Chapter 153

Yao Shunyu and Li Bai, witnessing this scene, turned ashen. Li Bai was completely stunned. This suddenly appearing man in black was clearly something from inside the door, an evil spirit for sure! From... from Wang Fugui's door!

Recalling Wang Fugui's words, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai now understood that he hadn't been exaggerating; he'd been understated. First, he wiped out the Bai Yu trio, who had been overpowering them, with effortless ease. Then, he showed no favoritism, dispatching Yuan Shanyuan and Luo Tianhe to reincarnation with a single strike each, without uttering a word.

As Wu lowered his head, his pupils reflected the figures of Yao Shunyu and Li Bai. The chilling killing intent made Yao Shunyu's heart skip a beat. Reacting, he immediately raised his hands and shouted, "Don't do it, we're on the same side! We're all friends here!"

Seeing Wu's bloodshot eyes, Fatty hurried over, grasped the still-dripping scabbard in Wu's hand, and stopped him. "Brother, don't be impulsive. These two are our friends."

Yao Shunyu and Li Bai, lucky to be alive, nodded like chickens pecking rice, behaving very obediently.

In a few breaths, the killing intent in Wu's eyes slowly dissipated. He glanced at Yao Shunyu and Li Bai kneeling on the ground, then turned and walked away, heading towards Jiangcheng.

With each step, Wu's figure faded slightly, until he disappeared completely just before reaching Jiangcheng.

After this god of death vanished, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai felt as if they'd been pulled from drowning, finally able to breathe again. They trembled as they got up from the ground, constantly looking around, their chests heaving, their rapid breathing sounding like a broken bellows.

"Are you okay? That guy was our friend. He didn't mean any harm."

Seeing the two men's terrified expressions, Fatty explained on Wu's behalf. He knew Wu had been bottling up his anger over his own affairs, and Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu had just been unlucky, running into him at the wrong time.

If they hadn't run into this, they wouldn't have died so miserably. When Wu was in a good mood, he would have played with them a little longer.

After everything settled down, a "creak" sounded from behind as the main hall door opened, and a small figure ran out from inside the hall. It was the boy named Wenzhao.

The boy ran straight to Fatty, hugged him, and asked with tearful eyes, "Fat Brother, I heard Father say that you... you're leaving soon, right?"

Patting the boy's head, Fatty smiled and said, "Yes, all good things must come to an end. We're leaving soon, Wenzhao. You have to learn to take care of yourself, okay?"

Unlike Fatty's perspective, Jiangcheng noticed the jade pendant on the boy's chest at first glance. It wasn't the first time he'd seen this pendant, but this time it felt completely different. It was a strange feeling, as if... as if the pendant and the boy were inexplicably in sync this time, like a spiritual object recognizing its owner.

It seemed he was right. This boy was indeed the successor chosen by the Newspaper Man. In other words, like Huai Yi, the boy was now the master of this world.

Seeing that Fatty and the others were determined to leave, the boy pouted. Although he was reluctant, he didn't try to stop them. After all, his father had told him that he would have the chance to see Fatty again. "Then I'll see you off." The boy took Fatty's hand and walked outside.

As they walked out of the temple gate, the boy didn't make any movements, but the surrounding fog receded like the tide, revealing a worn-out bus, like reefs exposed at low tide.

Under the boy's gaze, the group boarded the bus. In the instant the doors closed completely, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time... they had survived again.

Taking advantage of the absence of the black-clad god of death, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai walked up, wanting to express their gratitude to Jiangcheng and Wang Fugui. They had survived this time thanks to these two.

But before they could speak, a dark figure appeared beside Jiangcheng, and at the same time, the atmosphere on the bus instantly changed, the icy pressure spreading out like ripples.

This was a posture of hostility. Yao Shunyu and Li Bai didn't know what was happening. In their minds, once they boarded this bus, the mission was over, and they just had to wait to get off and go home.

But now... something had clearly gone wrong!

"That woman's aura has disappeared."

Wu's tone was icy as he appeared. The woman he was referring to was naturally the Dahe Niangniang (Great River Goddess). According to their initial plan, after Jiangcheng and Fatty entered the Newspaper Man's world, the Dahe Niangniang would mark the location and open a door similar to a space portal, guiding the high-level disciples on the verge of collapse that Lin Wan'er had mentioned to attack the old chairman's domain.

But now, there was no sign of any fighting inside the bus. Instead, it was unusually quiet, and even the Dahe Niangniang's aura had mysteriously disappeared.

Jiangcheng didn't know what had happened, but he was sure that something had gone wrong with the plan.

After waiting for a long time, Li Bai didn't sense any danger approaching. The bus was filled with a faint mist, just like before, exuding a sense of despair. She looked away, her throat bobbing, "Are... are you guys okay?"

"We have some friends on the bus, and they're gone."

Fatty was a little flustered at the moment. Huai Yi and Wang Qi were both by Dahe Niangniang's side. If something happened to Dahe Niangniang, it would be difficult for Huai Yi and Wang Qi to escape unscathed, given their abilities.

He had an unspeakable feeling of suffocation. He had finally managed to come back alive from the mission world, only to find that his home had been robbed.

Hearing that Jiangcheng and the others had friends on the bus, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai's expressions changed slightly. They couldn't help but look at Wu, and judging from their expressions, they probably thought of something bad.

After seeing Fatty's horrified eyes, Wu slowly said, "Their auras have just disappeared, they aren't necessarily dead. There's something strange about this bus. I can only sense a very small area nearby. Perhaps... they've gone somewhere farther away."

Following Wu's gaze, the other end of the bus was shrouded in fog, with visibility of only a few meters. Faintly, the fog was stirred, and something seemed to be moving in the deeper parts of the fog.

The slender knife appeared in Wu's hand. He stared intently into the depths of the fog, but before he could walk over, a hand pressed down on his shoulder. "Don't go. It might be a trap." After a pause, Jiangcheng lowered his voice, "Let's leave first and discuss it later."

Dahe Niangniang and the other two were important, but Jiangcheng didn't want to see Wu go into danger. Moreover, the situation was unclear. Jiangcheng planned to leave the ghost bus first, and after getting out, find Lin Wan'er, ask her what was going on, and then make a plan.

He had a feeling that a lot of unexpected things had happened while he was away. He hoped Rongcheng was still the Rongcheng he knew.