I always thought A Jian was just an ordinary ghost.
By a stroke of luck, he managed to escape the capture of the grim reapers and was picked up by my grandfather, Du Wenzhong. Then he started following us around.
Sometimes when my grandfather was trying to deceive people, A Jian would secretly lend a hand. One human and one ghost would bamboozle those who came to ask for divination so much that they would willingly take out the money in their pockets.
Unexpectedly, when I first dealt with the female ghost in red in the rental house, the Yang Five Thunder Spell, which had always been effective, didn't work at all.
When the female ghost in red tried to possess me, A Jian stepped in front of me without hesitation.
"Where did this little ghost come from! How over - confident..."
The female ghost in red grinned hideously and was about to chew A Jian up and swallow him.
A Jian looked extremely ugly. The usual teasing and gentle look on his face was completely gone. His raven - black long hair was loose, half covering his thin face. A blood - red tongue suddenly hung out of his pale, ashen lips.
He actually showed his deathly appearance?!
Generally, ghosts who die of natural causes will appear in their old age, while those who die a violent death will always retain the appearance they had at the moment of death.
So in those haunted houses or at the scenes of car accidents, people with spiritual senses can see the tragic appearance of the ghosts.
Since I first met A Jian, he had always looked like a gentle scholar in white clothes. I once thought he was just a down - and - out scholar who died... I never expected he was actually a hanged ghost?!
...Moreover, a ghost who can cultivate to the point of hiding his deathly appearance can never be just a mere white - shadow ghost.
Before I could think further, the teeth of the female ghost in red had already gnawed on A Jian's face. I saw A Jian's soul body, like a wisp of misty blue air, wrap around the seven orifices of the female ghost and then drill into her body.
"Ahhhh!!"
The female ghost felt that her evil aura was like a drop of water meeting the scorching sun and instantly evaporated. She let out a terrified scream.
Who would have thought that a mere white - clothed ghost would have the ability to absorb the soul of a fierce ghost?!
"A Jian, don't eat her!!"
I was also panicked. I had never seen A Jian like this before. His current appearance was a million times scarier than a evil ghost! I didn't want him to be involved in the karma of this female ghost. I still hoped that one day A Jian would figure things out and go to reincarnate and be reborn as a human...
A Jian had completely taken control of the situation. Hearing my shout, he slightly turned his head and stared at me coldly with his red - eyed gaze, which made a chill run down my back.
"Humph!"
He angrily flicked his wide robe sleeve, and his eyes gradually regained clarity. After his soul body stabilized, he transformed back into his previous serene and elegant appearance like a hermit in the mountains.
The blood and evil aura on the female ghost in red had all been absorbed by A Jian. Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage, she immediately dissipated her soul body and tried to escape.
A Jian was furious. He stretched out his pale and slender hand, grabbed the female ghost by the face, and brutally threw her back onto the floor.
"Spare me! Spare me..."
The evil aura around the female ghost had disappeared. A panicked look appeared on her dirty face. She finally realized that she had encountered a powerful "person".
Her previous arrogance of wanting to destroy the world had been replaced by fear. She wanted revenge, but she also wanted offerings and paper money even more. She hoped that she could use them to make some connections in the underworld so that in her next life, she could be born into a wealthy family and not suffer like this life.
"Kneel down obediently!"
A Jian let out another heavy cold snort and floated to sit by the window.
By now, it was past dusk. A lingering afterglow of the sunset hung obliquely in the sky, cutting A Jian's translucent figure into two distinct worlds.
I was a little scared of him like this. I didn't know why he was suddenly so angry.
In the past, I had also made A Jian crazy because I didn't listen to my grandfather, but he had never shown such a ferocious face like this!
"A Jian..."
There was a purple - black mark on my neck where the female ghost had choked me, and my voice was hoarse. I sounded like a motherless kitten, crying pitifully.
A Jian was just about to turn his head when he seemed to remember something that made him extremely angry. Frowning, he said in a harsh voice, "Leave me alone. I'm really annoyed!"
Seeing that he wasn't buying my plea for mercy, I had no choice but to turn around and deal with the "lawsuit" between the female ghost and Wei Yuan first.
"Wei Yuan has already paid the compensation to your family. Didn't they hold a memorial service for you?"
I looked at the female ghost on the ground. She had returned to the tragic state she was in after the car accident.
"No! No one cared about me... I didn't know what to do myself, so I had to haunt them! They killed me, and I want justice!!"
As the female ghost spoke, she let out another shrill scream.
"I was dragged on the ground by this young master Wei. It hurt so much!! There were pebbles on the asphalt road, and they even wore through my skull... I didn't want to die. I didn't want to die!"
"Y, yes, I'm sorry!"
Wei Yuan was hiding behind me. "I really didn't know you were hanging on the back of the car. Xiao Li and the others were right behind me, and no one reminded me."
"Hehe... That's why I went after them first."
The female ghost sneered. Brain tissue was slowly falling from her damaged skull. "That Zhao Donglin... actually invited a master to deal with me. Hehe, what a master! He was just a fool. I couldn't even enter his house at first, but he actually sprinkled some so - called holy water on the ground... He didn't even understand that ghosts don't walk on dry roads. What a pretender!"
Her voice suddenly became sharp, and she laughed sinisterly. "Of course, I just walked into the house along the puddles of water they had sprinkled!"
"They deserved it, but I really didn't do it on purpose. I've paid more than 500,000 yuan to your parents!!"
Wei Yuan said, "My assistant handled it. He even suggested giving them more money so that they would have something to rely on in their old age!"
"... Waaaaah! No, I didn't see anything!"
The female ghost could hardly keep laughing. She hung her head. "I wanted to go home, but I couldn't even buy a travel permit... I could feel my body being thrown beside the garbage, suffering from being eaten by insects and gnawed by rats every day. I'm so hateful! I'm so hateful!!"
Wei Yuan was anxious. He pointed to the sky and swore, "I definitely gave the money! It's just 500,000 yuan. I spend more than that on two pieces of clothing. Do I need to lie?"
I very much agreed with Wei Yuan's words.
He was a money - worshiper who thought there was nothing that money couldn't buy!
500,000 yuan might be a sky - high price for this female ghost, but for a rich young master like Wei Yuan, the clothes he wore to a party might cost more than that!
Now, it seemed that there was a problem with the female ghost's family!
"If you want your body to be buried in peace and be reborn into a wealthy family in the underworld, then listen to me carefully."
I sat on the bed and leaned slightly towards the female ghost. The female ghost also raised her head. Her blood - shot eyes met mine, filled with confusion.
"Let Wei Yuan safely return to his body and survive. He will take you back to your hometown to find out what's going on!"