Wu Tianzhen chose a very hidden spot, a corner at the end of a small side path. He stared intently at the black-furred figure, suspecting it possessed some keen sense of smell.
The very characteristic that made the place hard to find now turned into the most terrifying predicament. The corner, originally meant for concealment, instantly became a dead end with nowhere to retreat.
Wu Tianzhen instinctively aimed at the black fur’s feet and fired, but the crisp click of the mechanism reminded him that his gun was out of bullets.
Inexperience had prevented Wu Tianzhen from changing the magazine in time, and judging by the current situation, if he dared to brazenly change it, that black fur would probably barge in and swat his head off with a single blow.
“Uh… hello there?” Noticing the creature tilting its head slightly to stare at the gun in his hand, Wu Tianzhen gave an awkward smile. “Look!!! There’s a painted and gilded lacquer plate behind you!!”
Silence. Only Wu Tianzhen’s echo reverberated through the narrow path.
The black fur stood frozen in place. After a long moment, it emitted a disdainful puff of air.
It seemed Mr. Pangzi had been completely corrupted by the sweet talk of the uncanny class, betraying his beliefs and falling into the embrace of sugar-coated bullets.
Wu Tianzhen scoffed at Pangzi’s behavior, but it didn’t stop his legs from going weak.
Just then, he looked down and saw the Black Gold Ancient Saber by his feet. This saber was probably the easiest weapon he could acquire at the moment.
Gritting his teeth, Wu Tianzhen mustered all his courage and swung the saber up with a clang!
The tip pointed at the black fur, and no further action was taken. The Black Gold Ancient Saber, having just ignited its fighting spirit, found its cheap teammate motionless and buzzed with impatience.
Wu Tianzhen felt the urgency of the saber in his hand, but he was truly helpless.
He approached the Black Gold Ancient Saber with a pained expression and whispered, “…You know, I just drew the saber, and I used a bit too much force.”
“Twisted my waist.”
Black Gold Ancient Saber: …GG.
With his teammate being uncooperative, he had to step in himself. After adventuring with Zhang Qiling for so long, the Black Gold Ancient Saber’s intelligence had surpassed that of the Faqiu Seal. Faced with difficulty, it now displayed a high degree of autonomy.
Just as Wu Tianzhen was about to shed tears for his own ineptitude, his hand trembled. He realized that with this tremor, the Black Gold Ancient Saber had slightly adjusted the direction of its tip.
Then, a saber energy shot out, precisely cleaving towards the side of the black fur!
Shattered broken fur rained down, revealing half of Pangzi’s pale face from the severed edge.
The saber energy had even meticulously avoided Pangzi’s large face. Wu Tianzhen looked closely and found that Pangzi had only lost a tuft of hair by his temple, exposing a bit of scalp.
When Wu Tianzhen was often a mere accessory to Little Zhang and Little Hua, but it was clear that the current Little Wu had grown. At least when he was with the Black Gold Ancient Saber, he was no longer a simple accessory!
He was now the emotionless base for the Black Gold Ancient Saber.
Wu Tianzhen: …Can’t laugh (calmly.jpg).
This move clearly instilled a hint of apprehension in the black fur. It hesitated for a long time in the distance, not taking a step forward, but also showing no intention of leaving.
Wu Tianzhen was both relieved that Pangzi wouldn’t be taken away and felt like crying tears of desperation for his current predicament.
Honestly, his hand holding the saber was trembling like he had Parkinson’s. If the black fur didn’t leave soon, he might end up smashing the saber onto his own foot.
And just as Wu Tianzhen was steeling himself with the thought of charging forward to give Little Pang a good slap to wake him up—
A deafening “boom” erupted!
Wu Tianzhen barely saw a black shadow flash, followed by thick dust rising. The black fur in front of him was kicked into the wall by the newcomer!
“Little Brother, is that Little Brother?! Little Brother—” Wu Tianzhen threw the Black Gold Ancient Saber, which he could no longer hold, to the ground. A heavy stone in his heart suddenly landed.
But the voice coming from the smoke was not the familiar cold one, but carried a hint of mockery.
“Yo~ What, is the mute missing again?”
The words left in Wu Tianzhen’s throat were instantly swallowed back by himself. Soon after, another voice sounded.
Xie Yuchen, holding a dragon-patterned staff, stepped out of the smoke unhurriedly. The way he brushed the dust off his hands was as elegant as rolling up his sleeves to play the piano in a luxurious hall.
“Wu Tianzhen, do I bear any resemblance to Zhang Qiling?”
“I wasn’t aware,” he raised a slight smile. “That we have such common faces.”
“Xiao Hua!!” The disappointment of it not being Little Brother was suppressed. Wu Tianzhen’s eyes lit up upon seeing Xie Yuchen, and he instantly felt a strong sense of security.
Then, he finally remembered that the person kicked into the wall by Hei Yanjing and unable to climb out was Pangzi.
“Wait, listen to me first. Pangzi seems to be possessed. He’s covered in black fur, and the one in the wall is him!”
Wu Tianzhen finally had enough time to rummage through his bag. While quickly explaining the situation, he turned Pangzi’s bag upside down and finally found the pitiful Faqiu Seal at the very bottom.
“If this Faqiu Seal is placed on his forehead, it might drive the ghost away, but we need to control him first—”
Wu Tianzhen picked up the Faqiu Seal with a heavy heart. Turning around, he saw the comical scene unfolding before him and his voice faltered.
He silently watched Hei Yanjing holding Pangzi with one hand and frantically taking photos with his optical computer, falling into silence.
Although the optical computer in Hei Yanjing’s hand had lost signal, the camera function was still operational. Wu Tianzhen looked from afar and saw the screen rapidly scrolling through ugly photos of Pangzi’s pale and ashen face.
…Right, for these two big shots, controlling a black-furred Pangzi was probably not a big deal at all.
“Faqiu Seal?” Xie Yuchen took the seal and examined it carefully. Wu Tianzhen took the opportunity to slack off, his entire being sinking into a state of desireless peace.
Only then could he finally sit down properly and begin to ponder the entire sequence of events.
…It’s said to be possession, but what was the medium of possession?
Of the two people present at the time, no matter how one looked at it, it would have been easier to possess him than Pangzi. Why wasn’t he affected?
Could it be because Pangzi was the one who killed the old woman with black fur?
Wu Tianzhen pondered, unable to figure it out. While he was thinking, the other two had already begun their plan to save Pangzi.
“Hold on tight, Blindie.” Xie Yuchen, having gone through some unknown experience with Hei Yanjing in the preceding period, was now also calling him Blindie.
Hei Yanjing grinned slyly and, seizing the opportunity, started to play the money game. “If I hold on tight, will the boss increase my salary?”
“Heh,” Xie Yuchen slowly walked in front of Pangzi. “If you don’t hold on tight, your salary will be docked.”
This was truly hitting the nail on the head. Hei Yanjing immediately became steady, looking as if he were a diligent and model employee.
Wu Tianzhen watched with much schadenfreude, only to see Pangzi suddenly roar and kick towards Xie Yuchen!
The diligent worker Hei Yanjing instantly grabbed that leg. He chuckled, about to demand a bonus for it, when a wet sensation suddenly came from his palm.
…A gurgling, foul-smelling black blood was seeping out from the fur, smearing his fingers.
Laughter came from within the black fur.
And at that very moment, Wu Tianzhen finally remembered the bloody mess that had flooded Pangzi’s shoe tops—
The medium of possession was blood that had touched the skin!!