Qiao Risheng covered his head with his hands:
“I know this sounds incredibly stupid, but this stupid thing really happened, and it happened to me. What can I do?”
He raised his grief-stricken eyes: "My precious little lifeline!"
Hua Changle sighed heavily: "You can even throw this away? I'm really speechless. You might as well just throw away your energy stone too."
Qiao Risheng's nickname "my precious lifeline" is very fitting.
Suppressing Spirit Stone
— Part of the origin of the ethereal species, it is a jade-like thing that differentiated from a part of the pronucleus.
This thing needs to be exposed to light for a long time in order to maintain the normal life of the spirit.
This can prevent it from being mistaken for a ghost and dragged into the underworld.
Without this, the spirit can easily detach from the body it possesses, revealing its true form, and thus easily be drawn into the underworld, leading to death.
It's easy to imagine how important this thing is.
"How long have you been missing? Where did you lose it?" Hua Changle asked.
Qiao Apiao: "It's been lost for over ten years..."
"puff--"
Hua Changle spat out a mouthful of tea.
"ten years?!"
Hua Changle was speechless:
"Piaoling lacks spirit-suppressing stones and can only maintain its physical form for a maximum of six months. How did you manage to do that?"
Qiao Risheng took out a jade pendant from around his neck:
"This was given to me by a master. With this, I can also receive a small amount of the essence of the sun."
However, it is not a spirit-suppressing stone after all; I cannot utilize the considerable energy it accumulates. Therefore, I have rarely worked under the sun for extended periods in recent years.
After calming down for a while, Hua Changle said, "Tell me the whole process."
Qiao Apiao recounted, "That was about ten years ago, when I possessed Qiao Risheng's body."
ghost
He was a very cheerful spirit.
He is not greedy for absorbing the essence of human life; while maintaining basic survival conditions, he often possesses some strange and unusual life forms.
He possessed the puppy and slept in the arms of his beautiful female owner;
He possessed the ant and felt the strength to lift an object several times his own weight;
He possessed the body of a policeman and risked his life to capture a criminal who had been on the run for more than ten years.
He discovered that he enjoyed experiencing all sorts of lives. Among them, he found human life the most interesting.
Therefore, he hoped to possess another human being and experience a different life.
That day, it rained in parts of the city; the east side of the city was sunny, while the west side was rainy.
The ghost placed its precious spirit-suppressing stone under the sun in the east of the city.
When the ghost was sunbathing, a group of people came; it was a film crew.
He saw a large crowd surrounding a man.
What's amazing is that after the man stood under the light, he suddenly transformed into a completely different person.
He knew that was called acting.
The ghost was immediately drawn to the viewer's gaze, and he became completely absorbed in it.
The man was about to leave, and the ghost, anxious, hurriedly followed him.
The man walked westward, where it was raining. The ghost subconsciously left the spirit-suppressing stone behind.
The ghost followed the man all the way home.
He discovered that the man was living a very painful life, and when he was on the road, he appeared anxious, depressed, and distressed.
Back home, the ghost witnessed the humble status of the man who appeared glamorous on the outside world.
His wife was indifferent, her indifference revealing her annoyance and disdain.
His wife's younger sister was bossy and treated him like a servant.
He was completely ignored by his in-laws.
The only time they showed concern for a man was when they asked him about his salary for his new film and the new directors he had met.
That night, the man went to his wife's room—the two slept in separate rooms.
This time, he unexpectedly discovered newly taken photos of his wife with other men on her desk. His wife smiled more sweetly than ever before.
When his wife returned home and found the photos of them together, she impatiently questioned him about what he wanted to do with them, and then repeatedly reminded him of his humble origins and how he owed his success to his wife's family.
The man returned to his room in a daze, and in the dead of night, under the expectant gaze of the ghost, he slit his wrists and committed suicide.
The ghost seized the opportunity, possessed him, and made a deal—
"Hello, I am a different species, Piao Ling."
Would you give me your body so I can live on in your place?
The man was shocked, but he had obviously heard of Piao Ling. He just never expected that one day Piao Ling from the textbook would come to him.
Why did you choose me?
A Piao answered honestly, "I like performing and I like experiencing different lives."
The man was taken aback, then laughed: "You are truly a unique and adorable spirit."
The ghost said proudly, "I know this means it's a compliment."
"As payment for your willingness to make this deal with me, after taking over your body, I can help you fulfill one wish that I am capable of doing."
So, are you willing?
The man fell silent, his gaze gradually vacant, his memories seemingly drifting back to the past before quickly returning to reality, filled with pain.
"I do, I do."
Please state your wish.
The man said this:
"Treat my wife and her family well before my wife says 'I don't love you, let's get a divorce';
If she clearly states her intention to divorce... Piaoling, please, let my resentment find peace.
"I understand!"
The ghost extends its hand: "Transaction complete."
"Thank you, Piaoling. My name is Qiao Risheng, the 'Sheng' of 'brightness'."
"I like this name."
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