CH 72

“!” Ye Jia’s hairs stood on end and his body immediately tensed up.

He very quickly leapt away from where he originally stood and his voice was high-pitched, “Have you played enough?!”The tall, black-haired beauty in front of him raised a brow. She wrapped her curly hair around her slender fingers and her pair of scarlet-coloured eyes narrowed slightly, looking very charming. Her voice was a little deep, almost neutral sounding, “Yours truly just wanted to prove it to them…..”Ye Jia: “………”Fucking hell.He gritted his teeth and said, “Can’t you consider the time, place and occasion?!”Ji Xuan widened his long and narrow eyes to reveal an innocent expression, “Is there something wrong with this time, place and occasion?”Like he didn’t have any bones, he once again leaned his body against Ye Jia.Ye Jia quickly took a few steps back.His brows throbbed with anger as he suppressed his urge to beat a certain someone up. As if every word was squeezed out of his throat, he ordered, “Change back!”Ji Xuan, “Don’t want to……”“Change back!”“Don’t want to…..”The fierce ghost on the side: “……..”As they watched the banter and flirting between the two, it trembled with anger, “You…..you…….”So shameless.Too shameless.Only now did they finally remember that there were still a group of fierce ghosts around. Both looked over at the big fierce ghost in unison.The black-hair beauty before them pursed her lips to reveal a charming smile, “Oh my, you’re still here. Look at how forgetful I am.”The fierce ghost: “…….”It was so angered; it almost couldn’t breathe.Ye Jia also raised a brow.He warmed his shoulders up and then proceeded to move towards the skeleton fierce ghost trapped in the bloody swamp. A warm smile lingered on his lips, “Now that we remembered, why don’t we get back to business?”The barrier could block both ghost energy and light, but sounds could still travel out from the opening.No one has ever heard such a miserable cry. The teeth-aching sound of bones breaking, and the terrible cries echoed through the dark night, making one’s scalp tingle.Outside the barrier…….The members of the Combat Division were tense as they listened to the terrible screams coming from the distance. For a moment, they thought they were in hell.“Cap-Captain….” One of the team members slowly gulped and asked fearfully, “Why…..why don’t we…..”The captain glanced at him, “That skeleton hand just now, do you think we can fight against it?”The team member, “……..”“You see?” The captain looked back, “In any case, we can’t act rashly.”After all, their responsibility was the protect the civilians.Even if this terrible scream was made by that human just now, although the other party had rescued them only a moment ago, they couldn’t rashly rush in to help him. After all, if any changes were to occur, they had to be ready to control the situation until reinforcements arrived and the residential areas were evacuated.And if…..that scream belonged to the fierce ghost….The captain sucked in a deep breath and couldn’t imagine it.----How could something like that happen?But after seeing that scene just now, he couldn’t help but fantasise.What if?It was unknown how much time had passed.The agonising screams suddenly came to a stop, and, in an instant, the night fell deadly silent. All they could hear were their own hearts pounding in their chest and their companion’s similarly disordered breathing.Almost like the early morning mist dissipating in the sun, the barrier before them slowly disappeared.Thick, bloody air and cold ghost energy immediately permeated over, causing the temperature around them to suddenly drop. They could even see white mist being exhaled out from their mouths and noses.The team members solemnly exchanged a look with each other.After carefully listening for a while, the captain raised his hand and made a cautious ‘advance’ gesture.The team members uniformly got into formation and, as they clenched tightly onto their weapons, they carefully advanced forward step by step.The scene around them had changed as a result of the strong ghost energy in the air. It looked as if it had been struck by a bomb with the area littered with rubble and broken steel bars sticking out from the soft and wet soil. The further they advanced through this scene of destruction, the stronger the yin energy. Broken limbs lay scattered on the ground, and they would even bubble out black gas from time to time. It was melting at a speed visible to the naked eye and evaporating into the air. The sight of that alone was particularly strange and terrifying.At this moment, the captain suddenly raised his hand again.The entire team immediately stopped.

The captain slowly walked forward, the damp earth under his feet squelching and the bloody liquid seeping out from the weight.He bent down, reached out to pinch the dirt and lightly rubbed it between his fingers.The captain raised his head and looked around --- If his guess was correct, this should be the centre of the battlefield.But, who won?At this moment, he heard faint noises coming from the ruins not far away.The captain was taken aback.The team was very well-trained. They were able to quickly surround the place where the sound came from, and they soon saw that it was a pile of mutilated monsters that were on the verge of death. As soon as they saw a human, they let out miserable wails and then quickly fled into the darkness of the ruins. The team members all looked at each other in astonishment. They clearly had not expected something like this, but they were well-trained after all, so they were able to quickly recover from the shock and go after them to prevent them from escaping the area and entering the residential areas where the civilians are.The captain stored his gun away and then turned to look up at the night sky.The thick yin energy slowly faded away, revealing the cold night sky behind it as well as the almost invisible stars in the distance.The captain blinked a few times in confusion, unable to take this change in.The one who won…..was actually that human.Could a human really be this strong?.At a large warehouse filled with shelves, the door suddenly opened.Puppet Master raised his head in surprise and looked in the direction of the energy fluctuations.No way…..So fast?!But he could sense that, in addition to Ace and Ji Xuan, there was another presence.Steady footsteps sounded both far and near and soon a young man’s slender figure slowly emerged from the darkness. In his hand, he dragged a large ghost that was twice his size. The bone armour it wore was already completely in tatters and hanging pitifully from its body, revealing the dark and rotten organs underneath, and a bloody trail was left behind it as it was dragged along. Just that sight alone was particularly shocking.Ye Jia raised his hand and threw that body heavily onto the ground, causing the ground and the shelves in the warehouse to shake.Puppet Master immediately jumped up and hurriedly supported the pile of books next to him that were about to fall and hit his head, and exclaimed, “What are you doing?!”Ye Jia said succinctly, “I want to know where it kept that thing.”Puppet Master narrowed his eyes. His pair of dark eyes flickered with a malicious light and he coldly snorted, “How would I know?”Ye Jia, “Do you still need me to remind you? We are now in the same boat.”Puppet Master: “…….”No need for the reminder, thank you very much.But he really didn’t want to let this hateful human succeed so easily.Ye Jia seemed to have already expected this reaction of his.He smiled lightly, “I don’t care about the method. I just need the answer.”Puppet Master wavered slightly.He lowered his head and looked at the fierce ghost who had been so badly beaten up, it could no longer get up, and thought ---- He had been confined in this warehouse for much too long. Even if he really treasured his collections, being with them all day long can still be very boring. He had gone through all that torture until now and a lot of anger had accumulated. It wasn’t a bad idea having something he could vent his anger out on.Moreover, it has been a long time since he added something new to his collection.The skeleton slowly raised its head and, on the face that could no longer be recognised, its green eyes flashed with resentment, “Traitor!”Ye Jia calmly added a line, “Any method is fine.”Puppet Master’s eyes slowly lit up.He suddenly realised that it was now time for another fierce ghost to experience the hellish suffering he had experienced until now! This kind of feeling was amazing. Even just the thought of it made him tremble with excitement and he was even willing to ignore Ace’s existence.The fierce ghost sporting a child’s appearance raised his head and revealed a pleased and vicious smile, “Sure…….”Ye Jia smiled with satisfaction and turned and left, “’l’ll wait for your good news.”He stepped back out of the warehouse.The scene before him changed instantly. From the cold and dark warehouse, it changed into the rooftop of a high-rise building.Above his head was the dark sky that looked like it could be within reach and the night wind whistling past carried a faint smell of blood….Ji Xuan leaned against the railing with his hands in his pockets, his scarlet eyes staring at Ye Jia who appeared.Ye Jia: “……..”He took a deep breath, “Why haven’t you changed back?”“So you like that look better?” Ji Xuan tilted his head and stood up from the railing. In an instant, his body grew taller, and his shoulders widened. In just a matter of a few seconds, he changed back into the appearance of an adult man that gave others a feeling of oppressiveness.Ye Jia glanced at him and unexpectedly didn’t say anything in response to Ji Xuan’s ambiguous words.

There were no superfluous expressions on his face. His expression was as calm as a piece of plain paper. As if it was covered by a thick shell, even the sharpest weapon probably wouldn’t be able to penetrate it or create an opening.Ye Jia walked over to the railing and lowered his eyes to gaze at the dark city below.Within the overlapping icy cold shadows, pitch-black roofs lined up next to each other in the darkness, and the well-lit roads where a car or two would occasionally drive through looked like grids. The city was like a sleeping beast, and one could almost see the rise and falls of its breaths.He said calmly, “Puppet Master has already agreed to cooperate but considering the flow of time in there compared to outside, we may need to stay in the capital for a while.”His amber-coloured eyes that reflected the lights in the distance looked indifferent and distant, as if it would dissipate into the cold night sky any moment.Ji Xuan continued to look fixedly at him.Suddenly, he spoke up, “Hey….”Hearing him speak, Ye Jia turned to look at him.He said, “Don’t worry, I’ll compensate you fully.”After saying that, Ye Jia retracted his gaze and looked back at the city in the distance, “You can go first. Let me know when there’s news.”Ji Xuan’s eyes were dark, and his tone was so low it was almost as if it would be blown away into the night, “Okay……”His figure slowly disappeared into the darkness.Only Ye Jia was left on the rooftop.It was very quiet.The entire city had fallen into a deep sleep. Only he was awake.Voices he couldn’t recognise seemed to continuously ring in his ears.Screaming, cursing, mocking, taunting, begging; it all mixed together and rang in his ears. Even the cold night wind couldn’t blow it away.He stood silently on the spot, his slender figure tall and straight. His silhouette looked like it was almost about to blend into the night.Time passed minute by minute.The horizon in the distance gradually grew brighter and a hazy glow slowly appeared. The uneven heights of the buildings carved out a dark border in the light. The morning lights blurring the junction between the sky and the ground shrouded the entire city in a thin layer of cold light.Ye Jia raised his eyes and looked east.A blood-red sun slowly rose, dispelling away the darkness and the dark sky slowly turned light blue as the morning glow spread across the sky.Ye Jia’s light-coloured eyes were illuminated by this light, reflecting a scarlet colour.A companion, a fierce ghost….And, when the lightning flashed, the cold pool of blood slowly spread out from under a woman’s cold and stiff face.He lowered his eyes, stuffed his cold hands into his pockets and then turned to walk downstairs.He didn’t want to activate his ghost domain this time.Ye Jia walked down the emergency staircase step by step and exited the building carrying cold air.“Hey….” A familiar voice sounded not far away.Ye Jia looked up in astonishment and looked towards the direction of that voice.He saw Ji Xuan standing downstairs with his pair of scarlet eyes half-narrowed, looking his way.Ye Jia raised his brows and asked incredulously, “Why are you here?”Ji Xuan came over, “You told me to go but you didn’t say that I can’t wait for you downstairs.”Ye Jia: “……..”“Let me think…” Ji Xuan’s lips curved up slightly, “You should owe me twenty-four hours now.”Ye Jia: “?”He asked slowly, “What?”Ji Xuan lowered his eyes, his scarlet eyes flickering a playful light under his long eyelashes, “I should be paid by the hour now, no?”“……” Ye Jia frowned.Ji Xuan began to calculate with a serious expression, “The time we arrived at the capital yesterday was 6:15 in the evening…..”“Fine….” Ye Jia didn’t have the energy to bicker with him, “I’ve agreed to it. Can you go now?”Ji Xuan, “No……”He took a step forward and said unhurriedly, “I want to request payment now.”The next second, a slim, black-haired beauty appeared before Ye Jia. She held Ye Jia’s hand with a smile and swayed it around coquettishly, “Gege, this is my first time coming to the capital. Why don’t we look around….”Ye Jia: “…….”He once again had the urge to support his forehead.Ye Jia gritted his teeth, “Ji Xuan, what the fuck are you up to now?!”

The other party however didn’t seem to have any intention to back down.Ji Xuan raised his brows and his voice turned into a low and husky male voice, “Then, would you rather look around with a man?”Ye Jia: “…..”The sun had risen. The city came alive again.The breakfast stores were open in full swing. Office workers and students shuttled around as the air was filled with the delicious aroma of cooked food.A tall and enchanting woman stepped into a store.Her features were extremely gorgeous and defined and her long black hair that was thick and curly fell past shoulders that were wider than that of an ordinary woman. Her slightly narrowed eyes carried a confident and sharp light.As soon as she stepped past the threshold, the entire store fell silent.This kind of face was one that would only appear on large city billboards or on large screens, not in a small and cramped breakfast store like this one.But, although she may be gorgeous, she also gave off an air that made people too afraid to look at her for too long. Her thin and narrow eyes carried a trace of bloodthirstiness.Even if that air was deliberately restrained, it still made it hard for the people in the store to breathe.The people present all looked at this woman who didn’t suit this place in shock and instinctively felt some fear.She raised her head, carefully looked at the greasy and faded menu above her and then said calmly, “I’ll have one of each.”“Can you even finish it?” A young man’s cold voice sounded from the entrance.The woman who was sporting a frosty look just now immediately smiled, making her already devilish beauty become even more bewitching and seductive.She turned around and quickly trotted over to the entrance and grabbed the speaker’s arm, “It’s because I don’t know what you like.”The young man’s brows were furrowed as he was unwillingly dragged in.The two of them were a handsome and beautiful pair. They seemed like a perfect match.It was just that this beauty looked a little too tall and was even about half a head taller than the handsome young man next to her.Ye Jia turned and looked at the stunned crowd and felt a headache coming again.----There must be something wrong with him. He couldn’t believe he had actually agreed to Ji Xuan’s request to look around the capital.He originally thought that walking around for a day would be better than being embraced in bed for a day, but…He was too naïve.Ye Jia took in a deep breath and pulled his arm out of the other party’s grip. He decided to just get it over and done with.He turned to look at the boss and said, “Two soup dumplings and two cups of soy milk, takeaway.”“Aye, righto.” The boss was only able to return to her senses when she heard this and proceeded to turn around and get busy.Ji Xuan leaned closer and giggled, “Gege also ordered my share.”Ye Jia: “…….”Right. I forgot this guy doesn’t need to eat.He raised his head, “Change it to one….”Ji Xuan hurriedly stopped him, “No need. It’s fine like this.”He narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, looking like a fox who had succeeded in getting what it wanted, and the corners of his eyes bent along with it.----This is gege’s first time giving me a gift.Ye Jia: “……..”He didn’t know what was wrong with this ghost.Very soon, the breakfast was ready.Ye Jia paid for it and, with one hand holding the breakfast, he used the other hand to drag Ji Xuan who was still looking around curiously out of the store.“Why aren’t we eating in the store?” Ji Xuan asked as he stood outside on the sidewalk.----Because you’re too eye-catching.The corners of Ye Jia’s lips twitched, “Because there are no seats.”“Seats?” Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, “Then I can…….”“And…….” Ye Jia hurriedly interrupted him before he could say anything dangerous, “The air outside is good…..”“…….” Ji Xuan turned to look at the exhaust breathing vehicle beside him and reluctantly accepted this explanation, “Alright then…….”The two stood on the sidewalk and soon finished the two servings of soup dumplings and soy milk.Ye Jia then proceeded to turn and look at Ji Xuan with a frown, “Can you really eat human food?”Ji Xuan hooked up his lips and smiled, “Is gege worried about me?”Ye Jia: “…….”

He forcefully threw the garbage in the bin and said with an empty smile, “You’re overthinking it…..”The effect of the soy milk and soup dumplings was remarkable. Ye Jia’s originally frozen fingers were warm again. He turned to look at Ji Xuan,” Where do you want to go next?”Ji Xuan, “Are there any attractions here?”Ye Jia, “I don’t know…..”“Oh…..” Ji Xuan dug out his phone, “Then I’ll check….”Ye Jia: “……..”You’re really going to see the attractions?Ji Xuan quickly found a place he wanted to go to and then dragged the extremely reluctant Ye Jia straight to the attraction.Ye Jia paid for the ticket and was taken to a scenic spot while sporting a world-weary expression.Ji Xuan seemed to be having a lot of fun.He raised his phone and smiled, “Gege, since we came all the way here, let’s take a photo?”Ye Jia remained expressionless, “No….”JI Xuan played with his hair and revealed a pitiful expression, “But….you promised me this morning gege.”The people passing by all looked at Ye Jia with a strange look.Ye Jia’s temples throbbed. He said through gritted teeth, “Fine…..”You win this time….His schemes successful, the smile on Ji Xuan’s lips deepened.He turned on the camera mode and pointed it at the extremely reluctant and stiff-faced Ye Jia and took a few pictures. Up, down, left and right; he took so many photos from so many angles, Ye Jia was about to get dizzy.A kindhearted person passing by saw this, “Hey young lady, do you need me to help you take a photo with your boyfriend?”Ye Jia immediately grew alert, “I’m not…..”But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the bright-eyed Ji Xuan, “Really?! Thank you!”He shoved the phone into the helpful stranger’s hands.Then, he lightly hopped over to Ye Jia’s side and proceeded to wrap his cold and pale arm around the other person’s shoulder and bend his body that was half a head taller than the other person down so that he could rest his chin against their shoulder.Ye Jia: “……..”His expression was filled with despair.God. What did I do to make you punish me like this?After the photo was taken, Ji Xuan received his phone from the stranger whilst happily thanking them and then proceeded to drag Ye Jia further into the scenic site.For Ye Jia, time passed very slowly.When the sun was shining right above their heads, the temperature which had slowly risen had reached a state where it was quite hot. By now, they had finally finished exploring the entire place.Holding a phone filled with photos, Ji Xuan dragged the zombie-like Ye Jia out of the scenic site. He still didn’t look completely satisfied.The people around them dispersed in twos and threes.Ye Jia used this time to check the time on his phone and almost fainted on the spot.Why has only five hours passed?!He resignedly stored his phone away again and asked, “What’s next? Where do you want to go in the afternoon?”Ji Xuan thought about it, “Let’s go browse the shops…….”Ye Jia, “You want to buy something?”Ji Xuan blinked a few times, “Girls don’t necessarily browse the shops because they want to buy something.”The veins on Ye Jia’s forehead throbbed. He took in a deep breath and finally was on the verge of breaking down, “You. Are. Not. A. Woman!”Ji Xuan raised his brows, “Oh? You don’t believe it?”He took Ye Jia’s hand and brought it to his chest, “You can try……”OMG!Ye Jia immediately jumped up in shock and retracted his hand as if he was scalded, “No need!”The people near them all looked at them strangely.---In any case, they should get out of here first.Ye Jia took a few deep breaths and squeezed out with difficulty, “Where do you want to go?”JI Xuan’s eyes narrowed as a faint smile appeared on his lips, “Us girls naturally like to visit the shopping mall.”