"Blast it!" Ye Huohuo watched the black smoke fly towards Chen Dong and his table. In a panic, she quickly drew a circle with two fingers on her right hand, muttering incantations. Instantly, a golden thread shot towards the black smoke.
The golden thread coiled around the black smoke like a spirit snake. Ye Huohuo gave a soft cry, "Recede!"
The golden thread, carrying the wisp of black smoke, flew back into her palm.
Ye Huohuo clasped her palm tightly, afraid the black smoke would escape again. She let out a long sigh of relief, "Phew, that was close!"
No one else had seen what just happened, including Chen Dong and his group. However, they felt a gust of cool breeze pass by them. Chen Dong looked around suspiciously. Seeing that the doors and windows were closed, he wondered why there would be wind inside the room.
Suddenly, his right eyelid twitched. For some reason, a bad premonition arose in his heart, a feeling that something unfavorable was about to happen.
Meanwhile, Ye Huohuo held the black smoke in her hand. Just as she was about to say something to Li Mohan, Li Mohan gave a slight nod, stood up, settled the bill, and led Ye Huohuo out of the restaurant.
"That wisp of black smoke earlier, wasn't that Du Lihua!" Li Mohan asked.
"You saw it?" Ye Huohuo was somewhat surprised.
"Shouldn't I have seen it?" Li Mohan countered.
"You don't have your Heavenly Eye open. Without using some sort of technique, an ordinary person can't see a soul. That black smoke was Du Lihua's soul. I didn't cast any spell on you, so how could you see it?
Unless..."
Ye Huohuo circled Li Mohan once and then suddenly raised her hand to tap him on the forehead. The tap was quite heavy, producing a crisp "crack" sound that made Li Mohan frown. "What are you doing?"
After delivering the tap, Ye Huohuo offered no explanation. Instead, she stared intently at the center of Li Mohan's forehead with her wide, cat-like eyes. Seeing a flash of red light on his brow, she gasped.
"What is this situation? You're just lucky, but can someone's luck be so good that they can open their Heavenly Eye without any cultivation?"
Ye Huohuo mumbled to herself, her tone filled with indignation and a hint of jealousy.
"What's going on? Explain it to me clearly." Li Mohan was even more confused by her words and attitude.
Ye Huohuo looked at him and shook her head. "Mr. Li, Young Master Li, share some of your good luck with me. This is the first time I've ever seen someone's luck be so incredibly good, it's like a giant meat pie falling from the sky right onto your head.
Do you know how difficult it is for people like us who cultivate to open a Heavenly Eye? I have some talent, but it still took me three years to open mine. But you, you opened yours without doing anything at all.
Is there any justice in this world? Where are we ordinary people supposed to go to seek redress!"
"I opened my Heavenly Eye? I didn't know? When did that happen?" Li Mohan furrowed his brow slightly and touched his forehead for a long time, finding nothing different.
"How would I know when it happened? Perhaps..." Ye Huohuo suddenly remembered Li Mohan's extremely cold aura when she was almost killed by Chi Lemin's soul in the painting. Could it have been then?
She shook her head. "Alright, now isn't the time for guessing. We should get down to business!"
After speaking, Ye Huohuo took out another glass bottle from her bag and re-bottled Du Lihua's soul. "Du Lihua, I warn you, you are absolutely forbidden to kill anyone, or you will never be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation.
I said I would help you with your affairs, and I will help you get justice from those who wronged you. If you break the seal and escape again to kill on your own, don't blame me for being merciless. The next time, I will make your soul scatter into nothingness, understand?"
Inside the bottle, the black smoke seemed to transform into a small human shape, bowing three times to Ye Huohuo before losing its form.
"Was she trying to kill that mother and son just now?" Li Mohan asked.
Ye Huohuo shook her head. "Hard to say. Perhaps she intended to possess Fang Fang and harm them using her body. Regardless of the method, as long as she harms someone, she won't be able to reincarnate. None of these actions are permissible.
Oh, speaking of Fang Fang, she's very strange."
"Oh? How so?"
At this moment, Ye Huohuo and Li Mohan arrived at a black sedan parked by the roadside. It was an utterly ordinary car.
The model was common, the brand was common, the kind of car you see a lot of on the street.
Li Mohan took out his key and pressed it. With a "beep," the car lights flashed, and the lock disengaged.
"You came in this car?" Ye Huohuo was a little surprised. She hadn't expected Li Mohan, a boss worth tens of billions, to own such a car.
"I heard you found my family's cars too flashy, so I specifically swapped for this one," Li Mohan said indifferently.
"Swapped?" Ye Huohuo was puzzled. Given Li Mohan's wealth, such cars would be plentiful. Why would he need to swap with someone? "Who did you swap with?"
"Old Fang!"
"Ah? Isn't he your family's driver? Does he own a car himself?" After asking, Ye Huohuo felt her own lack of intelligence exposed. But it was too late to take it back.
As expected, Li Mohan looked at her as if she were an idiot. "He has his off-duty hours too. He drives the company car for work, and naturally drives his own car after hours."
Indeed, a clear separation of public and private matters.
"What car did you trade for this one?"
"A Benz."
"Ah? You traded a car worth millions for this one worth a little over a hundred thousand?" Ye Huohuo's eyes widened. The thoughts of rich people were truly unfathomable to a poor person like her.
"Old Fang drove for my grandfather for half his life, so this is considered a perk. Besides, I couldn't find a car like this quickly. It's a win-win!" Li Mohan said as if he had closed a mutually beneficial deal, with a hint of smugness in his tone.
Ye Huohuo looked at the second-hand sedan carefully again, estimating its value. Even a little over a hundred thousand seemed too much; the car looked quite old and was probably only worth a few tens of thousands now.
"Don't worry, Old Fang is meticulous. He washed the car inside and out several times. It's very clean."
Yes, if I were trading a car worth millions for one worth tens of thousands, I'd polish this car with ten layers of wax!
At this moment, Ye Huohuo regretted not going to a used car dealership to buy a second-hand car and swap it with Li Mohan. As the saying goes, why let good fortune go to outsiders? She would be leaving sooner or later, so saving money during this time would be beneficial.
Li Mohan watched Ye Huohuo's small face with interest. The expressions on her face were quite vivid at the moment: annoyance, regret, deep thought, and then a sigh of resignation.
Forget it, wealth is external. You can't bring it with you when you die, and you can't force what isn't yours!
Ye Huohuo finally let out a long sigh and got into the car with Li Mohan. She looked up at him, only to find he was already looking at her. Her heart inexplicably skipped a beat as her gaze met his.
Her face suddenly flushed hot. She quickly tried to look away, but in the next second, a dry, strong finger hooked her chin, rendering her unable to move even an inch.
"You..." Ye Huohuo had just uttered one word when Li Mohan's slightly rough thumb began to caress her tender lips. He applied some force, and within a few strokes, her pale red lips were rubbed to a rosy hue.
"Are you going to be in danger again today?"
Li Mohan's actions made Ye Huohuo's mind a mess, and she involuntarily let out a "Mm!"
Before he could react, her lips were forcefully captured in a kiss.