Chapter 207 - Men in White and Their Terrifying Demons

When Liu Xiaodan saw the black thing hanging from Li Feng's hand, he really had no idea what it was. However, he heard a voice that he had never heard before—it even called out to him as 'Baba'. The voice addressed Guangru by name as well. The father's hand froze as he reached out, and so Li Feng placed the stuffed toy's foot on his palm instead. It was no secret that Li Feng was as equally horrified as the father.

The shaman murmured, "It's from the black horse guardian I found in your room. I know it sounds strange, but he seemed to be part of your ghost family. He's extremely perceptive. He probably knows what Guangru is up to."

"Why? What is Guangru doing?" Liu Xiaodan received the foot and stared at it. Black horse? It took a few seconds before he realized that Old Xiong had once told Guangru that Heima survived the attack of the residents and had hidden himself in the dorm. Though, he also added that Heima chose to protect another family for now.

So he was with the Lis?

Liu Xiaodan gripped the foot strongly before returning it to Li Feng. "Li Feng, keep it safe for now. Heima, can you find, Guangru?" However, no voice answered him. It was as if Heima had expended a lot of energy just to get words across. The father only blinked before looking at Tang Mingming and Old Doctor. "Please find Guangru for me. I don't care what he told you two."

"...you know that Guangru isn't ridiculous or unreasonable, right?" Tang Mingming still proceeded to the door. "We will try to look, but I'm pretty what he's about to do is for you. This way, Xiaodan."

"Master… I'm scared..." Old Doctor had different sentiments. Instead of staying out, the big-eyed greater ghost jumped inside Liu Xiaodan again. Liu Xiaodan could only wonder what could be this scary outcome Old Doctor thought of. He would probably try to dive into a dream if he could do it himself.

"Li Feng, let's look for Guangru first. We'll hunt Mo Xingli later." Liu Xiaodan walked out of the room and proceeded in the direction Tang Mingming and Yi Junhai led him to. He had a feeling that, if Heima chose to warn him, it could only mean whatever Guangru was planning should be rather dangerous. Dangerous to the guardians, and yet something rather beneficial to him and the ghosts.

Li Feng swiftly caught up with him, but the shaman froze in his tracks. His legs just stopped as black slender fingers held onto his ankles. Since they had met before, Li Feng was quick to register to whom this aura and presence belonged. He suddenly barked as the black foot radiated hot inside his pocket: "X-Xiaodan!"

"Not now..." Liu Xiaodan continued to walk, but even Tang Mingming and Yi Junhai paused and hid from the thing that showed up behind him. The father looked over his shoulder and saw that the floor underneath Li Feng was rippling like water.

Soon, a black beak poked through the floor, followed by its goggle eyes and entire body. The only difference was that its claws were wrapped around Li Feng's ankles. God Raven had risen from the floor and even had the audacity to place its head on Li Feng's shoulder. The black goggle eyes stared in Liu Xiaodan's direction, watching him turn to face the King.

Liu Xiaodan didn't know its name, but he knew he had met this one before. "It's you."

"Heheh, Xiaodan, it's been a while." God Raven felt really at ease. Aside from Liu Xiaodan, it had nothing else to fear. All he had to do was to hold onto the hostage and hoped that Liu Xiaodan would listen to him. "I don't mean any harm to you, of course. This King would want to chat, but there's something that I need you to do for me."

"I would hear you out if you stop hiding behind my unlikely cousin. Let Li Feng go." Liu Xiaodan fearlessly walked towards the black bird, but God Raven transferred his hold from an ankle to the hostage's shoulder. The father stopped walking and stared straight at the king. "What do you want?"

"Guangru's planning to break the maze formation of the Treatment Hall." God Raven didn't play with his words even if he wanted to. "Do you know what would happen if he succeeds?"

Liu Xiaodan twitched and glanced fiercely behind him as if looking at Tang Mingming, but he just frowned at God Raven instead. "Is that right? Why would Guangru do something so risky? I know he's capable of breaking it, but why would he do so? I don't see any reason for him to do that."

The black bird gurgled its laughter. "Look around you, Xiaodan. Guangru has been breaking those tiny human instruments in the entire Hall. He doesn't want them to know what he's up to. I don't know what forced him to do so, but I was there when he came to see Abaddon. He wants the Kings to feed on everyone in the facility. 

"The demon is… very angry."

"...can you find him?"

"No, but I know where he should be to break the formation. A lot had tried, but I could only warn and mock them. No one in this facility was strong enough to do it. However, if he is the entity the Mother had said he was, then I can only beg you to stop him." God Raven almost howled. "You don't know what will come next if the facility is threatened. They will return… the men in white and their terrifying demons. They will undoubtedly return."

Liu Xiaodan pressed his lips in a hard line. Tang Mingming just reminded him that Guangru wouldn't do anything unnecessary. What was the point of summoning these men in white? Wait, men in white… was God Raven talking about the shamans? Liu Xiaodan remembered those men in white, but what terrifying demons?

His eyes then moved to Li Feng's face as if asking for the shaman's input. Li Feng frowned back, but he just shook his head. "It's a long shot, but… white garb is the uniform of the Qiao shamans. I think God Raven has witnessed this… Black March before. That's the only thing I can think of—even if I have no idea what that really is. There's no way the Qiao family will lose this place. Not to the entities they caught."

"Black… things… so many..." Liu Xiaodan heard Old Doctor whisper. He then turned to Tang Mingming and Yi Junhai, recalling them inside his body with just a gesture of his eyes. The two obliged before God Raven released the shaman. Li Feng ran towards Liu Xiaodan, but he didn't dare hide behind the father.

"Lead the way, God Raven." The father gestured at the King. He didn't know what he should believe in, but if something like this was dividing the ghost friends, then… he needed to know what Guangru's thoughts were. If the child could make it make sense, he could only apologize to Heima and God Raven.

However, before they could even descend a floor, the entire Hall felt like it was suffering from an earthquake.