Chapter 47: Dispelling Yin Qi
Inside the room, Guan Hai lay on the bed, his complexion terrible. However, this fellow was one of those optimists; even though his body was so weak, he could still manage a smile and even had the energy to bicker with Yang Haoran.
The room was a mess. After getting Guan Hai into bed, Xiao Mo immediately set about tidying up the room for him. Don't let Guan Hai's flashy attire fool you; his own living space could only be described as a complete mess.
Yang Haoran was utterly speechless. This messy room couldn't even compare to the cleanliness and order of his convenience store. To put it bluntly, it wasn't even as good as a dog's kennel. Yet, even so, countless girls would trip over themselves to live here.
Watching Xiao Mo busily tidying up the room, Yang Haoran couldn't help but sigh. If only he had someone to clean up for him like that, how wonderful that would be.
Xiao Mo continued busying herself in the room, while in the bedroom, only Yang Haoran and Guan Hai remained. Yang Haoran looked at Guan Hai, and Guan Hai looked back at him.
Before Yang Haoran could speak, Guan Hai, with a wary expression, spoke up, "There are only the two of us in the room now. Don't you dare try anything funny while I'm weak! You know, my sexual orientation is perfectly normal. ”
“Get lost! ” Yang Haoran cursed, a look of disgust on his face, then said, "Close your eyes, and don't open them. ”
At these words, Guan Hai not only didn't relax his guard, but a panicked expression flashed across his face. He blurted out anxiously, “Close my eyes? What the hell do you want to do with my eyes closed? No, no, no, you absolutely mustn't do that! I've used that trick far too many times myself. ”
“Stop talking! ” Yang Haoran growled.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but break out in goosebumps all over. He struggled, trying to get out of bed, but Yang Haoran firmly pushed him back down.
Guan Hai screamed in fright, cursing loudly, “What do you want? ! I won't let you have your way! Help! ”
Xiao Mo poked her head into the bedroom, initially intending to intervene, but instead shook her head with a smile. Whenever these two got together, they were bound to cause a ruckus. She was already used to it, so she wasn't surprised. Ignoring them both, she continued tidying up the room. Leaving other areas aside, the living room alone would keep her busy for a while.
“I told you to stop messing around! You're entangled with Yin Qi, and I have to deal with it for you, otherwise, you're dead! ”
Guan Hai was still struggling. Yang Haoran, resigned, held him down with one hand and whispered into his ear.
At these words, Guan Hai stopped struggling. It wasn't that he believed Yang Haoran, but rather that he was genuinely too weak to endure such torment. Just a few movements had drained all his strength.
“Really? ” Guan Hai panted, looking at Yang Haoran as he asked.
“Of course it's true! Why would I lie to you? ” Yang Haoran said with a wry smile.
“I don't believe you. As for why you'd lie to me, you and I both know the score,” Guan Hai said, an expression on his face that clearly stated, “I know what you're up to. ”
“Good grief, if you don't believe me, then so be it. I'm leaving then. Do as you please. ”
“Hey, hey, hey! Don't go! Why are you leaving so suddenly? You're giving up so easily! No wonder you can't find a girlfriend! You can't even handle me, so how are you going to handle girls? ”
At Guan Hai's mention of this, Yang Haoran's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times. He turned to look at Guan Hai, his smile becoming forced.
“Are you going to do this or not? If not, I'm really leaving,” Yang Haoran asked.
“Can I just not close my eyes? I like watching you do it,” Guan Hai said with a grin.
Yang Haoran's mouth twitched again, and he said, “You're such a pervert, goddammit! ”
Guan Hai looked speechless. He said, “I'm just watching you do it, how is that perverted? ”
Yang Haoran was instantly choked into silence. He had told Guan Hai to close his eyes simply to avoid scaring him, but this fellow kept babbling on and on, and insisted on turning a minor matter into a seasoned driver going full throttle.
“Fine, you don't have to close your eyes. But don't blame me if you get scared,” Yang Haoran said, his smile turning strange.
“Hmph, scare me? Unless you've got something as big as my arm, otherwise. . . ”
Guan Hai's words were cut short, his voice abruptly stopping. Then his pupils slowly dilated, his mouth fell open, and his face filled with terror, as if he'd just received an extreme shock.
Aaah!
He screamed in fright, then hastily clapped a hand over his mouth. Already utterly exhausted, he somehow found the strength to shoot upright and frantically scramble backward.
His back was already pressed against the headboard, but he seemed unaware, and kept kicking his legs, trying to retreat further, desperate to put as much distance as possible between himself and Yang Haoran.
“Brother Yang, just let Brother Guan Hai go, he's too weak right now. ”
Xiao Mo's voice echoed from the living room, reminding them. However, she didn't come over, still busy tidying the room. She had no idea what horrifying sight Guan Hai had just witnessed. She simply thought they were still messing around, and thus didn't even bother to glance over.
“Don't worry, Xiao Mo, he won't die,” Yang Haoran responded loudly.
“Hehe, alright, just don't actually kill Brother Guan Hai,” Xiao Mo replied with a chuckle, continuing to tidy the room.
Guan Hai seemed not to hear the conversation between them. He stared at Yang Haoran, hand still clapped over his mouth, the terror on his face undiminished.
Guan Hai was scared because Yang Haoran had activated his Ghost Eye. How terrifying this Ghost Eye looked, he had experienced firsthand. Let alone Guan Hai, even Yang Haoran himself, the first time he saw his own Ghost Eye, even with mental preparation, had been truly startled.
“Well? Pretty, isn't it? ” Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
His normally gentle smile now appeared terrifying in Guan Hai's eyes.
“I. . . I'll be damned! ” Guan Hai, still covering his mouth, mumbled indistinctly.
Yang Haoran spread his hands helplessly. He said, “I told you to close your eyes, but you didn't believe me. You insisted on watching me. Now I've satisfied you, are you still satisfied? ”
Guan Hai was in no mood to bicker with Yang Haoran now, or rather, he simply didn't dare to bicker with Yang Haoran. He took several deep breaths before managing to dispel some of the fear in his heart. He felt a lingering dread, yet also a touch of curiosity, as he gazed unblinkingly at Yang Haoran's Ghost Eyes.
“B-Brother Yang, when did you learn to do magic tricks? Damn it, you scared the hell out of me! My body is so weak right now, you'll scare me to death like this! ”
Yang Haoran ignored Guan Hai. His gaze swept over Guan Hai's body, and he saw that apart from a heavier concentration of Yin Qi, there was nothing else amiss.
With that, he deactivated his Ghost Eye and sat down on the edge of the bed.
What he needed to do now was first dispel the Yin Qi clinging to Guan Hai. As for how Guan Hai had become tainted with this Yin Qi, he would find out after the Yin Qi was gone.
Seeing Yang Haoran sit beside him, Guan Hai reacted as if he'd seen a ghost, scurrying away instantly. His reaction made Yang Haoran chuckle wryly.
“Hehe, where did all your swagger go just now? ” Yang Haoran asked with a laugh.
“What was wrong with your eyes just now? They were terrifying! ” Guan Hai didn't answer Yang Haoran, but instead retorted with his own question.
By now, Yang Haoran's eyes had returned to normal, but Guan Hai still felt a lingering fear.
“There's nothing wrong with my eyes. See? Aren't they perfectly normal? ” Yang Haoran said, smiling as he pointed to his eyes.
“Normal? ” Guan Hai's face was as if he'd seen a ghost. He said, “Just now your eyes looked like they were burnt black and smoking. You're telling me that's normal? ”
“Nothing much, just a magic trick, like you said earlier. Next, I'll show you another one. ”
As he spoke, Yang Haoran extended his right hand. As his Spirit Power circulated, a wisp of black smoke began to rise from his hand.
This sight made Guan Hai's eyes go wide. Taking advantage of Guan Hai being dumbfounded with fright, he yanked away the blanket Guan Hai was tightly wrapped in, and then slammed a palm fiercely down towards Guan Hai's chest.
The palm didn't land on Guan Hai's body, but stopped about ten centimeters from his chest, as if blocked by something invisible, and emitted a dull thud.
Yang Haoran's action jolted Guan Hai back from his shock. He had expected Yang Haoran to punch him, but hadn't anticipated the palm wouldn't land. What surprised him even more was that even though the strike missed, it sounded as if it had hit something solid, emitting a dull thud.
“What was that just now? ” Guan Hai asked, his face a picture of astonishment.
Yang Haoran withdrew his hand, then flicked it lightly with a nonchalant flourish. The black smoke rising from his palm vanished. Then he spoke with a smile, “You were entangled with Yin Qi. My palm just now dispersed the Yin Qi clinging to you, which is why there was a sound. ”
Guan Hai opened his mouth, unable to utter a single word.
Had he not just witnessed Yang Haoran's Ghost Eyes, and seen the black smoke rise from Yang Haoran's palm, he would surely have thought Yang Haoran was spouting nonsense again.
“Do you feel much more comfortable now? ” Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
At Yang Haoran's words, Guan Hai realized his body did indeed feel much lighter. It was as if a huge burden had suddenly been lifted. He took a deep breath, and even the air seemed to have become sweeter.
This discovery made a joyous expression involuntarily appear on Guan Hai's face. Although he had seemed energetic while bickering with Yang Haoran, he had actually been tormented and felt miserable all over. His fooling around with Yang Haoran was merely an attempt to distract himself.
“Alright, your body is fine now. Just get a good night's sleep, and you'll be full of life again,” Yang Haoran said with a chuckle.
The joy in his heart dispersed his fear. Although those Ghost Eyes had been terrifying, they weren't enough to keep him in prolonged terror. He looked at Yang Haoran with a surprised and delighted expression, and exclaimed excitedly, “Brother Yang, you actually have real power! I always thought you were just a charlatan! ”
“I told you long ago, I'm a person with real abilities. It's just that I'm low-key and never show them to outsiders. If you weren't my brother, you wouldn't have seen my true abilities either. ”
Yang Haoran chuckled, clasped his hands behind his back, and adopted the air of a profound master. When he lied and put on airs, his face didn't even flush, as if it were all true.
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