Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

Chapter 99 Pursuit

Chen Hengyi left room 2442 without wasting any more breath trying to persuade Qian Xiaohao. The hallway was in chaos, and Ayou was yelling at the elderly to gather together.

He ignored Chin Siu-ho and the other two. Although Chin Siu-ho was nominally the main character in the movie "Zombie,"... but now it wasn't a movie, and his life wasn't in danger, so he felt that he had already done more than enough by reminding them.

In reality, the three people's lives were the same as those of the elderly women and men that Chen Hengyi was seeing.

"Where did they go? Have they already left?" Chen Hengyi wandered around aimlessly, but found no useful clues.

But suddenly, a phone rang. Chen Hengyi let out a soft "hmm" and put the mobile phone to his ear.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Detective Li's voice from the other side.

"Boss, I just checked the nearby surveillance footage and didn't see any of Ah Jiu appear, nor did I find anything unusual. Maybe he's still hiding inside."

After learning this information, Chen Hengyi was not too anxious. It seemed that Ah Jiu was still hiding in the public housing building, but it was possible that he had not discovered him because he had used ghosts or metaphysical means to affect the surveillance.

Ah-you ran up and down the stairs, panting, to inform the neighbors. He felt he hadn't even encountered a zombie yet, and he was already exhausted.

Chen Hengyi suddenly appeared: "Where do you live? You should have something there to track zombies and ghosts. Go check it out."

Upon hearing this, Ayou handed over his work to others and took Chen Hengyi home.

As soon as he entered, Chen Hengyi's gaze was drawn to the Five Elements Array Plate on the wall, which was already in operation.

"When did this old relic become like this?" Ayou was also a little surprised; it was perfectly fine last night...

In the movie's plot, the array automatically activated as soon as the zombies appeared.

However, this array plate did not have a tracking function, so Chen Hengyi glanced at it and then focused his attention on other items.

I picked up a compass from under the table. The compass needle was spinning erratically and wasn't pointing in any particular direction.

"Damn it, Ah Jiu! He must have known this thing could catch zombies; he tampered with it beforehand to mask the zombie aura!"

Ah You cursed and casually picked up a peach wood sword and fastened it to his belt.

"It seems I can only wait until tonight." Chen Hengyi muttered to himself, and stopped looking for anything, sitting down cross-legged to rest and recuperate.

When Ah-you saw him like this, he thought that things were really urgent, with a zombie hiding inside the building, and he was still sitting down... But then he thought again.

The fact that such a big boss personally took the risk and spent so much money to relocate the residents is already more than enough.

Ah You exhaled a long breath of stale air, put on a yellow yin-yang Taoist robe, and rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find some old things covered in dust.

"I'm going to find that bastard!" Ah-you said resolutely, then rushed out the door.

Ah You disappeared in the blink of an eye, while the residents outside were still having a lively time eating, drinking, and having fun.

A dim, yellowish light shone through the cobweb-covered glass and draped over Chen Hengyi.

Chen Hengyi's breathing was steady, as if he had fallen asleep.

Just then, there was a sudden movement under Chen You's bed. A child's head, bleeding profusely, slowly emerged from the darkness and cautiously peeked at Chen Hengyi.

He watched for a while, then slowly climbed out.

But the next moment, without moving, Chen Hengyi's surrounding air changed slightly, and a small needle suddenly appeared beside him. As soon as the needle appeared, it shot fiercely towards the little ghost!

At first, it was no bigger than a speck of dust, but the tiny needle grew as it faced the wind.

Whoosh!

"Ah—!" The little devil was instantly pinned to the ground, letting out a terrified scream, truly like a ghost's wail.

On his body was a Zhong Kui demon-slaying sword, nearly a meter long and as wide as a hand!

Chen Hengyi slowly opened his eyes, his gaze completely expressionless: "Kid, where is your master?"

The little brat seemed unable to understand human speech, struggling like a frightened wildcat caught in a trap.

Chen Hengyi took out a bell and shook it gently. In less than two seconds, a cold wind blew in.

Jin Gui appeared beside him and knelt down: "Boss, what are your orders?"

"Tear this brat's head open and see if there are any clues."

Upon hearing this, Jin Gui raised his head, his eyes filled with excitement.

He got up and walked towards the little devil, who, as if knowing his fate, suddenly tore himself in two, escaping the suppression of the Demon-Slaying Sword.

But it was too late. The golden ghost opened its mouth as wide as a winnowing basket and swallowed the little ghost like a vicious dog hunting its prey.

The golden ghost wiped the corner of its mouth with satisfaction, its belly stretching like putty, as if the little ghost was struggling.

After a while.

"Boss, I've got it!"

"explain."

"This little devil's owner is Ah Jiu, the one you're looking for, boss. He saw Ah Jiu stick many talismans on the zombie and then draw spells. Two female ghosts crawled into the zombie's body!"

As expected, my initial guess was correct: one has a soul but no spirit, and the other has a spirit but no soul; the two match perfectly.

"continue."

"That zombie ate his own wife, and then..." At this point, Jin Gui suddenly froze, and then a look of fear appeared on his face.

Chen Hengyi didn't urge him. Jin Gui seemed to freeze for a couple of seconds before continuing, "Then, it seems the underworld messengers appeared!"

"A messenger from the underworld?"

"After the underworld messengers came out, the little ghost was scared away."

Chen Hengyi sighed. He wondered if the ghost messenger had managed to capture Ajiu.

It's unlikely, otherwise he would have seen the other person's body long ago.

"In other words, the reason why Ah Jiu didn't go on a killing spree and cause trouble last night was because he was scared off by the underworld officials."

As Chen Hengyi was thinking, a sudden gust of cold wind swept in from outside.

In the blink of an eye, the wooden ghost appeared.

"Boss, we've found a lead on the zombie... but it's gone cold."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hengyi immediately stood up, drew his Demon-Slaying Sword from the ground, and shouted, "Lead the way!"

Just as he was about to leave, his eyes fell on the Five Elements Array Plate hanging on the fortune stick, and he pondered for a moment.

"Maybe it will come in handy."

Chen Hengyi took two steps forward, took it down and put it away. Then, led by the wooden ghost, he followed the wooden ghost down to a warehouse on the first floor!

It could be called a warehouse, or you could call it a storage room.

The room door was ajar.

"Inside?"

"The boss... is just a clue."

Chen Hengyi shook his head and went inside, but as soon as he entered, he immediately felt a familiar aura.

His eyesight was also able to see the gray corpse aura slowly dissipating in the air.

The lingering aura of death!

Chen Hengyi was slightly pleased and followed the corpse aura, but in the end he saw a corpse that had been completely devoured at the end of the room... The bloodstains were not completely congealed and were still very fresh.

Beside the corpses, a large hole had been dug in the floor, leading to a sewer... A foul stench billowed up from below.

Chen Hengyi immediately turned to look at the Five Ghosts.

"Boss, the air down there is too stagnant, and the zombies are yin in nature, and there's too much sewage, which is also yin... The corpse energy is being masked."

Chen Hengyi raised an eyebrow: "Do you want me to get off?"