Huang Ya's eyes swiveled from the Night Terror Ghost beneath the crimson horse's hooves to Wang Bin, who stood nervously in a corner .
Huang Ya held out his hand . "Welcome to the Southern Sky Group . "
Wang Bin swallowed, then rubbed his right hand on his shirt and nervously shook Huang Ya's hand with it . "T-thank you . "
The man standing before Wang Bin had just offered him a job . At first, he had been hesitant to accept it . Even though he had no education, as someone with a Commander-tier monster, he knew that he deserved more .
Then the man had mentioned the Southern Sky Group's Security Division .
Even though Wang Bin had only been in Yuzhou for three months, he was aware of just how powerful the Southern Sky Group was .
One half of the city belonged to the Yuzhou city government, while its other half was under the Southern Sky Group's influence .
The group had many large-scale companies branching out from it, giving it the foothold it needed in various fields and industries .
Most people would have given an arm and a leg to work at the group's headquarters .
As for Wang Bin, he had always wanted a stable job . In order to repay Yuan Peng and his wife for the kindness they had shown him in the past, Wang Bin had hoped that Huang Ya would spare their lives .
However, he began to have second thoughts about repaying them when he remembered that the couple had been ready to abandon him just now .
"Let's go, Reb Blood," said Huang Ya to the crimson horse standing in the middle of the courtyard .
The horse snorted and trotted past Huang Ya with its head held high .
The Night Terror Ghost lay on the ground with a gaping wound in its chest . A lavlike liquid slowly dribbled down from the edge of the wound .
Huang Ya took out what looked like a spray bottle and misted out a silver metallic net over the Night Terror Ghost . He then tied the other end of the net to the crimson horse's tail .
The horse neighed and swished its tail about irritably .
"We're done here," said Huang Ya . He thought about getting on the horse's back, then dismissed the idea when he realized that the horse was glaring at him warningly .
"Wait," Wang Bin suddenly shouted .
Huang Ya turned around with a smile . "Yes?"
"Will . . . will Brother Yuan Peng and his wife be killed?" asked Wang Bin .
"That's just one of the occupational hazards people in their line of work face every day, kid," said Huang Ya indifferently .
Wang Bin fell silent . He knew that a second chance was more than criminals like him deserved .
. . .
Two hours later, Huang Ya and the others had reported everything that had happened to Gao Peng, who had agreed to Wang Bin's recruitment .
It turned out that Yuan Peng's gang had dealt drugs and at times, sold their services as hired thugs .
Gao Peng didn't bother asking Huang Ya how he would deal with Yuan Peng and his wife .
"The Night Terror Ghost is his familiar . The Ghost Child belongs to Wang Bin," said Huang Ya .
A crimson horse stepped forth from behind Huang Ya, dragging behind the two ghost-like creatures it .
[Monster Name]: Red Blood War Horse
[Monster Level]: Level 32 (Commander Tier)
[Monster Status]: Healthy (Haughty)
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Attribute]: Fire
[Monster Ability]: Sunfire Level 2
[Description]: It still retains the hardiness of the war horses it has evolved from, making it resistant against evil spirits .
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[Monster Name]: Night Terror Ghost
[Monster Level]: Level 27 (Commander Tier)
[Monster Status]: Heavy Injury (Angry)
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Attribute]: Ghost/Ghoul
[Monster Ability]: Illusion Level 2
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[Monster Name]: Ji Spirit
[Monster Level]: Level 23 (Commander Tier)
[Monster Status]: Healthy (Scared)
[Monster Grade]: Normal
[Monster Attribute]: Ghost/Ghoul
[Monster Ability]: Illusion Level 1
[Description]: One of the 24 mythical spirits of old, a Ghost Child is usually childish and timid in nature . It is also sometimes called the Wailing Night Spirit .
Gao Peng was stunned as he read the Ji Spirit's description .
This was the second time he had been brought face to face with a monster with an actual legend behind it, the first being the Aquatic Dragon .
The ghost-type monsters of that day had evolved from various kinds of mountain and tree spirits . However, the legend behind the 24 spirits wasn't as terrifying as the other legends Gao Peng had heard .
According to the legends, the 24 spirits were low-level phantoms that had lurked on the periphery of man's consciousness in ancient times .
There was one spirit, however, that stood out from the rest: the Pa Spirit, which was also known as the Flying Zombie . Once feared as the god of drought, it was believed to be capable of slaying a dragon and swallowing the entire sky .
"Young master, are you interested in the Ghost Child?" asked Huang Ya, realizing that Gao Peng was looking at the timid ghost creature intently .
It seemed that Huang Ya and the others didn't even know the monster's real name . This wasn't the first time people had called a monster by a name different from the one recorded in his database .
The Ji Spirit took a few steps back and eyed Gao Peng warily as he approached it .
It really is timid, thought Gao Peng .
Seeing a Commander-tier monster like it shrinking away from him made him think of a lion backing away from a rabbit in fear .
Gao Peng picked up a stone and threw it at the Ji Spirit . It jumped up in fright and quickly hid itself behind the Night Terror Ghost .
A while later, it poked its head out from behind the Night Terror Ghost and looked at Gao Peng nervously .
"Tell Wang Bin that I would like to study the Ji Spirit for a while," said Gao Peng .
Huang Ya nodded . "No problem . Take as long as you like . "
Gao Peng chuckled . Glancing at the Hot-Blooded War Horse, he said, "You can also bring your familiar to my lab whenever you're free . "
When all was said and done, he ordered Goldie to bring the Ji Spirit back to the manor .
Chapter end
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