After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

After Ji Xuan fell into a deep sleep, he never woke up.Ye Jia stood before the soft chair, sporting a frown on his face. He looked down at the young boy sleeping in the chair before him.Although he currently had a child’s appearance, his arms and legs were long so when he laid curled up in the narrow chair, he looked rather pitiful.Ji Xuan’s long eyelashes hung low, resembling a resting butterfly. It cast a shadow over his pale face, giving him an extremely weak and fragile appearance.The blood gu fish silently swam over and raised its head to look at Ji Xuan using its empty and dark eye sockets. It then turned to look at Ye Jia who stood next to it, seemingly silently condemning and accusing him of mistreating its master.Ye Jia, “……..”“What are you looking at me for?” He remained expressionless, “It’s useless looking at me like that…..”-----I have already been kind enough to help bring your master back here.After saying that, Ye Jia coldly turned and tried to leave.The blood gu fish opened its mouth and held onto Ye Jia’s pants. It pulled him towards the chair.Ye Jia staggered from this force, “What are you doing?”The blood gu fish looked up at him pitifully. It moved closer and gently nudged his hand and even rolled over in front of Ye Jia, exposing to him its belly.Ye Jia’s heart was impenetrable, “Hah. You think acting cute will work?”-----And it really worked.After three minutes of the blood gu fish begging, Ye Jia finally surrendered.He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose in exhaustion, “Alright, alright. I’ll help look after him for the time being, happy?”As if it understood his words, the blood gu fish grew excited. It happily circled around Ye Jia several times, pleased grunts sounding from deep within its throat.Ye Jia was a little overwhelmed by its enthusiasm. He took a deep breath and said, “Don’t make trouble. If you make trouble, I’ll take it back.”The blood gu fish immediately stepped onto its breaks and obediently laid down onto the ground. It raised its large goat head and quietly watched Ye Jia.Ye Jia let out a sigh of relief, “Wait here. I’ll go have a few words with A’Mi.”Since he will be taking care of Ji Xuan who is currently in a weak state, he should at least get everything sorted. At the very least, he should let those subordinates know that their King will be busy for the time being and won’t be back for a while, and ask that they inform him first if anything happens and he will then convey it to their King.Ye Jia wasn’t certain if this would work.After all, he was someone who had only recently joined them and he is unfamiliar with most of the fierce ghosts here. The only one he was familiar with was A’Mi, so he planned to trick A’Mi first and then let A’mi fool the higher-level subordinates.But strangely enough, before Ye Jia could finish saying all the excuses he had planned in advance, A’Mi had already agreed and even patted its chest and reassured him that it would let the others know.Ye Jia: “?”He looked suspiciously at the tall and thin shadow ghost before him and was unable to take this in for a while.Were all of Ji Xuan’s subordinates all this foolish?How could they believe in the words of others so easily?A’Mi asked, “Where should I go to find you?”Ye Jia skilfully gave it an address.Th-This was clearly an address of a place under King’s name!And A’Mi remembered that when King had ordered the other fierce ghosts to look for a place, the requirements were extremely strict and he had to see it in person first before purchasing it.It was about to cry out with joy.They’re already cohabiting!Ye Jia felt uncomfortable being looked at by the other party like that, “W-what’s wrong?”A’Mi looked at him with tears in its eyes, “It’s nothing. I just feel that life is really beautiful.”Ye Jia: “?”Do all of Ji Xuan’s subordinates…..have something wrong with their heads?After sorting everything out, Ye Jia returned back to the hall and closed the door behind him.The blood gu fish immediately raised its head and waved its tail happily at the sight of him.Ye Jia sighed and went over to pat its head, “I’ve already promised you. I won’t go back on my promise.”-----It was as if the scumbag who had coaxed it to let go earlier and tried to leave wasn’t him.The blood gu fish swam over towards Ji Xuan.Ye Jia bent down and picked up the little Ji Xuan who was pitifully curled up in the chair.The other party instinctively moved closer to the familiar presence, pressing their cold cheeks against the young man’s warm chest.Ye Jia glanced down at the other party, paused for a moment and then looked away.Very soon, Ye Jia returned to that house.It seemed just like how it was before he left, but Ye Jia immediately noticed the differences --- The previously broken coffee table had at some unknown point in time been replaced and the dirty dishes in the kitchen had also been washed and neatly placed back onto the shelves. It looked like a very ordinary but very expensive living space.It was unknown when Ji Xuan had this done. After all, although the fight in the ghost domain had been particularly fierce, less than a day had passed in real life.Could the other party have actually cleaned the place up first before heading over to the Bureau?As soon as this strange thought appeared in this mind, Ye Jia himself put a stop to it.That was too scary.He blinked a few times, expelling the image of Ji Xuan wearing a pink apron as he cleaned up the place from his mind and shuddered off the goosebumps from his arms.This place had many rooms. Ye Jia randomly found one and placed Ji Xuan in it.Unexpectedly, the other party wasn’t acting difficult this time and just obediently let go of Ye Jia, allowing Ye Jia to put him down.Ye Jia: “……..”Although he had checked several times, he still felt that the other party might actually just be pretending to be asleep.Ye Jia turned and looked at the blood gu fish next to him, “See? I didn’t lie to you.”Five days later…..“Say….”Ye Jia stood at the door to the bedroom with his arms crossed and shoulder leaning against the doorframe, “Is it normal for him to be like this?”He had been very busy the past few days.Because the Bureau had no choice but to repair the damages left by Blast, it had left him with a lot of free time. Ye Jia had used these past three days investigating the city using the information Puppet Master had given him-----F City. It wasn’t that close to M City, but it was one that could be reached in about two hours if you took the high-speed rail. It was the largest and most developed city in the entire south-eastern region and the Bureau in F City was much larger than the one in M City.In the past three days, Ye Jia had met with the others several times with his Ace identity and had also collected a lot of official information through Wu Su’s channels.On the surface, the situation there appeared to be calm.Although there had been a lot of paranormal events in F City after that rampage in M City a while back, the number of them was far less than that of M City’s.The number of paranormal events and the number of unexplained deaths weren’t too extreme. Although the overall numbers appeared high, it was also within normal ranges following the opening of the ghost doors. Even if they tried to look into it online, there weren’t many leads that could be found.If it was said that there really was an S-Level fierce ghost quietly involved, then it’s work was done very well.At this moment, Chen Qingye pushed up his glasses and suddenly spoke up, “Actually….”Everyone’s eyes stopped on him.Chen Qingye said, “My major is related to data processing, so I am a little more sensitive to matters in this regard.”He pointed at the form nearby and said, “The numbers here may seem normal, but if you look closely at the population density and take into consideration the geographics of the area, you will find that, as a metropolis, this number is a little strange…..”Wu Su frowned and shook his head, “You can’t just say that. M City has always been on the higher end in terms of numbers. After all, that incident last time….”“That’s because you’re comparing it with the wrong thing.” Chen Qingye lowered his head and quickly pulled up another form on his phone, “This is the data from the city bordering F City.”He showed the screen to the others, “The population density of this city is only one-fifth of that of F City and the GDP and population flow are also far less than F City’s, but the number of incidents that have occurred there is almost the same as the number of incidents in F City. Furthermore, the Bureau there has fewer people so logically speaking, it should be more difficult for them to discover those incidents…..”“Then doesn’t it mean that there are less paranormal changes in F City?” Blast blurted out, “Isn’t that a good thing…..?”Wei Yuechu rolled up the paper before her and used it to hit his head, “Are you an idiot?”“Ow!” Blast covered the back of his head and complained aggrievedly, “Why are you hitting me?!”Wei Yuechu hated how dense he was, “With fewer incidents, it means that there are fewer fierce ghosts making trouble. Do you know what it means when there are fewer fierce ghosts making trouble?”Blast hesitantly answered, “Because there are more powerful ones?”Wei Yuechu once again hit his head with the rolled up paper tube, “Correct!”Blast jumped up in anger, “Why did you hit me even when I answered correctly?!”Wei Yuechu, “Because you’re an idiot! Why did you have to answer such a simple question with a question?!”Before the scene before him was about to turn chaotic, Ye Jia walked over to the wall where all sorts of numbers and tables were pinned and narrowed his eyes. He suddenly asked, “What about the natural deaths and accidental deaths in F City?”Wu Su was confused, “What information do you want?”“Those who died from illness, died from old age, died from getting hit by a car….” As Ye Jia listed it out, he walked back to the table, “These deaths are often overlooked --- If a fierce ghost is really there, then it would need to eat to satiate its hunger.”“So there must be humans it has consumed as its food.” Chen Qingye finished off his words.Wu Su understood.It was just that this information wasn’t something the Bureau had. In the end, he had to quickly contact the police department and after going through all sorts of hurdles, he finally got the information he needed.---- It was a shockingly high number.Everyone looked at each other. They all knew what was going on.Wei Yuechu asked, “When are we leaving?”This fierce ghost was probably very cunning and very skilled at hiding its tracks. If they didn’t go to F City and just relied on analysing these numbers, it may be difficult for them to figure out the other party’s patterns.Ye Jia was silent for a moment, “I still have some matters to deal with.”He went back home.In the past three days, Ye Jia seldom went upstairs. He was so busy, he had almost forgotten that there was still another person lying in the bedroom up there.This time, Ye Jia finally remembered the existence of the other party.He went upstairs and pushed open the door to the room.The curtains in the room were half closed, allowing the afterglow of the setting sun to filter through, illuminating the room that had not changed at all compared to three days ago. From the furnishings to the decorations, even the faint folds on the bedsheets hadn’t changed.The young boy quietly laid in the bed, maintaining the same position as last time. His pale face seemed like it would soon scatter under the sun.The blood gu fish slowly swam over from behind. It also stuck its head out and looked into the room.“Say…..Is it normal for him to be like this?”The blood gu fish wagged its tail. It seemed to also be rather puzzled by this.Ye Jia rubbed the inner corners of his eyebrows, “I forgot that you’re a fish.”He stepped into the room and carefully examined Ji Xuan who was lying in bed.As a fierce ghost, the other party’s chest was completely silent with no rise or falls. There were no signs of life in his body, so it was even more difficult for Ye Jia to determine the other person’s current state.Ye Jia knitted his brows and hesitantly raised his hand. He poked the other party’s cold and soft cheek with the tip of his finger.The next moment, without any warnings, the young boy’s eyes opened.Those scarlet eyes reflected the setting sun’s golden glow looking much like a thick river of blood slowly flowing out from a dark abyss. The pupils were narrow and vertical, like those of a snake, and the gaze was cold and cruel, without the slightest emotion, like a bloodthirsty predator staring at its prey.Wait a minute. Vertical pupils?Ye Jia was startled. Although the teeth marks on his collarbone had already scabbed, they still hurt. He reflexively generated the scythe.The blood gu fish who was at the door also seemed to have sensed the tense air. The wagging of its tail stopped.The next second, the young boy’s eyes closed again.Those scarlet eyes were concealed by those thin eyelids and that hair-raising gaze was also similarly blocked.Immediately afterwards, Ye Jia felt the other party’s cold cheeks gently rub against the fingers of his still outstretched hand. The young boy’s face was very soft. Like a feather rubbing against his hand, the other party seemed like child nuzzling up to something warm while half asleep.Ye Jia was stunned for a moment.While he was distracted, the other party’s arms and legs had already wrapped around him. Like a python using its flexible and slender body to confine their prey in their arms, he tightened his grip and showed no intention to let him go.Ye Jia, “………”Fuck, again!Ye Jia was very troubled. He tried to tear Ji Xuan, who was like gum, off from him but for some reason, the other party didn’t budge, even gripping onto him even more tightly instead. Eventually, he was practically directly hanging off Ye Jia.He sat on the edge of the bed, his expression despaired.At this moment, there was knocking on the door downstairs ---- “Hello? A’Ye are you there?”It was A’Mi’s voice.Ye Jia: “………”Two in a row.Amazing….After knocking on the door for a long time, there were still no movements inside.A’Mi hesitated over whether it should make use of its abilities and drill through the keyhole to check on the situation inside, but Wang’s presence was too overwhelming, and it could only play with the thought but not actually do it.At this moment, the door before him was pulled open.An irritated Ye Jia appeared at the door.His hair was a little messy and his clothes were wrinkled. Although, this time, the buttons were completely buttoned, it could still detect King’s faint smell coming from the young man.The young man’s voice was a little low. It sounded like he was suppressing anger inside him, “What’s wrong?”A’mi quickly retracted itself from all those useless thoughts and coughed a few times whilst pretending to be calm, “I’ve found the person you’ve asked me to find.”Ye Jia’s mood turned for the better, “Where?”A’Mi stretched out its hand.A crack opened in the shadow behind it and then a firmly bound stout man was thrown onto the ground before them. His eyes, ears and mouth were firmly blocked by moving shadows, only allowing him to let out muffled cries. He struggled on the ground in fear.Dong Gua……..Ye Jia faintly hooked up the corners of his lips, revealing a light smile.The other party had been caught after selling cursed items last time and had obediently surrendered himself to the Bureau but, soon afterwards, that ghost rampage in M City occurred and he had used that chance to quietly slip away. Since then, he had been incognito and difficult to find.Although the Bureau hadn’t found any further cases related to cursed items, they were unable to find Dong Gua.Ye Jia had also been too busy to personally go find him so he was able to enjoy that short moment of peace.But now with A’Mi’s help, finding him was easy as pie.After A’Mi threw Dong Gua there, it hurriedly ran off. Before it left, it even left behind a line, “I’ll be leaving now!”With its back towards them, A’Mi’s lips couldn’t help but reveal a big smile.This kind of experience was truly wonderful. Was this……the feeling of your OTP finally becoming real?Watching A’Mi’s disappearing figure, Ye Jia was a little confused.This ghost has been acting strangely recently.He lowered his head and proceeded to lift Dong Gua from the ground and throw him into the living room.Ye Jia leaned down, his fair and slender fingers hooking around the restraints made with yin energy that covered the other party’s ears and mouth. With a slight tug, that black yin energy instantly dissipated.He looked up and down the other party’s increasingly plump body and slowly spoke up, “Looks like you have been living rather well recently.”Dong Gua’s body froze.In an instant, the clothes on his back became soaked with sweat. That young man’s voice was clear and smooth and very pleasant to hear, but that familiar tone made him immediately recall terrible memories and experiences from the past. His body trembled even more as he wailed, “I-I-I swear! I really haven’t gone back to my old ways! I’ve washed my hands clean of it! Please believe me!”The smile on Ye Jia’s lips deepened, “Why are you so nervous?”Dong Gua’s face was pale and he was sweating buckets. His two legs trembled like jelly and his mouth opened and closed several times, but he was unable to say anything for a very long time.-----That day when he escaped from the Bureau, he had done it carrying hope inside.Ace was a busy person. He probably wouldn’t have the time to go and find him and he was also prepared to change his ways completely, so he should be able to hide himself rather well.But unexpectedly, before he could even have the chance to settle his heart back down, he was captured.Dong Gua felt very remorseful inside. He really wanted to kill himself from a month ago.Why did you have to make such a risky decision back then?!Just as he was regretting his decisions, he heard the sound of rustling. The other party seemed to have bent down before him.Immediately afterwards, the young man’s gentle voice reached his ears ---- His voice was extremely pleasant to the ears, but to Dong Gua, it was like a devil’s whisper, “The reason I brought you here isn’t for anything else.”Dong Gua fearfully waited for his next words.Only to hear the other party continue with ----- “I just hope that you can go back to your old ways.”Dong Gua: “…….”Huh?Just as he was in a state of confusion, Ye Jia also seemed to have realised how ambiguous his words may have been. He clarified, “Of course, I’m not asking you to start selling those cursed items again.”“Then….what is it?”“The black market….” Ye Jia said with a smile.Dong Gua froze for a moment.Ye Jia continued unhurriedly, “I believe that, as a businessman like you, you should already know that there had been some game props circulating the black market some time ago, right?”Dong Gua’s face was visibly pale. He slowly swallowed.Ye Jia said, “They’re doing a better job now at hiding it. I basically can’t find any clues left behind by them.”He sounded very distressed.But Dong Gua’s expression was becoming more and more ugly. A trace of fear appeared on his sweaty face.Ye Jia reached out and patted Dong Gua’s shoulder. The other party’s large and heavy body trembled with each contact, as if he was afraid of him.He said with a smile, “Of course, I believe that someone as capable as you shouldn’t have a problem finding them, yes?”Ye Jia added understandingly, “I’m not asking for much. It’s enough as long as you can help me find one of their warehouse addresses.”Dong Gua pleaded, “I-If they find out that I was the one who did it…..I would be in big trouble!”Ye Jia benevolently said, “That’s why you need to be careful so as not to be discovered by them.”Dong Gua: “……”You really are a genius.He wanted to cry without tears. He felt that dying right now would be a better option.This was really a situation where he had a wolf in front and a tiger behind him ----- So why did he decide to escape in the first place?!For the 108th time, Dong Gua wanted to kill his past self..Two days later….At a warehouse in the outskirts of M City.A fire had broken out in one of the warehouses, causing the alarms to go off. The automatic fire extinguishing features have all been activated and the entire warehouse was at this moment completely chaotic.After more than ten minutes of clamouring, the alarm finally stopped, but when the guards returned to the warehouse, they found that the monster fierce ghost who had been guarding the warehouse had been killed and the contents of the warehouse completely cleared out.Everyone was shocked. Their expressions turned ashen.W-What was going on here?Outside the warehouse, a car sped down the road in the middle of the night. Blast stuck his head out of the window and shouted with excitement, “Wow! So refreshing!”Ye Jia calmly turned and glanced at him, “Don’t stick your head out.”Intimidated by the other party, Blast pouted and reluctantly shrank back.He tried to suppress the corners of his lips that couldn’t help but rise and said, pleased, “How was it? Aren’t I very reliable?”Ye Jia, “……”If he knew that this guy would shout out like that, he would’ve brought Chen Qingye instead.---- Ever since he knew that these players and fierce ghosts are working under Mother, Ye Jia had discarded the thought of trying to obtain information from their mouths.From blood suppression to prop limitations as well as their originally low ranks, it was certain that they wouldn’t be able to spit out anything useful.But scouring through the wool was still an option.Especially since they are about to go to another city to find a powerful S-Level fierce ghost. These props will be of great help to them.Blast was still feeling pleased, “It was awesome tonight. Can we do it again in the future?”Ye Jia hooked up the corners of his lips and smiled slyly like a fox, “Don’t worry, there will be more opportunities in the future.”How could you scour through the wool just once?.Ye Jia dug out his keys and opened the door.The room was very dark, without any light.He paused and reached for the switch beside him.But the next second, a man’s cold fingers gripped tightly around his wrist, pulling him into the darkness.Ye Jia was slammed against the wall.The other party lowered his head, his scarlet eyes shining an eerie light in the darkness. As he rubbed the tip of his nose against the young man’s neck, his icy cold breath landed on his warm skin.The man’s voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of danger, “Gege, you disappeared again.”But, just as Ye Jia turned vigilant and got ready to pull out his weapon and fight back…The other party suddenly released their hold of him and instead changed it into to a gentle embrace. With their arms wrapping around his waist and head buried in his arms, he complained aggrievedly, “You lied to me again…..”Ye Jia: “?”