Don't Kill Him, and It'll Be Fine

"What?!"

Xiao Ran and Wu Man's eyes froze as they stared at Huang Le in shock.

"What happened? Explain yourself. What exploded?" Wu Man's eyes widened, the easygoing look on his face replaced by a grave expression.

Huang Le swallowed twice, then took a couple of deep breaths before finally catching his breath. "I'm... I'm not sure about the details yet! Just now, several tables of people were eating at the restaurant when they apparently received an urgent message—maybe through a communication talisman or something. Then the whole restaurant erupted! Everyone was shouting that there'd been a massive explosion over in Bone Spirit Street. Flames shot into the sky, smoke and dust billowed everywhere, and... and a lot of people had died! The whole place was in chaos!"

Xiao Ran set down his chopsticks. The broth noodles in his bowl seemed to have gone cold in an instant. His brows furrowed, and his gaze sharpened like an eagle's.

Sister Liu immediately came to mind.

Before he'd left last time, Sister Liu had already said her goodbyes in advance. She'd told him that once the Lost City landed, she'd be leaving. She wasn't the only one who wanted to leave; the other evil spirits lurking in Bone Spirit Street wanted out too.

But to escape, they'd have to get past the gatekeepers, including the night watchman, Li Ji. A battle between the two sides was inevitable. At the time, Xiao Ran hadn't thought much of it. Who knew when the Lost City would land? Besides, it wasn't something he could get involved in.

Now Bone Spirit Street had landed, and something like this had suddenly happened. Xiao Ran couldn't help suspecting that Sister Liu and the other evil spirits from Bone Spirit Street had attacked Li Ji and the other night