Chapter Seventeen: New Family Member

  The stupid Japanese oni, before dying, actually took Yang Hao as the "Hell Baron" in their mind when they were alive, but he couldn't think of it until his death, that the "Hell Baron" in his mouth was actually a human being. Soon after, everyone returned to the police station hall again, and everyone seemed to be looking at Han Ju's body with lingering fear.

  "Yes, Yang Hao, Han Bureau... what's going on?" Several police officers walked over and asked curiously. Yang Hao couldn't tell them that it was because of a ghost possessing the corpse, so he thought of an explanation that fell somewhere between science and superstition.

  "Is this a fake resurrection? Brother Yang... Is this really a fake resurrection? I've heard old people talk about it before, but I never thought I'd encounter it today."

  "It's not a big deal, in the past corpses were all buried in the ground, so fake deaths happened frequently. Nowadays they're all cremated, and the body can't be kept for more than a few days before being burned, making it hard for fake deaths to occur... The case of Director Han was an exception... It's not a big deal, okay, let's lift him onto the car and have him cremated as soon as possible."

  "It... it won't come back to life again, will it???" Several police officers moved their bodies with a mixture of fear and trepidation, slowly approaching the body of Director Han. This movement made Yang Hao feel a little amused. However, after all, they were human beings who had not been in contact with such things before. If he himself hadn't encountered anything unusual and was still an ordinary police officer, he would also have been frightened by this. Yang Hao nodded affirmatively, and the crowd carefully pushed Director Han's body onto the vehicle, which slowly headed towards the crematorium.

  After this delay, until 5 pm, the aftermath of Han's death was finally settled, and Yang Hao and Han Yunxue sat in the car, after calming down their sad emotions, made a stunning decision.

  "Yunxue, I'll send you home, okay?"

  "Is that still home? I don't have a home anymore."

  "....So where are you going?"

  "I'm not going anywhere..." Han Yunxue's words had a strong implication of relying on Yang Hao, leaving him at a loss for what to do.

  "Right, you said before that your home is my home... when you said you'd take care of me, were you serious or just saying it?"

  "Of course it's true! Why ask like this?"

  "If it's true, can I move into your house? I can do a lot of household chores, cook, and wash clothes. At worst, I'll just pay rent every month."

  "This... doesn't seem quite right, does it?"

  "Are you asking me to go back to that house alone? My dad is dead, my mom is not there either, I have nothing left... sobbing..." As she spoke, Yunxue suddenly choked up. Yang Hao's heart was like a cat scratch, he wasn't unwilling to take care of Yunxue, but from childhood to adulthood, he had never brought friends home to stay overnight, let alone a beautiful girl, how would his parents think? After hesitating for half a day, he looked at Yunxue with a sorrowful face. A fierce battle unfolded in his heart. After all, she was just a young girl who had lost her mother and father shortly after starting work, the house was full of memories, how could she accept it? Forget it, let's just die then.

  "Alright, alright, I'll say it again, you have to pay rent every month. Otherwise, it will cause misunderstanding between Mom and Dad..."

  "Hmm...I promise I won't be in arrears." Han Yunxue saw Yang Hao agree to her request, and with tears still in her eyes, she nodded vigorously. Yang Hao almost spat out blood after hearing her words, feeling both amused and annoyed. His original intention was to let Yunxue and her family clarify the situation, but after hearing her words, it seemed like he had become a miser.

  "Wow... I'm really impressed by you... Aren't you hungry? You haven't eaten all day, have you?"

  "Hmm..." Han Yunxue heard Yang Hao say this and indeed felt a bit hungry.

  "Let's go eat something first, then you go back and pack up, when we get to my house, you have to behave yourself... if you don't win over my parents, nothing will work out."

  "Don't worry..." Yang Hao shook his head and drove to a tea restaurant. After the two sat down, Yang Hao handed her the menu, after all, ladies first. But in the next second, Yang Hao regretted it, this meal almost cost him a month's salary. However, considering that she had just lost a loved one, he had to endure it. Han Yunxue seemed to have seen through Yang Hao's thoughts, and in fact, she was doing it on purpose. If her father hadn't passed away, this meal would have dragged on indefinitely. So, it's better to offend ghosts and gods than to offend women. This saying is not false at all.

  "Are you kidding me???"

  "What's wrong with me having a meal?" Yang Hao said through gritted teeth.

  "That's good....." Han Yunxue gazed out the window, her eyes wandering aimlessly as she took in everything on the street. The person in front of her, was he really worth relying on? Before long, the waiter interrupted her thoughts, announcing that all the dishes had been served. Yang Hao, who had gone hungry for a day, seemed to have a green glow in his eyes, like a wild beast. After staring at the table full of delicious food for a while, he saw Yunxue pick up her chopsticks and couldn't care about appearances anymore, devouring everything in front of him with gusto. Han Yunxue saw his eating manners and found it amusing, but instead of stopping him, she even followed suit, and the two of them ate like a pair of wolves, each taking turns to grab food without slowing down. In this elegant and peaceful setting, the couple's eating manners, accompanied by the constant clinking of utensils and plates, immediately drew the attention of many onlookers.... After drinking enough wine and eating their fill, Han Yunxue looked at the remaining food in front of her, then glanced at Yang Hao, who was rubbing his belly contentedly. Her mood seemed to have improved a bit. The two of them compared their bellies, smiling at each other.

  "Brother Yang Hao... Brother Yang Hao... where are you?" Yang Hao suddenly heard a familiar voice calling out to him, and he busily searched around for half a day before realizing that the sound was coming from the Tongyu Command Token on his neck.

  "Is there something wrong at Wai Tan Fashion on XX Avenue?"

  "I'm Hu Tou, I have something important to discuss with you, don't go just yet, I'll come find you."

  "Hmm... okay." Han Yunxue looked at Yang Hao with a puzzled expression.

  "Who are you talking to?"

  "No one... I'll tell you later..." Before long, the tiger head arrived and saw Han Yunxue in front of him, first stunned, Yunxue also saw it and was stunned. A large black cat stood at the door, slowly walked to the front of the dining table, jumped onto the sofa, facing itself.

  "How is your friend's injury?"

  "Oh no, a cat can talk..." Han Yunxue was startled. Hu Tou was also surprised by her and didn't put down his raised tail until half a day later.

  "Hmm...it's okay, they've all escaped life-threatening danger, but one is still unconscious. What's wrong? Is there something you need to find me for?"

  "Yang Hao, can this cat talk??? How is it able to talk?" Han Yunxue at this time was like a fool, constantly interrupting.

  "Your girlfriend? She's quite pretty..." said Hu Tou with a deep expression, licking his own small paws.

  "Not not...friendship..." "-_-!..Hey..you two...are you done yet?." Yang Hao's previous sentence hadn't finished, Han Yunxue suddenly picked up the tiger head and put it in her own arms, rubbing it all over, muttering to herself, "How can this cat talk? It's too amazing, so much fun." The tiger head was being rubbed and scratched by her hands, but its expression was very enjoyable, not resisting at all. After hearing Yang Hao's words, the tiger head reluctantly jumped out of Han Yunxue's arms, seriously scratching its head and saying...

  "Cough...cough...I told my older brothers about all the things that have happened recently. They asked me to pass on a message to you: the hideout of those Japanese demons has been discovered by my second brother, and he's put a seal on it so they can't get out or in. He said some of them had already made it into the city before the seal was set, so we should go all out to hunt them down. After that, let's join forces to give them a final blow."

  "Where is their old nest?"

  "I wouldn't have guessed it, but these Japanese devils actually set up their base on a sea island. Luckily, Second Brother's divine insight is vast and wide, or else we would have had a hard time discovering it. The clue that Eighth Uncle found for us wasn't a mountain cave, but rather a cave on the sea island."

  "What's with this island? These Japanese devils are really something. By the way, who were those big brothers you mentioned earlier?"

  "Big brother is mighty and powerful, with great magical powers. He commands the winds and clouds, and nothing is impossible for him. Majestic and awe-inspiring, his name shakes the four seas....."

  Like a tiger-headed elephant disease, in front of Han Yunxue, he started selling and using idioms, Yunxue was about to speak, Yang Hao made a gesture for her to be quiet, then punched the tiger's tail.

  "Speak up if you have something to say..."

  "Take aim... you want to murder Ah... Big Brother is Zhong Kui, right? You've met before, and he even said he knows you... As for Second Brother, he's more introverted and likes cleanliness. When the time comes and you meet him, you'll naturally know his identity."

  "Is this what you came here to tell me?"

  "I'm here to protect you and incidentally help you eliminate the evil spirits that are scattered outside."

  "Cut... who's protecting whom?!" Yang Hao was about to continue teasing for another two sentences, but he thought that with Hu Tou by his side helping him out, it could indeed make things a lot easier for himself. Moreover, he discovered that Han Yun Xue and Hu Tou seemed to have a great affinity, one person and one cat playing together in perfect harmony. Han Yun Xue's sorrowful mood at this moment seemed to evaporate instantly. Her thoughts were all focused on Hu Tou, actually this was also very normal, no matter who it was, if they discovered a talking cat, they would probably fall in love with it. It seems that Hu Tou staying behind had its benefits, apart from being a great help when catching ghosts, Han Yun Xue's emotions seemed to have improved because of its appearance. Why not be happy about it? However, this time, Yang Hao's home was going to have two new members, one person and one cat. Who knows what kind of reaction his parents would have? As the saying goes, "when you get to the mountain, there will be a road", "when you get to the bridge, you'll naturally go straight", let's take it one step at a time.