.


    Inside the temple.


    The young woman whose appearance could no longer be seen clearly gritted her teeth with pure hatred burning coldly in her eyes. She looked like she could swallow up the two men before her and crush them to death with just her re alone.


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    She spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered, her voice filled with unconceble irony.


    The young man lowered his eyes and swept his gaze across the blood-soaked ground before him thoughtfully.


    At this moment, there was only one minute left before the end of the instance.


    The young man raised his eyes and said calmly, "I will save my teammate."


    Unsurprising.


    Maid threw away the broken chainsaw in her hand and dragged her weak body over to a wall and slowly sat down.


    The moment Ye Jia said those words, the points she had umted in this instance was transferred over to the other yer.


    On the leaderboard, Ye Jia''s team took first ce.


    ¡ª-Now, as soon as the game ends, the young woman in the temple would be the evil god''s sacrifice.


    Maid snorted in disdain and closed her eyes.


    She thought optimistically ¡ª¡ª Dying here like this wasn''t too bad. At least she didn''t need to take part in the elimination instance.


    The yer who was covered in ck fluid stumbled out of the evil god''s temple. He wiped some of it off his face and happily pped Ye Jia''s shoulder, "Thank a lot, brother."


    However, the moment the other person''s hand was about to make contact, the young man suddenly stepped forward, avoiding the other person''s touch.


    The yer was slightly taken aback.


    Immediately afterwards, the young man with the light-coloured hair lowered his eyes and tapped his watch a few times.


    There were still thirty seconds until the end of the instance.


    On the leaderboard in the sky ahead, a message slowly appeared, "yer Ace has transferred all his points in this instance to yer Maid''s ount."


    Inside the temple, Maid opened her eyes in astonishment.


    She looked down at her watch ¡ª She was now the yer with the most points in the entire instance and her team had also moved up into first ce.


    Since she had the most points, even the evil god couldn''t do anything about it. She would naturally be directly sent out of the instance.


    The young woman looked out of the temple in disbelief.


    "You¡­¡­you¡­¡­.y-y-y-you!!!" That yer''s face was distorted with shock, horror and anger, "You actually fucking let the opposing team win?! Do you realise what we will have to face ne¡­¡­."


    Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the young man''s unchanging voice, "Elimination instance, no?"


    The yer was left unable to speak. He looked at him as if he was looking at a madman.


    The young man let out a short chuckle, "We''re teammates in this instance and cannot directly kill each other."


    He narrowed his eyes and a cold smile flickered across his lips, but his voice was still as calm as before:


    "But it''s different in the elimination instance."


    The instance was counting down ¡ª¨C "¡­¡­.5, 4, 3, 2, 1."


    The moment it reached zero, the instance was officially over. A door slowly appeared in the distance at the entrance of the deserted vige.


    The young woman stood up nkly and looked at the ce where the two other yers were standing originally ¡ª- That ce was now empty.


    As the defeated team, those two were sent to the elimination instance.


    A fight to their deaths, until only one remained.


    As if she was possessed by a ghost, Maid rejected the option to be sent out of the instance and waited in the same ce for five days.


    On the sixth day, a bloody figure appeared in the ce where they had disappeared earlier.


    The young man was in a particrly sorry state. From head to toe, he waspletely covered in blood and even now, blood and flesh continued to fall from his clothes. His face was pale from blood loss, but his amber coloured eyes were still shining brightly like eternal mes that could never be extinguished. Even now, strong killing intent brought about from all that killing continued leaked out from his eyes.


    His gaze swept past Maid who stood nearby, and he seemed to be a little surprised.


    The young woman who had used her points to repair her body stepped forward and slowly spoke up:


    "You could''ve chosen to save no one."


    If the other party had chosen not to save anyone, Maid would be sent to the elimination instance and the other yer would die from his actions backfiring.


    At that time, no matter what choice he made, he would still be the winner.


    He didn''t need to take part in the elimination instance.


    But he had chosen the most difficult path to take ¡ª He had entered the elimination instance together with that other yer.


    The young man raised a brow. He softly spoke with his slightly hoarse voice:


    "That would be letting him off too easily."


    Maid was surprised.


    Why did the other party choose to save the yer who had yed dirty?


    It was because if he wasn''t saved, he would remain in the temple and die as the evil god''s sacrifice.


    Dying like that was letting him off too easily¡­¡­.


    He didn''t deserve that.


    "But aren''t you worried about not being able to get out from that elimination instance?" Maid asked the question that had been on her mind the entire time.


    The elimination instance was extremely cruel. One could die in it as soon as they lowered their guard.


    The young man chuckled. His eyes were cold and deep, like a sky covered by clouds, but the curve of his lips softened his overall appearance. His voice was even and gentle, and contained an almost arrogant level of confidence:


    "No."


    The young man''s bloody figure stood tall and straight, like a sharp de cutting through the night sky, solitary and arrogant.


    ¡­..He was really handsome.


    .


    At the entrance to the abandoned factory.


    The petite young woman withdrew from her distant memories.


    She nced at the bearded man before her and muttered a little jealously, "Why are you his contact person¡­.."


    Wu Su: "¡­..You have a problem with that?"


    Maid ttened her lips andined bitterly, "How can you be worthy of such an important role?!"


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Although he knew that he wasn''t very strong, saying something like that was too much!


    He no longer cared that the other party was a powerful yer. He crossed his arms and deliberately provoked her, "Then I''m really sorry about that. As I am the one who specially liaises with him, we have already met several times. How about you? How many times have you two met in the game?"


    Seeming to have had a sore spot poked, Maid fell silent, "¡­¡­¡­"


    Wu Su added more oil to the fire, "And he was the one who took the initiative to find me the first time we met. How about you? Was it like that for you?"


    Maid gritted her teeth and red at the man who as half a head taller than her in anger. She was so jealous, her eyes were red, "¡­¡­You!!"


    Far away, in a corner unnoticed by the others.


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    The young boy''s slender figure was concealed in his darkness but his cold and gloomy scarlet eyes that glistened coldly in the dark was particrly noticeable. His voice was even calmer and softer than before, and it even sounded like he was acting coquettish.


    "Gegeis really popr."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    He only now realised that the other party was holding tightly onto his hand. He broke away ufortably.


    He raised his eyes and nced at the two people who were quarrelling like elementary students in the distance and aplicated look shed across his eyes:


    "No, their filter is just too thick."


    Ji Xuan wasn''t annoyed that he had broken free from his hold.


    He instead reached out and grabbed the corner of Ye Jia''s shirt and raised his head to smile at him, "No,gegeis indeed really good. It''s just that¡­.."


    ¡ª¨C It would be better if he was the only one who knew that.


    Ye Jia didn''t hear him clearly, "What?"


    Ji Xuan shook his head, his smile particrly harmless, "It''s nothing."


    "So why did youe?" Ye Jia hadn''t forgotten his question from earlier.


    "I received a report from my subordinates. There were some abnormal changes here." As they were cooperating with each other, Ji Xuan naturally knew of Ye Jia''s current n, so after the recruitment brochures were sent out, he had simrly sent out more of his subordinates to watch over the Bureau.


    Ye Jia raised a brow, "This fierce ghost is only B-Level, but it actually drew your attention?"


    "It shouldn''t be because of it." Ji Xuan shook his head. His eyes darkened slightly, "This time, the abnormal changes here was something that couldn''t have been done by a B-Level fierce ghost."


    Ye Jia was slightly surprised.


    ¡­..Indeed.


    He and this fierce ghost had only met in the campus instance and at that time, he was still considered a neer. Although he managed to clear the instance in the end and also destroyed the fierce ghost''s den along the way butpared to the other fierce ghosts who held grudges towards him, this was a matter not worth mentioning. No matter how he looked at it, this fierce ghost shouldn''t hate him so much so that it would actually rush over to M City as soon as it heard news about him.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What are you suspecting?"


    Ji Xuan answered, "I have sent my subordinates after it. After capturing it, the truth will be revealed."


    Ye Jia nodded.


    He raised his eyes and once again looked at the abandoned factory in the distance.


    Now that everything was basically all settled ¡ª- Maid and the Human Resources team had sessfully established contact and Cheng Cezhi was no longer in danger ¡ª- there were only some follow up work left to do that didn''t require his involvement.


    He turned to leave but then seemed to have suddenly thought of something and turned to look back at Ji Xuan.


    "Has my apartment been repaired?"


    Ji Xuan shook his head without a change to his expression, "There were too many things to deal with. I will tell you as soon as the repairs are done."


    Ye Jia nced at him suspiciously:


    "¡­¡­.Alright."


    "If you get tired of staying in the hotel,gege, you can actually¡­¡­"


    Ji Xuan wasn''t able to finish before Ye Jia interrupted him:


    "No need, I like hotels."


    The young boy smiled and let out a regretful sigh, "Alright then."


    As he watched the other party''s back disappear, he suddenly said:


    "The blood gu fish misses you a lot."


    Ye Jia''s actions paused briefly, but he still left using his ghost domain.


    .


    The next day.


    Ye Jia stared at the familiar factory in front of him and slowly sighed.


    He had only said that he wasn''t required herest night but in the end he was still sent over.


    Seeing the neers'' busy backs, Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief.


    Now he can finally ck off in peace.


    At this moment, a voice sounded from behind him, "Hey, are you also a staff of the Bureau?"


    Ye Jia was taken aback. He turned to look behind him.


    A young woman was wearing a pink dress. She tilted her head and looked at him, a thoughtful light shing across the depths of herrge and round eyes.


    ¡­..Maid.


    Ye Jia''s muscles tensed up instinctively. He replied slowly, "¡­.Yes."


    Did she notice something? That couldn''t be.


    The young woman suddenlyughed, "That''s great. I thought all the employees here would be like that big beardst night. Looks like there are handsome guys too."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    He breathed a sigh of relief.


    The young woman stretched out her hand and smiled at him, "Hello, my name is Wei Yuechu."


    "Ye Jia."


    "So, what are you guys doing?" Wei Yuechu watched the neers busying about inside the factory with curiosity.


    Ye Jia answered, "Collecting the remaining yin energy to analyse and destroyter."


    Wei Yuechu nodded, "I see¡­¡­."


    She wrinkled her nose, "Your job is so boring."


    Ye Jia, "Oh."


    Wei Yuechu seemed to be a little disappointed, "But I''m also bored¡­.."


    She sighed and said, "I came to M City to find someone but I still haven''t managed to get in contact with him so I can only wait."


    Ye Jia, "Oh."


    Wei Yuechu frowned, "Why aren''t you asking me who I''m looking for?"


    Ye Jia did as she asked, "¡­.Who are you looking for?"


    Wei Yuechu pouted her lips in frustration, "You''re so boring."


    "But since you''ve asked, I will tell you." She giggled, "I came here to find my future boyfriend!"


    The young woman had her hands on her waist as she scanned her eyes over Ye Jia. She sighed, "If my heart didn''t already belong to someone, your appearance is actually my type¡­."


    The corners of Ye Jia''s lips twitched, "Thank you for thepliment."


    "No need, no need." Wei Yuechu nodded with a serious expression.


    She seemed to be about to say something else.


    But suddenly, a soft and charming female voice travelled over from the other side of the door:


    "Um¡­..Is Ye Jia here?"


    When Ye Jia heard his name, he was taken aback. He turned and looked back.


    Standing at the door was a tall woman with an extremely sexy figure and waterfall-like and wavy hair that shimmered in the sun. She wore a tight-fitting red dress that cleverly outlined her gorgeous lines, and her appearance was also especially exquisite with dark eyes and deep features that contained a few degrees of coldness. Just one nce was enough to take their breaths away.


    The moment she saw Ye Jia, her eyes lit up:


    "Darling!"


    She quickly leapt into his arms, "I missed you so much!"


    All the hairs on Ye Jia''s back instantly stood on end. He had almost turned around and ran off in fear.


    What the fuck?!


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 Chapter 47

    Caught off guard, Ye Jia was embraced by the other party.


    The other party''s body was as cold as ice and as soft as a snake. It didn''t carry any warmth at all. Their arms wrapped around his shoulders and arms like a clingy ghost.


    Ye Jia instinctively wanted to avoid the other party but as soon as he tried to pull his arm out, he came into contact with something soft.


    He stiffened, "?"


    You actually have that too?!


    Ji Xuan didn''t think that there was any problem with it.


    He turned his head, his ck, wavy hair falling like a waterfall, and narrowed his dark eyes slightly as his gaze fell onto Wei Yuechu who stood before Ye Jia. His thin scarlet lips were slightly raised, revealing an amorous small smile and he asked in a soft, coquettish voice, "Who is this little sister?"


    At this moment, Ye Jia''s brain had crashed.


    His expression was stiff, neither moving nor not moving, and the word ''rejection'' was written all over his body.


    After hearing the other party''s question, Wei Yuechu immediately frowned.


    ¡ª¨C Ji Xuan''s words just how had hit a sore spot.


    Because she wasn''t very old when she was dragged into the game, although her mental age was now particrly mature, after leaving the game, her physical age still remained at when she was still a young woman. Although she didn''t say anything about it, Wei Yuechu wasn''t particrly happy with this appearance of hers.


    She asked back in a bad tone, "And who are you? This is a private premise. Uninvolved people cannot enter."


    Ji Xuan''s eyes darkened further.


    He was very tall but he leaned against Ye Jia like he had no bones supporting him up. He tilted his head slightly and rested his sharp chin on Ye Jia''s shoulder.


    Those devilish eyes of his narrowed slightly, "I am his girlfriend."


    The people around them watching the show gasped in shock.


    Wow, amazing.


    Ye Jia finally returned online.


    All the hairs on his body were now standing on end. He no longer cared what the other party was doing. All his efforts were concentrated on breaking free from the other party''s shackles.


    Ji Xuan didn''t show it on his face, but he was holding onto him with a lot of force.


    He leaned close to Ye Jia''s ear, rubbed his cold lips lightly against the other party''s earlobe and said in his low and hoarse male voice, "I have found a clue¡­."


    Ye Jia was taken aback.


    He nced at the other party.


    Ji Xuan blinked back at him, teasing him ambiguously.


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­.."


    Suddenly had an urge to kill a ghost.


    But in the end, he took a deep breath and suppressed the surging anger inside him.


    Ye Jia turned to look at Wei Yuechu who was bing increasingly suspicious and forced an unnatural smile, "Myself¡­..and this¡­."


    "Girlfriend¡­." That word seemed like it was spoken with much difficulty, "¡­need to have a talk outside¡­."


    Wei Yuechu shrugged, "Alright then¡­¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia dragged Ji Xuan out.


    His steps were hurried, as if there was somethinging after him.


    On the contrary, the woman beside him smiled faintly. She followed along with graceful steps.


    She even had the time to turn back and wave at the others.


    Outside of the factory, Ye Jia threw away Ji Xuan''s hand.


    Ji Xuan''s eyes had already turned dangerously scarlet.


    He gracefully leaned against the wall and yed with his long, ck hair, "So heartless? Darling¡­."


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­."


    Damn you and your darling.


    Fearing that he would do something irreversible, he took a deep breath to calm himself down and then asked with each and every one of his words forced out through gritted teeth, "What the fuck do you want?"


    He rarely cursed.


    But he really couldn''t hold it in this time.


    The person before him always seems to be able to find a new way to step on his bottom line.


    The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened, but he still continued to voice his innocence, "I promised you that I wouldn''t appear in front of your colleagues using my previous two appearances but I was anxious to look for you so I¡­.."


    Ye Jia was about to explode, "So you came to find me looking like this?!"


    "Why?" Ji Xuan did a little twirl in front of him, "I don''t look good?"


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­."


    Deep breaths, deep breaths.


    He closed his eyes and squeezed out a few words with much restraint, "What, on, earth, do, you, want?"


    Seeing that the other party might really explode, Ji Xuan was keenly aware that he shouldn''t mess around any longer.


    He cleared his throat and said seriously, "In the early hours of this morning, my subordinates caught the fierce ghost in the eastern parts of the city and discovered something inside it."


    Ji Xuan stretched out his hand.


    A long thread as thin as spider silk gleamed in the sun. It swayed in the air like it was alive and trying to break free.


    "A puppet thread¡­." Ye Jia was taken aback.


    He hadn''t seen this thing in a very long time. In his memory, this was something used by a certain fierce ghost."


    Ye Jia raised a brow, his expression instantly turning solemn, "Puppet Master?"


    "Correct¡­¡­" Ji Xuan nodded. He lightly narrowed his eyes, his voice cold, "I didn''t expect him toe to this city."


    Puppet Master, a renowned S-Level fierce ghost.


    His signature weapon was the puppet thread. His own ability wasn''t particrly powerful, but it was one that was difficult to deal with. Regardless of whether it was a fierce ghost or a yer, as long as he captures their weak point, he would be able to draw out the soul and turn them into a puppet that he could manipte. Being able to manipte a troop of thousands of puppets, he belonged to an existence that no one wanted to face in the game.


    Ji Xuan put away the thread and continued, "I also caught another fierce ghost close to A-Level in strength to the west of the city that was also looking for you. It also had a puppet thread like this in its body."


    He looked at Ye Jia and casually added, "Everyone knows how much he treasures his puppets¡­.I had no idea the feud between the two of you was this bad."


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­."


    He averted his gaze. He didn''t want to talk about this.


    He asked, "Have you managed to locate him?"


    Ji Xuanughed and didn''t continue asking about that matter just now, "I did find some clues¡­."


    He asked, "Want toe hunting together tonight?"


    Ye Jia thought about it for a while and agreed.


    If he let an S-Level fierce ghost that can manipte other existences wreak havoc in the city, who knew what kind of trouble it could lead up to.


    Furthermore, Puppet Master hade to this city in order to find him.


    ¡ª¨C If that was the case, then he would go find him himself.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes, his long eyshes concealing the cold light in his eyes.


    Ji Xuan chuckled, "I''m looking forward to it¡­.."


    Fighting together.


    How long had it been since they did itst?


    He could no longer remember.


    Ji Xuan retracted his gaze, his expression still calm.


    Just as he turned to leave, he was suddenly stopped by Ye Jia behind him, "Wait¡­¡­"


    Ji Xuan was surprised. He turned to look at Ye Jia.


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    He saw the other party quickly nce over at him before slightly averting his gaze and asking with some difficulty, "You¡­..Will you be like this tonight too?"


    Ji Xuan almost couldn''t hide the smile deepening on his lips. He pretended to be disappointed, "Oh¡­.you don''t like this?"


    "Then¡­." He once again used his sweet female voice to ask, "Gege, which appearance of mine do you like?"


    In an instant, Ye Jia felt goosebumps forming all over him.


    As if he had encountered a snake, he quickly retreated back to increase the distance between the two of them, "Just¡­.just the one from before is fine."


    The enchanting woman blinked a few times, "Big one or small one?"


    Ye Jia was embarrassed, "Big one¡­.."


    He realised that something wasn''t right as soon as he said that and a blush immediately formed all over his thin skin.


    Ji Xuan''s gaze fell onto the base of the other party''s red ears, his eyes dark. He slowly raised the corners of his lips and used his low adult male voice, "Understood¡­.."


    After sending Ji Xuan away, Ye Jia returned to the abandoned factory wearing a cold expression on his face.


    The neers he was guiding immediately surrounded him.


    They had been working with Ye Jia for a while and already knew that the other party wasn''t a superior who liked to ce himself above the others. All their faces were flushed with excitement for gossip as they stared brightly at Ye Jia and asked, "Hey, Brother Ye, who was that just now?"


    "Your girlfriend? So blessed!"


    "Yeah, yeah. She was certainly very beautiful, but I didn''t expect Brother Ye to like this type of beauty¡­."


    "Huh, what are you talking about? If my girlfriend looked that good, no matter what type she is, I would always wake up with a smile on my face, alright?"


    "But it''s a pity. There were severaldies in the other departments who have asked me for Brother Ye''s WeChat. If they knew that Brother Ye is already taken, they might be very upset."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­¡­"


    Hearing them gossiping next to him, he maintained a wooden expression. Inside, he viciously drew a cross next to Ji Xuan''s name.


    Sooner orter, I will kill you!


    That night¡­¡­..


    Ye Jia arrived at the agreed ce.


    As soon as he stepped out of his ghost domain, he was almost knocked over by the blood gu fish who had charged over.


    It had been too long since itst saw him. The blood gu fish seemed to be particrly excited to see him again as it wagged its tail and swum around him over and over again. From time to time, it would press its skull head against Ye Jia''s hand, asking to be pet.


    Even if he had already made up his mind that he was only here for official matters, Ye Jia couldn''t help but smile and scratch the blood gu fish''s chin.


    Ji Xuan stood on the side.


    He had returned to his true appearance. With his sharp and deep features, broad shoulders, tall height and long legs, even if he didn''t say anything and just stood there, he still gave off an invisible oppressive air.


    He lowered his eyes, his scarlet blood-like eyes hidden under the long eyshes, and his gaze stopped on Ye Jia who was petting the fish not far away.


    There was no particr expression on this man''s face, but the air he gave off was exceptionally soft.


    Ye Jia finally broke free from the overly enthusiastic blood gu fish and stood up and looked over at Ji Xuan, "How was it? Have you found Puppet Master?"


    Ji Xuan pointed at a dark street not far away, "Mostly."


    It was a traditional street located in M City with bluestone bs on the ground gleaming bleakly under the moonlight and rows of traditional shops lining along both sides of this street. As the city had not yetpletely recovered economically, the shops here hadn''t been open for a while and even some of the doors hung lopsidedly from the doorframes. Overall, the entire street looked dark and deste in the night.


    There were no unusual yin energy fluctuations here but if one had enough experience, it was clear that¡­¡­..


    Something wasn''t right.


    The blood gu fish slowly sank down into the ground.


    A few minutester, circles of blood-red ripples appeared on the ground and the blood gu fish''s skull head appeared again. It gently rubbed its head against Ji Xuan''s palm.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and narrowed them slightly, "Let''s go¡­¡­"


    ¡ª¨C Looks like it had found a clue.


    Ye Jia nodded.


    The two walked towards that street one after another with the blood gu fish slowly swimming beside them, but before it could swim more than a few metres, it was stopped by Ji Xuan: "Wait for us here."


    The blood gu fish looked at Ye Jia and waved its tail as if it was pleading.


    Ye Jia, "He''s right¡­.."


    Puppet Master''s ability was too difficult to deal with and he was also an S-Level fierce ghost. If the blood gu fish was identally taken control of, then the situation wouldn''t be very good ¡ª¨C When facing Puppet Master, the fewer people, the better, or it would give the other party a chance to retaliate.


    The blood gu fish hung its head in disappointment. It obediently waited at the entrance to the street, no longer following them.


    Ji Xuan retracted his gaze and raised a brow, "Compared to me, it seems to listen to you more."


    Ye Jia didn''t look at him. He just said coldly, "Then shouldn''t you do some self-reflection?"


    Ji Xuan, "¡­¡­."


    The two walked on side by side. Cold night wind slowly swept through the unmanned shops on both sides of the street and the cold and distant moon above them would asionally be hidden by the dark clouds blown its way, making the street appear particrly dark and gloomy.


    In the dead silence, only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.


    Suddenly, a hoarse creak sounded not far ahead. Two door panels slowly opened to both sides, revealing the darkness inside that couldn''t be dispersed by the moonlight.


    It seemed to be inviting them in.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes, his fingers emitting a cold light.


    The two approached the open door.


    The moment they crossed the threshold, a dim light slowly lit up, illuminating the shop.


    The space inside was unexpectedlyrge, but it was also unexpectedly crowded. From the top to bottom, on the tables and on the shelves, they were all filled with dolls, leaving only a narrow passage in the middle. Those dolls that filled the ce were either standing or sitting or lying down, but they all maintained the same strange smile on their faces which looked particrly eerie in a dim room like this. All of them stared straight at the door, their soulless eyes watching the intruders.


    "This really is his style." Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and scanned across the row of dolls sitting on the table.


    The door behind them mmed shut.


    Ye Jia looked around at the inside of the shop and reached a conclusion¡ª¨C


    This ce had been transformed by yin energy. It was almost half a ghost domain.


    And the other party was hiding inside it, waiting for their arrival.


    Ye Jia gripped his weapon tightly and wordlessly followed the passage. As he advanced ahead, the surrounding dolls also turned their heads, following his figure with their soulless eyes.


    At this moment, a hoarse voice travelled over from above his head, "I didn''t expect the great Ghost King toe in person."


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    "Heeheeheehee¡­." Puppet Master let out strangeugh, "Did you know? Mother is very upset about you."


    "But our loving Mother still has no idea that you have taken refuge with the humans. She still holds hope for you, believing that you wouldn''t lose your way and would return to her arms and be her good child." Puppet Master''s voice moved from one end of the ce to the other, "Heeheehee, but I don''t think so¡­.Your well-behaved act may have fooled Mother, but you can''t fool me¡­.You have never had the same goals as us, have you?"


    Ji Xuan''s expression was calm. It was as if he wasn''t affected by the other party''s words at all.


    He raised a brow, "So you were sent here by Mother?"


    "Heeheeheehee¡­¡­" Puppet Master let out a lowugh, "Yes, and also no."


    His voice again moved to the other end of the room. It seemed like it wasing from all directions, "It could be said that we all want the same thing and we all want to achieve the same goals¡­.Perhaps you are the same, no?"


    Ji Xuan''s eyes darkened.


    Of course, he knew what the other party was talking about ¡ª- But this was the only thing he wasn''t willing to give up on.


    The moment Puppet Master was done speaking, the sound of something sharp cutting through the air broke the silence¡ª-


    As fast as lightning, numerous puppet threads that were as sharp as knives flew towards them!


    Ye Jia was already in a highly alert state.


    His crescent shaped scythe appeared in an instant, drawing a gorgeous arc in the air. Along with loud snapping sounds, countless broken puppet threads slowly fell, resembling falling snow.


    "Heeheeheehee¡­¡­"


    Puppet Master seemed to have already expected this. His strangeughter sounded from all directions.


    The broken puppet threads on the ground seemed to be alive. It crawled towards the surrounding shelves and swiftly entered the lifeless dolls there.


    Following that, ttering sounds could be heard in the dark.


    It sounded like bones rubbing against each other. Just the sound alone made one feel a chill run down their backs.


    All the dolls started to move.


    Their bodies expanded and strange smiles hung from their pale faces. Their limbs twisted and moved and, using a terrifying speed, they charged towards the two people standing in the middle of the room!


    "Even after all this time¡­." A male voice spoke with some mockery, "you still like to use the same old tricks huh?"


    Scarlet waves surged from the ground. They charged towards the dolls.


    The sea of blood contained a terrible power. All the dolls were crushed and washed away as soon as they were hit by the waves. Sounds of their joints breaking echoed in this dark space.


    The surging blood-red waves rushed through between the shelves, dividing the entire ce into dark and red colours. It swallowed up anything within its reach.


    Only Ye Jia who stood in the middle of the room waspletely untouched by the bloody waves.


    "So crude¡­."


    Puppet Master''s voice became a little dark.


    He seemed to be in a bad mood, "You think you can get away with destroying my collection?"


    "But¡­.before I left, Mother gave me a small gift. It''s something that would allow me to no longer be threatened by you, or that so called direct descendant connection of yours." Puppet Master''s voice turned sharp. He began to cackle loudly, "Hahaha, Mother''s love, isn''t it just wonderful?"


    The next second, Ye Jia''s vision turned hazy.


    The sea of blood and Ji Xuan, they were all gone.


    Only darkness was left as well as the seemingly endless shelves that were filled with dolls of all sizes, all staring at him with different expressions.


    Silence filled the ce.


    Ye Jia gripped tightly onto the scythe in his hand and vigntly looked around at his surroundings.


    He quickly made a judgement inside.


    No matter how powerful this so-called Mother''s gift was, it was impossible for one to directly eliminate the Ghost King, Ji Xuan. As such, the only possibility was that the other party and himself may have been sent to two different locations.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and scanned the shelf in front of him.


    He was a little surprised.


    The dolls here didn''t look the same as the ones before.


    Although each of the dolls earlier had their own characteristics, they were all of human figures and they all had the same strange smile on their faces, but here, it was different. In addition to human dolls, there were also ugly and grotesque ghosts and monsters. All their expressions were extremely exaggerated and fixed in looks of fear, panic and despair.


    ¡ª-This was that Puppet Master''s real collection.


    Ahead, Puppet Master''s voice sounded.


    "Look¡­¡­." Tworge hands appeared from the darkness. Those hands had no skin or flesh, it was purely bones with sharp needle-like fingers. In therge palm that was almost half his size sat a small doll.


    That doll had light-coloured hair and amber eyes. It held a scythe in its arms and looked at Ye Jia with a sorrowful gaze.


    "Only one more step until it''splete."


    Puppet Master''s voice trembled with uncontroble excitement, "You will be part of my most precious collection."


    Ye Jia sneered, "Go to hell¡­¡­"


    "Heeheehee¡­¡­." Puppet Master slowly stored away the doll. His voice was low and vicious, "Last time I let you leave, but it won''t be the same this time."


    As soon as he was done speaking, thin puppet threads appeared above him and the countless puppets on the shelves started to let out low whispers.


    Ye Jia raised his head.


    As if the lid covering a huge doll box had been removed, a bony hand appeared in the darkness above. Countless puppet threads fell onto the dolls on the shelves.


    The ttering sounds could be heard again. Countless fierce ghosts who had be a puppet raised their heads and began to move.


    They faced Ye Jia and their mouths all opened and closed at the same time. "Wee¡­¡­"


    .


    On the other side.


    With a cold expression, Ji Xuan followed the narrow passage. The sea of blood around him roared and, following his steps, it engulfed all other existences along his path.


    "Where is he?"


    The man''s scarlet eyes held clear killing intent. Dark energy surged in the depths of his eyes as he enunciated each word with great emphasis, "Where is he?"


    The surrounding dolls tied to resist, but they were allpletely swallowed up by the blood.


    "Heeheeheehee¡­.." Puppet Master chuckled, "He''s mine now¡­.."


    Ji Xuan immediately narrowed his eyes.


    His expression had never been this terrifying. Terrible ghost energy rose from his body, cutting through everything around him like a sharp knife.


    The darkness was torn apart by that overwhelming force, revealing what''s concealed behind it.


    A young man''s figure appeared.


    With light-coloured hair and amber eyes, he turned and looked at Ji Xuan with a sorrowful gaze, "A''Xuan¡­.."


    He said.

 Chapter 48

    Ye Jia had met Puppet Master twice.


    The first time they met, he had not yet been given the name Ace. At that time, he and his teammates had entered an instance created by Puppet Master and of the fifteen yers, six had died and eight were turned into puppets. Only Ye Jia managed to escape.


    The second time they met, he was ranked 23rdon the leaderboard and had entered a dual boss instance.


    In order the escape the death trap set by the other boss, Ye Jia had made use of Puppet Master''s strange hobby of collecting puppets. Faced with the opportunity to once again obtain the yer who had managed to escapest time and make him a part of his puppet collection, Puppet Master took the bait but in the end¡­..Ye Jia had flipped his collection room upside down, destroying several of his favourite puppets in the process, and managed to escape.


    And so, the enmity between them formed.


    Since then, Ye Jia would often see his name appear on the hatred leaderboard and Puppet Master would always be the one offering the highest reward.


    Looking at the hideous puppets before him, Ye Jia raised a brow thoughtfully, "Looks like your collection has increased considerably sincest time."


    "Heeheehee¡­..Do you like it?" Puppet Master''s voice carried strange gentleness and obsession, "You will be one of them too."


    Ye Jia chuckled lightly and looked up at the manipting hand floating in the dark sky above him, "Why? You still haven''t learnt your lesson?"


    Although his tone was rxed, his eyes were sharp and alert.


    ¡ª¨C Even in the game, Puppet Master wasn''t a particrly easy character to get along with. Not to mention, the other party had alsoe with preparations.


    Sure enough, the moment he finished speaking, those puppets that were under the control of invisible threads began to charge towards the young man standing in the middle of the darkness.


    A bright light gleamed in the darkness as a scythe silently cut through those fierce ghosts. It was fast and swift.


    At that moment, the sound of threads snapping could be heard. All the puppets that had lost its threads instantly fell limply to the ground, as if it had their bones removed.


    For a moment, Ye Jia wasn''t able to process this.


    Wait a minute¡­..that was it?


    It can''t be?


    Before he could figure out what was happening, the puppet threads on the ground squirmed and swiftly entered the bodies of those puppets.


    The sound of skin and flesh being pierced through sounded. It was as if something was being sewed up.


    Those countless twisted and awkwardly angled limbs all moved in the same direction, as if they were pulled by some invisible force. The countless pale and grotesque bodies slowly stitched together, forming a horrificallyrge monster.


    Ye Jia had to raise his head up to barely be able to see the monster in its entirety.


    "Heeheehee¡­.." Puppet Master''s voice travelled over from afar. His pride was evident in his voice, "This is mytest masterpiece. Isn''t it wonderful?"


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­¡­.."


    He took in that enormous monster with difficulty, took in a deep breath and slowly asked, "F-fusion?"


    Puppet Master: "¡­¡­."


    His voice suddenly turned shrill. He seemed to be extremely angered, "Let''s see if you can still be this arrogant after seeing this!"


    The thin fingers above Ye Jia suddenly moved.


    Immediately afterwards, that huge and grotesque monster moved. With every step taken, the ground would tremble violently, causing the surroundings shelves to topple over one after another and the entire ce to shake along with it.


    Ye Jia tightened his grip around his scythe and cautiously took a few steps back to increase the distance between himself and that monster.


    Ridiculing may be ridiculing, but this monster was indeed much stronger than all those puppets earlier. What was worse was that this one didn''t have any obvious puppet threads that he could see as they were all deeply concealed inside that grotesque monster. This made it harder for him to locate its weak point.


    Ye Jia tried a few things on it.


    But he soon discovered that all the limbs he cut off would always reattach back onto that monster in another location. He waspletely unable to inflict any damage to it.


    ¡ª In that case, in order to capture the bandit, one must first capture the ringleader.


    Ye Jia''s thoughts moved very quickly. He immediately stepped onto the shelf beside him, his figure agile and light. He quickly dodged the monster''s giant and pale hand that was thrown his way and jumped up into the air!


    The scythe in his hand drew a beautiful arc, but it only sank into the darkness above him.


    He couldn''t feel iting into contact with anything.


    Puppet Master''s hand however was indeed right in front of him.


    Ye Jia was stunned.


    ¡ª¨CWhat was going on?


    .


    Ji Xuan''s steps subconsciously came to a stop.


    Ahead, the young man stood at the junction between light and dark, his figure tall and straight. His amber eyes reflected the scarlet waves not far in front of him.


    He stretched out a hand towards Ji Xuan. His fingers were extremely pale and slender, almost bing a blur with the bright light behind him, as if it was about to melt into it like snow.


    "A''Xuan¡­¡­"


    The young man''s voice was calm and sorrowful. It carried a strange sense of vulnerability.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, those scarlet eyes filled with indecipherable emotions.


    In that instant, several puppet threads that were as tough as steel attacked from behind him. With that angle, it was impossible to avoid!


    The sea of blood silently rose, swallowing up those puppet threads.


    Almost at the same time, arge scythe appeared in that young man''s hand and a cold and dangerous light shed across the depths of his amber eyes. In an extremely fierce manner, he cut down. Apanying it was the sound of a de cutting through the air.


    Ji Xuan quickly backed away, dodging this attack. A strange colour shed in the depths of his eyes.


    He had known from the very beginning that this definitely wasn''t Ye Jia.


    With Ye Jia''s current attitude towards him, not immediately charging over to cut him down was already very unlikely, let alone calling him A''Xuan.


    But¡­¡­


    Ji Xuan once again avoided the other party''s attack. Brushing past the de and stopping next to the young man, he lowered his head and gently sniffed the other party''s scent.


    It was cold, with a hint of blood.


    Although the smell was very faint, it indeed belonged to the other party.


    He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the Ye Jia who continued to attack him.


    The young man''s eyes were cold and fierce, and he moved as if he had undergoing thousands of battles, extremely skilled and dexterous. His entire being was like an unsheathed de, shining a dangerous cold light.


    But unexpectedly, that young man suddenly stopped attacking and suddenly leapt up into the air and shed at the darkness above him, beforending back onto the ground.


    Ji Xuan was slightly startled.


    What was going on?


    On the other end.


    Ye Jia furrowed his brows.


    The monster''s attacks were bing more and more fierce, but he couldn''t inflict any real damage to it. It was like a huge quagmire, swallowing every attack he threw at it.


    And even more strangely¡­.


    Using the time he had in between avoiding the attacks, Ye Jia nced up at the sky above him.


    As long as it was an existence from inside the game, his weapon could cut through it, but he had attacked Puppet Master''s hands just now and it just went through as if he was cutting through nothing. There were only two exnations for this¡ª- Either Puppet Master''s hand wasn''t actually there, or¡­.he wasn''t where he thought he was.


    Ye Jia pieced together his thoughts while continuing to avoid the giant monster''s attacks, his mind working fast.


    He went through every detail from the moment he entered this shop in his mind ¡ª¨C Nothing seemed to be off except for when he and Ji Xuan was suddenly separated.


    Why were they separated?


    Logically speaking, it would be in order to deal with them individually¡­.


    Ye Jia seemed to have realised something. He looked up at the sky.


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    The two hands were still floating above him. The thin fingers flew about as if they were dancing.


    If it was to deal with them individually, why was Puppet Master only staying on his end? In any case, Ji Xuan was the Ghost King. Ye Jia didn''t think Puppet Master would overlook his existence and just deal with himself, leaving Ji Xuan alone.


    ¡ª-Perhaps¡­.the two of them weren''t actually separated in the first ce.


    .


    Ji Xuan dodged.


    The surrounding waves of blood piled on top of each other, surging into the air wave after wave, blocking the young man''s attacks.


    He cautiously stepped back, distancing himself from the other party and began to ponder over the identity of the young man before him.


    A puppet?


    Didn''t seem to be the case¡­¡­


    If Puppet Master wanted to create a puppet, he would need to put the other party''s soul into a container he created so that he could control it anytime and anywhere ¡ª- The entire process was like an intricate operation and it must be done when the victim''s mentality is at its weakest so the stronger one''s mind was, the longer the process.


    Ji Xuan didn''t think that Puppet Master would be able to subdue Ye Jia andplete this operation in such a short period of time.


    But he could definitely smell Ye Jia''s scenting from the other party. Although it was faint, it was something that couldn''t be faked.


    Looks like this has something to do with that gift Mother gave.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes.


    The bloody waves around him moved at his will, condensing into a sharp de. It cut through the air and charged straight towards the young man.


    It was aimed directly at his heart.


    .


    Ye Jia furrowed his brows as he watched the huge monster in front of him change its attack. It''s sturdy pale limbs turned into a almost de-like shape and immediately began to aim at his heart. Every attack was deadly, he almost couldn''t find the time to think about the current situation. He could only use his own fighting abilities to resist and counterattack again and again, but. again, he couldn''t inflict any damage to it.


    Above him, Puppet Master snickered silently in the dark¡ª¨C


    He had never been so happy.


    Not only did he have here the Ace that had managed to escape from him several times, but he also had the so-called Ghost King ying in the palms of his hands. How wonderful, how refreshing, how exhrating this was!


    Mother knew these two really well ¡ª- They both fought the same way and were used to killing without mercy.


    With just a little trick, without even needing to do anything, they had be puppets manipted by him on his stage.


    Heeheehee¡­¡­..


    .


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.


    When he saw the other party block his attack, he was able to confirm one thing.


    ¡ª- The other party was able to respond to his attacks.


    If that was the case, if his guesses were right, the enemy Ye Jia was fighting against on his end had probably thrown out a simr attack.


    The young man''s sudden jump just now was a sign that Puppet Master couldn''t directly control Ye Jia''s actions.


    So, he could only control that enemy.


    And in order to ensure that every one of Ye Jia''s attack wouldnd, Puppet Master had to ensure that the enemy''s position would always correspond to his position when attacking Ye Jia. In that case, the enemy must berge enough to avoid missing Ji Xuan''s position.


    Very clever.


    But how to clear through this?


    Because whether or not Ji Xuan attacked, the enemy on the opposite side wouldn''t stop attacking.


    So in order to protect himself, Ye Jia also couldn''t stop.


    Ji Xuan silently curled up the corners of his lips and nced at the darkness ahead with a smile that wasn''t quite like a smile.


    The next second, arge bloody wave swelled up to a terrible size, charging straight towards the young man. All the surrounding bloody waves also condensed into sharp des. There were so many of them around him, the young man''s figure was almostpletely swallowed up.


    Puppet Master became excited.


    Was Ghost King finally getting serious?


    Was he finally done with testing the other party out and ready to end this fight?


    He stared at the two ovepping spaces before him, his entire body trembling with excitement.


    In order to ensure that the two would be in battle at the same time, he had only copied Ye Jia''s appearance, but Ji Xuan''s stand-in was different.


    The only link that was made with Ji Xuan was his location, but as for how and when the attacks wereunched, it was all manually manipted by Puppet Master.


    This would prevent them from stopping at the same time and noticing that something wasn''t right.


    However, because the two were too powerful, even with Mother''s help, Puppet Master couldn''t maintain control of both ends at the same time, so this kind of manual maniption could only be maintained for a short period of time. Once they have be fully immersed in the fight, he was finally able to loosen his control and let his puppets move on its own.


    And now, Ji Xuan had finally stopped avoiding the attacks and beganunch out attacks himself.


    ¡ª He could finally achieve both his and his mother''s objectives.


    Only like this could Ji Xuan be the one in full control of thatst fatal blow¡ª¨COnly like this could he destroy that fierce ghosts'' arrogance and pride and, at the same time, render that human he had long coveted after into a truly weak state.


    Thinking this, Puppet Master connected another thread onto Ji Xuan.


    He smiled in the darkness, happily waiting for what was toe after this.


    .


    Ye Jia stared coldly at the giant puppet before him.


    For some reason, it seemed to have suddenly changed its way of attacking. Countless severed limbs floated in the air, condensing into sharp tips. Every joint on its body let out a harsh rubbing sound and roar before it began to charge towards him.


    Ye Jia however had already started to form some doubts over his current situation.


    And so, he didn''t face those attacks head-on and just dexterously drew back.


    Surrounded by waves of blood, a faint smile flickered across Ji Xuan''s lips. A touch of irrational obsession and madness shed in the depths of his scarlet eyes. Just as the attacks were about to make contact, he suddenly stopped and hit the edge of the other party''s de with his neck¡ª-


    Ye Jia was startled.


    The puppet before him had suddenly stopped attacking and instead charged towards him, only to press its weakest point against his de.


    ¡ª-This position was very familiar¡­..


    It almost reminded him of¡­¡­.


    He suddenly realised something.


    In an instant, everything made sense.


    Ye Jia''s pupils instantly constricted. He almost didn''t even need to think and acted purely on instinct.


    The sharp scythe in his hand suddenly turned and cut towards the top of his head¡ª¨C


    "Snap¡ª¡ª"


    The sound of a puppet thread snapping seemed particrly loud in the dark and silent space.


    "No!" Puppet Master''s shout sounded above his head, almost causing the entire space to tremble.


    Several shimmering threads fell from above his head.


    Unlike the earlier puppet threads, these ones were thinner and softer, and it glistened a blood-red colour under the dark background.


    .


    The bloody waves slowly receded, and the ck and white boundaries slowly began to blend with each other, gradually revealing the doll shop''s earlier appearance.


    The young man before him was gone. Ji Xuan who stood alone in a nk space spread open his hand.


    After the thread was cut, a small doll had fallen from the air,nding in his palm.


    Light-coloured hair, amber eyes, small arms carrying a scythe that waspletely different from its original size and a sad expression on its small face.


    So cute¡­¡­


    Ji Xuan pinched the small doll in his hand and then poked the scythe it was holding, the corners of his lips hooking up slightly.


    While he was indulging himself with ying with the little Ye Jia, the real Ye Jia''s voice sounded from behind him "Hey¡­¡­"


    Ji Xuan quickly stuffed the doll in his pocket and then turned to look back, "Hmm¡­.?"


    As soon as he turned around, the young man behind him punched him in the face with great force.


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    Ji Xuan: "?"


    Did he see him ying with the doll just now?


    But before he could react, Ye Jia sneered, "You really like to hit you neck against my scythe?"


    He held Ji Xuan''s shoulders and fiercely kneed him in the stomach.


    Ji Xuan, "Cough, cough, cough!"


    Ye Jia coldly watched the man bend over and cough, "Are you fucking stupid?"


    His scythe appeared again in his hand, and he pointed the de at Ji Xuan. The cold lighting from the de was rather bright in the dark space, "Are you addicted to it? Come, why don''t you give it another go?"


    Ji Xuan lowered his head. His couldn''t stop the corners of his lips from rising.


    But when he raised his head again, his expression had returned to his earlier look of innocence, "I knew you must''ve realised that something wasn''t right and just needed a small hint¡­.."


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Hint?"


    In fact, when the scene around him gradually disappeared and the previous appearance of the doll shop reappeared, Ye Jia had realised what Puppet Master had done.


    He and Ji Xuan in fact hadn''t been separated in the first ce but were trapped in two nearly ovepping spaces.


    That was why Puppet Master could simultaneously manipte the two spaces he and Ji Xuan were in.


    And Mother''s gift was probably that blood-red puppet thread.


    It could create a stand-in without affecting the mind of the person it had been imnted into and that stand-in could replicate the other party''s position and attacks. This gift and that ovepping ghost domain were almostplementary to each other. They helped each other and cooperated very smoothly.


    However, Puppet Master had also retained a certain degree of control of the situation the entire time so that he could guide the everything and ensure that it developed the way he wanted it to develop.


    As such, Ji Xuan''s behaviour just now was extremely stupid.


    As the Ghost King, Ye Jia didn''t believe that he didn''t have other ways of giving him a ''hint''. For him to choose to take the most dangerous path, it was simply¡­..


    "Psychopath¡­.."


    Ye Jia coldly threw that word out and stored the scythe away before turning and walking deeper into the shop.


    Puppet Master hadn''t been caught yet. He didn''t want to waste his time here.


    The corners of Ji Xuan''s lips couldn''t help but raise. He quickly chased after him, "Gege¡­."


    "If you call megegeagain, I will cut off your tongue."


    The young man warned without looking back.


    Ji Xuan: "¡­¡­."


    Looks like he had taken it a bit too far this time.


    After the ghost domain was gone, the shop had returned to its normal appearance again.


    But that giant puppet from earlier didn''t disappear together with the ghost domain. It continued to stand in the depths of the shop with dense ghost energy circling around it. It continued to unconsciously send out attacks.


    Behind the giant puppet.


    "Why¡­¡­.why?!" Puppet Master was in disbelief. He found that he couldn''t activate his ghost domain anymore.


    At some point in time, all the yin energy in his body was gone.


    He couldn''t even escape now.


    Following the sound of something being stabbed, the scythe cut the giant puppet in half. It''s broken body immediately copsed, exposing Puppet Master who was hiding behind it.


    The moment he saw the other party, Ye Jia couldn''t help but be surprised, "Puppet Master?"


    Without his yin energy, even the illusion he had created was gone.


    A child stood behind the puppet, ring at them viciously. His voice had lost the hoarseness and maturity from before, but the childish voice was equally dark and bitter, "You dare look at me?! I''ll kill you!"


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­"


    Speaking of which, he had never seen Puppet Master''s true appearance.


    Every time the other party appeared; it was always tworge hands with sharp, needle-like fingers. He had never expected that to have been an illusion.


    No wonder he liked to y with dolls.


    But although he had now seen the other party''s true appearance, Ye Jia still couldn''t sympathise with the fierce ghost before him.


    He knew very well the difference between a fierce ghost and a human. The child before him may only appear about seven or eight years old, but he may have lived for more than seven or eight hundred years. Furthermore, having interacted with this fierce ghost more than once, he knew very well what a vicious and terrifying existence this one was ¡ª¡ª Killing it was the best option.


    The scythe in his hand glowed.


    Ye Jia stared coldly at the child before him before silently hooking up the corners of his lips. A cruel light shed across his amber eyes, "I really want to know how you would taste."


    The scythe cut through the air and fell down¡ª¡ª-


    Puppet Master wasn''t afraid. He let out a viciousugh, "HAHAH! Whether you kill me or torture me, you can''t stop Mother from sending more fierce ghosts¡­."


    Ye Jia was slightly stunned.


    He stopped his attack, "You''re right¡­.."


    Puppet Master: "¡­¡­.."


    Ye Jia stored the scythe away, "I should torture you a little."


    He pointed at the child and then turned and said to Ji Xuan, "I''ll leave him to you. Remember to torture out Mother''s next ns from him."


    Puppet Master: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    At this moment, a faint fluctuation could be felt from a distance.


    Ji Xuan, "Your Bureau''s people havee."


    Sure enough, as soon as he finished saying that, a delicate female voice sounded not far away, "Hello? Is anyone here?"


    "If not, I''ll be entering!"


    Following that was the roar of a chainsaw and the door panel was instantly cut in half.


    Ye Jia: "¡­.."


    Oh no¡­¡­.


    Because he hade out with Ji Xuan this time¡­..he had forgotten to wear a hood.


    It would also be toote activating his ghost domain now.


    After all, the changes made when it is activated may not be noticed by ordinary people from the Bureau, but it was something that couldn''t be hidden from yers with high rankings.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand and gently held Ye Jia''s waist, pulling his stiffened body into his arms and pressing him against his cold chest.


    He lowered his head and brought his thin lips close to Ye Jia''s ears. In a low voice that carried a hint of a smile, he said, "Gege, don''t worry. I''m here."

 Chapter 49

    Wei Yuechi entered the shop.


    She carried a chainsaw that didn''t match her small figure. It continued to roar loudly, the sound particrly deafening in the dark night.


    Ye Jia subconsciously took a step back, but his back hit the other man''s chest. As soon as he stopped, he turned and nced back at Ji Xuan.


    The other man looked down at him. His scarlet eyes that gleamed in the dark carried a trace of amusement.


    He raised his hand and ced his index finger on his lips, silently making a ''shush'' gesture.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Aren''t you being immature?


    Wei Yuechu looked around the chaotic storefront, her gaze passing them as if she couldn''t see them, before stopping at the giant puppet in the depths of the shop.


    The lifeless body which had lost the threads controlling itid silently on the ground, forming a small mountain.


    The air was filled with a thick bloody scent. It made the scene before her look like one that came out from a nightmare.


    The young woman stepped forward without a change to her expression. She lowered her head and examined the corpse before her.


    She reached out and traced therge wound on that ran through the corpse ¡ª It seemed to have been cut by something sharp. It had managed to cut through the monster''s sturdy body without much trouble.


    The roar of car engines could be heard outside.


    Wei Yuechu stood up and turned to walk back out.


    Wu Su hurriedly got out of the car, "How was it?"


    "The battle is already over." Wei Yuechu sighed and turned off the chainsaw in her hand.


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­" Why do you sound disappointed?


    Wei Yuechu turned and nced back at the dark shop, "It''s Ace."


    "Ace?" Wu Su was taken aback.


    Wei Yuechu asked sternly, "Did you really contact Ace?"


    Wu Su: "Of course I have!" When Maid showed up, the first thing he did was to contact Ace about it, but the other party hadn''t responded even after a whole day had passed.


    Wei Yuechu lowered her head and kicked away a stone beside her feet. She grumbled, "Then why does he have time to deal with this but not see us?"


    Wu Su had a gloating expression, "Maybe the rtionship between you and Ace isn''t really as good as you think it is."


    Wei Yuechu narrowed her eyes and looked up at Wu Su murderously, "What?!"


    Wu Su nced at the chainsaw in her hand and immediately changed his attitude, "Of course, it''s probably because he''s too busy."


    One should know when to back down.


    Wei Yuechu let out a cold snort and decided to let him off this time.


    She pointed at the shop behind her and said, "The thing inside has already been dealt with by Ace so there is no threat, but there may be a lot of fierce ghosts and yers appearing for the time being, so I suggest you pay more attention and send some people out to patrol the area or something."


    Wu Su: "Okay¡­¡­"


    Several members of the Bureau had already begun to do their jobs behind them. They put up yellow tape and then entered the shop while fully armed to clean out the ce.


    At this moment, Wei Yuechu seemed to have felt something. She immediately turned to look towards the end of this street.


    A rare solemn look shed across her eyes, "It can''t be¡­¡­."


    .


    A scarlet crack suddenly appeared inside the empty hotel room.


    Immediately afterwards, two figures appeared in the centre of the room.


    Both were tall adult men. In an instant, the small hotel room became a lot more cramped.


    As soon as hended, Ye Jia immediately moved to create some distance between himself and Ji Xuan.


    He pinched the bridge of his nose in exhaustion.


    In fact, thinking about it now, there were actually many ways of avoiding Wei Yuechu at the shop just now, but after Ji Xuan interrupted his thoughts, his mind seemed to have stopped working and he actually followed him to a corner of the room, held his breath and waited for the other party to leave the shop before activating the ghost domain to leave the scene.


    How stupid of him.


    Ye Jia couldn''t even bear to think back to it.


    It seems that every time Ji Xuan is around, his mood and ability to think seemed to be more or less affected. This feeling made him ufortable.


    As expected, everything will be fine as long as he stayed away from him¡ª¨CYou will be fine, I will be fine, everyone will be fine.


    Using a business-like tone, Ye Jia tried to subtly make the other party leave, "So, do you have any other business to attend to?"


    Ji Xuan didn''t answer.


    He stood in the centre of the room with his scarlet eyes half narrowed. Invisible threads of energy spread out, probing every nook and cranny of this small hotel room.


    Ji Xuan slowly looked around the room and frowned, "You''re staying here?"


    The surprise in his tone was evident.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    He took in a deep breath and slowly spoke up, "If you could fix my apartment earlier, I wouldn''t need to stay here."


    Ji Xuan didn''t seem to hear the irony in the other person''s words. He pulled out a chair, and, as if he was the owner of this ce, sat down and crossed his legs, "How are you going to interrogate that Puppet Master?"


    Ye Jia: "I believe you should know of more ways than me."


    Ji Xuan raised a brow, "That may not necessarily be the case¡­."


    He raised his finger slightly and a small child tied up securely appeared before them.


    Pure anger poured out from those ring eyes of his as his short legs struggled about. The viciousness in his eyes couldn''t be concealed, "Mmmmm!"


    Ji Xuan tapped the table with his finger at a regr rhythm.


    He continued, "All S-Level fierce ghosts have a strong tolerance for torture. Even if you peel off their skins and pull out their bones, you won''t be able to get anything out from them."


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling onto Puppet Master before him, and asked slowly, "Isn''t that right?"


    Puppet Master: "Mmmm!"


    Ye Jia frowned slightly.


    That was indeed quite true.


    Whether it was a yer or a ghost, as long as they have spent some time in the game, their threshold for pain and torture would''ve improved significantly. If they used the normal methods of torture, it would be almost impossible for them to get anything out from him.


    He thought for a while and asked, "Where are his puppets?"


    Ji Xuan understood Ye Jia''s intentions.


    He hooked up his lips, "Give me some time¡­."


    Puppet Master seemed to have realised something. His eyes immediately widened, and he red viciously at Ye Jia. It was as if he wanted to kill Ye Jia with just his eyes, "Mmmmm!"


    Suddenly, Ye Jia remembered something. He turned to look at Ji Xuan, "What about the blood gu fish?"


    Ji Xuan, "¡­¡­¡­."


    Ah, I forgot.


    His expression however didn''t show any changes. He just lightly cleared his throat and looked at the night sky in the distance, "It will be here soon¡­¡­"


    .


    At the entrance to the street.


    The dark night was like ck ink. The blood gu fish emerged from the ground with its goat skull raised slightly as it used its dark, hollow eyes to take in the tiny humans before it. Along with the terrible sight of blood swirling around inside its body, the terrifying oppressiveness it gave off was something any ordinary human would be unable to withstand.


    Wei Yuechu gripped tightly onto her chainsaw. Her slender palms were a little sweaty.


    She held her breath and got ready to fight, but for some reason the giant blood gu fish before her didn''t seem to show any intentions to attack.


    It just tilted its head, as if pondering over something.


    Suddenly, that blood gu fish seemed to have sensed something. It raised its head and sniffed the night air.


    The next second, it turned around and sank back into the ground. The originally hard ground turned into something that resembled scarlet mud, instantly swallowing up blood gu fish''s figure.


    That dangerous oppressiveness disappeared in an instant.


    There was still a faint smell of blood in the air.


    Wei Yuechu slowly breathed out. Feeling the breeze brushing past her back that was covered in cold sweat, she felt a chill run through her.


    Although she could be considered to have had extensive experience in the game, but when facing something like a blood gu fish, she couldn''t be confident that she would win.


    After all, as long as that thing appears, it would bring along with it death and disaster. Very few yers could escape from a blood gu fish unscathed.


    Upon seeing that the blood gu fish had left, the people standing behind her hurried over.


    Wu Su asked, "How was it?"


    Wei Yuechu rested her chainsaw on the ground and used it to support herself before answering with a solemn expression, "That''s the Ghost King Ji Xuan''s blood gu fish."


    Her expression was still a little poor, "Why would it appear here?"


    ¡ª¨CThe Ghost King Ji Xuan''s blood gu fish appearing near the body of a monster that is a least A-level in strength. It made this entire situation moreplicated.


    Wu Su was surprised, "That was a blood gu fish?"


    Wei Yuechu nodded, "Of course¡­.."


    The blood gu fish was a mutated species made up of various monster parts. Although they can be very different in appearance, but as long as you have encountered one, you would never mistaken it for anything else after that ¡ª- That cold hostility and that extremely powerful and terrifying presence was undoubtedly a blood gu fish.


    Wu Su''s expression was a little strange, "That''s the Ghost King Ji Xuan''s blood gu fish?"


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    It was now Wei Yuechu''s turn to be confused, "Yeah, what''s wrong?"


    "Are you sure?"


    Wei Yuechu frowned. She was a little angry, "I have been in the game for so many years and have only encountered one blood gu fish that could think for itself. How could I be mistaken?"


    Wu Su took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "Um¡­.Do you remember the incident before where the monsters went on a rampage in M City?"


    Wei Yuechu nodded.


    "I saw it¡­¡­"


    Wei Yuechu frowned. She didn''t seem to understand what the other party was trying to say.


    Wu Su continued, "It was following Ace and helped us clean up almost half of the ghosts and monsters attacking the city."


    Wei Yuechu, "Oh¡­¡­Huh?"


    Wu Su nodded and sighed, "I am certain that it''s the same one."


    The other team members behind him also nodded to express that they also saw it that day.


    Her eyes shook. She stammered, "B-but¡­.."


    Wu Su''s expression became even moreplicated.


    He waved his hand to get the others to leave and then asked, "Have¡­.have you heard about the rumours?"


    It was said that Ace cleared the game after ying with and then throwing the Ghost King away and that was why Ji Xuan had issued a reward in return for any information about Ace. He wanted revenge.


    Wei Yuechu, "That''s just a rumour!"


    Wu Su sighed, "I originally thought that too."


    Wei Yuechu, "Originally?"


    Wu Su, "After capturing several ghosts a while ago, I discovered from them that even despite the game crashing, that hatred leaderboard still exists. Ace was originally still at the top of that leaderboard, but it was suddenly taken down. It seems that the Ghost King took it down himself."


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Wu Su patted Wei Yuechu on the shoulder and sighed, "Regarding the matter about confessing, why don''t you forget about it?"


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­"


    .


    Ye Jia didn''t expect that Ji Xuan''s so-called ''give me some time'' actually referred to the next day.


    The phone by his pillow buzzed twice.


    He opened his eyes and checked the screen.


    Ji Xuan''s message arrived, "Found it¡­.."


    He sent over an address, and it was then followed by a cheerful emoticon of a person jumping.


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­¡­"


    His finger hovered over the screen for several seconds before finallynding on the screen. He only briefly replied with a single word: Understood.


    Ji Xuan stared at that single word on his phone for a while. The corners of his lips couldn''t help but rise.


    He took a screenshot and saved it.


    Ji Xuan then turned and looked at the small doll sitting next to him. He reached out and gently poked its soft check, his scarlet eyes that carried a smile narrowing.


    ¡ª-Gege,this is your first time sending me a message.


    How nice¡­.


    On the other end¡­.


    Seeing Ye Jia reply, the small ck hand ced down the other phone and slowly inched over.


    After seeing the message on the other person''s phone, its mood instantly fell, "Ah¡­..You''re going to see King again?"


    Ye Jia raised a brow, "Why?"


    He suddenly realised that every time Ji Xuan appeared, the small ck hand would quietly hide itself in his pocket, not daring to breathe, and would only daree out after Ji Xuan was gone.


    Ye Jia, "Are you afraid of him?"


    The small ck hand''s voice turned small, "W-who wouldn''t be afraid of King?"


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes, "He threatened you?"


    Small ck hand: "!"


    Its eyes were filled with tears. It really wanted to nod its head like crazy ¡ª¨C Yes! He threatened me! As long as he smells my scent on you, he will kill me!


    But the small ck hand was bound to Ye Jia and couldn''t move too far away from him, so the only thing it could do¡­..was to hide whenever Ji Xuan was around. As long as the other party doesn''t see it, that threat doesn''t exist!


    And so, the small ck hand could only live in fear every day, as if it was walking on thin ice, but it also didn''t darein about it to Ye Jia and could only say pitifully, "N¡­.No¡­."


    Ye Jia nodded, "I''ll speak to him."


    The small ck hand''s eyes welled up.


    ¡ª¡ªWahhhhh Mum is the best!


    Ye Jia suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, I haven''t seen you ying gamestely?"


    In the past, whenever it was free, the small ck hand would be preupied ying games on the phone but perhaps it was because he had been too busytely, he only now noticed that those soundsing from the games had at some point in time disappeared, but the time the other party spend on the phone wasn''t any less than before.


    And he would also sometimes see it giggling to itself.


    Something didn''t seem right.


    The small ck hand immediately hid its phone behind its back and said with a guilty conscience, "Haha¡­.Nothing much, just surfing around¡­."


    Behind it, the phone screen was still lit up.


    The screen disyed: "Ghost Marriage: The Overbearing Ghost King Fell in Love with Me" Reading progress: 52%.


    Next chapter preview: Pregnant with a ghost baby.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and looked at it with some distrust.


    Forget it. As long as it didn''t spend as much money as it did before, it should be fine.


    Ye Jia looked away and then put on his clothes and got ready to leave.


    Before leaving, he paused and looked back at the small ck hand, "You should know the human world very well by now, no?"


    Having managed to narrowly escape the matter with the phone, the small ck hand let out a small sigh of relief before proudly puffing up its chest, "Of course!"


    Ye Jia asked, "Do you know what kids these days are most afraid of?"


    "How old is the child?"


    Ye Jia thought for a moment and slowly spoke up, "Probably the age that likes to y with transforming toys¡­.."


    .


    At the Bureau.


    Wu Su slowly let out a yawn.


    Ever since Cheng Cezhi was attacked, he didn''t dare let the employees with littlebat experience to take up the position of an interviewer and would often sit in the office to watch over the situation.


    He had happened to stop by on a whim today to see if there were any good candidates.


    But¡­..although there were many people being interviewed, very few were suitable.


    Wu Su wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes, a small part of himself regretting this impulsive decision of his.


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    It was too boring. It might''ve been better if he had gone to deal with Wei Yuechu that young madam instead.


    Just as he got ready to leave, a man in a suit entered the office.


    His features were ordinary, and his expression restrained. The suit he wore didn''t fit him and he wore a pair of ck-rimmed sses.


    That man very well-manneredly ced his resume on the table, pushed it over and then turned around and sat properly in the chair on the other end of the table.


    Wu Su flipped through the resume.


    Hmm, graduated from a prestigious university¡­.hmm, used to be a designer¡­..and have won many awards¡­..


    Everything seemed to be quite normal.


    Wu Su scanned through the contents roughly before stopping on thest line.


    The question of whether or not they have encountered a paranormal event had the ''yes'' box ticked.


    Wu Su was a little surprised. He raised his head with interest and asked, "What kind of paranormal experience have you had?"


    The man appeared rigid and restrained. He moved his chair closer and whispered, "I once entered a game."


    Wu Su: "!"


    The man continued, "My name is Red."


    Wu Su: "!"


    Holy shit.


    Tenth in ranking, Red?


    The man before him pushed up his ck-rimmed sses and asked cautiously, "Excuse me, is Ace here?"


    Wu Su''s expression was nk. He slowly asked, "What¡­..are you looking for him for?"


    Red pursed his lips and revealed a shy smile, "Revenge¡­."


    .


    Not long after receiving the news, Ye Jia arrived at the location sent to him by Ji Xuan.


    It was a vi area near the outskirts of the city withrge plots ofnd and very few people.


    As soon as he stepped out of his ghost domain, he smelt a familiar yin energy in the air.


    Ji Xuan was waiting for him not far away.


    He brought Ye Jia over to a certain vi¡ª¨C


    The inside had beenpletely transformed by yin energy and the space inside that was twice asrge as how it appeared from the outside was densely packed with shelf after shelf of various dollsrge and small with various contorted expressions of pain and fear, as if they were frozen at their very final moment in life.


    There was a single chair ced in the centre of the room.


    Puppet Master was tied to that chair. His small face was twisted with viciousness and his dark eyes were filled with hatred that didn''t match his young appearance.


    Ji Xuan snapped his fingers.


    "I''m going to peel off your¡­.." Puppet Master cursed with his childish voice.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes coldly.


    The next second, Puppet Master''s mouth was immediately blocked by something invisible, making him only able to let out muffled sounds.


    Ye Jia smiled, "Can you speak properly?"


    Puppet Master red at the two of them darkly but seeing that he was in a disadvantageous situation, he could only restrain his anger and nod.


    Finally, the restraints blocking his mouth were gone.


    Puppet Master coughed a few times before slowly recovering and speaking darkly with his childish voice, "I know what you want to do. Aren''t you just going to threaten me with my collection? I admit, I do treasure my collection, but I will never betray Mother. Even if you smash them all in front of me, it''s useless!"


    Although he said that, his eyes didn''t look at the shelves surrounding him, as if by doing so, it would minimise his heartache.


    Ye Jia''s amber eyes rippled a gentle light, "We won''t touch your collection."


    Puppet Master, "?"


    Ye Jia''s expression was kind, "Only you will decide whether or not your collection will be destroyed."


    Puppet Master, "?"


    He then saw the young man in front of him hook his finger.


    A small ck hand huffed and puffed over with arge pile of things and threw it all in front of Puppet Master, sending dust scattering in the air.


    Puppet Master looked down in confusion at the items before him. His small face that was contorted with various emotions looked a little funny.


    This¡­.what is this?


    "Linear Algebra: From the Basics to the Complex Concepts", "Advanced Mathematics", "Integrating Complex Functions"¡­¡­


    He clearly recognised the individual words but why was it that¡­..he didn''t understand it at all when they''re strung together?!


    "Let''s y a little game. I''ll give you a chance to save your treasured collection." Ye Jia chuckled lightly, "The rule of the game is to take an exam every twenty-four hours. With every wrong answer, a doll is broken and with every correct answer, a doll is saved."


    Puppet Master looked down at the pile of textbooks and then looked at the two people standing before him. He seemed to be a little excited and a little puzzled. He asked carefully, "So you''re really not going to touch my collection?"


    Ye Jia nodded and continued slowly, "Just like what I said just now ¡ª- Only you will decide whether or not your collection will be destroyed."


    Puppet Master''s eyes lit up.


    But he still suppressed his excitement and tried to keep calm.


    He originally thought that the other party would smash his treasured collections one by one in front of him after finding them.


    Although Puppet Master was confident in his loyalty to Mother, he couldn''t say that he wouldn''t pass out from the heartache of seeing his treasures being destroyed in front of him.


    He didn''t expect these two to actually be so stupid and would choose to punish him using books instead.


    "Heeheehee¡­.." Puppet Master snickered, "You two have made the wrong choice this time but that''s fine. Since you have agreed not to touch my collection, I''ll agree to y this game with you."


    The small ck hand picked out two copies of "Five Years of College Entrance Examination, Three Years of Mock Exams" and ced it on the desk in front of Puppet Master. It chuckled twice and said, "You can start with these for now."


    Ye Jia turned to look at Ji Xuan, "If you incorporate this space into your ghost domain, you should be able to control its time flow, right?"


    Ji Xuan hooked up the corners of his lips, "Yes¡­.."


    Ye Jia continued benevolently, "Then let''s start with half a year first."

 Chapter 50

    The room was deadly silent.


    Wu Su slowly blinked a few times. He suspected his ears, "Um¡­.What did you just say?"


    The man sitting opposite him pushed up his sses and patiently repeated, "Revenge¡­.."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­.."


    What should he do about this?!


    Just as he was at aplete loss, someone knocked on the door to the interview room.


    Those three polite knocks broke the awkward atmosphere in the room. As if he was saved, Wu Su hurriedly shouted, "Come in!"


    A man with light coloured hair and amber eyes entered the room with a stack of documents.


    Ye Jia, "Cap Wu, this`¡­¡­¡­"


    The man in the suit turned to look at the door and their eyes met.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Wu Su stood up and quickly went over to receive the documents. He lightly coughed and asked, "Is it urgent?"


    Ye Jia returned to his senses, "Actually¡­.."


    They''re just the usual documents. Just signing it is enough.


    But when he was met with Wu Su''s eyes that were winking like crazy, he immediately changed his words, "Yes¡­."


    Wu Su breathed a sigh of relief and took the documents. He then turned back and looked at Red who was still sitting properly on the other end of the table, "Ah, sorry, I may need to quickly deal with this. Let''s do this instead. You can¡­¡­."


    Wu Su''s eyesnded on the innocent Ye Jia standing next to him and he suddenly had an idea, "You can talk to him first! I''ll be back soon!"


    Red nodded, "Alright, take your time."


    After saying that, Wu Su rushed out the room as if there was something chasing after him ¡ª¨C He had to quickly contact Ace.


    Such a strange development couldn''t be concealed.


    And¡­.he also didn''t know how to deal with ittt!!


    ¡ª-However, that very Ace himself was stuck in the interview room, sitting face to face with that Red.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Fuck¡­¡­


    He had actually only just arrived at the Bureau.


    Although the timepse in a ghost domain could be controlled, half a year still wasn''t very short and would take at least a few days in the real world. Knowing this, Ye Jia had no intentions to wait in there until Puppet Master gave him the answer he was looking for and he instead asked Ji Xuan to contact him as soon as it is over before leaving the ghost domain and returning to the Bureau to continue with his usual work¡­..


    He however didn''t expect to be stuffed with a stack of documents by Liu Zhaocheng as soon as he arrived and be asked to send it over to Wu Su.


    ¡ª-And then, such an unexpected development followed.


    Ye Jia could only brace himself and sit down in the seat Wu Su sat in earlier. He lowered his head and slowly looked through the resume in front of him.


    His eyes lingered on the first page for a moment.


    Next to the small photo was the candidate''s name:


    Chen Qingye¡­.


    Turns out this was his name.


    Ye Jia raised his eyes and looked over at Red who sat opposite him.


    The face was exactly the same as the one in the photo and he wore a suit that had no folds or wrinkles. Even his sitting posture with his hands on his knees and his expressions were all extremely proper.


    He clearly had no intentions to hide his identity from the very beginning.


    That was why, despite having apletely different appearance now, Ye Jia was still able to connect him with a yer in his memory.


    Red, ranked tenth on the leaderboard.


    A¡­..very difficult to deal with person.


    In fact, Ye Jia had expected this person toe after sending out his signature, but what he didn''t expect was that Red would make his appearance so quickly.


    Ye Jia could only brace himself and ask, "Um¡­..What position are you applying for?"


    Chen Qingye, "You mean apart from looking for someone?"


    He thought for a while and answered earnestly, "If possible, I hope to be a member of your Bureau''s Logistics Department and if possible, I do not wish to be involved in any fighting. But please believe me, I have sufficient experience in dealing with paranormal events so even if I don''t fight, I can still contribute a lot to the Bureau."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    While he was racking his brains thinking of what to ask next, Wu Su entered the room again.


    He looked a little absent-minded as he held an unlit cigarette in his mouth. The smell of fire still lingered on his fingertips.


    Ye Jia knew in one nce that Wu Su probably tried to contact him just now.


    But clearly¡­..he didn''t receive a reply from Ace.


    Ye Jia stood up and stepped aside, "Cap Wu, please sit."


    Wu Su ttened the cigarette in his mouth and sat down, "What¡­..What were you two talking about?"


    Ye Jia, "This¡­.Mr. Chen wishes to apply for a position in the Logistics Department."


    Wu Su: "What?!"


    His eyes widened and he looked up, the cigarette falling out of his mouth.


    Wu Su didn''t move to pick it up and just looked incredulously at Chen Qingye who sat opposite him, "What a minute¡­..The Logistics Department? You''re not joining the Combat Division?"


    While Wu Su was left stunned by this unexpected news, Ye Jia used this opportunity to open the door and sneak out.


    Chen Qingye''s line of sight followed the other party''s figure until he was out of the room.


    Wu Su''s voice sounded again, "Are you serious? Logistics?"


    Chen Qingye''s attention was drawn back.


    He turned to look at the shocked Wu Su and nodded solemnly, "Yes, I don''t think that the Logistics Department is a dispensable existence and its importance in the Bureau is not any less than the Combat Division. If I join the Logistics Department, I believe I can make use of my strengths."


    As he said that, he patiently smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes.


    Wu Su still had difficulty epting this, "But¡­..but¡­¡­."


    Although it is said that the Logistics Department and the Combat Division are equally important, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Combat Division is the core department in the entire Bureau and, with all these ghosts roaming around everywhere, there is currently great pressure on the Combat Division, and they were in serious shortage of staff. As the top ten ranked boss on the leaderboard, Red could only disy his full strength in the Combat Division!


    At this moment Chen Qingye asked, "By the way, who was that person just now?"


    Wu Su who still hadn''t recovered from the shock just now answered absentmindedly, "He''s from the Logistics Department, an old employee."


    He looked up and asked, "Why?"


    Chen Qingye shook his head and looked back, "Nothing¡­."


    Wu Su didn''t purse this any further.


    He took a deep breath and asked as calmly as possibly, "Um¡­¡­Can I ask why? Why are you choosing the Logistics Department instead of the Combat Division?"


    Chen Qingye''s expression darkened in an instant. The originally normal and in face became a little scary, "I can''t lose any more of my babies."


    He turned to reveal his palm.


    The next second, Wu Su could feel his breathing stop.


    He saw several huge bugs burrow out from under the man''s sleeves. One looked like a centipede with a hard, metallic-like ck shell that had been strengthened using yin energy. Numerous long legs stretched out from both sides of its body and there were openings on its body which had eyes inside. In addition to that one, there were also tworge and colourful worms with a huge mouth on their backs that were lined with sharp teeth. Transparent and colourless liquid continued to flow out of their mouths.


    Chen Qingye took out his handkerchief and lovingly wiped their saliva.


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­¡­"


    He had a small urge to run.


    He just didn''t know if it was toote to do that.


    Chen Qingye put away his handkerchief and sighed with some sorrow. He gritted his teeth and continued, "Especially after what Ace did to their mother¡­¡­."


    In the corridor¡­..


    Ye Jia let out a long sigh of relief.


    Speaking honestly, he really didn''t know how to deal with this Red who hade after him.


    After all¡­..the grudge between them was something that was difficult to exin with a single sentence.


    But if he really had to make a long story short and briefly summarise what happened, it was like this:


    It really was just an ident.


    He had once by chance formed a team with Red. At that time, Ye Jia was too focused on clearing a side mission, so it took him a little longer than the others to find the boss of the instance and when he arrived at the scene, he found that the battle was already over with traces of fighting still left in the scene. Very clearly, someone had arrived before him and defeated the boss.


    Although it was a pity, at least the side mission gave a generous reward.


    Ye Jia turned to leave.


    The next second¡ª¨CThere was a squelch from under his foot.


    Ye Jia was taken aback. He lowered his head and checked.


    A white bug the size of a thumb just happened to be stepped on by him.


    At this moment, a heart-wrenching scream sounded from the distance ¡ª¡ª "Xiao Bai!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Only then did the game confirm the death of the boss, resulting in the instance directlying to an end. All the yers in the instance were teleported away.


    Ye Jia only found out after leaving the instance that it was a mother gu raised by the yer called Red. It had eaten the body of the instance''s boss at that time and turned back to its original appearance to digest, but was identally¡­..


    Crushed by his foot¡­¡­¡­


    Ye Jia raised his hand and covered his face, embarrassed.


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    He had wanted to talk to Red several times after that, but every time they met in an instance, the other part would immediately release a bunch of gu insects to go after him to avenge his Xiao Bai.


    It was really, very difficult to deal with.


    At this moment, Zhao Dong hurried over. His eyes lit up when he saw Ye Jia, "Hey! Have you seen Cap Wu?"


    Ye Jia nodded and pointed at the closed door beside him.


    Zhao Dong raised his hand and was about to knock on the door but the door opened before he could do that and Wu Su''s face appeared, "What is it?"


    "Uh¡­.." Zhao Dong was taken aback. He then quickly recovered, "Oh! The superiors have assigned us a task to clean up the Yin Pits so I''m here to ask you which team to send over."


    Normally, the Yin Pits didn''t need to be cleaned so frequently.


    Because although it would gather the yin energy from the city, the speed it did it was very slow, and it could remain harmless for more than ten years.


    But with so many things happening recently, from the ghost doors opening in the human world and the ghosts and monsters rampaging the city, the yin energy in the city had skyrocketed. Although the rm systems they had put in ce didn''t go off, it was better to be careful, so the superiors had asked them to send over a team to inspect and clean the Yin Pits.


    Generally speaking, such a team would require at least three members of the Combat Division and two members of the Logistics Department.


    Wu Su''s eyes lit up.


    He turned and looked at Chen Qingye behind him, "Just in time, this one here is about to apply for the Logistics Department!"


    Wu Su looked at Chen Qingye, "How about treating this as a probationary period to see if you are suitable for this job?"


    Chen Qingye stood up and then carefully moved the chair he was just sitting on so that it was returned to the correct position, "No problem."


    Wu Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    After all, he didn''t know what kind of grudge there was between Red and Ace, so he didn''t dare directly ept his application. It was just that, although he can be a little strange, Chen Qingye was still top ten in the rankings so Wu Su couldn''t help but selfishly hope that the other party would realise that the Combat Division is actually the most suitable department for him and not the Logistics Department that typically deals with cleaning up the aftermath.


    He turned to look at Ye Jia who stood on the side, "Ah, and just right. You go and bring along the equipment and teach the neer."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Oh how he regrets not leaving this ce earlier.


    Ye Jia gave Chen Qingye two devices.


    One was a detection device and the other was a cleaning device.


    Chen Qingye didn''t take it and just raised his head to look at Ye Jia, "So are we going to clean up the yin energy in this ce?"


    Ye Jia nodded.


    Chen Qingye said, "Thank you senior, but I won''t need this."


    He raised his hand and showed Ye Jia the bugs hidden in his sleeves, "They can eat it¡­¡­"


    The one that looked like a centipede stared hostilely at Ye Jia. It hissed threateningly at him while baring its fangs.


    A hint of tenderness flickered across Chen Qingye''s eyes.


    He gently rubbed the centipedes head and covered its eyes with his fingers and apologised, "Sorry, my family''s A''Chang isn''t usually like this but for some reason it''s reacting a bit more strongly towards you today. It might be hungry."


    Chen Qingye softly coaxed A''Chang, "Be good, I''ll take you to eat."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    Fuck¡­..


    Although he was confident in his ability to hide his scent, but when faced with strange creatures like the gu insects, he didn''t know how effective his disguise was.


    It would be better to stay as far away as possible.


    He took a deep breath and gave the detection device to Chen Qingye, "Then you should still carry this. It is used to detect and measure the amount of yin energy and the data collected will be used for research. It''ll also help you when you write your reports."


    "Oh, okay. Thank you senior." Chen Qingye nodded and received the detection device from Ye Jia, "Are there any other things I should pay attention to?"


    Ye Jia shook his head, "No¡­."


    If it was a logistics staff being dispatched for their very first time, there were still a lot of rules and regtions but for Red who had already spent some time in the game, all those precautions are basically all nonsense.


    Very soon, the car reached the location of the first Yin Pit.


    It was an abandoned building. Even just looking at it from outside, it gave off a dark and gloomy air.


    Ye Jia stopped at the door, "Ah, I suddenly remembered I had something else to attend to today. Sorry, I might have to head off first."


    Two of the three people in the Combat Division were neers who had trained with Ye Jia and are very familiar with him. Although they have long grown used to Ye Jia''s salted fish behaviour and habit of slipping away from his job, but Ye Jia had always been very serious when he is dispatched out and this was his first time doing something like this just before starting their task.


    They were a little surprised, "Brother Ye, this isn''t like you? You really have other matters this time?"


    Ye Jia nodded and was a little apologetic, "Yes, I only just remembered it. I''ll treat you all to a meal next time."


    "Alright, alright¡­¡­" They waved at Ye Jia, "Remember to get us milk tea when we get back!"


    Ye Jia smiled and looked at Chen Qingye, "Will you be okay alone?"


    Chen Qingye calmly nodded, "Of course. Don''t worry senior, you should attend to your other matters quickly. Don''t waste time here."


    If you ignored the grievances between them, Chen Qingye was actually a very good teammate¡ª¨CAt least, he was better than Maid who would usually make the situation worse instead.


    Ye Jia silently sighed and turned to leave.


    ¡ª-In fact, to some extent, it wasn''t a lie.


    Ye Jia did indeed want to stay away from Chen Qingye''s gu insects, but it was also because he suddenly remembered something.


    There are actually four Yin Pits in M City.


    Another one was located in the vi that was under Ji Xuan''s name. He should have taken the blood gu fish there to clean the ce up once in a while but because too many things had been happeningtely, he had forgotten all about it.


    The task this time just happened to remind him to take a look at that ce.


    Ye Jia activated his ghost domain and arrived at the pool of blood at Ji Xuan''s ce.


    The blood gu fish was swimming around leisurely in that pool. As soon as it smelt a familiar scent in the air, it immediately raised its head and looked over.


    As soon as Ye Jia arrived, he was almost knocked over by the blood gu fish that had charged over.


    He raised the corners of his lips and scratched its chin, "Didn''t I only see you not long ago? Why are you so excited?"


    He raised his head and looked around the room.


    Ji Xuan was not around.


    Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief.


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    If he was around, he would probably cling to him again.


    However, in a certain sense, Ye Jia didn''t really want to take the blood gu fish out to eat together with Ji Xuan. It somehow gave him a feeling of¡­¡­excessive intimacy.


    Ye Jia brushed off the awkward feeling inside him and thought for a moment before taking out his phone and sending Ji Xuan a message, "I''m taking the fish out."


    The other party didn''t answer. He was clearly busy.


    Ye Jia ced the phone back in his pocket and then patted his legs and said to the excited blood gu fish, "Let''s go, I''ll take you to eat."


    At the vi.


    As soon as he entered the gates, Ye Jia could feel the yin energying from the vi in front of him.


    It seems that during this time, the changes in M City had affected this Yin Pit here too.


    However, what Ye Jia didn''t expect was that this vi had really been transformed into a haunted house. He had originally thought that Ji Xuan was joking about it.


    The grassy courtyard and the rusty gates had been left as is to maintain the mysterious and scary environment but, because of the recent incidents in the city, the haunted house is currently not in operation.


    Ye Jia went through the gates and approached the vi.


    The vi was almost no different to how it was when he first came. Although there was yin energy gathered, it clearly had not reached a level that would allow the vi to return to its former state.


    As soon as he pushed open the door, the blood gu fish rushed in excitedly. Sounds of it happily eating away echoed through the vi.


    "Ahhhhhh¡ª¡ª"


    Two screams sounded.


    Soon afterwards, two transparent jelly-like figures dashed out of the vi.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Oops, he had forgotten about these two.


    The big scare spirit habitually hugged Ye Jia''s waist while the little scare spirit hugged his arm in a very proficient manner. Both had an almost intoxicated look on their faces, "Wahhhhh! You''re finally here to visit us!"


    The big scare spirit was aggrieved, "You said you woulde and visit us!"


    The little scare spirit was aggrieved, "But you never came!"


    Ye Jia''s lids twitched. He answered awkwardly, "Sorry¡­.."


    At this moment, the blood gu fish who had already had its fill slowly swam back out of the vi. It raised its skull head and used its dark and empty eye sockets to stare at the two scare spirits clinging onto Ye Jia. A cold, oppressive air emanated from the blood gu fish.


    The two scare spirits trembled but they still continued to cling onto Ye Jia. No matter how scared they were, they still turned and stuck out their tongues at the blood gu fish below them, "Lueluelue, you can''t hug him!"


    The blood gu fish seemed to understand what they said.


    It flicked its tail and then leaned over and tried to wrap its body around Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Fuck, this is too much for him to handle.


    He ruthlessly tore off the two scare spirits and then moved away from the blood gu fish, instantly increasing the distance between himself and the three ghosts, but before he could get too far, his phone buzzed a few times.


    Ye Jia stopped in his steps and checked his phone.


    Ji Xuan sent, "Okay¡­."


    It was followed by an emoticon of a puppy waving its tail.


    The three ghosts used this opportunity to cling to him again.


    Ye Jia sighed. But before he could do anything, Ji Xuan called.


    He paused for a moment before epting the call.


    The man''s low voice travelled over from the other end of the phone, "Your method was very effective. Puppet Master just gave me a very useful piece of information."


    Ye Jia, "He agreed to cooperate?"


    Ji Xuanughed. The low voice sounded particrly nice through the phone, making his ears a little numb, "Not yet, but I think he will soon. After all, the reason why he gave me this information is in exchange for a day off."


    Ye Jia rubbed his ears and silently brought his phone further away, "What information did he tell you?"


    Ji Xuan said, "Before he looked for you, he hid a pupa in the city and is now waiting for it to hatch."


    Ye Jia''s expression turned serious, "Where is it?"


    "I just sent it¡­." Ji Xuan said.


    Ye Jia checked their chat interface. Sure enough, Ji Xuan had sent him an address.


    And that address¡­..looked particrly familiar¡­..


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    Suddenly, he was taken aback. He seemed to have remembered something.


    That was where one of the Yin Pits are!

 Chapter 51

    The sky outside gradually darkened.


    In the bleak twilight, the abandoned building appeared even more deste and haunting.


    One of thebat personnel turned to look at Chen Qingye who stood at the back of the group all prim and proper, "This is thest one. How was it? Were you able to get used to today''s work?"


    Chen Qingye didn''t answer.


    He looked up at the abandoned building before him, seemingly in thought.


    "What is the detector reporting?" Thatbat personnel asked.


    Chen Qingye retracted his gaze and nced at the detector hanging from his waist, "Very low¡­.."


    By now, they had already cleaned out the other two Yin Pits. The superior''s worries were indeed correct. Following the rampage of monsters and ghosts, arge amount of yin energy had umted in these pits. Although it had not yet reached the level for the rm systems in the detectors installed to go off, the high concentration of yin energy was enough to cause unusual changes which made their cleaning task more troublesome. It was however still at a level that they could manage.


    More precisely, the concentration of yin energy in thisst Yin Pit was the lowest of the three.


    The expressions of the members of the Combat Division rxed, "Let''s go. We can go home after we''re done with this ce!"


    Chen Qingye however calmly said, "Sorry senior, but I think something isn''t right here."


    The other party was stunned, "What''s wrong? Did you notice something?"


    Chen Qingye shook his head, "No¡­¡­.."


    He stuck his fingers under his sleeve and rubbed the heads of his insects in attempt to calm them down.


    He lightly drew his brows together and appeared to be a little troubled, "But my babies seem to be showing a strong reaction."


    The other members of the Combat Division all looked at each other. Finally, the leader spoke up, "I understand that you have some special skills, but if there is no actual evidence, we can''t just put a stop to our mission, so besides your¡­..babies, do you have any other evidence supporting this thought of yours?"


    Chen Qingye shook his head honestly, "Sorry, I don''t."


    In fact, even he himself didn''t sense anything strange about this building but for some reason the gu insects he had raised seemed to be very restless. It was almost the same as this afternoon ¡ª¨CHe clearly didn''t sense anything strange about that logistics staff but A''Chang was very hostile towards him.


    Did they have an upset stomach?


    "Then let''s go in." The leader said, "But everyone must be extremely vignt. Always remember to ensure that you canmunicate with the outside world."


    Everyone nodded.


    The small team headed towards the Yin Pit.


    The abandoned building was very dark. The exposed concrete walls that were covered in messy graffiti and the rusty pipes made it appear very gloomy and strange.


    Everyone cautiously walked on. From time to time, they would check the readings on the detector.


    But as they went deeper, although the readings on the detector showed some increase, it was still within a normal range. They didn''t encounter any abnormal changes caused by the yin energy the entire way, let alone any ghosts wandering around. Compared to the other two yin pits, this one was too normal.


    The small team soon arrived at the centre of the building.


    Chen Qingye spread open his hand but the gu insects didn''te out like it would normally to suck in the yin energy in the air and instead, they wrapped themselves tightly around his wrist, hissing at the darkness around them.


    He frowned and raised his head to look at the other team members, about to say something, "Senior, I¡­¡­


    But before he could finish saying anything, one of them eximed, "Hurry and look at this!"


    The metal door was covered in rust and the paint on the surface had almost all peeled off such that it was almost impossible for one to tell what its original colour was. The door was slightly ajar and the team member who had looked in just now looked particrly rmed.


    Chen Qingye retracted his hand and quickly went over. He looked at what the team member was pointing at.


    Ahead of them was arge and spacious clearing that was filled with dust and rubble. In the depths of this empty site was a half-translucent pupa that was the size of a human floating in the air. The surface of it appeared especially soft with folds and creases circling around it and there seemed to be something slowly wriggling about underneath. The surrounding air that emitted a faint stench had a strange texture to it.


    Chen Qingye was taken aback by the sight. Immediately afterwards, a fierce look shed across his eyes, "Move away!"


    As soon as he said that, the viscous glue-like membrane around the pupa suddenly started to move around with more intensity. In less than a blink of an eye, arge, gtinous tentacle flew out!


    The next second, the members of the Combat Division felt their vision turn ck.


    A ck centipede had appeared in front of them, it''s huge body almost filling the entire corridor. The dark shell shone a cold light as the numerous eyeballs on its body rolled around widely. It waved its huge mandibles, making clicking sounds, and then fiercely mmed itself against the tentacle that was charging over.


    The entire building shook. Dust and debris fell from above, obscuring everyone''s vision.


    Chen Qingye shouted at the other team members, "Run!"


    But it was toote. The moment it hit the centipede, that gtinous tentacle seemed to have morphed into fluid, scattering into the air and spreading at a speed that waspletely impossible to catch up, immediately encasing the entire building.


    After everything was done, the scene before them hadpletely changed.


    It was still an empty corridor of this building, but the beginning and ends of it were nowhere to be seen. The ce where the pupa was originally floating in was once again an empty space and the air had be murky and dark, as if they were shrouded in thick smog. Looking out the window, the scenery outside was no longer the empty clearing from earlier and had instead bepletely foggy such that one could no longer see their own fingers before them.


    The leader''s face was extremely pale. He took out his phone and checked ¡ª¨C No signal.


    Even the radiomunicator only let out noisy buzzing sounds. They were unable to contact the outside world.


    Chen Qingye reached out and rubbed A''Chang''s huge body. The expression on that in face of his was particrly solemn.


    A yin pupa¡­..


    It takes an extremelyrge amount of yin energy for one to cultivate a yin pupa, so it had been ced here to absorb the yin energy that was continuously gathered in the Yin Pit. That was probably why the yin reading was much lower than the other two ces.


    Before they are fully matured, a yin pupa could not be detected by any detection devices. That glue-like membrane covering it could not only hide its presence, but it could also eliminate any humans who have discovered the yin pupa''s existence.


    Before the pupa hatches, there was no way of knowing what kind of monster was inside.


    But once it hatches, things will grow out of control.


    ¡ª¨CAt the lowest, it could be B-level, and at the highest, it may even exceed S-level.


    But now, this pupa was clearly on the verge of hatching.


    Fortunately, what it had done right now was just producing an iplete ghost domain.


    Although it looked scary and the space seemedrger than before, as long as you returned the way you came earlier, you could still leave this ce.


    Chen Qingye turned to look at the other members of the Combat Division and said solemnly, "Senior, you''d better leave now. In order to protect the pupa, it will release yin energy to attract the surrounding ghost and monsters."


    The team leader was a little anxious, "T-then what about you?"


    Chen Qingye touched the hard shell next to him, "I''ll see if I can find the pupa before it hatches."


    The pupa couldn''t be tracked. Only his gu insects may have a small possibility of being able to find it.


    He said, "After you leave, hurry and contact the Combat Division and get them toe and take over."


    The leader''s face became even more pale, "Is it very serious?"


    "Yes¡­.." Chen Qingye nodded, "And I''m only in charge of tracking it down, I don''t have any ns on fighting, so I hope the Combat Division seniors can arrive before I find the pupa. The situation may otherwise be more difficult to deal with after it hatches."


    The other team members nodded in understanding and quickly ran back they way they came from.


    The road ahead seemed long and distant, as if the end could never be reached.


    The bleak corridor was extremely narrow. Only the patter of footsteps could be heard in the silence.


    After making another turn, they found themselves running into a fierce ghost roaring and charging towards them.


    "Get ready for battle!" The leader ordered.


    Although this team ofbat personnel were all neers, they had received extensive training. After a brief moment of panic, they quickly gathered themselves together and got ready to face the fierce ghost.


    Amidst the roars, gunfire sounded. These noises echoed down the hazy and narrow corridor.


    At this moment, one of them felt his neck itch.


    He touched his neck.


    But found his fingersing into contact with strands of long, ck hair.


    Faint gurgling could be heard from above.


    That team member slowly raised his head and looked up.


    A female ghost on all fours hung upside down from the ceiling with her dark hair hanging down. She stared at him viciously with her pair of scarlet eyes.


    "Ahhhhhh!"


    Screams sounded one after another from the team members.


    The leader quickly nced back behind him.


    He found himself faced with a particrly terrible scene ¡ª- A female ghost hanging from the ceiling, a skeleton climbing in through one of the windows along the corridor, a rotten corpse slowly emerging from the ground as well as the roaring fierce ghost he was currently dealing with.


    Before they knew it, they were surrounded.


    Chen Qingye''s warning came true ¡ª- That strange pupa had attracted many fierce ghosts over.


    Faced with attacksing from all directions, they could only barely defend themselves, unable to proceed any further.


    The leader was particrly anxious.


    Chen Qingye had said earlier that his main task was to track down the pupa''s location, not fight it.


    But they were now in a difficult position, unable to leave this ce and request for support ¡ª- It was like they were facing a dead end.


    Suddenly, without warning, the skeleton climbing in through the window seemed to have sensed something. It immediately supported itself up and looked in a certain direction, a low growl sounding from the depths of its throat. The next moment, it turned back and disappeared into the fog outside.


    The leader was surprised.


    What was going on?


    Before he could think of an answer, the next second, a huge figure appeared in the darkness not far ahead.


    A pale, white skeleton approached. Itsrge mouth that was filled with sharp, jagged teeth bit down onto the roaring fierce ghost''s leg, swallowing it whole.


    That fierce ghost couldn''t put up a fight at all.


    That level of oppressiveness was overwhelming. He couldn''t help but feel a chill run through him.


    The leader''s voice had be high pitched from the fear, "Retreat! Retreat!"


    But thatrge monster didn''t move to attack them. It instead pulled out the rotten corpse that was climbing out from the ground and proceeded to gobble it up.


    The leader: "¡­¡­.."


    He slowly took in a deep breath and carefully looked over at the monster whose appearance could now be seen clearly.


    Goat skull, empty eye sockets, skeleton body covered in blood and a fish tail.


    Why¡­.did it look familiar?


    The leader then realised, "It''s you!"


    That strange fish that helped clean up those ghosts and monsters that night!


    Since it has appeared, then¡­..


    Before the leader could think any further than that, the female ghost above him let out a shrill cry. She nced at the fish below fearfully and then quickly ran along the ceiling into the darkness ahead, as if doing that would allow her to escape from the blood gu fish swimming around below. Although her limbs were distorted and twisted, she crawled away extremely quickly and almost instantly disappeared into the dense fog.


    "Swoosh¡ª¡ª¨C"


    Alongside the sound of a sharp de cutting through the air, a bright sh of light shed briefly in the darkness. Soon afterwards, that female ghost let out a scream and the corridor once again became quiet.


    Footsteps approached.


    A slender figure belonging to a young man slowly emerged from the darkness but to the others present, he was like a fire torch prating through the dark night. That invisible light and heat helped dissipate the cold and fear in them, giving them a sense of reassurance and safety.


    The blood gu fish swum over and intimately rubbed against that young man.


    The team leader''s eyes lit up, "Great god! Great god, it''s really you!"


    The other team members behind him were also very excited. Everyone''s eyes lit up like a 200-watt light bulb, "Great god, you''vee!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    Although he didn''t know what happened but¡­..


    It''s a little blinding.


    Ye Jia had recently been ving away in the Logistics Department,pletely unaware of the fact that he had be some kind of legendary existence in the hearts of the members of the Combat Division ¡ª- The kind of existence that would appear at the most critical times and then silently disappear without a trace. With the addition of the propaganda spread by those who had been rescued by him, he was almost about to be a living god that everyone worshiped before they set off on a mission.


    Met with everyone''s excited eyes, Ye Jia felt a little ufortable inside.


    He coughed lightly, "Where is the monster?"


    "One of our members is tracking it!"


    The leader''s words were a little incoherent due to his excitement. He nervously stretched out his hand, wanting to shake hands with Ye Jia but he quickly returned to senses and took it back. He cleared his throat and pretended to be calm, "W-we''re currently on our way out to call for reinforcement!"


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    Ye Jia nodded.


    Indeed, to track down a pupa that hasn''t hatched, only Chen Qingye''s gu insects could do it.


    "After this matter is over, c-can we ask for an autograph?" One of the members asked eagerly.


    The others nodded frantically beside him.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    He responded uncertainly, "Sure?"


    "Then we won''t interrupt your work now!" The team members all had bright and shiny eyes, "We''ll call for reinforcements now!"


    Weirdos.


    Ye Jia watched them disappear into the distance.


    ording to the information provided by Puppet Master, this pupa is an S-level fierce ghost and is due to hatch today. The reason why he only told them this news today was probably because he hoped that they would fail.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and raised his eyes to look in a certain direction upstairs.


    Although he also couldn''t detect the location of the yin pupa, he could trace Chen Qingye''s gu insects.


    ¡ª¡ªHe should be on the third floor right now, and he''s still going up.


    Fourth floor, fifth floor, sixth floor.


    Chen Qingye suddenly stopped in ce.


    A''Chang next to him tapped twice and then used its long and thin legs to crawl towards the rooftop.


    Chen Qingye hurriedly grabbed one of A''Chang''s legs and whispered, "Wait a minute. Come back."


    A''Chang turned back and stared at him with several of the eyes on its body before shrinking back to its smaller size and slithering back into Chen Qingye''s sleeve.


    Chen Qingye breathed a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Bai was a female gu. This meant that as long as Xiao Bai was around, even if all his gu insects were fatally wounded and even if they were on the brink of death, they could still recover very quickly¡­.But¡­..


    Chen Qingye''s expression darkened.


    Ace.


    That man was simply a devil incarnate!


    H-he actually trampled his Xiao Bai to death!


    Since that day, Chen Qingye has never dared to let his treasured gu insects participate in battle.


    The reason why he wanted to join the Logistics Department was also because of this.


    The Combat Division''s work was too involved with thebative side of things. Although he alone should be able to handle it, but¡­.perhaps one day, something unexpected would happen. He didn''t want to lose any more of his treasured babies.


    Chen Qingye carefully opened the door and looked in.


    Therge pupa hovered in mid-air.


    The outer membrane was now almostpletely transparent, and you could see the winding blood vessels as well as the grotesque limbs squirming about inside.


    Based on his experience, it probably would break out of that membrane in about ten minutes.


    Chen Qingye lowered his head and stroked A''Chang''s head in his sleeve. He was a little hesitant inside.


    He didn''t want to be involved in battle.


    However, there were only ten minutes left¡­.and he knew that support wouldn''te that quickly. If he left that pupa alone, the consequences would be unimaginable.


    While Chen Qingye was feeling conflicted, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, "Hey, let me take over now."


    The young man''s soft and gentle voice suddenly broke the silence in the corridor.


    ¡ª- It was extremely familiar.


    It was a voice that made his heart fill with anger whenever it appears in his dreams.


    Chen Qingye''s face distorted with anger, clear hatred gushing out from the depths of his eyes. He turned back and his eyes locked onto the hooded young man, "Ace!"


    All the old and recent grudges erupted together.


    Seventy or eighty colourful gu insects charged out from his sleeves, rushing towards Ye Jia!


    Ye Jia avoided the gu insects chasing after him and said a little helplessly, "Now is not the time to talk about this¡­.."


    But Chen Qingye was already blinded by his anger. He shouted, "I want you to pay Xiao Bai''s life with your life!"


    More gu insects flew out from his sleeves, frantically attacking Ye Jia.


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    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Yes, again it was like this.


    Every time he tried to talk to Red in the game, the situation would be like this. No matter what situation he was in or what crisis he was facing at the time, as long as Chen Qingye saw him, he would undoubtedlysh out at him, ignoring everything else.


    Although every yer had their own strange quirks, Red''s was the worst among all the yers he had interacted with.


    Ye Jia sighed.


    ¡ª-He had long grown used to it.


    As he avoided the attacks, Ye Jia looked over at the half-open door.


    The monster inside the pupa was moving around more violently, its thin limbs trying to pierce a hole in the thin membrane enveloping it. The alreadypletely transparent pupa membrane had softened like a stic bag, clinging tightly around the fierce ghost''s body ¡ª- At most it would take another minute or two for it to break through.


    There was no time to waste now.


    Ye Jia promptly ducked down and cut through the heavy encirclement of gu insects using rather tricky angle and charged towards Chen Qingye.


    Chen Qingye''s pupils constricted, "!"


    The other party''s speed was too fast. Before he could even release A''Chang, he felt the other party''s cold hand grip tightly around his wrist.


    Oh no!


    Seems like this time he would die in this person''s hands just like how Xiao Bai did.


    That thought shed through Chen Qingye''s mind.


    But the next second, he felt the other person forcefully throw him off the rooftop!


    Icy cold wind whizzed past his ears as Chen Qingye fell freely. He blinked a few times in confusion and then suddenly felt a weight under him ¡ª- A''Chang''s body had grownrger again and it had wrapped around him to slow down his falling speed.


    Before Chen Qingye couldnd safely, he felt a surge of hostile air erupt from the rooftop he was on moments ago.


    In an instant, the wind and skies changed, and the world darkened.


    ¡ª¨C The pupa membrane had been broken through.


    Only S-level fierce ghosts would have such a terrifying birth ceremony.


    And the first thing the other party did¡­..was to throw him out of the danger zone?


    Why?


    On the rooftop¡­.


    Ye Jia was waiting for this moment.


    He summoned the blood gu fish.


    The moment the pupa membrane broke, Ye Jia pulled out his scythe and shed it at its weakest point.


    Ssh!


    Arge amount of viscous fluid poured out and a newly born S-level fierce ghost''s grotesque figure also fell out.


    "Now!" Ye Jiamanded.


    The blood gu fish opened his mouth and immediately bit down onto the fierce ghost using its sharp teeth ¡ª The fierce ghost tried to struggle, but because it hadn''tpletely undergone the ''breaking through the pupa membrane'' process, its skin was still soft and covered by a thinyer of the membrane and it still required four to five seconds to fully take shape. Facing the blood gu fish who had already experienced hundreds of battles, it couldn''t put up any resistance at all and was immediately chewed and gobbled up.


    The pupa membrane that had lost its host quickly shrunk.


    Ye Jia knelt down and stored it in his pocket.


    Downstairs¡­¡­¡­


    The fog had allpletely dissipated, but the concentration of yin energy in the air was still so strong, it made it hard to breathe.


    Chen Qingye raised his head and looked up towards the rooftop, the reflection on his ck-rimmed sses making it difficult for one to see the look in his eyes.


    He stood in ce downstairs, seemingly thinking about something.


    After a long time.


    A young man''s slender figure appeared from the darkness inside the building. He stepped out through the dusty air and walked straight towards Chen Qingye.


    Chen Qingye''s finger''s reflexively twitched.


    "Wait!" Ye Jia said, "Don''t attack!"


    Colourful gu insects circled around Chen Qingye''s sleeves. For the first time, they didn''t immediately charge towards the young man.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and slowly approached Chen Qingye, "I''m really sorry about Xiao Bai."


    He stretched out a hand and spread it open.


    A white and tender bug wrapped in translucent gu membrane sat quietly in the centre of his palm.


    Ye Jia said, "This is a mother gurva. When it is cultivated from the pupa membrane of an S-level fierce ghost, it can once again grow into a mother gu ¡ª I know it can''t rece Xiao Bai''s ce in your heart, but I hope it can make up for even a little bit of the hurt I have caused to you."


    Chen Qingye''s eyes widened.


    He almost forgot to breathe.


    Even in the game, mother gurvae are extremely difficult to obtain, not to mention, to cultivate a mother gu, you would at least need the pupa membrane of a fierce ghost that is A-level or greater ¡ª-He had only managed to cultivate Xiao Bai after much hardship and after using up all his luck so no matter how much he wanted to cultivate another one, he was unable to achieve that same sess a second time.


    Especially now that the game had crashed, he thought all hopes of cultivating a mother gu insect was gone.


    Yet now¡­.now¡­¡­


    Chen Qingye''s trembling hands reached out and received therva from Ye Jia.


    He held it cautiously in his hands like a treasure and very carefully examined it.


    A long timeter, Chen Qingye raised his head and looked at Ye Jia with tears in his eyes, "I want to call her Xiao Xiao Bai."


    Ye Jia, "That''s pretty good¡­¡­."


    Seeing Red''s teary look, he slowly let out a breath.


    He had finally put an end to this old grievance ¡ª- Although he had paid a big price for it.


    After all, a mother gurva¡­.is really difficult to obtain.


    Ye Jia didn''t even want to think about it.


    On the other end.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his scarlet eyes as a faint smile lingered on his lips. He was clearly in a good mood.


    He stared at the room before him with eyes filled with joy.


    The originally empty room now contained a certain someone''s personal belongings, giving the room life.


    ¡ª- Finally.


    Gegehas agreed to move in.

 Chapter 52

    At this moment, arge shout broke the silence, "Hurry, hurry! Over here!"


    Ye Jia: "?"


    The next second, the Combat Division team members who had withdrawn from the building earlier rushed over like a hungry tiger charging towards its food. He soon found himself surrounded by them.


    Several pairs of shiny eyes stared at Ye Jia and babbled, "It''s great that great god hasn''t left yet!"


    "I knew you would be able to take on any situation no matter how dangerous it is!"


    "Great god, please give me your autograph!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Just as he was feeling a headache forming because of these fanboys of his, he suddenly heard a loud exmationing from the back, "Ace?!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Fuck¡­¡­


    That was a familiar voice.


    He took in a deep breath and slowly turned to look in the direction of that sound.


    It was a petite young woman carrying a huge chainsaw that didn''t suit her size. Her brown eyes widened and her expression showed astonishment and joy. With flushed cheeks, she immediately rushed over, "Ahhhhh!! You''re here!!"


    Wu Su finally caught up from behind. He panted heavily andined, "Little ancestor, slow down!"


    When he saw Ye Jia who was surrounded by these people, Wu Su was also taken aback, "Ace¡­¡­."


    At this moment, Wei Yuechu shot through the crowd like a small cannonball.


    Ye Jia who was startled by her hurriedly shrank back.


    Wu Su who followed closely also dashed over.


    He nced nervously at Chen Qingye who was also standing nearby as if fearing that the other party would choose to take revenge at a time like this and whispered quietly, "D-did you receive my message?"


    He indicated with his eyes and mouthed, "Red is here!"


    At this moment, the Red he was referring to was still carefully taking in the small gurva in his hand with teary eyes,pletely immersed in his own world. He waspletely oblivious of the changes around him.


    "What? Red?" Wei Yuechu immediately stopped in her steps and asked loudly, "He''s also here?"


    Upon hearing his name, Chen Qingye raised his head and looked over.


    Two brightly coloured gu insects crawled out and carefully moved the mother gurva into his sleeves to protect it.


    He pushed up his sses, stored away the emotions from earlier and replied stiffly, "Hello, that''s me."


    Wei Yuechu''s eyes narrowed slightly.


    Holding a huge chainsaw in her hands, she sneered, "What? Are you here to seek revenge again?"


    Chen Qingye slowly answered, "Yes, but¡­¡­"


    Before he was able to finish speaking, the chainsaw in Wei Yuechu''s hand began to roar. She continued with her sweet voice, but her words seemed to beced with poison, "Isn''t it just a bug? You sure are relentless. Aren''t you embarrassed? To think that you would chase after him even outside the game. Do you need me to help you fix your head up a little so that you can return to your senses?"


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes and slowly repeated, "Just a bug?"


    His words were still calm and without emotion, but Wu Su could keenly sense a trace of danger in his words, "¡­¡­¡­"


    This isn''t good.


    Sure enough, the next second a centipede with numerous eyes on its body baring its teeth and brandishing its ws suddenly appeared. Its eyes stared coldly at the petite young woman before it.


    The members of the Combat Division had already witnessed A''Chang''s strength earlier, so they no longer dared to ask for an autograph and quickly retreated to make way for the big bosses.


    Wei Yuechu chuckled lightly, "Tenth in ranking? Let me see how great tenth ce is."


    Chen Qingye touched A''Chang''s dark ck shell and pushed up his sses, "It just so happens that my baby is also hungry¡­¡­."


    A''Chang hiss of warning and the young man''s chainsaw''s roar mixed together. The smell of gunpower filled the air. A fierce battle was imminent.


    Ye Jia pinched the bridge of his nose. He raised his voice and shouted, "Stop!"


    A''Chang, Wei Yuechu and Chen Qingye, one insect and two humans all turned to look at the source of that sound at the same time.


    Ye Jia slowly let out a breath, "You guys calm down¡­¡­."


    Chen Qingye scratched his slightly messy hair and lowly answered, "Oh¡­¡­¡­."


    The next second, A''Chang''s figure turned small again. It swiftly returned into his sleeve.


    Wei Yuechu was dumbfounded, "¡­¡­¡­."


    Wait a minute?


    Why was Red so obedient?


    She dumbfoundedly watched Chen Qingye slowly walk to Ye Jia''s side and solemnly push up his slightly nted sses, "Apologies¡­¡­"


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­.."


    Huh?


    What''s going on?


    Wu Su who was standing to the side was also at a loss ¡ª- Are all you big bosses all so fickle?


    Ye Jia was surprised as well. He didn''t expect Chen Qingye to be this cooperative.


    Standing next to him, Chen Qingye proceeded to spread open his hand. Soon afterwards, the pitch-ck A''Chang and several other colourful, strangely shaped gu insects crawled out from under his sleeves.


    Ye Jia: "?"


    He then heard Chen Qingye begin to enthusiastically introduce them to him, "This is A''Chang¡­.."(KKnotes: Chang = Long)


    "This is A''Hua¡­¡­"(KKnotes: Hua = Flower)


    "This is A''Lu¡­¡­.."(KKnotes: Lu = Green)


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    This style of naming his insects was really impressive. Very straightforward and fresh.(KKnotes: The phrase that was often used in this novel to describe the gu insects was»¨»¨ÂÌÂÌ (hua hua lu lu) which means colourful/brightly coloured hence the joke here)


    Wei Yuechu curled up her lips, turned off her chainsaw, and hurried over to Ye Jia.


    The fight that was about to start was thus resolved just like that.


    Wu Su couldn''t seem to process this scene.


    He raised his eyes to look at the three figures standing not far away ¡ª- Red and Maid surrounded the young man. The tense atmosphere from a moment ago waspletely gone, as if it was never there in the first ce.


    At that moment, Wu Su couldn''t help but be amazed.


    Thousands of words condensed into one line:


    Ace is amazing!


    After listening to Chen Qingye''s introduction of his gu insects, Wei Yuechu rolled her eyes and coldly snorted, "Humph! Your naming skill is just too pathetic. A''Chang, A''Lu, A''Hua, what kind of names are those?"


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes: "¡­¡­¡­"


    A''Chang who was sitting on his thumb raised its head and hissed. It once again prepared tounch an attack.


    Ye Jia immediately intervened and broke up the tense atmosphere, "I think you two should already know what the current situation is like now, yes?"


    Chen Qingye and Wei Yuechu were both sessfully distracted. They both turned to look at Ye Jia at the same time. Wei Yuechu tilted her head and asked, "Are you referring to the game crashing and the ghost doors opening?"


    Chen Qingye calmly mocked, "Thank you for your reminder¡­¡­"


    Wei Yuechu red at him, "You¡­¡­¡­!"


    Ye Jia once again interrupted the two, "That''s right¡­¡­"


    The two red at each other for a moment before bitterly looking away.


    Chen Qingye asked after some thought, "I am actually very curious about why you sent out your signature ¡ª Based on what I know, this seems to be your first time doing this?"


    "I also want to know this ¡ª- Especially since it won''t just attract friends, it would also attract enemies." Wei Yuechu nced at Chen Qingye.


    Chen Qingye ignored her and just lowered his head and focused on calming the agitated A''Chang.


    Wei Yuechu retracted her gaze. Her clear brown eyes stopped on the young man before her and she slowly asked, "So, for what reason did you take such a big risk to gather the yers?"


    This question went straight to the point.


    Ye Jia hooked up his lips. His voice was gentle and calm, "Ever since the game crashed, humans have always been at aplete disadvantage. We have no idea who our opponent is, what their purpose is and what their next ns are. Don''t you feel aggrieved?"


    The other two were left stunned. They both looked towards the person who asked them this question.


    The young man''s voice was soft and it even contained a hint of a smile but that wasn''t enough to conceal the dangerous air in his words, "Don''t you want to fight back?"


    .


    Ye Jia rubbed the bridge of his nose in exhaustion. He suddenly felt tired all over.


    The things that had to be dealt with today were tooplicated.


    After all, once yers were involved, things would inevitably be moreplicated ¡ª- This was also the reason why he didn''t reveal himself to Maid before.


    But with the Yin Pit incident, all the earlier reservations he had were thrown off the table.


    Fortunately, the solution wasn''t bad.


    Both Chen Qingye and Wei Yuechu were very interested in his proposal ¡ª- By getting them involved, he was able to sessfully take the first step in his n.


    Ye Jia habitually activated his ghost domain.


    As soon as he stepped into the hotel room, he was met with a loud scream.


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    Standing before him was a tall and fat middle-aged man wrapped in a bath towel. He covered his chest and screamed, "AHHHHH!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­." Fuck.


    "Sorry, my mistake." He smiled awkwardly and then once again activated his ghost domain and left.


    The middle-aged man stared at the empty space before him in confusion, "?"


    Wait a minute. Did I see wrongly just now?


    Standing on an empty street, Ye Jia slowly let out a sigh of relief.


    The sleepiness from earlier was nowpletely gone and he finally remembered the deal he had made with Ji Xuan.


    After the game crashed, there was no other way of obtaining the gurva apart from getting it from Ji Xuan.


    And so, in exchange for the mother gurva, Ye Jia had agreed to stay at Ji Xuan''s ce until his apartment was repaired.


    Ye Jia could feel a headache forming again.


    He dug out his phone and turned on the screen.


    Two hours ago, Ji Xuan had sent him the address.


    The small ck hand leaned over from behind his shoulder and eximed, "Wow¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia, "Huh?"


    The small ck hand said enviously, "This ce is a very expensive ce in M City."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    No wonder he had no impression of it.


    The small ck hand sighed, "Haa, if I had this much money, I wonder how many skins I could buy¡­¡­."


    It quickly stopped there and secretly nced at Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia didn''t pay the small ck hand any attention. Looking at the address disyed on his phone screen, he lowly sighed.


    ¡ª¨C Everyone clearly came out of the same game, but why was there such a big difference between them?


    There was still no answer to this question that had been bothering him for a long time.


    If it really wasn''t from robbing a bank, was Ji Xuan able to magically conjure up money?


    He really wanted to know his secret to getting rich.


    The small ck hand secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It held onto Ye Jia''s cor and asked nervously, "Hey¡­..Speaking of which, now that you are going to live at King''s ce¡­¡­would you run into him often?"


    Although Ye Jia had already warned Ji Xuan not to threaten it anymore¡­.


    But¡­¡­.


    The small ck hand still couldn''t help but shudder when it recalled the moment that man nced at it expressionlessly.


    Ahhhhhh help!! It still wanted to hide as far as possible from him!!


    Ye Jia stored away his phone and shook his head, "No, I have already confirmed it in advance."


    He still remembered Ji Xuan''s answer to this question ¡ª¡ª "As a fierce ghost, I don''t need to rest."


    In his memory, the man''s eyes and lips contained pure kindness. He didn''t seem to be lying.


    The small ck hand, "¡­¡­¡­"


    Why do I have a bad feeling?


    Ye Jia activated his ghost domain again and then arrived at the address on his phone.


    There were traces of this ce being hidden by yin energy, making it almost impossible for one to enter using their ghost domain.


    He took out a key and unlocked the door.


    The spacious apartment was decorated very simply such that it had cleverly blended luxury with simplicity. Although the word ''rich'' was evident just looking in from the door, it looked extremelyfortable to live in.


    Ye Jia nced around. For some reason, he felt that this ce seemed like a more luxurious and upgraded version of the apartment he was living in.


    His personal belongings had already been unpacked and left in various ces. It made it seem as if he had lived here for a long time.


    For a moment, an extremely realistic scene that had never happened before couldn''t help but appear briefly in Ye Jia''s mind.


    ¡ª¨C Ji Xuan stood in front of him, dering proudly, "See? Isn''t it better than staying in a hotel?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    He raised his hand again and pinched the bridge of his nose.


    Sure enough, he should get some rest.


    This ce was too big. Ye Jia didn''t bother going upstairs and just simplyid down on the sofa and closed his eyes to nap for ten or twenty minutes.


    Hazy sleepiness soon drew him in. A familiar dream once again enveloped him.


    Red and ck slowly intermingled and a strange scene gradually formed. The monsters he had encountered in the game, thepanions who had died, familiar faces, they all mixed and blended together into a both unfamiliar and familiar figure that circled around him again and again.


    He silently held his weapon and indifferently watched on.


    Those physiques were distorted and stretched, and small, fragmented whispered reached his ears from time to time. The blood-coloured world was then split open, leaving only endless coldness and darkness.


    Ye Jia suddenly opened his eyes.


    He firmly grabbed the hand that was reaching towards his cheek and then turned, flipped and suppressed ¡ª Like a sleeping beast who was suddenly startled awake, he instinctively bared his ws and fangs, a habit he had deeply burned into his bones. It was all done fluidly, as if it had been done millions of times, and he firmly suppressed the person under him.


    His eyes were clear. Only cold killing intent shone in his eyes.


    A frosty light glistened at the tip of his finger. The de rested under the other party''s jaw.


    The coffee table beside the sofa waspletely smashed. A man with scarlet eyesid amidst this mess; his vitalspletely exposed to the person above him, his life and death hanging from a thread.


    Ji Xuan didn''t resist.


    Hezily spread open his arms, his hands resting on both sides as if surrendering. He turned a blind eye to the danger before him and even seemed to be smiling faintly.


    Ye Jia seemed to have finally returned to his senses.


    He narrowed his eyes coldly. The cold de in his hand had slowly disappeared, but the muscles in his body were still tense, "What are you doing here?"


    His voice was a little hoarse and somewhat cold and detached.


    Ji Xuan blinked innocently. He spread open his left hand, allowing the thin nket to slip from his fingers and fall onto the ground.


    "Gege, you''ll catch a cold sleeping in the living room."


    Ye Jia stared fixatedly at him for a few seconds before slowly releasing his grip and getting up.


    Ji Xuan remained lying on the ground. The gaze he used to look at the young man moving away from him seemed to show a trace of disappointment.


    He asked, "Nightmare?"


    Ye Jia looked away and didn''t answer.


    He raised a hand and massaged his aching forehead, "I''ll pay for the coffee table."


    ¡ª¨C Just giving yourself to me will be enough.


    But Ji Xuan naturally didn''t dare say that line in front of the other party.


    He curled up the corners of his lips, "Okay¡­."


    Ye Jia lowered his head and nced at him with a frown, "Why are you here?"


    Ji Xuan slowly sat up and dusted off his clothes.


    He raised his eyes to look at Ye Jia innocently, "This is my home, why can''t I be here?"


    Ye Jia, "Home?"


    Ji Xuan nodded without a change to his expression, "Yes¡­."


    "Didn''t you say that you didn''t need rest?" Ye Jia who couldn''t understand drew his brows together, "Why is this ce considered your home?"


    Ji Xuan curled up his lips, "Sometimes, I need some personal space."


    Ye Jia expressionlessly asked, "Don''t you have a lot of ces under your name?"


    Ji Xuan, "But I like this ce the most."


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath. He suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, then let me move to a ce you don''t like."


    Ji Xuan looked at him and blinked a few times, "But wherevergegeis is the ce I like the most."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Shameless. Utterly shameless.


    Just as Ye Jia was left speechless from his shamelessness, Ji Xuan got up and patted off the rest of the dust from his body, "Since you''re awake, you should go and wash your hands."


    Ye Jia, "?"


    Ji Xuan lightly chuckled and then suddenly leaned over.


    Ye Jia instinctively wanted to back away, but he forced himself to remain in ce. He stared coldly at Ji Xuan who was getting closer.


    The distance between the two gradually shortened. The man stared fixatedly at him with his dark red eyes for a moment before suddenly lowering his eyes and lightly picking off a piece of dust from his shoulder. His voice was low and deep, like a lover''s whisper, "Dinner is ready¡­¡­"


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    In the bathroom.


    Water flowed into the white, marble sink as small droplets spattered out.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and watched the water flow along his fingers.


    He seemed to have lost his mind for a moment. By the time he returned to his senses, he had already entered the bathroom ¡ª- He was probably still half-asleep.


    He picked up a handful of water and hurriedly washed his face.


    A young man''s wet face was reflected in the mirror. Water droplets slipped down from his brows and his wet hair stuck to his forehead. A pair of amber eyes stared at his reflection in the mirror.


    The coldness in his eyes that had yet dissipated as well as his exhaustion from earlier intermingled on his contrarily calm appearance.


    ¡ª- It had been a long time since he left the game.


    It took Ye Jia a long time to adapt to his current peaceful life and it took him an even longer time to stop himself from habitually counterattacking every time he was awakened.


    Now that the ghosts and monsters as well as his acquaintances from the game had appeared in the real world, they had also brought along with it his nightmares and habits from the game.


    The time it took to regain all that was much shorter than the time it took for him to change it.


    ¡ª¨C No matter what, he had to have a proper chat with Ji Xuan.


    He was not ready to maintain such a close rtionship and distance with the other party.


    Living together was absolutely impossible.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and reached for the towel next to him. He briefly dried his face using it and then turned to leave the bathroom.


    Unexpectedly, Ji Xuan was waiting for him outside.


    Ye Jia noticed something off in his expression. He swallowed back the words that he had wanted to say earlier and asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Ji Xuan hooked up his lips, "You should take a look¡­¡­¡­."


    He snapped his fingers.


    The next second, Ye Jia found himself in therge warehouse from before. The numerous shelves that were originally filled with dolls were now pitifully empty.


    Sitting in the middle of the warehouse was a small mountain of books. The white pages were almost blinding.


    "Wahhhhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¨C" Puppet Master with the appearance of a seven- or eight-year-old child sat in the middle of this, wailing tearfully while holding his broken dolls, "I don''t want it do it anymore!"


    He cried especially miserably with his hair dishevelled and his little pale face filled with despair. The dark eyebags under his eyes made it seem like he had been punched in each eye.


    Even after seeing Ji Xuan and Ye Jia, Puppet Master continued to show no intentions to get up from the ground.


    He wiped away his tears and wailed, "I-I hate maaaaths!"


    Ye Jia almost let out augh.


    He deliberately suppressed the corners of his lips that were slowly rising and then bent down and put on a gentle, big brotherly expression, "If you don''t want to do it, then you don''t have to do it."


    "R-really?" Puppet Master asked between his sobs.


    Ye Jia smiled benevolently, "Of course. All you need to do is to answer a few of our questions."


    Puppet Master was a little hesitant, "B¡­but¡­¡­."


    Ji Xuan spoke up nonchntly, "Do you know why you were captured by us?"


    Puppet Master was taken aback. Tears were still rolling down his face.


    "Even if we managed to render your puppet skills useless, you shouldn''t be left in a state where you are unable to slip away using your ghost domain." Ji Xuan narrowed his dark red eyes and a faint smile lingered on his lips, "Or did you really think that it was a gift from Mother?"


    Puppet Master lowered his head.


    A long timeter, he looked back up, the sinister look returning to his eyes. He gritted his teeth, "W-what do you want to know?"


    Although the ghost doors had opened, the fierce ghosts that had appeared in public had only been A-Level at most. Even the few S-Level ones that had appeared were not the backbones of the game ¡ª Fly King and Puppet Master were both rtively weak existences among them.


    The real S-Level lords had not yet made their appearance.


    They seemed to have disappeared,pletely hidden from the public''s sight. Although not many humans seemed to have lost their lives because of them, but it was this very disappearance that made him all the more concerned.


    Because of the bloodline restraints, Ji Xuan couldn''t reveal to him Mother''s ns.


    However, based on the information they had gathered, those S-Level fierce ghosts, including Ji Xuan, Fly King and Puppet Master, they each had their own tasks.


    ¡ª¨C Tasks that were directly assigned to them by Mother.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and slowly said, "I need to know where those S-Level lords are."


    .


    ¡ª¨C "Don''t you want to fight back?"


    In the dark night, the eyes under young man''s hood shone a cold light. The young woman and the bespectacled man slowly turned to look with each other. They both saw determination and resolve in each other''s eyes.


    ¡ª¨C Of course we do.

 Chapter 53

    "Are you going to find them?"


    Puppet Master''s face was still wet from his tears. Mixed with the distressed and shocked look in his eyes, it looked particrly ridiculous. He repeated again in disbelief, "Are you serious?"


    Ye Jia raised a brow, "You don''t believe me?"


    "Are you crazy?" Puppet Master looked like he had just seen a ghost, "Even I don''t want to see them!"


    S-Level fierce ghosts were greedy to no end. They even wished to devour their own kind to make themselves even more powerful.


    As a result, the conflicts between them are typically far fiercer and more terrifying than other fierce ghosts. Although it may appear calm on the surface, but in fact, if they really encountered another fierce ghost in their territory, it didn''t matter what Mother''s orders were; they would devour them without a second thought.


    "Looks like your brotherly rtionships aren''t very strong." Ye Jia asked with a fake look of concern, "Won''t your mummy be upset?"


    Puppet Master''s expression was a little distorted. He looked like he had just swallowed a bug, "¡­¡­."


    Upset my ass.


    Ye Jia casually pulled out a piece of paper from the pile of books nearby and nced at the contents.


    All covered in red.


    He looked up and shook the paper in his hand, the paper lightly rustling as he did this, "So, are you ready to cooperate?"


    Puppet Master''s eyes fell onto the paper in Ye Jia''s hand. A trace of fear surfaced onto his small face. He swallowed with difficulty and then finally forced out:


    "It''s not my fault if you die."


    "You want to know where they are?" Puppet Master sullenly retracted his gaze. He then looked up at Ye Jia, "Of course I can tell you that, but¡­¡­."


    He paused for a moment before continuing, "Apart from their location, I won''t tell you anything else."


    Ye Jia calmly looked back at him. His amber eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he was thinking about something.


    Puppet Master nced at Ji Xuan who stood on the sidelines and then once again looked back at Ye Jia and continued meaningfully, "I think you should already know that us fierce ghosts are restricted by Mother''s bloodline so the information we can reveal is limited. Moreover¡­.the closer in blood rtion, the stronger the suppression."


    His dark eyes seemed to be hinting at something.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and asked back, "Even at a time like this, you think that trying to sow discord between us would be useful?"


    Seeing that his ns were thwarted, Puppet Master could only snort and continue, "Anyway, I can only give you this much information, and I''ll only give you a little each time."


    He was pretty clever. He knew that by not revealing everything in one go, he wouldn''t be killed immediately.


    Ye Jia agreed, "Alright¡­¡­"


    After reaching an agreement, Ye Jia left the ghost domain first.


    Ji Xuan also turned around preparing to leave, but Puppet Master behind him suddenly called out, "Ji Xuan, have you really thought this through?"


    In the middle of the warehouse, a seven- or eight-year-old child sat on the ground holding a destroyed doll in his arms with his head raised. Those dark eyes of his seemed to be filled with poison and he didn''t attempt to hide the malice leaking out from it, "Your power is linked with Mother''s. If Mother is weakened, you will simrly be weakened¡­.After all this time, surely you have already felt it?"


    Ji Xuan''s footsteps paused slightly.


    "If we were in the game, I probably wouldn''t have been able to put up a fight against the past you." Puppet Master narrowed his eyes, as if reminiscing and savouring the past.


    His lips then silently curled upwards to reveal a sneer, "But¡­.it''s different now."


    Although he was still defeated that day, Puppet Master had noticed that the air around Ji Xuan seemed different from usual.


    The failure with the city rampage, mother losing a part of herself as well as Fly King''s death ¡ª all of that weakened Mother¡­.and all S-Level fierce ghosts were closely connected to Mother.


    As Mother''s direct line of descendant, Ji Xuan was affected more than any of the other S-Level fierce ghosts.


    Coupled with Mother''s deliberate act of suppression and punishment, it made him unable to be at his full strength.


    Looking at Ji Xuan''s unperturbed back, the arc of Puppet Master''s lips raised even further, "So are you sure you want to go against those S-Level lords who once rivalled you in your current state?"


    "Helping humans is harmful to you." Puppet Master snickered and added, "Mother knows this, you know this, I also know this¡­.but he doesn''t know it does he?"


    The sinister look on that child''s face didn''t match with his appearance. He continued looking at the man standing with his back to him and said, "You doing all this¡­.." The malice and joy in his voice was very obvious, "Is it really worth it?"


    "Say, if he knows about this, would he feel bad or would he breathe a sigh of relief?"


    Ji Xuan was expressionless from beginning to end, his dark red eyes showing no joy or anger. It was only when the other party said those words that his eyes stirred a little. He turned to look at Puppet Master behind him.


    His finger raised slightly.


    Puppet Master felt a powerful and terrifying force m him to the ground. Every bone in his body creaked under the weight and his internal organs felt like there were being crushed into pulp. His dark and bloodshot eyes rolled back as a painful groan was emitted from the depths of his throat.


    In his narrow field of view, a pair of spotless shoes appeared before him.


    The man''s voice that contained no emotion travelled over from above. That low voice was extremely calm but also extremely dangerous and terrifying, "Looks like you really have too much time on your hands."


    ¡ª-Puppet Master not only manipted dolls and puppets, but he also manipted people''s hearts. In short, he liked to sow discord."


    "In that case, I''ll help find something for you to do." Ji Xuan slowly said this as he looked down at Puppet Master who was lying by his feet.


    Puppet Master''s expression froze.


    The next second, all the papers as well as the broken dolls next to him came alive. Roaring with hatred, they all slowly approached him.


    Puppet Master''s pupils instantly constricted.


    He seemed to be wanting to say something, but his throat was firmly suppressed by that unknown force, and he could only spit out iprehensible garble.


    Ji Xuan raised the corners of his lips but that smile didn''t reach his eyes. He pped his hands, "Have a pleasant time¡­."


    He then turned and left the warehouse from which muffled screams rang out.


    Ji Xuan stepped out of his ghost domain.


    Ye Jia was sitting at the dining table, looking down at a piece of paper that had an address written on it.


    He looked up at Ji Xuan who had suddenly appeared and asked nonchntly, "Why did you take so long?"


    His light-coloured hair looked fluffy under the warm yellow light. As he raised his eyes slightly to look in his direction, those ss-like eyes of his seemed to contain patches of sunlight. His expression was calm, with all the former hostility and vignce stored away. Like a sword in its sheath, all that was left was gentleness ¡ª- Although it was just an illusion, it still carried near-fatal temptation.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and imperceptibly hooked up the corners of his lips, "Just dealing with some personal matters."


    Puppet Master''s question was very silly ¡ª- "Is it worth it?"


    As if he was a victim, silently sacrificing himself without asking for anything in return.


    How could that be the case?


    All fierce ghosts are insatiable and selfish existences.


    ¡ª¨C Everything he did and all the sacrifices he made were all carefully calcted bargaining chips. It was all done to invest in the final reward he desired. He would do anything he could, little by little, to achieve this desire of his.


    Ji Xuan''s eyes darkened slightly. He cleverly hid the dark look under his thickshes.


    He pulled the chair out and sat down opposite Ye Jia before coughing lightly to pull the other person out from his thoughts.


    With a smile on his lips, Ji Xuan warmly suggested, "Let''s eat first. The food would get cold soon."


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    Ye Jia who was still lost in thought responded with an ''oh'' and slowly picked up his chopsticks.


    After picking up two mouthfuls of rice, he btedly realised that he had forgotten his original purpose of having a proper talk with Ji Xuan after being interrupted earlier.


    Ye Jia lowered his head to look at the food in his bowl, "¡­¡­"


    He had miscalcted.


    He raised his head and looked at Ji Xuan who sat across from him.


    The man had one hand supporting his cheek as he stared at him.


    After seeing him look over, he smiled and asked, "How is it?"


    Ye Jia looked away, "Mhn, pretty good."


    .


    Chen Qingye lowered his head and carefully read the address on the piece of paper in his hands. He then looked up at Ace who sat opposite him and asked, "What do you think?"


    Wei Yuechu stirred the green tea milk tea in front of her and interrupted without restraint, "What else could he think? Of course we''ll attack them!"


    Her eyes burned with fighting spirit, "Now that we have the address, we should go and drag that fierce ghost out and then torture information out from it!"


    Chen Qingye, "¡­¡­"


    He sighed, "You really don''t use your head. Do you always use force to solve problems?"


    "Of course¡­.." Yue Weichu narrowed her eyes dangerously, "Do you want to give it a try?"


    A''Chang who was leaning against the coffee cup with its head lowered as it drank milk tea raised its head and looked at the young woman sitting opposite it. Its eyes gleaming simrly dangerously.


    Ye Jia sighed helpless, "You two get your heads straight. We''re still in someone''s shop."


    Wu Su who sat to the side nodded, "That''s right, that''s right."


    He lowered his head and drank another mouthful of the green tea milk tea and was identally scalded by the heat, "But Ace is right, this ce''s green tea milk tea is indeed very good."


    Except for the four of them, there was no one else in this milk tea store.


    A yin barrier had been activated to prevent others from hearing them.


    Ye Jia took away the piece of paper from Chen Qingye and the gazed thoughtfully at the contents, "This information is reliable, but the source¡­."


    ¡ª¨CVerbal contracts made in a ghost domain must be abided. Since Puppet Master had agreed to cooperate, the information he had given them must be true.


    However¡­..


    It didn''t mean that the other party didn''t have any malicious intentions.


    "Source?" Chen Qingye keenly sensed the hidden meaning in Ye Jia''s words, "Is it a fierce ghost?"


    Ye Jia, "Yes¡­.."


    The four people present all fell silent.


    They had interacted with many fierce ghosts during their time in the game so they knew very well that no fierce ghosts would give them information that waspletely harmless ¡ª Even if the content is true, the intention behind it would often be malicious. If you unsuspectingly believed in the information given to you by them, you would most certainly fall into their trap.


    Don''t believe the words of a fierce ghost. That was one of the most basic rules in the game.


    "Jeez, so what?!" Wei Yuechu suddenly jumped up and pped the table, causing the cups on the table to shake and soaking A''Chang in the process.


    Chen Qingue frowned and reached out to straighten the cup before him while looking usingly at Wei Yuechu.


    "Apart from this, we don''t have any other clues!" Wei Yuechu eximed frankly, "Are we just going to wait for those S-Level fierce ghosts toplete their respective tasks and thene and kill us?"


    Chen Qingye took out a tissue and used it to wipe A''Chang''s face.


    "Although I don''t like Miss Maid herself¡­." He neatly folded the dirty tissue and threw it in the bin and continued in all seriousness, "But this time, I agree with her ¡ª We have no other options. We can only go and see what happens."


    Wei Yuechu was surprised, "Oh, I thought you would argue against me."


    Chen Qingye pushed up his sses and didn''t say anything in return to that. He just continued to express his own thoughts, "Although it is like this, but I also think that we should prepare ourselves properly in case of anything unexpected. After all, regardless of whether or not the information we were given is harmless, that is still a S-Level fierce ghost. It would naturally be dangerous."


    Wu Su nodded, "I agree¡­.."


    Ye Jia chuckled, "Since you don''t have objections, then so be it."


    Chen Qingye pulled out another tissue and started to wipe the table. A''Chang who had drunk its fill of milk tea let out a small burp before slowly crawling back into Chen Qingye''s sleeve.


    Wei Yuechu frowned, "Are you mysophobic?"


    Chen Qingye shook his head, "I just like to keep clean."


    "Then why do you raise bugs?" Wei Yuechu who couldn''t understand asked.


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "They are not bugs."


    "Alright, alright¡­" Wei Yuechu raised her hands in surrender and shrugged, "If you say they''re not, then they''re not."


    Chen Qingye, "¡­¡­."


    While the two of them continued with their usual bickering, Ye Jia turned to Wu Su, "We may need to leave M City for a while, so I suggest that you remove my signature for the time being. After all, you don''t know who may be attracted over."


    Wu Su nodded, "Okay¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia, "We will try our best to clear out the high-level fierce ghosts in M City before we leave so as to reduce your burden."


    Wu Su nodded vigorously, "Okay!"


    Ye Jia, "So don''t forget my remuneration."


    He pointed at the other two, "And also theirs¡­."


    Chen Qingye and Wei Yuechu were both taken aback. They both stopped their bickering and turned to look at Ye Jia with equally confused expressions.


    Wei Yuechu, "Remuneration? You get remuneration for doing this kind of job?"


    Chen Qingye was a little hesitant, "Then¡­.Are we considered hired employees now?"


    Wu Su smiled, "Of course! You are now all special employees of the Paranormal Investigation and Management Bureau and the remuneration is equivalent to the amount special ss members of the Combat Division receive. In addition to that, there are also performance bonuses!"


    Wei Yuechu''s eyes lit up, "Special ss? How much is that?"


    Chen Qingye who had already done his homework beforeing hesitated for a moment before leaning over and whispering a number.


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    Wei Yuechu''s eyes became even brighter, "Wow!"


    She stood up and rushed to the counter, "Give me two more cups of green tea milk tea please!"


    Ye Jia smiled mysteriously.


    ¡ª- What could be better than making money alone?


    It''s making money together.


    At this moment, Wu Su''s phone rang. Out of politeness, he rejected the call.


    But less than two secondster, another call came.


    Wei Yuechu, "Pick it up. It might be something urgent."


    Wu Su sighed helplessly and epted the call. As soon as he brought the phone to his ear, a loud shout travelled over from the other end, almost rendering Wu Su deaf, "Captain!!"


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­¡­"


    He wordlessly brought the phone further away from his ear and then asked angrily, "What is it? Speak properly!"


    The other side hesitated again and again, "Um¡­..I think you shoulde back to the Bureau and have a look yourself."


    "Can''t you just say it through the phone?" Wu Su frowned.


    But before he could finish asking this, the other end had hung up.


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­"


    When I get the chance, I must rece him with someone more reliable!


    After learning about how much money she could make, Wei Yuechu was particrly energetic. She immediately shot up again and said, "Let go! Is there something happening at the Bureau? I''ll handle it!"


    Chen Qingye sat with his back straight, "If senior needs help, I am always avable."


    Ye Jia was very pleased to hear this, "Since we have you two helping, I can rest assured."


    He had said it exceptionally grandiosely. Before the other three could react, they saw the young man slowly stand up, pick up the green tea milk tea he had not yet finished drinking and turn to leave. The old god even waved his hand, "I''ll see youter¡­¡­."


    The other three: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Wait a minute, why aren''t you following the usual routine?


    And Wu Su on the side couldn''t help but have a thought ¡ª- This tant cking off behaviour¡­..Why did it seem a little familiar?


    Ye Jia who had already left didn''t feel the slightest guilt at all.


    ¡ª- After all, he was considered someone with multiple jobs. Although the matters here were done, he still had to check in at the Logistics Department.


    After leaving the store, Ye Jia leisurely changed his clothes and then hurried over to the Bureau.


    He got onto the elevator and just as he was about to reach the door to the Bureau, he felt that the atmosphere didn''t seem quite right.


    It was too quiet.


    There should be peopleing and going but at this moment, it was so quiet, even the sound of a needle falling could be heard. Through the frosted ss door, he didn''t see any figures moving around.


    Ye Jia frowned.


    He reached out and pushed open the door.


    The next second, a hand reached out from the side, firmly grasping onto Ye Jia''s wrist, "Shhh!"


    Ye Jia was startled.


    Fortunately, he was able to recognise the other party in advance and stopped himself from retaliating.


    Cheng Cezhi pulled Ye Jia aside and whispered nervously, "You shouldn''t havee!"


    Ye Jia nced at the scene ¡ª- The main hall of Bureau was in tatters. It was as if a storm had swept through. Various Bureau staff were huddled together in the corners of the hall, as quiet as a quail.


    He frowned and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"


    Cheng Cezhi, "I actually also¡­"


    Before he could finish speaking, a table that had been melted by high heat such that it still glowed a red light was thrown out.


    The next second, azy voice sounded from that direction, "So, you don''t know where Ace is?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Damn¡­¡­


    He seems to know who this person is.


    He saw a man slowly walk out. His appearance was handsome, and his hair was dyed fire red in colour. With several ear piercings as well as a T shirt with a skull pattern and a pair of jeans with metal chains, he appeared unrestrained and arrogant, "Do you think I would believe in those lies? If no one tells me where he is, I''ll destroy this damn Bureau!"


    Ye Jia closed his eyes in despair.


    Damn, it''s really him.


    "It''s you?!" Wei Yuechu kicked open the door with a chainsaw in her hand and stared in shock at the man before her, "st?"


    st, a yer whose ranking often fluctuated between seventh ce and twenty-fifth ce.


    He earned a lot of points but he also squandered a lot of them too, especially as he liked to take part in gambling among the yers. There was even one time where he fell out of the top thirty ranks because he had lost too many points.


    Although their appearance in the game was not the same as what they actually looked like, but as long as you have seen him before, it would be impossible not to recognise him ¡ª- After all, the way he dressed and his hair was just too unconventional. A yer''s appearance and their outfit could be adjusted using points in the game. In order to stay away from their enemies and to avoid trouble, many yers would spend points to modify their appearance from time to time but st on the other hand, no matter what appearance he had, he would always maintain that eye-catching red hair.


    Ye Jia looked away in despair.


    In a sense, he really had too many enemies.


    "You''re also here?!" st''s eyes lit up, "Then that means Ace is really here?"


    Wei Yuechu narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Where I am doesn''t concern you. Hurry and let go of those hostages or I will no longer be polite."


    st snorted arrogantly, "You? If you have the ability to stop me, why don''t you give it a try?"


    Wei Yuechu scowled. She picked up the chainsaw and charged over. The roaring of the chainsaw mixed together with the crackling of the mes. In an instant, it exploded in the Bureau''s main hall, the powerful yin energy scattered paper and debris everywhere in the process.


    "A''Chang¡­.."A voice slowly sounded at the door, "Go help her¡­¡­."


    The next second, a pitch-ck centipede suddenly grew bigger but it seemed to have taken into consideration the building''s size and didn''t grow into anything too big.


    st swiftly dodged and avoided A''Chang''s attack.


    He fixed his eyes on the ce he was standing at just now and was met with the multiple eyes on A''Chang''s body.


    st, "¡­¡­."


    His face instantly paled in fear, "Ahhhhh!! Bugs!!!"


    He instinctively threw out fireballs towards A''Chang''s direction. A''Chang''s body may berge, but it was very flexible. It was able to skilfully dodge those attacks flying towards him.


    As a result, the burning fireball that was so hot that it made the air slightly distorted flew straight towards the trembling employees behind¡ª-


    Everything seemed to have slowed down. And Ye Jia happened to be standing right in thaat fireballs trajectory.

 Chapter 54

    The burning fireball crackled in the air. Its terrible heat that could scorch through flesh made the air around it slightly distorted as it flew towards the screaming crowd at an unstoppable speed.


    The young man at the front of the crowd raised his eyes and looked at the yin fireballing his way.


    His pale face was illuminated red by the fire and his amber eyes reflected the mes that were getting close enough to scorch his skin and hair.


    st''s eyes widened in shock. He anxiously called out, "Hurry and dodge!""


    Wei Yuechu could feel her heart grow tense. She immediately turned and rushed towards the fireball, but it was toote. In less than a second, that fireball would swallow up those people there.


    The same thought appeared in everyone''s mind at this moment¡ª¨C


    It''s over¡­..


    As for Ye Jia, everything was done subconsciously.


    Having had his life hanging on a thread for so long, everything seemed to be etched into his bones. He reflexively moved without needing to think.


    A cold and bright light shed, and a faint shape of a de emerged from his hand. Following that, a crescent shaped afterimage seemed to cut through the air and light, immediately colliding with the scorching fireball.


    That ball of fire that was hot enough to make anything that ites into contact with melt made a loud sound before rising up several feet and bursting into smaller fire particles.


    Everyone couldn''t help but look away.


    When the dust and smoke finally settled, they anxiously looked back.


    The young man stood in ce unscathed with no traces of burns on him and, about a step in front of him, the floor and ceiling was scorched ck. As if a small bomb had gone off, the surroundings had been ttened by the st but there seemed to be a dividing line right before the young man. Everything before that line was scorched ck while everything behind it was stillpletely unaffected.


    As for Ye Jia who stood at this junction between light and dark, his tall and straight figure was like a protection talisman. Reaching everyone''s eyes, it was a sight that made their eyes hurt.


    "This¡­¡­"


    "What''s going on?"


    Shocked whispers rang out from the crowd. Everyone couldn''t believe their eyes. They couldn''t seem to be able to process the scene before them.


    What happened just now?


    They turned and looked at the others beside them, but they only saw the same confusion and disbelief on their faces.


    st looked at Ye Jia dumbfoundedly. The red hair that fluttered in the air seemed to have frozen in ce. A''Chang who was half the size of a human once again turned smaller and returned into Chen Qingye''s sleeve. Together with its owner, they both looked at the young man standing before them.


    Wei Yuechu stopped in ce. Carrying therge chainsaw that didn''t match her size, she looked at Ye Jia in daze. She simrly didn''t expect something like this.


    "You¡­¡­"


    She took in a deep breath and then asked the question everyone wanted to ask, "How did you do it?"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Oh no.


    In a spacious conference room.


    This was the only room that was not destroyed by st and it still had most of the necessary equipment including tables and chairs. The door was closed, blocking out the curious and inquisitive looks from the other employees.


    The chains on his clothes clinking, st crossed his arms and leaned against the door with a look of annoyance.


    Wei Yuechu who stood to the side frowned and fixed her eyes on him vigntly, "What are you looking for Ace for?"


    "None of your damn business¡­¡­" st rolled his eyes and said impatiently, "Why? Only you''re allowed to look for him and I''m not?"


    The next second, A''Chang stuck its head out from Chen Qingye''s sleeve.


    st''s face turned pale and he subconsciously backed away, "Fucking hell¡­."


    Wei Yuechu gloated, "What? Afraid of bugs?"


    Sheughed happily and patted Chen Qingye''s shoulder, "Brother, I''ll leave it up to you."


    Chen Qingye pushed up his sses and slowly made a sound of acknowledgement.


    The next second, countless gu insects rushed out from his sleeves. Purple, green, blue, those with shells and those without, there were all sorts of gu insects. Just the sight of it was enough to make one''s scalp go numb. Even Wei Yuechu who wasn''t afraid of insects couldn''t help but hide to the side and rub the goosebumps on her arms.


    st jumped all over the ce, his face pale, "Ahhhhhh!"


    Seeing that he was subconsciously about to retaliate, Chen Qingye hooked his finger to call back half of the gu insects, leaving the rest hovering not far away from st.


    st''splexion was very poor as he had his back pressed firmly against the wall. He slowly swallowed, "A-a-are¡­¡­are you a psychopath?"


    Chen Qingye acted like he didn''t hear him. He continued to sit with his back straight and tall and expressionlessly pushed up his sses.


    Wei Yuechu was a little astounded, "Hey, if you''re this afraid of them, how did you manage to survive in the game?"


    There were many instances in the games that involved insects. Even if they weren''t important existences in the instances, there were also many scenes in there with disgusting bugs like cockroaches and maggots. Those who were afraid or disgusted by them pretty much all had a very difficult time in the game and basically anyone who managed to survive had at some point be desensitised to these things.


    st smirked arrogantly. A single me appeared at the tip of his finger, "Can''t I just burn them?"


    Chen Qingye stared at him. The gu insects flying in the air quietly got a little closer.


    st chocked. The smile on his lips froze slightly and seemed to be faintly twitching, "K-k-k-keep them away from me."


    "Tell me why you''re looking for Ace." Wei Yuechi rested her arm on Chen Qingye''s shoulder as she said this. Chen Qingye expressionlessly moved away, causing her arm to fall off his shoulder, and dusted the ce that was touched by her earlier.


    Damned mysophobia¡­¡­


    Wei Yuechu silently rolled her eyes and continued, "Otherwise, I''ll ask this Mr. Red here to release some of his insects, follow you home and then have themy eggs in your ears!"


    She deliberately tried to scare him.


    st''s expression waspletely green. He gritted his teeth, "You think I would fall for that?"


    Wei Yuechu shrugged, "It''s up to you whether or not you believe me¡­.."


    In fact, she also didn''t know whether Chen Qingye could do something like this. In any case, it didn''t matter whether or not it worked, it was better to try it anyway.


    st''s gaze moved between the two people present. Finally, he messed up his hair in frustration and said, "Anyway, it doesn''t matter even if I tell you. The reason why I''m looking for him is so that I can fight against him again."


    His head of messy red hair was like a zing fire and his eyes carried strong fighting spirit, "I lost to him in the gamest time but he left the game before I could challenge him again. This time, I must win back my honour!"


    Seeing another fighting fanatic like herself, Wei Yuechu''s hand felt itchy, "Why don''t you try it out with me?"


    st nced at her and stuck up his pinkie with a contemptuous expression on his face.


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­.."


    Who are you looking down on?!


    Before she could explode in anger, stzily continued, "Besides, I also want to take revenge."


    Wei Yuechu let out an ''oh'' in understanding. She elbowed Chen Qingye, "He''s the same as you."


    She said, "Why don''t you try and persuade him?"


    st was stunned for a moment. He looked at Chen Qingye, "Hey you, you also have a grudge against him?"


    "Yes¡­¡­" Chen Qingye thought for a while and after holding back for a long time, he finally added, "But Ace is actually pretty nice."


    He rubbed his hair, his face a little flushed. He actually looked a little shy.


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­.."


    Why did she suddenly feel danger?


    She took a deep breath and looked back at st who stood before her, "Why not talk about it? What grudge do you have against him?"


    st''s expression stiffened and even his entire body froze. His eyes drifted around for a while and soon a faint flush appeared on his cheeks. He angrily roared, "It''s none of your damned business!"


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­.."


    Why did that feeling of danger seem to have doubled?


    Ye Jia who hadn''t said a word the entire time was happily watching the show ¡ª- This continued until their conversation shifted to him.


    In fact, the bet that had caused st to fall out of the top 30 rankings was because he had run into Ace.


    There were various underground ck markets and arenas in the game.


    It didn''t belong to the game itself and was only popr among a small group of yers who liked topete. There were many ways one could gamble; the number of kills in an instance, the longest survival time in an instance, and of course the simplest one was an in-person PK between yers. Various items could also be used to make the bets, including points and game props.


    st enjoyed gambling and had always been reapingrge profits until¡­..he ran into a hard nail.


    It was an S-Level prop.


    He originally listed it for auction and the highest bidder would receive it, but just before the points were transferred, st saw the buyer''s real name and instantly changed his mind.


    At that time, Ace was ranked sixth and st was ranked seventh. He had always wanted to test out the strength of this yer who was ranked above him so he challenged him to enter the same instance andpete in the number of kills.


    The other young man thought for a moment and agreed.


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    The ending was just as you imagined.


    But the difference between the two wasn''t too big. st wasn''t satisfied so he proposed a new bet ¡ª-A one on one fight.


    Ace stared at him silently for a while. His amber eyes shed thoughtfully.


    st felt a little unnerved by his stare, "W-what is it?"


    Ace retracted his gaze and replied calmly, "Nothing. I ept."


    But before st could get too happy, he heard the other party add, "However, I would like to raise the stakes."


    st excitedly agreed, "No problem! How would you like to raise it?"


    The young man smiled faintly, "Your hair¡­¡­"


    And so, after that round of betting was over, st not only dropped out of the top 30 rankings, he even had to shave off the red hair he was most proud of ¡ª- And don a bald head for an entire year.


    st took in a deep breath and pulled himself out from those memories. He said through gritted teeth, "I want him to pay for what he did to me back then!"


    Wei Yuechu and Chen Qingye, "¡­¡­."


    Why am I not surprised?


    Wu Su on the other end slowly spoke up, "But there is no need for you to charge into the Bureau and hold the employee''s hostage."


    st pulled a face and said in a bad tone, "I didn''t hold them hostage. You can go out and ask whether or not I said that they could go."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­."


    But the problem is, with you acting like this, who would dare leave?


    Wei Yuechu frowned, "If it wasn''t for someone blocking it, you would have caused a big catastrophe."


    Knowing that he was in the wrong, st scratched his head awkwardly and muttered, "It was all because of those bugs."


    He suddenly remembered something and his eyes widened instantly. He rushed over to Ye Jia who hadn''t said a single word until now and looked at him up and down with great interest, "Hey, speaking of which, how did you do that?"


    st spread open his hand and a ball of fire appeared, "I have never seen anyone be able to put out my yin fire!"


    Everyone''s attention was now on Ye Jia who had silently shrunk back into the corner of the room, avoiding bringing attention to himself.


    Everyone''s expressions carried obvious curiosity.


    st retracted his hand and muttered a little reluctantly, "Of course, except for that person."


    Until now, his fire had only failed before one person. It was that wicked and nasty Ace. He didn''t expect that he would actually run into someone else who could do it today.


    "What?" Wei Yuechu didn''t hear him clearly.


    Seeing that his cover was about to be blown, Ye Jia''s heart fell. He quickly tried to exin, "Actually, this wasn''t something I could do alone."


    st frowned, "What do you mean?"


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and exined slowly, "I believe Cap Wu has already told you about a fierce ghost willing to cooperate with the Bureau."


    Indeed, Wu Su did mention that before. A lot of the information they had were obtained from this fierce ghost who was willing to cooperate with them.


    Ye Jia continued, "I am his main contact person."


    Everyone was shocked.


    Ye Jia finished off with the excuse he had prepared beforehand, "Yes, that''s right. So, in order to ensure his anonymity and to also ensure his own interests, he gave me a prop that could block a fatal attack."


    As he said this, he pulled out the small ck hand from his shoulder, "See? It''s this one."


    The small ck hand, "?"


    Fuck¡­.


    Ye Jia''s expression didn''t change, "But it''s no longer effective now."


    He shook the limp small ck hand in the air.


    Small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Damned conman!


    But the situation at hand was more important. It could only y dead in Ye Jia''s hand and let him shake it around.


    The small ck hand was passed around the people present.


    Wei Yuechu poked at it and eximed, "So soft!"


    She tugged at it, "And it''s stretchy!"


    The small ck hand: "¡­¡­.."


    M.US.T E.N.D.U.R.E.


    Chen Qingye lowered his head and carefully examined the small ck hand who was still ying dead. He slowly nodded, "It''s a very powerful prop. Even if it is now no longer useful, I can still feel strong yin energying from it. It''s almost at the level of a B-Level fierce ghost."


    The small ck hand: "¡­¡­¡­"


    Your uncle, IAMa B-Level fierce ghost!


    At this moment, A''Chang stuck its head out from Chen Qingye''s sleeve and inched closer towards the small ck hand.


    The small ck hand: "!"


    Ahhhh Fuck!!!


    Seeing that it was about to expose itself, Ye Jia hurriedly took the small ck hand back from Chen Qingye and said, "Anyway, that''s what happened."


    After seeing that very powerful prop, everyone was convinced.


    Wei Yuechu breathed a sigh of relief and patted Ye Jia on the shoulder, "Anyway, it''s great that you''re okay. I really thought that fireball was going to hit you just now. If you encounter anything like this again, you should try and get away as quickly as possible or the oue would be unimaginable."


    Chen Qingye who stood behind her lightlymented, "Why haven''t I seen you treat others this nicely before?"


    Wei Yuechu angrily turned back and red at him, "I just like to treat handsome guys nicely, it''s none of your business."


    "Then what about Ace?" Wu Su asked, "Didn''t you say that you wanted to confess to him?"


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­"


    She had lost her courage after seeing him and didn''t dare mention it.


    She looked at Wu Su expressionlessly and gritted her teeth, "If you don''t know how to speak, you should just keep quiet."


    After walking out of the office, Wu Su pressed the button for the elevator.


    "So where will we be working for the time being?" Ye Jia asked.


    All the employees had been evacuated out of the building. Because the Bureau had basically been destroyed and also because the yin fire would still continue to release yin energy even after it is extinguished, it wasn''t suitable for ordinary people to be there. The building could only be used once it is dealt with by the professional team.


    Wu Su, "We''ll have to see what the people above says."


    The subtext of that was ¡ª I also don''t know.


    Wei Yuechu turned to nce at st and said icily, "Look at what you''ve done."


    st: "¡­.."


    He said half irritably and half guiltily, "T-then I can just help with cleaning up this ce, alright?"


    Wei Yuechu smiled faintly, "Of course. If you didn''t do it, I would''ve let Chen Qingye''s A''Chang have some close interaction with you."


    Chen Qingye sent her a look of disapproval, "A''Chang isn''t something dirty. Don''t talk about him like that."


    It seems that Chen Qingye''s quirk of raising insects had left st with a psychological shadow. He silently stepped back to increase the distance between them and then snorted, "I am a man of his word!"


    "A man who''s afraid of insects?" Wei Yuechu gloated.


    st''s eyes widened and his handsome face flushed slightly,plementing his red hair, "You!!"


    The elevator before them dinged and the door slowly opened.


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    Ye Jia turned to look at Wu Su and asked, "Then we won''t need to work overtime for the time being, right?"


    Wu Su: "Have you been waiting to ask this the entire time?"


    Ye Jia smiled shyly, "Yes¡­.."


    Wu Su: "¡­¡­.."


    The elevator slowly descended, but it suddenly started shaking!


    The lights above them flickered a few times. Soon afterwards, the screen disying the floor suddenly turned dark and red numbers appeared instead.


    Wu Su was stunned, "W-what''s going on?"


    The expressions of the other people present turned serious ¡ª They all felt the sudden surge in yin energy in the air.


    At this moment, the numbers on the screen suddenly stopped ¡ª¨C


    A bright red ''100'' was now disyed on the pitch-ck screen, resembling half-coagted blood.


    "Damn¡­.." st rubbed his red hair in annoyance, "They should juste out instead of ying these stupid tricks."


    As he said that, a ball of fire appeared from his hand. He then proceeded to press it against the elevator wall, almost instantly melting a big hole through the thick metal. Golden red melted metal flowed down from that hole, sizzling as it made contact with the ground.


    "Wait¡­.." Chen Qingye''s words were stuck in his throat.


    What appeared outside the elevator wasn''t a reinforced concrete wall, but pitch-ck darkness. That darkness covered the entire world, the lighter parts and the darker parts mixing together. Above them, arge eye stared down at them. It was a particrly terrifying sight.


    "Ghost domain!" Wei Yuechu gasped and tightened her grip around her chainsaw.


    ¡ª At least S-Level. It may even be one of the lords.


    The next second, the elevator they were in seemed to have lost its support and it suddenly fell downwards at an rming speed. Chen Qingye grabbed Wu Su while Wei Yuechu dragged Ye Jia, and they all jumped out from the hole in the wall.


    Behind them was a loud crash. The elevator they were in only moments earlier had crashed into the ground, turning into arge pile of scrap metal.


    Everyone managed to safelynd onto the ground.


    In the dark and barren ground ahead, several cracks suddenly appeared. From those cracks, a terrifyinglyrge human figure slowly crawled out.


    The woman''s limbs were thin and pale. Her long, jet-ck hair fell onto the ground, every strand curling and slithering around as if they were alive. She slowly raised her head, revealing her face that was covered with numerous eyes and looked towards the people present. Strong, crushing yin energy enveloped everyone, causing all their hairs to stand on end.


    Everyone stared warily at the fierce ghost before them with their weapons in their hands.


    Wei Yuechu lowered her voice and asked, "Have you seen this one before? This.."


    "No¡­." Chen Qingye slowly shook his head, his expression simrly serious, "It''s an S-Level fierce ghost I have never seen or heard of."


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes.


    That''s right¡­..


    He also didn''t have an impression of this fierce ghost.


    It was very strange ¡ª-Logically speaking, such a powerful existence like this shouldn''t have no name or title.


    The woman''s voice seemed like it wasing out from her all parts of her body. She murmured softly, "Ace¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­" At least he knew who the other party hade for.


    The next moment, the woman''s hair shot out like arrows, attacking the people present from all directions.


    "Hah, at least I can now warm up my body." st''s eyes burned with fighting spirit. Heughed out loud as mes appeared next to him.


    "Would you like to have a match?" Wei Yuechu revealed a slightly crazy smile as she held her chainsaw in her hand.


    Chen Qingye didn''t speak. He just silently released countless gu insects from inside his sleeves.


    However, something unexpected happened.


    They watched that woman''s hair suddenly make a sharp turn and then charge straight towards Ye Jia!


    "Whoosh¡ª¡ª¨C"


    Ye Jia raised a brow, a cold light shing briefly across his amber eyes. Icy cold killing intent was evident.


    ¡ª- In that case, there was no need for him to continue acting.


    His fingers twitched slightly, and the shadow of a scythe gradually appeared in his hands, the crescent shaped de reflecting a bloody light.


    However, without any warning¡ª-


    A cold and slender hand held Ye Jia''s waist from behind.


    The hair missed their target.


    Ye Jia''s eyes widened in astonishment and the shadow of the scythe disappeared. Following a few faint sounds, those sharp strands of hair fell to the ground and were then slowly retracted back.


    The woman''s numerous eyes looked in his direction.


    The next moment, a man''s low and slightly hoarse voice sounded close to his ears. It carried a familiar hint of a smile with seemed to be teasing but also seemed to be showing concern, "Gege, be careful."

 Chapter 55

    After realising that the fierce ghost wasn''t targeting them, the others all felt their hearts plummet ¡ª-


    Oh no!


    They quickly recovered from this shock and turned to rescue Ye Jia but just as they turned back, they were met with somethingpletely unexpected.


    The ground that had just been hit by the fierce ghost''s hair was a mess.


    But the young man who had been standing there only moments earlier had already been pulled away. A tall and handsome man was now standing behind him, his pale hand wrapped firmly around the young man''s waist. The two were in an extremely intimate and ambiguous position.


    As soon as they saw that, everyone was silent.


    Ye Jia''s mind had gone nk for a moment.


    He looked down at the hand wrapped around his waist and then up at the yers standing in front of him.


    Everyone was staring at him in shock, their expressions all carrying the same dumbfounded look.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    Fuck¡­¡­..


    Behind them, the huge female ghost slowly twisted her pale neck and the numerous eyes on her face turned to look at the man who had suddenly appeared before her. Immediately afterwards, her body slowly sank down and she disappeared back into the ground.


    Wu Su was the first to recover from the shock. He cleared his throat and felt that he should introduce them to each other, "Ahem, actually, this is the fierce ghost who is cooperating with the Bureau¡­.."


    "Cooperate?!" st was so shocked, he jumped up into the air, "Do you fucking know who this is?!"


    Wei Yuechu seemed to be unable to control her expression. She stiffly turned to look at Wu Su and asked slowly, "So you''re saying that¡­.that internal spy you found who is cooperating with us¡­..is the Ghost King himself?"


    Wu Su: "¡­.."


    He was stunned, "Huh?"


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. The originally dark eyes of his had now turned scarlet, resembling flowing blood.


    He raised the corners of his lips slightly, and his low voice carried a devil-may-care attitude, "That''s great¡­."


    The arm wrapped around the young man''s waist tightened further, bringing him closer into his embrace.


    The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened, "Looks like I won''t need to introduce myself."


    "?" Wu Su''s expression was stiff.


    He looked back and forth between the two groups of people in confusion, temporarily unable to digest the information.


    Except for Wu Su, all the other yers who had seen Ji Xuan in the game before had their vignce up high. They stared at him hostilely with their weapons ready. A''Chang even arched its back slightly and got itself ready to fight.


    Wei Yuechu said coldly, "What do you want?"


    Ji Xuan smiled lightly, "Why are you all so nervous for? At least at this stage, our objectives are the same."


    "Bah!" st cut him off and ordered arrogantly, "It doesn''t matter what your purpose is, set that innocent hostage free first!"


    Wei Yuechu: "¡­¡­." This person really knows how to read the room.


    The innocent hostage Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    He took a deep breath and then patted Ji Xuan''s hand, "Let me go."


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and looked fixatedly at the young man in his arms. There were no other expressions on that man''s pale face, no sorrow or joy. Just as everyone had their hearts in their throats, they saw Ji Xuan slowly loosening the arm that was wrapped around the other person''s waist.


    Everyone, "?"


    Wait a minute. Why were things developing so differentlypared to their expectations?


    Just as everyone was still recovering from the shock, the ground suddenly started to shake. A huge eye stared creepily down at people below from above and the next moment, numerous cracks appeared on the ground. Soon, the ground started to disappear. All that was left was a dark abyss that seemed to be pulling them in.


    "Ahhhhh!!" Wu Su who stood in the distance let out a scream as he fell.


    Ye Jia''s expression was cold. Just as he subconsciously wanted to summon his scythe, he felt a cold and slender hand grab his wrist.


    He was taken aback for a moment and looked up.


    Ji Xuan''s handsome and bewitching face appeared very close to his face. That pair of deep and scarlet eyes seemed like it could draw people in.


    His pale and thin lips opened and closed, and a low voice reached Ye Jia''s ears through the noise around them "Don''t¡­."


    The next moment, Ji Xuan suddenly leaned forward and pressed his cold lips onto Ye Jia''s. He bit lightly onto his lower lip, bringing about some pain.


    Ye Jia''s eyes widened in shock, "!"


    Wha¡­¡­?!


    A strong force could then be felt. He felt Ji Xuan throw him up, the upward force counteracting the pulling force from the depths of the abyss.


    Immediately afterwards, Ye Jia felt himselfnd heavily onto the ground. Because of how heavily hended, he rolled across the ground several times.


    "Hiss¡­.."


    Ye Jia sucked in a breath and then raised his head.


    There was no seemingly endless darkness before him this time. Instead, it was a long and narrow corridor.


    This corridor seemed to be a mixture of old and new. The dark green wallpaper seemed to be from several decades ago, the pattern on it blurred by dust and grime and the original colour of it only faintly visible. The dark red carpet on the ground also emitted an old and greasy smell. Although the overhead lights weren''t very bright, they were stable and helped illuminate the seemingly endless corridor.


    It seemed to be apletely different cepared to earlier.


    But Ye Jia knew very well that even though the appearance may have changed, he was still in the ghost domain created by that S-Level fierce ghost from earlier.


    ¡ª This should be a semi-manifested ghost domain.


    The conditions to activate it is usually quite simple so it made it easy to catch people unaware, but it also meant that even if the fierce ghost was the master of this ghost domain, she couldn''t do anything she wanted to and must simrly follow the rules of the domain.


    That was a good thing for Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia raised his hand and touched his lips.


    A cold and soft sensation still lingered there.


    Ye Jia''s fingers trembled slightly. He withdrew from his messy thoughts and then slowly opened his mouth and took something out.


    It was a slightly warm, light-green coloured stone that was triangr in shape and it also had an eye-shaped hole in the centre.


    ¡ª¨C This was what the other party had put into his mouth using his tongue just now.


    Ye Jia knitted his brows and carefully examined this stone.


    He didn''t remember seeing a prop like this in the game, but he recognised the shape.


    The Omniscient Eye, also called God''s Eye. It symbolised all-knowing and all-seeing, allowing one to see through fakes and lies.


    Why did Ji Xuan give him this?


    Also, what did that ''don''t'' mean? He didn''t want him to directly confront that fierce ghost?


    That fierce ghost''s strength was at least lord level so it shouldn''t be so unknown, but Ye Jia had no impression of this fierce ghost.


    Moreover, he remembered that when he was first dragged into this ghost domain, he still had his scent disguised, but the other party had managed to instantly recognise him.


    ¡ª- There was something off about this fierce ghost.


    Ye Jia got up from the ground.


    He wiped the stone clean using his shirt and then slowly advanced through the corridor.


    The corridor was deadly silent with the thick carpet below him absorbing the sounds of his footsteps. It seemed like it would never end. Every few steps, he would encounter an old door, but none of them could be opened. It was like they were firmly embedded into the walls.


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    Ye Jia thought of something and then proceeded to take out the triangr stone.


    He ced the pale green stone before his eye and looked through the eye-shaped hole in the middle.


    As if a curtain had been lifted, the corridor before him was nowpletely different in appearance.


    The original pale green wallpaper was dirty and mouldy and covered with dark sticky spots and blurry handprints that looked like dried blood from many years ago. As if a terrible massacre had urred here, the carpet on the ground was also shed into pieces by something sharp and scattered messily along the corridor along with rotten pieces of flesh and messy bloodstains. The lights above him were dull and dim, glowing weakly through the thick spider webs covering it.


    There were no doors on either side of the walls.


    After lowering the stone back down, Ye Jia''s eyes darkened, and his brows tightly furrowed.


    This didn''t seem to be a ghost domain and instead seemed more like an¡­¡­


    Instance¡­..


    Ye Jia walked along the corridor, taking the small stone out from time to time to look around. Very soon, he saw one of the doors simrly remain present when he looked through the stone.


    He reached for the doorknob.


    Unexpectedly, before he could even touch it, the door slowly opened on its own.


    Arge and spacious hall appeared before Ye Jia.


    Dark green wallpapers, reddish-brown carpet and an overhead hanging light. In the middle of the hall was a long table used for banquets that was filled with shiny porcin and ssware. There were a total of six seats with one at each end, and every one of the seats were empty.


    Ye Jia raised the Omniscient Eye and looked through.


    The walls werepletely made up of long strands of dark hair. It silently contained the long table in the centre of the room.


    There were indistinct figures sitting in each of the seats at the table as well as a door behind each of the seats. Ye Jia guessed that one of it was probably his, but Ji Xuan who had sudden appeared had taken his ce.


    He moved the Omniscient Eye to the seat at the head of the table and was a little surprised inside.


    He saw a pale woman sitting there with her head down, her long ck hair hanging loosely from her head, slowly squirming around and forming the ground and walls. She waspletely motionless, as if she was deep asleep.


    Ye Jia moved the stone away from his eye.


    The seat at the head of the table was empty.


    But since the two sides were connected, it meant that that fierce ghost must be sitting in that seat.


    This semi-manifested ghost domain had the same binding effect on both outsiders and the master of the domain, but Ji Xuan''sst-minute act of pushing Ye Jia out had actually helped push him outside of the rules of the game, giving him an extremely big advantage.


    As long as this fierce ghost is killed, the ghost domain would naturally disappear, and everything would be resolved.


    Ye Jia''s finger twitched slightly, and a faint shape of his scythe slowly appeared. He narrowed his eyes slightly, the murderous intent evident in the depths of his amber coloured eyes.


    He seemed to still be able to feel the other party''s cold touch on his wrist.


    He seemed to hear a soft and low voice speak next to his ear:


    ¡ª¡ª "Don''t¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia stood in ce, staring thoughtfully at the scene before him. He seemed to be seriously pondering over something.


    Finally, after a long time, he slowly breathed out and looked away.


    He will trust in him just this once.


    Ye Jia worked his arms and let out a long sigh. A dark light shed across his eyes that were half concealed by his eyshes ¡ª- It had been a long time since he was in an instance. He didn''t know if his skills had deteriorated.


    He really missed it.


    In that case, he should just think of it as a short walk through an instance.


    He retracted the scythe and walked towards on of the doors behind the seats. After pushing one of it open, he promptly stepped in.


    The door disappeared behind him.


    Before him wasn''t a room, but an entire world. With the sun shining brightly above his head, there were traffic on the roads around him and humans bustling around.


    However, something didn''t seem quite right.


    Ye Jia reached out and grabbed the arm of one of the passers-by, but only felt the sleeve he grabbed hang loosely in his hand. He narrowed his eyes and pulled at the sleeve, causing the shirt to turn limp and countless colourful insects fly out from underneath.


    Ye Jia threw away the shirt and carefully took in the world around him.


    From the ground to the buildings to the pedestrians and the cars, they were all made of densely packed groups of insects of various colours. Those insects constantly moved around, making the entire world seem like it was covered in some sort of strange filter that constantly changed. With every step, the insects under him would be crushed, their bodies leaking out internal organs of various colours. It was particrly disgusting.


    Ye Jia could guess whose room this belonged to.


    He raised the Omniscient Eye and searched around this world of insects. Finally, his movements came to a stop.


    In one of the buildings in the distance, there was a small glowing dot. It was particrly obvious amidst the sea of insects.


    Ye Jia stored away the stone and ran in that direction.


    It was a residential building that was almostpletely in tatters both inside and outside. A scorched smell could be smelt in the distance. Numerous insects crawled out from all directions in a very orderly manner, slowly restoring the building into its original appearance.


    Without a change to his expression, Ye Jia pushed open the door that was made up of insects and stepped in.


    The further he went, the stronger that smell became and there were even burnt marks along the walls and floors. The corridor was crooked and nted such that the third and second floors were almost integrated into one. The entire building seemed like it was slowly shrinking.


    Following the stone''s guidance, Ye Jia opened another one of the doors.


    Just as he pushed it open, he heard a crash and numerous insects fell from the ceiling, smashing down onto the ground before him. The insects were all of different colours, allowing them to form the world, but the insects on the ground looked more like a giant pool of colour. It was quite a dazzling sight.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­.."


    He remembered how st had responded to Wei Yuechu''s question back at the Bureau.


    His way of avoiding insects was to burn them with fire. Once they''re gone, he would no longer be scared.


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    Very clearly, fire wasn''t going to work on these insects here. Not only was it impossible for one to burn all the insects here, but if the fire happened to destroy the building''s structure, the result would be the entire building copsing, burying the people inside within the rubble.


    It was very cruel.


    Ye Jia bent down next to the pool of colour, rolled up his sleeve and reached in.


    Through the pool of insects, he soon came into contact with a person''s wrist.


    Ye Jia held onto the edge and slowly lifted st out from the pool of insects.


    The originally handsome and extremely arrogant man was at this moment in a very sorry state. His red hair hung down lifelessly and his entire being seemed to be on the verge of a mental breakdown.


    Ye Jia considerately patted his face, "Hey, are you okay?"


    st seemed to only now slowly return to his senses. His eyes moved around, moving from the pool of insects on the ground to the walls made up of insects, and he immediately shot up into the air as if his tail was set on fire, "AHHHH!"


    He scrambled out of the pool and then held onto the door and began to vomit, "Bleurgh!!"


    Ye Jia slowly looked away. He didn''t have the heart to tell st that there were also insects wriggling about in what he vomited out.


    After st basically emptied out everything that was in his stomach, he raised his pale face and finally noticed that the door he was supporting himself¡­..with felt a little soft!


    He looked over¡ª-


    "Ahhhhh!!"


    Tears flew out. st threw himself at Ye Jia in fear and clung tightly onto the only normal person present like a drowning man clinging tightly to a piece of driftwood. to stay afloat.


    He hung from Ye Jia like a ko, "Fuck, fuck, fuck!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    So heavy¡­.


    So noisy¡­..


    He took in a deep breath and enunciated each word clearly, "Calm. Down."


    st continued to cling tightly onto Ye Jia, "N-n-no¡­."


    Ye Jia almost couldn''t breathe because of him.


    He rolled his eyes and then proceeded to tear st off from him. After doing that, he grabbed the other person''s jaw.


    st only felt that the other person''s strength was astonishing. Like an ice-cold mp around his jaw, his head was slowly turned to the side, forcing him to look at the pool of insects from which he had just climbed out from.


    The other person''s voice was cold and ruthless, "Should I throw you in again?"


    st: "!"


    He suddenly felt like a small prey who was being targeted by a terrible predator. That sensation instantly won over his fear of insects, sending a chill down his spine. He didn''t suspect the other person''s words at all.


    st immediately got off Ye Jia.


    With his body finally freed, Ye Jia slowly let out a sigh of relief and looked over at st, "Can you walk properly?"


    st swallowed nervously and gave a small nod.


    He carefully took in the young man standing before him.


    Light coloured hair and eyes, handsome face and pale skin.


    It was clearly the same face but for some reason, it seemed to bepletely different from before.


    The harmless air from earlier had disappeared at some unknown point in time and recing that was an extremely terrifying and aggressive air like those belonging to arge carnivorous beast. When his gaze swept over his body, it was much like a sharp de that reflected a cold light, cutting through his flesh and blood. There had only been one person in the past who had given st this exact same feeling¡­¡­..


    While he was intently studying Ye Jia, the ground suddenly began to shake.


    Those squirming insects on the ground jolted along with the shaking.


    st''s face paled. He subconsciously reached out to grab Ye Jia''s sleeve.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and looked in a certain direction. He then grabbed st''s wrist, "Let''s go¡­¡­."


    As he said that, he dragged st who was still unable to return to his senses out the corridor and towards the streets outside.


    st stumbled along behind him. With a green face, he would flinch in fright from time to time from the insects falling onto him, but he no longer screamed or threw himself at Ye Jia.


    When the two managed to run outside, they saw the surrounding buildings copse under an invisible force and the sea of insects rush in a certain direction.


    Ye Jia''s eye hardened slightly, and he looked up.


    Perhaps because this world had be aware of the presence of an intruder, it seemed to be adjusting itself to counter that change.


    They saw the dense group of insects gather into one gigantic insect that slowly crawled closer towards the two humans present. That terrifyinglyrge body could almost cover the entire sky, blocking out the sun. Small insects would fall from it from time to time, but more entered its body, allowing it to continue growing in size.


    "Roar¡ª¡ª-"


    The giant insect opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar.


    st waspletely dumbfounded.


    With a pale expression, he slowly swallowed and fine beads of cold sweat formed across his forehead.


    st in the end still remembered that Ye Jia was just an ordinary person. He immediately stepped forward, shielding the other party.


    A ball of fire appeared in his hand, but like its owner who had suffered quite a strong scare, it looked particrly lifeless and weak.


    st steeled himself and stammered, "D-don''t be afraid. L-let me take this¡­¡­"


    Before he could finish speaking, he felt a hand on his shoulder and then a force pulling him backwards.


    The young man with amber eyes nced lightly at st. There were no other expressions on his face and even his eyes contained a nonchnt look.


    Those eyes seemed to be saying:


    Just take a break.


    The moment the two passed each other by, st saw something slowly appear in the young man''s hand.


    The next second, he saw it clearly. It was a crescent shaped scythe, its sharp de reflecting a cold light. As if it contained the physical manifestation of moonlight, it seemed like it could cut you even just by looking at it.


    st: "¡­¡­¡­"


    His eyes slowly widened until it reached its limits.


    st''s expression went from dazed to shocked to disbelief and then it changed to white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. It was almost as if an entire colour palette had appeared on his face.


    He gaped, unable to speak, and tremblingly raised his hand to point at the young man before him, "Y-y-y-you¡­.You''re¡­."


    Ye Jia turned and nced back at him with a look of amusement and a faint smile, "Oh, looks like I won''t need to introduce myself."

 Chapter 56

    The sharp edge of the de pierced through the sky causing hundreds of insects to fall like heavy rain.


    With the giant insect cut down, the entire world seemed to simrly be on the verge of copse.


    st''s expression was still frozen with shock. He foolishly watched the young man before him lightlynd back onto the ground and then straighten up. He was still unable to process the information he was suddenly presented with.


    After the young man lightly dusted off the insect fragments from his clothes, he proceeded to store away the scythe.


    Ye Jia went over to the still dumbfounded st and considerately waved his hand in front of his face, "Hey, return to your senses."


    st''s eyeballs moved stiffly, and his gaze focused on the young man before him. He seemed to have finally called back the soul which had left his body and he immediately stumbled back a few steps and pointed at Ye Jia with a trembling finger, "Y-y-you!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    He was stunned by the other party''s exaggerated reaction just now. Closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose in exasperation, he asked, "Even after all this time you still haven''t managed to ept this truth?"


    st jumped up like a cat who had burnt its tail and shouted in disbelief, "You really think you spent a long time dealing with that just now?"


    That terrifying monster insect just now didn''t even have a chance to put up a fight, alright?!


    As soon as those words left his mouth, st btedly realised that he had actually unconsciously praised the other party. He quickly shook his head, as if trying to toss aside something from his mind, "That''s not the point!"


    He took in a deep breath and then asked with a tone of disbelief, "So uh¡­.You''re Ace?"


    Ye Jia was expressionless, "You''re only realising this now?"


    st: "¡­¡­¡­."


    I feel that you''re looking down on my intelligence.


    "Of course not!" His words had hit the mark, but st jumped up in protest, "I-I just couldn''t believe it!"


    Suddenly, st sucked in a breath, "So you have been acting in front of us the entire time?"


    From the matter with the yin fire back at the Bureau to the series of lies made up in the meeting room and also the hostage moment after they entered this ghost domain¡­.He hadpletely deceived them!


    st''s eyes widened in horror, "You¡­.you fucking¡­."


    ¡ª-That innocent and harmless look of his was all just an act?!


    What a terribly scary man!


    The red-haired young man before him seemed to then realise something. He stared at the other person before him intently. With his pale and fear-stricken face, he looked like he had seen a monster.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­¡­."


    He didn''t really want to know what kind of nonsense thoughts were going on in the other person''s mind.


    "Ahem, oh yes¡­.." st slowly took in a deep breath and then continued weakly, "I-I want to have a rematch!"


    Ye Jia pointed behind him, "Here?"


    Ever since that giant insect was cut down, the entire world seemed to be in the process of falling apart. Buildings had fallen and the ground had copsed. Everything had turned into swarms of squirming insects of various colours, looking like a whirlpool of colours.


    st seemed to only now notice the gathering of insects around him. His small face paled even further and all the arrogance in him waspletely gone, "O-outside is fine too."


    Ye Jia nced at him with a smile that wasn''t quite a smile.


    He raised the Omniscient Eye stone before his eye and saw that somewhere ahead was a glowing door.


    He then stored that stone away and pointed in that direction, "Let''s go¡­¡­."


    The young man''s figure was fast and agile. He jumped several metres in one go, leaving the trembling st behind. st hurriedly tried to keep up, "Hey! Wait for me!"


    Very soon, the two arrived at the door.


    st looked like he was about to lose his soul. He didn''t know how many insects he had trampled on with his feet on his way here, but that sticky and squishy sensation could clearly be felt through his shoes. It was enough to give someone like him who feared insects a critical hit.


    Nopare, no despair.


    Inparison to this, those gu insects raised by Chen Qingye seemed much better¡­.


    Ye Jia suddenly came to a stop. He turned back to st and lightly added, "Oh right, don''t say anything after we leave this ce."


    st: "!"


    This evil guy still wants to continue his lies!


    He huffed arrogantly, "W-why should I listen to you?! What are you going to do if I refuse?!"


    Ye Jia expressionlessly responded, "Then I''ll leave you here."


    st: "¡­¡­.."


    He turned and nced back at the insect filled world behind him, the expression on his face bing distorted.


    You''re really vicious!


    He gritted his teeth, "Fine, I won''t say anything¡­.."


    Ye Jia curled up the corners of his lips, revealing a sincere and harmless smile, "And what about the grudge between us?"


    st slowly took in a deep breath before softly surrendering, "T-this can be considered as you saving my life so, I guess the grudge is written off."


    Ye Jia smiled, "Good boy¡­"


    st wanted to cry without tears.


    That Chen Qingye was definitely lying. Ace is a good person?! How could he be a good person?!


    He''s more like a viin, alright?!


    Ye Jia pushed open the door and, together with st, they both walked out.


    The door mmed shut behind them. Ye Jia once again found himself standing in the dark green hall.


    Ye Jia checked behind him and found that both the door and st were gone.


    He raised the Omniscient Eye and quickly scanned the hall ¡ª One of the seats at the table was now empty and the original shadowy figure sitting there was gone. The hair that was connect to that ce had also shrivelled up like dry straw. The rest of the room was however the same as before.


    It seems that st should have already left.


    After confirming that this method was effective, Ye Jia hooked up his lips and approached the door behind the second seat.


    As soon as he pushed open the door, he found himself back inside the game.


    It was very clearly a punishment instance from the game.


    Severed limbs, blood and monsters.


    The sky was dyed a terrible red colour and the ground was filled with bodies such that one could no longer make out the world''s original appearance. Distorted, lifeless faces with turbid eyes gazed fixatedly up towards the sky.


    The sound of shes travelled over from a distance.


    The roar of monsters, the ng of weapons, the sound of deafening gunshots. All those sounds were nauseatingly familiar.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and followed the sounds.


    In the centre of this blood-stained world, an entire team madlyunched attacks at one person. Their pale faces carried terrifying expressions and their bodies were littered with fatal wounds, "It''s all your fault! If it wasn''t for you, how could we have died?!"


    Wu Su blocked their attacks but was clearly at a disadvantage. He steadily retreated when faced with their relentless attacks.


    Although he was in a battered state, he still cursed out in anger, "Bullshit! You''re just not skilled enough! Don''t me it all on me!"


    At this moment, azy voice sounded from the depths of the battlefield, "Is that so?"


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    Ye Jia: "?"


    Wait a minute. Why did it sound so familiar?


    Everyone present stopped their attacks and slowly stepped aside to make way for someone. That person walked out from the darkness behind them.


    Wu Su gasped. When he saw that person, his eyes widened in astonishment, "!"


    Ye Jia''s eyes also widened in shock, "!"


    A hooded young man unhurriedly walked over. His facial features were hidden under the shadows of his hood and only a faint, seemingly mocking smile on his lips could be seen, "Then let me see how good you are, trash."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    This is nder! I have never said such a thing!


    The phantom of arge scythe appeared in the young man''s hand, and he then proceeded to mercilessly attack Wu Su. Wu Su who was clearly powerless against this quickly retreated. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "I''m not trash!"


    A hint of madness flickered across in the depths of his eyes. He dug out a bullet with a blood-coloured mark from his pocket and inserted it into his gun as he avoided the attacks.


    Jist as Wu Su was about to raise the gun¡ª¡ª


    He felt a heavy blow hit him from behind. It was precise and merciless.


    His vision went ck and his body went soft.


    A pair of pale and slender hands firmly supported him.


    The Ace wearing a hood and holding a scythe stopped his offensive attacks and stared fixatedly at the young man who had suddenly appeared before him. That Ace seemed to be deliberating over something.


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes and ced Wu Su who had passed out onto the ground.


    Following that, he straightened back up and looked back at the Ace standing opposite him.


    The two young men stood face to face in a wastnd filled with blood and corpses. They were simr in appearance but dressed differently and one held a sickle while the other was bare-handed.


    A faint light glowed and soon a crescent shaped scythe identical to the other persons appeared.


    Ye Jia cracked his neck and a flicker of cold amusement shed across his amber eyes. His lips raised into a cynical smirk, "Let''s see to what extent you can imitate me."


    As the weapons intersected, loud sounds reverberated across the bloody wastnd. Icy cold light shed as the sharp de cut through the air.


    Ye Jia''s eyes reflected the de''s cold light and the corners of his lips raised slightly. His eyes were filled with killing intent.


    The next second, the des collided.


    Following a crack, the crescent shaped scythe drew a perfect arc in the air, cutting through the other person and their scythe in one go.


    ''Ace'' let out a miserable scream before letting out sizzling sounds and disappearing.


    Ye Jia lightly lowered his eyes, his gaze falling onto the ce where the other person had disappeared. His expression was calm and indifferent, "Cheap counterfeit."


    After clearing out all the monsters and yers in this wastnd, Ye Jia picked up the still unconscious Wu Su and went over to the door.


    Just likest time, as soon as he stepped out of the door, Wu Su who was slung over his shoulder and the door behind him disappeared.


    Another one of the seats was now vacant.


    Ye Jia looked at the female ghost sitting at the head of the table through the Omniscient Eye.


    She seemed to have noticed that someone was interfering with her ns. Although her head was still lowered and her pale limbs were still in a rxed state, the skin on her body was starting to move, as if something was struggling toe out.


    Ye Jia lightly rubbed the tips of his fingers.


    Although he really wants to do it now, but¡­..


    He sighed somewhat regretfully. After storing away the Omniscient Eye, he went towards the next door.


    The things behind the third door were something Ye Jia didn''t expect.


    To be more precise, there was nothing inside.


    It was pitch ck and silent, much like an eternal night. There was no sky and no ground. It was basically an empty and dark void.


    It was too quiet. It was so quiet, Ye Jia could almost hear his own breathing and heartbeats.


    He looked out through the hole in the Omniscient Eye and saw a small spot of light somewhere in the distance.


    It should be there.


    After walking for who knows how long, Ye Jia suddenly realised that the darkness around him had gradually changed, slowly changing into the shapes of buildings and streets.


    Post office, restaurant, school¡­.


    An empty town slowly took shape.


    The streets were all filled with traces of destruction, much like an architectural model that had suffered some external damage.


    Although there was still no light or sound, with Ye Jia''s ability that he had acquired through all those years in the game that allowed him to see things in the dark, it wasn''t too difficult for him to find his way around.


    Following the traces of damage, he turned left and right along the streets before finally stopping before one of the buildings.


    It was a residential building.


    All the colours had been taken out from the building. The dark and grey made the school look like it was two dimensional, almost resembling an abstract painting that was stripped of any signs of life and time.


    Ye Jia raised his head and looked into the window on one of the floors.


    Behind every door was what someone fears the most and what was behind this door seemed to be self-evident.


    Loneliness¡­¡­.


    Ye Jia retracted his gaze and continued on.


    In a dark room.


    A little boy with big, ck-rimmed sses sitting on his face sat curled up in the corner. Those thick lenses covered up almost half of his thin and pale face which carried no expression and ill-fitting clothes hung loosely from his malnourished body.


    A centipedeid quietly beside him. It was picked up and held tightly in the boy''s arms.


    It also seemed to have shrunk to a size several times smaller than its usual size and no longer appeared as terrifying and scary. Starting from its tail, a dull grey colour slowly spread upwards. It seemed to be sucking away its life and colour.


    Chen Qingye quietly ced A''Chang''s head on his knees. From time to time, he would kiss its outer shell and pet its head over and over again.


    A''Chang weakly raised its head in response.


    However, it didn''t change the fact that it was slowly growing weaker.


    He didn''t cry or say anything and just quietly held the centipede while huddled in the corner of the room, waiting for it to die.


    At this moment, Chen Qingye suddenly heard something in the silence.


    It seemed to be the sound of footsteps slowly approaching his way.


    Step after step, the tapping on the ground was light but it seemed as if it was stomping heavily onto his heart.


    Chen Qingye raised his head vigntly and looked in the direction of the sound. He held tightly onto the knife he had procured from the kitchen earlier for self-defence.


    A''Chang moved its body, wanting to fight, but Chen Qingye pushed it back into his arms, "Shhh¡­¡­"


    In the darkness, a young and slender figure emerged.


    Ye Jia opened the door and looked with some surprise as a small figure attacked as soon as he entered the room. The sharp knife in his hand glistened a cold light in the dark.


    He quickly grabbed the other party''s wrist and lifted the little boy from the ground.


    "ng." The knife fell onto the ground.


    Chen Qingye pressed his pale lips tightly together and his expression was blocked by his thick sses. He didn''t make a sound and just fiercely attacked the other party. Although his hands and feet were small, they were full of strength.


    Ye Jia had to restrain the other party with a lot of effort, "Hey! It''s me!"


    Chen Qingye who couldn''t put up much of a fight could only give up.


    He narrowed his eyes and both carefully and vigntly examined the young man before him.


    Ye Jia sighed, "What''s the matter with you?"


    He said, "When I let go of you, don''t attack me, alright?"


    Chen Qingye stared at him for a few seconds before finally nodding,


    Ye Jia slowly loosened his grip.


    But the moment he loosened his grip, the other party immediately bent down to pick up the knife on the ground and once again charged at him.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Alright then¡­.


    This was indeed the kind of mentality experienced yers should have. They would never trust others and would rather kill an innocent person by mistake over letting someone suspicious off. It was all in order to ensure their own safety.


    But¡­..The other party is now a child and his strength has been greatly reduced.


    This is good news for him.


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    If being gentle didn''t work, he could only do the opposite.


    With that thought, Ye Jia pulled off the sheet from the bed next to him, tore it into strips and firmly tied up the child before him. Along the way, he also sealed his mouth with the remaining strips before carrying him on his shoulder like a bag of rice and walking out.


    The little boy on his shoulder struggled about, letting out miserable whimpers. It sounded particrly tragic, as if he was howling.


    Ye Jia was taken aback.


    He paused for a moment and slowly sighed.


    Haaa¡­.


    Ye Jia freed Chen Qingye''s mouth and asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Large drops of tears rolled down his small face, dampening Ye Jia''s shoulder. His sses were foggy as he stared at the dying centipede, "A-A''Chang."


    ¡ª¨CFrom the very beginning, he hadn''t been attacking to protect himself, but to protect his precious centipede.


    Ye Jia sighed again.


    He dried Chen Qingye''s face with his sleeve, "This fierce ghost lets you experience the thing you fear the most."


    Ye Jia pointed at the slowly petrifying A''Chang and asked, "With it looking like this, does it make you afraid?"


    Chen Qingye was also an experienced yer after all, so he immediately understood what the other person meant.


    He slowly asked hoarsely, "So you mean, it''s fake?"


    Ye Jia: "Yes¡­¡­"


    Chen Qingye nced down at A''Chang and then back at Ye Jia. He seemed to be hesitating over whether or not he should believe him.


    Ye Jia rubbed his hair forcefully and continued, "If you don''t believe me¡­..what about Ace?"


    Chen Qingye was taken aback. He looked up with surprise at Ye Jia with his pair of wet eyes, "What do you mean?"


    Ye Jia lightly raised the corners of his lips and asked with a faint chuckle, "Have you forgotten about where you got your Xiao Xiao Bai?"


    In this world, apart from him, there was only one other person who knew of the origin and name of Xiao Xiao Bai.


    Chen Qingye stared at him nkly for several seconds before finally realising something. His eyes immediately widened and his mouth opened in shock, "Wait, you¡­.you!"


    "¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia silently sighed.


    Since that incident with st, he had already grown sick of seeing this expression.


    Chen Qingye was shocked. He stammered, "S-so that''s why A''Chang reacted like that when he saw youst time!"


    Ye Jia shrugged, "Gu insects are very sensitive creatures."


    Chen Qingye blinked a few times and then rested his head against Ye Jia''s shoulder, "I believe you now. Let''s go."


    It was now Ye Jia''s turn to be curious, "Why?"


    While leaning against Ye Jia, Chen Qingye pushed up his sses and said seriously, "Because a fierce ghost wouldn''t be able toe up with something like this. Even I don''t know that you''re Ace so it is even more impossible for her to create an illusion like this. Moreover, what you said earlier about the thing I fear the most made sense ¡ª- This is indeed what I fear the most."


    He pursed his lips and appeared a little embarrassed, "Y-you should put be down now."


    Ye Jia let out an ''oh'' and then proceeded to free Chen Qingye and ce him back onto the ground.


    "Let''s go?" Ye Jia asked.


    Chen Qingye turned to nce at A''Chang who had already bepletely petrified before cautiously grabbing Ye Jia''s hand and nodding, "Mhn!"


    The two left the building and walked into the darkness they originally came from.


    Chen Qingye''s face was a little flushed. He turned to look at Ye Jia and asked, "Then¡­..what should I call you from now on?"


    Ye Jia, "Anything''s fine¡­."


    Chen Qingye pushed up the thick sses on his face and asked hesitantly, "C-can I call you Brother Ye?" (KKnotes: The ''you'' here is an honorific you. Cheng Qingye is basically referring to Ye Jia very respectfully.)


    Ye Jia, "Sure¡­."


    He paused for a moment and added, "But the honorifics is not necessary."


    Ye Jia seemed to have suddenly remembered something and proceeded to turn and look at Chen Qingye solemnly, "Oh yes, only you know my identity. Can you keep it a secret for me?"


    W-what?


    He''s the only one who knows Ace''s true identity?!


    What an honour it is!


    Chen Qingye was ttered, and his cheeks were flushed from the excitement. He nodded sincerely, "O-of course that''s not a problem! I won''t tell anyone even if I die!"


    Ye Jia, "Not the honorifics¡­."


    Chen Qingye''s eyes welled up, "B-brother Ye."


    "Mhn¡­¡­" Ye Jia raised the corners of his lips without feeling any guilt inside and rubbed Chen Qingye''s head, "Good boy."


    After leaving the third door, Ye Jia found himself in the dark green room again. He let out a long sigh of relief and habitually took out the Omniscient Eye to look through it.


    The seat at the head of the table was empty.


    Ye Jia was taken aback.


    The next second, a strong gust of wind blew past his ear. Ye Jia instinctively dodged it.


    That cool breeze brushed past his cheeks and proceeded to leave several deep scratches on the wall behind him.


    Ye Jia used the Omniscient Eye to look towards the ce he was standing just moments earlier and saw that the female fierce ghost had at some unknown point in time left her original seat and was standing there with her face covered by her hair. Past the long, ck hair, he could see her eyes staring at him unblinkingly. Sharp nails extended from the tips of her fingers.


    She attacked Ye Jia again.


    A scythe appeared in Ye Jia''s hand. With a loud ng, those sharp nails where blocked just inches away from him.


    The female ghost''s arms and fingers were cut by the scythe''s cold and sharp de. The dark red blood on the surface of the de was instantly absorbed.


    Ye Jia''s slowly swallowed.


    Deep in his amber coloured eyes, a dark light shed by.


    He could smell an alluring scenting from the other party and he could also feel it very distinctly¡­.Although the process may be more difficult, but as long as he wanted to, the other party could be his prey ¡ª¡ª- As long as he shed the other party, he could¡­..


    ¡ª¨C "Don''t¡­.."


    A man''s voice that was especially clear in the whistling wind reached his ears.


    Ye Jia gritted his teeth and proceeded to block an attack from the female ghost.


    He was gradually forced further and further away from the fourth door.


    The female ghost continued to advance closer, but Ye Jia only defended.


    It couldn''t continue like this.


    Through the corner of his eyes, the fifth door was not far away ¡ª- That was the door Ye Jia originally nned on enteringst, but¡­..


    Looks like he has no other choice now.


    Ye Jia braced himself. As soon as he opened thest door, his entire body fell in.


    A familiar blood scent surrounded him.


    In a confused state, he seemed to hear a man''s low chuckle:


    ¡ª¨C"Gege¡­."

 Chapter 57

    There was no ground under his feet.


    Gravity pulled Ye Jia down. Icy wind carrying a heavy smell of blood rushed past him, blowing his clothes up such that it resembled a bird''s desperately pping wings.


    It waspletely silent. There was no one around.


    So that voice just now¡­..was it just his imagination?


    Ye Jia knitted his brows and looked up towards the ce where he had just fallen from ¡ª- That pitch-ck door slowly closed. As it moved further and further away from him, it gradually became just a fuzzy outline before finally disappearing into the distance.


    The feeling behind this door¡­..was different.


    Ye Jia stabilised himself while suspended in mid-air and looked around.


    The sky was of an icy red colour. That eerie colour gave this ce an ominous air. It wasn''t solid ground below him but a turbulent scarlet coloured sea with waves surging one after another that blurred with the sky in the distance, forming this eerily red coloured world.


    Above the sea in the distance was a city made out of bones. It floated above the waves like an ind. Those white coloured bones contrasted greatly against the red background, looking especially haunting.


    And the smell¡­¡­


    Ye Jia furrowed his brows. A deep wrinkle formed between them.


    Behind the other doors, although the general settings were different, it was obvious that it was the work of that fierce ghost as there was cold ghost energy filling the entire space.


    But it waspletely different here.


    This ce had beenpletely taken over.


    For a moment, Ye Jia couldn''t tell whether this ce belonged to that female ghost or¡­.. to Ji Xuan.


    At this moment, he had a very bad feeling.


    Suddenly, a voice sudden sounded from the palm of his hand, "Ah, I slept really well."


    Ye Jia was taken aback. As soon as he loosened his grip, a light green coloured stone fell from his hand.


    "Ahhhhhhhhh¡ª¡ª¡ª-"


    That voice let out a scream as it fell towards the sea of blood.


    Ye Jia hurriedly flew down and caught the Omniscient Eye just before it was about to fall into the sea.


    "Hey! You scared me to death!" The green stone reprimanded fiercely, "Can''t you hold onto me more tightly?!"


    Ye Jia: "My apologies¡­."


    He examined the triangr shaped stone in his hand and then raised it up into the air with a look of surprise, "You can speak?"


    Omniscient Eye, "Of course I can''t¡­."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    "Hnnngg! It feel''s great¡­.." The green stone let out azy sound that sounded like it was stretching and then replied, "I indeed can''t speak, but haven''t you noticed that this world has distorted?"


    Ye Jia was taken aback. His eyes darkened, "Distorted?"


    "The direct confrontation between two lord-level ghost domains, such huge amounts of energy could cause a distortion in time, space and matter, like right now." The green stone''s voice carried some excitement, "Hey, it looks like the one from your family has the upper hand. His ghost domain is currently taking over the other party''s control little by little. It won''t be long until he swallows up the other party from inside out."


    Ye Jia: "¡­."


    Wait a minute, what do you mean by the one from my family?


    But before he could say anything to refute it, he heard the green stone continue, "It will probably take about another three hundred or so years."


    Ye Jia: "?"


    He blinked a few times and asked, "Three hundred or so years?"


    You call that ''not long''?


    The Omniscient Eye seemed to have read his mind, "Don''t you know what time and space distortion is? Time and space distortion!"


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes to conceal the thoughtful look in his eyes and slowly said, "The flow of time is different."


    "That''s correct¡­.." The green stone said, "In fact, if you came a littleter, this would''ve probably already ended."


    Ye Jia was taken aback.


    So¡­Was that the reason why that ghost suddenly awakened and forced him into this door?


    Because in the real world, in just a little more than ten minutes, she would be swallowed up by Ji Xuan from within?


    "What is the situation?"


    The green stone, "I''m not sure. The more intense the confrontation, the more serious the distortion in time and space."


    Ye Jia raised a brow, "So why do you know so much about this?"


    The green stone spoke with some pride, "An Omniscient Eye would naturally know everything, understand?"


    Ye Jia remained expressionless, "Skip over that nonsense and just talk about the restrictions."


    It wasn''t his first time dealing with these things. The more exaggerated their so-called omnipotent powers are, the greater the restrictions. It was just like a powerful weapon with poor durability.


    The green stone sitting in his hand remained silent.


    Ye Jia, "Hey!"


    That Omniscient Eye sat quietly in his palm, like an ordinary stone without life.


    Ye Jia: "¡­.."


    I see. Looks like its restriction is probably time.


    He raised the Omniscient Eye in front of him and looked through it. The scene through the small hole waspletely different from the worlds behind the other doors. The sky, the sea of blood, the city of bones; all of that turned into a dark ck and deep red colour which seemed to bepeting with each other ¡ª¨C In a certain sense, it represented this world''s true nature where two powerful forces were going against each other.


    Ye Jia stored away the Omniscient eye and flew towards the city of bones.


    He felt a little uncertain inside.


    What was happening behind this door was something he had not anticipated at all. He wasn''t sure if his original n would still work.


    More importantly¡­..


    Ye Jia wasn''t certain. How long has Ji Xuan been here?


    He stepped onto the ground that was made of bones and looked around.


    The world created by the female ghost was still visible between the gaps in the bones. The asphalt road was made fragmented byrge bones and the buildings made with reinforced concrete were confined inside cages made of bones, looking particrly strange.


    At this moment, footsteps could suddenly be heard.


    Ye Jia quickly hid behind a building nearby.


    He saw four or five strange looking creatures appear at the end of the road¡­.For some reason, they looked a little familiar.


    Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully assessed their appearances.


    He was a little surprised.


    ¡ª- Those monsters approaching him were actually a tall and thin streemp, two bicycles and a dented snack bar sign. On the tattered surface of that snack bar sign, the words ''Sichuan Street Food'' could be made out. It was both a strange and an amusing sight.


    They still maintained the appearance of what they originally used to be and just had thin, bony limbs stretching out from those structures, allowing them to move around on their own.


    "I don''t want to patrol¡­." The snack bar signined.


    The tall and thin streemp hit the snack bar sign''s metal frame, "If boss hears you, you''re dead."


    One of the bicycles whispered, "Are you sure there are strange fluctuations here?"


    The snack bar sign raised its thin arm and rubbed the ce where it was hit just now, "That was what boss said."


    ¡ª¨CDistortion.


    Ye Jia thought of the word the Omniscient Eye used just now.


    Very clearly, these originally lifeless objects had simrly be influenced by therge amounts of energy such that they now had the ability to walk and talk.


    A little worried, Ye Jia reached into his pocket to touch the green stone. Only after confirming that there were no strange growthsing out from its smooth surface was he able to breathe a sigh of relief.


    The Omniscient Eye growing arms and legs; how strange of a sight would that be.


    He took out the stone again and used it to scan the world.


    It was still the same as earlier with ck and redpeting with each other. Ye Jia however couldn''t tell where Ji Xuan''s current location was.


    This city of bones was too big. Ye Jia didn''t n on searching aimlessly.


    He stepped out of his hiding ce and revealed himself generously to those five monsters. With a smile on his face, he waved cheerily, "Hi, can you take me to see your boss?"


    The five monsters all cried out in surprise and looked like they had seen a ghost, "Is it him?"


    "It''s him!"


    "Hurry up and capture him!"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    He looked at the monsters charging his way and proceeded to pinch the bridge of his nose in exasperation, "How troublesome¡­"


    A few secondster.


    A streemp, two bicycles and a snack bar sign rolled across the ground, clutching their bony limbs in pain while screaming.


    Ye Jia stepped forward and proceeded to kick one of them, "Oh yes, where were you going to take me again?"


    "O-of course it''s to our boss!" The streemp stammered fearfully.


    "Is that so¡­." Ye Jia thought for a while, "That''s good then¡­.."


    The monsters: "¡­¡­"


    They then saw the young man stretch out both his hands, his loose sleeves slipping down, revealing a pair of pale wrists. The young man raised the corners of his lips to form a harmless smile, "You can capture me then."


    The monsters: "?"


    Ye Jia didn''t expect that the boss they were referring to was actually a bus.


    It stood upright with bony limbs stretching out from its long, metal body, looking extraordinarily huge.


    Ye Jia had to crane his neck up to see it clearly.


    With a low creak, the bus turned to look at Ye Jia before slowly retracting its gaze and muttering contemptuously, "Again¡­."


    Ye Jia: "?"


    Although he didn''t know what the other party was talking about, he wisely decided not to ask.


    The bus slowly bent down, "Put him on."


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    The monsters all exchanged a fearful look with each other. Their bony limbs still seemed to hurt. They reached out but, in the end, still didn''t dare touch Ye Jia.


    Ye Jia lightly nced at them and proceeded to hop onto the bus himself.


    The bus waspletely unaware of these turbulences on their end. It just slowly started itself up and began to move.


    With his hands bound by bone shackles, Ye Jia sat with his legs crossed like an ancient god on the top of the bus. He turned to take in the passing scenery around him.


    He had to raise his voice to be heard over the whistling wind, "Where are we going now?"


    "Going to see King¡­.."


    ¡ª¨C It should be Ji Xuan this time.


    Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief.


    "To be more precise, only you will see King." The bus said with a huff, "We don''t dare set foot near the castle."


    Ye Jia felt the steel body below him tremble. It seemed to be afraid of something.


    He fell silent: "¡­¡­"


    It had to be said that Ji Xuan is indeed an expert in spreading fear.


    Even in the real world, there were very few ghosts who weren''t afraid of him.


    This corporate kind of environment is very unhealthy.


    After travelling along for a long time, the bus slowly came to a stop.


    This ce seemed to be the centre of the ind. The bony changes here were more significantpared to the other ces. There were almost no traces of modern society left.


    The huge castle made of bones sat in the centre of the scarletnd, looking cold and lonely.


    Ye Jia jumped off the boss and indicated in that direction with his chin, "It''s that ce there?"


    Ye Jia turned to leave. At this moment, the bus behind him suddenly turned around and stared at Ye Jia with its ugly and deformed eyes, "You are a little different from the others."


    "Yes¡­.."


    Ye Jia asked calmly, "Others?"


    "Of course¡­." The bus started itself up again, "You''re the second one today."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    The fuck?


    The bus let out a low chuckle. There was clear malice in its voice, "I hope you can survive a little longer than the others."


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­."


    At this moment, he suddenly heard a terrible screaming from the castle made of bones ahead.


    That voice was very familiar. It seemed to be¡­.


    His own voice.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Fuck.


    He arrived at the door to the castle and carefully pushed open a small gap.


    A squelching sound was mixed together with those hoarse and painful screams. The spacious hall amplified those sounds, making it appear even more terrifying.


    In the hall¡­..


    A tall man stared fixatedly at the young man before him with lowered eyes. From his cold and pale fingers, thick droplets of blood fell.


    He raised his hand and slowly reached towards the young man in front of him.


    The young man with light coloured hair and amber eyes looked back at him with deep fear. His face that was covered in cold sweat was pale and distorted. While trembling, he got up and tried to run towards the door but was soon dragged back by some invisible force.


    His entire body hovered in the air with his arms and legs spread out. As if they were tightly bound by something, he couldn''t break free no matter how hard he struggled.


    The pupils in those amber coloured eyes constructed and trembled. It reflected the tall man''s approaching figure.


    That man''s eyes were scarlet red and his features were handsome, but the cold air around him made him seem more like Shura from hell.


    He raised his hand and gently stroked the young man''s cheek with his cold fingers.


    He raised the corners of his lips and spoke in a low voice, "How beautiful¡­"


    Those pale and slender fingers pinched the young man''s chin with great force and forced him to look his way.


    He lightly caressed his face as if he was touching his lover''s cheek.


    Following that, his eyes that carried unknown emotions lowered and the smile on his lips deepened, "But¡­.how clumsy."


    The next second, the young man let out another terrible scream. The tall man had deeply embedded his nails into the young man''s face, causing a warm flow of blood to trickle down from the wounds, bing one with the bloody river under the bone castle.


    "You don''t deserve having the same face as him." The man said softly, much like a whisper.


    He raised the other party''s face and slowly and carefully proceeded to peel the young man''s face off.


    "Ahhhhhhh!"


    A terrible cry echoed through the hall.


    The man smiled and added lightly, "You also don''t deserve having the same voice as him."


    He raised his hand and slowly pinched the young man''s jaw to force him to open his mouth and then proceeded to pull out the other party''s tongue.


    A bloody tongue fell with a st onto the ground.


    At this moment, the young man who was in a terrible, bloody state could only let out weak groans.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    Looks like he came at the wrong time.


    More importantly¡­.He may need to change his ns.


    Ye Jia slowly took a step back. The bones under him let out a low creak.


    "¡­."


    Damn¡­..


    The man in the hall raised his eyes and looked towards the door.


    He let go of the young man who was on the verge of death, letting him copse weakly onto the ground beside him.


    Ji Xuan didn''t spare him a single nce.


    He raised his hand and a pure white handkerchief appeared. After he was done wiping off the blood from his hands, he asked in a calm voice that carried some danger, "Why aren''t youing in?"


    The next second, the door made of bones in front of Ye Jia slowly opened.


    And the second after that, Ye Jia found himself receiving the same treatment as the person just now.


    ¡ª- An invisible force had wrapped around his four limbs in an instant and dragged him in.


    There were three types of ghost domains; a fully manifested domain, a semi-manifested domain, and a control domain.


    The female ghost''s ghost domain was a semi-manifested one so despite it being easy to activate and to drag others in, there were also many restrictions that would apply to everyone, including the owner of the domain. At most, it would only make her a little stronger. It was equivalent to a home field advantage.


    The conditions for a control domain can be extremely harsh. The range it covers is smaller and it is also more difficult to drag the enemy in.


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    However, as long as they have entered it, the master of the domain could have almost 100% control of the other party ¡ª As long as they are in this space, they are gods that have control over everything.


    All experienced yers should know this. They all know that no matter what, they must never enter a fierce ghost''s control domain, or they would essentially be their prey.


    Ye Jia was equally clear about this.


    He didn''t trust Ji Xuan so the only time he entered Ji Xuan''s materialised domain was when he went to the warehouse where Puppet Master was held at.


    At that ce, although Ji Xuan had more control, Ye Jia was also confident that he could put up a fight against the other party. At the very least, he didn''t have to worry about losing his life.


    But before he pushed the door open, Ye Jia had never expected that the space behind the door had be taken over by Ji Xuan.


    Compared to a semi-materialised ghost domain, it was more of a control domain.


    He was now in a very awkward situation.


    Ye Jia struggled and found that he couldn''t break free at all. He could only watch himself get closer and closer to Ji Xuan.


    Finally, the distance between the two was only several feet.


    Ye Jia greeted awkwardly, "Hi¡­.."


    Ji Xuan was slightly startled.


    He stood in ce, not moving for a long time. His scarlet eyes stared fixatedly at the young man in front of him. As if his gaze carried real heat, it burned Ye Jia''s skin as it scanned across every inch of his face.


    Ye Jia couldn''t help but feel his hair stand on end.


    That instinctive feeling of danger filled his bones, screaming for him to escape.


    He gritted his teeth and a scythe materialised in his hand. He proceeded to cut off the invisible bindings and turned to run towards the door.


    But the next second, he found himself dragged back again.


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­."


    This scene was too familiar.


    The man''s cold fingers stroked Ye Jia''s cheek. He could almost smell the blooding from the other party.


    Ye Jia: "¡­.."


    This scene was not just familiar.


    But what he didn''t expect was that after staring at him for a long time, Ji Xuan suddenly let out a light chuckle.


    Those deep features on his face softened with thatugh, instantly casting away the cruel and bloody air around him. He stared at the young man in front of him, as if he was looking at his entire world. The smile lingering on his lips was exceptionally tender and affectionate.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and pressed his cold forehead against Ye Jia''s forehead and whispered, "Gege, you havee to find me."


    His voice was muted, and the final word was dragged out, making it seem like he was acting coquettish.


    Ye Jia breathed a sigh of relief.


    Fortunately, he could tell the difference between a real and a fake.


    He nodded, "Yes¡­.."


    Now it was time to talk about business. Ye Jia''s expression turned serious, and he began to speak, "You have probably already realised that we are currently in that female ghost''s ghost domain. She has the ability to make you see the thing you fear the mos¡ª"


    His words were suddenly stuck in his throat.


    Ye Jia''s eyes widened slightly as he looked at Ji Xuan who was kissing the tip of his fingers and asked slowly, "W-what are you doing?"


    "Don''t mind me¡­." Ji Xuan''s lips carried a faint smile, "Please continue¡­."


    He stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked his lower lip. His scarlet eyes gleamed with a dangerous light.


    Ye Jia: "?"


    He only discovered now that the other party''s pupils had at some unknown point in time be a slit resembling those belonging to cold-blooded animals. It looked very strange against the scarlet iris, making him look almost nonhuman.


    Ye Jia frowned, "You¡­..How long have you been here?"


    Ji Xuan thought for a moment before answering indifferently, "I don''t remember anymore. Probably a very long time."


    It was bad.


    Ye Jia had a bad feeling.


    He slowly requested, "Let go of me first¡­."


    Ji Xuan''s actions stopped. He stared fixatedly at Ye Jia and whispered gently, "Why? Something is making you ufortable?"


    The next second, the young man who had fallen unconscious on the ground earlier was suddenly startled awake. He let out a muffled gasp and then continued to struggle.


    Ji Xuan''s smiles showed no ws, "Is he making you feel disgusted?"


    He lowered his head and once again kissed the tips of Ye Jia''s fingers before continuing, "Don''t worry, I''ll get rid of him right away."


    "Wai¡­.."


    Before Ye Jia could finish speaking, he saw an invisible force crush the bloodied young man on the ground. With the crunching of bones and the squelching of flesh, the other party who wasn''t even able to let out a sound was instantly turned into a pile of crushed flesh. Blood flowed out from between the bones and flesh, joining the river of blood below.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and decided to adopt a gentler approach, "Um, you should put me down first. Let''s talk it out¡­¡­"


    Ji Xuan''s lips contained a smile. He gently twisted the thin strands of hair next to Ye Jia''s face and his cold finger lingered on his lips briefly.


    His voice was still soft, but the contents of his words made Ye Jia''s hairs stand on end, "But why should I do that?"


    Ji Xuan leaned closer, the scarlet in his eyes darkening. His red tongue slowly licked the tip of the finger that touched Ye Jia''s lips just now and continued, "Why should I let you escape?"

 Chapter 58

    The man''s voice was low and soft, and his muted voice seemed like it was coated in honey, but when it echoed through the empty hall made of bones, it made Ye Jia''s hairs stand on end.


    Ye Jia could feel all the hairs on his body stand on end. A thinyer of cold sweat formed across his back.


    Something is wrong¡­


    Ji Xuan''s current state wasn''t right.


    But he was in a very disadvantageous position at this very moment. Unlike the other doors, he couldn''t use force to take the other person out of this ce.


    Although Ji Xuan appeared to be very sane, he definitely wasn''t in a state that could bemunicated with.


    Ye Jia forced himself to calm down. He replied calmly, "Indeed¡­."


    ---- In any case, he should calm the other party down first.


    He continued, "Don''t worry, I definitely won''t run."


    Ji Xuan who had his head resting against Ye Jia''s shoulder let out a lowugh. He opened his mouth and bit Ye Jia''s cold earlobe and gently nibbled at it, "Of course¡­¡­"


    The man''s cold fingers gently stroked Ye Jia''s bound wrists. His voice carried a hint of a smile, "Look¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia: "¡­."


    "Fuck."


    The next second, Ye Jia felt the other party''s hand touching his waist.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Wait a minute¡­..This¡­.couldn''t be what he''s thinking it is?


    A scene suddenly surfaced to his mind without warning.


    Whistling wind blew past his ears and gravity pulled his figure down. The man''s handsome face suddenly moved closer and following that, there was a cold and soft sensation on his lips.


    Ye Jia''s eyes widened.


    Clearly nothing had happened but he felt a strong burning sensationing from his lips, as if they were burnt by something hot. That heat traveled from his lips all the way to his cheeks.


    No, no, no, this can''t be. Impossible. He must be overthinking this¡­..


    But before Ye Jia could drive away this scary thought, the other party''s fingers had slipped under his clothes.


    Cold fingers traveled across the young man''s slender waist, causing him to shiver.


    "¡­¡­" Ye Jia''s eyes shook: "!"


    My great granddaddy!! I-it''s really what he thought it was!


    T-this isn''t right¡­..


    After a brief moment of confusion, Ye Jia''s mind started to work like crazy. He racked his mind, trying to find a way tomunicate properly with this person.


    His gaze swept across the bloodied body in the distance and he suddenly had a sh of inspiration,"O-oh, that''s right..."


    Ye Jia''s entire body was stiff. He forced himself to ignore the strange sensationing from the other party''s palm and continued, "T-the bus outside said just now that I was the second one today. W-what did it mean by that?"


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes and indifferently yed with the ends of Ye Jia''s hair. Hemented nonchntly, "Well, I might have been a little too excited at the time."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    "Of course, I was much calmer the next time." Ji Xuan said with a low chuckle.


    The second corpse emerged from the pool of blood. The body this time looked moreplete ---- Except for the fact that the bones and internal organs had beenpletely removed from the body below the head, leaving a thinyer of skin fluttering in the air.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­"


    Calmer?


    Ji Xuan raised his hand and the third one emerged.


    Unexpectedly, there was something else that came up together with it¡­..


    Ye Jia was stunned. Only after carefully examining it, he realised what it was.


    It was two people cruelly pieced together forming a bloody ball of flesh.


    Ji Xuan''s calm and unwavering voice sounded from above his head, "That fierce ghost yed a little trick."


    He lowered his head and kissed the top of the young man''s head, his voice soft like a whisper, "She made you get married, and you even forgot about me."


    Ye Jia: "¡­.."


    Although he knew that Ji Xuan was a little crazy, he didn''t expect him to be this crazy.


    Ye Jia couldn''t hold it in anymore. He asked, "So if something like this happened in reality¡­.you would also do this?"


    Ji Xuan''s actions paused very briefly.


    He narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly, and a treacherous look surged in its depths. His voice however was still very gentle, "Of course not¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    After seeing the tragic oues of so many of his fakes, he found it difficult believing the other party''s answer.


    Ji Xuan''s arms around Ye Jia''s waist tightened further, bringing him closer into his embrace. He whispered gently, "None of them were the real you."


    The corner of Ye Jia''s lips twitched, "I believe you¡­."


    "But can you let go of me now?" He softened his voice and tried tomunicate rationally with the other party, "I promise I won''t run. The current position is a little ufortable¡­"


    Ji Xuan: "No¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia''s suggestion persuaded the others in the team. As a result, the bnce flipped, and Ji Xuan was able to sessfully join the team.


    Outside the gates, that small figure quietly disappeared into the darkness.


    Although the next few instances were all different, the difference in difficulty wasn''t too big. The two of them teamed up several times but most of the time they were not assigned to the same instance.


    This was until a few monthster when they happened to find themselves in the same instance.


    It was originally set as a C-Level instance but upon entering, it was discovered that it had actually be an A-Level instance.


    Most of the yers were caught off-guard and died as a result.


    In the confrontation with the monsters and ghosts, two of the four members of the team died. Only Ye Jia and Ji Xuan were able to escape.


    When night came, Ye Jia warned, "Follow me and don''t wander off. If you run into danger because you were running around recklessly, I won''t be able to save you."


    The little boy nodded obediently. A faint red light shed across his big and round eyes.


    But in the end, when the next wave of monsters attacked, Ji Xuan and Ye Jia were separated.


    The little boy''s face was pale and fearful as he was dragged into a dark mass of monsters. yers all ran off, paying no attention to those left behind.


    Enveloped by the monster''s ck mist, the boy''s expression filled with horror disappeared like the winter snow. Once he could no longer be seen, he calmly leaned back.


    He supported his cheeks and watched the escaping yers in the distance with interest.


    He really wanted to know¡­..What expressions will these yers have when they see what is waiting for them ahead?


    Especially that person-----


    But at this moment, the ck mist not far in front of him was suddenly split open and a powerful light emitted from a high-level prop caused the nearby monsters to burst into mes. The monsters screamed and retreated back but those mes had left horrible wounds on their dark skin.


    The young boy was taken aback for a moment. While he was caught off guard, the ck mist under him was blown away, causing him to fall onto the ground.


    Immediately afterwards, a tall and slender young man charged through the opening in the mist and proceeded to drag him out.


    The light emitted from the prop had not yet dissipated.


    Under the almost scorching light, the young man was panting heavily. His amber coloured eyes were slightly squinted under the strong light and one eye was in semi-dried blood, making him only able to open one eye. His face was pale and covered in cold sweat. He held tightly onto the young boy''s thin and weak shoulder, the tips of his finger turning white from how much force he was using.


    Ji Xuan raised his head and smiled faintly with his innocent and beautiful face, "Stay by your side and not wander off, right?"


    Ye Jia was a little stunned, "Yes¡­"


    The young boy''s eyes were dark and deep. Something dangerous seemed to be swelling inside the depths of his eyes.


    His pale lips were slightly pursed, and there was an inexplicable sense of fragilitying from him. He tilted his head, "Forever?"


    Ye Jia raised his head and looked up at the instance time that was about to reach its end. His mood turning for the better, he rubbed the young boy''s head and answered with some gentleness in his voice, "Yes¡­."


    *


    That delicate young boy''s face in his memory slowly ovepped with the handsome man''s face in front of him. That same obsessive gaze seemed like it could pull someone into a deep abyss.


    The man''s grip around him tightened. His scarlet eyes with vertical pupils lowered slightly as he gently pressed his icy cold nose against Ye Jia''s, "You must uphold the promises you make with a fierce ghost."


    The curvature of his lips deepened, but the smile didn''t reach his eyes, "If you can''t do that, we woulde back and im it with interest."


    Ye Jia: "¡­."


    "Maybe I should charge some interest first." Ji Xuan''s eyes darkened.


    The next second, he kissed Ye Jia''s lower lip and oppressively began to bite and lick the other party. One hand firmly restrained the other party''s wrists above their head while the other hand held the other party''s thin waist, bringing him closer and pressing him against the arm of the throne made of bones.


    Like a drowning man struggling to reach the water surface, a cold sensation that seemed to prate deep into his bones poured in from all directions, weighing down on his chest, making him unable to breathe. All forms of resistance were futile.


    Suddenly, without warning, thendscape in the distance started to shake. It was as if the world was shaken by some unknown force.


    The walls and floor made of bones around them simrly started to shake, letting out ttering sounds.


    But Ji Xuan didn''t stop.


    Just as Ye Jia was about to faint due tock of oxygen, he heard a careful knock on the door.


    Ji Xuan reluctantly moved back.


    He frowned and muttered with displeasure, "A pity we were interrupted."


    Ye Jia gasped for air. Dry air poured back into his lungs, leaving a dull pain in his throat. He felt a little dizzy and his vision was slightly blurred from theck of oxygen.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and gently licked the other party''s lower lip before smiling contentedly: "Gege is great¡­.."


    Ye Jia: "¡­."


    I have the words ''fuck your uncle'' but it might not be appropriate to say it.


    The light knocking at the door sounded again. It was louder than the one before but it was still done equally as cautiously.


    Ji Xuan slowly sat up. He continued to hold Ye Jia who was still unable to move in his arms and he hooked his finger to open the door while in a good mood.


    The bus had now shrunk to a size a third of its original size. The streemp and snack bar sign followed behind it.


    It lowered its bony head and spoke with a trembling voice, "K-King¡­.The world in the east is beginning to copse."


    "So what?" Ji Xuan''s voice held no anger or joy.


    The bus: "¡­.."


    The bus carefully raised its head and looked towards the throne.


    The next second, it was so shocked by the sight, its mind almost stopped working.


    The human it had thought would be immediately torn apart by King was sitting on the thronepletely unharmed.


    Not only was he unharmed, but he was even held intimately in the King''s arms.


    Scattered hair covered the flushed corners of his eyes and cheeks and his lips that were half open were slightly swollen and red. It resembled an overripe fruit whose skin would burst with a tiny prick, allowing sweet nectar to flow out. His cor was messy and open, revealing his slender neck and defined vicle. The bite mark there was particrly eye-catching.


    The man''s well-defined fingers held the young man''s waist possessively.


    The bus: "?"


    T-this didn''t seem right?


    Just as it was beginning to doubt its worldviews, its eyes suddenly met Ji Xuan''s icy stare.


    The bus: "!"


    The next second, a terrible force struck from all directions, pressing down on it. It felt as if its life was firmly in the hands of the other party, and it instinctively started to shudder. Every inch of its body screamed out in pain.


    Just before it was crushed into a pile of waste metal, the young man sitting on the throne suddenly spoke up.


    His voice was hoarse, as if it had been ground by sandpaper, "Hey¡­.."


    Ji Xuan''s actions stopped.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and tried to stay calm. He gritted his teeth and continued, "If you have something to do, go and do it."


    He said calmly, "What you need to worry about now is whether you can win in this confrontation with that fierce ghost outside and, most importantly, the flow of time in herepared to outside is different, right? If that is the case, as long as you defeat this fierce ghost from inside, we will naturally be able to return to the outside world."


    Ye Jia closed his eyes, as if suppressing his anger, "So for the time being, I won''t be leaving¡­.."


    He raised his eyes to look coldly at the man before him. It was as if the person who was at a disadvantage and the one who couldn''t move was not him, as if the cruel deaths of those substitutes didn''t bother him at all.


    Although the corners of the young man''s eyes were still faintly red, the earlier disorientation and bewilderment had been swept away. Those amber coloured eyes were deep and only calmness and calction that have been exercised frequently during his time in the game remained. He had used this to reasonably infer and examine the current situation and make the most favourable decision.


    Ye Jia said slowly, "As a temporaryrade in arms, I give you my guarantee."


    ---- He once again became Ace, the uncrowned king of the yers.


    Ji Xuan''s expression was indecipherable.


    He gently brushed his finger across the bite marks on Ye Jia''s lips and let out a lightugh, "Gege, you''re always like this."


    "Always so rational¡­." He smiled and continued, "No matter what the circumstances are, you can always remain calm and find the most suitable solution, isn''t that right?"


    I really want to¡­crush that calmness of yours.


    Watch you cry, watch you scream.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath. He avoided this seemingly dangerous remark and returned to the topic at hand, "So are you going or not?"


    The man''s eyes deepened and his lips curved, "Not going¡­¡­"


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­."


    Facing someone he couldn''tmunicate with, he was a little angered, "Are you fucking out of your mind?"


    Ji Xuan leaned in and kissed him, "Of course¡­.."


    Ye Jia frowned and turned his face to avoid the other party. His tone was particrly bad, "Don''t mess around!"


    Ji Xuan stopped. He stared fixedly at the irritated young man before him and suddenly said, "Alright then¡­.."


    Now, it was Ye Jia''s turn to be stunned.


    Ji Xuan smiled. His scarlet eyes were half-narrowed and his thin pupils were slightly dted. His mood seemed to have suddenly improved significantly.


    He pointed at his lips and said, "If gege kisses me, I won''t mess around."

 Chapter 59

    The man leaned down. His scarlet eyes reflected the young man''s astonished face and his lips contained an affectionate smile. It was as if he was acting coquettish to the other party.


    Ye Jia was slightly surprised.


    "As long as one''s instinctive fears are amplified, no matter how firm their minds are, they would be unable to control the instinctive fears they have even if they know that the thing before them is just an illusion."


    Indeed, if it only used fear to mess with the human heart, it wouldn''t have been able to cause those experienced yers to have such a strong reaction.


    Ye Jia''s eyes narrowed slightly. He slowly said, "But Ji Xuan doesn''t feel any fear."


    If it was said that he was overwhelmed by his instinctive desire, it would indeed be consistent with Ji Xuan''s current abnormal state.


    But when facing so many of his fakes, Ji Xuan''s emotions were more of anger and contemptpared to fear.


    Was it because he was a ghost?


    He threw the Omniscient Eye back into his pocket and stood up.


    The hall was deadly silent. Red light from the sky in the distance prated into the hall through the gaps between the bones making up the walls, casting a red glow in the room.


    Ye Jia looked around. His eyes darkened.


    He slowly raised his hand and touched his lips.


    "Hiss¡­¡­." It stung a little.


    Ye Jia''s eyes grew colder and colder.


    He roughly wiped his lips with the back of his hand and proceeded to step towards the door of the castle.


    Ye Jia tentatively reached out and pushed open the door before him. Unexpectedly, the door wasn''t seals shut and he was able to open it without much effort, revealing the blood-coloured sky and city made of bones.


    Arge world appeared before him.


    Tremors caused by the fight between the two ghosts spread across the world and it seemed to be causing some changes to the world along with it. Thick yin energy spread throughout, making it impossible for one to perceive the changes that were urring.


    The entire city of bones was an ind floating over a sea of blood.


    The castle was located at the centre of this ind of bones, but there was arges sea of blood underneath the castle?


    ---- The dead bodies of those fakes all came up from below there.


    If he was a paranoid ghost, where would he hide something?


    The answer was quite obvious.


    He would put it together with his obsession.


    Arge scythe appeared in Ye Jia''s hand and a cold light shed. The white bones under his feet split open. Small pieces of the bones fell into the pool of blood below without making any sounds.


    He stared at the bottomless abyss below him and then took in a deep breath and leapt in.


    Ssh¡­..


    Salty liquid rushed towards him. It seemed to carry huge destructive power, charging relentlessly at this intruder.


    Ye Jia''s mouth was filled with the taste of rust. He opened his eyes but still couldn''t see very well.


    He used all his strength to resist the strong currents around him and continued to dive deeper down.


    The young man''s slender limbs were as flexible as a fish. He was able to avoid the strong currents and swim downwards.


    Dark shadows flickered faintly in the distance.


    Ye Jia struggled to swim in that direction.


    It took Ye Jia about half a minute to recover. Ye Jia raised his head and looked above him.


    Those blood coloured waters, and corpses had disappeared at some unknown point in time. Recing it was a sky of the same scarlet colour.


    His nose was filled with the suffocating smell of blood. For a moment, Ye Jia couldn''t tell whether this smell was left from the bloody waters earlier or if it was from the air.


    He wiped dry his face and slowly got up.


    Ye Jia looked around at the scene around him and was taken aback.


    He remembered this ce.


    The scene before him was one that was deeply burned into his memory. It was one that he would never forget no matter how much time passed.


    The pitch-ck ground was soft and damp. If you squeezed it hard enough, you could even squeeze out some blood.


    There were countless bones buried deep under the ground and even the air was filled with the cold scent of death.


    This was an old battlefield.


    It was an instance of the greatest difficulty that no one has ever challenged.


    ---- It was also the ce where he personally killed Ji Xuan.


    Ye Jia stood in the middle of the wastnd with his eyes slightly narrowed. The wind carrying a strong scent of blood rustled past his hair.


    He stepped forward and walked in the direction in his memories.


    In the barren wastnd, the young man walked alone.


    In the distance, there was arge ck cliff with steep peaks. Below that was a giant cave. That was the ce where he bid farewell to his former good friend.


    The memories he thought had been buried broke free and shed through his mind frame after frame.


    Ye Jia didn''t want to remember but those memories were so vivid, it was as if it only happened yesterday.


    Extremely clear and vivid, with a strong air of hatred.


    What was more painful than being betrayed by the person closest to you was finding out that the other party had been lying to you from the very beginning and had always nned to eat you up.


    Suddenly, Ye Jia seemed to have thought of something. He was taken aback.


    ---- He suddenly realised that this wasn''t a scene from his memories.


    He and Ji Xuan had entered the cave together. There was no situation where the other party entered it alone and at this moment, he didn''t see another him around.


    At this moment, the young boy stopped in his steps and looked into the distance. His young voice was cold and calm, "Mother¡­¡­."


    Ye Jia''s heart trembled. He turned to look in that same direction.


    Above a familiar pool of blood was arge lump of flesh suspended in the air. It was sorge, it almost covered the entire cave. Thick blue veins squirmed about on its greasy surface looking terribly disgusting.


    This is Mother?


    Ye Jia''s pupils constricted slightly.


    That lump of flesh squirmed, making strange sticky sounds. That terrible sound reverberated throughout the cave. Ye Jia had to use all his self-control to endure this sound.


    Ji Xuan however seemed to understand it.


    He nodded, "Yes, Mother."


    Ye Jia could guess that it was a case of the other party epting the task issued to him by Mother.


    His eyes darkened slightly, and coldness resurfaced.


    Ye Jia didn''t want to continue watching this. He reached out and tried it again.


    But before he could touch the other party, the young boy before him raised his head slightly and, as if he thought of something very pleasant, he curled up the corners of his lips to reveal an almost innocent and pure smile.


    That beautiful but gloomy face seemed to brighten up and those scarlet eyes shone bright with expectation, "Then we will be able to be together forever, right?"

 Chapter 60

    What did that mean?


    This ce was an instance.


    But for some reason, Ye Jia couldn''t remember how he managed to clear it.


    He frowned and tried his best to remember but it was all to no avail.


    At this moment, a terrible scream sounded from ahead. It contained pain and agony that seemed to prate one''s heart. It was much like a beastsst cry before it dies from torture.


    As if something ahead was pulling him in, Ye Jia stepped towards the direction of that sound.


    In the middle of all these tall buildings was an empty field. It was like a giant alter sitting in the depths of a deep sea.


    There were dark red lines on the ground and the surroundings were shrouded in darkness, giving it a strange and creepy air.


    The fist sized ball of flesh hovered in the air in the centre of that open field. The surface of it seemed to be slowly writhing around.


    A young man was curled up in the centre of those red patterns on the ground, his thin back and protruding shoulder des were particrly vivid under his thin shirt which was wet from his sweat and stuck to his body. His body trembled violently like leaves rustled by the wind. The scene was much like a butterfly on the verge of death, struggling desperately against the spider web binding it.


    That ball of flesh slowly descended.


    "Ahhhhhhh---------"


    He screamed in pain.


    Pale fingers wed at the ground, the broken nails and skin leaving bloody trails.


    The young man shuddered and was forced to raise his head by some unknown force. His wet hair was stuck against the sides of his bloodless cheeks and his lips that had been bitten raw were wide open as he gasped for air.


    The moment that ball of flesh touched him, it was like a raindrop falling into a pool of water. It disappeared without leaving a trace behind in a blink of an eye.


    "Ahhhhh!"


    The young man continued to scream miserably.


    The next second, from the centre of his chest, a hard and straight handle slowly emerged.


    "Riipp-----"


    Ye Jia''s closed his hands again.


    The scythe disappeared.


    Ye Jia took a deep breath and slowly raised his head to continue watching the following events.


    What happened next was the same as what he remembered.


    Among the yers, he quickly became the target of public criticism. Those in his teams all died one after another and those he thought could be considered as friends betrayed him one after another. After that final siege, he finally became a lone wolf and, in the end, the only person standing by his side was Ji Xuan.


    Slowly, Ye Jia noticed that no matter where he went, he would always attract arge number of ghosts and monsters, like insects flocking towards the only light source around.


    He rarely allowed Ji Xuan to be in a team with him when entering an instance. Even after entering an instance, he would stay as far away from the rest of the team and act alone.


    Every ghost and monster that tried to kill him were conversely swallowed up by Ye Jia. As he became stronger and stronger, he also became less and less¡­..human.


    This was until¡­.he reached the top of the leaderboard rankings and could no longer be surpassed.


    Those scenes from the past shed before Ye Jia''s eyes.


    During this time, Ye Jia tried to touch Ji Xuan, but the other party was still like a phantom, unable to be touched, let alone dragged out.


    Perhaps he had to wait until this is all yed out?


    Ye Jia could only give up struggling and go with the flow.


    Fortunately, time progressed very quickly in this world and every scene were broken snippets rather than a continuous, uninterrupted flow.


    Ye Jia didn''t want to relive his years in the game all over again.


    That would be too boring.


    Soon, the final moment arrived.


    Ye Jia pulled himself out from his memories.


    He took in a deep breath, followed the two figures before him and entered the cave.


    Thatrge and swollen ball of flesh from earlier was already no longer in the cave. It had been reced by a rippling pool of blood.


    In the distance, Ji Xuan and himself seemed to be talking about something. Ye Jia however had no interest in listening in.


    He yawned, sat down on one of the stones and rested his chin in his palm with a bored expression.


    Suddenly, there was a strange sensation at Ye Jia''s ankle.


    It was sharp and it poked at his ankle not too lightly but also not too heavily.


    Ye Jia looked down.


    Only then did he realise that the ce he was sitting on wasn''t in fact a stone, but a pile of mud coated bones. Near his angle, one of therger skulls had rolled out from that pile and he could vaguely see its shape through the mud.


    Ye Jia bent down and wiped off the dust and dirt from the skull with his sleeve.


    It was a lifeless skull of a goat. The horn on the head was what had poked Ye Jia''s ankle just now.


    Was this¡­..the blood gu fish''s head?


    Ye Jia stood up and dug through the pile of bones. He raised his eyebrows in surprise.


    ---- Turns out this was what it was made up of!


    At this moment, the ground suddenly shook. Countless rubble smashed down, falling into the pool of blood below with a loud sound.


    Ye Jia staggered unsteadily and quickly reached towards a wall to stabilise himself.


    Suddenly, a shrill cry sounded from not far away.


    The young man slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were as dark as ink, much like the eternal night, and terrifying yin energy flowed around him. Even without much experience, one could tell that this was most definitely a high-level, fearsome ghost that had the ability to turn the world upside down and disrupt the universe.


    Ye Jia stood fixed in ce as he looked up at that face that was both unfamiliar yet familiar.


    For some reason, he instinctively knew----


    Yes, that was indeed possible.


    When his powers finally go out of control and the powers he consumed finally breaks free from his shackles, he would be like this.


    Aplete monster.


    The young man in the distance slowly descended from the air. The muscles on his body were smooth and defined and his skin was gorgeous and firm, like a living work of art, but he also gave off an overbearing force that made others instinctively feel fear.


    He lowered his eyes, his dark pupils sweeping across Ji Xuan who stood not far away. His pale lips opened and closed and his voice seemed like it came from a ce very far away, "Many thanks¡­.."


    The young boy raised his scarlet eyes and stared fixedly at the young man standing not far away from him. He slowly narrowed his eyes, his voice turning cold, "Who are you?"


    "You can''t tell?" The young man slowly approached him, "Haven''t you always been waiting for me?"


    The boy''s pale hand reached towards the young man''s chest. It pierced through the flesh and he directly held the other party''s heart.


    The young man panicked, "No, wait, I''m your gege, Ye Jia! You don''t recognise me anymore?"


    Ji Xuan looked at the other party''s face. His eyes were dark, like a dead abyss, and there was also a touch of madness within.


    He didn''t answer anything.


    With a low sound, the blood-stained hand was taken out of the other party''s chest. Little by little, that hand crushed the heart in his hand.


    The young man''s body copsed and was firmly caught by the other party.


    The entire world was shrouded in darkness. A scarlet river of blood flowed under the ground, slowly diving into the depths of the earth.


    With the young man''s already cold body in his arms, Ji Xuan slowly sat down.


    He lowered his head and didn''t speak, breathe or move. It was as if he had turned into a lifeless statue, sessfully blending in with the dead.


    Ye Jia slowly stepped forward.


    The soft soil under his felt squelched with each step but he knew very well that the other person couldn''t hear it.


    The young man stopped before the young boy and looked down at him with aplex and deep look in his eyes.


    He couldn''t forgive Ji Xuan''s betrayal, but¡­..


    The young boy in front of him suddenly blinked and arge teardrop fell from his lifelessly pale face.


    Ye Jia couldn''t help but speak up, "Hey¡­."


    He subconsciously reached out ----- But unexpectedly, he managed to touch the other person this time.


    His warm palm pressed onto the other party''s thin shoulder.


    Ji Xuan trembled.


    He raised his head in astonishment, his scarlet eyes reflecting the face of the young man standing in front of him. His hoarse voice contained disbelief and cautiousness, as if he was afraid of waking up from this dream, and it also trembled in fear and confusion, "Gege?"

 Chapter 61

    Ye Jia was also surprised when he realised that the other party could now see him.


    Everything around them was quickly disintegrating. The sky above them gradually turned scarlet in colour, revealing a bloody pool. Those severed limbs tumbled about, hitting the barrier separating the two spaces. Alongside a loud boom, arge boulder fell into the dark abyss below.


    This ce was soon about to be swallowed up.


    Ye Jia bent down and picked the young boy up. He raised his voice to speak over the howling wind, "Hold on tight!"


    Ji Xuan looked at the young man in daze.


    The other party''s profile was pale and gorgeous. He was looking into the distance with his ss-like eyes slightly raised and his thin lips tightly pursed. Those lips were much like a bow that had been pulled to its limits and there was strong determination in his eyes, as if nothing in this world could stop him.


    Ji Xuan slowly spread open his arms and gently wrapped them around the young man''s neck. He tightened his grip ever so slightly as he embraced the treasure he had lost but finally recovered.


    Ji Xuan buried his face into the young man''s neck and took in the warmthing from the other party''s chest.


    Ye Jia turned and nced at the other party. Something shed in the depths of his eyes.


    ---- Forget it.


    In any case, the situation at hand wasn''t real.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and raised his hand to support the young boy''s slender back. He then proceeded to rush towards the scarlet vortex in the distance.


    His body was light and agile. His feet lightly tapped the surfaces of the remaining stones on the ground before flying up into the sky for several seconds andnding back down. He was much like an antelope who could lightly leap across mountain streams and bypass cliffs.


    The scarlet vortex was close at hand.


    Ye Jia reached out and his pale and slender fingers sank in-------


    The moment his fingers touched it, he felt a strong force pull him in!


    Lightheaded and dizzy.


    Ye Jia fell heavily onto the ground. He had to roll several times before being able to stop.


    He coughed heavily a few times and raised his head.


    He was back in a familiar castle made out of bones. The young boy in his arms was already gone.


    Ye Jia turned and looked behind him ---- The originally surging pool of blood had returned to its original appearance at a very fast speed. The corpses within let out a sharp cry and then soon disintegrated.


    At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from his pocket.


    "Wow¡­." That pale green stone was taken out of the pocket by Ye Jia. It yawned as it praised, "Looks like you''ve seeded!"


    Ye Jia''s footsteps stopped.


    "Aren''t you omniscient?" He asked without a change to his expression, "Why would you use the word ''probably''?"


    "Cough, cough¡­." The Omniscient Eye coughed somewhat awkwardly, "Uh, isn''t that because this world has stopped distorting¡­."


    Something didn''t seem right.


    Ye Jia frowned and looked down at the stone in his hand and his eyes narrowed slightly, "Lost his ability to move? Why?"


    After a long period of pushing and pulling, this ce was now almostpletely under Ji Xuan''s control. Even if the fierce ghost outside finally managed to figure out his true fears, as long as they are in here, he had an absolute advantage over the other party. Why would he suddenly lose his ability to move?


    The Omniscient Eye''s voice sounded a little sly, "Why would you care about this?"


    It continued casually, "Anyway, you''ve achieved your purpose now, no? You can take him out and immediately put a stop to this world behind the door. What''s the need to know the answer to that question? It won''t change the current situation anyway."


    Ye Jia didn''t answer.


    He turned and looked thoughtfully at the pool of blood behind him before slowly asking, "What were those scenes I saw earlier?"


    The Omniscient Eye snorted, "I''m not telling you¡­.."


    Ye Jia fell into thought.


    ----- A memory? Impossible.


    Thetter part never happened.


    Therefore, an illusion was the only exnation for it.


    From the very beginning, Ye Jia had treated it as an illusion ---- Ji Xuan had built his most feared scene over the top of an existing memory before sealing it up.


    It sounded very logical and reasonable.


    However, there were always some parts that couldn''t be exined.


    First of all, Ji Xuan didn''t know his name at that time so he naturally shouldn''t show any reaction to the words ''Ye Jia''¡­..But the young boy in there clearly associated that name with himself.


    Secondly, when he used the Omniscient Eye to scan the entire world, only Ji Xuan himself was glowing.


    If it was just an illusion, why did this phenomenon ur? It was as if¡­..it was just like the other yers trapped behind the doors.


    Moreover, Ji Xuan''s reaction after seeing him appear was a little too realistic.


    Ye Jia didn''t believe that the other party would have expected him to enter the illusion he had created and had instead created a corresponding response.


    Or rather, a part of him.


    He had created his deepest fear with his own hands and then ced a part of his soul in it, making it experience the same torturous experiences over and over again for an extremely long time.


    That was also why that fierce ghost couldn''t do anything to him.


    It wasn''t because Ji Xuan was immune to the other party''s abilities, but because he had already inflicted the same damage to himself and in an even more ruthless and merciless manner.


    The Omniscient Eye sighed emotionally, "Didn''t I say it earlier? He is one ruthless man."


    Ye Jia lowered his eyes, his long eyshes hiding the look in his eyes.


    The pale green stone in his hand continued to ramble on, "However, the seque of doing this can be very detrimental. Even if the seque start acting up, it would be after you two have left this ce, but clearly, the seal had been broken too early and the seque have started acting up earlier than intended. He is very likely in a state where he is no longer able to move right now¡­."


    Before it could finish speaking, the other party mercilessly stuffed it back into their pocket.


    The Omniscient Eye''s voice was muffled, "Hey, hey! My time is not up yet! Let''s chat a little longer!"


    No one answered it.


    The Omniscient Eye stared at the inside of the wrinkled pocket before it. It could clearly feel the movements increase and there was also the sound of wind rushing past as if the owner of the pocket was moving at a very high speed.


    It coldly snorted.


    If you''re worried then just admit that you''re worried. What need is there to be so stubborn?


    The Omniscient Eye turned itself over inside the pocket and found itself afortable position ---- Sleeping is the best!


    When Ye Jia arrived at the ce with the abnormal fluctuations, that ce had basically beenpletely transformed into an illusion by the female ghost.


    A vast battlefield spread out under the faintly scarlet coloured night sky. Countless bodies were buried deep within the blood-soaked soil. Soft whispers of the undead could be heard and the smell of death lingered in the air.


    A tall figure stood firmly in the middle of this wastnd.


    His eyes were lowered and there were no expressions on his pale face. His prominent brow bones cast a deep shadow across his eyes, hiding the vertical pupils which shone a cold, scarlet light in the darkness.


    There seemed to be something off about him.


    Ye Jia stopped a few steps away from the other party. His eyes swept across thend around the man.


    Completely bare earth could be seen under his feet. There weren''t even any bones or body remnants there, making it appear eerie and strange.


    Ye Jia frowned slightly. He bent down, picked up a stone from the ground and threw it in Ji Xuan''s direction.


    The next moment, that stone seemed to have hit something invisible in the air. It was then dragged in and a destructive force crushed that stone into dust in just a blink of an eye, the small particlester drifting away with the wind.


    Ye Jia: "¡­¡­.."


    Was this what it meant by ''no longer able to move''?


    He shouted, "Ji Xuan!"


    He spread open his palm and a scythe appeared in his palm. The moment the de came into contact with the air, Ye Jia could feel it ---- He was currently eating.


    He rapidly swallowed up Ji Xuan''s ghost energy. That satisfying feeling of his needs been met spread all across his arms and legs.


    Ye Jia was startled by this. He instinctively retracted the scythe back.


    The more he ate, the closer he would be to a fierce ghost --- ording to the information he had received from the illusion earlier, that was exactly what Mother wanted.


    Perhaps this was the reason why Ji Xuan didn''t want him to directly face that fierce ghost outside.


    Then¡­..What should he do now to get the other party out of that door?


    Ye Jia was troubled.


    He turned to look at the world around him that had almostpletely turned into the bloodstained battlefield he once saw in an instance and then he raised his eyes to look at Ji Xuan who had lost all consciousness and was only attacking using his instincts.


    That man stood silently in the middle of the battlefield, rooted to the ground like a lifeless sculpture.


    Somehow¡­..the other party''s state seemed a little familiar.


    Ye Jia was slightly surprised by this thought. A memory quickly appeared in his mind.


    In the middle of a blood-stained wastnd, a young boy sat calmly on the devastated ground. His head was lowered, his ck hair hanging down such that the shadows covered his pale face. That boy looked as if his soul had left his body.


    Ye Jia opened his mouth to speak. Because his throat was a little dry, he could only spit out two words with much difficulty, "A''Xuan¡­."


    It was spoken very softly, almost disappearing into the howling wind around him. It was like broken sleep talk, the words softly melting into the silence of the night.


    He didn''t know if it was his illusion, but Ye Jia seemed to see that tall man who was still expressionlessly standing in the middle of the field¡­..


    Tremble slightly¡­..


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and raised his voice a little, "A''Xuan¡­."


    He raised his hand. This time, he didn''t cover his cold and pale fingers with any protection, exposing his vulnerable skin and flesh to the air. With a trace of uncertainty and hesitation, he slowly reached out towards the invisible field in front of him.


    Ye Jia held his breath. The other hand holding the scythe tightened around the handle.


    He prepared himself for his arm to be brutally crushed and shredded¡­¡­


    But, unexpectedly¡­..


    Ye Jia''s hand came into contact with an invisible wall in the air.


    He was a little surprised.


    What he had expected to happen didn''t happen.


    His fingers seemed to have touched something soft that felt like glue. It tentatively wrapped around the tips of his fingers and, like some kind of insect that couldn''tmunicate verbally, it''s soft tentacles carefully touched him.


    Ye Jia took in a deep breath and slowly took a step forward.


    From his arm to his shoulder to his entire body.


    He entered Ji Xuan''s attacking range.


    The man still had his eyes lowered as he stood there lifelessly like a sculpture. His dark eyes that held a trace of scarlet stared emptily into the distance.


    Ye Jia cautiously raised his hand to touch Ji Xuan''s shoulder, "Hey¡­¡­"


    Ji Xuan didn''t move.


    Ye Jia reached out and waved it in front of Ji Xuan, "Can you hear me?"


    Ye Jia''s vision darkened from his tight embrace, "I¡­..I can''t breathe!"


    The other party however still showed no intention to hold back.


    Ye Jia shouted angrily, "A''Xuan!"


    As soon as he said that, the other party''s suffocating embrace loosened slightly.


    Ye Jia used this opportunity to escape from that embrace.


    The man before him seemed to have somewhat returned to his senses. He lowered his eyes, his dark scarlet eyes still showing some confusion.


    Ye Jia sighed.


    "Haa¡­¡­" He pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling troubled, "Can''t you turn yourself smaller in a situation like this?"


    Ji Xuan continued to stare at him, his eyes unfocussed and his thin and pale lips tightly pursed. There were no changes to his expression. It was unknown if he understood what was said just now.


    Ye Jia, "¡­¡­.."


    He looked up at the sky above him that was in the process of changing its colour and knew that things cannot continue like this.


    And so, he rubbed his face and once again cautiously moved closer.


    But before he could get any closer, the man before him swayed and fell in his direction.


    Ye Jia''s heart tensed. He subconsciously reached out to catch the other party, but what fell into his arms was not the tall and heavy body belonging to an adult man, but a small and tender child.


    He lowered his head in astonishment and looked down at Ji Xuan in his arms.


    The other party¡­..had really turned himself back into a child.


    The boy''s small body clung tightly to his chest, his messy ck hair covering his expressionless and pale face. His entire body was curled up in the other person''s arms. Despite appearing docile, he domineeringly took up the young man''s entire embrace.


    The attacking range slowly grew smaller.


    Ye Jia couldn''t help but sigh again.


    He wrapped the other party''s arms around his neck and then proceeded to lift Ji Xuan''s body up and walk out.


    The next moment, Ye Jia stopped in ce.


    He looked down at the boy in his arms in shock.


    Ye Jia''s cor was still slightly spread open, revealing his slender neck and defined corbones. There was a bite mark there that was still burning in pain and oozing blood.


    With his walking motion, the young boy''s cold and soft lips seemed to intentionally or unintentionally rub against that part, sending a strange feeling of numbness through his body.


    The young boy''s eyes were however still closed, and his pale face resembled a lifeless, marble statue. He didn''t seem to have regained consciousness.


    Ye Jia hesitated for a moment before continuing on.


    But after just a few steps, that familiar sensation appeared again.


    Gently and softly, like a feather sweeping across, like a lover''s flirtatious touch.


    "¡­¡­." Ye Jia''s ears suddenly turned hot.


    He gritted his teeth and took a deep breath before mercilessly removing the other party''s arms from his neck and then proceeded to lift him up over his shoulder instead.


    ------Carrying you like this suits you more.

 Chapter 62

    After leaving this door, Ji Xuan in his arms disappeared as before.


    The fierce female ghost roared and rushed towards Yejia.


    Yejia had already prepared for this. He turned sideways flexibly to avoid the attack of the other party.


    He narrowed his eyes slightly.


    Although he could not see each other, Yejia could clearly feel that the strength and speed of the other party were weakened, almost... Reluctantly.


    Yezei dodged the other party''s ws, then found the right time and rushed straight to thest room.


    There was a female ghost''s unwilling roar behind her, and then she was heavily blocked behind by the gate.


    Thest door is Wei yuechu''s.


    As soon as he entered it, Yejia found something wrong.


    Compared with the world behind the other doors, the world in front of us looks like a broken semi-finished product. The buildings, sky and ground are covered with dark holes everywhere, just like lit paper. The scorched holes slowly spread outward, and the cars and streetmps on the road are askew, falling into the abyss of bottomless depths.


    Yega walked along the road.


    On one side of the road is a huge pit, in which colorful and dense insects are slowly forming the outer wall of the house.


    On the other side of the road was a row of houses that looked very strange. It seemed that all the sounds and colors were taken away from them, leaving only pure dead ck and white.


    Buildings and buildings ovep irregrly, like a grotesque nightmare.


    It''s like the walls between the doors be thin and fragile, copsed under the heavy pressure, and the scenes of every world pour into them.


    A terrible roar came from the gap.


    Ye Jia''s hand turned into a sharp and bright knife light.


    In the previous doors, he had killed many monsters and even a fake himself. However, when he killed them, he didn''t feel what he was eating, so these things are unlikely to be entities, so it doesn''t matter even if he was killed by his sickle.


    He chopped down several monsters that rushed towards him - they seemed to have escaped from behind Wu Su''s door. At the moment, they were raging in this mixed nightmare, upying every inch of space.


    However, Yejia did not see the residue of Ji Xuan''s world.


    He took the omniscient eye out of his pocket.


    Since leaving the previous door, it has never made a sound again. It seems that it has lost the energy of confrontation between two fierce ghosts, and the alienation that can make it have consciousness has stopped.


    I have to say, Yejia breathed a sigh of relief.


    Although this stone helped him a lot, it was too noisy, especially didn''t know when to stop talking.


    He raised his omniscient eye and scanned the whole world slowly and carefully through the holes between the light green stones.


    However, unexpectedly, after looking around, the light spot symbolizing the human soul did not appear.


    Yezei identally raised his eyebrows and put the stone down from his eyes.


    At this moment, a violent wind came from behind, clutching the roaring sound of the mechanical chain and chopping mercilessly towards Yejia.


    He reflexively turned back to block.


    "tter!"


    The screeching sound of metal collision echoes in the whole dead street. The huge electric saw is heavily against the sickle. The hinge rotates, and the sharp and thin de of the sickle is particrly fragile under it.


    Sparks sshed, reflected in the girl''s cold eyes.


    The ground under Yejia''s feet was overwhelmed and cracked, and the fine lines spread like cobwebs.


    The young man''s eyes narrowed slightly.


    The next second, the light of the knife in his hand turned slightly, and his body shape shed out of the opponent''s attack range flexibly and lightly.


    With a bang, the huge electric saw couldn''t hold its power and hit the ground heavily.


    Suddenly, the rubble sshed.


    "Oh..." Wei yuechu''s white cheek was wiped with a faint blood mark, but she didn''t care about it. Instead, she smiled contemptuously, raised her eyes and looked coldly at the young man in front of her: "it''s another ace..."


    Her eyes fell on Yejia''s face, her pupils narrowed, and she was shocked.


    "You..."


    Wei yuechu''s eyes moved from Yejia''s face to the sickle in his hand. His expression became more rigid and confused, as if he had doubts about the whole world.


    "It seems that you have seen those counterfeiters." Yejia said.


    ¡ª¡ªAnd there seems to be more than one.


    Wei yuechu seemed to be aware of something. He suddenly opened his eyes, took a breath of air-conditioning, raised his hand and pointed to each other: "can''t... Can''t!"


    Yezei is ready to nod.


    However, the next second, the girl standing opposite him said in a trance: "is this what I''m most afraid of...?"


    Is the male God the same face as the handsome guy who owns the famous flowers in thepany?


    It sounds really terrible!


    Yezei: "


    "Anyway..." Wei yuechu soon perked up, picked up the still buzzing chainsaw and said with great fighting spirit: "cut it down first."


    Yezei took a deep breath and suddenly had an impulse to help his forehead.


    Wei yuechu''s offensive was fierce and overbearing, almost like a madman. If it were ordinary people, I''m afraid they would have been overwhelmed by the storm like attack.


    Yezei only defends but does not attack. He simply dodges.


    He seems to be able to avoid each other''s de every time, but he is unexpectedly able to handle it. On the contrary, Wei yuechu is more and more anxious about being affected, and each blow fails, which makes her gradually be impatient.


    Yejia seized this fleeting opportunity.


    The crescent scythe in his hand drew a perfect arc and fiercely lifted the chainsaw in the other party''s hand.


    The still working chainsaw was thrown several meters away and embedded into the crack in the ground. The hinge hummed hard for several seconds, and then finally went on strike and fell into silence.


    Yezei pressed the girl on the ground and controlled each other''s hands and feet. The sharp de in his hand was close to each other''s neck, as if he could cut the girl''s slender throat in the next second and let the scarlet hot blood pour on the earth.


    "Uncle!" Wei yuechu struggled and roared, "you! Let go of me! "


    Yezei raised his eyebrows expressionless: "haven''t you figured it out yet?"


    Wei yuechu''s struggle stagnated: "what?"


    Yejia: "then I''ll give you two more minutes."


    "What are you talking about..." Wei yuechu retorted reflexively. The next second, she seemed to realize something. She suddenly swallowed the unfinished words back, then slowly stared at the young man in front of her, stammering: "wait..."


    The young man in front of him was still dressed in the clothes pulled in front of the ghost. His facial features were elegant and handsome, but the previous loose and tired temperament had disappeared. His slightly indifferent expression looked aggressive, like a sharp de out of the sheath, shing a sharp cold - plus the weapons in the other party''s hands. The way of only defending but not attacking, and the skill enough to control her


    The answer seems imminent.


    "You... You..."


    Yezei smiled: "thank you for your praise..."


    Wei yuechu: "


    What did I praise you for?


    At the beginning of the month, Yezei stood up.


    He patted the soil on his body and stretched out his hand to Wei yuechu, who stilly on the ground and looked at the sky and doubted his life: "do you want to help?"


    "Of course not!" Wei yuechu quickly recovered and quickly stood up from the ground.


    She looked at Yejia and said slowly, "so, you''ve always been... You?"


    Yejia wiped out two monsters who rushed at them and nodded carelessly.


    Wei yuechu''s face suddenly turned red: "that, that, that..."


    She suddenly recalled what she had talked to each other in the warehouse, including what she said that the other person looked very good to her appetite.


    Wei yuechu wailed in his heart, suddenly lowered his head and smashed his face in the middle of his palm. Ashamed, he would rathermit suicide on the spot.


    Yejia nced at her and wisely decided not to say what he heard about the other party''s heroic words that he wanted to confess.


    He raised his omniscient eye and swept the whole world.


    With the passage of time, the world in front of them has basically disintegrated. The ground under their feet has broken away from the surroundingnd. At the moment, it is drifting towards the depths of nothingness and darkness. The distance between the door that was close to them and them has been pulled away. At the moment, there is a glimmer of light on their heads.


    Yezei put the all knowing eye into his pocket and turned to Wei yuechu and said briefly, "go..."


    Wei yuechu reluctantly pulled himself out of the memory of shame, pulled out his chainsaw from the nearby ground, and then followed Yezei and jumped away towards the continent farther and farther away from them.


    There are scattered fragments floating in the void, ranging from steel and cement, the whole building, to cars and even stones.


    The ckened cavity continued to expand rapidly, and those scenes were swallowed up by the darkness very quickly.


    Wei yuechu was more and more frightened.


    She asked, "what''s the matter?"


    Wei yuechu couldn''t remember how long she had been here. She could clearly know that she was bound by ghosts that could create fear, but she couldn''t resist the instinctive fear in the depths of her soul. However, suddenly one day, the fear that tortured her weakened, but there were more things in the world around her that she didn''t know.


    After a few fights with the monsters, including the forgeries of several ace, Wei yuechu felt that he had finally returned to thefort circle.


    She began hunting monsters all over the world, looking for an exit, and then met Yejia.


    ¡ª¡ªThat is, the real ace.


    "It''s about to copse..." Yejia said without looking back, "so I suggest you speed up."


    Wei yuechu: "


    Don''t I know it''s copsing!


    She suddenly remembered something and shouted to Yejia in front: "ah, by the way..."


    "Cough..." the girl''s face reddened for a moment. Although the volume did not decrease, she was a little shy: "that''s the beauty who came from the warehouse before. It''s your girlfriend, isn''t it?"


    Yejia stumbled at his feet.


    No one knows better than him who that beauty is.


    His face twisted slightly as if he had swallowed a fly raw.


    Wei yuechu leaped a few steps and followed.


    "No..." Yejia nced at the girl beside him, his eyes fell on the other party''s implicit expectation and shining expression, blurted out denial and turned a corner in his mouth: "good..."


    Wei yuechu''s face showed obvious disappointment.


    Yezei turned his eyes and quickened his pace.


    With his back to each other, he breathed a little relieved.


    Compared with directly cutting off each other''s thoughts, giving each other unrealistic expectations is the most vicious and cruel thing.


    "Well..." Wei yuechu was a little lonely.


    Didn''t you think you were stillte?


    However, Wei yuechu soon perked up - since he can''t be a girlfriend, it''s actually good to be a good friend!


    She quickened her pace and walked forward side by side with Yejia: "well, speaking of it, does your girlfriend know your identity?"


    Yezei: "


    Why are you still gossiping?!


    He hardened his head and replied, "clear, clear."


    "Know what it means!" The girl frowned and said righteously, "clear is clear, unclear is unclear!"


    She cleared her throat and vividly shared her love experience with Yezei: "I understand that some people always want to hide things. In order to protect their families and lovers, they carry everything on their shoulders alone, but believe me, girls'' sixth sense is very urate. Instead of making her afraid, it''s better to be honest and sincere, Don''t be afraid to say what you really feel... "


    Yejia felt his head ache again.


    He said dryly, "thank you for your advice."


    "No thanks, no thanks." Wei yuechu made great contributions and noddedcently: "just give me happy candy when you do happy events in the future!"


    Yezei: "


    I''m afraid it''s a little too open-minded.


    Wei yuechu came forward and took Ye Jia''s arm with his elbow. His expression was a little obscene: "ah, the cor button should be fastened."


    ¡ª¡ªI''m young and have a good time.


    Yezei was stunned. He subconsciously raised his hand and touched it along the other party''s line of sight.


    The bite marks on the vicle are dull and painful.


    As he was attacked by a female ghost just after leaving the door, he forgot to tie back his torn cor.


    Yejia''s face flushed.


    He coughed, hurriedly lowered his head, tied his cor to the top one, and said hoarsely, "thank you very much."


    Looking at the back of the young man who fled in front and the reddish tip of his ears in his hair, Wei yuechu felt a slight shock in his heart and felt that the door of a new world was quietly opened.


    Is it the love story between the lustful big sister and the abstinence pure boy?


    Yes, it''s a little knock.


    After killing the insects and monsters trying to stop them, the two men came to the door.


    "So, does anyone else know who you really are?" Wei yuechu asked.


    Ye Jia''s face remained unchanged: "I don''t know..."


    "What? Am I the only one? " Wei yuechu was ttered. She patted her chest and assured Yezei, "don''t worry, your secret is very safe with me."


    Yejia''s sight drifted for a moment.


    Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and said, "by the way, can I borrow your weapon?"


    At the beginning of the month, Wei nodded and handed the chainsaw in his hand to Yejia. Yejia''s shoulder sank.


    She didn''t ask Yezei why, but smiled, "don''t break it for me."


    With that, the girl turned and walked in towards the open door.


    Yezei weighed the chainsaw in his hand and stepped out.


    At the moment of leaving the door, he instinctively raised his vignce and waited for the female ghost to rush at him at the moment after he stepped out.


    ¡ª¡ªBut, unexpectedly, nothing happened.


    Ye Jiawei was stunned and looked around at the empty room in front of him.


    Dark green wallpaper, dirty carpet, old banquet.


    Yega raised the eye of omniscience to his eyes.


    The hair that had originally spread all over the whole room had disappeared and showed its true appearance. The dark green wallpaper was decayed and peeled, covered with ck and gray blood, and the fragments of internal organs were scattered on the carpet, making the whole room seem to have experienced a massacre.


    On the wall behind the throne, the sixth door slowly opened, revealing the dark interior.


    Yejia put the stone back in his pocket and walked to thest door with an electric saw.


    Unexpectedly, there was a corridor in front of me.


    It was the one he saw when he came in.


    However, what it presents is what Yejia needs to see through the eyes of omniscience.


    ¡ª¡ªDark sticky spots and broken fuzzy fingerprints, rotten limbs piled randomly in the corridor, with ck broken meat and messy blood marks left on it.


    Yejia turned his head and looked behind him.


    The door had disappeared and was reced by a dark corridor.


    There was a heavy, hoarse gasp ahead, like a decaying bellows, pulling in the dead darkness, looking monotonous and terrible.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly and walked forward.


    He came to the banquet hall again.


    As soon as opened the door, an unpleasant smell came to  face, as if something had rotted in it.


    The feeling of forest cold and Yin cold shrouded in an instant, and the air was filled with thick Yin Qi.


    The light overhead was dim, and the broken chandelier shook, barely illuminating the room.


    The banquet table was smashed to pieces, wood fragments scattered on the carpet, and the whole room seemed to have a scuffle.


    The female ghost was sitting at the end of the room. This time, she could finally be seen directly by the naked eye - her pale limbs cracked bloodshot and sudden eyes, staring at the young man not far away. Her dark long hair swam wildly on the ground, looking very terrible. Half of her body showed a strange scorched ck, as if it had been corroded.


    The female ghost''s throat hissed, her limbs convulsed and trembled uncontrobly. She seemed to be ready to attack, but she couldn''t move.


    The buzzing of the electric saw echoed in the empty room.


    ¡ª¡ªThe biggest reason why Wei yuechu likes chainsaws is that they are the most destructive to monsters and are most likely to create cruel scenes of flesh and blood.


    But Yejia doesn''t have this hobby.


    He prefers quick decisions.


    With a sharp sickle, you can end the whole battle with a kiss on the other party''s neck - simple, quiet and efficient.


    Although he changed his weapon this time, Yejia was still ready to follow his own way.


    The rapidly rotating tooth chain cuts flesh and bones.


    The female ghost''s head with long hair fell down with a pop, and the smelly blood sshed on the whole wall. The head rolled on the ground, hit a corner and stopped.


    Yezei: "


    Sure enough, the chainsaw was not suitable for him at all.


    The room around him began to copse, and Yejia turned and walked out. However, before he took a few steps, he heard a strange voice behind him.


    It''s like... The rubbing sound of limbs climbing on the ground.


    Ye Jiawei was stunned and turned to look behind him.


    The female ghost body that should have been dead is moving slowly on the ground, and the headless body is crawling towards Yejia bit by bit.


    It''s impossible


    Although Wei yuechu''s weapon can''t be as invincible as his sickle, after all, it is a weapon strengthened by yers with Yin Qi. After all, only in this way can we really hurt the spirit body of the fierce ghost. After being cut off by this weapon, it is almost impossible to see the current situation.


    Unless¡ª¡ª


    The pale body straightened slowly in front of him, and a scarlet line cracked on his chest. The next second, the skin peeled off automatically.


    Under Mori Bai''s hard ribs, what beats is not the heart, but


    A small saa, the size of a table tennis ball, with a scarlet surface, slowly oozing bloody juice.


    No!


    Yejia was shocked.


    However, his body seemed unconscious and involuntarily approached the saa.


    It''s like a sober mind is firmly trapped in a cage.


    Just then, the female ghost fell on one side of her head, and her dark hair extended and swam to Yejia''s feet - then grabbed his ankle and dragged him in the opposite direction.


    Yezei was slightly stunned.


    In memory, some vague pictures revive.


    In the dark hall, the saa the size of his fist trickled down. Behind him came the roar of the monster when ghosts were walking at night. It seemed that something was pulling him back on his shoulder, but he still walked forward unconsciously and even extended his hand slowly


    The next second, the cold touch of the man''s palm came from his wrist.


    A low, familiar voice sounded in my ears - "Shh..."


    "Don''t look..."


    At that moment, Yejia clenched his teeth and regained control of his body.


    His palm held the electric saw tightly, and then he rushed forward. The sharp gear of the electric saw cut the ribs of the female ghost''s chest in a moment and stabbed it into the saa.


    A shrill scream suddenly sounded, almost breaking the eardrum.


    Walls, ground, everything trembled with the terrible voice, like fallen leaves in wind, trembling and being crushed.


    Yezei gripped the handle of the electric saw and pulled the switch violently - the roar of mechanical operation sounded, crushing the saa into mud almost in an instant.


    The scream stopped suddenly.


    Yejia gasped heavily, and his palm was wet with sweat.


    He loosened his weapon and stepped back slowly, obviously feeling his detachment.


    It seems that this is why Ji Xuan didn''t let him face off with the female ghost.


    That''s why she''s strong - she has a part of her mother in her body.


    But


    Yejia turned his head and looked at the dead head in the corner of the house.


    He frowned slightly.


    Yejia clearly remembered that just now, when his body was attracted and seduced by a part of his mother, the head was... Preventing him from approaching?


    Why?


    He walked forward slowly, bent down and pulled away the scattered ck hair on his head and face.


    A strange and terrible face appeared in front of Yejia.


    Countless eyes are arranged on the face, dense and interwoven vertically and horizontally, looking particrly terrible.


    She''s notpletely dead yet.


    A pair of eyes moved with each other''s hands, and finally fixed on Yejia''s face.


    Yezei looked down at her, as if he didn''t care about each other''s terrible ugliness. Instead, he calmly stretched out his hand and touched each other''s cheek with his fingertips.


    The illusion of the eyes disappeared little by little.


    A woman''s face shows that her facial features are ordinary, but she is also beautiful.


    She looked at Yejia with her gray and muddy eyes. Her pale lips moved slowly and spit out two words with difficulty: "thank you, thank you."


    Then she died.


    Yezei stared at each other''s face and was slightly stunned.


    He knows... Who this is.


    Vision, ranking third in points.


    Ability: insight.

 Chapter 63

    The pale head turned into dust in the next second.


    The walls and ground around them are also copsing at a very fast speed, just like a paper house soaked in water, which copses and fades, and then turns into flying dust fragments.


    Then Yejia found him standing in the firstyer of ghosts.


    The scorched ground and the swampy sky, but the huge eyes on the head have disappeared. The ground cracks and makes a terrible sound of fragmentation. It seems that it will be maintained soon.


    Several people lie on their backs on the ground and are slowly waking up.


    st was the first to wake up. He jumped up from the ground, squeaked and pulled up his clothes, and turned around to check whether there were any insect residues on it.


    Wu Su, the second to wake up, felt his head nkly and sat up slowly. He didn''t seem to know what had happened.


    Then Chen Qingye woke up from aa.


    He slowly got up from the ground, patted the dust on his body, and carefully leveled the folds of his clothes.


    st burst into tears when he saw him.


    He rushed forward with a leap and tightly hugged Chen Qingye''s shoulder: "brother, I don''t dislike you anymore..."


    A Chang poked his head out of Chen Qingye''s sleeve, raised his dark skull full ofpound eyes, and looked at the dangerous molecule who had just been fighting with himself. His ws made a clicking friction sound.


    ¡°£¡¡± st''s face turned blue and jumped into the distance reflexively.


    Chen Qingye fondly touched ah Chang''s head, then raised his hand to his sses and looked at st: "what?"


    st: "when I didn''t say..."


    "Why are you still in the mood to chat?" Wei yuechu looked up at the melting sky above his head and said, "this ghost is about to disappear."


    "What, what?" Wu Su touched the back of his head, which was still in pain. His face was nk. He didn''t seem to know what had happened.


    He only remembered that he was thrown to a ce very simr to the game and had a fight with a fake ace... And then? What happened then?


    Wu Su hurriedly asked, "has the fierce ghost disappeared?"


    The others looked reflexively at Yejia, who stood aside and didn''t speak from beginning to end.


    Wu Su: "


    Yezei: "


    Seeing that his ghost talk was about to be revealed, he coughed and asked a key question that had been ignored for a long time: "by the way, do you remember where we were pulled in?"


    "Of course!" st pointed to the distance without thinking: "not from the elevator..."


    The remains of the elevator in the distance hit the ground and looked like a ttened metal box.


    People: "


    "Fuck"!


    Sooner orter, the already unsustainable ghosts disintegrated in an instant and turned into nothingness Yin Qi powder.


    The supernatural and strange scene suddenly disappeared and reced the dark elevator shaft.


    The cable was broken, the metal elevator had been smashed, and several people were suspended in mid air and looked at each other.


    The next second, they began to fall freely under the pull of gravity.


    "Ah ah!" Wu Su screamed reflexively.


    Wei yuechu grabbed his cor quickly.


    Wu Su: "


    He stopped barking, but his eyes were rolled.


    Several people climbed to the nearest wall. st, who was at the top, jumped up for several meters and came to the nearest closed elevator door.


    A cluster of hot mes sprang out of the palm, and then the palm was attached to the metal wall.


    The elevator door in front of us turns red and soft at a speed visible to the naked eye, then melts and flows down, revealing a huge cavity.


    st pulls back: "here!"


    Several people climbed out one by one.


    One by one, they were disheartened and looked a little embarrassed.


    Wu Su covered his neck and coughed earth shaking: "cough, cough!"


    With red eyes, he looked at Wei yuechu: "do you want to strangle me?"


    "I''m sorry..." Wei yuechu said insincerely, "it''s urgent and easy."


    After coughing for a while, Wu Su suddenly realized something and jumped up: "wait! Yega! Which of you pulled him! "


    He is the only ordinary person in this group. He has no self-protection ability, but he can''t be implicated just because he took the same elevator with them


    When Wu Su was anxious to get angry, a young man''s slightly cold voice came behind him: "I''m here..."


    Wu Su suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.


    Although the young people, like them, were covered with dust and wrinkled as if after a big war, they obviously did notck arms and legs.


    Wu Su breathed a sigh of relief: "thank God..."


    He grabbed Yejia''s arm: "don''t you feel ufortable?"


    The other three people behind him showed unspeakable expressions: "..."


    Yejia replied skillfully, "thank you, team Wu. I''m fine."


    The expressions of the three behind became more and more strange.


    Wei yuechu instinctively turned his head and looked at Chen Qingye, but found that the other party was also looking in their own direction. At that moment, they seemed to hear each other''s eye contact.


    Chen Qingye: what''s the matter with you?


    Wei yuechu: what''s the matter with me? What''s the matter with you?


    At this time, st poked his head foolishly and interrupted the casting: "what''s the matter?"


    Chen Qingye and Wei yuechu cut off their sight and looked in two different directions.


    Yezei looked at Wu Su and said, "well, Captain, I have something at home today. I may need to leave early..."


    Wu Su quickly nodded: "it''s all right. Go quickly. After such a bad experience, you need to rest now. By the way, don''t forget to go to the hospital for an examination. I''ll talk to your minister."


    Yezei pulled his cor, which looked a little tight, and then turned and walked quickly towards the staircase.


    Looking at the young man''s back disappearing into the stairwell, Wu Su turned his head, looked at the three strange senior yers behind him, and slowly asked, "so, what happened in the ghost''s cage just now?"


    Unexpectedly, the three shook their heads together: "I don''t know..."


    The three of them were startled and looked at each other suspiciously.


    Wu Su: "


    He pulled his beard and asked suspiciously, "so you three don''t know what happened?"


    The three nodded.


    Wu Su: "then... What about the fierce ghost? Are you dead? "


    Wei yuechu said, "the ghosts are scattered. They must be dead."


    Wu Su was even more confused: "how did you die?"


    ¡ª¡ªI don''t know.


    Wu Su frowned, "what about Ji Xuan? Where has he gone? "


    ¡ª¡ªI don''t know.


    Did Ji Xuan kill the fierce ghost?


    Is he really friendly?


    Wu Su turned away with a puzzled face and was ready to go back to the office to look through the information and find the relevant documents that the other party had reached an agreement with the authority.


    After Wu Su left, the three yers looked at each other.


    The atmosphere became tense and strange.


    Wei yuechu narrowed his eyes, looked at Chen Qingye not far away and asked, "what''s the matter? Do you remember anything?"


    Chen Qingye shook his head and quietly replied, "no, nothing."


    He asked, "what about you?"


    Wei yuechu said, "no..."


    Chen Qingye: "see you tomorrow?"


    Wei yuechu nodded: "OK..."


    The two men turned around at the same time and walked in the opposite direction, with a sneer in their hearts - Oh, that man, he didn''t know anything.


    st stood where he was, turned his head and looked behind the two people in the distance, and then sighed heavily.


    s, the poor two people were fooled around by ace that wicked man. Only he knew the truth.


    So lonely


    At this time, he seemed to suddenly think of something, suddenly raised his head, looked at the empty corridor in front of him, and looked nkly: "ah, so none of you are curious about my real name!"


    ¡ª¡ªIt''s lonely to be a handsome boy.


    As soon as Yejia entered the stairwell, he dodged into the ghost.


    The little ck hand ran out of his shoulder. He was still in shock: "my God, so what happened just now?"


    Just now in the elevator, don''t know why, suddenly Yejia and the elevator outside disappeared together. It quickly climbed into the dark elevator room and began to wait foolishly. Ten minutester, without warning, the elevator ttened into metal blocks fell straight down, and then crashed to the ground with a bang, pouring a shock of dust and smoke, and then, Before it calmed down, five figures suddenly appeared in front of it, and then went straight down.


    Little ck quickly recognized Ye Jia''s smell and hurriedly climbed back to each other''s shoulders.


    Until now, it dared to stick out its head.


    Ye Jiayan replied simply andprehensively, "it''s a ghost..."


    Little ck hand took a breath, and instantly understood what had happened.


    It immediately realized the seriousness of the matter - it could pull a whole elevator into the ghost without Yejia''s awareness, and could actually see through the illusion imposed by Yejia and urately exclude it when pulling people - this kind of thing can only be done by a very strong fierce ghost.


    It asked nervously, "how''s it going? Has the fierce ghost been eliminated? Aren''t you hurt? "


    However, before the little ck hand finished asking questions like a firecracker, the ghost in front of him cracked a gap and a glimmer of light came in.


    Yejia stepped out of the ghost.


    Little ck hand choked.


    In front of us was a huge hall with luxurious decoration and cold breath. The blood pool on one side fluctuated in the semi bright and semi ambiguous light, and the forest white skeleton was vaguely visible.


    This!


    The little ck hand almost fainted on the spot.


    This... Isn''t this Wang''s territory!


    The big head of bleeding Gu fish appeared in the blood pool.


    It smelled the familiar smell in the air, shook its head and tail, rushed towards the visitor, and rubbed Yejia''s legs affectionately and excitedly.


    A pair of dark eye sockets slowly lifted up and stared at the little ck hand on Yejia''s shoulder.


    The little ck hand was shocked and stammered, "well, do you mind if I go to hide in your ghost first?"


    Despite Yejia''s guarantee, he still doesn''t want to see the king and his pet!


    Yejia nced at it and said nothing.


    His slender white fingertips made a slight stroke in the air, a scarlet crack appeared in the air, and the little ck hand seemed to be burning to his tail.


    However, before Yezei closed the ghost, he saw the little ck hand shyly sticking out his head: "well... Shall I bring my cell phone in?"


    Yezei: "


    He reached out, took out his cell phone from his pocket, threw it to the little ck hand, and then turned it off.


    Now only Yejia is left in the hall.


    He raised his hand slowly and brushed it gently in his arms.


    A figure slowly appeared.


    The little boy quietly nestled in front of the young man''s chest. The waist, back and leg bends were held up by invisible forces, and the dark divergence fell down, covering his closed eyes, revealing only the delicate tip of his nose and pale tight lips. He seemed to be sleeping, his cheeks close to the young man''s chest and leaning motionless against each other.


    Yega breathed a sigh of relief.


    Previously, when he was in the ghost of the fierce ghost, he saw Ji Xuan lying at his feet, who had be smaller.


    Seeing that others were about to wake up, he was quick witted, habitually covered each other''s body with ayer of camouge, and then manipted some ghost Qi to fix him in his arms - Yejia also tried this operation for the first time, but he didn''t expect it to work.


    Facts have proved that his disguise is still wless as long as he is not faced with a fierce ghost with insight.


    The blood Gu fish raised his head nkly and sniffed Ji Xuan''s slender legs. It seemed that he didn''t quite understand why his master suddenly appeared in his favorite human arms, and still in this weak state


    Yezei pushed away the big head of the blood Gu fish in front of him: "y by yourself..."


    The blood Gu fish shook its tail reluctantly and returned to its swimming pool step by step, but it still secretly floated half of its skull and quietly looked at the human beings in the center of the hall.


    Yezei took Ji Xuan in his arms and walked towards the depths of the hall.


    He didn''t want to bring Ji Xuan back to the ce where he lives now, so he thought it over and over again. It''s best to put the other party back to his own territory. In addition, with his men and the guards of blood Gu fish, there are few things that can be harmful to him in the world.


    However, he walked around the hall twice and couldn''t find a ce to put people down.


    Yezei: "


    It seems that the fierce ghost really doesn''t need to rest.


    Yejia''s vision fell deep into the hall. There was a soft chair in an insignificant corner, which seemed to be a ce to put people down.


    He sighed silently and walked over.


    Yezei bent down and put Ji Xuan into the chair from his arms, but the other two thin arms held his neck tightly.


    He pulled and didn''t move.


    He pulled again, but he didn''t move.


    Yezei: "


    He held Ji Xuan''s waist with one hand and wrapped the other hand around his shoulder. He grabbed each other''s slender wrist and pulled the little boy''s hand holding his neck with a clever force.


    However, before Yejia could breathe a sigh of relief, the other party''s first hand did not know when it tightly clutched the front of his shirt.


    Yezei: "


    He gritted his teeth and pulled his clothes out.


    As a sleeping child, Ji Xuan''s power is amazing.


    The other party''s hands fell down, but with a grin, the shirt opened, two buttons copsed, ttered to the ground, and then rolled silently into the dark.


    Yejia watched the two buttons roll away, and his heart was quiet.


    ¡ª¡ªIt seems that we can''t buy shirts on sale in the mall next time.


    However, fortunately, Ji Xuan did not act as a demon this time, so Yezei rxed slightly and put the other party into the soft chair.


    However, before he left, there was a sudden pull on his arm.


    Yejia looked down in shock.


    The little boy''s two slender arms held his arms tightly, like some kind of cold mollusk, wrapped each other in his arms, like a drowning man grasping the only driftwood around him, and wouldn''t let go even if he died.


    Yezei: "


    He copsed and asked, "Ji Xuan, are you pretending to sleep?"


    The other party was silent. The little boy''s eyes were closed and his face was pale. He seemed to have lost consciousness, but his strength was not rxed.


    Yejia pulled his arm out.


    But


    Yejia lowered his head and looked at the octopus hanging on his arm without expression - his body was so light that most of his body had been pulled out of the chair, but his arms were still tightly wrapped around his arm.


    He had no doubt that if he took a few more steps, the other party would be dragged away as a pendant on his arm.


    When Yezei didn''t notice, the blood Gu fish didn''t know when it quietly swam out of the blood pool. It was very curious to look at the two people with strange posture in front of him, then unwilling to show weakness, swam forward, wrapped his tail around the young man''s waist, and then stuffed his skull next to each other''s ribs.


    "..." Yejia closed his eyes.


    He was exhausted by this pet.


    The blood Gu fish raised its head and waved its tail pleasantly.


    Yezei said weakly, "this is not a game... Go back to your pool!"


    Outside the hall


    The shadow ghost brushes his mobile phone with his head down.


    It recently found a very wonderful app called microblog. There are all kinds of colorful novelty in it, which makes it dizzying. The best thing is


    There are many pet bloggers in it!


    Now the shadow ghost is happily brushing his mobile phone. Looking at the hairy dumplings, pink meat pads and trembling sharp triangr ears inside, his heart is about to melt away.


    But suddenly, it heard some strange sounds from Wang''s hall not far away.


    The ghost raised his head alertly and looked in that direction.


    It didn''t detect any abnormal smell.


    And... Plus the blood Gu fish is still inside, even if any ghost really dares toe, it will certainly be torn to pieces.


    The shadow ghost calmly lowered his head and clicked on a video of the instantaneous collection of cat sand carvings.


    However, before waiting for it to watch for a few seconds, more strange sounds came through the door. Now there is really no way to hide it with illusion.


    The ghost jumped up and the mobile phones fell to the ground.


    This is only one of Wang''s industries, but because the blood Gu fish likes the blood pool here very much, it has also be the ce where Wang stays most often. Although he hasn''te here recently, the importance of this ce still hasn''t changed. As a guard here, the shadow ghost would rather be scared than be found by Wang for neglecting his duty, It was invaded by other fierce ghosts.


    The shadow ghost took a breath and rushed to the door.


    Instead of pushing the door open, it ttened like a fluid through the gap between the door and the floor.


    As soon as he entered, he saw a strange figure at the end of the hall. The huge body of blood Gu fish swam around each other, and the two sides seemed to be fighting.


    The figure of the shadow ghost suddenly expanded, and the huge shadow looked particrly ferocious and terrible in the light and dark interwoven room. Its voice was gloomy and vicious: "since you dare toe here, you must have done a good job..."


    "Amy?"


    Before Amy finished her cruel words, her voice suddenly swallowed back into her stomach.


    No one knows his name except his friends.


    Of course, Wang knows, but Wang has never called it by this name.


    And the sound... Is really familiar.


    "Ah ye?" Amy hesitated.


    Yezei sighed with relief: "it''s me..."


    Amy''s swollen body suddenly retracted its original size, thin and tall as if she were a piece of paper.


    "What are you doing here?" He looked at the shadows intertwined in the dark in the distance and the huge body shape of the blood Gu fish that looked more and more ferocious under the fluctuation of the blood pool. He said anxiously: "although the king is not here, the blood Gu fish is still there! Don''t you want to die! "


    Amy was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but she didn''t dare to approach because of the existence of blood Gu fish.


    Yezei looked down at little Ji Xuan holding his arm tightly, and felt deeply that if he was really seen like this, he might have eight mouths.


    "I''m fine..." he took a deep breath and said, "you... You wait for me at the door, and I''ll go out right away!"


    Amy asked suspiciously, "are you okay?"


    Yejia: "it''s all right!"


    After thinking for a while, Amy finally decided to trust her reliable little partner and turned to the door to wait for him.


    Yezei breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered his head and looked at Ji Xuan holding his arm tightly. He looked tired and discussed with him: "brother, let me go. After I deal with your men, I wille back to you and let you hold it again, OK?"


    He pulled his arm, which could really move.


    Yejia almost wept with joy.


    He quickly pulled out his arm, then pushed the blood bug fish aside, straightened his shirt, and then walked towards the door.


    Wait, Amy at the door turns around anxiously. Suddenly, the door in front of her opens a crack. A young man appears between the cracks. He holds the door with one hand against the door frame and the other, and covers his back tightly.


    Amy was stunned and hurried to meet her.


    "Eh? How did you be like this now? "


    He stared at the young man in front of him and said in surprise.


    Yezei remembered that he had forgotten to put on the disguise of a fierce ghost. He shook his head carelessly: "this is the way I disguised as an adult."


    "I see!" Amy suddenly realized that she looked at Yejia up and down and nodded with appreciation: "you can''t say it''s very simr, it can only be the same."


    Yezei: "


    Amy asked, "so, what are you doing here?"


    Yezei said the excuse he had already prepared: "the king gave me a task. Let me get something. I''ll go now..."


    After hearing this, the blood Gu fish suddenly arched over with his head.


    ¡ª¡ªYou just said you wanted to stay! A liar!


    Yezei was caught off guard: "Hey! What are you doing! "


    He hurriedly pushed away the blood Gu fish that jumped on him, lowered his voice and said gnashing his teeth: "go back to your pool... Otherwise I won''t feed you tonight..."


    Wait


    What happened?


    This, this is blood Gu fish?


    Is it dreaming? This bone fish is sticky and threatened not to give dinner... How can it be the blood Gu fish that canpete with the S-level fierce ghost without losing the wind? This must be an illusion.


    Amy stood stunned and looked at Wang Ping''s pet who swallowed ghosts without blinking. She affectionately stuffed her head into each other''s chest, and the terrible aura disappeared. She could carefully put away the teeth that the fierce ghost chewed alive. The only thing she could do was to mess up each other''s clothes.


    The button of the shirt fell off, and the cor was disorderly open, revealing the pale skin of the young man and the fine and clear vicle.


    There was a clear bite mark on it. Although there was no blood seeping out, there was still a slight red around the wound, which looked particrly vivid and fragrant.


    Amy was struck by lightning.


    This... This


    It has followed the king for a long time, long enough... To recognize the breath left by the king.


    What''s more, it''s this kind of sign full of possessiveness.


    Because this is Wang''s territory, it doesn''t care too much, but now


    This, this, this!


    what the fuck!


    Amy''s pupils shook and she felt as if she knew something wonderful.


    Yezei finally calmed the blood Gu fish at the moment.


    "Well, I went first, and the work is not finished!" He smiled reluctantly at the wandering Amy in front of him, and then mmed the door in front of him.


    Amy stood at the door, looked at the closed door and said slowly, "Oh..."


    Time passed minute by minute.


    I don''t know how long it took for it to slow down from such a shocking amount of information.


    Amy covered her face and almost cried with joy.


    Thank God, Wang finally didn''t hang himself on ACE''s cheating man. Ah Ye is such a good ghost! And Wang really match!


    I wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years!

 Chapter 64

    Ji Xuan fell into a deep sleep and never woke up.


    Yezei stood in front of the soft chair, screwed up his eyebrows and looked down at the little boy sleeping in the chair.


    Although he was young and slim, he still had long hands and feet and curled up in a narrow chair.


    The long eyshes fall quietly like butterfly wings, leaving a deep shadow on the pale face, which is particrly fragile.


    The blood Gu fish swam over quietly. It raised its head, looked at Ji Xuan in the dark eye socket, and then turned its head to look at Yezei standing beside him, as if silently condemning andining.


    Yezei: "


    "What am I doing?" His face was expressionless: "it''s no use looking at me..."


    ¡ª¡ªIt''s kind of him to send your master all the way.


    Then Yejia turned coldly and left.


    The blood Gu fish opened his mouth, grabbed Ye Jia''s trouser leg and pulled him away towards the soft chair.


    Yezei was caught off guard and stumbled: "what are you doing?"


    The blood Gu fish loosened its mouth and waved its tail at him.


    Yezei: "impossible..."


    The blood Gu fish looked at him pitifully, came forward, gently arched his hand, rolled in front of him and showed his belly.


    Ye Jia''s heart is like an iron stone: "Oh, do you think selling cute is useful?"


    ¡ª¡ªIt works.


    Yezei finally surrendered after being beaten by the blood Gu fish for three minutes.


    He raised his hand, pinched the bridge of his nose and said exhausted, "OK, OK, I''ll take care of him for you during this time, OK?"


    The blood Gu fish suddenly became excited as if it could understand people''s words. It was excited to circle around Yejia, and made a happy grunt in its throat.


    Yezei couldn''t cope for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "don''t make trouble. I''ll go back after it."


    The blood Gu fish immediately stopped the car,y obediently on the ground, carried the huge goat skull, and looked at Yezei quietly.


    Yezei breathed a sigh of relief: "wait, I''ll talk to Amy before I go."


    Since we should take care of Ji Xuan in a weak state during this period, we should at least do a full set of work, and at least let his subordinates know that their king will not appear recently. Once there is any news, let him know first, and then let him convey it to the king.


    Yejia had no idea at first.


    After all, he has just joined the organization. In front of most fierce ghosts, there are new faces. The only senior level familiar is Amy, so he is going to deceive Amy first and then let it deceive other senior levels.


    However, it is strange that Yezei did not even say his excuses and excuses. Amy promised and patted her chest to promise to inform the other fierce ghosts under the king.


    Yejia: "


    He looked suspiciously at the thin and tall shadow ghost in front of him. For a moment, he didn''t slow down.


    Are Ji Xuan''s men so stupid and sweet?


    How can you trust people so easily?


    Amy asked, "where shall I inform you then?"


    Yejia skillfully reported a string of addresses.


    This, this is clearly an address under the king''s name!


    And Amy remembered that before, Wang also ordered other fierce ghosts to buy the real estate at this address. The requirements were very strict, and he needed to see it in person.


    It cries with joy.


    This is cohabitation!


    Yezei was flustered by each other''s strange eyes: "why, what''s the matter?"


    Amy looked at him tearfully: "nothing, just feel that life is really beautiful."


    Yejia: "


    Ji Xuan''s men... I''m afraid there''s something wrong with their brain?


    After arranging everything, Yejia returned to the hall and the door closed behind him.


    The blood Gu fish suddenly raised its head and waved its tail happily at him.


    Yezei sighed, walked forward and patted him on the head: "I promised you I wouldn''t break my promise."


    ¡ª¡ªIt''s like the scum man who just released his hand and turned around to leave is not him.


    The blood Gu fish swam forward with him.


    Yezei bent down and picked up Ji Xuan, who was wronged and curled up in his chair.


    The other party instinctively approaches the familiar breath, and the cold cheeks stick to the young man''s warm chest, like a hot-blooded animal.


    Yezei nced at each other, looked slightly, and then looked away.


    Soon, Yejia returned to the house.


    It seemed no different from before leaving, but Yejia immediately found something different - the previously broken tea table had not been reced at any time, and the dirty dishes stacked in the kitchen had been cleaned and ced neatly on the shelf. It looked as if it was really an ordinary but expensive living ce.


    I don''t know when Ji Xuan dealt with it. After all, although the battle in the ghost is particrly fierce, it has just been less than a day in real life.


    Did the other party actually clean up here beforeing to the authority?


    As soon as this strange idea came out, Yejia cut it off with his own hands.


    This is terrible.


    He blinked and expelled the picture of Ji Xuan sweeping the room with a pink apron in his mind, and then shook off goose bumps.


    There were many rooms in the house. Yejia found one at random and put Ji Xuan in.


    Unexpectedly, this time the other party was no longer as difficult as just now, but obediently released his hand and was honestly put on the bed by Ye Jiaping.


    Yezei: "


    Although it has been confirmed many times, he really doubts whether the other party is pretending to sleep.


    Yezei turned to look at his blood Gu fish and spread his hand: "you see, I didn''t lie to you."


    Five dayster


    "You said..."


    Yezei stood at the door of the room, leaned his arms against the door frame, frowned and asked slowly, "is he normal?"


    He has been very busy these days.


    The Bureau was forced to repair because of the destruction of st, which left him a lot of spare time. Therefore, Yejia spent these three days investigating the information of the city given to him by the vertical puppet division¡ª¡ª


    City f is not close to city m, but it is only two hours away by high-speed rail, but its poption is three times that of city m. It is thergest and most modern hub city in the southeast region. The supernatural authority of city f is muchrger than that of city m, and the number of employees is also more.


    In these three days, Yejia met several times with others as ACE, and also collected a lot of official intelligence through Wu Su''s channels.


    On the surface, it seems calm here.


    Although there are many supernatural events in F City after the night trip of ghosts in M City, the number is much less than that in M city.


    The number of outbreaks of supernatural events and the number of deaths from unknown causes are not exaggerated. Although the overall number is on the high side, it also belongs to the normal range after the ghost door is opened. Even if big data is used for search, there are few clues on social software that can continue to follow up.


    If there is really an S-level fierce ghost quietly integrated into it, its work is really excellent.


    At this time, Chen Qingye pushed his sses and suddenly said, "actually..."


    All eyes were cast on him.


    Chen Qingye said: "my major is rted to data processing, so I will be more sensitive in this regard."


    He pointed to the table on one side and said: "this figure seems very normal, but if you take the poption density and regional area into ount, you will find that as a metropolis, this figure is somewhat abnormal..."


    Wu Su frowned and shook his head: "you can''t say that, because the number of M city itself is too high. After all, the previous one..."


    "That''s the model you refer to, isn''t it?" Chen Qingye bowed his head and quickly called out a form from his mobile phone: "this is the data of another city bordering City F."


    He showed the screen to others: "the poption density of this city is only one fifth of that of city F, and the GDP and poption flow are far less than that of city F, but the number of supernatural events broke out in this city is almost the same as that of city F, and there are fewer branches of the authority here, which is reasonably more difficult to find..."


    "Doesn''t that mean there are few strange things in F City?" st said bluntly: "isn''t that good..."


    Wei yuechu rolled up the paper tube at hand and knocked him on the head: "are you stupid?"


    "Ouch!" st covered the back of his red hair and said in a loud voice, "why did you hit me!"


    Wei yuechu hates iron and doesn''t be steel: "there are few people who have an ident, which means that there are few fierce ghosts making trouble. Do you know what it means that there are few fierce ghosts making trouble?"


    st hesitated and said, "because there are more powerful ones in it?"


    Wei yuechu raised the paper tube and smoked him again: "yes!"


    st jumped up angrily: "I got it all right. Why did you hit me!"


    Wei yuechu: "because you are stupid! You have to use questions for such a simple answer! "


    Before the scene was about to be chaotic, Yejia walked to the wall nailed with countless data tables in front of him, narrowed his eyes and looked at the seemingly messy figures in front of him. Suddenly, he asked, "what about the natural death and idental death rate in F City?"


    Wu Su was stunned: "what do you want?"


    "Those who died of illness, those who died of old age, those who were smashed by bricks, those who were killed by a car..." Yejia said as he turned to the table: "these death cases are often ignored - if there is a fierce ghost here, it must eat."


    "So there must be humans as its food." Chen Qingye took over.


    Wu Su suddenly.


    However, the data of these and supernatural events were not in the hands of the authority, so he quickly contacted the police station and finally got the number after running up and down for several hours.


    ¡ª¡ªTall and scary.


    They looked at each other and counted in their hearts.


    Wei yuechu asked, "when are we going to start?"


    I''m afraid this fierce ghost is very cunning and good at hiding his tracks. If he doesn''t go to F City, it''s difficult to find out the other party''s eating method and behavior purpose only by analyzing these cold figures.


    Yejia pondered for a long time: "I still have some things to deal with."


    He went home.


    In the previous three days, Yejia seldom went upstairs. He was busy and almost forgot that there was still a person lying in his side bedroom upstairs.


    This time, Yejia finally remembered each other''s existence.


    He went upstairs and opened the door of the room.


    The curtains in the room are half closed, and the afterglow of the sunset outside the window shines into it, illuminating the same room as three days ago. From decoration to decoration, even the subtle folds on the sheets have not changed at all.


    The little boyy quietly on the bed, still holding the position Yejia sawst time, and his pale face seemed to dissipate in the sunset in the next second.


    The blood Gu fish swam slowly from behind Yezei and looked into the room.


    "You say... Is he normal?"


    The blood Gu fish wagged its tail and seemed to be very confused about it.


    Yezei rubbed his forehead: "I forgot you were a fish."


    He stepped into the room, lowered his head and carefully examined Ji Xuan lying in bed.


    As a fierce ghost, the other party''s chest is dead, there is no fluctuation, and there is no vitality on his body, so it is more difficult for Yezei to judge the other party''s current state.


    Yezei frowned, hesitantly raised his hand, and poked each other''s cold and soft cheeks with his fingertips.


    The next second, without warning, the little boy''s eyes opened.


    The scarlet eyes reflect the afterglow of the sunset, like a viscous blood river flowing slowly in the abyss. The pupil is a narrow gap, like a snake. The sight is cold and cruel without any emotion. It is like a bloodthirsty predator staring at his prey and showing his white tusks.


    Wait, vertical pupil?


    Yezei was surprised. Although the tooth marks gnawed out on the vicle were scabbed now, they were still aching. He held his palm reflexively, and the shadow of the sickle quickly took shape in the palm.


    The blood Gu fish at the door seemed to feel the too tight atmosphere here. The swing range of the tail stopped, and the huge head did not move, staring at the atmosphere in the front room.


    The next second, the little boy closed his eyes again.


    The scarlet pupils were covered by thin eyelids, and the long eyshes fell down again to block the treacherous and terrible eyes.


    Then Yejia felt that his fingers in the air were gently rubbed by the other party''s cold cheeks. The little boy''s face was very soft, with ayer of shallow fluff, as if it were a feather, like a child''s unconscious coquetry in his sleep.


    Yezei was stunned.


    When he was distracted, the other party''s hands and feet had been wrapped up and held his arms tightly in his arms again, like a python hanging its prey in his arms with its flexible and slender body. He would never let go until the other party suffocated.


    Yezei: "


    Grass,e again!


    Yezei is very big. He tries to tear Ji Xuan, who is as sticky as brown sugar, off his body, but he doesn''t know what''s going on. The other party sticks more and more tightly, and finally he even hangs directly on him.


    He sat on the edge of the bed with a loveless face.


    Just then, a knock came downstairs - "Hello! Ah ye, are you there? "


    It''s Amy''s voice.


    Yezei: "


    scored twice.


    Absolutely


    After knocking on the door for a long time, there was still no movement inside.


    Amy was a little hesitant to take out her housekeeping skills and get in through the crack of the door. However, Wang''s umted prestige was too heavy. At most, she thought in her mind and didn''t dare to implement it.


    Just then, the door in front of me was pulled open.


    Yezei, with an agitated face, appeared at the door.


    His hair was a little messy and his clothes were wrinkled. This time, the buttons were tight, but he could still smell the residual breath of the king.


    The young man''s voice was a little deep. It sounded as if he was pressing an indistinct anger: "what''s the matter?"


    Amy suddenly took back her divergent thinking, pretended to cough calmly and said, "you let the person I''m looking for find it."


    Yejia''s spirit was refreshed: "where is it?"


    Amy stretched out her hand.


    There was a crack in the huge shadow behind him, and then a strapped short fat man fell to the ground in front of them. His eyes, mouth and ears were blocked by the moving shadow. He could only make a whining sound and wriggled on the ground with difficulty and fear.


    Dong Gua


    Yezei slightly hooked his lips, revealing a fleeting smile.


    He caught the other party reselling the cursed goodsst time. He had been caught obediently, but then followed by the night trip of ghosts that shocked the whole m city. Therefore, taking advantage of the vacancy of the whole supernatural authority and theck of management, Dong Gua slipped away and disappeared.


    Although the authority did not find any cases rted to the cursed items, Dong Gua never found them.


    Yejia was too busy to find him in person, so he really let him have a peaceful time.


    Now with Amy''s help, it''s easy.


    After leaving Dong Gua, Amy ran away and said, "then I''ll go first!"


    Turning around, the corners of Amy''s mouth rose wildly.


    This experience is really wonderful. Is this... The feeling that your knock hase true?


    Looking at Amy''s disappearing figure, Yezei looked puzzled.


    This ghost is really strange recently.


    He lowered his head, picked up Dong Gua from the ground and threw it into the living room.


    Yezei leaned down, pulled the Yin binding on each other''s ears and mouth with his white slender fingers, and gently hooked down. That wisp of ck gas disappeared at his fingertips.


    He looked up and down at each other''s plump posture, and slowly opened his mouth: "it seems that you have been very moist recently."


    Dong Gua''s whole body was stiff.


    At that moment, the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat, and the young man''s voice was clear and gentle, very nice to hear, but the deja vu tone and the familiar terrible tone made him immediately recall those experiences he couldn''t bear to review, and his body trembled even more. He screamed: "I, I swear! I really didn''t go back to my old business! I really wash my hands! You believe me! "


    Ye Jia''s smile deepened: "Why are you so nervous?"


    Dong Gua''s face was pale, sweating like rain, his legs trembled like chaff, his mouth opened and closed, and he couldn''t pronounce a syble for a long time.


    ¡ª¡ªHe escaped from the authority that day with luck.


    Ace is a busy man. It should be impossible to spare time to find him, and he is really ready to reform this time. He should be able to disappear secretly


    However, unexpectedly, he was caught back before his heart fell down for a few days.


    Dong Gua is now regretting his death. He really wants to kill himselfst month.


    Why are you so confused!


    Just when he was repenting, he heard the rustle of clothes not far away, as if the other party squatted down in front of him.


    Then, the young man''s gentle voice came into his ears - his voice was very good, but it sounded like a devil''s whisper in Dong Gua''s ear: "I''m looking for you this time for nothing else."


    Dong Gua listened with great caution.


    Just listen to the other person continue to say, "I hope you go back to your old business."


    Dong Gua: "


    Ah?


    Just when he was dazed, Yejia seemed to be aware of the ambiguity in his words. He said, "of course, it''s not for you to resell the curse."


    "So... What''s that?"


    "ck market..." Yejia said with a smile.


    Dong Gua suddenly froze.


    Yezei continued without dy: "I believe that as a businessman like you, you should know that some time ago, there were a number of props in the game circting in the ck market?"


    Dong Gua''s face was pale, and he swallowed his saliva slowly and difficultly.


    Yejia said: "their confidentiality work is better than before. I can''t contact their downline now."


    He sounded very distressed.


    But Dong Gua''s face became more and more ugly, and a look distorted by fear appeared on his cold sweaty face.


    Yezei stretched out his hand and patted Dong Gua on the shoulder. The other party shook violently with his movements, as if he had been startled.


    He said with a smile, "of course, I believe it should be no problem for people as capable as you to find them?"


    Yejia added thoughtfully, "I don''t ask much, as long as you can get me a warehouse address."


    Dong Gua begged: "he, if they knew I did it... I would live better than die!"


    Yejia said kindly, "so you should be more careful not to be found by them."


    Dong Gua: "


    You''re such a logical genius.


    He wanted to cry without tears. He wanted to die.


    This is really a jackal before a tiger - so why did he run away when he was out of his mind!


    Dong Gua wanted to kill himself for the 108th time.


    Two dayster


    A warehouse on the outskirts of M city.


    A sudden fire broke out in one of the warehouses, and the rm went off immediately. The automatic fire extinguishing device was activated, and the whole warehouse was in a mess.


    After more than ten minutes of noise, the rm was finally lifted, but when the watcher returned to the warehouse, he found that the monster fierce ghost who had been guarding the door of the warehouse had been killed, and the full warehouse had been moved away.


    Everyone looks like earth if they are struck by lightning.


    Well, what the hell is going on?


    Outside the warehouse, a car sped on the roadte at night. st leaned his head out of the window and shouted excitedly: "woo! How cool! "


    Yejia nced at him and said calmly, "don''t put your head out."


    Forced by the other party''s deterrence, st curled his mouth and reluctantly retracted.


    He pressed his upturned corners of his mouth and said happily, "how about me? Am I very reliable?"


    Yezei: "


    If he had known what this guy said, he brought Chen Qingye.


    ¡ª¡ªSince he knew that these yers and fierce ghosts belonged to his mother, Yejia stopped trying to get information from each other''s mouth.


    From the suppression of blood, to the restriction of props, and the low level of their own rank, they can''t spit out any useful news.


    But it''s OK to collect the wool.


    In particr, they are also immediately ready to go to other cities to find a fierce ghost of S-level Lord level. These props are of great help to them.


    st is stillcent: "it''s so cool tonight. Can we do it again in the future?"


    Yezei hooked his lips, like a fox: "don''t worry, there will be some."


    How can the wool be collected once?


    Yejia took out the key and unscrewed the door.


    The room was dark and there was no light.


    He paused and reached for the switch.


    But the next second, the man''s cold fingers gripped his wrist tightly and pulled him into the darkness.


    Yejia was heavily butted against the wall.


    The other party lowered his head, and his scarlet eyes twinkled in the dark. He rubbed the youth''s neck socket with the tip of his nose, and his cold breath fell on the warm skin.


    The man''s voice was low and dumb, with a frightening danger: "brother, you''re gone again."


    But just as Yejia raised his guard and was ready to take out his weapons to fight back.


    The other party suddenly released his hand, held his hand, and gently grabbed his waist. Wei wrongly buried his head in his arms: "you lied to me again..."


    Yejia: "

 Chapter 65

    Yejia was confused by his move.


    The muscles of the shoulder, back and arm are still tight and explosive. It seems that they can enter thebat mode next second, but they are stuck in front of the action by the other party''s unexpected attitude.


    Ji Xuan buried his head in the nest of Yejia''s neck, and his soft, cold ck hair fell down and rubbed against his cheek and neck, which was particrly itchy.


    The man''s cheeks are not as cold as usual, but like jade with residual body temperature, with a trace of shallow temperature.


    It''s not weird.


    "Ji Xuan, you..." Yezei frowned, stiffened and asked slowly, "what''s the matter with you?"


    Ji Xuan did not answer, but slightly tightened his arm across Ye Jia''s waist.


    "..." Yezei broke away from each other''s arms with his skillful strength, then stretched out his hand and pped the light in the room on.


    Ji Xuan did look a little wrong.


    He was still expressionless and hard to distinguish between joy and anger. His eyebrows were high and cold, casting a deep shadow, which brought people an inexplicable sense of pressure.


    But


    His eyes were scarlet, his pupils had returned to their normal state, slightly diffused, and his sight seemed to be a little scattered, like a ruby soaked in water under the light.


    Yezei inexplicably remembered the other party''s state before the door was about to end.


    When Yezei looked at him, Ji Xuan came together again.


    The young man put his hand on his shoulder and opened the distance between them: "wait..."


    He narrowed his eyes and asked, "what did you rememberst?"


    Ji Xuan: "you let me hold you..."


    Yejia''s voice raised slightly: "when did I say such words?!"


    Ji Xuan hung his eyes, seriously recalled for a few seconds, and said, "you said that after you dealt with my men, you muste back..."


    Yezei: "


    Oh, that''s what he said.


    Seeing that Ji Xuan had to go on, Yejia took a deep breath and interrupted the other party''s unspoken words: "yes, I see what you mean."


    Ji Xuan took the opportunity toe over again, put his hand around each other''s waist, and whispered, "brother deceives..."


    Yezei: "


    "Wait..." he suddenly noticed something wrong, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a trace of danger in his voice: "so, were you awake at that time?"


    Ji Xuan rubbed Ye Jia''s shoulder socket with his cheek and said vaguely, "no..."


    Yezei frowned: "


    Ji Xuan: "I just can hear it."


    Yezei: "


    He reached out again and tried to pull the other party off himself.


    However, Yejia did not expect that it was more difficult for him to wake up than when he was sleeping.


    When he tore Ji Xuan off his body, more than ten minutes had passed, and ayer of hot sweat was seeping from his back.


    Yezei gasped and looked down at the fierce ghost in front of him.


    Ji xuan''an sat peacefully on the sofa, looking very clever, but his eyes still stuck to Yezei and seemed to be ready to move.


    Yejia asked tentatively, "what do you... Remember?"


    Ji Xuan: "remember..."


    Yejia choked: "


    Ji Xuan began to say, "I remember I bit you..."


    Yejia: "stop!"


    He took a deep breath and felt very tired.


    Yezei stretched out his hand, put the back of his hand on each other''s forehead, and then quickly withdrew his hand before Ji Xuan rubbed over again - his previous feeling was right. The other party''s body temperature did rise. Although it was still terrible for humans, it was very abnormal for a fierce ghost who should not have body temperature.


    Can ghosts still have a fever?!


    Yezei blinked and couldn''t slow down for a moment.


    He took out his cell phone and turned to one side.


    Before taking a few steps, Yejia suddenly stopped, turned his head to Ji Xuan, who was ready to follow up, and warned: "stop..."


    Ji Xuan looked at him, his scarlet eyes fixed on each other.


    Yezei: "sit down..."


    Ji Xuan gave a lost cry, and then sat down again.


    Yezei looked at him uneasily, then turned and walked to the restaurant and dialed Amy''s phone.


    After a few rings, the other party picked it up.


    "Can ghosts have a fever?" Yejia asked directly.


    Amy was stunned by the question from the other side: "of course not..."


    Yejia turned his head and looked at the living room not far away.


    The light in the living room was bright, which illuminated the whole room like the day. The man''s figure on the sofa was particrly tall and clear. Although he didn''t catch up, his sight kept following Ye Jia''s steps, which made him feel sharp in his back.


    Yezei lowered his eyes and was ready to cut off the phone: "OK, I know."


    "Hey, but..." Amy seemed to think of something and suddenly said, "it''s notpletely impossible."


    Yejia''s action said, "what do you say?"


    Amy said: "the ghost is also a kind of spirit body after all. The internal damage caused by the tearing of the spirit body may lead to the abnormal state of the ghost. It shows that the temperature rises, just like melting metal, and the torn spirit has to be glued again... But this kind of situation is very rare. After all, the internal damage must be done by the ghost himself, Which fierce ghost would do such a thing? "


    It chattered, "but aren''t you also a high-level fierce ghost? Why is there so littlemon sense... "


    "I''m from the country." Yejia replied perfunctorily.


    Amy: "


    In its silent neutral, the other party has hung up the phone, leaving only a beeping busy tone.


    Yezei put away his mobile phone and turned around to see Ji Xuan behind him.


    He sounded aggrieved: "who are you talking to?"


    ording to Amy''s theory, Ji Xuan really has a fever.


    Because he forcibly tore a part of himself out of the door and put it into the illusion he created, and now his spirit body is repairing itself.


    Yezei was distracted. He replied absently, "no one..."


    Ji Xuan stepped forward.


    Yezei immediately became alert and stepped back: "don''t..."


    "You don''t mean what you say." Ji Xuan lowered his eyes, fixed his eyes on the young man in front of him, and whispered, "and you smell of other ghosts."


    His voice was calm, but it smelled of vinegar.


    Yezei: "


    Ji Xuan took the opportunity to hold the other party again and rubbed it against the young man''s warm neck socket. His fingertips brushed the unhealed bite marks on the other party''s vicle, and then satisfactorily lifted up the corners of his lips: "however, it''s gone now."


    Yezei slowly breathed out a breath without expression.


    I''m very tired.


    He gave up and continued to entangle with each other on this point. At this time, Yejia seemed to think of something. He opened his mouth in a business tone and said, "by the way, just when you wake up, I have to talk to the vertical puppet master."


    Ji Xuan: "will you fulfill your promise?"


    Yezei frowned, "What promise?"


    Ji Xuan: "let me..."


    As soon as the man spoke, Yezei regretted. He quickly interrupted the other party: "no..."


    Ji Xuan pursed his lips: "you lied to me..."


    Yezei, relying on the fact that the other side was weaker than himself, calmly admitted, "yes, I lied to you."


    Ji Xuan: "


    He said in a deliberative tone, "one night?"


    Yezei: "impossible..."


    Ji Xuan: "five hours..."


    Ye Jia''s heart is like an iron stone: "you dream..."


    Ji Xuan: "half an hour!"


    Yezei thought, "yes..."


    However, before the other party was happy, he took out his mobile phone and nced at the time: "I''ve been back for 25 minutes, and you have five minutes left."


    Ji Xuan: "


    He reluctantly released Yejia: "OK..."


    With that, he stretched out his hand and gently scratched his slender and pale fingertips in the air. The next second, they stood in the familiar warehouse.


    Ji Xuan stood in ce: "I''ll wait for you here."


    Yejia looked at him: "OK..."


    ¡ª¡ªHe knew that Ji Xuan should know the answer he wanted, but as a direct lineage, his blood pressure was much stronger than other fierce ghosts. Therefore, if you want to confirm whether his current guess is urate, you can only start from other ces.


    Yejia stepped toward the depths of the warehouse.


    Most of the math reference books were angrily torn into small pieces of paper, and only some were kept. They were built into fortress walls by each other and stacked askew, like children''s self entertainment.


    Yezei stopped outside the math problem and looked down into the wall.


    The puppet master is sitting in it, and his puppets are neatly ced beside him.


    Seeing Yezei, the puppet master warily hid the puppet behind him: "what are you doing?"


    Yezei didn''t bother to detour with him and asked directly, "do you remember vision?"


    The vertical puppet teacher asked quietly, "what vision?"


    Yejia did not expose his foolishness.


    He smiled briefly, but the bottom of his pale eyes didn''t smile: "in that case, I''ll change a question."


    Yezei leaned down and stared at the fierce ghost in front of him. The invisible pressure spread out: "some S-level fierce ghosts are transformed by yers, right?"


    Although the puppet master looked back at him, he didn''t answer, but narrowed his eyes and looked a little uncertain.


    Yegah straightened up.


    He doesn''t need a positive response.


    ¡ª¡ªThe reaction of the puppet master has told him the answer.


    Yezei said calmly, "I have checked the city you gave me. Indeed, there are traces of fierce ghost activities in it."


    The puppet master looked at him with a calm face.


    "I know you have a bad intention, and you know I will go," said Yezei with a cold smile. "However, I hope you can think about another possibility... What if I win?"


    Zong''s expression became more gloomy. A pair of dark eyes stared at the young man in front of him, as if they wanted to peel each other alive with their eyes.


    Yejia smiled and said, "what if your mother knew that you let out the news that hurt her men''s strength? She doesn''t know whether you gave me the address or all the other party''s information. "


    At that moment, the master''s face changed.


    The pale little face was slightly distorted by fear and malice. He closed his lips tightly, and his voice seemed to squeeze out of his teeth: "you..."


    Yezei smiled carelessly, "of course, I''m not threatening you."


    He shrugged. "It''s just that there are no airtight walls in the world, right?"


    "So, I suggest you use this time to think about this problem." Yezei turned around, his eyes drooped slightly, his sharp vision swept over the other party, and his lips picked slightly: "and, what attitude should you use to cooperate with us?"


    With that, Yezei didn''t wait for the other party to say anything, but turned and walked out.


    The vertical puppet division still stared at him, as if to burn two holes in the young man''s straight back.


    Ji Xuan waited for him at the dark end in the distance.


    Yezei said, "let''s go..."


    The warehouse behind it immediately disappeared.


    They stood in the brightly lit living room again.


    Yejia seemed to think of something. He took out a light green stone from his pocket and handed it to Ji Xuan: "by the way, give it back to you."


    Ji Xuan looked down and didn''t answer: "don''t you like it?"


    Yezei pulled at the corner of his mouth: "no need..."


    Ji Xuan''s eyebrows and corners of his eyes drooped down. He pursed his lips and said, "but I''ve given it to you."


    Yezei: "


    He would prefer Ji Xuan to be the same kind of bastard before, at least it''s much easier to deal with than now.


    Just then, the cell phone in Yejia''s pocket rang.


    He took it out and looked.


    It''s from st.


    He told Yejia that he had sent the props robbed by the two of them to the authority. Some props with rtively basic functions, such as detectors, were given to Wu Su and asked him to distribute them to the employees of thebat section and logistics group. They were too dangerous and uncontroble and sealed up. st, Wei yuechu, They also chose some props that should be used when they went to F City this time.


    For the administration, which was defeated in this battle, these props are like rain in a long drought.


    st asked, "so when shall we go to F City?"


    Yezei raised his eyes to see Ji Xuan, who was now awake, lowered his head and replied, "right away..."


    He paused and continued to say, "tell Wu Su that everything is ready."


    st: "do you think I run errands?"


    Yezei hooked his lips: "thank you..."


    The sign being input on the st dialog box shows that after a long time, the other party''s message came: "just this time!"


    With three bright exmation marks, Yejia seemed to be able to see each other''s seemingly irritable expression through the screen.


    The next second, the man''s long, bony fingers covered Yejia''s mobile phone and blocked the words on it.


    Yezei was stunned and looked opposite.


    Ji Xuan hung his eyes, with obvious grievances in his scarlet eyes: "why don''t you pay attention to me."


    He asked, "who are you talking to?"


    Yezei: "colleague..."


    Suddenly, he seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "by the way, I may go to F City in the next few days..."


    "I''ll go with you." Ji Xuan replied without hesitation.


    Yejia also replied without hesitation: "no..."


    Ji Xuan: "why?"


    Yezei said expressionless, "you can recover your current injury first. After the past, you can''t be of any use except to dy."


    Ji Xuanwei was stunned.


    He stared at Yejia, his scarlet eyes still in a slightly scattered state, sparkling in the light.


    Yezei: "


    For some reason, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.


    Is it too heavy?


    He pursed his lips and was about to open his mouth and say something.


    At this time, the other party''s expression lit up slowly, the corners of his lips rose slightly, showing an extremely satisfied smile: "brother, do you care about me?"


    Yezei: "


    I care about your head.


    On the other side, st put his mobile phone into his pocket and couldn''t control the corner of his mouth.


    He put his hand in his pocket full of metal chains, and his face was full of deser.


    He swaggered to Wu Su''s office, casually opened a chair and sat down, and then tilted his legs high on each other''s desk.


    Wu Su looked at each other''s feet on his desk.


    Then he took a deep breath and said slowly, "what can I do for you?"


    "It''s nothing, just help ace convey..." st said proudly, "everything is ready."


    Wu Su: "


    At this time, the door was pushed open, and Chen Qingye and Wei yuechu, who had selected props, came in.


    Chen Qingye''s eyes fell on each other''s feet high on the table and frowned.


    He pulled st''s leg with the document in his hand and said, "put it down..."


    st said arrogantly, "why should I listen to you?"


    Ah Chang showed a dark skull from Chen Qingye''s sleeve, and a strange luster flowed on hispound eyes.


    st was startled.


    He pulled back subconsciously and almost fell down with his chair.


    Chen Qingye took out a wet towel, carefully wiped both sides of the ce that had just been trampled by st''s feet, threw the wet towel into the trash can, and then turned his head to Wu Su sitting behind the desk and asked, "so what do we do next?"


    Wu Su stroked his beard, took out a stack of documents from the table and put them on the table: "this investigation may take a long time. You should need the help of F City''s supernatural administration, so I applied for inter provincial transfer with the above, which is equivalent to your work as a non staff employee of the supernatural administration and reimbursement of food and amodation..."


    Wei yuechu noticed something: "you? You''re not going? "


    Wu Su sighed: "it''s not that I don''t want to go, but things here in M city can''t go, especially after you left - although I have removed the brochure with ACE signature, I''m not sure whether there are monsters or yers who will find it. I can''t do without me."


    Chen Qingye nodded: "understand..."


    Wu Su continued: "however, you certainly need an old employee who can contact andmunicate with the authorities. I suggest you choose Zhao Dong of the logistics department, who..."


    "How about Yejia?" Wei yuechu blinked and asked.


    The three people in the room were all vaguely surprised.


    ¡ª¡ªBut the reasons are different.


    "Yejia?" Wu Su frowned: "he is indeed an old employee, but his work attitude is..."


    He asked, "why do you think of him?"


    "You look good..." Wei yuechu shrugged: "it would be better for a handsome man to do this kind of work."


    "Indeed..." Chen Qingye pushed his sses and said slowly: "studies have proved that people with facial signs are more likely to win the trust of others."


    Wu Su was stunned: "that''s right, but..."


    "It''s up to you..." st shrugged and said with a smelly face, "I don''t mind anyway."


    Wu Su: "


    What happened?


    How can someone get all the favors of these three big men with different personalities by virtue of their appearance?


    He raised his hand and touched his beard. He hesitated whether he wanted to do beauty or not.


    Yejia felt a little psychological pressure.


    At this time, there are not many people from m city to F City. There are few people in the train except the four of them.


    Wei yuechu looked bored out of the window. Chen Qingye sat upright and looked at his nose, nose and heart. He looked the most calm.


    st is the most impetuous of the three. Yejia always finds that the other party looks at him from time to time, and then turns his head quickly before being found.


    Everyone is pretending not to know Yejia.


    Yezei: "


    The atmosphere is a little weird.


    Fortunately, the two cities are not far apart, and they will arrive soon by high-speed rail.


    After getting off the train, Yejia was relieved as if he had been released from prison.


    Great, at least it''s not a closed space now.


    They first came to the branch of F City.


    Although Yezei does often fish, he still has no problem in terms of business level. In particr, he has a face full of affinity with a smile and is invincible in social affairs.


    Soon, they sessfully contacted the relevant departments of F City. Due to the huge amount of data involved, they only got part of the data today. It will take some time to transfer out the rest.


    The member of the logistics department responsible for receiving them is Liang Yi.


    He said enthusiastically, "it''s veryte today. Why don''t you go to the hotel and have a rest tonight? We''ll inform you when the data are transferred tomorrow. "


    Yezei nodded: "good..."


    The senior management of M municipal administration also knows that these yers are very personality characters and must not be willing to live with others. Therefore, although they are on a business trip at public expense this time, they have directly ordered four standard rooms.


    Ace''s identity is still confidential for the time being, so he is not on the list of this business trip.


    As the only member of the logistics department, Yejia was lucky to have a separate room.


    After the four simply said hello, they went into their respective rooms separately.


    Yejia sat on the bed and began to look through the stack of information he had taken.


    Because they need all cases of idental and natural death, they need to see too much.


    Yezei scanned the documents in his hand at a nce and nced at them in a hurry.


    Heart disease


    Car ident


    Falling objects


    There seems to be nothing special.


    He frowned slightly and lost himself in thought.


    A few blocks from the hotel.


    A middle-aged man in a suit and shoes was walking towards home excitedly. His leather shoes were slightly worn, and his suit seemed to be old, but his face was filled with a happy smile. He held a bunch of flowers and a gift in his hand, as if he wanted to surprise his family.


    However, just then, arge truck sped from a distance, carrying a truck of steel pipes, all of which were firmly fixed on the car.


    There is a stone in the middle of the ground.


    The truck driver yawned.


    The wheel ran over and the whole car shook violently.


    One bundle of steel pipes was loosened. The next second, there was only a crash. Those steel pipes slipped down and jingled down the street. One of them flew straight towards the man in suit and shoes by the potential energy of the vehicle¡ª¡ª


    The man''s smile still remains on his face.


    The sharp steel pipe went straight into his eye socket and pierced his whole head.


    "Ah ah!"


    After a brief silence, screams sounded in the street.


    "Come on,e on, call the police!"


    "Help, help!"


    No one saw that something fell out of the body''s pocket, burned automatically on the ground, and then dissipated quickly.


    In the hotel


    Yezei rubbed his eyes, which had be sour and sleepy because of reading for a long time, and put the document at the head of the bed.


    He simply washed, then went back to bed and turned off the light.


    When he was sleepy, Yejia suddenly felt that there seemed to be something in the room except him.


    He lost sleep and suddenly opened his eyes.


    See only¡ª¡ª


    In the dark, Ji Xuan stood by the bed and gently opened a corner of the quilt, as if he was preparing to drill in.


    Yezei: "


    He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "didn''t I tell you not to follow?"


    Ji Xuan blinked and said innocently, "but there are still five minutes left."

 Chapter 66

    When he was stunned, Ji Xuan had seized the opportunity and slipped into the quilt.


    Yejia only felt the bed sink next to him. Then, the other party''s cold body wound around like a swimming snake and hugged him tightly in his arms.


    Ji Xuan put his chin on his neck socket and rubbed it.


    Yezei was stiff: "you let go..."


    Ji Xuan: "I won''t let go..."


    Yejia began to struggle: "let go!"


    Ji Xuan tightened his arm: "don''t let go..."


    Yezei: "


    Is this a pupil quarrel!


    Ji Xuan said, "brother, you can''t keep your word."


    Yezei closed his eyes and said reluctantly, "just five minutes..."


    Ji Xuan lifted up the corners of his lips, and his scarlet eyes glittered in the dark. He hugged the young man''s slim waist with tight lines, closely fitted himself with the other party''s, so close that he could feel the frequency of chest fluctuation when the other party breathed steadily, and heard the slight tremor when the other party''s heart beat regrly under his ribs.


    Yezei leaned back: "too close..."


    In the dark, the tips of his ears were red, but they were covered by the night.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes, looked at each other''s white auricles for a moment, and silently licked the corners of his lips.


    Nevertheless, he rxed his strength obediently.


    Yega breathed a sigh of relief.


    He counted the passage of time in his heart.


    Four minutes left.


    The presence of men around us is so strong that it can hardly be ignored.


    City f is a little farther south than city M. although it is the end of summer, it still has the meaning of hot summer. In addition, it is located in the basin, which makes it more and more hot. Although Yejia is not afraid of heat, he will still feel ufortable.


    Ji Xuan''s body was not as cold as before, just like slightly cool jade, which was stained with some human temperature.


    Three minutes left.


    Yega yawned.


    In vision''s dreand, he always maintained a high state of vignce. Although it was only a few minutes for the outside world, it was a few days for him.


    In the next few days aftering out, Yejia hardly closed his eyes.


    He is used to this way of high concentration and high consumption. After all, the duration of each copy in the game is not fixed, and the sleepy person will die the earliest. Therefore, most senior yers will try to shorten their sleep time and keep awake in the copy.


    Two minutes left.


    Yejia''s eyelids were slightly heavy, and irresistible sleep hit him, pulling him and sinking into the darkness.


    One minute left


    In the dark, Ji Xuan opened his eyes and his eyes fell on the young man whose breathing became gradually stable. He smiled contentedly and his lips opened and closed silently:


    Good night, brother.


    The first ray of sunshine in the morning fell from the half closed curtains and fell gently and silently on the white face of the young man.


    Yejia''s eyshes moved.


    He slowly opened his eyes. A pair of light eyes looked clear in the morning light, with a trace of hazy and confused water color.


    At that moment, Yejia felt the existence of another body around him.


    "Good morning..." the man''s low hoarse voice sounded in his ear.


    Yezei was surprised, instinctively jumped up from the bed, fell to the ground lightly, and stepped back to the window.


    It was several meters apart in the blink of an eye.


    Ji Xuan blinked, propped up his body with his arm, and the thin quilt slipped down from him.


    He was still wearing a simple shirt, which became wrinkled after a long night''s sleep. His clothes were open and his pale chest showed more and more broad shoulders and superior figure.


    "How did you sleep?"


    Ye Jia''s expression was slightly heavy and said gnashing his teeth, "this is not five minutes!"


    Ji Xuan nodded.


    He turned to look at the wall clock and said, "it''s seven hours and forty-four minutes."


    "Well..." Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked at Ye Jia. His scarlet eyes looked like some kind of shining gem in the sun. He seemed to be seriously calcting something: "now I owe you seven hours and 39 minutes."


    He opened his arm. "You cane anytime."


    Yezei: "


    He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling his anger rising.


    Ji Xuan blinked.


    He stretched out his hand, pulled the thin quilt that had just been shaken aside by Yejia, and slowly covered himself.


    Almost in the twinkling of an eye, he changed back to the form of a teenager, and then got into the quilt a little bit, as if he wanted to escape each other''s anger.


    Yejia: "what are you doing?"


    The little boy pulled the quilt under his eyes and replied softly in a childish voice: "sleep..."


    Yezei almostughed angrily, "aren''t you a ghost?"


    Ji Xuan yawned.


    "But..." his eyelids sank, as if he really felt sleepy: "I have a fever..."


    ¡ª¡ªHe didn''t lie about that.


    It takes a lot of energy to keep waking up during self-healing. It is his limit not to fall into deep sleep for two days.


    Yezei frowned: "why didn''t you sleepst night?"


    The little boy opened his eyes. His dark red eyes looked at the young man not far away. His voice was hidden under the quilt. It seemed vaguely: "the time with his brother is so precious that we can''t waste it."


    Yezei was stunned.


    After answering, Ji Xuan slowly closed his eyes and seemed to really start to rest.


    Yejia''s sight paused for a moment on the bulge on the bed.


    He frowned and looked back.


    Yezei didn''t want to believe that he actually slept with each other all night... And he didn''t even dream about the pictures in the game before.


    It''s like... He seems to have been used to each other''s existence and no longer regard him as an enemy.


    Ye Jia''s eyebrows tightened even more.


    He went to the bathroom, simply washed and dressed, then picked up the folder at the head of the bed, turned and walked out of the room.


    Before leaving, Yejia turned his head and cast onest nce at the room behind him¡ª¡ª


    He must be too tired recently.


    That''s it.


    Yezei pulled out his room card and turned to go out.


    The door closed behind him with a click.


    Yezei suddenly realized that he had forgotten to let Ji Xuan return to m city.


    However, if he is just going to stay in the hotel to make up for his sleep, the impact should not be great. Moreover, the room is a standard room. It''s a big deal that he changes his bed tonight.


    As long as he doesn''t participate in this mission, it''s no problem.


    After Yejia made up his mind, he stepped downstairs and met the other three in the lobby.


    "How''s it going? Did you find anything unusual? " Chen Qingye also held a thick stack of documents in his arms. He pushed his sses and asked. His sight seemed to inadvertently sweep Ye Jia.


    "No..." Wei yuechu shrugged: "it''s all some death cases with no characteristics... It''s toomon. There''s nothing special."


    Yezei nodded, "so is mine."


    st coughed a little unnaturally, his eyes were drifting and didn''t answer.


    Wei yuechu narrowed his eyes: "st, did you see it?"


    "I... of course I did!" st raise the sound.


    Everyone''s eyes fell on him. Under the pressure of the crowd, st''s face slowly turned red, and his voice gradually decreased because of his guilty heart: "but... But it''s really boring, I, I..."


    "Just what?" Asked Chen Qingye.


    st whispered, "I slept..."


    Therefore, on the way to F City''s supernatural administration, everyone was closing their eyes. Only st was forced to start reading the document he didn''t finish readingst night. The dark ah Changy on the back of the chair behind him. As soon as he found that he was distracted orzy, he clicked his pliers a few times.


    st wants to cry without tears, so he can only seize the time to turn over the documents.


    ¡ª¡ªAre you all demons?!


    Finally, they arrived at the Nature Management Bureau of F City. Yejia went to contact with the other two people. Only st was forced to stay in the hall and continue to read the documents. st: "


    You are so cruel!


    The required information has been transferred out. The head employee handed them a U disk and said, "here''s all you need."


    Wei yuechu blinked and didn''t receive: "that... Isn''t there a paper version?"


    She stayed longer in the game and was more disconnected from modern society. She even preferred to fight with fierce ghosts directly rather than deal with these high-tech things.


    The employee looked at her with a fool''s eyes: "do you know how many natural deaths and idental deaths have urred in F City since the ghost gate was opened? Coupled with the autopsy report and background investigation, the paper version of the report can''t fit in this room. "


    Wei yuechu: "


    Chen Qingye reached out and took the U disk: "thank you..."


    The three turned and walked out together.


    Wei yuechu lowered his voice and asked, "is there really so much?"


    Chen Qingye was surprised that all of them knew the most about science and technology. He nodded: "yes..."


    Wei yuechu was stunned: "then... How long will it take us to finish it?"


    Chen Qingye sighed: "I don''t know..."


    They may take a long time to process the documents this time.


    Wei yuechu wailed, "we won''t stay in this ghost ce for a long time, will we?"


    Her voice was so loud that several employees passing by heard it and turned their heads to look at her.


    Yezei: "keep your voice down..."


    Wei yuechu''s face was the expression of a child who had done something wrong and was caught. She lowered her voice somewhat unkindly: "I''m sorry..."


    Chen Qingye looked at Wei yuechu and seemed surprised.


    At this moment, the three of them havee to the hall.


    Just appeared, the st sitting in the hall lit up and rushed towards them.


    Wei yuechu was startled by him: "what are you doing?"


    st''s expression was particrly excited, and he didn''t even care about Wei''s overly irritable attitude at the beginning of the month: "I found something!"


    Several people were in high spirits.


    Chen Qingye stepped forward a little, and his voice was excited: "what? Did you find anything wrong in the file? "


    "Harm, how possible." st scratched the back of his head and said carelessly, "I couldn''t read it after two pages. You haven''te back for so long, so I went to talk to my little sister at the front desk."


    People: "


    The eyes behind Chen Qingye''s lens narrowed slightly. At the cuff, ah Chang poked out half of his dark head and stared at st, as if he was ready to move.


    st was so scared that he almost took a step back.


    He said hurriedly, "ah! wait! Listen to me first! "


    Chen Qingye pressed ah Chang''s head and said slowly, "you say..."


    st looked at the insects in each other''s sleeves with lingering fear, drew a little distance without trace, and then continued: "well... We just talked. They were just discussing a news that just happened yesterday. Just a few blocks away, an office worker died in an ident when he came home from work. Almost everyone is discussing this today."


    Wei yuechu frowned: "what ident?"


    st winked mysteriously and said, "that''s the point."


    He said: "a truck carrying a steel pipe just passed by. When it passed the intersection, the rope loosened. One of the steel pipes fell down and pierced the worker''s eye socket directly."


    Everyone was stunned.


    This way of death


    It''s weird.


    The roads in the city are speed limited, not to mention whether the steel pipe can be given enough potential energy. Even if it can, it can just aim at the weakest eye socket on the human skull during the operation of the vehicle. This probability is too small.


    If it''s really an ident, the man''s luck is too bad.


    st proudly hugged his arm and said, "although the police investigation has note out yet, it is estimated that the probability is counted as idental death. How about it? Is it a very interesting case? If it weren''t for me, you would..."


    Before he finished his words, Chen Qingye interrupted: "in addition to this office worker, are there any other casualties?"


    st: "I don''t know..."


    Wei yuechu then asked, "has the authority here sent someone to detect the fluctuations of supernatural activities?"


    st: "didn''t ask..."


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "what''s the use of you."


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    His whole body wilted like frost eggnt.


    The other two turned and walked towards the office, ready to ask for more details.


    Yezei stepped and looked at the withered st and said mercifully, "well done..."


    st''s eyes lit up like watered nts. He was very moved and looked at Yejia: "you..."


    "Oh, by the way..." Yejia smiled: "don''t forget to read your documents."


    With that, he turned around and walked towards the direction where Chen Qingye and Wei yuechu disappeared.


    st stood foolishly in ce, looking at the young man''s slowly disappearing back: "


    I''m stupid, really.


    I forgot he was the worst one.


    In the office.


    The employee on duty happens to be Liang Yi.


    "Oh, that''s what you''re talking about." He lowered his head and tapped his fingers quickly on the keyboard: "everyone is talking about this today. After all, this kind of thing is really outrageous, isn''t it? The bureau sent someone with the detector this morning and found nothing. s, it should be pure bad luck... After all, sometimes God wants people to die. "


    The voice fell, and he had tuned out what he needed.


    Liang Yi turned theputer screen so that the three people in front of him could see it.


    Above is the surveince camera at the corner.


    The tragedy took only a few seconds.


    A few seconds ago, the whole street was still bustling, calm and prosperous. A few secondster, it suddenly changed. The steel pipe flew around in the narrow screen. The steel pipe was inserted into the man''s eye socket, and then the whole man fell to the ground. The blood slowly flowed and spread from under his body, and everyone around him was in a mess.


    Chen Qingye repeatedly pulled the progress bar several times.


    The track of that steel pipe is really tricky, but there is no trace of external force.


    He raised his head and looked at Liang Yi: "are there any other casualties in this ident?"


    Liang Yi: "ah... Doesn''t it seem?"


    Yezei frowned: "no minor injuries?"


    "Probably..." Liang Yi touched the back of his head: "I don''t seem to hear any injuries at the scene?"


    The three looked at each other.


    This is even more strange. So many steel pipes were scattered, and others didn''t even get a scratch. Only the office worker was stabbed through his head.


    In the hall


    Yezei said to Chen Qingye, "go to the morgue and bring new detection equipment to see if there is anything wrong with the body."


    He looked at Wei yuechu: "you and st, ording to the address shown on the data, go to this man''s home to explore."


    st frowned: "Why me and this mother night..."


    Wei yuechu narrowed his eyes and looked dangerously.


    Yezei interrupted the other party before he said the next one: "do you want to act with Chen Qingye?"


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "I have no problem..."


    st thought of the other party''s pet, and his face was slightly green: "forget it..."


    Yezei: "in short, it must take two people to go to the victim''s home. One of themmunicates with his family to inquire about the situation, and the other goes to the room to check for abnormalities."


    Wei yuechu asked, "what about you?"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes: "I''ll go to the scene of the incident."


    "Remember to contact me if you have any news."


    Yezei leaves first, Chen Qingye, Wei yuechu and st fall slightly behind and go out together.


    Chen Qingye looked thoughtfully at Wei yuechu: "I don''t see you obeying themand so much."


    Wei yuechu picked his eyebrows: "I like listening to handsome men. Do you have any opinions?"


    She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked up and down at Chen Qingye: "however, in terms of obedience, you can''t let it go."


    "Of course..." Chen Qingye said without changing his face: "Ye Jia has worked in the supernatural authority for a longer time than us. He is our predecessors. He must know more about the process than us. I am willing to listen to the arrangements of our predecessors."


    The two looked at each other with evil intentions, and then turned and walked in the opposite direction.


    At the same time, he hissed in his heart¡ª¡ª


    He knows nothing about her.


    st looked nkly at their backs and suddenly had an inexplicable visual sense... Why did he always feel that this scene in front of him had happened?


    Wei yuechu turned his head and shouted angrily, "Hey, are youing?"


    st scratched his head and followed, "you wait for me!"


    Yejia came to the crime scene.


    As this is a busy road section, the traces of yesterday''s ident have been cleaned up, but nevertheless, the flow of people and vehicles is still much less than before.


    Yejia came to the ce where the ident happened ording to his memory.


    He turned his head and looked at the surveince camera not far behind, then looked back and looked at the open space in front of him.


    The blood has been cleaned, but there are still white marks on the ground caused by the impact of the steel pipe.


    That''s it.


    Yezei opened the ghost and took out the little ck hand who was still addicted to ying with his mobile phone.


    The little ck hand struggled discontentedly: "Hello! What are you doing? "


    Yejia said, "is there any problem here?"


    The little ck hand protested, "you''re squeezing! Naked press! "


    Yezei: "yes..."


    Little ck hand: "


    Yejia: "wee to the trade union."


    Little ck hand: "


    You are cruel


    It slipped out of Yejia''s palm and swam around the open space where the ident urred.


    The little ck hand shook his fingers: "no problem."


    Yezei frowned: "can''t you feel any Yin fluctuations?"


    Little ck hand: "yes..."


    Ye Jia''s eyebrows frowned tighter.


    In fact, he is not aware of any Yin Qi fluctuations, so he will let the little ck hand who is more sensitive to Yin Qi fluctuations feel it. However, if he can''t even feel it, the probability is really not


    Can it be said that the death of the office worker was simply an ident?


    It floated onto Yejia''s shoulder and habitually held his cor: "what happened here?"


    Yezei was stunned: "can''t you feel it?"


    The little ck hand was more confused: "what?"


    Yejia''s expression became dignified.


    Areas where unnatural deaths have urred will be more or less polluted.


    No matter whether the death of the office worker was an ident or not, this is the ce where he died, and more importantly, it just happened yesterday, so there will be some resentment and even spiritual bodies of the dead here - but the little ck hand, as a fierce ghost, doesn''t realize that there has been a human life here.


    It''s too clean.


    There''s something wrong.


    Just then, Yejia''s mobile phone buzzed twice.


    Chen Qingye sent him two photos.


    The first photo is the detector in Chen Qingye''s hand, and the index on it approaches 0.


    For a corpse that has just died, this value is really low and somewhat abnormal.


    The background is clearly the metal bed in the morgue. The arms of the corpse ced on it show a dead cyan gray, with two wounds nearby.


    One horizontal and one vertical, oblique crossing.


    It seems to have been scratched with a knife.


    "This is the only trauma on the body." Chen Qingye sent to exin: "do you know brother ye?"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly.


    The wound seemed to be just two random scratches, but don''t know why. This shape gave him a strange sense of familiarity.


    Yezei was stunned.


    He opened his palm and burned a shallow scar on the root of his palm near his wrist.


    One horizontal and one vertical, crossing each other.


    Very light two white, it''s almost hard to see if you don''t look carefully.


    After leaving the game, all the wounds on Yejia were cured, all the scars left in the game disappeared, and only this one was left on his wrist.


    Yejia did not remember how it came from.


    He even wondered if he had left it before entering the game.


    But because it is really difficult to find, Yejia seldom remembered that there was this scar on his hand.


    After Chen Qingye finished the investigation, st and Wei yuechu also got nothing there.


    They decided to go back to the hotel first, study the clues they got now, read the documents they got from the authority, and see if there could be any breakthrough elsewhere.


    Yejia did not tell them what he had found.


    He returned to his hotel room.


    Ji Xuan was lying on one of the beds, covered with a thin quilt, looking like a small ball.


    Yejia looked back and began to read the documents in his hand.


    The sound of paper rubbing sounded regrly in the quiet hotel room, and the sun outside the window gradually tilted to the West and slowly became dim.


    Yejia''s eyes fell on one of the pages in front of him and did not move for a long time.


    He seems to be in a trance.


    Unknowingly, Yezei subconsciously turned his wrist and his eyes fell on the two shallow almost invisible scars on his skin. His light eyes were covered under the long eyshes, and the bottom of his eyes flickered thoughtfully.


    Just then, there was a rustling sound from the bed on one side.


    Yejia turned his head and looked around.


    Ji Xuan didn''t know when he opened his eyes. His scarlet eyes twinkled treacherously in the dusk, looking at Yejia from a distance.


    "Good evening..." his voice was a little hoarse: "brother, what are you looking at?"


    Yezei turned his wrist and pursed his lips: "nothing..."


    Ji Xuan got up from the other bed and the thin quilt slipped off him. His ck hair was a little scattered and his hair tail was disorderly, looking a little funny.


    He came down barefoot and came to yecah.


    The little boy stretched out his cold and slender fingers, gently grasped Ye Jia''s wrist, pulled his hand over, and revealed two shallow scars: "still painful?"


    Yejia was going to take back his hand.


    His eyes widened slightly and looked at Ji Xuan in front of him. His brain was nk for a moment.


    This sentence means


    Ji Xuan knows how his wound came from?!


    However, before he asked questions, the little boy before the meeting suddenly lowered his head and kissed the small piece of skin on his wrist.


    The cold and soft lips rubbed gently in the past, as if a delicate feather had inadvertently swept away, bringing a slight numbness and trembling.


    Ji Xuan raised his head, slightly narrowed his red eyes and smiled: "it won''t hurt."

 Chapter 67

    Yejia suddenly took out his hand as if he had been scalded.


    Ji Xuan raised his head and blinked innocently.


    The ce just rubbed by the other party''s lips burned again.


    "You..." Yezei coughed and asked, "do you know how it came from?"


    "Of course," Ji Xuan sat down on the edge of Yejia''s bed. "I was with you at that time."


    Yezei straightened his back slightly and looked at each other calmly: "tell me..."


    "Hold..." Ji Xuan thought, "all night..."


    Yezei: "


    He took a deep breath and reluctantly said, "OK..."


    Ji Xuan: "we can''t lose the extra time yesterday."


    Yezei: "


    This guy is getting better and better.


    He gritted his teeth: "yes..."


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes as if he had stolen a fishy Fox: "good night, kiss..."


    "..." Yejia: "don''t push an inch."


    Ji Xuan sighed, "OK..."


    He held out his hand: "it''s a deal?"


    Yezei squinted and looked at him for a few seconds, then slowly stretched out his hand and held the other party''s pale palm: "it''s a deal..."


    Half an hourter.


    Yejia called out the other three as ace.


    As soon as they met, he threw each of them arge stack of documents.


    st flipped through the document with his fingertips. When he saw the dense and full words on it, he frowned disgustingly: "what''s this?"


    The remaining two also looked at a loss.


    Ye Jiayan said simply andprehensively, "I have a cable..."


    All three were refreshed.


    ¡ª¡ªJi Xuan did not directly tell Yezei what had happened or who the fierce ghost he was facing. He just provided a clue.


    A very critical clue.


    And that''s enough.


    "Call every family member of the deceased and ask them if they got anything they had been longing for before they died." Yejia said.


    Chen Qingye pushed sses: "for example?"


    "Anything..." Yejia said, "wealth, power, beauty, material and spiritual aspects can be."


    Wei yuechu slightly opened his eyes: "you mean...!"


    Yezei took a deep breath: "yes..."


    st looked nkly: "what riddles are you ying?"


    Wei yuechu hated the iron and knocked down his head with the document in his hand: "are you really stupid?"


    st covered the back of his head and protested loudly, "you hit me again!"


    Chen Qingye showed a thoughtful expression: "I see. That makes sense."


    st£º¡°£¿¡±


    He was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "what is it?! Come on! "


    Wei yuechu held his forehead and sighed helplessly, "haven''t you heard of the dreamer?"


    st: "seems a little impressed?"


    Chen Qingye said calmly, "you entered the gamete, and it''s understandable that you don''t understand it."


    He said: "this is an S-level Lord. He actually prefers trading with yers rather than killing - as long as you can pay enough price, your wish can be met."


    st blinked and asked, "any wish?"


    Chen Qingye: "any wish is OK."


    st: "what if I make three more wishes?"


    Chen Qingye: "


    His face was expressionless. He rolled up the paper tube like Wei yuechu and gave st a hard blow on his head.


    "Ouch!" st covered the back of his head and shouted fiercely, "Why are you here?"


    "Deserved..." Wei yuechu''s face gloated: "do you think he is themp God? Three more wishes... Didn''t you hear the price Chen Qingye just said? "


    st nkly: "isn''t it themp God? What is that? "


    Wei yuechu pondered for a few seconds: "it''s like the devil in Western legends. yers exchange their souls for * *''s satisfaction."


    "But... In fact, I don''t know the specific situation..." she sighed: "none of the people who do his transactions can survive and tell us what happened."


    Yezei looked down and seemed to be looking at the document in his hand.


    However, his eyes involuntarily fell on the scar on his wrist - its color is very light. If you don''t look carefully, you can hardly distinguish it from the skin.


    He subconsciously brushed it with his fingers.


    Yejia knew the existence of the dreamer, but he had no memory about him.


    It''s like a blind spot in  mind. If don''t look for it deliberately, I''ll be forgotten in the dark.


    st touched the back of his head: "then, what happenedter? Where has he gone? "


    At least in his impression, after he entered the game, he didn''t seem to have heard of the reputation of the dreamer.


    Chen Qingye shook his head: "no one knows..."


    "He just suddenly... Disappeared, and disappeared for a long time." He turned to Yejia and wondered, "why do you think the event in F City was caused by the dreamer?"


    "Just guess..." Yejia replied quietly, "maybe I''m wrong. Let''s prove it."


    They first called the dead office worker.


    His wife seemed still immersed in grief. When she answered, her voice was choking and sobbing. However, when she heard Yejia''s question, there was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.


    Yejia asked patiently, "madam, are you still there?"


    "Ah, yes... Yes." Her wife sounded a little distracted, but she replied.


    She asked, "you, why do you ask this?"


    Yejia: "just do some necessary investigation."


    Silence fell across the microphone.


    After a long time, the wife slowly said, "in fact... Half a month ago, I was going to divorce him."


    Yezei narrowed his eyes: "can I ask why?"


    The wife said, "of course..."


    She sobbed and continued, "in fact, there is no third party, but there is really no emotion. Do you know that feeling? Holding his hand is like touching his right hand with his left hand. The days pass day by day. I can''t remember how I fell in love with him. It''s the same every day. It''s no fun to live like this anymore, so... I want to be separated from him for a period of time. "


    "But... He didn''t want to. The reaction was very fierce." The wife said very tactfully: "so I went back to my mother''s house and hid for a while."


    Yejia: "and then?"


    The wife took a deep breath, seemed to be unable to hold back her tears, and her voice choked again: "however, during that time, I calmed down slowly. Somehow, I remembered every bit of our love. Then I felt that I fell in love with him again, so I returned to him. I still remember that he held me and told me, This is his greatest wish, but... But... It hasn''t been long, he... "


    The woman across the phone sobbed.


    Hang up.


    The three opposite looked at each other and understood it.


    ¡ª¡ªIt seems that * * is ten years away.


    The next whole hour, the four of them never stopped talking on their mobile phones. When they hung up, they called the next one. It took more than ten hours to finally ask the families of all the dead in the stack of documents one by one.


    There are fifteen suspicious cases.


    They went to the police station to call up the GPS records of the people a full month before their death, and then asked the staff of the supernatural administration to crosspare them on theputer¡ª¡ª


    Soon, the results came out.


    Chen Qingye put the note on the table and pushed it over.


    Fifteen people were scattered in different urban areas of F City, but half a month before their death, everyone went to the same ce.


    Yezei picked up the note and looked at it.


    This ce is close to the edge of the city and inessible - it should be here.


    In half an hour.


    The taxi drove away slowly behind several people, leaving only four of them standing in a wastnd.


    In front of them stands a very modern high-rise building.


    The four raised their heads together and looked up slowly.


    The building is towering into the clouds, at least on the 30th floor, and the outside ss walls reflect the sun, looking resplendent and full of style.


    st scratched his head: "is this... Here?"


    There seems to be something wrong.


    Yezei put the note back in his pocket and walked towards the building: "go and have a look first..."


    The ss door opened automatically in front of them. Two tall and beautiful receptionists greeted them, bowed to them with a smile, and said in a singing tone: "wee to DMpany."


    The ground is as smooth as a mirror, and the marble wall in the distance is iid with a glittering line of English letters:


    dream maker¡£


    [dreamer]


    The four fell into silence: "


    st slowly turned to look at Yejia, lowered his voice and stammered, "well... What''s going on?"


    Yezei: "


    If I knew what was going on, would I still stand here like you?


    When the four people were stunned, one of the weingdies came forward and asked with a smile, "what business does Mr. need to handle?"


    Yejia quickly adjusted and asked quietly, "what business can you handle here?"


    Miss Yingbin introduced with a smile: "dream maker is thergest angel investment institution in F City. Do you have a business n that needs our investment?"


    "Yes..." Yejia said, "where can I see your person in charge?"


    The weingdy smiled and said, "please follow me..."


    Then she turned and walked forward.


    Wei yuechu lowered his voice: "Hey, what are you doing?"


    Yezei also whispered back, "go step by step and see step by step."


    Chen Qingye opened his palm, several small green insects with the size of rice fell on his fingertips, and then climbed into his sleeve along his palm.


    He stepped forward, stood side by side with Yejia and whispered, "the employees in the hall are human."


    Yezei frowned slightly and nodded, "thank you..."


    Now the trend of this matter... Is really more and more elusive.


    Soon, they were weed into a magnificent and beautifully decorated waiting room, with golden European style chandeliers on their heads, heavy red carpets on the ground, soft armchairs ced in the room, and colorful snacks on the exquisite table.


    st scratched his hand towards one of the dishes.


    Wei yuechu pped on his hand and stared at him silently.


    st covered the back of his patted hand and whispered angrily, "I''m not ready to eat, but can''t I see?"


    Just then, the weingdy in front turned around and asked with a smile, "are you a corporate n or a personal n?"


    Yezei turned his head and nced at the other three people behind him: "enterprise..."


    The other party said with a good attitude, "please show me the industrial andmercial registration certificate, tax registration and copies of basic information of relevant enterprises."


    Yezei: "


    His face remained unchanged: "personal nning..."


    The professional quality of the weingdy is very outstanding, and the smile on her face has not changed at all: "well, what are your otherpanions...?"


    The other three looked at each other.


    Wei yuechu said, "I''m also a personal n."


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "I just came with them. I''ll just wait for them outside."


    st shrugged and said indifferently, "me too..."


    ¡ª¡ªAs yers, they all know that eggs can''t be put in the same cage.


    Wei yuechu and ACE go to the inside of the dream maker enterprise, so they should keep two people outside in case of any idents. By the way, they can explore this strange ce from the outside.


    Another weingdy came over. She smiled at Wei yuechu: "this way, please..."


    It seems that they are not going to stay together.


    Wei yuechu nodded at Yezei, and they walked towards the two elevators separately.


    Yejia walked into the elevator.


    The weedy pressed one of the buttons.


    The moment he walked in, he seemed to suddenly notice something and suddenly looked up at the top of the elevator - where it should have been a camera, some strange red light shed, as if an eye shed behind the ss.


    But when Yejia fixed his eyes, the camera had returned to its normal state.


    The weedy pressed the earphone the size of the nail cap in her ear, then turned her head, smiled sweetly and said to Yejia, "Hello, I didn''t know you were an old customer of our DMpany."


    Yezei was slightly surprised, but still said quietly, "so what?"


    The other party smiled and said, "the service is different."


    With that, she reached out, took out a maic card from her pocket, pasted the card swiping area on the elevator, and then pressed the button on the top floor.


    The button is on.


    The elevator went up slowly.


    The narrow space was very quiet. There was little noise because of the high level. They could only hear each other breathing. Yejia''s eyes fell on the slowly rising number and watched it change slowly.


    Soon, the elevator stopped on one floor.


    This is the floor where the weingdy first pressed.


    Yezei raised his eyes and looked into the distance. At the end of the long corridor was a huge and thick mahogany gate. Outside the mahogany gate, a man who looked embarrassed seemed to be waiting for something.


    Just then the mahogany door opened.


    Before Yezei could see it clearly, the elevator in front of him closed slowly. The weingdy smiled and said, "you are a VIP, not under this floor."


    The number of elevators continues to rise.


    Time passed very slowly. After a long time, the elevator door opened to both sides with a tinkle.


    The weingdy smiled and stretched out her hand: "please..."


    Yejia stepped out of the elevator and the metal door closed slowly behind him.


    He looked around.


    The top floor lookspletely different from the floor just now - huge and clear floor to ceiling windows, luxurious and expensive decoration, and heavy carpets can absorb all the footsteps. In the distance, there is a long corridor. At the end of the corridor is a huge heavy wooden door, but the standard is obviously several grades higher than the one downstairs.


    Yezei gently rubbed the fingertips hanging on his side, and the faint light shone.


    Although it is true that he should try his best to reduce fighting with fierce ghosts now, if he encounters the situation of life and death, he will not be reluctant to use weapons.


    ¡ª¡ªAfter all, thest vision was different.


    She was sent by her mother to die.


    Vision is different from other fierce ghosts. She was originally human, but she had a part of her mother in her body, so she became a fierce ghost.


    So mother hoped that Yejia could kill her, absorb the nutrients in her body and be her own people.


    The situation of the dreamer is different. He is just a fierce ghost.


    Yezei walked slowly along the corridor.


    He stood in front of the heavy gate and slowly stretched out his hand, but before his fingertips touched the door panel, the gate in front of him opened silently and opened inward.


    Inside the door is a huge circr room, surrounded by clean French windows, like a ss ball hanging above the sky, which looks extremely luxurious.


    A man stood in front of the huge circr French window with his back to Yejia.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes and the knife light appeared between his fingers.


    "Rare guest, really rare guest..." the man said and turned around.


    He was of medium build, wearing a well tailored suit, with a pale and gentle face and a decent smile: "ace! I thought I''d never see you again. "


    Yeka did not answer.


    He looked at the man in front of him and thought carefully.


    The dreamer opened his chair and sat down. The smile on his face was very kind: "sit..."


    The chair opposite him was pulled apart by some invisible force.


    The dreamer reached out and made a gesture of invitation.


    Yezei smiled briefly. He walked forward calmly as if he were meeting a friend who had been reunited for a long time. He sat down in the chair without changing his face: "thank you..."


    His attitude was so calm that he surprised the Dreamer: "unexpectedly, I haven''t seen you for a long time. You''re still the same as before. You haven''t changed at all."


    "Oh?" Yezei said quietly, "so... Do you think you have changed a lot?"


    The dreamerughed as if he had heard some very funny joke and burst into tears.


    Yejia waited quietly for him to finishughing.


    After a long time, the dreamer finally stopped, with a lingering smile on his face and said, "of course it''s very big..."


    Then he grabbed his hair and pulled it aside.


    There was a scarlet crack in his neck, which expanded rapidly with his movement, revealing a t and smooth cross-section, as if it had been cut with some extremely sharp tool.


    He lowered his head so that Yejia could see the bright red muscles and Mori white bones on the section of his neck.


    Then, the dreamer released his hand, put back his head with only a piece of skin adhesion, and moved his shoulder and neck a little ufortable to reset everything.


    He said with a smile: "although it has recovered almost now, it is still impossible to grow up again... After all, not every ghost is the direct line of his mother''s care, and can be repairedpletely after being stabbed through his chest."


    The dreamer means something.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes and was slightly surprised.


    The dreamer means... His head was cut off by himself?


    The healed scar on the wrist was slightly hot.


    The dreamer waved his hand carelessly: "by the way, you should not remember anything... Look at my memory, I almost forgot this."


    "So..." Yezei raised his eyebrows: "maybe you can help me review it?"


    The dreamer narrowed his eyes: "what, do you want to get back your lost memory?"


    A shrewd smile appeared on his face: "what do you want in exchange?"


    Yezei chuckled and shrugged carelessly, "just for the memories you first met? Thank you. No, why should I remember those unimportant things? "


    The dreamer''s face darkened for a moment.


    But he soon recovered: "since you''re not going to do business with me, what are you doing here?"


    Yejia folded his legs and smiled kindly: "of course, he came to smash the field."


    "It''s difficult..." the dreamer frowned in embarrassment: "it seems that I can only call the police."


    Yezei: "


    I saw the dreamer''s fingers lift gently, and the cab door on one side opened, revealing the framed photo frame inside: "I''m a legal industry, business license, site ownership, lease agreement... I''m a taxpayer with clean background and a good citizen who abides by thew."


    Yezei: "


    He sneered: "will good citizens who abide by discipline andw sign an agreement to take away the souls of ordinary people?"


    The dreamer shrugged and said, "my deal is always about your feelings and wishes. In fact, I never went to anyone. Everyone took the initiative toe to the door, even many."


    He said lightly, "and I just did what a businessman should do - I grasped the business opportunity."


    The man turned around, walked slowly to the French window in front of him and looked down. His voice was filled with some repressive excitement and trembling: "in the game, I never thought that there would be such a beautiful ce in the world. The soul ckened by * * was eager to find a way to sell itself, regardless of the cost, Instead, they will rush to offer their souls. "


    His voice hissed because of greed: "there are too manypetitors in the game. Each of them is hungry. They fight and rob and work hard to get a bite, but it''s different here... The market is so vast that I can monopolize it as long as I want -"


    "Do you know what this is called?"


    The dreamer turned his head and looked at Yejia. The smile on his face was slightly distorted because of excitement, which looked particrly terrible: "this is called monopoly capital."


    Yezei: "


    Grass


    The dreamer walked towards Yejia, and the smile on his face converged and became gentle again: "you see, I am different from those savage ghosts who have no brains and only know everyone. I love peace. Only peace can make my market more prosperous."


    He stretched out his hand, and his pale index finger gently crossed Yejia''s wrist.


    Yejia''s eyes fell.


    On his wrist, the scars crossed horizontally and vertically. don''t know when they were looming and protruding, with a light red color, they were particrly prominent on his white skin.


    The dreamer''s eyes stared at the scar on Yejia''s wrist, and his greedy look appeared: "moreover... The soul that once slipped away from me may reappear in front of me one day. If you like, I can pay a big price..."


    As he spoke, he stuck out his scarlet tongue nearly half a foot long and slowly licked his index finger that touched each other''s skin.


    But just then, the dreamer seemed to be burned. He suddenly opened his eyes, his long tongue shook in the air, and the mucus dripping down.


    "This, this is..." he red at Yejia: "you... What did you bring in!"


    At this time, the man''s low and hoarse voice sounded behind Yejia: "I..."

 Chapter 68

    The dreamer suddenly stepped back a few steps. His eyes were fixed on the man who suddenly appeared behind Yejia. His gentle face became ferocious: "Ji Xuan..."


    Yezei turned his head and saw Ji Xuan slowlye forward.


    His eyebrows and eyes are very deep. When his face is expressionless, he seems to have a sense of oppression. He has a kind of chilly awe from his bones.


    A pair of scarlet eyes squinted carelessly and looked down at each other. The pupils scattered slightly, and the look at the bottom of the eyes seemed indifferent and contemptuous.


    But only Yezei knows... This is because Ji Xuan is still weak!


    His heart tightened.


    Although even in the weak period, the weakening of Ji Xuan''s strength will not be too great. However, as an old yer who has been dealing with ghosts for many years, Yezei knows very well that thews in fierce ghosts are very simr to those in nature, such as the survival of the fittest and thew of the jungle.


    At ordinary times, fierce ghosts will not do anything under the threat of the ghost king, but once they find that their leader is weak, they will have different intentions everywhere and even attack them in groups - especially when Ji Xuan is obviously in an opposite position with his mother, many fierce ghosts are actually watching in the dark.


    Now the reason why the world has not caused too much trouble, have to say, arge part of the reason is that the fierce ghosts are wary of this ambiguous king.


    Yejia didn''t let Ji Xuane to F City with him because of this.


    Once this advantage is lost, the chain reaction may be uncontroble.


    Not far away, the dreamer quickly adjusted his uncontroble facial expression and recovered his calm appearance.


    He straightened his sleeves, patted off the dust that did not exist on the high-grade fabric, looked at Yejia and said with a smile: "it seems that you really want to smash the field."


    "But I''m not unprepared." The dreamer opened his chair and sat down slowly: "look, mother warned us long ago. We will meet sooner orter after you catch the puppet master."


    He raised his hand and touched the button on the table.


    The next second, a whole wall on one side slowly floated up projection screens, which projected three other yers who entered with Yezei - Chen Qingye, Wei yuechu, and st.


    The scenes behind the three of them are different, but they are all closely watched by something in the dark.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes and stared at him expressionless.


    The dreamer said, "all three of them are in my building, aren''t they?"


    Ye Jia''s expression was slightly heavy and fixed his eyes on each other.


    "Of course... I believe yourpanions are not weak, and I am not confident that I can catch them all." The dreamer propped his chin thoughtfully and said slowly, "so... I prepared this just in case."


    He touched the screen again.


    The projection of the wall not far away changed instantly into small squares the size of tofu blocks. In each square, there was a person''s face. Yezei recognized the employees he had seen downstairs, but more faces were extremely strange.


    The dreamer''s smile deepened: "there are more than 200 employees in mypany and thousands of ordinary people who have done normal transactions with me. Each of them has signed contracts with me -bor contracts, investment contracts, etc..."


    He rubbed his cheek with his fingertip: "of course, they don''t mortgage their souls, but as long as it''s a contract, they can be hands and feet, can''t they?"


    The dreamer smiled, "if something happens to me, not only yourpanions will be attacked, all these ordinary people who just want to live well... Have to die."


    His face showed a sly expression: "I''m a ghost. I never have the so-called bottom line and human nature, but the question is, do you have it? Can you let these innocent people die? "


    The dreamer leaned forward and sessfully narrowed his eyes slightly: "you always thought you were a cold person, didn''t you?"


    Yejia''s face remained unchanged and looked back at him coldly.


    "No, no, no..." the dreamer leaned back on the back of the chair, reached for the pen on the table and turned carelessly: "I have made a deal with you, and I can even touch your soul one step away. My brothers and sisters have prepared a lot for your arrival, but only I know that these are not needed."


    "If businessmen want to make money, they must understand human weaknesses. Only in this way can we go all the way in the market." His eyes twinkled with a sinister light, and the smile on his face remained unchanged: "as long as there is a weakness, even if it is strong, it is as weak as an ant with me."


    The dreamer said contemptuously, "even you, ace."


    Ji xuanmei''s eyes were slightly heavy, as if he wanted toe forward,


    But Yejia raised his hand and took his wrist.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes, nced over Yezei and stopped obediently.


    The dreamer yed with the nib in his hand and said, "since there is nothing else for me... Please leave?"


    He looked gentle and smiled: "I believe you don''t need me to call security?"


    Ye Jia''s mind fretted.


    Now the other party has had a showdown with him. The thousands of hostages are really not a problem that he can not think about at all. In addition, Ji Xuan is not in full bloom. In this case, it is harmful to start a war. It is better to leave temporarily and make ns after thinking of solutions.


    He calmly smiled at the Dreamer: "nature doesn''t need..."


    Ye Jia''s fingers held the man''s slender and cold wrists and pulled him to turn and walk out.


    However, before taking a few steps, the dreamer''szy voice came from behind: "unexpectedly, unexpectedly, the great ghost king has be a dog called and drunk by ordinary humans. What a shame, isn''t it?"


    As soon as ye Jia''s steps stopped, his eyebrows and eyes cooled down a little with the words of the other party.


    He turned his head and looked behind him.


    The smile on the dreamer''s face was malicious: "I don''t know if the mother will feel sad when she sees her direct descendants begging for mercy to mankind."


    Yejia''s voice was still calm, with a little Indifference: "I also want to know. She saw her offspring cut off their heads by ordinary humans, and she hasn''t even recovered yet, so that she only dared to y tricks and dare not face the weak human - what''s her feeling?"


    The dreamer''s face changed imperceptibly.


    Ye Jia''s lips were slightly picked, but there was no smile in the depths of his light eyes. The atmosphere of great oppression spread out without scruples: "I believe she won''t feel sad... After all, how can ordinary ghosts and lineagespare?"


    The dreamer''s jealous ridicule was returned with the original vor.


    His face could not restrain itself. His twisted face was covered by a sinister expression. He stood up, his scarlet tongue twisted in his mouth, and his long nails dug deeply into the hard wooden table, making a squeaky sharp sound, as if he would rush to break his throat in the next second.


    Yejia looked at him calmly.


    In his hand, the huge virtual shadow of the sickle suddenly appeared, the cold light flickered in the sun, and the sharp de narrowed the whole office.


    The action of the dreamer.


    His eyes fell on the sickle in Yejia''s hand, his expression was slightly stiff, and he seemed to think of some unpleasant memories.


    "Unfortunately, my de has forgotten what you taste..."


    Yezei narrowed his eyes, gently brushed the de with his pale fingertip, and said calmly, "but don''t worry, it will remember sooner orter."


    The dreamer stared at the young man in front of him with eyes that seemed to chew him up, but the other party smiled at him carelessly, and then dragged the tall man out.


    The gate mmed shut behind him and echoed dully in the long corridor.


    With a calm face, Yezei pulled Ji Xuan''s arm and pulled him forward quickly.


    Ji Xuan didn''t say anything, just lowered his eyes and looked at the fingers held by the other party on his wrist. The expression on his face was a little happy.


    Halfway through, Yejia suddenly stopped and turned to look at the man behind him.


    Ji Xuan hurriedly stopped and looked at him innocently.


    Yezei took a deep breath: "next time, don''t follow."


    He sounded gnashing his teeth.


    Ji Xuan also knew he was wrong and nodded skillfully.


    Yezei loosened his hand and said, "go back..."


    Ji Xuan unfortunately nced at the position on his wrist that the other party had just held. The temperature of the young man''s finger belly seemed to still remain on it. However, he didn''t want to annoy Yezei, who was approaching the edge of the outbreak, so he nodded very aware of the current situation and said, "OK..."


    His voice fell.


    But... Yejia still saw the other party standing in front of him and looked back at him innocently.


    Yejia: "what''s the matter?"


    Ji Xuan paused and said in a very low voice, "I can''t get out..."


    Yezei: "


    He asked, "why?"


    Ji Xuan: "ghosts can''t be opened here."


    He paused and exined, "I came in because I left a mark on you."


    So that''s why dreamers are so surprised when they see Ji Xuan.


    Yezei took a long, deep breath, raised his hand wearily and pinched his eyebrows.


    In that case, Ji Xuan wanted to leave, so he had to go out with him.


    But


    When Yejia thought of the three people waiting for him outside, he couldn''t help but start to have a headache.


    Ji Xuan said, "if you need, I can be a child?"


    Before Yejia could answer, the figure of the tall man shrank rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he became a little boy up to the height of Yejia''s waist.


    Ji Xuan raised a delicate little face and a pair of scarlet eyes. He didn''t know when they had be dark. He grabbed Ye Jia''s palm hanging on his side and shouted softly in a child''s voice: "brother..."


    Yezei: "


    Ok


    Although the facial features of Ji Xuan''s childhood state and adult state are simr, due to thepletely different aura and the change of pupil color, even Yezei, who has been with him day and night, is difficult to recognize him immediately, let alone other yers who have only met several times.


    It is hard for ordinary people to imagine that Ji Xuan, the ghost king, would appear in the ghostpany run by the dreamer as a child.


    The weingdy stood outside the elevator with a sweet smile on her face. It was obvious that she had been waiting there from the beginning.


    She turned her head and looked at Yejia: "are you ready now..."


    The voice of the weingdy was shocked. She was stunned when she saw Ji Xuan. Obviously, she didn''t expect that a strange child would appear on the top floor, which was strictly controlled up and down.


    Yejia: "he is with me."


    The weingdy seemed to be at a loss: "but..."


    Yezei said, "don''t worry, your boss knows."


    "OK..." after getting the exnation, the smile on the weedy''s face raised again: "excuse me, sir, pleasee in."


    The elevator descended slowly.


    When they fell to the bottom floor, the elevator made a Ding sound, and the metal door of the elevator opened slowly in front of the three people.


    The gate has just opened. Wei yuechu, Chen Qingye and st seem to have been waiting there.


    They hurried around and said, "how''s it going?"


    Almost at the same time, their eyes fell on the strange little boy beside Yejia. They were stunned. They didn''t seem to expect that there would be an extra person in the elevator: "is this...?"


    The weingdy said with a smile, "this child is with this gentleman."


    Yezei: "


    Blunder


    He should have put a barrier on Ji Xuan to hide the other party from the beginning.


    All me the dreamer for dividing his God, otherwise he could not have been led astray by Ji Xuan''s idea of bing smaller in the corridor.


    Moreover, he acted with the other three people as ace this time. This way... It will be very dangerous!


    Yezei smiled reluctantly at the yers with three faces in front of him: "it''s a long story..."


    Soon, the four of them left the building.


    After confirming that they should have left the dreamer''s surveince area, everyone turned to Yejia, as if waiting for his exnation.


    Yezei: "


    He took a deep breath, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "this..."


    Ji Xuan also raised his head. His big dark eyes looked at each other and seemed to be waiting.


    "Is my formerpanion." Yezei paused and reluctantly introduced.


    Wei yuechu blinked and seemed to suddenly think of something: "Oh! I''ve heard that you have no teammates in the game, but always keeppany with a child. Is that him? "


    Yezei: "yes..."


    Both Chen Qingye and st showed a sudden look.


    Although ace acts alone in the replica, most of the yers he has met with outside the replica know that he has always protected a little boy. No one knows why such a strong yer will be kind. He also adds an oil bottle to himself in such a cruel game - after all, the little boy doesn''t seem to be entitled by the game, People don''t know his name, and there are no yers who can match this feature in the list in front of the championship. Then, he can only live so long because of the protection of the big man.


    This matter has always made many people envy, envy and hate.


    It''s a great experience to be led to win by the first God on the list.


    Chen Qingye, Wei yuechu, st also knew the existence of this child, but after Yejia left the game, the child seemed to disappear and never appeared again.


    Therefore, almost all yers thought that after ACE clearance, the child had no shelter, so he died in this cruel game.


    Some people sigh, some sigh, some gloat.


    After the game crashed, although Chen Qingye met ace in real life, they wisely didn''t mention the existence of the child.


    ¡ª¡ªAfter all, they must have deep feelings after spending so long together. It must be sad for ace to know that their friends died in the game after they left.


    But what didn''t expect is... They can actually see this legendary character today.


    st stared in surprise: "so you survived..."


    Chen Qingye kicked him expressionless.


    st gave a cry, and then closed his mouth wrongly.


    However, he can control the st, but he can''t control the same frank Wei yuechu.


    Wei yuechu asked, "since he didn''t die, why didn''t he show up around aceter?"


    Yezei: "


    This question is really a little difficult to answer.


    He can''t say that this is not a yer, but Ji Xuan, who is the ghost king.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and said in a childlike voice, "because I made my brother angry."


    Wei yuechu''s heart changed: "in this way, I believe your brother has forgiven you, right?"


    Yezei: "


    This question is also difficult to answer.


    Ji Xuan said, "not yet..."


    He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "but I''ll try."


    Wei yuechu: "


    God! So cute!


    Yejia cut off the topic of gradual danger and said, "well, now tell me what you found."


    First of all, he simply repeated his dialogue with the dreamer at the top - of course, the version without Ji Xuan''s existence.


    After hearing Yejia''s narration, everyone fell into silence.


    The amount of information... Is really a little big.


    Chen Qingye: "so, have you ever fought with the dreamer and cut off his head?"


    Yejia: "now it seems that it should be like this."


    Wei yuechu showed an expression of Enlightenment: "so, that''s why he suddenly disappeared... He was badly hurt and went to recuperate."


    st couldn''t help but ask, "well... Don''t you really remember at all?"


    Yezei spread his hand: "yes..."


    Chen Qingye thoughtfully held his chin and said, "since you say you two have made a deal, your memory loss may be rted to this."


    Wei yuechu sighed: "unfortunately, if you remember the specific content, we will know what we are dealing with. If we know his weakness, we may be able to kill the dreamer without hurting the lives of thousands of hostages. And now... "


    She didn''t finish her words, but the others knew her voice over very well.


    Now, thousands of lives are tied to the dreamer. Once he dies, more innocent people will die¡ª¡ª


    The dreamer was right about at least one thing.


    He can have no bottom line and humanity.


    But they can''t just sit back.


    st angrily kicked a small stone on the ground: "so we don''t have anything to do now?"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly.


    He gently rubbed the shallow scar on his wrist with his finger.


    After leaving the attic, the convexity and redness of the scar disappeared, changed back to the color close to the skin, and the pale wrist was smooth.


    Yezei said slowly, "not necessarily..."


    At that moment, everyone looked at yegah.


    "Do you... Remember anything?" st asked nkly.


    Yezei shook his head.


    He put down his wrist and continued, "I once signed a contract with the dreamer, and all the other yers who traded with him died, but I survived and hurt the dreamer."


    Yejia smiled briefly: "this shows that there must be a loophole in his contract."


    Chen Qingye''s eyes lit up: "yes..."


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly, "I can find the first time, and I can find the second time."


    His voice did not fluctuate much. Although his face could not be seen clearly, it was uncontroble and convinced from the bottom of his heart.


    Ji Xuan raised his head and looked at the young man''s face hidden under the shadow, with a shimmer in the bottom of his eyes.


    ¡ª¡ªIt''s beautiful.


    The other three also perked up.


    Wei yuechu asked, "what are we going to do next? What are you going to do? "


    "Still follow the original n." Yejia said, "first go and inform the authority to see if we can monitor this ce first, and then ording to the previous methods, look for the victims who signed a deal with the dreamer in those death cases, and see if we can find any breakthrough from them."


    "OK..." the three nodded one after another.


    Just then, the door of the building behind them was pushed open, and a vain man came out slowly.


    He looked dispirited. His face was engraved with deep fatigue. At present, it was thick cyan ck. It seemed that he had not slept for a long time.


    However, there was a happy expression between his eyebrows and eyes.


    Yejia''s heart moved.


    He remembered this man.


    When the elevator stopped for the first time, it was this man sitting outside the gate.


    Ye Jia''s heart turned with his thoughts. He stepped forward quickly, raised his voice and shouted, "sir!"


    The man was in a trance. It seemed that he realized that the other party was calling himself: "what''s the matter?"


    Yejia went straight to the subject: "have you made a deal with the devil?"


    The man looked at him suspiciously, his eyes moved a little, and said evasively, "you, what are you talking about, I don''t know."


    Yejia said, "I came to make a deal with them, but when I saw the bet, I regretted and bet my soul... It''s not worth it, do you think?"


    The man''s face showed an angry look: "you, what do you know?"


    He clenched his fist and roared, "my daughter is lying in the hospital bed. Her life and death are uncertain! If it were you, what would you do? "


    "No matter what the price, I can''t let her die!" The man stared at Yejia fiercely, choking in his angry voice: "as for you who stand and talk without back pain, go to hell! What I am willing to sell is my business, and I don''t need you to care! "


    Yezei was stunned.


    The man''s face was blue and he was obviously determined. He turned and drilled into the car parked aside. Then, the engine sounded and the car disappeared.


    Ye Jiading looked at the shrinking vehicles in the distance with a thoughtful expression on his face.


    Things went on step by step as Yejia said.


    With the participation of the authority''s personnel, the efficiency of screening has be much faster - soon, the number of cases on hand has changed from 15 to 70, and then to 200.


    When Yejia returned to the hotel, he began to read the documents and look for any useful clues.


    Time passed quickly, and night gradually came.


    In the boundless ocean of information, it bes particrly difficult to find a breakthrough.


    Yezei felt a heavy weight beside the bed. He raised his head and saw Ji Xuan sitting at the end of the bed. A pair of shining scarlet pupils were looking at him without blinking: "brother, do you need help?"


    He smiled and whispered, "just a good night kiss."

 Chapter 69

    "..." Yezei narrowed his eyes, and the light pupil twinkled with an unpredictable look under the long eyshes.


    After a long time, he rolled up the document, raised his hand and gave Ji Xuan a hard blow on his head.


    "s?"


    Ji Xuan was stunned, raised his hand to cover the back of his head, blinked and looked at each other nkly.


    "Thank you for your proposal." Yejia stood up slowly and drew several copies from the documents in front of him.


    He smiled and said, "but you don''t have to."


    Yezei picked up his cell phone and dialed the contact of the supernatural authority. After a few brief greetings, he asked, "how''s the dream makerpany?"


    Liang Yi across the street seemed embarrassed: "we have contacted the industry and Commerce Department and the police station. All the procedures of thepany are legal andpliant, there are no loopholes in tax and finance, and there is no criminal record... We send people to monitor nearby, but it is unlikely to obtain information from the outside..."


    Yejia nodded thoughtfully.


    He was not prepared to start from the beginning. Since the dreamer dared to step into the light from the dark, it shows that he has absolute confidence in it.


    Yezei drooped his eyes and thought for two seconds, then slowly said, "I need the specific information of several cases now."


    He lined up the documents he had just pulled out one by one in front of him, and then read out thebels on them.


    Liang Yi said readily, "OK..."


    Soon, Yejia''s mobile phone made a Ding sound. He turned over and showed a satisfied look on his face.


    "Finally, check my license te."


    "No problem, you said." Liang Yi''s voice came from the microphone.


    ¡ª¡ªThis is the license te of the vehicle driven by the man who signed the contract with the dreamer yesterday. Although he left without saying anything at that time, Yejia silently wrote down his license te number.


    Soon, the owner''s relevant information was transferred out.


    The man''s name is Wang Chengze. He is 45 years old and married. His daughter is just 13 years old and is now hospitalized in the municipal hospital.


    Yejia: "can you call out his daughter''s case?"


    Liang Yi''s keyboard sounded. A few minutester, he replied, "this... Seems to be unexined organ failure, but there seems to be no reasonable exnation in the hospital."


    "Send me a specific case."


    "OK..."


    Yejia quickly thanked him and hung up.


    He lowered his head and simply turned over the information that Liang Yi had just sent to his mobile phone. A thoughtful look shed across his eyes.


    It seems that his guess is really right this time.


    Yejia quickly made the next strategy in his mind, and then put the mobile phone back in his pocket.


    After all this, he turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan sitting on the bed.


    ¡ª¡ªWell, now it''s time to deal with things here.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes, looked at the little boy in front of him, and then asked directly, "so, what''s your state now?"


    Ji Xuan looked up with a beautiful little face, innocent and dazed: "what?"


    Yezei chuckled, but there was not much smile in his eyes: "so, do you want to continue acting?"


    When Ji Xuangang woke up that day, Yejia believed that his dazed state was probably true.


    But after that, Yejia was not so sure.


    From this guying to F City, to reminding him about the origin of the scar on his wrist, to a series of actions yesterday, they all point in the opposite direction.


    ¡ª¡ªHe not only quietly provided Yejia with clues, but also predicted in advance that the dreamer''spany could not enter from the outside, so he left a mark on Yejia''s wrist, so he could sneak into it quietly.


    And it is this that gives Yejia a hint.


    Although the fierce ghost will fall into a weak state due to the division of the soul, as the mother''s lineage, Yezei, the king of the fierce ghosts, doesn''t believe that the other party didn''t think of this before splitting the soul. Since he still did so, he must be very confident that this weak state has little impact on his strength, or can be relieved soon - after all, It is impossible for the ghost king to put himself in a weak position for a long time.


    So there''s only one exnation left.


    Yezei lowered his eyes and looked at each other calmly, as if waiting for something.


    The atmosphere in the air became gradually dignified.


    The little boy looked back at Yejia. His scarlet eyes twinkled treacherously in the light, like half frozen blood.


    After a long time, he slightly lifted the corners of his lips and said carelessly, "ah... Sure enough, I can''t hide it from my brother."


    Ji Xuan frowned in great distress. This lovely expression appeared on his face. It looked creepy: "I thought it couldst for a while... It''s a pity."


    Ji Xuan jumped down from the bed and walked towards Yejia.


    His figure follows his steps.


    When he stood in front of Yejia, Ji Xuan had returned to his normal form.


    He was tall, even half a head taller than Yejia. When he approached, Yejia was forced to look up before he could look at him.


    The man''s shoulders are broad, giving people an invisible sense of oppression. A pair of dark blood colored eyes droop, the high and cold eyebrow peak is pressed down, the lips have a slight invisible radian, and the cold line of sight has a strong sense of upation, like some cold-blooded animal entangled with prey.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at each other without flinching: "so, tell me, how long have you recovered?"


    Ji Xuan smiled low.


    "Not long..." he dodged the other party''s question very cunningly: "but..."


    Ji Xuan''s voice changed: "help is more than enough."


    "Help?" Yezei raised his eyebrows and smiled ironically: "why, can you directly tell the dreamer the loophole of the contract? Or do you have any way to kill thousands of people without killing them? "


    "..." Ji Xuan: "can''t..."


    Yezei looked at him with a smile: "I guess so..."


    With that, he put a roll of documents rolled up in his palm against the shoulder of the man in front of him and pushed him away: "so, don''t get in the way."


    Ji Xuan''s smile deepened. He obediently opened the way, watched Yezei begin to skillfully prepare to go out, and asked calmly, "so, what are you going to do now?"


    "Wang Chengze, he signed an agreement with the dreamer." Yejia put on his coat and replied, "all the cases at hand are dead contract signers, only he is still alive."


    ording to


    Yezei raised his eyes and looked at Ji Xuan. His pupil was slightly deep. He said calmly, "his contract has not beenpleted. Only he is our breakthrough."


    With that, he pulled on his hood.


    The shadow then spread, blocking the youth''s light colored eyes as clear as colored ss.


    Yezei contacted Wei yuechu, Chen Qingye and st as ACE and asked them to go to an address to explore.


    Ji Xuan stared at the door in the opposite direction.


    Yezei opened the door, turned to Ji Xuan and asked impatiently, "what are you waiting for?"


    It was Ji Xuan''s turn to be stunned.


    "Isn''t your wound almost healed?" There were no unnecessary emotional fluctuations in Yejia''s voice, as if he were talking about the weather today.


    ¡ª¡ªAnyway, I''ll make the best use of everything.


    He said, "not yet?"


    After a short pause, Ji Xuan returned to his mind. A faint smile slowly prated into the depths of his eyes, and the scarlet ripples slowly opened: "yes..."


    Soon, Yejia rushed to the location of the hospital.


    Intensive care unit.


    The little girly quietly on the hospital bed. Her eyes were closed, her face was pale, and her brown hair spread on the snow-white pillow. The whole person was as light as a piece of paper.


    Countless machines on one side are ringing, and broken line diagrams of various colors are jumping on the screen, as if recording the demise of a young life in another way.


    Royal City walked anxiously around the guardianship room.


    At present, his ck and blue seemed to be heavier. The whole person showed an appearance of over thinking, and his back was slightly bent, which seemed a little old that didn''t belong to his age.


    Royal City never believed in the existence of ghosts and gods in the world. Even though he knew that there were these unnatural ghosts in the world, he also despised them.


    I didn''t expect that one day... He would hope that these supernatural forces could really work.


    Even at the cost of his life and soul.


    Royal City turned to look at the little girl in the ss and took a deep breath slowly. It seemed that he had already made up his mind.


    "Mr. Wang..." just then, a strange and familiar voice sounded behind him.


    Royal City was stunned and turned to look behind him.


    The young man who approached him at the DMpany yesterday was standing a few steps away from him. The cold light in the hospital corridor fell from his head, casting a shadow on his hood and hiding his facial features in the shadow - just like yesterday, it seemed that there was an unpredictable sense of mystery and distance, which made people instinctively afraid.


    Royal City stepped back cautiously and slowly. With some hostility, he said slowly, "what do you want?"


    The young man took a step forward slowly, raised a slender and pale hand and took off his hood.


    Under the hood is a handsome face, with light hair color and pupil color. In the bright light, it presents a color simr to light brown. He has a light smile on his lips and afortable affinity: "I just want to talk to you."


    Royal City was slightly stunned.


    His attitude was no longer as sharp as before: "I think I made my ideas clear yesterday. What do you want to talk about?"


    Yezei said, "why don''t we go out and talk?"


    He nced at the istion room: "after all, I don''t want to disturb your daughter."


    Royal City hesitated for a moment. He turned his head and looked at his daughter who was in aa in the intensive care unit and said, "OK..."


    The rooftop of the hospital.


    The sky showed a dark blue that was almost dark, and a few pale clouds were floating slowly, looking distant and unpredictable.


    Royal City took back his sight, looked at the young man not far away and said slowly, "say it..."


    The young man''s light hair was disturbed by the wind, and a ripple appeared in his zed eyes. He slowly came forward, rolled up his sleeve and showed his wrist: "do you look familiar?"


    Royal City was suddenly stunned and his pupils suddenly contracted.


    The young man''s wrists were thin and vigorous, and his skin showed a long lost pallor, with cyan veins winding under his skin.


    A small, indistinct scar was branded at the junction of his wrist and Zhang gen, one horizontal and one vertical, obliquely crossed.


    Royal City subconsciously lowered his head and looked at his wrist¡ª¡ª


    The shape of the wound is exactly the same, but the other party''s scar seems to have been cured for a long time. If he is not careful, it is even difficult to see clearly. However, his wound seems to have just been cut open. It is bloody scarlet and shallow, but there is no blood exudation. It looks shocking.


    He raised his head and his eyes widened slightly: "you..."


    "That''s right..." Yejia stroked down his sleeve and said calmly, "I have dealt with him, too."


    Royal City looked at him suspiciously, as if he didn''t know whether he should believe each other.


    Yejia said, "it is because I have dealt with him that I know exactly what kind of contract you signed."


    He calmly stated, "you were cheated..."


    In fact, since knowing that the object they deal with is the dreamer, Yejia has been thinking about a problem¡ª¡ª


    How do dreamers fulfill people''s wishes?


    Until Wei yuechu chatted with st, a casual sentence woke him up - do you think he is themp God?


    This kind of existence that can satisfy all one''s wishes can only be found in fairy tales.


    The dreamer is not amp God, he is just a very powerful ghost.


    However, no matter how powerful a fierce ghost is, his power is limited. He is only a fierce ghost, not an omniscient God - even if he is powerful, it is impossible to meet the wishes made by any yer. What if the yer''s wish is to leave the game? Can dreamers really send yers away from the game?


    So, after figuring this out, Yejia called the wife of the office worker stabbed to death by a steel pipe again and asked her a question: "do you still have feelings for your husband?"


    "Of course..." however, the opposite wife hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "but it''s strange that after he died, the heart and love that only existed in the first love period disappeared... It''s like we''re back before everything changed."


    This answer was expected by Yejia.


    ¡ª¡ªThe dreamer cannot fulfill the dream of every wishing person. He is not so powerful. What he can create is just a castle in the air.


    A dreamer, a dreamer, can create nothing but a dream.


    However, the person who signed the contract with him paid a real price.


    Therefore, in the documents at hand, Yejia selected several cases simr to those encountered by the King City.


    He took out his cell phone, turned on the screen and threw it to Wang Chengze.


    Royal City hurriedly picked up his mobile phone.


    He flipped through the above information and became more and more frightened. Sweat was seeping from his forehead, his face was pale, and his breathing slowly became rapid.


    Zhao XX, male, died in a car ident. On the third day after his death, his mother, who began to recover after heart transntation, suddenly had heart failure and died of ineffective rescue.


    Liu XX, female, died of falling from a building. On the third day after his death, his son, who miraculously recovered from advanced gastric cancer, died at home because of the spread of cancer cells.


    In addition, there are more.


    In the end, Wang Chengze''s hand was shaking and could hardly hold the mobile phone. He looked up at the young man in front of him and stammered, "this... This..."


    Yezei took his cell phone from his hand and said slowly, "this is the price of making a deal with the devil."


    "Your loved ones will recover miraculously, but when the contract ispleted, your soul will be taken away, and his gifts will also expire." Yejia sighed softly and said slowly, "it''s enough for him to fulfill his promise in the half month after signing the contract - don''t trust any fierce ghost. They have always been a collection of extreme evil thoughts and * *. It won''t be good to deal with them."


    The King City has no master.


    He reached out and grabbed the railing to ensure that he would not fall soft: "well... What should I do now? Can this contract... Be cancelled? "


    Yezei shook his head: "it''s a pity, I can''t."


    Although the dream that dreamers realize is false, the contract they sign is true.


    "After I die, my daughter will die with me, won''t she?" Wang Cheng''s face showed a look of despair.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes thoughtfully: "not necessarily..."


    Royal City was stunned, and his eyes seemed to light up a glimmer of hope: "you... What do you mean?"


    Yejia said, "I investigated the causes of your daughter''s disease. I think there may be a turn for the better."


    He thought for a moment, then took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "I calcte, it''s time now."


    The thin piece of paper mped by the youth at the fingertips began to spontaneously ignite in the air. Then, a vibrant girl''s voice appeared in the air, startling the nervous King City: "we found it! As you said, it''s really a smoker. It''s amazing. I didn''t expect that there were still such disgusting things left. I thought Ji Xuan had exterminated it. "


    Yezei shrugged: "there will always be a few fish that will slip through the."


    ¡ª¡ªHe once saw one, so he thought of this possibility at the moment when he saw the little girl''s case.


    In the background sound, the user hissed and screamed, and st came through with a slightly grumpy voice: "be honest..."


    The next second, the sound of kicking and mucus sshing sounded, amplified by burning paper props, which sounded frightening.


    "So, what do we do now?" Chen Qingye''s peaceful voice came.


    Yezei said lightly, "burn it..."


    st came from there with an excited voice: "OK!"


    There came the sound of the sudden burning of the fire. The crackling burning sound was mixed with the harsh screams of the smokers. It sounded a little disgusting.


    Yezei smiled apologetically at the frightened King City, and his palm was slightly clenched.


    The burning pieces of paper turned into scattered ashes at his fingertips and were scattered by the wind.


    Yezei patted the scraps of paper in his palm and said friendly to the King City, "I''m afraid it will take a while to burn it. Why don''t we go down first?"


    Royal City nodded absentmindedly, showing an expression that his world outlook had been refreshed.


    The two sat opposite the intensive care unit, quietly waiting for the passage of time.


    Yeaga calcted in his heart.


    About ten minutester, he looked down at the time disyed on the mobile phone screen and said, "it should be all right now."


    The unusual sound of the instrument suddenly came from the intensive care unit. The doctors and nurses of the hospital rushed to the hospital. Royal City stood up with a loud voice, stared at the different direction in the intensive care unit, and his chest fluctuated rapidly, as if he could faint the next second.


    Yejia didn''t stand up, but sat in a chair, his long legs slightly bent, waiting quietly.


    After a long time.


    The doctor came out slowly and said to Royal City, "your daughter''s state is beginning to stabilize..."


    At that moment, the middle-aged man''s body suddenly shook, and he tightly clenched the doctor''s hands. The whole person seemed to fall to the ground slowly, and a sob broke out in his throat.


    Yejia stood behind him with his eyes slightly raised.


    The man''s bruised hand clung to the doctor''s clothes. At the wrist, the bright red cross wound still existed, but it faded and became shallow at the speed visible to the naked eye and dissipated into the depths of the skin.


    For a long time, when the King City calmed down from the sadness and ecstasy that suddenly crushed him, and looked up for his life-saving benefactor, he found that there was no one behind him - the other party didn''t know when he had left.


    Downstairs of the hospital.


    Ji Xuan leaned against the wall, his long legs bent and his eyelids drooped slightly, covering his eyes as dark as night.


    From time to time on the road, a girl passed by, couldn''t control her sight, floated in his direction, and then withdrew shyly and flustered.


    The man hangs his eyes indifferently, the Qi field around him is strong, and strangers are not close.


    Even if someone wants to chat up, he has a thief''s heart and no thief''s courage.


    Suddenly, the man with a cold face seemed to suddenly perceive something. He raised his eyes and looked in a direction not far away. The dark eyes like the abyss seemed to be suddenly lit up. He seemed to see his whole world. The sharp thin lip radian was slightly curved, and a trace of smile passed on his lips.


    A slender young man with a clear and meaningful face appeared at the entrance of the stairs and walked quickly towards the man.


    ¡ª¡ªIt''s actually internal digestion between handsome guys.


    The girls who had just observed secretly lost interest.


    Forget it, forget it, forget it.


    Ji Xuan straightened up and looked at Yezei: "solved?"


    Yezei said carelessly, "it seems that although the dreamer is the absolute beneficiary of the contract, he is also bound by the contract itself."


    Time is the key.


    As long as the dreamer fails to fulfill the contract within this half month, the rules of the contract will be invalidated. However, the dreamer''s ability is strong enough to make what the contract signer wishes - of course, whether to take it back or not is another matter.


    Therefore, if you want to void the contract, you can either make the dreamer''s wish impossible - but the other party will certainly not be willing to sign such a treaty.


    Or, as they have just done, they will kick the existence of the dreamer out of the performance of the contract.


    However, this is obviously impractical. After all, this is a special case. If Wang Chengze''s daughter is leukemia or some incurable disease, even ye Jia can only watch Wang Chengze''s soul taken away by the dreamer.


    So... How should he exploit this loophole?


    "Looks like you found a loophole?" Ji Xuan asked with a smile in his eyes.


    He said without changing his face, "I always believe in your strength."


    ¡ª¡ªIt seems that the person who first wanted to exchange clues for a good night kiss was not himself.


    Yezei: "


    He nced at each other without expression and didn''t bother to argue with him.


    Yejia looked down thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, he said, "I have an idea. I may need your help."


    Ji Xuan agreed: "of course..."


    He raised his fingers and gently nodded his lower lip with his slender fingertips. There was a faint smile in the depths of his dark eyes: "so, do you want to make a deal?"

 Chapter 70

    At the top of DM building, the high semi-circr office is suspended in the air, and the huge French windows are clear and transparent, as if you can touch the sky with your hand.


    The dreamer sitsfortably in a high-grade leather chair with a palm sized ss bottle in his hand. There is a translucent substance flowing slowly in the ss bottle.


    He unscrewed the bottle slowly.


    Then his jaw lengthened and his lips were pulled to an almost frightening point. The scarlet long tongue poked out of his mouth, and the sticky mucus dripping down from the tongue surface full of potholes and bumps. The long tongue poked into the narrow mouth of the bottle and rolled the translucent fluid into his mouth.


    The dreamer narrowed his eyes slightly and showed an extremely intoxicated posture.


    The human soul brewed under despair... Is really the most delicious food in the world.


    The dreamer''s smile deepened slowly when he thought of his gradually abundant inventory,


    Just then, he suddenly heard the aggressive knocking sound from the window behind him.


    The dreamer was stunned.


    Wait, this is... The top floor.


    The dreamer frowned and turned to look behind him.


    The slender young man stood outside the window. The cold wind of high-altitude hunting rolled over his skirt and blew up his hem. Behind him was the scorching sun, ting ayer of light Phnom Penh on his body. The young man bent down with a casual smile on his lips, as if he just knocked on the door of his neighbor''s house: "good morning..."


    The next second, the huge virtual shadow of the sickle appeared in the air. The sharp de reflected the cold and clear arc of the sun, like a clear spring without quality.


    The sickle in the young man''s hand, with its powerful force, tore the air and cut through the sunlight. The sharp de suddenly collided with some invisible existence in the air. The sudden vibration sent out a deafening scream. The external barrier was cut and torn like thin paper. The tip of the sickle passed through the thin air and hit the outeryer of the ss¡ª¡ª


    "Kara"¡ª¡ª


    The harsh sound of broken ss sounded, and spider web cracks spread all over it, suddenly spreading.


    The dreamer''s eyes widened, and the sharp edge of the sickle was reflected in the depths of his pupils. At that moment, a creepy sense of panic suddenly rose from the soles of his feet, and the memory that had been forgotten for a long time suddenly appeared in his mind without warning - the cold edge like water, the coolness across his neck, and the sense of panic that the power in his body was swallowed mixed into a raging flood, He pounced on him without warning and drowned him in an instant.


    He fell back instinctively.


    At the moment when the dreamer shed away, the thick special ss broke apart under heavy load. The strong wind rushed into the wide office with the debris of the ss. The de of the sickle took the lead in breaking countless broken ssyers and cut them heavily from the air.


    "Stab -"


    The high-grade leather chair that the dreamer had just sat on was suddenly scratched from top to bottom and fell on the ground with a bang. Even the heavy carpet under the chair was split in an instant, and the marble floor under it was also split with fine mesh lines.


    The table behind the chair was also cut down. Theputer made a Zizi sound and burst out countless electric sparks.


    Yezei slowly took back his sickle, took a step under his feet and stepped on the ground full of broken ss.


    The wind roared behind him, the broken ss was rolled into the air, and the crystal fragments fell silently, disappearing in the blink of an eye.


    He smiled and said, "sorry, I don''t have an appointment this time."


    Now the dreamer had recovered from his horror. He stood a few steps away from Yejia. His face was gloomy. His huge scarlet tongue had not been retracted into his mouth. At the moment, he was drooping outside and slowly dripping fishy and greasy liquid: "ace!"


    His voice was a little vague, and there was a faint malice in the depths of his voice.


    The dreamer tidied up his messy suit and stared at the young man standing in front of him with dark eyes.


    "What? Have you figured it out? " The dreamer narrowed his eyes slightly, and the expression on his face became calm and gentle again, but the malice was hidden under the seemingly polite surface: "it seems that you decided to ignore those poor people and let your hands be stained with the blood of those innocent people? Congrattions, it seems that you have finally found a way to survive in this world. "


    Then he raised his hand and pped slowly, as if he was really happy for Yejia from his heart.


    "If you say so." Yejia walked in his direction and said calmly, "I think you really want to fight me again."


    He picked up the corners of his lips and showed a light smile: "I''ve really rarely seen a fierce ghost so willing to lose to the same insignificant human hand."


    The dreamer''s expression became gloomy, and the wound on his neck seemed to start to ache again.


    Yejia''s face remained unchanged.


    The dreamer tied his own life with thousands of other humans to prevent Yejia from attacking him. This was originally a disguised weakness. In addition, he talked about Ji Xuan''s mother''s preferential treatment because he was a direct lineage in a jealous tone, Therefore, the wound made by his weapon can heal so well - which shows that he has not recovered from the injury previously caused by Yejia, so he can escape the direct conflict with him.


    At thest meeting, Yejia had tested each other - and the dreamer''s reaction just confirmed his guess.


    That''s why he set up a barrier where fierce ghosts can''t cross, so he was so afraid of Ji Xuan''s appearance.


    The dreamer stared at Yejia as if he wanted to tear him with his eyes.


    After a long time, he smiled darkly, "I know what you want to do."


    The dreamer patted the broken ss on his clothes and said, "do you think I won''t make more preparations after I have suffered a loss?"


    As his voice fell, the faces of Wei yuechu, st and Chen Qingye appeared on the screen. The background behind each of them was in the building and was besieged by a group of fierce ghosts. The cracked sparks cut by the electric saw and the rising mes lit up the narrow space. The roar and scream of the fierce ghosts were intertwined with the buzzing of the insects, It sounds terrible in an empty office.


    The dreamer looked arrogant and contemptuous and said, "you came here to attract my attention. In fact, your teammates stole the contract... Do you think you haven''t yed this trick before?"


    His face wore afortable smile: "save it, what''s the use? Do you think I''ll put the contract in this building? "


    Ye Jia''s eyes narrowed slightly and looked at each other firmly without saying a word.


    Dreamer: "but... Since you are here this time, you can''t leave as easily asst time."


    He burst out a piercingugh, the corners of his mouth cracked into scarlet gaps, and several scarlet long tongues rushed out of his mouth and danced in the air. The viscous liquid dripping and falling on the ground made a nourishing corrosion sound. It looked very terrible, and a low voice surged from his throat: "now, yourpanions have not robbed those human contracts, Do you dare to do it to me? "


    The dreamer''s face is twisted like a wax statue, and his arrogant and viciousughter is particrly sharp and terrible with the movement of those tongues: "don''t worry, you will be the most delicious food on my table. Not only your soul, but also the body wrapped with your soul is slowly enjoyed by me piece by piece... Ha ha ha!"


    The scarlet rough tip of his tongue rushed towards Yejia like a sharp de.


    Yejia dodged and avoided the attack.


    He was flexible and moved around between attacks, like a shadow that could not be captured, but he didn''t fight back.


    The dreamer began to get impatient.


    His body slowly elongated and expanded, and the cold and dark ghost gas spread outyer byyer. The dark gray fog condensed into air in the air and squirmed like life. The touched ground and wall gave out a harsh scream under its corrosion, turned into a scorched viscous liquid, slowly flowed down the wall and prated under the ground, Like countless long snakes raging in the air, they are pressing on the youth step by step.


    At this time, Yejia suddenly opened his mouth: "you''re right..."


    The dreamer''s action was a slight pause, and he didn''t seem to understand each other''s meaning.


    The young man in front of me said slowly, "I''m really a distraction."


    I don''t know why, the dreamer suddenly had a strange sense of uncertainty in his heart.


    "Just......" Yejia deliberately paused for a moment, then with a smile, turned his head and pointed to the three people who were fighting with other fierce ghosts on the screen not far away, and said slowly: "they are also......"


    This?


    What''s the meaning of this?


    The dreamer''s pupils contracted suddenly.


    At this time, the mobile phone in Yejia''s pocket rang. He slowly took out the mobile phone from his pocket, nced down at the screen, and the smile on his lips deepened slightly: "the more old-fashioned method works, doesn''t it?"


    The next second, the dreamer''s face changed.


    He seems to be aware of something.


    The power in the body is rapidly disappearing, and the contracts he used as amulets are rapidly failing one by one!


    Yejia smiled: "now, I have no scruples, right?"


    The next second, the sickle in his hand shed a dazzling bright halo, cut a huge arc in the air and fell down suddenly.


    With the sound of the sharp de breaking through the air, several scarlet tongues were directly cut off, the greasy and rough ugly meat pieces were thrown out, and the smelly ck and red blood gushed out. At first, the ground was soaked and sputtered on the corroded potholes and uneven walls, just like a terrible distorted Abstract painting.


    "Ah ah!"


    The shrill scream echoed in the unrecognizable top floor, scattered by the high-altitude roaring wind, and integrated into the boundless sky.


    "You... What did you do?" The dreamer''s expression was distorted, his voice was sharp and harsh, and yelled hoarsely. Yejia walked in his direction step by step. The scarlet blood flowed slowly from the tip of his knife. It was absorbed by the de beforending. It was as bright as the washed moon, shing as if it could cut people.


    The dreamer''s remaining tongue hung on the ground.


    As Yejia approached, he instinctively moved back, as if afraid of something.


    The dreamer can clearly feel thatpared with thest time they met, the strength of the other party has increased again, and he doesn''t know how many fierce ghosts he has eaten - but he is still seriously injured and has lost his chips in the confrontation. Now he haspletely lost his previous dominant position.


    I''m afraid the situation... Is not objective.


    Yezei looked down at the fierce ghost in front of him and said lightly, "the essence of the contract you are signing with ordinary people is still a contract. Since it is a contract, you should abide by the rules, the prayer should pay the price, and you can meet your wishes - whether it is abor contract or an investment contract, your only rtionship link is money."


    The dreamer seemed to be aware of something, and his facial expression suddenly froze.


    That''s why ace smashed theputer in his room as soon as he appeared?


    Because what he moves is not his own contract, but hispany!


    Yezei said with a smile, "don''t you like ying capital?"


    "In that case, I''ll teach you another knowledge that all human beings know -" he squatted down and said affably: "capital is a beast that eats people. People who want to y with capital will often be eaten in turn."


    By the time the other three came to the top floor, everything had settled.


    The huge office without French windows was involved in the strong airflow outside the window. The spacious room was destroyed beyond recognition. On the walls and on the ground, there were dirty and thick ck blood everywhere, as if there had been a massacre, which looked particrly terrible.


    The ground was scattered with tongues that were cut into pieces and were still bouncing. Ugly meat pieces were still twitching in the dark ruins.


    The slender young man leaned against one of the tables cut into two sections by sharp tools, with his long legs on the ground, holding a huge sickle in one hand and the dreamer''s hair in the other hand. He tore his head from his neck and connected it with his lower body only by ayer of skin - the limbs of the fierce ghost have been cut off, He was twitching in the mess.


    Only one tongue remained in his mouth, barely able to speak, and the rest were cut off by roots.


    ck blood flowed from his broken mouth at the root of his tongue, ticking on the ground, and the carpet on the ground was corroded and made a nourishing sound.


    Ace shook the ghost''s head and asked slowly, "don''t you say it yet?"


    "..." at the beginning of Wei yuechu, Chen Qingye and st fell silent. They stood at the door, neither entering nor retreating.


    ¡ª¡ªSo who the hell are you two viins?!


    "So... What do you want to ask?" st couldn''t help asking.


    Yejia turned his head and said, "ah, it''s nothing. I just want to know where his vault is."


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    Finally, the dreamer let go and spit out a series of addresses.


    Yezei smiled: "that''s right..."


    He turned to look at the others: "do you have stic bags?"


    The three looked at each other: "no..."


    "Then I''ll have to make do with it." Yejia shrugged his shoulders, shed the sickle in his hand downward, cut off a square piece of the corroded carpet, then tore the dreamer''s head off his neck cavity with his bare hands, wrapped his restless head in the carpet and wrapped it tightly, Then he stood up with the dark simple package: "do you want toe together?"


    Three people: "


    Grass, sure enough, you are the anti party!


    After a taxi for half an hour, they arrived at their destination.


    Facing the driver''s frightened eyes, Chen Qingye hardened his head and gave him double money before getting off the bus - after all, there are too few guests on the bus with a screaming head. It would be better to give some spiritualpensation.


    This is a private bank where the dreamer rented one of the vaults.


    With a pale face and stiff steps, the receptiondy managed to maintain a polite attitude and took them to the position of Treasury No. 362. After the iron door on the password was opened, she fled and left everyone''s sight.


    In front of us is a very huge vault, which is well maintained with high technology. There are rows of shelves, which are full of small ss bottles with palm size. In each ss bottle is the kind of translucent liquid. Their colors are either dark or light, which are neatly ced on the shelves and can hardly be seen at a nce.


    Several people couldn''t help holding their breath.


    So many... All the souls of the victims.


    Every little bottle once contained a fresh life.


    Yezei turned his head and said to the three people behind him, "now you can contact the authority."


    They nodded, then turned and walked out.


    Although they are used to death and killing, they don''t want to stay in such a ce for a long time.


    There was only one left in the vault.


    He carried the head in his hand, and the smelly blood dripping down the carpet soaked in ck blood, slowly dripping on the smooth and clean ground.


    Yejia slowly walked along the corridor, his eyes slowly swept over the shelves, passing one container after another containing human souls.


    When he came to the end, he was surprised to see that at the end of the vault, there was a space between the shelves - it was like that there was something there, but it was moved away, leaving only an empty space.


    Yejia looked down at the nk.


    Judging from the dust, whatever is put here has just been removed.


    He pulled down the carpet that wrapped the dreamer''s head, grabbed each other''s hair, and looked at the particrly ferocious and terrible face stained with ck blood: "what was put here?"


    The dreamer looked at Yejia bitterly and didn''t answer.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes and asked slowly, "is it rted to the task assigned to you by his mother?"


    The dreamer''s expression was distorted again. His voice was hoarse and said slowly, "why do you think... I''ll tell you?"


    "Because whether you say it or not, you will die." Yejia said calmly, "cooperate with me, you can at least die happily."


    He thought for a while and added: "however, for you fierce ghosts, the word death doesn''t seem very appropriate... After all, you''re not alive."


    The dreamer suddenlyughed wildly, and countless dark blood gushed out of his mouth, mixed with broken meat pieces, dripping on the ground.


    Yezei frowned slightly.


    A few minutester, the dreamer''sughter finally stopped. He stared at Yejia with his dark eyes as if they could flow ink, and said slowly, "you humans always think the world is yours, right?"


    He gave a strange smile: "but when his motheres out, everything will be different..."


    Yejia asked, "what do you mean?"


    The dreamer''sughter became rampant again: "the world... Is ours... And you humans are only worthy to be our pigs and food, our nourishment and food..."


    Hisughter was choked with blood and turned into a cough.


    "Hmm..." Yejia lowered his eyes and smiled gently: "it seems that you are very confident in your ability to withstand pressure."


    The dreamer''s bloody face was slightly distorted.


    Ye Jia''s face did not change and said softly, "believe me, after being caught by us, Zong Shuang''s reaction was the same as yours --"


    The smile on his lips widened: "guess, who told us your position?"


    The dreamer''s ferocious face became more and more terrible, but a faint fear shed in the depths of his dark and venomous eyes.


    Yezei waited, with a leisurely smile on his lips, as if he didn''t feel worried.


    Fierce ghosts are a collection of pure * * and malice, which is exactly the case, so they are extremely selfish and extremely ugly - they are more vulnerable to terror.


    Especially when one of itspanions has sumbed, the dreamer dare not touch his bottom line.


    However, the mother''s task is this


    It is unlikely that the dreamer will tell him directly.


    Then he''d better find a new breakthrough,


    Yezei lowered his eyes and seemed to suddenly think of something. He asked, "what do I want from the contract I signed with you?"


    He signed a contract with the dreamer, but he forgot the specific situation and content of his wish at that time.


    The dreamer slowly raised his eyes, and the ck blood face raised a distorted smile: "you want an answer."


    "What answer?" Yezei was slightly stunned.


    This is different from what he thought.


    This kind of thing is very abstract. It doesn''t take half a month to fulfill the contract. As long as the dreamer gives an answer on the spot, the contract is fulfilled.


    He won''t even have time to look for loopholes in the dreamer''s contract.


    "How to say..." the dreamer''s mouth pulled bigger, his eyes stared at Yejia''s face, as if he was enjoying the pleasure of chewing and swallowing each other''s emotions bit by bit, and then said slowly word by word: "what you want to know is the cause of your mother''s death."

 Chapter 71

    The shrill scream came from the direction of the underground vault. The sound was heart rending and almost inhuman. It was like a sharp knife that suddenly cut through the dead air and plunged into the eardrum. People couldn''t help but sweat and tremble.


    Outside the vault, people turned their heads in horror and looked in the direction of the voice. Their expressions were uncertain, as if they were wondering what terrible things had happened below.


    Countless frightened eyes cast over.


    However, the scream continued and even intensified, mixed with vague curses and wails, as if it were as tragic as the scene of the murder.


    "This, this is..." Wei yuechu''s face hung a stiff smile: "official business of the supernatural Administration..."


    But her exnation is of little use.


    People ran for their lives. In just a few minutes, the originally full lobby became empty.


    st: "you said, will they call the police?"


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "yes..."


    Wei yuechu took a deep breath with an expressionless face and gave up his struggle: "love to report. Anyway, this is not something we should worry about right away."


    Without psychological burden, she pushed the matter to the supernatural administration of F City. After all, they have maintained good cooperation with the police and can always solve the follow-up of the panic.


    After a few minutes of the magic sound, the sad roar suddenly stopped, as if someone had suddenly drawn a stop.


    The empty lobby became very quiet at that moment, which made people even ufortable.


    The three looked at each other.


    In the dead silence, the sound of steady footsteps sounded from far to near, knocking on the smooth marble ground, as if every step should be with the frequency of heart jumping.


    The young man appeared at the door of the underground vault. He picked up the steps step by step, and his slender figure appeared from top to bottom.


    I don''t know when the huge sickle has been put away. His hands hang on his side and are dyed red by dirty and dark red blood. There are still bones and flesh fragments on his hands.


    Tick, tick.


    The greasy blood trickled slowly down from his fingertips and hit the smooth and clean ground of the vault and condensed into drops of blood.


    Under the shadow of the hood, there was no superfluous expression on the youth''s face.


    A few drops of blood sshed on his cheek, flowing down the arc of his jaw, leaving a shocking blood mark on his pale skin, like a bleeding wound, with a cruel and terrible beauty.


    His lips were slightly pursed, his lip line stretched into an inhuman radian, and his body was surrounded by suffocating strong blood and ghost.


    It is like a murderous God stepping out of a sea of corpses and blood, which makes people feel instinctively afraid.


    st subconsciously swallowed saliva.


    Although he once fought with each other in the game and got along with ACE''s disguised identity in the real world, he saw each other for the first time without concealing his evil spirit and allowed his edge to rage.


    Or... It''s a little scary.


    But¡ª¡ª


    His eyes fell on ACE''s hand and paused with some doubts.


    What about the dreamer''s head?


    Obviously, the other two people have the same questions as st.


    Wei yuechu carefully asked, "what about... The ghost''s head?"


    Yezei seemed to be pulled out of his thoughts by the other party''s voice. He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Wei yuechu. There was a faint arc on his lips. His voice was still calm: "Oh, he."


    He pointed to the vault behind him: "below..."


    However, before the three people in front of them could breathe a sigh of relief, they just heard the young man in front of them lightly add: "it''s just that I think it''s difficult for you to put it together."


    Three people: "


    Horizontal trough


    Is this, so cruel?


    Yezei went to the empty counter, took out a few paper towels from it, and then slowly wiped his hands covered with blood. He couldn''t see the original color of his hands. He wiped them one by one in an orderly manner from the center of his hands, back of his hands and fingers.


    This set of actions goes like clouds and water, but it just makes people feel angry.


    st swallowed his saliva, came up to Chen Qingye''s ear, lowered his voice, and said angrily, "do you think ace seems to be changing now?"


    ¡ª¡ªA murderer.


    However, before he finished his words, he was severely stepped on by the man next to him.


    st''s expression was slightly distorted, but he kept silent.


    Chen Qingye stepped forward without changing his face. He considered his words and opened his mouth to break the cold silence: "so, did you get the information you need from his mouth?"


    Yezei lowered his eyes and casually threw the blood soaked paper towel into the trash can at his feet.


    The lid of the trash can mmed shut, and the sound of metal impact echoed in the empty hall, making people feel numb: "he said everything he can say."


    But for him, it''s not enough.


    In addition to the disposal of so many human souls, there are still fierce ghosts in DMpany who work for dreamers to be cleaned up. The follow-up work is still difficult andplicated. Although it is no longer within the scope of their work, the authority may still need their assistance.


    Yejia and the other three simply said goodbye and left the vault ahead of time.


    He found Ji Xuan and said, "where is the master?"


    Ji Xuan slightly narrowed his scarlet eyes, looked at Yezei, and then opened his ghost without asking anything.


    Yejia stepped into it.


    The scene around changed instantly and became a dark warehouse.


    At the moment when Yejia entered, the master of vertical couple noticed the existence of the other party. He sat up and looked in the direction of Yejia.


    Yezei stopped in front of him and looked down at the fierce ghost with a child''s face in front of him. There was no emotional fluctuation in the depths of a pair of light colored eyes, just like the dusty iceke in winter.


    A trace of surprise shed across the bottom of my eyes.


    He smelled the blood on Yejia - the smell was so familiar that he immediately realized what had just happened.


    Actually... Did he really win?


    Yezei slowly took a step forward again. A cold and surging ghost spirit spread out from him in an instant, like the waves rolled up by the hurricane, and pressed down on the vertical puppet master. The power with blood is the same as Ji xuanru. It is so terrible that it is almost hard to think that the other party is an ordinary human.


    The puppet master instinctively stepped back and was shocked.


    ¡ª¡ªAce ate the dreamer.


    After eating the S-level Lord''s vige, ACE''s strength has increased to his horror. Such terrible power is... Frightening.


    Yezei bent down and said slowly, "what''s the matter? Have you thought about it?"


    This is the question he left behind when hest met.


    The puppet master''s brain rotates rapidly.


    In fact, he did hesitate in his position.


    He revealed the dreamer''s position, which is essentially a kind of revenge and temptation.


    The dreamer was once one of the strongest of the S-level lords, but he was seriously injured and his strength was greatly reduced.


    If ace is killed by him, the vertical puppet division naturally likes to see it. If he loses the battle in turn, the mother''s n is a not light but not heavy setback. The vertical puppet Division also avenged the other party for burying a pit for himself - the gift of his mother seems to enhance his strength, but in fact stabbed him in turn, This is hard to forget for the fierce ghost who will repay.


    However, he did not expect that ACE not only killed the dreamer and destroyed his power, but also swallowed up all his power.


    This is no longer a small fuss for mother.


    Even the master can''t enter or retreat now.


    He didn''t think his mother could easily forget this degree of betrayal.


    Even if he does escape from ace, he may face his angry mother - rather than cooperate with ACE''s n for the time being, and then seek a way to survive.


    "Of course..." the vertical Puppet Master raised a smile on his face: "although I am willing to help you, some key questions are difficult for me to answer."


    "But..." the vertical Puppet Master raised his hand, pointed to the warehouse where he was imprisoned. There was a strange glimmer in the depths of his dark eyes, and said slowly: "I think you should already know, right?"


    "Very good..." Yejia straightened up and looked calm. He seemed to have expected the other party''s reaction.


    He opened his mouth and said, "in the dreamer''s vault, there is an open space where something once stayed, but it was transported away before I arrived."


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly, "let me think, when is the date said by the dreamer..."


    Zong Shuangshi was shocked and his expression suddenly stiffened - he was a little hard to believe that the other party could really catch the key of the problem at once. He thought he could make a few more rounds with ACE to dy time, so that he could think of a better solution, but now


    Yejia seemed to see through what he was thinking, and his lips waved a tiny smile: "just before you were caught."


    The reason why the puppet master gave him the address of the dreamer''s city was because he knew very well that no matter what the dreamer''s task was, he hadpleted it. Therefore, even if he was defeated or even killed by himself, it would not have much impact on his mother''s overall n.


    I have a lot of thoughts.


    The master''s face was slightly heavy: "so?"


    "Nothing..." Yezei smiled: "what I need this time is still an address, but..."


    His voice was slightly elongated, and the cold dark light flickered at the bottom of his shallow eyes: "this time, I want a fierce ghost who hasn''t sent out yet."


    The puppet master looked at him with unpredictable expression.


    Yezei was not in a hurry and waited calmly. Finally, after a long time, Zong even took a deep breath, picked up his pen, pulled down a piece of paper from his side, wrote a few lines on it, and then threw it to Yezei.


    After all this, it was as if his strength had beenpletely pulled out of his body. The puppet master plopped and sat on the ground. His little face was pale and lost his look in his ck eyes.


    He knew that with this step, he waspletely tied to ace''s boat.


    Double dealing ispletely impossible.


    If he had a chance of life when he returned to his mother, now he can only hope that ace can kill his mother. Only in this way can he have a chance of life.


    Yejia smiled and turned to walk out.


    Behind his back came the voice of Yin pity of my teacher: "you''d better really win."


    Yejia didn''t look back, but waved to him, "you don''t have to worry about it."


    Ji Xuan waited outside.


    Seeing Yezeiing out, he stepped forward and lowered his eyes slightly. A pair of scarlet eyes were shining dark as coagtion in the sun. His voice was low and soft: "have you got what you want?"


    The expression on Ye Jia''s face quickly disappeared like the thin dew in the morning. He raised his eyes and nced at Ji Xuan, and gave a calm sound.


    He threw the note in his hand to Ji Xuan.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and nced at the note.


    This time, the address given by the vertical puppet division is the capital, but this time he is much more generous than before, except for the city, even the streets.


    Yejia: "let''s go here next."


    Ji Xuanye Jia raised his eyebrows and said, "we?"


    Yejia turned and walked to the distance: "yes..."


    Ji Xuan''s eyes narrowed and his thin lips were slightly hooked: "so, those three don''t go?"


    Ye Jia''s step was a little. He didn''t turn his head. His back was still straight and slender. His voice was cold and low. He couldn''t hear many emotional fluctuations: "yes..."


    That night, the capital.


    The headquarters of the supernatural authority suddenly rang an rm.


    The Yin Qi value in the south of the city suddenly burst the table. That value was a terror they had never seen since the ghost gate was opened. The whole headquarters was suddenly red, and the harsh rm sounded through the whole building.


    Everyone is extremely nervous.


    "What''s going on?" One of the night shift leaders wiped the sweat on his forehead and ran anxiously.


    The member in charge of observing and monitoring the values shook his head slowly, and the expression on his face was very rare and dignified: "I don''t know, the teammates over there didn''t respond."


    "What''s the value?"


    The members of the monitoring value looked ugly again: "20 million..."


    The captain was shocked.


    He swallowed his saliva and moistened his dry throat, pretending to be calm and said, "I''ll call all the members of thebat section who have no mission. Although it''s difficult tonight, it''s not impossible..."


    "You don''t understand..." the other party''s face was pale, and sweat was slowly seeping on his cold forehead. He slowly turned his head to look at the captain and said word by word: "the detector in the south of the city can detect the maximum value of Yin Qi is 20 million."


    This sentence was like a blow to the head, and the captain felt dizzy in an instant.


    The Yin value in the south of the city has exceeded the maximum limit of the detector, which shows that... They have no way to know what kind of existence they are facing.


    It is possible to go from a + level fierce ghosts to S-level high-level fierce ghosts.


    He took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "highest rm,e on!"


    Under the call of the highest rm, soon, the members of thebat section and the logistics department were fully armed and ready.


    Thebat section enters the operational area, while the logistics department is responsible for evacuating the crowd and reducing casualties.


    But when they came to the area where the rm urred, they were dumbfounded.


    The residential area is peaceful, most of the lights are off, it seems that it has fallen into a deep sleep, only a few windows are still on, and there is no sign of fierce ghost attack in the whole area.


    This... What''s going on?


    The captain turned his head and looked at the logistics members behind him and confirmed, "this is it?"


    The logistics member was also confused. He lowered his head and examined the equipment in his hand, frowned and said suspiciously: "indeed... ording to custom, it should be the scope eroded by ghost gas, but..."


    This area did not seem to be affected by half, and there was no ghost.


    "Go ahead first." The captain pondered for a long time and ordered.


    After advancing hundreds of people, they suddenly saw that several people were unconscious beside the road. They sat in a pile back-to-back andy on each other. It was obvious that they had already been unconscious.


    The captain recognized their uniforms and was surprised.


    ¡ª¡ªThis is the staff of the authority who are stationed in Nancheng.


    The medical staff quickly came and carried them on a stretcher.


    However, before they were transported to the ambnce, the staff woke up one by one. They sat up nkly, raised their hands and rubbed their eyes. It seemed that they had just woke up after a long sleep. They looked at the strange scene around them suspiciously: "what''s the matter?"


    "Where is this?"


    The captain hurried forward and asked anxiously, "what happened?"


    Those employees were all confused and obviously didn''t know why they were lying on the roadside.


    After listening for a long time, the captain finally summed up the general appearance of the matter.


    They were supposed to be on duty at their posts, and then they went into aa for no reason.


    Things are really... More and more strange.


    Just then, the detector in his hand suddenly began to rm violently, and the harsh sound cut through the night, which sounded startling to the bottom of his heart.


    What''s going on?


    Nothing seems to have happened around Mingming, but the value of their detector began to soar sharply, and finally fixed at the highest point and couldn''t move forward.


    The captain''s spirit tensed in an instant. Hemanded the logistics members and medical staff to withdraw back, and then took the fully armed members of thebat section to move forward slowly, step by step, several meters and several meters. Everyone was vignt to observe the thick darkness around them, for fear that a fierce ghost would suddenly pop out of it and rush towards them with open teeth and ws.


    Just then, they suddenly realized... There seemed to be something wrong.


    The captain slowly raised his head. It seemed that some strange film protruded in their direction, like a huge lens, distorting everything around¡ª¡ª


    The next second, heard a huge stab, as if something had been torn by an external force.


    The ghostly spirit, which was so powerful that it could almost knock people unconscious, roared towards them like a flood discharge. A huge white bone palm stretched out from the broken film and pressed heavily on the side of the building. Just listen to the roar, the solid brick and tile structure copsed suddenly, and the empty house was razed to the ground. Then, the palm tore the night and carried the force of all forces, Suddenly swept towards the crowd!


    "Fight!" The captain shouted at the top of his lungs.


    Although he was full of fighting spirit, he still had no bottom in his heart, and even had a trace of panic.


    They are definitely facing fierce ghosts above level a +! Can they really handle it alone?


    But just then, an indifferent and clear voice sounded from their heads: "step back..."


    Then, the sharp de cut through the night, cleverly avoided the hard bones, and the de was like light, cutting straight into the weakness between the bones.


    The next second, the scream of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking sounded, and half of the white bone arm fell heavily and fell into the ruins of bricks and tiles.


    The smoke and dust rose and became hazy.


    The crowd coughed and struggled to find something in the air with very low visibility.


    The young mannded lightly in the distance, looming in the flying ash and dust. He only heard him whistle. Soon, a huge white bone fish swam from the distant sky and bent down in front of him.


    The young man jumped lightly on his back, and the huge sickle in his hand glittered with cold light.


    The huge fish tail swayed slowly, jumped up in a moment and swam towards the crack just now, but disappeared in front of everyone in the blink of an eye.


    The dust dissipated.


    The members of thebat section looked at each other nkly: "what happened just now?"


    "Who is that man?"


    "I don''t know. Have you seen it?"


    "So, it is this human who fights with that S-level fierce ghost?"


    The captain raised his head and looked at the crack in the distance. His expression was nk: "does this really exist?"


    After disposing of the white bone giant who was ready to escape for destruction, Yejia returned to the barrier.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked at him with a smile on his lips: "have you handled it?"


    Above the ground, the sea of blood surged, and all the fierce ghosts were imprisoned in it. They howled and struggled, but they couldn''t break free from the swamp under them, and could only be swallowed and eroded a little.


    In the middle of the blood pool, a white bone prated the skin, and a huge fierce ghost wearing a thick bone armor was staring at them with a pair of green eyes deep in his eyes. He looked particrly scary. His voice was hoarse with a trace of resentment: "despicable!"


    He didn''t know where the other party got his hiding ce.


    The hateful human suddenly attacked their base camp without warning, pretended to be defeated after a big fight, and led them out. When they were deep in the roaring sea of blood, they realized that they had been tricked.


    Yezei said with a smile, "I''m ttered..."


    Fierce Ghost: "


    He slowly turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan standing aside. There was a scornful cold light in his dark green eyes and sneered: "can you still be a ghost king? I think you are this human bitch now! "


    Ye Jia''s expression was slightly cold, his feet exerted force, and the sound of bone fragmentation and scream rang through the night sky at the same time.


    Ji Xuan stepped forward.


    The next second, his figure changed in an instant, from tall and straight to slender and slender.


    He leaned on Yejia''s shoulder, his long ck hair spread out, his pale and slender fingers drew a circle on the young man''s chest, and smiled shyly: "thank you..."

 Chapter 72

    ¡°£¡¡± Ye Jia''s hair stood upright and his back tightened instantly.


    He jumped out of ce as fast as he could. His voice suddenly increased and said, "have you had enough?"


    The tall ck haired beauty in front of her raised her eyebrows slightly, her slender white fingers wrapped around her curly hair, her blood colored eyes narrowed slightly, and her voice was slightly heavy with a neutral muteness: "I just want to prove it to him..."


    Yezei: "


    what the fuck.


    He clenched his teeth and said, "can''t you see the asion?!"


    Ji Xuan stared round his long and narrow eyes and made an innocent expression: "is there anything wrong with this asion?"


    As if he had no bones, he leaned against Yejia''s shoulder again.


    Yega miso steps back.


    His angry eyebrows jumped, suppressing the impulse to beat people, as if every word was squeezed out of his throat: "change it back for me!"


    Ji Xuan: "don''t..."


    "Change back!"


    "Don''t..."


    The fierce ghost on one side: "


    Looking at the flirting and swearing of the two people as if there were no one else, he shivered angrily: "you... You..."


    Shameless


    It''s shameless.


    At this time, they seemed to think of a nest of ghosts trapped below and looked at him together.


    The ck haired beauty in front of her smiled and said, "Oh, you''re still here. You see, I forgot."


    Fierce Ghost: "


    He was almost out of breath.


    Yezei also raised his eyebrows.


    He moved his shoulders, stepped forward and walked towards the white bone ghost trapped in the bloody swamp. A smile without temperature appeared on his lips: "now that we think of it, let''s talk about business."


    The barrier can iste ghost gas and light, but the sound pierced through the hole just broken.


    No one has ever heard such a miserable scream. The crack of teeth and the terrible roar echoed in the dark night, making people feel numb.


    Outside the barrier


    Thebat team was nervous. They were frightened and listened to the terrible screams from a distance. For a moment, they wondered whether they were in hell from time to time.


    "Team, captain..." one of the team members slowly swallowed his saliva and asked shakily, "this... Shall we..."


    The captain nced at him: "the white bone hand just now, do you think we can fight?"


    Team member: "


    "That''s right..." the captain took back his sight: "in any case, we can''t act rashly."


    After all, they have the task of protecting civilians.


    Even if this terrible scream was made by the human just now, although the other party just saved them, they can''t rush in for rescue. After all, once there is any change, they must stick here until the reinforcements arrive until the residential area behind them is scattered.


    If... The scream is made by a fierce ghost


    The captain took a deep breath and felt a little unimaginable.


    ¡ª¡ªHow could this happen?


    However, seeing the scene just now, he couldn''t help imagining.


    What if?


    I don''t know how long it took,


    The scream suddenly stopped. For a moment, the night sky was silent. People could only hear the sound of their heart pounding against their ribs and the disordered breathing of theirpanions.


    As if the morning fog dissipated in the sun, the barrier in front slowly disappeared.


    The thick bloody gas and the thick ghost gas suddenly filled out, and the temperature around them dropped sharply. They could even see the faint white gas from their mouth and nose.


    The team members looked at each other solemnly.


    After listening for a long time, the captain raised his hand and carefully made a forward gesture.


    The team members lined up tightly, clutching their weapons and moving forward carefully step by step.


    The scene around us is alienated by the too strong ghost gas. It seems that it has been attacked by a bomb. The gravel is jagged, and the broken steel bars are inserted into the deep wet and soft soil. It can''t see the original face at all. There is a broken and decaying scene everywhere. The more forward, the more Yin Qi is, and the iplete broken limbs are umted on the ground, With the passage of time, it is still emitting ck gas, which is melting into the air at the speed visible to the naked eye. It looks very strange and terrible.


    At this time, the captain suddenly raised his hand again.


    The whole team stopped at once.


    The captain walked forward slowly, the soil under his feet made a wet sound, and the scarlet liquid slowly exuded with the squeeze.


    He squatted down, stretched out his hand, picked up a pinch of soil and rolled it gently at his fingertips.


    Soon, his fingertips were stained with a thick fishy blood.


    The captain looked up and looked around - if he guessed right, this should be the center of the battlefield.


    But who won?


    Just then, he suddenly heard a faint cry under the ruins not far away.


    The captain was startled.


    The team was well-trained and quickly surrounded in the direction of the sound. Soon, they saw that a group of dying monsters with iplete limbs were piled up very casually. As soon as they saw humans, they gave a sad cry, and then quickly fled to the darkness of the ruins. The team members looked at each other in amazement, Obviously, they didn''t expect to see such a scene, but after all, they were well-trained, so they quickly slowed down and chased them one after another to prevent them from escaping from this area and entering the residential area of civilians.


    The captain put the gun back into the holster at his waist and turned to look at the night sky.


    The thick Yin Qi is slowly dissipating with the passage of time, revealing the distant and cold night sky behind, as well as the indistinct stars in the distance.


    The captain blinked nkly, but he couldn''t slow down for a moment.


    The winner... It was the human.


    Is it really as strong as humans?


    In the huge warehouse filled withyers of shelves, the door was suddenly opened.


    Zong even raised his head in surprise and looked at the ce where the breath fluctuated.


    No


    So fast?!


    However, this time he felt that in addition to ace and Ji Xuan, another breath followed in.


    The sound of steady footsteps sounded from far to near, and the slender figure of the young man slowly appeared from the darkness. In his hand, he also dragged a huge fierce ghost twice his size. Its white bone armor was broken and hung sadly on his body, revealing its dark and rotten organs, and long blood marks were dragged behind him, It looks particrly shocking.


    As soon as Yezei raised his hand, he smashed the body in his hand heavily on the ground. As soon as the ground shook, the stack of books in the center of the warehouse was crooked.


    The puppet master jumped up, hurriedly held the pile of books that were about to hit his forehead, and screamed, "what are you doing?"


    Ye Jia Yan said simply andprehensively, "I want to know where it put things."


    The vertical puppet teacher narrowed his eyes, a pair of dark pupils glittered with malicious light, and sent out a cold hum: "how do I know?"


    Yezei: "do you need me to remind you? Now we are grasshoppers on a rope. "


    Vertical couple Division: "


    Really don''t need a reminder.


    However, he just doesn''t want this hateful human to seed easily.


    Yejia seemed to have expected his reaction.


    He smiled: "I don''t care about the method, just the answer."


    The master''s heart moved.


    He lowered his head and looked at the fierce ghost lying on the ground who couldn''t get up after being beaten. He was locked up in this warehouse for too long. Even though he really loved his collections, it was really boring to stay with them every day, especially after so much torture and anger, It would be nice to have a pastime.


    Plus, he really hasn''t had a new collection for a long time.


    The white bone ghost slowly raised his head. On the face beyond recognition, his two eyes glittered with a dark green and poisonous light. It cursed with a hoarse voice: "traitor!"


    Yejia added coolly on his head, "anything can be."


    The vertical puppet teacher''s eyes lit up slowly.


    He suddenly realized that it was time for another fierce ghost to taste the pain of hell he had experienced before! This feeling is so wonderful that even thinking about it makes him tremble, and he is even willing to ignore the existence of ace.


    The child like ghost raised his head and showed a happy vicious smile: "OK..."


    Yejia smiled with satisfaction, turned and left, "I''m waiting for your good news."


    He stepped out of the warehouse.


    The scene in front of us changed instantly, from the dark and cold warehouse to the top floor of a tall building.


    Overhead was the dark sky close at hand. The night wind was blowing and sent a faint smell of blood. Ji Xuan leaned against the railing, his hands in his pockets, and his dark scarlet eyes looked at Yezeiing out.


    Yezei: "


    He took a deep breath. "Why haven''t you changed back?"


    "So you prefer that?" Ji Xuan tilted his head and stood up from the railing. In a moment, his body increased and his shoulders became broad and strong. However, in just a few seconds, he changed back to the body of an adult man, giving people an invisible sense of pressure.


    Yezei nced at him and unexpectedly didn''t care about the ambiguity in his words with Ji Xuan.


    There was no superfluous look on his face. His expression was as in as a piece of white paper, as if wrapped in a thick shell. Even the sharpest weapon could not prate and pry open a gap.


    Yezei went to the railing, looked down at the dark city.


    The cold shadows ovep, the dark roofs are lined up in the dark, the lit roads are like grids in the dark, and sporadic vehicles pass through them. They look vast and distant, like sleeping giants, and people can almost feel its breathing and ups and downs.


    He said calmly, "the vertical puppet Division has promised to cooperate, but ording to the proportion of internal and external time, we should stay in the capital for some time."


    The light colored pupil of the young man reflected the lights in the distance. He looked indifferent and distant, as if he would dissipate in the cold night in an instant.


    Ji xuanding looked at him.


    Suddenly, he said, "hello..."


    Hearing the sound, Yejia turned and looked at him.


    He said, "don''t worry, I''ll pay in full."


    With that, Yejia took back his sight and looked at the city immersed in the night in the distance. His expression said faintly, "go first and let me know if you have any news."


    Ji Xuan''s eyes were slightly dark and his voice was low and heavy, as if they would be blown away in the night: "good..."


    His figure slowly dissipated in the dark.


    Yejia was the only one left on the roof.


    It''s very quiet around.


    The whole city fell into a deep sleep. He was the only one awake.


    Some illegible voice seemed to still reverberate in my ears.


    Scream, curse, ridicule, ridicule, beg for mercy, mixed into a noisy voice, whirling in his ears, even if the cold night wind can''t blow away.


    He stood still, tall and straight, like a silhouette, very deep and thick, almost integrated with the night.


    Time goes by minute by second.


    The night in the sky gradually became light. A hazy light white halo slowly escaped from the horizon, and a dark ck frame was carved on the edge of the uneven buildings. The morning light fainted at the junction of the sky and the ground, enveloping the whole city in a cold dark light.


    Yezei raised his eyes and looked to the East.


    The blood red sun rose slowly, dispelling the darkness, the dark sky turned into a light blue, and the morning glow spread in the sky.


    Ye Jia''s light colored eyes were illuminated, as if reflecting the color of blood.


    Companion, fierce ghost


    And, when lightning shed, the cold pool of blood slowly spread under the woman''s cold and stiff face.


    He lowered his eyes, put his cold and stiff stone like hand into his pocket, and then turned and walked downstairs.


    He doesn''t want to open the ghost this time.


    Yezei walked down the fire stairs step by step and walked out of the building door with a cold air.


    "Hello..." a familiar voice sounded not far away.


    Yezei raised his eyes in amazement and looked in the direction of the sound.


    Ji xuanzheng was standing downstairs, his scarlet eyes half narrowed and looked at him.


    Yezei raised his eyebrows and asked incredulously, "Why are you here?"


    Ji Xuan came over: "you let me go, but there is no rule that I am not allowed to wait for you downstairs."


    Yezei: "


    "Let me think..." Ji Xuan''s lips slightly hook: "you should owe me 24 hours now."


    Yejia: "


    He asked slowly, "what?"


    Ji Xuan hung his eyes and a pair of scarlet eyes twinkled with a dark and joking light under his long eyshes: "I now pay ording to the hourly sry, don''t you know?"


    "..." Yezei frowned.


    Ji Xuan began to seriously calcte with him: "the time to the capital yesterday was 6:15 pm..."


    "OK..." Yejia was toozy to break with him: "I agree. Can you go now?"


    Ji Xuan: "no..."


    He stepped forward and said calmly, "I''ll ask for payment now."


    The next second, a graceful ck haired beauty appeared in front of Ye Jia. With a smile, she took Ye Jia''s hand and shook it like a spoiled girl: "brother, I came to the capital for the first time. You can apany me around..."


    Yezei: "


    He had the urge to help his forehead again.


    Yezei gnashed his teeth and said, "Ji Xuan, what the fuck are you doing


    The other party seems to have no intention of giving in this time.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyebrows and turned his voice into a low, husky male voice: "then, would you rather go shopping with men?"


    Yezei: "


    As the sun rose, the city became active again.


    The breakfast shop opened in full swing. Office workers and students shuttled back and forth. The steaming hot air filled the air with a vigorous aroma.


    A tall, enchanting woman stepped into the shop.


    Her facial features are very thick and colorful, her eyebrows and eyes are deep, her long ck hair is thick and curly, and falls on her shoulders wider than ordinary women. Her dark eyes are slightly narrowed, covering her sharp edge.


    The moment she stepped into the threshold, the whole narrow shop was silent.


    It seems that such a face can only appear on the high billboards in the city, or on such arge screen, rather than in such a narrow and humble, or even some cramped breakfast shops.


    However, her beauty is beautiful, but she shows an evil nature that is difficult to look at. Her narrow eyes have a sharp outline, and there is a trace of shallow blood in her indifference.


    Even if the gas field has deliberately converged, it still makes the narrow store a little difficult to breathe.


    People looked at the strange woman with some amazement and instinctively felt a little timid.


    She looked up, looked carefully at the greasy and even faded menu in front of her, and then calmly said, "have one..."


    "Can you finish eating?" The voice of the youth came from the door of the breakfast shop.


    Just now, the woman with a frosty face suddenly smiled, and the beauty of some evil nature became more bewitching.


    She turned around, walked lightly to the door of the breakfast shop, stretched out her hand and grabbed the speaker''s arm. Her voice was light: "because I don''t know what you like."


    With a frown and a cold face, the young man was dragged in reluctantly.


    Two handsome men and beautiful women look a perfect match.


    It is this beautiful woman who looks too tall. She is half as tall as the handsome young man in front of her.


    Yejia turned his head and looked at the stunned crowd, and his head began to hurt again.


    ¡ª¡ªHe was really obsessed and actually agreed to Ji Xuan''s request to go shopping with him.


    He thought it was better to walk one day than to sleep one day, but


    He is too naive.


    Yejia took a deep breath and pulled his arm out of the other party''s bondage, determined to make a quick decision.


    He turned to look at thendy who was still stunned and said, "two small steamed buns and two soybean milk, take them away."


    "Ah, ah, OK." The proprietress calmed down, wiped her hands on her apron and turned to be busy.


    Ji Xuan leaned over and said with a smile, "my brother also ordered mine."


    Yezei: "


    Yeah, forget this guy doesn''t need to eat.


    He lifted up and said, "it''s all changed into one..."


    Ji Xuan hurriedly stopped: "no, it''s good."


    He narrowed his eyes, like a sessful fox, with a smile on the top of his eyebrows and corners of his eyes.


    ¡ª¡ªThis is the first time my brother gave him a gift.


    Yezei: "


    I don''t know what the ghost is smoking.


    Soon, breakfast was ready.


    Yezei paid the money, took breakfast in one hand and Ji Xuan, who was still looking around curiously in the other hand, and pulled him out.


    "Why don''t we eat in the shop?" Ji Xuan stood in the street and asked.


    ¡ª¡ªBecause it''s too high-profile.


    Ye Jia''s mouth twitched, "because there''s no ce."


    "Location?" Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully: "then I can..."


    "And..." Yejia quickly interrupted his dangerous speech: "the air outside is good..."


    "..." Ji Xuan turned to look at the vehicles spewing exhaust beside him and reluctantly epted his exnation: "OK..."


    They stood on the street and quickly divided the two small steamed buns and soybean milk.


    Yezei turned to Ji Xuan and frowned, "can you really eat human food?"


    Ji Xuan raised his lips and said with a smile, "does my brother care about me?"


    Yezei: "


    He threw the garbage into the trash can heavily, and said with a smile: "you think too much..."


    The effect of soybean milk and steamed stuffed bun was remarkable. Ye Jia''s frozen fingers became warm and flexible again. He turned to Ji Xuan: "where do you want to go next?"


    Ji Xuan: "are there any scenic spots here?"


    Yezei: "I don''t know..."


    "Oh..." Ji Xuan took out his cell phone: "let me check..."


    Yezei: "


    Are you really going to visit scenic spots?!


    Ji Xuan quickly found the ce he wanted to go, and then took Yezei with a reluctant face and went straight to the scenic spot.


    Yezei paid for the ticket and was pulled around the scenic spot with a world weary expression.


    Ji Xuan seemed to enjoy it very much.


    He raised his cell phone and asked with a smile, "brother, it''s not easy toe and take a picture?"


    Ye Jia''s face was expressionless: "don''t..."


    Ji Xuan curled his hair and showed a pitiful expression: "but... Brother, you promised me this morning."


    The passers-by looked at Yejia with strange eyes.


    Ye Jia''s forehead jumped, gnashing his teeth and said, "OK..."


    You are cruel


    Ji Xuan seeded in his plot, and the smile on his lips deepened slightly.


    He turned on the camera and took pictures of Yezei with a stiff expression. Several pictures were taken from up, down, left and right angles. Yezei''s eyes were shaking.


    A kind-hearted passer-by saw it: "Hey, little girl, do you need me to take a picture of you and your boyfriend?"


    Yezei suddenly became alert: "I''m not..."


    But before he finished his words, Ji Xuan, whose eyes suddenly lit up, interrupted: "really! Thank you! "


    He shoved his cell phone into the hands of passers-by.


    Then he jumped lightly to Yejia''s side. The two pale and cold arms wrapped around each other''s arms like a snake, and the little bird, half taller than each other, snuggled up on each other''s shoulders.


    Yezei: "


    His face was full of lovelessness.


    God, what did I do to let you punish me like this?


    After the group photo, Ji Xuan took the mobile phone from passers-by''s hands, thanked him in a great mood, and then dragged the desperate Yezei to continue walking towards the depths of the scenic spot.


    For Yejia, time passed very slowly.


    When the sun reached the top of the head, the temperature increased steadily with the passage of time, and the sunlight spilled down, they finally turned the scenic spot all over.


    Ji Xuan came out of the scenic spot with a mobile phone full of photos and Yezei in the state of dead body. It seems that he still has some meaning.


    The people around scattered in twos and threes.


    Yezei took time to look at his cell phone and almost fainted in situ.


    Why only five hours have passed!


    He pushed his cell phone back into his pocket and asked, "what''s next? Where do you want to go this afternoon? "


    Ji Xuan thought, "go shopping..."


    Yejia: "what do you want to buy?"


    Ji Xuan blinked: "girls don''t really want to buy anything when shopping."


    Ye Jia''s forehead was green with veins. He took a deep breath and finally said, "you, again, no, yes, female, child, son!"


    Ji Xuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Don''t you believe it? "


    He took Yejia''s hand and took it to his chest: "you can try..."


    what the fuck!


    Yezei jumped up in situ, as if he had been scalded, and suddenly retracted his hand: "no!"


    The sight of passers-by became very strange.


    ¡ª¡ªAnyway, let''s get out of here first.


    Yezei took a few deep breaths slowly, and then squeezed out a difficult sentence: "where do you want to go?"


    Ji xuanmei''s eyes narrowed slightly, and his lips provoked a faint smile, as if the plot had seeded: "what girls like to visit, of course, is the mall."

 Chapter 73

    In the mall


    The sun shines down from the high ss roof. The space is sorge and bright, and the ground is bright and clean. Across the huge ss window, the lights are bright and bright. Men and women in bright clothes shuttle through it in twos and threes, and the aroma of new goods is surging in the air.


    In the flow of people, a tall and slender young man stands in it and looks out of tune with the surrounding environment.


    His facial features are clean and handsome, his eyelids droop slightly, his skin is almost morbid pale, his pupils and hair color are shallow, showing a alienation that refuses people thousands of miles away.


    At the moment, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and he seemed a little agitated.


    Nevertheless, his excellent appearance still attracted a lot of light or dark attention. From time to time, girls secretly looked at him, as if they were ready to move.


    But just then, the tall figure of a woman was revealed from one of the shops.


    Although her facial features are extremely beautiful, the outline is very deep, almost with a sharp aggressiveness. At the moment, she is smiling at the young man and said in a lower voice than ordinary women: "why don''t youe in?"


    Yezei: "


    Because I don''t want to.


    However, the other party didn''t seem to see his resistance, but walked towards him and hugged Yejia''s arm.


    Yejia sighed expressionless, and then was dragged in.


    Ji Xuan turned his head, half narrowed his dark eyes, and gently swept through the hall. His pale and cold palm tightened a bit with a sense of possession, as if announcing his ownership.


    There was a dark sigh of disappointment around.


    ¡ª¡ªSure enough, handsome guys have a master.


    As soon as he entered the shop, Yezei was stunned.


    It''s not a women''s shop.


    No, Ji Xuan is not a girl! He shouldn''t have gone to a women''s shop! Don''t be influenced by him!


    Yejia shook his head and threw out some absurd ideas in his head just now.


    However, as soon as he was pulled into the store, Ji Xuan released his hand, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye. Yejia was left standing alone in the cupboard room. The men''s clothing store seemed to be a very high-grade one. There were ready-made clothes that could also be customized. Clothes were hung on wooden walls one by one, emitting a smell of money under the light.


    Yezei casually pulled up a dress and nced at the price above.


    He was so surprised that he forgot to breathe.


    This, is this a robbery?


    Yezei carefully counted the number of zeros above, and then converted his sry in the supernatural Administration - he could afford to buy this dress without eating or drinking for five years.


    Damn it, he is also a civil servant!


    While Yezei was grieving about his pay slip, Ji Xuan led the tailor out.


    He was slightly stunned.


    No, this time Ji Xuan looks like this. How can he try on men''s clothes?


    Before Yezei could understand, Ji Xuan pointed to him, smiled at the tailor and said, "please..."


    Yejia: "


    When he reacted, the tailor had begun to draw on him with a soft ruler.


    Ye Jia''s body was stiff. He winked at Ji Xuan.


    ¡ª¡ªWhat''s going on?


    Ji Xuan threw a kiss at him.


    ¡ª¡ªmua¡£


    Yezei: "


    Looking at the young man in front of him, he couldn''t bear to look straight away. The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened slightly, and he seemed very proud of it.


    The tailor was skilled and efficient. Soon, he got all the data he needed, and then turned and walked towards the store.


    Yezei took this opportunity to hold Ji Xuan, deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "what are you doing?"


    Ji Xuan smiled agreeably: "buy you clothes."


    Ye Jia''s voice rose uncontrobly: "I can''t afford it!"


    Ji Xuan: "I can afford..."


    Yezei: "


    He jumped slightly on his forehead, took a deep breath, turned and left.


    Ji Xuan quickly grabbed him: "where are you going?"


    Yezei gnashed his teeth and said, "leave, leave."


    Ji Xuan: "didn''t you promise me to apany me all day today, go wherever you want and do whatever you want?"


    Yezei: "


    Why don''t I remember saying that!


    Seems to see the other party''s ignorance, Ji Xuan thin lips micro hook: "today, I want to buy you clothes here."


    He leaned over, the cold breath brushed the youth''s warm ears, and his voice removed all the feminine characteristics. It was low and slightly dumb, with a little ambiguous andzy evil meaning: "and you belong to me today."


    Ye Jia''s ear tip was numb.


    Instinctively, he retreated and looked at Ji Xuan in amazement.


    The other party had retreated as if nothing had happened, turned around and whispered something to the tailor.


    In the blind area of the other party''s line of sight, Yejia raised his hand and pinched his earlobe, as if he wanted to expel the strange touch.


    Seeing Ji Xuan turning his head, Yejia suddenly put down his hand and looked at the row of shirts in front of him.


    Ji Xuan came over, his dark vision gently shed over the other party''s slightly red ear tip, then fell on the shirt in front of him along the other party''s vision, and the corners of his lips Rose: "do you like it?"


    Yezei suddenly became alert: "no......"


    However, before he refused to export, Ji Xuan greeted the waiter: "this row, all wrapped up."


    Yejia: "


    He grabbed Ji Xuan''s arm, lowered his voice, and said gnashing his teeth, "I don''t need it!"


    Ji Xuan suddenly realized: "you''re right..."


    Yejia: "


    what?


    He didn''t slow down for a moment.


    Just listen to Ji Xuan continue to say: "how can you just have a shirt? If you don''t have matching clothes and shoes, you can''t wear them at all?"


    Yejia: "


    wait?


    I didn''t mean that!


    Ji Xuan raised his hand and held a ck gold card between his pale and slender fingertips: "send these and ready-made clothes to the address I just left."


    Then he pulled Yezei out of the store with a nk face.


    Yezei turned his head and looked at the shop farther and farther behind him. Without expression, he slowly asked, "you, how much did you spend?"


    Ji Xuan put his cold arms around Yejia''s arm and said with a smile, "do you want to give it back to me?"


    Yezei: "


    I''d like to, but I don''t have money.


    He said, "I''ll be back then."


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes and said with a light smile, "it''s not refundable..."


    Yejia: "I don''t want the head office."


    "OK..." Ji Xuan nodded without changing his face. "However, these are bought ording to your body shape. If you don''t wear them, you can only throw them away."


    Yezei: "


    The string of zeros floated through his mind.


    Grass


    Ji Xuan turned to look at Yezei and said with a low smile, "go, I haven''t had fun yet."


    He exerted force in his palm and forcibly dragged the young man to the second store.


    In the shop behind them.


    Two clerks stood behind the counter and watched the figure of a man and a woman go farther and farther.


    One of the shop assistants said, "my God, rich woman."


    The other nodded and echoed with envy, "and she''s such a beautiful rich woman. She''s tall and tall."


    "It''s just a little too high."


    "But I can..."


    "In fact, I can."


    The tailor poked his head out from behind and mercilessly pierced their daydream: "you can be a ghost. Wait until you have a handsome boyfriend."


    The two clerks fell silent: "


    It''s so real that it can''t be refuted.


    No matter how Yezei struggled, Ji Xuan dragged him around the whole senior men''s wear area. In the end, Yezei was toozy to resist.


    Anyway, no matter how direct and ruthless he refused, the other party can always find all kinds of crooked reasons to get him back.


    Yezei had big and small bags hanging from his body, and followed Ji Xuan with a loveless face.


    Ji Xuan walked ahead with great interest, ncing at the windows in front of him, as if he was particrly happy.


    Ahead came a couple.


    The girl''s sight fell behind Yejia, touched her boyfriend with her elbow, and half truelyined, "look at others, go shopping with your girlfriend and try your best. You started to be tired after walking with me a few steps."


    Yezei: "I don''t..."


    He suddenly realized that he didn''t have to exin to strangers, so he swallowed his blurted words back.


    At this time, Ji Xuan, who was walking in front of him, saw a shop. He turned his head and waved to Yezei: e on, this is suitable for you!"


    The couple turned their heads, and their eyes stayed on the extravagant sign for a moment.


    The boy said faintly, "look at other people''s girlfriend. You gave me a pair of gloves for Taobao''s 9.9 package on your birthdayst year."


    Girl: "


    Yezei could not help turning his head: "he is not -"


    But the two lovers have gone far.


    Yezei sighed and followed Ji Xuan into the shop.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes and scanned the shelves fiercely. He took out the clothes one by one and piled them into Ye Jia''s arms: "this, this, this... And this."


    Yejia leaned out his head from behind his clothes. "Do you want to murder?"


    Ji Xuan stopped.


    He couldn''t help but push Yejia into the dressing room: "try..."


    Yejia looked at the narrow fitting room in front of him, turned his head to look at the closed door behind him, and sighed in despair.


    ¡ª¡ªThat''s it.


    Break the jar.


    Five minutester, the door of the fitting room was opened from the inside.


    The young man came out.


    The clerk sighed: "your girlfriend has a great eye!"


    After working as a shop assistant for so many years, she has already developed the ability to close her eyes and boast, but at the moment, her admiration is absolutely from her heart.


    The other party''s body is slender and tall, and is a natural clothes hanger. At the moment, it is lined by Gao Ding''s clothes, which makes it more and more expensive. The light colored pupils show a clear amber color under the bright light, and there is a kind of mystery and alienation outside the edge of the world.


    ¡ª¡ªThe only drawback is that the young man''s expression is really a little too stiff.


    Yezei opened his mouth: "actually..."


    "Thank you for yourpliment..." Ji Xuan smiled low: "I''ll take this..."


    He should have kept his face unchanged and was particrly skilled.


    Yezei: "


    Ji Xuan stepped forward. His dark eyes were half covered under his eyshes. If there was substance in his sight, he swept over Yezei inch by inch from top to bottom¡ª¡ª


    Yejia was notfortable when he looked at him, as if... He was stripped by the other party with his eyes.


    He frowned and said with some vignce, "what''s the matter?"


    Ji Xuan''s thin lips were picked up, and a trace of scarlet blood passed at the bottom of his dark eyes, just like the ripples on theke.


    He stretched out his hand, adjusted Yejia''s cor and said in a dumb voice, "my eyes are really good."


    Time passed unexpectedly fast.


    After they came out of the store, although the mall was still brightly lit, the dark sky could be seen in the ss skylight overhead, but there was still a lot of noise around them, and everyone''s faces were smiling and shuttling through the hall.


    Ye Jia''s eyes fell on a milk tea shop at the gate of the mall. His eyes suddenly brightened all day.


    He put big bags and small bags beside Ji Xuan: "wait..."


    Ji Xuan was stunned. He didn''t seem to expect the other party toe out suddenly: "ah..."


    However, before his next words were exported, the other party''s back had quickly disappeared in front of him.


    Ten minutester.


    The young man came back with two cups of milk tea.


    He naturally handed one of the cups to Ji Xuan, and then inserted the straw into another bottle in his hand.


    Warm and sweet, mellow liquid with light tea fragrance slides into the throat, which has a magic power that can make people feel happy immediately.


    Yezei sat down on the bench, his long legs slightly bent, and said quite rxed, "this house has never been opened to m City, but I''ve heard it for a long time. I think people say it''s delicious."


    He shook the bottle and said thoughtfully, "it''s quite reliable."


    Yejia took another sip and asked carelessly, "what do you think?"


    Ji Xuan took the milk tea and the temperature in his palm was warm, which prated into the cold skin and bones, making the fierce ghost have a warm illusion.


    He turned his head and stared at the young man''s smooth side face with dark eyes. His voice was low and said slowly: "indeed..."


    Yezei turned his head and frowned, "but didn''t you taste it?"


    Ji Xuan suddenly leaned forward without warning. His thin and cold lips rubbed against the skin next to the youth''s lips, like a dragonfly touching the water. It was like a feather blowing gently, and it was like a fleeting dream.


    Yezei was stunned and suddenly widened his eyes.


    But before he made any response, the other party had withdrawn.


    Ji Xuan chuckled, "you don''t need to taste..."


    ¡ª¡ªIt''s sweet enough.


    Yezei deliberately kept a few steps away from Ji Xuan.


    He lowered his eyes and looked down on the ground a few steps in front of him. There was no expression on his face. His thin lips were tight and tight in a cold straight line.


    The corners of the lips be hot under hard wiping.


    He is not afraid of pain, and even has long been used to pain, but the strange feeling on the small piece of skin beside his lips can not be ignored, even though he has almost wiped off ayer of skin.


    Suddenly, Ji Xuan, who was walking in front of him, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Yejia.


    Yezei was surprised. He stepped back like a stress reaction and said warily, "what are you doing?"


    But this time, Ji Xuan''s face was relieved of his previous rxation and cynicism. His eyes were slightly heavy and said in a low voice, "I have news from the puppet master. He said, I asked."


    Ye Jia''s look was chilly.


    He said, "go..."


    They walked quickly to the dark and uninhabited alley. The next second, the figure in the alley disappeared, as if it had not appeared at the beginning. The street was still bright and noisy, and no one noticed the two people who suddenly disappeared.


    In the warehouse


    The vertical Puppet Master sat on the high stack of books and swayed his two short legs proudly. At his feet, there were fierce ghosts who had been tortured and could not see the original shape. Thick and smelly blood flowed on the ground, with broken internal organs and bone fragments floating in the blood. The pages below had been soaked with blood and looked particrly terrible: "how about it? Is it efficient? " The master proudly showed off: "I improved your original method, not just..."


    Yejia was not interested in hearing how he tortured him. His only concern was the result: "where?"


    The puppet master nced: "you''re so boring..."


    He jumped down and stepped heavily on the broken and shapeless ghost. The other party trembled and gave a sad and painful cry in his throat. The master jumped down from the other party without changing his face and handed the note to Yejia.


    "As a reward..." he pointed to the fierce ghost behind him: "can it belong to me?"


    Yejia knows this guy''s hobby.


    I guess want to make a ghost doll collection again.


    He nodded: "you are free..."


    With that, Yejia hurried out of the warehouse.


    The puppet master stared at his back and said, "boring..."


    He turned to look at the broken ghost, and a dreamy smile rose on his young face: "of course, you are different, my baby..."


    Apanied by the clear giggle of children, the howl of fierce ghosts rang through the empty and dark warehouse.


    Seaside


    The cargo ship docked on the shore, and the workers were directing the crane to load the heavy and huge containers on the cargo ship. The cries echoed in the dark night. Their voices were particrly distant, and they seemed a little untrue in the tter when the waves hit the reef.


    Cargo hold bottom.


    Two yers are sitting in the cabin of the, ying cardszily.


    Behind it were piles of goods, with simple light bulbs hanging overhead, shaking with the vibration of the cabin, and the light was bright and dark.


    "You say, how long will we stay here?"


    Another yer threw out a pair of six, propped his chin and saidzily, "of course, it''s waiting to be delivered, otherwise you think they won''t send someone to guard?"


    ¡ª¡ªYes, K.


    "There are so many ghosts and monsters on this ship. Why do you still use us?" The yerined.


    "Don''tin..." the other yer said, "anyway, after we sail, we can go on deck."


    Then he threw out a pair of A.


    There''s no sound across the street.


    The yer smiled, looked down at the remaining cards in his hand and said, "no? No, I''ll just... "


    He raised his head as he spoke.


    ¡ª¡ªThere was no one in front of him.


    I don''t know when the other person sitting opposite him ying cards disappeared.


    The yer was stunned and wanted to pull out his weapon reflexively.


    The next second, the light bulb on his head shook violently. He was thrown to the ground by some kind of strong force. The weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a tter, slid away quickly and disappeared into the dark.


    Cold fingers stuck like pliers in his throat, his knees against his chest, and the crack of broken ribs sounded.


    The yer rolled his eyes and felt that the air in his lungs was quickly drained, and the blood foam overflowed from the corner of his lips.


    In the dizzy sight, he saw the rapidly swinging light bulb on his head, leaving a burning shadow on his retina. He could hardly see the people who killed him. He could only see the cold and sharp vision of the other party, wedging him into the floor behind him with a murderous intention that made him tremble, It seems to be a flying insect nailed to the specimen board: "where is the thing?" The other party''s voice is very cold, like ice and snow that will not melt for thousands of years. His voice is slightly heavy, without a trace of human emotion.


    yers struggle, still trying to fight back.


    Slowly apply pressure to each other''s knees.


    The tip of the broken ribs pressed against his lungs, causing earth shaking pain.


    The voice overhead came from amanding position, very light and slow: "do you want to wait for those fierce ghosts outside to find out what''s going on here?"


    The yer couldn''t speak because he was strangled by his throat, but his heart was shocked.


    Yes, he did,


    The young man smiled softly. The voice echoed in the huge warehouse, inexplicably creepy: "don''t worry, they can''t hear."


    What, what?!


    The yer was terrified.


    what do you mean? What do you mean you can''t hear?!


    A thought that made him panic slowly floated to his mind, which made him subconsciously start to feel cold. The broken ribs in his chest pierced the skin and flesh with the heavy pressure. The pain came to life and death. The loss of blood in his body began to make him tremble. That was the panic and fear emanating from his bones.


    "Where is it?" The young man leaned down slightly and spoke softly.


    The yer was ck in front of his eyes. Under the control of pain, he raised his hand tremblingly, pointed not far away, and said with difficulty: "the third row... Number... 7, 6, 48..."


    Yejia stood up slowly and walked in the direction pointed by the other party.


    Art. 7648.


    A small box with little dust is hidden in the dusty shelf, but when Yejia touches it, he can feel that the outside is covered withyers of props to prevent detection. If you look for it one by one in the cargo filled cabin, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.


    Yejia is not going to open it here.


    First of all, maybe there are some countermeasures in it. In addition, it is too time-consuming. If other fierce ghostse and get away, it will be troublesome.


    He went to the yer lying on the ground and smiled: "thank you..."


    The next second, the cold light suddenly lit up under the shaking light, like a light suddenly shing from the dark.


    The soft limbs twitched and stopped moving.


    The red blood spread slowly like a calmke. The bright and dark lights reflected on the pool of blood dyed the cold ground of the cabin red. The blood gradually climbed onto the scattered cards like tentacles, and dyed the snow-white corner of the top card bright red.


    ck ink words shed in red and white.


    That''s an ace.

 Chapter 74

    Ye Jiading looked at the gray box in front of him, and a cold light appeared at his fingertips.


    The next second, the cold light shed, the sharp des and props collided with each other, making a huge explosion, and Mars shone in the dark night.


    Ye Jia''s fingertips pressed down, and the virtual shadow of the de was reflected in the depths of his light eyes, like a touch of cold light and snow sinking into the bottom of his eyes.


    Just listen to a dark sound, a few dark insects make squeaks, fall off the cover of the gray box, turn into ck and gray smoke, and dissipate in the air in an instant like fog.


    The prop used to protect the box disappeared.


    Yezei raised his hand, waved away the smoke and dust in front of him, and then fixed his eyes to look not far away.


    The gray box in front of me was ced on the ground alone without any defense.


    Yejia slowly took a deep breath.


    He stood a few steps away and gently lifted the lid of the box with the tip of the sickle. He held his breath and waited withplete vignce.


    With a tter, the lid lifted.


    At the moment it turned up, the thick and rich blood color gushed out of the box and spread instantly to cover the rough ground.


    Yezei clenched the sickle in his hand and slowly retreated for several steps. He stared at the box that was still emitting blood not far away... It was not big in all directions, but it flowed like a spring. The blood color was very deep. It reflected strange light under the dim moonlight, as if it were surging like life, swallowing everything that could be touched.


    Soon it finally stopped.


    The pool of blood on the ground formed a perfect circle and wrapped the gray box in it.


    Just then, the man''s low voice sounded behind him: "don''t touch..."


    Yezei turned his head and saw Ji Xuan''s body slowly emerging from the darkness.


    He had already recovered his normal appearance, tall and straight, with deep and cold facial features. A pair of scarlet blood pupils flickered in the night with a color simr to that pool of blood: "here is a part of the mother."


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly. The sickle in his hand reflected the dim moonlight. He asked, "if I met it, would it be the same as vision?"


    Ji xuanding stared at him.


    He didn''t seem surprised. Yejia knew the identity of the fierce ghost who intercepted him in M city and replied, "no..."


    Yejia looked back at him and raised his eyebrows: "why?"


    Ji Xuan took back his sight, his eyes fell on the sticky blood on the ground and said, "different purity..."


    "What can this purity do?" Yejia asked.


    Ji Xuan''s fingers were slightly hooked, and the two stones on the ground were pulled by some invisible force and slowly soared into the air.


    One big, one small, flew towards the pool of blood one after another. When it was about to touch the edge of the pool of blood, the thick dark red blood soared up, grabbing the small stone like a hunting beast and swallowing it. The second stone was bigger and the blood wave was more violent, crushing the big stone in mid air.


    Then, the sticky blood fell, and the surface of the pool of blood returned to calm.


    Yezei screwed up his eyebrows: "when it is strong, it is strong..."


    It''s hard to do.


    He turned to Ji Xuan and asked, "is its quantity limited?"


    Ji Xuan seemed to understand what Yezei meant. He hooked his lips: "of course, there is a limit to the amount of everything."


    F City, in a cafe.


    Chen Qingye and Wei yuechu sat face to face by the window. st reluctantly carried three cups of coffee and slowly came over from the front desk.


    The coffee in his hand shook and was about to spill.


    Chen Qingye stood up quickly, took the coffee from his hand and put it on the table.


    He pushed some sses that slipped down, frowned and said, "if you need help, just say it."


    st frowned, "ha?"


    His expression was as loud as his hair color: "don''t you underestimate me?! Didn''t I bring it? "


    Wei yuechu stirred his cup of coffee with a smile: "indeed..."


    She has now found a way to sessfully call st. As long as she challenges hispetitive heart, she can make a fool do almost all the chores.


    As for the other one


    Wei yuechu raised his eyes and looked at Chen Qingye.


    Chen Qingye took out two paper towels from his pocket, handed one to st, and then carefully wiped the coffee stains sshed on the table with the other. Then he sat down again.


    ¡ª¡ªShe''s a cleanliness freak and an old maid.


    Wei yuechu looked back and sipped his coffee again.


    Although she has no superfluous feelings for her two colleagues, the rtionship between them is not as awkward as it was at the beginning after such a long time.


    This time, after a whole day''s work, she impulsively proposed to sit down together.


    The other two seemed to have nothing to do next, so they agreed.


    I was going to go to the bar, but both st and Wei yuechu were under 22 in the real world, so they had to go second and choose toe to the cafe.


    ¡ª¡ªI don''t know what think about drinking coffee at night.


    Wei yuechu sighed silently.


    "There should be nothing for us here in F City?" She took the lead in breaking the silence and asked.


    Chen Qingye thought for a moment, then nodded: "indeed..."


    During this period, DMpany has been closed down, and all the fierce ghosts under the dreamers have been arrested. Except those humans who can''te back, it is basically a perfect solution.


    "We''re all right, but..." st took a sip of coffee and said happily, "did you see the papers piled on the desks of those employees of the authority? It''s terrible, Ha ha ha! "


    Chen Qingye stared at him without expression.


    st looked arrogant: "what? Want to fight? "


    "Ho..." Wei yuechu said coolly, "aren''t you afraid of ah Chang?"


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    As if he had been beaten by frost, he immediately wilted.


    The air was suddenly quiet. The three sipped their coffee and looked in different directions thoughtfully.


    The same question revolved around their minds - where did ace go?


    Since they parted the day before yesterday, the other party seems to have gone into the sea, and there is no news anymore. However, due to their own evil intentions, none of them took the initiative to mention ace, and Yejia, who disappeared at the same time with him - at the same time, they also feel very confused. Even if they forget it, why do the other two seem to care about it?


    Suddenly, the prompt tone of wechat broke the silence.


    The three took out their mobile phones at the same time.


    When they saw who the person who sent the message was, their expression was a little chilly.


    Chen Qingye calmly put his mobile phone back in his pocket, stood up slowly and said, "sorry, I have to..."


    Wei yuechu''s voice sounded at the same time: "I suddenly remembered..."


    "I..." st''s voice followed.


    Chen Qingye raised his head and found that the other two were exactly the same as him.


    The three looked at each other and their movements were slightly stiff.


    Wait... What''s going on?


    An absurd idea came to mind at the same time.


    Wei yuechu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Chen Qingye: "where are you... Going next?"


    Chen Qingye''s eyes shot toward Wei yuechu through the lens and collided with each other in mid air. He could vaguely hear the sound of sparks sshing.


    He said, "I can''t tell you."


    Chen Qingye also narrowed his eyes: "what about you? Where do you want to go?"


    Wei yuechu: "I can''t tell you."


    "..." they stared at each other.


    "By the way..." Chen Qingye fixed his eyes on the girl standing opposite him and asked slowly, "Why have you never asked where another person in our team is going?"


    Wei yuechu tit for tat: "why don''t you ask?"


    Suddenly, they seemed to realize something at the same time. Their expressions slowly solidified and their eyes slowly widened: "you..."


    "You..."


    st stared nkly at the two people in front of him and frowned, "what are you doing?"


    Wei yuechu raised his hand and suddenly grabbed the mobile phone from st''s hand.


    st was surprised: "Hey, what are you doing?"


    Chen Qingye did not answer, but reached out and took his mobile phone out of his pocket, opened the screen and put it on the table.


    Wei yuechu followed suit, turning on his mobile phone and putting it aside.


    The three messages are as like as two peas, all of them sent out by the same person.


    They stared at the same head and fell silent.


    ¡ª¡ªGrass.


    st seemed to slow down. He was stunned, slowly widened his eyes, raised his hand, pointed to the same expressionless people in front of him and stammered, "you... You...!"


    Chen Qingye pushed the spectacle frame. The lens reflected a white light and covered his eyes behind him: "I think your guess is probably right."


    "Lying in the trough..." st looked incredible: "impossible! He told me that I was the only one who knew about it... "


    Wei yuechu smiled with no temperature and said slowly, "that''s what he told me."


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses and said, "me too..."


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    Grass


    They were all killed by donkeys.


    Or by the same person, using the same excuse.


    st slowly took a deep breath and said, "ace!"


    His words were so vicious that he almost wanted to swallow them raw.


    "I told you so! Ace that man is very hateful! Extremely bad taste! You don''t believe me! " He said angrily.


    Chen Qingye asked faintly, "then why have you kept the secret for so long?"


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    His whole face slowly turned red: "I, I just think you''re stupid! I can be fooled by him for so long. Only I can see the true face of this man! "


    Wei yuechu: "


    I''ll just listen.


    st lowered his head in disguise and his eyes fell on the three mobile phones in front of him.


    He was stunned, then read the words carefully, and then his eyes shed angrily: "that bastard! The information is still sent in groups! "


    Not even a word!

 Chapter 75

    ¡°¡­¡±


    Yezei looked at the three aggressive people in front of him, slowly stepped back and coughed: "well, I can exin..."


    In the palm of st''s hand, a surge of Yin fire sprang up, and the crackling mes in his hand were reflected in the bottom of his eyes. A red hair danced in the hot air and shouted, "ace!"


    Yezei quickly avoided the opponent''s blow.


    He pressed st''s arm and said, "sorry, I''m wrong this time."


    "Asshole!" The me at the bottom of st''s eyes was burning, and the fire on his body began to spread from the palm of his hand and burned to his arm at a speed that was difficult to capture.


    Yezei quickly released his hand, jumped aside and dodged the next attack of st again.


    Losing the fixation of Yin Qi, the hood he was wearing fell in the wind and rested on his shoulder.


    The young Qingjun''s face was exposed. The moonlight of the same color was reflected on his light hair. A pair of amber eyes glittered in the surrounding darkness. They looked especially sincere and harmless: "I can''t hide my identity if I want to pull you out from behind those doors..."


    However, before the youth finished, st attacked again.


    "Ah! You let me finish! " Yezei dodged the st again, and then dodged behind Chen Qingye.


    st was afraid of Chen Qingye''s insects, and the movement at his feet slowed down immediately.


    Yezei took advantage of this opportunity and continued: "however, we just met at that time, so I had to make this bad decision..."


    st stared at the young man in front of him with murderous eyes and said angrily, "you are a liar! I don''t believe you anymore! "


    Yezei sighed, "how can you think of me like that?"


    Young people''s facial features are soft and deceptive in the moonlight. Especially when they frown slightly, they look extraordinarily innocent and have some pity mncholy.


    st''s expression immediately wavered.


    Chen Qingye, with his back to Yejia, silently took a step aside and let him open.


    Yezei: "


    Oh, my God


    Sure enough, after losing the deterrence of insects, st suddenly forgot his weakness and attacked Yejia again.


    Yezei sighed and started a new round of evasion again.


    st is a consumptive attack. It can''t bepared with Yezei, who hasn''t been ready to take a shot and just walks st all over the court, so he is very tired and panting. He lies on the side of the wall and shouts out of breath: "you, don''t run!"


    Yejia stopped and asked kindly, "do you want to have a rest?"


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    Dog man! Dead liar!


    Die!


    But he was so tired that he could only bend down and breathe, waiting for his physical strength to recover.


    Good, at least one is solved temporarily.


    Yezei turned to Wei yuechu with a good attitude and apologized: "I''m sorry, I had to follow your words... Sorry."


    He was originally a good-looking man. His facial features were clear and meaningful. He was not very aggressive. It was instinctively close and convincing. His amber eyes shed a gentle light in the moonlight. At the moment, it was easy for people to have a sense of being valued if they focused and sincerely looked at a person.


    Wei yuechu wavered.


    In fact... Now think about it, she was the first one to ask that question. At that time, it seemed that the other party did follow her words. After all, the situation was critical. It was just a waste of time to say more¡ª¡ª


    She began to make excuses for each other in her heart.


    st''s panting voice came from a distance: "you, you! Don''t... "


    Don''t be fooled by this dog man!


    But he was so tired that he couldn''t even breathe, let aloneplete a sentence. He couldn''t hear it from a distance.


    Wei yuechu raised his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him.


    The other party''s eyes are gentle and sincere. It seems that he is sincerely sorry.


    She scratched the back of her head and said, "no, it doesn''t matter. Now think about it, it''s actually my fault. I shouldn''t have asked you such a difficult question at that time and put you in that position... In fact, I''m also wrong."


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    He was grieved.


    This man is so deceptive!


    The second one is done.


    Yezei went to Chen Qingye and asked, "how''s Xiaobai recently?"


    What Chen Qingye can''t refuse is that others ask about his insects.


    He hesitated for a moment, and finally chose toply with his inner desire to talk. He turned over his palm, and a white meat worm that had grown into the size of a thumb slowly climbed out of his cuffs and stayed in the palm of his hand. Its body was soft and bloated, showing a smooth translucent state in the moonlight. At the moment, he was lifting the small head, He examined his surroundings curiously.


    Chen Qingye opened the chatterbox: "she has eaten a lot recently. She should be growing up, but I''m worried that she''s too greedy and will damage her body. She gets along well with other partners, especially ah chang..."


    His words suddenly stopped.


    Only the young man before the meeting stretched out his pale and slender fingertips and gently handed them to Xiaobai. Xiaobai seemed to remember the familiar smell that he had been in for a period of time. He slowly raised his body, hugged each other''s fingertips with a few transparent feet and rubbed them intimately.


    The radian of Yejia''s lips deepened.


    He raised his eyes, looked at Chen Qingye in front of him, smiled and said, "you take good care of her."


    All of a sudden, Chen Qingye could not afford to be angry.


    He blushed on his cheekbones and whispered, "thank you..."


    st£º¡°¡­¡±


    He hates iron for steel.


    This man is too good at buying people''s hearts!


    He had recovered from the state of being out of breath just now. Although he was still a little empty, he still rushed to Yejia angrily.


    Chen Qingye and Wei yuechu, who have been sessful in the strategy, weed him. They grabbed st and advised him from left to right: "brother Ye has also apologized..."


    "Yes, yes..."


    st looked at Yezei across their shoulders. He saw the other party squinting his eyes and smiling in this direction. He looked like an old fox who seeded in a plot.


    st£º¡°£¡¡±


    it ticks me off!


    However, st could not beat the other two people, especially the pervert who liked to y with insects, so he had to give up his attempt to attack Yejia and walked over with a smelly face.


    Ye Jia''s expression was slightly positive, and hepletely revealed the way he got the gray box.


    Wei yuechu nodded thoughtfully and asked, "so, what do you need us to do now?"


    Yejia said: "in fact, the method is very simple. The amount of blood that can attack other existence is limited, so as long as we have enough blood to attract the enemy''s attention, we can disperse the blood, and then seize the opportunity to grab the box tightly wrapped in it."


    Chen Qingye pushed the eye lens: "no problem..."


    Yezei smiled and looked at st: "what about you? Join? "


    st snorted coldly: "no..."


    Wei yuechu raised her eyebrows and said in a particrly contemptuous tone, "don''t you dare?"


    st instantly blew up: "who said I didn''t dare?!"


    Wei yuechu showed a meaningful smile to Ye Jia.


    Yezei: "


    Thank you. learned.


    The four soon came to the ce where Yejia opened the box - an abandoned construction site, which is basically deserted and rarely visited. On the t ground not far away, you can see the smooth pool of blood like a mirror and the small gray box in the center of the circle.


    "What''s in it?" Wei yuechu asked.


    Yezei shook his head: "I don''t know..."


    A huge sickle slowly appeared in his hand and smiled: "however, we will soon find out."


    Chen Qingye spread out his hands, and countless small insects flew out of his sleeve. Arge area of them was covered in darkness and rushed towards the pool of blood. The other two people also attracted a bunch of pools of blood and led them away from the gray box ording to Ye Jia''s guidance. Those blood had no intelligence system, but would instinctively attack any nearby existence, When there are enough around it, the blood around the box decreases rapidly.


    Soon, the rough ground gradually exposed.


    Yezei took advantage of this opportunity to rush towards the box quickly. The long sickle was as flexible as his extended limbs to him. The sharp tip skillfully picked it at the edge of the box and suddenly hooked it!


    It''s done!


    But just then, a string of insects flying not far away were swallowed by a pool of blood.


    The blood was momentarily in neutral.


    They rushed towards Yejia.


    Yezei bit his teeth and did not retreat. Instead, he forced his arm and grabbed the box in his hand.


    The surging blood wave was close at hand.


    The next second, the cold and hard touch of his arm came from his waist. A great force grabbed Yejia and pulled him back.


    In an instant, they were separated by a long distance.


    For those who lost something worthy of protection, the blood screamed, then evaporated rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, turned into dark stains, deeply burned on the ground, and looked like dried asphalt.


    The dense insects flying in the air flew back to Chen Qingye''s sleeve.


    Wei yuechu and st also lost their targets at the same time, and looked at Yezei in the direction of Qi.


    The three fell into silence together: "..."


    Yezei lowered his head and looked at the man''s pale and slender hand. At the moment, he was firmly holding it on his waist, and behind his back came the familiar touch of each other''s chest.


    Everything is familiar.


    Even, a little too familiar.


    Yejia''s brain was down for a moment.


    He slowly raised his head and slowly showed a slightly stiff smile to the three stunned people in front of him: "ah... This, I can exin --"

 Chapter 76

    Under the dead night sky, the dry dark blood on the ground reflects the distant night.


    Between the empty and deste ruins, several people stared.


    The atmosphere was particrly strange and embarrassing.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    In fact, as soon as he finished speaking, Yejia regretted it.


    too bad.


    In fact, I don''t know how to exin!!


    Just then, Ji Xuan suddenly opened his mouth and broke the silence:


    "The box can be opened."


    With that, he naturally took back his hand around Yejia''s waist, took a step back, a pair of scarlet eyes slightly lowered, and his eyes fell on the gray box held by Yejia.


    This sentence suddenly drew everyone''s attention back.


    They all looked right and fixed their eyes on the box in Yejia''s hand.


    Yezei nced at Ji Xuan in surprise.


    He really didn''t expect that the other party''s bad temper would help him out at this juncture.


    Unexpectedly, Ji Xuan was acutely aware of his sight, raised his eyes and looked at Yezei, provoked a faint smile on his lips, spread his dark eyes and blood color, and said slowly:


    "You owe me."


    Yezei: "


    It''s still bad.


    At the moment, the other three people gathered around and their eyes fell on the box in Yejia''s hand - Yejia had made it very clear that the importance of the things in the box was very clear, so they couldn''t help getting nervous.


    Wei yuechu raised his eyes and set his cold eyes from Ji Xuan standing aside for a few seconds.


    Although she did not believe the fierce ghost in front of her, she had to say that he did help them just now, and now there are more important things that need their attention.


    Wei yuechu turned to Yezei, took a deep breath and said slowly:


    "Open it."


    "Yes."


    Yezei whispered, then stretched out his hand, gently pressed the cover and pushed it upward.


    It was unlocked and opened very easily.


    Everyone leaned over and looked into the box.


    ¡ª¡ªThere is another box in the box.


    Yezei: "


    The crowd also fell into silence: "......"


    "Hey, hey, hey!" st''s angry eyebrows flew into the sky. He raised his voice and shouted, "is this ghost sick?"


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses and said slowly:


    "This time we rarely agree."


    Yejia reached out and took out the small box and put it in the palm of his hand.


    It is a cube with smooth and square surface, without any key holes or gaps, but when shaking, you can hear something inside.


    Wei yuechu asked, "what about the fierce ghost? Since it can spit out the position of the box, it can also ask from its mouth how to open it. "


    Yezei took a deep breath and said, "this... I''m afraid it''s a little difficult."


    ¡ª¡ªAfter such a long time, I''m afraid the puppet master has made it into a ghost puppet.


    Yezei turned to Ji Xuan with a trace of expectation.


    The man shrugged to show that he was right.


    Yezei: "


    Wei yuechu frowned: "what''s the matter?"


    Yezei raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose with a tired face: "the corpse is destroyed."


    Wei yuechu: "..." what a terrible man.


    "But..." Yejia looked at the small gray box and narrowed his eyes slightly. The cold light at his fingertips was solid and reflected the cold moonlight.


    "You can always try violent unpacking," he said


    However, before Yezei started, Chen Qingye suddenly said, "ah!"


    He pushed the sses on the bridge of his nose, leaned close to the small box in Yejia''s palm, and frowned: "what''s this?"


    Chen Qingye pointed to one of the corners on the surface of the box and said:


    "It looks familiar."


    Yezei was stunned.


    He turned the small box over, put the side facing Chen Qingye up and looked in the direction of the other party''s fingers.


    There is a very shallow Yin engraved pattern, which can hardly be found if it is not for the right angle of the moonlight.


    Wei yuechu also came together.


    She carefully looked at it from an angle and frowned: "it seems a little familiar."


    She looked at Yejia and said, "have you seen it?"


    Ye Jia''s eyes were slightly heavy.


    His fingertips gently brushed the uneven surface of the box. The cold moonlight reflected from the bottom of his amber eyes, and his voice said softly:


    "Of course."


    Yejia''s voice was calm: "this is the symbol of the supernatural authority."


    Everyone was stunned and looked up at Yejia.


    What?!


    Five minutester, Yezei pped the embers of the paper in his heart, turned and walked over.


    "How''s it going?" Wei yuechu hurriedly asked.


    Ye Jia''s eyes narrowed slightly, shook his head and said, "Wu Su has never seen a box like this."


    Chen Qingye rationally analyzed: "it''s normal. After all, he hasn''t been in the supernatural Administration for a long time, and he knows limited information..."


    Time?


    Yezei was stunned.


    He took out his mobile phone, pointed one side of the box at the moonlight, took a picture from a good angle, then only intercepted the marked corner and sent it to a person from wechat.


    Not long after, his cell phone rang.


    As soon as it was connected, a deafening voice came from the other side of the microphone. There was no one around. It sounded particrly clear: "what message do you send to people in the fucking night?! When others don''t sleep? "


    Yejia quietly took the mobile phone away from his ears.


    He said, "minister, do you recognize this sign?"


    Liu Zhaocheng sounds incredible:


    "Yejia, have you worked for nothing in the authority for so many years? Don''t recognize the logo of your own department? "


    "I know you, but..." Yezei coughed and said, "it''s not. It''s still a little different from our official logo, so I''ll ask you... To see if you have any impression."


    He noticed just now that although this is indeed the symbol of the supernatural authority, there is a subtle difference in the details.


    There''s no sound on the phone.


    Yejia waited patiently.


    A minuteter, Liu Zhaocheng''s voice sounded again: "Oh... This, this is the old logo of the authority."


    There''s a y.


    Yezei asked, "what do you say?"


    "About thirty years ago, the authority was reorganized once." Liu Zhaocheng said, "this thing was used by them in the past, and then it was discarded."


    More than thirty years ago?


    Yezei frowned slightly: "reorganization? Why restructure? "


    Liu Zhaocheng: "I don''t know. At that time, I just joined the authority. I was just a low-level employee like you. How could I know what the people above them were doing? Anyway, the high-level seemed to be a big change, and the overall mechanism had changed a lot, and then after more than ten years of development, It has gradually be what it is now. "


    He asked, "why do you ask this?"


    Yejia replied, "nothing... I''m just curious to see an old thing that may be the authority."


    "Old stuff? What old thing? " Liu Zhaocheng said, "show me the whole picture."


    Yezei made trouble for a long time. With the help of Chen Qingye, he found out how to send the photos without hanging up.


    After pondering for a long time, he said, "well, I know."


    Ye Jia''s spirit perked up: "you say."


    Liu Zhaocheng''s voice came from the microphone: "this is a technique developed a long time ago. It is used by the authority to preserve top secret high-risk props. If it is forcibly destroyed, it will be destroyed with the contents."


    Yejia was shocked.


    Fortunately, he just didn''t cut the box forcibly ording to the original n, otherwise their previous efforts would have been in vain.


    Liu Zhaocheng continued, "however, this thing is rare now because it is not very practical. So after the reorganization of the authority, it has never been produced again. Where did you get it? "


    Ye Jia''s eyes were slightly heavy. Instead of answering the other party''s question, he continued to ask:


    "Do you know how to open it?"


    "I don''t know that." Liu Zhaocheng said: "however, it seems that there are still many files and objects before reorganization in the headquarters of the supernatural authority in the capital. You can contact the people there..."


    Coincidentally, they are in the capital now.


    Yejia: "OK, thank you."


    But before he hung up, Liu Zhaocheng''s suspicious voice came from the microphone:


    "You won''t get involved in any bad things again?"


    Yejia repeatedly denied: "no, no! How could it be! "


    Liu Zhaocheng snorted coldly, e back quickly. There are still a lot of affairs here in M city. Do you want your year-end bonus if you can''t handle it?"


    Hang up.


    On one side, st held his arm, frowned tightly and looked at Ye Jia. His tone was particrly poor:


    "Hey, I said you... You let him talk to you like that?"


    It''s so quiet around that even if they don''t want to eavesdrop, they can''t help hearing each other''s voices - although they have long known that ACE''s hidden identity is a small employee of the supernatural administration, people can''t help feeling ufortable when they hear his boss talking to him so impolitely.


    Obviously, several others thought the same as him.


    "Yes, yes!" Wei yuechu jumped to Yejia and said angrily.


    She was the one who had been in the Administration Bureau for the longest time. Before she knew that Yezei was ace, she had witnessed the scene that minister Liu made trouble for Yezei several times. At that time, she didn''t feel anything, but now she knows that the other party was targeting her own male God, and the anger came up at once.


    Wei yuechu raised an extraordinarily harmless smile on her face, looking like a naive and lovely girl:


    "If it''s inconvenient for you to do it, in fact, I don''t mind giving him a little lesson..."


    Chen Qingye thought: "is he afraid of insects?"


    "Wait, wait!" Yezei had some headache and quickly interrupted to try to give Liu Zhaocheng a "little lesson" n: "are you free?"


    Wei yuechu touched the back of her head and said shyly:


    "It doesn''t mean now, that is, after returning to m city -"


    "In fact, Minister Liu is just a bad man." Yezei sighed.


    His eyes drooped slightly:


    "You came back to the real world with those rampant ghosts after the game crashed, but... When I came back, it was still an ordinary earthly world."


    Dusty memories for a long time.


    At that time, there was only one word to describe him¡ª¡ª


    I don''t know what to do.


    Too bright lights, too dense crowds, too calm environment.


    Yejia, who has lived in the cruel environment of the game for many years, is so out of ce here.


    At that time, even a car passing by would bring his instinctive vignce and hostility. He almost exhausted all his self-control before he pulled a knife to cut it over. Every night, he would be awakened by the sudden shing light or the noise from the distance of the city, sweating and clutching his weapons, Subconsciously ready to fight - he seems to have really left the game, but it seems that he has never left.


    You know, although Yejia has always been the top of the table, there are still tens of thousands of points to leave the game directly.


    After killing Ji Xuan, the game decided that Yezei killed a high-level fierce ghost, and his points immediately soared, which made him get the ticket to return to the real world.


    Therefore, before leaving the game, thest thing Yejia experienced was Ji Xuan''s betrayal.


    The impact of this eventsted until Yejia returned to the real world.


    The game turned into a nightmare, pestering him all the time and whispering in his ear.


    Plus, the real world is no longer what it used to be.


    The identity of "Ye Jia" has long been missing and has long been identified as dead. The ce where he once lived has long been auctioned. Things are right and people are wrong in his hometown. He can no longer see any traces of his past. He has no rtives and identity certificates. He lives alone in the world like a duckweed.


    Compared with the real world, even games look more like home.


    Until¡ª¡ª


    The appearance of a bad man.


    Yezei raised his eyes to look at the three people in front of him and shrugged: "he asked someone to help me reissue my ID card. He also gave me this job. Even the guarantor of my rented apartment is him, and he paid the rent for the first three months."


    The reason is as simple as ridiculous.


    ording to Liu Zhaocheng, it was because the Logistics Department of the supernatural authority was really short of people, and he made a mistake on a whim. He recruited an employee who could only eat white rice and fish every day.


    However, before joining the supernatural authority, Yejia also made a little investigation in this regard.


    He was very vignt. After all, there would be such goodwill in the world without conditions - so Yejia looked through Liu Zhaocheng''s file in the police station.


    Five years ago, Liu Zhaocheng''s only son died in a riot by a ss B fierce ghost. At that time, he was the same age as Yezei in the real world.


    Then Yejia chose to ept his goodwill and be a logistics employee in the Bureau of investigation.


    Although Liu Zhaocheng had a loud voice, bad temper and deducted his sry every day, Yezei was always very tolerant of him.


    There aren''t many such bad people these days.


    "Eh... Is it like this?" Wei yuechu scratched his head: "I didn''t expect that Mediterranean uncle was very good."


    Chen Qingye: "yes, although I don''t have much hair, I have a good heart."


    st thought: "I seem to know that there is a brand of shampoo with hair growth function..."


    Yezei: "


    Hey, your focus has shifted!!!!


    He took a deep breath, raised his hand, pressed his temple and said, "stop, stop, is it time to talk about the minister''s hair?"


    With Yejia''s efforts, this deviated topic was sessfully pulled back to the right track.


    At the beginning of the month, Wei lowered his eyes, nced at the dense square box in Yejia''s hand and asked, "what are you going to do now?"


    Chen Qingye: "contact Wu Su. Didn''t he work in the capital for some time? Maybe there will be relevant clues... "


    Yezei lowered his head, looked at the small box in his hand, and suddenly said:


    "But we''re in the capital now, aren''t we?"


    Chen Qingye was stunned: "what do you mean?"


    Yezei raised his eyes and smiled: "it''s better to hit the sun than choose a day. Let''s go to the headquarters today."


    "But..." Chen Qingye frowned: "it''s night now..."


    st impatiently interrupted him: "Oh, why do you follow so many rules like a little old man? Why not at night? "


    "And... Don''t you understand?"


    With a smile, his eyes lit a me with the same color as his hair, and he said excitedly:


    "We''re going to break in this time!"


    Supernatural Authority headquarters.


    Compared with the branch with the sign of waste recycling in M City, the headquarters looks much more imposing, at least a whole building.


    Since the ghost night trip, the existence of the supernatural authority has been made public, so the disguised title has been removed and reced with its serious brand, which is engraved with a sign simr to the box.


    Although it iste at night, there are still several floors of lights in the authority building. After all, night is the time for most fierce ghosts and monsters. Therefore, the supernatural authority must keep employees on night shift.


    Because the headquarters of the authority is toorge, they agreed to act separately and look for the material room where Liu Zhaocheng said they kept the materials and articles before the reorganization of the authority.


    But¡ª¡ª


    "..." Yejia took a deep breath: "do you not understand the four words of separate action?"


    Ji Xuan hung behind Yezei not far or near. He looked calm and said, "I just chose the same road as you. Don''t think about it."


    Yezei: "


    I''ll go to your uncle''s house. Don''t think about it.


    Ji Xuan quickened his pace and stood side by side with Ye Jia. He turned his head slightly, and a pair of scarlet eyes twinkled in the dark corridor:


    "You didn''t tell the other three people why you chose toe at night, did you?"


    Yejia''s steps were slightly paused.


    He resumed his original pace and asked quietly, "Oh? You know me. "


    Ji Xuan''s lips opened with a smile. He leaned close again with a deep voice:


    "Of course, I know my brother best in the world."


    Yejia nced at him coolly: "that''s why you tried to turn me into a fierce ghost in the game?"


    Ji Xuan: "


    His step stopped subconsciously and was immediately left behind by Yejia.


    Ji Xuan hurried to speed up a few steps. He chased after Yezei and hurriedly apologized:


    "Brother, I was wrong..."


    Yejia ignored him.


    At this time, he felt his sleeve drop slightly.


    Yejia looked around and saw the little boy with ck hair and red eyes stretched out his pale fingers, carefully grabbed his sleeve and yed a spoiled role pitifully:


    "Brother, I really know I''m wrong."


    He has a natural skill in this regard.


    Yezei frowned and said, "I don''t want this."


    However, Ji Xuan keenly found that the other party''s tone softened imperceptibly.


    ¡ª¡ªWhat nonsense? You just eat this.


    The little boy stepped forward with an inch, pulled the young man''s palm hanging on his side with his cold and slender fingers, and entangled with each other''s fingers.


    He raised his eyes, looked at Yejia with his wet red pupils, and softly shouted:


    "Brother..."


    Yejia''s eyebrows jumped: "you change back for me!"


    Ji Xuan: "I don''t want it."


    "Change back!"


    "No."


    Yezei: "


    This conversation is too familiar.


    He took a deep breath and gave up pestering each other in this regard.


    Yejia zhengse changed the subject and said, "but you''re right about one thing."


    He lowered his eyes, and a dark cold light shed in the depths of his light pupil: "I really didn''t tell the three of them the real reason why I chose toe here at night."


    ording to Liu Zhaocheng, the equipment was basically shut down before the reorganization, which is rare now.


    Yezei didn''t know where the white bone ghost came from.


    Maybe it''s theft or even open robbery.


    After all, rare doesn''t mean No. as a high-level fierce ghost at the Lord level, it has many means. There may be ghosts in the Management Bureau, and it''s not umon to get them.


    But... Yejia was worried about another possibility that made him reluctant to think about it.


    And the reorganization that took ce decades ago... Will it have anything to do with my mother?


    The other three have never been exposed to the existence of the game in the past, but yeka is different.


    He still clearly remembers that on that thunderstorm night, his father repeatedly stabbed his mother''s cold body with a knife in his hand and chopped her flesh and blood into rotten mud. Then he raised his head, looked at Yejia standing at the door with crazy eyes and walked towards him - just like the man he saw in the residential building.


    And that was 15 years before he was pulled into the game. It happened that he could match the number at the time of reorganization with the authority.


    Yezei pursed his lips and seemed to fall into his own thoughts.


    Suddenly, he felt that the little hand holding his palm did not know when it grewrger and was reced by a man''s slender cold fingers.


    Yezei raised his head in amazement and looked at each other.


    Ji Xuanchong smiled at him: "I know where you are looking?"


    Yezei was stunned: "what?"


    Ji Xuan''s smile deepened: "what? Don''t you allow me to hide some ghosts in your organization? "


    Yezei: "


    Your attitude is too reasonable, isn''t it?


    The man''s hand tightened slightly. The next second, Yejia only felt a flower in front of his eyes.


    He stood in a huge storage room, where there were thick materials that were tired to the ceiling, filled with a rotten smell.


    Yejia saw that in a corner of the storage room, there was a small table with several grooves of different sizes on the table.


    The size of one of the grooves... Is exactly the same as the size of the box in Yejia''s hand.


    Yezei looked down at the box in his hand, and his eyes were inexplicable.


    He tentatively raised his hand and put the box into the groove.


    join tightly.


    Just listen to the slight "card scratch", the twisted lines appear on the small metal box, and then - slowly open it.


    A strong smell of blood escaped.


    Yejia held his breath slightly and took a step forward.


    The box was filled with thick blood.


    In the blood, there are twoplete eyeballs floating. The pupils are dark and the whites of the eyes are clean. The back is also connected with theplete optic nerve. They float and sink in a small box full of blood. They look particrly terrible.


    Ye Jiawei was stunned.


    eyeball?


    Why eyeballs?


    Suddenly, an idea shed through Yejia''s mind like lightning. He widened his eyes slightly and forgot to breathe for a moment - as if all clues were connected here.


    The woman whose crazy husband dug out her heart and chopped her heart.


    The pieces of skin that werepletely peeled off.


    And... The box containing things in the dreamer warehouse.


    He remembered the huge scarlet saa that was suspended in Ji Xuan''s memory.


    Ji Xuan once said, "the king is the representative of his mother".


    ... because she can''te to the world for the time being.


    At this moment, Yejia finally knew the task given to his children by his mother.


    ¡ª¡ªShe wants to piece together a body for herself.

 Chapter 77

    Yejia stared at the box opened in front of him.


    The blood was thick and thick, and the two eyeballs floated in it. They reflected weak light in the dark room, as if they were still alive. They turned slightly in the blood, as if they were quietly looking back from the darkness.


    In the dark, Yejia and his eyes looked at each other.


    It seemed to want to say something, but it remained silent.


    Hebed the guess over and over in his mind andpared it with every clue he had got so far.


    The more you think, the more startling the corresponding points.


    Ye Jia''s eyes were slightly restrained, and the light blood color was reflected in the light amber eyes, just like a wisp of blood sinking into the bottom of theke.


    Although the game copsed and the ghost door opened, for some reason, my mother couldn''t leave the game.


    The ghost king is the representative of her mother in the world, while other high-level fierce ghosts want to find parts of her body - from the human skin clothes in M city to the missing heart in a woman''s chest, and then to the eyes in front of her.


    There must be very strict restrictions on these collected organs, otherwise, by means of those fierce ghosts, my mother can''t have collected them up to now.


    Now, the key question is


    How much does mother need? And where did those fierce ghosts go? How far is it frompletion?


    ¡ª¡ªHumans, how much time is left?


    Ye Jia''s eyebrows frowned and his mind was confused.


    His fingers hanging on his side tightened slightly, his pale fingertips faded with force, and his neatly trimmed smooth fingernails left meniscus like finger marks in the palm.


    Suddenly, the cold touch gently fell on the back of the young man''s hand.


    Like snowkes falling silently and kissing gently on warm skin.


    Yezei was shocked and turned to look at his side.


    Ji Xuan didn''t know when he came to him and stood side by side with him. His red pupil dropped slightly, but his sight didn''t fall on the eyeball floating in a pool of blood not far away.


    He gently lifted Yejia''s hand and carefully spread out the young man''s clenched fingers. The pale and cold fingertips brushed on the pinch marks in the palm, like a breeze.


    The youth''s fingertips trembled.


    Yejia instinctively withdrew his hand, but he did not break free from the shackles of each other''s fingers.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked fixedly at Yezei with dark and deep scarlet eyes. The blood colored pupils flowed and fluctuated silently in the dark, like a deep river of blood surging in the abyss. His voice was low with a trace of cold dumb meaning:


    "Brother, do you know? You have a gift you never noticed. "


    He held out his hand and gently touched the young man''s thin and warm eyelids with his fingertips.


    Yejia was forced to close his eyes.


    "You can always see the key." In the boundless darkness, the man''s dumb voice is close at hand: "ignore the confusion of all irrelevant interference items, and urately find the most critical clue and the most original problem - every time, every copy."


    Ye Jiawei was stunned.


    He felt the fingers of the other party falling on his eyelids gently withdraw.


    Yejia opened his eyes.


    The tall man in front of him lowered his head, printed a cold kiss on his open palm, raised his eyes and looked at him, with a faint smile on his thin and sharp lips:


    "If you can''t solve this mystery, no one in the world can."


    Ye Jiading fixed his eyes and stared at the man in front of him. His eyes narrowed slightly, and the look at the bottom of his eyes was inexplicable.


    Ignore all interference items.


    He was stunned.


    Yezei stared at Ji Xuan''s eyes bit by bit, and then fiercely held Ji Xuan''s wrist with his back hand. His pale eyes twinkled with a threatening light, like a sharp de prating the dark, cold and bright, like fear and excitement. His breath was a little unstable, and he said word by word:


    "Come on, we''re going back to m city."


    On the train.


    Chen Qingye, Wei yuechu and st sat opposite Yejia. They all looked puzzled.


    The slight impact and vibration of the train echoed in the dead carriage, making people drowsy. The whole carriage was empty and there was no one except them.


    Chen Qingye frowned. He pushed the sses on the bridge of his nose and asked:


    "Why go back?"


    Wei yuechu was also puzzled:


    "If things are really the same as you guessed, and the mothers of the fierce ghosts and monsters are collecting bodies that can bring themselves back to the world, shouldn''t we force us to find out the whereabouts of other high-level fierce ghosts, disrupt their ns and make them unable toplete their tasks at all? What''s the use of going back to m city? "


    There was no expression on Yejia''s face. His eyes fell firmly on the table in front of him, as if studying the winding lines above.


    When he heard Wei yuechu''s question, he raised his eyes.


    Yejia said:


    "Do you remember the skinning case that was rampant in M city?"


    The three nodded.


    Yejia continued: "I remember that I told you just now that I saw a container full of victims'' leather clothes at the port of M city."


    The three nodded again.


    Yejia gently tapped the table in front of him with his fingertips and made a regr aggressive sound. He said:


    "Not one, but a box."


    Chen Qingye was stunned: "you mean...?"


    "Yes." Yezei nodded:


    "Although there must be strict restrictions on the organs that can be used as the mother''s body, it is definitely not unique. This time, although we intercepted this pair of eyeballs, the mother can send other fierce ghosts to look for organs that meet the same conditions. If we follow the path of city by city, we will alwaysg behind by several steps."


    The other three people''s expressions gradually dignified.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly: "if we want to walk before them, we must find the key."


    ¡ª¡ªIt was like Ji Xuan reminded him that night.


    So, where is the key point?


    That rainy night thirty years ago.


    That was the only trace of "mother" in the world before the ghost door opened.


    Yezei raised his eyes to look at the three people in front of him and said, "I checked the records of the police station. The serial homicide case of peeling human skin only appeared in M City, and the case of heart disappearance also appeared in M city after the night trip of ghosts, even..." his voice was slightly calm, but he naturally continued to say: "even the city where Ji Xuan, the ghost king, appeared, is also here."


    With his fingertips stained with water, he pointed to the map drawn unconsciously on the table and said softly:


    "Although we don''t know the reason yet, m city must be in the middle of the storm."


    Yejia said everything to the point, and the three people in front of him couldn''t help falling into meditation.


    Suddenly, st said, "so..."


    The others turned to look at him.


    "Why on earth did hee with me?"


    The young man with red hair, expressionless, pointed not far away - saw a tall and straight man standing at the junction of the carriage and the carriage. His scarlet eyes had already been transformed into the darkness of the night. He was holding a cup between his pale and slender fingers, and now hot water wasing.


    Chen Qingye, Wei yuechu: "


    I know you can''t ask any deep questions.


    But¡ª¡ª


    In fact, they are also curious about the answer to this question.


    At the same time, they turned their heads and looked at Yejia.


    At this time, Wei yuechu suddenly thought of something and asked, "by the way, at the abandoned construction site that night, you said you could exin. What are you trying to exin?"


    Yezei: "


    Chen Qingye nodded: "now we are free, you can talk."


    Yezei: "......"


    Ah, is that what it''s like to lift a stone and hit yourself in the foot?


    At this moment, Ji Xuan hade back with a cup of steaming hot water. He naturally sat down beside Ye Jia. His two long legs ovepped each other, and the space suddenly became narrow.


    Almost instantaneously, the white steam in the cup decreases at a speed visible to the naked eye, from hot water to warm water with appropriate temperature and can be directly imported.


    Ji Xuan naturally pushed the water cup in front of Yezei:


    "Thirsty?"


    The three opposite were stunned.


    They looked at the terrible ghost king who was particrly approachable in front of them, looked at the cup of hot water with moderate temperature, and then looked at Yezei with stiff expression. The three eyes radiated strong gossip desire and curiosity.


    Yezei: "......"


    You''re not helping at all!!!


    He took a deep breath and said dryly, "it''s a long story..."


    "It doesn''t matter. We have plenty of time." Wei yuechu answered calmly.


    Ji Xuan chuckled, "Oh, so you''re talking about this."


    He narrowed his eyes slightly and lifted a slightly malicious smile on his lips: "we''ve known each other for much longer than you."


    The three people were surprised at the same time.


    what?


    "The rtionship... Is also veryplicated."


    The man''s voice is low and dull, with a trace of indistinct ambiguity. His pale fingers gently hook the loose cor and pull it down to reveal the clearly defined vicle:


    "Do you want to see the marks my brother left on me?"


    People: "!!!!"


    what the fuck!??


    Big melon!!! Amazing melon!!!!!!!!


    Yezei curved his elbow expressionless, and then gave a ruthless elbow to the fragile waist and abdomen of the man beside him.


    Ji Xuan arched up, bared his teeth and took a breath:


    "... so cruel?"


    Yezei raised his eyes and looked at the three people in front of him. They were stunned by the impact of toorge amount of information. Their minds were nk. They were looking at them foolishly. They seemed to jump repeatedly on the edge of disbelief and copse of world outlook.


    Yezei had a headache. He raised his hand, rubbed his jumping forehead and said:


    "Well... Anyway, this is the child who has been following me in the game."


    Wei yuechu was stunned.


    She suddenly opened her eyes and pointed her trembling fingers at the careless smiling man in front of her: "you..."


    It can''t be true?!


    The lovely little boy they saw under the dreamer building... Is Ji Xuan?!


    Ji Xuan raised his eyebrows and opened and closed his thin lips, but what came out of his mouth was a slightly dumb and tender child voice:


    "What? You don''t remember me? I''m so sad. "


    Pupil earthquake at the beginning of Wei month: "!"


    Her hair bristled and she got goose bumps.


    This man is so scary!!!!


    She slowly turned her head, looked at Yejia and said dryly, "well... He said he made you angry, which means...???"


    "Oh, this."


    Ji Xuan rxed on the back of his chair, with a casual smile in his dark eyes: "I wanted to kill him."


    People: "!?"


    Yejia looked the same: "yes, he also wanted to turn me into a fierce ghost."


    People: "?!"


    wait? What is this?


    Ji Xuan used his fingertips to hook his cor and pulled it down, revealing the ferocious and uneven terrible scars on his pale chest. His voice seemed to have some regret: "so I was taught a lesson."


    People: "............"


    Their expressions were nk. For a moment, they didn''t know how to deal with such an unpredictable - strange rtionship in front of them.


    Ji Xuan seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "Oh, yes, in fact, I''m still his..."


    ¡ª¡ªGirlfriend.


    Yezei raised his feet expressionless, stepped on each other''s feet, and even rolled them mercilessly.


    Just then, the speed of the train slowed down, and the sound of mechanical friction and shaking decreased.


    Yezei raised the curtain and looked out: "here we are."


    He stood up, slowly stepped over the legs of the man in front of him, and calmly said, "get ready, we should go."


    Only three people who are eager to see and thirst for knowledge are left behind¡ª¡ª


    wait! What is it? What is it!


    Ji Xuan or his what?


    The man in front of them smiled at them. The next second, before they reacted, the tall and threatening ghost king was suddenly reced by a small boy with thin and dark pupils.


    He jumped down from his seat and hurried after Yejia in the direction of disappearance:


    "Brother, wait for me!"


    Chen Qingye: "


    Wei yuechu: "


    BLAST£º¡°¡­¡­¡±


    I don''t know who broke the silence first: "do you think it''s a little scary?"


    "... yes."


    "Very."


    Outside the railway station.


    Wu Su didn''t pick them up because of his busy business, but sent others.


    Cheng cezhi poked his head out of the car and waved to the people in front of him, with a bright smile on his face: "here!!"


    He was slightly stunned, looked at the little boy closely behind Yejia and asked, "ah, who is this?"


    Yejia seemed to remember. He looked down at Ji Xuan and said, "Oh, my friend''s child,e to m city for a few days."


    "...." the expressions of the other three were slightly distorted.


    The blue veins on st''s forehead jumped.


    Lying doesn''t wait to blink. It''s you, scum man!


    "Oh, oh! Hello, children! " The smile on Cheng CE''s face became more enthusiastic. He ignored the more entric expressions of the other three people. He bent down and took a few sweets from the storage box in his car and handed them over: "do you eat sweets?"


    Ji Xuan: "


    Yejia nced at him coolly: "why don''t you answer?"


    Ji Xuan pulled at the corners of his mouth and took the sugar.


    Yezei: "don''t say thank you?"


    Ji Xuan took a deep breath and said with difficulty:


    "... thank you."


    Cheng cezhi smiled brightly: "Oh, you''re wee. Just call me brother Chengter..."


    Before he finished, Yejia reached out and picked up Ji Xuan''s cor, threw him into the car, calmly pointed to the long queue behind the car, and said, "it''s gettingte, don''t block the road here."


    "Oh, yes!" Cheng CE wakes up and starts the car quickly.


    Inside the car.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked at the young man sitting beside him.


    From his point of view, he can only see each other''s cold mandibr arc and slightly pursed lips, which are very cold and inhumane.


    Ji Xuan''s smile deepened.


    He peeled off one of the sweets, put it in his mouth, then stretched out his hand and quietly hooked each other''s thumb.


    For the first time, the other party broke away.


    The second time is the same.


    ¡­¡­


    I don''t know how many times, Yezei was toozy to argue with him, so he let Ji Xuan''s sneaky little moves go.


    Ji Xuan pushed an inch, from one finger to two fingers, and finally pulled the other party''s whole hand.


    He raised his eyes and looked again at the expressionless face of the young man. The candy melted slowly in the cold mouth, but a sweet feeling slowly spread from the hard candy and from the tip of his tongue, which seemed to dye a trace of sweetness in his empty body as a fierce ghost.


    Ji Xuan raised his lips contentedly and stopped moving.


    Soon, the car stopped downstairs at the supernatural authority, and five people, four big and one small, came down from the car one after another.


    Cheng cezhi poked out his head and said, "go up first. I''m going to stop!"


    Yezei looked at the three people in front of him and said, "what we are looking for now is how the mother screened her organs. Only in this way can we deduce her next action."


    He looked at Chen Qingye: "can you investigate all the victims of the peeling incident?"


    Chen Qingye nodded: "of course."


    Yezei looked at Wei yuechu and said, "go and see the case of killing your wife."


    "OK."


    "As for you..." Yezei looked at st and seemed to hesitate: "how about you and Chen Qingye act together?"


    st blew up: "Hey, what do you mean! Why did you hesitate?! Do you look down on me? "


    He was so angry that he was ready to roll his sleeves and fight with Ye Jia.


    "No, no, no, it''s just that there are many people in the peeling case. I''m afraid Chen Qingye can''t handle it alone without your help..." Yezei made it up without changing his face.


    st looked at him suspiciously: "seriously?"


    Yezei nodded: "seriously."


    "That''s about the same." Although st still has a face, the corners of his mouth can''t help rising slightly.


    "OK, let''s go to work!" He took Chen Qingye and walked towards the gate of the authority. As he walked, he clubbed each other with his elbow: "Hey, did you hear that, ACE, he said I..."


    The two people''s backs and voices were getting farther and farther away until they couldn''t hear them.


    Yezei: "


    It''s so funny.


    Wei yuechu, who remained, turned to Yejia and asked, "what about you?"


    Yezei raised his hand and showed her the iron box in his hand: "I''ll go to the forensic to see if I can identify this person."


    "Why not identify it in the capital?" Wei yuechu was puzzled.


    Yezei paused. After all, he still didn''t say his doubts about the headquarters of the authority. He smiled: "after all, m city is the key."


    That''s why have toe back as soon as possible.


    Wei yuechu nodded: "Oh, that''s right."


    She waved to Yejia, "I wish you sess!"


    Yezei turned his head to Ji Xuan and raised his eyebrows: "do you want to maintain this appearance?"


    Ji Xuan sighed with some pity and recovered the appearance of an adult man.


    Yezei shook off the other party''s hand without expression and said faintly:


    "Let''s go."


    Ji Xuan lowered his head, nced at his empty palm and sighed again.


    He knew.


    Once it gets bigger, the previous benefits disappear. Damn it.


    Yezei went to the medical examiner first. He showed the pass of the supernatural authority, then gave his eyeballs to the other party and simply told them to contact him as soon as they got the results.


    However, after doing this, he didn''t go.


    "Excuse me, if I want to check the forensic identification report of a case 30 years ago, where should I go?" Yejia stopped each other and asked.


    "Thirty years ago?" The other party was stunned: "I''m afraid it hasn''t been entered into the electronic system so long ago. Why don''t you go to the paper data room?"


    Under the guidance of the other party, Yejia came to the reference room.


    It was dark and smelled of old paper.


    He walked slowly along the corridor between the shelves, ncing at the strange dates.


    Suddenly, Yejia''s pace suddenly stopped.


    His eyes fell on the top shelf not far away - the date was written on the spine of one volume of information in faint ink marks:


    September 12, 19XX.


    The date he will never forget.


    Yezei pursed his lips slightly and raised his hand to take down the thick stack of data covered with dust.


    He opened the information and looked back page by page, but he didn''t see the familiar name.


    How could?


    Yezei frowned and turned it over again.


    Not really.


    ¡ª¡ªSeveral pages are missing.


    And those pages just include the autopsy records of his father and mother.


    Ye Jia''s eyes are slightly coagted.


    He found the duty record of this period from another shelf, and his sight paused for a few seconds on one of the very familiar forensic names.


    Yezei secretly wrote down the address registered by the other party, and then inserted the data back to the original position.


    He said to Ji Xuan at the door of the reference room, "let''s go."


    In front of us is an old residential building, which seems to have an extra sense of age. The old brick walls are covered with green moss, and the open space outside is hung with colored sheets and quilt covers.


    The tall and straight young man stood under the building, looked up at the residential building in front of him, and then walked inward.


    The corridor was dimly lit and filled with the smell of dust and food.


    Yejia stopped at one of the doors. He paused. His eyes stayed on the mottled and faded 303 on the door for a few seconds, then bent his fingers and knocked gently.


    Behind the door came the sound of staggering and dragging footsteps, and the friction sound of things being moved on the ground.


    The old voice sounded: e,e..."


    The sound of the metaltch being opened was particrly clear in the dead corridor. The old door panel in front of her was opened, revealing an old woman''s wrinkled face. She looked very old. Every gully on her face seemed to be engraved with the traces of years. A pair of muddy eyes narrowed and looked out through thick reading sses: "who?"


    Yezei pursed his lips and whispered:


    "Hello, Dr. Chen, I''m... A distant rtive of the deceased in a case you once handled. I''m here to inquire about it with you..."


    "Previous cases..." Dr. Chen pushed the reading sses on the bridge of his nose with his bark like fingers and shook his head shakily: "I''m old and useless. I don''t remember much about previous things. You may have made a trip in vain..."


    "Wait..." Yezei hurriedly reached out his hand to the door that the other party was going to close:


    "Are you still impressed with the case of Qi Rou and ye Huiyong?"


    Dr. Chen''s action was a meal.


    She raised her eyes and looked at Yejia, then sighed slowly and released her hand: e in."


    "Miserable, miserable."


    The olddy walked into the room on crutches and said shakily, "I have worked for so many years and rarely see such a tragic case..."


    She turned her head and asked:


    "Eh... Since you are a distant rtive of their family, do you know what happened to the childter?"


    Yejia''s voice restrained: "it is said that it seems to be missing."


    Dr. Chen was stunned:


    "Sin."


    Although more than thirty years have passed, she can still recall it clearly¡ª¡ª


    The little boy who was wet by the rain had a pale face and blue lips. He was shivering uncontrobly in the chair of the police station. He was covered with blood from the skirt to his pants, but there was no tear in his eyes. He just stared at the open space in front of him.


    He had a terrible night that no one could imagine.


    In just one day¡ª¡ª


    Bereavement of mother.


    Kill your father.

 Chapter 78

    The narrow room was full of old sundries. The old windows were covered with a thickyer of dust and the dim light came in.


    The room was filled with the smell of old decay.


    "Sit down..." Dr. Chen limped into the room, sat down on the sofa full of sundries and said shakily, "what do you want to know?"


    Yezei looked down at the wrinkled old woman with white hair in front of him and said slowly, "at the beginning, you were one of the forensic doctors who dissected the two corpses, right?"


    "Yes," she sighed, "although it has been a long time, I still clearly remember the first time I saw the body... It''s terrible."


    The wife was hacked to death by her husband, which is nothing new to the forensic medicine.


    However, in her many years of career, she only saw one time when she chopped a person''s belly and viscera into almost unrecognizable meat mud. What she needed was no longer hatred or impulse, but almost crazy patience and care - the corpse ced on the coroner''s table above the shoulder and below the pelvis was intact without any damage, But below the thoracic spine, it haspletely be a mixture of broken flesh and blood paste and broken internal organs. Because the damage is so serious, they can''t even confirm the cause of death of the victim.


    Compared with the other body... It''s much simpler.


    The man''s arms and palms were dyed shocking blood red by his wife''s blood. The nail cover was full of residual blood and flesh. A crazy and strange smile still remained on a pale and stiff face. A pair of turbid eyes stared to a great extent, which made his back cold instinctively. There was a scarlet wound in the center of his chest, and the white skin rolled outward, No more bleeding.


    It is said that when their only son came home from school, he happened to see his mother''s body broken.


    It is said that the little boy stumbled away, but was chased up. Therefore, in a panic, he picked up the fruit knife on the ground and stabbed it into his father''s chest.


    In the porcin white tea cup, the heat curled up, making Dr. Chen''s sses covered with a thin mist.


    She sighed, stopped talking, put the tea cup on the table, then took off her sses and wiped them slowly with the corners of her clothes.


    Ye Jia''s eyes drooped and listened quietly.


    His eyes fell on the ripples of tea in front of him, like a pool of water scattered by rain in the depths of his memory.


    The thunderstorm outside roared and the rain poured down.


    A pair of light colored eyes trembled with fear, despair and pain. However, the pale and cold hand gripped the handle of the knife without trembling. Slowly, he stabbed the de into the man''s chest. Warm blood gushed out of the wound and dyed his fingers dazzling scarlet.


    The little boy let go of his hand.


    The man''s heavy body copsed in front of him.


    He turned and walked step by step through the cruel and terrible room like hell on earth, and the pool of blood under his feet made a sticky sound.


    He stopped in front of thendline and slowly picked up the microphone. His bloody fingers left fuzzy finger marks on the keys.


    After a short busy tone, the phone was connected.


    The childish voice has a frightening sense and calmness;


    "Hello, I want to call the police..."


    "Two people died... Yes, my mother and father."


    "The address is..."


    With a tter, he put the microphone back in ce.


    The little boy turned his head and began to tremble uncontrobly.


    He stood firmly in the center of blood and broken bodies. There was lightning and rainstorm outside the window, and he trembled like a leaf in a hurricane.


    When the police arrived, in the bloody room, the little boy was covered with blood. He knelt down in front of his mother''s body. His wet hair was dripping with rain. On one side, his father''s body was gradually cooling. On his heart, a fruit knife disappeared with the handle.


    Dr. Chen sighed and said, ter, the police determined that the child was self-defense and did not investigate his responsibility. Unfortunately, the police did not find any other rtives of him, so it seems that he was sent to a foster family..."


    She seemed to think of something and suddenly stopped talking.


    Dr. Chen raised his head and looked at Yezei sitting opposite. He said with some embarrassment:


    "Oh, I''m old and I can''t help talking. Oh, young man, what was the question you wanted to ask me just now?"


    Yezei raised his eyes, pursed his lips and said:


    "Excuse me, is there any organ missing from the... Female victim''s body?"


    "This..." Dr. Chen was stunned. She didn''t seem to expect the other party to ask such a question. She frowned slightly, thought carefully, and then said: "because the body was damaged too seriously at that time, I really don''t know if there was anyck of organs..."


    Yejia was not surprised by this answer.


    After all, even the body that had just diedst month, if he hadn''t taken a little ck hand, he couldn''t have noticed that the heart was missing in the belly where the body was cut into meat and mud.


    He continued, "did you find anything wrong during the anatomy?"


    Dr. Chen frowned more tightly and seemed to be racking his brains to recall: "this... Seems to be nothing."


    Although he had anticipated the possibility of this result, he couldn''t help feeling disappointed.


    Yezei sighed silently, put the teacup in his hand down on the tray and knocked it out with a light sound.


    He wrote his mobile phone number on a piece of paper, put it on the table and said:


    "If you remember any details, please feel free to contact me."


    Then Yejia stood up and prepared to turn and leave.


    Just then, Dr. Chen''s old voice sounded behind him: "ah... It seems a little strange."


    Yezei was slightly stunned and turned his head to look behind him.


    Just before the meeting, the wrinkled old woman raised her head and looked at Yejia through her sses with her turbid eyes. She seemed to fall into a long memory: "well, I remember that there was a strange trace on the spine of the body... I don''t think it could be left by a knife, but there seemed to be no other exnation at that time..."


    Ye Jia''s breathing is slightly sluggish.


    He said, "can you draw it for me?"


    Outside the residential building, the sun shines on the body with warmth, dispersing the cold and decaying atmosphere in the corridor in an instant.


    Yejia lowered his head and looked at the pattern on the paper.


    The old man''s hand was not stable, and the painting was shaky and uneven, but it was enough for Yejia to recognize its appearance.


    ¡ª¡ªThat''s a very familiar sign.


    The supernatural authority logo.


    His fingers tightened slightly, leaving a wrinkle on the paper.


    Yezei slowly took a deep breath, but his breath trembled slightly. He clenched his teeth, folded the note and put it into his pocket.


    Then he took out his mobile phone and called Chen Qingye and Wei yuechu, who were sent to investigate the other two cases, respectively, and said concisely:


    "Pay attention to the spine of the body to see if there are any strange marks."


    After hanging up the phone, Yezei pinched the mobile phone in his palm.


    There was no superfluous expression on his face, as if it were covered with an extremely perfect mask.


    Ji Xuan stood beside him, his scarlet eyes drooping slightly, fixedly staring at the young man in front of him.


    Two people stood quietly in silence, as if waiting for something.


    After a long time, the mobile phone in the young man''s hand suddenly vibrated.


    Yezei was stunned, as if he had been awakened, and looked down at the screen lit up by the mobile phone in his palm.


    ¡ª¡ªWei yuechu and Chen Qingye sent him messages respectively.


    Most of the corpses have been buried or cremated and have not been preserved. However, they looked through the retained records and found that some forensic anatomical records recorded that strange ck spots were found on the spine of the corpse. However, these spots had no effect on the bone and were not any pathological lesions, so they just recorded them, There is no further description of it


    There are more than twenty bodies in total, and only four such spot reports.


    It may be true that there are only four, but it may also be the negligence of the forensic - after all, the heterochromatic pattern on the spine is not their focus.


    Yezei clenched his cell phone.


    He looked fixedly not far away. After a long time, Yejia turned to Ji Xuan and said:


    "I''m going to the cemetery."


    The corpses thirty years ago did not need cremation. Although the cemetery was very old, it was still veryplete, with many traces of worship. Many tombstones had bouquets of fresh or withered flowers in front of them, and the air was filled with a smell of stale soil.


    The cold bluestone was covered with dust and moss and weeds. It seemed that it had been neglected for a long time.


    Yezei squatted down and gently raised his hand and pressed it on the tombstone. Under the palm of his hand, the cold stone te brought a touch.


    He opened the ghost and pulled out the little ck hand.


    Little ck held the mobile phone in his arms and was caught off guard: "Hey, what are you doing?"


    As soon as it saw the final words of ghost marriage: the overlord ghost King fell in love with me, it was forcibly pulled out by Ye Jia.


    It said angrily, "can''t you say hello in advance!"


    The little ck hand with teeth and ws suddenly froze when he saw Ji Xuan not far away.


    Ji Xuan''s Scarlet eyes swept in this direction without a trace of emotion. Little ck hand was immediately frightened and tightly hugged Ye Jia''s fingers: "big brother, what do you need me for! Just tell me! "


    Yejia threw it on the tombstone and said, "go in and have a look."


    Little ck hand: "... Ah?"


    Yejia slowly took a deep breath and said, "I remember you told me that in the building where the skinned body was found, you ate the girl''s polluted soul and then lost your mind, didn''t you?"


    Little ck twisted his hand: "yes."


    Ye Jia''s eyes drooped slightly and continued, "you also felt that kind of malice on the body with the heart taken out, didn''t you?"


    The little ck hand was a little confused, but he obediently replied, "yes."


    Yejia put his finger on the tombstone in front of him, gently rubbed the cold bluestone surface with his finger belly, and slowly said, "go and see if the body in here also has traces of contamination."


    The little ck hand "Oh", then sank down and disappeared under the soil in the blink of an eye.


    A few secondster, its dull voice came from under the ground: "... No."


    Ye Jiawei was stunned.


    No,


    He said, "look at the spine of the body. Is there anything on it..."


    Before Yejia finished his words, he was interrupted by a small ck hand emerging from under the ground. He staggered out from under the ground, looked at Yejia and said impatiently:


    "Oh! You don''t understand me. I mean, there''s nothing below. "


    In an instant, Yezei was struck by lightning.


    He was startled, and then hurried forward. His eyes stared at the little ck hand in front of him like a sharp de. His tone was a little tight, and he sternly asked:


    "What do you mean?!"


    What... Nothing?


    The little ck hand was startled by Ye Jia.


    It shook its fingers, seemed puzzled by his slightly different attitude, and then continued:


    "Yes, it''s an empty coffin."

 Chapter 79

    Empty coffin?


    Yegadai stood in the cemetery.


    His feet seemed to take root in the soft and wet soil under his feet. His eyes stared at the dusty bluestone board in front of him. Every word engraved on it looked familiar, but the strokes intertwined into characters he couldn''t recognize.


    The mind is in chaos.


    "Yes!" The little ck hand seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "although the coffin is empty, there seems to be something painted on the bottom of the coffin..."


    Yejia seemed to be suddenly awakened from a slow dream.


    He suddenly turned his head, and a pair of cold eyes fell on the little ck hand. His voice had be hoarse since when, and he could hardly hear the original tone:


    "... what?"


    The little ck hand was startled by him, instinctively shrank back and stammered:


    "Just, just one..."


    The rest of it is stuck.


    Without warning, the young man''s palm turned into a huge sickle. The sharp de reflected the cold and dazzling light in the sun. His voice was low and dumb, as if he was restraining some terrible emotion, as if the magma about to erupt was buried under the thick ice:


    "Get out of the way."


    The little ck hand suddenly became stiff, rolled down from the tombstone with the fastest speed, and then retreated to the farthest ce with trembling.


    The next second, the de fell, and the alreadypacted soilyer on the ground was cut apart in the blink of an eye. The fishy smell of the soil buried deep in the ground was cold and wet. With the rolling of the soil, it prated into the air, and the faded and decayed coffin on the surface was exposed.


    The young man''s cold and pale fingers held the long handle of the sickle tightly, and his fingertips turned white with force, but there was no trembling.


    Just like that thunderstorm night when he slowly put the de into his father''s chest.


    The little ck hand looked at Yejia with his back to himself.


    The young man''s back was straight and tight, standing firmly in front of a messy tomb, like a split dark silhouette, deeply embedded in the deste and remote background in front of him.


    It subconsciously floated forward.


    But then, an invisible force pulled the little ck hand back.


    The little ck hand was stunned and turned to one side.


    The man with a cold face dropped a pair of scarlet pupils, a dark pressure fell, and the little ck hand shrank. However, the other party didn''t say anything, just shook his head at it, then took back his sight, raised his eyes again, and looked at the young man standing not far away. A pair of dark red pupils filled with a look so deep that no one could understand.


    Yejia squatted down slowly in front of the coffin.


    The coffin was not buried deep, almost within his reach.


    Yezei stretched out his hand, his fingers briefly stayed in mid air for a moment, then continued to stretch forward and slowly pressed his hand on the coffin.


    Then, just listen to the "click" sound, the surface of the board cracked a t and smooth cut, then broke into several pieces, slid down along the coffin, revealing the empty inside.


    Sure enough, just like the little ck hand described.


    This is an empty coffin.


    There''s nothing in it.


    Yejia''s eyes fell on the bottom of the coffin.


    The dark brown lines were hidden under broken wood chips and blocks, and he recognized at a nce that they must have been painted with blood.


    Yezei raised his hand and brushed away the debris above to reveal theplete pattern below.


    ... is the old logo of the supernatural authority.


    However,pared with the pattern on the iron box with eyeballs, it seems that it has added a lot of strokes. Some nks have been filled and made up, bing moreplete and huge. It has been painted on the bottom of the coffin with dried blood.


    Yejia pressed his fingertips on one of the pens.


    The old blood had already prated the rotten coffin. Just touching it, Yejia had clearly realized that the symbol was very old, almost the same age as the coffin.


    Is this an empty coffin at the time of burial?


    What about... His mother''s body?


    Yezei began to tremble slightly by pressing his fingertips on the coffin. He took a deep breath, slowly took back his hand and clenched it into a fist on his side bit by bit.


    ¡ª¡ªAnyway, the supernatural authority is involved.


    In the young man''s low light colored pupils, the cold me burned silently in the silent abyss, like a burst of fire sputtering in the dark. There was no superfluous expression on his face, but a terrible depression was brewing in the bottom of his eyes.


    Yejia stood up.


    At this time, the voice of the little ck hand came from behind: "ah!"


    He was slightly stunned and turned to look behind him.


    The little ck hand floated in his direction and fell into the coffin. It seemed to be seriously thinking about what it was thinking. Then its body became empty and sank slowly to the deep.


    In a minute.


    A shrill scream came from the depths of the earth.


    Yezei was stunned and subconsciously stepped forward.


    However, before he did anything, the little ck hand escaped and ran out from under the ground. He stuck his body to the edge of the coffin te and said shivering: "down, down... Down..."


    Ye Jiamei''s eyes are slightly heavy.


    He stretched out his hand, pulled the little ck hand up from below the ground, threw it on his shoulder, and then the virtual shadow of sickle appeared in his palm.


    Yezei raised his eyes. His sight stayed on the coffin of the bluestone b not far away, and a faint pain shed at the bottom of his eyes.


    He took back his sight and slowly raised his hand, ready topletely destroy the grave in front of him.


    However, the next second, there was a cold touch on the wrist.


    Yezei was stunned and turned to look at his side.


    Ji Xuan didn''t know when he came forward and stood beside him side by side. His slender fingers with clear bones gripped the young man''s slender wrist and pulled the opposite direction behind him with an irresistible force. His eyes dropped slightly and his voice was calm and gentle:


    "I''lle."


    The next second, the scarlet sea of blood floated from under the ground and lifted the coffin. The invisible force pushed the soil away. Almost in a twinkling of an eye, a deep pit tens of meters deep appeared below the ground.


    Ji Xuan''s bloodless face turned pale for a moment, but there was no superfluous emotional change on his face.


    Ye Gading gave him a fixed look.


    ¡ª¡ªThe secret hidden under the coffin must have something to do with the mother, and the other party''s doing so is tantamount to directly fighting against the suppression of the mother''s blood.


    This is also the reason why he had not directly sought Ji Xuan''s help before.


    Ji Xuan, this is... Why?


    Ji Xuan didn''t say anything, but calmly stepped back and let him open.


    Yejia withdrew his sight.


    Now, even without the reminder of the little ck hand, Yejia can feel the terrible changes from below the ground.


    What Ji Xuangang just did must not just remove the soilyer.


    Even if it is buried tens of meters deep, this breath can not bepletely covered up. It can make Yejia unaware from the beginning. Even the little ck hand, a fierce ghost, realized something wrong after observing for a long time, indicating that it must have been applied with other protective measures.


    Yezei stepped forward and looked down at the bottom of the abyss.


    His pupils contracted suddenly.


    The cold wind blew through his hair, across his sweaty forehead and back neck, and a shiver was bred between his bones and blood. All his internal organs seemed to twist in an instant and spread along his veins and bones.


    Under the abyss, dark sticky waves rolled.


    The malice, which was so thick that there were almost no impurities, slowly rose from the depths of the ground and dispersed in the air. The weeds on the ground immediately withered and ckened, the vitality was seized instantly, andyer afteryer of ck fog began to condense above the surrounding tombstones.


    In the waves, human fuzzy faces appeared one after another. Each face was ferocious and painful, as if it was making a silent scream. They struggled under the dark river, stretched out their bony hands to the sky above their heads, and the suffocating terrible breath almost solidified into an entity. The screaming fuzzy faces gathered and dissipated in the air, Then it was pulled into the dark waves again.


    "This... What is this?"


    Yezei slightly widened his eyes and murmured.


    Little ck held his cor tightly, trembled and stammered, "you, do you remember what I told you before, the malice that can pollute the soul and even the fierce ghost?"


    Yezei was stunned and turned to look at the little ck hand on his shoulder: "you mean...?"


    The little ck hand drilled behind Yejia and said with lingering fear:


    "These... Are all."


    Just then, a change came from the soil on one side.


    The sound of fingernails scratching the coffin board sounded harsh and terrible. The rotten and pale arm broke the wet and soft soil and pulled out the damaged and iplete body that had been eaten by insects and ants. The withered hair fell from the scalp half connected to the skull. The dark eyes looked at the only direction with the smell of living people, and bodies broke out from the ground, Struggling to reach out the bony arm to Yejia.


    "Ah..."


    "Ah..."


    The rotten vocal cords were rubbing hard.


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly, and the cold light of a sharp de appeared in his palm.


    After all, he has seen more terrible scenes in the game, which is not enough for him to fear.


    "... help me..." the rotten body groaned.


    "It hurts..."


    "It hurts... Mom..." the child''s body cried hoarsely: "it''s so ck..."


    "Who will help me..."


    Yejia was stunned.


    These are not monsters.


    But the soul of a living man bound to a corpse.


    When he was stunned, the rotten phnx of one of the corpses caught his trouser legs, and the sound of Zizi corrosion sounded. The ck fog spread from the ce touched by the corpse. Yejia suddenly reacted, crossed with a sharp de, and cut the touched cloth. The cloth was corroded before it fell to the ground, and a small piece of soil below was eroded and sunken.


    ¡ª¡ªThis kind of malice will even be polluted by fierce ghosts.


    Ye Jia''s eyebrows and eyes were slightly heavy.


    Little ck clenched Ye Jia''s cor and stammered, "what, what should I do?"


    Yejia clenched his teeth and did not answer.


    The sickle is the "tooth", but in front of it is the soul of the living.


    He turned to Ji Xuan: "can it be sealed again?"


    Ji Xuan nodded slightly.


    His pale fingertips stirred slightly, and the invisible force bound the ck fog in the air and slowly pressed it towards the abyss below the ground. The bodies on the ground lost their vitality with the stripping of the ck fog, just like a string puppet without restraint, and fell on the ground.


    Ji Xuan''s figure shook slightly.


    He soon calmed down, restored his previous calm before Yejia looked, and said:


    "Now I just restore it as it is, and I can''t seal it forever."


    The implication is that this ce is like a time bomb. don''t know when it willpletely explode, and this is no longer under Ji Xuan''s control.


    Yezei lowered his eyes and fixed his eyes on the messy cemetery in front of him.


    The sun above his head shone down again and fell on his shoulder, but he didn''t feel the slightest warmth.


    Eliminate... Interference items.


    Yejia seemed to suddenly think of something, slightly stunned, looked up in the direction of the city.


    ¡ª¡ªYes.


    "Wow --!"


    The old carpet on the floor was torn up and raised a cloud of dust in the dark room.


    Two frightened spirits, one big and one small, sat on the beam, as if they were close to each other.


    "What''s the matter?"


    "I don''t know!"


    "Is he looking for something?"


    "I don''t know..."


    Two frightened spirits floated towards the young man who was wantonly destroying the room and asked, "is there anything we can do for you?"


    Yejia turned to look at them.


    Ah, so handsome.


    I haven''t seen you for so long. He seems more handsome.


    The two frightened spirits showed intoxicated expressions on their simple faces, and said enthusiastically: "we''ve been here for a long time! Just tell us what you need! "


    Yezei took out a piece of paper on which a pattern was drawn with a simple stroke:


    "Have you seen this pattern anywhere in this house?"


    The two frightened spirits thought carefully.


    "Ah!" The frightened spirit suddenly thought of something and jumped up: "it seems... It seems that there is really!"


    "Where is it?"


    The big frightened spirit pointed to the top of his finger.


    Yejia paused slightly and looked up slowly.


    In the dark, the dusty roof was gray, but if you look carefully, you can still vaguely recognize the brown lines winding overhead to form an extremely huge pattern - the same as that in the depths of his mother''s coffin.


    ... sure enough.


    Yezei raised his head and looked at yourplex and strange figure with a slightly deep eye color.


    The ghost king is a surrogate of his mother.


    Therefore, to some extent, his behavior directly represents the will of his mother.


    Yezei took out his mobile phone, called Liu Zhaocheng, and asked calmly:


    "Minister, do you know when the Yin well began to appear?"


    "Hmm..." Liu Zhaocheng''s voice came from the other side of the microphone. After a long time, he said: "when I entered the supernatural administration, many concepts and research were not perfect. Theoretically, the Yinjing should have appeared as long as the city..."


    Yejia interrupted him: "but if that''s true, haven''t the Yin wells gathered Yin Qi for thousands of years before the supernatural authority appeared?"


    Liu Zhaocheng choked: "this... May be... With human development..."


    Ye Jia''s eyes were dark. He asked, "when did you put forward the concept of Yin well?"


    "About thirty years ago."


    "After the reorganization of the supernatural authority?"


    Liu Zhaocheng was stunned: "... Yes."


    Yejia hung up and sent messages to several others.


    Under the building.


    In the distance, the milk tea shop on the corner is still open, but it is still as cold asst time.


    The noise of news broadcast came from the electric appliance store through the ss.


    "... supernatural events ur frequently everywhere. China is urgently formting relevant measures to ensure the safety of people''s lives and property..."


    Yejia withdrew his sight.


    Thest time he came under the building, it was still hot summer.


    Now, the season is approaching autumn. Although there is still the aftertaste of summer in the air, the slightly cold temperature has begun to spread, invading the earth through thin clothes.


    The old building stands quietly in front of us, and a gloomy atmosphere emerges from the dark corridor,


    Soon, a cry came from a distance:


    "Hello! Ye Ge! "


    Yejia turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.


    Chen Qingye, Wei yuechu and st were walking towards him. Wei yuechu waved to him and trotted all the way to him: "ah, why are you so anxious to call us here?"


    Yezei pursed his lips and looked at Chen Qingye: "have you taken what I asked you to bring?"


    Chen Qingye nodded.


    He opened his backpack and took out three detection instruments.


    "Ha?" st raised his eyebrows and said, "what are you doing with this?"


    Yezei said, "this is the most precise detection instrument we have collected. It is much more sensitive than the detection of breath."


    Wei yuechu frowned: "what are we looking for?"


    "Malicious." Yejia said.


    Several people were stunned: "malicious?"


    "It is very simr to Yin Qi, but it is darker and more vicious. It can even pollute the fierce ghost." Looking at the people''s slightly surprised expression, Yejia continued: "the floor area of this building is toorge, so we''d better act separately."


    Wei yuechu weighed the instrument in his hand and looked up at Yezei: "what about you?"


    Yejia took out his little ck hand from his pocket and shook it: "I use it."


    People: "


    Wait, isn''t this the one-time prop you said?


    The little ck hand waved friendly to the three people in front of him: "Hi!"


    Everyone: "......"


    What the fuck is this?


    Yejia seemed to have no intention to exin. He put his little ck hand on his shoulder and turned to the other three people:


    "Let''s go. If you find anything, feel free to contact."


    He turned his head to Ji Xuan, who was standing on one side, paused without trace, and slowly said:


    "Just wait for us outside."


    Ji Xuan''s lips were slightly hooked, and a trace of smile passed through the dark red pupil. He answered softly:


    "OK."


    In the building.


    Iron doors were closed, and the gray walls were full of graffiti marks. There was no poprity in the whole building, only the sound of steady footsteps echoing in the empty corridor.


    The autumn sun shines through the fuzzy and dirty ss, barely illuminating the dark environment in front of us.


    After the murder, the residents in the building moved away again and again. Coupled with the subsequent night travel of ghosts, it has almost be an abandoned empty building.


    Yejia walked forward alone. His tall and straight figure was outlined by a faint light, which was particrly clear in the gloomy corridor.


    Little ck grabbed his shoulder tightly and looked around all the way looking for any clues.


    They went deeper and deeper.


    The little ck hand asked, "ah... Speaking of it, why do you suddenly think of going back and forth here?"


    "There are so many skinned girls and so many dead ces. Is there anything special here?" It scratched its palm and asked, "moreover, didn''t the people in your administration have checked here once?"


    Yegah looked into the darkness in the distance and said:


    "Why did a young girl enter the building alone?"


    He silently nced over the corridor in front of him and the locked rooms, and continued: "the file says that there are no rtives and friends in this building, and her address is on the other side of the city. However, she took the ghost bus and rushed to most of the city from afar, just to die in this building. Why do you think?"


    The little ck hand was stunned: "you mean...?"


    "Yes." Yezei nodded, a pair of pale eyes narrowed slightly, looked around at the particrly gloomy environment in front of him, and said calmly:


    "It''s more important than who died and where."


    ¡ª¡ªThe location of this building is the key point.


    They went on, inch by inch, searching for any strange fluctuations.


    Just then, Yejia''s cell phone rang.


    When he connected his mobile phone, there was a buzzing current sound in the microphone. Wei yuechu''s voice came intermittently from the other side of the microphone. Her voice sounded unstable: "... Basement... Come on..."


    She seems to have found something.


    Yejia was refreshed.


    He put his cell phone back in his pocket and hurried to the basement as fast as he could.


    The light in the basement was even dimmer, and the light tube above the head flickered slightly, making a Zizi sound, illuminating the messy and dirty rough wall.


    The air floated with a gloomy stench.


    Wei yuechu stood at the end of the corridor. His beautiful face was slightly heavy. He clenched the still buzzing electric saw in his hand. The wall in front of him had been broken by violence.


    Inside the wall, countless dried bones appeared. The skulls were stacked with skulls. They all showed a form of almost dried corpses, as if all the water in the * * had been drained, and the grayish brown skin copsed tightly on the bones. Each face showed a distorted and painful expression, and behind those bones, a huge totem appeared, It was deeply branded on the wall, as if it had been integrated with the wall, and looked terrible.


    The other two came one after another.


    st gasped in surprise: "what''s this?!"


    Although Chen Qingye looked much calmer, his chest with slightly faster ups and downs also showed that he was not very calm.


    Yezei turned to Chen Qingye and said, "have you brought the map?"


    Chen Qingye nodded and took out a map of M city from his backpack.


    Yejia spread the map on the open ground, and then stretched out his hand: "pen."


    Chen Qingye handed the pencil to Yejia.


    Yezei first found the location of the building on the map, made a mark, and then looked up at Chen Qingye: "where were the bodies of other skinned girls found?"


    Chen Qingye squatted down beside the map and pointed on the city map:


    "Here, and here..."


    After finishing the marking, Yejia turned to Wei yuechu: "where is the woman whose heart was dug out?"


    Wei yuechu pointed it out.


    After Yezei marked the ce where all the bodies were found, he circled four ces again.


    Three known negative wells.


    There is also an Yinjing bought by Ji Xuan.


    Finally, with a slight pause, he smoothed the folded corner of the city and slowly drew a circle on the location of the cemetery in the suburb of the city.


    Yejia connected all these points in chronological order.


    The other three people watched his movements for unknown reasons. Wei yuechu frowned, tilted his head, examined the pattern on the map and asked, "what''s this?"


    At this time, the little ck hand poked out from Yejia''s shoulder. After observing the pattern in front of him for a while, he suddenly said:


    "This is the door."


    Everyone was surprised and looked at the little ck hand one after another.


    The little ck hand was startled and instinctively shrank back, but he was caught in the palm of Yejia''s hand.


    Yezei frowned slightly: "door?"


    The little ck hand shook his fingers and said, "yes, I once told you that all our fierce ghostse out of the door."


    ¡ª¡ªOne day, the door suddenly opened.


    ¡ª¡ªThe door is right there. You cane out as long as you see it.


    It added: "however, the small doors we passed were only two or three meters high."


    The little ck hand looked at the map and continued:


    "I really haven''t seen such a big door."

 Chapter 80

    Suddenly, in the dark and dirty corridor, you can smell your breath.


    Everyone stared at the map on the ground. Even if the light was dim, they could still clearly see the pencil lines winding on the rough paper.


    The little ck hand was frightened by the instant dignified atmosphere. It shrank under Yejia''s cor and tried to turn itself into a pendant again.


    "Two... Doors?" Yejia murmured.


    He pressed his hand on the map, and the map below his palm made a thin friction sound with the ground, which was particrly abrupt in the dead corridor.


    Yezei seemed to be suddenly aware of something, suddenly raised his head, a pair of light eyes, and said in a dumb voice:


    "... evacuate."


    Standing aside, Wei yuechu was slightly stunned: "what?"


    Yezei stood up and said hastily, "hurry, contact the administration immediately and evacuate all m city residents from here as quickly as possible!"


    The first door is the way.


    It''s the way.


    It releases the mother''s children from the game. The low-level fierce ghosts attract human attention as interference items, and the high-level fierce ghosts prepare for the mother''s return to the world.


    And the second door is the real purpose.


    ¡ª¡ªAnd this door covers almost the whole m city.


    They didn''t know what step their mother had collected, or when the door would open.


    As long as this door is opened, all the creatures in the whole m city will


    Reduced to a living sacrifice.


    In the supernatural authority.


    "Evacuation?!" Wu Su''s voice rose abruptly.


    Chen Qingye and others nodded heavily. Each of them had a solemn expression without any trace of joking.


    Wu Su frowned and asked strangely, "the whole city?"


    Chen Qingye took a deep breath: "yes."


    He nced at the st behind him. Although the other party looked impatient and rolled his eyes irritably, he obediently turned and walked to the door and closed the door of the office heavily.


    The office quieted down immediately.


    Chen Qingye took out the map from his backpack, spread it on the table and briefly described the "second door".


    The more he listened, the more ugly Wu Su''s face became.


    After hearing everything, he looked up at the people in front of him and asked slowly:


    "Does ace know about it?"


    "Of course." Chen Qingye nodded, rolled up the map and stuffed it back into his backpack: "this is what he found."


    "... is that so?" Wu Su''s eyes were dignified. He raised his head, looked solemnly at the three people in front of him, and said, "I''ll immediately talk to the above and try my best."


    The three turned and walked out. Wu Su had picked up the phone before they left the office.


    The door of the office closed behind him, blocking Wu Su''s voice behind him.


    The three looked at each other.


    Chen Qingye habitually pushed the sses on the bridge of his nose and asked, "what''s next?"


    Wei yuechu sighed deeply and said, "I can only wait."


    "Oh! What are you waiting for? " st frowned and fidgeted his red hair: "didn''t you say that mother had toe out of that door? Then let''s just destroy those points. "


    Wei yuechu''s voice was fierce: "No."


    st shouted a little unconvinced, "why not! Is that what ace said? "


    Chen Qingye raised his hand and pressed it on st''s shoulder: "be patient. There are still too many things you haven''t figured out. If you start rashly, it may be counterproductive."


    At this time, Wei yuechu asked, "do you know how many people there are in M city?"


    st was stunned. Obviously, he didn''t expect the other party to ask this question: "no, I don''t know."


    Wei yuechu looked at st and said word by word, "20 million."


    st was stunned: "then..."


    The eyes of the seemingly young girl in front of her were slightly heavy and said slowly, "what if you bet wrong? What if your approach backfires? Can you be responsible for these 20 million lives? "


    "..." st bit his teeth hard, his face muscles tightened and didn''t answer again.


    There was a moment of silence in the corridor.


    "And..." Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, suddenly broke the silence and said.


    The other two looked at him at the same time.


    After Chen Qingye looked around and confirmed that there was no other breath in the corridor except them, he whispered:


    "This should also be a test of ace."


    "What?!" st was surprised.


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "I have noticed since I was in the capital that ACE did not choose to negotiate directly with the senior management of the authority during the day, but directly broke in at night. In addition, on the box containing eyeballs and the logo of the old authority engraved behind the bones under the building... Ace''s suspicion must be earlier than we have."


    "But..." Chen Qing noded and continued: "although all the evidence points to the authority before the reorganization, we are not sure whether the authority after the reorganization has participated in..."


    Wei yuechu showed a sudden expression and took over:


    "Therefore, the request to evacuate m city residents this time is that on the one hand, we can''t evacuate 20 million residents alone. On the other hand, ACE is also taking the opportunity to test the senior management of the administration to see if they know about it."


    Chen Qingye nodded: "I''m afraid so."


    st£º¡°¡­¡­¡±


    He turned to see Chen Qingye standing on his left and Wei yuechu standing on his right.


    ... your brains are soplicated.


    When the other three went to contact the authority, Yejia remained in the basement of the building.


    He bent down to put down his little ck hand and said, "go and see if there is the same malice in the underground here as in the cemetery."


    The little ck hand trembled twice.


    Although it is also a ghost, it is instinctively afraid of the malice that can almost corrode itself.


    Although reluctantly, the little ck hand slowly sank to the depth of the ground.


    Yejia stood in the cold and humid basement and waited quietly.


    Two minutester, the little ck hand ran back to Yejia''s shoulder and said shakily, "yes, yes."


    There was no unexpected look on Yejia''s face. His eyes slowly swept over the dried corpses stacked in front of him, then took back his eyes and gave a low "um".


    With that, he turned and walked outside the building.


    The autumn sun fell from the top of his head. Although it was still bright, it lost the scorching heat in summer and fell on the young man''s shoulder, but it could not disperse the cold moisture on him.


    Ye Jia''s eyes fell on Ji Xuan not far away.


    The man stood quietly outside the building. His tall and slender body was outlined with ayer of Phnom Penh by the sun above his head. His eyes hung slightly, as if waiting for something.


    He seemed to be aware of the other party''s line of sight, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Yejia, a pair of dark scarlet eyes shining in the light.


    Yejia walked towards each other.


    Ji Xuan: "is it over?"


    There was no superfluous expression on Yejia''s face, just a shallow "um".


    Ji Xuan raised his hand and opened a scarlet gap in the air. The next second, a cup of milk tea appeared and fell in his palm.


    "Here." He handed the milk tea.


    Yezei was stunned.


    Before he could react, a cup of hot milk tea was stuffed into his hand. The still hot temperature ironed the palm of his hand, and a warmth slowly spread from the contact skin.


    "Doesn''t my brother like it?" Ji Xuan blinked and asked.


    Yezei paused, lowered his eyes and took the straw from each other''s hands: "thank you."


    The two men walked slowly down the street.


    Ji Xuan put his palm in his pocket, narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly, looked at the empty street and asked:


    "What''s next?"


    Yezei drank milk tea and said, "wait."


    He walked forward in silence, then suddenly stopped his steps, turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan standing beside him. A pair of light eyes stared at the man slightly taller than himself. The depths of amber eyes reflected each other''s face: "... Hello."


    Ji Xuan stopped his steps and said inexplicably, "huh?"


    Yezei tightened his fingers holding the milk tea cup slightly, but his expression was still stable and calm, as if no matter what happened, he would not lose his face:


    "Aren''t you worried?"


    "What are you worried about?"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes, and a dark look flowed in the depths of his eyes: "is mother''s blood connected with you? If she is weakened, you will be weakened, so... What if mankind wins? "


    What if my mother dies?


    Ji Xuan''s thin lips were slightly hooked, his voice was slightly dumb, with a trace of intimacy and ambiguity:


    "Brother, are you worried about me?"


    He has asked this question many times.


    Yejia never answered him directly.


    However, Yezei was not disturbed by his attitude this time. He looked at Ji Xuan firmly and suddenly nodded:


    "Yes."


    It was Ji Xuan''s turn to be stunned.


    He fixed his eyes on the young man in front of him, as if he couldn''t believe his ears.


    "Whatever the past between you and me, at least now we are in the same camp." Yezei looked back at him without hesitation. He was organized and said clearly, "well, I will naturally worry about you."


    He looked at the man in front of him and asked, "even in the face of life threat, will you still stand on our side?"


    "No." Ji Xuan suddenly smiled.


    The thin lips like a de were slightly stirred up, revealing a cold-blooded smile. A pair of dark red pupils like semi coagted blood locked the young man standing in front of him, as if a cold-blooded Python had stared at his prey. The original warm and stable illusion was mercilessly torn open, revealing the greed and evil of a fierce ghost, His voice was deep and hoarse:


    "I will always stand with my * *."


    The man held the young man''s palm to his lips, and the cold lips branded a kiss without temperature on the back of each other''s hands, like a sigh brushed by the God of death.


    The scarlet eyes rolling with predatory and possessive desire fell on Yejia from beginning to end. He said in a dumb voice:


    "And you are my * *."


    The young man''s eyes were slightly drooping, and his eyes as light as ss were hidden under his long eyshes. With a cold and indifferent look like inorganic matter, he thought about the fierce ghost with an evil face in front of him in a ruthless and rational way like a sharp de.


    After a long time, a smile like radian passed by Yejia''s lips.


    He held each other''s palm with his back hand and tightened his knuckles slightly:


    "OK, I''m looking forward to it."


    He was never a prey, but a predator at the top of the food chain. He was deadly and ferocious. He was always ready to strangle the enemy''s throat and pierce each other''s chest.


    "Each ording to his ability?" Ji Xuan asked with a low smile.


    Yejia looked back at him calmly:


    "Each ording to his ability."


    After saying that, he loosened each other''s palms, turned around, stepped forward and continued to walk towards the end of the street.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and his eyes fell on his slightly open palm suspended in the air.


    It seems that the temperature of each other''s skin still remains in the palm, which prates into his chest little by little. It is addictive and thirsty like poison.


    The smile on his lips deepened slightly.


    ... good.


    There''s finally progress.


    Yezei drank the milk tea in the cup and threw the empty bottle into the dustbin on the corner. The sound of the bottle hit the metal bottom of the dustbin and sent out a hollow echo.


    Then his cell phone suddenly rang.


    Yejia answered the phone.


    "Agreed." Across from the microphone, Wei yuechu''s voice sounded unstable: "the authority approved our application to evacuate m city residents."


    Yezei lowered his eyes thoughtfully: "I see."


    Wei yuechu was stunned: "... Huh? What? "


    She hesitated for a moment and continued, "we probably guessed that you wanted to test the authority, but this time the upper level so decisively agreed to our application, didn''t it prove their innocence?"


    Yezei slowly breathed out a breath and said: "... No."


    Wei yuechu asked, "why?"


    Yezei said, "emptying a city is not a trivial matter. Not only does the economy stoppletely and the people panic and turmoil, but the surrounding cities also have to bear countless risks and pressures, especially after the ghost gate is opened, the whole country will be affected."


    He asked, "will you implement such a huge decision immediately because of a suggestion from your subordinates?"


    "..." Wei yuechu was silent for a few seconds and replied, "No."


    At least send detection troops to see if the information is true, and hold meetings with other ministries to lobby and debate before making a decision.


    Instead of making a decision so quickly.


    Yejia slowly said his guess: "the current administration may not be involved in the current affairs, but they absolutely know something."


    Wei yuechu couldn''t resist his curiosity and asked, "well... What if the above didn''t agree with our suggestions?"


    Yejia: "there are two possibilities."


    "First, these things have been buried with the reorganization of the authority. All insiders either leave or die."


    Yezei gave a slight meal without any trace and continued:


    "Second, they are deeply involved, and may even n the arrival of their mother."


    Opposite the microphone, you can only hear Wei yuechu''s shallow breath.


    After a long time, she breathed out slowly and joked in a slightlyplicated tone: "well... It seems that it''s lucky that they agreed to our request."


    Yezei nodded and said, "yes, there is a turn for the better."


    He hung up the phone, put his cell phone in his pocket and looked up into the distance.


    The streets intersect with each other. In the distance, there is a bustle of car engine starting and people surging. Buildings and buildings ovep each other and look very fireworks.


    ¡ª¡ªThis city, there is a turning point.


    The night darkened.


    The general director of the supernatural authority walked slowly in the direction of his home.


    He is a tall man with a tired look. Although his hair is gray, his body is still strong. He is very dark now. It seems that he hasn''t had a good rest for a long time.


    He raised his hand, and the door unlocked with his fingerprints opened slowly in front of him.


    The chief director stepped into the room.


    But before he took a few steps, he suddenly stopped.


    The room in front of me was dark.


    But I don''t know why, the director general just felt as if he was being stared at. A chill immediately went all the way up his spine, which made him instinctively feel fear and tremble.


    He suddenly reached out to his waist, quickly pulled out his special gun and pointed it into the deep darkness in front of him.


    "Bang!"


    The door closed behind him.


    The director couldn''t help shaking, his back tightened instantly, his fingers clenched the gun in his hand, unswervingly pointed to the darkness and shouted:


    "Who! Come out! "


    Although he sounded full of momentum, he felt empty in the bottom of his heart.


    Since the ghost gate was opened, his residence was sealed by many kinds of technical protection. It was hard for him to imagine that there really existed and could invade without trace. It was... A little scary.


    This is. The deskmp ced on the table was slowly turned on by the slender and pale hand, and the gradually bright light dissipated some darkness in the room.


    On the single sofa beside the small table, the young man''s straight body was outlined by the dim light, half of his pale face was illuminated, and the golden light flowed along his beautiful side face and fell into the depths of his light eyes: "good evening."


    "Who are you?" The chief director''s voice was tight and slowly retreated back, trying to open a certain safe distance from the other party.


    The young man smiled: "it doesn''t matter who I am."


    He stood up and approached each other slowly. His slender figure brought a terrible pressure that was hard to breathe between darkness and light:


    "The important thing is, what do you know?"


    ten minutester.


    The director general was tied to the sofa. His face was pale, fine beads of sweat exuded from his forehead, and his eyes stared at the vague figure of the young man in front of him.


    He has exhausted his methods, and neither threat nor attempt to make a deal can stop the other party''s action.


    For so long, there has been no movement outside, and it seems impractical to wait for rescue.


    His face was illuminated by the light, but the other party''s face was always hidden in the dark. This suppression of status and information made him feel very frightened. However, after all, he was also a person who walked through the wind and waves, and these emotions did not show on his face.


    He asked calmly:


    "So, what do you want to know?"


    "More than 30 years ago," the indifferent voice of the youth came from afar: "why was the supernatural authority reorganized?"


    The chief secretary''s pupils contracted suddenly.


    He didn''t expect that the first question directly stabbed him at the pain point.


    He clenched his teeth and his breathing became slightly short.


    The young man looked at him condescending and asked again:


    "M City, why did it be a door?"


    Cold sweat oozed from the chief director''s forehead, and bean sized beads of sweat slowly flowed down his cheeks and fell into his cor.


    The other party bent down slowly, and the voice was very cold, like the de of ice quenching:


    "... where is Qi Rou''s body?"


    The chief director was shocked. He seemed to see a ghost. He stared at the figure in front of him. His face was gray and his voice was so dumb that he could hardly hear the original tone:


    "You, who are you...?"


    The next second, just listen to the "pop" sound, and the light in the room is turned on.


    The slender young man in front of him stood in front of him without covering up. His light eyes were like the cold sky with heavy mist. He looked down at him without joy or anger. His light thin lips lifted slightly, evoking an arc without a smile:


    "My name is Yejia."


    The chief secretary''s face turned pale, his pale lips trembled slightly, his eyes widened and stared at the young man in front of him.


    Yejia smiled: "it seems that you have indeed heard of this name."


    The chief secretary''s voice was as low as a gnat:


    "You are... Her son."


    At that moment, the man who had clenched his teeth and was ready to deal with him to the end seemed to be relieved of his spirit at that moment. The whole person was tired. He trembled and whispered:


    "... sin."


    Yejia looked down at him calmly and waited quietly.


    After a long time, the Chief Secretary pulled out of his mind. He raised his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him. His voice was weak:


    "Well, I''ll tell you everything."


    Ye Jia''s finger hanging on God''s side was slightly retracted.


    But, just listen to the other party continue to say: "but... Before that, I''m going to take you to meet someone."


    The director general smiled bitterly: "don''t worry, I won''t run."


    Ye Jiading looked down at him, then bent down, a cold sh shed through his fingertips, and the rope slipped down from the man in front of him.


    The chief director stood up and sighed: "... Let''s go."


    Supernatural Authority headquarters.


    The elevator sank slowly, and the number on the screen changed from - 4 to - 5.


    Ye Jia''s eyes were slightly coagted.


    After all, he is also an employee of the authority. He has been here on business before. Although he can''t be said to know the structure of the headquarters like the back of his hand, he also has a basic familiarity and understanding, but... He never knew that there was a fifth floor underground of the authority.


    This floor did not even appear on the elevator button, but arrived directly after the chief director confirmed the pupil and fingerprint.


    The door of the elevator opened in front of him.


    Not far away, there is a thick metal wall, which looks very solemn and cold, with the same high-tech tight door lock on one side.


    The chief director hesitated and nced at Ji Xuan behind Ye Jia.


    Yejia saw his doubts and said:


    "Don''t worry, he can be trusted."


    The director sighed and clenched his teeth: "all right."


    He took out the maic card and brushed it in one of the card slots. After detecting the fingerprint and pupil, the heavy door in front of him slowly opened.


    Yezei was slightly stunned.


    In the distance is a cold and uninhabited corridor, surrounded by metal railings on both sides, just like... A huge prison.


    "Let''s go." The chief of the Bureau walked in first.


    At this time, there was a sudden rm over their heads, and the red light shrouded over their heads, indicating theing of danger.


    The chief director was stunned: "what''s going on?"


    I saw the screen suddenly lit up on the dark screen in front of me - S-level rm.


    The monitoring picture outside the building suddenly appeared. From a distance, dark clouds rolled in, and ferocious and terrible figures appeared in the dark, like a whole fierce ghost army, frantically rushing towards the building.


    ording to the smell, there are at least three S-level fierce ghosts here.


    Yezei frowned and looked dignified on his face.


    Why?


    If this is the fierce ghost of the mother organization, how do they know they are here?


    Ji Xuan raised his scarlet eyes, looked at his head and said slowly, "I''m afraid... It''s us."


    Yezei was stunned.


    Ji Xuan hooked his lips:


    "Lineage, remember?"


    You know, there is a very mysterious induction between mother and lineage.


    And now she''s in a hurry.


    His eyes turned scarlet, turned and walked toward the elevator: "you go."


    Yezei: "... Hello."


    "I wille back with all my hair and tail. Don''t worry." Before the elevator closed, Ji Xuan smiled: "after all, my brother promised my pursuit, didn''t he?"


    Yezei: "?"


    When did I promise???


    However, before he said anything, the elevator in front of him closed and went up.


    The chief director waited for him not far away.


    Yejia slowly took a deep breath, turned and walked in his direction and said:


    "... go on."


    They walked towards the depths one after another. Only the empty echo of footsteps could be heard in the corridor.


    At the end of the corridor is a huge transparent wall, followed by dark iron railings, and then another istionyer.


    Behind the istionyer, you can see an extremely terrible human shape.


    Half of the body is an old and rickety human, wrinkled and wrinkled. It seems to be hundreds of years old. It is like a fruit wrinkled due to water loss. Its eyes are chaotic and dirty, but it is still alive. However, the other half of the body is a scarlet terrible saa, with UPS and downs on it, countless green tendons winding and beating on it, so huge that it almost upies half of the cell.


    The chief secretary took off his sses, wiped the fog on them and said:


    "This... Is the director of the supernatural authority 30 years ago."


    He put on his sses again: "huaishengze."


    Yezei was stunned: "... Huai?"


    "Yes."


    The director general nodded, gritted his teeth, and said dryly:


    "If... By blood, he is your grandfather."

 Chapter 81

    Hearing the speech, ye Jia''s pupil shrank suddenly.


    ... grandfather?


    Mother''s... Father?


    Across the cold steel railing, you can see the deformed and ugly body of the old man, as if slowly wriggling with the frequency of breathing. The beating scarlet meat is stained with a greasy luster by the light on the top of the head, which looks particrly terrible.


    "He has maintained this state of being neither dead nor alive for more than 30 years..." the chief director leaned out his hand and pressed it on the cold ss cover, his face showing pain and said:


    "It is difficult for ordinary human beings to live to this age, but these saas parasitic on him always maintain his life."


    Yezei fixed his eyes on the old man who was hanging half his life in the prison. His pale thin lips were slightly tight, as if the de could not be pried open.


    The weak old man opened his dark eyes and slowly fixed his eyes on Yejia.


    His face twitched slightly, and a faint squeak came out of the crooked corner of his mouth: "... Who... Ah?"


    The director general opened his mouth, but before making a sound, he was interrupted by Yezei:


    "How did he be like this?"


    The chief director was slightly stunned, and the expression on his face gradually became dignified and painful. He slowly took a deep breath and said with difficulty:


    "In fact, thirty years ago, the door... Was opened."


    Ye Jia''s breath stagnated and suddenly turned his head to look at the director.


    Has the door... Been opened?


    what do you mean?


    Outside the headquarters of the authority.


    The dark and vast darkness covers the building and almost integrates with the night, but it can not be prated by the light. When you look into it carefully, you can vaguely catch a glimpse of ugly and ferocious faces, bullying in this direction like dark clouds. In the vortexposed of fierce ghosts and Yin, the building of the supernatural authority stands alone, It looks lonely and fragile, as if it will be swallowed in the next second.


    The harsh sound of the rm echoed in the building, symbolizing the dangerous scarlet light shining in the dark, like the desperate breathing of the dying man.


    The staff on the night shift in the Management Bureau looked pale and fought with each other. They stared at the rolling Yin outside the window and asked shivering:


    "What is the value...?"


    Another humanitarian: "no, can not be measured!"


    The detector with the strongest quota in the authority has been rushed to the highest value. The thin pointer trembled in the dangerous red area and seemed to rush higher.


    "Come on, contact support!"


    Another employee at the front desk raised his head with a grim face, still clutching his mobile phone in his stiff and cold fingers, and a busy beep came from the microphone:


    "Can''t get out..."


    All contact with the outside world has beenpletely cut off, and they are now alone.


    Suddenly, just listening to the "click", a pale arm stretched out from the dark cloud without warning, smashed the ss of the hall, and grabbed the nearest employee at the door!


    The sharp nails glittered with cold light, as if they could cut off steel.


    The employee opened his eyes, and his body could not move at all in extreme panic. His trembling pupils reflected the huge hand stretched out at an unreachable speed, and almost forgot how to breathe.


    The next second, a blood wall suddenly rose on the ground, and the sharp tip mercilessly cut off the blue and white giant hand.


    For a moment, foul smelling and dark blood sshed.


    Just listen to the "pa Da", the huge hand hit the ground heavily, and the miserable howl sounded from the broken ss door.


    The blood slowly flowed down the employee''s pale face. He stared nkly at the front and didn''t seem to react to what had just happened.


    This is a man''s low maic voice from behind:


    "Ah, it''s okay."


    Everyone was surprised and suddenly turned to look in the direction of the voice.


    The tall man came out of the darkness slowly, his eyebrows and eyes were very deep, and a pair of scarlet blood like eyes were flowing with strange light in the shadow. His eyes swept lightly over the twitching corpses on the ground, as if passing through some insignificant dust:


    "If a human is dead, you can''t y handsome with your brotherter."


    ... human?!


    It means that the man in front of us is not human?


    Everyone could not help but get a fright, and a sense of panic trembled from their backs.


    Then, more ferocious limbs suddenly stretched out from the darkness outside, as if enraged by the frustration just now, and fiercely attacked the building¡ª¡ª


    The blood wave rolled behind the man, as if he had a mind, roared and rushed towards the fierce ghosts who tried to squeeze into the building. The corroded Zizi sound and scream echoed in the empty hall, and the rotten smell evaporated in an instant.


    Ji Xuan nced at them faintly: "don''t you go yet?"


    At the moment when his voice fell, others woke up and stumbled towards the building.


    Whether the man is human, friend or enemy, in short, it''s right to run.


    Soon, Ji Xuan was left alone in the empty hall. Through the broken ss, he could see the greedy faces and terrible bodies surging outside:


    "Ji Xuan..."


    A voice sounded from the dark clouds outside. It sounded like the reverberation of many voices, rough, thin, hoarse and malicious. Countless voices twisted together and sounded at the same time: "have you forgotten your identity now?"


    Ji Xuan slowly took a step outward, and the blood Haydn under his feet spread out of the building like a creature.


    As if intimidated, the cloud outside the door suddenly retreated:


    "You...!"


    "Identity?" Ji Xuan smiled. His scarlet pupils narrowed slightly and looked straight at the dark clouds rolling in the distance. He said, "do you know what the only task my mother gave me?"


    The clouds rolled: "... What?"


    The man''s voice was low and slightly dumb, with a chilling sense of oppression: "find ace."


    The smile on Ji Xuan''s lips deepened slightly: "my mother promised me that as long as I found him, the rest was at my disposal."


    He shrugged. "Look, in essence, I''ve never disobeyed her orders."


    The dark clouds outside the building rolled more violently and ferociously.


    Ji Xuan walked out step by step, and the sea of blood roared at his feet, bringing a sense of terror and coercion that could not be ignored. Every time he went further, the heavy ck clouds stepped back.


    He said slowly, "it''s my mother... Hiding a lot from me."


    Ji Xuan sighed with regret:


    "I have to say that as her direct son, I am very sad."


    ¡ª¡ªIn a sense, his mother did not trust Ji Xuan.


    Whether she was looking for a container for herself or opening the door in the M City, she never revealed anything to Ji Xuan.


    She seemed to have realized that her direct son was notpletely obedient, or perhaps to test and test each other. She basically handed over the important tasks to other S-level fierce ghost lords, but only handed over the task of finding and transforming Yejia to him.


    Although Ji Xuan knew that his mother wanted to leave the game, what he didn''t know was


    What mother is going to do.


    And where is the really key ce.


    While offering a reward order, he wantonly looked for the trace of ACE, sent his men in the dark to investigate the men of other S-level fierce ghosts, tortured them, and then asked about the existence of M city - it will be the key target of future attacks.


    After Ji Xuan came to m City, he realized it slowly¡ª¡ª


    It is not that this door is in M City, but that M city itself is this door.


    So he bought the well.


    But it was toote.


    The transformation of the Yin well has beenpleted and it has be one of the cornerstones of the gate.


    Since then, the opening of the gate has be a foregone conclusion, and no one can stop it.


    However, due to the suppression of his mother''s blood, Ji Xuan could not reveal a word.


    Looking for the part of the body, when they investigated together, Ji Xuancai slowly learned the whole picture - what his mother needed was not only a door, but also a container.


    As for the past of Yejia''s mother family, he knows no more than Yejia himself.


    Looking at the fierce ghost cloud tide rolling in front of him, Ji Xuan smiled:


    "I think, if you look closely, I''m afraid she failed a little more as a mother than as a son."


    "So, what''s your position to question me?"


    The faces of fierce ghosts in front of him were vicious and terrible, but it seemed that there was no retort. Layers of voices echoed in the dark storm clouds: "Ji Xuan, do you want to make way?"


    Ji Xuan''s voice was cold and indifferent, with a trace of almost cruel arrogance and malice:


    "Of course not."


    Behind his back, the wall of blood rose slowly, like a billowing wave in the dark: "want to enter? Try it. "


    meanwhile.


    Five floors underground of the supernatural authority.


    Yezei turned to the chief director standing aside and asked slowly:


    "... what?"


    Just then, the old man breathed hard from the railing. His dirty eyes suddenly widened and murmured, "door! No! Come on... "


    The General Administration sighed and said:


    "Now that you know... The disappearance of her body, you should have seen the symbols on the coffin?"


    Yejia gave a low "um".


    "Thirty years ago, because of ignorance and stupidity, mankind... We opened the door once."


    The director general''s vision was far away, as if he had fallen into memory.


    At that time, the supernatural authority had just been established, and every member was arrogant and enthusiastic. At that time, their director, Qi Sheng, was the strongest and smartest leader. At that time, they were ordinary people and could only fight with fierce ghosts by relying on technical and special guns.


    However, human * * is infinite, and the malice bred by * * is rising with the development of the times.


    Fierce ghosts are getting stronger and stronger, and Yin Qi flows in the streets, eroding the vitality of ordinary human beings and swallowing one victim after another. With the increasing prosperity of evil, human confrontation has be more and more difficult. It is more and more difficult for them to win the battle, and more and more people have sacrificed.


    Until... Qi Sheng found a way to break the game.


    There is a technique that can open the door on the other side and absorb and imprison all fierce ghosts above level B in the world.


    Although it was very difficult, after more than ten years of efforts, they finallypleted all the preparations.


    The gate opened in the spotlight.


    Indeed, all the fierce ghosts above level B were absorbed into the huge door.


    But what they don''t know is that those fierce ghosts are not imprisoned, but... Eaten.


    What they don''t know is... There is a more terrible existence on the other side of the world.


    She is the source of evil thoughts and * *, the mother of all monsters and fierce ghosts, and the most terrible existence in the gap between reality and nothingness.


    And she was awakened by fresh blood.


    Fortunately, the existence of the door itself is also a constraint. The door is opened, but it does not mean that she cane out directly from the other side.


    After all the fierce ghosts disappeared, the number of human deaths still surged, and the supernatural authority began to realize that something was wrong¡ª¡ª


    As the builder of the whole technique, Qi Sheng paid a heavy price for his ignorance and stupidity.


    The moment the door was opened, he was parasitized.


    A steady stream of evil thoughts intruded into the real world from his body and released extremely terrible power.


    His only daughter, as the selected container, became a victim.


    Finally, they realized that there was something more terrible inside the door and wanted toe out. The supernatural authority was determined to make up for its mistakes¡ª¡ª


    The chief secretary took off his sses again, wiped them on his skirt and said:


    "More than 30 years ago, the supernatural authority was not reorganized."


    He sighed, "but... No one can survive."


    Yezei was stunned. In the midst of lightning, stone and fire, an idea shed in his mind - is it?


    Just listen to the director general go on:


    "Now that you have seen the old signs of the authority, you should also know the countless bones buried under those signs."


    The numerous mummies built into the wall and the number of corpses that should not be in an ordinary cemetery shed quickly from Yejia''s eyes.


    "Blood sacrifice." The general director''s tone was heavy and painful: "we had to sacrifice human life and blood before wepletely closed the door."


    Also from that day on, a small number of humans began to have more powerful abilities.


    In fact, it is not a power, but another form of Yin Qi that can be controlled by humans.


    ¡ª¡ªAlthough it paid a cruel price, human beings still achieved their initial goal.


    All fierce ghosts above level B have been eliminated. In addition to the art, humans also have the means to protect themselves.


    From then on, mankind can finally win the battle with fierce ghosts.


    However, this kind of peace is extraordinarily short, and it has onlysted for just 30 years.


    "As long as the door is opened, it can''t bepletely closed." The Chief Secretary seemed to be ten years old in an instant. He sighed and said, "where we don''t know, there is a gap between the other side and the reality, so that the mother can pull potential people into the other side from the real world... And then it has be the current situation."


    Even if the rest of the matter did not require further exnation by the director general, Yejia already knew the context.


    The game is not just a simple killing machine.


    Its function is screening.


    Weak human beings without potential be the blood food for feeding fierce ghosts, while potential human beings will ept the gift from their mother and slowly be transformed into fierce ghosts and be her loyal people in the game.


    The game didn''t copse, but was deliberately opened.


    Those weak fierce ghosts and monsters wreak havoc in the world and interfere with the line of sight, while the really high-level fierce ghosts will be sent toplete the instructions given to them by their mother. Everything is just for the same purpose - toplete the things that were notpleted 30 years ago and release their mother from the closed door.


    "The door... Close..." the pale old man murmured in the prison. His shrunken limbs twitched instinctively, and the saa on the other half squirmed and made a sticky and disgusting sound. He began to shout something low.


    It took Yejia some time to recognize the other party''s vague whisper:


    "... xiaorou, xiaorou..."


    The young man''s eyes shed suddenly, and aplex and unspeakable look shed at the bottom of his eyes.


    He forced himself to take his eyes back.


    The director general observed his expression and sighed slowly: "as the only senior management of the authority who survived the reorganization... From that day on, he was detained here as a war criminal. Director Qi also tried tomit suicide, go on hunger strike, cut his wrists and even cut his throat... But..."


    These saas have been forcing him to live.


    Waiting for the moment when the door opens again.


    Yezei tightened his lips.


    He turned his head and looked at the director general: "can the door be damaged?"


    The chief of the General Administration shook his head: "the door is not a specific concept of reality. From the moment it is opened, its existence cannot be erased."


    He continued: "even if the mark of the authority is erased, all the bodies are burned, and even that piece is razed to the ground, the door will still be there. The only thing that will change is its state... Open or closed."


    His face was full of fatigue:


    "These things have also been known to me on and off during this period of time."


    After all, 30 years ago, the director general was just an ordinary peripheral employee, and he had no knowledge of this extremely core thing.


    After the ghost gate opened, he began to look for the vast remnant data and ask the personnel who had been involved in the incident.


    However, the former insiders have almost died, leaving only an old man with a chaotic brain, which adds great difficulty to his work.


    It was not until recently that the director general put this information together.


    At that moment, he could not help shivering.


    In the period after that, he has been dealing with and talking with the relevant senior officials of the government and lobbying the relevant departments.


    So when m city made a request to evacuate the people, the above authorities could approve it so quickly and begin to enforce it.


    Yezei frowned slightly, as if he suddenly thought of something, looked up and said:


    "Do you know the malicious Heihe River buried deep underground?"


    "... what malice?" The director general was stunned.


    It seems that the malice buried under each mark is the mother''s handwriting.


    They may be the center of the event.


    Yejia was lost in thought.


    However, those malicious can even pollute the fierce ghost, and the little ck hand has been inadvertently eroded and lost his mind.


    They can''t be touched at all, let alone destroyed.


    What should do?


    Ye Jia''s eyebrows and eyes were slightly coagted.


    After a long time, he turned to the director general and said, "OK, I''ve made it clear what I should know. Let''s go."


    The director general turned to look at the old man behind him, sighed and said, "OK."


    They make the elevator slowly upward.


    Before the door of the elevator was opened, they heard the shrill and terrible scream outside.


    The chief director''s face turned a little white, subconsciously stepped back and swallowed his saliva:


    "... just now, the man with you, can he really do it alone?"


    Yejia nced at him and said, "don''t worry about him."


    Director general: "..."


    This is not a matter of worrying!!!


    "He has enough alone." Yezei smiled and said.


    The elevator door in front of him opened slowly, revealing the hallpletely covered by dirty, rotten, blood and body fluid. In the distance, at the door of the building, the man''s back was slender and straight, and looked very small in front of the overwhelming fierce ghosts. However, he stood there with such determination. Even if he hadn''t moved a step, the surrounding fierce ghosts couldn''t move forward half a step, Blood and stumps spread down, turning the whole world into human purgatory.


    The chief director stared in disbelief: "... He, is he...?"


    Yejia seemed to suddenly sound something and said, "Oh, you should have heard his name."


    ... ah?


    The chief director looked nkly at Yejia.


    The young man in front of me said lightly, "Ji Xuan."


    ... Ji Xuan?


    It does sound familiar


    wait.


    The director general suddenly opened his eyes, almost forgot how to breathe, and stared at the man not far away.


    Ji Xuan, the ghost King?????


    Yezei ignored the general director who was messy in the wind, but walked towards Ji Xuan.


    Ji Xuan turned his head and looked over, thin lips slightly hooked: "brother, are you finished?"


    Yezei said "well", then raised his eyes to look at the fierce ghost tide in front of him like a hurricane, and slightly frowned: "it''s you, why haven''t you dealt with it for so long?"


    Ji Xuan: "


    He was a little discouraged and whispered, "the previous wave has been cleaned up."


    Yezei stared outside the building. The body of the fierce ghost had almost filled the open space. The ground could hardly be seenyer byyer, from level B, level a to level s.


    He was slightly stunned: "what wave is this now?"


    Ji Xuan thought, "the fourth wave."


    Staring at the hell like scene in front of him, Yejia tightened his eyebrows.


    Something''s wrong.


    He whispered: "... Is it worth spending so much money for an old man who has been half buried?"


    Just then, the fierce ghost tide in front suddenly stopped attacking.


    The ovepping voice came from the dark clouds in front of him,ughing wildly: "Ha Ha Ha Ha ha ha!!!"


    "Yes, it''s ace." The voice sounded particrly vicious:


    "But... Our task has beenpleted. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey..."


    With ferociousughter, the clouds in front slowly retreated towards the distance, dispersed in the blink of an eye, and exposed the outside sky.


    The sky overhead has gradually revealed the color of fish belly white, and the morning glow has been dyed a particrly unknown blood red.


    At this time, the mobile phone in Yejia''s pocket suddenly buzzed and vibrated twice.


    He took out his cell phone.


    The news should have been sent to him five hours ago.


    It''s from the medical examiner.


    The eye that was sent is gone.


    Yejia suddenly shook, and his fingers tightened in an instant - not good!


    These fierce ghosts came not to prevent him from meeting with the former director, but to block him and Ji Xuan out of the M city.


    M city.


    The n given above is veryplete and the resources are very sufficient, just like the evacuation has been prepared for a long time.


    Water,nd and air transportation are all avable and highly efficient.


    After a day and night of scheduling, most residents have been basically evacuated from the city, and only a small part of them are still blocked on the road out of the city.


    The little girl hugged her mother''s neck and looked curiously in the direction she came.


    She raised her fleshy little hand and pointed to the M City, which was basically an empty city. The child''s voice was young and naive: "Mom, what''s that?"


    The crowd looked with the voice.


    I don''t know when the sky behind is stained with blood colored light.


    Overlooking from a high altitude, the blood red lines on the ground emerge between the streets of the city, emitting terrible light, forming the pattern of a huge door.


    The ground rumbled.


    It''s like... Something terrible is hitting behind.

 Chapter 82

    The earth trembled, cracked and glowed.


    The tall building shook in the terrible shaking, broke from the middle, and hit the ground hard, making a deafening noise.


    The cement watered urban ground was cut off by some irresistible force, and the broken earth blocks and steel bars were cracked and sshed everywhere, just like an iron beast with its limbs broken, its bones pulled out, and wailed bitterly under the force of breaking from the inside out.


    In those important ces, the dark malice broke through the earth, gurgling like a river, flowing along the blood red line.


    "Bang --!"


    The center of the city suddenly swelled up a huge drum, buildings copsed, the ground copsed, and the vehicles parked on the road were torn to pieces.


    The drum is smoothed slowly.


    "Bang --!"


    The more terrible noise echoed in the empty streets with the deformation of the ground, and the whole city was trembling and shrinking.


    "Wuwuwuwu..." the little girl held her mother''s neck tightly and cried, "Mom, mom... I''m afraid..."


    All the people who blocked the gate looked pale and looked in horror at the terrible scene that shook their souls. Their legs and feet were numb and they could hardly move a step.


    The authority personnel responsible for evacuating the crowd at the door took the lead in responding.


    He shouted at the top of his lungs:


    "Come on! Move! Don''t take anything, follow themand and leave quickly! "


    Only then did people wake up like a dream and flee towards the only exit. All their faces were distorted by fear, and there was only one idea in their minds¡ª¡ª


    Run! Run!


    There was instant chaos at the exit.


    The staff of the supernatural authority and the police worked hard to maintain order and tried to take away the nearly 1000 people trapped in it as quickly as possible.


    Like the civilians below, they felt the same fear and shudder¡ª¡ª


    No one knows what will wait for them next.


    Suddenly, without warning, the city center in the distance suddenly became quiet, just like thest calm before the storm. The dead silence made people feel cold at the bottom of their hearts.


    too bad!


    The employee at the end suddenly turned around and looked at the bustling crowd not far behind: e on!"


    Before his voice fell, there was a huge gap in the earth without warning. The scarlet and viscous meat was squeezed out from under the ground. The viscous and dark liquid surged between the meat and the meat, and the green tendons bounced, suddenly drowning the man, as if he had been swallowed.


    "Ah, ah, ah --!!!"


    One after another screams sounded, and people fled to the exit desperately. The cries and trampled screams were mixed together, and suddenly became human purgatory.


    At that moment, the fierce ghosts scattered all over the country seemed to be summoned by the same voice and looked in the same direction¡ª¡ª


    The center of the storm, the depths of the vortex.


    M city.


    Looking down from the top of the city, saw countless cracks on the huge door, which covered the whole city like a spider''s web. More viscous meat poured up from below and swam wantonly among the ruins of the city. The viscous malice at each end flowed between the cracks, fixing the door in an open state with an invisible force.


    It was day, but the sky suddenly darkened, as if the light had been swallowed up.


    Rolling ck clouds gathered from all directions, and the thick Yin Qi was almost breathless.


    The ck cloud pressure is very low, almost rubbing over people''s heads. People can almost see the ferocious limbs and ugly faces rolling inside.


    "Boom -"


    The earth and rock on the ground arched from below and turned into a steep wall up to tens of meters in the blink of an eye, blocking the exit.


    Finished... Finished


    People fell and sat on the ground, staring at their only way of life being blocked, and their brains were nk.


    The center of the city.


    A dark white skeleton was lifted by the ck cloud and fell in the center of the thick scarlet meat.


    Followed by the heart, eyes, skin


    The sticky juice seeps out of the meat, wriggling like life, connecting every part together. It covers the skeletonyer byyer, just like a terrible alien slowly drilling his deformed and twisted huge body into a human skin.


    Meat pieces and meat pieces, tentacles and tentacles rub together, making a vague sound of water cold on the back.


    A long timeter, a woman covered with blood appeared in the center. Her face was elegant and beautiful. Her long ck hair fell down and slid down her pale shoulders to cover most of her body.


    The woman''s eyelids moved.


    Then she slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of evil and scarlet eyes.


    Outside the sudden appearance of the wall, Wu Su was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.


    "Come on! Break the wall! "


    He turned to the correspondent: "how many people are there?"


    "I don''t... I don''t know..." the correspondent looked pale: "maybe, thousands...!"


    Thousands of people?!


    The troops outside began to use cannons and tried to st the thick wall away, but after the dust and smoke dispersed, the wall seemed to be only thinned like ayer of soil, and there was no sign of copse at all.


    What to do... What to do


    Wu Su stared at the wall in front of him, cold sweat seeping from his forehead one by one.


    Then a hand rested on his shoulder.


    Wu Su was surprised and turned to look behind him.


    The young man with shallow hair and eyes stood behind him. His face looked paler than usual. His thin lips were tightly closed, like a sharp de. He looked very tired, as if he hade from a long distance.


    "I''lle." Yejia''s voice was a little hoarse.


    ¡ª¡ªHuman''s transportation tools simply can''t make hime back quickly, so he used the fastest and most tiring method.


    Expand the ghost, move to the edge you can reach, and then expand it again.


    Wu Su stared at the young man passing by.


    Wait


    He opened his mouth.


    However, before the sound came out of his mouth, a huge sickle suddenly appeared in the hands of the young man with his back to himself. The sharp de glittered with a strange cold light in the overwhelming darkness, as if it could scratch people''s eyes.


    ... wait???


    Wu Su suddenly stared at the familiar weapon and took a breath in disbelief.


    Wait, wait!!!!!!!


    Hearing the news, Chen Qingye happened to witness such a scene.


    st gave a gloating smile and seemed to enjoy the expression on each other''s face.


    Wei yuechu stepped forward, patted himfortingly on the shoulder and said painfully, "don''t be too sad."


    ¡ª¡ªYou''re not the only one who''s been cheated.


    ¡ª¡ªThe same move.


    Damn it.


    The next second, only heard the loud sound of sharp des breaking through the air and the copse of the earth wall not far away.


    A huge cave appeared on the thick wall, and the voices of civilians crying and asking for help came in an instant.


    Wu Su can''t care about anything else now.


    He turned to the staff behind him and shouted, e on! Organize rescue! "


    Chen Qingye came forward. The ck centipede climbed out of his sleeve and became several meters high at the moment ofnding.


    He held his sses and said calmly, "we''ll help too."


    st nced at ah Chang and moved silently to the distance.


    Then he gave a pretentious natural and unrestrained smile, and a cluster of me rose in his palm: "although I''m not good at saving people, it''s OK to help you block the ghosts that interfere!"


    Wu Su''s expression was slightly moved: "... Thank you."


    Wei yuechu smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "after all, we are all non staff members of the supernatural authority, aren''t we?"


    "..." Wu Su''s figure was crooked, distorted by the other party''s shocked face, and bared his teeth and said, "ancestors, take it easy."


    The rescue team began to enter the big hole in the wall in an organized way.


    At this time, st seemed to think of something and looked around:


    "Eh? Speaking of... Where''s ace? "


    I don''t know when the other party has disappeared.


    "The young man who opened the wall just now?" One of the employees put his head over, raised his hand and pointed to the dark sky in the hole: "I see he seems to be going inside."


    Everyone was stunned and looked in the direction of M city.


    There, the dark clouds were depressed and deep, and the thick Yin and blood gas rushed straight into the sky, that is, just looking at them made people feel cold on their backs and their hairs stand up.


    Did he... Go straight in?


    The center of M city.


    The elegant looking woman stepped on the sticky and crawling meat with bare feet. The viscous blood climbed slowly up along her toes and turned into a spotless long dress. She raised her head, looked at the dark sky in front of her, slowly stretched out her pale arm, slightly lifted her lips and showed a gentle smile:


    "My children, you did a good job."


    The fierce ghost roared, shuddered andughed wildly in the air, like an ocean suddenly churning with huge waves.


    "The world is your reward."


    The mother whispered and stared at the fierce ghost in front of her with her scarlet eyes.


    The fierce ghostsughed wildly and celebrated their victory.


    Suddenly, the mother''s thin and pale fingers tightened suddenly and pulled down several S-level fierce Ghosts:


    "... but some disobedient children also need some small punishment."


    The fierce ghost struggled, screamed, cried and begged for mercy in her palm.


    Even when they were crushed little by little, the expression on the mother''s face always maintained the same love andpassion.


    She patted her palm gently, and the meat under her feet squirmed like eating.


    Mother whispered, "well, now, does anyone know where my legitimate son is now?"


    At this time, a cold voice suddenly sounded behind her:


    "... here."


    Mother turned her head slightly. Before she turned aroundpletely, a huge sickle pierced her chest without warning. The sticky scarlet blood seeped from the wound and dyed her long skirt into a dazzling color.


    She raised her eyes and looked at Yejia, who was only a short distance from herself.


    The young man''s light eyes were burning cold fireworks, like a beast that eats people in the abyss, showing sharp ws and teeth. His thin lips yed slightly because of killing intention: "first meeting... Mother."


    "Ah..." the mother whispered a single tone.


    She sighed: "I didn''t expect that when you face this face, you can still end the underground killer so directly."


    The woman raised her hand and gently stroked her side face.


    The delicate skeleton is covered with the girl''s white and delicate skin. Her facial features are beautiful and quiet. There is no trace of the passage of years. It is almost no difference from the face in Yejia''s memory. The only difference is probably the cold pupils dyed red by blood.


    The masseter muscles of the young people tightened suddenly, and the hatred in the depths of their eyes burned more fiercely.


    "Very good..." mother smiled: "I''m very happy."


    She smiled and looked down at the sickle that crossed her whole belly. There was no fluctuation in her gentle voice: "but, my child, you are still too young and naive."


    The woman''s pale and slender fingers gently brushed her wound.


    The blood soaked in the long skirt flowed back to her body as if pulled by some suction.


    The pupil of the young man suddenly contracted: "what...!"


    With her scarlet eyes, the mother lovingly looked at the unbelievable young man in front of her, as if she were looking at her naughty child, and gently scolded:


    "How can you kill me with my gift?"


    The young man seemed to realize that things were bad.


    He was startled, then turned as fast as he could and fled in the direction he came.


    The dark cloud above the head roared, eager to drink each other''s blood: "let me kill him!"


    "No, mother, let mee!"


    Her mother''s face still wore a leisurely smile. She raised her hand slightly and was ready to give the order of pursuit.


    Suddenly, the man''s tall figure slowly appeared in the distance and appeared in front of Yejia.


    The same pair of scarlet eyes as his mother hung low, with the same cruelty and indifference as the other party.


    "Ji Xuan...!" Yezei was surprised at first, and a happy look appeared on his face: "you..."


    However, before his words were finished, his chest was pierced by the man''s palm without warning.


    The young man suddenly stared at his eyes: "!"


    He lowered his head slowly in disbelief and looked at the wrist deeply buried in his chest. His pupils tightened and trembled. He seemed unable to believe the scene he had witnessed.


    "Brother..." Ji Xuan hugged his waist intimately, lowered his head and licked the youth''s neck side: "you are still so easy to trust others."


    His smile deepened: "even after being betrayed once."


    The young man stared at each other''s side faces, his voice was hoarse and vague, every word, and his voice sobbed blood:


    "Ji... Xuan..."


    Ji Xuan''s lips slightly lifted up and bit off each other''s neck without warning. His sharp white teeth pierced the skin and flesh, and warm and viscous blood gushed out of the wound in an instant.


    He licked his lips stained with scarlet blood, and his voice was deep and soft, like the whispers of his lover''s pillow:


    "Brother, wee home."


    The next second, his palm turned over, and a small saa appeared in his palm, and then was deeply ced in the young man''s chest.


    ¡ª¡ªThat was part of the mother''s body recovered by Ji Xuan during the previous night trip.


    "Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!" The young man''s eyes suddenly widened, and the dark color surged up like a dark cloud, which upied the light pupil eyes in an instant. He seemed to bear some crazy pain. The scarlet lines climbed up along his neck, and the whole body trembled slightly. The cold sweat soaked his skin in an instant, and the vitality belonging to human beings quickly lost from his body.


    The Yin in the air seemed to be attracted by the vortex, and was madly pulled into his body.


    He is transforming from human to fierce ghost.


    Ji Xuan calmly stepped back two steps, lowered his eyes and appreciated the youth struggling in front of him, with a cruel and happy smile on his lips.


    The tip of the scarlet tongue licked the lower lip slowly, as if it was still aftertaste just now.


    Mother looked down at the scene in front of her. She didn''t seem surprised.


    A long timeter.


    The young man stopped twitching and struggling.


    He bowed his head and straightened up slowly.


    Yezei raised a pale face, and the scarlet lines flowed back along his cheeks. His eyshes trembled, and then slowly opened his eyes.


    In the dark red eyes, there was a strange and terrible color, cruel and wanton, just like the blood moon hanging in the sky, evil and unknown, which made people feel fear instinctively.


    That''s the only look in the eyes of evil spirits.


    The air suddenly became silent.


    In the empty city, only the sound of meat wriggling can be heard.


    Ye Jia''s lips slowly raised a smile, his voice was hoarse and low, with a shivering cold, and gently shouted:


    "... mother."


    The man standing aside slightly hooked his lips. He turned and bowed gracefully to his mother. His scarlet eyes were stained with malice:


    "The task you gave me has beenpleted."


    ¡ª¡ªKill or convert ace, it is clear that he has perfectlypleted the task given to him by his mother.


    The mother leaned down slightly, reached out and gently raised the young man''s face, rubbed the other party''s cold skin as herself, and looked at the other party''s face, which had be docile and clever.


    After a long time, her lips gently raised, revealing an extraordinarily gentle and loving smile:


    "Good boy."


    A breach in a tall wall.


    People are anxiously and nervously carrying out rescue work.


    On the back of ah Chang sat dozens of human beings trembling with fear. They closed their eyes tightly and hugged ah Chang''s touch limbs. Their faces were pale. Although they knew they were being rescued, it was still difficult to ovee that instinctive fear.


    More than half of nearly a thousand people have been rescued. Seeing that the task is about to bepleted, suddenly one of the sharp eyed employees saw a figure and walked slowly from a distance.


    The young man, tall and straight, stepped through the smoke and dust and walked straight towards the people.


    The huge sickle shone cold in his palm, and the sharp tip reflected the glimmer of blood.


    "Ah! It''s ace! " The employee recognized each other''s face and shouted in surprise.


    The young man nced over lightly. The look in the scarlet pupils was cold, like an ant that could be run over by himself in the next second. The terrible sense of oppression instantly made the employee cold and subconsciously retreated several steps.


    He drew back his eyes and calmly moved on.


    Others heard the sound and looked in this direction.


    Wei yuechu turned her head and looked at Yezei. Her face showed a surprised expression and jumped happily in the direction of Yezei: "brother Ye --"


    The next second, the cold light shes.


    The sharp de cut off the air and shed down.


    The surprised expression on the girl''s face had not disappeared. Her thin chest was pierced by a sharp de. She slightly widened her eyes and looked down at the bleeding wound on her chest¡ª¡ª


    What... What... What''s going on?


    "Tut." The young man smacked his tongue contemptuously: "... Trouble."


    He drew out the de indifferently.


    Poop.


    The girl''s slender body was thrown to the ground like a rag doll. Her body hit the ground heavily, then rolled down the broken road, and finally fell into the boundless abyss.


    The young man went on.


    There was a moment of silence in the air.


    "Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!" st''s eyes were red, and a burning me sprang up in his palm and rushed towards Ye Jia, but before he took a few steps, he was heavily pulled by Chen Qingye with a dignified face:


    "Wait!"


    Everyone stared at the scenepletely beyond their imagination, and even forgot to breathe,


    The young man with scarlet eyes showed an evil and arrogant smile on his face, and the tip of the sickle in his hand slowly flowed down with human viscous blood:


    "Hello, humans."


    Like teasing insects, he looked down at the stunned people in front of him and said slowly:


    "Now, I give you two choices, to be raised by fierce ghosts and be our pigs and ingredients, or... To be eaten directly now."


    The thin lips of the young man seemed to enjoy every second in front of him with a yful smile. His voice was deep and cruel and bloodthirsty:


    "Surrender, or death, choose one."


    He raised a pale cold finger and gently pressed it on his lips:


    "Give you a month to think."


    Yezei nced indifferently at the people around him who were frightened, frightened, angry or shocked, and smiled:


    "It''s a pity... But I''ll let you go today."


    With that, his body slowly dissipated in the air, like a wisp of smoke, which dissipated in an instant.


    There was only a dead ruins.


    "Impossible... Impossible..."


    Wu Su''s expression was nk and murmured incredulously.


    Chen Qingye''s hand loosened slightly, and st stumbled to the direction where Wei yuechu fell. His canthus wanted to crack and frantically searched for the girl''s slender body, but the other party''s body was swallowed by the dark abyss, and no trace could be found.


    For a moment, no one could make any sound.


    "No!!!" st looked for it and shouted angrily and painfully.


    Chen Qingye''s face was pale and his expression was heavy. The palm hanging on his side tightened slowly.


    Today, the strongestbat power of mankind has be


    enemy.


    One month.


    What will happen in a month?


    So noisy


    Wei yuechu frowned.


    Why is it so noisy


    Countless voices came from far and near. They couldn''t tell what they were talking about, but they came to her ears unimpeded, making her feel as if her head was about to explode.


    Her eyelids moved and she opened them with difficulty.


    It was scarlet to the eye.


    Here... Where is it?


    She remembers


    Wei yuechu raised his hand and pressed his chest.


    Huh?


    wait?


    Wei yuechu opened her eyes slightly and touched her chest again - she remembered that she was not killed?


    But my chest doesn''t hurt at all.


    And don''t feel hurt


    What''s going on?


    The distant voice came clearly now.


    "... did you say mother believed it?"


    "Probably." The man''s low voice vibrated in the air and seemed to have a slight smile: "you acted very lifelike."


    Another voice hissed:


    "No, no, no, not like you."


    what?


    Believe what?


    What acting?


    Wei yuechu opened his eyes and looked nkly in the direction of the voice.


    "Hiss..." the young man with shallow hair tightened his eyebrows. He looked slightly sideways, raised his fingers, gently touched the bloody bite mark on his neck, and then took a slight breath.


    He clenched his teeth and kicked the man next to him:


    "Are you a dog?"

 Chapter 83

    Wait, what''s going on?


    The two people not far away seemed to notice the situation here and looked at it together.


    Looking at those two identical scarlet eyes, Wei yuechu couldn''t help but get stiff. His instinctive shudder immediately climbed up his back, and his chest seemed to be still aching.


    She made a single sound with some difficulty:


    "You..."


    Yezei stood up and walked towards Wei yuechu. The cold breath and sense of oppression of high-level fierce ghosts on him were real and powerful. Even if he was just approaching, he couldn''t help suffocating. The fear branded in the blood was shouting, urging her to run away.


    However, the weak body became particrly heavy at the moment, nailing Wei yuechu to the ground and couldn''t move at all.


    Her pupils tightened slightly and she looked at herself in the opposite direction. She bent down slowly, and cold sweat exuded from her back.


    Yezei lowered his eyes and asked:


    "How do you feel? Does it still hurt? "


    Wei yuechu clenched her teeth and forcibly restrained her trembling palm. It seemed as if a big stone had been pressed on her chest, making her almost unable to breathe.


    Ji Xuan put his hand on Ye Jia''s shoulder and whispered helplessly:


    "Brother, you forgot again."


    "Oh, oh." Yejia seemed to react. He woke up like a dream, slightly widened his eyes, and then stepped back.


    The next second, Wei yuechu felt that the weight on his body suddenly lightened, and his breathing immediately became smooth.


    She gasped and felt alive again.


    Yezei turned to Ji Xuan and frowned:


    "Didn''t you remind me earlier?"


    Ji Xuan: "... You didn''t give me a chance, brother."


    Looking at the two bickering in front of her, Wei yuechu''s eyes were slightly moist. She sucked her nose hard and suddenly had an impulse to cry.


    Sure enough, the liar!


    Sobbing, sobbing, she was really scared to death just now!!


    The only human in the game to pass the Customs has also be a fierce ghost... It sounds terrible!


    Yezei touched the back of his head and smiled shyly at Wei yuechu:


    "Sorry, I just became a ghost. I''m not used to it."


    Wei yuechu: "


    She was stunned and slowly repeated, "wait, you just became a ghost? What do you mean? "


    Isn''t it... What she imagined... That mean?


    Yezei narrowed his eyes and slightly lifted his lips:


    "Yes."


    He held out his hand, and the cold Yin Qi gathered at his fingertips. The shivering feeling that was so powerful that it made people''s scalp numb hit again, and the temperature around him fell instantly, immediately like falling into an ice cave.


    The pupil tremor at the beginning of Wei month.


    ¡ª¡ªYes, it''s definitely... Real, high-level fierce ghost.


    But the next second, the other party suddenly withdrew his palm, and the terrible cold feeling immediately withdrew.


    Wei yuechu seemed to have fallen into chaos. She looked at Ji Xuan and Yezei and asked in disbelief:


    "But... You... Wait, what''s going on?"


    Yejia sat cross legged in front of her and sighed:


    "If you want to deceive your mother, pure magic is definitely not enough."


    He came back from the capital with Ji Xuan. Before they got close to m City, they felt the terrible smelling from the front.


    At that moment, Yejia immediately understood¡ª¡ª


    The door has been opened.


    It''s done. There''s no room for redemption.


    Yezei stood on the deserted wastnd, raised his eyes and looked at the city shrouded in blood and Yin in the distance. The palm hanging on his side slowly tightened, his teeth clenched, and the color of blood in the sky was reflected in the depths of a pair of light pupils.


    "... here she is." Ji Xuan stepped forward, stood side by side with Yezei and looked in the direction of the other party''s gaze. His voice was low and stable without any emotional fluctuation..


    He turned to look at Yejia.


    Although Ji Xuan didn''t say anything, Yejia could still feel the weight of each other''s eyes, as if asking silently¡ª¡ª


    What''s next?


    Ye Jia''s fingers tightened again, and his phnges turned white with force. He fixed his eyes on the distance. The screams, tears and cries that haunted his ears when he dreamed back at midnight seemed to ring again. His voice seemed to squeeze out of his teeth:


    "Even if she has climbed out, I will press her back."


    Ji Xuan: "even if it will fail?"


    Ye Jia''s breathing was a little unstable, but his voice was particrly depressed and cruel: "... Right."


    All people''s pain and death, all people''s struggle and cry, are all created by the monster himself¡ª¡ª


    "OK."


    Yezei was slightly stunned and turned to look at the man standing beside him: "... Don''t you stop me?"


    Ji Xuan hooked his lips: "No."


    He said, "as I said, fierce ghosts are creatures driven by * * and obsession."


    The man with scarlet eyes slightly narrowed his eyes and provoked a rxed andfortable radian on his lips:


    "Being able to be buried with their * * is the end that all fierce ghosts dream of."


    Ye Jiawei was stunned. He looked at his reflection in the depths of each other''s Scarlet eyes and the sky dyed with the same blood color. For a moment, he didn''t know how to deal with it.


    Suddenly, he felt that the light around him was slightly dark.


    Yezei was stunned and looked up at the sky.


    Fierce ghosts turned into dark clouds, which gathered from all directions and formed a rolling ck cloud over the sky. Countless huge and ugly faces churned in the ck cloud, and cruel joy rippled in their violent eyes. They wailed andughed as if they were flowing towards m City, and flew towards her ce under the call of their mother.


    Mother''s... Sons.


    Yejia seemed to think of something.


    After a short pause, he looked at Ji Xuan standing in front of him again, with a smile on his lips:


    "* * and paranoia?"


    The anger surging in those light eyes was suppressed, leaving only a clear and clear, just like in every copy of the game. No matter how desperate the situation is and how powerful the fierce ghost is, he can always calm down as soon as possible and find the only student under the small and slim survival probability.


    Yezei said slowly, "the stronger the existence, the more it will be imprisoned by its own * *."


    He looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and said thoughtfully:


    "What is the mother''s * *?"


    Ji Xuan: "did you think of anything?"


    Yezei pondered for a long time, then fixed his eyes on Ji Xuan. His light eyes looked like the sky submerged by mist, looking remote and calm:


    "Ji Xuan, it''s time to finish your initial task."


    "... anyway."


    Yezei spread his hand and said to the stunned Wei yuechu:


    "Now mother has an absolute advantage. She is not only strong enough to be terrible, but also has thousands of fierce ghost armies under her. Human beings have no strength to fight against her, and can''t afford the consequences. Therefore, I decided to try to think about the problem from another angle..."


    "... through, be a ghost?" Wei yuechu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with difficulty.


    Yejia: "bingo!"


    Wei yuechu: "


    ... the fist is hard.


    Yezei sighed and said, "however, suddenly, we don''t have time to prove the reliability of the theory. We can only gamble."


    Wei yuechu: "... What theory?"


    Yezei: "turning people into fierce ghosts is a way to maintain my consciousness."


    Wei yuechu: "if you fail..."


    Yezei spread his hand: "then it may not have been performed just now."


    Wei yuechu: "


    She slowly took a few deep breaths, but she still didn''t restrain her soaring anger. She raised her hand and gave a heavy blow to the head of the young man in front of her: "can''t you make people feel at ease!"


    Wei yuechu roared, "what if you really fail! What to do! "


    Yezei covered his forehead and silently stepped back a little, trying to leave the scope of the other party''s rage.


    She roared, "and how are you sure your mother will believe it? Does everyone behave the same after bing a fierce ghost? "


    Yezei took a deep breath and said, "actually..."


    He briefly summarized the incident that the fierce ghost who attacked them that day was transformed by vision, including the information he received from the director general.


    Wei yuechu''s face showed a look of shock.


    She lowered her head and looked at her hands: "is it..."


    Yezei nodded and sighed: "yes, all the yers who got the title of game gift got the gift from their mother."


    The reason why the yers at the top of the table have their own abilities, whether it is strange power, controlling insects or controlling fire, is actually because there is a mother behind them.


    They are all talents selected by their mother. The only difference is the degree of erosion.


    Ye Jia''s eyes drooped slightly and said slowly, "my ability is to swallow, and the sickle is my" tooth. "


    He was already close to the existence of the boundary between fierce ghosts and humans, and all he needed was a slight push.


    "However, mother has always given preferential treatment to her lineage." Ji Xuan said:


    Wei yuechu was stunned: "what do you say?"


    "For ordinary yers, only a small part of the mother''s body is enough." Ji Xuan said slowly, "but for the lineage, what is needed is the existence of a more core position in the mother''s body."


    Ye Jia''s eyes changed slightly.


    From the beginning, he was identified as a direct line.


    Maybe it''s because of his potential, maybe it''s because of his... Blood.


    But anyway, it gives them some convenience.


    The transformation of ordinary yers isrgely to "create a obedient soldier". What they create is a pure killing machine. At most, like vision, they maintain a little human consciousness under the appearance of fierce ghosts, but it is extremely weak. When the mother''s strength is dominant, there is almost no room to break free.


    But it''s different for the lineage.


    That part of the mother''s power is very strong and pure, and can even pollute the human soul. From the most essential part, it will transform him into an inhuman direction. After sessful transformation, it will be a ghost withplete self-consciousness, but also absolute evil thoughts.


    However, this process is not simple.


    Therefore, Yezei needs to absorb enough Yin Qi. Only in this way can we ensure the smooth progress of this process.


    Wei yuechu frowned and stared at Yezei: "so, are you... Really a fierce ghost now?"


    "Yes," Yezei nodded, "I can''t bear the child and the wolf."


    How can a mother believe it without making a little sacrifice?


    Yejia seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "speaking of this, you can only stay here for a while."


    Wei yuechu: "but..."


    "No." Yejia directly refused: "now the human side thinks you are dead and treats me as an enemy - only in this way can the motherpletely believe in my defection."


    Wei yuechu''s expression calmed down. She nodded: "I see."


    After all, the first step to deceive the enemy is to deceive our own people first.


    She sighed helplessly:


    "You really like to cheat."


    Yezei: "... I don''t have any!"


    Ji Xuan: "actually..."


    Yezei turned his head and said, "shut up."


    Ji Xuan shut up.


    "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha," Wei yuechu couldn''t helpughing. "Well, well, in that case, I''ll stealziness this time."


    Just a few guys who are still in the authority. It is estimated that they will be miserable again this time.


    Thinking of this, Wei yuechu couldn''t help but gloat and evoke the corners of his lips.


    I didn''t expect... To be the only one who knows the truth¡ª¡ª


    Cool!


    "Speaking..." Wei yuechu seemed to suddenly think of something. He turned around and looked around at his position. He asked in some doubt, "where am I now?"


    Wei yuechu looked carefully at where he was now.


    It looks like a dark warehouse with arge area. It''s dark around. You can hardly see the edge. Inside, there are a long string of shelves stacked with strange Dolls


    "Hi." Azy child voice suddenly sounded behind Wei yuechu.


    "Wow!" Wei yuechu was so frightened that he almost didn''t take off in situ.


    She turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw a hill like pile of books piled up not far behind. Those books were stacked askew and ced like a castle. A child sat cross legged in front of the pile of books with a palm sized white bone doll in his arms.


    He looks only seven or eight years old. He has a young and beautiful face and looks particrly pleasant.


    Little... Boy?


    Is it?


    Wei yuechu turned in horror and looked at Yezei: "this can''t be an illegitimate birth..."


    "Hello! Woman! Open your eyes and show me clearly! " The child roared angrily, "look at what I am!"


    Yezei clenched his fist and put it on his lips. He coughed softly: "cough, this is the vertical puppet teacher."


    "Vertical coupling type" Wei yuechu''s eyes widened: "that... S-level fierce ghost?"


    The puppet master proudly straightened his chest: "yes, it''s Ben..."


    "Just this little boy?" Wei yuechu looked at each other in disbelief: "can''t you make a mistake?"


    Vertical couple teacher: "


    He jumped three feet high angrily: "I killed you!!!"


    Without expression, Yezei picked up a doll on a shelf and threw it not far away.


    The puppet master was stunned, rushed to the puppet, caught it in his arms before itnded, and then looked at Yezei with aining face: "didn''t you agree not to do this?"


    Yejia smiled and said, "children should be polite."


    Vertical puppet teacher: "you...!"


    Seeing Yezei stretch out his hand to the next person, the master quickly shut his mouth and sat back with a gloomy face.


    Yejia withdrew his hand with satisfaction.


    He pointed to the sullen puppet master and introduced him to Wei yuechu: "this should be... Our tainted witness. If he ran out, his mother might have to kill him, so we put him here."


    Wei yuechu nodded thoughtfully, "Oh, so."


    She turned her head and showed a particrly bright smile to the puppet master: "Hello, roommate."


    The puppet master stared at her with a gloomy face: "... Cut."


    After settling Wei at the beginning of the month, Yezei and Ji Xuan left Guihe.


    After talking hard with humans, they returned to m city and waited for their mother''s next order.


    Now, the whole m city has beenpletely destroyed. Scarlet and greasy meat pieces gush out of the huge cracks that make up the door. They creep slowly in the dark sun. The high-rise buildings fall and skew. There is no one above the street. This ce has beenpletely upied by fierce ghosts and has be a veritable ghost city.


    The houses selected by Ji Xuan were just not within the coverage of his mother''s limbs. It was obvious that he had avoided all the positions that could crack when he bought them.


    Yezei turned his head and looked at the bloody sky outside the window. His eyes were slightly heavy.


    Although mother now has a "skin bag", I don''t know why, those meat pieces didn''t disappear from under the ground and still wriggled unconsciously.


    Fortunately, the mother''s consciousness is in the "skin bag", so those limbs can''t have vision, hearing and intelligence, otherwise there will be no safe ce in the whole city.


    And... That one month period.


    Why give humans a month?


    ording to the mother''s current ability, it is easy to directly destroy human beings or turn them into efforts. What''s the use of letting human beings struggle for a month?


    Does this have anything to do with the limbs still crawling in the city?


    Is it... Mother hasn''tpletelye to the real world yet? Are there any conditions missing?


    Yejia was lost in thought.


    Suddenly, Ji Xuan''s voice came from behind: "I can feel that my mother has left m city."


    Yezei was stunned: "what?"


    He asked, "can you feel where she has gone?"


    Ji Xuan shook his head: "No."


    "But the good news is that now, m city is not under her surveince," he said. He lowered his scarlet eyes, stared at the young man standing in front of him, slowly approached him and said, "let me examine your wound."


    ¡ª¡ªThere is only one chance to imnt saa. There is no room for mistakes. They are also betting on a possibility.


    Fortunately, they won the bet.


    But this does not mean that everything can be worry free in the future.


    No one has made such an attempt, so everything is unknown. After Yejia, he needs to be closely monitored to make sure that his state will not continue to change.


    Yezei nodded, "OK."


    Until Ji Xuan''s hands fell on his waist, he suddenly felt something bad: "... Wait..."


    The man''s slender cold fingers touched the tight and smooth waist of the young man, pushed the clothes up along his waist line, revealing his pale and slender waist and abdomen.


    Ji Xuan paused slightly and nced at him: "will youe by yourself?"


    Yezei: "


    How ufortable it seems to him.


    He took a deep breath: "... Forget it, you hurry up."


    Ji Xuan''s lips without trace hooked the hook and pushed the young man''s clothes under his ribs.


    The young man''s skin was pale and cold, with porcin luster under the shimmer of blood red outside the window.


    He was very thin, but after taking off his clothes, he found that the lines on his body were tight and smooth, just like a masterpiece carved out. There was no surplus of powerful and beautiful muscles, as if they contained strong explosive power. There was a huge prating scar in the center of the young man''s chest. Although his skin had healed, But the gray irregr scar was particrly abrupt on his pale skin, and there were still dried up blood around the wound, which looked iplete and cold.


    Ji Xuan''s Adam''s apple fretted.


    He raised his hand and gently pressed the palm of his hand on Yejia''s chest.


    The chest under the palm is no longer undting, and the heart in the chest has stopped beating, leaving only a cold silence.


    Ji Xuan closed his eyes and felt it carefully.


    The scarlet saa was quietly ced in the depth of each other''s chest and seemed to be beating slowly, but there was a thick ghost gas wrapped around the outside of the saa. The saa was tightly sealed in it, leaving several gaps so that several blood vessels growing on the saa could take root in each other''s chest, and the two forces were tearing andpeting, But it maintained a nearly stable state strangely.


    Ji Xuan opened his eyes: "there should be no problem for the time being."


    Yejia: "how long can itst?"


    Ji Xuan: "it''s hard to say, but if you can stabilize the barrier from time to time, you shouldst longer."


    Yejia nodded thoughtfully.


    ¡ª¡ªYou don''t need to insist for too long, as long as you can maintain this critical month.


    Suddenly, he seemed to feel something. He suddenly stared at the calm, almost dignified man in front of him.


    "And..." Yezei gnashed his teeth: "should you take your hand away?"


    And... Why are you still touching everywhere?


    Suddenly, the door behind was knocked open by a burst of force. A fierce ghost with four or five faces on his head moved his jelly body and squeezed in through the crack of the door. His four or five eyes on his face looked at the end of the room.


    It''s confused.


    Not far away, the tall man pressed the young man on the wall. The young man below was not well dressed. From this direction, he could barely see each other''s pale skin and thin waist line, and their limbs were intertwined. The young man''s dark red eyes narrowed slightly, crossed the man''s shoulder and looked in this direction, shing a cold and gloomy killing intention in the dark.


    The next second, Ji Xuan suddenly raised his hand around the young man''s waist and pulled the other party close to his chest.


    He turned his head slightly, his scarlet eyes were cold and gloomy, and his sense of oppression belonging to a high-level fierce ghost suddenly poured out to the other party. He hit his head hard without concealment. His voice was low and impatient, with a trace of cold blood:


    "Get out."

 Chapter 84

    The fierce ghost woke up, screamed in his throat, then turned and rolled out of the room.


    The door mmed shut under the impact of Yin.


    Once again, there were only two of them left in the empty room.


    Yezei raised his eyes, and a pair of scarlet eyes swept over the man in front of him. It seemed as if something was repressed in his cold voice:


    "What are you waiting for?"


    Ji Xuan took a step back and innocently raised his hands: "acting is always aplete set, brother."


    Without expression, Yejia tore off his clothes and straightened them again, smoothing the wrinkles on them.


    At this time, the sharp voice of the fierce ghost carefully came through the crack of the door:


    "That... That, mother, mother asked me to send a message to you..."


    The two looked at each other.


    Yezei took back his sight, turned and walked towards the gate, but before he took a few steps, Ji Xuan grabbed his arm:


    "Wait."


    The man''s low voice sounded in his ears.


    Then he raised his hand, and his pale fingertips fell on the same cold neck side of the young man. With a gentle stroke, the trace of Yin Qi instantly prated under the skin. The skin and flesh turned over. The wound healed and closed with the speed of the naked eye as the other person''s fingers crossed, and disappeared in an instant. There were only a few dried blood stains on the smooth skin.


    Yezei raised his eyes and looked at Ji Xuan.


    The other party smiled and said, "OK."


    Ye Jia''s dark eyes stayed on Ji Xuan for a moment, then turned and walked towards the gate.


    He opened the door, lowered his eyes from amanding position, and looked at the fierce ghost who was trembling behind the door. There was a trace of careless cruelty in the sound line:


    "What''s up?"


    The fierce ghost secretly raised his eyes. When he touched the sight of the young man without any temperature in front of him, he immediately trembled and buried his four or five faces at the same time: "mother, mother, let me inform you, next go to the capital..."


    The young man with scarlet eyes raised his eyes quietly and hissed:


    "I see. Go away."


    "... brother."


    Suddenly, the man''s low voice sounded behind the young man, with a trace of dissatisfaction in the maic voice line: "what? Are you leaving? "


    The fierce ghost was surprised and subconsciously raised his eyes.


    I saw a pair of strong arms encircling the young man''s slender and tight waist from the depths of the darkness.


    The tall ghost King hugged Yezei from behind, lowered his head, kissed the young man''s pale neck, and then raised a pair of dark red cold eyes, as if with a substantive vision, pressed down on the fierce ghost in front of him.


    His voice was t and indifferent, but with a hint of displeasure:


    "Didn''t... Mother call me?"


    The fierce ghost was stiff all over, and the terrible phantom pain on the verge of death hit in an instant. His jelly like body was pressed down slowly, close to the ground a little bit, and his whole body trembled uncontrobly, but he didn''t have the strength to escape. He had to tremble and squeeze out a few words hard at the same time:


    "Hug... Apologize..."


    "Hmm..." behind Ji Xuan''s chest, Yezei felt the Yin running in each other''s body and showed a thoughtful look:


    "Did you do that?"


    The next second, the fierce ghost in front of him only felt a heavier force pressing down on his head. This time, he had no resistance, and was pressed to the ground with a loud p. The only level suppression belonging to the high-level fierce ghost was arrogantly above his head. It was an overwhelming force that could not be countered, which made him instinctively fear and shudder, But I couldn''t scream at all.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and nibbled the young man''s auricle with Mori Bai''s sharp tooth tip. There was a smile in his dumb voice:


    "Brother, you learn very fast."


    Yezei narrowed his scarlet pupils, nced at each other and said calmly:


    "Of course."


    Although it was the first time for him to be a fierce ghost, he didn''t confront the fierce ghost once or twice.


    It was just an ident in front of Wei yuechu.


    Ji Xuan hugged him tightly, knocked his chin on the other side''s neck nest, and said softly, "unfortunately, I''m going to separate from my brother this time."


    Yezei mercilessly broke away from each other''s arms, bent down and asked casually:


    "What else did mother say?"


    It wriggled hard and stammered with a trace of fear for the rest of its life:


    "She, she said, she prepared a present for you."


    Ye Jia''s eyes narrowed slightly.


    ... gifts?


    The capital, the headquarters of the supernatural authority.


    The earth suddenly began to rumble and shake, and fine lines were winding on the smooth marble floor, like a huge spider web.


    "What, what''s going on?" The staff in the hall looked at each other in panic. They held the wall or table, shaking and shaking, and the harsh rm roared overhead.


    "Come on! Contact the upper level... "


    Before the employees had finished their words, they heard a loud click, the surrounding ss doors suddenly burst, scarlet and greasy meat poured in from all directions, making a sticky and dense squirming sound, which swallowed up all the existence in the hall in an instant.


    Sad wails and screams echoed.


    Those pieces of meat seemed to have a spirit, spreading towards the upper floor of the building, and everywhere they went was a wail.


    The members of thebat section stationed in the headquarters tried tounch a counterattack, and their powerful techniques and various abilities smashed all the meat pieces that swept in. The wriggling scarlet saa turned into viscous blood and melted into the limbs at the moment of being cut off, and more meat pieces grew from the cut ce, as if they were endless, There is no tendency to slow down.


    "Retreat! Retreat! " With blood on his face, the panting members of thebat section shouted at the teammates behind him.


    The next second, he was swallowed by the saa sweeping behind him.


    This is a one-sided killing.


    It is a demonstration of the power of saving essence.


    Under such overwhelming terror, mankind has almost no capital topete with it.


    It took only a few minutes. There was no life in the whole building. The dead corridor was in a mess. The walls were full of traces of blood sshing. The walls copsed under the action of external forces. The thick smell of blood floated in the building with the Yin that could almost solidify into an entity, and was shrouded in a school of death everywhere.


    The elevator suddenly began to work slowly down.


    On the dark electronic screen, the scarlet numbers are particrly dazzling.


    -1£¬-2£¬-3£¬-4¡£


    The elevator stopped on the lower fourth floor.


    Then, the dark elevator shaft shook with a bang, and the harsh steel bar friction creaked. Then, the elevator door on the fifth floor was forcibly broken from the inside, and the greasy meat rushed in. The steel fragments of the elevator were squeezed between the saa and the saa and slowly swallowed in.


    The pale barefoot stepped on the scarlet meat and walked forward slowly.


    The cold ground left a string of bright red footprints, extending towards the end of the corridor.


    Behind the heavy metal gate, there is a dead corridor and heavy iron railings.


    The old man, who was parasitized by saa and kept in a semi dead state, slowly raised his head, and his muddy eyes looked at the sound from the loud noise. His thinking became dull and stagnant because of the long years and the dark imprisonment. He was like a bearing that had not been lubricated for a long time. He would make a harsh friction sound when rotating, which could be seen in his blurred and shaking vision, A slim woman was walking slowly in his direction.


    He couldn''t see each other''s faces clearly, but instinctively felt fear and panic.


    The meat on the half body wriggled more violently with breathing. The green tendons jumped on the greasy surface. It seemed that they smelled the smell of fresh blood and were eager to return to their mother.


    The woman''s posture gradually became clear.


    The old man suddenly opened his eyes. His thin and decaying chest fluctuated sharply, making a wheezing sound like a broken bellows. A trembling sound squeezed out of his throat, and ayer of tears gradually gushed out of his turbid eyes:


    "Xiaorou... Xiaorou..."


    He raised the only hand that could move. His withered fingers trembled. He seemed to want to touch each other''s face across the railing. His voice was hoarse, but with a trace of almost humble hope:


    "My... Daughter..."


    "Unfortunately, it''s not."


    The elegant woman smiled and lowered her face. Her scarlet eyes twinkled with cold and ruthless luster in the dark. She looked at the look in each other''s eyes with enjoyment - hope was dashed, swallowed up by despair and fear, and finally there was only an ash like hole and gray.


    She chuckled and said:


    "Long time no see."


    Yejia entered the hall where there was no more human breath.


    Here is a mess. The ravaged people can''t see what they used to be. Traces of yin and destruction can be seen everywhere. Only the huge structure of the hall can barely see some traces of the past.


    The sticky scarlet meat was crawling slowly, and human limbs and pale faces could be barely seen in it.


    The young man walked inward without expression and turned a blind eye to the surrounding tragedy. The sma and broken meat under his feet were crushed and made a fine sound.


    He came to the elevator that had been destroyed by violence, looked down for a few seconds, and then jumped down.


    The corridor on the negative fifth floor is long and cold, and there are traces of distortion and destruction everywhere. The wall has been swallowed and turned into a part of the mother''s body and a soft saa. On the surface, the green tendons burst and beat like life.


    Yejia went on.


    In the distance, the woman''s gentle and loving voice sounded, "my child,e here."


    As the distance drew closer, I saw the woman''s slender and slim body standing among the sticky broken meat on the ground. Her long skirt was white and her face was quiet. She looked as if it was the only normal existence in all the abnormal terrorist scenes. She turned her head, a pair of scarlet eyes fell on Yejia, and whispered, e on."


    Yejia went over.


    He lowered his eyes and casually swept the ground from afar.


    The three thick barriers have beenpletely destroyed, leaving only a round and huge cave. The prison seems to have been bombed. The gray faced old man lies on his back on the ground. Most of his bloated body is no longer creeping, covered with ayer of gray ck, and stinky mucus flows out slowly with the passage of time, A wrinkled face stared fixedly at the ceiling, and her eyes had lost their luster.


    His other half of the human body became distorted, it was almost difficult to distinguish the human shape, the skin burst, exposing the forest white skeleton and blue blood vessels.


    Mother smiled softly, "do you like it?"


    She came slowly, two pale arms wrapped around each other''s shoulders, a pair of scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, and her voice was gentle:


    "From now on, we will be your only family."


    She tiptoed slightly, put her lips on the young man''s cheek and kissed: "but these are not the only gifts."


    "Oh?" Yezei raised his eyebrows: "is there any more?"


    Mother raised her hand and made a huge circle in front of her: "you love here, don''t you?"


    "Supernatural authority..." she said with a smile, "you will choose this ce as your foothold after leaving me. You should be familiar with it?"


    Mother''s expression was very gentle: "from today on, this is yours."


    Yejia repeated, "mine?"


    Mother: "yes."


    She raised her hand and held each other''s cheek with her cold palm: "you are one of my favorite sons. As a mother, I will give you the best thing."


    The mother smiled and said, "from now on, all humans in this authority are yours. It''s up to you to kill, torture, eat or raise."


    "Including the area where the headquarters is located." She added lightly: "... The capital should be the most fertile ce, so I give it to you as your gift."


    If Yejia had beenpletely transformed into a fierce ghost, it could be regarded as the most perfect gift.


    After the body and mind were maliciously polluted, the once close friends and acquaintances have be the most perfect object to vent their sadism. Torturing the once rtives and friends, watching their confusion, anger, fear and struggle is a supreme enjoyment for the fierce ghostposed of pure malice.


    The location of the capital is dangerous and the poption isrge, which means that the amount of food is particrly rich. It can be regarded as the best region in the country. It will certainly be a resource for many fierce ghosts. However, it is not generous to be given to Yejia by his mother in advance before thepetition begins.


    But


    Yejia knew very well that his mother had not yet fully trusted herself.


    Seemingly a gift, the real choice is weakened.


    The administration was sent to him to test his position and the capital was sent to him to transfer him from the real event center, that is, the location of the gate - M city.


    He lowered his eyes and looked at the old man who had been dead for a long time not far away. Suddenly, he slightly raised the corners of his lips and showed a malicious smile:


    "Can I eat him?"


    The mother looked along Yejia''s line of sight: "Oh? He''s not delicious. "


    Yezei stretched out his hand to hold his mother''s slender waist and said softly, "after all, is he also my blood rtive?"


    "Of course." Mother leaned on Yejia''s shoulder and smiled on her lips.


    "Isn''t it perfect to let him return to his blood rtives?" The smile on Yejia''s lips deepened, and a pair of scarlet eyes twinkled with a slightly greedy look.


    "As long as you are happy, my child." The mother answered.


    Yezei turned to his mother and said, "I like your gift very much, but..."


    "Huh?"


    Yezei frowned slightly: "Ji Xuan is still in M city."


    He said, "my old ount with him has not been settled yet."


    Mother frowned slightly, showing a sad face:


    "I know he cheated and betrayed you and made you look like you are now, but at least the result is good now, isn''t it? Why take this matter too seriously? "


    "Not because of this." Yezei narrowed his scarlet eyes and said slowly, "I''m very interested in him now."


    Mother was slightly stunned.


    The young man''s lips raised a smile: "mother should know what he thinks of me? That''s why you sent him on such a mission. "


    Mother: "so now...?"


    The young man turned his head and looked at his mother as if an ordinary child were ying coquettish with his family: "isn''t this feeling very interesting? Whether it is destroyed or destroyed, swallowed or swallowed, I like it very much. "


    Looking at his mother''s slightly stiff expression, Yejia decided to take another dose of strong medicine.


    He took a deep breath: "I think... I''m in love with him."


    "..." the mother''s expression was nk for a moment.


    The young man frowned slightly, with a trace of worry: "you won''t forcibly separate us?"


    The mother looked at Yejia standing in front of her. After a long time, she said slowly:


    "Well, this topic... Why don''t we talk about it when we go back?"


    She was silent for a moment, then turned and walked out:


    "You can handle the follow-up affairs here. After that, go back to m city to find me."


    The saas covered on the surrounding walls, along with her body shape, withdrew little by little towards the outside of the building. Soon, the mother''s breath disappeared in the building and could no longer be felt.


    Yejia leaned his back against the cold wall and breathed slowly.


    At least it won''t be transferred from m city for the time being.


    Although¡ª¡ª


    What a shame!


    Yezei raised his hand and covered his face.


    After Mingming became a ghost, his temperature no longer changed, but he could still clearly feel the strange rise in the temperature on his face.


    Is it because he''s notpletely a ghost yet?


    After a long time, Yejia finally got out of that feeling. He put down his hand, and his expression had been adjusted to normal calm and indifference.


    He turned his head and looked at the cold body of the old man not far away.


    Ye Jia''s fundus shed aplex color.


    He knew exactly why the chief director brought him that day.


    In fact, the director general can tell him the truth directly, but he still chooses to bring him here first, just to let him, and the old man who has been tortured by guilt and mistakes all his life, and finally look at his rtives.


    However, Yejia was not ready to learn that the person who indirectly killed his mother and buried so many lives would be his own blood rtives.


    So that day he interrupted the director general''s attempt to continue the topic.


    But... Anyway, he didn''t expect that it would be hisst chance.


    ¡ª¡ªSay goodbye when you meet.


    His lifelong dream about rtives finally disappeared with the old man''s death.


    Yejia walked slowly.


    In any case, the other party''s body can''t stay here, especially after he told his mother to "eat" the other party.


    Yezei raised his hand and scratched through the air. A scarlet crack appeared under the twisted and deformed body of the old man. The cold body fell down under the pull of gravity, but at this time, he suddenly saw that under the skin of the old man covered by cyan gray saa, he suddenly protruded a strange angle at the moment of turning, like... The hard corner of a book.


    He was stunned and stopped at once.


    The old man''s bodyy quietly on the ground, half of his body was trapped in ghosts, and the other half was exposed. A wrinkled face looked up at the sky, as if in permanent meditation.


    Yezei picked up one of the pieces of ss scattered on the ground, squatted next to each other''s body, and then cut the bloated skin with the tip of the ss.


    A small ck notebook fell out of the excess rotten meat. Its surface is covered with blood and broken meat. It seems to be old. The cover and the paper pages inside have been specially treated. The dense small words on it are still clearly recognizable. It seems to have been hidden in each other''s body for a long time, The edges of the notebook almost grew with the meat pieces.


    Yejia''s heart moved slightly.


    It was the other party who opened the door for the first time. So... In all these years of detention, could he have found a way to close the door?


    Is there a turning point they have been looking for for for a long time?


    Amy''s mood is veryplicated recently.


    As a ghost, it should have been very happy. The fierce ghost upied all the real world, but


    Amy suddenly stopped at a street corner. She turned her head and looked into an alley full of ruins.


    Between the bricks and rubble, several cats who had been dead for a long time were lying on the ground.


    Amy''s heart hurts.


    The arrival of the mother took away most of the lives in the whole city, and the remaining creatures that barely escaped the opening time will not live long under the erosion of such a high concentration of Yin Qi.


    It sighed silently, barely took its eyes away, and then went on.


    As a follower of Ji Xuan, he was very clear about the confrontational rtionship between Ji Xuan and his mother before opening the door, so he thought that as his mother began to take over the real world, it would be the object of the first wave to be dealt with and targeted, but unexpectedly, the door opened and his mother came out, but he didn''t hear anything for a long time.


    It heard some wind spreading among the fierce ghosts.


    The reason why Wang was able to avoid his mother''s punishment was that his previous resistance was an illusion. In fact, it was toplete the task entrusted to him by his mother - to turn ace into a fierce ghost and pull him into their camp.


    At that moment, Amy became vignt.


    ¡ª¡ªIsn''t wang entangled with ace that bad man again!


    It hurts even more to think of this.


    What about ah Ye!


    Ah Ye is such a good ghost. He can''t y that hateful ace, just in case


    Amy can''t think anymore.


    At this time, in the street behind it, the slender and tall body of the young man slowly appeared.


    After Yejia returned to m City, the first thing he did was to find Ji Xuan.


    However, there was no shadow of Ji Xuan in the separate room, so Yejia came to another ce where the other party often haunted.


    Standing in the street, Yejia turned his head and happened to see the familiar shadow ghost not far away.


    Isn''t this Amy?


    Maybe it will know where Ji Xuan is.


    Yejia shouted:


    "Hello!"

 Chapter 85

    The shadow ghost was frightened and turned to look in the direction of the sound.


    The slender young man walked against the light, and the sky behind him was suffused with an unknown dark red, which was reflected in the pupils of each other''s shadow.


    "Where is Ji Xuan?" He asked.


    "... king?" The ghost was stunned. He raised his shadowy hand and scratched his head: "in fact, I..."


    Before he had finished speaking, the young man approached.


    His face is the same as in the past. Only his eyes are scarlet as blood, just like the ghost king, which gives his temperament a little cold and evil sense of aggression.


    Shadow Ghost: "


    It suddenly opened its eyes and stammered, "ah, ah ye, you..."


    Just then, not far from them, a gap suddenly opened in the air.


    The figure of a fierce ghost slowly materialized, bowed deeply to Yejia and said respectfully:


    "Hello, you."


    Yezei saidzily, "what''s the matter?"


    "Mother is waiting for you in the middle of the city."


    Yezei frowned and a vague guess appeared in his heart.


    since


    When he was at the headquarters of the capital supernatural authority, his mother told him to discuss it when he returned to m city.


    Is Ji Xuan with his mother?


    He looked up at the frightened ghost in front of him and said carelessly, "I see."


    The fierce ghost bowed to Yejia again, and dissipated in the air the next second.


    The shadow ghost''s thin body was frozen in ce, and the facial features blurred face looked particrly dull.


    That fierce ghost... It has an impression.


    The level of that one is at least above level A. It can evenpete with many S-level fierce ghosts in battle, but now it is so groveling


    Plus


    The shadow ghost slowly turned his head and looked at ah Ye standing beside him.


    The other party was looking thoughtfully at the disappearance direction of the fierce ghost. A pair of scarlet pupils narrowed slightly, like a concise sea of blood, which virtually brought a chilling sense of oppression.


    That is the pupil color that only the lineage can have.


    So far, there are only two lineages, one is the king, and the other is


    The shadow ghost slowly opened his mouth, stared incredibly at the young man standing in front of him, and stammered, "you..."


    Yejia knew nothing about its ups and downs of psychological activities.


    He waved to the ghost, "let''s go first."


    The slender young man turned around, and a blood red gap opened in the air in front of him in an instant. The strong breath belonging to his lineage leaked out from the ghost. He stepped in, his body was swallowed up by the void and disappeared in front of the shadow ghost in the blink of an eye.


    The streets were silent.


    Shadow Ghost: "


    Little by little, he squatted down and slowly hugged his head.


    From the deserted ruins, there was a terrible scream:


    "Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"


    World outlook


    Crash!!


    "Are you sure?"


    Wu Su asked slowly with a dignified face.


    "... yes." The employee standing opposite him also had a heavy expression and frown, as if shrouded in a cloud.


    He took a deep breath slowly, his voice seemed to squeeze out of his teeth, and said hard, "this is... The news from the capital."


    "Are casualties... Serious?" Wu Su''s voice was particrly depressed.


    "It''s terrible," the employee reluctantly smiled. "However, the only good news is that after finding out that things are wrong, the rest of the people began to evacuate. At least... Arge part of their effective strength has been preserved."


    "Where are they now?"


    "In an underground shelter near the capital." The other party replied: "now we are dealing with the wounded, recuperating and sorting out the saved data."


    Wu Su asked, "what about the headquarters of the authority now? How''s it going? "


    "It has been upied by fierce ghosts, and the surroundings are covered with a thickyer of Yin. Our intelligence personnel can''t enter, but..." the employee hesitated for a moment, and seemed not sure whether he should go on or not.


    "But?" Wu Su frowned.


    "But..." the other party took a deep breath and said, "it seems that someone witnessed that ACE... Appeared in the nearby area on the day of the attack."


    Wu Su was suddenly stunned: "... Ace?"


    He clenched his teeth: "is the information urate?"


    "Exactly."


    The employee left the office.


    Due to the attack on the headquarters, the members of the authority in each city have been evacuated from the local supernatural authority and moved into the secret shelter.


    M city has been upied, so the Management Bureau of M city is forced to merge with the branch of the next city and withdraw into a shelter near the boundary of M city. The number of employees in both branches is not small, which leads to tight area distribution.


    Wu Su''s office is almost a third of what it used to be.


    Messy materials are piled on the dirty and wet concrete floor. A narrow wooden table is ced in the center of the room, which looks particrly shabby. Except for all kinds of radio and satellitemunication equipment, there are basically no other infrastructure.


    Wu Su slowly took a deep breath, frowning with anxiety, and habitually raised his hand and grabbed his beard.


    During this time, his beard was torn in pieces, and some ces even bald, looking very sad.


    ace¡­¡­


    It never urred to him that he had seen ace''s identity in the real world for a long time - thezy logistics department employee who seemed to be unable to work hard forever was the legendary uncrowned king in the game and the top of the table that no one could surpass. Wu Su still remembered that when he drove out on the day he first met ace, I just saw Yejia waiting for the bus... Now I think it''s kind of weird beyondmon sense.


    However, before he recovered from the impact of the full amount of information, what happened next made him dizzy.


    The only clearance yer, the hope of human counterattack, has be... The enemy.


    The picture of the cold and white de piercing the girl''s thin chest seems to be branded on the retina. As long as Wu Su closes his eyes, he can see Wei yuechu''s dazed eyes and the scarlet blood blooming in his chest, torturing him all the time.


    Wu Su thought that after such a long time, he should have been used to the departure of hispanions.


    However, don''t know why, the dull pain still lingered in his mind all the time, and refused to dissipate.


    The worship and longing for ace, the pain of hispanion''s departure, and the heavy hatred for the murderer weighed heavily on his shoulder, mixed into aplex emotion, which made him almost out of breath.


    Wu Su lowered his head, buried his face in his palm and fell into a long silence.


    Suddenly, the door of the office was pushed open.


    st rushed in angrily, and Chen Qingye followed him helplessly.


    Wu Su was startled and looked up.


    "Sorry," Chen Qingye smiled at Wu Su, but there was not much apology on his face: "we heard some rumors. What happened in the capital?"


    st opened his chair with a gloomy face and sat down.


    Wu Su sighed.


    He didn''t expect to hide it from the two people in front of him, so he told everything that happened in the headquarters - including the eyewitness testimony about ace.


    Chen Qingye''s expression slowly became dignified: "you mean, you suspect that ace has something to do with the ughter of the General Administration?"


    Wu Su shrugged and looked tired: "I don''t know, but..."


    The evidence shows that.


    He couldn''t help asking, "have you ever found anything wrong?"


    "Ace?" Chen Qingye shook his head and said, "if you ask me if I find anything wrong with ACE''s position, then I can only say no."


    He added: "even now, I don''t think ace is an undercover of a fierce ghost."


    All the actions of the other party from the beginning to the present are running for the survival of mankind, from the task carried out by the fierce ghost sent by his mother to the real gate in M city. Without Yejia, they can hardly find the truth.


    However, Wu Su did not participate in these experiences. It is understandable that he would think so.


    Chen Qingye turned to Wu Su: "do you think a human who has long taken refuge in his mother will break the wall for you to rescue the hostages before entering m city?"


    Wu Su bit his teeth and nodded, "you''re right."


    These days, the rumors circting in the authority also made him start to shake his position.


    However, everything Chen Qingye said was on the point, which made Wu Su unable to refute.


    "Plus..." Chen Qingye raised his hand and held the sses on the bridge of his nose. The eyes behind the lenses narrowed slightly and said, "I don''t know if you noticed that day. There was blood on ACE''s skirt."


    Wu Su was stunned.


    Although it was daytime that day, the sky was upied by dark clouds, and only the strange red light emitted from the city could be seen.


    He was the one furthest away, and naturally did not pay attention to the conditions of Yejia''s front.


    Chen Qingye definitely concluded: "ace and his mother should have had a hand."


    Wu Su was surprised.


    Chen Qingye continued: "I suspect that it is possible that the mother used some method to control ace, which leads to now..."


    Before he finished his words, he sat aside from the beginning with a gloomy face. Without saying a word, st suddenly stood up from his chair.


    The metal chair legs knocked on the concrete floor, making a harsh sound.


    He bit his teeth and said word by word, "I don''t believe it."


    Both of them were stunned.


    Chen Qingye frowned: "what?"


    st''s red hair almost became the only bright color in the room. The masseter muscles on his face were tight, and a pair of dark eyes twinkled with burning light, as if to tear everyone in front of him into pieces with his own eyes. He looked provocatively at the two people in front of him, as if he wanted to start a battle:


    "I, no, believe it."


    He said fiercely, "Wei yuechu is not dead."


    The room was silent and the three looked at each other.


    "Haven''t you learned a lesson yet? Ace is a liar! " st''s voice rose uncontrobly and continued fiercely, "I don''t believe that the evil woman is dead. Do you understand?"


    Wu Su stood up and seemed to want to appease each other:


    "But you saw what happened that day..."


    All those who have learned about ace weapons know that there can be no survivors under the sickle, especially when they saw the de tip tear Wei yuechu''s chest and pass through it mercilessly - no one can survive such a situation, even Mai.


    Although... They also want to believe this possibility.


    However, with the passage of time, especially the witness testimony after the massacre of the General Administration of the capital authority, this possibility has be smaller and smaller.


    The sooner we ept the facts, the better, instead of indulging in false hopes and pinning the possibility of turnover on an enemy.


    st stubbornly said, "I don''t believe it."


    He seemed to be very firm in his intuition this time: "ace is a liar. I said I would never trust him again."


    st said decisively, "so I don''t believe his camp conversion this time!"


    Chen Qingye pushed his eyes and broke the stagnation in the air: "in fact, although I also think the probability of this kind of situation is very slim, but... This possibility cannot be ruled out."


    Wu Su was stunned: "what do you say?"


    "We haven''t found Wei yuechu''s body yet, have we?" Chen Qingye said.


    Wu Su was lost in thought.


    you bet.


    But this is not because they don''t want to find it, but because they have no conditions.


    After Yejia left that day, they evacuated the civilians and wounded from the dangerous area as soon as possible, and there was no time to send people to explore under the abyss.


    Wu Su expressed his views.


    Chen Qingye nodded thoughtfully, "that''s right."


    He thought for a while and then concluded, "well, I think we''d better prepare for it."


    "What?" Wu Su asked.


    "First of all, we must treat ace as an enemy. The strength of the other party is strong. Once we take it lightly, we will pay a great price." Chen Qingye said in an orderly way: "secondly, we must consider that the other party is controlled by the mother, so under the premise of the first point, contact the other party and look for the possibility that the control will be lifted... After all, if ace returns, it will be our reliablebat power."


    "Finally," Chen Qingye turned to st with a gloomy face and said:


    "Although I agree with you that the possibility can not be excluded, the probability is too low and too idealistic, so I don''t rmend investing any manpower in this direction..."


    st refused: "but..."


    Chen Qingye calmly interrupted him: "except yourself."


    st was stunned.


    Chen Qingye said: "you can go to m city to look for Wei yuechu''s body to verify your guess, but it''s too dangerous. Now every member of thebat section is too precious to die for your guess."


    st''s spirit was refreshed, and the red hair on his head seemed to have spirit and burned again:


    "No problem!"


    "But I have one condition." Chen Qingye added.


    "What conditions?" st looks confident.


    Chen Qingye asked, "do you know what it means to fail?"


    "What?" st''s face showed some silly expression.


    Wu Su interposed, and his voice sounded particrly heavy: "Wei yuechu is dead."


    st was shocked and his expression was gloomy again.


    Chen Qingye mercilessly mended the knife: "and he was killed by ACE himself."


    st''s face is more gloomy. His palm hanging on his side slowly clenches into a fist, and his knuckles are white because of force.


    "So my condition is that if you fail." Chen Qingye fixed his eyes on the young man in front of him and said word by word:


    "Don''t take revenge on ACE on impulse"


    A long timeter.


    "... OK." st gritted his teeth and replied.


    The center of M city has long been shrouded by thick Yin and blood gas, and the real color of the sky can hardly be seen at all


    The earth cracked, the houses copsed, and there were broken ruins everywhere.


    Between the ruins and the cracks in the ruins, the wriggling meat limbs can be seen faintly.


    Pale bodies piled up in the streets.


    It seems to have been brought in from other cities, some rotten and some fresh.


    They are stacked together like some unimportant items, releasing a fishy and turbid smell.


    Yezei walked slowly along the street.


    He raised his head and looked at the huge strange building not far away.


    Huge stones and cement bs with iplete edges were built together, and twisted steel bars came out of them and poked into the ck and red sky. Like a monstrous monster, they suddenlynded in the middle of the city.


    Yejia took back his sight and walked towards the building.


    The slender and straight back of the young man was slowly swallowed by the ugly and dark blood.


    The more you go inward, the stronger the smell of blood.


    Under the ground in the building, you can see the winding ups and downs of scarlet meat, and vaguely see the broken limb corpses that have not beenpletely digested.


    At a nce, Yezei saw Ji Xuan standing not far away and his mother stepping on the meat that almost filled his vision.


    The mother lowered her eyes and looked down at them. There was a light smile on the face that was the same as Yejia''s memory, but there was no warmth, only the emptiness, which could almost make the spinal cord cold.


    Ji Xuan turned his head and looked at Ye Jia. His thin and sharp lips slightly lifted up, and his scarlet eyes shed:


    "Brother, you''re here."


    He walked quickly in the direction of Yejia.


    Ji Xuan stretched out his arms, affectionately held the young man''s waist, tightly pressed their bodies together, lowered his head, kissed each other''s cheek, and his low voice was ambiguous and hoarse: "I miss you so much."


    Yezei was still calm, raised a smile on his lips and hugged each other''s back with his backhand:


    "How long have I been away?"


    Ji Xuan nibbled the tip of the young man''s ear and said vaguely, "it''s been too long."


    His voice was very low and seemed to be coquettish, wrapped in wet and viscous possessiveness, and pressed against each other all over the world:


    "I can''t live without you, brother."


    Ye Jia''s back, which was bitten by the other party''s ear, was slightly stiff: "...."


    Hello.


    You''re too involved.


    Not far away, the slim woman slowly walked down from the high blood clot step by step.


    Her eyes, which seemed to focus on the deepest and heaviest evil thoughts in the world, looked at the two people in front of her, but her face was almost loving. She looked at Ji Xuan and asked softly:


    "It seems that you have got what you want, haven''t you?"


    Ji Xuan smiled on his lips, hugged Ye Jia''s waist with both hands, and firmly imprisoned each other in his arms. His eyes glittered with happiness and satisfaction. It seemed that the child finally held his favorite toy, as if he had won the world:


    "Yes."


    He turned his head, leaned over and kissed Yejia, with a smile in his low voice:


    "Thanks to my mother."


    Yejia could clearly see that there was a fleeting stiffness on his mother''s face.


    He rxed and leaned against Ji Xuan''s arms. His dark red eyes narrowed slightly, and a thoughtful look shed at the bottom of his eyes.


    Looks like he''s right.


    Mother was still very unhappy about the fact that her two lineages were engaged in the same thing.


    Or... Fear.


    Ji Xuan turned his head and looked at his mother standing aside: "I believe you won''t separate us?"


    The mother smiled and replied, "of course not."


    She raised her hand to Ji Xuan: "after all, I promised you, didn''t I?"


    "Yes." Ji Xuan leaned over and kissed each other''s pale back of the hand, with a smile on his lips: "I''m very grateful."


    ¡ª¡ªFrom the beginning, he got his mother''s promise.


    Whether in the game or after leaving the game, his mother promised him exactly the same reward¡ª¡ª


    Stay with yeka forever.


    "But..." the mother took back her hand and showed a embarrassed look on her face: "you should also find that I haven''tpletely entered the real world now, right?"


    Yejia''s heart was shocked.


    When he saw the meat pieces that could not be recycled into the body, he had such a guess - because of some obstacles, although the mother can invade into the reality, what conditions have not been met, so her huge original body wriggled under the ground of M City, so she proposed this one month deadline.


    But what Yejia didn''t expect was that the other party would speak it out in front of him so recklessly.


    What does she want?


    The mother continued: "as long as this period of time passes, the whole world will be ours. At that time, even if we don''t want to, mankind will have to submit to our rule and be the meat and bait we feed. We willpletely get the control of the world, and you two... Are my favorite children and will also get the most abundant reward in the world, At that time, I canpletely fulfill my promise to you. "


    She looked at Ji Xuan: "always together."


    Mother said, "in order to achieve this goal, there are some things I need you to help me achieve."


    She kindly asked, "would you like to help me?"


    Yejia looked at the evil eyes of the woman in front of him and smiled, "of course."


    Half an hourter, Ji Xuan and Yezei left their mother''s ce.


    After feeling that the peeping disappeared, Yezei moved his shoulder and arm, raised his hand and patted Ji Xuan''s arm still tightly around his waist, saying in a bad tone:


    "Hey, have you had enough?"


    Unexpectedly, the other party did not let go, but increased his strength and said in a coquettish way:


    "No."


    Yezei: "


    He rolled his eyes, raised his hand and pressed it on the other party''s hand, ready to break Ji Xuan''s arm.


    However, before Yejia had time to exert his strength, he felt that the other party came to his ear without warning, deliberately lowered his voice with an ambiguous smile, and his cold lips touched his earlobe: "destruction or destruction, phagocytosis or phagocytosis?"


    Yejia suddenly opened his eyes and his actions were frozen.


    Wait


    This... This is not what he said to his mother at the headquarters of the paranormal authority, is it?


    Why, Ji Xuan, would you know?


    His brain went nk for a moment.


    Yejia remembered that he said next


    The next second, he felt the other party''s body lean over, and the cold and wet tip of his tongue gently licked his earlobe. Different from the aggressive action, the other party''s voice seemed particrly aggrieved:


    "Brother, how can confession not be in my face?"

 Chapter 86

    Grass.


    Is this... Is this public execution?


    Yejia seemed to be struck by thunder. His expression was nk and his whole body was stiff.


    Slowly turned his head, looked at the man standing beside him and asked dryly:


    "You..."


    He took a deep breath: "you, why are you...?"


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes, smiled on his lips and took over the conversation: "why would I know?"


    "After all, this is the first time you are alone with your mother..." he leaned down, his chin fondly rubbed Ye Jia''s shoulder, and said coquettishly, "I''m worried about my brother."


    Mother only called Yezei this time and deliberately excluded Ji Xuan. She must have some intention.


    In particr, they are notpletely sure whether their mother really believes in ace''s defection,


    Therefore, in order to prevent his mother''s sudden trouble, Ji Xuan was not prepared to let Yejia go to the capital alone to face his mother - while healing the wound on Yejia''s neck, he secretly left a few drops of blood. Through the ability of blood Gu fish, he monitored the meeting remotely to prevent things from changing.


    Unexpectedly


    He could hear what the other party said... Like that.


    Through the blurred blood mirror, Ji Xuan was shocked physically and mentally. His mind was nk. He could only hear each other''s voice clearly ring in his ears through a long distance. Every word was knocked down heavily, making him dizzy.


    My brother said... like it.


    Love.


    He felt a strange emotion surging and bulging in his silent and cold chest, like a wild vine, as if to break through the shackles of his ribs, wrap his throat and heart, and bring a strange and strange terrible pain.


    Something is out of control.


    As a fierce ghost, Ji xuanmingming no longer needed to breathe, but he didn''t know why, but a dizzy sense of suffocation overwhelmed him.


    The sudden burst of joy in his mind was so strong that he almost feared it.


    Even though Ji Xuan knew very well that the other party was saying this to deceive his mother, he still couldn''t control his instinctive emotional reaction.


    Happier than * * and deeper than pain.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and stared at the young man in his arms.


    The other party''s body is as cold as his own, but it makes him almost have an illusion of warmth.


    He raised his lips, lowered his head and rubbed Yejia''s ear, and his voice was low:


    "... I''m happy."


    Even though he knew it was only an expedient measure, he still


    Very happy.


    With the cold and soft touch, the other party''s voice sounded in Yejia''s ear like thunder on the ground, waking him from the dull state of stiff body and nk mind.


    Like a cat trampled on its tail, Yejia jumped three feet high.


    This instinctive stress response, even Ji Xuan did not hold the other party down.


    Yezei angrily elbowed Ji Xuan and broke away from the other party''s arms. Then he turned his head and looked at the other party in disbelief:


    "You..."


    He stared at the innocent man in front of him, his lips slightly open, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn''t utter a syble for a long time.


    Fuck.


    Yezei took a deep breath, pressed his unspoken words back to his throat, finally nced at Ji Xuan fiercely, then turned around with a gloomy face and walked forward quickly.


    Ji Xuan touched his abdomen thoughtfully.


    Compared with the actual beating, the other party''s blow just now was light, almost flustered, and didn''t even bring much strength.


    He raised his head and looked at each other''s rapidly shrinking back.


    I feel like I''m running away.


    Ji Xuan slightly narrowed his long and narrow eyes. His scarlet eyes shone happily under his long eyshes. He stirred up the corners of his lips without trace.


    It seems that what the other party said earlier may not be 100% false and theatrical.


    The smile on his lips deepened a little, quickly caught up, and the ending was slightly prolonged:


    "Brother, wait for me."


    The edge of M city.


    st walked alone towards the city ruins shrouded in clouds and blood gas. His whereabouts were very restrained and mysterious. His body was light and almostpletely integrated into the surrounding darkness. He did not directly go to the big hole on the wall where the civilians had been evacuated, but took a detour and twists.


    Along the way, he was very careful of his ability.


    Fire light represents brightness. Although it can protect itself, it will also lead to the exposure of whereabouts.


    st passed through the gap on the wall, like a shadow, and quietly sneaked into the city.


    The previous screams for help and panic had already been dispersed by the new wind. The ground full of ruins was full of cracks,rge and small. It seemed that the bloody gas of that night was still left in the air, which was almost breathless.


    ording to his memory, he soon came to the gap where Wei yuechu fell.


    I don''t know when the meat wriggling under the ground that day has disappeared. There is a stale and smelly smell in the dark. There are still traces of blood on the pitted rock wall, which can hardly see the end at a nce.


    st lowered his head and stared at the abyss below.


    He still remembers what Chen Qingye said when he found himself before leaving:


    "... even if you can''t find Wei yuechu''s body, it doesn''t mean your guess has been confirmed. Do you know that?"


    Not to mention that there are mother''s limbs under some cracks. Once they fall in, they will be swallowed up. Even if they are not eaten by their mother, there are too many fierce ghosts in M City, and it is not impossible for the swallowed bones to exist¡ª¡ª


    st gave a deep "um" and threw his backpack on his back.


    He knew that he was unlikely to get a definite answer this time - but he had to go.


    He must see Wei yuechu''s body with his own eyes.


    st slowly took a deep breath, carefully jumped down the rock wall and dived deeper bit by bit.


    The lower, the narrower.


    The air was cloudy, and the walls on both sides seemed to want to tten him a little.


    st jumps from one foothold to the next.


    He could see broken cement bs, twisted steel bars, broken stones, and many iplete human bodies.


    st looks patiently.


    He flipped every body, looking for the familiar face.


    This is not.


    Neither is this.


    Not here, not there.


    Before he knew it, he had dived deep.


    Unexpectedly, the rock wall that had been tightening suddenly became wider.


    The small stones under my feet fell and hit the ground, making a fine and empty sound.


    Actually... Implemented?


    st was stunned.


    He raised his hand and carefully lifted a cluster of mes from his fingertips to light up below.


    Indeed, deep in the gap, there is a long, endless passage.


    st jumped from above,


    The passage is not narrow. The rock wall is wet and gives off a smell of damp stench. Iplete bones and semi rotten limbs are scattered everywhere.


    st frowned slightly and walked along the passage.


    The terrain here is veryplex, with narrow channels connected in all directions.


    In the distance came the noise of people.


    "...e on, dig!"


    The voiceughed cruelly, apanied by the whizzing sound of the whip breaking the air, and the painful and tragic wail echoed in the narrow passage:


    "Those who arezy will be eaten, ha ha!"


    st was slightly stunned.


    He remembered what Wu Su and Chen Qingye talked about on the day when they left m city¡ª¡ª


    They believe that there is a reason for her mother to set aside a one month deadline for human beings. She will not be kind, so there must be something preventing her fromunching aprehensive aggression.


    Is it


    Is it rted to the scene in front of you?


    st doesn''t hide his breath skillfully. Although he can''t catch up with ACE in this aspect, it''s more than enough to fool the general fierce ghost.


    He approached slowly in the direction of the sound.


    I saw a tall, white skinned ghost standing at the end of the passage, holding a huge iron whip. The iron whip was full of thorns and looked terrible.


    In front of it are a series of fierce ghosts tied up with steel chains. Their faces are sad and miserable. They tremble under the obscene power of the tall fierce ghost and are digging down with all their strength.


    st noticed that although they have the unique Yin and death Qi of fierce ghosts, they are rtively weak.


    Strange.


    Logically speaking, even the weakest ghost should not be so weak since it can have an entity.


    The most important thing is... What are they digging for?


    st narrows his eyes slightly and approaches from the side.


    At this time, he suddenly saw in a trance that one of them had a familiar face.


    st was stunned.


    Suddenly, the forgotten picture shed through his mind and made him stiff.


    That was once an employee of the supernatural authority. They passed by in the corridor of the authority and appeared in previous missions to rescue civilians, but they died in the process of fighting fierce ghosts.


    st noticed that these fierce ghosts were wearing civilian clothes.


    He was shocked.


    These people... Are not weak and fierce ghosts from the game, but¡ª¡ª


    The human soul transformed into a fierce ghost.


    When st was stunned, there was a sudden chaos not far away.


    A huge sound suddenly burst in front of him. The sound seemed toe from the depths of the ground, echoing between the ground and the wall like a heavy thunder. st felt the ground shaking madly under his feet, and a strange sound gushed out from under the ground. He had to raise his hand to hold the wall before he could barely stabilize his body, Not dangling above the ground.


    The sound... Seems to be the cry and cry of countless wronged souls, surging in all directions in a dark way, which makes people feel a little creepy.


    The next second, dark viscous liquid suddenly gushed out of the underground tunnel excavated by many ghosts in front.


    The liquid seemed to have life. Without warning, it stretched out its tentacles. Human fuzzy faces floated in the liquid. Those faces were ferocious and terrible, as if they were bearing iparable tears and were making silent screams.


    st was shocked and almost forgot to breathe.


    His eyes widened in horror.


    The malice floating in the air was the only terror he had seen in his life. It was so thick that it seemed to be able to turn into reality, making him have the illusion that he would be corroded.


    The pitch ck liquid sticks to those human souls like asphalt and involves them.


    The ghosts wailed, screamed and struggled, but they couldn''t get rid of the entanglement and bondage of that thing at all. They could only be dragged into it alive and be a part of the thick malice.


    The fierce ghost with a green face had already retreated back.


    It held an iron whip and stood high on the top of one of the tunnels. It made a sharpugh, as if it was very happy with the tragedy in front of it.


    "Well, it''s done here."


    The fierce ghost turned around, his heavy body stepped on the ground, and the whole tunnel vibrated slightly.


    The small stones fell down, and the dark liquid level, which had gradually be stable, fluctuated, and the screaming faces could be seen faintly.


    "... it''s time for the next one."


    The voice of the fierce ghost was thick, and the voice of muttering echoed under the empty ground.


    st forced himself to take his eyes back from the viscous liquid surface - his instinct trained in years of fighting told him that he should never touch these things.


    He raised his head and looked at the big and strong figure of the fierce ghost, which was slowly disappearing from the distant tunnels. He narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.


    In a few seconds.


    st took a deep breath and secretly followed.


    After saying goodbye to his mother, Ji Xuan and Yezei came to the location of a real estate under his name.


    Although the mother peeps at a wide range, it happens to be in one of the dead corners she can''t perceive.


    Yezei turned to Ji Xuan and said, "did you already think of this day when you bought these ces?"


    Ji Xuan shrugged: "of course."


    He raised his hand and pushed the door open.


    "After all, I have to be prepared."


    "Which hands?" Yejia walked in after him and asked carelessly, "can the door be opened?"


    Ji Xuan: "No."


    He turned his head and looked at Yejia very seriously: "do you want to be a human or a fierce ghost?"


    Yezei was stunned.


    He looked at Ji Xuan with a steady nce and hissed: "smooth tongue."


    Ji Xuan was not annoyed.


    He curled his lips and smiled, as if it was very useful. He asked, "does my brother like it?"


    This sentence is a pun.


    Yezei looked back coldly, "No."


    Ji Xuan sighed with some regret.


    It''s more interesting that my brother was a little overwhelmed just now - he really likes to see other emotions on each other''s faces except calm. Unfortunately, this situation is too rare.


    Suddenly, Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked at a corner not far away. His scarlet eyes narrowed slightly and said in a deep voice:


    "Come out."


    Yejia turned his head and looked in that direction.


    He raised his eyebrows: "Amy?"


    Now, can''t hide if want to.


    As ast resort, the figure of the shadow ghost slowly emerged in mid air.


    In fact... This time, it is ready to report the progress of its task to Wang.


    But unexpectedly, just came, it met the "person" it didn''t want to see for the time being.


    The culprit who caused his world outlook to copse.


    The shadow ghost stood a little stiff in ce, neither entering nor retreating. He looked at Ji Xuan for a while and Yezei for a while. He felt that his nonexistent viscera were knotted together. He couldn''t help showing his body until Ji Xuan shouted it.


    Looking at the two people in front of them, the shadow ghost tangled up in a fuzzy face, looking very strange and funny.


    "Done?" Ji Xuan asked faintly.


    The ghost hurried forward: "yes... Yes!"


    Yezei sat rxed on the sofa behind him. His back leaned back slightly. His scarlet eyes were half closed and covered under his long eyshes, giving people an inexplicable sense of oppression: "what did you tell Amy to do?"


    Ji Xuan sat down next to Yejia.


    He naturally leaned over, lowered his eyes and whispered, "it''s nothing, just put some of his subordinates in his mother''s camp."


    His posture was very casual and intimate, without any sense of conflict, as if he should have done so.


    Yezei frowned and stepped back to one side: "it''s crowded to death."


    "Yes?" Ji Xuan said shamelessly, "why don''t I feel it?"


    Shadow Ghost: "......"


    I shouldn''t be here.


    I should be under the car.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked at the shadow ghost still standing in front of him. He frowned: "what are you still doing here?"


    Shadow Ghost: "......"


    Do you think I want to!!!!


    Being stuffed with dog food, the choking and tulent Amy turned around disheartened.


    "Bye." Yezei waved.


    Amy waved her hand habitually: "goodbye..." ah Ye.


    ... wait, ye.


    A Ye is ace.


    That hateful and terrible human being, a scum man who always abandons.


    Amy felt that her internal organs were twisted into pimples again. Her left foot tripped her right foot and almost fell down. Then she rushed out in a hurry.


    Yezei, the culprit, blinked and looked at each other''s strange figure inexplicably:


    "Do you think Amy is a little strange?"


    Ji Xuan said absently, "No."


    Taking advantage of the other party''s distraction, Ji Xuan leaned in the direction of Yejia without trace and pasted it on him again.


    Yezei frowned, unaware of each other''s small movements: "are you sure?"


    Ji Xuan stretched out his hand and held Ye Jia''s waist.


    He nodded with a straight face:


    "OK."


    When Yejia returned to God, the other party had stuck to himself like a dog skin ster again.


    Yezei: "


    fuck.


    He slowly took a deep breath, raised his hand, pinched the bridge of his nose and pressed his airway: "let go."


    "Don''t let go."


    Yejia doesn''t want to have this nutritious dialogue with each other anymore.


    Every time he gets around.


    Yezei gnashed his teeth and said, "are you young?"


    The next second, the tall body next to him suddenly shrinks.


    The little boy held the young man''s arm tightly, looked up with a pale and beautiful face, a pair of ruby eyes narrowed slightly, a faint smile on his lips, and a childish voice said:


    "Not naive."


    Yezei: "


    ... kill me.


    Why on earth is this ghost so difficult?


    Finally, Yejia forced his hand out of each other''s arms.


    Looking at the disappointed face of the other party, he said that he was not soft hearted at all - but he did not implement the n he had just made in his heart:


    Get up from the sofa and stay away from the sticky guy.


    Ji Xuan raised his face and looked at Yezei sitting next to him. There was a glimmer of sess in his n at the bottom of his eyes.


    After breaking away from each other''s fury, Yezei remembered his purpose of looking for Ji Xuan at the beginning.


    "By the way," he said, raising his hand. His cold and pale fingertips crossed the air, and a scarlet gap opened: "this..."


    In the gap, the little ck hand climbed out first.


    Yezei: "


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "..."


    Under the cold vision of the other party, the little ck hand trembled and subconsciously shrank to Yejia.


    Yezei: "... What are you doing out here?"


    The little ck hand said sadly, "after reading the novel, there is no BSP in it; Yezei: "there is no city outside. After being upied by his mother, all the infrastructure in it stopped running, including all thework base stations.


    "What?!" The little ck hand was surprised and looked up at Yejia in disbelief.


    But the next second, it suddenly saw the other party''s Scarlet pupils. For a moment, it trembled and stammered, "you..."


    Wait


    How long did you stay in the ghost!!!!


    Why has the world changed so much that it can''t keep up with it!!!!


    Looking at the messy little ck hands in the wind in front of him, Yejia said calmly, "Oh, by the way, now I''m a ghost."


    Little ck hand: "


    Yejia: "mother came out."


    Little ck hand: "......"


    Yejia: "she is now ready to upy the human world and destroy all mankind."


    Little ck hand: "............"


    Yejia: "well, that''s what happened recently. You can go back now."


    With that, he ruthlessly grabbed the little ck hand and stuffed it back towards his ghost.


    Little ck hand: "wait, wait!"


    Yejia''s action said, "what''s the matter?"


    The little ck hand hesitated: "that... Human beings, can they not perish?"


    It scratched on the edge of Yejia ghost and asked questions carefully.


    Yezei was a little surprised: "huh? Why? "


    "Human beings are actually very good, aren''t they?" The little ck hand didn''t know ye Jia''s current camp, so he had to rack his brains and stammer: "although you are a ghost now, you see, they have bsp; Cheng cezhi, Wei yuechu, Chen Qingye


    They are very friendly.


    It asked pitifully, "can you tell your mother? Let''s get along? "


    Ye Jia''s expression was slightly soft.


    He smiled, "I''ll try."


    Little ck hand: "


    Before he was happy, he felt that Yejia raised his hand and grabbed his body, then forcibly stuffed it back, and said coldly:


    "Bye."


    Little ck hand: "


    Although he has be a ghost, this man is really as hateful as before.


    Ji Xuan: "so... That''s what you want to show me?"


    Yejia: "... No."


    He opened the ghost and took out the notebook with ck and red blood clots and broken meat on the cover paper.


    Ji Xuan frowned, "what is this?"


    Ye Jia''s action said: "at this time, the notes hidden by the former director of the supernatural authority."


    ¡ª¡ªHidden in his body full of saas.


    He said: "more than thirty years ago, the door was opened once. He was the one who opened the door."


    Ji Xuan nodded thoughtfully: "... So it is."


    Because they acted separately that day, he didn''t know about the conversation on the fifth floor underground, and Yejia didn''t have a chance to tell it allter.


    However, this is not the time to talk in detail.


    Yezei took a deep breath, gently shook his notebook and patted the dried meat on it:


    "Obviously, after being locked up in prison for so many years, he still hasn''t given up to continue to study things rted to door and mother, so I think there should be a lot of information we can use."


    He raised his eyes and looked at Ji Xuan: "maybe it will be a turning point."

 Chapter 87

    Yejia opened the cover of the notebook.


    It looks old. The specially treated paper has a strange blue color, making the writing font clearer and clearer.


    A line of small characters was written on the title page, which had been blurred by the erosion of years, and the content was barely recognizable.


    Happy father''s day.


    The font is tender, but every stroke is very serious.


    Yejia''s eyes stopped for a moment on the line of words, and his actions paused slightly, and then quickly turned the page over.


    Ji Xuan sat beside him, his scarlet eyes half narrowed and looked thoughtfully at the young man in front of him.


    Ye Jiazi carefully thumbed through the contents of the notebook.


    This seems to be a diary. The dates on it are not continuous. The length of each diary is different, but the contents are very simr. It records some daily trivia. It seems to be an essay written by an old man at will.


    Until Yejia turned over a whole book, he didn''t find any useful information.


    "How''s it going?" Ji Xuan asked at the right time.


    Yezei shook his head and frowned slightly, "there''s nothing."


    No.


    A special anti-corrosion treatment was made, which was hidden in the limbs of the former director parasitized by saa, and the notebook was carefully saved. There was no information rted to the door.


    Just because it''s a gift from your daughter?


    Yejia turned over the note again, and the pages filled with words made a ttering sound. nk and nk, words and words staggered with each other, passing quickly in front of him.


    ... wait.


    Yejia stared.


    It''s not that there''s no information, but... It''s encrypted.


    His back was slightly straightened involuntarily, his eyes fixed on the small ck book in front of him, and his mental strength was extremely concentrated.


    After years of experience in the copy of the game, Yezei is no stranger to this encryption and decoding. Generally speaking, to decode this password, you need a string of key characters, that is, the key. If you decode without the key, it''s like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is almost impossible


    Yejia seemed to suddenly think of something and was stunned.


    He slowly turned the book to the title page.


    ¡ª¡ªHappy father''s day.


    On the light blue paper, the crooked small words appear particrly clear.


    What is the most regretful thing about the former director - his grandfather?


    Driven by ambition, he opened the door and killed his daughter.


    So... What would the key be?


    Yezei gently stroked his fingers over the title page, and there was an indescribable look at the bottom of his scarlet eyes.


    He turned to Ji Xuan and said, "do you have any paper and pen?"


    Ji Xuan nodded, his pale fingers lightly hooked, and the paper and pen flew from one of the rooms not far away and floated in front of Yejia.


    Yezei said thank you, and then began to sit at his desk and write quickly, trying one by one.


    ¡ª¡ªMother''s name.


    no


    ¡ª¡ªMother''s birthday.


    no


    ¡ª¡ªMother''s death.


    Not really.


    Yejia was a little stuck. He raised his head and looked at the dense paper that had been spread out in front of him. He frowned with a headache.


    If these are not keys, what would they be?


    Ji Xuan, who looked like a child, bent down beside him, twisted one of the papers with his fingers, frowned and looked at him: "what is this?"


    Yejia took the paper back from his hand and said, "decode."


    He pointed to the small notebook: "I think the former director encrypted the contents of his notebook for the purpose of..."


    Yejia was stunned.


    Purpose.


    What is the purpose? To hide from your mother?


    This little book is hidden in Qi Shengze''s body. If it records the method of closing the door, as long as her mother finds the existence of this notebook, she doesn''t need to decode the content and destroy it directly.


    Well, this password is not against ghosts, but talents.


    Yes


    If Qi Sheng had already studied how to close the door, would it be bad to write it down and tell the authority directly?


    But he chose to encrypt the things he had researched and write them in his notebook and hide them in his body - you know, the door had not been opened at that time, and even the game had not been born.


    Ye Jia''s fingers tightened slowly, and his fingertips turned white with force.


    ¡ª¡ªI''m afraid the water in the supernatural authority is deeper than he thought.


    However, in this case, at least the scope of the key is narrowed.


    It can''t be public information. Names, dates of death and birthdays are too conspicuous. If it''s the authority, it''s meaningless to use these things as keys.


    What could it be?


    Yezei lowered his eyes and looked down on the title page of his notebook. He raised his hand and gently stroked his finger belly on the smooth paper.


    For a moment, it was like bright lightning suddenly cutting through the dark night sky. The long forgotten memory was like gravel rolled up by the flood, shing in his mind without warning¡ª¡ª


    He was slightly stunned, and his fingertips stayed for a moment on "father''s Day".


    In Yejia''s memory, the rtionship between his mother and her father did not seem to be good. He had never seen his grandfather and rarely heard of this man from his mother.


    The only time she talked to him about her father was one night.


    Yezei could not recall the cause and effect, but only a broken fragment of the scene.


    The elegant looking woman''s head hangs slightly, and her smooth side face is illuminated by the light. She seems to be immersed in memories. Her voice is gentle. She talks about it in the dark and safe night. She said: "my father is a very busy man. He almost never goes home. I always missed him when I was young, so every father''s day, I always prepare a gift for the trustee to take to his unit... But he never called me back or showed up. Itsted two or three years, so I gave up. When I grew up, I found... "


    She smiled:


    "The original date of father''s day changes every year, and I only remember the specific time when I was four years old, so none of the gifts I sentter arrived on the correct date, so those packages were stopped by his unit as a prank. In fact, he never received my gifts."


    At that time, Yejia, who was still young, raised his head and stared at his mother''s face.


    There was no superfluous expression on the woman''s face, but it gave him a very sad feeling - this sadness left a deep impression on Yejia.


    Coupled with the impact of his mother''s death in front of him, every frame of memory between Yejia and his mother bes precious.


    So although the time has passed for a long time, he can still recall it now.


    Mother... When she was four, the date of father''s day.


    Yezei was stunned, took out his mobile phone and turned over the calendar on it.


    He took the month, year and day as the key and began decoding the notebook in front of him.


    ten minutester.


    Yezei straightened up slowly and looked at the paper full of words scattered on the ground in front of him, with a strange shimmer in the bottom of his eyes.


    ... seeded.


    The contents of the first few sentences of the notebook have been sessfully solved, which shows that the key is correct.


    In fact, this matter itself... Represents a lot of information.


    The purpose of creating ciphertext is twofold, not only to prevent people from knowing the content, but also to let the right people interpret it.


    This date, only the mother herself knows.


    At the time of writing this diary, she and her husband had been confirmed dead.


    Then, the only remaining immediate family members are


    He himself.


    Ye Jia''s lips are tight and his pupils are tiny.


    This diary cannot be untied without him, which means¡ª¡ª


    From the moment his grandfather was put in prison, he knew very well that Yejia, who was still young at that time, had an irreceable important position in the whole subsequent events.


    Yejia will live to that moment and see this diary.


    This is... Specially written for him.


    The truth of the matter seems to have begun to spread out slowly in front of him.


    Yezei felt his fingertips tremble slightly. He didn''t know whether it was because of excitement or fear, or both.


    He took a deep breath, lowered his eyes and began to continue his unfinished work.


    st hides his breath, chases the big fierce ghost and continues to move forward along the underground tunnel.


    The underground passage is winding, and the soilyers on both sides have new excavation traces, extending in all directions.


    st became more and more frightened and almost began to doubt whether the underground of M city had been hollowed out.


    There was a glimmer of light on the top of the soilyer not far away.


    The sound of falling heavy objects sounded overhead, and the gravel and dust fell down, making a fine sound in the empty channel.


    st slightly lowered his body and looked at the direction through ayer of dim light.


    Countless pale and twisted limbs appeared in his vision. Layers of corpses were stacked together, and there was almost no end to see. st could hardly tell how many corpses there were outside.


    The chains jingled against each other.


    Countless souls were pulled out of the bodies.


    Under the cover of particrly strong Yin Qi around, those originally thin and scattered souls were dyed gray ck and forced to be fierce ghosts.


    One by one, they were thrown into the underground passage. They issued a sad cry and painful cry for help. They were whipped by the sharp whip in the fierce ghost''s hand and walked hard to the distance.


    Under the coercion of the fierce ghost, the new ghosts continued to dig deep.


    The aim should still be to dig the dark liquid full of malice.


    st nced at the wailing soul not far away, clenched his teeth heavily, tightened his finger joints slightly, and made a gurgling sound of bone friction.


    Although he wants to do something, but


    Althoughcking in wisdom, st is still very wise in fighting. He knows very well that he is in an enemy camp and can only die fearlessly if he acts rashly.


    At this time, a faint voice of conversation came from the tunnel overhead. Most of the content was not true, but st keenly captured several key words:


    "... lineage, ACE..."


    He was slightly surprised and looked up in the direction of the voice.


    Are those fierce ghosts talking about ace?


    st turned his head and finally took a look at the tortured souls. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he turned and jumped out of the cave.


    His movements were light and flexible, and he hardly made a sound when hended.


    This is already the city of M city.


    The sky is darker than outside the city, and the head is shrouded in red and ck, which looks like a sense of breathless oppression.


    It is surrounded by ruins of buildings, and a high corpse mountain is piled up not far away. In the gloomy background, it looks like a huge white monster.


    st turned and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw two fierce ghosts walking towards the city center one by one.


    He secretly followed up, hung not far or near, and listened carefully.


    The two seemed to be talking about the excavation of underground tunnels and the living people sent from all directions.


    "... 1200 came from the East, and they have been thrown in."


    "How many more people are needed to dig out all the springs?"


    "I don''t know. Tens of thousands." The fierce ghost replied very indifferently, "these are not what we should worry about. Just take care of your own business."


    The body was like jelly, and the fierce ghost with four or five faces on his head shrank:


    "But... But..."


    "But what?"


    "The lineage is really terrible..." it trembled with the naked eye, and a sad expression hung on four or five faces at the same time: "I really think I will be killed..."


    "Then try not to be killed." In addition, the fierce ghost''s attitude is very indifferent. It seems that he doesn''t care about the safety of hispanions: "anyway, you only need to survive this month."


    "A month?" The jelly monster squirmed his body and hurriedly followed: "can I not be responsible for sending messages to them in a month?"


    "Hey, hey, hey." The fierce ghost smiled twice, "yes."


    "A monthter... Mother doesn''t need them anymore."


    ... no?


    what do you mean?


    st''s eyes widened and his breath changed slightly.


    Before he could figure out these joints in his heart, he saw that the two fierce ghosts in front seemed to suddenly perceive something, suddenly turned their heads, and countless pairs of eyes radiated sinister and malicious light: "who


    too bad.


    st was stiff.


    His concealment level is not high. It''s OK to cheat the dull ghost below. Once he meets a sharp high-level fierce ghost, he is likely to be found.


    st retreated quickly, avoiding one of the ws attacking him, and then turned and fled to the ruins.


    Sweat oozed from his forehead.


    ¡ª¡ªWe have to get out of here.


    There was an extraordinarily loud noise outside the window.


    Yezei was pulled out of his state of extreme concentration by the strange noise. He frowned slightly and turned his head to look in the direction of the sound:


    "What happened?"


    Ji Xuan walked to the window, his scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, and said in a childish voice:


    "It seems that outsiders broke in."


    Outsiders?


    Yezei was stunned.


    Several familiar faces shed through his mind.


    Capable of reaching such a deep boundary, but also so rash... I''m afraid that''s the only person.


    Ye Jia Teng stood up, and a few pieces of paper that had not been filled on his knee fluttered and scattered. His eyebrows frowned: "I''ll go and have a look."


    Ji Xuan turned and walked to him: "No."


    Yezei was stunned: "hmm?"


    Ji Xuan looked at Yezei: "if youe forward, it''s too easy to attract the eyes of other fierce ghosts, and it''s also easy to arouse the suspicion of your mother."


    He took Yejia''s hand and pressed him firmly on the sofa: "I''ll go."


    Yezei frowned more tightly: "but..."


    Ji Xuan: "don''t worry, my mother is not in the city now, and if anything happens, my chess pieces ced under my mother can also be used."


    Yejia thought for a few seconds and sighed with relief: "... OK."


    "But..." Ji Xuan''s words turned.


    He slightly narrowed a pair of dark red eyes like blood, and a cunning light flickered at the bottom of his eyes: "it''s still very dangerous."


    Yezei frowned: "indeed, otherwise..."


    Before he finished, he was interrupted by the little boy in front of him.


    The other party looked up at Yejia pitifully with a pale and beautiful little face.


    He raised his finger, touched his cheek and said in a childish voice, "lucky kiss, okay?"


    Yezei: "


    You deserve it.


    Ji Xuan: "brother, you still owe me a whole night''s hug, remember?"


    Yezei: "......"


    It seems that it does happen.


    When he was in the capital, he was interrupted by the news released by the puppet master before he could finish the time.


    Ji Xuan: "and good night kiss..."


    Yejia: "I didn''t promise to kiss good night!"


    Ji Xuan nodded his cheek again and said, "you kissed me this time, I won''t ask you to kiss good night."


    Yezei: "............"


    He took a deep breath, helplessly raised his hand and squeezed the bridge of his nose, then bent down and briefly and quickly touched each other''s cheek.


    At the moment when his lips were about to touch each other''s cheeks, the other party suddenly turned his face sideways.


    Yejia didn''t react, and there was a soft and cold touch on his lips.


    He was shocked and flung back.


    The sudden movement made him lose his bnce. The next second, he was surrounded by a pair of strong arms,


    I saw the man close at hand with slightly deep eyes, thin lips and a low and hoarse voice:


    "Brother, be careful."


    Mingming has be a fierce ghost without body temperature. Yejia still feels a hot and strange feeling spreading from his lips, which makes him extremely ufortable.


    Ji Xuan stopped when he saw good.


    To prevent the other party from getting into trouble, he walked towards the door step by step. Before leaving, he turned his head and smiled at Yejia:


    "I''ll be right back."


    When Yezei came back, the other party''s figure had disappeared.


    Yezei: "......"


    Again!!


    Day!


    He sat down again with a gloomy face, bent down and picked up a few pieces of paper that had just touched the ground, and then continued to decode.


    However, the nib hanging in mid air did not fall for a long time.


    The original rustling sound of writing disappearedpletely in the room, reced by a dead silence.


    After a long time, Yejia raised his hand expressionless, rubbed his lips with the back of his hand, and a pair of scarlet eyes shed a vicious look.


    When Ji Xuanes back, I''d better beat him first.


    st gasped heavily.


    Behind him was an alley full of ruins. Not far away was a copsed high-rise building. There was no way out.


    st clenched his teeth and jumped towards the high ce, but he didn''t climb out for a few steps. He saw the traces of several fierce ghosts at the broken cement b on his head.


    He fought reflexively.


    The hot me was burning in the air and looked particrly dazzling in the dark sky.


    All the fierce ghosts touched by the me sent out sharp and shrill screams. The mes seemed to wrap around them like a spirit, and burned them to ashes in an instant.


    However, more fierce ghosts climbed out from behind, bared their teeth and ws, and rushed ferociously towards st.


    He was pushed back.


    A ferocious and excited roar came from behind.


    st was shocked at the bottom of his heart and turned to look behind him - his back and front were surrounded tightly, and there was no possibility of protruding from the encirclement at all.


    Then


    Spell it.


    The fundus of st''s eyes flickered with mes, his lips were slightly twisted, showing a smile full of war, and a cluster of fierce burning mes rose in his palm.


    More fierce ghosts rushed over.


    Just then, a man''szy low voice came from a distance: "I said what are you arguing about."


    The fierce ghost and st both made a move and turned to look in the direction of the sound.


    The tall and straight man stood on the top of the ruins, his facial features were cold and deep, his evil scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, his sharp thin lips hooked, and said calmly:


    "It''s just a bug. You didn''t catch it for so long..."


    st''s pupils contracted suddenly.


    ¡ª¡ªJi Xuan!


    He clenched his teeth, his teeth rubbed and made a gurgling sound, and his eyes stared at the man standing in the distance, as if he wanted to skin and bone each other.


    "Shame." The man not far away looked down at them.


    Those cold and dark eyes are indifferent and cold that do not belong to human beings, as if they are staring at the dust and grass under their feet.


    "Ah, ah," st shouted hoarsely. The me in his palm soared for tens of feet. The whole person rushed straight towards Ji Xuan with hatred and anger that could almost burn each other out.


    The next second, the scarlet sea of blood suddenly rose, surging and churning in the air without warning, as if a monster opened a huge and swallowed up each other.


    For a moment, the whole audience was silent.


    All the fierce ghosts stared at Ji Xuan not far away.


    Ji Xuan smiled: "you''ve made a noise to your brother."


    The next second, the sea of blood swept from all directions and swallowed all the fierce ghosts in the field in an instant.


    The man nced excitedly at the empty ce, turned around, and his slender back dissipated in the air little by little.


    It hurts... It hurts.


    His whole body seemed to have been disassembled and reorganized. There was a heavy sense of suffocation on his chest, which made him out of breath at all.


    It was pitch ck.


    Am I... Dead?


    The sense of weight in his chest suddenly disappeared, and the dry and cold air poured into his throat, scraping his trachea and lungs like a knife. The thick smell of blood filled his mouth and nose, and the feeling of dizziness pressed him like a suddenly copsed stone.


    st coughed hoarsely.


    "Hello... Hello!"


    A familiar voice came from a distant ce and sounded very anxious.


    The warm and soft hand patted his back and let the breath of st slowly flow down.


    He opened his eyes with some difficulty.


    In the blurred, shaking and shadowy vision, he saw the girl lower her head, frown slightly and look at him with a little concern:


    "Hey, are you okay?"


    Yes... Wei yuechu.


    He has been pierced by the sickle of ACE and died in the dark and uninhabited abyss.


    The girl patted him on the cheek: "are you awake?"


    st is a little confused.


    His mouth moved and asked vaguely, "I... am I in heaven?"


    Why else would you see the dead?


    Wei yuechu: "............"


    She took a deep breath from the corner of her mouth and slowly stretched out her hand to touch the thick book which was very painful at the sight of beating people.


    Heaven, your mother!

 Chapter 88

    st covered his swollen forehead and tears swirled in his eyes.


    Wei yuechu threw the thick reference book aside. Ayer of dust was thrown on the ground and said coldly, "are you awake?"


    st was stunned.


    He looked up at Wei yuechu, who was standing on his own, and then turned around to look at the indulgent Puppet Master sitting on one side. He blinked slowly, as if he hadn''t calmed down yet.


    Wei yuechu waited patiently.


    In a few seconds.


    st opened his eyes and mouth: "you..."


    "Me, me?" Wei yuechu looked at each other''s unpredictable face like the palette, and took over the words expressionless: "how am I?"


    st raised his hand, poked the back of Xiawei''s hand at the beginning of the month, and muttered: "... Hot."


    He looked up:


    "Not a ghost."


    Wei yuechu: "......"


    The fist is hard.


    She raised her hand and shuddered again.


    st "ouch" covered his head and came alive again. He jumped three feet high and showed a surprised expression on his face:


    "You''re really not dead!!!"


    Makeints about the beginning of Wei.


    "... your brain is turning so fast."


    "Hahaha!!!" st recovered from the surprise of seeing his undeadpanion, then suddenly thought of something and began tough without warning.


    Wei yuechu: "


    The young man with red hair in front of himughed very arrogantly and looked a little beaten: "unexpectedly, I really guessed right this time! Chen Qingye, Wu Su... Haha, haha, they really should have a look! Who on earth has a bad brain! "


    Wei yuechu: "


    It''s all you.


    st said happily, "I''ll say it! Ace, that liar, how could he turn to sex so easily! But he smells like a ghost! If I didn''t know the true face of this person, otherwise even I would be cheated... "


    Before he finished, Wei yuechu interrupted him coolly:


    "Oh, this."


    She gleefully raised her lips: "he has really be a ghost."


    st is stiff.


    He turned and looked at Wei yuechu. The expression on his face looked very funny, and a strange monosybic sound squeezed out of his throat:


    "... Ga?"


    The dark sky outside the window flickered faintly with blood.


    In the center of M City, the sky has beenpletely covered, and it is almost impossible to distinguish day and night except for the faint changes of light and shade.


    Fortunately, after bing a fierce ghost, Yejia was able to see things in the dark.


    He lowered his head and looked at the scattered paper pages in front of him. A pair of scarlet pupils twinkled with strange cold light in the dark.


    Yejia has basically finished deciphering the first part.


    The notebook says that "mother", as the collection of the darkest side of the world, her core isposed of malice.


    Malice and Yin Qi are two concepts. The essence of Yin Qi is more simr to a kind of energy. Although it will erode the living body, it can also be used by humans. As long as we master certain methods, even ordinary people can control extraordinary forces.


    Malice is pure darkness.


    After a life is forcibly taken, it will be made.


    However, its content is very small. Even from an unforgivable sinner, the amount that can be extracted is very limited. However, as long as human beings are invaded by a trace of malice, they can immediately be transformed from a normal and kind-hearted ordinary person into a madman who can de his rtives, has no moral bottom line and does all kinds of evil. If ghosts are maliciously polluted, Will be an irrational ghost, indiscriminately attacking all existence.


    Although terrible, the existence of malice is also an essential part of the whole natural cycle.


    Only when the malice in the real world reaches a certain threshold, "mother" can be released.


    Therefore, the door that was opened 30 years ago can be opened because the real world is artificially spawned with arge number of extremely high concentrations of malice - precisely because of this, the supernatural authority is bing more and more unable to deal with fierce ghosts.


    Qi Sheng is just the manipted knife.


    The man who operated the knife behind his back was not him, but the one who told him the way to open the door.


    Yejia''s mind shed the dark viscous liquid buried under the soilyer, and the terrible breath was released from it. Countless ferocious and twisted pupil faces loomed in the depths of the liquid.


    His fingers tightened suddenly, and his slightly white fingertips left a trace of creases on the paper.


    The notebook says


    The door must be opened again - because it was notpletely closed thirty years ago.


    The reason is that in so many years, the birth of malice has never stopped.


    There is only one way to artificially create a very high concentration of malice, that is to massacre arge number of human souls.


    When human beings die, the soul will slowly dissipate with the decay of * *. Even the soul with deep attachment will only stay in the world for a little longer.


    Before the soul that has never done evil dissipates naturally, if it is artificially and cruelly ughtered, it will artificially create a trace of malice that should not have appeared.


    And these malicious add up, which will in turn have an impact on the world


    Yejia suddenly remembered the iron rule of the supernatural authority.


    ¡ª¡ªWhether the soul does evil or not, it must be destroyed.


    Originally, has it started since then?


    Suddenly, Yejia felt the back of his hand touched by something cold.


    Startled, he pulled himself out of his mind and turned to look beside him.


    In the dark room, the huge blood Gu fish was tilting its head, fixedly watching Yezei with a pair of dark eyes, and carefully waving its tail.


    It seems hesitant.


    The fierce ghost in front of him is very simr to the breath of the human he likes, but it is not exactly the same, which makes him a little afraid to recognize it.


    "It''s you."


    Yega breathed a sigh of relief.


    He reluctantly hooked his lips, put his palm on its skull and gently touched it.


    This familiar action suddenly brightened the white face of the blood Gu fish. It waved its tail vigorously, then rushed towards the other party, and affectionately stuffed its head into Yejia''s arms.


    "OK... Ok..." Yejia managed to stabilize his figure and put his palm against the other party''s skull to prevent himself from being knocked over.


    He looked down at the blood Gu fish who was particrly excited in front of him: "where did youe from?"


    At this time, Ji Xuan''s voice came from the door:


    "I brought it."


    Yezei held the blood Gu fish and looked up in the direction of the sound.


    I saw the other party leaning on the door, a pair of scarlet eyes hanging slightly, looking at Yezei, and don''t know how long stood there.


    Ji Xuan said half truely, "it''s a little mncholy recently. I think I haven''t seen you for too long."


    Yezei smiled and softened his expression a little: "is that so?"


    Ji Xuan''s face remained unchanged: "of course."


    In fact, he came back for a while, but Yejia seemed to fall into meditation and didn''t seem to find his approach, so Ji Xuan stood at the door and looked at each other seriously.


    He saw the more and more dignified expression on the young man''s face, so he temporarily summoned the blood Gu fish sent to perform tasks with the shadow ghost.


    Ji Xuan stepped over.


    He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the other party''s obviously rxed expression, and his lips were slightly hooked, showing a soft arc


    ¡ª¡ªIt seems that this method is still useful.


    To appease the blood Gu fish who hadn''t seen each other for a while, Yezei raised his head, looked at Ji Xuan standing in front of him and asked, "has someone been saved?"


    Ji Xuan nodded slightly, "yes."


    "It''s st, isn''t it?" Yejia''s tone was t, and he seemed to have guessed the result long ago.


    Ji Xuan smiled: "yes."


    It was him.


    Yezei sighed, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. Several scattered papers fell from him and fell on the ground.


    He opened his eyes, followed the falling direction of those pieces of paper, and a thoughtful look shed at the bottom of his eyes.


    ¡ª¡ªHowever, the arrival of the other party may be a good thing for them.


    Yezei turned to Ji Xuan and said, "where''s the witness?"


    Ji Xuan: "kill it."


    Yejia smiled and stood up:


    "Let''s go and meet him."


    As soon as he entered the warehouse, Yejia felt a shadow rushing towards him.


    He was slightly stunned and caught off guard by the other party''s cor.


    st''s eyes were burning with a burning light, just like his red hair. His expression was slightly distorted and seemed to suppress his anger: "you... You..."


    Yezei coughed: "listen to me..."


    Before he finished, he was interrupted by st''s suddenly cracked expression.


    There were faint tears in each other''s eyes:


    "You... You sacrificed so much for us!"


    st pressed his surging emotions and said loudly, "from now on, I swear I will never doubt you again!"


    He sniffed, "you''ve suffered!"


    Yezei: "


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    What happened?


    He slowly turned his head and looked suspiciously at Wei yuechu standing aside.


    Wei yuechu could not bear to look straight away.


    In fact, she simply told the other party the information she knew. Who knows what kind of processing was carried out on what she said in st''s wonderful brain


    What a shame.


    Behind his back, Ji Xuan''s expression was slightly heavy.


    His eyes fell on the arm of st holding Yejia''s shoulder. A dark look was shining in the depths of his scarlet eyes, and his unhappy mood seemed to be written on his face.


    st, caught in his emotions, instinctively shivered.


    What''s going on?


    Why is it suddenly a little cold?


    Yezei finally broke away from each other''s warm embrace. He said, "so you should have heard the cause and effect from Wei yuechu''s mouth now?"


    st nodded heavily, looked at Yejia with tears, and seemed to want toe over again.


    Yezei quickly hid aside:


    "Yes, yes, almost."


    "So," Wei yuechu opened his mouth in time to break the deadlock in front of him.


    She went up and looked at Yejia: "have you found a way to put your mother back in the door during this time?"


    At this time, st''s attention was also attracted and looked at Yejia very attentively.


    Yezei pursed his lips, thought for a few seconds and said:


    "I have found something in this regard."


    Twenty minutester.


    st and Wei yuechu both showed a particrly trance look, and the air was dead.


    "So... The former director of the supernatural authority is your grandfather?" Wei yuechu asked slowly with dull eyes.


    Yejia: "yes."


    "He opened the door thirty years ago and was locked underground for such a long time?"


    "Yes."


    Wei yuechu hugged his head and looked refreshed with his world outlook:


    "So... Then... Now this situation is all caused by the indiscriminate killing of the supernatural authority?"


    Yejia thought, "almost."


    st pondered for a long time, slowly opened his mouth and asked, "so, in a sense, you are also the second generation of officials?"


    Yezei: "


    Wei yuechu: "


    She slowly took a deep breath, raised the book on one side again, and smashed it heavily on each other''s skull, with a ferocious expression:


    "What the hell is your point?!"


    st held his head and ran around, wronged and said, "I''m just curious..."


    Yejia raised his hand to his forehead and sighed heavily.


    Damn tired.


    One side of the vertical puppet teacher gloated: "fight, fight!"


    Yezei raised his head and nced at each other faintly.


    The puppet master shrank and wilted like an eggnt hit by frost.


    Damn, this man is boring even after he bes a ghost.


    After finally controlling the situation in front of him, Yejia turned to st and said, "by the way, I need you to do something for me."


    st: "what?"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly, and a shrewd glimmer shed at the bottom of his eyes:


    "When you get back to the authority, help me find out who made the rule of killing all souls."


    Killing the souls of ordinary people will lead to malice.


    The dark liquid buried under various ces in M city should be the reason for keeping the door open for more than 30 years.


    "Why can he go back!" On hearing this, Wei yuechu jumped up and asked angrily.


    st smiled triumphantly: "envy? Are you jealous? "


    Wei yuechu narrowed his eyes murderously.


    In order to prevent the third fight, Yezei broke the deadlock: "Ji Xuan killed all the ghosts who had seen st, and just chose the hand that moved when his mother was not in the city, but Wei yuechu''s death was obvious to both sides. Once you go back, things can''t be hidden."


    Wei yuechu sighed listlessly, "OK."


    "That''s right." st seemed to suddenly think of something and turned to look at Yejia.


    Then he told everything he had seen on his way into m city.


    Yezei: "you said... They are digging springs?"


    st nodded, "that''s what the ghost said."


    He said: "the liquid gushing from under the ground is ck and sticky. There are many people''s faces in it. It''s very disgusting. It immediately swallowed the souls digging springs."


    This is feeding malice.


    Yezei turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan.


    The reason why "mother" is willing to give mankind a month is definitely not out of goodwill, but to increase the concentration of malice in the real world in this month, so that she can bepletely liberated from the door.


    Yezei looked at st: "you go back this time. Don''t leak a word about our conversation this time."


    "Of course!" st nodded heavily.


    Even though his mind is not very smart, he can tell from his conversation with Yejia that the emergence of his mother is probably a conspiracy with ayout of more than 30 years, and the hand hidden behind and controlling the whole situation has not yet appeared, so they can only act secretly, not startle the snake.


    There is... One month left.


    In any case, they must solve the puzzle within this month.


    "Let me remember my time in the game." Wei yuechu suddenly smiled.


    Yes, solve the puzzle within the specified time, or they will die.


    I don''t know why, feel a little sad.


    Yezei raised his hand, patted st on the shoulder, smiled and said, "in that case, use all the skills learned in the game."


    "It''s on me." st patted himself on the chest.


    "Oh, that''s right."


    Before leaving, st suddenly thought of something and turned to Yejia: "I was found in M city because I heard two fierce ghosts talking - they said that as long as a monthter, the lineage will be useless."


    He simply described the appearance of the two fierce ghosts, and then said, "you are the lineage, aren''t you?"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.


    "I think mother may want to fight you." st said solemnly, "you should also be careful during this period."


    Yezei hooked his lips, a pair of dark red pupils narrowed slightly, and said, "is that true?"


    st was surprised: "eh? You already know? "


    Yezei shook his head: "it''s just such spection."


    He said: "mother''s attitude towards us is so tolerant that she hardly looks like the mother of all fierce ghosts and monsters."


    Even before the door opened, Ji Xuan disobeyed her orders more than once, and even stood tantly on the side of Yejia, but his mother had nothing to do except some light and heavy punishment. After Ji Xuan said that he was all for the purpose of transforming Yejia into a fierce ghost, he casually cancelled all previous rebellious acts.


    For the existence of "mother" with evil thoughts as the core, this is simply not ordinary gentleness.


    For Yejia, he not only divided the areas near the capital to him, but also did not intervene too much even when he showed a tendency not to leave m city.


    For fierce ghosts, is there really any "mother child rtionship"?


    I''m afraid the answer is No.


    Then there is only one possibility left.


    Mother has different ns for their two "lineages".


    Ji Xuan nodded thoughtfully, "I''ll send my hand down to check."


    He looked at st: "it''s the jelly monster with four or five faces, isn''t it?"


    "Yes." st nodded.


    Ji Xuan hooked his lips: "I know where I can find it."


    Yejia: "OK."


    Then he can continue to read the notebook.


    In the authority''s underground shelter.


    st came back dusty. Wu Su and Chen Qingye greeted him and said, "how''s it going? Are you hurt? "


    "It''s OK," st said, rubbing his messy hair. A burst of dust flew up in an instant. "It''s just a skin injury."


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "have you found the body?"


    st gritted his teeth: "... Yes."


    Wu Su was surprised at first, and then his face became dignified and gloomy again.


    Although he knew that the possibility of such a thing was very small, when st left, he couldn''t help but have some illusions in his heart


    Maybe?


    Maybe the other party''s guess is correct?


    But now, seeing Wei yuechu''s body, the truth reallyes out.


    Wu Su sighed and patted st on the shoulder: "I''m sorry."


    st took a deep breath: "give me some time."


    Wu Su: "OK, you want..."


    st: "where is our reference room?"


    Wu Su: "?"


    st''s face showed a painful expression: "I want to stay quietly for a while."


    ... and information?


    Wu Su blinked and pointed in one direction.


    "Thank you." st quickly thanked him, then turned around and walked in the direction he pointed.


    Behind him, Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes slightly, habitually raised his hand and pushed the sses on the bridge of his nose, and a light shed on the sses.


    Data room.


    st sat on the ground and turned over a pile of data carefully.


    Suddenly, he felt the itch on his thumb.


    He looked around and was almost scared.


    A huge ck bugy on his thumb, and two small ck eyes were staring at him.


    "Ah, ah," st screamed half, and the ck beetle pped its wings and flew to one side,nding on the man''s fingers with thick cocoons because of holding a pen for many years.


    st''s scream got stuck in his throat. It was very ufortable.


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes slightly, bent down, leaned close to each other, and his exploratory vision shot through the lens.


    st was so frightened that he leaned back a little: "you, what are you doing?"


    Chen Qingye smiled: "you didn''t see Wei yuechu''s body, did you?"


    st£º¡°£¡£¡£¡£¡¡±


    Fuck!!!


    Chen Qingye seemed to have read the information he wanted from the other party''s expression. He sat down beside st slowly:


    "Come on, what are you looking for?"


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    He hardened his head: "what are you talking about? I don''t understand... "


    Chen Qingye easily picked up a stack of materials and gently pushed his sses: "do you think you are good at dealing with words?"


    st£º¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Shit, it''s so angry.


    Chen Qingye turned his head and smiled at him: "if two people look for it together, it will be faster?"


    In the room.


    Yejia sat among the pieces of paper scattered on the ground, looking down and studying something.


    "Will you really leave it to him?" Ji Xuan sat down beside him, with a little vinegar in his calm tone: "this man is rash and often moves."


    Yezei: "


    Your point is to move, right?


    He said: "st is a person who puts everything on his face. It is estimated that other members of the authority can hide it, but Chen Qingye should already know st well and there is a great possibility that he will notice it."


    Yezei gently touched the back end of the pen against the lip:


    "Chen Qingye is a good hand in processing text information. If anyone can find the information we need from theplicated and vast data, I''m afraid he''s the only one."


    Ji Xuan raised his eyebrow: "then why don''t you let st tell anyone?"


    Yezei smiled briefly: "the program has to go."


    Ji Xuan: "


    Are you just trying to satisfy your bad taste?


    The smile on his lips deepened, and he looked down at the note in Yejia''s hand: "what? How do you interpret it now? "


    Yejia: "this part, I should say, there are four conditions for theplete release of the mother from the door. I''m still decoding the most critical part, but it''s fast."


    He lowered his head and continued to write and draw on the paper in front of him.


    First of all, there is the evil idea of sufficient concentration - the spring being excavated under m city should be for this purpose.


    Then there is a body - every part must be strongly maliciously contaminated.


    Yejia''s pen gave a slight pause, and a scene of his mother falling in a pool of blood shed in his mind.


    ... is that so.


    The parts that can be the "mother" body may need to go through such a process to be qualified parts.


    And the remaining two


    The data room of the authority.


    The sound of turning pages sounded, except for the silence of the room.


    Chen Qingye suddenly opened his mouth and broke the silence: e and see this."


    st came up and said, "what?"


    Chen Qingye held up a piece of yellow paper and showed it to st: "this is the list of the founders of the supernatural authority."


    "Oh..." st replied dully, "what''s the matter?"


    Chen Qingye sighed bitterly and pointed to a line of words: "look here."


    That''s the list of investors who created the supernatural authority.


    Among them, 80% of the fundse from the same family, which has a very unusual surname¡ª¡ª


    Ji.


    "... Ji?" st was stunned: "is this surnamemon?"


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes slightly: "... Notmon."


    Yejia finally decoded thest two conditions.


    Article 3 - the lineage of the person who opens the door.


    The person who officially opened the door was Qi Shengze, so I''m afraid this lineal blood refers to himself.


    Yejia was thoughtful and looked at the bottom one.


    And Article 4¡ª¡ª


    Yezei was slightly stunned. He didn''t seem to think that what he decoded would be such an answer.


    He stared at the words on his paper and fell into meditation.


    The fourth is¡ª¡ª


    The lineage of the man who created the door.

 Chapter 89

    ording to this logic


    Yejia turned to look at the man sitting beside him.


    He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his dark red fundus looked dark and inexplicable.


    Since the direct blood of the person who opened the door is his own, the direct blood of the person who created the door can only be his own¡ª¡ª


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    "... Ji Xuan."


    "Ji Xuan!"


    The middle-aged man''s low and dignified voice came from the door.


    A corner of the gate was pushed open. In the gap, the dark yellow light came in and fell on the boy''s pale face, illuminating his dark eyes.


    The boy turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. A pair of dark and bright eyes were hidden under the long eyshes, reflecting the glimmer of ss in the dark. His voice was young and clean: "father."


    "How''s your homework today?"


    "Done." The boy answered calmly.


    "Did you eat them all?"


    "Eat it."


    "Very good." The man standing at the door smiled with satisfaction, turned around and waved to his back.


    A food was pushed in.


    The boy with dark eyes bowed his head and said, "thank you, father."


    The door closed again and the room became dark again.


    The boy stood up, walked to the door step by step, squatted down and picked up the tray.


    He was barefoot, his feet were stained with sticky blood, and made a sticky sound with his steps.


    Broken limbs and broken meat were scattered on the dark and wet ground. Those limbs were blue and white and twisted. They seemed to turn into dark dust at a speed visible to the naked eye and dissipate in the air.


    The air was full of stench and bloody smell.


    The boy''s pale cheek was sshed with a few drops of dark red blood, which slipped slowly down his side face, like several deep wounds in the dark.


    He sat on the ground among the ghost''s broken limbs and began to eat without changing his face.


    st sits on the ground in a mess of information, frowning and looking a little tangled.


    With his cell phone in his hand and his head down, he turned over and said:


    "I checked. The Ji family, who invested in the supernatural administration, seemed to have great power 40 or 50 years ago."


    "What do you say?" Chen Qingye leaned over and nced at the small characters on the mobile phone screen.


    st scratched his head: "well, anyway, it seems to be quite rich."


    His fingertips slid down, and the ck words on the screen shed by. It was all the fields that the family had been involved in. It looked quite sessful.


    "It seems that our ancestors can be traced back to a long time ago in M City," st said with emotion: "old money..."


    Chen Qingye nodded: "indeed..."


    He frowned slightly: "but now I don''t seem to have heard of this family. What happened to themter? Is it decaying? "


    "Ah..." st was stunned, and his sliding hand stopped: "look here."


    A mountain fire destroyed the Ji family''s main house in the suburb of M city. It seems that few people survived.


    st shook his head and sighed, "what a pity. Where did they go after so much money?"


    "Trust fund, probably." Chen Qingye didn''t know much about this, so he guessed an answer casually and prevaricated: "then? Anything else? "


    "Ah..." st pulled the page to the bottom: "no more."


    Chen Qingye: "are there any photos in it?"


    st: "No."


    Chen Qingye frowned more tightly: "see if there is any relevant information in the archives of the authority."


    The two men carefully read all the information of the authority when it was just founded, but no one mentioned the family except the document that wrote the source of investment funds.


    st was worried: "what should I do?"


    Chen Qingye pondered for a long time and stood up: "maybe we can ask insiders."


    "Hey, hey...!" st hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, but when he grabbed it, there was a sudden sound of so many insects hidden in each other''s sleeve, and hurriedly released his hand: "but, however, I think we should keep a low profile?"


    "Ace once trusted him, and we should be able to." Chen Qingye turned to st: "or do you have a better idea?"


    st: "... OK."


    He sighed listlessly, scratched the back of his head full of fiery red hair, and stood up.


    I always feel... It''s not his strong point to keep secrets.


    "... Ji family?" Liu Zhaocheng was stunned: "why do you ask this?"


    "I just found some unfamiliar words when sorting out the materials." Chen Qingye replied without changing his face: "because Yezei asked you about the problems before the reorganization of the authority, I think you should be able to answer some of our puzzles."


    Liu Zhaocheng raised one eyebrow and said, "sort out the data? It''s this time. What else do you have to sort out? "


    Chen Qingye: "routine..."


    st impatiently interrupted him: "s, old man, do you know..."


    Chen Qingye knocked him on the head without expression.


    "Ouch." st covered his forehead and said no more, "why did you hit me again?"


    "Because you owe me a call." Chen Qingye said calmly.


    He turned to Liu Zhaocheng and said, "I just saw the name on the relevant information about the establishment of the authority and felt a little confused."


    "Well." Liu Zhaocheng touched his bald head: "I have only been in the authority for more than 30 years, and I am not very clear about what happened when I was established..."


    st: "look, I said it''s no use asking the old man..."


    "But ah," Liu Zhaocheng''s voice interrupted st''s nonsense: "I''m also a native of M city. I still know some gossip of this family..."


    Chen Qingye was inspired: "for example, what?"


    "First of all, his family is really rich." Liu Zhaocheng narrowed his eyes, as if he had fallen into meditation.


    "We already know that, old man." st rolled his eyes impolitely: "how can you invest in the supernatural authority without money?"


    Liu Zhaocheng red at him: "do you listen or not?"


    Chen Qingye turned his head and nced at him faintly. In his sleeve, the dark ah Chang leaned out his head and waved his ws to him menacingly.


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    Hum.


    Chen Qingye: "you continue."


    Liu Zhaocheng slowly took a deep breath and said, "Oh... Their family is crazy."


    "What?"


    The two people in front were surprised.


    "Madman?" Chen Qingye frowned and asked, "what do you mean?"


    Liu Zhaocheng: "literally."


    He opened a dusty chair and sat down: "eight out of ten people in his family have been in a mental hospital."


    "Speaking..." Liu Zhaocheng thought for a moment and said, "there was a rumor at that time. In fact, it was quite nonsense. It seemed that the reason why his family could umte so much wealth from generation to generation was actually because there were some activities between ghosts and gods in private, so there were so many madmen in the family."


    "... activities?" Chen Qingye was slightly stunned.


    Liu Zhaocheng took out his handkerchief, wiped the greasy sweat on his forehead and said, "yes, it''s those things often rumored among the people. Some people say that his family deals with Fox immortals, others say it deals with ghosts and ghosts. In short... It''s not a serious immortal."


    "What do you think their family invested in the supernatural authority for?" Asked Chen Qingye.


    "For what?" Liu Zhaochengughed: "of course it''s money."


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    "Money is nothing!" The tall man stood in the room, his voice suddenly rising.


    He was not young, but his face was very handsome. He looked angr in the light. He was as deep and cold as a Chinese hybrid. A pair of dark eyes radiated fanatical light in the deep sockets of his eyes, which made people feel fear and cringe instinctively. He clenched his fist, and his beautiful face became distorted, It looks a little scary: "if this thing really seeds, do you know what we can get?"


    "But..." the woman''s voice sounded.


    "Shut up!"


    A crisp p sounded in the room.


    Then the woman sobbed in a low voice.


    Outside the window.


    The boy held his back against the wall and sat quietly in the darkness. He raised his eyes and looked at the starrless and moonless sky above his head. A pair of dark eyes looked inexplicable.


    It''s Midsummer, but he''s wearing long pants and long sleeves.


    Under the loose cor, you can see the bleeding whip marks, which seem to be newly printed. The new and old ovep, which is particrly shocking on the child''s white and delicate skin.


    A long timeter.


    The man opened the door on the other side, and the footsteps gradually went away.


    In the bright room, the woman with red and swollen cheeks covered her face, and big tears fell drop by drop and prated into the ground.


    Suddenly, as if she had noticed something, she turned and looked aside.


    The boy stood at the boundary between light and darkness, his face immersed in the shadow, only a pair of bright ck eyes prated the darkness and quietly looked at the woman in front of him.


    "Ah Xuan..." the woman stretched out her hand to the boy: e to mom."


    The boy stood where he was.


    "I know... It''s my mother''s fault that I entrusted you to your father''s care when I was a child." The woman''s voice was sad and choked: "... You''ve grown tall."


    The boy hesitated and walked into the light.


    There is no superfluous expression on a pale and beautiful little face, but there is an indifference and maturity inconsistent with age.


    The woman stood up, came to him, spread her arms and hugged the boy in her arms:


    "You''re thin."


    Warm tears fell on the boy''s shoulder, and he trembled slightly.


    "Your father loves you too, he just doesn''t show it..." the woman gently printed a kiss on the boy''s cheek: "believe mom, don''t run away in the future."


    The boy didn''t answer.


    "... ah Xuan." The woman called him gently in his ear.


    "... Xuan?"


    Liu Zhaocheng was stunned: "how do I know if there are people with this name in his family? You know, they are rich. There are many direct branches in the family."


    "All right." Chen Qingye gave up exploring this issue.


    After all, more than 40 years have passed, it is impossible for people to remember whether there is a man named Ji Xuan.


    He changed his direction and continued to ask, "do you know what happened to the subsequent mountain fire?"


    "Well..." Liu Zhaocheng thought, "I didn''t enter the Management Bureau at that time. I just remember that the whole house seemed to be burning up at that time. It turned half the sky red at night."


    st asked, "well, do you know how the fire started?"


    Liu Zhaocheng: "it should be a fire..."


    He sighed: "anyway, it was very miserable at that time. It seemed that the bodies dragged out from the inside had been burned into a non-human shape. They all turned into coke. There was no way to distinguish who was who."


    "Could it be murder, arson or something?" st blinked, raised one hand, and a cluster of mes sprang up at his fingertips.


    He smiled: "isn''t that what''s in TV dramas?"


    After the murder, in order to destroy the corpse, he simply burned up the whole mountain.


    The me was beating and burning at st''s fingertips, reflected in his eyes, like ayer of ming fire.


    ¡­¡­


    The fire was reflected in the bottom of the boy''s eyes. Although there was still no other expression on his face, he looked a little vibrant.


    "OK, let''s leave together." The woman seemed to finally make up her mind and took the boy''s hand: "we can go to other cities together and live where your father can''t find us."


    The boy was dark and his eyes were burning.


    Under the cor, the whip marks had long faded, leaving only the skin with light brown scars. His height had soared, almost flush with the woman''s chest.


    He gave a low "um" sound, and the corners of his mouth bent slightly, revealing a short smile.


    "Mom''s private money is hidden nearby. Go and get it with me." Said the woman.


    "OK." The boy nodded.


    ¡­¡­


    "Where is this?" The boy stepped back slowly.


    "Who are you?"


    Then, several adults'' heavy palms fell on his slender shoulders and forcibly pulled him back.


    "... let me go!" The boy clung to his mother''s palm, clenched his teeth, and his dark eyes glittered like wolf cubs.


    The woman raised her hand and held the boy''s wrist.


    Then, little by little, slowly, she pulled her hand out of each other''s convulsed fingers.


    The young man was stunned, and several big men around him took the opportunity to rush at him.


    The child''s teeth were sharp and merciless. In an instant, he tore a piece of meat from one of them''s hands, screamed and sshed with blood. The meat fell into the dust, rolled a few times, touched the edge of the man''s boots and stopped.


    "It''s just a child. What''s the matter with you?" The man''s familiar voice sounded overhead, with a gloomy and dignified tone.


    The boy looked up.


    The man reached out and grabbed the woman''s shoulder. The woman leaned up with a smile.


    The dark pupils contracted suddenly.


    The next second he was distracted, several other people stopped him and dragged the struggling teenager to the middle of the open space.


    The red and ck lines on the ground are staggered, which is particrly treacherous and frightening in the dark night. Several drums rise regrly under the ground, and scarlet blood spreads out.


    "... why." The young man''s voice was very low, with a trace of incredible trembling.


    The man sighed and turned to look at the woman beside him: "it''s hard to discipline the kid when he grows up, especially his ability to absorb and grow so fast that we can hardly see him."


    He smiled and printed a kiss on the woman''s forehead:


    "Thank you foring back, otherwise we really don''t know what to do."


    The young man''s eyes were fixed on the woman not far away. His dark eyes twinkled with a particrly paranoid look. His voice was suppressed and asked word by word:


    "Why?"


    The woman looked back at him and said with a smile, "you are a good child with gratitude."


    In the depths of those dark and gentle eyes, there was a look exactly the same as that of the man beside him.


    ¡ª¡ªCrazy, extreme, crazy.


    She said, "you must be willing to repay our upbringing, aren''t you?"


    The scarlet blood oozed slowly from under the ground, grabbed the boy''s waist like a tentacle, and pulled him down little by little.


    The boy didn''t struggle and his face was calm.


    ... abandoned.


    He raised his eyes, looked around at the people around him, and slowly passed through the familiar and ferocious faces. He looked indifferent in his dark eyes, and the whisper that could always be heard in his ears became clearer, just like whispering close to him.


    The light in the young man''s bright eyes faded away.


    Like a dark night, there is no star, no moon, dark and cold.


    New things rolled out under the dark and dirty mud, just like his parents.


    The same paranoia, the same madness.


    He smiled and spoke in a low voice, as if he were talking to someone who had no entity:


    "OK."


    The wooden box ced aside suddenly began to vibrate violently.


    The faces of both men and women were filled with excitement and trembling.


    A small, shriveled saa that had been stored for hundreds of years rolled out and fell into the winding blood on the ground.


    It soared at a speed visible to the naked eye and became round and full, as if it had been given life again.


    It rolled towards the center of the clearing.


    The boy lowered his eyes and pinched it in the palm of his hand.


    In the distance, there was a scream, which seemed to stop his next action. They screamed and cursed, but they couldn''t touch half of Ji Xuan, who was deeply immersed in the sea of blood.


    The boy ate the saa one mouthful at a time.


    Chewing, swallowing, scarlet liquid trickled down his lips and dropped into the ck and red lines on the ground.


    He raised his eyes, the dark red color spread in the depths of the dark pupils, and the scarlet swallowed up the darkness, like condensed blood churning at the bottom of the dark eyes.


    The next second, the blood on the ground suddenly soared.


    As if it had life, it swept away towards the people around it, roaring, swallowing, chewing and releasing greedy appetite.


    Screams and wildughter mingled in everything and rang through the dark and dark sky.


    Until, everything was quiet.


    Everything was eaten.


    The boy smiled.


    splendid.


    So we can be together forever.


    In the dark school building.


    The crazy voice of ghosts echoed in the cold corridor, and the harsh screams of hunted humans came from a distance, like a razor cutting through the night.


    Used to it, very boring.


    The little boy walked slowly down the deserted corridor.


    In the distant darkness, thick hair wriggled on the wall, like a snake, chasing the human in front.


    He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.


    The head of the youth was slender, with sweat on his forehead. A pair of light colored pupils twinkled in the dark, like a fire lit in the abyss, with a burning feeling of stabbing people.


    Very annoying eyes.


    The little boy calmly looked at each other and ran past him.


    He looked not far away and seemed to be ready to pounce on his ck hair and narrowed his eyes.


    court death.


    The snake''s hair shrank, slowing down the pursuit.


    The next second, the little boy felt that his wrist was suddenly grabbed by a burst of force. The other party''s hot palm was tightly close to his cold skin, bringing a temperature that seemed to scald him. He was stunned and looked around.


    The young man exuded sweat on his forehead, his eyes were sharp and his tone was cold:


    "What are you doing! Run! "


    The little boy was forced to drag and run. He raised his head and looked fixedly at the back of the young man in front of him, with a trace of scarlet light at the bottom of his eyes.


    He licked his lips silently.


    Hungry.


    "What? Again? "


    "It''s good that he is young. There is ack of Broiler in the team."


    The voice of the youth came from afar, t and indifferent.


    The little boy''s body was hidden in the dark. A pair of scarlet pupils narrowed slightly. He looked up at the night sky in the game, and his expression was equally calm.


    Eat or not?


    "Stay with me and don''t leave. If you are in danger because of running around, I can''t save you."


    The young man lowered his head and warned coldly.


    Those light colored eyes stared at him like burning light in the dark. The zed eyes reflected the surrounding blood color and glittered with beautiful luster.


    Ji Xuan felt his stomach tightening and spasm, shouting the impulse of hunger. He nodded obediently.


    I really want to know what those yers will look like when they see what is waiting for them ahead


    The only pity is that I can''t eat each other myself.


    It''s a pity.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand and pressed his stomach, his lips twisted slightly into a sick smile.


    The light burst.


    The warm palm of the human hand clung to his wrist.


    ¡ª¡ªThe woman held his wrist tightly and pulled her hand out little by little.


    The young man pulled him out with vicious force.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes.


    Hunger surged in his body, endless * * burned his body, and the tip of his scarlet cold tongue rubbed the tip of his teeth.


    More hungry.


    The little boy raised his face and smiled on his lips: "follow you, don''t separate, right?"


    "... yes." The young man was obviously stunned.


    "Forever?"


    The little boy narrowed his eyes slightly, and his long eyshes covered the dark red light at the bottom of his eyes.


    The young man''s expression was somewhat soft. He nodded carelessly and rubbed the top of the little boy''s hair in front of him:


    "Yes."


    ¡ª¡ªLet''s be together forever, brother.


    ¡­¡­


    "Brother." Ji Xuan said without warning.


    Yezei was stunned: "what?"


    "You''ve been staring at me for a long time." With a smile on his lips, the man leaned closer and said, "what do you want to say to me?"


    Yezei retreated and his eyes shed, "nothing."


    "What do you want to ask?" Ji Xuan raised his hand and gently put it on the young man''s wrist. His slender and pale fingers tightened slightly, and the smile on his lips deepened:


    "I will never cheat my brother."


    The wrist in the palm is long and cold, without the slightest human temperature. It is as pale and moist as jade.


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and approached without trace.


    The scarlet eyes were half closed, and the line of sight fell on the close face of the young man in front of him. If there was a substantial vision, it slipped down from the smooth eyebrow bone of the other party, fell down along the tip of the nose, and finally stayed on the lips with light color and slightly pursed because of absentmindedness.


    He licked his lips, the tip of his scarlet tongue swept over his lips, and there was a hint of greed in the bottom of his eyes.


    Forever.

 Chapter 90

    Yezei was stunned and looked up at Ji Xuan.


    The man in front of him held his wrist with one hand, his head bowed, and the tip of his nose almost touched him.


    The other party''s breath is cold and cold, mixed with a light smell of blood, like a big, shrouded in dense circles.


    Never cheat?


    Yezei narrowed his eyes.


    He opened his mouth slowly and asked, "is it you, the direct blood of the door maker?"


    The young man looked into each other''s eyes. There was an abyss like dark color flowing slowly in a pair of eyes of the same color, with a trace of prudence and exploration.


    ¡ª¡ªReally?


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and nced lightly at each other''s lips.


    The young man''s lips are slightly pursed, the lip bow is tight, and the corners of his lips are deliberately ttened to prevent his expression from revealing any information.


    He smiled:


    "I am."


    Ji Xuan lowered his head, rubbed the tip of each other''s nose with the tip of his nose, and whispered softly, "I''ll tell you everything."


    His voice was low and slightly dumb, like the soft whisper of a lover on the pillow:


    "So, is there a reward? Brother. "


    In the temporary underground shelter of the supernatural authority.


    Chen Qingye pondered for a long time, turned to Liu Zhaocheng and asked:


    "Have the bodies burned by the Ji family been autopsied?"


    Liu Zhaocheng was stunned by his question: "this..."


    He touched his bald skull and shook his head:


    "I really don''t know. After all, I didn''t enter the authority at that time. How could I pay attention to this matter."


    Chen Qingye asked, "did anyone else in their family survive after the fire?"


    He added: "coteral can also be!"


    Liu Zhaocheng looked nkly: "well... I really don''t know."


    It seems that he can''t ask for any news here.


    "All right." Chen Qingye nodded, stood up, turned and walked towards the door: "excuse me."


    st sighed, then stood up, wilted and waved his hand: "that''s it."


    "But..." Liu Zhaocheng seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "if you really want to know the answer to the question, you may have to go to the police station. There are probably some records there. Although these things are very old, there should be an internal system backed up. However, since the incident in M City, fierce ghosts all over the country have be active, Their firstrge-scale attacks are in ces such as the supernatural authority and the police station. I''m afraid it''s dangerous to go. "


    "Well." Chen Qingye nodded and said, "thank you."


    st and Chen Qingye left Liu Zhaocheng''s office.


    They walked forward one after another in the corridor.


    st turned and looked at Chen Qingye standing beside him: "why did you ask that question just now?"


    "Do you... Think they died strangely?"


    "It''s really strange." Chen Qingye pushed his sses. The lens reflected a bright arc in the corridor, covering the look at the bottom of his eyes: "but... I don''t doubt that."


    "What''s that?"


    "If you are not in the shape of an adult burned by the fire," Chen Qingye said slowly, "is it possible that it is not to hide the cause of death, but to hide the identity of the dead?"


    "What do you mean?" st was stunned.


    Chen Qingye said, "I mean, can those charred bodies not be from the Ji family?"


    "You don''t think they''re dead?!"


    Chen Qingye shook his head: "it''s not."


    st looked nkly: "ah? What is that? "


    "If the cause of their death is the same as we guessed, there should be no bodies left." Chen Qingye said slowly: "when the fierce ghost starts, the victim''s body will not be wasted."


    Basically will be eaten.


    However, there were a right number of bodies in the fire.


    st was slightly stunned. He thought for a few seconds and suddenly realized: "if someone set fire to cover up, it means that not all members of the family are dead! Someone else survived! "


    Chen Qingye: "yes."


    He looked at st: "is this enough information?"


    "Of course not." st narrowed his eyes and lit up an excited fire at the bottom of his eyes: "do you think the same as I think?"


    Chen Qingye smiled: "of course."


    Now that it''s all started, let''s just break the casserole and find out.


    More than 40 years ago, m city.


    The night was dark.


    There was no light in the dark sky. The gray clouds floated in strands, carrying an unknown bloody gas. The edge of the sky showed a scarlet color, indicating the urrence of a massacre.


    The soil is moist and soft, and the bright red blood seeps from the soilyer, as if the wholend is soaked by blood.


    ck and red inteced lines can be seen between the soil dyed red by blood.


    The drum bag on one side was rolled up by some strange force, vaguely revealing the green and white stiff limbs. It seems that it has been dead for a long time.


    A figure came from a distance. His figure was indistinctly visible in the dark, and he seemed to be carrying something in his hand.


    There was a dead silence around. It was like throwing a stone into a bottomless hole. There was no echo at all.


    He stood by the bloodynd and squatted down.


    With the gurgling of the liquid, the pungent smell of gasoline drifted away in an instant.


    Then, the harsh rubbing sound of the lighter sounded in the dead silence.


    A cluster of mes suddenly rose and quickly spread over the surface of the ground. The mes were like bright red snakes, swallowing the surrounding dry grass leaves and climbing on the wooden buildings. The fire immediately became bigger, the blood on the ground was evaporated by the high temperature, and reflected a weak light in the air slightly floating due to the high heat.


    The mes crackled in the dark, reddening half the sky.


    The fire lit up the man''s face and reflected it in his eyes.


    It was a pair of light brown and ck eyes, not the pure ck dyed by Zhongmo in the Ji family, but the expression of those eyes was the same as that of other people in the family¡ª¡ª


    Crazy and crazy.


    st and Chen Qingye left the underground shelter of the supernatural authority together.


    There is no one in the street.


    Most shops have closed doors and windows, a bleak scene.


    It is not far from m city. Although the sky can still be seen vaguely, there is still a gloomy breath in the air, like some dark and viscous flocs, which umte around them, making it difficult to breathe.


    But st and Chen Qingye didn''t feel much.


    In the game, the concentration of Yin in the air is more terrible. Now the real world is just changing to the environment they are familiar with.


    The sky outside the police station was shrouded in terrible darkness.


    The window was dark, and you could vaguely see the shing monsters inside. Those dark shadows shed away, as if they were a wisp of smoke passing through the edge of the horizon.


    It has long been upied by fierce ghosts and has be the field of their carnival.


    st''s eyes lit up the idea of war. He opened his palm, and a cluster of hot mes suddenly jumped up from his palm: "who killed more?"


    Chen Qingye calmly pushed the spectacle frame: "No."


    "... eh?"


    Chen Qingye: "you''d better not do it."


    "Eh?!" st screamed and looked angry: "why?"


    Chen Qingye nced at him coldly: "do you want to burn the whole building?"


    st£º¡°¡­¡­¡±


    The me in his palm became dim with the master''s mood, and even his red hair was not as arrogant as before.


    Chen Qingye lowered his hand.


    The dark ah Chang came out of his sleeve, grew in the wind, and became tens of feet high in the twinkling of an eye. The dark shell glittered with the luster of metal texture, and the long eyes on it turned, giving people a very evil feeling.


    Although it''s not the first time, st still can''t help feeling numb.


    He took a step back without a trace and asked with some fear: "hey... Is it taller than before?"


    Chen Qingye looked up at the ah Chang in front of him and gently patted the other party''s hard shell with his palm. The expression on his face was strangely soft: "yes, thanks to Xiaobai, he grew much faster than before."


    "Good, good, good..." Chen Qingye touched ah Chang with a tender smile that made his scalp Numb:


    "Who is a good baby?"


    Ah Chang lowered his head and touched Chen Qingye''s cheek with the tentacles on his head. The huge pliers, which were cold and dark and could almost bite off a person''s head, leaned in front of each other, and made a hoarse and rough creak in his throat.


    "It''s you, it''s you!" Chen Qingye touched ah Chang and replied with a smile.


    st on the side: "......"


    Shaking his goose bumps, he turned numbly and walked towards the police station.


    Shit, pervert.


    After the two joined hands, they quickly swept away the monsters in the police station.


    The inside of the building has been almost destroyed. Although there is no problem with the power supply, the light tube overhead is short circuited under the violent destruction, bursts of electric sparks burst down, and the ground and walls are full of ck and red blood and mucus. It looks as if it has experienced a tragic Massacre.


    Chen Qingye sat in front of theputer. The light of theputer screen lit up his face. His ten fingers jumped on the keyboard and made a dense click.


    st came in from the outside.


    He stepped over the monster corpses piled up on the ground and walked towards Chen Qingye: "Hey, are you ready?"


    "The file is sealed." Chen Qingye looked up at st and said, "have all the monsters around been cleaned up?"


    "Of course!" st held his chest proudly.


    "None left?"


    "Of course," stcently said, "you don''t see who started?"


    The end of st is slightly longer:


    "So, should you tell me the truth now?"


    st''s back stiffened: "what, what?"


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "what you really saw and heard in M city."


    He pointed to the surrounding dead environment: "now, the surrounding obstacles have beenpletely removed, and there is almost no possibility that the wall has ears."


    Chen Qingye put his fingers together and said, "can you say it now?"


    st scratched his head impatiently: "ah ah..."


    After struggling for a long time, he seemed to have finally made up his mind and took a deep breath slowly: "anyway, you should have guessed 7788 now. It''s meaningless to hide it any more..."


    st told me everything that happened in M city.


    He chased the fierce ghost into the underpass of M City, and the human souls swallowed by the ck viscous liquid, as well as Ji Xuan, Wei yuechu, Yezei, and what the other party asked him to check.


    Chen Qingye touched his chin and fell into meditation.


    A few minutester, he looked up and said, "no wonder ace won''t let you tell anyone."


    st: "ah?"


    Chen Qingye: "he is not only defending his mother, but also the people in the administration."


    He opened theputer and lowered his head, and his fingers continued to knock on the keyboard. "Let me try topare the birthce of all the registered residence of the Ji family and the staff of the Bureau."


    A few minutester, Chen Qingye stopped: e out."


    st leaned over and looked at theputer screen.


    I saw the cross search results above, and the matching information is


    One.


    Their expressions also became dignified.


    Chen Qingye''s finger pressed, and the mouse made a crisp knocking sound.


    A picture of a middle-aged man who looked very energetic appeared on the screen. He looked very mediocre. A pair of light brown and ck eyes narrowed slightly. He looked at the one on this side of the screen with a smile on his face, just like ordinary people.


    But st suddenly took a breath.


    He raised his hand and pointed to the man''s name with trembling fingers: "isn''t this... The general director of the supernatural administration?!"


    Chen Qingye sighed slowly.


    Sure enough.


    "How, how?" st''s expression is dull. It seems that he hasn''t calmed down from the news that the general director is actually a side branch of the Ji family.


    Chen Qingye taps the desktop with his fingertips:


    "So that''s why the authority was so slow at the beginning."


    The former director is detained in the authority. He has foreseen the opening of the door in the future and is very clear about the conditions for malice.


    Well, it''s impossible that he hasn''t tried to convey his warning over the years.


    However, after the incident, the headquarters of the authority still ignored all ces. Even after the night trip in M City, the existence of supernatural forces and the authority was exposed, and they still chose to bury the existence of the game.


    After learning this, he felt a little strange, but the answer of relevant personnel was that they did not want to cause panic among the people.


    Although this can be exined. However, Qi Shengze existed in the administration at that time.


    Even if thought it was just an old man''s crazy speech in the previous decades, should pay attention to it after such a thing happened, but the authority still did not change its normal, and even acquiesced in the branches of various cities to continue to kill their souls in the same way


    It''s really vicious.


    Chen Qingye turned to st: "do you remember what brother Ye told you?"


    st: "ah?"


    Chen Qingye: "his grandfather hid the notebook in his parasitic limbs and used a password that no one can understand except ace. I''m afraid it''s not fierce ghosts, but humans."


    st nodded stupidly: "yes, that''s what brother Ye told me."


    Chen Qingye: "after being detained under the supernatural authority for so many years, there are very few people he can contact. Those who are worth guarding against must be those who can get close to him at any time. I think the first thing the general director did when he recognized Yezei was to take him underground and let him meet his grandfather. I''m afraid it was the same idea, Trying to find out the whereabouts of the notebook from the old man''s mouth with the existence of his own grandson. "


    st suddenly realized.


    He gnashed his teeth and said, "grass, the old fox, look, I won''t peel his skin!"


    Chen Qingye stood up and said, "in that case, let''s go."


    st was stunned: "ah?"


    Chen Qingye walked out: "go to the capital."


    "Wait, wait!" st didn''t seem to respond: "why?"


    Chen Qingye turned his head and looked over: "didn''t you say you were going to skin the director general?"


    st seems a little tangled: "but if so, will it disrupt ace''s n?"


    Chen Qingye: "No."


    st objected and said, "why do you say that?"


    Chen Qingye: "otherwise, why do you think the chief director wants to talk from Qi Shengze so much?"


    He continued: "of course, it is because he has information that even the director general does not know. I estimate that the key point in changing the current situation and how to close the door should be in that notebook."


    Chen Qingye thought, "of course, it would be better if we could force something out of the chief director''s mouth."


    st''s eyes suddenly lit up: "you''re right!"


    His fingertips were ready to move, and a spark leaped in the dark, like the burning and rising sense of war in the bottom of his eyes.


    Chen Qingye leaned into his sleeve and stroked the excited ah Chang''s head. His eyes narrowed slightly behind the lens:


    "In that case, let''s go."


    Scattered paper will be spread on the ground, stacked on everything, and the dense lines of small characters on it are not very clear in the dark.


    The room was silent.


    Yezei lowered his eyes slightly, his long eyshes covered the look at the bottom of his eyes, half of his pale face was hidden in the dark, his expression was quiet, and he could not see much emotional change.


    After listening to such a strange, strange and distorted story, it is untrue to say that it has not been touched.


    But... Is that the touch?


    Yejia found himself somewhat indescribable.


    The man''s cold fingers covered his wrists and wound upward bit by bit. Ji Xuan knocked his chin on Yejia''s shoulder and asked softly, "so, what''s my reward?"


    Yejia seemed to be pulled back from meditation by the other party.


    He turned to Ji Xuan and asked a cold question: "what''s the feeling of eating his blood rtives?"


    Ji Xuan tilted his head and thought, "very good."


    Very... Satisfied.


    And, excited.


    He smiled slightly, raised a pair of scarlet eyes, viscous eyes flowed on each other''s sharp side faces, and his voice was hoarse: "it was also this feeling when he was killed by his brother."


    Ji Xuan held Ye Jia''s hand and put the other party''s palm on his chest.


    He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he were looking forward to the aftertaste:


    "Your teeth are embedded in my flesh, tearing open my chest and eating my bone and blood."


    Ji Xuan''s voice was very calm, but there was some intense desire and * * hidden in the sound line:


    "I was eaten by you, and I can integrate into your body from now on. Our blood intertwined with each other, and our bones hugged each other. It''s like being mixed in everything. It can never be separated..."


    He smiled twice in a low voice, and the ending trembled, as if excited by the fantasy.


    The young man fell on his pale chest and his fingertips moved slightly.


    Ji Xuan sighed, lowered his head and kissed each other on the shoulder: "unfortunately, you didn''t eat me all."


    Yejia''s voice was restrained and steady: "is that so?"


    "Yes." Ji Xuan smiled sweetly, "so I''lle to you for the rest."


    Yezei raised his eyes and looked at each other deeply:


    "What about you now? Do you still want to be eaten by me, or eat me? "


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes, put out the tip of his scarlet tongue and gently licked his lips. The paranoia and Madness at the bottom of his eyes flowed out without scruples. The * * of killing and love made his eyes deep and thick, like a beast that eats people, eager to fight and embrace:


    "Of course."


    A sharp and straightforward killing intention shed from the bottom of his eyes: "I haven''t stopped this desire."


    Ji Xuan leaned down and kissed the young man''s fingers.


    He raised his eyes. His expression became slightly ferocious because of indulgence and restraint, just like a fierce beast who restrained his nature and avoided exposing his fangs. His chest trembled and fluctuated and his voice became unstable


    "But..."


    Yezei didn''t take out his hand. He looked down at each other and repeated, "but?"


    Ji Xuan closed his eyes.


    His voice was difficult, as if it had been squeezed out of his throat. It was so hoarse that he could hardly distinguish the original voice:


    "... not enough."


    The pupil of the young man contracted.


    Ji Xuan leaned over again, hugged each other''s waist and buried his face on each other''s shoulder.


    Darkness enveloped me as if were in a dark school building.


    He still seemed to be able to see the light eyes glowing in the dark, which made him feel ufortable instinctively, just like people who have been in the dark for a long time are afraid of the burning sun.


    ... so hungry


    The hunger increased day by day, wriggling and burning under his skin all the time, silently urging and tempting.


    He thought it was enough to eat or be eaten.


    But... Not enough.


    Ji Xuan''s fingers tightened hard and his fingertips convulsed.


    Not enough.


    Just eating... Is not enough.


    When the young man turned his head and looked at him, he inadvertently smiled, passed over a cup of milk tea, and was stunned when he was kissed in the street.


    He is too greedy to get all this.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes. The pupils in his scarlet eyes were tight and narrow. In the dark, he was like the vertical pupil of a cold-blooded animal. He bit his words word by word, as if he were forcibly stripping his instinct from flesh and blood. He didn''t stop without blood. He looked at his bloody and flesh blurred self happily, revealing a slightly distorted smile:


    "I can''t bear it."


    Yezei narrowed his eyes.


    After a long time, he raised his hand and pinched each other''s jaw with his cold fingertips.


    Ji Xuan was stunned.


    Yezei pinched his chin and forced the other party to raise his head.


    There was a cruel and arrogant light in the depths of the young man''s Scarlet eyes. Then he lowered his head and dropped a cold kiss on the man''s lips:


    "Reward."

 Chapter 91

    Ji Xuan''s pupils contracted suddenly at the moment when the other party''s lips stuck up.


    There is a slight cold touch on the lips, and the soft lips of the other party are close to themselves, just like the delicate and slightly astringent texture of linen.


    A burning and trembling pain swept from the depths of the heart, umted and roared in the chest, up the throat, and almost tasted the fresh rust smell in the mouth, bringing a burning feeling.


    Agitated, inted, tore at his flesh and ignited his blood.


    It''s hot.


    I''m so hungry.


    Like a shark smelling blood, Ji Xuan rushed up.


    All of a sudden, the sofa behind was hit hard and made a bang. The paper scattered on the ground was lifted up and fell like snowkes on them.


    Ji Xuan''s hand held the back of the young man''s head to prevent the other party''s head from being knocked on the ground.


    His pale and slender fingers were inserted into Yejia''s dark hair, his fingertips were slightly convulsed, and the back of his hand burst out because of strength. It seemed that he wanted to roughly pull each other''s hair, but he was restrained by the remaining reason, struggling and wandering on the edge of madness and calmness,


    Gnawing and biting are more like the fighting of beasts than kissing.


    Lick it heavily, taste the repressed sobs in each other''s throat and the spreading light rust smell, just like chewing each other''s flesh and blood, and swallowing it like a delicacy.


    Yejia stuck one hand in each other''s throat.


    He forced Ji Xuan to pull each other''s lips away from his own.


    The finger bones of the young man turned white with force, and his eyes were shining in the dark. The fierce nature aroused was shining in a pair of scarlet eyes. He was cold and arrogant, but there was a burning fire at the bottom of his eyes. He pinched each other''s neck and said word by word:


    "Enough."


    ... enough.


    Be patient.


    Just like every time in the past,y dormant patiently, waiting for the other party''s strong wall to be slowly disintegrated and waiting for a better opportunity.


    Don''t go too far.


    That''s enough.


    Ji Xuan closed his eyes and his chest fluctuated irregrly.


    Like a beast willing to put his head into chains, he bowed his head and bowed under each other''s palm.


    Ji Xuan bit his teeth hard, and the fundus of his eyes was dark,


    He restrained his instinct, raised himself a little and retreated meekly.


    Yejia sat up.


    He raised his hand, lifted his messy hair on his forehead,bed it back with his five fingers, revealing clearly defined, clear and handsome facial features, as well as a pair of slightly narrowed scarlet eyes with faint dangerous colors.


    The young man''s voice had a hint of carelessness,ziness and hoarseness:


    "Will you?"


    Ji Xuan was stunned.


    "Will you just rush?" Yezei leaned down in front of each other, and his nasal voice was diffuse: "hmm?"


    His cold fingers held each other''s jaw and lifted it gently, and his scarlet eyes glittered in the dark.


    The young man lowered his head, and the messy hair on his head fell, sweeping over each other''s cheeks, bringing a trace of itching. He held each other''s lower lip, gently sucked and kissed, and whispered:


    "Close your eyes."


    "I''ll teach you."


    "Are you sure it''s here?"


    st raised his eyes to look at the building in front of him and asked some uncertain questions.


    Chen Qingye: "yes."


    He raised his hand, and a group of fluorescent insects flew out of his cuffs. The patterns on their backs changed slightly with the flight, and soon became dark. They quickly integrated into the dark night and flew inward along the channel.


    One Minute.


    Five Minutes.


    ten minutes.


    st turned to Chen Qingye: "how long is it?"


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes: "no, they should have flown back for so long."


    st was stunned: "no!"


    He raised his hand and grabbed Chen Qingye. They jumped back suddenly, and a shuttle fell where they had justnded. They heard the noise inside. It seemed that the members of thebat section of the supernatural administration began to organize a counterattack.


    st was surprised.


    Is the security here so tight?


    "s." Chen Qingye sighed and pulled his cor back from st''s hand: "I thought I could sneak in without startling the snake."


    st lifted his lips and smiled, revealing the bright tip of his teeth:


    "Now that it''s all like this, it''s better to make a big noise."


    A zing me rose from the palm of his hand.


    st moved his shoulder and neck, making a clicking sound of bone friction. He was trying to rush out, but he was grabbed by Chen Qingye:


    "Wait."


    "What?" st was stunned.


    Ah Chang climbed out of Chen Qingye''s sleeve, heard that he was crawling on the withered and yellow grass, and swam back quietly a few minutester. Two ck tentacles were swinging in the air, as if transmitting some information to the outside.


    Chen Qingye drooped his eyes and meditated.


    A few secondster, he looked up at the st in front of him and said, "what just hit down was not a bullet."


    "What?" st was stunned.


    Chen Qingye: "ah Chang smelled the smell of props in the game."


    "How?" Murmured st.


    Suddenly, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he suddenly widened his eyes, turned his head and looked at Chen Qingye:


    "Hey, hey! I see! "


    Chen Qingye was startled by him: "what do you know?"


    st: "I didn''t tell you before. In fact, ACE went out with me before. We robbed a whole warehouse. There were many yers, many fierce ghosts and monsters in the warehouse. All the props in the warehouse were stolen from the game."


    Chen Qingye: "it seems that this matter has a lot to do with the director general."


    "Yes, yes." st clenched his fist angrily, his red hair seemed to be burning, and said gnashing his teeth: "maybe this dog was also the reason why his mother attacked the headquarters."


    Chen Qingye: "maybe."


    He pondered for a few seconds, looked up at st and said, "in that case, we should be ready this time."


    st: "ah? What preparation? "


    Chen Qingye tapped him on the head, "are you stupid? Of course, it''s the preparation of other yers and props in the game. "


    "Oh..." st touched the head he had just been knocked on, and suddenly thought of something: "in fact... There is no other way."


    "Huh?" Chen Qingye turned to look at him.


    I saw stughing, his fingertips leaping up a cluster of scarlet mes, beating and shining in the dark night, like a living creature in a world:


    "It''s not the first time I''ve done it."


    In the night, thick smoke rose from the ground, and the mes burned, making a crackling sound, turning the air into a dangerous high temperature.


    "Come on!!! Fire!!! "


    "Put out the fire quickly!!!"


    The buildings not far away were noisy, and the sound of panicked footsteps rang through the dead night.


    "Wait, wait... The fire can''t be put out!!!"


    "Why???"


    "Ah ah ah!!! Run away!!!!!"


    Chen Qingye took a deep breath and turned to look at the st with a giggle: "well done."


    "That''s not." st a chest, the voice with a bright show off: "my fire can''t be put out by ordinary people, otherwise ace wouldn''t have chosen to take me to rob the warehousest time!"


    Chen Qingye: "


    Why do I think you''re still proud of this.


    He turned to look at the building in the distance.


    mboyant mes devour buildings in the dark wantonly, wood copses, walls crack, and metal deforms and melts.


    People fled from the building, and Zhang Huang''s shadow was particrly clear and conspicuous in the light of the fire, like a dancing monster.


    "There!" Chen Qingye pointed in one direction.


    st was surprised: "your eyesight is too good, isn''t it? I can find someone so far. "


    Chen Qingye: "


    He sighed and said, "only that man is protecting a group of members of thebat section of the supernatural administration. Use your head."


    The director general was escorted away from the dangerous area.


    He looks not young, but he is tall. His face is engraved with the lines brought by years, which makes him have a sense of calm without anger.


    The guard nearby screamed, "chief, your clothes --"


    The director turned and looked behind him. He saw a cluster of me on the corner of his clothes. The people around him were beating him hard, but he couldn''t put it out anyway, so he had to take off his coat and throw it on the ground.


    The coat was quickly swallowed by the fire, but the withered grass below showed no sign of being lit.


    The director was stunned.


    He raised his head and looked at the scene beside him. The people stumbled out of the burning building, but the closely connected branches behind the building had no trace of burning, and no one was injured or killed


    His eyes widened sharply.


    No!


    The me was not an ident, but was controlled by people like the flying insects that suddenly flew in just now!


    The chief director''s expression was slightly distorted. He turned his head to look at the others behind him and said sternly, e on -"


    However, he had not had time to finish his words. Before the meeting, all the faces showed pale and frightened expressions. They raised their heads and looked steadily behind the director general: "you... You..."


    The shadow blocked the burning eye light from the me and pressed down heavily towards him.


    The director general''s body froze.


    Slowly, he turned his head one by one and looked behind him.


    A huge centipede, several feet high, didn''t know when it appeared behind him. Its ws and feet collided with each other and made a click sound. The dark shell was cold and hard, and it also reflected the glimmer of me. Several cracks were split on the shell, and several huge eyes were turning, which made people feel fear and panic instinctively.


    "Kill it!!!" The Chief Secretary stepped back slowly, his voice changed slightly, and screamed, "kill this disgusting bug!!!"


    However, there was a harsh scream behind him.


    He turned his head in panic and saw that the members of thebat section who apanied him out were covered with dense insects,rge and small. The insects were wriggling, their vicious small eyes reflected the light of fire, and everyone screamed and patted the insects on his body, But nothing could break away from the swarm of insects that could almost submerge them from head to foot:


    "Ah ah ah!!!! Help! Help me!!! "


    The chief director swallowed his saliva difficultly and slowly retreated to the distance, but before taking a few steps, he heard a man''s calm voice not far away:


    "What are you talking about?"


    Chen Qingye came over and pushed his sses. The light reflected on the lenses blocked his expression at the bottom of his eyes: "disgusting?"


    st''s face showed an expression of schadenfreude.


    Isn''t that like saying her child is ugly in front of her mother?


    The other party will really suffer this time.


    "Burned?"


    The elegant looking woman slowly came out of the sticky peristaltic saa, and her pale limbs were stained with sticky blood that had not dried up, which seemed to have a shocking sense of terror.


    "Yes, yes." The fierce ghost trembled and bowed down in front of her, and the translucent ugly body trembled.


    "Can people still be contacted?"


    Mother asked, raising her hand lightly.


    A cluster of sticky limbs gushed out from under the ground, and then galloped away in the distance with a lightning speed, bringing back the human who was panicking and preparing to escape, and countless tentacles full of saas wrapped around the human limbs.


    Humans scream.


    He was lifted into the air, and then the tentacles wrapped around all parts of his body suddenly exerted force.


    With a piercing tearing sound, the human being was forcibly torn apart in the middle, and the intestines and viscera in the single abdomen fell down, and the pale limbs sank into the huge pool with blood bubbles.


    Like garbage, the frightened head was thrown aside.


    A whole hill with heads has been piled up there.


    There are humans, monsters and fierce ghosts. The bottom has rotted, but the top is still fresh, with screams and painful expressions on each face.


    Due to the thick blood floating in the air, even the body of the fierce ghost can not dissipate after death.


    The ce where the intestines fell was a huge blood pool, in which the limbs and internal organs had been semi rotten and turned into an almost liquid state. The ck and red viscous liquid was stirred and rippled for a while, releasing a strong fishy smell and rotten smell.


    The woman raised her hand, gently stroked her cheek with her pale fingertips, and wiped off the broken meat that had just been sshed on her face.


    She opened her mouth, stuck out her mouth with an irregr scarlet tongue inconsistent with the human body, and rolled the broken meat into her mouth slowly.


    The fierce ghost in front trembled:


    "No, No."


    Mother came forward, bent down and touched each other''s bumpy and bumpy heads with her sticky and bloody hand. Her voice was gentle:


    "Child, you love me, don''t you?"


    The fierce ghost trembled and nodded.


    "Then you are willing to give everything for me, aren''t you?"


    The fierce ghost''s body trembled with fear. Every eye on his body was trembling. He instinctively wanted to escape, but he couldn''t control his body at all.


    It nodded stiffly, slowly, hard.


    The gentle smile on the woman''s face expanded: "really good."


    The next second her voice fell, countless tentacles behind her immediately pierced the body of the fierce ghost in front of her in a way that could not be captured by the naked eye. In the other party''s scream, she cut open its one belly, twisted off its head, threw the usable parts of its body into the sticky visceral pool, and a wisp of dark lines fell into it, like a belt, Dye it a little deeper.


    Return to silence.


    Mother raised her head and waved not far away.


    Another fierce ghost trembled and knelt in front of her: "you, pleasemand."


    Its body trembled slightly, its jelly like body trembled, its four or five faces all showed a frightened body, and each pair of eyes stared at the ground. It seemed that it was afraid that it would follow a fierce ghost after raising its head.


    "How''s the underground spring dug?" Mother went to the side of the pool, touched the surface of the pool gently with her pale toes, stirred the iplete body inside, and asked softly.


    "Yes, it''s about to meet your demand."


    The woman nodded and said softly in her voice, "bring them all into the pool."


    She narrowed her eyes slightly: "as for the authority... You are responsible for continuing to contact."


    The fierce ghost bowed down, and his jelly like body fluctuated with shaking, and his teeth trembled:


    "Yes... Yes!"


    The mother lowered her cruel and cold eyes. Behind her was a sea of corpses piled up by corpses. She said lightly:


    "I don''t think you want to continue to serve me in this way?"


    The fierce ghost shivered, and his body fell lower: "Ming, understand."


    "Go."


    Like an amnesty, the shape of the jelly like ghost disappeared.


    Mother turned her head and looked at the huge ck and red pool behind her, squinting slightly.


    She was unable to determine the origin of the fire and the whereabouts of the other party.


    But... Anyway, the n needs to start quickly.


    After all, her two children can''t be aware of anything.


    Mother smiled, her huge body rolled under the ground, and the ground cracked, revealing her scarlet limbs hidden under the ground. Those saal tentacles were creeping slowly, as if they were slowly continuing to take root downward, eating and swallowing the vitality of thisnd.


    The sky overhead ispletely covered by clouds and ghost gas, and is still spreading outward, like a conscious monster, eroding the original blue sky and dyeing it with the color of eternal night.


    Under the shadow, the crazyughter of fierce ghosts rang through the whole earth.


    Mother licked the residual blood on her fingertips and thought carelessly.


    But... Maybe her children can do one more thing for her before they return to their bodies.


    In the dark room, the ground is scattered with densely written paper, some of which have been crumpled, like dry leaves in autumn.


    Ye gasong opened his hand holding each other''s face.


    He wanted to retreat, but his cor was cleverly pulled by the other party, but he was pulled closer.


    Ji Xuan''s eyes were half narrowed, his scarlet eyes were hidden under the dense eyshes, hiding the fundus of his eyes, as if he could devour each other, as if it were a thick and deep dark ocean, tumbling and rolling in the endless abyss, shouting silently.


    But the movements in his hands were extraordinarily gentle.


    ¡ª¡ªJi Xuan... Learned too fast.


    Yezei grasped this fleeting thought in his somewhat chaotic mind.


    The other party easily mastered all the movements and details, and even drew inferences from one instance and doubled the return. It was skilled as if it had been done thousands of times. In the tenderness and delicacy, it brought a sense of aggression that could not be concealed. The sharp teeth chewed his lower lip not light or heavy, making Yejia feel as if he was kissing a beast.


    ... bad.


    He slowly tightened his hand on Ji Xuan''s shoulder, grabbed each other''s clothes with his fingertips, and wrinkled the cloth.


    Soon, Yejia felt that his arm was losing strength, just like bones were pulled from muscles, giving him a sense of emptiness like stepping on cotton.


    It''s a little too much this time.


    He thought.


    Perhaps because he is now in the form of a fierce ghost, his rational thinking ability is much weaker than that of human beings, and it is easier to be dominated by instinct and * *¡ª¡ª


    Just like when took the initiative.


    Therefore, Yejia now began to regret his actions.


    He leaned against each other''s shoulders and said in a weak voice with a little difficulty:


    "... but, yes."


    His ending was swallowed by the other party.


    When the man tried to retreat back, he approached and chased the young man. He cunningly pecked the young man''s red lips and didn''t let him finish a sentencepletely. His arm didn''t know when to start, quietly wrapped around the other party''s waist, like a cold snake, and controlled the young man in a narrow square inch in front of him.


    Yejia''s mind became more chaotic, but instinctively sensed the danger hidden under the still water.


    He took a hasty step back, but his calf just tripped over the overturned sofa.


    Yezei stumbled and just broke free from each other''s arms.


    The youth''s Scarlet eyes were covered with a hazy mist, the tight thin lips showed fresh blood color, and the unhealthy pale skin was stained with high fever like red.


    His voice is a little hoarse. Although his tone is deliberately cold, his momentum is not enough:


    "Have you had enough?"


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes, and his deep eyes just fell on each other''s face. Greedy seemed to want to eat all the subtle changes in each other''s face.


    He pursed his lips and his voice was deep and hoarse:


    "Brother, do I learn fast?"


    When Yezei choked, his ear tip was instantly stained with an abnormal thin red. He was angry and had some myocardial infarction. For a moment, he couldn''t find how to answer.


    After a long time, he struggled to squeeze two words out of his teeth:


    "Fuck off."


    Ji Xuan not only didn''t roll, but posted closer.


    He raised his hand again and put his palm on each other''s waist. Under the wrinkled thin shirt, he could clearly feel each other''s smooth and tight waist line and smooth and soft skin.


    Ji Xuan leaned over, his eyes drooping, his lips smiling, and said in a coquettish way:


    "Brother, teach me more."


    His palms slide under the corners of his opponent''s clothes:


    "- I''ll be a good student."

 Chapter 92

    Ji Xuan turned to look out of the window and narrowed his eyes slightly.


    The dark red clouds rolled over the sky, and the waves caused by the arrival of a strong existence made the air tremble.


    Yezei turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan.


    They also felt the call from the depths of their blood.


    It''s mother''s voice.


    Yezei lowered his head, raised his hand and straightened his torn cor, smoothed the wrinkles on it, and his voice was still a little hoarse: "... Let''s go."


    However, Ji Xuan stepped forward and held each other''s wrist.


    ¡°£¿¡± Yezei raised his eyes and looked at each other suspiciously.


    Ji Xuan opened his hand and rubbed each other''s neckline more disorderly.


    Yezei frowned slightly, "what are you doing?"


    "It''s not good to be too neat." Ji Xuan smiled in a low voice, his scarlet eyes drooped, raised his hand, rubbed his thumb against each other''s lower lip and wiped a little wet: "didn''t he say he wanted to make a full set?"


    Ye Jia''s eyes gave a meal.


    He let go and let the other party go.


    M city center.


    Tall buildings straight into the dark and gloomy sky, the bodies piled up below have obviously been reced, and the rotten limbs have disappeared, reced by more and higher corpse mountains.


    Mother is waiting for them.


    She hung her gentle face, her scarlet eyes twinkled in the dark, and her eyes shed over the two lineages who came forward.


    They walked one after another. In that distance, there seemed to be some dense and unbreakable things connecting each other, giving people a sense of intimacy. It seemed that they should have been one.


    Messy hair and wrinkled cor.


    The mother narrowed her eyes slightly: "my child, do you remember what we talked aboutst time? About... I may need you to do me a little favor. "


    Ji Xuan: "of course."


    Mother said in a warm voice, "human beings don''t seem to be very clever recently."


    On the surface, Yejia still looks calm:


    "What? Want to resist? "


    "Maybe." The mother said carelessly, "it''s just dying insects and ants. It can''t change anything, but..."


    She raised her hand, and her pale fingers gently crossed her side face


    "Let them learn a long lesson."


    Mother''s expression was still gentle, but her words were somewhat careless and cruel: "kill several cities."


    She leaned down, and the elegant and beautiful face that was exactly the same as Yejia''s memory was slightly close:


    "Which city do you like?"


    Yezei was slightly surprised at the bottom of his heart.


    Mother said, "I still need 200000 human beings. Bring them to me when you get them. I''ll tell you the location."


    She straightened up, took back her eyes, half narrowed her scarlet eyes, and said lightly, "you can dispose of the rest at will, eat it, or kill it for fun."


    The woman raised her hand and waved at them, "go."


    She looked at them and smiled, "I''m waiting for your good news, child."


    After leaving his mother''s surveince area, Yejia stood in the empty ruins and fell into meditation.


    This time he and Ji Xuan were assigned to different cities.


    Obviously, the other party seems to want to separate them - this is a good thing for Yejia. Separating them means that the mother needs to double her efforts to monitor them, and it will be easier to make small moves without telling her.


    But


    It''s still some time before the implementation of the mother''s n. Although it''s not long, it can''t fool the past. After all, he still has many ces to figure out. Now is not the time to tear his face.


    However, if we follow the previous method


    Even if they can hide all the people in a whole city, they can''t get 200000 human jobs.


    Whatever you think is dead.


    Just now, Yejia felt a little weight on his shoulder.


    He turned his head¡ª¡ª


    I was stabbed in the cheek.


    Yezei: "


    His eyebrows jumped: "naive."


    Ji Xuan smiled. He took two steps forward, and his cold fingertips fell on each other''s eyebrows: "brother, don''t frown."


    He said, "if you''re worried about the 200000 souls, I have a way."


    Yezei was stunned: "... What?"


    Ji Xuan raised his lips and said, "I won''t tell you."


    Yejia narrowed his eyes dangerously.


    Ji Xuan nodded his lips: "or, brother, give me another reward..."


    The corner of Yejia''s mouth drew, "forget it."


    He turned his head and went on.


    Ji Xuan quickened his pace and caught up, as if he were brown sugar and stuck it again: "in short, just give it to me."


    He smiled, bowed his head and leaned close to each other''s ears:


    "Sometimes let me be handsome."


    The man''s low tail tone is slightly elongated, with a bit of unintentional hoarseness, which sounds like being coquettish.


    Yezei stopped his steps.


    He turned his head, slightly narrowed his scarlet eyes and looked at the man close at hand.


    A few secondster, he raised his hand and crumpled each other''s hair heavily:


    "Let''s go."


    The man was stunned.


    This move took a bit of seemingly casual intimacy, which made his thinking stagnate for several seconds, almost confused.


    At the moment when the voice fell, the young man''s body disappeared in the street, making Ji Xuan jump into the air.


    There are still some fluctuations pulled by ghosts in the air,


    His fingertips fell into the air, and it seemed that he could still touch the slightest sense of existence left by the youth. It brushed gently on the skin on the surface of his fingertips, like a wisp of breeze passing through the palm of his hand.


    Ji Xuan paused.


    He slowly took back his hand, put it to his lips, gently kissed the small piece of skin, and a shivering possessiveness passed through the bottom of his eyes.


    Brother... Doesn''t it make him more unable to let go?


    Yejia''s figure slowly appeared in the suburbs.


    Through the shadow of depressed trees, he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the city not far away.


    ughtering the city


    He gently raised his fingertips. The thick and thick Yin Qi eroded the blue sky above his head. The dark clouds rolled violently and attacked the city in an instant.


    The residents below looked up in panic and stared at the obviously abnormal sky.


    A frightened voice sounded:


    "What''s going on?"


    "What happened?"


    The rm of the supernatural authority sounded throughout the city, and the trained staff of the authority quickly began to act. They struggled to maintain order, trying tomunicate with the outside world and organizing the evacuation of ordinary people.


    They all know very well what happened next when this happenedst time


    M city was almostpletely destroyed. Up to now, it is impossible to enter and has be the nest of fierce ghosts. If M city had not been evacuated earlier, I''m afraid the whole city would have died in that disaster.


    This time... They didn''t receive any warning and didn''t give them any reaction time at all!


    Almost every member of the administration knows that they may have more or less bad luck this time.


    The voice on the other side was rmed: "the edge of the city has been blocked by clouds! I can''t get out at all. All the detection equipment is scrapped at the moment of entry. I can''t break in! "


    "I can''t reach the outside world! All means ofmunication have been cut off! "


    It''s over


    Wu Su hung his hands with a earthy face and sat down slowly on the chair.


    This time... It''s really over.


    Time goes by.


    However, the imagined killings and upheavals showed no sign ofing.


    Wu Su raised his head in some doubt. At this time, there was a soft "pop" sound behind him, which startled him.


    The overhead light came on.


    ... ah? wait?


    He suddenly turned his head and looked at the employee behind him who had not retracted his hand after turning on the light. The employee stammered: "well... I don''t see the sun outside, it''s a little dark, so..."


    That''s strange.


    The power was not cut off?


    Wu Su jumped up from his chair and ran to the window. There was a mess outside the window, but not only there was no trace of fierce ghosts, but even the street lights were still on:


    "Contact the team in the city and ask about the situation."


    The feedback from the districts was quickly transmitted back - although they still couldn''t get out, there were no enemies, no casualties, and even themunication equipment in the city could be used normally.


    Now, the captain is really confused.


    What''s going on? Are these clouds just trying to circle them in the city this time?


    From outside the city, we can only see that the rolling and terrible dark cloud envelops the whole city, mixed with trace of unknown scarlet in the middle. The thick Yin Qi makes people instinctively fear. From it, we can vaguely hear the scream of human panic, as if they are suffering from some terrible torture.


    In a house in the city.


    The young man held out his hand and turned up the volume control button with his pale and slender fingers.


    The TV screen in front of me is ying the scream of the heroine in the horror film, but the sound is controlled to y outward along the ¡õ¡õ.


    The little ck hand who took the opportunity to be let out and breathe: "


    Hey, you are too perfunctory!


    Yezei swept the little ck hand and threw the remote control to it: "just right."


    Little ck hand: "... Ah?"


    "Find more horror films and y the screams together." Yezei told, "there should be change, rhythm and a sense of drama."


    Little ck hand looked down at the remote control in his arms: "


    Damn, have I be cheapbor again.


    But... Since it''s to save people


    The little ck hand thought about it and finally decided to help each other.


    As he adjusted, he asked, "so, would you mind telling me why you''re doing this?"


    Yezei propped his chin with his hand and looked down at the notebook spread out in front of him: "dy time."


    This time, he just imitated the experience of thest m City, blocked the city through Yin Qi, cut off contact with the outside world, andpletely turned it into a ce for fierce ghosts to y and torture.


    Only in this way can we escape mother''s surveince openly.


    Moreover, it also gave him time to continue to decipher his notebook - his intuition told him that the key to breaking the game is likely to be in it.


    Yezei turned his head, and his scarlet eyes reflected the gloomy sky outside the window, like undting waves in the abyss.


    This time, he will believe Ji Xuan again.


    The edge of the city.


    st and Chen Qingye looked up at the dark sky in front of them, and Qi fell into silence.


    "That..." st said, "what''s going on?"


    Chen Qingye: "


    He doesn''t know this problem.


    The people who were tied into zongzi made a whine.


    "Be honest." st kicked it impolitely.


    The man fell to the ground and wriggled. He couldn''t get up for a long time: "wuwuwuwuwu!"


    st frowned with a headache: "the chief director, what are you going to do?"


    On that day, they tortured the man for a while. Almost all the imaginable methods were used, but the other party''s mouth was very firm. They just couldn''t pry away any news. When they couldn''t stand it, they made a crazyugh and listened to it strangely.


    The best way is to take him to Yejia, but Yejia is staying in the M city upied by fierce ghosts. They are not sure whether they can sneak in quietly with a burden.


    It''s a pity that we can''t let go.


    This man almost fell into their hands.


    So they are going to take the director general back to the city where the administration is now located, hide the people near m City, and then take the opportunity to get in touch with ACE in M city.


    But before they entered the city, there was a ¡õ¡õ¡õ¡õ, blocking the whole city.


    They knew what would happen next, but there was nothing they could do.


    st frowned anxiously:


    "What can I do?"


    He listened to the scream from the clouds and felt extremely anxious.


    Chen Qingye gritted his teeth and released the ah Chang: "I can only try to fight. There are so many residents in the city that I can''t die in vain."


    However, as soon as ah Chang became bigger, he didn''t listen to his master''s orders and broke the wall. Instead, he turned his head behind him and screamed dangerously in a certain direction.


    Both of them were surprised and turned to look behind them.


    I saw a shadow ghost with slender body and vague face appeared behind them. It had a strong breath and was obviously a very powerful high-level fierce ghost.


    ... it''s tricky.


    The idea shed through the hearts of st and Chen Qingye at the same time.


    The chief executive at his feet made a purring sound and crawled towards the fierce ghost.


    too bad!


    st clenched his teeth and stormed at the ghost - since the other party saw that the general director was in their hands, he had to kill the ghost before he reported the news to his mother, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.


    However, the ghost suddenly realized, "ah! You two! "


    st attack.


    Shadow Ghost: "you are ah ye... The two attendants of ACE, aren''t you?"


    Attendant, you head!


    st''s eyebrows jumped and his teeth clenched.


    However, Chen Qingye came up. He pushed his sses and asked cautiously, "are you?"


    "I''m the king''s man!" Amy said very warmly, "you are going to find ah ye... Ace, aren''t you? Let''s go. I''m going to send a message for Wang, too. "


    With that, it floated forward.


    st''s muscles were instinctively tight, but the other party directly rubbed past him, directly lifted a corner of the cloudy wall in front of him, and said enthusiastically, "just follow me!"


    Chen Qingye and st looked at each other.


    They pulled on the director general who was still struggling and followed the ghost towards the wall.


    There seems to be a circle around the other party, which can prevent the cloud from attacking spontaneously.


    The three of them walked forward with a ghost, surrounded by a misty area.


    Chen Qingye narrowed his eyes slightly and asked slowly:


    "By the way, why do you call ace ah ye? Isn''t the hierarchy between you fierce ghosts very clear? "


    The ghostly figure in front suddenly gave a meal.


    The two people behind were startled and hurriedly stopped to avoid each other''s body... Or their bodies.


    The ghost slowly turned his head and looked at the two humans behind him.


    It seemed as if it had finally found a vent and shouted sadly and angrily:


    "He is a liar!!!!!"


    Chen Qingye: "


    st£º¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Sounds like it''s really the man they know.


    Did he kill the ghost this time?


    st gloated and said, e on, let''s hear it?"


    Amy seemed to see her rtives and burst into tears: "he... He deceived my feelings!"


    Chen Qingye: "


    st£º¡°£¿¡±


    Something''s wrong... Something''s wrong.


    Amy seemed to realize that what she said was ambiguous: "no, no, what I said is a little inurate..."


    Before they were relieved, the ghost in front of them exined:


    "He actually deceived our king''s feelings..."


    Chen Qingye: "??"


    st£º¡°£¿£¿£¿£¿£¿£¿£¿¡±


    Huh????

 Chapter 93

    Outside the window, the dark cloud pressure was very low, rolling in mid air, releasing an unknown breath.


    The room was dark.


    Yezei sat cross legged on the ground. The ground in front of him was covered with pieces of paper. Fuzzy small characters were densely arranged on it. It looked like a huge, which caged him in it.


    He hung his eyes, a pair of scarlet pupils were covered under his long eyshes, and his eyes fell quietly on the paper in front of him, as if thinking about something.


    In the dark, the youth did not move, and his body did not fluctuate with his breath, just like a sculpture sleeping in the shadow.


    Suddenly, he seemed to be aware of something, suddenly raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the door.


    In the corridor.


    The shadow ghost walked in front and said happily, "it should be in front!"


    Chen Qingye and st walked in front of him. Their expressions seemed to be equally calm and numb, but there was a dull feeling in their eyes that they didn''t seem to slow down from the impact, and they moved forward nkly and mechanically.


    Amy''s voice pulled them back to the real world.


    st turned his head rigidly to Chen Qingye and found that the other party was also looking at himself. The two saw the same expression of skepticism in each other''s eyes.


    ... what the ghost said just now... Is it false?


    Can''t it be true?


    Or... What kind of fierce ghost''s new plot... Maybe?


    Suddenly, the shadow ghost walking in front suddenly stopped his pace. st and Chen Qingye who followed him were also surprised and stopped at the fastest speed - they didn''t feel any changes in the breath ahead, which made them instinctively alert.


    In the darkness ahead, the slender and straight figure of the young man was faintly visible.


    His face was hidden in the depths of the shadow, and his breath was restrained without a trace, but it inexplicably gave people a strong sense of oppression.


    When the young man stepped forward, the outline of his facial features became more and more profound under the cover of darkness. A pair of scarlet pupils half narrowed and looked in the direction of the visitor.


    There was not much emotion in the depths of those eyes, as if they came from some non-human creature.


    The muscles on Chen Qingye''s back tightened, and a shivering feeling that would rise only in the face of a strong enemy climbed up his spine. He subconsciously put his palm into his sleeve, and his fingertips touched ah Chang''s hard and cold shell, as if only in this way could he suppress his uneasiness at the bottom of his heart.


    After all... All his intelligence nowes from st.


    It''s not that he doesn''t trust hispanion, it''s just


    Even Chen Qingye has to admit that ACE is really very deceptive.


    The other party frowned slightly.


    Chen Qingye''s breathing eased.


    "You can find here."


    Yejia sighed silently, and the pale face showed their familiar human expression -zy, gentle, with a bit of alienation and dissociation.


    Chen Qingye was stunned and his fingertips, which reached into his cuffs, moved away from ah Chang''s body.


    Yezei turned his body to the side and stepped aside from the door: e in."


    The room was in a mess.


    This is not m city. Yejia just found an empty room with arge enough area to settle down temporarily. The bright light from theputer lit up theyout of the room.


    The little ck hand poked out from the screen and just saw that the paper spread on the ground was mercilessly crushed by the young people who came in.


    It uttered a exmation, "ah! Aren''t those things useful? "


    Yezei lowered his eyes and looked at his feet: "this."


    He raised his finger, and the invisible force worked in the air, sweeping all the scattered papers on the ground aside, like useless garbage on the ground: "it''s no longer needed now."


    "Oh, has it been deciphered?" The little ck hand suddenly realized.


    Yejia said "um" and did not continue to say anything.


    Yejia turned to look at a ghost and two people standing at the door and asked, "how did you get in?"


    Chen Qingye and st tacitly point in the same direction.


    Yezei looked in the direction of their fingers, and the blood clotting red pupil was fixed on the vague body of the shadow ghost.


    Amy: "


    I don''t know why... It always feels... Guilty.


    Amy coughed: "well, I''m here to deliver a message for the king!"


    "That is to say," it organized anguage: "Wang asked me to tell you that 200000 souls have beenpleted and there is no need to worry about them."


    Yezei said "Oh", he still seemed distracted. Even if Amy brought such exciting news, he didn''t have much obvious reaction.


    "200000 souls?" The two people on one side were startled by the term: "what''s going on?"


    The shadow ghost kindly solved their doubts: "my mother asked Wang he... Ace to kill the city and bring her 200000 living souls. It should be the preparation work topletely open the door. We guess my mother will start to act soon."


    Chen Qingye was stunned and looked at Yezei: "so, these dark clouds outside are...?"


    Yejia nodded, "yes, I made it."


    st raised his hand and scratched his head: "so... What about the scream we just heard?"


    Yezei pointed to theputer.


    The little ck hand waved to the two people who looked at him kindly, and proudly disyed the horror film clips he had collected for them.


    st, Chen Qingye: "


    Ah, so it is.


    This little ck hand is really... Very practical.


    When he recovered from his stupidity, Chen Qingye asked:


    "So, is what this fierce ghost just said true?"


    About... Mother should act soon.


    Suddenly the mentioned ghost came up and enthusiastically held out his hand to him: "Amy."


    Chen Qingye: "... Ah?"


    Shadow Ghost: "my name is Amy!"


    The two humans in front fell into silence: "......"


    What the hell is that?!


    Amy smiled twice and asked mysteriously, "do you... Like cats?"


    Two persons: "......"


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    Thanks to Yejia''s timely voice, he broke the deadlock: "yes, it''s not long for us to move from mother."


    Hearing this, both of them were surprised.


    For a moment, the room fell into silence.


    "Oh, yes!" st seemed to suddenly think of something and turned to the door. Then, there was a dull hum of struggle outside the door. A few secondster, st dragged a middle-aged man bound into zongzi back in. He threw the man easily in front of Yejia: "here."


    Yezei was stunned, his eyes fell on the man''s slightly deformed face, and it took a few seconds to recognize each other''s face.


    Is this the... Director general?


    st and Chen Qingye briefly described their process of looking for clues and actions.


    The middle-aged man lying on the ground made a "hum" sound in his mouth, like a maggot crawling on the ground.


    Yejia looked at him thoughtfully.


    no wonder. In this way, many things can be exined - whether it is the previous almost inaction of the authority, or the unexpected cooperation of the other party that night... And the subsequent attack, it has also been reasonably exined. After all, ording to his observation during this period of time, although there is indeed induction between his mother and his lineage, it is absolutely impossible to know their positioning so urately.


    Seeing the other party squirming, st kicked him impolitely: "be honest."


    He raised his head, looked at Yejia, showed an expression of "am I very useful", pressed the corners of his mouth and asked:


    "How''s it going?"


    Chen Qingye added: "but he is very strict and has not revealed any information to us up to now."


    Yezei shook his head: "it doesn''t matter."


    In front of them, they were slightly stunned.


    Huh?


    Yejia: "I''ve basically got all the information I need now, even if he''s not going to say anything."


    st''s face was obviously disappointed: "well..."


    He lowered his head, looked at the chief director lying at his feet, and kicked him again.


    The other party was in pain, curled up like shrimp, and a pair of brown and ck eyes stared at st like a man, with a frightening Madness at the bottom of his eyes.


    st: "so, he''s useless?"


    His expression was a little listless.


    It''s for nothing this time.


    But unexpectedly, Yejia seemed to think of something. A pair of scarlet eyes were slightly drooping, calm and motionless. He could not see that his emotional eyes fell on the man - the other party twitched and seemed to be shaking at the moment when his eyes fell.


    He took back his sight and looked at Amy standing aside: "take him to Ji Xuan."


    "Hum, hum, hum, hum," the man on the ground seemed to be stimted by something. He screamed stiffly in his throat and his eyes tightened, as if he was very resistant to it.


    There was no superfluous expression on Yejia''s face.


    Amy "hey hey" smiled twice: "no problem."


    It bent down, and the shadow behind it opened as if it were life, swallowing the man still struggling on the ground into his ghost.


    "Then I''ll go first." Amy turned around, but she hadn''t taken two steps. It seemed that she suddenly thought of something. She turned her head and looked at Yejia: "by the way, do you have anything I can bring to the king?"


    This sentence, the speaker is careless, the listener is intentional.


    st and Chen Qingye immediately remembered each other''s bitter water just along the way... And the huge and terrible amount of information.


    Their faces twisted slightly and showed an indescribable strange expression one after another.


    Yeka did not notice the difference between the two humans.


    He thought for a moment and said, "let him stand still. There''s no need toe to me during this time. We can''t make mother suspicious."


    The expressions of thetter two were more unspeakable.


    "OK." Amy answered cheerfully, and then her body disappeared into the air.


    Yezei turned his head and looked at the remaining two: "you..."


    He was startled by the strange expression on the other party''s face: "what''s the matter?"


    st and Chen Qingye: "no, nothing."


    ¡ª¡ªI just listened to the gossip about your love and hatred with the ghost king all the way.


    Very wonderful.


    Yejia looked at the two men suspiciously, and finally didn''t continue to ask.


    He looked slightly positive and said, "I know the way to stop my mother."


    Chen Qingye and st were stunned and asked in disbelief, "what, what?"


    "That''s right." Yejia nodded. He pointed to the ck notebook after special treatment and the waste paper pile piled up there: "I''ve deciphered it all."


    "Inside, is there really an answer?" st''s eyes lit up.


    Although he has been looking forward to this result, after all, the former director did not know how many years ago to write this notebook. Although the other party really had deep research in this field, he still dared not give hope.


    "Yes."


    Yejia gave a positive answer.


    Chen Qingye: "what is the method?"


    "Only when there is enough malice in the real world can the mother be released from the other side," said Yejia, gently Mosuo the slightly rough cover of the notebook with his fingertips. "Therefore, what I''m going to do is to start directly from the root and destroy the basic conditions for each other to enter the real world."


    "But," st frowned, "I''ve seen those malice with my own eyes..."


    Those sticky, dark, giving off an unknown smell, which can pollute almost all the existence in the world.


    Even fierce ghosts dare not approach. As long as they are touched, they will be swallowed up.


    "Don''t worry." Yezei smiled briefly:


    "I deciphered the way to purify malice."


    st, Chen Qingye: "!"


    "However," before they got excited, Yejia said, "I need your help."


    "No problem!" st pped his chest and promised: "you say, what do you need!"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly, and his red pupils glittered in the dark: "to be exact, I need the assistance of the supernatural authority."


    He paused and said, "the sooner the better."


    ¡ª¡ªWe must catch up with mother before she starts her n.


    st and Chen Qingye left. The little ck hand has set up the clip of the horror film to y it again and again, and drilled back into the ghost.


    Yejia was left alone in the room again.


    Outside the window, the sky was overcast. Dark clouds covered the sky densely and thickly. Below, you could see the street lights shing on the street. You could hardly tell the time of appearance by the color of the sky.


    Yejia withdrew his gaze to the sky.


    The pieces of paper piled in the corner of the room were picked up by the wind from the window andnded at Yejia''s feet.


    He paused, bent down and picked up one of the pages.


    The handwriting on it was scattered, and after a lot of painting and modification, almost no one could recognize it except him.


    Yejia knew exactly what was written on it.


    About malice.


    There is a certain amount of malicious retention in the real world. The more people die, the more malicious they will be urged. However, it does not continue to umte with the passage of time because the world has maintained a very stable cycle.


    If the fierce ghost wants to resist the passage of time, it must continue to devour other souls, so that malice will gather in its body.


    Therefore, it will gradually lose its reason and be a crazy evil spirit. It will also be the goal that mankind hopes to eliminate.


    The malice it swallowed will die with its destruction.


    The amount of malice created when it is destroyed is still the same as that created when a soul is destroyed,


    Therefore, the essence of devouring each other between ghosts is to strictly control the number of malicious.


    But the intervention of the supernatural authoritypletely disrupted the cycle.


    Malice is not only artificially created, but more importantly, malice without soul can not be swallowed by fierce ghosts, so it can only sink below the ground, umte continuously in this world and be a spring.


    Actually, Yejia lied just now.


    His approach is not to purify malice.


    But... Find the carrier for them and let them participate in the cycle again.


    Yezei raised his hand and his fingertips shone with cold knife light. He saw his pupils refracted on the flowing knife surface and was silently staring at him.


    Those eyes were very calm and seemed to have made up their mind.


    He is the carrier.


    Yezei raised his hand and pressed his cold chest. Under the silent ribs, he could feel the saa of his mother who was still releasing energy - he had just temporarily be a fierce ghost. In fact, the saa was tightly wrapped by Ji Xuan with Yin Qi to ensure that the process was reversible.


    Therefore, as long as the saa is removed, he can be a fragile human who will die easily as long as he is shot into the brain and heart.


    His ability is phagocytosis, so even if he bes a carrier, he will not die immediately.


    No one is more suitable than him.


    ... therefore, Ji Xuan could never understand the slightest bit of the n. He could not approach, participate, or meet himself.


    Yejia is not just worried that the other party will obstruct him.


    In addition, there is another


    Even he didn''t want to admit the reason why he was hidden in secrecy and darkness.


    Yejia turned and looked out of the window again.


    The sky was overcast and there was no light.


    The bottom of his eyes reflectedyers of dark clouds. Although there was no superfluous expression on his face, there was a silent and restrained sadness inexplicably.


    ... because I may still have nostalgia.


    But fortunately, he entrusted the shadow ghost to send a message.


    Yezei lowered his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief - at least Ji Xuan was obedient, so it was estimated that he would not interfere with himself in the next period of time.


    Without warning¡ª¡ª


    "Why sigh?" The man''s low maic voice came from not far behind. The voice was so familiar that he almost suspected that it was from his memory.


    Yezei jumped in situ.


    He looked shocked and suddenly looked at the ce where the voice came from.


    ¡ª¡ªI saw the man who should not have appeared standing in the porch, as if he had just climbed out of his mind.


    Yezei: "


    Ji Xuan took the first few steps. The sense of existence emitted by his slender and tall body can hardly be ignored and can not be exined by illusion.


    He looked suspiciously at the young man not far away, and his scarlet eyes reflected the other party''s stunned face:


    "What''s the matter? Are you so surprised to see me? "


    Yezei: "


    what you think?


    He looked at each other without expression, almost doubting life.


    This guy doesn''t really have any special powers, does he?


    ... it''s too haunting!!

 Chapter 94

    Ji Xuan stepped forward with an aggrieved look on his face: "what''s the matter? Brother, don''t you want to see me? "


    As he spoke, Yezei had to raise his hand against each other''s shoulder and turn his head: "hey... Don''t get so close."


    However, Ji Xuan seemed to be familiar with each other''s action track.


    He grabbed the young man''s cold wrist and dragged him in his direction.


    The distance between two people was shortened in an instant.


    "Wait..." Yejia tried to struggle: "didn''t you meet Amy?"


    "No." Ji Xuan raised his hand around the other party''s waist, gathered up without skin or face, and rubbed his chin on the other party''s shoulder socket: "I''lle to you soon after the shadow ghost left."


    Yezei: "


    He took a slow, deep breath and asked, "what''s the point of sending it to deliver a message?"


    What an incredible suffocation operation.


    Ji Xuan seemed to stick to each other like brown sugar, and his voice was a little vague: "I regretted sending it out."


    He buried himself in the neck of Yejia and sniffed the cold breath of the other side: "I don''t want to be separated from my brother."


    I want to see you.


    After separation, every cell of the body, every moment, every second, is shouting this sentence.


    I want to see you.


    Ye Jia''s eyes were tiny. He looked away and his voice was calm: "mother will be suspicious."


    "Her purpose was to separate you and me, so that I could have better control. Now I hide the whole city, which itself is out of her surveince, if you also..." he put his hand on the other party''s shoulder: "go back, while my mother hasn''t noticed."


    Ji Xuan''s arm tightened: "hold it for a while."


    Yejia: "No."


    The man tightly around his waist suddenly shrunk, and Yejia was stunned. Before he recovered, the other party had be a child of eleven or twelve years old. He skillfully drilled into his arms, hugged the other party with hands and feet, and said softly in a childlike voice, "just a moment."


    Yezei was stunned, and his sight inadvertently fell on a corner of the sofa.


    The note he picked up just now fell there, with the marks he had just grabbed on the edge, and the messy handwriting on it looked a little blurred in the dim light.


    Ye Jia''s eyes were slightly dark.


    He raised his hand to hold Ji Xuan in his arms, and his back moved slightly to the side without trace, skillfully blocking the paper full of words:


    "... just a minute."


    Ji Xuan raised his head from ye Jia''s arms. His scarlet eyes were like half frozen blood, shining in the dark. He asked:


    "Is there a reward this time?"


    Yezei paused, lowered his head, pecked quickly on each other''s forehead, and calmly asked, "is it OK?"


    Ji Xuan: "it''s different fromst time."


    Yezei: "


    be insatiable!


    He pulled at the corner of his mouth, bent his fingers and knocked hard on each other''s forehead:


    "It''s time to let go of me and change back."


    Facts have proved that Ji Xuan will only selectively listen to the orders that are beneficial to him.


    Therefore, it took Yezei a long time to pull Ji Xuan, who suddenly grew bigger in his arms, off his body.


    He took a breath, his hair was a little messy, and pushed Ji Xuan out impatiently:


    "Go back!"


    "Wait..." Ji Xuan grabbed the door frame with extra resistance and looked at each other with the eyes of an abandoned dog: "brother..."


    Yezei sighed: "when everything is over, there is not no time."


    Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. His previously yful expression dissipated from his eyes, with a bit of concentration and seriousness. The light from his eyes made Yezei subconsciously slow down:


    "Then it''s settled?"


    Yejia: "... What?"


    The man''s deep facial features were shrouded in a hazy and dim light, and the deep shadow shrouded his eyes with a bit of imperceptible paranoia.


    Ji Xuan''s eyes fell on each other. Yezei could almost feel the temperature and weight of each other''s eyes. It seemed that he poured the passionate emotions of the world into himself, as if he could burn his skin.


    His voice was low and gentle, like a whisper in the lover''s ear:


    "When it''s over."


    Yejia was silent for a long time.


    The body of the young man is like a silent sculpture, shrouded in darkness, neither breathing nor moving, like a dead object.


    A long timeter.


    "... well."


    He gave a low answer.


    After being finally dragged for a "reward", Yejia finally sent the other party away.


    Yezei stroked the corner of his lips.


    Bitten.


    His fingertips rubbed gently from the wound, and the broken skin disappeared in an instant.


    Even after thest time, the other party''s technology still didn''t get better. The sharp canine teeth scratched his lips and brought a light smell of blood in his mouth.


    Is it a dog?


    Yejia frowned.


    Perhaps it was because there was a part of each other''s strength left in his chest, and a strange pain spread from the scar.


    Yejia was a little distracted.


    He suddenly remembered that day, after the night trip of ghosts, in the corridor, after the other party untied his clothes, the ferocious scars on his chest and the fatal wounds directly through his heart looked particrly shocking on his pale skin.


    And now


    Yejia''s mind recalled the feeling when the other party''s palm prated his chest.


    There was not much pain, but it was very cold. The cool wind poured into it. Every subtle movement of the other party''s fingers affected his nerves.


    Then, felt the pain of being transformed into a fierce ghost.


    Yejia found that he didn''t know when he touched the position of his heart injury.


    He smiled, but there was not muchughter in his voice.


    Yejia put the ck notebook away properly, then bent down and picked up the papers scattered on the ground one by one.


    He watched the clean ashes and scraps of paper flying around the room and finally disappearedpletely.


    There was a smell of gunpowder smoke in the room, and there was nothing else.


    Then his cell phone rang.


    Yejia connected his cell phone.


    st''s slightly excited voice came from the microphone: "the supernatural authority, get it done."


    Good.


    In that case, his n can begin.


    Yejia turned and left. With a sigh, he fell into the empty room behind him. In a moment, he dissipated into the air, as if he had never appeared.


    [first, it must be ensured that the mother cannot return to m city]


    "I''ll send you to the ce where your mother is ready to open the door." Yezei said that his fingertip was at the corner of the map: "the 200000 souls were asked to be sent to that ce, which was also confirmed by Ji Xuan''s intelligence."


    "Use the props seized from the capital and try your best to hold them."


    The young man''s pale finger moved to another corner not far away andnded at the icon of M City: "and I''m back here."


    Since the door was first opened in M City, in recent decades, the malice deposited underground due to killing will flow in the direction of M city all over the country.


    The principle of Yin well effect is the same. Yin Qi and malice will gather in low-lying areas.


    That''s why my mother digs the spring under m city. However, the ce where the first door is opened can''t create the second door, so this will inevitably lead my mother to guide the malicious gushing from these springs to the ce where she is ready to open the door for the second time. Yejia just wants to take advantage of this time difference before the malicious has been taken away from m city, "Purify" it in advance.


    "It''s simple, isn''t it?" Yezei withdrew his hand and looked up just in front of Wu Su''s tearful eyes.


    Yejia: "


    The bearded middle-aged man saw tears in his eyes and shouted, "brother ye!!!!"


    Yezei: "!"


    Wu Su was moved and cried like a little girl: "so, you really didn''t leave us!!!! Sobbing, sobbing, sobbing scared me to death... "


    Yezei: "


    He calmly turned his head and looked at the others: "do you understand?"


    Wu Su: "?? Why ignore me, brother Ye! "


    Chen Qingye pushed his sses: "I just feel hot eyes."


    st nodded approvingly.


    Wu Su: "


    My boyhood was hurt.


    "And then?" st suddenly thought of something and continued to ask, "what should we do when you finish purifying the malice?"


    Yezei: "when the concentration of malice in the world cannot support the existence of the mother, she will be excluded from the reality. However, the most primitive, the first door of the game and the real world will not be closed. Those fierce ghosts and monsters will still exist, but as long as the mother leaves, The bnce between human beings and fierce ghosts should also be gradually restored... So the first thing is to abolish thew and kill the souls of innocent people. We can''t want it any more... "


    "Wait..." st interrupted him with a puzzled frown. "What I actually asked is, if everything is sessful, do you want to pick you up in M city or something."


    He scratched his head andughed: "why did you start talking about post disaster reconstruction?"


    st went on very unintentionally: "anyway, weren''t you still with us at that time? Just say no at that time?"


    Yezei gave a slight meal without any trace, then lifted the corners of his lips and raised a smile:


    "You''re right."


    He rolled up the map: "I don''t need to pick me up at that time. I have the ability to protect myself. It''s you who go deep into the gathering ce of fierce ghosts. If you are not careful, you will die without a whole body."


    Broken limbs rolled in the pool of blood, viscous ck and red adhered to everything, sending out a thick smell of blood and putrefaction.


    The clouds above are so thick that no skylight can prate.


    The fierce ghosts around lingered and guarded, whispering:


    "Is everything ready?"


    "Of course."


    "Mother should open the door soon?"


    "That''s nature. It should be tomorrow..."


    Before the sound of the fierce ghost in the back fell, heard the roar and scream of the fierce ghost not far away. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and instantly stained the dark sky with blood. The guards were surprised:


    "What, what''s going on?"


    "There are intruders!!!!!" A shrill scream came from the distance: "ah ah!"


    How could there be an intruder?


    In such a core position, the periphery is basically strictly guarded. How can an intruder enter the vicinity without any ghost awareness?


    "Come on! Report to mother! " The fierce ghost''s throat gave a sharp and deformed hiss.


    In addition, the fierce ghost shook his jelly shaped body, and four or five faces on his face showed the same frightened expression: "yes... Yes!"


    In the distance, the hot fireworks that could almost burn the air rose in st''s hands. The body of the fierce ghost twisted into a strange shape in the burning fire, and turned into scorched debris in the scream. The poisonous insects on one side danced densely. Ah Chang''s huge dark body swung, and the sharp ws cut the body of the fierce ghost in front of him in two sections, Turbid internal organs ttered down.


    "Ha ha ha!" stughed: "it''s been a long time!"


    "Can''t you be quiet at this time?" Chen Qingye nced at him sternly: "watch your back."


    The bullet flew out of the dark barrel and instantly smashed the fierce ghost''s head that jumped at the st. The skull was mixed with brain blood sshing, which looked like a thrilling explosion.


    "Wow." Wu Su''s eyes were shining. He stared at the new gun in his hand and whistled: "it''s worthy of being a prop in the game. The strength is different."


    Here are the elites of the supernatural authority. They all came with the determination and belief of death, so they were particrly brave. In addition, their appearance was really unexpected. They formed an unstoppable momentum at once and pushed forward for tens of meters in the blink of an eye.


    M outside the city.


    Yejia felt that his mother''s breath had left from the depths of the city.


    Good. It seems that the battle over there has been effective.


    He raised his hand and pulled up his hood. A pair of scarlet pupils twinkled in the shadow like a sharp cold light like a de out of its sheath. In his palm, a huge sickle slowly emerged, and the thin de like a moonlight reflected the blood red light of the sky.


    The young man''s body melted into the darkness.


    His movements were fast and fast, moving silently, and the silver light crossed where he passed. The fierce ghost was cut off his throat before he could even make a sound.


    Yejia can smell the thick and foul smell in the air.


    After bing a fierce ghost, his senses had an extremely terrible improvement.


    He walked through the winding tunnel, as if he had already known where his destination was. He didn''t hesitate. It was like a shadow passing through the air. It was quiet as if he had already be a part of the darkness.


    He could smell that the smell of malice was getting stronger and stronger, and the distance was being quickly pulled away.


    Yegah raised his hand and pressed it on his chest.


    The saa had to be removed atst, because at the moment of removal, her mother would be startled - she would immediately know what she was thinking.


    Therefore, we must be fast.


    There was a slight itch in the depths of the chest.


    At this time, Yezei suddenly found that there was an absurd simrity between the wound and Ji Xuan.


    It is also based on lies and shaped by each other.


    Yezei didn''t know why he thought of each other at this time. He forced himself to withdraw his mind and fix his eyes in the dark in the distance. He had vaguely felt the impending end.


    Anyway


    In order to prevent the other party from making any irrational behavior, Yejia left the notebook to the other party and put it in the room before leaving.


    It was given to his grandfather by his mother. In a sense... It is also a family relic.


    Yejia didn''t know if what he did was right.


    But... This is the best way now.


    The front gate showed a vague outline, and a malicious viscous smell came from it¡ª¡ª


    here we are.


    The mother''s figure appeared on the scarlet blood pool.


    She dropped her feet, and her pale toes gently stirred the rotten tissue and thick blood in the blood pool.


    "Hasn''t it been solved yet?" Her voice was still gentle, but it made the fierce ghosts around shudder: "obviously, they are all my children. Why is the gap so big?"


    Behind his mother, the high-level fierce ghost who had just arrived joined the war.


    "Present me the fruits of your victory." The mother smiled and said in a loving voice, "kill all those without marks, sink their limbs into the pool, and I will catch those with marks alive."


    The tip of the blood red tongue stuck out and swept slowly from the lips: "maybe... You''ll be your brother."


    As soon as the high-level fierce ghost joined, the human side immediately became difficult.


    Human screamse and go, and sweat oozes from the foreheads of several people in front. Some people are unable to cope with more and more powerful and unable to parry attacks.


    "Terrible..." st clenched his teeth, his hoarse voice leaked out of his throat, and the corners of his lips gradually exuded blood.


    How long?


    How long will itst?


    Suddenly, he saw that not far away, a fierce ghost''s body suddenly jumped out, his thin body elongated, and his facial features blurred face approached quickly¡ª¡ª


    It''s Amy!


    st was stunned and widened his eyes slightly.


    But at the moment when he was stunned, the other party had attacked relentlessly.


    What... What''s going on?


    "Mother." The man''s familiar voice sounded from afar: "do you know why they invaded such a core area?"


    Chen Qingye was stunned and turned to look in the direction of the sound.


    Ji Xuan''s figure stepped out of the darkness behind his mother. A pair of narrow scarlet eyes fell on the people below. There was no emotional fluctuation in the bottom of his eyes: "there is an insider."


    Everyone was surprised.


    "Ji Xuan, you --" st''s eyes turned red and clenched his teeth fiercely, as if he wanted to rush out and tear the other party to pieces.


    Ji Xuan calmly looked back:


    "Mother, you are going to open the door tomorrow, aren''t you?"


    The mother looked at each other''s faces. "Yes, my child."


    Ji Xuan: "in case of change, it''s better to start now."


    "Well..." the mother lowered her eyes and seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of the other party''s proposal: "it''s not impossible..."


    After 200000 souls were invested, the number of blood sacrifice was enough, and it was only necessary to introduce the malice of M city into it.


    And


    She raised her eyes and fell behind Ji Xuan. soft voice asked, "my child, what do you think?"


    The slender figure of the young man walked out of the darkness slowly, and a handsome face was exposed to the light.


    All human beings stared in disbelief and could hardly believe what they saw¡ª¡ª


    I saw the young man''s Scarlet eyes slightly raised and looked at his mother sitting not far away:


    "Yes."

 Chapter 95

    The shadow ghost followed Ji Xuan and floated forward silently.


    At its feet, it was a dark ground. The blood and flesh on it dried up and solidifiedyer byyer, and was poured with viscous sma again. It was almost impossible to distinguish the color and appearance.


    It is still thinking hard.


    200000 souls is an extremely huge amount, even for high-level fierce ghosts.


    How can we get so many souls without killing people?


    Amy can''t figure it out.


    It didn''t realize that it was whispering unintentionally.


    Ji Xuan didn''t answer either. He just turned his head and nced at it carelessly: "how''s it going with what I told you?"


    Amy was startled and suddenly came back to her senses: "Wang... Wang, it''s ready!"


    ¡ª¡ªFierce ghosts and monsters did not share the same heart from the beginning.


    In order to ensure the operation of the game, mother rarely appears in the game. She is too powerful. Any excessive action will interfere with the implementation of the n.


    Before the door between the real world and the game has not been opened, only a very few high-level fierce ghosts know the existence of the mother.


    For the vast majority of low-level fierce ghosts, their familiarity with the term mother is equal to that of human beings. It was only after the door of M city was opened that they suddenly realized the existence of this terrible dominator.


    For some fierce ghosts and monsters, some are even more ustomed to coexisting with humans, rather than being controlled and ruled by a terrible monster with an iron hand.


    However, fearing the power of his mother, no fierce ghost dared to show rejection and resistance.


    Drowned and suppressedints do not mean that they do not exist, but will be spawned and expanded in silence.


    During this time, the work done by Ji Xuan''s men was very simple, that is¡ª¡ª


    Arch fire.


    Mother and the high-level fierce ghosts around her instinctively ignore those weak fierce ghosts. After all, the level gap between fierce ghosts is almost insurmountable. What is the need to pay attention to the insects that can be pressed to death by little thumb? However, the number of these weak and neglected fierce ghosts is thergest. They hide in the dark stone cracks and under the steps, almost all over the world.


    These fierce ghosts cannot constitutebat power, but what they represent behind them is a huge intelligencework.


    The shadow ghost is a fierce ghost born in the dark and shadow. In terms of hidden breath, it can even hide from her mother''s eyes, which makes it the best candidate for this task.


    "Here ites." The shadow ghost said and turned sideways.


    A fierce ghost took a timid step forward, his jelly like body shook with his steps, and his four or five faces on his head were all uneasy:


    "... king."


    It lowered its head in fear, and its translucent shaking belly almost fell to the ground.


    The man''s calm voice came from overhead: "raise your head."


    The jelly ghost carefully raised his face and looked at each other. The man''s Scarlet eyes drooped, like a cold and cruel sea of blood contained in the depths of his pupils. The same eyes as his mother made him instinctively fear and tremble¡ª¡ª


    But it is very clear that only the other party can ensure its current safety.


    After the man who could use fire forcibly broke into m City, basically all the fierce ghosts who pursued the past were wiped out, and only it escaped.


    It trembled and hid in the corner, knowing that its life was not safe.


    Until the ghost came and asked him a question:


    "Do you think if your mother knew that you neglected your duty and put humans into the city, or even into the underground passage, how would she treat you?"


    So it had only one way to go.


    Then it was ced in the team closest to its mother.


    There it clearly saw the cruel side of the mother as the dominator. What filled the huge blood pool was not only human corpses, but also fierce ghosts and monsters. Even for no reason, they were divided and thrown into them.


    What''s more... It has now been given a task that is almost impossible toplete.


    Malicious Ghost knows very well that Ji Xuan is the only option for his life, and


    "Have you made up your mind?" The man''s voice was very calm and unpredictable.


    The fierce ghost bowed down deeply: "I obey your orders."


    ... moreover, more importantly, it doesn''t think that after releasing its mother from the other side, whether they will have room for survival.


    "Very good." Ji Xuan said.


    He lowered his eyes and said, "tell me all the information about the blood sacrifice pool."


    "Yes." The other party lowered his body and replied respectfully.


    Soon, there were only Ji Xuan and shadow ghosts left in the wastnd.


    The shadow ghost couldn''t help asking, "Wang... 200000 souls, what are you going to do?"


    Ji Xuan nced at it faintly and said, "the soul needed for the blood sacrifice is actually the energy needed to open the door. It doesn''t matter whether it''s fierce or human."


    The shadow ghost suddenly realized: "so you''re going to use the fierce ghost..."


    "No." Ji xuandao.


    Shadow Ghost: "... Eh?"


    The man raised his hand, his fingernails gently scratched on his wrist, his skin burst, his pale arm floated and raised the cyan meridians, a few drops of viscous blood slowly seeped out of the wound, drop by drop into the ss bottle that appeared out of thin air in front of him, and the blood drops knocked on the bottom of the bottle to make a crisp and uniform sound.


    The ghost widened his eyes in shock and took a step back.


    It can smell... The strong smell from the front, which is strong enough to drive almost all fierce ghosts crazy,es from the fragrance of energy in the depths of the soul and hooks its instinctive appetite and desire.


    Soon, the vial was filled and firmly plugged.


    The smell finally disappeared.


    The shadow ghost looked at Ji Xuan suspiciously: "Wang, this, this is..."


    "Equal to the energy of 200000 souls." Ji Xuan raised his hand and gently wiped the wound with his finger abdomen. The deep bone scar disappeared in an instant.


    His eyes drooped, and his face, which had no blood color, turned pale.


    Ji Xuan slightly lifted his lips: "this should be enough."


    Mother must open the door.


    Both he and Yejia are part of the blood sacrifice. They are not only essential materials, but also raw materials that can be used forbustion.


    Now, there are 200000 souls missing in the blood sacrifice pool.


    If there is one less Introduction


    In this case, there is only one situation when the door is forcibly opened.


    Reverse phagocytosis.


    Mother was rejected by the rules and returned to the other side.


    Ji Xuan raised his eyes and looked at the shadow Ghost: "you can find Ye Jia."


    "What did I... Say?" The ghost scratched his head nkly.


    Ji Xuan: "tell him that the matter of the soul has been solved."


    There''s only onest step left to do¡ª¡ª


    How to hide from Yezei and get each other''s blood.


    But


    Ji Xuan looked up at the direction where the shadow ghost disappeared.


    He admitted his cowardice.


    Ji Xuan buried his head in each other''s arms, greedily smelled the cold and crisp fragrance of the young man, and tightened his arms as if he would never hold enough.


    The young man''s body was as cold as him, but it was like a warm swamp, pulling him to fall to the deep. He knew that if he continued, he would be doomed, but he still indulged uncontrobly.


    How close.


    It was like a dream he had never had, so false that he felt unreal.


    Overhead came some helpless voices of the young man: "just a moment."


    Don''t want to let go.


    Don''t want to let go.


    Ji Xuan heard a voice rumbling in his mind.


    He loosened his hand, raised his head and lifted the corner of his lips: "is there a reward this time?"


    The kiss printed on his forehead was soft and fast, like a soft and fragile soap bubble. It broke "bang" in the deep of his chest and lifted him up to float. However, the cold and dark idea wrapped around his ankle and pulled him down to the abyss.


    Blood.


    No matter what method, deception or lie, he must get Yejia''s blood.


    doorway.


    Ji Xuan licked each other''s lips, his sharp teeth cut each other''s lips, and the tip of his tongue carefully rolled the blood into his mouth.


    He carried out the n calmly and calmly.


    But wait... Wait.


    Ji Xuan knew the source of his cowardice.


    He was afraid... At the moment of seeing each other, he couldn''t restrain his burning desire and attachment, and his paranoia of being together even if he fell into hell.


    "When it''s over."


    Ji Xuan heard the other party say so.


    Yes, when it''s over.


    "That''s a deal."


    Ji Xuan looked deeply at the young man standing in front of him, as if he wanted to burn each other''s figure firmly in his mind.


    He never thought that... The first person to break the oath of "always in everything" would be himself.


    Ji Xuan smiled briefly:


    "When it''s over."


    The expression of the puppet master was particrlyplex: "... Are you sure?"


    Ji Xuan: "of course."


    The puppet master looked at the man in front of him and shook his head in some confusion: "it''s not like you, Ji Xuan."


    Fierce ghosts are selfish. In order to meet their * * needs, the stronger the fierce ghosts are, the heavier their obsession is, and the other party will make such a decision for others... It''s really hard to understand.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand, a drop of blood floating in his slender and pale palm, and said calmly:


    "For you, if your mother doesn''t leave the real world, you have to hide here forever, don''t you?"


    The puppet master finally looked at him. Finally, he replied:


    "All right."


    He took the blood from Ji Xuan''s hand: "give me some time."


    With that, the figure of the vertical Puppet Master disappeared into the ghost again.


    Ji Xuan stood in the wastnd for a long time, his scarlet eyes like blood clotting settled in the distance. In the bottom of his eyes, paranoid * * fought with reason, and his sharp fingertips were deeply embedded in the palm of his hand, but the pain was very little, so that he could hardly feel the slightest calmness.


    The voice roared in his mind.


    **Whispering.


    What about the subversion of the whole world? Isn''t it enough as long as they are together forever?


    Are you really willing?


    Would you like to?


    Ji Xuan''s pupil tightened into a narrow gap, like the vertical pupil of a snake, shing inhuman cruelty and bloodthirsty madness.


    The young man''s face shed before his eyes.


    In the night, the young man turned his head and looked at himself. The bottom of his eyes reflected the night sky and lights above his head.


    Ji Xuan closed his eyes.


    yes.


    Yes.


    Just then, the shadow ghost came back and brought a big gift - human beings who are still struggling and shaking madly.


    Ji Xuan nced at him lightly.


    The past as a human being was meaningless dust for him. He could hardly recall what had happened so long ago. However, since Yejia sent it to him, it was also a gift.


    Ji xuanzheng was ready to let the shadow ghost take him away and give him to other fierce ghosts for torture and fun. In the distance, a blood red moth fluttered its wings to him.


    He was stunned.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand, the moth fell on his cold and slender fingertips, and the tentacles on his head trembled, as if whispering something.


    Information from the intelligencework.


    There is a change in the supernatural authority. It seems that it is beginning to call people... And ACE is also there.


    Ji Xuan was stunned.


    Is brother going to do it?


    However, the other party did not disclose any information to himself... What''s the matter?


    The man lowered his eyes and his eyes fell at his feet. On the man with a pale and twisted face, a pair of blood red eyes twinkled with a cruel and terrible look, but his voice was still t.


    He said to the ghost, "don''t send it."


    Ji Xuan walked forward slowly and leaned down slightly. He saw his narrowed face in the frightened pupils of the other party. The corners of his lips lifted up and showed a warm smile:


    "Let''s talk."


    The bloody wastnd echoed with a terrible roar, which was particrly terrible, as if it should not have appeared in this world, with amazing fear and despair.


    I don''t know how long it took.


    The scream stopped.


    Ji Xuan wiped his fingertips stained with blood bit by bit. His dark pupils were half closed. The mood at the bottom of his eyes was dark and unpredictable. The whole person was shrouded in a dangerous atmosphere of happiness and anger.


    Although the director general has never asked the whereabouts of the notebook from the former director, he has actually continued relevant research over the years. Although it is still not deep enough, he also touched the door.


    ording to the information Ji Xuan now knows


    In fact, he can roughly guess the other party''s intention.


    The pain gnawed at every muscle, bone and flesh in Ji Xuan''s body, and his heart was severely knocked to open a gap, just like being pierced by the other party''s sickle again


    It''s like being burned by each other''s warm palms in a dark school building.


    The shadow ghost came forward carefully: "Wang, what are you going to do next?"


    Ji Xuan: "don''t stop."


    He turned to look at the shadow Ghost: "turn away those fierce ghosts lurking near the blood sacrifice pool. Once they encounter an ambush, there is no need to fight, and report to their mother immediately."


    "Yes." The shadow ghost didn''t dare to ask more. He bowed his head deeply and disappeared.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and spread out his palm.


    The doll with shallow hair and eyes appeared in the palm of his hand, tilted his head and looked at him, holding a sickle in his small arm.


    "Brother, you lied to me."


    He bowed his head, kissed the top of the doll''s hair, and his lips slightly raised, "you love me."


    Ji Xuan lowered his scarlet eyes, nced at the struggling, angry and roaring human beings, and then took them back lightly.


    The pool in front of the blood sacrifice glowed horribly and rolled around.


    A huge hollow circle spread out in the air, and viscous malice poured down.


    Ji Xuan stretched out his hand to hold the figure with Ye Jia''s breath, squinted carelessly and smiled without trace.


    Brother, I won.

 Chapter 96

    Yejia suddenly stopped his pace.


    Something''s wrong.


    In the darkness ahead, the smell of malice is decreasing rapidly at a rapid speed, just like... Disappearing out of thin air.


    Yezei bit his teeth and raised his eyes to sweep over his head.


    Although this may disturb the fierce ghosts in M City, but


    I can''t wait.


    The huge sickle in the palm shed a cold arc in the dark. At the moment of falling, the thick wall in front was suddenly cut and copsed, and the smoke and dust was surging with a metallic fishy smell.


    Not far away, is a very deep pit.


    Yejia stopped in front of the pit and looked down.


    It was dark, like a pit that could never be seen to the bottom. There was a viscous smell from malicious infiltration into the soil, but Yejia knew very well that there was nothing below.


    Yezei stared at the dark and deep nothingness below, and the pit looked back at him, just like a lonely eye socket, quietly staring at the young man standing in front of him.


    ... how?


    Without opening the blood sacrifice, it is impossible for the mother to lead away malice.


    Was his n discovered?


    impossible.


    Yejia first denied this idea in his heart.


    If you are really discovered, you shouldn''t be empty here now.


    However, it is impossible for his mother to open the blood sacrifice without his presence. He is one of the necessary introductions


    The next second, Yejia seemed to suddenly realize something, and his pupils contracted suddenly.


    It was like poking an ice pick into the gap between the spine bones, and the bone cutting cold exploded, which almost made him tremble.


    He raised his head slowly, and his cold fingers touched his lips.


    The part bitten yesterday was aching under the well repaired skin.


    The previously neglected clues suddenly connected into a line in Yejia''s mind, connecting the scattered fragments.


    Yezei suddenly turned his head and looked at the darkness, like a sharp de, prating all the physical and non physical space.


    Draw a quick conclusion in your mind.


    Time


    It''s toote.


    The blood pool was rolling and steaming, the ground was shaking violently, and the clouds overhead were like huge waves, rolling up dark and scarlet waves.


    The concentration of yin and malice in the air is so thick that it is almost impossible to breathe.


    All the human beings present were pale, stared with wide eyes, looked at the unimaginable scene in front of them, and felt fear from the depths of their souls.


    So... Terrible.


    Although st and Chen Qingye, who have experienced the game, are better, their faces are equally ugly without exception. The sense of crisis cultivated in the battle is pounding heavily behind their heads, screaming and pulling madly, but their feet seem to have roots. They are stuck under the ground and can hardly move half a step.


    At this time, Chen Qingye suddenly felt that his arm was pulled by something.


    Wei yuechu winked at him.


    ¡°£¡¡± Chen Qingye suddenly opened his eyes and could hardly believe his eyes.


    This


    How could this happen?


    And where did the other partye from?


    Wei yuechu hurriedly pressed the other side, "Shh", then lowered his voice and said to Chen Qingye:


    "Come on, the blood sacrifice will begin soon. All humans must leave here, or they will be involved."


    This is her mission.


    If Ji Xuan''s other fierce ghosts were allowed to do it, I''m afraid it would be difficult to win the trust of the authority. Therefore, they can only do such work by people they are familiar with.


    The inseparable shadow ghost sent by Ji Xuan, who had just been fighting with them, turned around and secretly made a gesture at them.


    ¡ª¡ªRight now.


    st and Chen Qingye clenched their teeth. Finally, they took a deep look at the churning blood pool not far away. With other members of the administration behind them, they followed Wei yuechu and began to evacuate behind. The girl''s movements were light and silent, and she seemed to be very familiar with the neighborhood. At a nce, they knew that she had already made a careful n, Sneak away from the blood sacrifice in the most unobtrusive way.


    The tremor on the ground is more intense.


    The drynd cracks, the scarlet viscous liquid flows and infiltrates, and the ck fog formed by malicious condensation floats in the air.


    Below is the boundary between the other side and the real world.


    Ji Xuan lowered his head and stared at the film. His mother''s Scarlet limbs opened their teeth and ws under the film, and the meat wriggled, waiting for the moment to break through the barrier.


    The strength in the body is being pulled and is passing continuously. It starts to lose strength from the feet, and the cold is winding up like a snake.


    He raised his lips slightly without trace, and the dark cold light shed on the bottom of his scarlet eyes.


    soon.


    Mother''s human body was suspended in the air, her eyes were slightly drooping, blood vessels were wriggling and fluctuating under her pale skin, and her expression was quiet. She slowly raised her hands, and the blood pool under her feet evaporated rapidly with her actions.


    Suddenly, her eyes tightened sharply and stopped without warning.


    Mother turned her head and looked at Ji Xuan. Her calm and elegant face suddenly became ferocious: "you -"


    Ji Xuanxin was shocked.


    The next second, before he could react, his throat was strangled by the suddenly broken tentacles underground.


    Standing beside him, Yejia was pulled up like a broken kite. The slender body of the young man suddenly broke into a palm sized doll, and then was torn to pieces.


    "How dare you!!" The mother''s expression was particrly terrible, a face twisted, and scarlet liquid seeped from under her skin.


    The tentacle continued to be deep and long, hung Ji Xuan high in the air, and then stirred it tightly.


    He could almost hear the cluck of his bones being broken and healed again.


    In the severe pain, Ji Xuan clenched his teeth. His body still had the powerlessness brought by the blood sacrifice just now, and he was almost unable to make any counterattack.


    Why?


    Obviously, the blood sacrifice has not beenpleted. Why did his mother find his hands and feet?


    "You''re really bold." The mother''s voice was hoarse like a ghost: "well,pared with you, you are ready to ept the price -"


    Countless sticky surging limbs gushed out from under the ground.


    Between darkness and scarlet, the sound of a sharp de breaking through the air suddenly sounded without warning¡ª¡ª


    Like a cold moonlight, it fluttered across, like a soft kiss falling from the air, but it was shing with deadly cold light.


    The next second, the sma sshed, and the limbs wrapped around Ji Xuan''s neck suddenly broke and flew out straight.


    Ji Xuan''s body fell down.


    The young man''s body broke through the ck fog and smoke, wrapped with blood gas, and his slender and pale hands hugged each other''s waist and took him away from the top of the blood pool.


    Theynded not far away.


    Ji Xuan was stunned.


    He turned his head: "you..."


    The dull and hoarse voice was stuck in his throat, and his sight fell on the clothes wet by blood in front of each other''s chest.


    The wet blood soaked from inside to outsideyer byyer, and the skirt was cut to expose the bloody chest.


    Ji Xuan could feel the warm touch from the close fitting part of the two people.


    The smell of each other... Belongs to human beings.


    ¡ª¡ªHe now knows what happened just now.


    In front of the dark pit, the young man stood quietly.


    The smell of malicious residue still came from the abyss under your feet.


    Even if we start now and rush to the ce of blood sacrifice, there is still not enough time.


    The only thing that can stop the blood sacrifice... Is to stop the mother.


    Yejia raised his hand and put his palm on his chest.


    ¡ª¡ª"This saa must be removed atst, because at the moment of removal, the mother will be startled."


    She will immediately understand where her real position is in another lineage.


    Between Ye Jia''s fingers, the sharp de shed a cold glimmer.


    The sharp tip pierces the skin and cuts the flesh and blood. Viscous scarlet blood gushes out of the wound and moistens the skirt in an instant.


    The young man''s face was cold and pale, and his eyes were slightly drooping. Under his long eyshes, his eyes gradually faded their scarlet color, and his light amber pupils twinkled in the dark.


    His breath trembled, but his fingers were calm and steady.


    No problem.


    Just... Dig it out.


    Ji Xuan felt his throat tighten suddenly.


    It hurts.


    It''s like being stabbed into his chest by a sharp de and stirred randomly, forcibly tearing out his internal organs and crushing them.


    The pain was thousands of times more terrible than what he had just experienced, and made his nerves tremble, no less than a living lingchi.


    It hurts.


    He raised his hand, his fingers trembling with the naked eye, and stayed in the air.


    Ji Xuan clenched his teeth and his fingertips were afraid to move forward.


    He had never felt like this before.


    So strange, so terrible, so... Panic.


    "Does it hurt...?" The man''s voice was hoarse, and his vocal cords seemed to have been cut with a blunt knife. Each syble was bloody and painful. Even when he was panting, he could feel the sudden smell of blood.


    Yejia turned his head and nced at each other.


    His face was pale without any blood color. He was more like a fierce ghost than human beings. His forehead was sweating and his lips were still covered with blood that had not dried up.


    The next second, the young man raised his foot and kicked Ji Xuan in the stomach.


    The other party was kicked out unprepared and fell on the ground half a meter away.


    Ji Xuan raised his head in a daze.


    Yega senleng:


    "You lied to me?"


    His knuckles clucked, as if in a ze of anger.


    ¡ª¡ªWhen it''s over, it''s actually a lie.


    What a clever liar.


    Ji Xuan: "


    He smiled suddenly, but his tone was gentle as if to shed tears:


    "Brother is not the same?"


    He said he would never separate, but in fact he was ready to die.


    All liars.


    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


    Not far away, the mother issued an angry roar and roar, which had been calmed down by the evaporated blood pool, maliciously prated the ground and flowed down, and the gap between the other bank and this side had been closed - the blood sacrifice was forcibly stopped halfway through, but the lost energy could not be made up for in any way. If it hadn''t been stopped in time, Otherwise, in the situation just now, she will be pulled back to the other side by the reverse bite.


    Now, although she is still in the real world, her strength is also reduced by more than half.


    The mother''s long ck hair hung down and soaked with blood gas. A pair of scarlet eyes burst out and looked at the two people not far away. Her twisted and huge body struggled under the human skin bag and almost deformed her body:


    "How dare you disobey your mother -"


    Yezei narrowed his eyes slightly.


    In the palm of his hand, a huge crescent sickle appeared: "I''ll settle with youter."


    Yezei turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan, and leaned out a hand to the other party:


    "Come on."


    Ji Xuan was stunned, slowly raised his hand and clenched the other party''s palm.


    The temperature of the human fingertips almost burned him from the skin to the depths of his soul.


    Long time no see, he recalled his time before he became a fierce ghost.


    In the dark night, his fingertips were stained with blood, and he stood alone in the cold ancestral hall, waiting for the warmth that would nevere.


    All the things he caught were forcibly pulled from his palm, deprived and left him.


    Ji Xuan looked up at the young man in front of him.


    The other party''s fingers fell into his palm, firmly grasped it back and pulled him up.


    The blood blends in each other''s palmprint, and seems to whisper anguage that has been well known by humans since ancient times:


    Together Forever.


    ¡ª¡ª


    This time, he won''t be abandoned.

 Chapter 97

    Cracked ground? Deep, twisted limbs extend upward.


    The surface of the saa? Scarlet and greasy, wriggling wantonly under the dark sky.


    No matter how many limbs are cut off or attacked, they can always grow back quickly.


    It doesn''t seem to affect her at all? Any harm.


    Women hanging high? in the air?, The pale skin is particrly clear against the ck and red background. The loose human skin is deformed and distorted by the body under it? Drooping, in your throat? The sound was gentle and peaceful, and it was even more creepy:


    "Why haven''t you found out yet?"


    Behind her, a huge tentacle with great strength attacked them at a speed that could hardly be captured by the naked eye?.


    The cold light of the sharp de shed, and the limbs broke.


    At the fissure, more saas creep out?.


    "You can''t hurt me." Mother said.


    Yezei clenched the long bone handle of the sickle with one hand. Several thin strands of blood meandered down his skin like a red snake and fell into the palm of his hand? Palmprint halo.


    The bone handle was red with blood.


    His face was ugly and terrible. He was so pale that he seemed to melt in a moment? In the night behind?, A pair of light colored eyes staring at not far away floating in mid air? My mother, the dark color at the bottom of her eyes surged.


    After bing human again, it also means that you no longer have strong recovery ability.


    Although Yejia''s body is much stronger than most humans, the wounds caused by heart dissection can not be healed in a short time, which hinders his behavior everywhere? Move.


    The temperature of the air dropped so much that Yezei could see the white water vapor exhaled from his mouth and nose, and was swallowed up by the surrounding air in an instant.


    Ears can hear the sound of heart beating, impatient and uneasy.


    The other party didn''t give them thought? Test time.


    Soon, more limbs came?,


    Mother''s blood red eyes turn, think? Test.


    In the blood sacrifice just now?, She''s with? Like? Has also been greatly weakened, face? Although the first two lineages are not obedient, they are not very threatening.


    What she needs more urgently now is recovery.


    Then regroup and make aeback?, But either way?, It takes time.


    Mother slowly looked up at the sky above her head, mouth? She made a low voice. Her volume was notrge, but she was particrly prating. It seemed that she could cross the obstacles of space and spread to a further ce: "my children..."


    From the distant sky? Echoing tremor.


    Clouds from all sides? Eight directions here? Coming in?, Yezei was slightly stunned and turned his head to the change? Looking in your direction?.


    Three at level s, thirty-four at level a, and three at level b


    The breath of countless fierce ghosts? A wave is rapidly approaching in this direction.


    Soon, the fierce ghost''s green and white ferocious face? Kong appeared in the messy wastnd?, A pair of greedy eyes staring at the face? The first two, in their throats? Roaring andughing?.


    Mother''s face? Half of it is ferocious and copsed, while the other half still looks human?, Scarlet eyes drooping, smiling? He said:


    "Have fun."


    Say, outside? The peristaltic saa began to shrink inward slowly.


    She''s leaving!


    Ye Jiamei''s eyes were fierce.


    ... that won''t work?.


    If they wait for their mother to recover, they will never be able to do this again? Good chance.


    She can''t go to the same school again? Like? When, I''m afraid I won''t be able to return to heaven at that time.


    Fortunately, the mother''s body is too huge. In addition, she is injured and can''t open the ghost and disappear.


    Ye Jia''s fingers tightened slightly, and in the palm of his hand? Your blood dripping in the soil?, The next second, his body jumped up, and the edge of the sickle was in the air? Draw a circle of Mori white.


    However, several A-level fierce ghosts came up?, Blocking his way? Way.


    The sharp de shines. Every time you cut one, more fill it up?, Yejia could only watch his mother''s body slowly climb across the sky, more and more? The farther away.


    He was burning with anxiety.


    "... hello." Ji Xuan''s low voice sounded from his ear.


    Yezei was stunned and looked around?.


    The sea of blood beside me soared in an instant, roared and rolled over, and it would disappear in an instant? The howls of fierce ghosts around were swallowed and torn to pieces.


    The scarlet curtain of blood rose around the two people, will? They wrapped it tightly in? Where?, Vaguely able to see the blurred shadow of the outside world, will? Those roars and roars arepletely isted, and their ears suddenly be silent, just like entering an absolutely independent world? Same?.


    Yezei was stunned and slightly widened his eyes.


    In the light eyes?, Reflecting each other''s sudden close face? Hole.


    The cold fingers probe into the cut clothes and slide gently along the broken lines of the wound, nerves? The irritated pain at the ends mixed with itching spread, burning like a raging fire.


    The temperature of human blood infected his fingers, and the skin and flesh under the palm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    In Yejia''s throat? There was a dull hum, light and soft, as if he could not suppress his breath.


    "It''s so warm." Ji Xuan whispered?.


    The next second, Yejia''s pupil shrank suddenly.


    He seemed to be aware of something and turned to one side?.


    I saw Ji Xuan''s other hand and didn''t know? Avenue? When he tightly grasped the edge of the sickle, the thin de cut deeply into his palm, and the dark red blood gushed out and slid down the snow de.


    The de greedily sucked Ji Xuan''s palm? The blood is like a hungry beast licking the bones of its prey.


    Yezei was surprised and subconsciously wanted to kill him? The de retracts.


    But don''t know? Avenue? Why, the usual way of retraction seems to have failed, and the de is still firmly held in each other''s palm?.


    "What are you doing?" Yezei was worried. He raised his hand and grasped Ji Xuan''s wrist: "let go."


    However, Ji Xuan took the opportunity to take a step forward and put him in a position? The other side is locked in his arms?.


    In the palm? The flowing blood seems to be attracted by some invisible force. Cobwebs are intertwined and spread on the de of Mori white, and will spread it little by little? Is it dyed? Dazzling scarlet, as if coagted by blood? General.


    Ji Xuan''s pale face became thinner and thinner, as if he were melting into the air behind him? Yes.


    Yejia stared at his face? The man in front, his eyes burned red, in his voice? Repressing deep anger:


    "Do you just want to die?"


    He snapped:


    "Let go!"


    "Right away." Ji Xuan whispered in his ear?, The palm is tightened. The sharp de collides with the metacarpal bone and makes a cluck sound.


    in the arms? youth? The struggle and attack with anger seemed meaningless to him?, Completely dissolved by his chest and embrace.


    The de greedily sucks the blood until it is dyed? Bright crimson.


    Ye Jiading stood still. His chest fluctuated rapidly. Under the cloth cut by the de, the skin on his chest had disappeared? It became smooth andplete. The pale and slender fingers held the bone handle rigidly, and the cold fingertips were green with force, which almost had to be broken with external force.


    Ji Xuan slowly released his hand and his fingertips stained with blood were like? Gently skimming the back of each other''s hand like a feather:


    "Now, you can hurt her."


    Ye Jia''s fingertips flicked. He turned his head and looked at Ji Xuan with a hoarse voice:


    "What did you do?"


    If this option was possible at the beginning, he didn''t believe Ji Xuan would stay until now.


    Ji Xuan raised his hand like a surrender.


    One hand was stained with Yejia''s blood, and the other hand was deeply visible with bone knife marks. It was still slowly dripping blood: "Hey, don''t you? Look at me like that... I didn''t do anything this time. "


    "... you!" Yejia stepped forward and grabbed each other''s cor.


    Ji Xuan smiled low? A cry.


    He let the other party grab his cor, lower his head, and gently rub the tip of his nose against the other party''s forehead:


    "Now, I put all my chips on you."


    Ji Xuan raised the injured hand and slowly put it away? The other party grabbed his cor hand and broke it off, strongly? Blood stained fingers were inserted into the other''s fingers and buckled with Yejia''s ten fingers.


    Blood in their close palms? Spread.


    But Ji Xuan was not afraid of pain. He clenched more and more tightly and whispered:¡° Let me sacrifice myself only once. "


    He stared at Yejia, his voice was very light, with a smile that would be scattered by the wind at the moment of exit? Meaning:


    "You should know that you reached out to hold me this time, so you have no possibility of regret."


    "No? Lost, "Ji Xuan''s voice smiled?, It seems to be a whisper by the lover''s pillow, but don''t? There is a creepy cruelty:


    "Otherwise, I''ll let the whole real world you love go? With you. "


    Yezei was stunned.


    He raised his head and looked into each other''s eyes.


    Those scarlet eyes looked back at him without hiding. The paranoia and obsession in the fundus of his eyes were so strong that it seemed to be able to turn into an entity, surging so that it seemed to be able to turn? He swallowed it.


    The next second, the blood curtain around him disappeared at the moment when Ji Xuan''s voice fell.


    Outside the blood curtain, the fierce ghost is vast, one by one? His eyes are ferocious.


    The clouds above  head were thick and thick, and could see  mother''s back slowly leaving not far away.


    "Go quickly?" Ji Xuan raised his hand and kissed the back of the other party''s bloody hand, still with a leisurely and happy smile on his face? Meaning.


    Yezei turned his head and fixed his gaze on Ji Xuan: "it''s a deal."


    Ji Xuan raised his lips and said, "OK."


    He raised his hand, and the sea of blood surged towards all who stood in the face of yegah? The fierce ghost in front rushed?, Clear a way for him in an instant? Way.


    Looking at each other''s body in your own face? Slowly disappear before.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his right hand stained with Yejia''s blood and fell on the palm of his left hand, which was hurt to the bone.


    The blood stopped.


    However, the huge wound still falls on? In the palm of your hand?, Flesh and skin, like a grinning mouth.


    Ji Xuan looked at the wound and watched the blood on both sides blend together and gather into? Viscous blood flow.


    The smile on his lips? Will it deepen? Put your palm to your lips and lick it gently.


    The scarlet tip of the tongue rolls up blood, and the smell of rust spreads out in the mouth?.


    You and my blood blend, and no one can separate.


    Not even death?.


    Mother tidied her skin little by little.


    The copsed skin and loose bones were pushed back to their original position, and the twisted meat was slowly gathered under the skin bag. The impact of the blood sacrifice on her just now was unexpected and terrible, and it was almost difficult to maintain the skin bag carrying her body... Hateful.


    A woman''s gradually recovering face? Can it be distorted by malice and anger?.


    Since she remembered?, This is the first time she has suffered such a big loss... Even forced to leave temporarily to find a ce to recuperate.


    When she''s fully recovered¡ª¡ª


    Suddenly, mother''s eyes widened.


    She slowly turned her head and looked behind her?.


    youth? Pale face? Don''t you know? When did it happen? Approaching, his expression was very cold, and there was an almost indifferent calm. A pair of light colored fundus reflected crimson knife light, even if he didn''t say orugh?, Also with a chilling hostility.


    Like a sharp de in front of your throat, you can instinctively feel the arrival in the blink of an eye? From each other''s deadly cold.


    Mother backed away quickly.


    "Yi -" the sound of sharp de breaking through the air sounded. I just heard a "Cha", in the air? The huge peristaltic saa was suddenly cut into? Two sections, at the moment of being cut, the whole limb fades? Blood color, be dry and loose charcoal gray, annihte in the next moment? In the strong wind?.


    ... what?!


    Mother''s pupils contracted suddenly.


    She gathered her limbs, quickly moved away from the attack range of Yejia, and looked at the young man not far away in doubt?.


    I was hurt?!


    How is that possible?


    Alle? From? Mother''s gifts are all poisonous seeds - it can give terrible to strong power, same? Like? Can you bring it? Invisible shackles.


    No offspring can hurt her... Unless


    Mother''s face looked ugly?.


    Ground? Below.


    The fierce ghosts were surprised to find that the fierce sea of blood just now didn''t know? Be thin unconsciously?, A little bit in the air? Disappear, the deterrence just disappeared quickly.


    Some fierce ghosts broke free and flew in the direction of Yejia?, But before he left far, he was dragged back?.


    Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes: "am I here?"


    With the force under his palm, the fierce ghost''s body was split in an instant.


    The blood sshed on the man''s pale cheek and slowly flowed down?, His voice was cold and gentle, with a trace of carelessness? Cruelty of heart:


    "Do you still want to go? Where? "


    Ground? On the, the dark ghost looked at each other and roared at Ji Xuan, who was single?.


    The slender figure of a man is like an unpredictable wind among ghosts? Shuttle, everywhere you go, you can bring a ssh of blood, but the blood wave never rises again.


    Two more A-level ghosts were torn apart.


    Behind the corpse, an S-level fierce ghost who had been hiding for a long time sneaked out?, The blood sword from the eyes flies away with a powerful force?, Suddenly? Ji Xuan''s shoulder prated.


    Ji Xuan didn''t make a sound, but his body shape was slightly paused for a few seconds.


    "Hahaha!!!" The S-level fierce ghostughed wildly:¡° Ji Xuan... In legend? Ghost king, mother''s favorite lineage, you have today! "


    It felt that it had seen through the weakness and affectation of the other party? Finally? He gave up his consistent prudence and timidity and attacked Ji Xuan unscrupulously?.


    "Stab -"


    The violently damaged limbs, with their internal organs and blood, crashed to the ground.


    Behind the mutted body, the tall man is like from hell? Climb up? Where does the God of killing stand? In a sea of blood?, A pair of scarlet blood pupils narrowed slightly, and the thin and narrow pupils were like cold-blooded animals, sweeping away? A terrible sense of authority:


    "Continue."


    The fierce ghosts waiting around were frightened and forgot toe forward for a moment.


    Until one? A fierce ghost hissed in a vicious whisper: "... Hey, look, look at his injury. Don''t be frightened. We''re about to win."


    At this time, those fierce ghosts noticed that Ji Xuan''s clothes had long been unknown? Come on? From? Where''s the blood?? Wet, under the broken skirt, you can vaguely see the skin full of fine wounds.


    The fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of many fierce ghosts.


    Yes, indeed.


    Ever? The ghost king will not be approached by ordinary fierce ghosts, let alone leave any wounds.


    This time, they got the upper hand.


    "Very good," Ji Xuan chuckled? With a sound, he slowly wiped the blood stains on his face: "what I want is this spirit."


    He narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly and said casually:


    "Then why don''t youe? Try and watch. "


    See who can kill the current ghost king himself.


    During the fight, Ji Xuan raised his eyes and nced at the sky. Not far away, where the clouds and saas were intertwined, he could barely see the small figure standing in front of the behemoth with the naked eye.


    He lifted the corners of his lips without a trace.


    This time, the real battlefield, up there?, Not here?.


    The ng of the de in the dark clouds? Echoing, the ugly and huge extremities be? The dry powder column has been deprived of all its vitality, has it? In order to thoroughly blend the flying dust into the rolling clouds behind?.


    Yejia''s eyes shone with a cold light, like a dark fire burning in the depths of a deep ce.


    The crimson de took off and sshed blood. The sharp sound of breaking the air shook away the blood droplets and fell on his side face, which had a fatal and terrible beauty.


    Hands? His weapon is buzzing and swallowing the strength of the other party. He can feel that he is getting stronger at a very fast speed.


    In addition, whether it is the flexibility of limb joints, or can it be brought into y? Your strength, or your skill and refinement, are all your peak level.


    From the game? All the skills learned, whether fierce attacks or fierce tactics, are thoroughly used.


    Mother''s avoidance gradually became embarrassed.


    The growth of her body could not keep up with the speed of destruction. She could feel that every attack of Yejia was closer and closer to her own body¡ª¡ª


    Mother clenched her teeth.


    She exposed one side of her arm and used it to attack? With the remaining limbs towards the youth? mmed behind me?, Saas wriggled, tore mercilessly at each other, and greedily opened their mouths¡ª¡ª


    "Bang -"


    Mother''s extremities mmed into the rising blood curtain.


    Familiar blood wave? His back was caged like a strong shield, which protected him from the wind.


    Yejia''s expression was nk for a moment.


    Because he knew very well... It was released by himself.


    It was just a fighting instinct.


    Mother''s Scarlet eyes turned slightly, her eyes fell on Yejia''s face, and greedily inspected the right side? With an unexpected look, lips, smile? Road:¡° Oh... So? Is that so? "


    She appreciated Yejia''s expression: "it seems? You don''t know? Avenue? Well. "


    Her white fingers stood on her lips. Her mother''s expression was very happy, but her voice was still loving and gentle: "all gifts have a price, but now it seems?..."


    "You are one person who epted the gift."


    She raised her second finger: "the other man has borne the price."


    Mother leaned over, in her scarlet eyes? Reflecting each other''s wavering face? Rong, in the sound? With an insidious evil: "so, what roles do you y?"


    Yejia''s fingers tightened and his phnges rubbed, making a gurgling sound.


    "You want to save him, don''t you?" Mother reached out to him and smiled? Road:¡° Thene back to me, I promise, as long as -- "


    Her voice hasn''t fallen yet.


    The crimson de swims at a speed that cannot be captured by the naked eye. It is silent and fast, just like a gentle wind, kissing silently.


    Mother stared wide in amazement.


    Snow white wrist, together? Thin blood marks emerge?, The next second, the slender palm fell down?, Expose the wriggling limbs under the skin.


    Blood gushed, and the viscous scarlet liquid sshed suddenly, reddening the cloudy sky behind "ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah


    In her throat? Hindsight? He screamed bitterly and bitterly, and his expression suddenly became ferocious?, There is a frightening malice and ugliness, a pair of red to bloody eyes staring at the face? Former youth?, Roared: "how dare you... How dare you! Really hurt me! "


    The hand cut off by Qi''s wrist fell slowly?, In midair? Into? Fly ash.


    Yega general? The bone handle of the sickle is carried on the shoulder and looks directly at the other party without hiding. The expression is heavy and cold, showing rock like unshakable calm and willpower:


    "I made a bet."


    He raised his hand and pointed the crimson tip of the sickle at each other:


    "Plus, I believe him."


    Ji Xuan.


    That haunted ghost, never? Will obey? Own heart and * *.


    There is no end to his greed and desire, and short-term satisfaction will only increase deeper greed.


    Yejia used all the methods and spent years? Time, whether it is hiding, bad words, fighting against each other, not even going to die in person? The other party clenched his hand and broke it off.


    His eyes shed across each other''s paranoid and crazy scarlet eyes like ghosts.


    A fierce ghost who has tasted the satisfaction of * * is like being caught by an addiction that can''t be stopped.


    It is impossible to let the other party take the initiative to let go after the loss is recovered.


    Sacrifice? already? Not in the options.


    Yejia looked at his face? The twisted face of the former mother? Rong, slowly lift up his lips and show a shallow smile? Capacity:


    "Well?, It''s a way to destroy your skin. "


    His eyes reflected the sharp edge of the knife light, his expression was cold and distant, with a terrible sense of oppression and almost arrogant self-confidence, his voice was calm but calm, as if making a decision on fate:


    "I won''t lose."

 Chapter 98

    Under the dark sky?.


    The cold de shines crimson light, easily? Cut off the limb in front of you.


    The viscous scarlet liquid sshed everywhere, and the broken limbs turned into dry fly ash at the moment of falling? By? Throw it to the earth?.


    The youth''s expression is indifferent, but? It is an attack, but one move is more and more fierce, like a scabbard sword, with an unparalleled edge, forcing the behemoth in front of us to retreat step by step.


    His eyes were flowing with shallow gold, reflecting the scarlet and dark sky.


    Mother reluctantly responded to him and retreated back. Her expression gradually became dignified.


    ... now? It''s a little bad?.


    Although each other caused by each? None of the wounds are fatal, but? Little by little? Grinding down? Come on, like being? A bag with a hole in it, can she? Feel the loss of strength in your body.


    Is she now? The way of body is actually more simr to some kind of energy? Quantity mimicry.


    The previous one? Door?, Just released her consciousness and part of her strength? Just, her identity is still? Trapped on the other side.


    Now? The concentration of malice in the real world is not enough, so she must rely on the skin bag to? Hold on? In this stable form.


    But? Is it now? In, not only did the blood sacrifice fail, but the consequences of failure were? Eat it back on yourself.


    Yejia got rid of it? The bondage of blood, even? Enough to cause direct harm to her


    Although these injuries still can not shake the mother''s advantage? Bit, but? Yes, but it brought her an unprecedented sense of crisis.


    ording to this trend? Go, where is she now? The one in the real world? Sooner orter, some forces will? By? Run out, or worse, the skin is covered? The other party destroys, and she will? The rules are? Forced deportation to the other shore.


    No... that won''t work!


    The mother''s expression became more and more ferocious, and a pair of scarlet eyes grunted in the deformed eyes? Turning, shing a cold and vicious light.


    For? After the blood sacrifice, she had hoped to? Enough to capture and control these two lineages alive - but? Is it now? In my opinion, she can''t? Keep your hand?, Or first? fall? Yes? It''s her.


    The suspended saa expands several times in an instant, heaven and earth? Shaking, the air was filled with frightening Yin Qi.


    The world trembled.


    Yezei clenched his teeth and his eyes were cold.


    He didn''t handle it easily.


    Almost every attackes from his visual blind spot and dead corner. The move is fatal. Under almost every attack? All are dead hands.


    His attack was only a small reduction in the effectiveness of his opponent.


    But? Yes, just be? The other side met, then? Is to die.


    The wind roared in my ears, adrenaline soared with action and speed, and blood pounded? Knocking on the tympanic membrane, like deep? Sinking into the dead sea bottom, everything around bes extremely distant and slow. Within the scope of vision, the only clear thing is the tentacles and saas constantly attacked by the other party. The nerves be sharp and sensitive in honing, the breath is noisy, and the hot blood is boiling in concentration.


    A little faster... A little faster.


    The young man''s figure is slender and slender. Compared with the hill like saa in front of him, what a small thing can he do? Enough? Dust swallowed in an instant.


    He deftly? Dodging, tiptoe lightly on the rapidly attacking limbs, like a? A flickering shadow, easily? Shuttle between attacks, as if a gust of wind could not be? catch.


    Mother''s heart? Appalled.


    Can she? Is it obvious enough? Felt, visible to the naked eye?, The other party''s state is changing little by little?, But? Is it stable and rapid? Progress and adjustment are like rapid progress? In general, this growth rate is extremely terrible. It takes only a few tens of minutes before and after. The seemingly weak human beings in front of them gradually? Adapted? Now? In the attack mode, slowly? From? Tired of coping, befortable, and even? Enough time to fight back.


    Mother''s eyes down? Turn.


    Yezei was surprised and hurried to avoid, but? Unexpectedly, the other party did not attack him ording to the action track just now, and the suddenly elongated limbs rolled up the fierce ghost floating in the air.


    So? A fierce ghost was caught off guard? Caught dead, his ferocious face was slightly distorted by shock:


    "What...?"


    The sticky scarlet saa exudes fluid on the surface.


    "Ah ah ah ah ah!!!" The fierce ghost screamed, and the spirit gradually melted and absorbed with the corrosive sound of "Zizi".


    Yezei was surprised and saw more tentacles from? Mother stretched out from her huge body like a hill, like a huge? Cover the whole sky, and the fierce ghosts floating around are covered? All captured, harsh screams sounded one after another.


    His expression was slightly heavy.


    Actually


    It''s really the mother of evil to eat your own children to supplement your strength.


    A woman''s pale face hangs low, and the tip of her scarlet tongue from? Out of your mouth, slowly? Lick the corners of your lips and show? A greedy evil.


    Finally recovered a little?.


    Her lips slowly? Split towards both sides, senbai''s sharp teeth glittered with cold light, extending inward in rows and circles, viscous and corrosive saliva slowly? From? It flows out of your mouth.


    ¡ª¡ªNext? Come on, time for a big meal?.


    Land? Face.


    The air is filled with a fishy smell, feet? Broken and ferocious corpses piled up together, slowly? Melt into the air.


    But? Yes, the increase is much faster than the disappearance. Before the fierce ghost''s body turns into Yin Qi, more corpses and blood ssh down? Come on,yer byyer? Stack to form a pair of ground? A prison like picture.


    Ji Xuan stood on it like the ground? The master of prison.


    He narrowed his eyes slightly, his scarlet pupils under his long eyshes? There was no superfluous expression on his pale face, but? Is to give the enemy an invisible pressure.


    The side effects of forcibly transferring the mother''s bondage to Yejia are slowly emerging?.


    Is Ji Xuan slow? Next? Come on.


    But? Yes, the fierce ghosts who besieged him became cautious and timid - after all, in them? Feet? Most of the bodies, all? All made by the opposite person alone, even if lost? Partial energy? Force, now? The sense of oppression brought by Ren ghost king can still not be underestimated.


    Unexpectedly?, Feet? Where? The noodles burst open.


    Below the soilyer? The sudden attack caught all the fierce ghosts off guard.


    Countless scarlet limbs emerge like dense insects, wriggling and shaking in mid air, facing the ground? All the fierce ghosts on the earth? Attack.


    Ji Xuan''s body had already acted before his consciousness. He jumped aside and avoided it? Come on.


    When he saw the scene in front of him, his heart? Slightly shocked, raised his eyes and looked into the air.


    It turned out that the reason why mother made her body so huge was estimated to be this.


    She is so cunning that she knows very well that when facing such a huge volume, the opponent in front of her can''t capture her every move.


    So she fought against yegah and borrowed the ground? The Yin Qi released from the corpse was used as a cover to manipte part of the scarlet saa quietly? Drilled in? Land? Next?, Just for? Waiting for the present? A blow in the.


    Yejia heard a whole shrill scream not far behind.


    So? The howl pierced the sky, deafening, making him instinctive? Land? The bottom of my heart trembled.


    ... where did the sounde from? Where is Ji Xuan? From Fang.


    Yega distracted? A short half second.


    Mother took this opportunity?, Suddenly? Attacked?e here.


    Yejia reflexively? Raise your hand to block.


    Just listen to the sound of "Keng", and the clear collision sound sounded.


    With the sh of knife light, saw the seemingly soft and greasy meat peeling off? Come on, show your sharp snow-white teeth, dead? Bite the crimson de and make a toothache giggle.


    By? After biting, the sickle cannot be retracted.


    Can''t escape.


    Yezei supported the bone handle of the sickle with both hands. The veins on the back of his hand were protruding, and his arm was under heavy pressure? Trembling slightly.


    He narrowed his eyes and died? Staring at the mother who was slowly approaching her, the cold light like a lone wolf flickered at the bottom of her eyes.


    Yu Guangli, Yezei saw that the tentacles behind him slowly? Gather around, can he? The area with enough activity gradually shrinks.


    "Got you?" Mother said.


    She greedily? Looking at the young man in front of him, his sharp toothed mouth speaks with him? Open and close, more digestive juice from? Trickling out of the, ticking? Fall?.


    Yezei briefly? Laughing? Next?:¡° Really? "


    He did it without warning? Release your hand and the whole person immediately and quickly? Down? Fall, exactly? Fly towards the only gap before surrounding and closing.


    Want to run?!


    Mother''s expression was ferocious, and she followed up with her tentacles? Roll towards each other.


    But? Yes, at the moment when the bite force was rxed, the crimson de disappeared like a bubble.


    Yezei raised his head and looked down? And go to the ground? Look.


    A smile from? His lips shed, fleeting, almost provocative.


    His eyes fixed? Fell on the huge monster in front of him, and in the palm of his hand, the sickle appeared again?.


    too bad! He''s not trying to escape!


    Mother''s heart? Terrified, he hurried back.


    But? Yes, they? Is it too close?, In such a short time, we can''t escape the scope of the other party''s attack.


    The cold de raised a light red light and drew a line? Perfect arc.


    "Ah, ah, ah --"


    Mother''s leg from? Below the root of the thigh? simultaneously breaks, the leather bag de is torn, is it being? The moment of cutting began to fade and weathering.


    This is after the wrist, by? Cut off the second limb of the.


    But¡ª¡ª


    She stopped suddenly? Scream, where''s the expression? The moment immediately became terrible, suddenly? Forward, the cracked corners of his mouth rose and made a strange "ha ha" sound: "it doesn''t matter, I already know? Your weakness? "


    Yejia''s heart? Surprised.


    Mother''s limbs are flying? Passing by his ears, he attacked behind him, and the fierce wind brushed his ears with a cold feeling.


    A man''s low muffled hum suddenly sounded behind him.


    Yejia''s pupils shrink, instinct? Land? Look around.


    There was Ji Xuan''s figure in the air. His uneven scarlet body floated up and protruded a palm sized mouth. He was grinning at Yezei and made Ji Xuan''s voice: "look, weakness."


    Behind, the mother''s breath is close.


    In an instant, the situation was settled.


    Yejia has no way out.


    The monster behind suddenly opened his huge mouth and swallowed the whole youth in front of him? Go in.


    The woman''s figure is still slim,pletely? Can''t you see that you just ate a young man taller than yourself? Next? Go.


    The corners of her cracked mouth rose, and her scarlet eyes glittered with joy and satisfaction.


    since? They? Start the war, Yejia from? haven''t made a mistake in  life.


    It''s like a machine designed forbat, nerves, bones, muscles, all? All of them? Maximum efficiency? The use, operation, calction, even make the mother feel terrible.


    But? Yes, she found out?, Yejia''s only absence, appeared? When Ji Xuan screamed in his direction.


    So there? In an instant, mother thought it over? Take it yourself? How to do it.


    Mother smiled?.


    This is human, even the strongest one? One is no exception - weak, stupid, easy to predict.


    Just hold it? Weakness, there is no longer any threat.


    Unfortunately


    She''s low? Head, look at yourself? Cut off legs, under a neat cross section?, Scarlet limbs wriggled, some ck gray liquid from? It drips out of the air and turns into? Fly ash.


    Mother''s expression was distorted for a moment.


    Took it before he died? One of her legs


    By? Is it really cheap to swallow him?, Otherwise, she must make this stupid and arrogant human pay the price.


    She slowly? Take back the huge limbs and turn the scarlet eyes towards the ground not far away? Face to face¡ª¡ª


    Now? In, it''s time to meet her other stupid and arrogant child?.


    "All right?, Stop? Come on. "


    Mother''szy voice from? It sounded not far overhead.


    Next? Fang, fierce ghosts? Stop and fear? Step back.


    The woman sat on a hill of saas with a pale face drooping below her wrists and legs? A huge limb that has been broken and inconsistent with the body? It gushed out of the and entangled with the saa behind it.


    She slowly? Wipe off the residual blood on his face and look down at the man standing in the corpse.


    Alone? Stand where you are?, Fixed ce? Look back at her.


    His expression was cold and indifferent, but? Where is it? In her scarlet eyes of the same color as her mother, it seemed as if a terrible storm was brewing.


    Ji Xuan slowly said:¡° What about him? "


    The man''s back is straight. Are you asking? There was still no shaking at the time of these two words, only the fingers hanging on the side of the body tightened slightly.


    Mother smiled:¡° What, are you now? Still asking? He? "


    Clearly? It''s long gone? Any suspense, will it? Ask? Such a naive question? Question.


    It''s really not like that? Who stayed on the other side with her? So? Ji Xuan for such a long time.


    Mother shook her head, unfortunately? Say?:¡° Unexpectedly, in such a short time, you have touched it? Human stink. "


    "I don''t need to be disobedient? My child. " The woman lifted the only one left? A pale hand fell on his abdomen, and the smile on the corner of his lips deepened: "so, I let him go back to? Where should he be? Square. "


    A moment? There was a dead silence in the air.


    Ji Xuan''s eyes were heavy and dead? Looking at the woman in front of him, some dark emotion under his seemingly calm surface? Surging mother looked at from? Ji Xuan, who had been silent at the beginning, was gracious? Probe:


    "My child, as long as you are willing to admit your mistakes, I will forgive your disobedience."


    She smiled:


    "Of course, a little punishment will still be? Yes. "


    After all, stay? Ji Xuan is also useful for him to open the blood sacrifice again in the future.


    Mother looked down at her fingers and said casually? Say?:¡° Why don''t you just start? Hand that? Those fierce ghosts and humans who dare to disobey me shall be put to death. "


    Ji Xuan chuckled, "you are so generous."


    His tone was very t, but? From? Between the lines is a hint of contempt and irony.


    Mother''s expression was slightly heavy.


    Did she hear it? The meaning of disrespect in the other party''s tone.


    Thin white blood stained fingers impatiently? Gently on the saa: "you won''t? Think... You still have the right to disobey? "


    Mother sneered:¡° You think I don''t know? Are you? Ace can? Hurt me with a sickle, and can you? Do you use your tricks because you bear the burden? All the costs, and let him get it alone? All the benefits. "


    "How selfless." She smiled contemptuously, "what a pity, did you believe it wrong? Where are the people? "


    Mother leaned forward: "now? You are not only unable to hurt me, but also...... "


    Her eyes up and down? Sweep the man in front of you, viciously? Seeing through the weakness of the other party, he said with a smile:¡° Are you now? Should it be being? Side effects torture. "


    "It''s gone? The power of the first World War is still so dead... Stupid. " Mother''sck of interest? Shaking his head, "you know? Yes, now? You don''t even need my hand. "


    She''s down? Fang swept? a nce.


    But? Yes, Ji Xuan is still there? The expression of joy and anger was indistinguishable, disapproving and denying, as if it were a statue.


    Mother twisted the corners of her lips and showed a malicious smile: "you don''t believe it, do you?"


    "So? Just try. " I saw the woman''s white fingers lifted slightly, a tentacle poked out, and the scarlet liquid came from? Dripping, scattered, rapidly? Towards that? Some fierce ghosts ready to move fly away.


    Karakara.


    The bone pierced the skin, and the voice of variant roar sounded.


    Each pair of eyes showed a faint red light, with a crazy and hungry look, tightly? Staring at Ji Xuan standing not far away.


    "Go." Mother smiled and yed down? say?.


    The crazy fierce ghost howled as if it had been? Crazy dogs who break chains,pete first? Scared? Toward Ji Xuan.


    Thebat effectiveness of each fierce ghost soared several timespared with that just now, and it fell behind? Ji Xuan of the wind is more difficult to support. He fought hard in the attack? Dodge, but? Are there more and more wounds on the body, moving little by little? Be slow.


    Mother looked down and appreciated Ji Xuan''s embarrassed appearance:


    "Have you figured it out? "Is that right?"


    Ji Xuan''s pale fingers pierced the throat of one of the fierce ghosts in front of him. He raised his eyes and looked at the other party, and his thin lips raised a sarcastic arc:


    "Of course."


    Next? A fierce ghost left on his arm? Three deep visible bones? Scratch, and then be¡° It broke with a "click"? Neck.


    Ji Xuan avoided the third ve? A ghosting from behind.


    Over the dense head in front of me, then? Scarlet eyes straight? Look at where your mother is? Fang, there are some dark and crazy emotions in the bottom of his eyes, just like a monster breaking free from the cage and revealing a terrible real face:


    "I will? Eat? You. "


    ¡ª¡ªOnly in this way can my brother and I? inoscte as a whole.


    "Then, what will I do? Eat everyone. " Ji Xuan said with a smile?.


    ¡ª¡ªSince not? The possibility of light?, So? Just sink together.


    Even if the other party obviously falls behind? Wind, but? Are you facing that? What kind of sight, the mother still can''t control a sudden in the bottom of her heart - instinct? Tell her that Ji Xuan''s words are not empty, but the real thoughts of the other party''s heart.


    In that case, what? Can''t you? Stay?.


    Mother''s expression is ferocious? For a moment, she slowly? Raise your hand, but? Yes, before she moved, a strange sense of danger suddenly hit.


    It was like a piercing steel needle pierced into the body, bringing a burst of rational shudder.


    A strong wind came.


    Mother instinct? Land? sh aside, but? But notpletely? Avoid it, then? The huge meat mountain is under this blow?, Tremor, shake, shatter, that? It is the power of pure terror and rage, blood and flesh sshing.


    The monsterposed of Mori''s white bones came slowly. The huge goat''s head was still hung with broken meat, and there was a chilling blood light in the depths of ck eyes.


    It''s blood Gu fish.


    Mother''s expression was cold.


    Suddenly¡ª¡ª


    "Hello! You? Party here? How? Why don''t you call me? "


    Not far away, a wanton and arrogant voice rang? Get up.


    The burning Yin Fire exploded among the ghosts, and the burning crackle and roar resounded through the sky.


    ¡°BLAST£¡ You save some for me! " The girl''s dissatisfied voice sounded with the buzzing of the chainsaw: "don''t you know? I was? Off? How long will the joints rust? "


    "Hey, you guys? Two, don''t that? So reckless. " Men reluctantly? say?.


    Next? In a second, the buzzing sound of the swarm sounded, and the suddenly erged grimace centipede jumped into the swarm and killed several B-level fierce ghosts in an instant.


    Shadow ghost bitterly? Now? Body, swallow it? A fierce ghost who attacked himself didn''t forget to turn around and exin to his boss: "this, this is really not what I don''t want to stop, they? I have toe back... "


    "Bang -"


    The huge crash again from? It sounded overhead.


    The blood Gu fish waved its tail and rushed to its mother again. It tore and bit each other''s limbs with its big mouth, and didn''t let go of the other party''s attack.


    Being? After shaking off, even if the ribs on the body are broken and the limbs fall off, but? Is the blood Gu fish still tireless? Rush forward, angrily? Hit the huge meat mountain in front of us.


    ¡ª¡ª"Bang" "bang".


    There is darkness and silence around, can only? Heard the faint impact sound, it seems from? Far away? It''s from Fang. can''t really hear it.


    It''s shaking.


    It''s like falling into a shaking deep sea, and the whole world trembles with it.


    What is?


    Yejia''s eyelids moved slightly? Move.


    Then there was another crash.


    He opened his eyes.


    It was so dark that no light could prate.


    Ayer of blood wave wrapped Yejia in it, like a? Curtain, faithfully? Guard its master.


    This is... Where?


    Yejia''s brain slowly? It''s working.


    Bang!


    Again.


    He struggled? Stand up straight, but? Yes, but there is no focus, only? Fell again? go back.


    "When"


    What''s left? Come out.


    Yejia stretched out his hand to explore - what? It''s a small triangle with a jade like feel and an eye shaped hole.


    Is he stunned? Stunned.


    "All? The eye of knowledge ".


    The term jumped out of his mind.


    Yezei pinched it, and the cold stone felt heavy? Falling in his hands, chaotic mind a little bit? Wake up.


    He remembered? What happened before losing consciousness.


    So


    Yega looked around? A circle of darkness.


    Is he now? It should be, in the mother''s body.


    Yeka could not summon his weapon.


    Neither the sickle nor the blood wave given to him by Ji Xuan can be summoned and used.


    Only the blood curtain in front of him still barely existed, isting the boundless darkness outside from Yejia.


    ... how can I? Get out of here?


    The cold surface of the stone was? His skin was warm and hard, and the edges and corners of his hand made him feel faint pain.


    Yezei was stunned? once?.


    He hesitated, finally slowly? Raise your hand and put it all? The eye of knowledge is in front of you.


    The scene in front of him was particrly frightening. Even Yejia couldn''t help but tighten his pupils, and even forgot for a few seconds? Breathe.


    So? Some ck... Dense, all? All by? The soul eaten by the mother, including human beings, fierce ghosts, numbness, pain, expression, scream, or solidification,yer byyer? Stacked together, you can''t see the beginning or end. It''s like an endless ocean, and he''s the only boat floating in it. Is it possible? Next? In a second? By? Swallowed.


    Yejia forced? Take a deep breath and force yourself to calm down? Come on.


    Then he went through the whole? The eye of knowledge, little by little?, Seriously? Looking for any possibility in the dark? There is a breakthrough.


    Yejia suddenly noticed that somewhere in the dark? Fang, through a faint light.


    Human beings fight with fierce ghosts.


    Except? In addition to experienced yers, there are ordinary members of the supernatural authority. Are they? Cautiously? Form a mobile team and use the road? What, fix that? Some lonely ghosts.


    Everyone''s eyes are burning with mes, struggling, not just for? Their own survival, but also for? The future of the whole world.


    in the air.


    Mother angrily? Staring at the blood Gu fish in front of him.


    Behind her, the huge limbs are waving their teeth and ws? Squirming, little by little? Re? Put it all together?.


    She was sad? Squint your eyes, steady? Look at the monster not far away.


    The blood Gu fish swayed its tail and fell down slightly? Head, a sharp light flickered on the huge goat''s horn, and then straight again? Towards that? As if the meat mountain could not be shaken¡ª¡ª


    Ji Xuan caught a glimpse in the battle. What''s in his heart? Suddenly there was a shock, and he snapped:


    "Don''t go there!"


    But? Is it toote?.


    The tentacle broke through the air, the angle was sharp and urate, and rolled directly towards the core of the blood Gu fish? past times!


    In the deep rolling darkness.


    Yega, where? The direction of the light came close.


    So? The light is very dim, as if it is about to be destroyed in a strong wind? A blown out candle, or the faint moonlight reflected on the turbulent waves, seems to fall? In a second? By? The surrounding darkness waspletely submerged.


    But? Yes, but always difficult? Bright, like a long-standing obsession, still stubbornly after everything has been annihted? Remain in the world.


    Getting closer?.


    Yejia has almost been able to? Barely enough to see the outline of the light.


    So It seems to be a soul.


    Yezei was slightly stunned.


    He approached the past. As the distance shortened, what happened? The outline of a soul gradually became clear.


    So? It''s a remnant.


    Weak, pale, chaotic face, blurred outline.


    But? Yes, in the dark, Yejia felt as if he had been? Something unknown hit him, as if some force forced him to keep moving forward and close.


    So? The ghost seems to feel the same? What, dull and dull? Raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Yejia?e here.


    instant? Yezei was struck by lightning and settled thend? Stay here? Where are you?.


    Did he open it? Open your mouth, but? Yes, but no sound from? His mouth emits.


    ... is that you?


    Young people can''t help themselves? Trembling? Get up, from? Head to foot? Trembling.


    It''s like chaos in my mind? A piece of paste.


    So? Face... The outline is blurred, and the facial features can hardly be recognized, but? Don''t you know? Why, did Yejia recognize it? The other side - even if it''s gone? So? For such a long time, but? Yes, that? The familiar breath seems to be branded, is it? Deeply? Burned in? Deep in his soul, even though he thought he had forgotten it, but? Is it still after years of touching? With bursts of heart piercing pain.


    Like being? Re? Back there? A rainy night with thunder.


    He was wet and standing at the door? Before, he shivered and looked into the dark room.


    "Mom..."


    Yejia''s voice was hoarse and could hardly hear the original sound line.


    He was panicked, cautious, almost with fear.


    In front of the already chaotic, irrational remnant soul? Looking at him, time seems to be running out? Meaning, instant? Grow into a lifetime, and be used again? It was shortened into a moment. Finally, after a long time, the woman''s remnant soul raised her hand, little by little? To yega?e here.


    So? On a fuzzy face, with? A little Yejia is familiar with it, can''t he? A familiar look.


    Her eyes were slightly curved, showing a smile:


    "Long... Big...?"


    Yejia''s fingertips were cold and trembling. He raised his hand and looked at each other.


    The soul body with dim white light is ethereal and seems to be under? In a second? By? Blow away.


    Finally, the fingertips touched.


    The huge body of blood Gu fish was destroyed? Tentacles firmly? Imprisonment, no matter how it struggles, it can''t get rid of the bondage.


    Mother happily? Look at it.


    Tentacle hard? Under its ribs?, Under its painful tremble? Little by little? Go deep and explore towards its core.


    Blood Gu fish hard? Turned his head, trembled and bit one of his mother''s tentacles, as if he would tear it off even if he died? Like a piece of meat.


    "Don''t know good or bad." Mother sneered.


    Her tentacles tightened suddenly, and the blood Gu fish gave a whine.


    But? Yes, just when mother was about to put that? When the core of blood and tears was crushed, her action suddenly stopped? Next? Come on.


    "How..."


    Her eyes widened and her scarlet pupils tightened.


    Under the skin? There was a slight sound of "Kara Kara", and the dry and cracked lines began to grow rapidly? Spread on a woman''s fair skin, like a spider''s web, spread all over the world in the blink of an eye? Body.


    "Impossible Impossible?! " She looked ferocious and hoarse? Shout?.


    This... What''s the matter with this leather bag!


    Why can''t you support it all of a sudden?!


    No, no, no!!!


    She doesn''t allow... No!!!!


    Mother flustered? Raise your hand and move it from? Pieces falling from your face, trying to put them back? Press back, but? Did her actions cause more pieces to fall? Come on, the whole person is flying?e apart.


    "Ah ah -" she said sadly? Screamed: e on, give me a new one? My body,e on! "


    The woman''s stomach was agitated, as if there was something under it? Struggling, trying to get out¡ª¡ª


    All of a sudden? There was a dead silence.


    Everyone was stunned? See?e here.


    But? Yes, they? No one knows? What''s going on and why? Suddenly such a change happened.


    Like a rapidly weathered soilyer, mother''s skin bag quickly? Copse, soon, then? Some screams turned into? Sticky crawling sound, no longer have? Human vocal organs, soon, even human shapes no longer have.


    "Bang!"


    A loud noise.


    The container copsed instantly, and a pile of bulging saas came from? Fall in the air? Come on.


    No


    No, no, no, no!


    Silently? Screaming, desperately in mid air? Struggling.


    Land? The surface cracked, and the strange red light lit up, under the deep abyss?, The other bank slowly opens the gate?, Weing its aborigines.


    Just then, heard a stab¡ª¡ª


    A sharp cold light shed.


    In the rain of blood, the wriggling belly was? From? The inside is broken, and the body shape of the youth is from? Out of the.


    Yejia felt himself falling.


    He looked up at the quilt? The sky covered by dark clouds, between the clouds and the gaps between the clouds, can vaguely? Enough to see the blue sky, like being? Washed gemstones glitter with distant and cold light.


    He''s in a trance? Falling, weightlessness enveloping the whole? Body.


    In the sight, there is a pouring rain of blood, a distant river of stars, and a noisy sound from afar, but? Yejia couldn''t really hear anything. He only heard the wind passing by his ears.


    Next? Sink, down? Heavy.


    Heavy limbs, as if filled with water? Lead, can''t lift at all, seems to be able to? Enough to sleep.


    Yejia''s eyelids fell slowly?.


    Suddenly, without warning?, A familiar voice from? It came from a distance, like a sharp de, straight? Cut into a piece of chaos and instantly turn Yezei from? So? In an almost trance state? Back:


    "Brother -"


    The other party''s voice was low and rapid, and the ending voice trembled slightly. It was full of some abundant emotion, which almost made people''s heart beat violently? A shiver.


    Yezei was stunned.


    Next? For a second, he felt himself being? Dead? In? In a cold embrace.


    The fall stopped?.


    He looked up.


    The man lowered his eyes, under his long eyshes?, A pair of scarlet pupils trembled slightly in their eyes, and the cold arms trembled with restraint, as if unbelievably? Hold the youth in your arms.


    He seems to be afraid of using too little force to pull the other party away from him again? He slipped away in his arms, as if he was afraid to hold it too tightly and crush the phantom.


    Yezei pressed each other''s arms under his palm? Real touch took him from? Pull back in chaos:


    "Ah Xuan..."


    He murmured?.


    Yega blinked? Next? Eyes.


    A big tear rolled? Next? Come on.


    Ji xuanbei? Scared? A jump, a time actually a little overwhelmed, he nervously? Ask? Road:¡° What, what''s the matter? "


    Yezei raised his hand and touched it like waking up from a dream? Next? His cheek.


    Cold and wet.


    Tears fall? Come on, down? Jaw drop?, It fell on the back of Ji Xuan''s hand and shook him.


    Ah... That''s right.


    Yezei shook his head, lifted the corners of his lips, and the amber fundus of his eyes was? Wash more and more clear and bright:


    "Just... See? Just one person. "


    Someone who means a lot to him.


    Ji Xuan stared at him.


    After a long time, did he lower? Head, gently? Kissed? Ye Jia''s tears.


    His fingertips are still full of blood, and the hostility brought by killing has not yete out? His eyes are gone, but? Is his lips cold and soft, gently? Brushed the youth''s cold cheeks, gently like a feather falling.


    Ji Xuan bit by bit? Kiss Ye Jia''s lips.


    This time, Yejia didn''t hide.


    The two people''s lips were close to each other, and Ji Xuan''s throat overflowed with a vague voice, which seemed to be coquettish:


    "Brother, you promised me that after everything is over... You talk? Count? "Is that right?"


    Yejia smiled? One sound:


    "Well, talk? What do you mean? "


    He raised his head and responded? This kiss.


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    After the abyss dragon wakes up


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    Shian is thest abyss dragon in the world.


    Because he was too boring, he sealed his memory and fell into a deep sleep.


    Fifty thousand yearster, Shi an opened his eyes with satisfaction.


    ¡ª¡ªBut he found himself a weak humanoid Cub with short hands and short feet.


    He looked down at his inexplicably shrinking body and looked up around his empty cave:


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Where''s my mighty body? Where''s my big tail?


    The most important thing is - where is my treasure???!!!


    After tens of thousands of years of hard work, came back to before liberation.


    In 2202, people and Demons coexisted harmoniously.


    In the demon institute that respects strength, Shi an is the only one who can''t detect blood. The strength is closest to the existence of non power humans, and is excluded everywhere.


    Until one day... Someone heard the roar of the long extinct dragon in the back mountain of Shi''s house.


    everybody:??? It must be auditory hallucination, isn''t it?


    That night, all the precious metals in the vi disappeared mysteriously.


    In full view of the public, when she just woke up, Ann slowly hid thest gold ne behind her back: "I''m not, I don''t have, I don''t know."


    Yearster:


    Media: Hello, why did you give up the position of the strongest leader of thebat team of the magic administration and run to business?


    Ling Mucheng, a former human strongman and now the richest man in the world, turned his head and looked at the Dragon cub lying behind him in the treasure pile and replied sadly:


    "Support the family."


    You can''t fight. You can only earn money to subsidize your family.

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