I never expected to be injured by my own weapon.
Sui Sui's eyes widened instantly, staring at Shi Xi in astonishment.
Shi Xi's face didn't show much expression.
The words Qin Budu had said came to mind.
Nightmare.
It feeds on human desires and only appears in dreams.
People are in a dream, as if they are under an illusion.
Qin Budu looked at Shi Xi and said calmly, "To deal with the Nightmare Ghost, we need to find a way to make it reveal its true form."
Shi Xi understood that Qin Budu meant for her to come up with a solution.
"I understand." He nodded.
Only nightmares can kill in dreams, therefore—
Shi Xi then used the Nightmare Demon's sharp knife to attack the opponent.
Shi Xi broke free from the ghost's grasp and forcefully pinned the Nightmare Ghost Sui Sui to the floor with her sharp knife... She then stepped on the young man's neck, asking, "Why did you ruthlessly kill the Cui family?"
Sui Sui looked down at Shi Xi, who was standing high above her, and said, "Big brother, please have mercy..."
"Don't step on my neck so hard."
"They can't breathe."
"Don't try anything funny." Shi Xi looked at the pitiful nightmare ghost and loosened her grip slightly. "Speak."
“Cui Hao contacted me first.” Sui Sui squinted at Shi Xi. “He heard that being a feng shui master can make a lot of money.”
Cui Hao was the first feng shui master in the Cui family.
Back then, Cui Hao was desperate and was being pressured by gambling debt collectors. He had no choice but to stumble upon this information from somewhere.
"So I granted his wish."
"Using blood to stain ancient jade?"
"Yes," Sui Sui readily admitted.
He was a nightmare ghost, not a Taoist priest, so naturally he didn't understand how feng shui masters operated.
Blood-stained ancient jade is an extremely yin object. If it is placed in the beam of a house, over time, the people living inside will naturally be able to see ghosts and monsters.
This method is used to forcibly enlighten people.
That Nightmare Demon is truly a genius.
Shi Xi complained inwardly.
Sui Sui scoffed, "But he went back on his word after it was all done..."
After Cui Hao established himself in the feng shui world, he gradually realized that he might have offended some terrible ghost, so he thought about severing ties with him.
He was really reluctant to give up the benefits brought by the Bloodstained Ancient Jade, so he did not remove the Bloodstained Ancient Jade. Instead, he used talismans and bells to try to prevent the Nightmare Ghost from entering his dreams.
But as the saying goes, it's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away, especially since he didn't invite any god at all—
It is a genuine nightmare.
Not to mention the smattering Cui Haoxue learned, which was just something he casually gave him on a whim.
Sui Sui looked at Shi Xi and said with a smile, "So I fulfilled his promise."
He had originally only made a contract with Cui Hao, but human nature is always insatiable, even though he had realized something was wrong.
—A man blinded by greed, despite knowing full well the price he would pay, ultimately decided to drag his whole family down with him.
Since you've chosen to make a pact with the Nightmare, you must abide by it.
Sui Sui looked at Shi Xi expectantly, quietly waiting for his reaction: would he be angry at the Cui family's insatiable greed, which had led to their own downfall, or would he occupy the moral high ground and condescend to Cui Hao's behavior...
He considered many possibilities, and he was confident that he could turn the tide should Shi Xi show any emotional fluctuation.
Unexpectedly, Shi Xi simply asked a question calmly—
Where are those feng shui masters?
The feng shui masters who came earlier had only fallen into a deep sleep, not died. Shi Xi guessed that they must have been hidden by this nightmare ghost.
Sui Sui paused for a second, then chuckled softly, "Big brother, I really like you more and more."
...
Perhaps because of his serious injuries, Sui Sui turned back into a little boy.
"Big brother, my heart hurts because I'm being stabbed with a knife."
Upon hearing this, Shi Xi reached out and pulled out the dagger. "Alright, now that there's no knife, stop yelling."
Sui Sui looked at Shi Xi's profile; his expression was somewhat impatient, yet also indifferent.
It's really beautiful.
This was the only person he had encountered since becoming a Nightmare Demon who had no desires whatsoever.
A human and a ghost arrived in the basement.
Sui Sui looked at Shi Xi and suddenly smiled.
"Here you go, big brother. See you next time..."
In an instant, the Nightmare Ghost vanished.
...
Inside the abandoned basement.
Ning Zhimao never expected that Qi Tingsong would also be arrested.
"How come even Qi Tingsong has been arrested?" the person tied up next to him whispered.
"Isn't Qi Tingsong supposed to be very capable? He doesn't seem that impressive."
"It's over, we can only wait for Master Qin to come and save us."
Ning Zhimao listened to their conversation absentmindedly, his gaze sweeping around the basement, but he didn't spot Shi Xi.
"...Is there still someone missing here?" someone asked with a hint of anticipation.
“Xu Youchu,” said the feng shui master who had previously mocked Shi Xi, “forget about it.”
“This guy is unreliable. If he could save someone, I’d bark like a dog.”
Qi Tingsong, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, his tone very firm:
"Xiao Chu will definitely come."
“Remember what you said.” Qi Tingsong looked at the man.
"..." Ning Zhimao glanced at Qi Tingsong, wondering why he had so much confidence in Shi Xi.
He looked at Qi Tingsong with a strange expression, "Aren't you afraid..."
"What if he gets arrested too?"
Qi Tingsong frowned and glanced at Ning Zhimao. "Then this ghost deserves to die."
"I can let him choose how he dies."
Ning Zhimao was speechless.
Just as he was about to look away, he noticed that Qi Tingsong had untied the ropes binding him at some point.
But he showed no intention of escaping; instead, he quietly stayed where he was.
Seeing this, Ning Zhimao frowned inwardly, wondering what he was doing.
'Bang--'
The next second, the room door was opened.
"Holy crap..."
The group, who had been discussing something, looked at the unexpected person in front of them and said something instinctively.
"It really is Xu Youchu."
Ning Zhimao's gaze fell on Shi Xi, and he paused for a moment.
Qi Tingsong silently turned his hands behind his back and tied the rope back up.
"They're all here," Shi Xi teased.
How did you get arrested?
Shi Xi was surprised to see Qi Tingsong there and couldn't help but ask.
Qi Tingsong stared intently at Shi Xi for a long while before lowering his eyes and saying to her, "I was careless."
"never mind."
After saying that, Shi Xi immediately realized that the other party probably saw something in their dream, which caused them to make a mistake.
He walked up to Qi Tingsong, squatted down, and untied the ropes binding him.
Having regained his freedom, Qi Tingsong slowly stood up, looked at the feng shui master who was crouching and preparing to leave through the crowd, and suddenly raised his voice, saying—
"I remember someone saying something just now."
Hearing him say that, everyone else's eyes also fell on that person.
The feng shui master who intended to let nothing happen: "..."
"Woof."
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