Si Lingfei frowned: “So, what do you mean? You want to keep going?”
“Of course! Five million—just to take away one little brat. As long as I can see him, I’m fully confident I can take him away!” Ji Yiwen said calmly.
But Si Lingfei felt something was off: “If it’s just one little brat, you could’ve just pocketed the money yourself. Why call us in? Is there something strange about that kid?”
“His companion artifact is rather special. I might not be able to handle it alone!”
The others looked at him too, their eyes full of disbelief. Ji Yiwen had dragged them out here in such a hurry that they’d followed without thinking much.
But thinking about it more carefully, something felt wrong.
Given Ji Yiwen’s usual nature, wouldn’t he rather let someone else take the good stuff?
“You’d better tell the truth. And why would the Lei family kidnap a high school student and hire our guild for it? If you can’t explain clearly, we’re leaving right now.” Si Lingfei held nothing back.
Ji Yiwen then gave a rough account of the situation, omitting the part about Huang Quanneng being able to use the power of the fangs.
After hearing it, the others’ expressions softened a little, but Si Lingfei looked at him coldly and said: “I remember yesterday after the guild master returned to the guild, he said in my ear that he’d met a young man whose companion artifact is a cargo truck.
If that thing could enter the abyss rift, it would be a mobile supply unit… The guild master’s intention to recruit him was more than obvious!”
The more Si Lingfei spoke, the sharper her tone became, and the more guilty Ji Yiwen felt.
“So, you took a private job, and you’re afraid the guild master will come after you later, so you plan to make us share the blame, right?”
“Lingfei, do you really think I’m that kind of person?” Ji Yiwen said, feeling guilty. He should never have brought this woman along.
And Si Lingfei simply refused to go along with it: “Let’s go back. Offending the guild master for five million isn’t worth it.”
Ji Yiwen still wanted to persuade them—after all, the people he’d brought were already following Si Lingfei to leave.
After thinking it over, he got back in the car.
However, when they prepared to head back, their luck wasn’t so good.
The group drove around for nearly half an hour and still couldn’t find the way out.
Du Hu also frowned: “Are we
lost?”
At this point, he could only see the road beneath his feet. As for what lay ahead, covered by the white fog, he had no idea at all.
“Liu Ren, find a conspicuous tree and mark it!” Si Lingfei rubbed her brow. She didn’t know why, but her eyelid kept twitching, as if something bad was about to happen.
After Liu Ren made the mark, they got straight back in the car. Not long after their off-road vehicle left, two off-road vehicles of a different model stopped at the spot.
“Damn it! This white fog is way too thick!”
Ming Xuanyuan cursed angrily. It was such a tiny area, yet they’d somehow gotten completely lost.
At this point, he brought his subordinates out to check the road, but in this heavy fog, forget finding the way—they couldn’t even tell north from south.
Just as he was about to return to the car, he caught sight of a mark on a tree out of the corner of his eye. His eyes lit up immediately: “Young Master Ming, there’s a mark here! It must’ve been left by that Huang Quan. As long as we follow this road, we’ll definitely find him.”
Ming Xuanyuan didn’t even glance at the mark on the tree. He said impatiently: “Then what are you standing around for? Get in the car! Every extra second in this godforsaken place makes me sick.”
…
Meanwhile, inside the estate, Shengnan was yawning. He was also holding a fish caught from the pond—not only did it look nice, but it also smelled amazing when grilled.
He held Huang Quan’s phone, constantly trying to crack the password, but he just couldn’t get it open.
Leng Xue reminded him: Stop messing with it. Even if you guess the password, you won’t find any useful information. Except for phone numbers, he keeps everything else in his head.
“Then we’re just supposed to be bored here? Just now there was even a girl calling Huang Quan for a date. If only we could get out!” Shengnan looked deeply disappointed.
He’d also tried walking out of the estate earlier, but no matter which direction he went, he always ended up back inside.
“Is there something wrong with that Huang Quan’s brain? He lives here alone—what’s the point of setting up this fog?”
Leng Xue: Maybe he’s afraid the things in his estate will run out. He himself can walk out, but he never considered that someone else might end up living in his body.
And what the two of them didn’t expect was that in the next second, the phone
suddenly rang.
Looking at the caller ID—an unknown number…
“Another unknown number. What the hell is Huang Quan playing at?” Shengnan hesitated for two seconds, then answered.
“I’m Miss Guna. I’ve finished my makeup and will be coming to see you for our date soon.”
“You are…”
Before Shengnan could finish, the call was abruptly cut off. When he tried calling back, all he heard was the same empty tone.
“Beep… beep…”
Busy signal.
Shengnan’s scalp instantly went numb!
Leng Xue: Trouble. This might be some kind of abyss curse. Once you’re tainted by it, unless you destroy the source of the curse, it will haunt you for life.
The phone rang again.
Still an unknown number. Shengnan wanted to toss the phone away and not answer, but the phone answered by itself.
“I’m Miss Guna. I’ve arrived at your doorstep. I’ll be coming to see you for our date soon!”
After hearing the female voice fade, Shengnan immediately looked around: “This white fog isn’t something ordinary people can see, right?”
Leng Xue: It’s a curse, not a person!
At that moment, in the fog came the sound of a blade scraping against the ground, and a figure emerged from within the mist.
The woman was over two zhang tall, with a seductive figure. Her face was smeared with fresh blood, dripping down drop by drop.
“What the hell is this?!” Shengnan’s expression changed. He was about to call Kuang Tian to come handle it.
Leng Xue: Don’t call Kuang Tian. This thing can’t be killed. With our current strength, we’re no match for it. Run first!
At this point, Miss Guna swung the long blade in her hand, letting out a piercing shriek: “I’ve come to see you for our date! Let’s do something fun together!
First, let’s become ghosts together, darling!”
As the words fell, Miss Guna planted one hand on the ground and raised the butcher’s blade high with the other, charging forward like a wild beast.
Shengnan’s face paled with shock. He ran straight into the white fog. Although his skills weren’t as good as Kuang Tian’s, his reflexes weren’t bad either!
Boom!
With a huge crash, the butcher’s blade—taller than a person—slammed into the ground, instantly kicking up dust and debris, smashing a deep crater into the earth!
That speed and destructive power made even Leng Xue’s expression turn grave: This curse has risen above level five. It’s already a lord-level monster.
“Right now I just want to know what to do!” Shengnan asked.
