Chapter Eighteen: The Secret of Hu Tou

  "Waiter, check..."

  "They had just arrived home and were still asking each other questions that couldn't be answered, let alone what would happen in the future, there was plenty of time to talk about it later." Yang's mother smiled at everyone after hearing Yang's uncle's words and said goodnight before following Yang back to their room. Half an hour later, when Yang's mother had just fallen asleep, Tiger Head and Yang's uncle arrived at Yang Hao's room one after the other and started chatting. They had only just begun discussing things when Han Yunxue also got up to join in on the fun. Her two ears perked up straight and her eyes didn't blink as she listened to the conversation between Yang Hao and the others.

  "I won't... I want to follow you..."

  "Aren't you afraid? This isn't a joke, it's getting serious and I don't have time to care about you." Yang Hao said sternly. Hu Tou looked at the wronged Han Yunxue and took over the conversation.

  "If she wants to go, then let her go. I'll take care of her anyway. You can handle those little ghosts on your own. However, Yunsnow, you must keep everything you know and see to yourself, don't tell anyone, or Yanwang will get angry and none of us will be able to protect you, got it?" Han Yunsnow nodded as if she understood but wasn't quite sure.

  "Kid, this is no joke. If you leak the news and let Yan Wang know, you will definitely die. There's a saying that if Yan Wang wants you to die at three o'clock, you won't live until five o'clock." Yang Shu explained the severity of the situation on the side. Han Yunxue nodded slightly, stunned, but then started playing with Hu Tou again. This made Yang Hao and Yang Shu wonder whether they should be worried or happy. The night passed like this.

  The next morning, everyone had breakfast and said goodbye to Yang Hao's parents before driving into the city. Han Yunxue didn't need to go to work because of her father's situation, she was given a long vacation. And Yang Hao nominally was still a police officer, but in reality he had been secretly transferred to the National Security Bureau, just waiting for the paperwork to be finalized. So the two people and one cat drove into the most prosperous parking lot in the city center.

  "Yang Hao, start working... I'm giving you... this was given to me by Zhong Kui big brother to pass on to you..." Hu Tou suddenly pulled out a round bead from who-knows-where.

  "What is this?" Yang Hao took it over and carefully examined the pale blue small ball, very beautiful...

  "Put this Soul-Tracking Pearl into the recess on the Tongyu Command Token and you'll be able to track any paranormal activity within a 500-mile radius. I've given you the thing, now let's start wandering around."

  "Ah... gas money..." Yang Hao muttered a sentence after stepping on the accelerator, starting a aimless wandering action in this vast city. Hu Tou and Han Yunxue were very excited, looking around here and there, occasionally stopping to buy some snacks and drinks, feeling like country bumpkins coming into the city. Just like that, they strolled for an entire day, without seeing even a ghostly shadow, and the badge with the Soul-Chasing Pearl installed didn't have any reaction at all. It wasn't until after 7 pm that Hu Tou and Han Yunxue couldn't bear the boredom anymore.

  "Big brother, it's not that I'm being picky, but it's been a whole day and you're not tired? Little Xue is exhausted! You don't understand how to cherish and care for her at all."

  Yang Hao was left speechless by Hu Tou's words, and he himself was also tired. He had been driving aimlessly all day, and people do get fatigued easily. So he parked his car by the side of the road to take a rest. As soon as he got out of the car, the badge on his chest emitted a "beep beep" sound. Yang Hao took a look at it and saw that there was a red dot on the badge, which was located in front of them and slightly to their left.

  "What's going on???"

  "Uh... let's hurry..." After saying that, Yang Hao pulled Han Yunxue and rushed towards the building indicated by the token.

  This is a large financial center, with 27 floors. In front of the towering building, there is a small square with a fountain. Passing through the square, you will see the golden luxurious revolving door at the entrance of the building. Yang Hao and Yun Xue rushed towards the building and quickly got on the elevator. It's strange that such a large building would definitely have security guards on duty at night? How could they possibly get on the elevator so smoothly? The indicator light was slowly moving upwards, the "ding" sound became more urgent, everyone knew that they were getting close to their target. Yang Hao's doubts were also dispelled by the increasingly urgent warning sounds. When the elevator's indicator light stopped at 25... the intermittent "ding" sound from the indicator panel turned into a long "drip~~" sound.

  "It's close... everyone be careful..." The token displayed that the target was no more than 10 meters away from them. So Yang Hao and Hu Tou both became tense. After all, they still had Yun Xue with them, what if something unexpected happened to her? How would they explain it to his deceased father? Therefore, Yang Hao walked in front, while Hu Tou vigilantly looked around in Yun Xue's arms, preparing for any sudden changes.

  Two people and a cat slowly exited the elevator and arrived at the 25th floor, where they found themselves in a long, winding corridor. As they walked forward, their eyes were met with a strong visual impact - blood was everywhere: on the walls, ceiling, and floor. There were long streaks of blood on the ground, and clots of congealed blood on the ceiling. The walls were splattered with what looked like abstract paintings in red. Everything reeked of an unspeakable bloody smell that filled everyone's brain.

  Yang Hao squatted down and touched the blood on the ground with his hand. "It's human blood..." As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying scream echoed from behind them, making their hearts skip a beat. Yang Hao immediately turned around, ready to fight, but there was nothing in sight. The two people and the cat cautiously moved forward along the wall, trying not to make any noise.

  Suddenly, they heard footsteps - "thud... thud... thud..." - like someone was running towards them from a distance. The sound grew louder and then suddenly stopped, leaving an eerie silence behind. Judging by the footsteps, whatever it was should be very close now, but no matter how hard they looked around, there was nothing in sight.

  Just as everyone's heart was racing wildly, Yang Hao suddenly felt a cool, tingling sensation on his head. He instinctively rolled backwards just in time, and at the exact spot where he had been standing, a bloody ghostly claw burst through the ceiling, creating a hole with shattered concrete blocks falling to the ground. The claw waved around, as if searching for something, before quickly retracting back into the ceiling.

  This attack finally revealed its position - it was on the 26th floor, right above Yang Hao's head. Han Yunxue was so scared that she buried her face in Yang Hao's chest, while he slowly backed away with his eyes fixed intently upwards. Now that they knew where it was, they could plan their next move.

  Yang Hao's left hand transformed into a ghostly claw, ready to strike at any moment. The bloody claw reappeared from the ceiling once more, but this time Yang Hao didn't dodge - instead, he used his ghostly claw to grab onto the other claw and pull it downwards with all his might... With a loud crash, the creature's entire body was yanked down into view.

  It was covered in blood-soaked rotten flesh, dripping thick blood everywhere. Its face had no features, just a lump of bloody pulp. Two long-clawed paws rubbed against each other as it stood facing Yang Hao.

  "Red Soul Ghost, Yang Hao be careful, it's got some skills..." Tiger Head reminded him. Yang Hao nodded and thought to himself, "I'll take the initiative," and he stepped out with his Heaven-Defying Step, instantly charging forward like a gust of wind, his ghostly hand imbued with internal energy reaching out to grab the Red Soul Ghost... Whoa... it missed? How is that possible? Yang Hao saw that the Red Soul Ghost had actually dodged his proud Heaven-Defying Step in an instant. This was impossible! Even Blood Corpses couldn't escape his Heaven-Defying Step unscathed, so how could this be happening? Yang Hao didn't believe it and made move after move with the same step, vowing to take down the monster with one blow, but they all fell short at the critical moment. It seemed that the Red Soul Ghost's speed was faster than Yang Hao's. Its earlier dodge wasn't just luck. The evil ghost was enraged by the continuous attacks, its two claws clasped together in front of its chest, and it charged forward, ready to tear Yang Hao apart. Yang Hao also sensed the danger and prepared for a fierce battle. Just as all hope seemed lost... Bang! The Red Soul Ghost's body was suddenly halted... Tiger Head had made his move...

  "Ah Hao, you're not its match, let me..." Yang Hao retreated back to Han Yunxue's side, at this time Han Yunxue's face showed worry and unease, seeing Yang Hao was fine, her mind started to ponder about the tiger head again, it wasn't just a cat, how could it be so fierce????? Yang Hao's eyes didn't leave the battlefield, Tiger Head and Red Soul Ghost's strength were about the same, speed was also similar, after fighting for half a day they still hadn't gained an advantage. But at this time, Red Soul Ghost went crazy, its two claws kept scratching its own chest, the torn flesh was thrown to the ground, every piece of flesh that fell to the ground started to divide and split like cells, slowly becoming another Red Soul Ghost, this change made Tiger Head a bit overwhelmed. One was okay, for now it could still handle it, but if there were more, it would definitely be unable to withstand them. Just as Yang Hao was about to re-enter the battlefield... he suddenly heard a tiger's roar... right, that was it, a tiger's roar... the Tiger Head in front of him let out an earth-shaking tiger's roar, afterwards its body underwent changes with flashes of blue light, growing bigger and longer, black fur appeared with white stripes, the cat-like face gradually became rounder and larger, a "king" character pattern appeared on its forehead. Its claws became sharper and more pointed, its tail stood high like a flagpole, its teeth were no longer hidden in its mouth but exposed outside its lips, its eyes shone like two high-pressure headlights emitting intense light... soon after, a gigantic white tiger stood before Yang Hao.

  "Tiger head... is Tiger Head really a tiger?!" Yang Hao and Han Yunxue exclaimed in unison. At that moment, Tiger Head let out another earth-shaking roar with sonic waves. The Red Soul Ghost seemed to be stunned by the sudden appearance of Tiger Head, standing still and motionless, seemingly unable to comprehend how a cat could transform into a tiger. Before it could react, Yang Hao saw a flash of black and white light zip back and forth several times, and then Tiger Head was already standing in front of him again. It was clear that Tiger Head's speed was incredibly fast, even Yang Hao's Heavenly Eye couldn't catch a glimpse of it. The Red Soul Ghost still stood there, motionless, along with its clone. However, Yang Hao's command badge had stopped making any noise and had fallen silent... Pffft! The Red Soul Ghost stared with wide eyes, looking astonished, and spat out a mouthful of foul air. Two seconds later, it and its clone exploded into a mess of blood and flesh, first turning into N-speed bloody pulp, then shattering into piles of dark, smelly blood. Yang Hao watched in shock at the scene before him. Previously, Tiger Head's cat form was already incredible, but he never thought that... it wasn't a cat at all! Its true form was actually a tiger, and after transforming, its abilities had increased by many times over, whether it was speed or attack power... It was unbelievable! Just how high had Tiger Head's cultivation reached?! How many more secrets did it have that were unknown to others?!