Chapter 73: Wang Hui’s Way of Flirting

Before Bai Niao could say anything, Wang Hui took her hand and began reading her palm. Whether he was actually reading her fortune or just pretending, she couldn’t tell. After a long inspection, he spoke coolly.

“Looking at your palm, you’re destined to lack a benefactor in your life.” Then he glanced at his own hand. “Well, would you look at that? I’m actually the benefactor you’re missing!”

Bai Niao was speechless.

Her face was now a picture of exasperation. She truly had no idea what Wang Hui was driving at. She still hadn’t realized that Wang Hui was, in fact, trying to flirt with her.

At that moment, enchanting music began to play and the men and women at the soiree all started to dance gracefully. Sensing the opportunity, Wang Hui pulled Bai Niao into his arms and gazed at her gently. “May I have this dance?”

Bai Niao said nothing. Her mind was racing, trying to decipher his intentions. Just then, she noticed that Boss Li seemed to have been led away by her own people.

Realizing their plan might be jeopardized by her distraction, panic welled up in Bai Niao. She was about to drop all pretense and confront Wang Hui directly.

But she hadn’t expected Wang Hui to sweep her into a dance before she could speak.

“Wang… Wang Hui, there are people everywhere here—my people…” she stammered.

Her words gave Wang Hui pause, and his mind, not exactly famed for its capacity, began to work overtime. He reached a conclusion: she must have seen through his intentions—this was a warning.

Yet, faced with this, Wang Hui did not panic. He recalled the tricks he’d seen domineering male leads use in TV dramas. Putting on a stern face, he declared solemnly, “You have your people—did you think I don’t have mine?”

No sooner had he spoken than Bai Niao sensed an incredibly powerful presence—the aura of a Class B anomalous entity. That meant there was another hidden Class B anomalous entity on this ship, and it had just made its move!

The next instant, she realized that her leader and several other team members’ life signatures had vanished in a flash.

In other words, after that Class B anomalous entity attacked, all her teammates were dead!

Recalling what Wang Hui had just said, Bai Niao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Of course—if there was only one malicious wraith, an anomalous entity, it would never have been able to cause such chaos in Qianyou Town, nor would the Investigation Bureau of Maoguo have been powerless against it.

So it was likely the enemy possessed an entire organization of anomalous entities. And just now, one careless phrase from her had provoked one of them, causing it to slaughter her entire team.

But if the other side was an organization, how many anomalous entities did they have? How powerful were they?

The thought left her feeling as if she were surrounded by monsters—danger lurking everywhere. Terror seized her.

Now, she was left with only Old Zhang, a mere Class D anomalous entity. If this organization decided to come after her, she and Old Zhang would surely die.

She instinctively looked around for Old Zhang, only to discover in horror that he was gone.

Before she could sense his presence, a scream pierced the air.

“Aah!!”

“There’s a dead body!”

Following the shrieks, she saw people scattering in panic. Through the gaps between them, she caught sight of Old Zhang lying lifeless in a pool of blood—dead beyond any hope.

How could this be? Why had they fallen so easily?

In just a few seconds, her entire team had been wiped out?

Bai Niao was on the verge of losing control. She couldn’t accept what had happened.

She looked at Wang Hui, and his smile now struck her as chilling, almost demonic. She instinctively stumbled backward.

Wang Hui, misreading her reaction, assumed she was frightened by Xiao Zi’s actions. He immediately pulled her close again, declaring heroically, “Don’t worry, I’ll do everything in my power to protect you.”

He even flashed a roguish smile.

But to Bai Niao, that smile was the very picture of evil—a demon toying with mortals. The terror in her heart soared.

“What do you want from me?” she shouted, her despair pushing her to the brink of a breakdown.

This was almost worse than death.

Seeing her expression and hearing her tone, combined with her earlier reactions, Wang Hui finally put the pieces together. She must have known who he was from the start, which meant she wasn’t just an ordinary person either.

He stretched lazily. “This is getting boring.”

Since that was the case, he might as well throw himself fully into his boss’s plan.

By now, most people had regained their composure. A few of the bolder guests had even begun examining the corpse.

They hadn’t expected the victim to be one of the accompanying exorcists—a terrifying thought. Who could have killed such a powerful exorcist?

But since Xiao Zi’s attack had been swift and precise, these wealthy amateurs with only a smattering of medical knowledge could discover nothing. They could only wait for the ship’s designated physician.

Ironically, there was no doctor among the guests at this banquet. They considered doctors to be servants, unworthy of attending. By the time the doctor arrived, the body was already cold.

After a brief examination, the doctor shook his head. “The killing blow was clean and sharp, as if sliced instantly by a keen blade. No ordinary human could have done this.”

The implication was clear: either an anomalous entity or an exorcist was behind the murder.

All eyes turned to the only exorcist present—Bai Niao.

Now, Bai Niao scarcely dared to breathe. She had no intention of tangling with the anomalous entities she imagined were now all around her. Her only thought was how to survive.

She had heard the doctor’s words. At first, it hadn’t struck her as significant—after all, it was just an anomalous entity at work. But when everyone turned to stare at her, her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively shrank back.

Coming to her senses, she scanned the crowd. “What are you implying? Are you suggesting I killed my own teammate?”

Her words left the wealthy guests speechless. Of course—exorcists from the same organization weren’t likely to kill one another.

If it wasn’t an exorcist’s doing, that left only an anomalous entity.

Could there really be one of those monsters hiding on their ship?

At the mere thought, panic gripped them. Such creatures were infamous for killing without remorse, feeding on human fear.

If an anomalous entity truly lurked among them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Someone mustered the courage to ask Bai Niao, “So… is there an anomalous entity on board?”

Bai Niao kept silent. She didn’t dare answer, afraid that even a single word might offend the organization of anomalous entities she now imagined, and spell her doom.

She was a gifted exorcist, one with special abilities. She could not bear to die such an ignominious death.