At Least You're Still Billy Chan

"Repay injury with kindness? Then how do you repay kindness? Repay injury with justice, and repay kindness with kindness."

"If you haven't tasted another's bitterness, don't urge them to be forgiving. If you had endured my suffering, you might not be as kind as I am."

"You really don't know the pain until the needle pricks your own skin, do you?"

Lin Mo looked at Shouzhen, a flash of coldness in his eyes.

"Let's go, let's go! The kid doesn't know any better. Lin Mo, don't stoop to his level!"

Old Bai and Liu Zheng flanked the frozen Shouzhen, dragging and hauling him away.

Lin Mo withdrew his gaze and looked back at Billy Chen, a bright yellow talisman pinched between his fingertips.

"I will ask you one last time. Think clearly. Once you go down this path, there is no turning back.

You will be like a fire with no firewood to sustain it. You won't even have the chance for your soul to scatter; in the end, you will simply turn into a pile of ashes."

For the first time, a smile akin to relief appeared on Billy Chen's pale face.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to draw the very last bit of air from this world into his lungs.

"I have made up my mind. This is my own choice."

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Shouzhen, who had been pulled far away, and bowed deeply from a distance.

"Daoist, you are a good person. I leave the salvation of my parents' souls in your hands."

Before his words could fade, the yellow talisman in Lin Mo's hand suddenly lit up.

With a flash of light, Billy Chen's figure transformed into a wisp of blue smoke and was entirely sucked into the talisman paper.

Lin Mo flicked his finger, tucking the yellow talisman away, then turned to Liu Zheng and handed over the struggling little bat he had been clutching in his hand.

The gesture was as casual as handing over a set of keys.

"This thing will answer whatever you ask it. Take it back for interrogation, and return it to me when you're done."

"Ah?"

Liu Zheng subconsciously reached out. As his palm dipped from the weight, the furry, soft texture made him shudder all over.

He looked down at the little bat flapping its wings with a terrified expression in his palm, speechless for a long time.

"I said, return it to me after you're done using it. You'd better formulate a plan for Billy Chen. I will deliver a perfect undercover agent to you; how you use him will be up to you."

Lin Mo's tone brooked no argument.

Hearing this, Liu Zheng tightened his grip, almost crushing this invaluable piece of living intelligence to death.

With this bat, their Yanhuang Awakening could unearth a massive amount of top-secret intelligence regarding Secret Intelligence Division Ten. This would be a monumental achievement.

But the most important thing was that Lin Mo would eventually transfer Billy Chen into this body, allowing them to arrange for him to become an undercover agent.

This point alone was something Yanhuang Awakening could not refuse.

Therefore, Liu Zheng immediately nodded in agreement.

"No problem, we can definitely do that."

"Then I'm leaving. I need to train Billy Chen first, otherwise he might dissipate before he even infiltrates."

After saying that, Lin Mo turned and walked away.

Only four people were left at the scene.

Xia Zhi walked over, patting Shouzhen's shoulder as she spoke.

"Shouzhen, you are indeed a very good Daoist, but do you know that we are human, not saints? There are some things that must be done, even if it means risking our lives."

Old Bai sighed and patted Shouzhen's shoulder, but said nothing.

Liu Zheng didn't have much to say either. Revenge was a personal matter; letting go or not was one's own business. But persuading others to let go of their hatred was as stupid as those idiotic mediators on TV shows.

Shouzhen truly couldn't understand. Perhaps because he had studied in the Pure Yang Temple since childhood, his comprehension of human nature wasn't profound enough.

He ultimately nodded, sat cross-legged on the grass, formed hand seals, and began to chant scriptures.

The souls floating in mid-air slowly unfurled, gradually returning to their original appearances.

However, their eyes remained tightly shut, and their bodies became increasingly transparent, gradually dissipating.

--System: If you do not eradicate the roots when cutting the weeds, they will grow again when the spring breeze blows.--

Ashes Community.

A wisp of blue smoke curled upward as Billy Chen's soul entity was released by Lin Mo.

After emerging from the yellow talisman, an extremely cold and gloomy aura surged into his soul entity like a tide. Not only was there no discomfort, but it also gave him the exhilarating feeling of a fish returning to the sea.

Everything around him instantly became incredibly clear to his perception. He could even see traces of black air currents, invisible to the naked eye, drifting in the air.

"This place is..."

"A good place suitable for your nourishment," Lin Mo's voice came faintly.

"For the next period of time, you will stay here and absorb as much Yin energy as possible." Lin Mo pointed to the black energy lingering between the buildings.

"This will be beneficial for your future possession, allowing you to last a bit longer inside that vampire body."

Hearing this, Billy Chen subconsciously opened his mouth, imitating the way he took deep breaths when he was alive.

As the Yin energy entered his mouth, his soul entity shuddered. The sensation went to his head faster than smoking the world's most premium cigar.

"Just... just inhale like this?"

Lin Mo glanced at him with a hint of looking at a country bumpkin in his eyes.

This is an overseas returnee?!

"You'll understand gradually. But I must remind you, Yin energy can solidify your soul entity and even grant you strength far beyond ordinary people, but it is also a poison. If you don't know moderation, you will lose yourself."

"Why does that sound a bit like shooting up?"

Before his words faded, Lin Mo grabbed Billy Chen's soul entity. With a flash of his figure, the two of them appeared on the rooftop.

The night wind howled, carrying a biting chill that blew Billy Chen's soul entity until it flickered uncertainly.

Lin Mo raised his hand, pointing at the residential building opposite them, which was completely shrouded in dense black mist.

"If you cannot guard your original heart, the Yin energy will infinitely amplify your resentment and anger, turning you into a vengeful spirit that only knows slaughter."

"And then..."

Lin Mo flicked his finger.

Boom!

A blinding flash of lightning tore through the night sky, like a war spear thrown by a god, striking the seventh-floor balcony of the opposite building with unerring precision!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a mournful shriek that seemed capable of tearing apart souls, erupting from that building.

A dense black shadow twisted and struggled within the lightning, finally bursting open with a bang, turning into a sky full of black energy that was rapidly assimilated by the surrounding Yin energy.

Billy Chen's entire soul was dumbfounded. What was that just now? It was so fast he couldn't even react.

He pointed blankly at the opposite building. "Was... was that a ghost?"

"Yes. Essentially, you are one now too."

Lin Mo's tone was completely placid, as if he had merely crushed an ant.

"If you go over there now, there's a high probability you'll be devoured by the other guys in that building. Cannibalism among humans isn't common, but ghosts eating ghosts is an everyday occurrence."

Lin Mo's words were like a basin of cold water, or rather, a bucket of gasoline poured over Billy Chen's heart, followed by a spark that ignited his inner self.

Looking at the opposite building.

He stared fixedly at the building opposite, a trace of resolution flashing in his eyes, and asked through gritted teeth, "Then if I devour those ghosts, will I also become stronger?"

"You will. But you will also cease to be yourself."

Lin Mo withdrew his hand, his expression cold and detached.

"Their resentment will corrupt your soul, and their memories will assault your mind. In the end, you will become an abomination stitched together from countless negative emotions, unable to even remember who you are."

"I do not recommend you take this path."

Lin Mo paused for a moment before offering another option.

"You can slaughter them and absorb the Yin energy they release as they dissipate. Although more than half of it will be wasted, it will at least guarantee that you remain Billy Chen."