Because of what Dox said, Genggui and Erbao seemed to accept Angel’s explanation and no longer pursued the matter further.
However, they were not here just to ask this one question.
There was another matter they were more concerned about.
Erbao: "Have you met with Young Soul?"
"You mean Young Ghost?" Seeing Erbao nod, Angel shook his head directly: "I haven’t seen him."
Dox also chimed in: "If you’re talking about the time after we arrived at the Underground Aqueduct, then he shouldn’t have seen the so-called Young Ghost. I’ve said he was basically with us."
"But if you’re talking about before, then I don’t know."
Although Erbao was a bit impatient with Dox’s interruption, he didn’t say anything, just stared at Angel with a grim tone: "Young Soul said you broke its finger..."
Break a finger? Angel was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
"Although we have signed a contract, if you really broke Young Soul’s finger, the contract would be nothing more than waste paper," Erbao said coldly.
Erbao’s words carried a strong sense of threat, and this time, Genggui did not stop him, showing that they were truly angry about Young Soul’s finger being broken.
At first, everyone didn’t believe Angel would do such a thing, but seeing Angel fall into contemplation, their hearts couldn’t help but skip a beat.
Although Dox kept saying that since arriving at the Underground Aqueduct, they were with Angel, Angel did have times when he acted alone. For instance, during the work area of the Hanging Jail Stairway, which was filled with Ghosteye Witches, Angel had left alone.
Perhaps during that time, Angel really did break Young Soul’s finger. Even though Angel later "broadcast" it, the broadcast wasn’t real, just an illusion simulation by Angel. Who really knows the truth?
When everyone else was also hesitant, Angel finally raised his head.
"I think I know who you’re talking about..."
As Angel spoke, he raised his hand and pointed into the air.
The air seemed to turn into water, rippling with waves. As the ripples spread and disappeared, an illusion appeared in front of Angel out of thin air.
Or rather... an Illusion Screen.
Because the main part of the illusion was a flat mirror, and in the center of the mirror, there was a row of glowing blood letters:
"Leave here, or we will give you a permanent residence permit."
After creating this illusion, Angel exchanged a glance with the Black Earl, then looked at Erbao: "Is this left by Young Ghost?"
When Monocle Erbao saw the glowing blood letters on the illusion, his eyes widened in anger at Angel: "As expected, you really did it!"
At this moment, Genggui also floated beside Erbao, exuding a ghostly chill, looking at Angel with a few more degrees of severity.
Seeing the atmosphere becoming tense, Angel sighed long and hard: "Is it Young Ghost who told you I broke its finger?"
Erbao: "What, do you still plan to argue?"
Angel shrugged: "Why argue when the facts are right here? Do you think that the Young Ghost who left this blood message is grieving over having its finger broken by me, or is it threatening me boastfully?"
"...Although this sentence is a bit of a grammatical error, you, who best understand Young Ghost, should know the intention behind its words, right? You should also be able to see what its emotions were when it left this message, right?"
Angel felt there was no need to explain, as these blood letters were right here. If he really had broken Young Ghost’s finger, why would it leave this message? To show that it was just a paper tiger?
Of course, if Erbao and Genggui completely disregarded the truth and believed whatever Young Ghost said even if it were a lie, then arguing would be meaningless.
Meanwhile, Erbao and Genggui fell into deep thought.
In fact, Erbao and Genggui, one wise, the other steady, were much more rational in their approach than Xiaobao.
So, when Young Ghost mentioned this matter, although they were angry, they did not immediately believe Young Ghost’s words.
Because while Young Ghost was proudly saying it had driven Angel away, it also pitifully claimed its finger was broken. This stark contrast in emotions made it hard to believe its words instantly.
If it were Shaonü Xin or Cimu Xin saying these words, they would believe without hesitation. But Young Ghost’s character was mischievous, in other words: both troublesome and naive.
So it was possible for Young Ghost to lie, and it had a track record of lying.
Because of this, although they came with the intention of seeking revenge for Young Ghost, they also needed to hear Angel’s explanation.
And what Angel said, even though he didn’t explicitly state it, just presenting these blood letters, perfectly revealed the core of the matter. And this core was also the point at which they found it odd when dealing with Young Ghost before.
Prideful yet pitiful, how could these two unrelated emotions coexist? They couldn’t figure it out.
Undoubtedly, these blood letters must have been written by Young Ghost. Because only Young Ghost would be capable of such behavior, wanting to show off its understanding and flaunt its literary prowess.
It was also indubitable that from their understanding, Young Ghost was indeed threatening Angel. Moreover, seeing as the blood letters reflected on the mirror surface, it could be deduced that Young Ghost’s little finger had to have already been broken before writing, otherwise, where would the blood have come from?
Having its finger broken by Angel and then using blood to leave this threatening message on the mirror surface, does this sound like something Young Ghost would do?
Unlikely. If Young Ghost had really had its finger severed, its first reaction would definitely be to attack, and if the attack failed, to run away and complain.
Young Ghost could move freely within the Mirror Domain and could easily find help in an instant, just like this time when delivering a message from the Dominators, it found them quickly.
But Young Ghost didn’t do that, neither attacking nor promptly complaining.
Therefore, it can be determined that Young Ghost did not feel aggrieved at that time.
From the tone of the blood letters, it seems more like Young Ghost broke its own finger to threaten Angel and left a message on the mirror...
Though self-harm sounds a bit unbelievable, this is not the first time such a thing has occurred.
Back when Cimu Xin had Young Ghost teach Xiaobao how to read, Young Ghost, having painstakingly constructed a hand, broke two fingers, using the blood oozing from them to teach Xiaobao by writing letters on the ground.
According to Young Ghost, this way Xiaobao would remember forever and never forget.