"No, you must be mistaken." Tang Xiaomin continued to play dumb.
At this moment, Dr. Zhou saw a ragged person crawling on the ground at Tang Xiaomin's feet.
"Miss Tang, there's someone in front of you!"
As soon as he spoke, the person disappeared again.
...
Now, Dr. Zhou took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them back on.
There was still nothing.
Dr. Zhou broke out in a cold sweat, feeling that this place was becoming increasingly sinister.
"Miss... Miss Tang, is this your secret base? Perhaps we should... go back."
This place was quite eerie.
He had never seen such a place in his life.
"Dr. Zhou, have you seen many madmen? What reasons caused them to go mad?" Tang Xiaomin asked.
She turned around, a sly smile on her lips.
Dr. Zhou said, "Madmen weren't mad from the start. Some have inherent neurological issues, but most are driven mad by stimuli."
"Stimuli?"
"What kind of stimuli counts?"
"Well... that's hard to say. There are many ways to be stimulated, it depends on the situation."
As soon as Dr. Zhou finished speaking, a figure with messy hair, ragged clothes, and a pale face, slowly floated over, feet off the ground.
"Ah!"
Dr. Zhou yelped, instinctively ducking behind Tang Xiaomin.
"Miss Tang, this... why is this person like this? What on earth is this place?"
Tang Xiaomin said nothing and yanked the inconsiderate ghoul towards her.
The ghoul, terrified, struggled with bared teeth.
Its eyes suddenly turned black, its fingernails grew long, revealing fangs in its mouth, its face contorted into a ferocious and terrifying expression.
"Ah!"
Dr. Zhou stumbled back two steps, watching the scene with horror.
However.
The real show was yet to come.
"Dr. Zhou, I'm going to show you my unique skill of extracting a kidney with my bare hands. Not everyone gets to see this. Watch closely."
Tang Xiaomin's cool eyes held no warmth. She raised her right hand and plunged it fiercely into the ghoul's waist.
*Plop.*
Blood splattered.
Her fair palm pierced through the ghoul's body, blood dripping onto the ground, forming a crimson pool.
Soon, Tang Xiaomin withdrew her hand, a fresh kidney clutched in her grip.
She casually tossed the ghoul aside.
"Ah!"
"Help!"
"Help!"
...
Dr. Zhou's legs gave way, and he collapsed onto the ground.
His pants visibly darkened with moisture. Su Dan Novel Network
Tang Xiaomin held the kidney, her hands bloody, a hint of smugness on her face.
She walked towards Dr. Zhou step by step, speaking as she went.
"Dr. Zhou, see? I dug out the kidney so quickly. Am I very capable?"
The kidney-less ghoul crawled towards Tang Xiaomin from behind, pleading.
"Give my kidney back!"
"Give me back my kidney, I can't live without it!"
"Give it back!"
Blood painted a scarlet streak on the ground...
"A ghost!"
"A ghost!"
"Help!"
...
Dr. Zhou's face turned ashen with fear, and he scrambled backward.
Seeing this, Tang Xiaomin's lips curved into a wicked smile.
The next second, she chased after him, grabbed him, and pinned him to the ground.
Then, she forcibly shoved the kidney in her hand into Dr. Zhou's collar.
After releasing him, he frantically tried to shake out the kidney that had been stuffed into him.
But the kidney-less ghoul, its feet off the ground, lunged at him.
"Give my kidney back!"
"Give me back my kidney!"
...
Dr. Zhou screamed in terror, "Ghost!"
He fled as if driven mad.
Thus, the ghoul relentlessly chased Dr. Zhou everywhere.
Dr. Zhou's terrified screams echoed intermittently in the misty expanse.
Tang Xiaomin watched it all with a blank expression.
Yan Jue suddenly appeared beside Tang Xiaomin, holding a pack of disinfectant wipes, and began to meticulously clean the blood from her hands.
"You love playing this game of cat and mouse."
Tang Xiaomin glanced at Yan Jue.
"And you love being the cleaner."
Yan Jue smiled.
"Whatever you need, I will be that for you."
...
Yan Jue was more flirtatious than Ye Fengxing.
And it was the kind that had no bottom line. The most terrifying part was that he always followed through.
"Ah! A ghost!"
"Ah! So expensive!"
...
Before long, Dr. Zhou's screams turned stiff.
This was the symptom of being completely driven mad.
Lu Xing said respectfully, "Queen, that person has completely lost his mind."
Hearing this, Tang Xiaomin's lips curved slightly upwards.
"How many years does he have left to live?"
"According to the Book of Life and Death, he has almost forty years left."
Tang Xiaomin nodded.
"As long as I don't kill him, I won't be breaking any rules. Throw him into the cemetery. If anyone asks later, it won't be my concern."
Lu Xing looked at her wicked behavior, unsure what to say.
Whomsoever you provoke, do not provoke her.
You wouldn't even know how you died.
With the task completed, Tang Xiaomin prepared to leave.
Yan Jue looked at her with reluctance, "Minmin, can't you stay?"
He genuinely wished she would stay.
Tang Xiaomin flatly refused him.
"No, I need to go to my adoptive parents' home. They've returned today."
In Tang Xiaomin's heart, someone else was more important than herself, which made Yan Jue feel uncomfortable.
"Where do I rank in your heart?"
Tang Xiaomin replied without hesitation.
"Of course, first."
...
First, then she wouldn't stay.
Yan Jue felt as if he were being humored.
"Minmin, don't think that just because you're good-looking, have a good figure, and suit my taste, you can treat me with such indifference."
"Someone like you, I've never even bothered to put in my eyes..."
Tang Xiaomin said, "Oh."
She thought for a moment.
"Then let me guess, you actually want to put me in your bed, don't you?"
...
Sensing the playful look in Tang Xiaomin's eyes.
Having his inner thoughts guessed, Yan Jue felt a bit embarrassed.
"Ahem... it doesn't matter if you're human or ghost, you'll eventually end up in my bed."
Tang Xiaomin said, "Then you'd better work hard. I don't give opportunities to men who don't focus on their careers."
"Alright, it's a deal. When I become the richest man, you'll move in with me."
Tang Xiaomin felt that with Yan Jue's current capabilities, becoming the richest man was a distant prospect.
"Okay."
...
Tang Xiaomin returned to her adoptive parents' home.
Her adoptive mother, Zhou Xiaolan, and adoptive father, Li Changchun, had finally returned.
Zhou Xiaolan rummaged through her luggage and pulled out a few exotic-style clothes.
"Minmin, look, Mom bought you clothes abroad. The price in China has increased tenfold. Try them on quickly."
Her adoptive father found a few pairs of flat shoes for Tang Xiaomin, all in her size.
"Minmin, try them on and see if they fit."
...
It was the first time her adoptive parents had traveled abroad. While sightseeing, they hadn't forgotten to buy things for themselves and to think of her.