The Ghost looked around; the concert was over, the stadium crowd had dispersed, and even the staff cleaning the venue were nowhere to be seen. Lii was the star of today’s show, a popular celebrity, and she should already be back at the hotel resting. Why would she be here without a bodyguard or security?
"Are you waiting for soone, Mr. Gu?" Lii flashed a charming smile, dressed in a bright red gauze garnt. Yet, in this setting, the Ghost felt uneasy. To any ordinary person, a celebrity was out of reach, and being alone with one now, it was hard not to feel "uncomfortable."
"I’m waiting for my girlfriend, but... why are you here, Miss Lii? Shouldn’t you be resting with your agent at the hotel?" The Ghost asked curiously.
"Of course, it’s... for..." Lii lowered her head with a mysterious smile. Just as the Ghost was puzzled, a shiny blade had already been thrust forward. The Ghost instinctively jumped back, but because he was off guard, his reaction was delayed, leaving a small cut on his face.
The Ghost covered the wound with his hand, his face full of shock; the person who hurt him was the woman in front of him.
"Miss Lii, what are you doing?" At this point, the Ghost couldn’t care about being polite and blurted out a curse. If he hadn’t dodged that move, he would certainly have had his throat cut. What shocked him most was that even though he used Inner Strength to evade, he was still injured, which ant...
"You are also a cultivator." The Ghost shouted loudly.
"It seems the second figure of the Netherworld Palace is indeed no simple person. Even with amnesia, your mind is still quite sharp." Lii chuckled softly, playing with the dagger in her hand.
"What do you an by this, wait, who are you really?" The Ghost may not have recalled his experiences in the Netherworld Palace, but from his earlier encounters with Ji Qian and Soul Destroyer, he quickly realized Lii’s oddness. She was certainly more than just a celebrity, and staying at the stadium so late instead of returning to her hotel was clearly preditated.
Suddenly, the Ghost’s face changed drastically. Gu Xin had been in the bathroom for so long; could it be because...
"What, you just realized your girlfriend’s missing now?" Lii smiled slyly. It was unimaginable that she was a glamorous star in front of thousands but her true face was that of a demon.
"What have you done to her?" The Ghost stepped forward, his eyes burning with rage as he questioned coldly.
"If you have the skills, why not find her yourself?" Lii said as she retreated.
"You can’t leave," The Ghost couldn’t let Lii slip away under his nose. He lunged forward, trying to seize her, but just as his hand was about to touch her, a pink smoke appeared in front of him, and he could only watch helplessly as Lii vanished within it.
Sothing’s wrong; the Ghost instinctively felt sothing was amiss. Lii’s pace was light and slow, not hurried at all. Logically, she shouldn’t have been able to evade, so could it be related to the pink smoke?
Earlier, as Lii stood before him, she gradually beca transparent and dull until she disappeared...
"Where are you?" The Ghost was very worried they might hurt Gu Xin, his mood anxious, shouting loudly.
"You didn’t want to make a sound at my concert just now, so why are you yelling now?" Suddenly, a soft voice echoed behind the Ghost. Turning sharply, Lii stepped out from a cluster of pink smoke, like a magician performing a trick.
"Playing tricks, who exactly are you people, and why are you targeting ?" The Ghost didn’t dare to act rashly anymore. Lii appeared to be adept at a strange technique that could confuse one’s vision. Moreover, they were preditated, so if he acted directly, not only would he be unsure of subduing Lii, but if there was an ambush here, he stood no chance.
"Actually... I didn’t want to act at all, after all, your little girlfriend is innocent. But... due to your identity."
"I am just a hospital security guard, I have no money, what exactly do you want?" The Ghost yelled. Lii was clearly mocking him, but the Ghost had no patience. Gu Xin’s fate was unknown; he was about to collapse.
"The second person in the Netherworld Palace is certainly not a security guard."
"What exactly is your condition, just say it." Finally, the Ghost chose to give up. With Gu Xin in her hands, he absolutely couldn’t let her get hurt.
"Haha, straightforward person, I like it." Lii imdiately smiled upon hearing this. Though she appeared beautiful, she was nonetheless a demon with a heart of a viper, gently touching the Ghost’s face with her fair palm.
"Let go of ."
"Such treatnt of a woman is not gentlemanly." Lii’s face showed a trace of displeasure.
"Kidnapping another woman, that’s not sothing a person should do either." The Ghost was very impatient. It seed like they wanted to kidnap Gu Xin and force him to cooperate. This thod, although despicable and unethical, was indeed effective.
"Alright, tell your condition."
"Actually, my condition is very simple. As long as you obediently follow my arrangents, I guarantee nothing will happen to you or your little girlfriend. Not only that, but you will also receive a substantial reward. Your future will be carefree, living a wealthy life even without working." Lii said lightly.
"What, if you want to kill people, should I also listen? No way." The Ghost rejected it outright. The demand was too excessive.
"Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to kill. Those small fry aren’t worthy of your hand. What I want you to do is sothing else."
"I also have a demand, you must return Gu Xin to ."
"You are not in a position to negotiate with right now. If you disagree, it’s your little girlfriend who will suffer."
"You..."
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"Sir, we’ve arrived in East Sea borough, five kiloters away from East Sea Hospital." anwhile, Ye Shikai and his group had also traveled from Yanjing. The convoy took a whole day, but it avoided many potential threats.
"It’s too late today; the Ghost should have left work by now."
"Then let’s head to the hotel first; it’s too late to disturb him," Ye Shikai hesitated but decided to go to the hotel first. The matter of the Ghost was indeed urgent, but barging into soone’s ho at eleven o’clock was too rude.
"Yeah, he might be cozying up with his girlfriend now." Soul Destroyer suddenly turned around and teased.
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