"Old Hu, when are you finally getting here?!" He Ming had barely dodged another attack, and he knew that Hu Jiu would need some time to get here to rescue him, so he held on with a sliver of hope.
His legs were trembling slightly. He had held on for so long, and although the Fierce Ghost inside him showed no signs of reviving, his strength was starting to give out.
Just as he turned the corner of a street, his eyes suddenly lit up. In the distance, the rescuers he had been longing for were looking around, as if searching for something.
"Old Hu, I'm here!" He Ming couldn't help but shout excitedly. After talking to Hu Jiu earlier, he was afraid that Hu Jiu wouldn't be able to find his location, so he had been wandering around the same area.
Actually, He Ming was a little scared, afraid that Hu Jiu would suddenly change her mind and stand him up. Fortunately, it turned out that his worries were unnecessary, and Hu Jiu was still very reliable.
Just like when the two first met, He Ming, filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, ran towards Hu Jiu.
"Hey~, how did you get yourself into such a mess?" Hu Jiu helped He Ming, who was unsteady on his feet.
He Ming almost burst into tears, gently touching the wounds on his face. "Don't even mention it, it feels like I've been dragged into a conspiracy."
As He Ming spoke, he pulled Hu Jiu towards a hidden spot. Before, He Ming had only thought about getting help and hadn't considered much else. Only now did he suddenly realize something: Hu Jiu was willing to come to his rescue, but what if Hu Jiu couldn't defeat those people? What if Hu Jiu sacrificed herself to save them?
When they went to the Ghostly Ancient Tomb together last time, Hu Jiu did seem a bit "unassuming," but He Ming was still a little worried.
Human beings are always conflicted. He Ming was torn between fearing that his friends would get into trouble because of him and hoping that his friends would stand by him through thick and thin.
Hu Jiu's arrival had a greater impact on He Ming's mental well-being; it was as if He Ming had found a pillar of support, and his near-collapse mental state was brought back together.
He Ming asked Hu Jiu, "Are you really that confident in coming to rescue me? Don't get yourself into trouble."
"Don't worry, I never fight a battle I'm not sure I can win," Hu Jiu said with a smile.
He Ming a sigh of relief and was about to say something when suddenly...
Swish--
A faint whooshing sound rang out, and a rusty long nail suddenly shot towards Hu Jiu's head.
"Watch out!" He Ming exclaimed. He had almost been hit by the Ghost Tamer who could shoot nails several times before. This Ghost Tamer had the ability to attack from a distance and was very troublesome.
Hu Jiu calmly raised his hand and pinched the long nail between two fingers.
Seeing this, He Ming swallowed back what he was about to say. It seemed that Hu Jiu was indeed quite capable, and his sense of security remained as high as ever.
Hu Jiu looked expressionlessly in the direction from which the nails had been shot, and saw a figure standing on the street in the distance.
He Ming tried to pull Hu Jiu away to escape, but couldn't budge her.
Hu Jiu looked you over. "There are actually three Ghost Tamers chasing you? What did you do to deserve such hatred?"
He Ming was speechless. "I don't know what happened either. We were surrounded and chased as soon as we got here. Let's not talk about it anymore and just run."
Hu Jiu pulled Hanging Rope: "Why are you running? I came here to help you, not to play Rat -and-seek with you!"
He Ming frowned. "Are you really confident? Those are three Ghost Tamer!"
"Tsk~, in the Supernatural world, quantity doesn't bring that much advantage." Hu Jiu said, while swinging the Hanging Rope like a whip.
Snap--
A deep gash was left in the ground.
Three unfamiliar Ghost Tamers surrounded Hu Jiu and He Ming in a triangular formation.
"This has nothing to do with you. We're looking for He Ming. If you know what's good for you, get lost right now, and we won't bother you!" A young Ghost Tamer with several nails in his mouth said to Hu Jiu.
His response was a sharp lash from the Hanging Rope.
The Ghost Tamer was holding a nail in his mouth, didn't expect Hu Jiu to attack without warning. He hurriedly tried to dodge, but the whip moved nimbly in mid-air like a snake, relentlessly pursuing him.
Snap--
The nail -Ghost Tamer was broken in two at the waist.
"Ah--" Accompanied by an extremely shrill scream and wail, foul-smelling blood sprayed all over the ground, and intestines fell out from the ruptured abdominal cavity.
Whether this move intimidated others or not is unknown, He Ming was definitely terrified.
The change happened too quickly. When the other two Ghost Tamers came to their senses, their eyes were full of fear when they looked at Hu Jiu. In just one glance, Hu Jiu's ferocious and tyrannical image was deeply ingrained in their minds.
The Ghost Tamer the nail broken in two, was clearly beyond saving; the Fierce Ghost within him stirred and quickly revived.
Hu Jiu casually manipulated the Hanging Rope, rolled up his two severed corpses, and stuffed them into Golden Corpse Bag. The whole process was smooth and effortless, as if he had done this countless times before.
"You're being way too arrogant. You really don't take us seriously?" the strange Ghost Tamer said coldly as he launched an attack on Hu Jiu.
Hu Jiu didn't want to waste time on these small fry, so...
Amidst the incredulous gazes of the group, Hu Jiu grabbed one with his left hand and another with his right. The two Ghost Tamers tried to struggle, but were shocked to find that the Supernatural within them were out of control!
"You..."
Hu Jiu didn't give them a chance to speak at all. He opened the Golden Corpse Bag, stuffed the person inside, and then stomped on the body through the bag.
The sounds of bones shattering and flesh being crushed filled the air. He Ming stood trembling to the side. He knew too little about Hu Jiu; Hu Jiu didn't seem to be a reliable older brother.
Hu Jiu turned around and saw He Ming's cowardly appearance. She curled her lips into a cold smile, "Putting aside the facts, whatever I do is right."
He Ming nodded immediately. No matter how cruel Hu Jiu was, at least at this moment, the sense of security he provided was real.
The crisis has been temporarily averted.
"What should we do next? Leave Langzhou City directly?" He Ming asked cautiously.
Hu Jiu put Hanging Rope: "I'm on a mission from Headquarters; I need to find out what's going on in this city."
He Ming then asked, "So where should we start our investigation? Langzhou University? Headquarters initially sent me here to investigate that suspected Class A Supernatural event at Langzhou University."
Hu Jiu glanced at him. "We are senior investigators sent by Headquarters. There's no need for us to do every little thing ourselves. Our job is to oversee the overall situation; we can delegate the small tasks to others."
"Let's go to the Langzhou City government building now and first calculate their crimes of failing to report and deceiving their superiors..."