Chapter 91: Asking for Trouble

“Of course I’m not scared!”

Huang Yatou was mischievous and playful. From birth until now, aside from her father, she had hardly feared anyone.

Her relationship with Lin Qing’er was based on sisterly affection and mutual respect—not fear.

Shui Miao looked at Lin Qing’er. “Lin Jie, what do you think?”

“I believe you…”

Lin Qing’er nodded firmly.

But Shui Miao knew that Lin Jie still had some doubts in her heart.

Her gaze was somewhat distant, clearly thinking about her ex-boyfriend. Shui Miao realized that if she could confirm the existence of ghosts in this world, she would definitely want to see her previous boyfriend again, and might even develop suicidal thoughts. Therefore, Shui Miao didn’t want to drag Lin Jie into her own troubles and cause her to relive her heartbreak.

“Xiao Shui Ge Ge, I can’t wait until nightfall anymore. Do you have any way to let me see the evil ghosts right now!?”

Huang Yatou, far from being scared, was actually eager to see the ghosts.

“This…”

Shui Miao was at a loss. He thought to himself that next time he should definitely ask Wang Ruyan for more advice. In fact, before he had cultivated the Yin-Yang Five Elements Qi and opened his Yin-Yang eyes, he had never known how to let ordinary people see ghosts. It was only last night, after Wang Ruyan, the ghost queen, had told him a method, that he learned how to see ghosts. Now, in broad daylight, how could he let this fearless Huang Yatou see a ghost?

“Whoosh!”

As Shui Miao was pondering, a ghostly wind suddenly blew in through the window. It swirled around the room a few times before gradually calming down.

Seeing this, Lin Qing’er was startled and quickly asked Shui Miao, “Xiao Shui, what’s going on?”

“Did an evil ghost come?”

Huang Yatou’s innocence, boldness, and sometimes tactless remarks usually seemed playful, but at this moment, it felt annoying.

“Let me check…”

Shui Miao immediately circulated his spiritual energy, opened his Yin-Yang eyes, and saw Wang Ruyan’s soul floating behind the office curtain. However, Wang Ruyan’s eyes were now pitch black, no longer as bloodshot as before, and her aura had become much whiter, no longer as dark and gloomy. It was clear she had already taken revenge, her resentment had eased, and she had transformed into a normal ghost.

“Wang Jie, have you already killed Gu Chuncheng?”

Seeing Shui Miao speaking to the curtain, Huang Yatou and Lin Qing’er quickly looked toward the curtain, but saw nothing there.

“Yes, he’s already dead. His soul was taken to the underworld by the yin officials. He should be in the eighteenth level of hell now.” The ghost Wang Ruyan’s voice was soft, but still audible. “Also, I just visited my parents. They’re both sick and urgently need money for treatment. I want to discuss with you—can you give them more money?”

“That’s no problem. But the biggest issue right now is letting this Huang girl see a ghost. If she can’t see one, she won’t help me sell the gold. In broad daylight like this, I don’t have any way to fulfill her wish.” Shui Miao told the truth. After all, he had never learned spirit communication, so it was understandable that he didn’t know the methods.

“Hmph! Wanting to see me isn’t hard. Just use your Yin spiritual energy to massage her temples for five minutes, and she should be able to see me. If she still can’t see me, it proves your spiritual energy is too weak—you’ll need to massage longer.” Ghost Wang Ruyan looked at Shui Miao expressionlessly, her eyes like bottomless abysses. Looking at them for a while could plunge a person into endless fear.

“Okay!”

Shui Miao turned back to Huang Yatou and said, “Right now she’s standing here. If you want to see her, I can help, but I need to massage your temples.”

“Come on, come on! I’ve been waiting impatiently!” Huang Yatou looked very excited.

Shui Miao walked behind Huang Yatou, gathered Yin spiritual energy in his fingers, and slowly placed his hands on her temples. Huang Yatou was startled, “What’s going on? Why are your hands so cold?”

“If they weren’t this cold, how could you see her? Okay, don’t move. I’m circulating spiritual energy.” Shui Miao didn’t want to explain too much. Just as he was about to continue boosting his Yin spiritual energy, Ghost Wang Ruyan’s voice rang out again, “Xiao Shui, you completely don’t know how to use spiritual energy. This method wastes too much energy. You should go to Lingyin Temple to find a master as soon as possible. If you keep this up, all the spiritual energy you’ve painstakingly obtained will be wasted.”

“Ahh! I saw it! You, you, you, why are you only half a body!? There really is a ghost! Qing’er Jie Jie, there really is a ghost!” In less than five minutes, within just a few seconds, Huang Yatou saw Ghost Wang Ruyan.

However, Ghost Wang Ruyan coldly snorted at Huang Yatou, “Foolish little girl, you’ll suffer from the cold Yin energy because you looked at me, and eventually be in unbearable pain. If you want to survive, you must go to Lingyin Temple with Shui Miao before nightfall.”

After saying that, Ghost Wang Ruyan transformed into a gust of ghostly wind and swirled out.

Could it be that my Yin spiritual energy was too strong?

Upon hearing Ghost Wang Ruyan’s words, Shui Miao immediately stopped circulating his spiritual energy and withdrew his hands.

“Ugh! My head, why does it still feel chilly?” After Shui Miao removed his hands, Huang Yatou still felt coldness on her head. Combined with the ghost’s words, she couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“I told you not to look!”

Shui Miao was very annoyed. People like Huang Yatou were the most annoying—chirping and clamoring to see a ghost, then chirping and regretting afterward. It was like she was deliberately creating trouble for herself.

“Xiao Shui, now isn’t the time to complain. Quick, think of a solution!” Seeing Huang Yatou like this, Lin Qing’er immediately felt anxious. Huang Yatou’s identity was special; if anything happened to her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“It’s okay. The ghost Wang Ruyan just said we should go to Lingyin Temple before nightfall. I’m sure there must be a high-ranking Taoist there. We should act immediately—let’s deal with the gold jewelry first and then go.” Shui Miao couldn’t forget about the gold.

Huang Yatou stamped her foot anxiously, “Oh! You’re such a money lover! You’ve already done this to me and you’re still thinking about your money!”

Shui Miao hated people who broke their promises. He immediately retorted, “It was your own idea to look, right? Now, if we don’t exchange this gold jewelry for cash, I won’t be able to transfer money to Wang Ruyan’s parents. Without money, her parents won’t be able to get treatment. Parents’ matters are serious and can’t be delayed. If we delay, do you think Ghost Wang Ruyan will let you off easily?”

“Okay, okay! I’ll give you the money! I’ll give you the money!”

Huang Yatou quickly ran to the computer, opened her own bank account, transferred six million to a bank card, and handed the card to Shui Miao, telling him the password.

“Thank you!”

After receiving the bank card, Shui Miao finally felt relieved.

“Shui Miao, shall we go now?” Lin Qing’er asked again.

Shui Miao looked at Huang Yatou, seeing her exaggeratedly frightened expression, and shook his head, “I need to go find Wang Ruyan’s luggage now. I need to find her bank account in the rented house and then transfer money to her parents. She’s about to reincarnate, and I can’t delay her important matter, making her worry. If we miss this chance, she’ll have to wait many more years before she can reincarnate.”

“What are we waiting for then? She said I should go with you. If you don’t go, what use would I be going alone?” Huang Yatou hugged her head, kicked the door open, ran out, and didn’t even collect the gold jewelry.

Lin Qing’er had no choice but to put the gold jewelry into the safe first, then went downstairs with Shui Miao.

In the elevator, Lin Qing’er suddenly asked Shui Miao, “Shui Miao, can you tell me? Other than the method you just used, are there any other ways for people to see ghosts?”

“Jie, I know what you mean. Why can’t you move on from that emotional relationship? He’s already dead. You know it’s very dangerous to do this, right? I know another method, but it must be done at night. At night, the Yin energy is heavy, and there are many ghosts. If you do that and are seen by wandering ghosts or evil spirits, they might harm you, even take your life. I beg you, Lin Jie, please don’t be so foolish anymore, okay?” Shui Miao strongly urged Lin Qing’er, trying to dissuade her from seeking her boyfriend’s soul.

But Lin Qing’er’s heart couldn’t accept Shui Miao’s words.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you. I won’t think about it anymore.” Lin Qing’er sighed, smiled faintly, but in reality, she had already made another plan. She decided that in a few days, she would return to Taiwan. Without Shui Miao’s help, she could find a Feng Shui master in Taiwan to help. No matter what, she must meet him one more time.

Shui Miao didn’t know Lin Qing’er’s thoughts and thought she had truly understood.

The three got into the car, with Lin Qing’er driving.

First, they went to Liu Hongmei’s house. Some tenants hadn’t moved out yet. Shui Miao entered the courtyard and greeted the on-duty police officer. Because Director Zhang had instructed his subordinates that Shui Miao was his adopted son, the police didn’t hassle him and even helped open the room where Wang Ruyan had previously lived.

Everything was exactly as Wang Ruyan had said. The house contained all her belongings. Shui Miao found Wang Ruyan’s ID card, address book, and the bank account number recorded in the phone book from the package.

Huang Yatou, wanting to save time, immediately took the account number recorded in the phone book and called her gang members to transfer the money.

Seeing this, Shui Miao took out his phone to call Wang Ruyan’s parents, but the call didn’t go through—indicating the phone was disconnected.

Worried, Shui Miao asked Lin Qing’er to drive to Wang Ruyan’s house immediately.

Huang Yatou, fearing the ghost might target her, didn’t object.

Thus, Lin Qing’er drove, spending half an hour to find Wang Ruyan’s home. They saw Wang Ruyan’s parents were thin and pitiful, coughing from illness, with no food to eat. The congee by their bedside was leftover from neighbors and had already gone bad. Seeing how pitiful Wang Ruyan’s parents were, Huang Yatou was moved. She claimed to be Wang Ruyan’s good friend, saying that Wang Ruyan had gone abroad to work and entrusted her to take care of the two elders. She helped the elderly couple bring their bankbook, personally accompanied them to the hospital to arrange for their hospitalization, paid all the fees, and called her subordinates to stay and care for the elderly.

By the time Wang Ruyan’s parents were settled, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon.

Thus, the three quickly got back into the car and hurriedly rushed to the approximate location Wang Ruyan had indicated earlier. However, this area was filled with scattered rural tile houses, and there was no sign of any Taoist temple. What made Shui Miao and Huang Yatou even more furious was that the locals had never even heard of Lingyin Temple!

Lin Qing’er took out the map and looked for a while, but found nothing.

As the sun began to set and dusk approached.

Huang Yatou’s head also began to ache faintly…