Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 555 - 553: Seeing a Ghost

Chapter 555: Chapter 553: Seeing a Ghost

Chapter 553 Seeing Ghosts

"Hmm, it seems everyone is doing well today, quite hardworking. Continue the effort tomorrow, just one more day of hard work and you all can be liberated."

Finally, after all the middle-aged men and women had reported one by one, Master Zhao’s booger-picking endeavor also came to an end. He clapped his hands together, stood up, and with a hint of satisfaction on his face, he nodded and threw an encouraging look at them.

After finishing his speech, he seemed to suddenly notice Li Ziming beside him, utterly infuriated and lost for words. "Eh, Young Master Li, you haven’t left yet? With your esteemed status, surely you wouldn’t rest in these remote wilds."

Although he praised Li Ziming’s exalted status and called him Young Master Li, everyone could hear that there wasn’t a trace of respect in his tone or expression. His words seemed less like praise and more like an attempt to show him the door.

"You... Zhao, don’t be too arrogant. I’m going to find Master Fei, I’m going right now to see Master Fei!"

Li Ziming was utterly livid. He couldn’t have imagined that such a nobody would dare to mock and disdain him so blatantly in front of all these people! His handsome face turned beet red.

With great difficulty, he blurted out an angry sentence, invoking Master Fei’s name in hopes of intimidating this crude and disrespectful man.

"As you please."

Unfortunately for him, his tactic seemed utterly ineffective against Master Zhao, who, upon hearing his words, just stretched lazily and responded with indifference.

"You..."

Li Ziming felt completely crushed as he looked at the fierce man in front of him, pointing at him with a face that reddened all the way to the neck, his whole body trembling. It took a moment before he finally dropped his finger weakly, stomped his foot, and hurried towards the doorway. As he left, he threw a spiteful remark over his shoulder, "You just wait!"

"No need to see you out."

Master Zhao seemed not to notice Li Ziming’s rage at all, casually speaking to the retreating figure and then turning his gaze back. As his gaze returned, the corners of his mouth curled with derision.

This kid, does he really think he’s something special?

If it wasn’t for Master Fei saying he still had some value, I would have slapped him to death long ago.

"Master Zhao, this..."

But not everyone could disregard Li Ziming as Master Zhao did. One of the subordinates watching Li Ziming storm out showed concern on his face. After all, Li Ziming was a young master of the Li Family, and they were partners. Many of their affairs in G City depended on the support of the Li Family.

"Don’t mind him, he’s just an idiot. We’ll continue with our own things," said Master Zhao, cutting him off before he could finish, raising his hand in impatience. His eyes suddenly turned cold as he surveyed the group of middle-aged men and women, "Remember, this mission is critical, and tomorrow is an even more important day. Each and every one of you must ensure you complete your task! If you do, glory and reward will be yours! But... if anyone drags their feet, then don’t blame me for not being polite!"

As he spoke the last sentence, the teacup in his hands, as if by magic, turned into a pile of dust... A fierce and chilling aura emanated from him, as if to freeze the air around, and everyone below showed a look of trepidation and fear.

............

"This is outrageous!"

"Zhao, just you wait, if Li Ziming doesn’t take care of you, then I’m not a Li! Back then, even your Third Young Master wouldn’t dare treat me like this! You bastard, how dare you be so disrespectful!"

"..."

As he drove the car slowly away from that house, he watched through the rearview mirror as the large, dark iron gate closed slowly behind him, as if blending into the night. Li Ziming’s handsome face twisted completely, one hand gripping the steering wheel tightly, his eyes bloodshot, cursing venomously under his breath.

Just thinking about Zhao’s attitude towards him, it felt as if a fire had been lit in his heart.

After a while, having vented the anger inside him, he calmed down slightly and glanced at the road ahead. Grasping the steering wheel, he took out his cellphone and dialed a number after scrolling through his contacts.

"Dammit!"

When he heard that cold, familiar tone from the phone indicating an unavailable call, Li Ziming’s rage surged once more, and he furiously threw his cellphone onto the passenger seat.

At this critical moment, Master Fei’s phone was switched off!

His heart seethed with even more fury than before!

"Huh?"

Suddenly, as his inner fury raged and he slapped the steering wheel forcefully, his expression froze, and it seemed as though he saw a person floating past his window!

A real person?

Are my eyes deceiving me?

At this time, on this deserted, godforsaken road, how could there possibly be anyone?

Li Ziming felt an involuntary chill, his complexion turned instantly pale, even his legs started to tremble.

After a moment, he summoned the courage, his heart still trembling, and cautiously shifted his gaze to the side mirror. He wanted to see if what he saw was real, or if he was hallucinating because he had been too angry...

However, the moment his gaze fell on the rearview mirror, his face turned even paler, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead and back...

In the rearview mirror, a shadow dressed in black was eerily floating down the road, yes, floating, he had definitely not seen it wrong. It had feet but they never once lifted, its movement was as if it was drifting slowly forward, deceptively slow, yet the speed was not slow at all, and even faster than his car, disappearing ahead in an instant, as if melting into the darkness...

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