Ahead of him stood a woman dressed daringly. Li Zhiyi remembered that this woman was the one he had met on the plane.
The woman had clearly seen Li Zhiyi as well. Swaying gracefully at the waist, her high heels clicking, she walked up to him and stood before him, saying sarcastically:
"Oh, who do we have here? It's just another colleague. What brings you here?" she said, giving the group an extremely unfriendly look.
The moment she saw Gu Siye, her eyes lit up, and her voice immediately softened. "Hello, my name is Zhao Qingmai. It's nice to meet you. Are you here on business as well? I can introduce you to the master."
Gu Siye felt disgusted when he saw her like that, but he never showed his emotions and didn't answer her.
Seeing that he ignored her, Zhao Qingmai was not annoyed. Instead, she smiled and said, "The master I found is very powerful. Whether you are seeking wealth, career success, or love, he is very effective. Do you want me to take you there?" She felt that everyone who came here wanted to ask for something.
"No need! Don't talk to me, thank you." Gu Siyue's tone and eyes were icy cold.
Although Zhao Qingmai had a good impression of Gu Siye, she was also a proud woman. Besides, she was never short of men pursuing and doting on her. She immediately retorted angrily, "You take my kindness for granted! If you don't want it, then don't use it. Why are you being so fierce?"
Li Zhiyi watched as a little ghost played on the woman's head and shoulder. One ghost rode on her head and pulled her hair, while the other ghost, its face bluish-purple, perched on her shoulder, occasionally glancing at Li Zhiyi. Clearly, this ghost was smarter than the one on her head and had noticed that Li Zhiyi could see it.
Li Zhi smiled at the little devil, who immediately bared its teeth and threatened Li Zhi, then hid behind the woman's neck to peek at Li Zhi's reaction.
Seeing that Li Zhiyi was still smiling, Zhao Qingmai thought that Li Zhiyi was an easy target and wanted to take advantage of him. She turned to Li Zhiyi and said arrogantly, "Fellow professional, is this man your man? He's so protective of you. Heh, you do have some looks that can charm men."
Li Zhiyi noticed that a lot of black energy was emerging from the woman's forehead, indicating that she had been targeted by something evil. If he didn't intervene, she definitely wouldn't survive the night.
But judging from her appearance, she really didn't need him to save her. She wasn't a philanthropist, so there was no need for him to create trouble for himself.
"You woman, who's your colleague? If you don't know, don't talk nonsense, okay?" Fu Yanche couldn't stand her arrogant attitude. They didn't even know each other, so who was she trying to impress?
"You damned man, what right do you have to tell me what to do? Did I even speak to you?" Zhao Qingmai was so angry that her eyes were wide open, as if she wanted to devour Fu Yanche alive.
"You spoke to my sister-in-law, you wretched woman!"
"You, you dare to curse me!" Zhao Qingmai's chest heaved with anger, but she was helpless against Fu Yanche.
Zhao Qingmai, still furious, continued to mock Li Zhiyi, saying, "You're quite the woman, managing to make two men fight over you. I never would have guessed! Tell me, how did you practice your 'man-controlling technique'? Teach me!" As she spoke, the woman couldn't help but push Li Zhiyi, but she couldn't budge him.
Gu Siye stepped forward and grabbed the woman's wrist. Perhaps he was angry, because he used a lot of force, making the woman scream in pain as he pinched her wrist.
"Ouch! Let go, let me go!" The woman stammered in pain.
Li Zhiyi saw that after Gu Siye grabbed the woman's wrist, the black aura on her body immediately dissipated considerably. This was because the purple aura on Gu Siye was too powerful, and these evil spirits were naturally afraid of Gu Siye's approach.
Li Zhiyi didn't want to argue with a dying person: "Let's go, let's ignore her."
Gu Siye obediently flung his hand away, almost causing the woman to fall to the ground.
"Hmph!" Fu Yanche snorted coldly and everyone followed Li Zhiyi away.
Enraged, Zhao Qingmai glared viciously at the direction the group had left from behind.
“Miss Li, why don’t you say something to that woman? I’m fed up with her attitude. I don’t know what she’s so arrogant about.”
Why get angry over a dying person? She won't live past tonight.
Fu Yanche immediately fell silent; there was indeed no need to be angry.
Chen Zhihe asked curiously, "Miss Li, how did you come to the conclusion that she won't live past tonight? She looks perfectly healthy!" She seemed quite arrogant!
"She's already been haunted by the little devil she raised; there's no escaping it."
Chen Zhihe really wanted to ask, "If you were to take action, could you deal with this brat?" But then he thought about it and realized he was being too naive. She could easily see through his plan, so she must have a way to deal with him. He could only blame the woman for her fate.
Before they even reached the car, Li Zhiyi sensed an evil aura rushing towards her face, clearly indicating that it had come prepared to find her.
"You guys go back first, I'll be right back." After saying that, she ran off to the side. By the time everyone tried to chase after her, she was already gone. Li Zhiyi was going to find out who was summoning her.
She immediately followed the evil aura and saw a small infant leading the way for her. However, the infant was not wearing any clothes, so it was clearly not a normal baby, but a ghost baby.
Ghost babies are those pitiful children who are abandoned by their biological parents right after birth, or who are murdered and then exploited by sorcerers.
Ghost babies, also known as little ghosts, are said to bring good luck, ward off evil, and attract wealth. They are touted as having miraculous powers by sorcerers, but what they don't know is that these creatures need to be fed with the blood of their worshippers before they will work for you.
Moreover, there is a high chance of a backlash. In fact, this ghost baby is stealing the luck of the donor, and has overdrawn all the good luck for the next few decades.
Once the good luck runs out, all that's left is bad luck! A person's luck also varies over time. For example, people often say that luck changes every thirty years, and there's also the saying that luck changes every ten years for a major period and every three years for a minor period. These are all recorded in the Chinese I Ching and the perpetual calendar.
Li Zhiyi followed the ghost baby around a corner, and the once bustling city suddenly became deserted. The streets were empty, with only the cold wind blowing.
Looking at the restaurant in front of me, the signboard gleamed with the words: {Midnight Restaurant}
Li Zhiyi sensed an overwhelming sense of resentment here.
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