Ye Huohuo watched the female ghost Lihua slip through the door crack, but it was too late to stop her.
She stamped her foot in frustration, thinking "this is bad." If the ghost escaped, with so many people in the company, it would be hard to find out who she possessed.
What was most detestable was that although this ghost feared sunlight, she could still act during the day. They couldn't possibly have everyone in the entire building go outside to bask in the sun!
Ye Huohuo pulled open the door and walked out with a grim expression.
Xiao Lingzi, who was guarding outside, hurried over, "How is it? Did you subdue her?"
Qin Yumo glanced at the office door. Although it looked tightly sealed, it definitely couldn't contain Lihua.
She let out a long sigh, "So close, yet so far!"
Acheng, standing nearby, lowered his head, "It's all my fault. If only I hadn't said that!"
Ye Huohuo knew Acheng was a very responsible person. He had already failed to complete what Li Mohan had assigned him, and now he had messed up catching the ghost. He must be feeling extremely guilty.
Although she was also uncomfortable, she patted Acheng's shoulder, "It's okay, we still have a chance. It's daytime now, and although she can act during the day, she still fears sunlight. She won't leave this building to go outside.
We just need to find and capture her before sunset! And it's my fault too, for not briefing you beforehand. I hadn't checked that door crack properly."
She paused and looked at the dark lounge. A candle was still burning inside, but its flame was very weak, about the size of a soybean.
That was the result of the recent explosion.
Ye Huohuo gave a wry smile, "Perhaps it's fate. I, Ye Huohuo, rarely have things go smoothly."
Li Mohan had been standing by, not too close nor too far, his gaze falling on the hand Ye Huohuo had placed on Acheng's shoulder. He narrowed his eyes, finding it somewhat glaring.
He subtly took Ye Huohuo's hand, finding it ice-cold. "Why are your hands so cold?"
He had seen her unusually pale complexion when she came out of the lounge earlier, a pale, bluish-white that suggested she was freezing.
Xiao Lingzi, with his sharp eyes, reached out and plucked a small ice crystal from the tip of Ye Huohuo's hair. "Sha Qi condensation frost! Were you frozen by Sha Qi?"
Ye Huohuo glanced at him, a hint of reproach in her eyes, clearly finding him too talkative.
Li Mohan frowned slightly, "What happens then?"
Ye Huohuo quickly covered Xiao Lingzi's mouth, "Nothing, it's like running around outside in winter. I got quite cold, and I'll be fine after warming up indoors! It's nothing!"
As she spoke, she kept giving Xiao Lingzi meaningful glances.
Li Mohan was not so easily fooled. He grabbed the hand Ye Huohuo was using to cover Xiao Lingzi's mouth and pulled it back. He took Ye Huohuo's small hands in his own to warm them.
His gaze fixed on Xiao Lingzi, undeniable, "You speak!"
"I..." Ye Huohuo was about to say something more, but Li Mohan’s gaze silenced her.
Xiao Lingzi was also quick with his tongue. As soon as he was free, he blurted everything out.
He completely ignored Ye Huohuo's bulging eyes, ceaselessly dropping hints.
"Sha Qi is extremely yin and extremely cold. Sha Qi that can condense into frost is the coldest of all. It is mostly possessed by ghosts with extremely deep grievances. People frozen by it, even those with strong bodies, need to bask in the sun for at least eight hours. If their constitution is weaker, it will take longer, otherwise, they cannot expel the coldness that has seeped into their bodies.
If the coldness remains in the body for too long, it can cause a serious illness in the mildest cases, and in severe cases, it could even be fatal!"
Xiao Lingzi spoke quickly, his words tumbling out like beans from a sieve, with little emotion, as if reciting an essay. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
He added as an afterthought, "Ye Huohuo's health is not very good; she has been eroded by Sha Qi for a long time. If she doesn't go out in the sun soon, perhaps..."
"Enough, Xiao Lingzi, if you say one more word, you won't get your money!" Ye Huohuo finally lost her patience and shouted. Her previously pale face flushed with a hint of rose due to her anger.
Li Mohan was very close to her, close enough that she could see every single strand of hair on her face. Looking at her rosy cheeks, he felt like kissing her.
"You just tell me, how much money does she owe you? I'll give you ten times that amount!" Li Mohan withdrew his gaze and said calmly, his tone carrying a powerful deterrence.
Xiao Lingzi's eyes darted between Li Mohan and Ye Huohuo's faces. "What... what is your relationship?"
Ye Huohuo: "Employer-employee relationship!"
Li Mohan: "Husband and wife relationship!"
Xiao Lingzi: "……(´Д`)”
After speaking, they both looked at each other. Ye Huohuo's eyes held surprise, while Li Mohan's conveyed: What are you looking at? I'm stating a fact.
Ye Huohuo grabbed Li Mohan and pulled him into a nearby corner, acting somewhat sneakily. "Didn't we agree, we're just getting married for the certificate, and I'm borrowing your luck, and we wouldn't tell outsiders? Why are you telling everyone you meet?"
"Do you not want him to know you're married? Or do you not want everyone to know you're married?!" Li Mohan's tone held a hint of unspoken anger.
Ye Huohuo was a bit bewildered by his attitude. What was going on? Didn't he not want people to know? Why did it seem like she was the one who abandoned him?
"No, Mr. Li, are you sure you're awake? We need to be clear about things. I'm doing this for your own good, I don't care. I'm a loner, not many people know me.
Besides, even if people find out I'm married, it won't affect me, and no one will pay attention.
But you can't. You're a public figure, your net worth... I don't know how much, but it's a lot. And the Li family is also a prominent clan in Haicheng.
If people find out you're married to someone like me, it won't just damage your reputation, but the Li family's reputation as well. It might even affect the business fluctuations of the entire Li Corporation.
My... my concealment is all for you and the Li family! Why do you make it sound like I'm a scoundrel, abandoning my wife and child to climb the social ladder?"
Li Mohan's eyes flickered. "Is that really what you think?"
"Ah!" Ye Huohuo's eyes were clear and bright, looking at Li Mohan without any pretense.
Li Mohan's gaze shifted. "Regardless, you are now part of my Li family. In the future, you can say outside that you are Li Mohan's..."
The word "wife" lingered on his lips for a moment before he finally gave up and replaced it with three words: "girlfriend!"
The light in Ye Huohuo's eyes brightened, then dimmed when she heard those three words.
However, she masked it well; it was all over in an instant, just a blink of an eye, and she had hidden it.
A blossoming smile immediately appeared on her face. "Okay, then I'll just borrow your prestige!"
Ye Huohuo pursed her lips. "Time is tight now. There's a way we can try, which might help us find Lihua!"
"No!"
These two words were almost shouted out simultaneously by Li Mohan and Xiao Lingzi.
"You need to go out in the sun quickly!" Xiao Lingzi looked at Li Mohan with a strange expression.
"He's right!" Li Mohan agreed.
"No, if Lihua isn't found before dark, she can leave this building at night. Then, no matter where she goes, we won't be able to find her.
With her overwhelming resentment now, it will lead to a bloody massacre. Those mother and son who wronged her deserve to die, but she is already consumed by resentment and indiscriminate. Countless innocent people will die by her hand.
You and I are both cultivators of the Xuanmen. Seeing this situation, we cannot stand idly by and remain detached."
Ye Huohuo's face was taut with determination. No one could stop her decision!
Little did she know, at this moment, that things were far more complicated than she imagined! She was once again about to spar with death!