Chapter 1378: Chapter 874:
The mission had a total of 8 participants, and in the end, four survived, resulting in a survival rate of 50%.
This survival rate made Yang Xiao grit his teeth. In the missions he participated in, let alone fifty percent, usually not even one-third survived.
There were even times where, if it hadn’t been for him and his teammates’ strength, they would have almost been completely wiped out.
Unfortunately, during two missions, Su Tingting didn’t manage to obtain an Resentful Eye of her own, just tagging along the entire time.
But Su Tingting was very optimistic about it, as long as she survived, obtaining the final reward wasn’t important.
Her elder sister kindly reminded her not to stand out too much in the team, otherwise, she might be targeted as a competitor by those with ill intentions.
In the early stages of a mission, unless necessary, people wouldn’t target their teammates. However, in the late stages, especially after key clues are solved, the situation changes drastically. One must guard against teammates stabbing them in the back.
Yang Xiao felt this deeply. In the last Painted Woman Ghost Script, if it hadn’t been... at the crucial moment he wasn’t lucky, he would have almost died in there.
However, thinking about it, he felt it was what he deserved. Yang Xiao had always been virtuous and charitable, so he deserved such good fortune. This is called justice, where good is rewarded and evil is punished.
In order to ensure accuracy, Yang Xiao thought to himself and put on the Drama Robe directly. This way, if Su Tingting entered the Ghost Dream, he should be able to sense it.
Now that he had truly stepped into the rank of Ghost-level Apostle, Yang Xiao’s control over various magic artifacts had reached a new level.
He no longer needed to put on the Drama Robe personally; just a thought and the robe would run onto him obediently.
This was something he had only recently discovered.
However, putting it on was the only thing it could do; he still needed to take it off by himself. In this respect, the good sister got a bit disobedient.
Time ticked by, and the sky outside had brightened, yet Yang Xiao hadn’t encountered the Ghost Dream. He began to suspect that his method might be wrong, so he sent a message to Sui next door, and after confirming the reply, he also lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Being lectured by his master uncle in the first half of the night, he drove back to Rongcheng overnight in the second half of the night. The trip exhausted him, and he almost fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.
He had a dreamless sleep, and when he awoke and opened his eyes, daylight was flooding in from outside.
This sleep was incredibly satisfying. Squinting his eyes, Yang Xiao stretched one arm while the other fumbled for his phone beside the pillow to check the time.
But the next second, as if he caught something in his peripheral vision, he turned sharply to his side, only to see the other bed was empty!
No, it wasn’t just empty; the entire bed was tidily made, the quilt smooth, and the pillow not sunken, as if no one had ever slept in it!
Almost at the same time, Yang Xiao jumped up from the bed.
"Su Tingting!" he called out.
"Mr. Chu, I’m here!" A response came from the bathroom the next second, and it was indeed Su Tingting’s voice.
Out of caution, Yang Xiao didn’t continue asking questions. He first picked up his phone, which showed it was close to noon. Then, without even putting on his shoes, he walked quickly to the window and yanked the curtains open.
Feeling the warmth of the sunlight coming in, the unease in Yang Xiao’s heart gradually dissipated. But then, he turned back to the bed Su Tingting had slept in and reached his hand into the bedding, which was still warm.
With a thought, he activated the ability of the Soul-Capturing Mirror and appeared behind the large mirror in the bathroom, where he saw Su Tingting squatting on the toilet.
Considering himself a gentleman, Yang Xiao watched for a moment, confirmed there was no issue, and with a "whoosh~" returned to the room, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.
"You didn’t make a sound," he said, with evident dissatisfaction in his tone.
Soon, the sound of flushing came from the bathroom. A while later, Su Tingting, having tidied up, emerged, looking somewhat embarrassed at Yang Xiao, "Mr. Chu, I’m sorry. I saw you were sleeping soundly and didn’t want to disturb you. You must have been exhausted."
"Turn around," Yang Xiao motioned with his chin.
"What?" Su Tingting, who was already dressed, was puzzled.
"I said turn around," Yang Xiao gestured again to Su Tingting, repeating his words.
Although confused, Su Tingting turned around obediently out of trust for Yang Xiao. He immediately summoned the Ghost Lantern, and the green light enveloped Su Tingting in an instant.
He looked her up and down, confirming she was indeed human and not some ghostly disguise. The spiritual power detection from the Human Bone Staff also showed no issues.
Only then did Yang Xiao truly relax, as the Ghost Dream was no trivial matter, and he dared not be careless.
Moreover, Su Tingting went to the bathroom without making any noise at all.
Joined by Sui, they checked out of the hotel, and the three of them found a restaurant nearby for a quick lunch. During the meal, Sui told Yang Xiao that he hadn’t slept the entire time and hadn’t noticed anything unusual.
Among the three, Su Tingting seemed to be in the best condition, attributing her relief from the Ghost Dream to Yang Xiao, as he had been watching over her.
When they were almost done eating, Yang Xiao walked to a quiet corner of the restaurant alone, took out his phone, thought for a moment, and dialed Fu Qingzhu’s number.
The phone rang only twice before it was quickly picked up, and Fu Qingzhu’s surprised voice came from the other end, "Good brother, you finally thought of me!"
After some small talk, Yang Xiao didn’t waste time and got straight to the point. He briefly explained what had happened with Su Tingting to Fu Qingzhu and hoped that Fu Qingzhu’s people could step in to have a good chat with the local influence, Boss Huang.
