Twisted Dreams-Chapter 163 - 135: Subordinates of the Xie Qilin
The bald man played with the lighter, teasingly said:
"Rich kid’s game, tsk tsk tsk.
If only I had been born into a better life, I’d spend a fortune to hire a few Extraordinaries as bodyguards just to show off."
The fat man quickly waved his hand:
"Keep your voice down, you don’t know about the Xie Family’s influence.
Let me tell you, back when I was a chef at Cui Feng Tower, I heard about the Xie Family.
They’re a real prestigious family. Following the young master of the Xie Family, you’ll never worry about money again!"
Since Xie Qilin planned to form a team of Extraordinaries, the Xie Family’s butler, Uncle Fu, spared no effort in finding Extraordinaries for Xie Qilin.
These three were the Extraordinaries Uncle Fu recruited today.
The cold and stunning lady eyed the fat man with disdain:
"I don’t know what your ability is, but remember that you are the favored child of this era.
Don’t always think of being someone’s dog, we must have ambition.
Anyway, I’m just passing through the Xie Family; I aim to accomplish great things in the future."
The fat man rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly:
"Ah, I’m not like you guys.
I have a whole family to feed; I just want to make some money.
Being a bodyguard for the young master of the Xie Family is quite satisfactory for me, really."
The cold and stunning lady pursed her lips and looked at the bald man:
"What are your plans?"
The bald man smirked:
"I heard the young master of the Xie Family is only in his teens, and playing with kids for money isn’t what I want.
I want to use the Xie Family to build my connections, and step by step, climb to the pinnacle of life."
The cold and stunning lady nodded, looking at the bald man with admiration; after all, they seemed to be of the same mindset.
At this moment, the door opened, and a short, plump middle-aged man walked in.
He wore a simple long robe, with a perpetual smile on his face, as if the smile was embedded there.
This was the Xie Family’s butler, Uncle Fu.
Uncle Fu smiled and said:
"Thank you for waiting, the young master has arrived."
Then, a young man dressing in traditional Chinese attire, wearing glasses, and holding an oil paper umbrella entered the room.
Facing their ultimate employer, the three Extraordinaries, though disdainful internally, still showed some respect and stood up.
Xie Qilin, with a blank expression, walked to the main seat and sat down:
"Show me your abilities."
The fat man rubbed his hands flatteringly and said:
"I am very fast, and my reactions are nimble."
Xie Qilin raised an eyebrow:
"How fast can you run?"
The fat man thought for a moment and said:
"I can run 30 miles per hour and maintain it for an hour!"
Xie Qilin calculated this in his head and frowned.
For this fat man’s physique, it was indeed fast, but is that supposed to be an ability?
Xie Qilin looked at the cold and stunning lady:
"What about you?"
The cold and stunning lady smirked slightly:
"Watch closely, young master."
She made a gesture as if holding something in her hands, and water vapor started to spread.
A large waterball, the size of a basin, formed.
The waterball, like a basketball, was manipulated effortlessly by her, spinning on her fingertips.
With her hands on her hips, she said proudly:
"This is my ability."
Xie Qilin nodded:
"That’s more like it. Do you have any offensive skills?"
The cold and stunning lady frowned:
"I can also make water come from different parts of my body, but I haven’t developed any offensive skills yet."
Xie Qilin’s face darkened even more; is being watery an ability?
He believed in Buddhism, he didn’t need that.
Lastly, he turned to the bald man:
"What about you?"
The bald man laughed and shook his head:
"I thought the two of them had something powerful, but that’s it?"
He placed a lighter before him, and said seriously:
"This is my ability!"
Then he lit the lighter.
The bald man controlled the flame, either letting it flow on his fingertips or converge into a fireball in midair.
Xie Qilin smiled contentedly.
The bald man was looking better and better in his eyes.
The flame in the bald man’s hand suddenly extinguished, and he took another lighter from his pocket to rekindle it, saying:
"The only downside is, I can only control fire, not create it."
Xie Qilin’s smile froze. He pondered for a moment and asked:
"How much fire can you control?"
If he could manipulate a raging wildfire, the bald man’s combat power wouldn’t be low.
The bald man replied:
"Controlling flames consumes a lot of Spiritual Power. The lighter is just right."
Xie Qilin took a deep breath, staring coldly at Uncle Fu.
What kind of demons and monsters are these?
Uncle Fu maintained his smile.
The fat man felt the change in Xie Qilin’s demeanor and cautiously asked:
"So, can I stay?
The bounty we discussed earlier can be a bit less.
But not too little, my wife just gave birth, I have a family to provide for."
Xie Qilin murmured:
"All of you stay."
The fat man beamed with joy, but Uncle Fu took a step back.
Xie Qilin held the oil paper umbrella and opened it.
The room was instantly filled with Ghost Qi, the eerie atmosphere making everyone feel uneasy.
The Eight-foot Bride slowly emerged, quietly standing before Xie Qilin.
"This, this..." The cool and beautiful lady was so frightened she sat down on the ground.
Xie Qilin said:
"My lady, you’ve worked hard."
The Eight-foot Bride received the command and instantly appeared in front of the cool and beautiful lady, opening her Ghost Claw, speaking eerily:
"How dare you seduce my husband!"
"Ahhhh!!!" The cool and beautiful lady screamed, then fell silent.
The bald man kept shouting "Damn it," trying to control flame to fight the Eight-foot Bride.
But those scant flames were laughable to the Eight-foot Bride and her neck was twisted in an instant.
The fat man knelt on the ground in terror:
"Young master, my mother is seriously ill, my wife just gave birth, spare me, spare..."
Before he finished speaking, the fat man spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down unwillingly.
Uncle Fu watched the scene with a smile.
Xie Qilin looked at the Eight-foot Bride, his voice softened:
"My lady, can you see their ghosts?"
The Eight-foot Bride nodded.
Xie Qilin said:
"Alright, as we discussed before, try to let me devour their souls."
The Eight-foot Bride’s ability was to devour ghosts.
The more she devoured, the stronger her combat power.
The Eight-foot Bride’s ethereal voice rang out:
"The process might be very painful, bear with it, my husband."
Xie Qilin nodded.
The Eight-foot Bride manipulated the Power of Death, absorbing the three bewildered ghosts into her hand.
Slowly pressing them towards Xie Qilin’s head, where his Sea of Spirit was located.
This ability was similar to Mo Yulin’s sharing of Spiritual Power but not as refined.
What Eight-foot Bride did for Xie Qilin was crudely stuff the ghosts into his Sea of Spirit.
In the process, a lot of the ghosts’ energy was wasted.
When the Eight-foot Bride pressed the three ghosts down on Xie Qilin’s head, his eyes widened immediately, and his Tang suit was drenched in sweat.
The terrifying energy was about to burst Xie Qilin’s Sea of Spirit!
A slight stimulation of the Sea of Spirit was already unbearably painful for any living being, let alone forcefully inserting three ghosts?!
Xie Qilin clenched his teeth hard, hearing the cracking sound of his teeth in his ears.
After a while, Xie Qilin knelt on the ground, eyes filled with horror, gasping heavily:
"My lady, why do I feel something’s wrong with my state; I feel like I’m going insane."
The Eight-foot Bride said affectionately:
"Husband, I told you, you’re just a normal person, devouring souls will lead to fire deviation, you can’t do this again."
Blood veins filled Xie Qilin’s eyes, as he reached out, a wisp of flame emerged.
He wiped his sweat and asked:
"That person could only control fire, why can I create flames?"
The Eight-foot Bride spoke honestly:
"This... I don’t know either."
Actually, the bald man could control fire because he had some weak Fire Elemental Power from the Tree of Human Essence.
(Fire Elemental Power isn’t like the Hell Sorcerer: Fire Technique’s kind of extraordinary flame, it’s just ordinary fire.)
No matter how the Fire Elemental Power is used, it depends on the usage method and insight.
Everyone’s understanding of the Fire Element is different.
The bald man could only control fire, while Xie Qilin could create fire.
Xie Qilin weakly sat back in the chair:
"Still have to devour souls, I can feel my Spiritual Power is much stronger than before."
Xie Qilin turned to look at Uncle Fu:
"Can’t you find some powerful Extraordinary individuals for me?
Be it as subordinates or as food."
Uncle Fu slightly bowed:
"There is actually a quick way to find the Extraordinary.
You can start with the Extraordinary criminals still on the run from the Security Administration.
I think if they are pursued by the Security Administration, their combat power must be quite strong."
Xie Qilin pondered:
"Can’t possibly ask the Security Administration for a list of criminals, right?"
Uncle Fu smiled:
"Young master, you’ve been in secluded cultivation with the Buddhist Sect for too long, you don’t know how deep Xie Family connections run.
Getting a list from the Security Administration, though impossible for others.
But, for Xie Family, it’s just your father selling face."
Xie Qilin closed his eyes to meditate:
"Alright, do as you said."
Harboring Extraordinary criminals, organizing Extraordinary forces, this is in defiance of the Security Administration.
Xie Qilin asked again:
"By the way, the person I asked you to investigate, where is he now?"
Xie Qilin was most concerned about three people.
Zhang Xiaoyi, Ye Fan, Wei Ming.
In the old abbot’s prophecy, these three would be Xie Qilin’s future adversaries.
Among these three, Zhang Xiaoyi was a special consultant for the Security Administration, also the Sect Leader of Shu Mountain, Young Master Zhang of the Zhang Family, hard to manage.
Wei Ming was a Senior Administrator of the Security Administration, Young Lady Liu’s brother, also tough.
Only Ye Fan, dressed in white, so he’ll start with the soft target.
Uncle Fu said:
"Ye Fan bought a train ticket to Changbai Mountain."
Xie Qilin raised an eyebrow:
"Changbai Mountain?"
