Realizing the crux of the problem, Yun Qingxue was left speechless and couldn’t help but kindly remind, “Miss, your head… it’s on backward…”
“Backward?” The female ghost blinked, looking down—her upper body was flat as a board, her lower body perky, with her feet missing and only her heels visible. She then silently turned to look behind her—her upper body had the right curves and flatness, but the key issue was… her feet were on this side.
“Heh… heh…” The ghost laughed awkwardly, tears in her eyes, as she silently reached up and turned her head back around.
Then… she looked at Yun Qingxue and began self-reproaching again, “Did I really scare you?”
Yun Qingxue silently rolled her eyes, feeling utterly exasperated…
The ghost now looked as pitiful as an abandoned puppy. Anyone who saw her would surely think Yun Qingxue was the scary one!
This ghost had played the “detached head” trick to scare people, only to end up looking like this. Who was the real victim here?!
How on earth did such a ridiculous ghost fall from the sky?!
“I really am not afraid of you!” Yun Qingxue weakly explained again.
The ghost frowned at her, half-convinced. “Really?”
Yun Qingxue nodded, her expression as sincere as could be.
The ghost scrutinized her for a moment, looking utterly perplexed, before suddenly asking, “Why aren’t you afraid of me? How can you not be afraid of me? You’re so weird!!!”
Yun Qingxue felt she had no desire to continue this conversation. Who was the weird one here?!
If it weren’t for the fact that this ghost was also from the modern era—making her a fellow traveler in a strange land—she would have thrown her out by now!!!
Where did this clown come from? No wonder she hadn’t entered the underworld. Even Yama would get a headache dealing with her stubbornness!!!
The ghost, however, was relentless. Blinking her watery eyes, she pressed on, “Why aren’t you afraid of me? I’m a ghost! Your reaction is all wrong…”
“Sis, what reaction should I have, then?” Yun Qingxue barely restrained the urge to toss her out.
“Fear! Screaming, wide-eyed staring! The key is to look absolutely terrified! Either faint on the spot or run for your life!”
The ghost counted off the typical human reactions to seeing a ghost on her fingers.
“Should I also wet myself in terror?” Yun Qingxue asked with a sardonic smile, her voice icy.
Her hands itched—she really wanted to throw someone out!!! If this ghost kept it up, she wouldn’t be able to hold back!
But the ghost was too absorbed in her own words to notice the dangerous glint in Yun Qingxue’s eyes.
Hearing Yun Qingxue’s remark, she even nodded approvingly. “That could work!”
The temperature in the room dropped several degrees.
Finally, belatedly, the ghost sensed the chill emanating from Yun Qingxue.
“Heh… heh…” She forced a dry laugh, clapping her hands as she looked at Yun Qingxue. “I knew at a glance you weren’t ordinary—of course you wouldn’t be scared!”
Yun Qingxue couldn’t be bothered to engage further and cut straight to the point. “Since you said you’re here on business, do you know where this place is? And what exactly are you here to do?”
“I’m here to catch ghosts!” The ghost puffed out her chest, looking proud.
Yun Qingxue eyed her skeptically. “Aren’t you a ghost yourself?”
A ghost catching ghosts? What kind of nonsense was this?
“Ah!” The ghost tsked, giving Yun Qingxue a mysterious look. “Let me tell you, I’m no ordinary ghost—I’m a ghost official, freshly promoted from my probation!”
→_→ “Heh…” Yun Qingxue forced a dry laugh. With such a tiny brain, she couldn’t fathom why the underworld would hire such a clown as a ghost official!
“So, what ghost are you here to catch?” Recalling the one she’d encountered in Shanggu Town recently, Yun Qingxue suspected this ridiculous ghost official might be after that one.
“A very vicious ghost.” At this, the ghost official’s expression turned guilty.
“Originally, that ghost was subdued a thousand years ago by that guy Mingdi…” Here, she paused, as if worried Yun Qingxue wouldn’t know who Mingdi was, and explained, “Mingdi is the King of the Underworld, the ruler of the entire Netherworld.”
Yun Qingxue nodded, signaling her to continue.
The ghost official went on, “They say that ghost committed countless atrocities a thousand years ago before being subdued by Mingdi and imprisoned in the River of Forgetfulness in our Netherworld. But… but… once, when I went to the riverbank, I accidentally damaged the seal suppressing the malevolent spirits in the river, nearly causing chaos in the Netherworld. Thankfully, several powerful ghost officials arrived in time and managed to reseal the spirits trying to break free.
But one slip-up remained—the most vicious one escaped. As the culprit, I was naturally sent by Mingdi to track it down…”
By the end, her voice had dwindled to a whisper, like a child admitting a mistake.
Yun Qingxue understood—this ghost official’s story aligned with Hua Yin’s earlier speculation.
Scratching her head, the ghost official was about to say more when Yun Qingxue suddenly raised a finger to her lips, signaling silence.
Though confused, the ghost official obediently fell quiet.
Yun Qingxue turned toward the door, tiptoeing forward with extreme caution.
The ghost official watched her, then suddenly covered her mouth in shock! She blinked once, then again, confirming she wasn’t seeing things—Yun Qingxue’s feet had left the ground! Yes, as she walked, her feet were no longer touching the floor! Though she still moved forward, her steps were entirely airborne!
What was going on? The ghost official’s brain short-circuited…
Could it be… was she also a ghost?
The more she thought, the more plausible it seemed, and she felt she finally understood why Yun Qingxue hadn’t been afraid of her earlier!
Yun Qingxue, meanwhile, was entirely focused on the door. Channeling the scant magic in her body, she moved as quietly as possible, completely unaware that her feet had left the ground—nor did she have time to notice the ghost official behind her!
“Creak—!” At the door, she suddenly yanked it open!
Outside, Chen Qing and the Prince of Ning froze, their expressions briefly awkward before they quickly masked it.
“What a coincidence, you two!” Yun Qingxue smirked at them.
“Flower King, you jest,” Chen Qing replied with a kindly smile. “The Prince and I were still concerned about you, so we returned to check. But… were you about to leave?”
As he spoke, his eyes drifted past her into the room.
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