The atmosphere immediately drops below freezing point.
Xie Luochen glared at the woman in his arms. His fingers around the knife tightened with enough strength to hear the cracking of bones.
Seeing this reaction, Chu Nuan laughed sheepishly. Just as she was about to ease the situation, a lamp from the nearby cabinet started to flicker.
At the same time, a burst of cold wind swept past them, causing the half-open closet door to creak dully.
Sensing the change in environment, Xie Luochen immediately tugged Chu Nuan behind him as his arm slanted directly in front of his chest. The dagger gleamed coldly as he directed an icy gaze toward the mirror of the dressing table.
From the glassy surface of the mirror, a dark shadow slowly appears. Pale white hands extend from the mirror, followed by a head full of dark brown hair. The figure of a woman wearing a light yellow dress crawls out from the glass. Creeping down from the dressing table, she drags her body towards Xie Luochen and Chu Nuan.
Xie Luochen tightens his hold on the dagger, wary of any tricks. While Chu Nuan curiously peeks out from behind his back, her hand stealthily reaches into her pocket.
The female ghost crawls closer and closer until she is about a meter from them. Stretching out one of her hands, the ghost spoke with a raspy voice. " ..Nice to meet you…...I am….."
But before her sentence finished, Chu Nuan jumped out from behind Xie Luochen. Pulling her hand out of her pocket, she rushed forward and in one quick motion, wrapped a red lacy cloth on the ghost's head.
"Ah!" Surprised by the sudden attack, the female ghost struggles to pull the cloth away. Rolling on the floor while yelling in a muffled voice, "I can't see. I can't see!" Sounds of objects falling on the ground echoes across the room as she bumps into tables and walls.
Chu Nuan flashed a smile at Xie Luochen as she stood back up. Seeing his arm still raised in a striking motion, she walks towards him. One hand reaches to lower his, while her fingers move toward his eyebrows, gently smoothing the creases away.
Xie Luochen turned his head aside, avoiding her touch. His sight flitted across her face, landing unintentionally on the female ghost.
At this moment, the exhausted ghost lay weeping on the ground with the red cloth still wrapped tightly on her head. Broken glass and objects along with a large dent in the wall shows evidence of her struggles. "Wuwuwuwu." she cried bitterly.
Xie Luochen took a step toward the ghost, his eyes locked onto the red lacy cloth in contemplation. For some reason, he thought, this cloth looks.....strange.
His hand reached for the cloth, only to be stopped by Chu Nuan. " Wait! This.....that is…um…"
Meeting her evasive eyes Xie Luochen became even more certain with his speculation. This ghost must be related to her task, by capturing the ghost with this restraining device. She might be able to obtain some kind information or result. Either way there must be something special about this cloth, otherwise Chu Nuan wouldn't be stopping him like this.
He looks coldly at her, " Envoy Chu sure knows how to play a good game."
"Ah?" Chu Nuan looks at him blankly.
"I knew you must have a hidden agenda. Otherwise, you would have answered my questions when you had the chance. It's already strange for a normal envoy to stay in the mortal world. Not to mention following a human to capture ghosts." Xie Luochen smirked in distaste. "Whatever you are planning, I won't let you achieve it so easily!" Just as he finished his words, Xie Luochen yanked his hand away from Chu Nuan's.
Recovering from her daze, Chu Nuan yelped in surprise. "Wait. Wait!"
But it's already too late. Pulling the cloth away from the ghost, Xie Luochen dodged to the side. Pulling away from Chu Nuan, he stood with his back against the wall, dagger raised towards the bewildered Chu Nuan.
Keeping his sight on Chu Nuan, he spread the cloth with his free hand. Feeling the soft texture of the cloth, he thought, "as expected of an item used by an envoy. Feels nice to the touch, but there doesn't seem to be any other special effects."
Not detecting any apparent movement from the woman in front of him. He cautiously moved his eyesight towards the cloth.
"?!!"
Xie Luochen looks astonished at the item laying on his hand. Red, lacy cloth with small lily designs. Two intricate ribbons are tied on both sides to hold the cloth together.
It's small triangular structure cannot contain its immense use! At this moment, two bold words flashed across his mind "Lady's Panties!"