Chapter 374: Encountering Danger Again

If it were the Gu Yang and Lu Feng of the past, they wouldn't have thought in such terrifying directions at all. But now that they knew such things existed in this world, it was far too difficult to ignore them.

Gu Yang understood Lu Feng's meaning almost immediately. His internal defenses reached their peak, and he immediately began scanning his surroundings.

One second.

Two seconds.

For ten whole seconds, nothing happened—no evil spirits, no incidents.

The interior of the car was so quiet that even Lu Feng's rapid breathing sounded exceptionally piercing.

"Did we see it wrong?" Gu Yang checked with him.

Lu Feng didn't answer him directly, but said nervously, "You know, I didn't drink tonight."

The implication was: he wasn't drunk, so how could he have seen it wrong?

Gu Yang raised an eyebrow.

The two of them remained stationary for another minute.

With their previous experience, neither chose to get out of the car until they were certain of what was happening; they acted with unspoken understanding.

"Could I really be having hallucinations? Should I try again?"

Staying parked here wasn't a solution, especially since the dormitory was already within reach.

After saying this, Lu Feng started the car again. The vehicle pulled away smoothly; nothing happened.

Even so, the nerves of both men remained incredibly taut.

Sure enough, just as Lu Feng began to accelerate, a mass of black gas suddenly appeared out of thin air, rushing toward the car at high speed.

This time, it wasn't just Lu Feng who saw it; even Gu Yang saw it clearly.

*Screech!*

With no way to avoid it, Lu Feng slammed on the brakes again!

They thought the mass of black gas would harm them, but once it reached them, it abruptly dissipated into nothingness.

Even so, Gu Yang and Lu Feng instinctively closed their eyes.

Their breathing became uneven.

After what felt like a century of waiting, Gu Yang was the first to react.

Inside and outside the car, peace returned once more, as if nothing had just happened.

"Gu Yang, are we still alive?" Lu Feng's clothes were soaked through with sweat. Even though they had experienced bizarre events before, he was still scared half to death.

"It's fine," Gu Yang's voice was heavy.

Only then did Lu Feng dare to slowly open his eyes. "Did you see it clearly? What was that thing just now?"

"It should be *Sui* Qi (malevolent aura)," Gu Yang actually said.

"Is this thing attacking us?" Lu Feng clung to him like a life raft.

A shadow of gloom surfaced in Gu Yang's eyes. "It seems so."

Though neither answer was entirely certain, these harmful things wouldn't appear for no reason.

"Then why did it disappear again?" Lu Feng's questions came one after another.

But one couldn't blame him; he was a completely ordinary person. Encountering something like this meant he had absolutely no ability to protect himself.

Gu Yang didn't speak this time, because he didn't know what was going on either.

"So what do we do now? It seems like that thing appears whenever I drive. Who can we call for help? Or do we just wait until dawn like this?" Lu Feng's mind was a mess.

The previous two times, Kong Nian had appeared just in time, but now it seemed they had all left the capital with the Zhou family to handle business. He and Gu Yang were effectively calling out to the heavens and the earth with no response.

"Drive," Gu Yang suddenly commanded.

"Huh?" Lu Feng felt as if the alcohol he had consumed hadn't worn off yet and that he hadn't heard him correctly.

Gu Yang knew his concerns and raised his voice. "Drive. Don't stop this time. Let's see what happens."

Lu Feng's head was buzzing. *Are we playing this hard?*

However, after a moment of hesitation, he knew he had no choice.

After taking several deep breaths, he mustered his courage to start the car and then floored the accelerator to the limit.

In the next second, a mass of black *Sui* Qi appeared out of thin air again, charging toward them like a sharp arrow.

"Ah!!"

With a roar, Lu Feng continued to stomp on the gas.

He and Gu Yang could even clearly feel a bone-chilling cold. The mass of black gas even seemed to touch the tips of their noses before dissipating once more.

This inconceivable situation was beyond their understanding. Before they could even react, more masses of black gas followed.

"I'll fight you to the death!" Lu Feng had truly reached his limit. Since it wasn't a person they were hitting, he didn't care what happened.

The black gas appeared in a frantic scramble, yet every time it approached them, it vanished into thin air.

Following Gu Yang's directions, by the time the car came to a halt, they had reached the entrance of the publishing house dormitory.

Many lights were on in the dormitory building, and familiar colleagues were coming and going.

"Huff! Huff!"

Lu Feng gasped for air, feeling a sudden sense of relief at having survived a disaster.

"We... we actually drove our way out alive?"

Although Gu Yang's expression was slightly more composed than his, his face was equally pale and unsightly.

Looking out through the car window at the street, where scattered pedestrians were passing by, that chilling sensation had vanished.

"It's over."

Having said that, he pushed the car door open and stepped out.

Seeing Gu Yang get out, Lu Feng hurried to follow.

The moment his feet touched the ground, both of his legs were trembling.

His clothes were long since soaked with sweat, and the cold wind made them feel exceptionally damp and freezing.

"Gu Yang, hold me up a bit. I can't walk."

Though the words were embarrassing, it was certainly not an exaggeration.

"Editor-in-Chief Gu, Manager Lu, what happened to you two?"

A colleague happened to be walking out from inside and was startled by their state.

Lu Feng looked at him as if he were a savior and quickly waved him over.

The male colleague rushed forward to help, and Lu Feng practically hung his entire weight on him.

Even so, he didn't forget to make an excuse. "I went to deal with President Li and his crowd tonight with Gu Yang. We drank a bit too much."

The colleague didn't suspect anything, helping Lu Feng while checking on Gu Yang's condition.

"I can walk," Gu Yang said, gesturing for them to enter the dormitory building quickly.

Once the two returned to Gu Yang's room, Lu Feng collapsed completely onto the bed.

Gu Yang asked the male colleague to help fetch a pot of hot water before closing the door.

"Drink some water to calm your nerves."

Looking at the terrified Lu Feng, a trace of apology appeared in his eyes.

That *Sui* Qi today was definitely aimed at him; it just so happened that Lu Feng was with him.

Lu Feng managed to prop himself up and took the cup.

"It's a good thing we're lucky. They probably won't come here, right?"

"Hard to say." Gu Yang was lost in thought. Those things that harm people would certainly not give up if they failed to achieve their goal, yet he had no idea what their purpose was.

Lu Feng's hand holding the cup trembled violently, spilling the water.

But he couldn't care about that now; Gu Yang's answer was the most critical thing.

"What do we do now? Should we go hide in a temple? Or find some masters or experts to come and resolve this?"

(End of Chapter)