Chapter 151: Starkly Different Monsters and Spirits: Do Grandpa An and the Others Visit Often?

To be fair, Lin Yi felt that the driver’s remark was actually quite accurate.

Shaking his head, Lin Yi smiled. This little interlude made him feel as though the very air held a hint of ambiguity.

After getting out of the car, Lin Yi quickly scanned his surroundings. Seeing no familiar faces, he set his sights on the building known as Red Romance.

Walking up to the grand entrance sign, Lin Yi looked around, paying special attention to the open-air parking lots.

He wanted to see if there were any nearby areas that hadn't yet been rigidly paved over with concrete, hoping this might help him determine certain things, but he found nothing.

Over the years, many things here had been cleared away very cleanly.

"That statue—in the turtle demon Wuhu's mind, I only caught a glimpse of it. At that time, the statue was placed among a pile of broken stones. Just before the turtle demon fled, some collapsing ruined walls even covered it up. If that statue still exists, it must definitely be buried deep beneath the ground right here... Tonight, I'm going to play the role of an excavator!"

Lin Yi had already decided to use a little trick to handle the management of Red Romance, then head down to the underground parking garage and play the part of a digging laborer.

He would excavate according to the exact spot the turtle demon had glimpsed in its memory.

The only place close to the underground depths was, naturally, the underground parking garage.

Yet, digging up the pavement in an underground parking garage for no apparent reason, acting like a madman, would undoubtedly cause trouble.

With this thought, Lin Yi stopped observing his surroundings, reined in his emotions, and approached the entrance of Red Romance.

Right at the doorway stood six stunning beauties wearing qipaos with thigh slits cut all the way up to their waists, their makeup exceptionally heavy. Three stood on each side of the entrance.

Seeing Lin Yi approach, they immediately spoke in unison, "Welcome to Red Romance Bath Center."

The sight left Lin Yi completely dumbfounded.

Nodding, Lin Yi walked into the lobby.

Soon, a floor manager approached.

The manager was dressed rather like a waiter: white shirt, black trousers, black leather shoes, and a crew cut, looking quite sharp.

Upon walking over, a professional smile immediately bloomed on the corners of his mouth.

"Hello there, sir, welcome to Red Romance. How may I help you today? We have many exceptionally skilled and beautiful female masseuses here who can help you relax and relieve fatigue. Furthermore, our post-service dining options are quite wonderful..."

Before the manager could finish, Lin Yi hurriedly waved a hand and said, "Handsome, I came here on official business to speak with your boss. Where is he right now?"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, then said with some difficulty, "Sir, do you have an appointment? If you don't have an appointment, our boss—"

Just as the waiter finished speaking, Lin Yi's brow furrowed. It wasn't that the waiter's words had upset him, but rather because Lin Yi sensed something seemed slightly amiss.

The spot where he was standing was right in the middle, about a third of the way into the lobby.

Standing here and talking to the waiter had been fine, but right at this moment, the *Book of Beheading Gods* began to turn its pages.

"Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap."

"Low-level fierce ghost. No murders committed."

"Low-level pig demon. No murders committed."

...

On one of the pages of the *Book of Beheading Gods*, two grayscale images appeared.

These two grayscale images were slightly larger than the crane with a hazy conscious soul that had been conjured by the old man of the Tang family of paper-doll makers.

Yet they weren't much larger.

One of the images depicted a woman missing half her head and half an arm.

Next to her was the label: Low-level fierce ghost.

The woman was actually quite attractive. If the remaining half of her face could be fully restored, her looks would easily be somewhere around medium.

The other image was slightly larger than the female ghost's picture.

It was a plump, white pig demon with tusks emitting a cold gleam, its snout seeming to constantly inhale and exhale wisps of bloody aura.

Its entire pig head was completely devoid of stray hair, looking bald and shiny!

Clearly, both the female ghost and the pig demon possessed very weak cultivation.

After the *Book of Beheading Gods* finished labeling them, it didn't provide any warning at all, indicating that they posed not the slightest threat to Lin Yi.

Inside the Red Romance lobby, the lights flickered, looking magnificent and luxurious.

This was a three-story building, but each floor was exceptionally tall, with vertical clearances reaching a full five or six meters.

Aside from the lobby, which spanned over a hundred square meters, there were numerous partitioned rooms all around, from which faint sounds of laughter and the clinking of glasses drifted out.

Lin Yi cast his gaze forward. Ahead of him was a fat man in his thirties, impeccably dressed in a western suit.

Yet his physique was a bit too robust, weighing around three hundred catties, with a massive bald head and several crisscrossing knife scars on his face.

At this moment, the fat man was wearing a wretched smile while being supported as he walked.

Beside him was a very beautiful middle-aged woman.

The two of them were not far from Lin Yi.

Apart from the two of them, a young woman followed closely behind.

That young woman wore black-rimmed glasses and looked quite demure and youthful, appearing to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.

As these three passed right in front of Lin Yi, they triggered the *Book of Beheading Gods* to turn its page again.

With just a brief glance, Lin Yi knew that the fat man was none other than the low-level pig demon.

As for the beautiful woman beside the pig demon, she was surprisingly not the female ghost.

The demure young girl following behind them was the actual female ghost.

However, both the pig demon and the young girl left Lin Yi feeling utterly baffled.

The *Book of Beheading Gods* actually indicated that neither this pig demon nor the young girl had ever killed anyone?

"Boss, Boss, this gentleman says he wants to see you. Sir, this is our boss, Yan Liang."

At that moment, the waiter hurried over and spoke.

Only then did Lin Yi realize that this fat pig demon was the owner.

He had no idea how many years of cultivation this pig demon possessed, but seeing that it had never taken a life, Lin Yi truly looked at him in a new light.

Therefore, Lin Yi was in no rush to execute the fat man on the spot. Instead, his eyes brightened, knowing he could now go about his work freely without any twists or turns.

With this thought, Lin Yi walked toward the fat man.

Before the other could speak, Lin Yi said, "Boss Yan, it has truly been a long time, I've missed you terribly. Come, come, let's catch up properly. Oh, and handsome, you can go back to your work; your Boss Yan and I are old acquaintances."

While talking to the waiter, Lin Yi simultaneously condensed his voice into a thread, transmitting it straight into the fat pig demon's ears: "I'm from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau. I have something to discuss with you. Upstairs."

Yan Liang frowned, looking as though he wanted to scold both the waiter and Lin Yi, but upon hearing those words, Yan Liang's expression shifted instantly, a look of extreme terror washing over his face!

"Ah, so it's you, brother! Right this way, let's go upstairs."

As he spoke, Yan Liang respectfully extended a hand toward Lin Yi, making a polite gesture of invitation.

The waiter was completely dumbfounded, never expecting that this young man truly knew their big boss.

Lin Yi, Yan Liang, and the two women headed upstairs together.

The two women wore looks of utter confusion, having no idea what was going on between Yan Liang and Lin Yi.

However, sweat was already beading on Yan Liang's forehead. Down his bald pate, perspiration dripped drop by drop as if it were completely free.

As they climbed the stairs, Yan Liang's legs felt somewhat weak.

Along the way, numerous beauties greeted them, an absolute feast for the eyes.

Those beauties all greeted Yan Liang while casting bold, giggling glances at Lin Yi, some even throwing winks that left Lin Yi completely overwhelmed!

The attire of these beauties was avant-garde and truly tested one's willpower!

Lin Yi felt as though he had stepped right into the Cave of the Silk Web!

It wasn't until the three of them reached the boss's office on the third floor and closed the door behind them that Yan Liang turned around, bowed respectfully to Lin Yi, and said, "Officer, I haven't done anything wrong! I have a license, I really have a license! The Red Romance Bath Center is officially approved... I... I... truly... old Yan has never killed anyone in his life, never broken the law! If you don't believe me, you can call Master An. Yes, call Master An! Since you're from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, you must know Master An Hero, right..."

Anxiety was written all over Yan Liang's face as he hurriedly explained.

Yet the moment he finished speaking, the expressions of the two women behind him changed simultaneously.

In particular, the demure-looking young girl suddenly radiated a wave of ominous energy, looking somewhat hostile while fear flickered across her face.

"Uh..."

Lin Yi hadn't expected that this Yan Liang actually knew An Hero.

As for Yan Liang never having killed anyone in his life, Lin Yi actually believed it, because the *Book of Beheading Gods* had already conveyed that message.

Yet for Yan Liang to know Grandfather An Hero meant there must be quite a story behind it.

Still, Lin Yi's primary purpose today wasn't to subdue demons and exterminate devils. Since Yan Liang knew An Hero, and Red Romance hadn't run into any trouble all these years, it seemed this low-level pig demon named Yan Liang hadn't committed any real wrongs.

With this in mind, Lin Yi nodded. "So you know Grandfather An. Don't worry, Boss Yan, I didn't come here for anything else; I just need to take care of some business at your bath center. I'm going to have to requisition your underground parking garage for a bit."

Hearing Lin Yi speak this way, Yan Liang finally pulled out a handkerchief to continuously wipe away his sweat before letting out a long sigh of relief.

"You scared the life out of me, little brother. You really gave me a fright; I thought some trouble had caught up with me. Daughter, hurry up and pull back your aura, don't worry. Even though this is an official from the government, he knows Grandfather An..."

Then, Yan Liang's very next sentence completely scrambled Lin Yi's brains, leaving him utterly bewildered.

"Wait, no, no, little brother... aren't you here like Master An and the others to enjoy services from the pretty masseuses, listen to some tunes, sing songs, and then do... *you know* afterwards? I remember Master An and Master Man always followed this routine! Sometimes they even fought over our top-tier hostesses here. Oh, little brother, are you—oh... you're going to the basement?"