The blade-wielding ghost flew out of the apartment, heading toward Uncle Hua's home.
Uncle Hua had mentioned before that the Little White Rabbit was his tenant, so she should be living there as well.
A streak of black light flashed past, and before long, it arrived at Uncle Hua's residence.
Yin Yang sat on his sofa, sharing the ghost's field of vision.
‘This is the place.’
The blade-wielding ghost phased through the wall and searched the rooms. Finding nothing in the first few, it moved on to the next.
When it reached the fourth room, it finally found people—three of them!
The Little White Rabbit and two young men were playing a game, all of them drenched in sweat.
The blade-wielding ghost stood to the side, watching. In the heat of the moment, all three of them suddenly shuddered.
“Hmm? Is the air conditioning on?”
One of the young men tried to get up, but the Little White Rabbit pulled him back.
The battle resumed.
Yin Yang narrowed his eyes. These two young men weren't just young and handsome; they also possessed a certain level of spirituality—the essential factor for becoming a transcendent.
As the game progressed, the spirituality on their bodies was slowly disappearing.
‘Is she doing this just for that bit of spirituality?’
‘What Sequence pathway is this?’
As Yin Yang pondered, a sudden mutation occurred!
The Little White Rabbit, who was in the middle of the game, suddenly pulled a dagger from beneath the bed and stabbed it into the youth's kidney from the side.
“Ahhh!!!”
The young man cried out in pain, instinctively reaching for the wound. When his hand came away covered in blood, his pupils contracted sharply.
“You... you lunatic!”
“Get me to the hospital! Get me to the hospital!”
The other young man was terrified. He scrambled and crawled off the bed, reaching for his pants.
Pfft!
A cold flash of light swept past. The hand reaching for the pants was severed clean off, the stump of the wrist spraying blood like a water gun.
“Ahhh!!!”
“Heh heh heh... Don't go... Let's play a little longer...”
“Help! Help!”
“Murder!!!”
Both youths began screaming at once. The Little White Rabbit stood up unhurriedly, a sushi knife in her right hand.
“Weren't we having fun just now? What's the rush?”
In the corner, the blade-wielding ghost backed away slightly. It noticed that after the two young men were injured, their previously fading spirituality suddenly became active again.
‘She tortures and kills them just for the spirituality?’
Thump.
The retreating ghost bumped into a barrier.
The Little White Rabbit, in the middle of her slaughter, suddenly looked up. The sushi knife in her hand flew toward the blade-wielding ghost instantly.
Clang!
The sushi knife embedded itself directly into the wall, its handle vibrating.
“Hmm? No one? Then what triggered my barrier?”
The Little White Rabbit stood up and pulled the knife out, her expression puzzled.
On the other side, the two young men clutched their wounds and stumbled toward the door.
But no matter how hard they pulled, they couldn't budge it an inch.
Pfft!
The sushi knife sliced through their ankles. The two screamed again, collapsing into a pool of blood.
The Little White Rabbit was drenched in blood. She gave a sinister lick of her lips.
“Heh heh heh... You two aren't being good... trying to sneak away like that.”
As she spoke, her hand rose and fell, beginning to carve into the two living men.
For a time, the room was filled with their agonized screams.
The blade-wielding ghost transformed into a streak of darkness and slowly dissipated from the room.
“Phew...”
The Little White Rabbit let out a long breath and tilted her head toward where the ghost had vanished.
‘That sudden feeling of cold just now... it feels so familiar.’
‘It feels like... the feeling when the door to that bookstore opens.’
...
The next morning.
“Morning.”
“Morning.”
Yin Yang yawned as he returned to the counter and organized the book rental forms.
“Here, see if my skills have improved.”
Lin Zhen handed Yin Yang a cup of coffee. This time, there was even latte art.
“Thanks.”
Yin Yang took a sip, his expression showing a hint of surprise.
“How did I not notice before that you have such a talent for coffee?”
“Right? I just realized it myself.”
Lin Zhen smiled brightly.
Ding-ling~
The shop door was pushed open, and a courier walked in.
“Sister Lin, there's a package for you from Central City.”
“Alright.”
Lin Zhen signed for the package and waved it at Yin Yang.
“This is the weekly magazine Mr. Qi wanted. Since it's not busy this morning, I'll take you along with me in a bit.”
“Okay.”
Yin Yang agreed, the corners of his mouth curling upward.
Ding-ling~
The door was pushed open again, and the Little White Rabbit walked in.
Lin Zhen looked surprised.
“Oh?”
“Aren't you in school at this hour?”
The Little White Rabbit still looked timid. She returned her book cautiously and turned to leave immediately.
As she turned, she 'accidentally' revealed bruises on her wrist. Given what had happened yesterday, it was easy to assume she was being bullied because she rented books here and chatted with Yin Yang.
Under normal circumstances, Yin Yang would have pursued her as a 'prey' and asked what was wrong.
But not this time. He had serious business to attend to and no time for these little games.
“I'm all packed. Let's go.”
“Huh? You're not going to go after her and ask? This is such a good opportunity.”
Lin Zhen was surprised, her expression practically asking if he was completely oblivious.
Yin Yang shrugged.
“I don't even know her, and I'm sure she has no shortage of people worrying about her. Let's go.”
“Fine.”
Lin Zhen spoke to the shop owner before leading Yin Yang toward the Qi family estate.
After driving for over twenty minutes, the two arrived at the Qi residence.
“Eh? Where did the stone lions at the entrance go?”
Lin Zhen had just parked the car when she noticed the two majestic stone lions were missing. She felt a bit regretful.
“You came at a bit of a bad time. The Qi family used to have two large stone lions at the gate; they were very imposing.”
“It's said they were a gift from a certain transcendent as a token of gratitude. The price of one of those lions could buy a small villa in the East District.”
Lin Zhen looked envious. After identifying herself to the security guard, she led Yin Yang into the Qi estate.
“See? These are the trees I mentioned.”
“They were all placed according to the advice of a Feng Shui master. The cost was staggering.”
Yin Yang put on a properly shocked expression, providing her with the emotional reaction she wanted.
As they walked, he memorized the positions of the trees. After constructing a mental map and connecting the points, a formation diagram began to take shape.
By the time they reached the main mansion, the diagram was nearly complete. He only needed to verify it against the 'array' behind the house to finish it.
“Why don't we just give the magazine to the guards at the gate? They should be able to give it to Mr. Qi, right?”
Yin Yang asked with a puzzled look. Lin Zhen looked around before whispering.
“Competition in big families is very fierce. One slip-up and you'll fall into a trap.”
“So Mr. Qi is always very cautious. He either picks things up at our shop, or my father or I deliver them. He won't accept them from a third party.”
Yin Yang nodded; that wasn't hard to understand.
After the two waited at the mansion's entrance for a while, Mr. Qi, dressed in a white suit, came strolling toward them.
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