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Zhong Kui's Diary
"He can actually Devour my magical power, and my Spell has no effect on him. There's no other way; we can only use force to deal with it. Zheng Nan, Transforming Illusions into Reality!" As soon as the words left my mouth, Kong Xuan had already lunged forward, throwing punches and kicks at the black mist.
Before Kong Xuan could call out to me, I was already prepared. Seeing Kong Xuan charge in, I rushed forward as well, engaging the black mist in a fierce battle.
Since I absorbed the energy of Devouring Soul, in terms of sheer physical strength, I haven't encountered any opponents so far except for Yazhi, who is an anomaly. Of course, that incarnation of Cui Yue known as Easily Water Cold doesn't count since I haven't fought him directly.
But now I've met my match; this black mist is actually holding its own against both of us, making me and Kong Xuan flustered while Fatty could only pace back and forth helplessly.
The black mist seems quite fair; when Kong Xuan casts a Spell at it, it uses its own energy to Devour Kong Xuan's magical power. However, when we attack with our fists and feet, it fights back with brute force.
In no time, the air was filled with the sound of fists flying, and the furniture in the room was reduced to fragments.
Just as we were engrossed in the fight, the door to the room creaked open, and a figure slipped inside.
Wait, wasn't this room sealed? Even the door had been melted into a large iron cabinet; how could someone push it open? But at that moment, too focused on battling the black mist, I had no time to check who it was. It was Fatty who shouted, "It's Easily Water Cold!"
"Could everyone please stop for a moment?" A cold voice came from nearby; indeed, it was the voice of Easily Water Cold.
At that moment, I didn't know whether he was friend or foe and could only shout back, "We can't stop at all!"
The black mist sneered, "You think you can just stop? Who are you?"
"I am your /grand/ master!" Easily Water Cold stepped forward and slapped the shadow with a loud smack. The black mist was sent flying by his blow.
The sensation was akin to a certain writer ignoring traffic rules while making faces at passersby, only to be met by a basketball player who simply swatted him away with one hand. Yes, the visual effect was indeed that shocking.
For a moment, everyone in the room was stunned. What does Easily Water Cold even mean?
Before I could ask this question, the black mist swirling in the air took the lead and asked, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Easily Water Cold walked directly to the corner, pointing at the Waitress on the ground, his face as serious as water. "I want to know who did this to this girl?"
With this statement from Easily Water Cold, I instantly understood. It turns out he was standing up for this girl. Ah, this is a good thing! I immediately pointed at the black mist and shouted, "It's him! He's the one who did this to the waitress! How could someone be so cruel to such a beautiful girl? He's simply inhuman!"
The black mist let out a couple of growls and then said, "Are you sure you want to take on this grudge?"
"What grudge? All I know is that whoever lays a hand on Si Si, I'll go after them!" Before my words could finish, Easily Water Cold lunged at the shadow. In an instant, he pressed the black mist against the wall, raining down punches like raindrops. With each punch that landed on the black mist, a wisp of it was pulled out by Easily Water Cold's fist and instantly dissipated into the air. Before long, the black mist began to thin and become transparent.
"What is this?" I walked over to Kong Xuan in astonishment.
"Who cares? Let's just watch," Kong Xuan handed me a cigarette. Seeing this, Fatty also came over. The three of us huddled together to light our cigarettes while commenting on Easily Water Cold's Kung Fu.
The black mist grew fainter and fainter, continuously emitting desperate howls. When Easily Water Cold delivered his final punch, the black mist let out a piercing scream and then completely vanished into thin air.
"How about that? Did he just kill it?" I walked over to Easily Water Cold, holding a cigarette and waving my hand in the air to confirm that the black mist had indeed disappeared.
Together with Kong Xuan, we could only manage a stalemate against the black mist, yet now Easily Water Cold effortlessly defeated it, scattering its essence completely. If it came down to a fight, I definitely wouldn't be able to match up against Easily Water Cold. Logically speaking, I should be quite afraid of him; however, strangely enough, I felt no fear at all.
Perhaps it's because Easily Water Cold is very protective of his body; this could be his weakness. If things escalated too far, I could always throw a grenade at him. Without his body, Easily Water Cold would have to revert back to his ghost form.
By the way, should I buy some grenades on Taobao?
Easily Water Cold ignored me and walked to the corner, picking up Waitress Si Si and stepping outside.
"Hey, you there, stop!" Kong Xuan suddenly shouted loudly.
Easily Water Cold immediately halted, turned to Kong Xuan, and with a blank expression said, "I have stopped. Now give me a reason to stay here. If you can't convince me, that ghost from earlier will be your fate."
Kong Xuan was unfazed, pulling out a Porcelain Bottle and pouring out a golden pill, extending it towards Easily Water Cold. "Give her this; it might help a bit."
Easily Water Cold was taken aback, glancing at the pill in Kong Xuan's hand and then at Si Si in his arms. Finally, his gaze landed on me, filled with suspicion. "Zheng Nan, who is this person?"
I understood Easily Water Cold's anxious feelings and couldn't help but smile. "The most famous in the Yang Realm's Daoist Sect is Nan Kong; he is the leader of the Southern School of Confucius. By the way, the Kong Family excels in saving lives."
This was something Kong Xuan had mentioned during our fight with Purple Fiend Spirit Mask at the Emperor Club. The Kong Family focuses on various supportive states while the Xiao Family emphasizes offensive states. If categorized like in an online game, the Kong Family belongs to the celestial class while the Xiao Family belongs to mages! Celestials are meant to save people, right? Of course, I knew that this leader must have more than just two or three disciples, all of whom were elderly or weak.
Easily Water Cold took the pill from Kong Xuan's hand, hesitated for a moment, placed Si Si on the ground, and stuffed the pill into her mouth. With a sudden movement of his hand, Si Si's throat moved up and down as she swallowed the pill.
"Hmm, hmm..." After a while, Si Si frowned and made some sounds but did not open her eyes. Her head slightly swayed side to side as if she were having a nightmare.
Easily Water Cold nodded at Kong Xuan and smiled broadly. "Thanks, brother; I owe you one."
He then bent down to pick up Si Si and left without looking back.
Following Easily Water Cold's retreating figure, we looked towards the private room door and found that it had returned to its original state without us noticing when it happened. Now only the three of us remained in the room along with Liu Zihao, who was trembling in the corner.
We approached Liu Zihao, all three of us sneering at him coldly. This was psychological intimidation; occasional sneers could heighten his sense of fear. I wasn't sure if Liu Zihao felt fear or not, but our silly grins made my facial muscles twitch a bit. Both Kong Xuan and Fatty turned their gazes towards me, and for a moment I forgot what I should say.
I cleared my throat and slapped Liu Zihao across the face. "Where did we leave off earlier?"
Liu Zihao replied with a tremble in his voice, "That woman called me before she got off work and told me not to say anything while eating."
"Motherfucker, what’s the point of your life if you have to report everything, even when eating with us?" Fatty laughed and cursed from the side.
"I didn’t! I was just as puzzled about how she knew we were eating!" Liu Zihao protested.
Hearing this from Liu Zihao startled me. The fact that we were going to eat with him had only been mentioned casually in Ma Zhenkai's office, and no one else knew about it. Clearly, the caller must be related to Ma Zhenkai.
Thinking of this, I quickly called Ma Zhenkai to ask if he was still at the company. He said he was on the first basement level picking up a car. I claimed there was an urgent matter and asked him to wait for us. After hanging up, I called Kang Qin to rush over to the restaurant to handle the follow-up matters.
I grabbed Liu Zihao's phone and asked for the woman's phone number. After getting it, I left Fatty to keep an eye on Liu Zihao while Kong Xuan and I rushed towards Baisheng Building.
The restaurant was right next to Baisheng Building, and we arrived in just a few minutes. Upon reaching the first basement level, we saw two SUVs parked in a corner of the parking lot, with four people standing beside them: Ma Zhenkai and his wife, Ma Xingrui, and Xi Shaohua.
Ma Zhenkai waved at me as soon as he saw me. When Kong Xuan and I approached, he asked, "Zheng Nan, what's going on?"
Without saying a word, I took out Liu Zihao's phone, found the number, and dialed it. Soon enough, the quiet parking lot was filled with a piercing ringtone coming from Luo Yun's handbag.
Luo Yun's face turned pale in an instant.
"Why don’t you answer the call, Madam Ma?" I sneered while raising the phone.
Luo Yun trembled as she opened her handbag and pulled out one of her phones. It took her a while to unlock it as she nervously swiped her finger across the screen.
I switched my phone to speaker mode and smiled at Luo Yun, saying, "Madam Ma, could you please say a few words?"
Luo Yun's lips trembled slightly, and after a moment, she said in a hesitant voice, "Hello..."
At the same time, I heard a voice on the other end of the line saying, "Hello..."
Ma Zhenkai looked at me with a confused expression and asked, "Zheng Nan, what's going on?"
"Du Weidong and the others signed a huge insurance policy before they died, with Liu Zihao on the sixth floor as the beneficiary, who is Zhou Xiaoping's son. As for why Du Weidong and the others signed this policy, it's because they were controlled by a ghost and had no choice." I hung up the phone and stared at Luo Yun.
Luo Yun's face grew paler, almost like a blank sheet of paper.
Ma Zhenkai furrowed his brows tightly. "What does this have to do with my wife?"
"Well, this phone number is the one your wife used to contact Liu Zihao, and it is also connected to the ghost. You must have heard it just now, right?" I gestured towards Luo Yun. "Or you could ask your wife!"
At this moment, Ma Zhenkai remained relatively calm. He turned to Luo Yun and gently asked, "Wife, what’s going on? Can you tell me?"
Luo Yun's lips trembled for a long time before she finally spoke: "Zhenkai, at this point, there's no need for us to hide it from them anymore!"
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