Chapter 221: The Ghost Mother Summons Souls

“Nobody?”

Huo Xiang was taken aback. Having previously encountered the female ghost Bai Feng, she immediately thought of evil spirits.

Seeing her daughter’s reaction, Huo Xiang’s mother became frightened. She quickly turned around to pack their belongings, stuffing back into the bag the clothes she had just taken out and cramming quilts into pockets. She was extremely scared. If not for her daughter being there, she would have already burst into tears and fled in terror.

Bang!

The bathroom door shut again.

Huo Xiang saw it clearly—the door closed as if someone had suddenly slammed it shut forcefully.

If it was a person, then that person must have been very angry.

Was there a ghost living in this house?

Huo Xiang had a bold personality, but after her previous fainting episode, she no longer dared to act recklessly.

At this moment, if Shui Miao elder brother were here, how great that would be.

Just as Huo Xiang was thinking of Shui Miao, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the adjacent room. Because the next room had wooden flooring, the sound was especially noticeable.

“Who are you?”

Huo Xiang suddenly burst into the neighboring room, pointing scissors toward its interior and shouting, “This is the house we paid to rent. Get out! Don’t think I’ll be scared just because you made a little noise. Let me tell you, I was born brave—I’m not afraid of ghosts!”

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Hearing this, Huo Xiang’s mother was terrified. She hurried over anxiously, pulling Huo Xiang out while continuously bowing apologetically toward the room, saying, “Sorry, sorry, my child doesn’t know any better. Please forgive her, kind sir.” After speaking, she reached out to grab the doorknob to close the door, but the door suddenly stopped moving halfway shut. Scared out of her wits, she hastily let go, hurriedly retreated to continue packing, muttering all the while, “We’ll leave right away, right away.”

Huo Xiang, with her fiery temper, couldn’t stand the sight and shouted, “I already said we shouldn’t stay here. We should rent a place near the school. It would be much better for our whole family to stay together. But no—you stopped my dad from doing this and that. Now look at this terrible place you chose. Why don’t you insist on staying here now?”

Huo Xiang’s mother was a native Miao woman from the mountainous regions. She was honest and simple, never having considered going far away. She had always been somewhat afraid of the outside world, and coming to the county town already made her very nervous and scared.

She didn’t respond to Huo Xiang but instead finished packing and pulled her daughter to leave.

Huo Xiang, still furious, kicked the front door hard as she reached it. But as soon as her foot made contact, she felt sudden pain. After taking only a couple of steps, she couldn’t help collapsing onto the ground.

Seeing this, Huo Xiang’s mother knew her daughter must have offended a ghost in the house. She was so scared she immediately knelt down and started kowtowing, begging for mercy.

“Oh no, something’s happened…”

Hearing the cries of Huo Xiang’s mother, Shui Miao immediately left Old Lady Luo and rushed upstairs, with Old Lady Luo closely following behind.

Upon reaching the upper floor, Shui Miao saw only Huo Xiang and her mother in the corridor. Huo Xiang’s mother was continuously kowtowing while Huo Xiang sat collapsed on the floor, her ankle wrapped in something black—it looked very much like a wisp of yin energy. Bai Feng came over and waved her hand, dispelling the negative energy. Then Old Lady Luo caught up and shouted, “What are you two doing here? Kneeling and bowing like this—do you have some kind of mental illness?”

“You’re the one who’s sick! There’s something evil here. Refund our rent—we’re not staying in this dump anymore!”

Huo Xiang’s leg pain immediately disappeared, and she jumped up to argue with Old Lady Luo.

At this moment, she had no time to greet Shui Miao.

Old Lady Luo also became angry. She grabbed Huo Xiang tightly, saying, “You little brat, spreading nonsense like this! Show me—bring me to see this evil thing. If you can’t find anything, I’ll rip your mouth off!” With great strength, she grabbed Huo Xiang like an eagle clutching a chick and dragged her into the room, loudly demanding Huo Xiang show her the evil presence.

Old Lady Luo had a strong birth chart and a robust physique, her strength even surpassing that of men. Naturally, she couldn’t see any evil spirits.

However, seeing her so aggressive and intimidating, Shui Miao couldn’t bear it any longer. He gave a meaningful glance to the Black Snake Demon, who was naturally mischievous. Upon seeing Shui Miao’s signal, the demon immediately transformed into a half-human, half-snake form in front of Old Lady Luo, briefly revealing itself. This instantly shut Old Lady Luo’s mouth.

At this moment, Shui Miao walked in and said to Old Lady Luo, “Auntie Luo, your birth chart is strong, so it’s normal that you can’t see evil spirits. Don’t assume that just because you can’t see them, they don’t exist. That kind of thinking is wrong. I suggest you better accompany them downstairs and refund their rent.”

“Fine, I’ll refund it, I’ll refund it…”

Seeing the sudden appearance of this half-human, half-snake monster, Old Lady Luo didn’t dare to say a word of protest. She immediately let go of Huo Xiang and hurried downstairs, even helping carry the bags and luggage.

“Shui Miao elder brother, you—you came back again?”

Huo Xiang turned around excitedly to look at Shui Miao, foolishly thinking in her heart that Shui Miao must have feelings for her.

Shui Miao escorted Huo Xiang outside the door and whispered in her ear, “Don’t talk nonsense. Hurry and leave with your mother. Go wait for me at the shop you rented. I still have some matters to handle here.”

“Shui Miao elder brother, I want to stay and help you,” Huo Xiang refused to leave.

Huo Xiang was too impulsive and childish. Shui Miao couldn’t help but shout, “Enough! Do you think my words are just hot air? Is this some kind of game? Do you think I’m just playing around? Please leave now and don’t interfere with me. I came here to handle serious business, not to look for you specifically.” To deal with Huo Xiang’s situation, Shui Miao could only think of using this approach to make her more clear-headed. She was too young, too impulsive, too willful—only through trials and hardships could she truly mature.

Moreover, with the Ghost Mother present, many things were unpredictable, so such loud shouting was necessary.

Shui Miao’s intentions were sincere and well-meaning, all for the sake of saving her entire family.

Huo Xiang, deeply hurt, turned her head and left in anger.

After Huo Xiang went downstairs, Shui Miao felt reassured.

“Hehe, how rare! Nowadays, it’s not easy to find young people with such loyalty and righteousness. In the past, my husband was also very devoted and affectionate toward me.”

Suddenly, from behind Shui Miao came the voice of an elderly woman.

Shui Miao turned around and saw an old woman with a plump figure, a kindly face, and dressed in ancient-style clothing. Beside her stood two beautiful women, elegantly dressed like noble wives from ancient times.

Bai Feng couldn’t help frowning. She was only familiar with the environment around Shuilong Ridge and knew nothing about this old ghost.

The Black Snake Demon also dared not act recklessly. It stood beside Shui Miao, highly alert.

Shui Miao knew in his heart that they were all ghosts. The old woman was likely the Ghost Mother. However, he hadn’t expected them to be ghosts of such high status.

Looking at this old woman, Shui Miao had a feeling that her power might be on par with that of a thousand-year-old female ghost.

Facing such an old ghost, Shui Miao couldn’t afford to be careless.

At this moment, he gently clasped his fists and bowed respectfully, saying, “Junior Chen Shui Miao greets Senior Ghost Mother.”

“Hehe, no need for formalities. Come, come, come—please step into my room. This outside place is too simple and not suitable for receiving guests.” The Ghost Mother smiled and waved her hand toward Shui Miao.

“Uh… what’s going on?”

Looking at the Ghost Mother’s hand, Shui Miao suddenly felt the scene before him waver, experiencing dizziness, weakness in all limbs, and chest tightness.

“Stop!”

Bai Feng suddenly shouted, “Don’t dare to summon her soul. If my master finds out you’re trying to harm her, she will never let you go.”

“Also, Guardian Shen won’t allow it either.”

The Black Snake Demon also stepped forward.