Gwen: (〝▼plate▼)!
Are you kidding me?! Is this discrimination against minors?! She's just a little short! And what kind of minors are these weird creatures? Few of them could even survive a year in the real world!
"And now?"
Gwen grew taller rapidly, instantly transforming into a mature and sophisticated woman. She tossed her hair and looked at the bar doorman provocatively!
Upon hearing Gwen's "changing size at will," the person outside the door rubbed their eyes and then gave an awkward smile: "Please, please."
It's only in the world of ghost stories; if it were in reality, it might scare people to death.
The three entered the bar and, based on the description given by the old woman, began searching for Ma Dapao's wife. Soon, they spotted a middle-aged woman wearing a purple coat, drinking alone in a corner.
"Men, indeed, are all products of fickle hearts..."
As they approached, they heard the woman muttering to herself, and she also sensed the three approaching, glancing over casually.
"Hmph, a man with two women, what a playboy, he's not a decent person!"
Jiang Ran's face darkened.
Yu Cheng sat down opposite the woman: "Excuse me, is your husband Ma Dapao?"
Upon hearing this, the woman instantly became alert: "What?! Who are you?! Are you his mistress?!"
Ma Dapao doesn't usually borrow money or gamble, so he's definitely not here to collect debts. He doesn't recognize the woman in front of him, yet she's so young and beautiful, which makes him feel a sense of crisis.
"Of course not, don't you dare slander me!"
Even knowing this woman wasn't normal, I never expected her to say something so shocking! Normal people, even if they had doubts, would slowly probe and test her; who would just blurt it out like this?
Yu Cheng felt a chill run down his spine.
"Really?" The woman's gaze was still somewhat suspicious.
Yu Cheng was genuinely angry: "Your husband, Ma Dapao, isn't exactly handsome, and his career isn't anything special. I must be blind to have fallen for him!"
Although they had never met that guy, the three of them had already learned about Ma Dapao's "background" from the old woman.
She's just an ordinary person with a little money, but who is Yu Cheng? An SS-level ghost storyteller! There are only a handful of SS-level ghost storytellers in the entire Dragon Kingdom, and Yu Cheng is one of them! You can imagine how much wealth she controls!
This is a true rich woman!
How can you say that?
The woman's gaze toward Yu Cheng now held a hint of hostility.
She's really difficult to deal with. Before, I was suspected of having an affair with her husband. After I belittled her husband, she treated me like an enemy. I just can't figure out what she's thinking!
"So what brings you here?"
The woman took a sip of wine, and the drunkenness on her face became even more obvious.
They came to the woman to get the questions they wanted to ask Ma Dapao, but the clues might not necessarily be with the woman. Even if they were, how would they ask her?
Asking directly, "Do you know what we're going to ask Ma Dapao?" would be seen as someone looking for trouble out of nowhere!
"Could you tell us about your story with your husband?"
"What's there to talk about..." The woman's eyes were somewhat dazed, and her movements were sluggish. "They say marriage is the grave of love, and it's true."
"From passion to calm, and finally to indifference, when I asked him last time if he still loved me, he actually said he didn't know!" The woman slammed her wine glass on the table, shattering it instantly, and even leaving cracks on the table!
A table that can withstand [Elite] level attacks is really impressive.
"Were those vows false?! If this was false, if that was false, then what was true? What was true?!"
What is real?
The woman looked up at the three of them, her eyes flashing with a sharp light!
"If you see Ma Dapao, please ask him for me—"
What is real?
When the woman asked this question, the three of them felt a sense of mystery, which made them instantly realize that this was the question they were asking Ma Dapao!
"We'll help you inquire."
Now that the exact question has been answered, things are much easier. Jiang Ran first told the others that they no longer needed to worry about Ma Dapao's matter and to start looking for other seals.
The three then left the tavern to find Ma Dapao!
However, on their way out of the tavern, they encountered another group of uninvited guests.
The sun never sets, Alex!
[Alex (Human Class), Hostility: 73%]
[Yor (Human Class), Hostility: 86%]
[Collison (Martial Arts Master), Hostility: 85%]
Upon meeting, the information above the heads of the three people had already appeared in Jiang Ran's eyes. Because the once-genius SS-level ghost storyteller Velens had died at Jiang Ran's hands, the ghost story poets of the British Empire had always been hostile towards Jiang Ran.
This guy named Collison is a Martial Master, which means his talent is probably a combat-type talent like physical enhancement, but it's obviously much weaker than Ye Ye's "Celestial Master" level.
It's surprising that Captain Alex has the lowest hostility rating. However, the 73% rating also indicates that he already considers Jiang Ran an enemy!
Do you have the ability to read minds?
"I bet, Jiang Ran, you're thinking about 'having the ability to read minds,' huh?"
Alex's words caused the two people behind him to burst into laughter.
Jiang Ran wanted to clear his mind so that he couldn't spy on him, but Gwen and Yu Cheng beside him knew the information. As long as Alex stood in front of them, the information would inevitably be leaked.
"Your talent is indeed very interesting."
"No, no, no, your talent is more like fun," Alex said, narrowing his eyes. "My talent is useful!"
Now that Alex already knew about Ma Dapao, he would naturally go looking for clues about him, so it was not surprising that the two sides ran into each other.
"Stay away from me."
Jiang Ran ignored Alex, simply uttered a sentence, and then turned and left with Yu Cheng and Gwen.
Alex took a step forward, only to find that his ankle was tightly bound by a blue silk thread.
Killing is forbidden in the world of ghost stories! Serious injury is also forbidden! But this also means that as long as you don't break these two ironclad rules, you can do anything else!
With Gwen's abilities, controlling a human would be incredibly easy for her if she wanted to!
"Jiang Ran, it seems the little guy next to you isn't very friendly to me."
Alex crouched down and gently pinched the thread. Although it looked incredibly thin, even the sharpest machete in the world couldn't cut it!
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