When the words were over, Tang Suo turned his head to look at the leader and Yang Guan Shi, waiting for their opinions.
My heartbeat gradually calmed down.
In this way, the logic is basically reasonable.
I did not mention the matter of Luo Pu.
The first reason is that I cannot be certain, and the second reason is that if it is truly Luo Hu, for me, there will be no changes.
And as for Yang Guan Shi and the leader, they are unaware of these things. They think that having an additional threat is not necessarily a bad thing.
Yang Guan Shi did not say anything, just like waiting for the leader to speak.
After a while, the leader replied: "When we meet with the supervisor Han Zhamaozi later, Yang Guan Shi will explain these issues."
Tang Suo nodded, spoke with great respect, "I'll go back first. If there's any message left out, I'll inform Yang Guan Shi at any time."
The leader nodded his head and hummed a sound, and then Tang Suo left the office.
The leader looked at me again and said, "Xian Shen, you'll come with us later. I'll take you to meet the supervisors."
My face changed immediately.
I thought that after hearing the news, I would just wait for the departure.
The supervisors' side, the minister will naturally handle the communication. I didn't expect to be brought along with them!?
"Xian Shen, you can rest assured that the leader does this for your own good," Yang Guan Shi said in a low voice. "I had someone notify the supervisors of your situation beforehand. However, a few old men scoffed at it and believed that you might still be involved with the ghost cave. By bringing you along, their words will be proven untrue."
"And at the City God Temple, I had someone summon Huang Shu. With all three parties together, they will have more fear."
"After all, this matter involves the Ghost of Plague, and that falls under the category of dereliction of duty on the part of supervision," Yang Guan Shi continued.
I took a deep breath, calmed my emotions once more, and whispered the word 'dereliction' again.
"Yes, isn't that their dereliction of duty?" Yang Guan Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Ten years ago, the geological force shook the earth, and there were plagues everywhere. They always said they searched and pursued them, but what did they actually find?"
"The malevolent spirit in the abandoned skyscraper wasn't enough to worry them, so they were unwilling to get involved. As a result, the plague ghost was connected with the five spirits of hell, and even the twenty-eight prisoners of hell."
"I think, back then, the Plague Ghost may have infiltrated the mental hospital in Xiehu District, gradually becoming influential!"
Yang Guan Shi's tone became much heavier and he was extremely angry.
For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.
Fortunately, the leader directly changed the subject.
He looked at Shi Yu, asking: "Are you going too?"
"Previously, you mentioned wanting to meet Xian Shen. You've already seen him, and he hasn't done anything to Shi Qing. In fact, Shi Qing and Mengying broke the rules, but Xian Shen even tried to get us to release Shi Qing."
"The death of Shi Qing was an accident."
Shi Yu's expression remained unchanged, and she answered softly, "I have no interest in seeing a Taoist. As for my sister's matter, Luo Xian Shen must still go to Shi's house in the future to explain things clearly."
The leader furrowed his brow once again, and there was clearly an expression of dislike in his eyes.
Shi Yu's gaze then fell on me, and she spoke softly again: "Even if my sister was not killed by you, it was still a matter of trouble. A young man like that, if you can't give a proper explanation, how will others look at you?"
I frowned and didn't respond.
It's still the same idea as before; once we go to the Shi family, who knows how things will turn out.
Just, if I don't go, might the Shi family do something else to trouble me?
After some thinking, I suddenly said, "If I can recover Shi Qing's soul, does that count as an explanation?"
"Qi's Village, do you dare to go in again?"
"Both of you being alive and coming out is already a big stroke of luck," Shi Yu's demeanor and tone were full of doubts.
I realized then that neither Yang Guan Shi nor the leader had mentioned my second trip to Qi's Village following the ghost cave people.
I answered without changing my expression, "If I were to go inside again and either die there or bring out Shi Qing's soul, that would count as giving the Shi family an explanation, wouldn't it?"
Shi Yu stared at me for a while, and then looked at the leader and Yang Guan Shi.
She spoke softly, "Luo Xian Shen has given a clear answer. As long as he fulfills his promise and does what he said, I won't trouble him anymore, and the Shi family won't do anything for the time being."
"Again?" The leader's tone slightly changed.
Yang Guan Shi's pupils also constricted.
Shi Yu did not elaborate further. She looked at me again, her gaze meaningful.
The leader's emphasis on the word and Shi Yu's gaze made my heart feel cold.
What has she done?
The next moment, Shi Yu turned around and walked out of the office.
The leader's face with its abundance of fat was contorted, revealing a hint of darkness.
Yang Guan Shi looked at me unnaturally, cautiously asking, "Xian Shen nephew, did you encounter anything unusual before?"
I didn't say anything. Unexpectedly, sweat began to bead on the back of my neck.
Unusual things.
Aren't they the same ghost that was carried by Xu Luan and almost killed me before?
"The Shi family specializes in what kind of nine types of arts?" I did not answer directly but asked softly.
Yang Guan Shi hesitated slightly, but did not answer immediately.
The leader spoke in a heavy voice instead, saying, "In the past, the Shi family was a troupe of actors. The members traveled around and set up stages to perform shadow puppetry. On the surface, they earned money from actors, but in reality, they wandered around town and eavesdropped on information."
"Shadow puppets are usually made of cat skin and human skin, which can absorb souls to form shadow ghost puppets, considered a deviation from the orthodox ways."
"They not only use people to gather information, but also rely more on shadow ghost puppets."
"If Shi Yu has already tampered with you, it means there are shadow ghost puppets following you."
The leader's eyes were slightly deeper than before.
His words almost let me reach a conclusion that the ninth level of the abandoned skyscraper, which was destroyed by Huang Shi in the lead of the nine types of arts, was in the hands of the Shi family. Shi Yu must have really wanted to kill me directly before!
If it weren't for the woman without a head, I would be a corpse now!
My eyes gradually grew cold, but then they slowly calmed down again.
After all, it was still because Shi Qing lost her life.
To think from the other perspective, if I had a sister and she was killed, my reaction might be even bigger than that of Shi Yu.
At this moment, the leader said again, "It seems that you, Xian Shen, have indeed noticed something. However, since Shi Yu has spoken up, she should not act impulsively. She will withdraw the shadow ghost."
I nodded in agreement and muttered a "Yeah."
I didn't mention that she had already acted or that Xu Luan was involved.
If I had mentioned it, the leader and Yang Guan Shi would definitely turn against me.
At this crucial moment, for me, it would be no good if the Huang Shi were to turn against themselves.
It would be better to endure it and act as if giving Shi Yu an "attitude".
Shi Yu is not a fool. In that case, if she were to attack me again, I would no longer have to worry about anything.
Yang Guan Shi's expression has calmed down quite a bit.
He smiled bitterly, then said, "Xian Shen nephew, please forgive me. The Shi family is still quite important to the city god temple. The leader can talk to you about it, but I cannot speak much. After all, the investigation department has always been responsible for the Shi family. When Tang Suo took over, it was because the Shi family didn't want to take on any more responsibility due to the incident with Shi Qing. We are still negotiating about it."
My pupils contracted slightly, and then I shook my head, saying, "It's fine."
