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As my body sank, a chilling sensation spread throughout me. The little girl behind me suddenly clung to my back, repeatedly saying, "Big Brother, carry me."
With her words, drops of sticky liquid dripped from her mouth onto my face. I couldn't tell if it was blood or something else, but it made me feel nauseous and on the verge of breaking down.
I shouted out "Mu Yan's" name loudly, but it was of no use.
It was as if she had evaporated from existence.
"Mao Shiba" behind me laughed heartily, seemingly enjoying himself immensely.
"Mao Shiba, what are you doing?"
Suddenly, just as I felt myself crumbling, a cold snort echoed through the air. Then I heard a piercing scream from behind me. The weight on my back lightened, and the little girl who had been clinging to me vanished without a trace.
With her disappearance, the temperature around me returned to normal in an instant, and my vision cleared. I turned to see "Mao Guoxue" glaring angrily at "Mao Shiba," while "Uncle Zhou" and "Grandma Jiang" stood beside him, both frowning slightly.
"Mao Shiba" immediately shrank his neck and forced a smile. "Second Uncle, I was just playing with him."
"Playing?"
"Zhou Zhen," with a furrowed brow, walked over to my side and glanced at "Mao Shiba." "Eighteen, is there any reason for you to be playing around like this? You know his condition and still brought a ghost to mess with him."
"Mao Guoxue" let out another cold snort. "You're being reckless. What if something goes wrong?"
"Mao Shiba" argued back, "But I'm right here watching. How could anything possibly go wrong?"
"It won't go wrong?"
His words infuriated me even more. After a moment of calming myself down, I couldn't help but shout, "Mao Shiba, you're going too far!"
With my sudden shout, Mao Shiba immediately got angry and retorted, "Come on, Lin! Who's being unreasonable here? You clearly know I confessed to Xiao Juan, yet you still take advantage of her."
"What are you talking about, brat?"
Grandma Jiang, who had been silent until now, shot me a disapproving look upon hearing Mao Shiba's words.
Mao Shiba continued, "He took advantage of Xiao Juan. Just ask him yourself if you don't believe me."
"I didn't!"
I quickly replied, my face turning beet red.
"Kid, you really didn't take advantage of Xiao Juan?" Grandma Jiang asked coldly.
I pointed at Mao Shiba, my face still flushed. "I really didn't! It was Xiao Juan who deliberately said it for Mao Shiba to hear. If you don't believe me, Grandma, you can ask Xiao Juan later. She's sleeping in Second Uncle's living room right now." I glanced at Mao Guoxue as I spoke.
"Stop trying to wriggle out of this. Just like Xiao Juan said, you've got the guts to take advantage but not to admit it," Mao Shiba scoffed.
A surge of anger welled up inside me. Being wronged felt terrible. I glared at Mao Shiba and said, "I didn't do anything! Is it really worth it for you to act like this over such a trivial matter?"
"Lin, what do you mean by that?" Zhou Zhen immediately caught the implication in my words and turned his gaze toward Mao Shiba.
Even Mao Guoxue and Grandma Jiang looked the same way. Mao Guoxue snorted coldly, "Eighteen, what's going on? Besides what just happened, did you do anything else to Lin?"
"Damn it! Besides trying to mess with him just now, I didn't do anything!" Seeing that Mao Guoxue, Zhou Zhen, and Grandma Jiang were all staring at him, Mao Shiba wore an innocent expression.
Seeing his feigned innocence made me snort coldly. "You really didn't do anything at all?"
Mao Shiba immediately became unwilling, pointing at me and saying, "Hey, Lin, I saved your life, so don't slander me!"
His mention of saving my life did indeed lessen the anger in my heart, and my tone softened instantly, though I was still somewhat upset. "Honestly, I would prefer it if you hadn't done that."
"Come on, what have I done to you besides that?" Mao Shiba looked frustrated.
Mao Guoxue snorted coldly and said, "Xiao Lin, just say what Eighteen has done. If he really did something out of line, I won't let him off the hook."
I thought for a moment and replied, "Second Uncle, let's just forget about it."
Mao Guoxue was stern, and Mao Shiba was clearly afraid of him. If I were to speak up, who knew how Mao Guoxue would punish Mao Shiba?
After all, Mao Shiba had saved my life, and he had helped me a lot on the way here before I arrived at Upper Clear Academy. Plus, since I wasn't facing any major issues at the moment, I didn't want to bring it up.
"No way, you have to say it." I didn't want to mention it, but Mao Shiba was unwilling to let it go.
Zhou Zhen glanced at Mao Shiba and said, "Xiao Lin, just tell us what Eighteen did."
Seeing the anger on Mao Shiba's face, I nodded and recounted the earlier incident where I almost got hit by a car.
After I finished speaking, Zhou Zhen, Mao Guoxue, and Grandma Jiang all frowned deeply.
Mao Shiba seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and then glared at me angrily. "What the hell are you blaming me for? I wasn't even back then!"
"You weren't back?" I frowned and asked.
"Ask Second Uncle and Uncle Zhou, as well as Grandma Jiang; they can all vouch for me," Mao Shiba said confidently.
I looked at Zhou Zhen, Mao Guoxue, and Grandma Jiang. Zhou Zhen nodded slightly and said, "Eighteen was with us at that time; he indeed did not come back. He just returned a little over ten minutes before us."
"Then, this..."
I furrowed my brows. Initially, I didn't believe it was Mao Shiba, but the scene that had just unfolded made me connect the two together.
However, now that Zhou Zhen and the others said that Mao Shiba hadn't returned at that time, it couldn't possibly be him messing with me. So who could this person be?
Mao Guoxue also looked troubled, saying that this matter was a bit strange, but it was certain that it had nothing to do with Mao Shiba.
At that moment, Mao Shiba spoke up, "Although I did want to mess with you, I never intended to actually harm you. Am I really that malicious?"
I couldn't deny it and nodded in agreement; I didn't think he was.
Grandma Jiang, tired of talking, shot me a fierce glare and said, "Little brat, if I find out you've taken advantage of Xiao Juan, just wait and see how I'll deal with you."
With that, she turned and headed toward the living room where Mao Guoxue was staying. I knew she must be going to ask Xiao Juan about something.
"Eighteen."
Mao Guoxue suddenly looked sternly at Mao Shiba and said, "No matter what, shouldn't you apologize to Xiao Lin for what happened earlier?"
Mao Shiba retorted that since he had wronged me earlier, he should be the one receiving an apology.
Mao Guoxue's face darkened immediately. I quickly said it was fine; Mao Shiba was right; I indeed should apologize to him.
At this moment, Zhou Zhen also chimed in supportively, "Guoxue Brother, since everything has been clarified and Xiao Lin is fine now, let's just let it go."
Mao Guoxue let out a cold snort, signaling the end of the matter.
Seeing that Mao Guoxue was no longer pursuing it, I turned to Mao Shiba and said with irritation, "Eighteen Brother, you've already played tricks on me. I hope there won't be a next time, and let's not let this affect our relationship."
Mao Shiba pouted angrily, "Who’s your Eighteen Brother? We're not that close."
Despite his words, it was clear he was just venting his frustration.
I felt a bit angry too. Although I had spoken calmly, being toyed with by a little brat like him had scared me half to death. So I chose to ignore him.
At that moment, I took a closer look at Uncle Zhou and Mao Guoxue. They looked somewhat disheveled, covered in dirt. I frowned and asked, "Uncle Zhou, Second Uncle, did you guys run into that Zombie?"
"Yeah," Zhou Zhen nodded.
I inquired further, "So, did you manage to deal with it?"
Zhou Zhen sighed and shook his head, appearing somewhat helpless.
My heart sank at his response. Mao Guoxue said, "Let’s go inside and talk."
I nodded and followed behind them. As we walked, Mao Shiba suddenly brought up something. Whether out of genuine curiosity or pride, he said, "By the way, weren't you calling for that female ghost named Mu Yan earlier? Why didn't she show up?"
Mu Yan.
I was taken aback. Indeed, if Mao Shiba hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about Mu Yan for a moment. But now, his words made me anxious again.
I had just been calling out Mu Yan's name repeatedly. Normally, it would only take one call for her to appear before me in no time.
However, I had shouted her name at least a dozen times just now, and she still hadn't shown up.
This was unusual. Could something have happened to her?
I stood frozen in place, my expression turning grim.
Noticing my distress, Mao Guoxue furrowed his brow and turned to Mao Shiba, asking, "What do you mean by Mu Yan? She's a ghost."
Mao Shiba quickly explained the situation, and Zhou Zhen chimed in with a few comments. It was then that Mao Guoxue remembered that we had mentioned Mu Yan, the Female Ghost, on our way here.
Mao Guoxue said, "Don't overthink it. Maybe she's just afraid to show herself because Mao Shiba is here. After all, Mao Shiba knows Daoist Arts."
I shook my head; that explanation didn't hold water.
Setting aside the fact that Mu Yan knew Mao Shiba and wouldn't be afraid of him, based on what I had learned about Mu Yan during this time, it was impossible for her not to appear after I had called her name so many times without reason.
The only possibility was that something must have happened to her.
I turned my gaze toward Zhou Zhen and Mao Guoxue.
Seeing my look, Zhou Zhen quickly said, "Xiao Lin, don't think too much. How could we possibly harm her?"
I nodded. It wasn't that I doubted them; I was just wondering how Mu Yan could get into trouble for no reason at all.
Suddenly, I remembered something and my expression changed in alarm as I exclaimed, "Right! I've just recalled something."
"Startled, what are you thinking about?" Mao Shiba said irritably.
Zhou Zhen and Mao Guoxue also turned to me and asked, "Xiao Lin, what did you think of?"
I replied, "Uncle Zhou, Second Uncle, didn't I come back with Xiao Juan last night?"
"Yeah, we know," Uncle Zhou and Mao Guoxue nodded.
With a grim expression, I said, "I have a bad feeling that something might have happened to Mu Yan."
Zhou Zhen frowned slightly and asked, "Are you saying that those Yin Soldiers might target Mu Yan?"
I shook my head. Mao Shiba snapped, "Then what is it? Just say it already!"
I continued, "I remember that the officer of the Yin Soldiers mentioned something. They were summoned by someone to take my life. If something really happened to Mu Yan, could it be related to that person?"
Upon hearing this, Mao Shiba gasped in shock. "No way! It can't be that Mysterious Man in Black again!"
I frowned slightly at the mention of the black-clad figure.
Mao Shiba explained, "It's the same Mysterious Man in Black who caught that Zombie last time. Damn it, his presence is everywhere."
"What do you mean?" I asked in confusion.
Zhou Zhen sighed and said, "Today he struck again, taking away the Zombie transformed from the Cloud Ghost General while we were unprepared."
"What? He followed us here and even took the Zombie transformed from the Cloud Ghost General. The Yin Wife is fierce and updates quickly."
In an instant, my brows furrowed tightly together. Who is this person, and why did he come here?
Moreover, why did he capture the Zombie transformed from the Cloud Ghost General without dealing with it by burning it, instead bringing it here?
Suddenly, I looked at Zhou Zhen and Mao Guoxue in shock and said, "So, does this mean that the Gathering Place of the Four Absolutes was likely created by him?"
Zhou Zhen nodded, while Mao Guoxue's expression turned complex as he replied, "This person is very mysterious, and his cultivation level is not inferior to mine in Taoist Techniques."
For someone to be evaluated so highly by Mao Guoxue shows just how formidable he must be, but who exactly is he?
This unknown mystery instilled a sense of fear.
And what about Mu Yan's disappearance? Does it have anything to do with him?
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