There was silence behind him, and there was no response to Liang Yubai's words, but the coldness was still there. He could clearly feel her presence, resentment and hatred, making her colder than the water in the river at night.
After a long silence, the chill that was pinching Liang Yubai's neck slowly faded away.
"Can you withstand my possession?" The voice came lightly, not as sharp and cold as before.
"How can I be the same as ordinary people? I am an exorcist." Liang Yubai replied.
"..." Makoto was silent at the back, "Do you really allow it?"
"I allow it."
A laugh echoed from the serene lake. It was unclear whether Makoto was happy or mocking Liang Yubai's excessive kindness. "You're the one who wanted this. If you have any problems with your body, I, as a ghost, can't help you at all."
Liang Yubai sneered back, "You really underestimate exorcists. You deal with ghosts every day. Haven't you been exposed to enough ghost energy over the years? Or do you really think you're an evil ghost that no one can withstand?"
Makoto was silent.
The soul that had been cooled by the water of Yelai River for decades eroded into Liang Yubai's body bit by bit from behind, and merged into her body in almost the blink of an eye.
Liang Yubai's body trembled, and the coldness penetrated from head to toe, making her face pale. She just pursed her lips, climbed up the shore, wrung out her wet coat, and took out a fan from her pocket.
"Fortunately, this fan is not so easily damaged by soaking." She muttered softly, opened the fan and shook off the water that had seeped in.
Her slender figure swayed, her whole body trembled, and she lowered her eyes to stare at the fan in her hand again.
"What precious fan? The first thing he cared about after climbing up was the fan."
"It has nothing to do with you, don't come out casually."
"I just want to remind you to get out quickly, because Yelai River will be closing soon."
"I know it without you reminding me." Liang Yubai snorted lightly, fanning himself to try to dry it while walking out of Yelai River.
The staff clearing the area saw Liang Yubai coming out from a distance, all soaking wet, and asked in a panic, "Miss, how are you? Why are you so wet? Did you fall into the water? Are you okay?"
Liang Yubai turned around. His pale face, frozen from the cold, revealed a well-protected childishness and gentleness. His cute features combined with a rather demure and intellectual smile didn't fit his appearance. He nodded, "I'm fine, thank you."
The staff member was stunned for a moment, staring at Liang Yubai and left.
"I told you not to come out casually. I'm still a little uncomfortable."
"It's been a while since I last controlled a human body. I miss it so much. It's not the awkward body of a puppet, but a real living person's body, with blood flowing and a heartbeat." She raised her head to check her arm, then lowered her head to scan the ground.
"It's just that... you're quite a bit shorter than me."
“…”
"Girls shouldn't worry about height. I think your current body is great."
Liang Yubai was speechless. His body was always unconsciously controlled. It was the first time he was possessed, and he had an indescribable feeling.
Normal people are basically unconscious when they are possessed and controlled by the spirit, but as an exorcist, she will not be easily suppressed. However, as she walked, her body no longer belonged to her. She could see and hear, but she felt like she was in a vehicle. What she saw and the direction she walked were all beyond her control.
Apart from feeling a little uncomfortable and feeling cold all over, there was nothing uncomfortable.
"Do you know where you are going?" Liang Yubai asked.
"Of course I know. Let's go to the hospital. I want to find that person."
"Do you know which hospital it is? Where is it?"
"Of course I do. Perhaps this is difficult for you as a human to understand. I just need to know who killed me and leave the death range of Ye Laihe. No matter where he is, I can feel him. At the same time, I can also feel many other things."
"Where are my relatives, where are my enemies, where are the people I once cared about? As a ghost, I can feel a lot. Maybe they hope that I can fulfill my wish and disappear as soon as possible."
"I heard that you were alone here when you were alive. After you died, no one noticed your disappearance. Where are your relatives?"
"They... after I confessed some of my things, I left home for many years and never told them where I went. Maybe they didn't know I had been dead for many years."
"Confess something about yourself? What?"
"I don't think there's any need to tell you. It's better if you don't know."
"If it's not convenient to say, I won't ask any more questions."
The two chatted all the way, with Makoto controlling the body. Basically, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that Liang Yubai was talking to himself all the way and slowly walking towards the hospital.
"Once you're outside the hospital, go back."
"Don't you need me to come in?"
"I just needed a carrier to take me away from the Yorai River. I'm sorry to have troubled you by using your body." Makoto said slowly, "I'm quite wary of exorcists, but when I saw you carry away the dead in the Yorai River in paper figurines, I knew you wouldn't just eliminate ghosts."
"But your kindness may be a little dangerous for you."
"I don't need a ghost like you to remind me."
Liang Yubai stood in front of a hospital. People were coming and going at the door. There seemed to be a lot of bodyguards hiding around, probably to protect the man inside. This scene made people more convinced that the person they were looking for was inside.
"I'm leaving. After I leave, you should turn around and leave immediately. Don't stay even a step longer."
“…I don’t need you to remind me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, her body suddenly tilted forward and she almost fell, but the next second, she staggered and stood firm again.
Liang Yubai returned to his body instantly, and when he looked up, he saw a black shadow rushing into the hospital.
She took a look, stood firm, and turned to leave the hospital. Her steps were a little weak, and she staggered to a street outside the hospital before stopping. Her body swayed, and she held onto the wall next to her. She suddenly started coughing violently, almost coughing out her lungs, and her body was shaking violently.
"Are you okay?" The passers-by next to him couldn't help but stop and asked worriedly.
Liang Yubai waved his hands and covered his mouth. He was coughing and could hardly breathe. He squatted there, patting his chest with one hand to relieve his breathing. After a while, he slowly calmed down.
She opened her hand, looked at her palm, and coughed up a little blood.
"It's true that most people can't withstand the evil energy of ghosts that has been there for decades." She murmured softly, her body feeling cold and weak.
"I hope there won't be any sequelae."
"Go back and have some rest." Liang Yubai stood up, swaying as if to go home first. Just as she was about to leave, a hand suddenly reached out and rested on her shoulder.
"I heard you were looking for me?"
The beautiful white hand pinched Liang Yubai's shoulder and moved closer to her. A pleasant female voice said, "I like my current life very much and don't want anyone to disturb me."
"As a ghost exorcist, your existence is very disadvantageous to me."
"Letting you out during the day was a special circumstance, but now...it wouldn't matter if you disappeared, right?"
Liang Yubai trembled and his whole body froze in place.
It was the soul that once possessed the doll and later possessed the woman. Her original purpose for coming here was to come to the door on her own initiative at this time.
"You've already died. It's meaningless to rely on possessing someone else's body to remain. If you have any obsessions, you can tell me and I will help you solve them. But if you continue to stay in someone else's body..."
"That has nothing to do with you." The voice behind him interrupted Liang Yubai calmly, "I'll give you two choices. First, leave here and pretend nothing happened. Don't bother with me anymore. Second, I'll make you disappear."
Liang Yubai paused, "Are you planning to stay in this woman's body forever? Even if you take over someone else's body and her consciousness, it won't change the fact that this body isn't yours and you've already died."
"...Forget it, I can't let you expose my secret, so it's better for you to disappear." The hand on Liang Yubai's shoulder suddenly exerted force and raised its hand to knock Liang Yubai unconscious.
"Is she, is she okay?" People passing by noticed the situation here and asked in panic.
"It's okay, it's okay. She's just not feeling well. I'll take her to the hospital." The man smiled and waved his hand, supporting Liang Yubai's soft body.
"It's you, that's fine. This little girl looks so young, but why is she so pale and wet? Did she fall into the water?"
"Maybe. I'll take her away first. It won't be good if she catches a cold."
"Okay, oh, by the way, thank you for what happened last time. I'll come to you again if I have trouble next time."
"no problem."
Accompanied by the noisy conversations on the roadside, Liang Yubai's figure disappeared around the corner.
"Isn't that the little ghost exorcist girl that Yu Yao knows?"
"She looked so bad and fainted. Is she okay?"
"She should be fine... isn't she with that person?"
"No, no, no, it's dangerous because of that person. Think about it, she usually threatens us not to tell Yu Yao about her affairs. People who hide secrets from Yu Yao are not good people."
"That's right, Yu Yao likes her so much."
"So... should I tell Yu Yao about this or not?"
"……explain?"
"Aren't you afraid of being smashed?"
"Then I won't say anything."
"But what about that little ghost-exorcist girl?"
"It's none of our business. We are just immovable objects. What does human affairs have to do with us?"
"Yu Yao will be angry if she finds out."
"Well, then let's wait until she asks..."
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