Chapter 1124: Chapter 765: It’s Over_2
But such a possibility is negligible.
"Let’s go back." Yang Xiao patted Hao Feiyang’s arm, deciding to take a gamble. He stuffed a copper mirror into Hao Feiyang’s hand and gave him a few simple instructions.
At this moment, Hao Feiyang’s expression was already out of control, but he still retained a shred of sanity. Holding the copper mirror in his hand, he immediately turned around to push open the door, striding towards those noblewomen to continue his impassioned speech.
"Don’t be nervous, I’m here." Yang Xiao loudly encouraged Hao Feiyang, "I will definitely get you out!"
With the Ghost Lantern in his left hand and the Human Bone Staff in his right, Yang Xiao closely monitored Hao Feiyang’s emotional changes.
In just half a minute, Hao Feiyang’s facial expression went out of control, his mouth opened wide in laughter. Yang Xiao slowly tightened his grip on the magic artifact; he had already seen Hao Feiyang’s mouth opening wide, the corners of his lips slowly tearing, blood oozing out.
In an instant, a pair of rotting hands appeared behind Hao Feiyang, hooking the corners of his mouth at a rapid pace, threatening to tear them apart. All of this happened in a flash; without the Ghost Lantern, the naked eye could not see it.
The next second, the Ghost Lantern suddenly exploded, its dazzling green light instantly forcing back the ghostly figure behind Hao Feiyang. Hao Feiyang instinctively closed his eyes.
Soon afterward, he was grabbed by a hand, his body uncontrollably pulled, his feet losing touch, a sense of weightlessness, but soon his feet were back on solid ground.
It was naturally the Mirror Ghost who had acted, dragging Hao Feiyang into the Mirror World.
Hao Feiyang was careful to heed Yang Xiao’s advice; upon seeing the green light explode, regardless of what happened, not to move, speak or open his eyes.
He remained motionless, out of trust in Yang Xiao. Not only him, but the other ordinary members like him thought the same; they had heard too many heroic deeds about Yang Xiao.
The name Director Yang was a golden sign in the Rongcheng Patrol Division, Yang Xiao’s name was a guarantee.
"Rustling..."
Footsteps from behind, as if someone were stealthily approaching, followed by Hao Feiyang sensing hands fiddling with the back of his head, playing with his hair.
"Illusion! It must be an illusion!" Only now did Hao Feiyang feel a chill of fear; indeed, the abilities of these ghosts are strange and varied, impossible to guard against.
On the other side, Yang Xiao fiercely swung at the ghost with the staff, then successfully trapped it using the Green Light Cage of the Ghost Lantern.
Inside the cage, the ghost revealed its form, a creature rotted throughout, its appearance and gender indistinguishable, with nauseating corpse fluid still streaming down its body.
He hadn’t found the missing staff, the Ghost Lantern could only trap ghosts temporarily, without sealing them, but this gave Yang Xiao time for a second charge with the Human Bone Staff.
As the Green Light Cage vanished, a fierce strike with the staff sent the rotten ghost heavily tumbling, but it still wriggled and struggled; such an attack couldn’t completely make it sleep.
Yang Xiao knew well, if it escaped, the disaster would continue.
In a critical moment, he suddenly heard an ethereal bell ringing, the Ghost Bell chimed.
Yang Xiao seemed to be prompted, instantly retrieving the Ghost Bell and throwing it at the rotten ghost.
The rotten ghost stiffly stood, before any action, was precisely tethered by the Ghost Bell to its right ankle, instantly immobile, as if frozen.
Within moments, the rotten ghost vanished, while the Ghost Bell returned to Yang Xiao.
Meanwhile, the dozen or so noblewomen in the room fell lifelessly like cut strings, each with a terrifying dead face.
"Succeeded..." Yang Xiao excitedly stared at the bell in his hand; not only does this have sealing magical artifact capabilities, it can also force ghosts into slumber, indeed a good thing!
Indeed, thanks to the diligent sister Yan Xuan, he must admit that even his uncle teacher sometimes misjudges.
After ensuring there were no extra clues left at the scene, Yang Xiao summoned the Mirror Ghost to bring Hao Feiyang back.
"All over, it’s safe now." Yang Xiao sighed with relief with a smile.
Yet several seconds later, Hao Feiyang still kept his eyes tightly shut, mouth clamped, motionless.
"All done, you can open your eyes, the supernatural incident is over." Yang Xiao urged again.
Seeing Hao Feiyang still unmoved, Yang Xiao was both amused and helpless. He stepped forward, forcibly opened his eyes, and only then did Hao Feiyang fully believe.
"Director Yang, you are indeed a hero!" Hao Feiyang finally let out a sigh of relief, then, still shaken, turned around, touching the back of his head, "Oh wow, this ghost is really wicked, even braided many small braids for me. You have no idea how much it scared me."
Yang Xiao: "...Don’t mind those."
At this moment, Nalan Shuo’s call came through, informing Yang Xiao that the infected outside had simultaneously died; he knew it must be Yang Xiao who resolved the source of the supernatural incident.
Yang Xiao briefly reported the situation to Nalan Shuo and requested him to dispatch the technical department’s specialists to clean the scene, particularly to locate and recover the crucial Resentful Eye.
After hanging up, Yang Xiao looked at the still-frightened Hao Feiyang before him, full of admiration in his eyes. This man wasn’t an Angel Envoy, just an ordinary person, who hadn’t been part of the Patrol Defense Office for long, yet his bravery in such a perilous situation was commendable.
Putting himself in Hao Feiyang’s shoes, Yang Xiao couldn’t promise he’d achieve such heroic deeds himself.
"Hao Feiyang, what’s your current rank?" Yang Xiao asked.
"Reporting to Director Yang, I am a Second-level Member in Anping Public Office’s outfield team!" Hao Feiyang promptly stood to attention.
Yang Xiao took paper and pen from his backpack, scribbled swiftly, then tore off the sheet and handed it to Hao Feiyang, "Take this note to your Leader Wu Zhe, starting now, you’re a First-level Member."
"On behalf of all colleagues at the Rongcheng Patrol Division, I salute you!" Yang Xiao stepped back half a step, saluting Hao Feiyang.
Seeing Yang Xiao’s earnest expression, Hao Feiyang immediately stood firm, replying to Yang Xiao with the same standard posture.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside, presumably the technical department personnel arriving, Hao Feiyang’s mission was complete, and he had received word from superiors, ordering him to promptly return to the team.
Greeting Hao Feiyang as he pushed open the door and proceeded to step out of the room filled with corpses, Yang Xiao suddenly called out to him.
"Nice work, brother." Yang Xiao raised his thumb, showing a bright smile to Hao Feiyang.
Seeing this, Hao Feiyang’s suppressed mood dissipated entirely, he broke into a grin, also raising his thumb to Yang Xiao.
Once outside the hotel, Yang Xiao met Qu Muzhi at the door, glanced left and right, but saw no sign of Fu Qingzhu.
"He left first, swearing to thoroughly investigate this matter." Qu Muzhi explained.
Yang Xiao nodded, knowing Fu Qingzhu’s character, a man who values face, would surely not let these events on his turf be settled lightly.
"What about casualties?" Yang Xiao watched the corpses being lifted covered in white sheets, his heart a tangle of emotions.
Qu Muzhi’s face looked equally grim, his voice hoarse, "Casualties are high, the death toll inside the hotel exceeds a hundred, the count for victims outside is still ongoing, likely even more than inside."
"No survivors in the hotel, only us three." After a pause, Qu Muzhi gestured with his chin towards the Patrol Defense Office vehicles parked at a distance, "And that person who was brought here."
"He’s one of the Patrol Defense Office, not a suspect." Yang Xiao corrected.
"I know."
"You know?" Yang Xiao’s gaze instantly sharpened, "You knew all along, teamed up with Huang Guozhao to play me?"
Qu Muzhi looked at the vehicle carrying Hao Feiyang, only speaking after a while, "I just found out, if I knew earlier, I’d have stood for him."
Were these words spoken by someone else, Yang Xiao might find them hypocritical, but from Qu Muzhi’s mouth, they were much more believable; he was a person who disliked trouble, even too lazy to lie.
"I was raised by Huang Guozhao, I can’t comment on his choices in this matter. Objectively, he saved more lives with the least possible loss, but if I were him, I’d be ashamed of this forever." Qu Muzhi stated.
