Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 977: Chapter 690: Peeking

"Is that your little girlfriend?" Tong Han asked.

Being stared at like this by Tong Han, Yang Xiao felt uncomfortable all over. He instinctively lowered his voice and explained, "What nonsense are you talking about? You know her—this is Chi Dan, the sister of Mo Daidai, whom I’ve mentioned to you before."

Hearing this, Tong Han frowned. "Her?"

Yang Xiao grabbed Tong Han’s hand in a quick motion, glanced around to make sure nobody was paying attention, and then pulled Tong Han toward the back of the rock garden. While walking, he said, "This isn’t the place to talk. Come with me first."

Tong Han’s photo was still plastered on the Patrol Defense Office’s wanted list, and it carried a hefty bounty. If her whereabouts were exposed, it would lead to a lot of unnecessary trouble. freёwebnoѵel.com

Meanwhile, Chi Dan returned to the hotel, heading straight to her high-rise suite. As she stepped out of the elevator, the spacious and well-lit corridor was eerily quiet. The floor was unusually serene since she was the only guest staying there.

Back in her room, she kicked off her shoes and casually tossed her jacket onto the floor. Barefoot, she walked to the sofa and took a seat, closing her eyes and stretching out her body. The curves of her figure perfectly melded with the back of the sofa.

"Why did you call me back?" Chi Dan’s voice carried a hint of coldness.

A figure slowly solidified behind her, as though stepping out from the depths of the shadows. Its face was indiscernible, and two slim, pale hands hung naturally by its sides, sleeves slightly drooping.

"Someone’s keeping an eye on you all." The voice behind her was clear and cold, unmistakably a woman’s, with an unhurried tone.

"Is it the Patrol Defense Office, or the elites from the United Federation?"

"Neither. It’s a woman—Tong Han."

Upon hearing this name, Chi Dan abruptly opened her eyes. "Her...? I know about this person. My brother mentioned her before. Why is she here?"

"I don’t know."

"Why didn’t you follow her to find out?" Chi Dan asked, visibly annoyed.

"I can’t get too close. Yang Xiao’s senses are very sharp. He has a magic artifact that severely restrains my abilities. If my spiritual power weren’t far superior to his, I wouldn’t have escaped from him last time at the hospital."

The woman fell silent for a moment before continuing in a matter-of-fact tone, "He’s grown more powerful than before—in both spiritual strength and mastery of the magic artifact. His progress is frightening. He’s now the Patrol Defense Office’s undisputed top expert. Even the Demon Rakshasa Qu Muzhi doesn’t compare to him."

Chi Dan wasn’t particularly surprised by this. After all, her brother had always had good judgment in people. "You’ve been close to him at the hospital; what did you find out?"

"Before I could make a move, he saw through my identity. Considering Miss’s instructions to avoid harming him, I didn’t dare unleash my full power and had no choice but to let him go."

The woman paused, falling into contemplation. "The magic artifact he’s wielding is unique. It can even trap my Fierce-Level Apostle. He’s the first one to do that."

"And let’s hope he’s the last," Chi Dan sneered. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Unfazed, the woman quietly retreated, her form slowly melting into the shadows at the edges of the room. In the end, she merged fully with the darkness and vanished without a trace.

From beginning to end, Chi Dan didn’t turn to look at her.

For Yang Xiao, deciding how to accommodate the suddenly returned Tong Han became a pressing issue. He needed to return to the Patrol Defense Office at night. If he didn’t, Nolan Shuo and Qu Muzhi would definitely come looking for him.

The only solution was to temporarily bring Tong Han to his newly purchased villa so she could stay there for a few days. Once everything was sorted out, she could decide whether to return to the Ru Lin Academy or head to Xiang Ma Town—whatever she preferred.

In their conversation, Tong Han learned about the events surrounding Yang Xiao during this time, as well as news on Sui Chengguo.

Yang Xiao was thrilled to see Tong Han again—for one, they were friends who hadn’t seen each other in ages, and he deeply missed her. On top of that, her dependability was just what he needed at the moment, rivaling even Fu Qingzhu in reliability. Both were the people Yang Xiao trusted most.

Yang Xiao had no reason to keep secrets from Tong Han. He recounted everything about Jingping Town, highlighting the peculiar Ghost phone and expressing hope that Tong Han might help him decipher its capabilities and limitations.

In a move that wasn’t surprising, Tong Han readily agreed. Before stepping into the Mirror World, Yang Xiao further divulged the secrets of the Little Mirror Ghost to her.

As Yang Xiao’s most trusted friend, this wasn’t Tong Han’s first time entering the Mirror World. However, this time she remarked that something felt different from her previous visit. Yet she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was.

Even though Yang Xiao had told her about the Little Mirror Ghost beforehand, when she saw it for the first time, Tong Han was unsurprisingly shocked. The little creature’s resemblance to Yang Xiao was uncanny, almost as if they had been carved from the same mold. But their eyes held a striking difference. Yang Xiao’s gaze was warm and resolute, while the Little Mirror Ghost’s eyes were cold and vigilant, like an emotionless machine.

"What do you need me to do?" Tong Han asked.

Yang Xiao once again tied his phone onto the Little Mirror Ghost and released it, watching as it sprinted off into the distance.

It wasn’t until the Little Mirror Ghost disappeared from view that Yang Xiao turned to Tong Han and instructed her, "Stay here—don’t get too close or too far. As long as you can see where I’m standing now, that’s enough. Do not touch my body. Later, I will come back to find you, but I won’t look like I do now. I’ll appear as a female ghost in a floral dress. Don’t be afraid of her—I can control her. Just treat the Floral Dress Ghost as me."

Yang Xiao emphasized seriously, "If anything unexpected happens, prioritize your own safety. And remember: do not trust that Little Mirror Ghost. It may resemble me, but at its core, it’s still a ghost, and I cannot control it."

"Will it attack me?" Tong Han asked curiously.