Chapter 1649 - 1494: Yin Yang Inn 50
Chapter 1649: Chapter 1494: Yin Yang Inn 50
In the Mystic Light Mirror, for two days, the other party behaved completely normally, but Qi Shuangshuang wasn’t in a hurry, because this theater troupe was only staying for seven days. Whatever they planned to do, they wouldn’t wait too long.
In the blink of an eye, it was the third day. This day, the other party was still hiding in the tent, but instead of lying in bed in a daze like the previous two days, he was maintaining his puppets.
He was retouching the puppets with makeup, changing their clothes, and combing their hair and so on. The young man’s hands were nimble and meticulous, transforming these puppets anew bit by bit.
At that moment, the young man suddenly seemed to be talking to himself and said a sentence: "I’ve already chosen the target, get ready to capture the person tomorrow."
Qi Shuangshuang, who was watching in front of the Mystic Light Mirror, and Luo Yao, who had been staring at the Mirror for two days and was drowsy, suddenly became alert upon hearing this voice. The four pairs of eyes instantly locked intensely onto the Mystic Light Mirror.
In the Mystic Light Mirror, the young man’s expression stiffened for a moment, his face became especially pale, and his lips trembled twice, opening with a somewhat rigid voice.
"Haven’t we captured enough people before? Why do we need to keep capturing more? Can’t we wait for a while before acting again?"
"You must understand, I will make you glorious, keep you young forever, even grant you endless life, all of this requires a price. If you’re unwilling, I can find someone else."
As the young man’s voice fell, another voice immediately arose. This time, Qi Shuangshuang and Luo Yao clearly saw that the voice did not come from the man’s mouth.
Because the young man’s lips were tightly pressed together while the voice came from his abdomen.
Ventriloquism? Could he be suffering from a split personality disorder? Qi Shuangshuang’s first reaction was this, but she quickly realized this was a world rampant with ghosts and gods, not a modern world devoid of these beings.
Qi Shuangshuang and Luo Yao exchanged glances, both realizing that something was parasitic on this young man, the very malevolent spirit they were seeking.
The young man was apparently frightened by the words of the entity within him and quickly placated, "I don’t mean to refuse capturing people, I just hope we can delay for some time.
After all, I’ve already captured so many souls for you before, with so many already here, at least for the next few years, there’s no need to capture more, right? Why rush to act again?"
"Fool, who told you those souls were sufficient! For my power to grow, I must obtain more sustenance. Previously, I was akin to a baby, naturally requiring less.
But babies grow up, and as they grow, they naturally need more food. My current need for souls is naturally different from before, you must bring more people."
The malevolent spirit within the young man clearly refused to accept his suggestion to wait before acting.
The young man, somewhat collapsing, held his head, voice hoarse: "But didn’t you say we’ve already attracted attention from Underworld’s people? Can’t we wait a bit before capturing more?
You’ve already captured so many people. Despite the increased appetite, you surely aren’t lacking food in the short term, right? Can’t we wait, not months, just a month before acting?"
If we act and are discovered by Underworld’s people, what should we do? Would I be dragged into Hell?!" By the end, the young man was shouting, his voice filled with dread.
"You don’t need to worry about that; the fools in the Underworld cannot find my trace. Even if they are before you, with me here, they won’t notice anything amiss. Just go ahead boldly."
Qi Shuangshuang and Luo Yao had already put away the Mystic Light Mirror, deciding not to continue watching the young man’s dispute with the spirit possessing him, as there was no need now that they had found him. The only thing left was to capture him.
Qi Shuangshuang and Luo Yao moved quickly, arriving instantly at the location, appearing in the young man’s tent.
The young man was still arguing with the spirit within him, completely unaware that two people had silently appeared before him.
The malevolent spirit within the young man was still arrogantly belittling the Ghost Messenger from the Underworld, confident in its concealment skills, believing it impossible to be found.
Qi Shuangshuang couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh, attracting the attention of the young man and his spirit, then casually said, "Apologies, but the fools you spoke of have found you."
The young man was so frightened by Qi Shuangshuang and Luo Yao’s sudden appearance that he fell back onto the ground, his complexion turning extremely pale, trembling all over.
"You, you, are you Underworld’s, Underworld’s Ghost Messenger?" His voice trembled with boundless fear.
Qi Shuangshuang smiled silently. Beside her, Luo Yao let out a derisive laugh, looking at him with contempt, "Correct guess. As a reward, I can personally send you to Hell. Would you like..."
Luo Yao hadn’t even finished speaking when a stench began to permeate the tent. She immediately stopped speaking and retreated a step with Qi Shuangshuang, gazing disdainfully at the wet stains spreading beneath him.
Well, he wasn’t scared when he was harming others but wet himself upon realizing he had been discovered.
"Don’t dawdle, follow us. The Yellow Springs Road is long, don’t delay the hour," Luo Yao disdainfully pinched her nose with her long fingers, speaking somewhat muffled to the young man.
Just as Luo Yao was about to use the Lock Chain to bind the cowardly soul who had wet himself and drag him into Hell, the young man’s body suddenly stiffened.
Then his eyes turned from clear black and white to an entirely blood-red color and he rose with a strangely rigid posture, as if a puppet suddenly lifted from the ground.
Then his joints moved twice like those maneuvered puppets, his head tilted to one side at an impossible angle for a human.
Qi Shuangshuang was certain she heard the cracking of his neckline bones. Yet the young man showed no signs of pain, with no expression of agony.
Instead, he slowly pulled a bizarre smile across his face, his mouth drawn wide to the sides and bizarrely upward, paired with his blood-red eyes, there was an inexplicable horror.
If it were an ordinary person, witnessing such a bizarre scene would surely be terrifying.
Unfortunately, Luo Yao and Qi Shuangshuang were not scared of this. The two immediately recognized that the young man was being manipulated by the malevolent spirit within him.