It turned out that she had grown up in a village, raised by a witch - granny. Her parents divorced, and her mother remarried. After her granny passed away, the new family her mother had formed needed someone to perform a wedding for the sickly young master of the Duan family to ward off bad luck.
That's when her mother recognized Ning Yitao again and adopted her into the Lu family, the family she had remarried into. Since the Lu family didn't want their own daughter to be used for the wedding, Ning Yitao was sent to a prestigious school in City B.
However, once they found out that she had grown up in a Wu ethnic tribe, she was bullied.
According to an insider, Ning Yitao was treated like a plaything at school. She was forced to participate in a spiritual battle and was made fun of. They wanted her to make a fool of herself in front of a national live - broadcast.
As for who Ning Yitao's father was, no one had been able to dig it out. Although it was strange, the information they had already found was enough for them to overlook this point.
At this time, netizens considered themselves the embodiment of justice. Well, it could also be seen as karma.
Those students who had bullied Ning Yitao finally got a taste of what cyber - bullying was like.
However, the power of the wealthy families should not be underestimated. The trending search was taken down as soon as it appeared. They blocked all those who insulted their children and sent out lawyer's letters. The enthusiasm of the netizens couldn't last long, and this incident eventually faded away.
At this moment, Ning Yitao was sitting on the plane on her way home. She paid no attention to the outside world. Looking at the scenery below, she suddenly felt a bit sad. She didn't understand this world at all.
But the strange means of transportation and buildings seemed quite novel to her. Although most of the spiritual energy had disappeared from this world, people had still made their lives convenient with their wisdom.
She closed her eyes and sorted out the current situation. She was sure that she wouldn't be like the original owner, who had died just because of a curse.
However, it was still annoying that someone always wanted to harm her secretly. She had to find out who was behind it.
She took out her phone and flipped through the original owner's information. Suddenly, she saw the "Family" category in the phonebook.
"Heh, can they still be called family?" Thinking like this, her hands didn't stop. She deleted or blocked all the so - called family contacts. After she finished, even when she closed her eyes to rest, she felt that the air around her was much fresher.
After getting off the plane, Ning Yitao was once again shocked by the real - life means of transportation in front of her. Following Zhaocai's instructions, she groped her way home.
Finally, following the original owner's memory, she returned to this shabby rental house. Although Ning Yitao disliked it, she was too tired. Since she had come to this world, she had been dealing with unexpected events. She really needed a good rest.
Zhaocai also stayed quiet and well - behaved.
Ning Yitao raised her hand and gathered a white ball in her palm. Zhaocai knew that it was the merit given to it. With a flick of its tail, the ball disappeared.
The girl and the snake finally had a good rest.
When Ning Yitao woke up, she had already absorbed the merit. She felt refreshed both physically and mentally. Although it was already dark outside, Ning Yitao stood up and stretched her muscles. She still had to go and buy some yellow paper, writing brushes and other necessary items. At the same time, she wanted to get familiar with the surroundings.
She planned to draw some talismans and carry them with her just in case.
Normally, few people would go out at midnight. But for Ning Yitao, it seemed perfectly reasonable to go out at one o'clock in the morning.
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Ning Yitao originally planned to go straight to the funeral shop. The yellow paper from such places was the most effective. The more souls a place had nourished, the more powerful the paper would be.
She accidentally met a strange soul. Unlike other souls that were wandering aimlessly, this one had a very clear goal. Ning Yitao followed it and unexpectedly ended up at a hospital. Just as she was about to leave disappointed, she actually saw a funeral shop inside the hospital. This was really disrespectful.
A playful smile curled up on Ning Yitao's lips. She quickened her steps and walked over. She directly leaned on the counter and asked the boss to get her some yellow paper. As a result, when the boss turned around.
It was an old man in his fifties or sixties, hunched over. There was an extremely stiff smile on his face, as if it had been painted on. Although his eyes were clearly on Ning Yitao, they were empty and unfocused.
Zhaocai, which had been quietly lying on her shoulder, took a look and said, "This is a walking corpse, isn't it? I don't know what's keeping him alive in this world. Are you sure you want to buy things here?"
"He's not a living person," Ning Yitao said. But the boss was still busy with the things in the shop as if he were a normal person. Ning Yitao didn't expose him and still bought a lot of things from him.
She smiled eerily, "That's even better. I hate dealing with living people the most."
Just as she was about to turn around and leave, the boss suddenly grabbed her.
His empty eyes stared blankly at Ning Yitao. "Are you going to Room 444 too?"
After a moment of silence, seeing that she didn't respond, he walked around her and headed towards the woods. He even turned back at the woods and waved his stiff arm, motioning for her to follow. Then he turned and walked into the hospital through a small path.
This boss should be a wandering soul according to the normal situation. But now he had a physical body and senses. Ning Yitao was a bit curious. As far as she could remember from the original owner's memory, there didn't seem to be such a powerful character. How could she miss out on such an interesting thing?
She exchanged a look with Zhaocai and then followed the limping steps of the boss.
In the early - morning hospital, there were few people but many ghosts. It didn't seem lonely. But the further they walked, the more strange it felt. The bright corridor just now was getting darker and darker.
When she first entered the hospital, she had seen a few nurses on duty. But following the boss, they ended up in a dark and extremely gloomy stairwell that made people feel uncomfortable all over.
Although there were indeed a lot of souls in the hospital, the number in this place was a bit abnormal. It seemed that most of the souls in the hospital who hadn't yet been reincarnated were rushing here.
The stairwell was crowded with little ghosts and souls. They were all going in the same direction. She even saw the soul that she had followed to the hospital just now. Unexpectedly, his destination was also here. This made Ning Yitao even more curious about who or what was in Room 444.
Normally, surrounded by so many little ghosts, Ning Yitao would have been attacked. But fortunately, there was Zhaocai. Although it was currently restricted, with ten thousand years of cultivation and the aura of one of the ten great fierce beasts, it could still suppress most of the evil things.
"Are you sure you still want to follow? It's a bit strange. Why are so many little ghosts gathering here? You're so weak now, and I'm restricted. If that person is very powerful, won't we be wiped out?" Zhaocai was a bit worried.
"I can still protect you easily. I won't do anything without a certain degree of confidence," Ning Yitao said. She was really curious about what was attracting all of them to the same place.
Just as she stepped onto the fourth floor and looked out of the window, the gloomy sky suddenly rumbled with thunder. Lightning flashed across the sky, making the trees outside the window look even more strange, as if they were about to rush in at any moment.
The dark clouds outside the window were so black that it seemed they were about to drip blood. The lights in the corridor flickered a few times and finally went out. Everything was swallowed by the darkness.
At this moment, Ning Yitao, mingling with the little ghosts, closely followed the boss. She saw the boss stop in front of a room, reach out his hand and push open the door. Ning Yitao quickly followed and stood on tiptoe, looking inside through the gap.
It felt strange. She didn't sense any great fluctuations of spiritual energy. Could it be that the person inside was so powerful that they could avoid her detection?
There was no light in the room either, but she could vaguely see that there was only a hospital bed. The person on the bed was obviously awake but just pretending to be asleep. After all, even an ordinary person without the ability to see ghosts would be tortured in this room full of little ghosts.
The room was in a place with bad feng shui. Just the ghost - pressing phenomenon alone would be enough to drive someone crazy. It would be really strange if they could fall asleep.
The boss skillfully pulled out the chair beside the hospital bed. Ning Yitao stood beside him. As soon as the door was opened, she realized why there were so many little ghosts and souls gathered here.