The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 18: Ghost Baby? The Hellhound Devours it in One Bite

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Ghost Baby? The Hellhound Devours it in One Bite

Xie Han walked over to Qin Zhao’s side, removed his sunglasses, and carefully scanned his surroundings.

"You took ten million from me, so why aren’t you protecting me? A few days ago, I realized someone was secretly following me, it must be Zhong Rujin. If I hadn’t hired a bodyguard, she would definitely have come looking for me!"

"I only take action at critical moments."

Qin Zhao glanced at him, then continued reading his script.

"When is it a critical moment?"

Xie Han was in no mood to film; these past few days had been terrifying.

Every day, he dreamt of that lunatic Zhong Rujin chasing him with a knife, waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.

Before Qin Zhao could reply, there was a commotion at the entrance of the set.

"Sorry, we’re filming here, outsiders aren’t allowed in."

The security arranged by the director stopped the person.

Xie Han and Qin Zhao turned their heads to look and saw Zhong Rujin. Her face was pale, her figure gaunt as if she had just recovered from a serious illness. Feeling Xie Han’s gaze, she stared straight back at him.

"I’m Xie Han’s girlfriend, I’ve come to visit the set."

The moment Zhong Rujin finished speaking, Xie Han’s face turned unpleasant as he said to the bodyguard, "Go and get rid of her."

The bodyguard Xie Han had hired went to the entrance and spoke to the security staff.

"Mr. Xie says he doesn’t recognize this woman."

The security staff looked at Zhong Rujin, "Did you hear that? Please leave."

Zhong Rujin’s face turned paler, her eyes red and swollen, tears swirling in her eyes. She placed her hands on her belly and said with a choked voice, "Xie Han, I’m pregnant, do you really not want me anymore?"

"What? She’s pregnant with Mr. Xie’s child?"

"Oh my God, I can already foresee tomorrow’s trending searches; it’s definitely going to be about Xie Han abandoning his wife and child!"

"Xie Han has always been restless, it’s just that the reporters never caught him. Who would have thought he’d get someone pregnant this time."

Zhong Rujin’s declaration caused an uproar on the set.

The discussion and strange glances from the crowd made it impossible for Xie Han to remain calm.

He couldn’t help but walk towards the entrance and confront Zhong Rujin, "What did you mean by what you just said?"

"This is the medical report."

Zhong Rujin, tears streaming down her face, trembled as she handed over a piece of paper.

The onlookers, all filled with gossip, tried to see the contents of the paper.

Xie Han snatched it quickly to keep it from the view of others.

The gynecological report from the hospital confirmed that Zhong Rujin was indeed pregnant.

"I know I’ve done many wrong things in the past, I won’t dare to anymore.

The child will be born fatherless, I haven’t even graduated from college, what am I supposed to do in the future!

Xie Han, for the sake of our child, can’t you just forgive me?"

Zhong Rujin walked towards Xie Han, and the bodyguards, not expecting her to be actually Xie Han’s girlfriend and pregnant with his child, did not stop her.

Xie Han shifted his gaze from the report only to find Zhong Rujin already close to him.

"Do you want to touch our child?"

Zhong Rujin reached out and grabbed Xie Han’s hand. Xie Han stared at her with a stunned expression, noticing that the smile on Zhong Rujin’s face was somewhat eerie, sending shivers down his spine.

"I don’t want to."

He was about to retract his hand when he saw a mass of black energy emerge from Zhong Rujin’s belly.

A piercing, shrill cry of an infant filled the set, and everyone felt dizzy.

The black energy transformed into a half-transparent ghost baby with a green face and fangs, which leapt out of Zhong Rujin’s belly straight onto Xie Han’s neck, its mouth wide open.

"Ahh!"

Xie Han fell to the ground in fright.

But the ghost baby didn’t bite him; using Xie Han as a springboard, it lunged towards Qin Zhao standing behind.

"Ying!"

A shrill and eerie scream echoed, the ghost baby carrying an intense aura of deathly resentment.

Qin Zhao stood still, coldly watching the monster.

The ghost baby opened its wide, bloodied mouth, attempting to bite off Qin Zhao’s neck in one bite.

The pungent stench of blood filled the air, indicating that the monster had devoured many people.

Its crimson eyes revealed greed and cruelty.

But in the next second, they filled with fear.

Behind Qin Zhao, a mass of black Hellfire suddenly appeared, taking the form of a giant beast.

Such Evil Objects like the ghost baby have an innate fear, stemming from the depths of their souls, for anything associated with the underworld; it turned to flee. The Hellhound transformed into a fleeting shadow and rushed forward, swallowing it with an agonizing howl.

After devouring the monster, the ferocious Hellhound turned into a small black dog with a stubby tail, lazily lying down by Qin Zhao’s feet and belching contentedly.

"Qin Zhao! Save me..."

From not far away, Xie Han’s weak voice carried over.

As the ghost baby charged at Qin Zhao, Zhong Rujin pulled out the fruit knife she carried and, taking advantage of Xie Han being petrified with fear by the ghost baby, repeatedly stabbed him in the stomach.

Qin Zhao’s Spiritual Power struck Zhong Rujin, sending her flying through the air.

After the ghost baby was eaten by the Hellhound, the rest of the people regained consciousness.

Seeing Xie Han covered in blood, a series of shocked gasps and screams filled the air.

It wasn’t long before the police and ambulance arrived.

Although Zhong Rujin tried to flee, Qin Zhao captured her and handed her over to the police.

From within a towering building some distance from the set, Shang Youwen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on a high floor, with a clear view of the commotion on the set and the medical personnel lifting Xie Han into the ambulance.

He narrowed his eyes and said to the person behind him, "Is it done?"

It was an old man with sparse white hair tied in a small ponytail at the back of his head, his expression fierce and youthful despite his age, a knife scar visible on one side of his face.

His hawk-like eyes glinted with a malevolent light, "I’ve lost contact with it."

The ghost baby, a monster created by the old man using the souls of over a hundred newborn babies, served not only to aid his cultivation but also to eliminate certain individuals without detection.

Shang Youwen frowned slightly, "This Qin Zhao is indeed quite capable."

Minutes later, the two men left the high-rise building.

Qin Zhao got into a police car along with the officers, as she was heading to the police station to give her statement.

"It’s bad! The female suspect has escaped!"

The police got out of their vehicles, just in time to see Zhong Rujin run across to the opposite side of the road.

"You, drive around from that side and block her off!"

The leading officer quickly gave the order and hurried after her.

Qin Zhao stepped down from the police car, ready to lend a hand, when she saw a sports car speeding by right in front of her.

The sports car made a turn and headed straight towards Zhong Rujin, who wasn’t far off.

With a loud crash.

Just as the police were about to apprehend her, the sports car hit Zhong Rujin, sending her flying and speeding away.

Zhong Rujin fell from the air and died instantly, staining the ground with a splash of red.

Turning her head,

She saw that the sports car didn’t even have a license plate!

It was a deliberate act of murder!

Qin Zhao caught a glimpse of the person in the sports car — an old man with white streaks in his hair, tied in a small ponytail, and an aura that reeked of the ghost baby. It was very likely that he was a member of the Mystical Sect involved in the creation of the ghost baby.

She quickly climbed into the driver’s seat of the police car, pressed the gas pedal, and chased after him.

The ghost baby had seemingly targeted Xie Han, but in reality, it was aimed at her.

This man was the one who helped Shang Youwen, using Mystical Sect methods to murder Madam Zou — the true culprit!