Chapter 1971: with translation of chapter title

Hua Yingying's blood seemed to instantly undergo ultra‑low‑temperature circulatory arrest; her whole body felt frozen, limbs numb, she stood stunned like a wooden chicken.

She overestimated her own strength and ability to adapt on the fly.

Just a moment ago she thought that if anything happened, she could simply turn and run.

However, the changes occurring on the middle‑aged woman were too horrifying; in an instant Hua Yingying couldn't move a muscle.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you."

The middle‑aged woman spoke with a calm, heavy, slightly eerie man's voice; the whole fire escape seemed filled with ghostly gloom.

Hua Yingying's legs felt a bit weak; she needed to use the toilet.

She was certain the pepper spray she held could not harm the middle‑aged woman, because the changes happening to her exceeded her expectations.

Although the saying goes "the master does not speak of strange powers," Hua Yingying usually doesn't shy away from horror movies, but today this was damn terrifying.

She leaned against the wall and slowly sat down.

Her legs were simply too weak to support her weight. At the same time, her urethral sphincter spasmed and a warm flow trickled out.

"You're a good child; I've wronged you."

"This tribulation should have befallen your kin; let me, your master, help you overcome it!"

The middle‑aged woman spoke two sentences in a row, then her arm jerked wildly, and then…

Something even stranger happened!

The left side of her face relaxed, returning to the original middle‑aged woman's appearance; but the right side began to twitch and quickly coalesced into a man's face.

At the same time, the middle‑aged woman's body seemed unable to bear the immense pressure and she collapsed onto the steps.

"You…"

"Without sincerity, how can one talk of overcoming tribulation!" the middle‑aged woman said, her voice still that of a man, yet the words left Hua Yingying startled.

"Yah!" a shrill scream came from upstairs.

Xie Yiren grabbed Liu Xiao Jie's hand and turned to run.

Liu Xiao Jie was still clueless, not seeing what had happened.

Hua Yingying sat on the ground, watching the yin‑yang faced middle‑aged woman before her seem to faint; the part that had become a man's face began to fade away. Her body kept twitching, a bit of white foam at the corner of her mouth.

What was happening? Hua Yingying's mind went blank.

The yin‑yang face and the deep male voice had terrified her; if she had been eighty percent doubtful before, now she completely believed the middle‑aged woman's words.

Is it that my heart isn't sincere enough?

Hua Yingying began to feel self‑pity.

After a few minutes, the middle‑aged woman seemed to regain a bit of strength, sitting on the steps and looking a little more alert.

She glared hatefully at Hua Yingying and said, "What did you just do!"

"Huh?" Hua Yingying exclaimed, her eyes still glistening with tears, her pants wet, she tried to cover it and asked softly, "I… I didn't do anything; what happened to you just now?"

"I invited a great adept…" the middle‑aged woman said wearily, her eyes showing a hint of sorrow and some resentment.

Just as she said that, Hua Yingying heard voices outside.

"This way, this way, Yiren said it's here!"

The voice was very familiar; Hua Yingying's heart pounded.

That handsome face was unforgettable at a glance, but she knew that beside him stood the unlucky boss Zheng Lao Ban.

She struggled to stand, but her legs were like noodles, unable to muster any strength.

"Who did you summon?" the middle‑aged woman said anxiously, "I'm here to help you, yet you keep trying to harm me! Tell me, what do you want!"

"No, not really, it's truly not someone I summoned." Hua Yingying said urgently.

Just as she spoke, Su Yun strode ahead into the fire escape, glanced at Hua Yingying, and let out a puff of laughter.

"Pathetic." Su Yun said contemptuously.

Zheng Ren entered afterward, looked left and right, frowned, took off his coat, and tossed it onto Hua Yingying's legs.

Hua Yingying quickly grabbed the coat to cover up the fact that she had wet herself from fright.

Although people had seen it and everyone knew what happened, having a layer of cloth covering her made Hua Yingying feel much safer.

"Is this the place?" Zheng Ren muttered to himself while looking at the middle‑aged woman, then pulled out his phone to call Xie Yiren.

The middle‑aged woman rose from the steps and turned to leave.

"Hey, wait." Zheng Ren said.

"Who are you all, why are there so many people!" At that moment a security guard came wandering outside, holding a rubber baton.

"Hey, hold on!" Seeing the middle‑aged woman strain to stand, her limbs still uncoordinated and liable to fall, Zheng Ren wanted to go help her.

"Don't move!" the guard rushed up with his rubber baton and shouted, "What are you trying to do? Kidnap her?"

Zheng Ren laughed helplessly, thought a moment, and asked, "Where's your captain?"

"You're looking for our captain? Do you know him?" the guard asked in surprise.

"Is your captain the one with a mouthful of big yellow teeth? If so, tell him I'm Chief Zheng of Hai Cheng." Zheng Ren could see at once that the guard and the middle‑aged woman shared a shady secret; this sort of jianghu deceit is common, only the methods differ.

It must be that damned big‑toothed kid causing trouble.

This person, wherever he goes, tries to make some shady money.

Just the middle‑aged woman's system panel is a bit interesting; Zheng Ren is mildly intrigued.

Su Yun gave a hehe smile, "Is that baton real or fake?"

The guard cautiously eyed Zheng Ren and Su Yun, paying no heed to Gao Shaojie behind them.

In the jianghu, few people openly announce their names; the captain once worked in Hai Cheng, so maybe he knows this person.

He immediately stepped back a few paces, but didn't forget to block the middle‑aged woman, then pressed the walkie‑talkie.

"Captain, captain, calling, calling."

"Fuck your ass!"

"There's a person, and over there with Sixth Aunt… he said he's Chief Zheng of Hai Cheng!"

From the walkie-talkie came a crackling Noise, then a bang, and hearing it made one feel extremely panicked.

Zheng Ren smiled; his reputation seemed to have an overwhelming deterrent effect on Dahungya.

This time heading back, should we go see Xiao Liu?

If it weren't for running into this matter at the Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Zheng Ren would have long forgotten Xiao Liu and tossed him to the back of his mind.

"Is that the person under thirty who looks honest and simple but actually has a belly full of bad ideas?"

Zheng Ren listened, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Boss, you really shouldn't say that, these people who scrape a living in society have sharp eyes." Su Yun praised, "At a glance you can see that although you appear loyal and honest, you actually have a belly full of bad ideas."

"Don't make a fuss, go see why Yi Ren and Liu Xiao Jie haven't come down yet."

Su Yun walked toward the Fire Escape, the little security guard instinctively swung his rubber baton. But the next second his hand felt light, and the baton fell into Su Yun's hand.

"Fake, don't try to scare people with it." Su Yun weighed it a couple times, threw the baton back, and strode up the steps.