It was a little after seven in the morning.
Someone entered the apartment building where Xia Tianqiong lived, discovered a dead body, and then called the police.
Police immediately cordoned off the scene, and soon five mysterious men rushed over to take over from the police and investigate the scene.
They are from the Bureau of Strange Affairs, an official organization that has existed for thousands of years.
Fang Moyuan is the only woman in the team. She is young, beautiful, and quite capable.
Wearing rubber gloves, she carefully examined each mummified corpse and finally came to a conclusion.
"Based on the manner of death and the eerie aura that remains, it can be determined that this is a case of 'the mysterious mother searching for her baby' that has occurred many times in history. Therefore, it can be concluded that there should be no survivors here."
Standing beside him was a composed middle-aged man named Zhou Boyu, the captain of this ghost-hunting team.
He shook his head. "There are survivors, two of them."
Fang Moyuan asked in surprise, "When the Ghost Mother makes a move, no one can survive. How could there be survivors? Captain, what did you see?"
A silver light shone in Zhou Boyu's eyes; this kind of trickery allowed him to see things that others couldn't.
“There are remnants of the power of contracts here, and they are the power of both the Demon Lord and the Equality Contract.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Moyuan and the other team members were all greatly shocked.
"So, someone has cracked the death rule of the 'Strange Mother Searching for Her Baby,' otherwise it would have been impossible to sign an equal contract."
That should be the case.
Zhou Boyu nodded, his face showing excitement. "Immediately have the police verify all the residents' information and check the nearby surveillance footage. We must find this person."
The method for deciphering the "mysterious mother searching for her baby" is extremely valuable.
The authorities must take note of this so that in the future, when encountering the "mysterious mother searching for her baby," the outcome will not be a certain death for everyone.
But most importantly, it's this person.
According to records, both the ghost mother and the ghost baby possess some kind of teleportation-like magic, and regardless of which one is contracted with, they will master this teleportation technique.
This person is of great value to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs.
“If this person is from one of those ancient families, it might not be easy for us to recruit him,” Fang Moyuan reminded.
“Impossible. Those family scions are all extravagant and wasteful. How could they live in such a dilapidated place?” Zhou Boyu denied.
"That's true."
Fang Moyuan nodded in agreement, then thought for a moment and asked with a worried look, "Captain Zhou, it's not normal for so many strange things to happen all over the country overnight."
Zhou Boyu's expression suddenly turned serious. "Never before in history has such a large-scale and widespread strange occurrence occurred. I'm afraid that ancient prophecy is about to come true, and the realm of the supernatural is about to merge with the human world."
"Wouldn't our human world be plunged into a bizarre apocalypse?"
"It's the end of the world for ordinary people, but also a new era for ghost hunters!"
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A budget hotel.
Xia Tianqiong opened the door and went in, but Jiang Yu stood at the door, looking at him with a strange expression.
"Weren't you supposed to be catching ghosts? Why did you bring me to a hotel room?"
Before Xia Tianqiong could reply, Jiang Yu dragged her suitcase inside and said shyly, "Alright, I didn't sleep at all last night, I should find a place to get a good night's sleep."
She thought Xia Tianqiong wanted to sleep with her!
She retorted, "You're overthinking it. I'm booking a room because I want to sleep. You put down your luggage and go to the wholesale market to buy things right away."
"But I didn't sleep at all last night. Can't I rest for a bit before I go?"
Jiang Yu pouted and said in a wronged tone.
Xia Tianqiong seemed oblivious to her pitiful state, and while inspecting every corner of the room, asked her, "Have you ever read any post-apocalyptic novels?"
"No."
"After tomorrow night, something strange will happen, like the end of the world. Although it won't be like the collapse of order and moral decay depicted in post-apocalyptic novels, it will still trigger a nationwide frenzy to hoard supplies."
After inspecting the room, Xia Tianqiong sat at the foot of the bed and slowly said, "So I want you to go and buy all kinds of supplies immediately, such as food that can be stored for a long time, daily medicines, daily necessities, and so on."
Jiang Yu didn't really believe in the idea of the apocalypse. Although she saw a ghost last night, she thought it might just be a coincidence. But seeing Xia Tianqiong speaking so solemnly, she couldn't help but believe it a little more.
"Such an important task, you want me to do it all by myself? Are you really that confident in me? Aren't you afraid I'll run away and never come back?"
"You don't understand what the Ghost Lord's Contract is."
Xia Tianqiong smiled disdainfully, raised his hand and grabbed at the air, pulling out something invisible from her body.
Jiang Yu suddenly felt weak. Wrinkles appeared on her hands and face at a visible speed, and strands of white hair gradually appeared in her once smooth long hair.
She is aging rapidly!
"You still say it's not a ghost? Isn't this just that female ghost's ability?"
Jiang Yu was shocked and couldn't help but rebuke him angrily.
But he quickly realized what he had said and begged for mercy, "Tianqiong, I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean to run away, please don't kill me."
“I didn’t intend to kill you; I was just demonstrating the power of the Ghost Lord’s Contract.”
The invisible thing that Xia Tianqiong pulled out of Jiang Yu's body was lifespan.
What was being used was not trickery, but the power of the Trick Master's Contract.
With a casual wave of his hand, he returned the lifespan he had extracted to Jiang Yu's body, and in an instant, she regained her youthful beauty.
Jiang Yu examined her hands and the back of her hands repeatedly, then touched her cheeks, filled with fear. "What on earth is going on?"
"Ever since you signed the contract with the Ghost Baby, your lifespan, soul, and even your body no longer belong to you. The Ghost Baby can do whatever it wants with you, and it won't matter if you hide on the other side of the earth."
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