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The children were waiting expectantly.

A series of footsteps echoed in the corridor.

The familiar voice of the dean came over.

"Dr. Li, all the children from our Xinxin Orphanage are here!"

As the door opened, the children finally saw who had come to adopt them.

He was a middle-aged man wearing a spotless white lab coat, with half of his face made of metal, wearing a monocle, and one electronic eye flashing a cold red light.

The sight of this face naturally frightened the children, who all took a step back. But the thought that this was the person who would take them to the city center to live a good life instantly made these precocious children, who were used to hardship, straighten their backs and show their most obedient side.

With longing and anticipation in her eyes, Su Xiaoxiao shrank her small body further into the corner, almost burying herself in the shadow of the wall.

The man, known as Dr. Li, smiled and nodded, but his gaze didn't linger on the hospital director. Instead, he looked directly at the rows of nervous yet excited children.

He walked past the most lively and cheerful boy in the first row, his gaze lingering on the boy's healthy face for less than a second before he looked away without any interest.

He then walked up to a sweet-looking little girl with a bow in her hair. The girl gave him a cute smile that she had practiced countless times, but he ignored her completely.

Li Xiao walked at a steady pace, scanning each child who made eye contact with him, but none of them satisfied him. He had come to the southern part of the city to select new members for the organization.

In this major attack on the South City, the Ghost Master Association suffered a comprehensive crackdown from the powerful families of the Upper District of the South City. As a result, the Ghost Master Association's hidden strongholds in the Central District were completely wiped out. Although the organization suffered heavy losses, it also gained a great deal.

Countless civilians in the central city were sacrificed, and the resentment collected was enough for the Ghost Master Association to cultivate a more stable group of Ghost Masters.

Compared to the older generation of Ghost Masters, whose average lifespan is less than forty years, the Ghost Master techniques improved by the Chairman allow the new generation of Ghost Masters to break the lifespan limit. This is why the Ghost Master Association is causing such a huge uproar in the South District.

For a new generation of ghost hunters to take shape, they must collect enough resentment. And how to collect enough resentment is simple: make people who were originally happy unhappy.

To achieve this condition, there is no better place than the Central District. However, compared to the Central District of the South City, the Central Districts of the other areas are heavily guarded against them. Only the Southern District has the latest development of the Ghost Masters, and the powerful families here are the least defensive towards Ghost Masters.

However, they underestimated the power of the aristocratic families, but fortunately, they achieved their goals.

As for why they didn't launch the calamity in the safer Lower City, the Ghost Master Association had considered this as well. However, most of the Ghost Master Association members were from the Lower City, so they understood its characteristics.

Compared to the fear of the supernatural in the central district, most people in the lower district are numb. It's hard to get them to harbor enough resentment. Even when faced with bizarre killings, most people resign themselves to their fate when they are desperate. Since they are going to die anyway, they might as well leave this painful world rather than struggle.

The orphanage gradually quieted down, and the children's smiles began to stiffen one by one. They didn't understand why this seemingly creepy uncle was dissatisfied with them.

It's important to understand that the children ranked higher in the list are generally of good appearance and health. Conversely, those ranked lower in the list are often those with developmental delays or disabilities.

Dean Wang Shimao was also somewhat puzzled. As he watched the children Li Xiao was selecting move further and further back in the row, his heart couldn't help but clench with anxiety.

These orphanages don't adopt orphans entirely out of kindness; it's for profit.

There are quite a few people from the Zhongcheng District who come to the Xiacheng District to adopt children. Generally, these adopted children will earn a considerable amount of charitable funds for their orphanage, enabling the orphanage to continue to operate and allowing them to live a better life.

Therefore, everyone who can adopt a child from his orphanage is a great benefactor. He doesn't want the charity funds that are about to be in his hands to just slip away like this. However, this Dr. Li didn't even take a look at any of the children he arranged in the front row. How could he possibly take a look at the defective ones in the back?

Thinking of this, he quickly stepped forward.

"Dr. Li, do you have any special requests? You can tell me, and I'll choose for you. After all, when it comes to being most familiar with the children here, I, the director of the orphanage, am the best."

However, Li Xiao didn't even turn his head when he heard his words. His gaze suddenly fell on a thin figure in the shadows of the corner.

Su Xiaoxiao instantly felt as if she were being stared at by a cold, venomous snake, and the hairs on her body stood on end. She couldn't understand why this man was still looking at her with such eyes even though she had already hidden herself at the very back.

She instinctively lowered her head even further, wishing she could disappear immediately.

A sudden, excited smile spread across Li Xiao's lips. What he saw was a fallen being who had completely escaped the fates of the three.

It's important to know that becoming a master of supernatural beings has prerequisites. First, the person must be sufficiently insane and extreme, because such a personality makes it easier to resonate with the supernatural and achieve a balance with it.

However, none of the children he had examined before met this requirement. But before that, there was one type of person who was 100% guaranteed to become a Demon Master: the Fallen One among the three Destiny Bodies.

Such people have had many misfortunes since childhood, and their personalities are quite extreme and crazy. If given even the slightest chance, they will desperately grasp at that lifeline. When faced with bizarre backlash, they have enough willpower and perseverance to maintain their clarity as human beings.

Compared to the less than 10% success rate of ordinary people becoming Ghost Masters, these people are almost guaranteed to succeed every time they are caught.

Moreover, the fused entity is at least a B-level entity, unlike him, who is just an ordinary person who became a master of supernatural beings. He went through countless near-death experiences and only reached the C-level. Besides, the person in front of him is an awakened fallen entity.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao couldn't help but breathe with excitement. This was a master of the art of manipulation born to be a double S-level expert. Even top-tier aristocratic families would be extremely wary of such an existence.

Similar to the Awakened, the Awakened can sense the existence of each other's Ghost Veins, and the Ghost Masters can also clearly sense the talents of the contained entities. In Li Xiao's perception, Su Xiaoxiao is a contained entity with infinite space.

If the containment space inside his body is only the size of a fist, then the containment space inside Su Xiaoxiao's body is an incredibly spacious house.

"That's her!"

Li Xiao spoke in a trembling voice.

Instantly, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned. The children's faces were full of disbelief as they looked at Su Xiaoxiao, who was desperately trying to hide herself, and couldn't understand why she had been chosen.

Since arriving at their Xinxin Orphanage, the girl has always been quiet and reserved. Sometimes she would stare blankly at the orphanage gate, which made them wonder if she had suffered a brain injury before coming to the orphanage.

Dean Wang Shimao was also stunned for a moment. He knew this girl because she had come to him not long ago and said that she did not want to be adopted. However, after he said a few words to her, she was forcibly dragged over.

After all, although he had some kindness towards these poor children, it wasn't much. The orphanage needed to survive, and every child who could be adopted was a bargaining chip for the orphanage. How could he allow the chips not to be sold for a good price?

Unexpectedly, the child who least wanted to be adopted was chosen.

"Dr. Li, are you sure it's her? Should we take a look at the other children?"

Wang Shimao asked tentatively.

"No need, she's the one!"

After speaking, Li Xiao slowly walked towards Su Xiaoxiao, his leather shoes making a clattering sound on the old wooden planks, each step feeling like a blow to Su Xiaoxiao's heart.

He knelt down in front of Su Xiaoxiao, his face unusually gentle, but the light in his eyes filled Su Xiaoxiao with fear, because he was too intense.

"Don't be afraid, child!" Li Xiao reached out to touch Su Xiaoxiao's cheek.

Su Xiaoxiao shuddered suddenly and shrank back like a frightened little animal.

Li Xiao's hand stopped in mid-air, his eyes showing no sign of annoyance, but rather he was looking at Su Xiaoxiao with great interest.

"What a perfect containment subject! I never imagined I'd be so lucky to encounter you. Your future achievements are immeasurable!"

Li Xiao's voice was very soft. Looking at Su Xiaoxiao's thin body, he couldn't help but think of the boy he had met in the black market in the central district.

To this day, he still doesn't know what kind of power the boy possesses. If it weren't for the fact that the organization had important matters to attend to at the time, he would have insisted on keeping the child and studying him thoroughly.

But he probably died in the face of that widespread calamity this time! What a pity.

A hint of regret flashed in Li Xiao's eyes as he shook his head. Although the child's power was miraculous, there was absolutely no chance of survival against an S-level Ghost Domain.