The rainwater's tracks were clearly visible. The fine raindrops stretched into white lines before finally disintegrating into water droplets in her field of vision.
The wild wind blew past everything. Countless chaotic sounds were carried along by the wind and fell into her ears. Bit by bit, they were peeled away and materialized into objects in her mind.
The cloud vortex that was gradually converging in the sky, the rustling leaves that were flying everywhere, the swaying wires, the running people, the turbulent water flow, breathing, heartbeat, blood, soul, aether …
Ji Zhixu felt that her soul was being pulled out, but it was not completely severed from her body.
Her soul no longer looked like a soul. It began to extend and relax, like a huge octopus rising into the void and gradually extending its countless tentacles in all directions.
Ji Zhixu was at a loss for a moment before she realized the current situation.
She instinctively looked towards the bookstore, but it was as if she saw a cloud of fog. It was as if she could not see anything.
Through the glass window on the door of the bookstore, she could see Lin Jie picking a book from the bookshelf. He still looked ordinary.
She shifted her line of sight to the gargoyle.
She saw that there were close to a thousand souls condensed on the small, pitch-black stone statue. The densely packed skeletons of different degrees of decay were squeezed together, wailing and roaring, reaching out to grab something.
Among them, the most conspicuous one was the most complete soul that was screaming in pain. One second to remember: http://m.9biquge.com
It was the "rat" Rui En who had died an unnatural death not long ago.
Ji Zhixu did not see the "loyalty" rune on his soul.
Highwood's brand had been removed as expected!
Just as Ji Zhixu had this thought, the tentacles floating in the air had already rushed towards the distance, entangling Rui En's soul that was about to be assimilated by the gargoyle.
There was a tearing sound.
Ji Zhixu suddenly felt a sharp pain in her mind, as if it was being stirred up by a heavy hammer.
"Ugh …"
Ji Zhixu groaned. As if she had been hit by a heavy blow, she took half a step back and steadied her body.
She suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the page in her hand, panting heavily.
"Oh, so that's how it is …"
Hunter could feel that her soul had mutated. The invisible octopus-like soul was still floating behind her like a ghost, but it could not leave her side for the time being.
The octopus's countless tentacles were wrapped around a soul with a fearful expression.
It was Rui En.
He seemed to want to say something. His eyes were wide open, but his mouth was tightly covered by the tentacle.
"An indestructible iron will, a power that works directly on the soul … Mister Lin is indeed impressive. He easily changed the structure of my soul and put in a huge amount of aether. Now, I can be called a true Panic Grade Hunter. In beast form, I might be able to fight an Annihilation Grade."
Ji Zhixu mumbled to herself. She wiped the blood from her nose with the back of her hand. Her iron-gray eyes were exceptionally bright. She smiled and said, "This feeling of being stuffed really isn't bad."
All of this was given to her by Mr. Lin.
If the bookstore hadn't opened its doors for her at that time, she might have died under the pursuit, and there wouldn't have been any follow-up.
Yes, it was not an exaggeration to say that Mr. Lin had given her a second life.
Ji Zhixu's heart was in turmoil. In the end, she stood in the rain and bowed in the direction of the bookstore, silently expressing her submission and loyalty.
This was respect for the strong, and also the etiquette of being willing to become a subordinate.
From Ji Zhixu's point of view, since the other party had spent so much effort on her, increasing her strength, and eliminating the traitor.
But so far, he hadn't taken the initiative to ask for anything in return.
The most likely possibility was that he wanted to cultivate his own force and gradually change the hierarchy of hunters.
Her voluntary loyalty must be something that the other party would be happy to see.
So, why not be more obedient and obedient?
But then again … Mr. Lin's strength was indeed unfathomable.
She felt that in that state, she might have been able to see through the Annihilation Grade aether disguise, but Mr. Lin's disguise was not abnormal at all.
At first glance, he looked exactly as ordinary as the naked eye observed him!
It was really impressive!
—
Lin Jie reached out and took a picture book, arranged the order of the books, and put it back.
When he turned around and was about to go back, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Ji Zhixu wiping her nosebleed. Then, she bowed apologetically in his direction.
The corner of Lin Jie's mouth twitched. He stopped arranging the bookshelves and slowly watched her leave. He felt that something was wrong.
Hey, hey.
This girl … could it be that she was some kind of infatuated girl?
She came to his bookstore so often. Could it be that she was actually … No, no, no. It was better not to have such an impolite thought.
It was not good for either party.
Lin Jie shook his head and got rid of those thoughts.
He sat back down in his fixed seat, randomly picked a book, and continued to read to pass the time.
Coincidentally, he picked the very healing and heartwarming "The Little Prince."
This fairy tale was full of philosophy. The stories and principles it told were really gentle and cute. It was a good book that Lin Jie had not gotten tired of reading many times.
Lin Jie was satisfied and decided that this would be his bedtime reading for the night.
"Ding Ling."
"Welcome."
After Lin Jie said that, he froze and realized that — another customer had come.
Hm? What kind of day was it today?
That young lady was indeed a koi!
He straightened his body slightly and looked at the door. His eyes lit up. This time, it was a completely new customer who had come.
But … he didn't look very friendly.
"Bang."
The door closed and leather shoes fell to the ground.
A heavy sound was heard.
An old man wearing a casual suit and looking a little tired walked in. His strong body completely blocked the glass window on the door.
In an instant, more than half of the light in the bookstore was blocked.
Lin Jie had to reach out and turn on the light. Then, he smiled and said, "Hello, how can I help you? You can read, borrow, or buy books."
Under the light, his mountain-like body reminded people of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but his head of white hair didn't make people think of him as an old man. His tired and sharp eyes made him look like a resting lion.
When he walked in, his eyes wandered around as if he was inspecting his own territory.
Lin Jie couldn't tell how old this customer was.
Then … Sir, it's not wrong to call him sir.
The old man looked around and finally saw the gargoyle on the counter. His eyes trembled. He knocked on the counter and looked up. "You're the owner of this bookstore?"
Lin Jie nodded. "Yes, sir, that's right."
"…" Yue Sefu was silent for a moment. Then, he squeezed out the words from between his teeth. "Sir?"
Damn you!
If it was a little knight who spoke like that, Yue Sefu swore that he would break that guy's hollow skull!
His chest heaved up and down a few times. However, when he remembered that the person in front of him was just an ordinary person, he swallowed his anger.
He slammed his hands on the counter and stared at Lin Jie, asking in a deep voice, "Is that gargoyle yours?"
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