Chapter 485: Fellow Daoist, Please Stay!

At this moment.

Wang Haoran found himself caught in an unusual scene—Fu Xue clinging to him as if she were his elder, Xue Jinghong (his “mother’s master”) gazing at him warmly, and even Xu Ruochu, who “didn’t fully understand what was happening but knew what she wanted,” gently leaning on his shoulder with a shy smile.

“……”

Seeing how things were unfolding, Wang Haoran felt like he was experiencing his own “strange encounter.”

But he wasn’t entirely surprised.

After meeting Tushan Yingyu, he had already realized that his mother—whom he had always thought of as a bedridden patient—was far from ordinary.

Even if it was due to some “possession technique,” the fact that she could suppress and beat a Mythical Realm being like Tushan Yingyu in her twenties meant she was no ordinary person.

“I’ll ask her about it properly when I get back…”

For now.

Even though his “rank” had inexplicably dropped, there were still things he needed to do.

The Special Management Bureau’s convoy had already arrived, and Xue Jinghong had returned to the ring.

It was time to leave this desolate village.

“Haoran, let’s go!”

Now that Fu Xue had “leveled up” to Wang Haoran’s “Martial Aunt,” she felt even more confident in treating him casually.

She naturally grabbed Wang Haoran’s hand and began leading him toward his car.

“We’ll go back together!”

She was determined to go to Wang Haoran’s house and have him properly host her as the elder she now claimed to be!

The equally excited Xu Ruochu followed closely behind them.

“……”

However, after only a few steps, Wang Haoran suddenly stopped.

He was calculating—

“From here to S City… at normal driving speed… it would take about forty minutes…”

Which meant he had forty minutes to deal with Mo Xiaobai.

“Even though I’d like to see what ‘ghost lolis’ and ‘ghost housewives’ are like…”

“But there’s no choice…”

If Mo Xiaobai made it to S City, the consequences would be dire.

“1200 protagonist halo…”

“That’s only 200 more than 1000. It’s worth a try!”

To ensure everything went smoothly, Wang Haoran decided to leave the cliffside area first and make his move on the road—

So now, with a single thought.

The engines of the Special Management Bureau’s convoy began shutting down one by one.

Only one vehicle remained operational.

After setting this up, it didn’t take long—

“Sister Xue, we don’t know why, but the engines of these cars suddenly broke down.”

“Fixing them could take a long time.”

The Special Management Bureau members approached Fu Xue with worried expressions to report.

“We haven’t figured out the cause yet…”

First the helicopter crashed, and now the cars were out of commission!

“This place is so strange… and there were ghosts earlier…” They were even considering walking back!

Hearing their report.

Fu Xue frowned.

One broken car could be chalked up to an accident, but all four breaking down at once…

Feeling that her team members were unreliable, she wanted to inspect the cars herself to figure out what had gone wrong.

—Of course, with Wang Haoran’s strength, no one could detect his subtle sabotage.

Even Xue Jinghong, who wasn’t “human,” watched from within the ring, puzzled by his actions.

“Xiaoxue.”

After exchanging a glance with the silent Xue Jinghong, Wang Haoran held Fu Xue’s hand. “Let them stay here. Let’s head back first.”

“Luo Luo is already eager to see you!”

“!” The previously confident Fu Xue suddenly blushed, looking at her tightly held hand.

“R-really…”

“……Alright then!”

Since Wang Haoran had said so, why waste time tinkering with broken cars?

Of course, she would happily ride back with Wang Haoran!

“You guys stay here and sort things out!”

“I, Sister Xue, have urgent matters to attend to and need to leave first!”

After giving her instructions, the excited Fu Xue was ready to get into Wang Haoran’s car with him.

But before she could take a step, Wang Haoran stopped her—

“You’ll take that car back.” He pointed to the only operational vehicle in the Special Management Bureau’s convoy.

“Huh? That one?”

Fu Xue looked displeased. She wanted to ride in Wang Haoran’s car…

“That’s right.” Wang Haoran nodded but didn’t explain further.

He looked at Fu Xue and Xu Ruochu.

“You two ride in that car, and I’ll follow behind in mine.”

“Is that okay?”

As soon as Wang Haoran finished speaking.

“Mm-hmm!”

Xu Ruochu quickly nodded, “Got it, Haoran Brother!”

She even pulled Fu Xue along by the hand.

“Xiaoxue, let’s go!”

“Fine…” Fu Xue reluctantly agreed.

Although she didn’t know what her “junior” was up to, she obediently complied.

“But I’m still going to your house!”

Before leaving, she made sure to remind him.

—Now, with no seats left in the Special Management Bureau’s car.

Mo Xiaobai had no choice but to ride with Wang Haoran if he wanted to get to S City.

Seeing Mo Xiaobai preparing to leave on foot due to the lack of a ride:

“Fellow Daoist, please stay!”

“I heard you’re also heading to S City?”

Glancing at the Special Management Bureau members still fussing over the broken vehicles.

Wang Haoran approached Mo Xiaobai with a smile:

“Why don’t I give you a ride?”

“I really appreciate you helping my Xiaoxue and my Ruochu!”

“……”

Hearing Wang Haoran’s slightly boastful tone, Mo Xiaobai felt a pang of discomfort.

He found it irritating.

However, confident in his own strength and abilities, he eventually nodded:

“Alright then!”

“Thank you for the trouble!”

“No trouble at all!” Wang Haoran smiled:

“Fellow Daoist, hop in!”