The moment the gate of the luxurious villa swung open, everyone saw Han Baisheng kneeling down on the ground. He clutched Shui Miao’s legs desperately, pleading, “Immortal Master, save me! Save me, please! I’m willing to give you half of my fortune, just save my life!”
Han could feel a chilling, malevolent energy coursing through his body in a strange rhythm, making him colder and colder, and his fear grew stronger by the second.
Shui Miao narrowed his eyes and examined Han. He quickly realized that Han had merely been invaded by negative energy, which was not life-threatening. Remembering how arrogant Han had been before, Shui Miao decided to teach him a lesson. He spoke calmly, “Don’t panic. First, tell me what exactly happened. Who was that person chasing you? Why couldn’t bullets even hurt him?”
The hotel entrance was over a thousand meters away, winding and blocked by other villas, so it was impossible to see anything from here.
At the mention of the evil spirit chasing him, Han’s heart sank even further in fear. “It’s a monster created by the sorcerer! It’s not my fault! It killed several of my men and now it wants to kill me too!”
“Why would it want to kill you? Where is the sorcerer now?” Shui Miao pressed.
Han kept glancing nervously behind him. The sound of gunfire in the distance made him respond quickly, “It happened like this—the incompetent monk came to find me, and the moment the car door opened, the sorcerer knocked him out. He said a fox spirit had possessed the monk, then ordered me to find blood from a dead infant for him. I got scared and refused to go. But he threatened me, wouldn’t let me go, and forced that icy breath into my mouth. I struggled and tore off his veil, only to discover his face was that of a corpse! I panicked and shot him, but before that, he had already released a bloodthirsty demon that devoured my driver!”
“Wu wu wu…”
The wailing of police sirens grew louder, and the demon was drawing closer.
Suddenly, Han saw a blood-soaked figure appear in his line of sight. He immediately ducked behind Shui Miao in terror. “Immortal Master, save me! I’ll give you anything you want, just save me!”
“How interesting!” Shui Miao suddenly smiled slightly. “You went out of your way to challenge me, not caring about the consequences of our bet. Now you’ve summoned a sorcerer, only to end up harming yourself. And now you expect me to save you? I can’t trust a word you say.” Although he said this, Shui Miao’s mind was already reaching out, sensing the demon and analyzing its strength.
This demon indeed carried an extremely heavy malevolent aura.
But Shui Miao, relying on the jade pendant he wore, wasn’t afraid of it.
“Write it down, or else, Master, don’t save him. Let him rot,” Qian Wanke added insult to injury. Since Han hadn’t respected him before, Qian had no intention of helping him now.
“Okay, okay, I’ll write it! I’ll write it!”
Upon hearing that Qian addressed Shui Miao as Master, Han realized he was just an insignificant ant. He had no time to hesitate anymore—survival came first. He hastily pulled out his checkbook…
The demon was getting closer, moving fast.
Shui Miao narrowed his eyes and suddenly dashed straight toward the demon!
A group of police officers, seeing someone rushing out, immediately ceased firing.
The demon, seeing Shui Miao, bared its fangs and charged forward recklessly…
“Whoosh!”
Just as Shui Miao and the demon were about to collide, the fox spirit Qi Mei suddenly flew past the demon’s face, distracting it. Taking advantage of the moment, Shui Miao stopped abruptly and slammed both palms into the demon’s chest!
“Bang!”
With a crisp sound, the demon was stunned by the immortal energy and forcefully thrown off the blood-soaked body.
The blood-soaked body had long been killed by bullets—the demon had merely been using it as a vessel.
Seeing the demon fly away without its soul dissipating, Shui Miao quickly rushed toward the blood-colored soul. Although injured, the demon was still struggling. Seeing Shui Miao approaching, it dove straight into the ground. Shui Miao sensed it immediately heading toward Han Baisheng underground!
No good! Han’s body had already been penetrated by negative energy through all seven orifices. It would be extremely easy for the demon to possess him.
“Stay away from Han Baisheng!” Shui Miao shouted urgently and rushed toward Han.
Han had just finished writing the check when Qian Wanke snatched it and ran. But Han suddenly jumped up and grabbed Qian’s leg. At the same time, a surge of blood energy erupted from underground and shot into Han’s seven orifices. Because his body had already been filled with negative energy, Han was instantly possessed by the demon. He opened his mouth and bit down hard on Qian Wanke’s ankle!
The demon absorbed blood to increase its strength.
Qian screamed in pain and immediately kicked Han’s head furiously.
Sun Hao, Jiang Zhihao, Jiang Tao, Xiao Tudou, Manager Gao, and others rushed over to help, pinning down Han, who was now possessed. Shui Miao ran over, placed his palm on Han’s head, and unleashed his immortal energy, suppressing the demon. As the demon was enveloped in the energy, its blood energy rapidly diminished, while Shui Miao’s immortal energy was also consumed at an alarming rate!
Only immortal energy could defeat this demon.
But Shui Miao hadn’t expected it to drain so much of his energy.
Originally, the energy in his dantian had been the size of a clenched fist, but after completely destroying the demon, it had shrunk to the size of an egg.
“That was such a loss!”
Shui Miao sat down heavily, letting out a sigh. Now, how was he supposed to deal with the thousand-year-old female ghost?
Han returned to normal, feeling the ebb and flow of the two forces within him moments before.
Before he could say anything, Qian Wanke started beating him mercilessly.
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The landmark of Zhonghai City, the 108-story Five Rings Mansion, housed in Room 9 on the 99th floor, saw Zhonghai City’s richest man, Li Jiazheng, enjoying a private hot spring bath with a high-ranking official from the capital. Beautiful women massaged them closely, creating a scene so sensual it stirred the blood and made it hard to resist.
The official was a plump man, eyes closed, clearly enjoying the moment.
Suddenly, the official murmured, “Brother Jiazheng, you’ve made quite a fortune these years. Lately, the atmosphere has been tense. I suggest transferring some of your assets abroad. It would be safer. Otherwise, if someone starts watching you, it could get really troublesome.”
Though it sounded like sincere advice, the official was clearly hinting at a bribe.
“Watch me? As long as you, you old bastard, don’t keep your eyes on me, I’ll be fine!” Li Jiazheng inwardly cursed. The corrupt official was trying to extort him again. He forced a bitter smile and replied, “Minister He, you flatter me too much. These years I’ve invested heavily in real estate, and now the market is bad. I can’t recover the money I’ve poured in. My company is stuck with a huge sum. Even if I wanted to transfer assets abroad, I’d need to sell those properties first!”
“Hehe, you always complain about being poor… But this time, I’m telling you the truth. Higher-ups really are going to investigate you…” He paused, then waved his hand, signaling the beauties to leave. Once they were alone, he whispered, “This time, someone influential in your business association must be made the scapegoat, or I won’t be able to report back.”
Hmm…
Li Jiazheng frowned. Minister He’s meaning was clear—he wanted to target one of the five senior elders of the Zhonghai Business Association. Each of them was extremely wealthy, and taking down one could bring him billions. But Li didn’t want to target them anymore. Many had already been taken down over the years, and only the last five remained. If they were targeted next, it wouldn’t be long before his own head was on the chopping block.
Suddenly, Li Jiazheng’s phone rang.
It was Manager Gao from Sun Hao’s hotel, calling with inside information. Gao told him about Sun Hao and his connection with Chen Shuimiao. After hanging up, Li Jiazheng let out a long sigh and said, “Minister He, I’ve decided. This time, either we do nothing, or we take them all down at once!”
“Great! That’s exactly what I wanted to hear!”
Minister He’s eyes lit up with excitement as he shouted.
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The night had grown deep, yet everyone remained gathered inside the luxurious villa.
Han Baisheng’s issue had been resolved. He had relinquished all his large supermarkets as compensation for the immortal energy Shui Miao had used. However, Shui Miao wasn’t celebrating. Instead, they were anxiously discussing strategies to deal with the old-timer Li Jiazheng. Time was short—they had to eliminate Li before the thousand-year-old female ghost emerged.
In the hospital, Han Baisheng lay in a VIP ward, receiving intravenous treatment as he rested. Although he had lost part of his fortune, Han was content. Surviving the ordeal was already a blessing. Lying in bed, he silently vowed never to provoke dark forces again, especially not sorcerers.
But at that very moment, the Nanyang black magic practitioner, dressed in a white coat, quietly sneaked into the ward…
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In the morgue of a funeral home in Zhonghai City’s Huahua Funeral Parlor…
Suddenly, one of the body drawers slid open by itself!
In the afternoon, the body of the sorcerer that had been delivered earlier slowly crawled out of the drawer…
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