You were clenching your fist so hard that it crackled, ready to beat the crap out of this bunch of bastards, when you heard Liuli’s cute and charming voice: "Big brother, you have to keep your word."
"Of course, little sister, we brothers always mean what we say! We said we’d play with you, and we will."
A young man with red and yellow streaked hair, salivating, looking like the leader of the six, leered at Zhao’er. He bent down with a smile he thought kind toward Liuli: "Little sister, what game do you want to play?"
Liuli’s eyes rolled playfully as she clapped her hands and giggled: "Let’s play, Red Light, Green Light!"
Upon hearing this, the group of youths laughed even more lewdly.
"Yeah, yeah, let’s play Red Light, Green Light."
The guys exchanged glances, and the smile on the face of the red and yellow-haired youth widened, his eyes glinting goblin-bright, like a hungry wolf ready to pounce on a tender rabbit.
Then, Liuli pointed toward you standing thirty meters away and said to the six youths beside her: "That’s the destination; if you can make it there alive, I’ll give you a present."
"Hehe, we don’t need any presents; as long as the little sister and your elder sister keep us company, that’s fine."
Liuli covered her eyes with her soft little hands and said with a laugh: "Red, Light, Green Light!"
As Liuli called "Red Light," the red and yellow-haired youth suddenly realized what was happening and turned around to grab at Zhao’er.
And as the word "Light" was uttered, Liuli opened her eyes with a giggle. She looked up just in time to see the red and yellow-haired youth’s hand right before her face.
With a casual wave of her hand, the red and yellow-haired youth suddenly froze!
He was like a still frame in a video, frozen mid-pounce in complete stillness.
"Boss, what’s wrong with you?"
A young man with long blue hair came over and tapped the red and yellow-haired youth, only for his shoulder to shudder, and both extended hands to drop off clean!
The red and yellow-haired youth finally reacted; both hands severed cleanly at the wrists, and the cuts were so smooth that even the arm bones glistened, dark red marrow seeping out amidst the spray of fresh blood!
Ignoring the panic and horror of the crowd, Liuli continued to cover her eyes, still laughing with the same voice as before: "Red, Light, Green Light!"
Liuli made an "×" symbol with her right hand in front of her, and the blue-haired youth’s palms severed at the wrists, with his upper body sliding off from his thighs!
The fresh blood dyed the golden-yellow sand beneath it crimson!
This time, the young men finally knew fear, scattering in all directions, desperately screaming for help!
But standing thirty meters away, you knew that they had no chance of surviving.
Meanwhile, under the gaze of your Sen Luo Eye, you could see a barrier forming within a thirty-meter radius with Liuli at the center. It was this barrier that blocked the view and sound, preventing the desperate screams of the six youths from spreading.
"Red, Light, Green Light!"
"Haha, yellow-haired brother, you moved again!"
This time Liuli didn’t chop off the yellow-haired youth’s hands or feet; instead, she extended her right hand toward him. When her seemingly delicate hand curved into a claw, the yellow-haired youth let out a scream of utter terror!
Blood seeped through every pore of his skin and gathered in the air behind him.
You, standing not too far away, watched in horrid fascination as the yellow-haired youth’s body shriveled, eventually turning into a dried-up corpse!
"Save us, please! Save us!"
The remaining three young men suddenly lunged in your direction.
"One, two, three, statue."
Liuli opened her eyes and smiled again, her expression still adorable, but in your eyes, it was more chilling than a demon!
"Ah, all three of you moved. The game is over then, what a drag."
As she spoke, Liuli gently stomped her little foot and several pitch-black arms abruptly shot out from the seemingly soft sand, forcibly dragging the six youngsters under!
"Daddy, these big brothers are so fragile, they broke before we could really play." Liuli bounced over to you, extending her hands in front of you.
Your expression changed, but eventually, you still picked up Liuli and asked her, "Little Liuli, Daddy wants to ask you a question, will you answer honestly?"
Liuli blinked her bright eyes and smilingly said, "Okay."
"Little Hei is a Dark Mongrel, right?"
"Mm-hmm, that’s right."
"You and Little Hei come from the same place, don’t you?"
Liuli did not answer, but simply stared straight at you.
When you heard this, you were taken aback for no reason and then burst into laughter, "You little girl, I really don’t know what goes on in that little head of yours. You call me Daddy, since when does any father fear his own daughter?"
"Hehe, I knew Daddy loves Liuli the most."
Saying this, Liuli puckered her lips and planted a kiss on your cheek.
You did not ask Liuli about her status in the Dark Ghost Domain. Clever as you were, you had already guessed it.
Yet, the only thing you found odd was why Liuli insisted on recognizing you and Zhao’er as her parents. Of course, you also knew that if you couldn’t get an answer, it was better not to ask; your only concern was to make sure she would certainly not harm Zhao’er!
After the family of three had a delightful seafood meal, you were driving Zhao’er and Liuli back to the Ladies’ Home when you received a call from Zong Wangyue.
"Boss, I’ve just got some information. There’s someone who should know the whereabouts of Jiu Xianmin."
"Identity, location."
"He seems to be a Taoist, rumored to be a Taoism Sect disciple, now residing in our city’s Chenghuang Temple. His name is Uncle Yang."
"Uncle Yang?" The moment you heard it was Uncle Yang, a smile immediately appeared on your face.
After dropping the two ladies off at home, you immediately drove to Chenghuang Temple.
Uncle Yang was an old friend of your mother’s and could be considered an elder who watched you grow up. Although you didn’t know much about his past, one thing was very clear to you: Uncle Yang was a capable person, in other words, a real expert!
"Uncle Yang, are you here?"
After sunset, the business in the shops of Chenghuang Temple was twice as good as during the daytime, bustling with customers.
Even Uncle Yang’s shop, which looked rather shabby, had two or three people browsing around.
Buried in watching a TV drama series, Uncle Yang, without lifting his head, said, "What are you planning to borrow this time?"