Chapter 119 The tall man's life was indeed somewhat of a failure. As a husband and father, he was almost...

The tall man's life was indeed somewhat of a failure. As a husband and father, he almost never fulfilled his responsibility to support his family. His wife lived like they were divorced, and his daughter lived like she had lost her father. He would only send some money home when his wife pressured him, and even that little bit of money was hardly enough to feed or entertain anyone.

He donated most of the money, and a hundred people benefited from his kindness and were able to go to school. Logically, he should have been blessed with good deeds and reincarnated long ago. But what happened? His good intentions were not rewarded; people didn't accept his money, and in fact, they grew up to be ungrateful, even turning a small favor into a bunch of ingrates.

How can such a life not be called a failure?

Oh, and one more thing, now we also have to be looked down upon by He Zhao.

He Zhao's long speech was utterly merciless, yet it didn't expose everything; the tall man still had to recall his memories. But whether human or ghost, they are all peculiar creatures. Once the floodgates of memory are opened, other memories gradually surface, and even if they don't try to remember, those memories can no longer be suppressed.

So at that moment, the images of his wife and children smiling happily in the tall man's mind were replaced by his wife's hatred and his daughter's silence. He was somewhat confused, and after the confusion subsided, he remembered more things; he remembered why his wife and daughter treated him this way.

In the years leading up to Zhang Shuyao's birth, their family of three lived a comfortable life. Even her grandparents back in their hometown were able to take care of her. But as soon as he started helping those unfortunate children, his family's situation changed drastically.

Deep down, the tall man harbored some resentment towards his wife. She couldn't understand his character, only believing that he had someone else outside the marriage and that she would secretly instigate their daughter to stay away from him.

Ironically, after becoming a ghost, the person he missed most and felt was the most important to him was his wife, whom he had gradually grown to dislike in life. At that moment, the tall man truly didn't know how to react.

It had figured it out; its wife and children probably didn't want to see it anymore. Perhaps after its death, they could live more comfortably. The tall creature lowered its head, revealing a bitter smile. It had been bowing its head in dejection, but its sheer size allowed He Zhao to clearly see its expression.

"I'm sorry... I understand what you're saying. They're not doing well, and it's definitely because of me."

"Without me, those two should be doing better than before, right?"

The tall guy seemed to have a sense of self-awareness; without him, Zhang Shuyao and her daughter were indeed doing quite well… logically speaking, that was the case. Amidst the tall guy's wry smile, He Zhao shook his head: “Didn't I just say? Not so good. You couldn't offer them any help while you were alive, and even after you die, they'll still suffer because of you.”

Hearing this, even the tall man's heart, which had stopped beating, couldn't help but clench with pain. But He Zhao's words left him completely bewildered: "What? How could that be? Our house has appreciated a lot in value. When I was alive, my wife was afraid that if she sold it, I would get a lot of money. But now that I'm dead, if she sells the house and buys a smaller one, she should still have a lot of money left over."

The tall guy knew his wife quite well, and she really did exactly what he wanted, even more decisively than he had imagined. They didn't buy the house at all, waiting until their daughter finished her high school entrance exams and went somewhere else to rent it. Maybe they'd wait until Zhang Shuyao decided where to develop her career before buying her a house in that city.

In short, Zhang Shuyao and her daughter are not short of money right now.

But there are too many unexpected things in this world. The tall man's wife probably never imagined that her lovely and lively daughter would one day be bullied at school, and she didn't even know that the tall man was behind it all.

“We don’t lack money.” He Zhao nodded, confirming the tall man’s statement. Before he could ask any further questions, she simply laid it all out: “But those students you were still sponsoring harbored resentment because you suddenly canceled your donations. They contacted the organization’s staff privately and obtained your information, and even found your daughter. Interestingly, one of the students you sponsored is in the class next to your daughter Zhang Shuyao. And this guy…”

He Zhao paused deliberately, waiting for the tall man's gaze to become urgent, before continuing, "He led the bullying of your daughter."

When the tall man heard this, his mind went completely blank; he couldn't think of anything. The image of his adorable, little daughter, the daughter who had grown up and become somewhat distant and cold, finally transformed into his daughter, alone in a corner, crying, then turning back to look at him with resentment…

The tall ghost was completely dumbfounded. It opened its mouth, as if wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word. A long, long time passed, even until the third guest of the night arrived. After it sat down, the tall ghost suddenly said, "Why?! Why did this happen?! I... I was so good to them, never even asking for anything in return. I never even appeared before them; I only dared to dream that they might be grateful to me in private!"

"They're not grateful to me, fine! But why do they treat my daughter like this?!"

Most importantly, because of them, his wife and daughters haven't had many good days. His wife even developed many illnesses from working so hard. He remembers that his wife has a bad back and some herniated discs. In rainy weather, she inevitably experiences back pain and often hits her back with her fist.

But for those children, it can make their lives better.

It's not a rich person, and it has already done its best to help them! But why is this happening? Instead of thanking it and helping to take care of Zhang Shuyao, they've turned around and bullied her!

It couldn't understand it, and got stuck on the issue, causing the yin energy around it to churn incessantly. Even the guest ghost beside it couldn't stand it and jumped up and ran to the side. It gave Qiao Yanyu and He Zhao a disgruntled look and began to explain, "I don't have that much yin energy! I'm just an ordinary little ghost, I've never harmed anyone! Remember to send me to your next reincarnation!"

The ghosts who frequented He Zhao's stall all knew that the two ghost catchers who worked with him had the ability to help people reincarnate. This made the stall's regular customers very excited; who would want to be a wandering ghost for the rest of their life? Who wouldn't want to be reincarnated and start a new life?

As everyone knows, they have a strict rule: you absolutely cannot attack ordinary people. Although it's unclear how they can tell whether someone has attacked or not, everyone guesses it's probably related to the yin energy on their bodies. So, everyone tries to ensure their yin energy isn't so weak that they'll die the next day, while also keeping it from becoming too strong, lest they make them think they've harmed someone.

The tall guy exudes such a strong yin aura that the guest is genuinely afraid of getting even a little bit of it.

He Zhao waved his hand, handed it a bowl of food, and shooed it aside to eat. The ghost ran away and squatted down to eat. He Zhao, Qiao Yanyu, and the tall man were left staring at each other.

As the tall man's aura grew increasingly intense, a dangerous glint flashed in Qiao Yanyu's eyes. If the tall man made any move to attack He Zhao, he would be captured on the spot by Qiao Yanyu.

He Zhao, however, was completely unafraid, because she had already figured out the tall man. He Zhao reached out and lightly tapped the table with her fingers. The sound wasn't loud, but because the room was quiet, the tapping on the stainless steel surface was particularly noticeable. Then, her voice, full of energy, rang out: "What do you want? Huh? I'm asking you, what do you want?"

The tall man probably hadn't expected He Zhao to be so impolite. He paused, looking somewhat aggrieved, and said, "I...I didn't mean to do anything..."

"Then why did you increase your yin energy? I told you before, powerful ghosts can't get close to ordinary people. Your size is already ridiculous enough. Just imagine what it would be like if your yin energy got any heavier and you were surrounded by black energy. Would you still be able to see your wife and children? What's wrong? You know you've done something wrong, so you don't even plan to see your wife and children anymore and are planning to reincarnate directly, right?"

Her fingers tapped together, causing the eerie aura emanating from the tall man to dissipate. The tall man was practically at He Zhao's mercy.

The tall man fell silent again.

"How...how can I possibly see them in this state?"

It's clear that when the yin energy was swirling around earlier, the tall guy really wanted to do something to those ungrateful wretches, maybe even rush over and kill them. But after He Zhao said something, his desire to see his wife and daughter overcame his hatred.

The tall creature knew that if it allowed the yin energy to intensify, it would never see its wife and daughter again. So at this moment, it deliberately restrained its yin energy.

He Zhao smiled and said, "Well, that depends on your performance."

Having said that, the tall guy nodded, indicating that he understood. But he still asked, somewhat unwilling to give up, "What about Yao Yao? Is Yao Yao alright? Will they do anything else to bully Yao Yao?"

Perhaps realizing that selflessly helping others might fuel their desires, and that some people are simply insatiable, even if they don't ask for anything in return or even tell the other person their name, it might still incur resentment. At this moment, the tall man's heart truly consisted entirely of his wife and daughter.

He Zhao replied, "Don't worry about that. With us here, they won't bully Zhang Shuyao anymore." She also told the tall guy about what they had done, including having Li Xia pretend to be a ghost in his dream to scare people. Hearing this, the tall guy felt a little relieved.

At this moment, Qiao Yanyu, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "This matter is over. I will arrange for your daughter to transfer schools, and I will also give her extra points in the high school entrance exam because of your previous good deeds. Your wife and daughter will live a good life in the future even without you."

Hearing this, the tall creature was finally relieved. It could actually sense Qiao Yanyu's disdain, but what Qiao Yanyu had done was enough to make the tall creature lower its head and sincerely say, "Thank you so much. I don't know how to repay you. I'd be willing to be your ox or horse in my next life."

All it can mention is the next life, because there's truly no chance in this one. Once this matter is settled, it can only be reincarnated.