Hungry Ghost Festival. It was 4.50 a.m., and yet the skies were already turning bright with the faint glow of dawn.

Nobody knew what Fate had in store for them. There could be pain, yet there could also be pleasure. It was a series of unexpected encounters. Qin Ye had never expected Lee Jung-sook to be crying out to her for help in the darkest moment of her life. He hadn’t expected Black Yaksha to still have yet another ace hidden up his sleeves. And most of all, he hadn’t expected to encounter the folks of the Special Investigations Department in these far-flung parts.

They were the last people that Qin Ye wanted to see tonight.

What do I do?

Qin Ye hesitated.

Save Lee Jung-sook, and they’ll likely recognize who I am. Forsake her… Qin Ye gnashed his teeth. He knew full well that Lee Jung-sook wouldn’t die for good, but he still wouldn’t be able to live it down.

Granny Meng had once mentioned that she had chosen him because he was a man of principles. And now, in these crucial times, his principles were manifesting themselves.

Lee Jung-sook wouldn’t die because she was a lady who had consumed the taisui fungus. However, that didn’t change the fact that she had once risked her life to save Qin Ye, and he was now in the position to do the same for her. If he didn’t...