Chapter 115 - 114: [Little Bro, You’re Here?]

Chapter 115: Chapter 114: [Little Bro, You’re Here?]

"Impossible!" the woman immediately refused. "The moment we make a move, we’ll be exposed and attract the Cleaners’ forces."

She refused to believe that someone capable of ruining their ritual would be a weakling they could slaughter at will.

"I know what you’re worried about, but relax. The combined strength of the four of us isn’t something the likes of Qilong can compare to. As long as we’re fast enough, we can kill him and leave immediately. That’ll be enough.

"The Cleaners’ remaining forces are a shadow of their former selves. Plus, with evil spirits attacking people daily within Shanghai, they’re completely swamped, or close to it. Or... do you not have confidence in us?"

The effeminate man rubbed the skull in his hand and said with a smile.

"Your taunt may be clumsy, but it convinced me," the woman said grimly, shooting the man a glare.

It would be a lie to say she didn’t hate He Xiaotian.

Anyone whose long-term plan was ruined by an outsider would be furious enough to tear the sky apart.

Right now, the relevant authorities were in a period of weakness.

How could they not take advantage of such an opportunity?

If they waited for the Cleaners to recover, they probably wouldn’t get a chance this good ever again.

Besides, the four of them were the strongest espers in the Gourmet Kitchen, second only to Lord Food King.

With their combined strength, if they couldn’t kill He Xiaotian quickly, it would be an eternal joke.

"Killing him is fine, but we need to perfect the plan. It’s best not to even give him time to react."

He Xiaotian, lying in his room at Hotel 404, had no idea that a net was slowly closing in on him—a hunt targeting him personally.

「5:00 PM. It was dinnertime again.」

He Xiaotian got dressed and headed for a seafood buffet he’d been eyeing for a while.

Roast whole lamb was delicious, but eating it all the time gets old.

Besides, it wasn’t cheap.

Now that he was on his own, he naturally chose to fill his stomach with things that were a good value—cheap, plentiful, and a little on the fancy side.

As He Xiaotian feasted in the restaurant, he sighed with heartfelt emotion. The buffet was truly one of humanity’s greatest dining innovations.

The manager, a woman in her thirties, looked at the three or four waiters who were so busy they were running around like headless chickens, unable to stop and rest for even a moment. A look of despair filled her eyes.

’We’re taking a huge loss today.’

’Aren’t all those competitive eaters just putting on a show?’

’Why did a real one suddenly show up out of nowhere!’

Having eaten his fill, He Xiaotian sauntered happily out of the restaurant, trailed by the resentful glares of the staff.

’Only 100 yuan. That’s a real bargain.’

’The seafood was pretty fresh, too. Hmm, I’ve decided.’

’When I’ve got nothing else to do, I can come back and teach the manager a lesson or two.’

In the past, Shanghai had been bustling at night. As long as you weren’t in a remote area, the streets were often teeming with people, sometimes even livelier than during the day.

But in just the last six months, the nightlife crowd had shrunk dramatically.

After all, people weren’t fools. With one late-night incident after another, anyone would become wary.

So, as if by unspoken agreement, they reduced their nightly excursions.

Of course, there were still some young people who couldn’t stand the loneliness or simply weren’t afraid of dying.

He Xiaotian walked alone down a rather desolate street. The journey was peaceful; no clueless evil spirits came looking for trouble.

This left a certain someone very disappointed. ’My Experience Points are at zero! I’m just waiting for you all to walk right into my trap and give me a top-up!’

「Ten minutes later, he finally made it back to the hotel.」

He pushed the door open. ’Well now...’

’What happened to the greasy boss whose fingers were always flying across his keyboard? Where’d he go today?’

CREAK! CREAK!

"?!"

He Xiaotian’s hearing was far beyond that of a normal person.

Sounds that were normally minuscule became magnified many times over if he just focused on listening.

CREAK! CREAK!

’Did the boss actually manage to pick up a girl?’

’Tsk, tsk. So careless. He didn’t even close the door properly.’

So, the kind-hearted He Xiaotian pulled the door curtain down for him.

Then he headed upstairs, ready to receive his ’package’.

’One showed up last night, but they were way too stingy.’

’If I ever meet the Gluttonous King, I’ll have to have a serious talk with him.’

As he passed the boss’s room, his 20-point Spiritual Power picked up on something amiss.

Based on the sounds, there were only two people in the room. But in his perception...

...he sensed six humanoid figures.

Within a ten-meter radius, his senses were exquisitely detailed.

So He Xiaotian was certain he hadn’t made a mistake.

’What the hell?’

’You’ve got some moves, boss.’

’I thought you were an honest, simple man. Who knew that beneath your greasy exterior, you were hiding such a wicked heart.’

’Wait, something’s not right.’

’Why is this aura so similar to the seductive ghost I met yesterday?’

’And why are the other four people just standing motionless in the corners like they’re invisible?’

’Things that don’t move are turtles!!’

He Xiaotian figured there was a high probability that the greasy boss and his ’companions’ had run into a ghost.

After a moment’s thought, he knocked on the door.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!!

’If I hadn’t come across it, fine. But daring to cause trouble right under my nose? I’ll punch you into a little cookie.’

’Sigh, the ’couriers’ these days are getting less and less professional.’

’They even delivered the ’package’ to the wrong address.’

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!!

...

’Well, it looks like the greasy boss is too lost in pleasure to pull himself away. Getting him to open the door is just wishful thinking.’

’Looks like I have to get my hands dirty after all.’

He Xiaotian placed a palm on the door and gave it a gentle push.

’That’s right, it was gentle.’

BANG!

The door exploded inward.

Immediately after, He Xiaotian saw them all turn their heads in unison to look at him.

’It’s a lock. If this woman isn’t a ghost, I’ll eat my damn hat.’

He also sensed a familiar aura.

A golden glint flickered in each of his eyes, and all illusions shattered.

The beautiful, flower-like woman transformed into an effeminate-looking man—a male ghost!!

’Impressive, boss.’

’Sure, maybe you’ve reached that middle-aged point where the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.’

’But you can’t just give up on yourself like this!’

"Young man, I didn’t realize you had such a wild heart. But I don’t have any... special hobbies. Wait till I’m done, then you can bargain with her. Don’t be in such a rush, okay?"

He Xiaotian: "..."

’Who the hell told you I’m a minute man?!’