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Huh? What's going on?

Xie Guangbai thought that if he looked up, he would see the person who had just spoken, but there was nothing in front of him.

Could it be a martial arts master on the roof beam?

As Xie Guangbai thought this, he raised his head and looked up at the roof beam above him.

But the roof beams were empty; there was nothing there.

"Was that just my imagination? Did I hallucinate? I should check my pulse first," Xie Guangbai muttered with a puzzled look.

He then sat back down in his chair and calmly took his own pulse.

"There's nothing wrong with this pulse..."

It was probably the first time Xie Guangbai had encountered something like this, and he scratched his head somewhat sheepishly.

"You heard right, there really is someone talking." Xu Jinhuan said mischievously when he saw Xie Guangbai's reaction.

Upon hearing the sound, Xie Guangbai immediately looked left and right, but there was indeed no one around. He concealed the fear in his eyes and calmly asked.

"What exactly are you?!"

Xu Jinhuan replied with a smile, "Whatever you think I am, that's what I am."

Xie Guangbai's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this, but then he seemed to realize something, which quickly calmed him down, and he asked.

"Are you a ghost? Do ghosts really reincarnate? Do you know anything about my grandfather and the others?"

Xu Jinhuan thought for a moment and replied, "All things in the world have a spirit, and ghosts will naturally be reincarnated."

As for your grandfather, I don't know them, nor do I know how they are doing now.

After hearing Xu Jinhuan's answer, Xie Guangbai unexpectedly breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be good if he could be reincarnated. I hope his family can forget the tragic experiences of this life and start a new life as soon as possible.

As for revenge, leave that to him. One day, he'll kill that dog of an emperor.

It seemed that because Xu Jinhuan had finally resolved her long-standing inner conflict, Xie Guangbai felt a bit more affection for her, and thus asked in confusion.

"Judging from her voice, the girl isn't very old. Why doesn't she reincarnate?"

Xu Jinhuan began to fabricate a story, saying, "Of course there are things I'm unwilling to leave this world. If you don't resolve my inner conflict, I won't leave."

Xie Guangbai said with empathy, "It seems that you and I are both unfortunate people."

People may advise others to take a step back, but when it actually happens to them, they find that retreating is impossible.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been set up, Xu Jinhuan asked the question from the beginning, "So, what kind of problem are you facing?"

Since the Xie family's misfortune, Xie Guangbai has been bearing it all on his own, with no one to confide in.

After so much time, there were some things he had been holding back that were really hard to keep in his heart. And because the person in front of him wasn't a human, but just an invisible ghost, he let his guard down.

After sighing, he started talking to Xu Jinhuan about his family.

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"So, you went into the palace to kill the dog emperor?" Xu Jinhuan accurately summarized the meaning behind Xie Guangbai's words.

"Shh!"

Xie Guangbai was startled by Xu Jinhuan's bluntness and immediately put his index finger to his lips.

"Miss, please keep your voice down. I've heard there are hidden guards in the palace. Even if others can't see you, we'll all be in danger if they hear what you say."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "It's alright, I still have some skills. If there is someone nearby, I can immediately sense their presence. Right now, it's just you and me here."

Xie Guangbai finally breathed a sigh of relief and revealed his true thoughts.

"I really wanted to kill my enemy myself, and I even prepared the poison, but unfortunately I had no way to get in touch with the dog emperor's daily life."

At this point, Xie Guangbai gave a self-deprecating laugh, "In fact, I've been thinking that if someone is willing to help me, I'll give my life to them."

Unfortunately, I am just an unknown doctor; who would do such a heinous thing for me?

Xu Jinhuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. It was like a godsend! She could get a doctor for free just by poisoning someone. She was really something!

"I can help you."

Upon hearing this, Xie Guangbai glanced at the empty space, smiled gently, and said, "Thank you for listening to me say so much, young lady. I am already very grateful to you."

Since ghosts can be reincarnated, I, Xie, cannot dirty your hands for my own sake and make it difficult for you to be reincarnated.

Xu Jinhuan chuckled upon hearing this. Although this person was somewhat cunning, he was still quite sincere.

She said frankly, "Don't worry, I'm not helping you for nothing. Didn't you say that you would entrust your life to anyone who helps you?"

Xie Guangbai nodded seriously, then seemed to remember something and asked hesitantly.

"Does the young lady want to absorb my yang energy? If the young lady helps me avenge myself, my life will belong to you, and you can absorb it as you please."

Xu Jinhuan was utterly speechless. Yang energy? How did you even come up with that? You must have read a lot of novels about demons and monsters before, right?

"Cough, I think you've misunderstood. I really don't need to absorb yang energy!"

Xie Guangbai looked bewildered. "Then what can I do for you, young lady? Do you want me to possess you? It's not impossible, but please do the washing and grooming yourself."

Xu Jinhuan was exasperated. What was all this about? Xie Guangbai's thought process was truly bizarre.

"Stop, stop, stop! I don't need you to do any of that. What I need is your medical skills!"

Xie Guangbai was slightly taken aback. "Medical skills? But I, Xie, do not know how to heal ghosts!"

Xu Jinhuan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "Brother, you're truly a genius."

"I'm not asking you to heal ghosts. I need you to travel with a group of people to a certain place, and during this process, you will serve as the team's doctor."

Once we reach our destination, you must continue to follow my instructions. Don't worry, I'm only interested in your medical skills.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xie Guangbai's eyes. He thought to himself, "Could it be that those people are this girl's relatives? Is the girl worried that her relatives might have an accident on their long journey, so she wanted to arrange for a doctor to accompany them?"

What a lovely girl!

Xie Guangbai said with great emotion, "Alright, I agree, young lady."

If the girl helps Xie put poison into the emperor's tea and watches him drink it, Xie will be at her beck and call and call, and will use his medical skills to protect those people.

After Xie Guangbai finished speaking, he took out a small bottle from his pocket, opened the bottle, poured out some small pills.

After the pills fell out, he didn't stop; he continued tapping the bottom of the bottle.

Soon, a small wad of paper, slightly larger than the pills, fell out.

"This crumpled paper contains Xie's specially made poison powder. Miss, you can slip it into the emperor's teacup. Wait, miss, can you touch anything?"

Xie Guangbai belatedly realized the other party's identity and asked hesitantly.