Seeing Chen Xiao expertly open the elevator door and enter, Lin Qian became even more certain of her guess.

Chen Engong (Reverend Chen), must have died here, and now he's back for revenge!

"Aren't you coming with me?"

Because Lin Qian had been lost in thought, frozen in place, Chen Xiao called out with some impatience.

"Ah, coming, I'm coming!"

Lin Qian trotted into the elevator. With the doors closed, being alone with Chen Xiao in the confined space made Lin Qian a little nervous... terrified.

Noticing her appearance, clearly frightened but trying to pretend she wasn't, Chen Xiao remained expressionless, not calling her out, but secretly pleased.

"Chen, Chen Engong... how, how did you die? Was it someone from Yuquan Palace who harmed you? Can you tell me about it..."

Lin Qian summoned her courage and asked, trembling.

Chen Xiao gave her a cold look, scaring Lin Qian into shrinking into a corner of the elevator, no longer daring to ask any questions.

There was only one floor button in the elevator, without a floor number. Judging by the downward distance, Chen Xiao estimated it should be on the second or third floor below ground.

The elevator doors opened to reveal two security guards drinking and playing cards.

However, these two were clearly not ordinary security guards, because beside them were two shotguns with barrels over a meter long.

"Why are you here to take over so early... huh? Who are you?"

The two security guards were already bleary-eyed with drink. When the elevator doors opened, they thought it was their colleagues coming to relieve them.

But when they saw Chen Xiao and Lin Qian in the elevator, the security guards sobered up halfway and raised their shotguns, aiming them at Chen Xiao.

After confirming that they weren't one of their own, they were about to pull the trigger without hesitation, but Chen Xiao didn't give them the chance. With a glare, the two security guards made two "poof" sounds and turned into two clouds of blood mist.

Chen Xiao walked out of the elevator, while Lin Qian behind him was as quiet as a cicada in winter, trembling with fear.

Although it wasn't the first time she'd witnessed Chen Xiao's abilities, she was still so frightened by the scene before her that she didn't dare to breathe loudly.

Next to the two security guards was a long corridor with only a very sturdy door. While Lin Qian was looking for the key, Chen Xiao kicked the door open.

Behind the door was a huge room, several hundred square meters in size. To be exact, it was a huge prison.

The dungeon was dark and damp, holding dozens of scantily clad girls. As soon as the door opened, a stench assaulted their noses.

This was because the girls ate, drank, relieved themselves, and slept all in this one large room. Moreover, the prison was underground, airtight, with poor air circulation, so the pungent odor... was imaginable.

But Lin Qian didn't care about the smell anymore. To save her good sister, she couldn't wait to rush in.

The girls looked at the two with dazed eyes and blank expressions, not understanding what was happening.

Judging by the girl's clothes, was she another one who had been captured? But if they were capturing someone, there was no need to kick down the door, right?

Just as they were wondering, Lin Qian shouted, "Sisters, you're saved! We're here to rescue you!"

Lin Qian's voice was full of triumph. At this moment, she felt like a chivalrous heroine, descending from the sky!

Although, in fact, she had been doing nothing but tagging along the entire time... No, she couldn't even be considered a guide, since Chen Engong had discovered the dungeon himself.

The girls didn't move, because they weren't sure what was happening.

Mainly, they had been locked up for too long, beaten for too long, like a flock of sheep that had been penned up for too long. Even if someone broke open the gate of the pen for them one day, they would forget how to escape.

The reaction of the women surprised Lin Qian. She didn't know why everyone was like this.

But Chen Xiao understood very well why this was the case. However, rescuing them was already considered doing his best. He'd leave the follow-up rescue work to others.

Ignoring the lateness of the hour, Chen Xiao made several phone calls, contacting the local government and the Evil Exorcism Department, asking them to come and rescue them quickly.

Although the people of Yuquan Palace had colluded with the government, he didn't believe that all the government officials had been corrupted by Yuquan Palace.

"Sisters, you're free! Why aren't you leaving?"

Lin Qian asked with a puzzled look.

Just then, someone in the crowd of prisoners recognized Lin Qian and tentatively called out, "Little Shishi?"

Lin Qian looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar face. She immediately ran over happily, calling out excitedly, "Little Diandian! That's great, you really were locked up here!"

Lin Qian was so happy that she didn't notice that the rescued "Little Diandian" didn't have the joyful expression she should have.

"Little Shishi, what's going on?"

Little Diandian asked when Lin Qian got closer, her tone a little cold.

"Little Diandian, it's like this. You told me to be careful of the boss and told me to leave quickly, so I..."

Lin Qian chattered on, explaining the general course of events.

This girl's expressive ability was a little lacking. Not only was there no focus in her words, but they were also a bit of a mess, jumping from one thing to another. But thankfully, she was finally able to explain the general situation.

However, to her surprise, when she finished explaining the course of events and waited for Little Diandian's praise, Little Diandian looked as if she was grinding her teeth in hatred.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have told you anything!"

Lin Qian was completely stunned, staring blankly at Little Diandian, asking in confusion, "Little Diandian, what do you mean by that..."

She really couldn't understand why this 'sister', whom she had risked her life to save, was treating her good intentions as if they were worthless.

Thinking about it, Lin Qian's eyes turned a little red.

She felt wronged and wanted to cry!

"Who asked you to save me!"

Little Diandian completely ignored Li Qian's grievances, roaring angrily, "Do you know that your self-righteousness has disrupted all my plans? My hard work of several months has all been in vain!"

Lin Qian didn't know what 'plans' Little Diandian had. She just felt wronged: "But, but I came to save you..."

"Who asked you to save me?"

Little Diandian said coldly, "Have you ever thought about why I didn't escape myself since I knew there was something wrong and dangerous here, and told you to escape? You're such a pig-brain!"

Lin Qian was suddenly stunned, as if struck by lightning: "That's right, you clearly knew there was danger here, so why didn't you escape? Little Diandian, what were you doing it for?"

"You're going to make me die of anger!"

Little Diandian didn't want to pay any attention to Lin Qian, the idiot.

"Little Diandian, I know I was wrong, don't be angry, okay? Although I don't know what your plan is, but, but you've been rescued after all, haven't you? Where there's life, there's hope. No matter what you're planning? Just start over, I, I'm willing to do my best to help you!"

Lin Qian said earnestly.

Chen Xiao watched this scene from a distance, shaking his head helplessly.

He really didn't know how her innocent mind had allowed her to become a mature technician.

So, people, ah, still have to master a skill. With a skill, even if your brain is stupid, you can still earn a living.

Little Diandian not only didn't appreciate Lin Qian's words, but also waved her hands repeatedly: "Just stay away from me, and you'll be doing me a great favor..."

Lin Qian pouted, and this time she was really about to cry.

She choked and said, "Okay, then I'll leave, I'll leave, is that okay... Little Diandian? What's wrong with you?"

Lin Qian was about to leave in a fit of pique, but she had only spoken halfway when she saw Little Diandian's face turn pale, and then a mouthful of black blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"I don't need you to care..."

As soon as Little Diandian opened her mouth, she vomited out another mouthful of blood with a "wah" sound.

The blood was black and extremely smelly. The sisters nearby were shocked by the scene and screamed, fleeing in all directions.

As if Little Diandian's vomiting blood could be contagious to them.

"Little Diandian, Little Diandian, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Qian fell into a panic again, at a loss.

After vomiting three mouthfuls of blood in a row, Little Diandian finally couldn't hold on and fainted.

Lin Qian forced herself to calm down: "Call, call an ambulance, yes, call an ambulance, but I don't have a phone, where's a phone?"

Just when she was at a loss, Chen Xiao walked over, picked up Little Diandian, and walked out.

"This woman is poisoned."

Leaving only these words, Chen Xiao carried Little Diandian back to the Yuquan Palace above, to help her detoxify.

Lin Qian quickly followed, tentatively asking, "Chen Engong, besides killing people, can you also save people?"

"I know a little."

Chen Xiao said modestly.

Lin Qian clicked her tongue and asked, "Chen Engong, are all fierce ghosts as powerful as you?"

"If becoming a ghost could make me as powerful as you, then I wouldn't be afraid of dying... and if I died earlier, maybe I could have transformed into a ghost and cured my mother's illness, so she wouldn't have died..."

The light in Lin Qian's eyes gradually dimmed, as if she had remembered something sad.

"When I was eighteen, my mother got a very serious illness, and my family didn't have the money to treat her, so... so I dropped out of school and did this job. Although I earned the money to treat my mother, her illness was too serious, and she still passed away in the end. I also had no way back... Chen Engong, don't you think it would be great if people could go back to the past? If I could choose again, maybe there wouldn't be so many regrets."

Chen Xiao didn't ask about Lin Qian's past, but Lin Qian took the initiative to tell him.

Chen Xiao remained noncommittal.

If life has no regrets, what is it even called life?

But thinking about his own blessed life, he really didn't have any regrets... Chen Xiao immediately swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He wasn't qualified to say such words, especially in front of a girl like Lin Qian.

Seeing that Chen Xiao was ignoring her, Lin Qian also fell silent. After the two were silent for more than ten minutes, Little Diandian suddenly sat up.

She looked around as if she had woken up from a nightmare, muttering with a confused expression, "Why am I still alive?"