Niannian thought for a while and finally agreed. There's always a way to get around a policy. Smuggling souls was just a minor matter.
After bidding farewell to the Earthly Fiend Dog, Little Tuanzi was taken away by the judge.
As usual, it was mainly a lecture.
Niannian was no good at lying, so she told the judge about the deal she'd made with the Earthly Fiend Dog.
The judge's expression was quite something. If he'd just not known about it, he could have turned a blind eye. But now that Niannian had said it out in the open, how could he cover it up?
"Ahem..."
Just as the judge was about to put on a serious face and scold her a bit, Little Tuanzi blinked her eyes and reported the matter of the Blood - Lake Ghost.
Hearing this, the judge raised his eyebrows and immediately came up with an idea. "The Blood - Lake Ghost must not stay in the human world. Well, if you go and capture it, I'll overlook today's matter and even allow you to bring a few things to the Underworld."
Huh?
A mission?
The task given by the judge coincided with her own plan. Little Tuanzi was going to capture the Blood - Lake Ghost anyway, so she quickly nodded in agreement.
Back in the hospital ward, Niannian quickly started looking for the trace of the Blood - Lake Ghost. She divined several times in a row, and the final conclusion was that it was still in the hospital.
For several days in a row, even until the hospital forced her to be discharged, she couldn't find the Blood - Lake Ghost.
Finally, Niannian decided to stake it out.
She guarded at the hospital entrance. As long as the compass wasn't broken, the Blood - Lake Ghost should still be there.
Niannian didn't see the Blood - Lake Ghost.
But she did see a little girl who cried every day at the hospital entrance.
The little girl was not very old, only about seven or eight years old. Seeing her cry so pitifully, Niannian couldn't hold back. Taking Yusheng with her, she stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Woohoo... Daddy beats me. Woohoo... They all said Mommy was dead, but Mommy came back to life... Woohoo..."
The little girl was crying her heart out.
From her fragmented words, Niannian pieced together what had happened to her.
Some time ago, her mother had been declared dead by the hospital due to a car accident.
But unexpectedly, her mother climbed out of the morgue the next day, which really scared everyone.
Finally, it was said to be a misdiagnosis by the hospital.
The little girl's father had also been seriously injured and hospitalized at that time. After waking up, he seemed like a completely different person.
Previously, the little girl's father was a kind - hearted and gentle man. But after being discharged from the hospital, his personality changed greatly. He became very fond of beating people.
Every time he beat someone, he would laugh in a very perverted way. As he laughed, flames would start to rise from his body.
The flames would quickly go out on their own. His clothes would be fine, but his skin would be severely burned.
And the little girl's mother also became very strange. She liked to go to the hospital very much and always took the little girl to look at the newly - born babies.
Just now, the little girl's father slapped her because she needed to go to the toilet and he didn't want to take her. Such things happened almost every day.
Niannian's mind started to race. A person wouldn't suddenly change their personality so drastically just because of a car accident. There must be another reason.
"Which day did your mother suddenly come back to life?" Niannian asked, trying to confirm her suspicion.
Children were not very sensitive to dates. They were better at saying which day of the week it was.
The little girl told the time. After calculating the date, it was exactly the day when the Blood - Lake Ghost disappeared.
A dead person suddenly came back to life, and the Blood - Lake Ghost just happened to disappear on that day. Liking to look at newly - born babies, Niannian wouldn't believe there was no connection even if she was beaten to death.
The little girl's father must also have been replaced. His body bursting into flames and his fondness for beating people... He was probably a Blazing Ghost.
The Blazing Ghost was once a human being. They had a hot temper and often lashed out at the people around them without reason. They liked to commit domestic violence. After death, they would be punished and become a Blazing Ghost. This kind of ghost often felt like they were being burned by a raging fire, which was almost as painful as being boiled in an oil pan in the Underworld. It was extremely painful.
After confirming the target, Niannian comforted the little girl a few words. Seeing that her emotions were gradually stabilizing, she first asked Yusheng to call Meng Chang.
The people from the relevant departments had some skills.
To capture two ghosts that had usurped other people's bodies would be very troublesome without some help.
After Meng Chang arrived, he first took the little girl to a safe place, and then waited with Niannian for the little girl's parents to come out.
The photos of these two people were already on their phones. They stared at the entrance, and as soon as they came out, they would be noticed.
This was a busy downtown area, so they couldn't act rashly. After the two ghosts finally came out of the hospital, Niannian and Meng Chang silently followed them from behind.
Neither of the two ghosts cared about the missing child. They just walked on the street on their own.
But after walking for a while, the Blood - Lake Ghost seemed to suddenly sense something. It started to take all kinds of small alleys.
They walked deeper and deeper into a remote area, and finally got into a desolate forest.
Niannian followed them but couldn't find their figures. The two ghosts seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
Niannian was extremely vigilant, observing every corner and listening to every sound, for fear of missing any sign of abnormality.
Suddenly, a flock of birds took off in the distance, as if they had been greatly frightened. Meng Chang suddenly heard some noise beside him. He reacted quickly and rushed towards that direction, but was suddenly blocked.
A man came out of the forest. He had a simple - looking face and said with a smile, "Hey, we haven't done anything really bad. We just want to live a normal life. Brother, there's no need to push us to the corner, right?"
"Don't call me brother. Who do you think you are? You smile at outsiders but beat your family. You're just a coward who only dares to be tough at home. And don't say you haven't done anything bad. The owner of this body wasn't even completely dead when you took over. Isn't that murder?"
Meng Chang spat and mercilessly exposed him.
The one who blocked them was the little girl's father, whose body had been occupied by the Blazing Ghost.
The Blazing Ghost was embarrassed. Although he liked to commit domestic violence, he also knew that it was a despicable act. Even ghosts had their pride, so he naturally didn't like others to point it out directly.
Another woman crawled out of the grass. It was the Blood - Lake Ghost that had usurped the little girl's mother's body.
The Blood - Lake Ghost covered her face and almost burst out laughing. This was exactly why she didn't like to stay with the Blazing Ghost. She had been a pregnant woman in her previous life, so she must have had a husband. She hated men who committed domestic violence and naturally showed no good will towards him. Disgust was only natural.
"Hehe, don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. I'm wearing a human body now. If you want to kill me, you'd better think twice."
The Blazing Ghost's face was flushed. It was hard to tell if it was from anger or frustration.
"Hehe."
Meng Chang didn't waste any more words. He drew out his copper - coin sword and charged forward.
The Blazing Ghost was beaten back step by step. The Blood - Lake Ghost also joined the fight. Meng Chang could barely hold his own against the two of them.
Even though the Blood - Lake Ghost had been severely tortured by the Nine - Headed Bird before, its strength was still considerable. Meng Chang could still hold a draw under the pressure of the two ghosts.
It was already quite an achievement.
The problem was that they were both in human bodies. The copper - coin sword was indeed effective against ghosts, but it was less useful against humans.
"Do you think you can get rid of me with just a lousy copper - coin sword? Are you too confident or just look down on me?"
The Blazing Ghost mocked while fighting.
Meng Chang was really getting angry.
He glanced at the man, gritted his teeth, and punched him hard in the stomach with all his strength.
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out from the Blazing Ghost's mouth. It was very likely that several of his ribs were broken.
There was one disadvantage for the ghost when it was in a human body.
That was if the body was injured, the ghost that had usurped it would also be affected.
With a shrill scream, the Blazing Ghost's eyes gradually became dazed.
Seeing this, the Blood - Lake Ghost was about to launch a sneak attack. Niannian was quick - witted and rushed forward. She grabbed the Blood - Lake Ghost by the collar and slapped her on the top of the head.
The soul was pulled out. Niannian didn't even give it a chance to scream and directly sent it into eternal oblivion.
Seeing that the Blood - Lake Ghost had been easily defeated, the Blazing Ghost also sensed something was wrong. It propped up its body and stepped back continuously, trying to keep a safe distance from Meng Chang.
How could Meng Chang give it this chance? He seized the opportunity and pressed forward.
The Blazing Ghost became more and more flustered due to fear. It was quickly captured on the ground by Meng Chang.
Niannian deliberately put psychological pressure on it and walked slowly towards the Blazing Ghost. As expected, it was so scared that it let out shrill screams.
"Ancestor! Don't kill me, please! Help! Help! Damn it, if you don't come out and help me, I'll expose all your secrets!"
There was a rustling sound in the jungle. A black - robed man jumped down from the tree. He glared at the Blazing Ghost on the ground, then looked at Niannian warily and said, "Little girl, whatever you want, just spare this person. We can talk."
The man who came out was a thin middle - aged man with a kind smile on his face and a well - tailored suit.