Chapter 340: You Tricked Me!
The dishevelled man returned to his residence and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. He peeled off his clothes; his body was covered in cracks, and blood seeped continuously from these fissures.
At this moment, he looked like a porcelain doll, a porcelain doll on the verge of shattering after taking a heavy blow, and inside this porcelain doll, fresh blood brimmed.
With a grim face, he mobilized the Spirit Power within his body to seal these cracks. The blood stopped seeping out, but he still looked extremely ghastly and terrifying—he wouldn't even need makeup to film a ghost movie.
The dishevelled man didn't bother with the wet blood on his body, nor did he intend to wipe it off or rinse it away. He stowed the Demon Weapon in his hand into a spatial pocket, then weakly collapsed onto the bed. His blood stained the bedding and sheets crimson.
He opened a can of beer, which the dishevelled man chugged down, then casually tossed the empty can onto the floor.
The empty can clattered on the floor, only stopping after it hit another empty can. Another piece of trash joined the room's collection, but he ignored it, instead pulling out a cigarette and lighting it.
After a few deep drags, the dishevelled man's brows furrowed deeply, as if something was greatly perplexing him. After a moment's hesitation, he retrieved his phone from his spatial pocket and dialled a number.
The call was quickly answered, and a man's voice came from the other end. From the sound of it, it was precisely the person who had sent the snake demon video to the dishevelled man.
“Heh heh, Little Brother Ye, have you successfully taken down the target? I don't need anything extra; I just want one poisonous fang, how about it? Heh heh, my request isn't excessive, is it? ”
“Huh? What are you talking about? ” The man seemed not to understand what the dishevelled man was saying.
“Do you know who that man next to her is? ” The dishevelled man asked another seemingly perplexing question.
“What man next to her? Who is he? ” the man asked, puzzled.
The dishevelled man's brows furrowed deeper. He didn't answer the man's question, but continued to ask, “You truly don't know? ”
“Heh heh, you're in Lecheng and don't know, how would I know? ”
The man said, sounding somewhat amused. However, his laughter gave the dishevelled man a sense of schadenfreude.
Before, he hadn't been certain the man knew Yang Haoran, nor had he been certain the man knew Yang Haoran was an Underworld Official, which was why he had probed with his questions.
But now, hearing the man's schadenfreude-filled laughter, the dishevelled man instantly felt that the other party must have known there was an Underworld Official accompanying the snake demon.
“You deliberately tricked me, didn't you? ” Rage flared across the dishevelled man's face.
“Heh heh, how did I trick you? I introduced you to business, and you're accusing me of tricking you. Do you have any conscience left? ” the man asked with a chuckle.
“You clearly knew there was an Underworld Official accompanying that snake demon, yet you still sent me to hunt the demon. If that's not tricking me, what is? ” the dishevelled man asked, his voice cold.
“Heh heh, you're overthinking it. How could I have known there was an Underworld Official accompanying that snake demon? If I had known, I definitely would have warned you. Whether or not there was an Underworld Official with the snake demon isn't important; what's important is, did you successfully hunt the demon? ” the man asked, laughing.
“Successful my ass, I nearly died at that Underworld Official's hands! This time, you've really screwed me over. ”
Having said that, the dishevelled man immediately hung up the phone, not wanting to say another word to the other party.
The phone rang again immediately after he hung up. Taking a look at the caller ID, the dishevelled man outright ignored the call. He then opened another bottle of beer and chugged a large mouthful.
“That Underworld Official certainly won't let this matter rest,” he thought. “It's best not to go anywhere recently; I need to recuperate anyway. I'll wait until my injuries have healed. ”
With that thought, the dishevelled man took another swig of beer. With that single gulp, another bottle of beer was drained.
Discarding the beer can, the dishevelled man took a drag from his cigarette, opened another bottle, his brow still furrowed, still pondering Yang Haoran's matter.
“The Underworld Office's Death God's Law Aspect is truly formidable,” he mused. “I'd only heard of it before, but never seen it. Now I've truly witnessed it. ”
“This Underworld Official is also quite powerful, to be able to summon the Death God's Law Aspect even with severe injuries. I really underestimated him. If I hadn't run fast enough, my life might have been lost there today. ”
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Inside Yang Haoran's study, Xiao Kang walked in, dressed in pyjamas.
“Uncle Yang, aren't you asleep yet? ”
Xiao Kang's voice interrupted Yang Haoran's thoughts. Looking at Xiao Kang, he smiled and asked, “Why aren't you asleep yet? ”
He had caused some commotion when he returned earlier, so the little fellow had naturally been woken up. At the time, the little fellow had come out to watch the excitement, but Yang Haoran had chased him back to his room. He hadn't expected the little fellow to still be awake.
“I can't sleep. Was that big snake just now Sister Bai Xue? ” Xiao Kang asked, his face full of worry.
That Xiao Kang knew Bai Xue was a snake demon initially puzzled Yang Haoran, but he soon understood: it must have been Xiujuan who told him.
Yang Haoran nodded, then asked with a smile, “Since you know Sister Bai Xue is a snake demon, aren't you afraid? ”
Xiao Kang shook his head and said, “No. ”
“Why not? ” Yang Haoran asked again.
“Because Sister Bai Xue doesn't look like a bad person,” Xiao Kang thought for a moment and replied.
This answer deepened the smile on Yang Haoran's face. He spoke, “Xiao Kang, you must remember, people who look like bad guys aren't necessarily bad guys, and people who look like good guys aren't necessarily good guys. ”
“But. . . but doesn't the book say that your face reflects your heart? If your heart is evil, your face looks evil, and if your heart is kind, your face looks kind. ”
Xiao Kang's words made Yang Haoran pause. He truly hadn't expected such a tiny child to utter such profound words.
He chuckled and said, “That's a very tricky question you've got there, Uncle Yang doesn't even know how to answer you. However, you just need to remember what Uncle Yang just told you. When judging people or things, you can't just look at the surface, otherwise, it's very easy to be led astray by those with ill intentions, understand? ”
“Oh! ” Xiao Kang nodded, half-understanding. Then he continued to ask Yang Haoran, “Mommy said Sister Bai Xue was severely injured. Will she. . . will she die? ”
“Heh heh, don't worry, she won't die. Go to sleep quickly. If you can't get up tomorrow morning, your mom might just give you a good scolding,” Yang Haoran chuckled.
“Oh, then Uncle Yang, you should also rest early. ”
After Xiao Kang left, Yang Haoran also returned to his bedroom. He didn't dare to take a bath, only performing a simple wash, before collapsing onto the bed and falling into a deep sleep.
He was simply too exhausted; both mentally and physically, he was incredibly fatigued. On top of that, his injuries were too severe, so after collapsing onto the bed, he slept like the dead.
In the following days, Yang Haoran went nowhere, but stayed home to recuperate from his injuries and to refine the Soul Pill within his body.
The day after he returned home, the snake demon Bai Xue also woke up. But due to her severe injuries, she was extremely weak upon waking, her condition far worse than Yang Haoran's.
Although her injuries were severe, the general store was Yang Haoran's territory, which still gave her a strong sense of security.
In her opinion, no matter what organization in Lecheng, or how powerful its backing, should dare to openly cause trouble on Yang Haoran's territory. After all, Yang Haoran was an Underworld Official, and behind him stood the Underworld Office.
But what she hadn't expected was that this time, she had guessed wrong!
At the Lecheng Spirit Police headquarters, the severely injured Black Talisman Master had already woken up. But after she awoke, she was taken away by members of the Lecheng Talisman Order that very day, to be brought back to the Talisman Order for treatment.
Before the Black Talisman Master left, Captain Luo and Vice-Captain Zhou discussed the matter, and the two ultimately decided to speak with the Black Talisman Master.
Although both knew there was no hope, and had considered not approaching the Black Talisman Master, after repeated deliberation, they still decided to give it a try. Whether it worked or not, they had to try. What if a miracle happened?
The two demonstrated their sincerity, representing the Lecheng Spirit Police, and sincerely invited the Black Talisman Master to join the Spirit Police, even if it was just to be listed as an honorary member of the Spirit Police. However, the outcome brought them no surprise, nor did any miracle occur. The arrogant Black Talisman Master rejected their invitation, and did so very decisively.
Captain Luo dared not press the matter and could only shift his focus back to the snake demon. However, he didn't act immediately, instead instructing Vice-Captain Zhou to prepare some items. Only when these items were fully prepared would he go to find the snake demon again.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
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