Chapter 175 Past Events
There was a moment of silence in the Shan family's living room. Those in the know knew what was going on. Xia Yingnuan was now a ghost. Was this old man going to exorcise her? For a moment, neither Shan Yun nor Shan Yun responded. It wasn't until Ning Hanqi and Xia Yingnuan came down on their own and the old man greeted them kindly that the atmosphere in the house became lively again.
The old man should have seen Xia Yingnuan's identity, but he didn't mention it, as if the person sitting there was an ordinary human being like them.
Shan Yun was good at making the elderly happy through conversation, and in order to divert the old man's attention away from Xia Yingnuan, she took the initiative to start a conversation, "Old man, are you really almost 110 years old?"
"Of course, I'm 109 years old this year." The old man stroked his long beard.
"Are you really 109 years old?! But you look younger than my grandfather! Do you have any secret?" Shan Yun took out a small notebook from somewhere and looked ready to study seriously.
"Haha, little girl, you want to learn?"
The rat demon's wailing was so pitiful that even the ghosts felt pity. Xia Yingnuan expressed her sympathy and asked, "Will demons starve to death if they don't eat?"
The rat demon shook his head. "I won't die, but I will be very hungry, and my strength will be affected. My clan has very high requirements for food, otherwise I will get diarrhea if I'm not careful. Therefore, our food is very expensive. The price has increased recently, and I can hardly afford to eat. Woo woo woo..."
It turns out that being a monster is not easy either. Xia Yingnuan was amazed.
"So miserable? Didn't you guys make any money?"
"Wow, wow... My business was snatched away by those cunning humans. By the time I came to my senses, my granary was completely empty..."
"I..." Xia Yingnuan was about to say something when she was interrupted by the rat demon.
"Wooooooow!!! You can't bear to see a poor hamster starving to the point of being skin and bones, right?" The rat demon suddenly turned into its original form. She was very good at using her appearance to her advantage. A furry little hamster was crying, making a fuss and acting coquettishly in your hands. At least Xia Yingnuan was a little unable to resist the offensive.
"I can think about it." Xia Yingnuan tried hard to restrain her urge to rub the hamster and did not finish her words.
"You can wait a little longer. At night, the big ghosts and monsters here will come back. Then you will be able to see the true strength of our club. We will definitely not let you down." The fox demon stood beside Xia Yingnuan, and suddenly a furry thing was placed in her arms.
The fox's big tail!
Xia Yingnuan, who had just been soft-hearted because of her hamster prototype, was caught by the fox demon at this weakness. In order to keep Xia Yingnuan, the fox demon now consciously stretched its tail in front of her.
Ahem, be reserved! You can't touch another woman's tail! She has a wife!
Although Xia Yingnuan did not immediately agree to cooperate, she agreed to stay and wait until the evening to witness the club's "heyday".
During this boring time, Xia Yingnuan asked them for an empty room and a set of painting supplies, and painted the little "gift" she prepared for Kou Zishu. Occasionally, non-human beings who were very curious about her would come over to take a peek, and Xia Yingnuan would take the opportunity to chat with them.
The owner of this club is Liu Qiyu, a relatively powerful character among the red-clothed ghosts. She opened a teahouse a long time ago, which later became this club. She would take in these newly born female ghosts and demons who have no ability to protect themselves, let them do odd jobs, and have a place to live.
As for those powerful ghosts and monsters, they have a cooperative relationship with their boss. They are just figures in the club but hardly do any work. The boss just uses the names of those monsters to add some deterrence to his club.
Otherwise, they would not have been able to remain safe and sound during the purge to exterminate demons and evil spirits launched by a human madman decades ago.
But those big guys have no income, and the club has to support them. It was okay before, but now because that human organization is so good at stealing business, and the big guys on their side spend money like water, they have become so poor in just a few years.
But speaking of strength, as one of the few remaining non-human organizations that can still survive to this day, Xia Yingnuan can be completely assured in this regard.
"Of course I'm relieved. That red-dressed ghost sister is very powerful. I believe you have the ability to do what you say, but..."
"But what?" Hoping not to mess it up, Kou Zishu wiped the cold sweat from her forehead imperceptibly. Although she had tried her best, every time she looked at Ning Hanqi, she always felt that she had messed up the moment she opened her mouth to speak the first sentence.
That was a pressure she had never felt in front of Ning Hanshu, or rather, Ning Hanshu had never really put pressure on her.
She just knew it, 嘤嘤嘤......
"But I have to advise you not to fall in love with that Ghost King. Although he looks like a decent human, his heart is dirtier than the most disgusting thing in the world. Remember?" Liu Qiyu patted Xia Yingnuan's head.
"How could I possibly like him? I have a wife, okay? That thing... is so unlucky!" Xia Yingnuan's obvious disdain made Liu Qiyu in a good mood. Once she was in a good mood, she gave Xia Yingnuan a VIP title that would allow her to have unlimited free Coke in the future.
"Thank you..." Xia Yingnuan still couldn't muster up the energy.
"Speaking of him, I think of Xia Yingnuan. Who the hell is she? Even the Ghost King is looking for her everywhere."
Xia Yingnuan shuddered and was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe.
"Her widow also came to me and asked me about the murderer. She's such a pitiful person... It's a pity. She does have a lot of influence among ordinary humans, but her wife's death is related to the Ghost King. Even if she gets any clues from me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get revenge..."
Xia Yingnuan's pupils trembled, and she jumped up with a "bang", shaking the table.
"You told her?"
"Of course, what, what happened?" Liu Qiyu was startled by Xia Yingnuan's sudden surprise.
What's wrong? Xia Yingnuan's lips trembled a few times, like a dumb person who had eaten a lot of coptis, unable to express the bitterness.
You hit the nail on the head with just one sentence, and you still ask me what's wrong?!
"But I'm just a weak and pitiful ghost who just died. You are so powerful, I'm afraid of being guilty of possessing a treasure..." Xia Yingnuan, who is weak, pitiful and helpless, but can kill most of the members here with a painting, "accidentally" exposed her "nervousness". When she was in college, the classes she occasionally attended with her roommate in the acting department were not in vain.
Compared to other monsters or ghosts, Xia Yingnuan was indeed very young. Seeing her uneasy look, she remembered the feeling of being picked up by her boss, and her maternal aura was unconsciously stimulated.
"Don't be afraid. Although the boss is unreliable, the fact that her stall hasn't been smashed in all these years proves that she's doing a legitimate business. Furthermore, the inspections have been stricter recently. The humans have long wanted to use us for merit. If we're discovered, we won't be able to live, so don't worry."
"That's right. We are also ghosts with consciences. If the boss really dares to do such a thing, we will definitely tell you quietly and let you run away first!"
"Yes, don't worry, we won't let the boss cheat you. We'll help you bargain. She'll definitely ask for a 40% commission, but the market price is only 30% at most. We'll help you get VIP treatment, so 20% to 80% should be enough!"
"Cough cough cough!" The zombie pretended to pass by the door and coughed madly. Which side are these guys on?
The few non-humans inside immediately lowered their voices, but they were still chattering, which made the zombies' foreheads bulge with veins.
"Sister, what are you drawing?" The little fox cub who could speak human language looked at what Xia Yingnuan had drawn and asked.
"This looks familiar. What's it called?" The attention of the other guys was immediately drawn to the painting.
"This is a Gundam. I'm going to give it to a friend. I feel like this might be more suitable for her than anything else." Xia Yingnuan added the final stroke, as if imbuing the object in the painting with divine light.
The things in the painting are just the carriers of her power and they don't possess the legendary abilities, so it doesn't matter what she paints. Xia Yingnuan thinks this is very suitable for Kou Zishu and it can also be regarded as a dream of her own when she was a child!
I just don’t know what Kou Zishu would think when he sees it.
"Puff..." The big fox demon used his demonic power to take a sneak peek inside and directly spat out a mouthful of water.
"Oh my god! It's done? I've never heard of such a person appearing on the human side before..." The hamster curled up in the wine glass almost popped its eyes out.
She hid in the corner and watched for a whole day, step by step as Xia Yingnuan finished drawing a Gundam. When she finally put pen to paper, an extremely dangerous aura emanated from her.
The magic that had disappeared for thousands of years had reappeared. Who was this seemingly weak ghost in his previous life? Li Mingxi was right. Their boss had invited back an ancestor!
Li Mingxi is the tiny-looking thousand-year-old zombie. Xia Yingnuan's every move here is under the eyes of these old guys. Since they found out that Xia Yingnuan is not an ordinary rich ghost, they naturally dare not use the same tricks to fool the other party as they do to fool ordinary ghosts. Part of the reason for keeping her here is to test her true intentions.
But the result became more and more frightening. Li Mingxi picked up the hamster that had escaped, signaled to the fox next to him, and the three non-humans hid in a farther corner together.
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Li Mingxi asked the hamster.
"Yes, I have seen her once... I was still young at that time. Thousands of years ago, you and Liu Qiyu were not born yet, so I haven't heard the legends of that time... Anyway, this person must be no simple person! She is definitely not as innocent as she appears to be. It's really disturbing. What is her purpose in coming here?" The most timid rat demon was uneasy, and he began to imagine more unconsciously.
"Could it be that the humans sent someone here to conduct a sting operation? Do they want to cause trouble for us because we've been too peaceful? Or do they finally have enough room for us and want to find a reason to get rid of us?" The fox demon said casually with a frown.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, the other two looked at her with horror.
The fox demon blinked and said, she was just talking nonsense!
No, it can't be true?
"That's too despicable!" the three non-humans said in unison.
"Ah Qiu, Ah Qiu!" Xia Yingnuan sneezed twice in a row. She thought, cursed, and caught a cold. Who cursed her behind her back?
In the end, she was stained with blood and sin.
"Everyone involved in this incident is dead, and most of the town has evacuated. Some elderly people in the town said that the people in that house died tragically in revenge from evil spirits. Because of this incident, everyone who could afford to move out has left."
The old man looked at Ning Hanqi again and spoke words that only they could understand, with a gentle and sentimental look on his face.
"I have practiced cultivation for decades, but this kindness is the only thing I cannot forget. It is also my last ties in this world. After fulfilling this wish, I can peacefully pursue the final path."
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