Chapter 104 The Metaphysics Master's Fiancée 21
Even though she was wearing the bracelet, Jiang Yiqing felt an uncomfortable tightness in her chest, as if something was blocking it. She checked the data on the bracelet...
Despite wearing the bracelet, Jiang Yiqing felt a tightness in her chest, as if something was blocking her. Checking the data on the bracelet, she saw that the ghostly energy here was so dense it could cause fainting; in terms of air pollution index, the PM2.5 level was probably off the charts. The bracelet was merely a safety net, precariously keeping everyone conscious.
However, without mentioning that she was feeling unwell, Li Tingfang finally noticed the strangeness around her. She took the lead in firing the plasma generator, which was in the shape of a gun, at the window. After the sound of glass shattering was heard, the thick, sticky substance, like the black night sky, actually bounced the fired bullet back to the window, making a mess of the villa's baseboards.
“It seems we’re trapped in this living room.” Li Tingfang looked up and saw that the black, paste-like substance had now covered the ceiling and was about to completely lock them in.
They all tried to break through the paste-like substance, but its defenses were so strong that they couldn't.
Jiang Yiqing no longer cared about hiding her cheat ability and asked the system, "Shuyu hasn't returned yet. Do I have enough coins to get everyone out of here?"
"Not quite enough," the system said. "At most, it will buy us some time until she returns."
"That's okay too."
Jiang Yiqing bought several more "Mystical Enhanced Version of Vengeful Ghost Demolition Devices" from the mall. These weapons resembled sniper rifles, but when attached to their weapons, they were indeed enough to repel the ever-approaching black paste.
"Yiqing, where did you get these strange things? But they're pretty useful." Li Tingfang said, raising her gun and firing at the black substance attacking them. It seemed to break apart from the inside, then quickly disappeared.
But they quickly regrouped and launched attacks from all directions. Everyone skillfully used their exorcism swords to cut them down one by one.
Although they weren't professional combatants, they supported each other and managed to hold off the unidentified black object for a while.
Jiang Yiqing seized the opportunity to reply to Li Tingfang: "...Shuyu gave it to me."
Although it would be fine to tell the mothers, they would guess that she might not be the same Yiqing as before. Jiang Yiqing thought that she should find a better time to explain everything to them. Right now, she should focus on dealing with the vengeful ghost.
"No wonder," Jiang Shangwei said. "Shuyu should be back by now, or maybe she's encountered some problems too."
“Sister Shuyu will be alright,” Jiang Yiqing said hurriedly.
Jiang Shangwei knew that Luo Shuyu was planning to propose today. Logically, today should have been the engagement banquet for Yiqing and Shuyu's children and Yiqing's birthday banquet, but she had to get through this hurdle first. She sighed inwardly, hoping that everything would pass smoothly.
"Yiqing, if you and Shuyu get together, will you still call her that?"
"...Then what should I call her?" My mother calls her Shuyu, but my sister seems a bit distant. So what should I call her?
"Yi Qing, are you stupid? Of course you should call me wife. Do I have to teach you that?" Li Tingfang laughed and winked at Jiang Shangwei.
Jiang Shangwei blushed immediately.
Jiang Yiqing silently ate the candy and said, "Okay, I understand, Mom."
Jiang Yiqing also had a good nickname in mind: Luo Shuyu—Shubao, to scare her to death.
Just then, Luo Shuyu used the Yang Thunder Technique to cleave a crack and crawled in from the outside. Seeing that the others were safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where is Sister Wang?" Aunt Qin asked when she saw that no one was with her.
"She's outside, Wanqing and Ruoying are taking care of her." After Luo Shuyu finished speaking, she came to Jiang Yiqing's side and carefully observed that she was indeed not injured. Only then did her rapid heartbeat calm down.
Luo Shuyu stretched out her right hand with all five fingers flat, pinched her middle fingernail with her thumb, and used the Ghost-Detecting Technique. The words she spoke were incomprehensible to everyone.
But as the black substance approached them again, Luo Shuyu used the Yang Thunder Technique with her left hand once more, managing to form hand seals with both hands simultaneously without interfering with each other.
Several bolts of lightning shot out from her hand, sizzling as they struck the black substance, making it visibly wilt like ants roasting on a hot plate, before it shrank back.
Jiang Yiqing was able to hear what Luo Shuyu was saying.
"Land God, where do you think this ghost's original form is?"
The Ghost-Seeking Technique involves inquiring about ghosts from the local earth god. It is needed when the compass in Luo Shuyu's hand is not working.
For vengeful ghosts of the Earthly Rank or above, the Underworld should send someone to collect them. Such inaction is not appropriate. The local earth god emerged from the ground looking like he was being questioned, and Jiang Yiqing could see him clearly.
"Its original form was in a well seven hundred meters away. It accumulated evil spirits here a hundred years ago and became a bound ghost. Since then, the Lu family members who live here have often felt physically and mentally unwell, so they rarely come back. I didn't expect it to encounter Wang Lin and use this to cause trouble." The local earth god said, "Great God Luo, I think I'll leave it to you now. You can deal with it too."
"Since you are in charge of this place, why don't you get rid of this vengeful ghost?" Luo Shuyu questioned sternly. "It has been causing trouble here for a hundred years and is still eyeing Yi Qing covetously, yet you have turned a blind eye to it. What is your crime?"
"This...this ghost, it..." The local earth god hesitated, then said, "It has caused a great disaster this time. You should subdue it. Great God Luo, I am truly sorry."
At night, the yang energy is insufficient while the yin energy is very strong. Luo Shuyu then cast a Moon Lord spell, borrowing the power of the Moon Lord. Countless chains fell from the sky, trapping the black, enclosed space layer by layer, and then she forcefully broke free from it.
Jiang Yiqing saw that Luo Shuyu's forehead was covered in sweat as she used incantations continuously. She could sense that her power was locked in a stalemate with the power of the Earth-Rank Ghost. She didn't know why the ghost was so powerful, but no one seemed to care.
As the space was completely shattered, Luo Shuyu led everyone back to the original living room. Looking up, they saw that the roof had been blown off, and a bright moon stood gracefully in the sky, casting its radiant light upon them.
The light spots on Luo Shuyu's fingertips also disappeared one after another.
Wanqing and Ruoying came up and said, "As expected of the Great God Luo, he really repelled that vengeful ghost."
Luo Shuyu prioritized everyone's safety, so she used a gentler approach. She told everyone, "Go back and rest. I'll deal with that vengeful ghost first."
Jiang Yiqing said to Luo Shuyu, "I'll go with you too."
"Are you all really alright?" Jiang Shangwei asked with some concern.
"I will protect Yiqing." Even so, Luo Shuyu saw the things Jiang Yiqing bought from the system and knew that she had the ability to protect herself, but she still said that.
The two then walked together toward the open space in the northeast corner of the house.
Wanqing and Ruoying followed silently. Ruoying seemed to remember something and asked Wanqing, "Is this...that place?"
This time, Wanqing did not hide anything and said, "Yes, a hundred years ago, many people died in this area due to war, so it is normal for vengeful ghosts to have sprung up."
"..." Ruoying said sadly, "Wanqing, you still haven't been able to let go."
Wanqing's family died in the war. More than ten years ago, Wanqing suggested coming here, and Ruoying guessed that she had not been able to let go of the past.
“Silly girl, if I let go of it, I won’t be able to become a ghost anymore, and I won’t be able to stay with you.” Wanqing tapped her forehead and said, “I’ve already come to terms with this. The reason I’m still keeping you is because you—you make me too worried.”
"Really?" Ruoying became happy again.
Jiang Yiqing didn't expect to see two ghosts showing affection, but Luo Shuyu took her hand and turned her head to look at her. The way she looked was so bewitching that she forgot to pay attention to them and said, "Shuyu, you are really amazing. Those Taoist incantations are all very beautiful."
Especially when Luo Shuyu made a hand seal, the red thread holding her hand moved along with it. Although Jiang Yiqing concealed it in front of everyone, she felt a surge of emotion inside.
"Really?" Luo Shuyu looked at her seriously and said, "Yiqing, happy birthday."
Jiang Yiqing didn't know what was going to happen, but she couldn't hold back any longer, so she said, "Shuyu, I want to tell you my answer now."
"Idiot, I haven't said anything yet." Luo Shuyu quickly covered her mouth.
"What?" Jiang Yiqing asked her with her eyes.
"Yi Qing, can you stay with me forever?" Luo Shuyu asked.
Both ghosts were watching them.
Luo Shuyu nervously loosened her grip. Although Yi Qing's eyes were filled with joy, she was still afraid, afraid of hearing an answer she didn't want to hear.
"I would be delighted. It would be my greatest honor." After saying this, Jiang Yiqing clasped her hands together to her lips and shouted loudly into the night sky, "Luo Shuyu, let's be together! Let's be together forever!"
"Okay, Luo Shuyu, I want to be with Jiang Yiqing forever." Luo Shuyu repeated with a smile, this time hugging her waist tightly.
There was a biting night wind and chilly air, but their hearts were burning with passion, and neither of them felt the cold at all.
"No, what are we going there to do?" The two gazed at each other deeply, seemingly about to kiss, and Wanqing was very puzzled.
Ruoying also said, "It seems like they went to subdue the vengeful ghosts, but the two of them recovered first, as if they were deliberately trying to avoid people's attention and find a space to be alone."
Seven hundred meters wasn't a long distance, and they still made it to the well. Although the well hadn't been used for a long time, it wasn't dry at all, and a sinister aura emanated from it.
“Wanqing, tell me, what is the origin of the ghosts here?” Luo Shuyu said, “After all, your family was a well-known ghost-controlling clan in the area a hundred years ago.”
Wanqing hadn't expected that she had investigated her background. Knowing she couldn't hide it from her, she said, "During the war, one of my family members survived and, with the help of this ghost's abilities, accomplished great things."
"Then you use magic to bind it here and let it continue to wreak havoc on the world, ignoring everything. You can actually do such a thing." Luo Shuyu sneered. Many times, she didn't know whether humans or ghosts were worse.
"Later generations lack the ability; they can only see ghosts, not subdue them." Wanqing bowed and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Master Luo."
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