Wanyeshe

Ring Ring Ring The crisp sound of the welcoming bell rang at the door of the café. Creak... The overweight figure walked across the floor, making it groan under the burden. A dry, piercing, and reluctantly patient voice spoke up. "Is this the Wanyeshe specialized in handling grudges?" The voice belonged to a massively built man, standing at less than 1.7 meters tall. He was dressed in an exquisite tailcoat, all made of silk with a few dimly colored patterns on it, obviously a custom-made high-quality garment. A gentleman's hat rested on his head, a cigarette held between his lips, his face grim, his belly protruding like a pig's stomach. His gaze fixed on a young man behind the café counter. A refreshing voice rang out, "Welcome, this is Wanyeshe." The young man in a gray trench coat stood behind the counter, smiling warmly and full of goodwill. The counter of Wanyeshe - Brandy. Creak, creak... The fat man walked up to the counter and sat down heavily on the stool. "I'm here to solve a problem." Brandy behind the counter smiled slightly, "Please tell me the details, I need to assess the situation." "There have been grudges in my residence these past few days, with servants seeing eerie white shadows." "It attacked my servants, and someone got injured. Now, I need someone to deal with this thing immediately." "A grudge injuring people," Mr. Brandy quickly recorded something on a piece of paper. "May I have the address, please?" The fat man took a deep puff of his pipe. "13 Lande Road, west of the city." Brandy recorded the information, then looked up at the fat man. "Sir, may I have your name?" "And you need to prepay a reward of 10 gold coins. We will arrange for someone to solve it as soon as possible." The fat man seemed to be familiar with the rules here, took out a pouch from his pocket, and placed it on the table. Thud. "I'm Honglian Ke, remember, as soon as possible." After saying that, the fat man turned and quickly left. He felt uncomfortable staying there. Brandy picked up the pouch, counted it, and put it away. He walked out from behind the counter, took a few steps into a corner of the café lobby, where a person was sleeping with their head buried on the sofa. He placed the new task information on the table. "Manager, a new task has come in, and our income for this month depends on it." "Yawn." "There's a task," the person woke up, rubbing their sleepy eyes. The man sat up from the sofa, stretched lazily, and yawned widely. Brandy looked at the man helplessly, his eyebrows twitching. "Manager Lin Yi, this task is urgent." "Our rent depends on it this month." Lin Yi stood up, an average-looking man about 1.75 meters tall. His eyes, mouth, and nose were all ordinary, nothing that would catch anyone's attention in a crowd. The only thing special was the light yellow skin on his hands and face, as smooth as jade. He wore a white shirt on the upper body, a black leather jacket on the outside, leather pants on the lower body, and high-top leather boots. Black exquisite steel knuckle dusters were worn on both palms, delicate enough that every joint of the fingers could move, looking quite valuable. "Alright, I'll get it done quickly. You look after the shop." Saying that, Lin Yi picked up the notebook on the table, which contained information about the task. Ring, ring, ring. Accompanied by the welcoming bell, Lin Yi walked out of Wanyeshe. The blood-red sun spilled onto the ground, like the flames of a blood-red lotus, enveloping the entire world in crimson. Looking at the two blood-red suns hanging in the sky, Lin Yi's eyes flickered, and he let out a deep breath. "It's not Earth after all." "Let's get to work." He lowered his head to look at the case information in his hand and frowned, "Let's start by investigating." Time always flies. At night, the streetlights cast a bleak white light on the streets, and a figure stood outside the gate of No. 13 Lande Street in the west of Honglian City. Lin Yi's eyes were cold, staring at the magnificent mansion. Having been in this world for more than a decade, he understood that beneath the seemingly peaceful surface, this world was full of unknown dangers. After an afternoon of investigation, he had some understanding of this grudge incident. Taking a deep breath, a faint wave of energy spread throughout his body. The faint blue light flickered beneath his skin, merging with the energy inside his body. The Qi condensed from the "Great Strength Diamond Sutra" circulated within him, becoming more active and agile with time. This mysterious wave of energy was his greatest reliance for quickly establishing himself in this world, a force he called Lingbo. It was highly effective against supernatural objects, such as grudges. Infused with martial Qi, he possessed strength beyond ordinary warriors, which was the foundation of his establishment of Wanyeshe. Feeling the power within him, Lin Yi prepared himself and carefully observed the mansion in front of him. A typical Western-style two-story mansion, behind the iron gate was a garden and a driveway covering hundreds of square meters, extending all the way to the front door of the mansion. Every ten meters along the driveway stood a white statue, showcasing the heritage of the mansion. With a wry smile, Lin Yi admired, "So wealthy, the west side of the city truly lives up to its reputation as the rich district." His gaze passed through the gate, carefully observing the luxurious road, garden, and shadows of the plants. Watching out for any lurking danger. He glanced at his watch, it was half past eleven at night. Click, click, click. Pushing open the iron gate of the garden, Lin Yi stepped onto the driveway. In the silent night, there was not a sound, only the dim moonlight and starlight. As soon as he stepped into the garden, it felt like stepping into another world, a chilling atmosphere shrouded here. Involuntarily, Lin Yi felt a sense of discomfort all over his body. "Cold and discomfort, this is the influence of the grudge." Narrowing his eyes, he advanced towards the mansion, the road beneath his feet solid, the surrounding garden silent. After a few minutes, he crossed the garden and driveway and arrived at the front door of the mansion. Looking at the two-story, thousand-square-meter mansion, Lin Yi placed his hands on the door. Creak. Pushing open the door, darkness enveloped the inside. He had investigated the events in this mansion over the past few days. Starting from three days ago, the mansion had been filled with eerie screams and howls of terror. There were even rumors of deaths inside, and all the people who had lived there had evacuated. This mansion belonged to a wealthy merchant in Honglian City, Honglian Ke, who himself was once a noble of the Honglian Empire's aristocracy. It was said that he had a deep connection with a high-ranking official of the Honglian Empire, and his wealth and status were astounding. Lin Yi's gaze swept left and right, aided by the faint moonlight, he grasped the situation inside the mansion's hall. The spacious hall spanned about a hundred square meters. Two spiral staircases were situated on both sides of the hall, winding up to the second floor. The second floor consisted of a circular corridor, with doors spaced at intervals. At the end of the first-floor hall, there were corridors on both the left and right sides, located below the staircase, leading to various rooms on the first floor. Lin Yi's gaze swept to the right of the mansion's entrance, where the light switch was located. Click. Pressing the switch, the lights illuminated, brightening the mansion's hall. The brilliance dispersed the darkness, providing visibility. However, the surrounding chill remained unaffected by the light, as if the radiance had no effect on the eerie cold. If it were before he came to this world, Lin Yi would have never believed in the existence of grudges. But after arriving here, witnessing martial arts, and mastering his own "golden finger," he understood that he had come to a completely different world. A world of extraordinary power. Click, click, click. Lin Yi's footsteps echoed as he walked into the mansion's hall and headed to the end. He carefully observed the surroundings, selecting the left corridor on the first floor. The corridor was lined with windows, offering a view of the garden outside. The garden, shrouded in darkness, instilled fear. On the other side were the doors to the rooms, spaced every five meters. Click. One after another, Lin Yi pushed open the doors along the left corridor, staying vigilant for any abnormalities inside. But after about ten minutes, the left corridor was searched without any anomalies. He retraced his steps and arrived at the right corridor. Click, click, click. His footsteps echoed in the silent mansion, piercingly loud. As time passed, approaching midnight, the chilling atmosphere grew colder. Goosebumps appeared on his skin. Pushing open the third door on the right corridor, Lin Yi frowned. Traces of blood had stained the room, turning it into a black-red hue. "Someone died here? The amount of blood is considerable." His gaze carefully scanned the room, the ceiling, walls, and floor all bore dried black-red stains. The bed, furniture, everything bore the marks of blood, and a rotten, b****y smell filled the room, sending shivers down one's spine. Entering the room, Lin Yi's gaze wandered around, landing on the notebook on the desk. Walking over, the notebook was open, with blood-stained words written on it. It seemed that the person in the room was writing something when they were attacked. "Forgive me, Zhang Xiaoyu, I'm not an accomplice." "Forgive me, it was Honglian Ke who ordered me to kill you and your child." "He's a beast, and you're not the first maid he's insulted." "I had no choice, please don't come after me." "I'm innocent, settling scores, bearing grudges.............." At this point, the diary abruptly ended. Lin Yi furrowed his brows and flipped through a few pages of the diary. The earlier entries were all confessions of this person, cursing Honglian Ke and professing their innocence. But what was recorded inside was nauseating and horrifying. A cold smile tugged at the corners of Lin Yi's mouth as he inferred what had happened here. The owner of this mansion, Honglian Ke, was a typical-perverted deviant. He had corrupted his maids through power and wealth, and quite a few of them at that. One of the maids became pregnant, and somehow managed to keep it a secret. When the child was born and discovered by Honglian Ke, he ordered the head butler in this room to kill the maid and her child. Clearly, this maid had become a grudge seeking revenge. Understanding the general situation here, Lin Yi shook his head and returned to the hall. He casually picked up a wooden chair from inside the house and sat down, crossing his legs, vigilantly watching his surroundings. Time passed second by second, and in the blink of an eye, it was already late at night. Hu... A cold wind accompanied by a white figure flashed in the corridor on the second floor, Lin Yi's eyes narrowed. "It's here."