chapter 22
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"So, I still have work to finish. Why should I come out and play with you?"
In the elevator, He Wen helplessly held a cat toy, running his fingers through his hair as he complained.
"Meow."
Jiang Sheng stood beside him with its tail up, its golden eyes seemingly filled with a hint of "contempt."
In fact, it also wanted to lazily lie in the room and wallow in self-pity.
Who would want to chase a furry ball around on such a hot day? If not for seeing He Wen sitting in front of the computer, unable to write two sentences in half an hour and looking like he was about to drive himself crazy, Jiang Sheng wouldn't have taken the initiative to bring the cat toy to him.
It really didn't understand how someone like him could become a writer.
Jiang Sheng even suspected that He Wen might be suffering from some mental illness.
For example, the four pills he took every morning might be for a mental condition.
Jiang Sheng clearly didn't know about He Wen's obsessive-compulsive disorder.
To it, He Wen was a creator exhausted both physically and mentally by writing. Although it didn't know the exact source of his pain, it at least understood one thing.
If there was no inspiration for creation, then it was better not to create.
Doesn't he know about taking breaks and combining work with rest?
This was why it looked down on He Wen. The guy in front of it was inflexible.
It made Jiang Sheng feel restless too.
"I always feel like you're thinking something very impolite."
Noticing the black cat's unfriendly expression, He Wen sighed weakly.
"Do you know that I'm playing with you now? Playing with you, do you understand? Can't you show a little gratitude?"
"Meow." The black cat meowed and rolled its eyes.
"Tsk, you, you're being too unlovable."
Annoyed, He Wen sucked in a cold breath, gritted his teeth, and seemingly cursed maliciously: "Keep this up, and no one will want to adopt you."
"Meow."
But Jiang Sheng wasn't afraid of that.
So He Wen could only laugh dryly and lifted the cat toy in his hand.
"Just wait, if you touch it once, I lose."
"Meow."
Unfortunately, Jiang Sheng still didn't take him seriously.
After all, a cat's reaction speed is two to four times faster than a human's.
Unless Jiang Sheng let him, there was no way he could miss.
...
"Click."
With the sound of a shutter, Bai Mu stood in front of an ordinary apartment building, taking a photo to record the building's appearance and the street sign.
He had followed the young man he met in the afternoon, stopping and starting until they arrived here.
They had just eaten at a restaurant on the street.
The owner's cooking was good, but he talked a lot.
Confirming that the apartment had no side entrance and the young man hadn't come out, Bai Mu finally began investigating the building.
The place wasn't hard to find.
Just the feng shui wasn't great.
Taking a quick look around, Bai Mu silently evaluated the nearby environment.
It was eight o'clock at night, and the apartment couldn't even see the moon due to its shadow.
The yin energy was quite strong.
Feeling the cool breeze blowing from the side, even though it was summer, Bai Mu shivered slightly.
First, determine the other person's location.
Thinking this, Bai Mu took out a spirit detection paper from his pocket and folded it into a cylindrical shape.
Through this cylinder, a psychic's spiritual vision could be significantly enhanced.
The downside was that during its use, the psychic would enter a state similar to soul separation, losing all perception of their body and unable to move or be disturbed.
Otherwise, they would fall into a coma due to a disturbance in their spiritual energy.
At worst, they might never wake up again.
Therefore, Bai Mu rarely used the spirit paper cylinder during the day or in public places. There were many ways to detect spiritual energy, and there was no need to risk personal danger.
Even now, if not for the building's massive size and the surrounding area being deserted with no pedestrians or noise, Bai Mu wouldn't have chosen to focus all his energy on his spiritual senses. After all, that was a world not meant for humans, and getting too involved could lead to an inability to pull oneself out.
However, the spirit paper cylinder did provide powerful spiritual vision.
Although using it looked a bit like a primary school student holding a textbook rolled into a "telescope."
But it was practical, wasn't it? Psychic abilities that could see spirits with the naked eye were incredibly rare.
Even those exorcists in large organizations mostly needed advanced equipment to manage this.
A spirit paper cylinder greatly lowered the threshold for finding spirits.
However, the user had to be willing to take risks."Sigh, hope the situation isn't too bad."
Sighing softly and shaking his head, Kashi closed one eye and began observing the various floors of the apartment building through a paper tube.
Suddenly, two spiritual energy reactions appeared in his field of vision, descending at a steady pace.
Something was coming down, seemingly in the elevator.
Since the spiritual sight could penetrate walls to observe spirits, Kashi immediately confirmed the current situation based on years of experience.
But why were there two spiritual energy fluctuations?
No good, they're almost at the first floor, I need to hide.
Noticing that the two spiritual energies were getting closer, Kashi hastily exited the spiritual sight state and turned to hide in the nearby public restroom.
Damn.
Why are two spirits together, and their reactions are so strong, shouldn't they be devouring each other?
Headache-ridden, he leaned against the corner of the wall, looking at his reflection in the mirror by the sink.
Fortunately, this mirror could reflect the entrance of the apartment.
Kashi suppressed his breathing rhythm, then pulled out another spirit detection paper.
He folded it into the shape of a ring and put it on his thumb.
Spirit Detection Paper Ring: Can conceal all of a person's aura, effective for about twenty minutes. The downside is that one cannot move briskly during this time.
No matter what, since I'm here, I can't just go back now. Reckless spirit users attract more attention than ordinary people.
However, Kashi was certain that he was approaching a major incident.
So he didn't want to give up.
Hope my luck holds out.
Making up his mind, Kashi stood in the corner of the restroom and took out the spirit detection paper tube again.
And this time,
he finally saw the "culprit" behind everything, a thick black mist that could chill one to the bone.
...
At the same time.
He Wen and Jiang Sheng were standing at the entrance of the apartment building on an empty, desolate path, staring at each other.
"Are you ready?"
The young man looked at the black cat and asked with a cold laugh.
"Mew."
The black cat crouched, responding with a "growl."
Clearly, neither of them knew that this play had become a "major incident."
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