Chapter 32: The Music Box

Early in the morning, Chen Dengke dialed Xu Chengjun’s number. The signal came from the old public phone booth downstairs. Nowadays, a small amount of call credit was no longer an issue for Xu Chengjun.

On the phone, Chen Dengke first brought good news. “The ‘Red Ribbon’ story received an enthusiastic response in the inaugural issue of ‘Qingming.’ The first print run of 500,000 copies has sold out completely, and sales are still rising.” This success even surpassed the relaunch of the magazine ‘Harvest.’

She parted ways with Xuantian. She followed Mu Yue back to Hell City, while Xuantian went to find the Moon Thief Prince. As long as the real culprit was brought back, she could clear her name. But before that, there was something she had to face personally.

Quickly steadying her nerves, she took out a tissue to wipe the blood from her nose and coughed twice to ease the awkward atmosphere.

“Hehe… didn’t Li Feng just say it? The one who wants you dead!” The newcomer had blue hair and a sinister expression, bearing a resemblance to the corpse demon Qian Liang.

The perceptive wife closely observed the five demon clan members watching the interrogators, exchanging glances and trying to guess which ghost would receive their votes.

Meng Qi felt something was off, but judging by the timing of the contest, he didn’t dwell on it and hurried toward the martial arena. Meanwhile, Zixiang watched Meng Qi’s departing figure, her thoughts unsettled.

The reason for observing Shi Quan was that he always suspected Shi Quan was hiding something. But honestly, aside from the strange aura last night, he hadn’t found any flaws in Shi Quan.

The bus slowly stopped outside a vegetable market. After a while, Tian Tian got off. Suddenly, she realized the sky had already brightened.

“He’s really here!” someone shouted loudly, pulling Jiang Xuejuan back instinctively. At the same time, they exchanged a look with Mu Xichen. Once they cleared the intersection, Mu Xichen followed to another crossroads, retreating while saying, “The corpse insects will arrive here soon. Whether you can escape depends on yourselves.”

Music is truly a marvelous thing! Sometimes, it infects your mood, suddenly making you joyous or sorrowful.

The entrance was deserted. As the palace spy triggered the mechanism, a fierce shout came from inside, “Who’s there?” Before seeing clearly, a hidden weapon pierced the forehead, and the figure collapsed with no further sound.

However, if the so-called creator truly exists, then the earlier speculation becomes uncertain.

In this game of longing, though I have wronged you, you have also hurt me. We are both pawns, black and white intertwined—advancing, retreating, attacking, and defending—so it’s pointless to blame who failed whom.

Eight hundred silver dollars were too heavy to carry, so the shopkeeper issued them a 750-dollar banknote redeemable at major banks and kindly gave them fifty silver coins in cash. Lin Ke took the money while Mei Jiao started asking where the clothing stores were.

Those two before me, in perfect harmony under my watchful gaze, finished their conversation without leaving me a chance to speak. I could only watch the man return to his table with a deep look.

Now, I no longer feel resentment toward him. Perhaps it’s because I’ve endured too much suffering and become numb. I looked at him calmly.

My master thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. I decided to draft a contract for him to sign once I returned.

My mother also made a dish of braised eggplant for my younger brother. We had a simple dinner. Occasionally, my brother handed me a piece of eggplant with chopsticks. My mother looked at me angrily, but I ate it calmly. She dared not snatch it back, or else my brother would be upset.

Now that I have remembered everything, it shows the awakening method was effective. Yet, although I have awakened, I cannot summon the divine power I should possess. There must be some blockages remaining.

Qi Ruizhe entrusted this matter to Feifan. With one hand, he lifted Qi Zhixi, while with the other, he took Han Jinyu and walked out of the office.