Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 361: Chapter 311: Zhuwang Village

He refused to be a pawn at the mercy of others; he also wanted to be a chess player, sitting there just like Nalan Shuo and Mo Daidai.

This would take time, and Yang Xiao could wait. As a new Angel Envoy, he had only recently entered this entirely new world. The urgent matter at hand was to ascertain the identity of the original owner of the Drama Robe, get rid of the Mirror Ghost, and enhance his spiritual power as soon as possible. freewebnσvel.cѳm

He had already mastered the use of the Ghost Lantern Soul-capturing Mirror, but these two items could not directly kill anyone; they were more for assistance. The real heavy hitters in his arsenal were the Human Bone Staff and the horsetail whisk. With his current spiritual power, he could barely use the Human Bone Staff, and after five or six uses, he would be completely drained. As for the horsetail whisk, it was even beyond his ability; a full-force strike could sap all of his spiritual power.

By then, unless the original owner of the Drama Robe came out to help, like that time he faced Granny Hong, a spiritually exhausted Yang Xiao would be nothing but a lamb to the slaughter.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but reach back and scratch his back. After wearing the Drama Robe for too long, it had actually stuck to his body. Peeling it off had torn off a layer of skin, with the injury on his back being the most severe. Yang Xiao guessed that it must be close to scabbing over now, since his back was constantly itching.

Returning to the office, he went straight to Nalan Shuo’s office. After closing the door, Nalan Shuo congratulated Yang Xiao on his actions and then informed him that the Provincial Office had also sent news: Yang Xiao’s position had been made official. He was no longer an acting team leader but the official investigation team leader of the Lin’an Bureau.

In a major bureau like Lin’an Patrol Office, Yang Xiao’s position as investigation team leader naturally held more value than that of team leaders like Wu Zhe Wugu Zhengwu from sub-bureau level offices. Now in all of Rongcheng, among the 14 team leaders of all seven bureaus, Yang Xiao was deservedly the second in rank.

"Thank you for your cultivation, Chief!"

Nalan Shuo waved his hand and smiled, "My help is secondary. Your efforts are worthy of your achievements today, Yang Xiao. I have always had high hopes for you."

Seeming to remember something, Nalan Shuo returned to his desk, took out a key, and opened the door of a green iron cabinet beside him. He then took out a briefcase, a black one that looked quite unremarkable. After he placed it on the desk and opened it, inside were stacks of neatly arranged money. "Yang Xiao, this is the reward from the Provincial Office for that Resentful Eye you handed over before."

Yang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that Nalan Shuo was referring to the Shadow Engraving Stone, which he had seized from the captain of the Yu Yuan Sect, Qilong, during the battle at the Qingfeng Public Office.

"I have already handed over that Shadow Engraving Stone to the Provincial Office, but since the matter involves the Evil Cultivators of the Resentment Sect and you are carrying their treasure, the office won’t hold a public award ceremony. This is also the Provincial Office’s intention." Nalan Shuo looked at Yang Xiao, "What do you think?"

"I fully comply with the organization’s arrangements." Yang Xiao stood upright, his attitude very formal.

A moment later, Yang Xiao lowered his voice and tentatively inquired, "Chief, is the Provincial Office satisfied with our operation this time?"

Nalan Shuo smiled slightly, "Of course they are satisfied. Although they didn’t capture the two true culprits, they did find the mastermind and seized a large amount of cash and gold bars, not to mention two Resentful Eyes. The technical department just confirmed that one of the Resentful Eyes is indeed the protective Magic Artifact of the Venerable Level Heretic Cultivator known as the Staff Killing Elder. Additionally, we found a batch of imported firearms at the scene, including the same model of micro submachine gun used by the criminal at the crime scene. The evidence is very substantial."

Nalan Shuo kept referring to the perpetrators, mastermind, and criminals as if Yang Xiao had nothing to do with the matter.

"Yang Xiao, you must be cautious of this Mo Daidai. Last time, aside from you and that Tong Han, he also sent other people who completely wiped out Yanhe Tian’s family and the Evil Cultivators in those two vehicles," Nalan Shuo said gravely, "I’ve seen the photos from the scene. Those who died didn’t even have a chance to resist. This second group’s methods are much savvier than yours."

"I understand. If Tong Han and I had the slightest deviation in loyalty, I’m afraid this second group would eliminate us along with Yanhe Tian." Yang Xiao knew that Mo Daidai was fully capable of such deeds, proudly claiming himself a businessman who valued honesty. Indeed, when he said he would kill a family, he spared not even a dog.

"It’s good that you’re aware. Such people are ultimately just external forces, not our own," sighed Nalan Shuo.

Yang Xiao could clearly hear the implied meaning in Nalan Shuo’s words and immediately showed his allegiance, "Chief, it was you who brought me into the Patrol Defense Office. Without your support, I’d still be squatting in a rental house writing plays. You are my true benefactor!"

Nalan Shuo laughed out loud, waved his hand, and said, "What benefactor or not, once you step through the doors of our Patrol Defense Office, we might seem like superiors and subordinates on the surface, but in reality, we are all brothers."

After a round of pleasantries, Nalan Shuo let Yang Xiao leave, reminding him before he left that training had been arranged for him the next day, as it wouldn’t do for the investigation team leader to be absent from the office all the time.

The night had grown deep, and after hurriedly dining outside, Yang Xiao took the case of money back to his apartment. The first thing he did upon entering his room was to take off his clothes and shower.

His back injury was itching intensely, but as he took off his shirt and stood facing away from the mirror in the bathroom, he saw in the reflection that the injury on his back had developed fresh flesh. However, what was eerie was that the texture and color of this flesh matched the Drama Robe exactly!

No, this was the Drama Robe! Yang Xiao reached behind him with his arms, and grabbing at that irregular triangular piece of flesh, he felt... the texture was indistinguishable from the Drama Robe!