Ch63 - I don’t ever want to go back!

Translator-Rhapsodite

Editor-simpforlife, Proofreader-Ghostie 

“Help! Help!”

With the strong desire of survival, Dai Bo Qian broke out in the speed of a 100-metre sprint and fumbled towards Bei Quan and Wei Fuyuan.

“It’s after me! Something is after me!”

As he shouted, he subconsciously chose Wei Fuyuan, who was taller, as his all-powerful shield. He didn’t bother with etiquette and simply grabbed Young Master Wei’s sleeve and pointed to the corridor he had just run from. 

“There! Right there!!”

It turned out that the monster which had chased Dai Bo Qian all the way was not his delusion.

The creature with limbs like withered tree bark crept in front of the three humans in mere two seconds. It’s unnaturally long hind legs kicked the ground before leaping up. It sprang three metres into the air and clung to the ceiling. It soon regained its footing and dashed towards the three individuals.

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!”

Dai Bo Qian was terrified to the  point of madness.

He didn’t know what he was doing anymore. He just instinctively hugged Wei Fuyuan’s arm and subconsciously wanted to drag the person to run away together.

But Wei Fuyuan remained unmoved.

Bei Quan smiled lightly. He quickly put his hands into his pockets as if grabbing something, and then sharply threw it at the monster that was flying towards them. 

A handful of powder flew out from his palm, and smacked the ugly monster with a bloodied mouth square in the face.

“Squawk!!!”

The monster let out a high-pitched shriek.

At the same time, Dai Bo Qian saw a puff of smoke covering its face, as if some highly corrosive chemical had been thrown at it. 

The monster twisted in mid-air, shielded it’s face with one hand, supported the ground with the other hand and two legs, and turned around as if it wanted to escape.

Bei Quan came in like a ‘hero saving a beauty’. Of course, it was impossible to let the creature run away in front of the target.

So, he set up a trap and threw out another thing.

The thing glowed like a dart and flew straight through the back of the monster’s heart. 

The golden beam hit the target.

This time, the monster fell on the ground in excruciating pain. It’s four long limbs were intertwined and twisted, body tightly encircling itself, struggling and steadily turning into ashes.

Dai Bo Qian was stunned.

The next second, he suddenly found himself sitting on the floor of the KTV corridor. A screen was hanging five metres away. A group of beautiful sisters were singing ‘Burn your calories’, completely out of tune. Voices flew in through the cracks on the door of the unclosed box to the corridor with people passing by, some people seemed to have not noticed the abnormality. 

“Guest, are you all right?”

A waiter in a black vest came towards them.

“It’s okay.”

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Bei Quan smiled, reached out to Dai Bo Qian, who was still sitting on the ground, as he explained to the waiter. 

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“I… this…”

Dai Bo Qian’s usually flexible brain was like a pot of boiling porridge and his mind wouldn’t calm down at all.

But his intuition told him that these two people were not only his saviors but also perhaps his only hope, so he grabbed Bei Quan’s sleeve. 

“Sir, no, no, no, expert!” Dai Bo Qian said incoherently, “Can you spare me a little time? Just that thing, I…”

“Don’t worry.”

Bei Quan smiled and patted him on the shoulder, “It’s inconvenient to talk here.”

He smiled, “Shall we take this conversation somewhere else?” 

Dai Bo Qian quickly nodded like a pecking chicken.

As if afraid that the two life-saving straws would run away, attorney Dai didn’t even return to the box.

He took out his phone, sent a WeChat message to a colleague with whom he had a good relationship, that he wasn’t feeling well, so he went home first and asked the other party to help him with his bag. Anyhow, his home had a fingerprint lock system, his phone was on him, and there was nothing too important in the bag.

Bei Quan, Wei Fuyuan, and Dai Bo Qian left the KTV centre. 

Instead of going too far, they turned around the large commercial area where the KTV was located, found a cafe across the street, and sat down in an open-air seat.

Wei Fuyuan went into the store and bought three cups of coffee.

When he came out with a tray, he just heard Dai Bo Qian ask Bei Quan, “Do you mind if I have a cigarette?”

Bei Quan smiled and made a ‘go ahead’ gesture implying that he can help himself. 

Dai Bo Qian took out the cigarette case and shook one out and held it in his mouth. His hand was trembling the entire time he kindled the fire as he tried to light the cigarette for the fourth time.

He took a deep breath.

“Hoo!”

Dai Bo Qian breathed out a puff of white smoke. 

With the help of nicotine, he felt that he had finally calmed down.

“My surname is Dai, Bo of the Bo Shu, ‘black’ at the left and ‘now’ at the right and Qian of Qian Shou. I am an Attorney by profession.”

Dai Bo Qian smiled apologetically, “Sorry, I didn’t bring my bag and I couldn’t give you my business card.”

Bei Quan and Wei Fuyuan were obviously aware of his identity, but they both performed outstandingly and feigned to listen attentively to him. 

“Hello, attorney Dai.”

Bei Quan opened his business card holder, took out one of his hundreds of colorful business cards, and handed it to Dai Bo Qian.

Dai Bo Qian took the card and saw that the title written on it was ‘Senior Researcher at Fèng Xīngchéng City Metaphysics Research Association’.

Of course, he hadn’t heard of such an institution. 

However, he had just seen Bei Quan’s methods with his own eyes. He was naturally convinced and trusted him.

“Are you a Taoist or a yin-yang teacher?”

Dai Bo Qian asked.

Bei Quan smiled and shook his head, “Just a casual researcher.” 

Bei Quan was very modest, but Dai Bo Qian had already initiatively imagined him to be a highly venerable hermit.

He put out the cigarette after smoking only two mouthfuls, sat up straight, put on a solemn look, and sincerely asked, “Mr. Bei Quan, excuse me, just now…”

He paused, “That thing chasing me. What the hell was it?”

Bei Quan had been waiting for this question. 

“Speaking of it.” Bei Quan smiled at Dai Bo Qian,

“Have you offended anyone lately?”

“Ah?”

Dai Bo Qian looked surprised 

“I…” He blinked, “Why do you ask?”

“Because the thing that attacked you is a type of Head drop.”

Bei Quan explained, “It originates from a country in Southeast Asia. The Head Drop spell will continue to attack its target until the opponent is either killed or the spell is broken.”

“In the eyes of others, the people killed by this Head Drop technique are pronounced dead on account of a heart attack or other such emergencies. No one suspects it to be premeditated murder.” 

Then he took out something from his bag and spread his hand in front of Dai Bo Qian.

Attorney Dai saw that there was an old coin wearing a red thread lying on his hand, and a small yellow talisman was tied at the end of the red thread.

“Back there, I broke up that thing with this kind of ancient money.”

Dai Bo Qian quickly grasped the keyword ‘broke up’. 

“You mean it has been destroyed by you?”

Bei Quan nodded.

Dai Bo Qian was obviously relieved.

“But that doesn’t mean it’s over.” 

Bei Quan continued to frighten him, “Because the method of the Head Drop technique is very complex, and a careless casting will backfire dangerously, it is difficult to find Head Drop masters who are willing to kill with this spell. Even in Southeast Asia, forget murder, it would be a great achievement to make them take a step out of the mountain and come all the way to Fèng Xīngchéng city.”

He paused and looked at Dai Bo Qian’s face that was gradually turning white and lowered his voice.

“Mr. Dai, you should consider who you’ve offended. It’s a big deal for the other party to revolt so hard and go to such a length of killing you at any cost.”

Dai Bai Qian swallowed his saliva and unconsciously touched his shirt pocket. He seemed to want to smoke again. 

“I…”

His lips trembled.

“But… But I’m merely a civil attorney, and recently I’ve received petty, trivial cases… How, how can someone hate an attorney to this extent just because of a 200000-300000 yuan dispute- ”

His voice stopped abruptly. 

Dai Bo Qian nervously thought of another reason.

He was currently the heir to a large estate, billion dollars worth of inherited money.

If he didn’t show up at a certain manor in America in four days, he would lose the billion dollar inheritance.

As an attorney, Dai Bo Qian naturally had a sound knowledge of financial affairs. 

It would be broken up into three parts and distributed amongst the other three heirs.

——So, what if he wasn’t the only one attacked?

Dai Bo Qian felt his back turn cold.

Yes, if it was one of his former brothers who hired a headmaster from Southeast Asia in order to monopolise his inheritance and tried to kill all the other heirs with the monster just now… 

——Impossible!

Although unwilling to believe it at first, reason made Dai Bo Qian think that it was a fair possibility.

“I…”

His whole body trembled, his hands fiddled with the tablecloth, and he was sweating buckets. 

“I didn’t want to go back!”

Dai Bo Qian murmured, “I don’t want that money!”

Yes, just now, he had sent back a short message to his adoptive mother, telling him that he will come home for dinner on Sunday.

Though one billion dollars was indeed an attractive amount, Dai Bo Qian’s sixth sense told him that if he dared to set foot on the land of America again for this money and fueled by his greed, the ending that awaited him was evidently, death. 

He didn’t know what would happen or what would happen to him, but what was certain was that he knew he would die.

A gentleman certainly loves money.

But money has a lifetime to earn and a lifetime to spend!

Since childhood, Dai Bo Qian had experienced enough deaths. 

He now had adoptive parents who regarded him as their own blood. He was also successful in his studies and stable in his work. He had managed to become a winner in life with an unlimited and bright future. He didn’t want to lose his life for the one billion inheritance.

“Help me!”

He loosened his grip on the tablecloth, grabbed Bei Quan’s hand, and begged in a voice that sounded close to tears, “Mr. Bei Quan, I will pay you as much as you want. Please help me!”