The Mastermind

"Are you okay?" Fang Lanyue's voice came from outside the bathroom door. She had heard the commotion inside and came to check.

"I'm fine!" Lu Siye replied, looking up. He was squatting in front of the bathtub, reached out, and pulled the plug, letting the water drain.

The water had been used by a Water Ghost that reeked of fish. He couldn't use this water; it just felt disgusting.

Although he had been attacked by the Water Ghost just now, Lu Siye had gotten the information he wanted from it.

The Net had already started targeting him, and the one inevitably targeting him was the Star Lord Black Abyss, who held a grudge against him.

After all, the only ones who still thought he was a Night Patrol Envoy and severely injured were Meng Jianmin, who was also a member of the Town Demon Suppression Division, and him.

"Who?"

Suddenly, Lu Siye roared. He yanked open the bathroom door and disappeared like a blur down to the balcony.

In the pitch-black night, the surrounding buildings rapidly receded. Lu Siye ran across the rooftops of one building after another, his eyes fixed in one direction.

Just now, while he was in the bathroom, a ghost's aura had suddenly entered his range of perception. And that aura was somewhat similar to the ghost that had previously used the Ghost Wall.

Swish~

After crossing a street, Lu Siye finally spotted a Ghost Head Infant, its entire body a dark blue with a large head, running rapidly in the darkness of an alleyway. It kept glancing back.

"Caught you!" Lu Siye muttered, activating his Lingbo Microstep, his speed increasing again.

The Ghost Head Infant in the darkness continued to run away from Tongjiang Residential Complex, occasionally looking back to ensure the man who could severely injure its master wasn't chasing it.

Previously, because it needed to maintain the Ghost Wall to conceal its master's aura, it couldn't free up its hands to help its master deal with that man.

Later, even though its master was injured, that man was already at the end of his rope. If they had continued fighting, that man would have definitely died.

It was a shame that the man's reinforcements had arrived. To preserve its life, they had no choice but to retreat.

After its master was severely injured and forced to flee, it was deliberately left in the sewer, tailing the man back to his residence, hoping to find an opportunity to kill him.

However, after witnessing its master's severe injuries, the Ghost Head Infant was filled with fear of Lu Siye. It didn't dare to act on its own, so it could only trick some stray ghosts into acting for it.

It tricked a female ghost into going to the man's residence to kill him, but as expected, that female ghost failed.

Then it tricked a drowned ghost into killing him. To ascertain the man's condition, it quietly prepared to approach his residence.

But unexpectedly, before it could even enter the building, it heard a roar.

It immediately realized it had been discovered. As a special ghost with the Ghost Wall, it absolutely could not die here.

It didn't linger any longer. Instead, it turned and ran, not daring to stop for a moment, fearing that the man would suddenly appear behind it and slash at it with a blade.

A single slash that even its master's vengeful spirit-level body couldn't withstand, and it, a mere fierce demon, didn't want to test how tough it was with its own life.

After running over twenty kilometers without incident, the Ghost Head Infant's speed finally slowed down.

Upon confirming that no one was chasing it from behind, it hid in the darkness of a street corner, raising its small hand to wipe away nonexistent cold sweat.

It had been a close call. It felt like its heart, which hadn't beaten for many years, had almost started beating again from fright.

The man's injuries had recovered, and his strength had improved. It had to report back to its master quickly.

Suddenly, the Ghost Head Infant shivered. For some reason, it, a ghost, felt a chill.

The Ghost Head Infant instinctively took a few steps back, only to realize it had bumped into something.

It turned its head and saw a familiar, terrifying face right in front of it.

"Where do you think you're going!" Lu Siye squatted behind the Ghost Head Infant, placing his right hand on its shoulder, a kind smile on his face.

[The Ghost Head Infant is terrified, its scalp tingling. Holy crap! Holy crap! Fear Points +99!]

[Ding~ Fear Points +99!]

[Ding~ Fear Points +99!]

This scare directly gave Lu Siye a triple critical hit.

"Ah~" A sharp scream rang out, causing Lu Siye to instinctively move his head away.

Bang!

An explosion sounded, and a powerful force pushed away Lu Siye's hand. A dense black curtain instantly enveloped his entire body.

"Ghost Wall again!" Lu Siye frowned. He released his Blood Essence, condensing it into a blade, and slashed. The Ghost Wall shattered in response.

After the Ghost Wall disappeared, the Ghost Head Infant was nowhere to be seen. Only a broken hand, connected to a small part of the forearm, was left on the ground.

"This Ghost Head Infant is quite ruthless. To escape me, it directly blew off an arm."

Lu Siye shook his head, picked up the ghost hand from the ground, and unleashed a suction force, draining the Yin energy within.

Then, Lu Siye leaped up, standing on the rooftop, and squinted towards a distant direction.

In his perception, there was a black and white ball of light there.

That was the Life and Death Talisman, a technique that came with his Northern Darkness Divine Art, which he had subtly implanted into the Ghost Head Infant earlier when it wasn't paying attention.

As mentioned before, Northern Darkness True Qi possessed both Yin and Yang. The Yang aspect of Northern Darkness True Qi was as scorching as lava, while the Yin aspect was several times colder than ice.

The true Life and Death Talisman was condensed using pure Yin and Yang Northern Darkness True Qi. After being implanted into another person's body, it could absorb the target's internal energy, allowing them to feel like they were burning alive or falling into an ice cellar at any time.

Of course, Lu Siye's current internal energy level was not enough for him to compress his internal energy into True Qi.

However, once one's cultivation power exceeds thirty years, a low-tier version of the Life and Death Talisman can be condensed using internal energy. While it lacks the torturous properties, it possesses the characteristic of being extremely difficult to remove and can also be used for tracking.

After absorbing the Yin energy from that Water Ghost in the restroom earlier, Lu Siye's internal energy had already surpassed thirty years, reaching over thirty-two years. This was enough to condense a low-tier Life and Death Talisman.

Looking at the conspicuous glowing mass in the distance, Lu Siye followed at a leisurely pace.

Netherworld Star Lord, is it?

You just wait for me!

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Ghost Head Infant was clutching its damaged shoulder, fleeing into the distance with a terrified expression.

It didn't know how it had been caught up to without any warning, nor did it know if that man was still behind it.

It staggered to a manhole cover, instinctively glanced around, and then opened the cover to crawl inside.

It refused to believe that the man could still track it after it had entered the sewer system.

Although the Ghost Head Infant thought this, for the sake of caution, it didn't immediately head towards its master's hiding place.

Lu Siye stood on the rooftop, watching the conspicuous glowing mass underground suddenly change direction, darting around erratically but generally heading towards the South District.

After thinking for a moment, he chose to continue following.

More than an hour later, as it was about to enter the South District, the glowing mass turned again, heading towards the North District at an even faster speed.

"Heh! Quite cautious."