Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

With a flick of his hand, Chen Hengyi caused the flames to disappear.

I glanced at the sky; it was already quite late.

It would be best to rescue Liu Chenghao during the day. If she dares to come out and obstruct us in broad daylight, the female ghost will definitely be stronger at night.

Chen Hengyi didn't want to waste words: "I hope you understand that everything I've done is not to harm people, but to kill ghosts and save people..."

Suddenly he paused, then asked, "What was the pretext used when someone called the police?"

At this moment, the young officer came to his senses, touched his waist, and said sternly, "Sir, you are now suspected of kidnapping..."

But before he could finish speaking, the old policeman grabbed his shoulder and said, "Why are you opening your mouth when your master hasn't said anything? Go and write down the license plate."

The veteran policeman had been around for so many years, he wasn't completely clueless... There were some case details clearly written in the police station's files.

For example, those little demon kids, the female teacher who hanged herself—these kinds of weird and disturbing things...

He took out his phone, glanced at it, swiped a couple of times, then leaned closer to Chen Hengyi and said seriously, "Yesterday someone reported that you kidnapped a mother and daughter, the owners of this car. How do you explain that?"

Chen Hengyi countered, "You reported it yesterday, how come you only found me today?"

The veteran policeman's expression was somewhat subtle: "Because it's not important."

"Not important?" Chen Hengyi was surprised.

"There are cases that are more critical than theirs, murderers, and missing wealthy family members... They'll have to wait their turn... Anyway, you have to give us an explanation, even if it's just to deal with those things."

The veteran policeman spoke to Chen Hengyi in a consultative tone.

He was quite surprised because this was a little different from the police officers people imagined... The ones he had encountered before didn't seem to be like this.

He thought for a moment: "Do you remember six years ago when two police officers died mysteriously in the middle of the night at the police station?"

The old policeman frowned, a look of scrutiny flashing in his eyes.

Chen Hengyi added, "Not long ago, an elderly woman in the community committed suicide by swallowing glass, and yesterday there was also a psychologist..."

Before the older policeman could speak, the younger officer couldn't hold back any longer: "Don't tell me these were all made by ghosts!"

"That's just how it is... but the place I'm going to now is another kind of ghost."

"Two!!" The old policeman shuddered, and the thought of giving up crossed his mind.

He has an eighty-year-old mother to care for and an eight-year-old child to raise.

The veteran policeman took a deep breath, glanced at his still bewildered young partner, and then looked at Chen Hengyi's rapidly healing wounds—a recovery speed that was clearly beyond what an ordinary person could achieve.

He gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"Get in the car." The old policeman opened the car door and said to Chen Hengyi, "I'll take you there, but I won't go upstairs with you... Xiao Chen, you drive his car and follow behind, keep your distance... Also, notify the station that there's a folk activity."

Chen Hengyi nodded in agreement, got into the police car, and then gave Liu Chenghao his home address.

On the way, Chen Hengyi looked at the police badge on the old policeman driving the car and thought, "There's an old saying about imperial aura and official aura... I wonder if this can ward off female ghosts?"

Regardless, with police cars leading the way, the speed was much faster than before.

The two then chatted casually on the way.

"Mr. Chen, I've noticed that those masters all have magical artifacts or something. How come you went empty-handed?"

Chen Hengyi smiled. How could anyone else know that he possessed the "Ruyi Suishou" (a magical artifact)?

"This is not something to be told to outsiders..."

As they were talking, the police car suddenly jolted, as if the engine had failed.

The instrument panel spun wildly, and a strange yet familiar stench emanated from it...

The veteran policeman was still puzzled when Chen Hengyi cursed, "You bitch, you're doing it again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hengyi took out the Green Dragon Crescent Blade from his pocket and placed it on the dial.

At the same time, a yellow talisman was stuck to the steering wheel with a "snap".

In an instant, the police car fell silent again.

The veteran policeman stared in disbelief: "This...this...this..."

The vehicle gradually entered the city and headed towards the address given by Chen Hengyi.

However, before that, Chen Hengyi had the other party go to the vegetable market and collect a lot of chicken blood and other such things.

Finally, Chen Hengyi got out of the car at the entrance of a residential area, took the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and also stuffed several yellow talismans into the old policeman's hand.

"Officer Li, if it's convenient, you can just wait for me here, or you can go to the bubble tea shop across the street and get a bubble tea..."

The old policeman's surname was Li. He smiled somewhat reluctantly as he looked at the residential complex in front of him. Although the scenery was quite nice and the landscaping and cleaning were done well, the old policeman's surname was Li.

But at this moment, it seemed to him like a hellish abyss.

Something's fishy here, who would want to stay any longer?

He wanted to leave right away, and at that moment, the young policeman surnamed Chen arrived in his car. This young Chen was fearless and full of energy. He quickly walked to Chen Hengyi's side.

He looked at Chen Hengyi with a scrutinizing gaze: "I'll go up with you. If there aren't any ghosts there, then you'd better come back with me obediently!"

After speaking, he pressed the body camera on his chest, and a red light flashed to indicate that it was activated.

Policeman Lao Li shook his head. Unlike his impulsive and reckless apprentice, he had seen a lot over the years and knew that ghosts existed... which was why he readily believed Chen Hengyi.

As for the possibility that Chen Hengyi was deceiving him... it didn't matter to him, as long as he could save his own life.

The older policeman, sitting in the car, shouted, "Chen, come back! That's not something we should be getting involved in. We're not qualified for this, you know?"

But Xiao Chen shook his head: "I'm upright and have nothing to fear, so why would I be afraid of those things?"

Even so, Lao Li still ran out to try and pull Xiao Chen back.

However, the latter did not appreciate it.

The two policemen, one big and one small, had completely different personalities. Chen Hengyi nodded, then said to the younger Chen, "But if something happens, you'll become a burden. Besides, I'm not completely heartless; I can't just stand by and watch someone die. So you'd better not follow me in the first place, for everyone's sake."

"You can do your thing and ignore me, but you're a criminal suspect now, so I'm keeping an eye on you!" Xiao Chen said righteously.

Chen Hengyi shrugged. It's hard to reason with a damned person. Since the other party doesn't know what's good for them, he might as well let it go.

Chen Hengyi recalled Liu Chenghao's address and walked towards the entrance of the residential area without stopping.

Xiao Chen wanted to catch up, but Lao Li held him back.

Chen Hengyi looked back and saw that the two seemed to be arguing, but Xiao Chen quickly caught up.

Sigh... It turns out he misunderstood the writers of those melodramatic storylines... There really are such people.

Chen Hengyi and the young policeman Xiao Chen walked into the residential area together. The afternoon sun slanted down, elongating their shadows.

The community is lush with greenery, yet it has an inexplicable chill to it.

From the moment he entered the residential area, he sensed a faint, almost imperceptible gaze upon him...

Chen Hengyi paused, then suddenly turned to look at Officer Chen: "Officer Chen, the situation has changed. Give me the body camera; you'll be safer going back."

"Didn't we agree before that I didn't need..."

"Fine, then so be it. Just don't let me be affected."

He walked towards Unit 7, and just as he arrived at the entrance, he bumped into a round-faced girl.

The other person was pale and frowned, looking as if they had something on their mind.

Chen Hengyi felt that the other person looked familiar. Just as he was about to say something, the other person looked up and suddenly his expression changed drastically.

The other person seemed to have seen something terrifying, and their body trembled as they took several steps back.

"ha?"

Chen Hengyi began searching his memories and suddenly thought of someone.

A female high school student in "The Corpse's Memory," but he forgot her name.

The other party is Li Chenghao's neighbor, who recently awakened his ability to see ghosts.

Furthermore, this ability to see ghosts seems to be inherited across generations, which in a sense means it's a gift from God.

Chen Hengyi is very interested in the ability to see ghosts because he can't usually see them; he needs to use the Fire Playing Technique to open his eyes.

Chen Hengyi narrowed his eyes and replied, "Little sister, are you so scared because you saw something unclean?"