"What are you capturing ability users for and giving them to the Ghost King?" I asked again.
The ghost shook his head and spread his hands. "I'm just a grunt doing the work. How would I know about that stuff? The boss tells me what to do, so I do it."
"What you did earlier wasn't something your boss told you to do."
"Everyone has to show a little initiative," he replied casually.
I narrowed my eyes. Power gathered in my hand.
The chains began rattling again.
The ghost's expression changed. He hurriedly said, "I can't help it! I can't do anything! It's just..." He gritted his teeth. "The boss found out about my private deal with Mu Ge. If I don't get some results soon, someone else will take my place, and I'll be finished! I had no choice... I saw the information the boss had people collect. I knew the boss took you seriously, so I wanted to capture you and make up for my mistake."
He didn't seem to be lying, but he was still holding something back.
I kept applying pressure, and the ghost's yin energy dwindled further and further.
The ghost cried out in a panic, "Everything I said is true! It's all true!"
I remained unmoved.
"Fine! I'll tell you the truth! I actually wanted to make a deal with you! I want to kill the boss!"
I stopped releasing my power.
Panting heavily, he pulled a shipping label from behind him. "I prepared a way out. I was going to ask you to kill Yixun, the boss. I had no choice. If I get replaced, I'll die. I have to strike first. I know you're powerful. The boss is even a little afraid of you. You can kill her."
"What were you planning