Chapter 41: Is it fun to earn money with blood? (19) “But…
Si Ling and A Zhu exchanged a glance, and in the next instant, Si Ling vanished without a trace. A Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, and then he too disappeared.
They each possessed the bodies of two paper figures.
Bai Ma saw the female ghost on the left gradually raise her head, her mouth moving, making an uncomfortable gurgling sound, her pale face showing resentment, her eyes dull, staring at Bai Ma expressionlessly.
Seeing this scene, anyone would at least subconsciously hide behind it, if not scream and run away.
Bai Ma reached out and grabbed the ghost girl's hand. "Are you Gamu or Zhuoerga? Never mind..." Bai Ma was speechless. "Why are you here? Aren't you going to be reincarnated from the underworld? What went wrong? Could it be..." Bai Ma took a breath, "Have we been tricked?"
“…” Si Ling was silent.
This is really a bit embarrassing. She pretended to be a ghost to scare people, but the people being scared knew the ghost herself, and they seemed to have a good relationship.
Bai Ma, who had shown no fear when faced with approaching ghosts, became a little panicked when she saw that they were silent. "Are you... okay?" She asked, but she no longer expected the sisters to give her any answer. She lowered her brows and pondered for a moment before she came up with a secret: "Soul manifestation."
As soon as he finished speaking, two strands of golden threads moved from the back of Bai Ma's neck, fluttering and rushing upwards, revealing a kind of divinity for no reason in the darkness.
Then, two strands of golden threads transformed into human forms, floating in the air in a white, translucent state. They both looked like young girls in modern attire.
...This time Si Ling knew where the unusual aura on Bai Ma came from!
She thought to herself that something was wrong, but before she could react, two figures rushed towards her and A Zhui!
“Wow—”
The twin sisters transformed by the paper figures shattered in an instant, and the pieces of paper scattered like snowflakes.
Bai Ma was shocked and shouted: "Gam! Zhuoerga!" His voice was heartbreaking.
"The phantom fog hides the form!" Ah Zhui reacted quickly, and while the piece of paper blocked his vision, he used an illusory trick to transform himself into the image of twin sisters.
Si Ling originally wanted to cast the same spell, but changed his mind and suppressed the idea for the time being.
"Break the barriers and reveal your soul." She chanted the soul-revealing spell, revealing her true form. As the paper fragments fell, Bai Ma saw Si Ling.
The calm gaze lasted only a second, and Bai Ma subconsciously stepped back in shock, but was blocked by the sink.
"Who are you!" She glared at Si Ling and questioned without fear, "It was you who did this? What did you do to Gamu and Zhuoerga?"
Si Ling's eyes moved and he saw the two spirits summoned by Bai Ma hanging in the air, one on the left and one on the right, both ready to fight at any time.
"Si Ling you..." A Zhui didn't expect Si Ling to reveal his true identity directly, and was not sure whether he should also reveal himself.
Bai Ma stared at Si Ling, gnashing his teeth and sneering, and said to the two elusive spirits: "Let's work together to capture this evil ghost, and then we can punish evil and promote good!"
Magical weapons instantly appeared in the hands of the two spirits, one holding a knife and the other holding a sword. Although they did not take action, their magic power had already increased by three points due to the surge of anger, and they were approaching Si Ling directly.
Si Ling's gaze flickered between the two of them. "You two immortals must be aware of the crimes of the plateau nobles. Why did you help them commit such atrocities?"
While questioning, her clothes changed rapidly, from her everyday casual wear to a black tight-fitting long skirt, with a pair of silver ribbons crossed on the bun at the back of her head.
But compared to the time when she faced Xuan Chi in the cave, her face was still normal at this time, and she did not turn into that defeated look with black eyes and red pupils in her fighting posture.
Si Ling pulled out the silver hairpin with both hands. The magic weapon sensed the owner's intention and turned into two swords in the dim light.
Si Ling looked at the two immortals again: "You two must have done great deeds in your lives. I really don't want to attack you. But if you can't distinguish right from wrong..." She paused, "If you don't die within three moves, you will win, and I will leave immediately. But if you die, you can't blame me."
"...You are so arrogant!" Bai Ma became angry. She stared at Si Ling, thinking that what he said was ridiculous.
While Si Ling was speaking, he released some ghost energy.
It was only three points, but the pupils of the two immortals shrank suddenly. Even Ah Zhui took two steps back. When he spoke, his teeth chattered and made a clattering sound: "Si Ling..."
The two immortals exchanged a silent glance. After a moment's silence, the androgynous girl on the left spoke first: "Ahem... um, Bai Ma, I think there's something going on between you two..." She looked at Si Ling, who was a fierce ghost but righteous, with a complicated look, "Is there some misunderstanding?"
Si Ling and Bai Ma looked at her at the same time, and the tense atmosphere eased a little.
The short-haired girl continued, "Bai Ma, calm down. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Qi. I was a university student in S Province when I died. Unfortunately, I encountered the earthquake that you all know about. I had just reached the dormitory corridor and could have run, but my unlucky roommates were all taking a nap. I figured I had to get them to run with me, so I went back to the room to call them."
"After calling them, I wanted to call the roommates across the street, but... well, my roommates all ran out, and my roommate and I didn't have time to run."
"But the ones across the street were all in the house. There were a lot of furniture and a small space like the bathroom, so they had places to hide. Four of the six survived. I was just unlucky; the ceiling in the hallway collapsed right there... What the hell is that?"
At the end, Miss Li Qi scratched her head in frustration, but the awkward smile on her face showed that she had no regrets.
Si Ling pursed his lips slightly: "Is this the reason why you became an immortal?"
"I guess so. No one has given me an official explanation." Li Qi shrugged nonchalantly. "Before I met Bai Ma, I thought I was a ghost in my current state. Thanks to her for helping me figure out my species... It's really speechless. How could the Heavenly Court have this kind of immortal path but not provide any scientific information to new gods? Where is the official news release?"
"..." Si Ling was a little envious of Li Qi for being able to become an immortal. After hearing Li Qi's complaints, she wanted to laugh, but it was not appropriate for her to laugh in this situation.
Finally, she straightened her expression and turned her head to look at the person with a ponytail on her right: "Where is this immortal?"
"You're welcome," the ponytailed girl nodded and said calmly, "Zhu Mengwei, after graduating from the Normal College, I gave up my job in City B and returned to my hometown in the mountains to become a teacher. My thinking at the time was simple—even though the country has legislated compulsory education, our area is poor and remote, and many families simply don't want girls to go to school. It's unfair to them."
"...and then?" Ah Zhui was puzzled. "You died in the line of duty?"
"Could it be considered martyrdom in the line of duty? Or murder?" Zhu Mengwei pondered. "On my last home visit, I discovered the girl's family was forcing her to marry in exchange for a dowry... Oh, I forgot to mention, I teach in elementary school, and the girl was only twelve. This was a complete child marriage, illegal, but her family didn't care. I had an argument with her father, and knowing I was educated and online, he was afraid I'd make a big deal out of it, so he brutally drowned me in a pond."
"Shit!" Ah Zhui was furious. "Tattoo him on the King of Hell's back!!!"
Si Ling transformed the two swords in his hands back into silver scrolls and inserted them back into his bun, showing his goodwill first.
"In other words," she lowered her eyes, "you were all good people when you were alive."
Then he asked, "Do you know what the Tumba family did?"
Li Qi laughed heartily, and Zhu Mengwei asked calmly, "Then do you know what Bai Ma did?"
Bai Ma, who had been silent for a while, asked, "Who sent you? What is your purpose?"
There was still a wariness and hostility about her.
However, this kind of vigilance and hostility was not difficult to understand. Si Ling pondered for a moment and answered her question first: "The King of Hell sent me."
"..." Bai Ma's patience quickly disappeared, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. "It's no fun if you do this."
"I'm not provoking you." Si Ling laughed. "Whether you believe it or not, it was the King of Hell who sent me here. Of course, I can't prove this. If you insist on further explanation... I can only say that the King of Hell is very angry about the existence of the Tunba family and has commissioned Satan, who is in charge of the Western Hell, to take you here."
"?" Bai Ma's brows furrowed when he heard this. "But you are an Eastern ghost."
"Yes." Si Ling nodded sincerely and pointed at Ah Zhui, "I'm an exchange student, and she's probably considered an international student."
Bai Ma & Zhu Mengwei: "..."
"Huh???" Li Qi's eyes widened. "Is this scientific???"
"This metaphysics." Si Ling raised an eyebrow, his eyes fixed on Bai Ma's face, "It's your turn. Give me an explanation, let me believe that you are a good person, otherwise I will still complete the task. If they really fight, the two of them can't beat me. As for you..." She smiled, "Although I can't hurt mortals directly, when it comes to fighting, it's another matter, and your magic power-"
Si Ling stopped talking, and the implication was nothing more than: Those two immortals can't beat me, so you, a mortal, shouldn't try to fight against a rock with an egg.
Bai Ma was deeply annoyed by Si Ling's condescending attitude, but she managed to maintain her composure. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "I don't know how to convince you of my character. I can only tell you," she glanced at Li Qi, "that after they died, both of them believed themselves to be ghosts. They discovered they were more powerful than most ghosts, so they've been helping the wronged souls on the plateau. The Tunba family learned of their existence and, fearing they might cause trouble, sent a team of professional monks to exterminate them."
When Bai Ma said this, he subconsciously glanced at Si Ling's expression.
Si Ling nodded and motioned for her to continue.
Bai Ma chuckled, "If I wasn't in charge of this team, and I happened to be the one who had been secretly supporting them for a long time, they would have been scared to death long ago."
"I know this doesn't make sense, but the details are too complicated, and we probably don't have time to explain it in detail right now." Bai Ma smiled and walked up to Si Ling. "I just want to tell you that if you are against the Tumba family, then we are friends - at least allies for the time being."
Bai Ma said this, and suddenly he remembered something else, his expression changed slightly: "But, what's the situation with Gamu and Zhuoerga?"
She sized up the evil spirit before her. Although there hadn't been a direct conflict between the two sides, Si Ling's repeated assertions that he could defeat two immortals revealed his true strength.
If this kind of strength is true, or even if there is only one or two percent of exaggeration, Gamu and Zhuoerga will definitely not be her opponents.
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