Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1362: Chapter 870: Rescue

As soon as the words fell, a figure appeared behind the short elder, staring at Nalan Shuo in front of him. Yang Xiao’s expression was complex, "It’s really you, Director Nalan."

Nalan Shuo slowly let go of his hand, and at this moment, the short elder finally had a chance to catch his breath. For a brief moment, he thought he was going to die.

The short elder took off the mask on his face, gasped heavily, and he was none other than Daoist Qingfeng.

At this moment, Daoist Qingfeng’s gaze towards Nalan Shuo was filled with both confusion and, more importantly, fear.

Nalan Shuo did not even look at him, his gaze directly fixed on Yang Xiao behind Daoist Qingfeng.

The two stared at each other, neither willing to speak first. Sensing the odd atmosphere, Daoist Qingfeng no longer lingered, turned, and headed downstairs, leaving a statement, "Don’t worry about those three lads outside, my tactics are measured."

As Daoist Qingfeng left, it was ultimately Yang Xiao who couldn’t hold it anymore, "How did you know the person was Daoist Qingfeng, have you seen him before?"

All of this was part of Yang Xiao’s plan, including reminding Nalan Shuo to be wary of the retaliation from the Withered Bone Pavilion and having Xi Menxiu escort him out of the city, all laying the groundwork for tonight’s attack.

The fact turned out as he anticipated, his Director Nalan is not only a master but also extremely skilled, stronger than both himself and Sui.

The reason for choosing Senior Brother Qingfeng was firstly his credibility, and secondly Senior Brother Mingyue had appeared in Rongcheng, and Yang Xiao worried he might be recognized.

But what Yang Xiao didn’t expect was that his Director actually recognized Daoist Qingfeng, leading to the deduction that this attack was orchestrated by him.

Director Nalan’s dark golden pupils gradually dimmed, the surrounding murderous aura slowly dissipating, "Without this level of intelligence, can I still qualify to be Director of Rongcheng? I mastered this person’s information long ago, and when he used the magic artifact, I guessed it was him."

"I see." Yang Xiao nodded, realizing his plan in front of the Director was like the emperor’s new clothes.

"Coffee or tea?" Turning around, Nalan Shuo walked towards the living room. ƒrēewebnovel.com

Yang Xiao hesitated for a moment, then followed behind Nalan Shuo, "Do you have cola, cold?"

"No."

"Oh, then coffee is fine."

The tense atmosphere of confrontation felt nonexistent before Nalan Shuo; just a glance coupled with a light tone suppressed Yang Xiao completely.

Soon, Yang Xiao and Nalan Shuo sat down in the living room, with a cup of tea placed in front of Nalan Shuo while Yang Xiao cautiously cradled a cup of coffee.

This was his first visit to the Director’s house, he only knew the general location before.

"The ones who took action that day were me and Master Lin, and as for the third person, he was sent by the Chamber of Commerce, I didn’t hide this from you." Nalan Shuo was direct, the water vapor steaming up from the tea cup.

"We didn’t contact beforehand, we didn’t know the Chamber of Commerce would send someone, it was just a coincidence."

"At the time, very few people knew you returned home, Chi Dan probably got the information from the Peace Hotel, the backing of that place is the Chamber of Commerce." Nalan Shuo’s sleepwear had several tears, with dark golden scales hidden underneath gradually disappearing.

"I roughly guessed too." Yang Xiao paused, looking at the tears in Nalan Shuo’s sleepwear, where the faint gleam of scales flashed, "The Resentful Eye from Fushou Manor isn’t in Jiang Qingluan’s possession, it’s in yours, Director. But I don’t understand, why did you lie to me?"

"Also, your real strength is at least approaching Upper Ghost Level, but I’ve probed many times with the Human Bone Staff, and there’s only Fierce Grade spiritual power sensing from you. Why is that?"

Yang Xiao increasingly couldn’t understand this Director who cared for him, to him like a family elder, now a tremendous enigma in his eyes.

Upon hearing Yang Xiao’s words, Nalan Shuo remained silent, then slowly exhaled, "This is my matter, don’t pursue it. What you need to do now is learn quickly how to become a competent Director of the Patrol Defense Office."

"You’ve been reversed by the Resentful Eye, haven’t got much time left, right?" Yang Xiao suddenly asked.

"No." Nalan Shuo shook his head.

But Yang Xiao would not give him a chance to argue; he flipped his palm, the Ghost Lantern hovering in his hand, enveloping Nalan Shuo entirely in green light.

At this moment, Nalan Shuo transformed completely from his initially normal appearance, with more than half of his body covered in layers of dark golden scales, even his face and neck were no exception.

The most terrifying were his eyes, the pupils vertical, shockingly a pair of Golden Pupils!

This horrifying sight was no stranger to Yang Xiao, resembling closely the ancestor who lived for a hundred years in Fushou Manor.

In other words, given enough time or if completely reversed, another ancestor would emerge from Nalan Shuo.

"Director, how did you turn into this state?" Upon seeing this, Yang Xiao felt a pang in his nose, his eyes immediately reddened; he vaguely guessed it but didn’t expect the situation to be this dire.

When Nalan Shuo mentioned giving him the position before, Yang Xiao had a bad premonition, he heard a hint of farewell in Nalan Shuo’s tone.

"Little Yang, don’t cry, we all have to face this day eventually, Xiang Fengchen is already dead, I have no regrets." Nalan Shuo smiled, his tone as if narrating someone else’s story, "Moreover, there’s you, you’re the one I have high hopes for, don’t disappoint me."

"How much time do you have left?" Suppressing his emotions, Yang Xiao asked.