Free Web NovelChapter 1530: Chapter 918: An Old Acquaintance
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiao was lost in thought. Chen Nang had no reason to deceive him; he should indeed be imprisoned in some high-security prison within the Patrol Defense Office.
But it wasn’t an ordinary prison. The level here was so high that even Deputy Director Hong Qiang and Director Sun didn’t have the authority to know.
At the same time, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but become increasingly curious about Chen Nang, wondering what kind of crime he had committed to be treated this way.
With no clues for now, Yang Xiao didn’t push further, for he had many more important things to do.
The next two days, the people of Yi Sect didn’t come to disturb him but brought him many nourishing herbal dishes and a few elixirs. Yang Xiao didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted them all; they were what he deserved.
After this period of peaceful recuperation, his condition had recovered by nine-tenths, his vigor was replenished, and his spiritual power had somewhat improved compared to before.
Clenching his fists, feeling the mysterious spiritual power surging within, Yang Xiao felt incredibly strong, capable of fighting ten people.
Summoning the Ghost Lantern, he meticulously checked the room once more, confirming there was no problem, then took out the Soul-Capturing Mirror, and in the blink of an eye, disappeared into the Mirror World.
This was the territory of the Yi Sect, with many experts. Yang Xiao had no intention of exploring Yi Sect using the properties of the Soul-Capturing Mirror; he wasn’t interested in others’ secrets. He only hoped they would fulfill the agreement to heal Nalan Shuo.
Considering the time, Director Nalan should arrive in one or two days. He didn’t want any unexpected complications.
He easily found that secret room in the Mirror World, and upon pushing open the door, the Mirror Ghost was lying dazed on the bed. Seeing Yang Xiao appear, it didn’t bother to get up, just turned its head, staring blankly at him.
"Sleep, sleep, call you if there’s something." Yang Xiao waved his hand, too lazy to care about it.
The Mirror Ghost was now an extremely special existence to Yang Xiao. Their relationship wasn’t like master and servant; it was more like family or friends.
The personality of the Mirror Ghost also greatly mirrored Yang Xiao’s. As long as it wasn’t facing the Opera Robe Ghost or Cannibal Buddha’s daughter Sutana, the Mirror Ghost was relatively loyal.
Now the secret room had been transformed by Yang Xiao into a secret base, stocked with a large amount of food and drinking water, beverages, beer, milk tea, beef jerky, spicy strips, egg yolk pies, and other snacks were all available, with several flavors of potato chips. In this secret room, Yang Xiao could stay for a month without going out.
With the Mirror Ghost guarding inside and a Ghost Fog Bottle set up outside the secret room, plus the inherent secrecy of the Mirror World, attacking this place was nearly impossible.
Due to the Ghost Fog Bottle, the Mirror World was filled with ghost fog, where dozens of mindless apostle puppets lingered, only knowing slaughter. The strongest among them had a half-step Nether Realm strength before death, causing Yang Xiao significant trouble back then.
The defense arrangements of this secret room were guided by Dean Sheng, who commented that without Nether Realm strength, breaking through was almost impossible.
Yang Xiao was a cautious person, deeply understanding the saying "better safe than sorry." He was naturally low-key and didn’t like to show off. Over the years, those who had seen the good magic artifacts on him, except for friends, had nearly all been silenced by him.
After closing the door of the secret room, Yang Xiao put on the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes and, with a casual lift of his hand, summoned the Ghost Bamboo Stick, which now had its handle wrapped with a piece of human skin.
It was a faceless Ghost Face Skin, also a magic artifact from the Yu Yuan Sect, named Startled Ghost Mask. Including the Soul-Capturing Mirror and the Ghost Chef’s Knife, that young Sect Master had gifted Yang Xiao with three decent magic artifacts.
Not quite. To be precise, it’s four. That wooden wedge piercing the Mirror Ghost’s heart was also found based on the ancient books left by the young Sect Master.
He still had a Corpse Mirror in the hands of that Sect Master, which he must retrieve when he had the chance. That mirror had the ability to refine apostles into puppets capable of using magic artifacts in combat. The Soul-Capturing Mirror in his hand was a part of that Corpse Mirror.
Yang Xiao glanced at the several large boxes in the corner of the secret room with a sigh. Inside these boxes were bodies. These guys were all Ghost-level apostles when alive, and apostle corpses of this level were valuable.
It’s a pity he couldn’t retrieve that Corpse Mirror, or he could refine these bodies into puppets for his use. Now these bodies could only be used for alchemy, an enormous waste. freewebnσvel.cøm
Meanwhile, Yang Xiao subconsciously touched his waist, where a bulge hid a small pouch-like object. This was a treasure sent to him from afar by the Esoteric Sect, serving as a warning device against the young Sect Master.
Yang Xiao had a clear understanding of his situation. Although the young Sect Master wasn’t in a good state either, he was definitely beyond Yang Xiao’s ability to deal with. The gap between them was like the difference between cloud and mud; if encountered, fighting shouldn’t be an option. Escaping immediately was the smart path. A moment’s delay could mean death.
Fortunately, the young Sect Master likely wouldn’t return to the country soon, nor did he dare to. The domestic atmosphere was tense, with many forces, including the Patrol Defense Office, searching for him. His days were far less comfortable than Yang Xiao’s.
In the land of Myanmar and Thailand, his life wasn’t easy either. The Esoteric Sect and Dean Sheng weren’t to be trifled with, and the young Sect Master had foolishly offended one of the Four Major Families, the Exoteric Sect, and was now being chased like a homeless dog.
He shook his head, no longer dwelling on these annoying matters, and after steadying his mind and taking a deep breath, he moved his thoughts, the Ghost Bamboo Stick in his hand activated, and the Angry Ghost Mask attached to its handle disappeared the next second.
