The news of Hei Wuchang's third team's acting captain, Jie Hun, defecting was confirmed, and the ghost emissaries responsible for 'prison breaks' and 'defectors' in the Underworld were immediately dispatched.
One team after another, ghost emissaries set off for various locations.
Search, track, capture…
During this process, some disturbances were unavoidable.
For example, the former acting captain of the third team, while escaping, stirred up a hornet's nest, releasing many ghosts.
Those ghosts scattered, creating chaos that bought him considerable time.
Qiao Linglong and Bai Wan from the eighteenth team happened to be in the vicinity to guide souls.
When the ghost den was disturbed over there, they were instantly caught in the crossfire.
Before they could even approach the guiding location, a group of ghosts charged at them.
Qiao Linglong and Bai Wan were also separated.
The incident happened so suddenly that Bai Wan only had time to say "Be careful" before he had to engage in combat with the charging ghosts.
These ghosts varied in strength.
Most importantly, they were all like they had been injected with stimulants, making them particularly troublesome.
"Hahahaha, finally I can come out and play again!"
"Quick, quick, there's a very cute little ghost emissary over there. You guys hold them off, I'm going to go greet them~"
"Don't make the little girl cry, hahahahaha!"
This group of ghosts laughed,
as if they didn't care about being caught, only wanting to have some fun.
"A bunch of lunatics!!"
Bai Wan's heart raced as he listened to their perverse words.
Having guided Qiao Linglong for so many days, he had gotten a grasp of this junior's personality.
Just like that little hamster, she could easily burst into tears with a little scare.
Wishing she could dig a hole and hide herself away.
"Go away! All of you, go away!"
As Bai Wan was thinking, Qiao Linglong's scream came from over there.
"Don't come any closer, ahhh—!"
"Qiao Linglong, hold on, I'm coming right over!"
Bai Wan knocked away a ghost that was pushing forward with a single blow, not even bothering to put it in a sack before turning and flying towards Qiao Linglong.
Judging by the sound, she was behind the building on the left.
As soon as he flew in that direction, several dark figures flew towards him, nearly colliding with him.
"Holy crap!"
Those ghosts exclaimed, as if they had seen something terrifying, and quickly scurried away.
What happened? Did a stronger evil spirit arrive?
Bai Wan found it strange but didn't have time to think about it.
Because Qiao Linglong was still screaming.
"Qiao Linglong!"
Bai Wan rushed through the building, about to intervene, but froze the next second he got a clear look.
…
Behind the building,
When many ghosts attacked, Qiao Linglong was indeed frightened.
She reflexively pulled out her mourning stick, closed her eyes.
And began to randomly beat the ghosts in front of her.
"Ahhh—don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
She screamed while fiercely striking at the approaching ghosts.
Moreover, it was unclear if she had unlocked a skill for hitting every shot.
Even with her eyes closed, every strike, every swing, almost accurately hit a ghost.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Because of fear, her striking speed was also astonishingly fast, all entrusted to her body's instincts.
Within a minute, some ghosts had been hit on the head three times consecutively.
Their heads were spinning.
"I can't do this anymore, brothers, I'm bailing first…"
This little ghost emissary isn't playing fair.
As he muttered, *bang*—!
Another blow landed.
The already dizzy ghost was directly knocked unconscious and fell down without any resistance.
The ghosts beside him looked on: (oao)!
This little loli ghost emissary is quite fierce!
How about we find a different target?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Don't come over! Don't come over!"
The ghosts who were about to flee looked back and saw the little loli ghost emissary chasing them while screaming and wildly swinging her stick.
Her one-meter-forty-something frame somehow exuded the presence of a one-meter-eighty-five person.
The ghosts: !!!
Holy crap!
You tell us not to come over, but you keep chasing us!
Is this cheating?
"Go away! Don't come any closer!"
Qiao Linglong was extremely scared, and her swinging speed was also extremely fast.
When Bai Wan arrived, he saw Qiao Linglong with her eyes tightly shut, trembling, screaming,
while ferociously swinging her stick, scattering the ghosts.
"…"
Bai Wan froze for a second, a little disoriented.
He didn't know whether to unleash the ultimate move in his hand.
"Qiao Linglong!"
Regaining his senses, Bai Wan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Qiao Linglong, "Calm down."
"Senior?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Qiao Linglong cautiously opened her eyes.
Then her lips pouted, and her eyes turned red.
She said pitifully, "Senior… those ghosts are so scary!"
The ghosts who hadn't managed to escape yet: "…"
Who is scarier?
Who is bullying whom!
Make it clear!
"…"
Bai Wan paused for a moment, "Cough, cough, don't be afraid, calm down, they're not as fierce as you."
"Mm-hmm!"
Qiao Linglong nodded bravely. Since she became a ghost emissary, she couldn't be so timid anymore.
Qiao Linglong, be strong! Be powerful!
"Oh no!"
Suddenly, she looked sharply to the right, "The soul!"
According to the timeline, the soul should have appeared by now!
"Let's go! Let's go see!"
Bai Wan led Qiao Linglong in a hurry. From a distance, they saw a soul sitting obediently on its corpse.
Its eyes were dazed, seemingly waiting for something.
"That's good, that's good…!!"
Qiao Linglong just breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second her eyes widened.
…
At this time, the soul man, who had been sitting on his corpse for quite some time, was a bit confused.
—Why isn't any ghost emissary coming to get me?
Did they miss me?
Should I find a place to hide?
As he was pondering, a gust of wind blew past.
His vision blurred.
The next moment, his entire soul was lifted by the wind.
"I'm floating?"
The soul man blinked.
He had just emerged and was still a bit slow to react.
Until a triumphant laugh echoed in his ears: "Hahahaha, I didn't expect to be able to pick up a bonus!"
"Ghost emissaries, if you have the guts, come chase me, hahahaha…"
I've been captured by a ghost?!
The soul man finally realized the seriousness of the situation—this was a matter of life and death!
He caught a glimpse of two ghost emissaries dressed as Bai Wuchang chasing after him.
His mind began to stir: Should I struggle?
But I'm so weak, struggling might cost me my life.
How about… I just wait for the ghost emissaries to chase me?
Why does that sound so strange?
Whether it was because he had watched too many live streams or because his brain hadn't caught up,
the soul man appeared unusually calm, even having the leisure to think random thoughts.
His body remained still, like a mute doll.
This appearance made the ghost that captured him quite puzzled:
"Did I just pick up an idiot by chance?"
Why isn't he screaming?
The soul man glanced at it and thought to himself: I'm not an idiot, but I won't let you know if I am or not.
Anyway, I won't say anything, I'll just wait for the ghost emissaries to save me.
…
"Senior Nie, stop that ghost!"
Here, Bai Wan and Qiao Linglong, who were in pursuit, made a turn.
At the intersection ahead, they saw Nie Jiu, who seemed to be lost, and immediately called out.
"Alright!"
Nie Jiu saw them, asked nothing, and immediately gave chase.
Just as he was about to make a move, he saw the ghost waving a soul in its hand, and his actions faltered.
"Holy crap, another ghost emissary! This is exciting!"
The ghost felt a chill down its spine, used the soul as a shield, and turned to flee into Qingyang City to hide.
Behind them,
Nie Jiu, Bai Wan, and Qiao Linglong pursued into the city.
They knew Qingyang City was a ghost domain certified by the Underworld.
However, as soon as the three ghost emissaries entered, their vision was obscured.
Ghosts of all kinds came and went within the city.
The mixed ghost energy made it difficult to distinguish them, unlike in the human world.
Nie Jiu and the others searched separately for a while but couldn't find it.
So they thought about asking Qingyang City's patrol team for help.
But they never expected…
Once they went in, they were trapped.
Even Nie Jiu only had time to use his Thousand Silk Threads to quietly send out two signals.
—Danger!
—Don't come!
…