Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 116 True Evil (First Update)

"This... isn’t it just the door frame?" Chuci felt a chill down his spine, reminiscent of a horror film, goosebumps rising, "Did you see anything?"

"Nothing much, forget it if you can’t see it." Jiang Yuan instructed the staff to retrieve surveillance footage of the same floor from before the other victims died.

The cubicle of the girl who suddenly died on the tenth floor was right within the company’s surveillance view, and Jiang Yuan clearly saw the ghost of the mistress, disheveled and covered in blood, suddenly appear.

Staring at the girl for a while, she suddenly stood behind her, her blood-covered right hand piercing into the girl’s back, and within five seconds, the unfortunate girl’s body slumped over her desk, lifeless.

Afterward, the ghost lowered her head, pulled her hand back, and silently clutched her chest as if holding something precious.

The next second, she seemed to realize the presence of a surveillance camera, quickly turned, and smiled fiercely!

"Oh my god!" Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, it was so darn sinister, definitely not an ordinary fierce ghost like Ding Zhuzi!

The video continued, the ghost dragging her bloody body stumbled out of the surveillance view.

The other two people obviously saw nothing; Chuci, naturally sociable, chatted quietly with the staff, complaining about working overtime until midnight and how tremendous the work stress was...

"Found you!" Just as Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, about to switch the video, a ghostly face suddenly appeared on the screen accompanied by a woman’s sharp scream and wild laughter!

Startled, he took a step back, watching as the distorted, pale face occupied the entire screen, the ghost seemed fixated on the surveillance camera, scratching it with her blood-stained hand, repeating over and over, "Let you watch! Let you watch!"

Witnessing the murder process firsthand, Jiang Yuan suddenly understood what she was saying; the boss’s wife exactly discovered it through a hidden pinhole camera, and rushed into the company, leading to her being unintentionally killed.

It seemed the ghost still harbored her obsession from when she was alive, even targeting the cameras.

Due to the ghostly face obscuring it, he couldn’t find where the deceased’s soul went—did it head to the Yellow Springs or was it consumed by the ghost?

"The deceased from the murder case on the eleventh floor, was the cause of death related to the heart?" Coming out of the surveillance room, Jiang Yuan asked quietly.

Although he was at the scene when it happened, the deceased’s clothing was already disheveled, her chest covered in blood, and the police report didn’t specify the cause of death, initially mistaking it for death due to blood loss.

From the ghost’s behavior and all the deceased suddenly suffering heart attacks, she seemed to be using others’ hearts to mend her injury!

"You guessed right, the cause of death was a stab to the heart, leaving no chance for rescue." Chuci made a phone call and after hanging up, said shockingly, "So all the deceased suffered heart attacks related to the ghost’s death method? Then are we heading to the eleventh floor next?"

"Are the other companies on the eleventh floor still operating normally?" After getting a positive answer, Jiang Yuan nodded, "Let’s have a look; the ghost wouldn’t dare act recklessly during the day, and if she’s killing according to floor level, the eleventh floor is currently the safest."

The two chose to climb up the stairs instead of using the elevator, stopping on each floor to check for any intense Evil Energy.

The sixth floor was relatively clean, but the seventh floor was filled with a faint black mist, which ordinary people couldn’t see; however, prolonged exposure to strong Yin Energy could lead to depression or illness.

With a flip of his hand, Jiang Yuan took out the toy version of the Soul Refining Banner and activated it, instantly absorbing a lot of the pervasive Yin Fiend energy, but within five seconds, the Soul Refining Banner tied up its small cloth bag—it was full and needed to wait for refinement before further use.

"Useless toy, can’t even rely on it at crucial moments!" He sighed quietly and continued upward.

The other floors were manageable, but upon reaching the eleventh floor, the ghost’s lair, Yin Fiend energy wafted through the air, seemingly tangible.

His plan to directly capture the ghost with the Soul Refining Banner failed, so Jiang Yuan took out a stick of Incense from the Storage Bag, casually lit it, and with a hand gesture and chant, he silently prayed for the City God’s Yin Messenger to come and capture the ghost.

The fragrance wafted, enveloped in a faint glow, protecting against Yin energy, but for Chuci, feeling stuffy due to psychological reasons, the healing effect instantly made his breathing much smoother.

Seeing this, he suddenly imagined why a benefactor would be willing to supply Jiang Yuan with resources—given his abilities, even if it meant a monetary loss, one must maintain a good relationship!

What’s a few pounds of fruit? The importance lies in human relations!

Thinking along these lines, Chuci pondered whether he should propose a project from his family to collaborate with him, the deeper the bond, the more stable the relationship.

Listening to his father’s detailed explanations, he realized just how dirty business tactics can be, having a master like Jiang Yuan to rely on anytime, maintaining the relationship would cost little, yet at critical moments, one’s life is secured!

Holding the Incense, he walked while praying for the Yin Messenger, circling the entire building searching for the place with the heaviest Yin Energy, yet by the time the Incense burned out, Jiang Yuan hadn’t encountered the Yin Messenger nor discovered any trace of the ghost.

Then he took out a paper cow from Wilderness World folded with the right materials, set it on fire, and sure enough, a robust cow appeared before him, "Mooing" as it leisurely circled around and obediently laid down at the locked door of the original conference room of the advertising company.

"Let’s head to the City God Temple!" Seeing this, he knew the ghost wouldn’t come out during the day and was hiding in the conference room, with the paper cow unable to find the target to attack, it could only lie in wait for the ghost.

The effectiveness of the paper craft gave Jiang Yuan a great deal of confidence.

In the worst case, he could use guerrilla tactics; even Bai Yunqi could be surrounded by air, land, and sea forces to the point of submission; dealing with this mere ghost would be no problem.

Right now, he planned to visit the local City God Temple to see if there were really any Immortal beings there!

Chuci, puzzled but thrilled at personally getting involved in supernatural events, promptly reported the itinerary to Uncle Cai, who had rushed over, and instructed the driver to head straight to the City God Temple.

As a temple for worshiping the City God who safeguards the city, there is at least one historical City God Temple in every city with a deep history.

Nowadays, as tourist attractions, most City God Temples preserving historical relics are magnificent and atmospheric, requiring tickets for entry. The city’s most famous City God Temple had been rebuilt, its yellow walls and black tiles, the double-eave flying corners looking solemn and majestic.

Even before entering, the strong scent of burning incense could be smelled, and upon entering through the gate, apart from throngs of visitors and the air thick with smoke, Jiang Yuan sensed no special aura, so he again took out a stick of Incense from the Storage Bag, lit it, and silently prayed for the Yin Messenger.

Ultimately, nothing came of it, leaving him somewhat disappointed, his mind echoing with the sighs of Yin Messenger Ma Hongtu: ghosts are near, gods are distant! Looking back at the incense-replete yet empty City God Temple, he instructed the driver to head to the hospital to visit that master staying there.

Chuci, adept at social interaction, initiated conversation, while Jiang Yuan quietly listened beside him.

Through the master’s vividly expressive description, it was confirmed that the ghost in the office building indeed possessed peculiar traits, its power growing at an astonishing rate, and it was extremely fierce and volatile.

He hadn’t even encountered the main apparition, being interrupted during his practice, saved only by the protection of a patron Immortal, thus preserving his life at that critical moment, avoiding getting his heart gouged out.