As a fake half-demon, Yue Jiuling feels that living in the human realm is actually pretty good. However, this is only true if she can retrieve her original body and separated soul. There's no c...
When the gold ingot candles were lit, the big-headed ghosts excitedly grabbed the money. It had been a long time since anyone had burned these for them, so they were very happy. They even stopped supporting their big heads and just hugged the gold ingots and grinned foolishly.
"Oh, thank you both so much! Don't worry, we'll definitely go back and become ghosts again, waiting patiently to be reincarnated!"
"Yes, yes, yes~ We'll definitely listen to the rules and behave well, hahaha~ So many gold ingots, they're all ours, all ours~"
Ya Zi looked at the two silly ghosts with disdain, then quickly threw the remaining unburned gold ingots into the fire and said, "Tsk~ Hurry up, it's almost time. Take your ingots and go back. We have other things to do."
They've been making a racket for almost half an hour now, and it's nearly dawn. The Xu family should be arriving soon.
"Okay, okay, we'll head back now!"
The two big-headed ghosts, clutching their money, happily headed towards the gates of hell. Since they had already been informed, the ghost messengers did not stop them this time.
As dawn approached and the gates of hell were about to close, several more ghosts who didn't want to linger in the human world rushed back to the gates of hell, just as the Xu family arrived.
Yue Jiuling guessed correctly; the deceased Taoist priest did indeed hold a certain position in their family, as nearly twenty people came to collect his body.
So when several cars stopped by the roadside and a group of men and women got out, Yue Jiuling couldn't help but marvel at the size of their family.
As Yue Jiuling saw those people approaching, she stepped forward and asked, "Hello, are you family members of Master Xu Bei?"
The deceased Taoist master's name was Xu Bei. When Yue Jiuling pronounced his name, she always had to be careful with her pronunciation, afraid that she might mispronounce it as "Xu Bei" (meaning "refill"). If she did mispronounce it, it would be very embarrassing.
Although many people from the Xu family came, his closest relatives were his parents, while the others were probably family members.
Yue Jiuling looked at the sad-faced couple at the front and guessed that they might be Xu Bei's parents.
Sure enough, she was right. The woman with red eyes, who looked like she had just been crying, answered Yue Jiuling, "Yes, I am Xiao Bei's mother. You must be the first comrades to find him."
"Yes, that's right. Sigh, I can't believe Xu Bei, the Celestial Master, is still so young. At such a promising age, he... sigh~"
Yue Jiuling sighed softly, her face filled with grief. She led Xu Bei's parents to his body and said sorrowfully, "Please accept my condolences."
The Xu family members genuinely cared about Xu Bei, so they were all heartbroken to see his tragic death. His parents, in particular, loved their son dearly and wept uncontrollably upon seeing their son covered in wounds. Even Xu's father, who had been quiet and trying to appear strong, couldn't help but wipe away his tears.
"Alas, my little nephew, who killed you? Tell your uncle, and your uncle will avenge you!"
A man who resembled a member of the Xu family roared angrily and sorrowfully, asking Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi, "When did you see Xiao Bei's body? Did you see the murderer commit the crime?"
Ya Zi took out a small tape recorder and a drawing and said, "We are not actually the first people to discover Master Xu Beitian. The witnesses who discovered the body were two big-headed ghosts from the Ghost Realm. However, they have now returned to the Ghost Gate. Before they went back, I had them draw a portrait of the murderer and record the conversation."
Upon hearing Ya Zi's words, Uncle Xu had originally intended to go find the two big-headed ghosts to ask about the situation. However, seeing that the Gate of Hell was now closed and would only reopen at night, he took the recorder and the portrait and said, "Okay, let me see who the murderer really is!"
In fact, when Ya Zi took out the portrait, all the other members of the Xu family gathered around, all wanting to see what the murderer looked like.
But when Uncle Xu angrily opened the portrait and saw an ugly cartoon tiger animation inside, he immediately frowned: "Is this the murderer? Is he a tiger demon or something?"
Because the painting was done by Big Head Ghost, and his painting skills weren't very good, Yue Jiuling had already guessed this situation. She explained somewhat awkwardly, "Well, according to Big Head Ghost's description, the murderer is a person wearing a tiger-head mask, but whether he is human or demon is hard to say."