Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 190: Chapter 89 Floating_2

”Look at you, your clothes are dirty, your hair is a mess. And your complexion is terrible... Why don’t you go back and tidy up, then come back tomorrow refreshed for the date. You don’t want to show up in front of her looking like this, do you?”

The middle-aged man seemed somewhat moved.

At this moment, the woman hiding behind him suddenly spoke, ”Are you going to leave me again? Once more....”

What nonsense are you talking? Li Yelai and Cheese stiffened.

”No... no!”

As if suddenly alert, the middle-aged man pulled out a metal pipe from a pile of debris nearby, pointed it at Li Yelai, and said, ”You just want to separate me from her! What are your intentions? Why are you doing this to me? It was hard enough for me to find her! Nobody is going to separate us!”

”Calm down, calm down!” Li Yelai raised the Big Black Umbrella in front of him and continued, ”Don’t be impulsive, it’s okay if you don’t want to leave, we won’t force you, just calm down for a moment.”

The middle-aged man’s demeanor eventually eased a bit, muttering, ”No one can separate us... nobody can...”

Li Yelai stepped closer and asked, ”Can you tell us where the others are?”

”The others?” The middle-aged man looked confused, ”I don’t know... It seems like there were some people... but... where did they go?”

It seemed he was under some emotional influence, with even his thoughts fragmented.

Cheese gently tapped Li Yelai, signaling her intent to use her ability.

Li Yelai stared at the woman, holding the black umbrella ready to act in case she suddenly attacked.

In the next instant, Cheese spoke, ”[Listen to me], think clearly!”

In a moment, the middle-aged man’s gaze cleared, breaking free from the influence.

At the same time, Cheese swiftly extended her hand, and the Soft Whip, like a Spirit Snake, lashed out and wrapped around the man’s waist, yanking him to one side.

Li Yelai, holding the black umbrella, quickly positioned himself between the middle-aged man and the woman, ready to deploy the Hot Melt if the woman showed any intention.

However, the woman remained indifferent, merely looking at the middle-aged man with a nostalgic gaze.

She showed no intention of attacking.

The middle-aged man, however, cried out in alarm, ”Don’t hurt her, please, I’ll give you anything, just don’t hurt her!”

This left Li Yelai and Cheese somewhat bewildered. Previously, the middle-aged man was influenced by some power, which clouded his mind so much that he failed to perceive the woman’s strangeness.

Now, even though he had returned to normal, why did he still act this way?

”Don’t you realize she isn’t human?” Li Yelai stayed cautious around the woman and spoke, ”She doesn’t even have a shadow! Look at your complexion, she’s harming you!”

The woman’s form was faint and ghostly, clearly not human. Moreover, she had no shadow.

”I know, I know everything! I knew she wasn’t human the moment I saw her,” the middle-aged man struggled fiercely to free himself from the Soft Whip, but to no avail. Reaching out, he clutched the edge of Li Yelai’s shirt and shouted, ”But I really wanted to see her, only by seeing her can I feel she’s still alive, returned to my side. Please, don’t hurt her! I beg you!”

He yelled hoarsely, his already pale complexion turning even more ghastly.

He knew that she was not human, but some entity harming his life.

Yet, he didn’t care; he just wanted to keep seeing her, to pursue that illusory comfort. He was actively allowing himself to be influenced!

Were the employees affected for this reason?

But under these circumstances, they had to take him away.

Then, after eating a candy, Cheese quickly spoke, ”[Listen to me], fall into a deep sleep!”

Next second, the middle-aged man, already in poor condition, fell asleep instantly.

The woman’s expression turned cold after the man fell asleep.

”Why? He himself wanted to stay here, to reunite with me. Why do you have to meddle?” The woman looked indifferently at Li Yelai and Cheese, ”Do you also want to disturb our reunion?”

”Reunion?” Li Yelai scoffed, ”An abnormality clad in human skin dares to talk about that?”

Decisively stabbing with the Big Black Umbrella, which had been transformed into a Hot Melt Gun, its material was hard and heavy. The Equipment Department had guaranteed its use as a melee weapon. It was under warranty if it broke.

Li Yelai thought of capturing this woman first to interrogate her for more information.

However, the woman disappeared into thin air the moment she was hit.

Li Yelai didn’t feel like he had hit anything.

Both of them immediately looked around cautiously.

”This is problematic. The so-called dead souls are actually something affecting people’s minds and destroying their vitality,” Cheese said.

”We need to find the others quickly; we can’t let them stay here. Request support from the branch,” Li Yelai responded quickly, lifting the middle-aged man and heading towards the staircase.

Saving one was better than none.

However, as they were about to reach the staircase, they heard a girl’s laughter.

”Xiao Ya, you’ve also grown a lot. Now you can handle things on your own...” A girl, wearing a black trench coat with light lamellar armor on her shoulders, suddenly appeared next to them.

She was pretty, with a short ponytail. Her outfit gave her a brisk aura.

Ye Boshou’s black robe?

Reinforcements? No, this was a ’dead soul’!

Li Yelai abruptly stopped, pointing the Big Black Umbrella at the girl.

But Cheese’s expression was somewhat strange; she looked at the girl, nostalgia in her eyes: ”Well, I guessed as much... If you could really summon dead souls, I should have been able to see you. Sister Xiao Qi, long time no see.”

Sister Xiao Qi? Cheese’s uncle’s daughter?

Li Yelai’s mind raced, realizing the identity of this ’dead soul’.

This time, the ’dead soul’ was Cheese’s cousin, the Floating member of Ye Boshou who had died years ago!

No wonder she was wearing Ye Boshou’s black uniform!

”It’s been a long time... What, five years?” ’Floating’ showed a slight smile: ”You’ve grown up so much...”

Her gaze fell on Cheese’s chest, showing a slightly annoyed expression: ”Tch, even places that shouldn’t have grown, have grown. Really irritating...”

Then, her eyes shifted to Li Yelai next to Cheese, her look teasing: ”Yo, is this handsome young man your little boyfriend? He looks sharp. Come on, call me big sis-in-law?”

Li Yelai didn’t respond but took out the Summoning Bell and started shaking it gently.

Soon, Double Blade Knight appeared, kneeling on one knee next to Li Yelai.

”Take him out, hand him to the Detective,” Li Yelai handed the middle-aged man to Double Blade Knight.

Meanwhile, his eyes stayed fixed on ’Floating’. If ’Floating’ made any move, Li Yelai would give her a taste of the hot melt.

Fortunately, until Double Blade Knight carried the middle-aged man upstairs, ’Floating’ didn’t make any reckless moves.

She wore a meaningful smile: ”Xiao Ya, seeing your sister, don’t you want to get closer?”

”Cheese!” Li Yelai reminded in a low voice.

”I know.” Cheese replied with a light smile: ”But really, she’s acting so convincingly... She talks just as non-seriously.”

”Acting?” ’Floating’ shook her head: ”Although it’s unexpected to appear here, it really is me. Remember? When we were kids, I took you to buy snacks. You didn’t like sweets, so we bought lots of potato chips... You had them all over your face, I called you a little tiger cat, and you started crying, unable to be consoled. That got me a scolding from Dad and Mom. Speaking of which, are Dad and Mom doing okay? Have you been keeping them company?”

Cheese’s eyes flickered. This was indeed an experience she had with her cousin when they were young.

Could this place actually summon dead souls?

Had she really... come back?