To facilitate movement, Su Rui and Shizuka Hiratsuka got into Yukinoshita Haruno's car together, and under her guidance, they sped all the way to a high-end apartment near a school called Soubu High School.
"It's upstairs, please come with me."
Because her sister was in danger, Yukinoshita Haruno's voice trembled slightly, and her hand also trembled when opening the car door, failing to open it several times until Shizuka Hiratsuka helped her.
"Let's go, I'll go first. What's your sister's room number?"
Su Rui glanced at Yukinoshita Haruno, who was so nervous that her calves were trembling and she could barely stand still, and asked casually.
"It's 302, the key, the key is in my hand."
Yukinoshita Haruno said, walking towards the apartment stairs while shakily reaching into her pocket for the key.
Then her hand trembled, and the key fell to the ground, making a crisp "clink" sound.
Yukinoshita Haruno's body trembled slightly from this small mistake, and she looked at Su Rui uneasily, afraid that he would not help because of this minor issue.
Looking at Yukinoshita Haruno, who was already somewhat disoriented and lacking judgment due to panic, Su Rui picked up the key and said to Shizuka Hiratsuka:
"You two wait here; I'll be down very soon and will bring her sister back safely."
After speaking, he didn't wait for Shizuka Hiratsuka's reply, but directly turned and walked upstairs into the apartment building.
If he waited for a reply, it might lead to another round of bickering, wasting time, and he would have to watch Yukinoshita Haruno continue to be so nervous that she lost all judgment.
However, what Su Rui didn't expect was that after he went upstairs, Yukinoshita Haruno, who was being supported by Shizuka Hiratsuka, couldn't help but look at her former teacher:
"Shizuka, can you help me? I'm really worried about Yukino's safety. Can't you take me up? I promise I'll just watch from a distance."
"No. We wouldn't be able to help if we went, and we might even affect Su Rui's performance. Have you forgotten about you barging in rashly before?"
On this matter, Shizuka Hiratsuka was unyielding; instead, she glared at Yukinoshita Haruno, led her towards the car, and pressed Yukinoshita Haruno into the back seat.
"Look at how nervous you are. It's a good thing your hands didn't shake while you were driving."
After slightly complaining about Haruno's nervousness, Shizuka Hiratsuka still softened and comforted her former student, patting Yukinoshita Haruno's arm:
"Don't worry, Su Rui is very strong. With him there, Yukino will definitely not be in danger. Have you forgotten about you upsetting Su Rui by barging in rashly before? This time, you might make Su Rui unhappy again?"
As she spoke, as if thinking of something, Shizuka Hiratsuka even deliberately leaned into Yukinoshita Haruno's ear to scare her:
"Let me tell you, Su Rui is a philanderer. Even though he has me, he still keeps many maids and a young lady at home."
"..." Yukinoshita Haruno trembled slightly. Shizuka Hiratsuka watched with satisfaction as her student's back trembled in fear, a slight smile curving her lips. This way, Haruno would know to keep her distance, right?
But what Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't expect was that the trembling just now was only due to nervousness, but at that moment, a glimmer of light flashed in Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes because of Shizuka Hiratsuka's words.
On the other side, Su Rui didn't take the elevator. Instead, relying on his speed and movement technique, he used the stairs and reached the third floor in just two short seconds.
Not only 302, but even 301 opposite 302 was enveloped by the vengeful spirit's resentment, which was slowly spreading outwards from behind the door.
Su Rui first opened the door to 302 with the key. In his hand, he already held a long sword made of spiritual power. The golden flames burning on the blade incinerated and purified the spreading resentment, turning it into a small amount of pure spiritual power that Su Rui absorbed.
As soon as he opened the door, he was ambushed by a dark shadow. Su Rui's powerful dynamic vision allowed him to discern that the opponent seemed to be a leopard, or a very large cat.
The black cat's movements were very fast, but for Su Rui, it wasn't fast enough.
As the black cat pounced on him, Su Rui also swung his sword blade, which was burning with golden flames, blocking the black cat's inevitable path of attack.
However, this black cat was clearly not so easy to deal with. Noticing Su Rui's blade and the dangerous flames, it immediately let out a piercing cry, then forcefully twisted its body in mid-air.
Su Rui's blade only grazed a portion of its flesh, but the black cat avoided a fatal injury.
The severed piece of flesh from its back fell to the ground, emitting a thick resentment. Su Rui plunged his blade into the ground, and the golden flames incinerated the flesh, turning it into spiritual power that he absorbed.
The spiritual power gained, slightly less than from the previous katana-wielding evil spirit girl, surprised Su Rui. This was only a part of its fur; if the entire cat were purified, it would be a significant gain.
That portion of fur had been completely purified. Su Rui withdrew the blade from the floor and looked at the black cat, which was maintaining its distance and watching him:
"You're a good prey. Aren't you going to say something? Someone as strong as you should have a brain, right?"
The black cat did not respond, only stared at Su Rui with bright eyes and let out a sharp cry.
Then, Su Rui noticed that resentment was gathering towards the black cat.
How rare. There aren't many evil spirits that can control the resentment on their bodies. Su Rui glanced at the resentment spreading from the door behind him and from 301 opposite, a slight smile curving his lips as he looked at the black cat, which, realizing his strength, was facing him as if facing a formidable enemy.
"You're not bad, but not enough."
This time, it wasn't just the blade. As Su Rui stepped towards the black cat, golden flames began to burn from his skin, and his entire being was enveloped by the flames of spiritual power.
This burning aura directly incinerated and purified the resentment gathering towards the black cat from behind Su Rui, transforming it into Su Rui's spiritual power.
What was originally a supplement for the black cat now became a supplement for Su Rui.
Realizing something was wrong, the black cat pounced on Su Rui again. This time, Su Rui waited until it was close enough, almost within zero-point-something seconds of the black cat's claws reaching him, before Su Rui expanded the range of the golden flames around his body.
With nowhere to escape, the black cat that crashed into Su Rui's embrace was scorched by the golden flames, struggling and flailing its sharp claws, but Su Rui grabbed its body, and the flames in his hand intensified.
Unable to escape, the black cat, realizing it was about to die under the scorching golden flames, shrieked terribly, and at the same time, some resentment seemed to make other moves.
"You're at death's door, and you still want to play tricks?" Su Rui tightened his wrist and aimed his long sword at the black cat's neck.