However, his words actually puzzled Tang Ernian who couldn't put a finger on what was happening. Just because Tang Mingming told him that the other was not a ghost, he would believe that so much that it complicated everything in Tang Ernian's mind. The older one ended up hitting the side of Tang Ernian's head. "You do realize that having a brain is a good thing, yeah?"

Tang Ernian moved to shield his head from another hit. "That was painful… I'm not hallucinating. Wait, I really don't understand, Ming. How did you get out of prison? Mother tried to see you once, but the wardens said you didn't want to meet anyone at all."

Even the pained expression reflected on Liu Xiaodan's face who was only listening. It wasn't even because they felt bad… but they really pitied Tang Ernian for sounding so stupid that it hurt. More when Tang Ernian actually read into Tang Mingming's expression properly but decided that he was seeing it wrongly.

"Ernian..." Seeing it like it was causing physical pain, Yi Junhai cast him on the wall and patted on the other's head. What made it awful for Tang Ernian was that he could feel the touch even if it was from a shadow. Then, it hit him like it hadn't before.

"Tch, tch, Ernian, how could you be like this? Do you really think I will not come see your mother when she came?" Tang Mingming sighed as he shrugged. "Tch, even Wangguan was in this, do you know? They really liked it when people die in their prisons so they can breed spirits in such a very hostile environment. Not to mention hiding the dead, they might even initiate gang wars inside themselves.

"I don't want to leave that place actually, but fate said I should be out here again. I ended up meeting Xiaodan again in the facility so I just came to him like I didn't refuse him when he first asked." Tang Mingming chuckled as he leaned on his arms as he sat casually at the ledge. "Are you not going to drink that? I want it."

Tang Ernian only stared at the man before glancing at Liu Xiaodan. He didn't know how come things had become like this. "Ming, ghosts are not… supposed to be strong, right? I mean, at most, you should just be things that I can see… you shouldn't be able to touch me..."

The other person only scrunched up his face. "Uhm, I think it has something to do with our acc.u.mulated yin energy? Negative aura? Gosh, you're in the Mian family. Ask one from them instead." Tang Mingming then waved his hand. "Let's just pretend you don't have doubts though…"

…

Even if the night ended rather peacefully, Li Feng still hated that attack. After listening to Ren Shanyue—and Qiao Shan—some more throughout the night, he decided to take a look at all the existing big families and tried to find a way to keep an eye on them. The Tang family had been obliterated overnight. Even if the branch families still existed, the sudden deaths of the main family would cause the company to crash to a depth.

Perhaps the same would be done to the rest. Aside from the Ren family and the Li family, several others would be in danger. Unlike the Wu family and the Song family who had ties with the Qiao family, the rest didn't even pay mind to the occult. Occultism was nothing but a ploy in their eyes, and most of them would laugh at the faces of the shamans—especially at Li Feng.

The Li family had been at odds with almost every other big family because of Li Heilong's god-complex attitude. Li Feng was actually so friendly and amicable that it gave them a chance, but the court case and killings had turned the tides against them. Right now, the Ren family was only holding onto the Li family because Ren Shanyue continued to be Li Feng's friend. As for the rest…

Huang Kun, Jiang Hou, Ren Ditian, Xie Canrong, Shao Yi… all of them actually died in events in connection with Li Feng. He might not have been the person who personally killed them, but he was still connected to their deaths. This had caused the rift to be pushed wider. The fact that Li Heilong didn't need those families didn't help in mending these bonds either. Li Feng could only sigh and accept that he wouldn't collaborate with them anymore.

As for the Tang family, Tang Ernian's younger uncles would be fixing the papers for the funerals and the company. He was banned from touching the company because of his brother's words; it's not like he knew anything about it as well. At least he was still granted half of his family's stocks so he could survive without working.

He could actually, but that was surely dependent on Tang Ernian.

"Why is the situation a little too hard? I wonder what would be happening if I didn't know Xiaodan at all." Li Feng breathed out a thin veil of white smoke as he was secretly smoking in the ensuite of his room. Vices were illegal in the Mian family, but Li Feng couldn't help but rely on nicotine for help.

"Hm? Someone's calling me again." Li Feng looked down and saw that his phone was lighting up. He placed the cancer stick on his lips as he used both hands to hold onto the phone. Tang Ernian's caller ID was flashing, and it was a photo of them—his group of friends. Damn, they all looked like brothers in that groupie he shot.

Li Feng then answered the call after a while and took the cigarette out of his mouth. "Yeah?"

A panicked voice came from Tang Ernian: "Feng! I need you to come see me now! I really need your help!"

"...is this some kind of prank rerun of last night?" Li Feng almost growled. He seemed to be not in the mood this morning. Besides, Tang Ernian was in the Mian Residence. What kind of very dangerous situation would get him now? It sounded so unreliable.

"Are you crazy?! I don't want that to happen again!" Tang Ernian started to calm down as he realized that last night actually happened and that he might be causing Li Feng false anxiety if he continued. "Erm, Feng… Shanyue wanted to meet me today. I need your best clothes."

Li Feng choked as he inhaled the smoke from the cigarette by then. He then wheezed. "You should have started with that! Come find me instead, you little f.u.c.k! Why would I bring my clothes to you?!"