Preparation Work

At this moment, outside a villa community on the outskirts of the city.

Li Yao sat in the car for a long time and did not see Yang Jian return. She was getting impatient. According to the previous efficiency, he should have dealt with He Tianxiong by now. Moreover, from the outside, there was no big commotion in the community. Everything seemed to be normal.

"Let's go in and take a look."

After hesitating for a while, Li Yao couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer. She carefully drove into the residential area and headed towards Villa No. 8.

However, as soon as Li Yao's car passed by, she saw He Tianxiong carrying large bags and small packages as he walked out of the gate, looking like he was about to leave.

"What? He Tianxiong is still alive?" Li Yao was shocked.

"Could it be..."

Then, a terrifying thought surfaced in her mind.

If He Tianxiong is still alive, then where is Yang Jian who went to kill him? Could it be that he failed and was killed by He Tianxiong?

Although the possibility is slim, there is still a chance.

Who can guarantee that a top-tier Ghost Tamer like Yang Jian won't ever have a mishap?

Just as Li Yao was lost in thought, He Tianxiong, who had been standing at the door, suddenly appeared outside her car window.

"Bang!" The sound of shattering glass rang out.

He Tianxiong smashed the glass and grabbed Li Yao from the driver's seat.

"So that's why Yang Jian knew where I lived. It was you, you bitch, who told him! You almost killed me, and now you dare to show your face in front of me?"

He Tianxiong recognized Li Yao and Zhang Jian's car. He was immediately enraged and wished he could strangle the traitor to death.

Li Yao immediately showed a look of panic. "Yang Jian didn't kill you?"

"It was so close, he gave up at the last minute. I almost died here today. If you hadn't leaked the information, how could I have lost so badly?"

Upon hearing this question, He Tianxiong's face immediately turned ferocious. He dragged Li Yao out of the car, threw her on the ground, and then walked over with murderous intent.

Li Yao cried out in pain, her eyes filled with fear.

She had assumed that Yang Jian had finished his business and was just delayed at He Tianxiong's house; she never expected such a scene.

Yang Jian?

So what about Yang Jian now?

Subconsciously looking around, Li Yao knew she was powerless against He Tianxiong. Only Yang Jian could stop this guy; otherwise, if she had driven in out of curiosity today, she might have gotten herself killed.

"No need to look, Yang Jian isn't here, he left a long time ago."

He Tianxiong's gaze was icy, and the ferocity on his face hadn't disappeared, as if he was contemplating whether to kill Li Yao.

Killing an ordinary person is not difficult; it's no burden for someone like him, it's just a matter of lifting a finger.

Moreover, Li Yao's current posture of sitting on the ground and looking up at herself has triggered the ghost's killing pattern.

As long as you let the ghost go.

But the lesson he had just learned kept He Tianxiong rational.

"No, please don't kill me!" Li Yao cried out in terror, backing away.

He Tianxiong didn't chase after her. He simply stopped in his tracks and stared intently at her. "You bitch, remember this! I won't kill you today, but that doesn't mean I'll let you go. The day Yang Jian can't protect you anymore, I'll strangle you with my own hands. You dare to stab me in the back, you mere ordinary person? Do you really think I, He Tianxiong, am so easy to bully?"

After saying that, he gritted his teeth, threw the bags and packages into the car, and got into Li Yao's car, preparing to flee.

He knew very well that Yang Jian didn't kill him because he was preoccupied with other matters and didn't want to spend too much time dealing with the ghost in his body.

After all, the ghost standing on your shoulder is very fierce and not so easy to deal with.

However, He Tianxiong dared not gamble on Yang Jian would change his mind, so the best course of action was to temporarily leave the city, hide for a while, and see how things went before making any decisions. As for Li Yao...

To put it bluntly, you have to consider the owner before you beat a dog. If Yang Jian's men couldn't resist killing them now, and Yang Jian came after them, they would be dead for sure.

I don't want to think about this upsetting thing.

As soon as the accelerator was pressed, the vehicle surged forward, but then suddenly came to a stop.

He Tianxiong tossed a bunch of keys out of the car, saying, "Please tell him that I lost this house to Yang Jian. It belongs to him now. Some of the compensation money is in the house. After this, we're even. I won't bother him anymore, but I hope he won't bother me either."

Feeling like she had escaped death Li Yao was momentarily stunned. It took her a while to come to her senses and understand what was happening.

"Damn it, why did Yang Jian let He Tianxiong go? Doesn't he know how much of a threat He Tianxiong is? He could have killed him." Li Yao was both terrified and angry.

She thought Yang Jian had made a huge mistake.

Immediately, she couldn't help but call Yang Jian, wanting to get to the bottom of things.

"It's me." Soon, the call connected, and Yang Jian's voice came from the other end.

"Yang Jian, what are you doing? Why did you release He Tianxiong? Do you know that He Tianxiong just bumped into me and almost killed me?" Li Yao felt that today was absolutely terrible and couldn't help but shout.

Yang Jian a call from Li Yao. Faced with such a rebuke, he immediately frowned. "Are you questioning my decision?"

"You were wrong to begin with. I'm just reminding you. You can still come and take action now. If you insist on doing this, I hope you can give me a reason," Li Yao said angrily.

Yang Jian's voice was cold. "It's none of your business to tell me what to do. If you insist on giving me a reason, then I'll give it to you now. I've already thoroughly investigated the information about the ghost on He Tianxiong's body. Killing him is just a matter of lifting a finger. I have something urgent to attend to and don't want to spend time collecting his corpse. Is that reason acceptable?"

"You're too confident. This is practically letting a tiger return to the mountains," Li Yao said, biting her lip.

Yang Jian said, "What kind of threat is He Tianxiong? He's just a scaredy-cat. He ran away. The biggest threat in our social circle is Fang Shiming, and you haven't gathered any information about him. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in you. Okay, that's all for today. You can go back now. We'll talk next time we meet."

After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone.

As expected, it only altered her memories, but her personality remained unchanged; Li Yao was still just as repulsive.

However, her usefulness is about to end, since she has already laid her cards on the table with her circle of friends.

By daybreak, many people on WeChat Moments will have received today's message.

"Was it because of my business that you had to take up your time?" Miao Xiaoshan looked at Yang Jian, vaguely sensing something from his words on the phone.

Yang Jian didn't hide anything; "Yes, but it's okay. Your safety is important. Some things can be done at any time, there's no rush."

Miao Xiaoshan fell silent.

Although she didn't know what Yang Jian had been busy with, she was certain it was something important, and she felt increasingly indebted to Yang Jian.

Miao Xiaoshan knew she could never repay this debt, and could only be grateful that she had met Yang Jian in her life.

"By the way, Yang Jian, do you remember what I said to you at our last gathering?" Miao Xiaoshan suddenly asked.

"Back then? It seems like you encountered a ghost back then, and your cousin almost died. Did you say anything to me about it?" Yang Jian asked, puzzled.

Miao Xiaoshan said, "Of course I have. You must have forgotten. I told you back then that it would be hard for you to find a girlfriend if you couldn't find one in the future. You can come to me if you can't find a girlfriend."

As she spoke, her face flushed slightly.

"Oh, you mean this? I did have some ideas back then, but who would have thought that when we met again six months later, you had already stopped developing? This puts me in a difficult position." Yang Jian glanced at Miao Xiaoshan's unremarkable figure, looking quite troubled.

"Where are you looking? I'm serious." Miao Xiaoshan nudged Yang Jian's shoulder with her head.

Yang Jian said, "I'm serious. If you feel you're not happy with your figure, I can help you change it. After all, I can even replace a living person's body, so a little bit of fat is no problem for me."

"Huh? You can even change bodies? Is that even possible?" Miao Xiaoshan exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, would you like to try being a more sexy woman?" Yang Jian smiled.

Miao Xiaoshan thought of horrible things like stitching up corpses and couldn't help but shudder, "It's too terrifying, I don't want to."

"That's a real pity," Yang Jian shook his head regretfully.

Miao Xiaoshan leaned on his shoulder, blinked, and wondered if she should reconsider. After all, Yang Jian's hobbies had never changed, and there was indeed a significant gap between her and his ideal girlfriend.

"Oh dear, what am I thinking about?"

She realized she was having wild thoughts again and quickly stopped herself from having that terrible idea.

I don't want to change my body or anything like that.

The two chatted idly as they waited for time to pass.

Tonight is destined to be anything but peaceful. Ghost Painting is still in the school's dormitory building, and there have already been missing persons reported before, which means that Ghost Painting's murders are likely to continue.

"I'm exhausted! Miao Xiaoshan, what are you doing at the basketball court? I called you but you didn't answer. Luckily you sent me a text message, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to find you."

A little while later, a third person appeared in the basketball court.

It was Liu Zi who had followed behind and run out earlier.

Liu Zi was panting heavily, her forehead covered in sweat, whether from exhaustion or from excessive fear, it was hard to tell.

"I was the one who turned off her phone. Who knows if that call was from a person or a ghost?" Yang Jian said slowly, sitting in the stands watching Liu Zi on the basketball court.

Liu Zi quickly replied, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just asking casually."

Fearing she might offend Yang Jian like Wang Yue did, she immediately began to explain.

"Liu Zi, where are they? Didn't they leave with you?" Miao Xiaoshan, somewhat surprised, as she only saw Liu Zi and not her two other roommates.

"You mean Wang Yue and Sun Yujia? They're probably sleeping right now and have no intention of leaving the dorm. I was scared to leave alone, so I went ahead." Liu Zi said, sounding a little embarrassed, as if she had abandoned her teammates and run away on her own.

After hearing this, Miao Xiaoshan looked at Yang Jian with some unease; "Do you think anything will happen to them?"

"Judging from the situation, there's no doubt that the ghost painting is in your dorm room. The chances of them being targeted are not small, given how long they spend with the ghost painting. However," Yang Jian paused here, "You've also been in the dorm room for quite a while and have seen the ghost painting, but so far you haven't been attacked by it, and there haven't been any ghost paintings around here either."

"I can't control them, so my priority is to make sure you're not being targeted by the ghost paintings. I brought you to the basketball court because it's empty and deserted. If you are being targeted, it's easier for me to handle it alone."

"Is that so?" Miao Xiaoshan stared blankly at Yang Jian, feeling an indescribable sense of emotion.

Only then did she understand why Yang Jian had brought her here alone.

It may seem like they're just sitting idly for so long, but in reality, they're checking to make sure they're safe.

"Ring ring!"

However, at that moment, a bell suddenly rang inside the basketball court.

Not only in the basketball court, but also in other buildings far away from the school, the alarm bells rang.

"Is there a fire somewhere?" Liu Zi hurriedly looked around and confirmed that it was the school's fire alarm.

This is clearly not a fire.

Yang Jian stood up and looked out the window. He saw a convoy of vehicles with hazard lights flashing as it sped across the green belt, onto the sidewalk, and headed straight for them.

"Are they here?"

I checked the time.

Only fifteen minutes have passed since I hung up the phone.

The Headquarters was surprisingly efficient.

"Yang Jian, what's going on outside?" Miao Xiaoshan asked nervously.

"It's nothing, I need to get to work," Yang Jian said calmly.