When Baja returned, he brought back the old duke's message. His exact words were, "It doesn't matter even if that manor is razed to the ground."
The old duke had completely holed up inside the Holy Court. Su Xiao had sent Baja to find him because he wanted the rights to use the old duke's manor.
Alans City was clearly unsuitable for that unknown force to act in, so Su Xiao would take the initiative to leave.
Crack, crack, crack...
Banishment on Su Xiao's sleeve shattered completely. The next moment, Ghost Shadow felt a sharp pain coming from the wound on her arm.
An injection gun stabbed into her shoulder. As the anesthetic entered her body, she lost sensation, but Ghost Shadow did not panic. Instead, while she was not yet completely paralyzed, she let out a cold snort.
Su Xiao had been staring at Ghost Shadow's expression the entire time. When he heard that cold snort, he raised his brows. This was an unexpected gain. He could make use of the change in her expression when she let out that "cold snort" later.
Su Xiao crouched beside Ghost Shadow and took out a pair of tools resembling contact lenses from his storage space, then put them over Ghost Shadow's eyes.
Something horrifying happened to Ghost Shadow. She actually blinked uncontrollably, and her eyes regained their luster. This was absolutely not her intention. She could not control her body at all now.
Su Xiao slowly exhaled and focused his mind completely. Just now, Banishment, which had been broken down to the size of dust particles, had already infiltrated every part of Ghost Shadow's body—her blood, muscles, subcutaneous tissue, and so on.
Blue light surged in Su Xiao's eyes. The next moment, Ghost Shadow stood up somewhat stiffly and slowly walked