Chapter 47: Chapter 45: I’m Afraid of You
Zhou Tian was kicked to the ground by Mo Lin, his face swollen and red.
His henchmen immediately prepared to rush at Mo Lin.
The next moment, these henchmen stopped in their tracks.
Chen Xi’s figure spread throughout the air.
Her body turned to mist, filling the entire room.
Zhou Tian’s henchmen instantly became rigid and motionless.
They stood in place, too afraid to move.
They witnessed a terrifying scene they’d never seen in their lives.
A gigantic mouth appeared above everyone, ready to devour anyone who dared move.
Mo Lin unconsciously glanced at Chen Xi.
It seemed she had consumed a Nightmare Level ghost earlier.
Her aura was stronger than before.
"Let’s see who’s bold enough to move?" Mo Lin shot a cold glance around the room.
Zhou Tian’s henchmen had never encountered such a scenario.
They were so scared their legs were weak. Who would dare move?
Liu Feng quickly stepped forward, hugging his daughter.
"It’s alright, it’s alright, daddy’s here." Liu Feng comforted his daughter as he embraced her.
At the same time, he himself witnessed Mo Lin’s overwhelming strength.
The oppressive feeling was suffocating.
Although he had previously investigated Mo Lin’s background and heard about the powerful Contract Ghost of Mo Lin,
that was all hearsay.
It wasn’t until he interacted with Mo Lin personally that he felt the real force.
It was absurdly powerful.
Feng Mingyu watched Chen Xi in surprise.
"Stronger than before."
That was her first impression upon seeing this Contract Ghost, Chen Xi.
The first time she saw the ghost, it wasn’t this powerful.
The ghost barely looked at her, yet it gave her an uncontrollable shiver.
"Any Netherworld Currency left?"
Mo Lin added, "Give me all the Netherworld Currency you have."
Zhou Tian hurriedly searched his wallet and took out all his Netherworld Currency.
It wasn’t much, only about eight hundred, which he handed over to Mo Lin.
Rather than giving, it felt more like Mo Lin robbed him of it.
Feng Mingyu found it odd watching Mo Lin demand Netherworld Currency from Zhou Tian.
"Leave the rest to you guys," Mo Lin waved dismissively before turning to leave.
Mo Lin’s task was to help Liu Feng find his daughter.
Now that she was found, Mo Lin had fulfilled his duty.
Liu Feng deciding Zhou Tian’s fate was no concern of Mo Lin’s.
Mo Lin stood by the door, waiting for Liu Feng to sort things out.
He took out his Netherworld Currency and fed it into the lantern to keep the flame alive.
After about ten minutes, Liu Feng and Feng Mingyu emerged.
What happened to others inside, Mo Lin didn’t bother to ask.
It wasn’t his concern.
Liu Feng held his daughter tightly, eyes red with emotion.
Clearly, the abduction had been a heavy blow to him.
"I’ve found your daughter for you, now can you tell me about the Netherworld’s Nether Fire?" Mo Lin’s mind was fixated on it.
After witnessing its terror at Minghai Building days ago, Mo Lin was intensely curious about the Nether Fire.
Liu Feng composed himself and said to Mo Lin, "The Netherworld’s Nether Fire is a strange fire that descended five years ago. The Li Family’s patriarch in Qinghai City discovered it and brought it back."
"Alright..." Mo Lin was somewhat disappointed. He hadn’t expected the fire to be claimed by someone else.
"Mo, you’re not thinking of stealing the Nether Fire, are you?" Feng Mingyu’s eyes widened.
She genuinely suspected Mo Lin might attempt something so audacious.
"Mo, you shouldn’t try to steal it. The Li Family is formidable, their power far exceeds what you might think," Feng Mingyu promptly warned.
The Li Family is too frightful even for the Ghost-Controlling Society to provoke.
With the Nether Fire, they’ve expanded in Beihai, now the most influential family there.
Mo Lin hadn’t originally planned to steal the Nether Fire.
"Are you suggesting I should steal it from the Li Family?"
But Feng Mingyu’s words made it seem like a suggestion to him.
"No, no, no..." Feng Mingyu quickly explained, "I wasn’t implying that at all, I’m just worried about you."
"Actually... it’s not impossible... just feels a bit immoral."
Mo Lin clearly didn’t heed Feng Mingyu’s words, murmuring to himself.
Feng Mingyu pouted helplessly... It seemed Mo Lin was indeed considering stealing the Nether Fire.
Oh dear... that’s the Li Family!
It looks like only a daring person like Mo Lin could entertain such reckless thoughts.
After getting in the car, Liu Feng drove back to Yun Chuan City.
They followed the same route back.
After about thirty minutes, the car was still on the mountain and hadn’t descended.
"Did we get lost? Why are we turning back?" Feng Mingyu gazed out the window, recognizing the familiar road, realizing they were returning.
"That’s odd! I was following the same route, but now we’re going in circles?" Liu Feng felt something was amiss too.
He muttered as he kept driving forward.
After another ten minutes, Liu Feng stopped the car.
"How are we back here?" Liu Feng exclaimed.
They were back at their starting point.
Right ahead was the river and the makeshift bridge.
Everything had returned to the beginning.
This was too eerie.
"Are you afraid of ghosts?" Mo Lin asked Feng Mingyu sitting beside him.
Feng Mingyu shivered.
"Here we go again?"
Those words were like a nightmare.
She was all too familiar... way too familiar...
When she and Mo Lin went to a restaurant earlier, Mo Lin had said the exact same thing.
Then she encountered a terrifying ghost.
Recalling that ghost still gave Feng Mingyu shivers.
"I’m not afraid of ghosts..." Feng Mingyu mustered the courage to tell Mo Lin.
The answer was identical to before.
There was no difference.
"If you’re not scared, come with me to find the ghost." Saying this, Mo Lin led Feng Mingyu out of the car.
Mo Lin instructed Liu Feng and his daughter to stay in the car and handed him the lantern, warning him not to let the flame go out.
After completing these tasks, Mo Lin took Feng Mingyu ghost hunting.
After they exited the vehicle, a dense white fog enveloped them.
Visibility was less than a meter.
"How do you know there’s a ghost?" Feng Mingyu asked in a low voice.
"I’ve experienced it."
Mo Lin had been through similar situations.
Last time, he was driving and got lost.
The circumstances this time were slightly different.
After Mo Lin and Feng Mingyu got out of the car, the surrounding environment changed.
It was unclear where they were.
After walking about a meter, they turned, but the car was nowhere to be seen.
"Creak..."
Feng Mingyu wasn’t sure what she hit and looked down to see human bones, frightening her.
"Ah..."
Looking up, she was startled again.
The sharp scream heightened the tension instantly.
"There’s something... right ahead," Feng Mingyu exclaimed, pointing with her right hand to the direction ahead.
"Don’t do this... you’re scaring me..." Mo Lin retorted.
"You’re afraid of ghosts too?" Feng Mingyu asked in surprise.
"No... I’m scared of you."
If someone acts jumpy, who wouldn’t be scared?
Seeing ghosts, isn’t it normal?
Everyone in this world accepts the existence of ghosts.
Nothing frightening about it.
But Feng Mingyu being so jumpy was very unnerving.