Chapter 103 The Metaphysics Master's Fiancée 20

Aunt Qin finally regained consciousness, blinked a few times, her pupils throbbing, but she still tried her best to open them...

Aunt Qin finally regained consciousness. She blinked a few times, her pupils throbbing, but she still managed to open her eyes. She saw that Sister Wang was hanging from the rafters, her face appearing and disappearing as if it had been torn apart by something, her eyes bloodshot, and blood dripping from her temples, just like the bleeding wound on her right leg.

Aunt Qin screamed loudly, which enraged the vengeful ghost. It threw Sister Wang to the ground and then quickly approached Aunt Qin.

The immense power disparity made Aunt Qin realize that she should have died, but for some reason, the vengeful ghost spared her life.

Wang Sao, who had fallen to the ground, held her injured leg and looked at the woman she had known for many years. She couldn't bring herself to hate her because of her husband's family. She didn't know why she was acting this way, but she still shouted, "Weren't you going to devour me? Are you scared?"

Although the vengeful ghost didn't know what provocation was, it knew that this woman made it very unhappy. It was clearly her resentment that allowed it to gradually take over the mansion as its lair, but at the most crucial moment, she was unwilling to sacrifice her life to complete the final ritual.

By consuming women, one can obtain their resentment, which will make the entity even more powerful. However, once the resentment dissipates, the food loses its flavor. Therefore, one must settle for second best.

It doesn't matter; as long as it obtains the yang energy of a living person, it can evolve, regardless of who it is.

"I...I'm going to eat you all..."

As the vengeful ghost spoke, it scooped up Aunt Qin with one hand, then returned to Sister Wang's side and pulled her up from the ground as well. It then threw both of them into its gaping maw.

Wang Sao had been with this thing for so long that she could sense its presence even if she couldn't see it. With no other choice, she took out the military knife hidden in her boot. She had originally planned to use it to stab Jiang Yiqing to death, but she never expected to use it now.

She originally intended to avenge her daughter, but the fact that her daughter hadn't returned as a ghost meant her daughter didn't truly hate Jiang Yiqing. It was all just wishful thinking on her part. At the last moment, Wang Sao wavered, saying she might have suddenly lost her mind, but she wasn't so eager for Jiang Yiqing to die. She told the vengeful ghost that they would consider revenge later.

However, the vengeful ghost was unwilling to let go of the perfect opportunity on Jiang Yiqing's birthday. It seemed that Jiang Yiqing's constitution was an excellent nourishment for ghosts. Eating her would turn them into the most powerful ghosts in the world. However, she was blessed by destiny. Only on her twenty-third birthday was the tenth day of her fate, when she would inevitably fall into a life-or-death maze. It was also the best day to ambush her.

And so, Wang Sao and the vengeful ghost had a falling out. She hadn't expected the vengeful ghost to go directly to capture Jiang Yiqing, but it didn't find Jiang Yiqing and only brought Aunt Qin with it.

General Wang's knife pierced the vengeful ghost's gums. Although it was a ghost, it could speak and had a structure similar to humans. This seemed to enrage the vengeful ghost and cause it pain. It bared its teeth, roared loudly, and threw the two of them down.

Aunt Wang grabbed Aunt Qin's arm in mid-air and brought her down to the ground. Even though her badly injured leg tumbled on the ground again, she didn't utter a sound.

Aunt Qin hadn't expected that Sister Wang would save her at the crucial moment. However, Aunt Qin truly believed Luo Shuyu's claim that she was a vicious person. She hadn't expected Sister Wang to be so ruthless when she got going, even towards vengeful ghosts with a murderous intent as if she wanted to dissect them. Aunt Qin wondered if Luo Shuyu had somehow managed to dissolve Sister Wang's resentment, because Sister Wang's appearance no longer seemed so frightening to her.

"I heard your voice, and I... I was wondering if something had happened," Aunt Qin said somewhat awkwardly. She had actually been on guard against Sister Wang all this time, so it was really quite unbelievable that she had been saved by her.

Logically speaking, they should be enemies. Could it be that Sister Wang has really changed her mind?

"This is not the time to talk about this." Aunt Wang noticed a slight change in the vengeful ghost's voice and realized that it was preparing to attack them again.

"Thank you for saving me," Aunt Qin said. "I think they will come to save you too."

"..."

Aunt Qin thought it was really great. She was really afraid that something might have happened to Sister Wang. After all, they had gotten along so well as neighbors for so many years. If something really happened to a lonely woman like her, wouldn't that be a tragedy?

She touched her pocket, and the sunglasses that Li Tingfang had given her were still there, intact. Aunt Qin didn't wear these, but Li Tingfang had told her that she and Yi Qing were often alone in the mansion, and that she should carry them with her, as they might come in handy in a critical moment.

Aunt Qin handed the sunglasses to Sister Wang and said, "You can wear these."

Without hesitation, Wang Sao put them on, and the ghost's appearance was roughly outlined. Moreover, the sunglasses seemed to automatically send a signal, and a red dot was rapidly approaching them within her field of vision.

At this time, Luo Shuyu was indeed the only one rushing here.

As the ghost approached the two, Wang Sao reacted much faster, but with her leg injured, she could only barely push Aunt Qin away before lunging towards the wall beside her.

As soon as Aunt Qin got up, she saw that the place where the two of them had been was smashed into a large hole, and all the rubble had fallen to the ground. Luo Shuyu, who was approaching the two of them from the stairs, jumped up from below using the technique of "Chasing Clouds and Gazing at the Moon," and Wanqing also flew over through the wall.

Seeing Luo Shuyu, Aunt Qin breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little worried: "Miss Luo, are you alright on your own?"

“And I’m here too!” Wanqing said, first picking up Aunt Qin from the ground and carrying her on her shoulder to the outside of the mansion.

Before she left, she glanced at Wang Sao and said, "I'll come pick you up later."

"..." Aunt Wang looked at Luo Shuyu and said, "The hostages have been taken away, so you don't need to keep it around to deal with it, do you?"

“I can’t just leave you here to fend for yourself.” Luo Shuyu glanced down at her. Her injuries were quite serious, but she still focused her attention on the vengeful ghost first. The vengeful ghost had already lost all patience and launched an attack before she could say anything more.

The vengeful aura spewed from its mouth instantly made Wang Sao's expression turn ferocious. Luo Shuyu didn't have time to pay attention to her. She took a step forward, made a Yang Thunder Magic Seal with her hands, and her four fingertips on her right hand instantly condensed lightning of both Yin and Yang paths, heading straight for the vengeful ghost.

The vengeful ghost's body visibly trembled, then it began to writhe in agony, trampling every room it passed into ruins.

When Wanqing returned, she saw this scene and thought to herself that God Luo was really ruthless. He didn't take the Water Book Talisman and could borrow the power of Yang Thunder with his bare hands. Maintaining a friendly relationship with her was the right choice. She couldn't even imagine what it would feel like to be struck by lightning. She was afraid that her soul would be scattered immediately.

She pulled Wang's wife up from the ground and led her outside, saying, "Great God Luo, I'm leaving this place to you. I'm going to protect the others!"

Luo Shuyu nodded, and another bolt of yang lightning struck the vengeful ghost, tearing its body to pieces. But Luo Shuyu felt that something was wrong.

Logically speaking, having absorbed so much resentment, the low-level vengeful spirits lurking here shouldn't be limited to just these two abilities. They often harm many people, and therefore possess a kind of consciousness similar to humans.

"Oh no!" Luo Shuyu said, jumping out of the window and returning to Jiang Yiqing's side as quickly as possible.

*

Jiang Yiqing and the others waited in the living room. Although the entire villa was shrouded in a dense ghostly aura, and the chilling feeling was extremely uncomfortable for humans, everyone forced themselves to endure it.

Finally, Wanqing brought Aunt Qin back. They went up to greet her and found that Aunt Qin had no obvious wounds, so they breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yiqing was truly relieved. She had a feeling that the ghost was coming for her, and if she had implicated Aunt Qin, it wouldn't be something that could be resolved with regret.

Wanqing went to rescue Wang Sao again, and the group felt increasingly unwell.

Seeing that her mother's expression was not good, Jiang Yiqing said, "Mom, why don't you two go to the side and leave for a while? I'll wait for Wanqing."

"Yiqing, we came together, we must go back together, don't talk nonsense." Jiang Shangwei looked at her watch, which showed that it was 11:58 p.m.

She said apologetically, "Yiqing, your birthday is coming soon, but I can only wish you a happy birthday here. I'm really sorry."

"Mom, it's nothing. We'll go back and celebrate together," Jiang Yiqing said with a smile.

She looked around in the mall and found something called a "ghost-repelling bracelet." According to the instructions, it could prevent people from being affected by ghostly energy, so Jiang Yiqing bought a few.

She distributed the bracelets to the three people and wore them herself. Prolonged exposure to the ghostly aura can indeed have a significant impact on living people, and over time it may even interfere with their mental state.

Just then, Jiang Shangwei's watch rang. Jiang Shangwei hugged Jiang Yiqing and said, "Yiqing, my darling daughter, happy 23rd birthday."

"Thank you, Mommy," Jiang Yiqing said, hugging Jiang Shangwei back.

“Happy birthday, daughter,” Li Tingfang said.

Jiang Yiqing walked over and gently hugged Li Tingfang.

Aunt Qin smiled and said, "Yiqing, happy birthday! What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you when we get back."

Jiang Yiqing was so moved she almost cried. The red thread in her hand twitched slightly. She remembered that when she was in the hospital, Luo Shuyu would bring her food, and her favorite dish was chicken stew with mushrooms. So she said, "Aunt Qin, let's have chicken stew with mushrooms."

"We happen to have some fresh hazel mushrooms at home, this is perfect," Aunt Qin said.

It was very late at night, and all the lights in the room were turned off. Only the searchlight in Li Tingfang's hand was shining. Perhaps because of this, no one noticed that even the shadows of the trees could not be seen outside the window.

Apart from them, the surroundings were so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.