Volume 2 Chapter 4 Part3 (2/2)
Lu Yang abruptly came to a realization and snapped, ”It was you, wasn't it? You told Jiang Ziya all those things and got him involved in the innerworld!”
”My a.s.s!” Yu Shu furiously said, ”He was the one who barged into my place and caused a bunch of things to happen, putting me behind on my ma.n.u.script!”
Were you not behind on your ma.n.u.script because of bringing Hold Keeper and me into existence? Jiang Ziya does not seem to be involved. Moreover, before Jiang Ziya had barged inside their home, he had been helping the mistress take out the trash. He had been the one to appear before Jiang Ziya.
To the side, House Keeper chose to remain silent, a perfectly obedient demon.
”You're one to speak!” Fu Taiyi also chose to enter the blame game, but his target was Lu Yang. ”Who was it who kept waving that sword around in front of Jiang Ziya? Aren't you doing it on purpose? You're trying to take advantage of Ziya's left eye to make your sword become more and more real!”
”I'm not!” Lu Yang flushed red and explained, ”It's because a death G.o.d appeared then. He seemed like he was going to attack us, so I had to chase him away. I had no other choice but to call Slay out.”
…Come to think of it, I have something to do with that death G.o.d. So, I am to blame, too?
Fu Taiyi didn't dare to say anything more.
Yu Shu wasn't about to be outdone. She scolded Lu Yang, ”It was obviously your fault! A death G.o.d is no big deal. Did you have to swing your sword around for that? And you dared to scold me. Pot, meet kettle! I've told Jiang Ziya before. You're up to no good!”
”What did you say?!”
”Enough—”
Fu Jun gave a loud, long shout. His young voice was so high that it could disperse the clouds, shocking the pa.s.sersby around them, who darted their eyes at the kid, one after another. Then, they used disdainful gazes to stare at the adults by the child.
Fu Jun snapped, ”You three all had a part in getting Ziya-gē involved! But right now, who got him involved isn't important. We need to hurry and rescue Ziya-gē. Stop fighting.”
Hearing that, the three adults began reflecting over how their actions just now had been more immature than a kid's.
”Jiang Ziya gave me an address.” Yu Shu told the other two. ”I've already wasted too much time here. If I don't hurry over, I'm worried I'd have to collect his dead body. You're coming with me, right?”
”Of course!” Lu Yang immediately answered.
Still, when Lu Yang heard her say ”collect his dead body,” he was so angry that he kind of wanted to start another fight with this woman. She doesn't even look all that young. How could she be so thoughtless with her words? Talking about collecting his dead body in this kind of situation, it can't get any unluckier than that!
But, this really isn't a good time to be arguing. He could only quash his anger.
Fu Taiyi frowned. ”There are so many of us. We might alert them to our presence. Also, doesn't the kidnapper want Xiao Xue? Did you bring her?”
”Xiao Xue, huh?” Yu Shu looked at Fu Taiyi and gave a cold snort. Looks like this guy is heavily involved with Jiang Ziya's family. He even knows what the artifact demon in his family is called.
Lu Yang also shot a glance at Fu Taiyi, his face full of deep suspicion.
Fu Taiyi felt a cold draft behind him. All right, I really am one of the culprits who pushed Jiang Ziya into the innerworld, and with quite some strength, too.
”You…” Lu Yang spoke but stopped. He thought he shouldn't bring up his suspicions at this kind of time. What was important was saving Jiang Ziya first.
Fu Taiyi and Jiang Ziya had known each other for several years already. If he really wanted to harm Jiang Ziya, he would have succeeded already. He wouldn't need to wait until now, so it was unlikely that he would take action during a rescue mission. That neighbor is still more suspicious!
Yu Shu gestured at the large backpack on House Keeper's back. They all clearly understood her.
”How about this…” Yu Shu said straightforwardly, ”You have your abilities, and I have mine. I don't think you'll trust me, and I don't want to trust you either. So how about we simply let Xiao Xue answer the invitation. We will each use our own abilities to hide. After that, we will each do our own thing.”
If it weren't because of her agreement with Xiao Xue, after seeing these two people about to head off to save Jiang Ziya, Yu Shu would definitely have gone home after she told them the address. She didn't want to have to clean up this mess. It was a pity that she had given the invitation. She had to see it to the end. Only then could she once and for all bring Xiao Xue home as her third doll.
”Just the way I want it,” Lu Yang replied indifferently.
Fu Taiyi inclined his head. Even though he preferred working together, and he didn't like this kind of antagonistic atmosphere, he wasn't close with Yu Shu. Also, he had blurted out Xiao Xue's name just now, clearly making Yu Shu suspicious.
Lu Yang was also walking the path of hunting demons. This was not very compatible with his path in life.
Fu Taiyi had always coexisted peacefully with demons.
Looking toward that large backpack, he sympathized with Xiao Xue, who was stuffed inside. This child had already been pitiable since before, and there seemed to be no change now. Did she come voluntarily to rescue Jiang Ziya…
He glanced at Yu Shu. Probably not, huh?
Each with their own intentions, they arrived nearby the location indicated by the kidnapper. They looked over from a distance. It was actually a plot of empty land overgrown with weeds. For some reason, there were several cargo containers haphazardly dumped there. It was fairly late by now, with few people about in the area.
Seeing that this was the location, they all began frowning. This place was practically set up as the perfect place to kill someone.
They looked toward Yu Shu in unison. She waved at House Keeper, who walked over and handed Yu Shu the doll that had been in the backpack. Then, he put the backpack back on.
That doll had white hair, blue eyes, and snowy white skin. She did not look like a typical doll but had a snow kingdom kind of feel. She was a rather unique doll, just that there was some dust on her body. She wasn't dirty, but it was easy to tell that she was aged.
At this time, the doll suddenly began struggling. At first, you could pa.s.s the movement off as someone shaking her, but then her limbs began to move as well. Her neck extended, shaking the head portion as if wanting to shake free of something.
The doll's cotton surface also began to change, turning smoother, like a person's skin. It was beyond odd, the state between cotton and skin, like a block of human skin and cloth had been sewn together.
After that, the nails on the fingers also began growing one by one…
Not long after, a cute girl appeared in Yu Shu's arms, but she was a white haired, blue eyed child with snowy white skin. Her appearance couldn't possibly be that of a Taiwanese child's. She was very scared and timid, but she had no intentions to escape, instead obediently staying in Yu Shu's arms.
As for why she had returned to her initial appearance, Yu Shu had also arranged that. No matter what, she could not use Jiang Jiang's face. That would end up involving Jiang Jiang.
Lu Yang summoned Slay. Even though this would reveal his abilities ahead of time, while the other two hadn't revealed their abilities at all, which definitely put him at a huge disadvantage, Slay could help him keep watch. Therefore, Lu Yang had to call Slay out ahead of time.
He had Slay float by his side on watch. Lu Yang purposely raised an eyebrow at the other two. I've already shown my power. Now it's your turn.
Yu Shu raised the plastic sword in her hand, but even if you beat Lu Yang to death, he wouldn't believe that that could really be used as a sword. It wasn't like it was some hard resin. It was just a plastic sword that children played with. All an adult had to do was use some force to bend it, and it would snap in two.
Fu Taiyi was even more ridiculous. He answered with a straightforward, stupid grin, as if he didn't understand Lu Yang's silent prodding at all.
Meeting a woman who was all sorts of unreliable, plus a practically unscrupulous bookstore owner, Lu Yang felt completely helpless. Just what kind of company does Jiang Ziya keep?
Yu Shu placed Xiao Xue on the ground and gave her a command. ”Walk over slowly. We naturally have our ways to follow you secretly.”
Xiao Xue nodded timidly. She couldn't help but sneak a glance at Fu Taiyi. It was too bad that a doll that hadn't been alive for long could not win against a wily human. Everyone had seen her action. Fu Taiyi could only smile even more idiotically.
”Okay.” Xiao Xue answered and said uneasily, ”If that person speaks with me, what should I say?”
Everyone suddenly felt the uncomfortable feeling of bullying a little girl. Only Yu Shu mercilessly said, ”Just pretend to be emotionless and walk over. If he speaks with you, you don't have to say anything. We're going to murder him directly!”
As she ranted, she pulled House Keeper into the dark to hide.
”Making me leave the apartment when it's already this late. What if I fall behind on my ma.n.u.script again? It's not like I can tell the readers that the neighbor across from me got kidnapped, and I went off to rescue him, so there will be no release this time—F***! That kind of excuse is even worse than the excuse of my hair hurting. No one's gonna believe that!
”Dammit, this old lady is definitely going to chop that kidnapper up into seven times seven—forty-nine pieces to boil in my soup!”
Xiao Xue's tears were almost about to overflow. Must I stay in this Yu Shu's place from now on?
Do I have to? Can I return to my box to sleep instead?!
1 Heavenly G.o.ddess, Xiannü”: Also known as Jiutian Xiannü, she is the G.o.ddess of war, s.e.xuality, and longevity. See /wiki/Jiutian_Xuann%C3%BC for more information.
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