"What do we do now? Should we make a move?" asked the Mighty Warrior nervously, as he had not expected the Ghost King Zhenyue's oppressive aura to be this intense before coming here.
The Mind Master shook his head and changed strategy.
"No rush. See that boy? The Ghost King keeps circling him, which means the Ghost King is primarily possessing him. We can make a move on him and use my esper ability to extract some information about the Ghost King. If we're lucky enough, we might even sniff out the whereabouts of Humanity's Supreme Treasure."
"When do we strike?"
"After school."
After a brief discussion, the two of them scaled the school wall and left.
They lay low near the school gates. In their search for Humanity's Supreme Treasure, the two of them hadn't even bothered to eat dinner. They had taken a high-speed train from another city to Chang'an City, and then spent time inside the school on tenterhooks, worried about being discovered by the Ghost King. Now crouching by the roadside and finally safe, they were hungry.
"I'll go buy something to eat," volunteered the Mighty Warrior, who always ate the most.
The Mind Master waved a hand. "No need to go to that much trouble."
The Mind Master beckoned, stopping a food delivery worker by the roadside.
The delivery worker looked at the Mind Master with confusion and vigilance. "What are you doing?"
"Look into my eyes." The Mind Master cracked a humorless smile, invoking his ability to control the delivery worker. The delivery worker lost consciousness and stood frozen on the spot.
The Mind Master walked around to the back of the electric scooter and opened the delivery box. It was packed to the brim with ready-made food, and he gestured for the Mighty Warrior to come over, acting quite generous.
"Pick whatever you want, my treat."
The Mighty Warrior stood on no ceremony, picking out a bag of meat skewers. The bamboo sticks pierced right through the plastic bag, and oil dripped from the holes, looking very appetizing.
"Alright, back to delivering your food," the Mind Master ordered the delivery worker to leave.
"Won't this get him a bad review?"
"What's that got to do with us?"
"True." The Mighty Warrior dug in with a clear conscience.
The two of them attacked the skewers from both sides, eating until their mouths were greasy.
"Stop eating, school's out." The Mind Master patted the Mighty Warrior, who was sucking on a bamboo stick, leaving the Mighty Warrior wanting more.
The Mind Master smeared Plant-Ash Water over his eyes and stared at Zhou You, making sure that terrifying Ghost King wasn't following him.
"It seems the Ghost King cannot leave the school because it's guarding Humanity's Supreme Treasure."
There were many students at dismissal time, and making a move here would be too conspicuous. The Mind Master and his companion tailed Zhou You the entire way, only deciding to act once Zhou You parted ways with Chu Xiaoyao and walked alone down the sidewalk.
Zhou You hummed a little tune, in a pretty good mood. Although Fatty Wei had framed him today and ruined his reputation, overall, it had been a wonderful day where he studied when it was time to study and cultivated when it was time to cultivate.
Two figures blocked Zhou You's path with unfriendly expressions.
"Kid, stop right there." The tall, thin Mind Master wore a cold sneer at the corner of his mouth with a sharp gaze, while the bulky Mighty Warrior followed behind like a wall.
Zhou You abruptly halted, his smile vanishing as he looked at the two of them with vigilance. "Who are you people!"
"That's not something you need to know." The Mighty Warrior spoke in a muffled, oppressive voice.
Zhou You's brain raced. These two clearly weren't up to any good; why would they target him?
A mugging? For no reason, who would mug a poor student.
Kidnapping? With his background, did his family look like they had money?
After advancing to the Qi Refining Stage, Zhou You's mental processing speed was much faster than before, and one option after another was eliminated in his mind.
Was it something he had done recently that caused these two to come after him?
Too many things had happened recently. Which one was it?
Cultivating with Chu Xiaoyao?
Inviting Nuomi to the classroom?
Exorcisng ghosts with Su Tingxue?
Suddenly, inspiration flashed in Zhou You's mind, and he figured out the origins of these two men.
It must be that his scandal with Su Tingxue had spread! He'd heard that quite a few rich second-generation heirs liked Su Tingxue. It was a rich second-generation heir who had sent people to teach him a lesson!
"So that's how it is." Thinking of this, Zhou You grew even more certain that he couldn't go with these two.
Seeing Zhou You calm down and put on a look of knowing something actually made the Mind Master and his companion panic.
Could this kid know who they were? Or did he know the whereabouts of Humanity's Supreme Treasure?
"Look into my eyes!"
The Mind Master didn't overthink it, unleashing his esper ability to control Zhou You.
Anyone possessed by a Vengeful Ghost was bound to suffer day and night and be mentally unstable, making them even easier to control than ordinary people!
"And?"
Zhou You looked at the Mind Master in confusion, not knowing what he was trying to do, and felt that the Mind Master was a bit mentally unstable.
Could it be that the rich second-generation heir had hired two mental patients to deal with him, so that even if something happened to him, the other party wouldn't have to take responsibility?
How calculating!
The Mind Master hadn't expected Zhou You to be completely unaffected. How could this be? This trick should have been foolproof against ordinary people.
Could it be the influence of the Ghost King's possession?
"Go beat him up, beat him until his mind is muddled," the Mind Master said to the eager Mighty Warrior. Since Zhou You's mind was clear, they would just beat him until it wasn't, which would make him easy to control.
The Mighty Warrior lunged forward, causing Zhou You's eyelids to twitch. Despite the Mighty Warrior's massive build, which made him look like he'd be clumsy, he moved unexpectedly fast.
However, having advanced to the Qi Refining Stage, Zhou You was in a completely different league from the half-step Qi Refining Stage-he wasn't so easy to handle.
Seeing this, he didn't panic in the slightest. Facing the Mighty Warrior's fist, he wound up and threw a punch of his own.
Accompanied by a dull thud, Zhou You and the Mighty Warrior stepped back at the same time. The Mighty Warrior's expression remained normal, but Zhou You winced in pain.
After advancing to the Qi Refining Stage, Zhou You's strength had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation. Originally, he had absolute confidence in his strength, but he hadn't expected the other party's physical force to be even greater than his own.
Seeing this, the Mighty Warrior spread his arms like a bear, rampaging forward and repeatedly trying to grapple Zhou You. Zhou You moved with agility, dodging successively and retreating continuously.
"Kid, if you've got guts, stop dodging." The Mighty Warrior chuckled, his words full of provocation.
Zhou You wasn't going to fall for that. If my physical strength can't match yours, why wouldn't I dodge?
Suddenly, Zhou You backed up and bumped into a streetlamp. Seeing this, the Mighty Warrior threw a punch, and Zhou You smoothly sidestepped around the lamp post. The punch landed solidly on the metal column, leaving a clearly visible fist print amid a loud bang.
Zhou You was astonished. The Mighty Warrior's strength was even greater than he had imagined.
Where on earth did the rich second-generation heir hire this expert from?
He didn't look like an Immortal Cultivator either; he hadn't used a single spell this entire fight.
The Mind Master narrowed his eyes. He knew the Mighty Warrior's combat prowess well-dealing with ordinary people took only a single punch, yet Zhou You had reached a stalemate with the Mighty Warrior for so long, moving with excessive agility.
Did Vengeful Ghost possession have this kind of effect?
He didn't look like an Immortal Cultivator either; he hadn't used a single spell this entire fight.
Having failed to take Zhou You down for a long time, the Mighty Warrior was losing face. Aside from all-around enhancement, his ability also allowed for partial enhancement-for instance, he could sacrifice a portion of his strength in exchange for enhanced speed.
Despite his massive build, if he chose to sacrifice some strength for speed, he could move as swiftly as a startled rabbit.
"So fast!"
Zhou You could clearly sense that the Mighty Warrior's speed had suddenly increased. He had previously been able to dodge and have room to maneuver, retreating while edging toward the Mind Master. The Mind Master looked weak and frail, making him easier to deal with than the Mighty Warrior; he could take the Mind Master hostage and force them to hold back.
Yet the Mighty Warrior's change forced Zhou You to abandon this plan. He couldn't even protect himself now.
"Oh no!"
The Mighty Warrior caught Zhou You's opening, his sandbag-sized fist expanding infinitely in Zhou You's field of vision.
Too late to dodge!
Seeing that Zhou You was about to be hit, the Mighty Warrior wore a smug smile.
The next second, the Mighty Warrior's vision went black, as if someone had covered his eyes.
No, not like-his eyes were actually covered!
The Mind Master, watching the battle, stared in utter shock. Zhou You, who was about to be struck, had instantly appeared behind the Mighty Warrior and covered his eyes for reasons unknown.
His movement was like a ghost!
What kind of technique was this?
Zhou You breathed heavily. This was a technique he had suddenly been able to use in an emergency, completely beyond expectation.
Although it was his first time executing it, he felt extremely familiar with the move, having run into it just the day before yesterday.
Ghost-Covered Eyes.
Zhou You was stunned. What was going on? Could it be that after eating the Sight-Obscuring Ghost, he had acquired the ghost's ability?
The Sight-Obscuring Ghost could suddenly appear behind others, but could only cover their eyes. This technique had no offensive power whatsoever, but since he was human, there were plenty of things he could do.
"Let go!" roared the Mighty Warrior, trying to pry away Zhou You's hands.
Unexpectedly, Zhou You raised a hand and slapped the Mighty Warrior right across the ear, the blow leaving the Mighty Warrior's ears ringing with a buzz and his head spinning!
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