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"Yeah, I just received a strange call from Yao Long. Did you all get the same?" I asked.
Upon hearing this, only Li Zhisheng and Death Apostle nodded, while Hu Fang said, "I didn't receive a call from Yao Long; I was woken up by the sound of Li Zhisheng on the phone..."
It was no surprise, considering Hu Fang's room was right next to Li Zhisheng's, and their beds were separated by just a wall. Any noise from next door could easily be heard.
"What did you all hear on the call?" I asked eagerly.
Death Apostle replied, "Static, like the noise that comes when a phone signal is disrupted. I only caught a few faint voices at the end, but I can't be sure it was Yao Long; I couldn't even confirm it was a human voice."
Then Li Zhisheng chimed in, "Yeah, my situation is similar to Death Apostle's. I didn't really hear anything clearly either. When I tried to call back, I found out the phone was out of service."
"It seems our situations are exactly the same..." I pondered as I grabbed Death Apostle's and Li Zhisheng's phones to check their call logs. Although Li Zhisheng and Death Apostle sitting on the sofa didn't quite understand what I was doing, they didn't try to take their phones back and let me look.
After a moment, I returned their phones. Li Zhisheng asked, "Were you checking the call times?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I just looked at it. Based on the timing, Yao Long first called Death Apostle, then called you, and finally called me. But we were discussing this matter last night; why did he call me last? Is there something he couldn't say to me directly and had to resort to calling me last?"
"That's not good..." Death Apostle interjected. "Right now, we can't even tell if the caller is human or ghost, let alone the order of the calls."
"Yeah, but that's not important now. Since we know Yao Long might be in danger, we can't just sit here. Li Zhisheng, you should come with me to find Yao Long."
Hearing this, Hu Fang quickly tugged at my sleeve and said, "I want to go too." I noticed a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"Yao Long might be in danger right now, and we don't even know what is causing that danger. We can't recklessly bring you along."
"But I have Void Spirit too! I can help!" Hu Fang insisted eagerly.
Seeing this, I said, "Your Void Spirit is still unstable. If it goes out of control in a dangerous situation, none of us will be able to save you. We used up our only Xie during the last battle. Plus, both of us are currently sealed by talismans. I'm fine because I've broken free from Xie's constraints before, but you might not even be able to break free from Xie's hold."
After hearing my words, Hu Fang's expression darkened. I knew she was probably worried about me facing danger, but under these circumstances, how could I recklessly take her along? Moreover, the Death Apostle also needed protection right now. If Yang Master suddenly attacked, the Death Apostle would undoubtedly be doomed. For whatever reason, I didn't want Hu Fang to accompany me on this trip.
"Shen Xu is right," Li Zhisheng chimed in. "You should stay home and protect the Death Apostle. If you notice any strangers approaching, hide with the Death Apostle immediately and find a way to notify us."
With that, Li Zhisheng and I exchanged a glance of understanding and nodded before hurriedly heading out.
As we left the house and were about to hail a taxi, a black sedan unexpectedly blocked our way, stopping right in front of us. I cursed inwardly; the driver really had no manners—didn't he see us trying to catch a cab?!
Just then, the window of the black car slowly rolled down, revealing a familiar broad face peering out from the driver's seat. "Shen! What a coincidence! Where are you headed? I'll give you a ride."
I looked over and recognized him as Meng Zhuang. "Oh, it's you! Perfect timing; take us to a place called Yunpo Mountain on the west side of the city."
Without hesitation, Li Zhisheng and I climbed into the back seat. After closing the door, Meng Zhuang stepped on the gas and turned the car around, heading toward the west side of the city.
Since my place was near the east side of town, getting to the west side required crossing through the city, which would take some time. On the way, Meng Zhuang asked me, "Shen, what are you guys going there for? I heard that mountain has a bit of an ominous reputation; apparently, some people have gone in and never come out again—not even their bodies were found."
"This is a long story; basically, we're going to rescue someone. But speaking of which, are you planning to leave the city? Where are you headed?" I felt that explaining this matter was somewhat complicated, so I diverted the topic and asked Meng Zhuang.
Meng Zhuang replied, "Well, our company is about to sign a contract. Liu Manager went there for business negotiations; I'm just going to pick him up."
"I see. How's business been lately?"
"Pretty good! Although it's not booming, we still get orders. Didn't we just send out holiday gifts? Business is actually quite decent; everyone is making money. Look at me—I even got a raise." Meng Zhuang said as he raised one hand to show off an expensive watch.
"I remember that watch isn't cheap! This isn't just a raise; come on, did you embezzle company funds?" Li Zhisheng joked with Meng Zhuang.
Hearing Li Zhisheng, Meng Zhuang quickly explained, "Shen, don't listen to him. How could I dare to embezzle public funds? I'm already very grateful that you kept me in the company; how could I do something like that?"
"Li Zhisheng, you shouldn't joke around with him. You know Meng Zhuang is an honest person," I said helplessly to Meng Zhuang, who was driving. "Don't take him seriously; he's just joking."
"No, no, Shen, I'm afraid you'll take it seriously..."
After some small talk, we soon drove out of the city from the west side. Looking out the window, a towering mountain peak came into view in the distance. As Hu Fang had said, a large amount of white mist was rising from the mountainside, as if a vast expanse of white clouds was being born from the slope—a truly enchanting sight.
At this moment, seeing that we were almost there, Meng Zhuang gradually slowed down and asked me, "Shen, that mountain over there seems to be Yunpo Mountain. Where would you like to get off?"
I replied, "Just drive a little further ahead and drop us off closer to it."
Before long, the car had stopped at the roadside nearest to the mountain peak. After thanking Meng Zhuang, I got out of the car with Li Zhisheng. Meng Zhuang exchanged a few more pleasantries with me before turning the car around and driving away in the opposite direction.
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