Chapter 85: Admitting Defeat
In just an instant, the situation had already reversed. Wang Cha Ling, who had just been confident of victory, was now seriously injured and couldn’t even move.
Even though Zhang Qian had tried his best to suppress the intensity of the attack, Wang Cha Ling was after all just an ordinary person, and the True Qi still caused him considerable damage.
Xu Zheng was startled by this scene, but Zhang Qian immediately made a silencing gesture to him, telling him to quietly watch the performance.
At the instant Wang Cha Ling fell to the ground, the middle-aged couple who had been standing still suddenly moved.
They let go of their tightly clasped hands and stood on either side of Wang Cha Ling, pressing together on Wang Cha Ling’s head.
A strange Supernatural Power erupted from them, but the target of the attack was not Wang Cha Ling, but rather the True Qi in his mind.
The process of confrontation had no ripples at all. The True Qi, which was rootless water to begin with, was completely unable to contend with the ability of this couple.
The True Qi that had invaded from the Illusion was annihilated in the blink of an eye, and only then did the pain in Wang Cha Ling’s mind ease somewhat.
Zhang Qian watched all this without feeling surprised at all, and even had no intention of stepping forward to stop it.
Killing Wang Cha Ling was not his purpose. This attack was a Warning, and even more so a test.
Testing whether that Old Ghost would immediately perform a rewind after Wang Cha Ling was injured.
His eyes were fixed tightly on the Space behind Wang Cha Ling, trying to observe any possible Anomaly.
After a long while, until Wang Cha Ling hunched over and stood up from the ground, that terrifying Old Man still did not appear.
The Condition for rewind must be Wang Cha Ling’s Death. Anything else, like just minor injuries, would not trigger the Pattern?
Zhang Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Good thing. If even injuries would trigger rewind, then they could only temporarily withdraw.
Although he still couldn’t kill Wang Cha Ling now, scaring him a bit with Supernatural Power should be no problem.
“……”
Wang Cha Ling supported himself with both hands on his knees, his mind occasionally experiencing waves of throbbing pain.
“So this is Supernatural…”
He muttered to himself in a daze, completely ignoring the Fresh Blood continuously dripping from his mouth and nose.
He slightly raised his eyes. The surroundings were still endless Darkness, and it did not dissipate because Wang Cha Ling’s injuries had lessened.
Zhang Qian’s attack could bypass Father and Mother to hurt me, and I had no way to stop it at all…
A terrifying Thought surfaced in Wang Cha Ling’s heart. For the first time, he felt confusion and helplessness.
“Can we talk properly now?” The Illusion Zhang Qian once again hid in the thick smoke, his Icy Cold voice seeming to ring in Wang Cha Ling’s ear.
“You really think I can’t do anything to you? I’m just giving face to Headquarters and don’t want to tear face with you. If I really wanted to kill you, you wouldn’t even know how you died.”
Although he was wary of that Old Ghost, Zhang Qian definitely couldn’t show it.
To escape, he had to bluff Wang Cha Ling. He had to be as arrogant as possible, otherwise Wang Cha Ling might become suspicious instead.
“I’ve learned my lesson.” Wang Cha Ling leaned on his Father and barely straightened his body.
Fierce Ghost, Ghost Controller, these things were not as simple as he had thought.
He originally thought Zhang Qian’s ability was Illusion, but unexpectedly, he was knocked to the ground in a daze without even seeing the Action of the attack.
“Arrogant, conceited… I really am a waste…”
Feeling the familiar yet strange aura from the middle-aged Fierce Ghost, Wang Cha Ling seemed to hear Father’s sigh again.
He, as Third Generation Wang, was truly unqualified.
The Wang Family was a family with a hundred years of heritage. Its strength was astonishing, seemingly spanning multiple fields such as business and politics.
But people in the Supernatural Circle all knew that what supported this strength was not so-called effort, but pure and powerful Supernatural Power.
Wang First Generation and Wang Second Generation, these four people had all dominated in their time and could be called the nightmare of Ghost Controllers.
But Wang Cha Ling, this Third Generation Wang, was just an ordinary person, not even able to control the means left behind by his elders.
The Wang Family created by Wang One was too powerful, and Wang Two protected Wang Cha Ling too well.
Wang Cha Ling, who grew up in a comfortable environment, fundamentally did not understand the Terror of the Supernatural, even feeling that the so-called Fierce Ghosts were somewhat ridiculous. That was why he gave up inheriting the various means of the Wang Family and went abroad to study instead.
Only at this moment of losing protection did Wang Cha Ling understand the feelings of ordinary people facing Supernatural Events.
Despair, Fear, powerlessness…
Emotions he had never experienced wrapped around Wang Cha Ling’s heart.
With his trump card failed, as an ordinary person, he seemed to be completely at Zhang Qian’s mercy.
“I don’t care if you’re a waste, but this matter needs to have a result.”
Zhang Qian’s performance became more and more proficient, threatening viciously, “Show your attitude, or I don’t mind teaching you another lesson on behalf of Headquarters.”
Wang Cha Ling felt bleak inside and looked toward that palm tree again.
“Zhang Qian, I lost this confrontation. I apologize for my recklessness. The Main Entrance of Dadong City… will always be open to you.”
Whether careless or underestimating the enemy, no amount of excuses could cover up the reality of his failure.
Now he should think about how to preserve his life.
Zhang Qian said he spared his life for the sake of Headquarters, but this madman might change his mind at any time.
“Apology? Then show your Sincerity. You don’t think just standing there and saying a few words will earn forgiveness, do you?”
“What do you want? I’m willing to pay the Price to resolve the misunderstanding between us.” Wang Cha Ling said.
“Then let’s settle the accounts. Compensation for your going back on your word, Mental Damages Fee for scaring me. Most importantly, I spared your life. Shouldn’t you pay me a sum as buyout money for your life?”
Zhang Qian in the Illusion was relentless, just like a thug looking for trouble.
But Wang Cha Ling fell for this. Hearing Zhang Qian’s words that seemed like demanding an exorbitant price, he actually breathed a sigh of relief.
As the sole Heir of the Wang Family, he controlled enormous wealth. Problems that money could solve were not problems.
It was just a question of how much money to give.
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Cha Ling considered, “The liquid funds I have on hand are only forty billion. If Mr. Zhang gives me a little time, I can raise one hundred billion.”
Although Wang Cha Ling was rich, most of his assets were actually various real estate and shares.
However, there were plenty of rich people in Dadong City. If not enough, he could just borrow some from them.
“No matter how much money, it’s just a number. What I want is not these things.”
Zhang Qian reminded, “You resolved twenty or thirty Supernatural Events in Dadong City before. You must have Imprisoned some Fierce Ghosts, right?”
One hundred billion in cash probably wouldn’t be spent in a lifetime, but in this world nowadays, it was uncertain if one could live that long.
Compared to money, improving his own Strength was most important.
“Fierce Ghost?” Wang Cha Ling thought to himself, oh no.
“What’s wrong? Is your life not even worth a few ghosts?” Zhang Qian said.
“No, it’s just that the Fierce Ghosts I have on hand now are actually not many. Most of the Fierce Ghosts have been thrown by me into a place they can’t leave, and I have no way to retrieve them.”
