Chapter 153
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The sky gradually darkened.
Lu Haoxiu and Little Yu fell asleep in the back seat. Li Sanxin took out a pillow, pulled out a yellow blanket from inside, and covered them.
Lou Yan stood at the car door, the night wind blowing his hair, revealing his clear and distinct features.
Li Sanxin got out of the car, closed the door, and rubbed his forehead with a headache. “Yanzi, we’ve been searching all day and haven’t found ‘Count Grey’s Shop.’ Do you think it’s because of the ‘Water Ghost’ that Count Grey left Chengjiang City directly?”
“It’s possible,” Lou Yan said, looking at the sparsely lit streets in the dead of night, his expression stern. “Count Grey told me before that he’s neither anomaly nor human, more like a spectator. With the appearance of the ‘Water Ghost’ in Chengjiang City and the city being submerged, if he didn’t want to get involved, he would have left long ago.”
“But now that the ‘Water Ghost’ has been killed, he should have appeared. ” Li Sanxin’s brows furrowed, a hint of frustration creeping into his tone. “Is it possible that he can sense that we want to return the goods? He doesn’t want us to return the rotten apple, so he’s hiding and not coming out?”
Duan Zege unscrewed a bottle of water and took a few sips, his voice hoarse as he quipped, “If that’s the case, this Count Grey is really despicable.”
Lou Yan’s lips twitched. Upon careful consideration, he found their worries not unreasonable.
Who running a business would want the goods they just sold to be returned?
But Lu Haoxiu’s loss of his five senses was much more important in their eyes than the rotten apple. Even if it meant paying a price, Lou Yan and the others would find a way to get Lu Haoxiu’s senses back.
The car stopped in front of a tall building, which was the tallest building still standing in Chengjiang City. Lou Yan looked up at the building, turned to Li Sanxin and Duan Zege, and said, “Wait for me,” before swiftly speeding towards the high-rise.
His figure became like the wind, and as he approached the base of the building, Lou Yan leaped upward, using the air conditioning units outside the building to rapidly ascend towards the rooftop. Within seconds, he was standing on the top floor terrace.
Li Sanxin watched in astonishment as Lou Yan dashed upwards, feeling like he was watching a special effect in a movie. He couldn’t help but nudge Duan Zege, “Did you see that? Yanzi just flew up there! D*mn, it’s a hundred-story high-rise! When did my buddy become so bad*ss!”
Duan Zege looked up at Lou Yan’s figure and smiled, “Hasn’t he always been bad*ss?”
The wind was strong on the top floor.
But the roaring wind couldn’t sway Lou Yan’s figure at all. Standing at the edge of the high-rise, his eyes were momentarily covered in blood, overlooking the entire Chengjiang City.
With the “True Sight,” the entire Chengjiang City turned blood-red, and different anomalies couldn’t hide anywhere from Lou Yan’s eyes in this state.
The resurgence of the “Water Ghost” seemed to have caused harm to other anomalies as well. Apart from seeing two relatively weak anomalies, Lou Yan didn’t see anything unusual.
At this moment, Chengjiang City seemed as clean as if it hadn’t experienced the anomaly resurgence at all. Lou Yan could confirm that “Count Grey’s Shop” wasn’t in Chengjiang City anymore.
Lou Yan moved his fingers, and suddenly, two streams of water appeared next to the two remaining weak anomalies, piercing their hearts like sharp spears. The last two anomalies in Chengjiang City died under Lou Yan’s hands like this.
Lou Yan leaped from the rooftop and landed steadily on the ground, quickly returning to his friends. “Duan Zege, can you use your divination to find out where ‘Count Grey’s Shop’ is?”
Duan Zege smiled bitterly, “I tried divining before, but perhaps because the target of divination is too special, I couldn’t find anything.”
Lou Yan pondered for a moment, “Let’s go home first. I’ll ask the Seize Life Phone.”
The Seize Life Phone had been locked in Lou Yan’s bedside table and hadn’t been used for a long time. After returning home, Lou Yan took it out and asked if the Seize Life Phone knew where “Count Grey’s Shop” was.
Perhaps Lou Yan’s current strength made the Seize Life Phone feel a little scared, as it didn’t dare to be slippery at all and honestly admitted that it didn’t know, explaining the reason why it didn’t know to Lou Yan.
“Count Grey’s Shop” is a special, independent space that can move freely. Anomalous forces cannot interfere with “Count Grey’s Shop,” so even the Seize Life Phone, which is supposed to know everything, cannot find out where “Count Grey’s Shop” is.
Lou Yan clenched the phone expressionlessly, “Useless.”
The Seize Life Phone: “…”
It had been scolded by Lou Yan as useless so many times that it felt a little indifferent. Go ahead, scold it, call it useless all you want! What’s the big deal if it’s useless? If you have the ability, throw it away and let it find a new owner!
Lou Yan disdainfully threw the Seize Life Phone back into the drawer and locked it up again, sitting on the edge of the bed with a furrowed brow, pondering with a sense of anxiety.
After a while, he opened his phone and looked at it. Many people had sent him messages, including Lin You, Qin Feng, Boss Song and Song Yuran, Wen Yian…
Lou Yan read through these messages, replied to those that needed a response, and after dealing with these matters, he realized that Fu Xuezhou hadn’t added his contact information yet.
Lou Yan had wanted to take the opportunity to ask Fu Xuezhou if he knew where “Count Grey’s Shop” was, but since Fu Xuezhou hadn’t added him, something seemed off.
Thinking carefully, Lou Yan realized that he hadn’t seen Fu Xuezhou since he woke up this morning.
Lou Yan narrowed his eyes and decided to contact Fu Xuezhou proactively.
It was about Lu Haoxiu, and Lou Yan didn’t want to play any games with Fu Xuezhou anymore. With Fu Xuezhou’s silver hair and the Count Grey’s silver hair being almost identical, Lou Yan found it hard to believe that there was no connection between them. Perhaps Fu Xuezhou knew where “Count Grey’s Shop” was.
But as he was about to dial, Lou Yan hesitated. He suddenly remembered that Fu Xuezhou’s phone was lost. If Fu Xuezhou got a new phone, would he still use the previous phone number?
Forget it, let’s give it a try.
Lou Yan continued to input Fu Xuezhou’s old number and pressed the dial button.
“Beep… Beep…”
The call went through, and Lou Yan focused on the screen of his phone. As the seconds passed by, just when Lou Yan thought that no one would pick up the phone, the call unexpectedly connected at the last moment.
Fu Xuezhou’s indifferent voice came through, “Hello.”
Lou Yan felt relieved, cleared his throat silently, and replied, “It’s me.”
Fu Xuezhou remained silent. After a dozen seconds or so, he finally said, “I know it’s you.”
It was because he knew it was Lou Yan that he hesitated whether to answer or not. Seeing that the call was about to be automatically disconnected, he still answered it.
Lou Yan chuckled softly twice in his heart, not directly asking what he wanted to ask, “Where did you go this morning? I didn’t see you after I woke up.”
Fu Xuezhou responded with a faint “En”, and calmly said, “Went out.”
The feeling of talking on the phone was different from chatting face to face, adding a sense of uncertainty and ambiguity to the conversation.
“Did you see the note I left on the coffee table?” Lou Yan’s playful voice reached Fu Xuezhou’s ears through the waves, adding a bit of blurred and seductive charm.
Fu Xuezhou didn’t speak for a while, then lightly responded.
Lou Yan became more and more confident in his heart, adopting a relaxed posture, and asked softly as if flirting, “Then why didn’t you come to ask me for money?”
“No need,” Fu Xuezhou’s tone was indifferent, “And there’s not much money.”
“Fu Xuezhou,” Lou Yan raised an eyebrow, “Did I make you angry?”
“No,” Fu Xuezhou replied.
Lou Yan threw his phone onto the bed, leaned back, and quietly watched the phone buried in the quilt.
He didn’t speak, and neither did the other party. After a minute passed, Fu Xuezhou still hadn’t hung up the phone. Obviously, Fu Xuezhou’s patience with Lou Yan was much greater than the indifference he showed in his words.
Lou Yan’s lips twitched slightly, and he slowly held the phone in his hand, but still remained silent. Finally, it was Fu Xuezhou who spoke: “I’m hanging up.”
Lou Yan lightly ran his finger along the side of the phone, causing a sharp scratching sound.
Fu Xuezhou seemed to have received Lou Yan’s message and asked again, “What’s the matter?”
Lou Yan no longer hesitated and asked directly, “Do you know about Count…”
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from Lu Haoxiu’s room downstairs, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground, accompanied by Lu Haoxiu’s exclamation. Lou Yan abruptly stood up, speaking rapidly, “Let’s talk later.”
Before he could finish his sentence, Lou Yan threw the phone and swiftly arrived at Lu Haoxiu’s room, only to see Lu Haoxiu lying on the ground, trying to get up.
Lou Yan immediately helped Lu Haoxiu up, asking, “What’s wrong?”
Lu Haoxiu excitedly grabbed Lou Yan’s arm and touched him all over, exclaiming, “Brother Lou? It’s Brother Lou, right! Brother Lou, I dreamed of ‘Count Grey’s Shop,’ I dreamed of Count Grey!!! He told me he’s in Rongcheng! He said I can find him in Rongcheng!!!”
Lou Yan’s pupils dilated, “You dreamed of Count Grey? What did he tell you?”
Lu Haoxiu couldn’t hear his words, but without Lou Yan asking, Lu Haoxiu anxiously explained everything.
“He must be Count Grey, right? I saw him with silver hair and green eyes. Is he a foreigner? He mentioned something about a respected guest. If I still want to do business with him, I can bring my business card to the nearest city, Rongcheng. He said Chengjiang City has been destroyed and doesn’t have a place suitable for his aesthetics. If he opens a shop in Chengjiang City, the plants at the door won’t be able to withstand the dust and humidity here. He even apologized to me. Brother Lou, this must be Count Grey!”
Lou Yan squeezed his hand, indicating affirmation.
Lu Haoxiu suddenly became ecstatic, “I knew he must be Count Grey! He must be Count Grey!”
Then, he became apprehensive again, hesitantly looking towards Lou Yan, “Brother Lou, do you think he will return my vision, hearing, and those things? What if he doesn’t want to refund them?”
Lou Yan affirmed by squeezing his hand again, then comfortingly rubbed Lu Haoxiu’s head. Despite exerting force, Lu Haoxiu felt a gentle touch, and he chuckled foolishly, unable to contain his silly grin.
Li Sanxin and Duan Zege rushed to the door upon hearing the last two sentences, asking quickly, “What’s going on?”
Lou Yan took out a coat from the closet and draped it over Lu Haoxiu, succinctly saying, “Little Lu dreamed of Count Grey while sleeping. Count Grey said we can find him in Rongcheng. It’ll take four to five hours to drive there. Get ready, we’ll leave tonight. Can you guys?”
Even though Li Sanxin was extremely tired, he couldn’t help but show a joyful expression and nodded affirmatively, “Yes, I’ll get ready.”
Duan Zege also nodded without any problem, yawning, “If we leave tonight, maybe Little Lu will recover by tomorrow morning. We can have breakfast in Rongcheng before coming back.”
Lou Yan clumsily helped Lu Haoxiu put on the coat. When Lu Haoxiu realized what was happening, he shook his head quickly, pulling on Lou Yan’s clothes, “Brother, not now.”
Lou Yan asked strangely, “Why?”
Luo Haoxiu muttered to himself, “Brother Lou, don’t wake up Brother Sanxin and the others. Is it nighttime now? Or daytime? It should be nighttime… We just had dinner not long ago… Lao, let Brother Sanxin and Brother Duan rest well tonight, and you should rest well too. They’ve been really tired these days, I can feel it. Especially today, after running around all day, you must be even more exhausted. Anyway, Count Grey said I can find him in Rongcheng, so waiting for you to rest and then going will be the same.”
“Anyway, Rongcheng isn’t going anywhere… Brother Lou, I really don’t mind if it’s sooner or later. You don’t have to dress me either, just listen to me! Let’s get some sleep and regain our energy before going to Rongcheng. I remember Rongcheng isn’t far from Chengjiang City, just a few hours’ drive. We can’t afford to drive tiredly…”
He rambled on, urging Lou Yan to rest quickly and not to wake up the others. After finishing, Lu Haoxiu, afraid that Lou Yan wouldn’t listen to him, pushed Lou Yan towards the direction of the door with a serious face, “Brother Lou, go back and rest, go!”
Lou Yan was pushed twice by him, looking towards Li Sanxin and Duan Zege at the door.
Li Sanxin’s eyes were already red, accompanied by bloodshot eyes, looking touched and exhausted. He wiped his face, took a deep breath, and smiled, “How did Little Lu’s parents raise him so well?”
Duan Zege sighed, “He’s a good kid.”
Following Lu Haoxiu’s force, Lou Yan walked out of his room, also pulling Li Sanxin and Duan Zege out, “I originally wanted to solve his problem early to make him feel better, but Little Lu cares more about our health. Since he said to wait until we’re rested, let’s set off tomorrow morning. Just like he said, there’s no hurry at this point. You two have been tired these past few days, so sleep well tonight. I’ll stay in the living room and keep watch.”
Li Sanxin and Duan Zege didn’t refuse because they were really too tired to stay up any longer. Both nodded at Lou Yan and went upstairs one after the other.
Lou Yan laid down on the sofa, pulled over a blanket from the side, and covered himself. He could hear the sounds from the entire villa, confirming that everyone, including Lu Haoxiu, was asleep. After everyone had fallen asleep, Lou Yan also gently closed his eyes to rest.
But before falling asleep, he suddenly felt like he had forgotten something.
What did he forget? Lou Yan tried hard to remember, but couldn’t.
Forget it.
Lou Yan set aside this question and entered a light sleep.
Whatever he had forgotten couldn’t have been that important; he could deal with it later when he remembered.
Author’s note:
Brother Lou’s bedroom, the phone still on the bed in a call: …
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