What exactly was behind Cen Haonan?

A spectral figure is holding a knife, continuously slashing at Cen Haonan's neck! Its face is twisted with savagery! It seems to hold a deep grudge against him! How can Cen Haonan possibly sleep well with something like this latched onto him? This thing is probably slashing at his neck even while he sleeps!

"What?" Cen Haonan was stunned. "Brother Su, what did you just say? What's latched onto me?"

"Brother Cen," Su Xuan said, pushing his glass away. His voice was grim. "Do you know someone with a scar on his lip and a chip in his front tooth?"

The features he described belonged to the spectral figure behind Cen Haonan.

"Ah?!" Cen Haonan's eyes widened in shock when he heard Su Xuan's words.

He did know someone like that, but he'd met him over a decade ago. How would Su Xuan know about this person?

"Did you have a falling out with him?" Seeing Cen Haonan's expression, Su Xuan knew he had guessed correctly.

"His name is Liu Shanlong..." Cen Haonan then began to tell the story of his history with the spectral figure.

The story wasn't complicated. More than ten years ago, he had fallen for a woman, and the feeling was mutual. They started living together, but a man named Liu Shanlong was also infatuated with her and began causing trouble for him. At first, it was just angry phone calls and threats, challenging each other to fights and so on. But when Liu Shanlong realized he couldn't beat him fairly, he started playing dirty.

One night, Liu Shanlong got drunk and tried to run Cen Haonan over with his car, aiming to cripple him. However, he missed and ended up killing a passerby instead. He fled the scene but was caught and sentenced to over a decade in prison.

"Brother Su, what's really going on?" Cen Haonan pressed after finishing his story.

"First, find out what Liu Shanlong's current situation is," Su Xuan said, staring intently at the spectral figure behind Cen Haonan. "Ask if he's still alive."

"Okay!"

Cen Haonan immediately picked up his phone and made a call. After he hung up, his expression turned strange. "A little while ago, Liu Shanlong started a fight in prison and killed another inmate. He was executed just yesterday. Can you believe it? He was so close to finishing his sentence. Why would he do something so stupid?"

"He's still doing stupid things!" Su Xuan glanced at the tightly shut office door and whispered to Cen Haonan, "He's right behind you, latched onto you!"

Of course, Su Xuan didn't mention that Liu Shanlong was slicing at Cen Haonan's neck with a knife; he didn't want to frighten him.

"What?!"

Despite his consideration, Cen Haonan was still terrified. His face turned pale, and he shot up from his seat, whipping around to look behind him. "Brother Su, don't you dare scare me," he said, patting his chest. "I'm really afraid of that sort of thing!"

Su Xuan countered, "Do you think I'm trying to scare you?"

Cen Haonan fell silent. If Su Xuan was just trying to scare him, how could he have described Liu Shanlong's appearance? This had to be real.

"Brother Su," Cen Haonan said, his voice full of astonishment. "You can see that... thing? You can see him right behind me?"

Su Xuan pointed to his eyes, which were still faintly bloodshot. "I've been overusing my eyes these past few days. I don't know how, but I've started seeing things like that."

Cen Haonan sucked in a sharp breath, unable to hold back any longer.

"He's latched onto you," Su Xuan said. "Get rid of him, and your problems should go away."

Cen Haonan suddenly squeezed in next to Su Xuan, clutching his hand tightly. "Brother Su, you have to help me!"

Meanwhile, Liu Shanlong was still behind him, knife in hand, slicing at his neck.

Su Xuan reached toward Liu Shanlong, but his fingers passed straight through the apparition's body. He couldn't touch him at all. "I can't help you," he said helplessly.

Cen Haonan saw the motion clearly and scrambled to a different spot. "Then what do I do? Should I find a master? Do you know any?"

"Yes." Su Xuan did know a master: old man Zhou Xingxue, whom he had met because of the incident at Zhuilong Mountain.

But he also knew another of their kind.

That woman in red! She seems incredibly powerful! She scared off that ghost in the red skirt with a single glare! Asking for her help would definitely get results!

Su Xuan glanced around, searching for the woman in red, but he didn't see her.

"Brother Su, let's go find a master, quick!" Cen Haonan had completely forgotten about their drinks. Breaking out in a cold sweat, he said, "After hearing all this, I feel like I'm about to die!"

It was unclear whether it was from the shock or something else, but suddenly a trickle of blood ran from his nose down over his lips. His face turned ashen!

Liu Shanlong was still holding the knife, slicing at his neck, cut by cut.

It looks like the blade is already halfway through! What will happen when he finishes?

"Ahem..." Su Xuan cleared his throat and turned to the empty air beside him, doing something Cen Haonan found utterly baffling. He poured a cup of tea, smiled at the air, and said, "Miss, could you come out and lend a hand?"

The air was silent. The woman didn't appear.

"Brother Su, what's going on?" Tonight, it felt like Cen Haonan was meeting a whole new Su Xuan. He had just barely accepted what Su Xuan had told him, and now he couldn't understand his actions.

Su Xuan shook his head slightly, signaling for him to be quiet. Then, he grinned at the air in front of him and said, "How about I burn more paper money for you afterward? A new iPhone? A luxury car? A mansion...?"

Hearing this, Cen Haonan suddenly seemed to realize something. He drew in another sharp breath and stammered, "Brother Su, is one of those things latched onto you, too? But yours is a good one? It doesn't harm you, and it can help?"

"Hmm!"

Cen Haonan had barely finished speaking when Su Xuan's expression turned to one of surprise.

It wasn't clear if Cen Haonan's words had upset her, but the woman in red suddenly materialized in front of Su Xuan! She wore a red dress, her silky hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her beauty was unparalleled.

But this time, she wasn't smiling. Her pretty face was cold.

The woman in red frowned, pouted, and shot Su Xuan a look. Then, she raised her hand and pointed at Cen Haonan's mouth.

Su Xuan immediately understood.

She wants Cen Haonan to slap himself! It's because he also called her 'that thing.' Being called a 'thing' is definitely irritating.

"Brother Cen," Su Xuan said, rubbing his hands together as he looked at Cen Haonan. "My guardian angel is a little displeased with what you just said. Could you maybe..."

Su Xuan pointed to his own mouth and made a slapping gesture.

"Yes! Yes! No problem!"

Stunned, Cen Haonan glanced at the empty air beside Su Xuan and immediately raised a hand to slap himself across the face.

SLAP!

SLAP!

Seeing this, the woman in red turned to Su Xuan and gave him a dazzling smile. With that one smile, it felt as if the entire world had become more beautiful.

Then, the woman in red flashed out of existence, reappearing in front of Liu Shanlong...

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