Chapter 49

Li Yi’s straightforward, steel-hearted personality had truly won everyone’s respect.

Just like that, the Spirit Bureau, disguised as old classmates, boarded the travel car and drove ahead.

Meanwhile, Li Yi followed leisurely behind in his Lamborghini, looking completely at ease. Zhang Na appeared out of thin air in the passenger seat.

“Prefect, why didn’t you just kill them all earlier?”

Zhang Na’s tone was calm, but her words were chillingly indifferent.

To her, anyone who opposed Li Yi deserved to die.

“Don’t rush. Let’s play along with them for a while.” Li Yi looked unconcerned. With twenty Blood-clad at his command, ready to obey his every order, what did he have to fear?

Up ahead, the travel car carrying the Spirit Bureau came to a stop.

A mocking smile curled at Li Yi’s lips. So, they’re about to begin?

Li Yi’s car stopped as well.

“The road ahead is too rough. Looks like we’ll have to go in on foot.”

Seeing Li Yi approach, a man took the initiative to explain. He seemed to be the leader of the group; judging by everyone’s attitude toward him, his words carried authority.

It appeared he was the Captain of this team, and also the strongest Spirit Binder among them.

Li Yi couldn’t help but grow a little more cautious toward this man.

These people really did take him for a fool.

A reunion of old classmates-who would hold such a gathering in the middle of nowhere? This was clearly an attempt to destroy evidence and cover their tracks.

Though he already understood everything, Li Yi kept up the act, pretending to know nothing.

He scratched his head with a smile, feigning a tone of complaint.

“What kind of place did you pick? It’s so remote, even the car can’t get through.”

No one responded to Li Yi’s complaint. Each wore a mysterious smile, quietly watching him approach.

One step, two steps.

Li Yi suddenly stopped.

Instantly, everyone’s expressions froze. What was going on?

Of course, it was the System issuing a prompt.

[To please the Mount Longhu masters, the Spirit Bureau leadership in Shen City has decided to eliminate you before the upcoming Spirit Binder Conference. One meter ahead, a terrifying Bound Spirit is hidden. You decide…]

So, they planned to use the power of a Fierce Ghost to kill him without getting their own hands dirty.

Li Yi stood where he was, activating his Yin-Yang Eyes. The world before him changed dramatically. On the ground one meter ahead, a bone-white skeleton stood silently, its eyes flickering with a strange purple light as it stared at him.

Heavy chains bound the skeleton’s feet, preventing it from leaving its spot.

This was a Bound Spirit-a special type of Fierce Ghost with almost zero threat level, yet terrifyingly powerful.

The horror of a Bound Spirit lay in its very nature. Few Spirit Binders survived an encounter with one; it was even more fearsome than the Blood-clad.

But it had a fatal flaw: it could only remain within the area confined by its chains and could not leave. Because of this restriction, its threat level was greatly reduced.

It was even less dangerous than a Wandering Spirit. To deal with a Bound Spirit, one simply had to avoid its territory and it would not attack.

It seemed the Spirit Binders of the Spirit Bureau intended to lure him into the Bound Spirit’s attack range and have it do their dirty work. Ruthless.

Unfortunately for them, Sherlock Li Yi saw through their plan from the very beginning. With his keen eyes, even the color of their underwear couldn’t be hidden.

“Sigh, I suddenly don’t feel like going anymore.” Li Yi spread his hands and stopped just one step away from the Bound Spirit.
Everyone’s eyes were almost popping out-the result was that Li Yi wasn’t coming again. How could they let things fail at such a critical moment?

The ‘Wang’ who had previously repaid Li Yi ten thousand yuan reacted even more strongly. What? You’re not coming?

Wouldn’t that mean the ten thousand yuan he gave before was for nothing? How could he tolerate such a thing?

“Don’t, Li Bro, if there’s anything, let’s talk it out. Come over!”

Wang shouted anxiously. Just one more step, and the other party would enter the Bound Spirit’s attack range. If he took one more step, he would definitely die.

“Wang, to tell you the truth, my legs are electronic prosthetics, and they’re running out of power. I need to go home and change the batteries.”

“My prosthetics are delicate; if the batteries aren’t Nanfu, they won’t work. Nanfu batteries-each one is stronger than the last.”

Li Yi flashed a toothy grin.

Are there really disabled people who walk so fast? This lie is so obvious, you might as well have written ‘I’m lying to you’ on your forehead.

Wang wanted to say more, but the Captain behind him had already noticed something was wrong. Li Yi’s behavior was clearly toying with them, not at all the attitude one should have towards old classmates.

“When did you discover our true identities?” the Captain asked, puzzled.

Li Yi’s actions clearly showed he had seen through their disguise from the very beginning.

But if he knew there was an ambush, why was he still willing to accompany them here?

Wasn’t he afraid of dying?

Soon, they understood where Li Yi’s confidence came from.

“Tongue-Pulling Hell!”

Li Yi’s low voice echoed in everyone’s ears, and the scenery around them suddenly changed, turning blood-red.

This is!

Everyone couldn’t help but take half a step back, but they didn’t know when twenty Yinsi clad in Blood-clad robes had already appeared behind them.

“I never believed you from the very beginning.”

Half an hour later, Li Yi drove back to the city.

The Spirit Bureau’s entire team that had come to set up the trap was wiped out. What did numbers matter? No matter how many, could they be more than his Yinsi?

“System, are there any new tasks?”

The Ghost-Sealing Scroll, now fused with the Fragment of Tongue-Pulling Hell, had effects far beyond Li Yi’s expectations. Twenty Yinsi served him, and he even had Zhang Na, the Ghost King.

Facing the Spirit Bureau’s grand conference in three days, he felt even more confident, and his whole demeanor relaxed.

He took advantage of this time to see if he could accept another spirit-capturing mission and further improve his strength.

Li Yi had always been cautious in his actions; if he could crush his enemies, he would never take risks.

Especially since Mount Longhu was the opponent’s home turf, it was always good to be more prepared.

[New spirit-capturing mission detected. Please check, Host.]

Almost the moment Li Yi spoke, a new mission appeared.

[Mission Name: Spirit of the Pen: Terror. Mission Difficulty: Hard.

Mission Content: Spirit of the Pen, Spirit of the Pen, you are my past life, I am your present life. If you can hear me, please respond on the paper.

It is said that if you summon the Spirit of the Pen at midnight in a special way, it will come to your side. Your mission requirement is to ask about its cause of death.]

Li Yi saw this mission and fell silent. Although he had never played this kind of game before, even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he’d seen pigs run.

Summoning the Spirit of the Pen, you could ask it many questions.

But there was only one taboo: the cause of death of the Spirit of the Pen.