Chapter 176 Can't Sleep
Under the effect of the mantra, the witch told everything she knew.
Originally, she was just a village witch.
I usually help people with divination, exorcism and the like.
I have no children and am all alone.
I was ready to accept the coming of death calmly.
Suddenly one night.
The room suddenly became extremely cold, with gusts of cold wind.
She was awakened by the fright.
She saw a cloud of black mist floating above her bed.
She knew she had encountered a ghost, so she tried to get rid of it using the usual exorcism methods she used to help others.
However, not only did she fail to eliminate the other party, she was suppressed and unable to move.
Then a voice emerged from the black fog.
The other party said that as long as she was willing to listen to him and do what he said, he could save her life and let her have eternal life.
At that time, in order to survive, she believed it even if she didn't want to.
Then, she began to collect infant spirits and refine ghost babies according to the other party's instructions.
Then, it developed step by step to its current scale.
"Master is elusive. Every time he meets me, he appears as a ball of black mist. I have never seen his true form."
"Besides, he always comes to see me, and I don't know where he is now."
"Then do you know where else your master has branches besides Gui City?" Xiao Junhe asked.
The ghost woman frowned. "I'm not sure exactly where it is, but I do know that we have four strongholds, located in the four directions of China, east, south, west and north. We belong to the south."
"Have you met with the leaders of the other three bases?"
"Only once, last year."
"Do you still remember what they looked like? What were their specific features?" Xiao Junhe asked again.
The ghost woman said: "There is an old man who is a few years younger than me. My master calls him Dian Gong.
He is a crazy person with an unpredictable temperament.
He has a hunched back and a large mole at the right corner of his mouth.
He's a weirdo.
There was also a great beauty, probably in her thirties, still graceful and with long flowing hair.
Her every frown and smile is alluring, she is a natural-born fairy.
Her name seems to be Mei Niang.
The last one is a man who is eloquent and smiles all day long, like a smiling tiger.
He is about thirty years old and his name is Yagyu."
After hearing what the witch said, Yun Mojiu and Xiao Junhe both frowned slightly.
Among these four people, Xiao Xingrong was not there.
"Ghost woman, do you know a man named Xiao Xingrong?" Xiao Junhe asked again.
"Xiao Xingrong?"
The witch looked confused, as if she was unfamiliar with the name.
So, Xiao Junhe briefly described Xiao Xingrong's appearance, personality, and usual attire.
"Oh, so it's him you're talking about."
The witch suddenly understood.
“Not that I know him, but I’ve seen him.
Like Dabao and Xiaobao, he always follows his master.
But he was just an errand boy, and his ability and status were not as good as those two adults.
I heard that he was about to die, but his master saved him."
I see.
Yun Mojiu and Xiao Junhe nodded thoughtfully.
No wonder the columbarium in Kyoto was so small compared to the one at the ghost woman's place.
It seems that the stronghold is still under construction and was discovered before it was fully formed.
"Think about it again. Do the leaders of the other three strongholds you mentioned have any other characteristics besides what you just mentioned?"
It might not be easy to find someone based on that information alone.
Apart from the one with some distinctive features in appearance, the other two had no particularly obvious features at all.
Even the name may be a pseudonym.
It is still very difficult to find them in the vast crowd.
The witch frowned and thought carefully.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
"Oh, right, I remember now. That Liu Sheng smelled like seawater. I also saw a card with the words "Yu Yang Hotel" printed on it slipping out of his trouser pocket."
Hearing this, Tong Rou immediately made a phone call.
She asked her colleagues to check out the place called Yuyang Hotel.
A few minutes later, the call came back.
After listening to the content of the phone call, Tong Rou looked at Yun Mojiu and Xiao Junhe.
“Found it!
This hotel is located in a seaside resort town in the easternmost part of China, the name of the town is Dongqing Bay.
One end of it is inland and the other end is the vast ocean.
The people on the island make their living from tourism and fishing.”
Considering what the witch had just said about the man named Liu Sheng smelling of sea water, several people speculated that the man was most likely to have left from a place called Dongqing Bay.
Regardless of whether his base is in Dongqing Bay, the Yuyang Hotel in Dongqing Bay is an important clue.
Xiao Junhe immediately asked someone to book a flight to Dongqing Bay.
However, considering that Yun Mojiu was very tired from removing the poison for him, he did not rush to book a flight for that night, but instead set the time for the next afternoon.
This way, they can rest before setting off again.
The police station will be responsible for handling the subsequent matters.
Yun Mojiu and Xiao Junhe left.
The two went straight back to the hotel.
After a simple dinner, the two went back to their rooms to rest.
I don’t know if it’s because of the kiss, but the atmosphere between the two of them is a bit subtle.
Xiao Junhe seemed to be hesitant to speak, and Yun Mojiu basically didn't look at him.
In the end, both of them suffered from insomnia.
Xiao Junhe went straight to the bathroom and took several cold showers.
Yun Mojiu was also tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.
Her mind kept recalling the scene where Xiao Junhe suddenly pushed her down and kissed her lips domineeringly.
That scene was like a movie, replaying over and over again.
It seemed as if his unique warmth and breath were still clinging to her lips.
The more she wanted to ignore and forget, the more clearly she remembered.
Not only could she not forget him, she kept thinking of Xiao Junhe's face, eyebrows, nose, lips, and even the sound of his voice.
Only then did she suddenly realize it.
It turned out that she and Xiao Junhe had so many interactions without realizing it.
Ever since she was reborn, the other person seemed to have been constantly appearing by her side, as if he had become a part of her life.
At this moment, her heart was a little confused.
Unable to sleep, she simply sat up from the bed, walked to the window and looked downstairs.
Downstairs is the hotel's garden.
The green plants in the garden are beautifully trimmed. There is a swimming pool on the right side of the garden with many benches around the pool.
It was almost midnight and the garden was empty.
But there was a lonely figure sitting on the bench.
Seeing this, Yun Mojiu raised his eyebrows slightly.
She put on a light coat and went out.
As she approached the swimming pool, the figure seemed to sense something and looked towards her.
Seeing Yun Mojiu walk up to her and sit next to her, the woman frowned but said nothing.
The two of them just sat there, the atmosphere was quiet but with a sense of weirdness.
Suddenly, the woman sighed softly.
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