Free Web NovelChapter 590: Chapter 504: Prisoner
"It’s useless; you can’t possibly stay by someone’s side every minute for years. That’s not realistic," Nalan Shuo shook his head.
But he still underestimated Yang Xiao’s will to survive. To speak nothing of staying close, for the sake of living, Yang Xiao was even willing to hang on to the top expert if necessary.
"Director, rest assured, I can do it!" Yang Xiao quickly nodded to show his determination.
"Calm down, Little Yang. Starting from now, you have at least one to two years to figure something out. Let’s think of a solution together." Nalan Shuo forced a smile, patted Yang Xiao on the shoulder to comfort him, "You’re talented. I haven’t seen many young people with skills like yours, nor have I seen anyone with so many evil... um... magic artifacts. I believe you can definitely break this curse!"
With things having reached this point, Yang Xiao could only pretend to be reassured and asked Nalan Shuo to help keep an eye out for any potential surviving members of his team, giving him the names of two people: the well-known actress Che Xuechun, and the truck driver Wen Chongxian.
Back at the apartment, lying in bed, Yang Xiao tossed and turned. As soon as he closed his eyes, he would see Monk Wukong with his hands pressed together in devotion. He hadn’t yet settled his grudges with the Yu Yuan Sect, and now he had provoked the followers of the Black Buddha Mother, a figure whose status was not below the Little Holy Spirit White-Robed Buddha Mother. Yang Xiao sighed; he didn’t know what more to say.
Lu Youdao had once told him that the Black Buddha Mother Sect was honored as the Head of Ten Thousand Religions. With experts as numerous as the clouds, even three major established forces like the Patrol Defense Office held them in great fear. One could imagine the strength of Monk Wukong.
At the same time, Yang Xiao suddenly thought of something. With magic artifacts unusable in the Nightmare World, how did Monk Wukong realize that the Ghost Duster was in his possession?
Though it was not said explicitly, the mere comment that the donor resembled an old friend of the monk was enough to send chills down one’s spine. This monk must have sensed something, and even... Yang Xiao slowly widened his eyes; he suspected that this monk had come for him!
To be precise, not for him, but for the Ghost Duster he carried. Who knows what otherworldly powers the monk had to have entered the same Ghost Script as him.
This familiar scene caused a violent twinge in Yang Xiao’s heart; he had experienced something similar before. It was a long time ago, when he had just joined the Patrol Defense Office, and the team member Yu Shu had encountered a Nine-Eyed Duo Luo Ghost Script. By a twist of fate, he had used the illusion of the Underworld Robe to forcibly intervene in Yu Shu’s Nightmare World and saved her. It was this event that caused him to be haunted by the headless ghost and brought about subsequent troubles.
"Could it be... this monk has an artifact similar to this robe?" The more Yang Xiao thought about it, the more likely it seemed. If that was the case, this monk might know some secrets about the former owner of the robe.
But wishful thinking aside, if he had the choice, Yang Xiao would prefer not to have any ties with this ominous monk, hoping they would never meet again in his lifetime. The most useful among all his artifacts was his dear sister’s Drama Robe. If its purpose were to become known, with his current level of power, he might be dead on the street the next day, killed for his treasure.
Having been an Angel Envoy for some time, Yang Xiao was very aware of the allure a handy magic artifact held for an envoy. free𝑤ebnovel.com
Memories elicit sighs. Once upon a time, he was just a naive little envoy, and now, he’s grown into a top figure in the Li Generation, capable of establishing a sect in Xiang Ma Town. Fate plays tricks on people. Yang Xiao just wanted a peaceful life writing scripts, but blood and violence followed him all the way up to today, all forced by those people!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Yang Xiao simply sat up, put on the Drama Robe, and prepared to visit the Mirror World. In some time, he was going to Yun Qi City’s Ru Lin Academy to participate in a covert competition. He planned to take Tong Han with him. There are no walls without cracks in this world; it would be problematic to leave Tong Han near Rongcheng.
Yang Cha was also acquainted with Tong Han. Last time in the Nightmare World, if not for Tong Han risking his life to save them, they all would have died, including Yang Cha. Yang Xiao thought of asking Yang Cha’s help in getting Tong Han admitted to Ru Lin Academy to study for a while.
Previously Yang Cha had mentioned that not only were the admission requirements for Ru Lin Academy high, but so were the tuition fees. Yang Xiao planned to bring some money and gold bars as both Tong Han’s tuition and his own competition entry fees.
With a thought, the Soul-Capturing Mirror appeared in his left hand. Yang Xiao first took out the ancient copper mirror he had obtained from the Chamber of Commerce, dismantled the mirror into three small pieces, and knocked the edges forcefully against the corner of the table. Turning it over to look, very good, there wasn’t a scratch on the mirror’s surface.
Truly a supernatural object—common damage could not destroy it, which was very important for Yang Xiao’s future battles.
He then spread the three split mirrors around various corners of the room. Accompanied by a bit of spiritual power, the Soul-Capturing Mirror’s abilities activated, and Yang Xiao’s figure smoothly entered and exited among the three mirrors.
The experimental results satisfied Yang Xiao greatly; this ancient copper mirror was as if tailor-made for him.
This time, finally staying in the Mirror World, Yang Xiao headed straight for the wardrobe. Everything in the room was as before. The Mirror Ghost, ever since being outwitted last time, had become even more cautious and had not appeared before Yang Xiao for quite a while.
He opened the wardrobe, and nothing inside seemed to have been disturbed. In fact, it wouldn’t matter even if the Mirror Ghost did come, as all the dangerous items like the Resentful Eye had been moved by Yang Xiao, determined not to repeat the mistake made with the Universal Key.
