Xiao Xiaodao was stunned by Yan Shouyi's sudden audacity, unable to grasp the hidden meaning in his words for a moment.
When he came to his senses, he saw Yan Shouyi's honest demeanor and didn't think he was someone who would speak carelessly. He immediately began to doubt himself.
That's right, Lily and Da Niu had been getting closer recently. When they encountered the ghost just now, weren't they the ones who abandoned me and fled hand in hand!
It might have been Xiao Xiaodao's luck that the female ghost they had encountered before chased after Lily and Da Niu, leaving Xiao Xiaodao safe and sound, after which he met Yan Shouyi and the others.
The more Xiao Xiaodao thought about it, the more something felt wrong, realizing that he seemed to have a bit of green on his head…
Lin Zhitong nudged Yan Shouyi with her elbow irritably, "What time is it to still be joking?"
Yan Shouyi replied, "I'm not joking. His head is green, you just can't see it."
Yan Shouyi wasn't talking nonsense. He could tell from Xiao Xiaodao's physiognomy, which was why he was so sure.
Xia Zhi exclaimed, "You can even tell this?"
"I can, and it's very easy, but most of the time I don't say it proactively," Yan Shouyi said awkwardly.
People like to hear things that are beneficial to them. When Yan Shouyi traveled the jianghu with his grandfather, he couldn't possibly point out that someone's head was green, could he?
Such matters were best left unspoken, and anyone who did would surely be asking for a beating.
Therefore, when Yan Shouyi later heard the saying, "If you want life to go smoothly, your head must always have a bit of green," he felt it made perfect sense, because he often saw loving couples on the street, and both of them had green on their heads…
The reason he reminded Xiao Xiaodao was because the current situation was different. If Xiao Xiaodao were still protecting his girlfriend, he might end up in a very bad situation. Therefore, it was better to remind him early to see things more clearly.
Xiao Xiaodao covered his face, extremely dejected, "Why is the water in the Yangtze River so green? Because I, your mother, washed my hair upstream! Damn it, these two ungrateful wretches! I worked hard to support them with my streams, and they betrayed me behind my back!"
"Are you still going to save people?" Yan Shouyi asked.
Xiao Xiaodao was stunned. He didn't dwell on it for too long and nodded, "Save... I still have to save them."
Even if they had cuckolded Xiao Xiaodao, he still felt that human lives were at stake. The settling of scores between them could wait until they were safe.
Lin Zhitong frowned and said, "We didn't even save Little Dragon, why should we risk ourselves for a few strangers?"
What she said was reasonable and hard to refute. Xia Zhi also felt they should save people, but upon remembering that they might not even be able to protect themselves, the words she was about to say got stuck in her throat.
Yan Shouyi glanced at Lin Zhitong and asked calmly, "What time is it?"
"Half past two in the afternoon," Lin Zhitong replied after checking her phone.
"It's still early, and Little Dragon can handle the female ghost on the 16th floor. Let's save these people first, and then go to the 44th floor to find Brother Wei's soul!"
Yan Shouyi's tone was irrefutable. Xia Zhi and Lin Zhitong were a bit confused as to why he made this decision.
But there must be a reason.
The elevator doors were still open, and the long corridor outside was in disrepair.
The three followed Yan Shouyi out of the relatively safe elevator and into the dim corridor.
"Where did you get separated from them?" Yan Shouyi asked.
Xiao Xiaodao led the way and replied, "Just outside the restroom up ahead. My girlfriend suddenly needed to pee, so we accompanied her to the restroom to take care of it. Then, a female ghost in red suddenly emerged from the mirror…"
"Red clothing?" Yan Shouyi frowned.
A ghost in red clothing was not just a simple female ghost, but a vengeful and ferocious spirit.
Ghosts in red not only were terrifying but could also kill easily. Absorbing yang energy and feeding on flesh and blood were commonplace for them.
Yan Shouyi had only seen ferocious ghosts in red three times in his many years with his grandfather, and each time they were extremely difficult to deal with.
Lin Zhitong said, "With your and my strength, dealing with a ferocious ghost in red wouldn't be difficult, but protecting the safety of others would likely not be so easy."
"When the fighting starts, you protect the others, and I'll deal with the ferocious ghost in red," Yan Shouyi said.
The four soon arrived outside the restroom. From a dozen steps away, Yan Shouyi could already smell a strong scent of blood.
Following the scent of blood, they entered the restroom and finally discovered Da Niu's corpse in one of the stalls.
Da Niu was sitting in the corner of the stall, with a gaping wound on his neck. The blood had sprayed onto the ceiling the moment Da Niu was bitten, and even now, Da Niu's wound was still bubbling with blood.
Seeing Da Niu's tragic state, Xiao Xiaodao felt pained, his chest feeling heavy.
Even though Da Niu had cuckolded him, they were still good brothers who had grown up together.
"No need to look, he's thoroughly dead, his soul has been completely absorbed," Lin Zhitong said.
Xia Zhi sighed, stepped forward, closed Da Niu's eyes, then picked up the streaming equipment from the ground and handed it back to Xiao Xiaodao, "This is yours, right?"
Xiao Xiaodao took the equipment and found that it was still streaming live.
And the viewership in the live stream had already exceeded a terrifying two hundred thousand, with comments scrolling so densely that they were illegible.
However, it seemed the camera hadn't captured any bloody scenes, otherwise the stream would have been shut down long ago. Looking at the comments now, the viewers were saying that Xiao Xiaodao was being overly dramatic.
Xia Zhi saw this and said in a low voice, "Turn off the stream quickly."
"Oh, okay…"
Xiao Xiaodao turned off the stream, drawing angry scolding from the viewers.
But none of that mattered anymore.
Xia Zhi suddenly said, "Does the stream have replays? Perhaps we can figure out what happened before through the replay."
"Yes! I'll play it for you right now!"
Xiao Xiaodao quickly adjusted the equipment to replay mode, rewinding to the point when they had just arrived on the 34th floor.
In the footage, Xiao Xiaodao and Lily were chatting and laughing, exploring the 34th floor with flashlights, and even using discarded newspapers on the ground to start a bonfire.
But soon, Lily said she needed to use the restroom. The two accompanied her to the restroom outside. Lily immediately screamed after entering, and Da Niu and Xiao Xiaodao rushed in immediately.
"This is where we encountered the ghost!" Xiao Xiaodao said from the side. "But it was too chaotic at the time, and I didn't get a very clear look. I only knew that a figure suddenly appeared in the restroom…"
As he spoke, Xiao Xiaodao slowed down the playback, and the four watched intently.
In the footage, Da Niu rushed into the restroom holding the camera. In the first moment, it captured Lily's terrified face. The second shot captured a terrifying ferocious ghost in red, climbing out of the restroom mirror…
"Mirror?! Damn it!"
Yan Shouyi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately turned to look at the mirror.
The moment he turned, he witnessed five figures reflected in the mirror!
But there were clearly only four of them!
In the mirror, the ferocious ghost in red was standing behind Xia Zhi!
Everyone instinctively looked at the real Xia Zhi, but there was no one behind her. When they looked back again, the ferocious ghost in red, which had only existed in the mirror, had already crawled out of the mirror and dragged Xia Zhi into it!
"Officer Xia Zhi!"
Yan Shouyi lunged forward without hesitation, grabbing Xia Zhi's hand, but the ferocious ghost in red had immense strength and actually dragged both of them in!
Seeing this, Lin Zhitong gritted her teeth and lunged into the mirror, disappearing without a trace.
Only Xiao Xiaodao was left, curled up in a corner, his legs too weak from fear to move!