I Am Your Natural Enemy

Chapter 528: Chapter 212: Death Can’t Take Him Away, Turns Out He’s Not Here (5k) _2

Hao Mingyang laughed freely, but as he laughed, he felt a chill running down his back.

At least, he could die.

Amid Nan Yuncai’s desperate screaming and struggling, Hao Mingyang completely dissipated.

But he was still tightly held in the arms of that woman with her eyes closed and a gentle face, unable even to dissipate.

Qing Xuzi looked at the female ghost with her eyes closed and felt a chill down his own back.

Such terrifying obsession.

He didn’t dare do anything either; at this moment, whoever took out Nan Yuncai, that female ghost would definitely go berserk.

The only solution was to take them both out at the same time, or figure out a way to lock them together, ensure they dissipate together, then take them out together; in that case, the female ghost shouldn’t offer any resistance.

Qing Xuzi put the female ghost and Nan Yuncai back into the jade carving.

He quickly took out his phone and dialed a number.

Hao Mingyang suddenly dissipated on his own, which meant that the one controlling Hao Mingyang’s ”life” was already dead.

On the other side, Cai Qidong was still listening to Fu Guangfei’s call—the encrypted route from the Scorching Sun Department. Even so, it didn’t feel completely secure, but leaving physical intelligence, like paper or recordings, would probably be even easier to leak.

Cai Qidong listened with a stern face; confirming that Wen Yan was fine, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that Wen Yan, with those two bullets in hand, would definitely use them, no matter who the opponent was.

With a chance to use this kind of big killer, given Wen Yan’s usual sneaky attitude, there was no way he’d just keep them hidden.

And from the current situation, he also thought it was absolutely necessary.

Only an extremely fast burst, with maximum lethality and at close enough range, could ensure that the statue ghost couldn’t escape.

If you encounter danger, just cut the internet cable—that’s way too lazy and brazen.

Good thing the team came prepared to go all out, like hunting a rabbit with a lion’s strength from the start.

Otherwise, Wen Yan probably wouldn’t have taken care of that statue ghost so easily.

And Wen Yan was right: with this kind of death, there’s no way to be sure if it’s really dead or not; you can’t let your guard down.

Just then, a call from Qing Xuzi came, sharing news about Hao Mingyang and Nan Yuncai.

”Taoist priest, so you’re saying we can confirm the one behind them is dead, right?”

This question stumped Qing Xuzi; he pondered for a moment and decided to be more rigorous.

”It’s more accurate to say that whoever was able to control Hao Mingyang from behind has totally lost control, or is completely incapacitated. That’s why Hao Mingyang’s nether soul and power both dissipated together.”

”Got it, thanks, Taoist priest.” Cai Qidong smiled politely, and then used the opportunity to bring up a piece of intel he’d just received to ask Qing Xuzi about it.

After hanging up, Cai Qidong immediately dropped his smile and asked his subordinates,

”Have the people from Qingcheng finished the screening?”

”Basically done. Right now, we’ve finished the first round of checks on everyone who could possibly have learned anything in Qingcheng, whether they’re on record or not.

Except for one person whom we’re genuinely not sure is alive or dead—a Taoist priest who, if he’s still alive, would be a hundred and nine this year.”

”That old immortal from Qingcheng?” Cai Qidong asked.

”Yes.”

”He doesn’t count.” Cai Qidong shot a glare at his subordinate.

As a senior figure in Qingcheng, someone who already lived before the Spiritual Qi Resurgence.

When spiritual qi first started to revive, he was among the first to notice it was happening.

If that old master was still alive and wanted trouble, he wouldn’t have let the statue ghost mess things up so badly.

So even if it’s someone from Qingcheng, it can only be a disciple who’s bad at their craft.

According to the intel from Wen Yan, other than the statue ghost, there should be another person.

And according to the Scorching Sun Department’s speculation, since there’s a temple, a statue, and incense offerings, then the statue ghost definitely needs a living assistant to move around conveniently.

And by Qing Xuzi’s account, the thing is called a statue ghost and it needs a temple keeper.

So whether or not the statue ghost is really dead, we have to find that person.

Controlling ghosts, the ability to guide and master a ghost, at most matches the level of the younger generation of Qingcheng disciples.

But this person probably isn’t from Qingcheng.

Still, right now, there’s a bit of the Qingcheng Envoy of Ghosts and Gods style, but the skills are obviously lacking.

After finishing the check on the Qingcheng people, we can only broaden the target, start looking at the Three Mountains and Five Ridges.

Fuyu Mountain can be checked last—not out of favoritism, but because the Scorching Sun Department is short-staffed and has to prioritize high to low risk.

Cai Qidong is well aware of who’s on Fuyu Mountain and what kind of people they are.

Back when he first interacted with Fuyu Mountain, Cai Heizi had already quietly run all the background checks without a word.

It’s not that he looks down on Fuyu Mountain, but those who do have this ability there are all old masters who wouldn’t even look at a ghost.

Among the backbone generation, the only one who might have this ability is Zhang Laoxi.

But after Zhang Laoxi messed with Yin Spirit Leaving the Body last time and almost didn’t make it back, he was hauled straight back to Fuyu Mountain for special training after getting out of the hospital, and still hasn’t been let out since.

As for the rest, it’s just a hot mess—hell, they even have a disciple who’s a divorce lawyer.

The next generation? Forget it—they’re not even qualified to leave the mountain yet.

The whole mountain is full of either muscleheads who solve everything with brute force or zombie tamers, and the rest are straight-up noobs. Seriously, just give up already.