Chapter 174: Chapter 153: Mr. Chu, I’m Sorry_3
Nie Hexiang completely panicked inside, as she hadn’t expected Yang Xiao to fall victim as well.
No longer hesitating, after two more ceiling lights burst open, she grabbed an emergency light from the ground; not knowing how to operate it, she could only keep pressing the buttons underneath.
"Hurry up! Light up already!"
Nie Hexiang kept praying, her mental defenses on the brink of collapse.
At that moment, after hearing Nie Hexiang pick up the emergency light, Yang Xiao seemed to have a burst of energy, shuddering before turning towards her abruptly, "Hexiang, what are you..."
"Bang!"
Another explosion sounded, but this time it wasn’t from the lights above, but rather from the emergency light in Nie Hexiang’s hand.
Nie Hexiang screamed, throwing the emergency light away as she backed away incessantly, covering her eyes with her hands.
"Hexiang? Hexiang, are you alright?"
Yang Xiao approached her, noticing Nie Hexiang’s face covered in blood, her face slashed by the shattered fragments. Unfortunately for her, her eyes were only scorched by the sudden intense light and hadn’t gone blind.
The moment Nie Hexiang felt Yang Xiao’s arm, she clung to it like a lifeline and refused to let go, "Mr. Chu, please... please don’t leave me. I know many things, and once we’re safe, I’ll tell you everything. I only trust you!"
Having been blinded, Nie Hexiang seemed to suddenly find her conscience, her tone more sincere than ever before.
Unfortunately, Yang Xiao didn’t believe even a single punctuation mark.
He looked at the shattered emergency light and, thinking back to what those male teachers had said, realized that there indeed was something wrong with this light.
But before he could ponder the connection, another discovery froze him on the spot; he saw the black jacket on the ground slowly swelling, and then twisted, blood-stained limbs began to extend from the jacket bit by bit.
After a moment, Yang Xiao could see clearly that it was not a jacket at all but a folded body bag, with a twisted corpse wrapped inside.
Without question, the corpse was Azhen’s, the one who had rolled down the cliff.
Temporarily blinded, Nie Hexiang couldn’t see Azhen, who was twisting into an eerie stance as she stood up, but from Yang Xiao’s reaction, she already sensed that something terrifying was happening.
"Mr. Chu, what’s happening? What’s going on?" Nie Hexiang pressed.
"Hexiang, don’t... don’t be scared. I’m here, and I won’t let Azhen harm you!" Yang Xiao said with a trembling voice, but his determination was firm. He sheltered Nie Hexiang behind him, giving off the impression that he was using his body as the last line of defense to protect her.
Beyond that, he gripped Nie Hexiang’s arm tightly, pulling her slightly backward as if preparing to shove her away at any moment to confront Azhen, the Fierce Ghost, himself.
At this moment, Nie Hexiang had already made up her mind; she believed she had seen through Yang Xiao’s deception. After all, how could a man, who she had only known briefly, possibly risk his life for her, especially since he was a man adept at scheming?
Nie Hexiang was convinced Yang Xiao was deceiving her; he too could see the Ghost, and the true location of the Ghost was behind her!
Yang Xiao’s purpose in doing this was to trick her into dying, so that he might live.
Having realized all this, Nie Hexiang finally erupted, using a speed and explosive power she had never possessed before to grab Yang Xiao’s wrist and pull him backwards while propelling herself forward. In Yang Xiao’s sight, she charged straight into Azhen, who was stretching out her body.
"Mr. Chu, I’m sorry!"
