That shadow was none other than the blade-wielding ghost!
And it corresponded exactly to the 【Gall】!
It had been unusually restless ever since it sensed Mr. Qi's aura earlier that day.
While Yin Yang had appeared to be reading, he had actually been suppressing the blade-wielding ghost the entire time.
After all, with a member of such a prominent family, who knew if he had some means of seeing spirits?
As the blade-wielding ghost flew out, a new image appeared before Yin Yang’s eyes—the ghost’s field of vision.
The sensation was like watching a movie through smart glasses.
Yin Yang plated the chopped vegetables and began humming a song as he prepped the next ingredient.
As the sky grew dark, the blade-wielding ghost searched until it arrived before a manor.
The manor occupied a massive area, making it hard to believe such a place existed within the city limits!
Just as the blade-wielding ghost was about to fly inside, it felt a burst of exceptionally fierce baleful aura!
Looking down, it saw two stone lions standing outside the manor!
One pawed a cub, while the other pawed a stone ball.
Waves of baleful aura radiated from these two stone lions. Ordinary spirits would likely be obliterated the moment they came into contact with it.
However, the baleful aura on the blade-wielding ghost was far stronger than theirs!
Boom!
Baleful aura surged recklessly from the blade-wielding ghost. A wild wind whipped around it, and leaves withered and fell.
Cracks appeared across the two stone lions before they shattered with a thunderous bang!
The blade-wielding ghost continued to fly inward, but the path ahead seemed infinitely long. No matter how far it flew, it could not see the end. More absurdly, whenever it turned around, it could see the fragments of the two stone lions.
It was as if it hadn't moved from its original spot at all.
“What was that sound?”
“What happened to the stone lions?”
“Motherfucker! Who smashed our stone lions? This is a direct slap to our family's face! Check the surveillance! I want to see which bastard did this!”
“Seriously, can you not speak without cursing for once?”
“Stop talking and check the cameras! Take some men and block all the nearby intersections. Don't let them get away!”
“Yes, sir!”
Five or six people rushed out of the house nearby—every single one of them was a transcendent!
Seeing that its efforts were fruitless, the blade-wielding ghost could only dissolve into a wisp of black energy and vanish.
...
The apartment.
Yin Yang dropped a piece of tofu into the hotpot and mixed his dipping sauce.
“Don't be discouraged. At least we know where they live now, don't we?”
The blade-wielding ghost stood opposite Yin Yang, leaning on its blade, clearly somewhat indignant.
Yin Yang picked up a slice of mutton, coated it in sauce, and popped it into his mouth with an expression of pure bliss.
“Don't worry. Now that we know the location, I’ll get the 【Gall】 back sooner or later.”
He opened a bottle of cola and poured it into a glass, watching the bubbles rise and pop.
“Besides, if I only take back the Gall, it would be far too easy on him.”
“Didn't he take my Gall for the sake of his family?”
“Then we shall destroy his family!”
Yin Yang picked up the cola and drained it in one gulp.
If an outsider heard a Sequence 8 talking about wiping out a top-tier family in the city, they would surely think he had lost his mind.
But both Yin Yang and the blade-wielding ghost looked extremely serious.
Clearly, they were not joking.
Yin Yang continued eating his hotpot, balancing meat and vegetables.
“Wang City is much larger than Wangduan City; there should be a transcendent gathering here.”
“Keep an eye out during your nightly rounds. Even though we’ve only just promoted, it’s best to prepare the next potion as early as possible.”
The blade-wielding ghost nodded, then pointed at Yin Yang’s hand.
Yin Yang ‘communicated’ and ‘perceived’ its meaning, then shook his head with a smile.
“Don't worry, the lantern-carrying ghost is still here, isn't it? It can protect me.”
The blade-wielding ghost thought for a moment, nodded, and then turned into black smoke once more, flying out the window.
After finishing the hotpot, Yin Yang cleaned the dishes.
He whispered to himself while taking a shower.
‘Will they have transplanted my Gall? Or did they sacrifice it?’
...
【Leisurely Bookstore】.
“Morning, Xiao Yang.”
“Morning.”
Yin Yang carried his breakfast and greeted Lin Zhen with a smile.
“Oh, I told my dad about your suggestion yesterday. He really liked it, but he only agreed to us making the coffee ourselves. He said we should buy the pastries from another bakery.”
“But if we do that, we’ll lose out on a lot of profit.”
Lin Zhen pushed up her glasses, her expression conflicted.
Yin Yang sat down behind the counter and took a bite of a meat bun.
“But we save a lot of time that way. Trading money for time—isn't that a fair deal?”
Persuaded by Yin Yang’s words, Lin Zhen nodded.
“That makes sense. We can use the time we would’ve spent baking to do other things.”
“Oh, right! Do you want to go look at coffee machines with me?”
“An old friend of my dad’s used to run a coffee shop, but it went under. we can use his machine for now.”
“That way we can save some money to buy beans and milk. I’m practically a business genius!”
As she spoke, she glanced at Yin Yang’s arm.
“You look fairly sturdy. Can you help me move the coffee machine this afternoon?”
Yin Yang looked at his biceps, which had only recently recovered from being ‘weakened’.
“Uh, sure.”
“Hehehe, hiring you was a total bargain!”
Lin Zhen went to tidy up and open the shop. Yin Yang finished his breakfast in a few bites and prepared to continue reading.
Ding-ling.
The doorbell rang, and a girl wearing a black-and-white school skirt walked in.
“Hello, welcome to the Leisurely Bookstore. Are you here to borrow or retur—”
Yin Yang froze for a second.
Because he clearly saw over a dozen young male ghosts standing behind the girl!
Those young men must have been handsome in life, but now their faces were filled with nothing but pure malice!
Even more horrifying were their injuries—they were incredibly bloody!
Skinned, dismembered, heads pierced with nails.
The sight was gruesome enough to make anyone physically ill!
“I... I want to borrow a book.”
The girl’s voice was shy, as if she wasn't used to Yin Yang ‘staring’ at her so directly.
“Alright, what book are you looking for?”
Yin Yang narrowed his eyes. He realized the girl before him was also a transcendent, though he didn't know which Sequence.
“I’d like to borrow 《Encounter》.”
“No problem. Which version do you need?”
“Mr. Mingshi’s version.”
“Alright, one moment.”
Yin Yang stood up, walked to the shelves, and pulled out a large-format volume.
“Here is 《Encounter》. The deposit is fifty yuan.”
The girl paid the deposit, stole a glance at Yin Yang as she took her receipt, and shyly walked out of the shop.
Seeing this, Lin Zhen couldn't help but tease him.
“What? Is she your type? I saw you staring at her like you were dazed.”
“You didn't react to all those other female students before. So you like the ‘innocent rabbit’ type, huh?”
Yin Yang smiled.
Innocent rabbit?
An innocent rabbit couldn't kill that many people.
Rate on N.U.
