A sudden gust of wind rustled the bamboo leaves in the nearby bamboo grove, carrying a fresh scent and a faint fragrance of bamboo.
Hang Suisui drifted through the bamboo forest, blocking the path of the dark figure. She made a hand seal and swiftly released a talisman into the air.
The talisman entered the shadowy figure's body, pinning him to a bamboo stalk behind him.
With a scream, Hang Suisui fell to the ground, and the wind gradually subsided.
She clapped her hands, a bright smile playing on her lips. She had actually learned to fly!
The speed at which sales figures are being boosted is different now!
Hang Suisui looked at the immobilized bamboo in front of her and smiled even more brightly.
The shadowy figure was a drowned ghost that fed on human life force. Normally, a drowned ghost cannot leave the waters where it died. If it wants to leave, it can only do so by constantly absorbing human life force and forming a physical form.
Otherwise, they would have to find a scapegoat.
As the black ghost watched Hang Suisui approach, the smile on her face sent chills down his spine, even though he was a ghost.
This little girl had no human aura whatsoever, but she wasn't a ghost either.
The black man stared wide-eyed, utterly incredulous.
"You, you demon, actually practice Taoist magic! You're not even human, what are you doing meddling in people's affairs!?"
In ancient times, a demon would avoid a Taoist priest like the plague, treating him as a formidable foe.
Demonic arts and Taoist magic—that's practically an anti-heavenly reversal!
That's absolutely outrageous!
Looking at the little girl standing in front of him, the black ghost raised an eyebrow at him. Before he could think about why there were still people who could cultivate into demons, he hurriedly added a sentence.
"I didn't kill him!"
Hang Suisui bent down and picked up a leaf, holding it between her fingers. She was too short to reach the leaves on the nearby tree.
She looked at the emerald green bamboo leaves at her fingertips and spoke slowly in her childish voice.
“If you had truly taken a life, it wouldn’t be as simple as being nailed to this bamboo; you would have been annihilated just now.”
Yes, this ghost was not a vicious and vengeful spirit. Even when trapped in the pond, it did not seek a substitute ghost; it only went to absorb human life force.
However, if someone's life force is drained, they will fall seriously ill when evil spirits enter their body. If someone's life force is frequently drained by this person, they will be plagued by illnesses and become weak and sickly in the future.
So, while she was taking a shower, she sensed the ghost's chilling aura. Hang Suisui knew something was wrong and, before she could even dry herself off, she quickly put on her clothes and rushed to check on Lin Yu.
Sure enough, that drowned ghost almost managed to slip through!
So Hang Suisui was very angry. If Lin Yu, who was already physically weak, had his life force sucked by this black ghost, even if he didn't die, he would be half-dead from illness!
Upon hearing the words "soul scattered and spirit destroyed," the black man was terrified and dared not speak any further.
"Master Demon, please spare me this time! I'll go back to the pond right away and never come out again!"
Hang Suisui pinched the bamboo leaf between her fingers, her thumb pad gently tracing the edge of the leaf, a trickle of bright red blood flowing out, staining the bamboo leaf with a golden sheen.
Seeing that Hang Suisui was about to make a move, the black ghost even conjured up a tearful appearance, wanting Hang Suisui to see his remorse.
"Master Demon! Daoist Demon! Please, spare me! I'll never dare to do it again!!!"
He just takes advantage of people's popularity; he didn't actually kill anyone!
Hang Sui Sui was getting a headache from his constant nagging.
A demonic master? A demonic Taoist priest?
Hang Suisui's lips twitched slightly. What kind of terms are these?
Having been a Taoist priest his entire life, he suddenly became a demon...
I never imagined that one day I would become a sorcerer...
Hang Suisui gritted her teeth: "Shut up! It's so noisy!"
The black man immediately shut his mouth, but he cried even harder, his face covered in snot and tears.
Hang Suisui's temples throbbed; it was truly an eyesore!
"Stop crying! Put away that look of yours, or I'll kill you right now!"
Threatening words were quite effective; the black man immediately dropped the illusion and reverted to his original blurry black shadow.
The black man looked like he dared not speak: "Dao...Daoist Master..."
Before the black man could finish speaking, his words were abruptly cut off. A green light flashed before his eyes, and the blood-stained bamboo leaf immediately disappeared into his body.
Just as he was thinking that the heavens were going to kill him, his newly formed body experienced a violent fluctuation, with black energy surging and tearing at him, causing him great discomfort.
"Aaaaaah! Aaaaah!!!"
The black ghost broke free from the bamboo and landed on the ground. The black aura gradually dissipated, and its entire body turned transparent white.
He looked at his hands and body in disbelief: "I, I, I, I."
I talked to him for a long time, but he still couldn't give me a clear answer.
The black ghost floated on the ground, looking at Hang Suisui in front of him. She hadn't killed him?
Hang Suisui looked at the ghost who had lost his black and deathly aura. He had returned to the state he was in right after his death, before he was corrupted by the ghostly aura. He looked to be in his early twenties and still had a rather handsome appearance.
"I've removed your ghostly aura and deathly aura. From now on, you won't bring any yin energy to living people when you're near them, and you're no longer restricted by the pond."
Hang Suisui paused, glanced at the ghost whose eyes were shining, as if she wanted to cry tears of joy.
She continued, "But if you want to stay the way you are now, you have to come with me."
She gave him a choice: whether he wanted to return to the pond, still shrouded in ghostly energy, or to go with her, no longer bound by the pond, but bound by her.
Without a second thought, the black man blurted out, "I'll go with you! I'll go wherever you go, and I'll do whatever you ask! Don't worry, I'll never hurt anyone!"
He had been in that pond for over ten years and had long since had enough. He didn't want to trade human lives for his freedom, so he took a different approach and used human energy to gain temporary relief.
Now that he has the opportunity to leave completely, he is of course willing. Besides, this demon master is so powerful, following her should not be a loss!
Hang Suisui nodded, then patted herself down, trying to find something for the black ghost to possess, otherwise she couldn't go back like this.
I fumbled around for a long time, but couldn't find anything.
Seeing this, the black ghost understood what Hang Suisui meant. He pointed to the bamboo and said, "Master Demon, I can attach myself to the bamboo."
Hang Suisui looked at the tall bamboo, thought for a moment, and then waved her hand, a green light breaking off a small section of a branch.
The branch landed in Hang Suisui's plump hand. Before Hang Suisui could even greet him, the black ghost transformed into a beam of white light and entered the bamboo.
The figure seemed somewhat impatient.
"From now on, call me Taoist Master."
The bamboo branches rustled, and the leaves on them twitched.
"Yes, Daoist Master!"
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