Chapter 66: What you hear is not what you see. “My memory still…

"Can my memory be restored?" Su Huaiwang looked at her calmly and asked.

"No." Lei Yinyin gave her a straightforward reply.

They were now sitting in Lei Yinyin's house. Su Huaiwang had only come here a few times when she took the opportunity to deliver the dog, and most of the time she just took a quick glance. Now that she was sitting there calmly, she had the mind to observe the decoration which was very different from her own home.

Unlike Lin Jue's house, which is decorated almost exactly like hers, the house where Lei Yinyin lives now is covered with her own unique marks.

Calligraphy and paintings that Su Huaiwang couldn't understand, talismans were hung everywhere, as well as incense burners, unknown grass leaves, flowers... which gave this space a unique mysterious charm.

Lei Yinyin saw her eyes move to the talismans, so she explained, "Those are talismans to ward off ghosts. If they're useful, they can prevent Lin Jue from eavesdropping on our conversation."

"Eavesdropping?"

"Yes, a ghost like Lin Jue's level can't hide anything from her eyes and ears as long as she wants. Even the barrier talisman I placed here is just a child's toy to her."

Su Huaiwang looked up, a little curious.

Although reluctant, Lei Yinyin still helped Lin Jue clarify: "But from what she said herself, she has no interest in invading other people's privacy."

Su Huaiwang didn't pay much attention to any personal privacy topics, but picked out the points that interested him: "She's a ghost of that level? Is she very powerful?"

Lei Yinyin nodded, his expression downcast. "It's arguably one of the most powerful ghosts in recent decades, and a troublesome, vengeful ghost at that."

"Ghost? What does that mean?"

Lei Yinyin looked up at her in surprise: "Didn't she tell you? A vengeful ghost is a ghost born from resentment."

"That's true, about the collective resentment and so on." These concepts are really difficult for a modern person who has never been exposed to ghosts and gods.

"A ghost born from resentment will be blessed by the world. We cannot kill her. Even if we destroy her current body, she will be reborn in a corner one day, unless—"

"unless?"

"Unless her resentment, or rather, obsession, is eliminated."

"I always feel that this is a plot that is very consistent with the dramatic development." Su Huaiwang shrugged and muttered.

"In fact, most resentful ghosts don't need methods to eliminate obsessions."

"What's the meaning?"

"Grudge ghosts can only attack those who are responsible for their sins—commonly known as perpetrators. Once they kill an innocent person, they will become vicious ghosts. Once they become vicious ghosts, although they become much more dangerous, they will also be easier to kill."

At this point, Lei Yinyin sighed: "Although I don't want to admit it, Lin Jue is indeed the type of vengeful ghost rarely seen in a century.

"From birth to now, she has never killed an innocent person. That is why she is so difficult to deal with."

There was one thing Lei Yinyin didn't say, and she felt conflicted.

That is, Lin Jue did not kill innocent people because he did not want to become a vicious ghost, but simply because he did not want to.

A year ago, she could have killed all the Heavenly Masters who came to attack her as she promised, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and self-defense. She would not turn into a vicious ghost.

But at the last moment she didn't do it.

Lei Yinyin only found out about this recently. Logically, she should have thanked Lin Jue very much.

Su Huaiwang looked at Lei Yinyin, who was struggling with something, for a while, and suddenly said, "So you are looking for her obsession now?"

"Ah?" Lei Yinyin was startled for a moment, but quickly reacted: "Strictly speaking, I am protecting you.

"Her obsession is very clear and there is no need to search for her. I stayed here because I was afraid she would hurt you."

Su Huaiwang was puzzled: "Didn't you say that she never hurt innocent people? I should... have nothing to do with her affairs, right?"

She brainstormed for a while before uttering these words tentatively.

Lei Yinyin nodded, his expression serious: "It's really okay. But a year ago, she almost hurt you. Resentful ghosts are uncontrollable. What if one day——"

"Why are you so nervous?" Su Huaiwang interrupted her.

She looked at the Taoist priest's clenched fists, which were so tightly clenched that the entire layer of skin and flesh turned an abnormal red.

Lei Yinyin spoke of her professional ethics: "We must serve the people wholeheartedly, never abandon them, never give up..."

"Tell me something other than your civil service exam."

"...I was once deceived by a vengeful ghost." Lei Yinyin lowered her eyelashes.

"Is it something I can hear?"

"It's not a secret. Many people know it." Lei Yinyin shook his head, his face full of relaxation.

"That vengeful ghost was a little girl who was abused to death by her family, so her obsession was simple: to kill her parents and brothers.

"It sounds pitiful, right? I think so too. Besides, it's not a big ghost, just a weak little ghost.

"Such a young child has become a ghost. If she were caught, she would be locked up in a ghost cage. How miserable and lonely it would be. Furthermore, the Ghost Punishment Office is short-staffed right now, so they may not be able to help her resolve her obsession. More likely, they'll wait until her family members pass away naturally, then hold a reincarnation ceremony for her and call it a day.

"She would have to live in this nightmare for at least another sixty or seventy years, which was too cruel. So I kept it a secret and tried to find another way to reincarnate her.

"—Oh, I forgot to mention that there's another way to eliminate a vengeful ghost. That's to influence it and let it let go of its obsession. You can imagine how difficult that is.

"How could I have been so confident at that time that I thought I could influence it?

"It was really good at the beginning. The vengeful ghost attacked me as soon as it saw me, and later kept calling me sister. I locked it up in my house, which is a very remote place. I thought no one would notice it.

"But I don't know when it became friends with another girl from the neighboring village. That girl would secretly come to my house to look for it every day.

"I thought that friendship, and perhaps this was part of the reason for it, more or less condoned this behavior that was happening right under my nose.

"Until I returned from an emergency business trip and found the little girl dead in my home."

Lei Yinyin let out a long breath: "Since it has become a fierce ghost, there is nothing to say. I can only kill it."

"Besides," she lowered her eyelashes, "the chain reaction of that incident was also huge. After all, someone died, and there must be an explanation.

"So now you understand, you can't trust vengeful ghosts. They only retain negative emotions, such as pain, hatred, sadness, etc. As for those beautiful emotions - they don't have hearts, so how can they produce those emotions?

"Ha, that vengeful ghost, no, that evil ghost, was crying before he died. He said he had never intended to kill anyone, but he just suddenly felt jealous..."

Lei Yinyin's breathing was a little rapid, and she calmed down after two or three deep breaths.

She raised her eyes to look at Su Huaiwang, with a faint smile on her face, but only determination in her eyes: "So you can't trust resentful ghosts. They can even deceive themselves. No matter what she told you, it's not true.

"Grudges never understand love.

"It's just greed, that's all."

The long speech finally ended and she looked up to see the woman's expression.

The woman's face was calm, with only a slight frown on her brows.

Lei Yinyin's eyelids twitched, and she hurriedly continued, "The reason your memory can't be restored is because it was Lin Jue who did it. As long as she wants, she can control everything about you! The power relationship between you is unequal! Don't believe her! This is not at all—"

"It's not love." Su Huaiwang helped her continue, his expression still calm.

"But how many equal situations are there in this world? Falling in love with a person is probably not much better than falling in love with a ghost." Su Huaiwang touched the side of his face, as if thinking about something.

Lei Yinyin frowned: "This is not a situation that can be compared. The most important thing for you now is how to get rid of Lin Jue. If you are willing, the Ghost Punishment Department can provide you with accommodation. She will be more or less wary of you..."

"Why should I get rid of Lin Jue?" Su Huaiwang asked her back.

Lei Yinyin was stunned: "You... didn't come to me because of this?"

"Did I ever tell you that I came to you because I was scared?" Su Huaiwang was a little puzzled, then looked away: "I just came to ask you because my lover has a new identity that I don't know much about, and I want to know more about it."

She had never thought that she would hear such a long story from Lei Yinyin. The story was indeed exciting, but

What does it have to do with her?

No matter what Lei Yinyin was implying, she refused to listen.

The impact of Su Huaiwang's words on Lei Yinyin was no less than the first time he saw his mother perform thunder magic when he was young.

Her eyes opened wide in disbelief, her lips moved but no words came out.

Su Huaiwang stood up and said, "It's getting late. I'll take my leave now. Thank you for talking to me today."

Her thanks were sincere, but they made the person sitting opposite her feel depressed.

"So you must choose her?" Lei Yinyin's voice was very low, his fingers clasped tightly into the sofa, with a kind of helpless pain.

"It's not that I'm sure," Su Huaiwang left himself a way out: "I just want to see how long this relationship can last. You can't say that first love will definitely be together forever."

"You're going to die."

"That's a bit unlucky," Su Huaiwang paused, and then said seriously, "But I'm an adult, and the choice is made by me. I won't let anyone else take the blame.

"Besides, if I doubt the person I like based on one side of someone else's story, then am I being a little too insecure? At least I should see it with my own eyes before deciding, right?"

Her tone was light, in stark contrast to Lei Yinyin's heavy voice.

Lei Yinyin looked at her for a long time, and finally said, "...If you need help, you can come to us. I will be staying here for a while. Although I may not be able to defeat her, I can at least delay her for a while."

Su Huaiwang pursed his lips and said, "That's a bit too much trouble. It's a waste of public resources. I feel uneasy."

"It is our responsibility to protect every citizen. There is no such thing as waste."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Su Huaiwang could only give up arguing with her:

"Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to ask."

"What?"

"What is Lin Jue's obsession?"