Wang Ya felt a wave of exhaustion and dizziness. She slumped back into her seat and said weakly, “Do you know how to drive? Follow the lotus flower in front of the car!” She then said hatefully to the driving bodyguard, “If you take the wrong road again, you can go die!” Seeing no movement from the car or response from the bodyguard, she shouted, “What are you spacing out for? Drive! If you don’t get out in fifteen minutes, figure out how to escape on your own.”
The bodyguard hurriedly started the car and chased after the lotus flower that had already floated ahead.
Wang Ya saw the Golden Tang Suit Man turn his head to look at her, opening his mouth as if wanting to speak, seemingly curious about the talisman she drew and her background. She snapped irritably, “What are you looking at? Never seen a beautiful woman before!” She roared so fiercely that the man turned back, closed his eyes, and seemed to focus on the situation with those two Paper Persons. Because Zheng Yanxia sat between Wang Ya and the golden tang suit man, it was hard for her not to see Zheng Yanxia. Seeing Zheng Yanxia’s pale face, and thinking of her own loss of essence blood—probably making her face look even worse—Wang Ya pointed at Zheng Yanxia’s nose and said, “Zheng Yanxia, do you know what it means ‘not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates’?”
Zheng Yanxia bit her lip and said nothing.
Wang Ya snorted heavily again and turned her head to look out the car window. Despite the eerie Yin Qi outside, she didn’t roll up the window. Instead, she perked up her ears to listen to the sounds of the two Paper People fighting the Old Ghost outside. She had clashed hands with the Old Ghost and knew how ferocious it was. These two Paper People had held out against the Old Ghost for so long and even tied it down, preventing it from coming to stop her escape. This indirectly showed that if it were ordinary ghosts, the Golden Tang Suit Man could easily wipe them out just by releasing these Paper People. It proved he had some real skills.
After about two or three minutes, the car’s lights illuminated the familiar asphalt road, and the dim streetlight glow shone over.
Wang Ya looked ahead and saw no anomalies. She said, “Keep following the lotus flower. Drive faster. We must get out of this Dead Old Lady’s range within fifteen minutes.”
“Got it!” The Square-faced Bodyguard driving responded and accelerated the car, pushing the speed up to one hundred twenty kilometers per hour.
After another four or five minutes, suddenly, the Golden Tang Suit Man shuddered all over and spat out a mouthful of blood toward the front!
Zheng Yanxia cried out in panic, “Martial Uncle!”
Wang Ya keenly sensed a cold light drifting in from outside the car window. Focusing her eyes, she saw a snow-white Paper Effigy drifting crookedly into the car like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, landing in the “Martial Uncle’s” palm. She looked at the “Martial Uncle” and saw him wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. His face was as white as paper, and his whole body trembled as he exclaimed, “What a powerful Ghost Entity! It’s attached to the Underground Yin Vein—it’s very hard to eliminate it!” He looked at Wang Ya and said, “I wonder if Little Friend has any good strategies to deal with this Ghost Entity?”
Wang Ya turned her head to look out the car window. Seeing the stars overhead and feeling the cool summer night breeze blowing in, without smelling the cold Yin Qi, she knew they had left the Ancient Old Ghost’s range and escaped danger. She said, “Three methods. First, lure her out and strike her down unexpectedly in one blow. I already tried that today, but you interrupted it, so I couldn’t kill her. Using it again, she’ll be on guard, so it’s no longer effective! Second method: make full preparations, storm her lair, and fight to the death. The downside is it’s too dangerous, with slim chances of victory. The third method is relatively safe and can deal with this Old Ghost, but—” She changed tone and said, “I’ll tell you after I get paid!” With that, she yawned and said, “I’m tired. I’ll sleep for a bit. When we reach the city district, book me a hotel room. Ah, actually, find a place to eat first—I’m hungry.” She covered her mouth and yawned again, then leaned against the car window and closed her eyes. If she weren’t so short on money, she wouldn’t bother with Zheng Yanxia’s matter at all. It was exhausting and troublesome, and Zheng Yanxia wasn’t even straightforward! The Golden Tang Suit Man next to her was something else though—losing such a powerful Paper Effigy and sustaining serious injuries, yet not a single complaint. Although she hadn’t examined closely whether those two Paper People were Japanese-style Shikigami or native Talisman Soldiers, she knew they were extremely precious, likely heirlooms from some Inheritance.
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