Chapter 1925: Living with Mr. Ghost: Miscellaneous Affairs 41

Get out of the way!

Xia Tan shouted loudly, saw the fierce ghost rush into the crowd, and hurriedly gave chase.

The provoked fierce ghost screamed loudly, heedlessly charging forward to tear apart this hateful human.

As it got close, it was frightened by Xia Tan's strong ghost-king aura and flung itself to the ground, dazed but fearful.

Xia Tan stared for half a second, then reacted quickly, drew a dagger and stabbed it into the fierce ghost's neck.

Accompanied by a piercing sizzle, the first fierce ghost that rushed in painfully vomited out the heart it had plundered, and turned to ashes.

Just then, Xia Tan sensed a more eerie ghostly aura.

He instinctively looked toward the lounge area, his pupils constricting immediately, and shouted, "Be careful! Everyone, stand up!"

Lian Min, frightened, hastily pulled up a few people nearby, saying, "Hurry!"

The next second, everyone saw a ferocious ghost with half its body hidden in the wall, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged to grab Lin Qian.

When people are in extreme fear, they make no sound.

Lin Qian felt as if his whole body had been filled with cement, his heart sinking down, unable to muster the slightest strength to flee, his overly frightened pupils faintly dissipating.

Just half a second before the ferocious ghost's hand plunged into his heart, Lin Qian saw a dagger glowing with purple aura fly over and viciously stab into the ghost's palm, emitting scorching black smoke.

"Quick! Save him!" Officer Cui shouted loudly, and soon two junior police officers rushed in despite the danger, lifting Lin Qian out of the danger zone.

But Lin Qian's mind had already been corroded by ghostly aura; in the moments before he fainted, he saw Xia Tan kill that ferocious ghost, then look over at him without any warmth.

Lin Qian was frightened by that gaze for no reason, completely passed out, his face pallid.

Officer Cui, seeing this, hurriedly asked Xia Tan, "He'll be fine, right? He wasn't even injured."

"It's fine, probably just from being too frightened; sending him to the hospital will do."

At most, he might become delirious and turn into a madman.

Xia Tan raised the corners of his mouth in a smiling response, then helped up the others who were limp on the ground, saying, "You're safe now."

Xia Tan, possessing memories of two lifetimes, could not count how many times Lin Qian had wanted to kill him; how could he not resent it deep down?

But Jin Chen said, one who possesses the Stellar Gang Purple Aura cannot kill people at will, only exorcise ghosts.

Xia Tan suddenly pursed his lips, thinking of a certain ghost who had gone to some two-day ghost-king gathering and still hadn't returned home; his smile faded a little.

Jin Chen doesn't care about family at all, Xia Tan thought.

The fierce ghosts were expelled, the serial case of hearts being plundered was also solved; Officer Cui sent the unconscious Lin Qian away in an ambulance, then prepared to send these young people off.

At that time, the sky was gradually darkening; on the residential streets only the streetlamps remained quiet. The police, fearing to disturb nearby residents, unconsciously lowered their noise.

Just as they were passing a few alleys, they suddenly felt a cold wind blow; from the alley mouth without streetlamps they heard slow footsteps approaching, yet saw no one.

The young people: "……"

They're coming again!

"Ghosts, it seems there are still ghosts!" the hat-wearing youth shielded by the police in the middle exclaimed in terror.

Xia Tan received their pleading gazes all turned toward him, but had no mind to attend to them; he eagerly looked toward the alley mouth, where a tall man stood, without a shadow.

"That's not a man-eating fierce ghost," Xia Tan said, the faint unhappiness lingering around him instantly dissipating, "it's my lover."

Lian Min, suddenly understanding: "……Damn."

Even on duty, one can eat ghost food.

Xia Tan handed the handwritten investigation report to Lian Min and walked toward the alley mouth with light steps.

For the final stretch, Xia Tan even broke into a run; the edge of his windbreaker traced an arc in the night, finally landing steadily in Jin Chen's embrace.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total 0!】

Jin Chen stepped forward a few paces, caught the person lunging at him, his distinct features exposed under the streetlamp; the people across the street hadn't even seen clearly when they saw Xia Tan push the person back, and both vanished at the alley mouth.

"How come you only just came back."

Xia Tan lifted his face to complain, his nose brushing against Jin Chen's chin, "I really miss you."

Jin Chen lowered his head and kissed him, smiling, "It's my fault, leaving my wife at home unattended."

"Just now you were amazing." Jin Chen praised again.

Xia Tan gave a soft reply, happier than being praised by anyone, "How did you come here? Are you here to pick me up and take me home?"

"Yes."

Jin Chen took his hand and gave it a squeeze, "After returning from the gathering, I found my wife not at home and almost thought something serious had happened."

Xia Tan followed him deeper into the alley; their silhouettes overlapped side by side in the afterglow of the streetlamp, perfectly matched.

"I'm not that petty."

The fading voice still murmured, "But I am indeed a little unhappy."

"Then how should I coax you?"

"You need to hug me, hug me back."

A tight, gapless embrace.

After a long time, long enough for the tumultuous metaphysical world to barely maintain stability, long enough for Xia Tan, as a member of the Paranormal Investigation Society, to have saved many people harmed by fierce ghosts, long enough for youth to fade.

The warm long lamp belonging to Xia Tan's life remained ever bright, accompanying him day after day for decades.

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【Congratulations Host mission completed, reward points, accumulated】

【Currently transmitting to the next world……transmission successful!】