Hongmei Liu suffered a severe loss of vitality due to the rampant spread of Yin spiritual energy throughout her body. Suddenly, she could see things that normal people couldn’t—ghosts.
And this was a particularly terrifying evil spirit!
Ordinary ghosts have dull, lifeless eyes. More powerful ghosts might have slightly lustrous eyes, but never obviously so. Yet the ghost standing before Hongmei Liu at this moment had blood-red eyes—an unmistakable sign that this was a malevolent spirit, one that had died a violent death and harbored deep resentment for a long time. Such ghosts are extremely dangerous.
Hongmei Liu was so frightened by the sight of this evil spirit that she screamed uncontrollably.
But shortly after she opened her mouth to scream, the ghost transformed into a wisp of bloody vapor and flew straight into her mouth…
Instantly, Hongmei Liu stopped screaming. She felt a powerful surge of cold, Yin energy spreading inside her body. Fear flooded her mind.
Because her seven orifices had been invaded by Yin energy and her vitality was severely weakened, the evil spirit quickly took control of Hongmei Liu’s body.
Once possessed, Hongmei Liu abruptly turned around and began walking toward the road. She stepped into the middle of the street, glaring furiously at passing vehicles. Drivers, terrified, hastily swerved to avoid her, cursing her as a madwoman…
Soon, a private white sedan came speeding down the road…
With a sudden, sinister grin, Hongmei Liu charged headlong at the oncoming car…
“Ahh!”
Mrs. Pan, the driver, was startled. In panic, she tried to hit the brakes but mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead. With a loud “bang,” she struck Hongmei Liu, sending her flying.
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Shui Miao had hailed a taxi. With his Yin-Yang eyes activated, he sat inside observing the outside world, searching for a place filled with spiritual energy where he could meditate and cultivate his Qi.
“It seems like there’s been a car accident ahead…”
The taxi driver muttered to himself.
At the scene, police cars and ambulances had arrived. Some were treating the injured, others taking photos as evidence.
The taxi slowly passed by. Shui Miao leaned his head out, scanning the crowd…
Among the onlookers, a fashionably dressed wealthy matron casually turned her head—and caught sight of Shui Miao. The moment she saw him, her face twisted in terror. Then, her eyes rolled upward and she fainted on the spot!
“What the hell did she see? Does she know you?”
Startled, the taxi driver turned to look at Shui Miao in the back seat.
“I’ve never seen this woman before…” Shui Miao shook his head. Just then, he noticed a female ghost in white, with bloodshot eyes, floating toward the wealthy woman. A chill ran down his spine. He quickly rolled up the window and softly said to the driver, “Let’s go. This isn’t a good place. Don’t invite bad luck.”
“Okay…”
The driver felt a chill run down his spine as well, and sped off.
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Indeed, this was the very spot where Mrs. Pan had just hit Liu Hongmei.
Hongmei Liu had already been loaded into the ambulance, so Shui Miao didn’t see her.
But Mrs. Pan had happened to glance over and saw Shui Miao. It reminded her of her old lover—whom she both loved and hated. Thinking that his vengeful ghost had come for her, she fainted from fear.
Seeing a ghost with blood-red eyes unnerved Shui Miao. He had never encountered such a ghost before and didn’t know how to deal with it. Just as he was feeling uneasy, he heard the taxi driver mutter again, “Hmm, why are all the streetlights off?”
“What?!”
Shui Miao, who had been watching outside, was startled. The streetlights weren’t off!
He turned his head—and was horrified. The female ghost in white with bloodshot eyes was now sitting on the driver’s lap, her hands tightly covering his eyes! Ghost-blinding! At the sight of this, Shui Miao’s entire body broke out in goosebumps from head to toe. His spiritual aura became chaotic, and his Yin-Yang eyes automatically shut.
Instinctively, he covered his mouth.
“Huh, strange. Why did my headlights fail too!?” The driver slowly pulled the car over.
Luckily, he was an experienced driver. Even without vision, he managed to stop the car safely by instinct.
In a panic, Shui Miao quickly tried to ward off evil.
His first thought was a trick his grandfather had once used.
“Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Zai, Qian!”
With a hand seal and a powerful voice, Shui Miao recited the Daoist Nine-Syllable Mantra.
Also known as the Nine Sacred Words or the Six-Jia Secret Incantation, this Daoist mantra is a powerful ward against all evil. Even ordinary people can benefit from chanting it, while cultivators with spiritual energy can unleash formidable power. Shui Miao had learned this mantra and its hand seal before, but had never used it since cultivating his Yin-Yang Five Elements energy. In this emergency, he used it instinctively—and immediately felt his chaotic spiritual energy settle. A surge of energy rushed through his arm and out through his fingers!
“Wu…”
At once, Shui Miao heard a piercing, mournful cry. Quickly activating his Yin-Yang eyes again, he found that the ghost had vanished.
“I can see again… What just happened? Was I…?”
The driver spoke quickly, turning to look at Shui Miao. Seeing him still holding the hand seal, he suddenly understood everything.
“Damn evil spirit! She got away!”
Shui Miao was excited. He hadn’t expected the Nine-Syllable Mantra to be so powerful. Through the side window, he saw a white shadow quickly darting into the grass by the roadside. He quickly handed the driver a hundred-dollar bill.
“Uncle, don’t work tonight. Go home and rest.” Worried that the driver’s weak spiritual state had made him vulnerable to the ghost’s attack, Shui Miao added the warning as he paid.
Then, Shui Miao opened the car door, looked left and right, and chased after the white shadow…
The driver came to his senses and looked ahead. The car was facing a stone pillar by the roadside. Fortunately, he had stopped in time—otherwise, there might have been a serious accident.
Grateful for having met a spiritual expert, the driver drove home quickly.
“Whoosh… whoosh…”
Shui Miao sprinted down the grassy slope, chasing the white shadow through a field. The wind howled past his ears, but no matter how fast he ran, he couldn’t close the distance. The ghost always stayed about a hundred meters ahead.
Knowing the ghost feared the Nine-Syllable Mantra, Shui Miao wasn’t afraid. Since he had already injured it, he decided to finish it off completely, eliminating the threat so it couldn’t harm others in the future.
Chasing the white-clad evil spirit, Shui Miao unknowingly reached a reed marsh. The ghost vanished into the reeds. Shui Miao didn’t dare to charge in recklessly. He cautiously searched the area for a while, when suddenly he smelled a foul stench. Covering his nose, he followed the wind for about ten meters—and saw a highly decomposed female corpse lying in the reed ditch!
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Outside the Black Swan nightclub.
A gang leader, flanked by several henchmen, was carrying a young, beautiful girl toward an SUV. One of his subordinates opened the car door. As the gang leader was about to place the girl inside, a bold female voice suddenly called out, “Where are you boys heading for fun?”
Startled, the gang leader looked up and saw two beautiful women approaching. He gently placed the girl into the car and turned to carefully examine the two women’s figures…
“Pervert Brother, had enough of a look yet? Be careful not to pop your eyeballs out…”
The bold woman was none other than Lin Xue.
Behind her, holding a video camera, was Chu Miaoyi.
And the girl just placed into the car by the gang leader was Xiao Rong—the girl who had accepted 100,000 yuan from Shui Miao.
“Little lady, who are you? We don’t seem to know each other,” the gang leader lit a cigarette, cautiously scanning the surroundings. He had never encountered anyone so bold before.
“No worries. You’ll get to know us soon enough.” Lin Xue took the cigarette from his mouth, stomped it out on the ground, and prepared to act.
But just then, Chu Miaoyi’s phone rang.
After the call, Chu Miaoyi quickly pulled Lin Xue aside and told her that Shui Miao had discovered a female corpse in the reed ditch.
Hearing this, Lin Xue’s eyes sparkled. She turned and directly got into the driver’s seat.
“Let’s go. Get in. We two sisters, plus you and the girl, that’s four people. Let’s go somewhere quiet and secluded.”
“Hehe, sure thing! I can handle thirty if needed.” The gang leader, seeing no police around, relaxed his guard and stole a few more glances at Chu Miaoyi.
His subordinates, seeing their boss getting lucky, were filled with envy.
As Lin Xue drove off, not far down the road, the gang leader placed his hand on her thigh. Suddenly, Lin Xue swiftly struck his neck with her palm, knocking him unconscious instantly.
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Beside the reed ditch.
Following Chu Miaoyi’s instructions, Shui Miao opened the Momo app on his phone. Lin Xue drove straight into the field, bringing the SUV to a stop beside Shui Miao.
Seeing the corpse, Lin Xue immediately called Director Zhang to send personnel.
Throughout, Chu Miaoyi recorded everything on video.
When Shui Miao returned to the car, he saw Xiao Rong, unconscious from alcohol, and the gang leader, now handcuffed.
“What’s going on? Why is Xiao Rong in the car?”
Shui Miao was puzzled.
Lin Xue was about to speak, but Chu Miaoyi beat her to it.
“Shui Miao, do you know this girl?”
Hearing this, Lin Xue was momentarily stunned, realizing she had almost let slip something she shouldn’t.
“Yes, I know her. She’s Xiao Rong, who lived with Liu Hongmei. She works at the nightclub. I even lent her some money during the day. She said she’d go back home after tidying up. I don’t understand why she ended up in your car?” Shui Miao looked at Chu Miaoyi in confusion.
“That’s just a coincidence,” Chu Miaoyi calmly explained. “My sister and I decided to stay in Hai Zhong a bit longer before heading back. We went to the nightclub and ran into Xiao Rong and this gang leader. At the time, Xiao Rong was already drunk, and this gangster was about to carry her into the car. We intervened, and now they’re both in the car. The car belongs to the gang leader too.”
“How could that happen? Didn’t she say she was going back home? Why would she go to a place like that!?”
Shui Miao was confused. What exactly was Xiao Rong up to?
Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi had followed Xiao Rong and knew the truth. But in front of Shui Miao, they couldn’t say it outright. Chu Miaoyi could only hint indirectly.
“Shui Miao, these days, people can be unpredictable. You work hard for your money. You shouldn’t lend it out so easily. I think this matter might not be as simple as it seems. Let’s wait until we get to the police station to investigate. Xiao Rong might be a con artist.”
“Alright, let’s not dwell on Xiao Rong for now. Shui, tell me how you found the corpse,” Lin Xue rubbed her chin and added, “If this corpse wasn’t so decomposed, and you showed up here late at night, you’d need a good explanation. Even if we trust you, the Hai Zhong police might not.”
“Uh…”
Shui Miao’s heart sank. If he said he saw a ghost, no one would believe him!
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