A Cheng had never imagined he would see something like that.
Although he hadn't seen it before, he had seen it on television and in movies.
Lu Qing's home was in an old building with two staircases, one going up and one going down.
The door to Lu Qing's apartment directly faced the downward staircase, with a landing at the bottom.
From the perspective of Li Mohan and Qin Chu, they couldn't see the landing below, but A Cheng's position allowed him to see half of it.
And his glance just now was enough to make him unforgettable for a lifetime.
There stood a person, clad in white.
No, it couldn't be called a person. It was the White Impermanence often seen on television, wearing a tall hat with four characters written on it: "Yi Jian Sheng Cai" (See Wealth at First Sight).
Was this White Impermanence?
Though Black and White Impermanence were the most famous ghost envoys in the underworld, these two deities, holding shackles and chains, were solely responsible for apprehending ghosts and assisting in rewarding good and punishing evil. They were a pair of deities with clear distinctions between good and evil.
Mr. White Impermanence belonged to Yang, so he often had a smiling face, was tall and thin, with a pale complexion, and a long tongue sticking out. The official hat on his head bore the four characters "Yi Jian Sheng Cai," meant to bring good fortune to those who respected the gods, thus signifying auspiciousness.
Mr. Black Impermanence belonged to Yin, so he looked fierce, was stout and corpulent, short, and dark-faced. The official hat on his head bore the four characters "Tian Xia Tai Ping" (Peace Under Heaven), also a good omen, signifying no mercy for those who defied the law and bore guilt.
If A Cheng had any hobby, it was watching ghost movies, so he knew a bit about these things. However, he usually only watched them for amusement and entertainment, never expecting to see White Impermanence in person one day.
If it were any other time, he might have thought it was someone pretending to be a ghost to scare people, or more often, he might have thought Li Moyan was dressed up to tease them.
This situation had happened before. Several times, Li Moyan, to test whether his movie character designs could create a strong visual impact, had run to Li Mohan's company wearing a latex monster costume, almost terrifying Mina.
Much later, Mina still had a bad attitude towards Li Moyan.
That was before. But now, in this eerie atmosphere, A Cheng knew this could absolutely not be someone playing pranks by dressing up as a ghost.
"Mr. Li, White, White Impermanence!..." A Cheng pointed a pale face towards the landing below the stairs.
Li Mohan was observing the situation of Ye Huohuo and Qin Chu. Suddenly hearing A Cheng's almost trembling voice, he knew something must have happened.
A Cheng was always steady. Even when surrounded by enemies, he never faltered. But now...
He followed the direction A Cheng pointed, and his eyes widened.
It was truly White Impermanence, with that snow-white attire, the tall hat, and most distinctively, the long, blood-red tongue reaching down to his chest.
"Don't panic. You protect those two, and I'll block the entrance. We can't let him ruin things!"
At such a moment, A Cheng's legs were shaking, but Li Mohan was calmer. He stood at the doorway, blocking Qin Chu and Ye Huohuo with his body.
A Cheng's hand also rested on the military knife at his waist. That knife had been with him since their days in the army, never leaving his side, not even during sleep.
Normally, when encountering a dozen bad guys, he wouldn't have thought of using a knife. But today, just that white figure made his palms sweat with nervousness, and he unconsciously touched the knife.
Although he knew that an ordinary person's knife would be of little use against a ghost, it still provided some psychological comfort.
A Cheng was terrified in his heart, but protecting Li Mohan had become his habit, and his training in the military had forged his will of steel. True bravery wasn't the absence of fear, but facing fear even when one was very afraid.
Without hesitation, he stood beside Li Mohan, gripping the knife handle tightly, adopting a defensive posture ready to strike. His other hand shielded Li Mohan's front. "Mr. Li, you go inside. Leave this to me!"
Li Mohan looked at him for a moment, a hint of admiration and determination flashing in his eyes. "There's no problem inside. We'll block it outside together. One more person can hold on for longer!"
He even smiled at A Cheng.
Some people were born with a charm that could calm people's hearts; they often became the bedrock of people's souls. Li Mohan was undoubtedly one such person. A Cheng's previously uneasy heart truly settled down.
The door to Lu Qing's apartment was just a normal exterior door of a home. Two men, nearly 1.9 meters tall, blocking the doorway, managed to seal it completely.
They did not choose to close the door, because a normal door couldn't stop White Impermanence at all, and it would prevent them from seeing each other's situations.
The White Impermanence, who was about to go upstairs, was indeed stopped by the two of them. One foot was on the first step of the stairs, and the other foot was still on the landing, unable to move forward half a step.
White Impermanence let out a dry, eerie laugh, "I didn't expect to encounter someone blessed with great fortune here, and another with a body full of malevolent energy. How interesting!
The last time I encountered this was hundreds of years ago. No, there should be one more unlucky fellow!"
White Impermanence narrowed his eyes, his white robes moving without wind. His foot finally moved again, lifting the foot on the landing and stepping up to the next stair.
"Don't move. If you come any closer, don't blame me for being rude!" A Cheng drew his knife and held it horizontally in front of him. The motion-sensing light on this floor was broken, and the other two doors were closed, so all the light in the stairwell came from Lu Qing's apartment.
A Cheng and Li Mohan were blocking the door tightly, with only a sliver of light seeping out from their sides, casting a cold gleam on the blade.
As White Impermanence took a step up, he was momentarily blinded by the cold light, and his expression changed.
He rolled his eyes, trying to see the people inside through the two men, but after a long time, he couldn't see anything.
"Hmm? I clearly sensed a soul, why can't I see it?" he muttered to himself.
Then he looked at the sky outside the window, wondering if the time had not yet come. White Impermanence looked again at the two men who seemed to be facing a great enemy, and he seemed to smile, though with his appearance, the smile was imperceptible.
"I'll wait here and see what interesting things happen!" he said, then casually sat down.
Li Mohan and A Cheng watched him sit in mid-air as if he were on a throne, looking quite at ease.
The two exchanged glances, unable to comprehend the situation. This defied all common sense physics! However, no matter what, the immediate crisis was averted. All they could do now was pray that Qin Chu would wake Ye Huohuo up quickly.
At this moment, Qin Chu was the most anxious.
He entered Ye Huohuo's sea of consciousness and found it to be empty. Ye Huohuo's soul consciousness was nowhere to be found.
He searched her sea of consciousness for a long time, and even used a soul-summoning spell, but couldn't find her soul consciousness. Just as he was about to leave Ye Huohuo's sea of consciousness, he suddenly realized he couldn't leave.
The passage into the sea of consciousness had been sealed by someone, meaning that he, Qin Chu's soul consciousness, was trapped within Ye Huohuo's consciousness! He might very well become Ye Huohuo…