Chapter 5 I have other ways to transcend [New book, please collect it! ]
"Madam! It's Madam!"
Xue Yang grabbed the arm of the handsome Taoist in front of her in despair, as if she was grabbing the only life-saving straw, and cried miserably.
She was the concubine of Xue Dayong, the owner of the silk shop, and had been married for only three days. Although she was not wearing any makeup and her hair was messy, she was still a delicate beauty.
Li Chu comforted her, "Mrs. Xue, don't panic. Please tell me exactly what happened last night."
As he said this, he pulled his arm out calmly.
"Yes, young lady, you can rest assured. With this captain and Taoist priest Xiao Li here, we guarantee that we can protect you!"
Zhou Dafu patted his chest and said, at the same time, he put his hairy big hand on Xue Yang's shoulders and rubbed it twice.
Young, beautiful, and a widow! She was about to inherit the Xue family's huge fortune. Captain Zhou was so happy that he wanted to comfort her wholeheartedly.
However, Xue Yang raised her tearful face, looked at Zhou Dafu, then looked at Li Chu, then rolled her eyes at Zhou Dafu, turned around and shook off his dirty hands.
She hugged Li Chu's other arm again and cried, "Then I'll tell the little Taoist priest that you must protect me!"
This slut! She was so scared but she still threw herself at the handsome man! Zhou Dafu cursed inwardly.
Of course, it was just impotent rage.
"It was the Madam! I saw it clearly last night!" Xue Yang began to speak incoherently: "On the first day I got married, I should have offered tea to the Madam, but...but she refused to accept me. The Master said that we didn't need to pay attention to her, and he drove the Madam to the side yard."
"Who knew that the next day, yesterday morning, everyone was suddenly shouting that something had happened to the Madam! During dinner, I asked the master what happened, and he said that the Madam had an accident and died. But...but I heard from the servants that the Madam committed suicide."
"I was so scared at the time. I knew I was a concubine when I married into the family, but I never thought of competing with her for favor! What if she turns into a ghost and comes to seek revenge on me?"
"Then yesterday at midnight, I wanted to get up. I slept on the outside of the bed, and the master slept on the inside. When I got up, I found someone on my left, so I wanted to get out of bed from the other side, and then I found... I found... there was someone on the other side too!"
"I rubbed my eyes and looked, and found that the woman was lying on the left! Her face was blue and she was cold. I thought someone had put her body on the bed, and then... she suddenly opened her eyes!"
"Then... I fainted from fright."
Chow Tai Fook nodded beside him, thinking about the scene from his own perspective, it was indeed a bit scary.
"When I woke up again, it was this morning. The maids woke me up. I found that the master beside me was no longer in human form. He was just like a pool of rotten meat. I don't know how the mistress tortured him. I really didn't see anything. The maids also said that all the men in the family were dead, including the servants, gardeners, and coachmen... Only we women were left."
"It's the lady who's seeking revenge on the man!"
"She must still be here. She died with resentment and won't go far. She didn't kill us this time, but who knows if she will kill us next time."
"Don't worry, there won't be a next time." Li Chu said firmly. Finally, after listening to everything Xue Yang said, he resolutely pulled out his arm and stepped back five steps to keep a distance from her.
Xue Yang's arms felt empty and she looked at Li Chu with disappointment.
Chow Tai Fook quickly extended his strong arms forward.
Xue Yang blinked, turned around, hugged the maid next to her, and started sobbing again.
Zhou Dafu was not amused, so he walked over to Li Chu awkwardly and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"
Li Chu walked into the bedroom and saw a screen covered in blood, and strips of flesh stuck to the floor, bed, and even the ceiling. Although most of the bodies had been cleaned up, it was still unbearable to look at.
He asked back, "Has Captain Zhou already looked at the body?"
"Don't mention it." Zhou Dafu said with a gloomy face: "Those servants were better, they were bitten to death, at most there were a few scratches. Xue Dayong's death was too tragic, worse than being cut into pieces! It was like tearing the flesh off the body strand by strand with fingernails! It's impossible for a human to do this, even a beast can't do such a thing. I took a look this morning and vomited up all my dinner yesterday!"
Li Chu nodded. As he leveled up by beating monsters, his five senses became more acute than ordinary people. At this time, he could clearly sense that there was a disgusting cold breath in the house, which was similar to the haunted place before, that is, the yin energy left after the ghost appeared.
"Listening to Xue Yang's description, it does seem like a vengeful spirit is behind the crime." Li Chu said, "Then I will stay here tonight and see if she will show up again."
The so-called vengeful spirit is a kind of ghost that a person may turn into when he dies with extreme resentment, and only survives in the world by relying on his resentment.
Most of the vengeful spirits are earthbound ghosts, that is, ghosts that cannot leave the place where they died. After death, their intelligence will gradually dissipate, and they will forget most things, only remembering revenge. Even if they have killed their enemies, they will stay there and attack more innocent people.
As the vengeful spirit kills more and more people, the resentment it accumulates will become heavier, so it must be eliminated as soon as possible.
"But there are still some doubts." Zhou Dafu stroked his chin again and thought: "Ghosts are not so easy to produce. I have been a detective for decades and have only encountered them three or two times, and they were all shocking injustices. Logically, the eldest lady of the Xue family is just a jealous woman. Even if she was ignored, she would not have to die to express her loyalty. And if she committed suicide and was not killed by someone, how could she turn into a ghost so easily?"
His suspicion was justified. If vengeful spirits were so easy to create, then any petty-minded one could harm others after death.
"Are you saying that it is possible that Xue Dayong killed his wife?" Li Chu asked.
"I don't know, but it doesn't matter." Zhou Dafu spread his hands, "Xue Dayong has gone to hell anyway, let the couple confront each other."
After saying that, the two walked out of Xue's bedroom.
In the yard, as the midday sun shone, the negative energy in the house seemed to be dispelled, and Xue Yang's spirit became slightly more stable.
Seeing the two people coming over, she looked at Li Chu with her tear-swollen almond eyes, "Little Taoist priest, you must help me to perform a good ritual. I need an altar, incense, candles, talisman paper, and other things. You can just tell me, I will prepare the best for you."
"Uh." Li Chu hesitated and said truthfully: "I don't know how to perform rituals."
Xue Yang was stunned: "Can't a Taoist perform a ritual? Didn't Captain Zhou ask you to come and pray for the lady's soul to be reborn?"
"I really don't know how to set up an altar... chant scriptures... perform rituals." Li Chu replied calmly: "But don't worry, I have other ways to save the dead."
(End of this chapter)
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