Chapter 50

Dinner with a beautiful woman always passes quickly. Xia Tianqi hadn't even realized it when it was already 10:30 PM.

Since Nangong Yun had the habit of getting beauty sleep and kept a regular schedule in her daily life, although he wanted to chat a bit more, he could only tactfully say goodbye and leave.

Returning to the bedroom, he took off his shoes and lay on the soft round bed. Xia Tianqi felt the whole world quiet down, with only his confused breathing to be heard.

He stared blankly at the ceiling, not knowing how long he had been there, until he suddenly remembered something and sat up straight, then jumped out of bed.

He turned on the computer by the bed, logged into his QQ, and found that his grandfather's QQ was online. He wasn't sure if it was his grandfather himself or if his mother had logged in for him.

Opening the chat window with his grandfather, Xia Tianqi quickly sent a message:

"Grandpa?"

After sending the message, Xia Tianqi anxiously waited, hoping that the person on the other end of the computer was his grandfather.

The reason he so desperately wanted to contact his grandfather was that the amulet his grandfather had given him was very effective in warding off ghosts, truly a life-saving item.

Moreover, with his short-term inability to strengthen his evil spirit constitution, he would need such items to protect him in the future.

Although he didn't know whether his grandfather had made the amulets himself or obtained them through some other means, he believed that his grandfather wouldn't stand by and let his grandson face life-threatening danger.

His heart pounded in his chest for a while before a reply appeared in the chat window:

"Grandpa is always thinking about you, why don't you think about your mom?"

"Trouble." Xia Tianqi looked at the message in the chat window and sighed with a bitter smile. It was clear that his mother was still logging in for his grandfather.

"Mom, can you not log into Grandpa's QQ? I really need to talk to Grandpa about something important."

"I don't want to either, but the key is that Grandpa insists on me helping him level up. If I don't help, he'll definitely be upset when he comes back and finds out his level hasn't gone up."

"In that case, can you give me Grandpa's QQ and let me help him level up?"

"Don't try to change the subject. What exactly do you need from Grandpa?"

"I just have some things I want to ask him. If Grandpa comes back, you must tell me."

"True to form, both of you are so secretive. You want to help him level up, right?"

"Yep."

"Then I'll leave it to you. Don't forget, or he'll get angry."

"Don't worry, I'll keep it logged in when I have free time."

"..."

Xia Tianqi's request for his grandfather's QQ password wasn't because he always mistakenly thought his grandfather was online, but because he believed there might be some "knowledgeable" friends in his grandfather's account who could help him.

With this goal in mind, Xia Tianqi logged into his grandfather's QQ. However, when he saw the list of friends, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

His grandfather had only three friends: him, his mother, and his father.

"I, Xia Tianqi, respect no one but my grandfather. His style is truly unpredictable."

Xia Tianqi completely gave up on this idea and opened the chat window with his mother:

"Still, you help Grandpa level up his QQ. I've been thinking, I'll be very busy with my internship recently, so I might not have much free time."

"Son, you found an internship?"

"Yep, let's talk about the specifics when I come home. Mom, I have something to do tomorrow, so I'll log off now..."

Xia Tianqi quickly found an excuse to log off QQ. Otherwise, knowing his mother, she would keep asking questions. If he weren't so guilty, it might be fine, but he felt very guilty. He couldn't tell his mother that this job was dangerous and that he might die at any moment.

Since being drawn into this vortex, he felt the most guilty towards his mother. She had never put any pressure on him, and her only requirement for him while studying abroad was to eat well, exercise, and stay healthy and happy.

But now... he really didn't dare to talk about his future.

While Xia Tianqi was feeling guilty about his mother, in a remote village, a terrifying prelude was being played.

The rumbling thunder sounded like a series of death notes, echoing continuously in the mountains.

The rain grew heavier, blurring the entire world.

On the muddy dirt road, a woman who looked very weak was slowly moving forward. Each step she took was forceful, as if she were trampling on something she despised.

She continued walking, the rain completely drenching her. She seemed to have no sensation, like a zombie. Her wet hair stuck to her face and neck, making her appearance even more blurred and frail in the rain.

The rain grew heavier, and the thunder louder.

In a flash of lightning, the world was suddenly illuminated. The woman trembled and stopped. In front of her appeared a river.

She stared at the river for a while, then took another step forward, no, more accurately, she walked toward the river.

The woman stepped into the river, the water reaching her knees, but she didn't stop. She continued to move deeper.

"I won't let you off even if I die!"

The water had already reached her waist, and her body became more unstable in the strong current.

"I will curse you..."

"I will curse you..."

"No! Good! Death!"

The woman suddenly raised her head and, with a venomous curse, looked at the sky obscured by dark clouds.

In the next moment, she suddenly fell and was swallowed by the surging river.

However, her venomous curse continued to echo, over and over again...

"I will curse you..."

"I will curse you..."

"No! Good! Death!"

"No! Good! Death!"

"..."

Although he had gone to bed late the previous night, Xia Tianqi got up early. It wasn't that he didn't want to sleep, but he felt that in his limited life, he should do more meaningful things.

After all, the next mission could be notified at any time, and it would be a matter of life and death. So he had to make the most of this rare time.

To put it in the words of a classic sketch, "In the past, we lived day by day, but now we live second by second."

When he left the villa, he didn't see Liu Yanmin or Nangong Yun. Clearly, they were still asleep. After leaving, he called a taxi and planned to go to the commercial street to browse around.

Buy some clothes, some necessities, and... go to the hospital to see if that bitch Leng Yue was dead.