Chapter 1092: Chapter 750: Kidnapping an Ancestor
"Awake?!"
Because he was unsure of the girl’s background, Yang Xiao’s first reaction was to draw out the Human Bone Staff for protection, fortunately, he did not sense any hostility emanating from her.
After confirming the iron cage holding the girl was still locked, Yang Xiao kept an eye on the girl while searching for the Mirror Ghost.
To Yang Xiao’s surprise, the Mirror Ghost, for some reason, had hidden away, lurking in the corner of the room, peeking at the alien girl through gaps between stacks of books.
The Mirror Ghost, with a wooden wedge driven into its heart, could indeed be controlled by Yang Xiao, but only when Yang Xiao gave commands; otherwise, it mostly acted on its own instincts.
Previously, Yang Xiao had set several rules for the Mirror Ghost, such as not touching the ancient books and magic artifacts stored in the secret room, and ensuring the secret room was guarded in his absence.
Furthermore, anyone who recklessly entered the Mirror World would face the Mirror Ghost’s pursuit.
Yang Xiao noticed something very peculiar — the Mirror Ghost seemed quite interested in the girl, entirely from its own instincts, yet for some unknown reason, it dared not approach.
Yang Xiao took out the Ghost Lantern, stood at a distance, and cautiously examined the alien girl with its green light, but found nothing.
During this, Yang Xiao noticed the girl’s reaction was strange; she looked at the Ghost Lantern with an expression similar to the Mirror Ghost’s surprise when it first saw the lantern.
A typical girl kidnapped to a strange place would react with fear; even if not, she certainly wouldn’t react like this. Yang Xiao suspected this girl might not be very bright.
She neither cried nor fussed, just stared at Yang Xiao, her face full of bewilderment. Yang Xiao tried speaking and gesturing to communicate, but she didn’t respond at all.
"Damn..." Yang Xiao was a bit disappointed, "Caught a dumb girl, now stuck with her."
After days of contemplation, Yang Xiao had originally made a plan; he wanted to find a way to return the girl to her home, of course, collecting a small fee from her family was only fair.
Now that she was awake, things should have become easier. He only needed to ask her whose child she was and find a way to contact them, but unexpectedly, the girl wasn’t very bright and didn’t speak to anyone, only staring innocently with big eyes.
Knowing there was something unusual about the girl, he controlled the Mirror Ghost to approach her.
Unexpectedly, the Mirror Ghost somewhat resisted, walking with a defiant stride as it approached the cage, until Yang Xiao increased his spiritual power into the wooden wedge, fully taking back control of the Mirror Ghost. This scene greatly shocked Yang Xiao.
The Mirror Ghost didn’t resist fighting a Half-step Ghost Level Apostle, yet facing such a small girl, it gave rise to rebellion; this person must have something strange about her.
No wonder she could be the hotel’s finale item; Yang Xiao was also very curious about what secret the girl held.
He made the Mirror Ghost approach the cage, controlled it to reach out, not to harm, but to touch the girl. For precaution, he also had the Mirror Ghost wield the Ghost Chef’s Knife for defense.
Confronted with the Mirror Ghost’s approach, the girl wasn’t flustered or evasive, just blinked her innocent big eyes. After touching her arm and shoulder a few times, nothing happened.
Yang Xiao illuminated the Mirror Ghost’s whole body with the Ghost Lantern, finding nothing amiss, reassuring him somewhat. He commanded the Mirror Ghost to withdraw its hands and turn back.
But just as the Mirror Ghost withdrew its hands and stood up, a bizarre moment occurred. The hand that had touched the girl’s right hand swung during the movement, seemingly by a fluke colliding with the blade edge of the Ghost Chef’s Knife, instantly slicing the finger, with bright red blood dripping down.
"Damn!" In Yang Xiao’s eyes, this scenario was like a thunderclap out of nowhere; he prided himself on having seen the world, yet he was seeing this for the first time—it was extremely uncanny!
Only now did he truly understand the weight of the hotel auctioneer’s words; anyone intending to harm the girl would suffer misfortune; fortunately, he let the Mirror Ghost probe her—if he had tried himself, he’d be the one injured!
No, perhaps more sinister; the Mirror Ghost, after all, is a ghost, if it were him, it’s unsure what terrible misfortune he might face.
"Just a touch, and the hand gets injured; if any excessive action is done, the consequences..." Yang Xiao felt a bit panicked; he vaguely felt he had done something wrong—he shouldn’t have taken this unknown entity home.
But the situation was now critical; he needed to resolve the issue. He’s sure the girl possessed extremely bizarre aggression, so there’s no choice—he had to address it as a priority.
Using any other methods might injure the girl and also backfire on himself. Yang Xiao slowly backed away, while mentally manipulating the Mirror Ghost, lending it the Ghost Lantern, and controlled the Mirror Ghost to use that move on the girl.
The next moment, the Green Light Cage descended, instantly trapping the iron cage and the girl inside; it was at this moment that Yang Xiao’s eyes widened abruptly, witnessing an incredibly horrifying scene.
Behind the girl stood a Fierce Ghost, dressed in alien attire, slender, wearing a patchwork gown of scraps, a dizzying mix of colors.
More terrifying was the Fierce Ghost’s face; the right half was charred like coal, while the left half was deathly pale, bloodless. The female ghost’s hands rested on the bewildered girl’s shoulders, staring directly at him, the remaining left eye completely filled with white.
