Seeing his anxious look, Zu'an quickly stopped him: "Be careful, it might be a trap!"
In this desolate wilderness, there wasn't a soul in sight, not even a single animal. So how could there be the sound of a zither, followed by a frail young woman running to ask for help? Something seemed amiss.
Vesso pulled his hand away: "That's why I came here."
Zuan: "???"
Qiu Honglei: "???"
Weisuo rushed forward a few steps, then seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly ran back, telling Zuan as he ran, "Don't move, I'll go open the door in a bit."
Zuan and Qiu Honglei exchanged a glance, somewhat puzzled as to what he was doing.
Wei Suo quickly pulled out a set of scholar's clothes from his bag and put them on. At the same time, he ran behind the broken Buddha statue, took out a bamboo book basket that he had hidden inside earlier, and carried it on his back. Only then did he nod in satisfaction.
It must be said that his outfit did indeed resemble that of a refined scholar, but unfortunately, his two large buck teeth, coupled with his lewd expression, were somewhat out of place with this attire.
"What's wrong with you?" Qiu Honglei couldn't help but ask.
Vesso smiled smugly: "Don't you know? Scholars and female ghosts are a perfect match. I heard this place is haunted, so I specially prepared this outfit."
Qiu Honglei was taken aback: "Who said that?"
"Haven't you heard the story of 'A Chinese Ghost Story'?" Wei Suo asked with a puzzled look. "I heard it was a story about a talented young man who gave it to a courtesan. It's all the rage at storytelling stalls now."
Qiu Honglei shook her head. During this time, she had been in seclusion cultivating in preparation for the trip to Zishan, and she didn't know much about what was happening outside.
She wondered which courtesan was so lucky that the young master didn't give her any vulgar gifts, but rather a story. He was clearly a refined person. She had been a courtesan for a time and knew the ins and outs. Nouveau riche were everywhere, but such a thoughtful gentleman was one in a million. She sincerely wished the two of them well.
At this moment, Zu An had a strange expression, because he remembered that the story of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was originally given to Kong Nanwu and Nan Xun, specifically to cater to Nan Xun's ghostly characteristics. He never expected that they would spread the story.
At that moment, Mi Li's voice echoed in his mind: "Tsk tsk tsk, you even wrote a story specifically for a female ghost. When are you going to write one for your master too?"
Upon hearing her voice, Zu An was overjoyed and secretly replied, "You're not a female ghost."
Mi Li snorted: "Isn't it all because of you? Without a physical body, only a soul remains. What's the difference between you and those female ghosts?"
Zuan hurriedly apologized, "Haven't I been searching for materials to rebuild your physical body all these years? I've already found more than half of them..."
"That's more like it." Mi Li nodded in satisfaction.
Just then, Weisuo excitedly ran to open the door. Sure enough, there was a beautiful woman outside. Her clothes were disheveled and torn, probably from a panicked escape that had been torn by roadside branches.
Upon seeing the woman's appearance, Wei Suo's eyes widened. Although she was not quite as good as Qiu Honglei, she was still enough to be the most beautiful courtesan in most brothels. For Wei Suo, such a woman was usually an unattainable figure.
He was completely stunned when he saw her snow-white skin peeking out from the tear in her dress.
Qiu Honglei secretly transmitted her voice to Zu An: "Zu, this woman seems a bit strange."
Zuan nodded
With their current cultivation levels, the two keenly sensed that the other's aura was somewhat peculiar, seemingly exceptionally ethereal and yet possessing a chilling quality.
But strangely, unlike the skeleton soldiers I'd seen before, it didn't have any death aura on it.
Zu An secretly asked, "Master Empress, can you tell what's going on with this woman?"
Mi Li replied nonchalantly, "It's just a ghost."
Zuan: "..."
He couldn't help but ask, "Why is it different from the ghosts I've seen before?"
The secret realm where I encountered Mi Li back then was also filled with a large number of undead creatures, and even Zhang Han's form was no different from the legendary ghosts.
Mi Li seemed to know what he was thinking and replied, "What you saw before were just low-level undead creatures with no intelligence. This kind of ghost is different. Apart from its origin, its appearance and other aspects are not much different from humans."
"As for Zhang Han, whom you encountered before, strictly speaking, he is not a true undead creature, but a monster that is neither alive nor dead, formed by a special formation and curse, and cannot enter the six realms of reincarnation until you release them."
Zu An was taken aback: "Does this world really have six realms of reincarnation?"
“Of course there are,” Mi Li said, seemingly puzzled as to why he asked such a question. “Since there are gods and immortals in this world, there must also be the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Only in this way can the life force and death force in the world maintain a dynamic balance.”
She paused halfway through her sentence, a puzzled look on her face: "However, I've noticed that many of the worlds you've experienced don't seem to have the Six Paths. Are they also isolated from your world like the Immortal Realm?"
Just then, the woman at the door said pitifully, "Young master, I..."
Upon opening the door, she instinctively stumbled into Wei Suo's arms, but upon seeing his appearance, she visibly stiffened. Just then, she spotted Zuan standing to the side, and her eyes lit up.
Zaun was already handsome, and beauty is often highlighted by comparison. Compared to Visor, his refined and otherworldly appearance was even more striking.
The woman twisted her waist, naturally shaking off Wei Suo, and threw herself into Zu An's arms: "Young master, help me!"
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