Chapter 1633 - 1480: Yin Yang Inn 36
Chapter 1633: Chapter 1480: Yin Yang Inn 36
Outside the door, a tall, blue-faced, fanged monster was standing at her doorway. Although she had seen it more than once, Miss Chen couldn’t help but feel fear each time.
But for the sake of her brother, Miss Chen swallowed her fear and let the monster into her boudoir, then closed the door tightly.
After closing the door, Miss Chen turned back to the monster and ingratiatingly said, "Master, I marked a prey for you a few days ago. I’m just waiting for you to come and take the prey so you can enjoy it."
The monster, a Corpse Ghost, sprawled arrogantly on Miss Chen’s bed and said to her, "I know about this. You’ve done well. Tomorrow, lead that peddler to the old place. After it’s done, I’ll give you a month’s worth of medicine. When the medicine is finished, your brother’s illness should be cured."
"Will the illness be cured, or will the Corpse Puppet be completed?"
The Corpse Ghost was startled upon hearing this and looked toward the sound, only to see Qi Shuangshuang leaning against the door, shaking a round fan in her hand, with a cold look in her eyes.
The Corpse Ghost was taken aback. He didn’t know who Qi Shuangshuang was, but the imposing aura that made his legs tremble told him he was no match for her.
The Corpse Ghost did not fight hard. He turned to escape through the window, but as soon as he turned around, he found a black-clad man sitting by the window, with an unfathomable aura, clearly not someone he could contend with.
The Corpse Ghost paused. The doors and windows were all blocked, and he knew he couldn’t win. Though bold, he was sensible enough not to seek death.
So, the Corpse Ghost leaped into the air, intending to escape through the roof. But despite breaking through, he was met with a large golden net that enveloped him from above.
To avoid being caught in the net, the Corpse Ghost quickly descended, falling back to his original place.
Above the roof, Feng Lin was hovering in the air, excitedly wagging his emerging tail, shouting to Qi Shuangshuang for credit, "Shopkeeper, I knocked it back."
Qi Shuangshuang looked up and gave Feng Lin an encouraging smile, "Not bad, well done."
Seeing no escape, the Corpse Ghost let out a shrill howl. Qi Shuangshuang frowned; the sound was the Corpse Ghost summoning the Corpse Puppet.
The Corpse Puppet made by the Corpse Ghost was Miss Chen’s brother, only a semi-finished product. If summoned now, this semi-finished Corpse Puppet would certainly die, with even its soul destroyed.
After the Corpse Ghost’s howl, Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu acted together. With a wave of Qi Shuangshuang’s hand, the Thousand Silk Entanglement split into thousands of thin threads, forming a cage, trapping the Corpse Ghost firmly.
Li Yu opened his mouth, and a light green mist drifted toward the Corpse Ghost. Once the mist touched the Corpse Ghost, the Ghost Qi started to fade rapidly from its body.
The green mist exhaled by Li Yu is like immortal energy to ordinary people, curing the sick and strengthening the healthy, instantly expelling Yin Qi, resentment, and Ghost Qi if tainted.
But for the Corpse Ghost, it was no good at all. As an Extremely Yin Ghost, it relied on the Ghost Qi for its formidable mana.
Now, with the green mist clinging to its body, its Ghost Qi and Yin Resentment Qi began to dissipate rapidly. The Corpse Ghost’s body started to shrink quickly.
As it shrank, Ghost Qi continued to seep out, until it became the size of an average person, and its blue, fanged face began transforming into that of a normal person.
This transformation was not a good sign for the Corpse Ghost but a sign of its mana dissipating. The Corpse Ghost struggled fiercely in fear but could not break free of Qi Shuangshuang’s Thousand Silk Entanglement.
Yet, the Corpse Ghost continued to struggle, unwilling to give up, and repeatedly let out calls to summon the Corpse Puppet.
Just as the Corpse Ghost’s power was completely dissipated, turning it into an ordinary corpse, the Corpse Puppet it summoned finally appeared.
This Corpse Puppet was Miss Chen’s brother, now unrecognizable as a human being.
His once frail body had become bloated, his skin turned the color of iron, his gaze stared blankly ahead, like a puppet without sensation.
Ever since Qi Shuangshuang and Li Yu had appeared, Miss Chen had been hiding in a corner, but now, seeing her brother suddenly appear, she was shocked, her eyes widening.
Although her brother was beyond recognition, that was her brother! The brother she faced everything for to cure; even if he was unrecognizable, Miss Chen recognized him at a glance.
Miss Chen, forgetting her fear, stumbled out and rushed to her brother’s side, her trembling hands touching her brother’s face.
Tears streamed down her face, her voice quivering incomprehensibly, "Brother, brother, what happened to you brother! How did you become like this brother! Brother!"
Fortunately, the Corpse Ghost’s powers were now completely dissipated, turning it into an ordinary corpse, unable to command the Corpse Puppet, so Miss Chen’s brother just stood there blankly, not attacking her.
Qi Shuangshuang waved a hand, drawing the Corpse Ghost into a talisman. Although it became an ordinary corpse, its soul wouldn’t leave the body.
This Corpse Ghost was guilty of numerous evils; Qi Shuangshuang planned to take it back for the Underworld to deal with. As for Miss Chen, she had harmed many, her lifespan long depleted. Moreover, she had been killed by the Corpse Ghost, now just forcibly kept in her body by it.
With the Corpse Ghost dead, Miss Chen’s body began quickly decaying, turning to ashes, and Miss Chen, bewildered, looked at her soul body, not understanding.
Qi Shuangshuang sighed and said to Miss Chen, "For your brother, you dared to ally with ghosts and acknowledge them as your master, not knowing that the Corpse Ghost was heartless and would never truly help you.
Its medicine was only a Poison Pill to turn your brother into a Corpse Puppet under its control, and you yourself have long been dead. Remember it now."
After Qi Shuangshuang finished speaking, she tapped Miss Chen’s forehead. Miss Chen’s face became confused, and in her daze, she remembered she was dead.
That day, framed by her stepmother and punished by her father to kneel in the ancestral hall at midnight, she encountered the Corpse Ghost, which drained her heart’s essence, killing her.
But she was unwilling. She was worried about her brother, fearing he would be harmed by the stepmother or bullied by servants.
The Corpse Ghost noticed her thoughts and told her if she helped it gather prey, it would cure her brother.
Miss Chen agreed and then forgot she was dead, seemingly returning to life, helping the Corpse Ghost harm others.
Miss Chen covered her face, tears of blood spilling down uncontrollably. She was so foolish—how could she believe a ghost’s words and even help it harm so many!
But she was just a weak woman—just an ordinary female ghost killed by a Corpse Ghost. She was powerless but anxious!
She was worried about her brother, so she deceived herself into ignoring the dangers. Her foolishness—it was her foolishness that harmed her own brother!