Chapter 70

While Ye Feng and Qin Yan were enjoying a hearty meal and drinks with a group of coworkers at a bowl of fragrant noodles shop, Gu Nian was having a long-awaited family dinner with her father, Gu Zhengyang, and her niece at a private villa by the sea in Xiapu District.

Gu Zhengyang was very busy, though in reality, he no longer needed to worry much about the company's operations. However, once one's wealth reached a certain level, their status and identity fundamentally changed. He was no longer just a businessman; he had to participate in many charitable and political activities. More often than not, he had to deal with countless so-called public relations stunts.

Today, when he received a call from his daughter saying she would bring his granddaughter to have dinner at home, Gu Zhengyang was both surprised and excited. He couldn't remember how long it had been since his daughter, who had become somewhat reclusive and increasingly eccentric after the accidental death of her brother and sister-in-law, had last called him. Now, receiving her call and hearing her gentle voice, he felt greatly comforted.

To him, this call from his daughter was far more important than many other things.

Immediately, Gu Zhengyang canceled all his evening activities and returned to his rarely visited home. He dismissed the maid and personally cooked a few dishes.

During the meal, Gu Nian, who usually had a cold and quiet demeanor, took the initiative to serve her father and toast him. The little girl, Gu Wenrou, sat on her grandfather's lap, playing with his beard more than eating.

Gu Zhengyang felt his eyes moisten. Over the years, his daughter had helped him a lot in business, but their father-daughter relationship had gradually become distant. After his wife's death, because he was often away on business, his daughter had become more dependent on her brother. Therefore, after her brother's death, her personality had changed significantly.

Seeing his daughter suddenly revert to the gentle and obedient daughter she had been a few years ago, how could he not be moved?

Outside the villa, the wind was strong and the rain was heavy, but inside, the warmth of family filled the air.

Unfortunately, this warm scene was soon shattered.

Just as Gu Nian was about to clear the table, a person suddenly walked into the dining room, appearing as if out of nowhere. This immediately frightened the three of them, especially the little girl, whose face tightened at the sight of the stranger.

Gu Zhengyang instinctively shielded his daughter and granddaughter, demanding, "Who are you? How did you get in here?"

Gu Zhengyang was indeed shocked. Although he didn't often return home, his villa was usually guarded by many private bodyguards. After all, his villa housed many valuable paintings and antiques, his greatest hobby. For example, he was currently wearing a jade pendant from the Sui and Tang dynasties around his neck.

But how did this seemingly young stranger get in, and where were the bodyguards? Were they all just eating their meals?

The stranger smiled but didn't speak, instead walking straight toward Gu Nian.

Gu Zhengyang became anxious and shouted, "Who are you? Get out now, or I'll call the police."

The stranger stopped, his gaze shifting from Gu Nian to the little girl in her arms, who was trembling with fear. He muttered to himself, "No wonder I felt something was off when I used my ghostly senses earlier. It turns out there's indeed a rare Earth Spirit Child here. How strange, in this world devoid of spiritual energy, how did this Earth Spirit Child survive? A beautiful woman with yin energy and an Earth Spirit Child—my luck is really too good, hahaha..."

The stranger laughed wildly, completely ignoring Gu Zhengyang's hostile gaze and the act of pulling out his phone to call the police.

Indeed, this stranger was the ghostly wolf who had transformed into Liu Yong. He had waited for Liu Tianlong to return, used soul-searching to learn Gu Nian and Gu Zhengyang's address, and then refined Liu Tianlong's soul before burning him to ashes with ghostly fire.

The pitiful and tragic Liu Tianlong, who had devoted himself to his son, ultimately died at the hands of his "son."

Following the information Liu Tianlong had gathered, the ghostly wolf first went to Gu Nian's residence but found no one. He then rushed to Gu Zhengyang's villa, where he sensed the pure yin energy of Gu Nian, which was like a refreshing spring to him, as well as the presence of an Earth Spirit Child, which was even more surprising.

After quickly disposing of the villa's bodyguards, he boldly walked in. Seeing Gu Zhengyang and the others, especially the little Earth Spirit Child, he felt his luck was truly excellent. With the yin energy of the woman and the flesh and blood of the Earth Spirit Child, he could easily advance his cultivation to the middle stage of the Ghost Leopard.

As for Gu Nian, seeing this young man who seemed to be smiling but gave her no sense of warmth, only fear and cold, she immediately thought of the strange people who had tried to capture her before.

But this time, Ye Feng was not by her side.

At this critical moment, Gu Nian made a very important decision. She handed her phone to her father and whispered, "Find Ye Feng."

Then she handed the little girl to her father, took a fruit knife from the dining room storage shelf, placed it at her throat, and walked up to the ghostly wolf, shouting, "I will go with you, but you must let them go. Otherwise, I would rather die."

Gu Zhengyang was shocked, and Gu Wenrou was so frightened that she burst into tears.

The ghostly wolf chuckled and said, "Little girl, do you think you have the right to make demands of me?"

He moved forward swiftly, and in Gu Nian's eyes, it was as if a shadow flashed, and the fruit knife in her hand was gone.

The ghostly wolf grabbed the back of Gu Nian's neck, rendering her completely helpless, and then, in a flash, snatched the little girl from Gu Zhengyang's arms.

The entire process took only a few seconds.

The terrified little girl trembled violently, and Gu Nian and Gu Zhengyang were in a state of extreme distress. Under the control of the ghostly wolf's ghostly energy, they had lost all ability to resist and could not even speak.

Looking at the little girl's extremely pale face, the ghostly wolf sighed and muttered, "Earth Spirit Children are indeed as fragile as twigs. Fortunately, I can temporarily seal her heart meridians with my ghostly energy. I want a fresh meal of Earth Spirit Child flesh, not a lifeless corpse." He blew a breath onto the little girl's forehead, and she immediately calmed down, closing her eyes as if she were asleep.

Then, the ghostly wolf brought Gu Nian to the front of him, looked at her, and smiled, "What a beautiful little girl. Hehe, in consideration of the great benefit you will bring to my cultivation, I will leave his body intact."

The "he" the ghostly wolf referred to was, of course, Gu Nian's father, Gu Zhengyang.

This statement immediately filled Gu Nian with despair, and tears streamed down her cheeks. At this point, even if she wanted to look back at her father, she was powerless to do so.

Overwhelmed by grief and anger, Gu Nian fainted.

The ghostly wolf indeed kept his promise and did not burn Gu Zhengyang to ashes with ghostly fire. Instead, he struck Gu Zhengyang's heart with ghostly energy, which was enough to end the life of an ordinary person like him.

Holding Gu Nian and the little girl, the ghostly wolf leaped into the night and disappeared.

Back at the Liu family's old residence, the ghostly wolf sealed the consciousness of Gu Nian and her niece. It was still a few hours before midnight, and it was not yet the best time to use Gu Nian as a vessel to advance his cultivation. More importantly, the intense resentment left by Liu Yong in his consciousness prevented him from advancing his cultivation, thus wasting the perfect opportunity of the 14th of July.

Therefore, what he needed to do now was to resolve Liu Yong's resentment.

In Liu Yong's resentment, Ye Feng was the most significant, followed by Qin Yan, the judge, and several police officers who had handled Liu Yong's case.

The ghostly wolf placed Ye Feng, the primary target, last. First, he needed to eliminate the secondary targets: the judge, the police officers, and Qin Yan.

He used his ghostly senses to summon the last four super ghost slaves from the dark room, then placed the unconscious Gu Nian and the little girl inside. The ghostly wolf, accompanied by the four super ghost slaves, left the Liu family's old residence.

Amidst the fierce wind, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning, the ghostly wolf howled into the night.

Tonight would be a night of bloody slaughter. Tonight, he would unleash a killing spree.

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