"Chapter Five · Afterword · Shepherd"
"After resolving Xiang Shang's problem, I thought I could finally relax."
"But after spending a night at Xiang Shang's home, I was about to return to Tianmen County the next day to deal with matters at the Funeral Home when I sensed a wave of malice that made my hair stand on end!"
"I immediately turned to look!"
"Perhaps my reaction was too obvious, and the person radiating that malice noticed. By the time I scanned my surroundings, I could no longer tell where it had come from."
"Since that malice had appeared downstairs from Xiang Shang's home, I couldn't simply leave. I decided to stay and protect him a little longer while waiting for a response from the Administration."
"But over the next two days, it was as though that malice had never appeared. Whether I went out alone, with Xiang Shang, or even with Li Zi as well, I never sensed it again."
"During that time, the Administration failed to give me a satisfactory answer, either. The person who had targeted Xiang Shang and the others seemed to have simply vanished!"
"I stayed at Xiang Shang's home for another five days. Then the Funeral Home suddenly informed me that Tao Bo, the elderly Master of Ceremonies we had just hired, was quitting. I knew I had to return."
"Before leaving, I left them two memorial tablets and gave Xiang Shang a Ghost Cube. I even left him Qi Ning's business card."
"I wasn't expecting Xiang Shang to deal with that unknown danger. I only hoped that, if danger came, he would have the means to fight back and buy enough time to notify me and the Administration so we could save him."
"I left and returned to Tianmen County."
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