Chapter 264: Evil Spirit Attack

Chapter 264: 264: Evil Spirit Attack

[Grandma, I was wrong, please forgive me...] Little Jade’s pretty face was beaten out of shape, but she didn’t dare cry. She quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

The nurse looked scornful, shaking her assets in disdain as she said mockingly, [Grandma, I told you long ago, she’s no good. You still didn’t believe me, insisting that she’s prettier than me, letting her go instead. Now see, you’ve alerted the snake. From now on, we’re in trouble. If we can’t complete the master’s task, there’s no good end for us.]

[Girl, you shouldn’t be jealous of Little Jade looking prettier than you. She’s just more beautiful than you, and there’s nothing to be done about it...]

The old ghost was obviously the old woman’s husband, and still a lech. He had been eyeing Little Jade all along, but unfortunately, the old woman kept a tight rein on him, leaving him no chance to act.

But now, Little Jade had made a mistake...

The old man grinned slyly as he approached the old woman, [Wife, don’t be mad. Why not hand her over to me, let me teach her a good lesson...]

Upon hearing this, Little Jade screamed: [No, I don’t want to... Grandma, please, forgive me, I’ll never dare again, from now on I’ll work hard...]

She would rather be punished by the old woman than end up in the old man’s hands. The old man was a pervert in life, especially fond of playing tricks in bed, and killed several women.

Eventually, when his wife found out one day, she accidentally killed him in a fit of rage. So after the old man died, no matter how powerful he was, he was very afraid of his wife.

The old woman couldn’t bear to live after killing her husband, so she also committed suicide by drinking pesticide.

Whether it was murder or suicide, ghosts like them, who died unjustly, cannot enter the Yama Hall without someone leading them.

The old woman didn’t know what connections she made to meet the current master, and by constantly completing tasks, they received rewards from the master. The Yin Replenishing Technique they were cultivating was one of the rewards from the master.

The Yin Replenishing Technique is a very sinister spell, allowing one to cultivate by harvesting other ghosts. Once a ghost is harvested, they either perish directly or lose half their life.

And for wandering ghosts like Little Jade, without the guidance of a kind senior, forget cultivation, even maintaining their ghostly form would be difficult.

She’s about to vanish when she stumbles upon the old woman, seeking a way to survive for another day.

Unfortunately, her first task was botched, no wonder the old woman was extremely displeased with her and wanted to punish her.

[Ha! Are you teaching her a lesson, or having her serve you? Come on, I know your nature, you’ve been eyeing her for ages, just look at your drooling face, go, but don’t ruin her, we still need her face for tasks in the future...]

The old woman looked at him with disdain.

But after being a ghost couple for so many years, she knew her husband’s lecherous nature wouldn’t change.

If it can’t be changed, so be it, as long as his heart was still with her, how he played didn’t matter, as long as he didn’t delay their tasks for the master.

Rather than wasting time on this good-for-nothing male ghost, it was more practical to complete more tasks in exchange for rewards from the master.

[Hehe... Wife, you’re still the best to me.] The old man chuckled twice, eagerly dragging Little Jade aside, intending to do what he wanted.

The old woman looked at his impatient appearance, full of contempt, wondering how she even fancied him back then: [Stay far away from us.]

[Yes, yes, of course I’ll listen to you, dear.] The old man pulled the crying, protesting Little Jade quickly disappearing into the night.

Throughout the process, the girl didn’t make a sound. Are you kidding, making a sound would risk the troublesome old man taking her too?

She’s not that stupid, okay? She trained hard for so long, certainly not to be "harvested" by others.

[Grandma, what about Jiang Nuo...] she quickly diverted the topic. So what if Little Jade was prettier than her? Anyway, she was useless now.

[We can only wait for the next opportunity.]

...

Jiang Nuo returned home a bit late, and as soon as he entered, Mu Qiuniang asked if something happened on the way.

"Nothing happened, I just did some overtime due to today’s announcement." Jiang Nuo walked over and pulled her into his arms, "Why didn’t you sleep early? Sometimes I work late, you don’t have to wait for me, I’ll feel distressed."

Mu Qiuniang didn’t reject his embrace, quietly nestled in his arms, and said, "On your way back, the ring reacted, I sensed something happened to you and couldn’t sleep."

If she wasn’t sure there was no danger to Jiang Nuo, she would have rushed over already.

"Nothing happened to me?" Jiang Nuo looked puzzled.

Wait, he had a strange dream on the way back.

He said, "Could it be that dream?"

"What dream?"

"Let’s sit down first," Jiang Nuo led Mu Qiuniang to the sofa, letting her sit in his embrace, before recounting the entire dream realm.

"Enchanting Soul Formation!" Mu Qiuniang asserted confidently.

"Enchanting Soul Formation?"

"There are many types of Enchanting Soul Formation, categorized into elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels, but essentially it’s about confusing people, rendering them unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, even dying within the illusion."

"I see. No wonder when I had that dream, it felt so real; they were targeting me all along..." Jiang Nuo realized suddenly, "But I don’t understand, I’m just an actor, why would they target me? Honey, could they be after you?"

He felt this kind of supernatural event should be related to his wife instead.

Mu Qiuniang shook her head: "I’ve always been low-key, few people know I’m a cultivator, and in general, people can’t see through me, so it shouldn’t be targeting me."

"Then what exactly do they want from me?"

"I don’t know either."

Jiang Nuo: "..."

After a while, Mu Qiuniang suddenly said, "An Enchanting Soul Formation has a characteristic, which is to reveal the true thoughts in people’s hearts."

Jiang Nuo didn’t understand why she suddenly brought up this question.

"Ah Nuo, have you ever thought about finding your parents?" Mu Qiuniang finally asked.

She and Jiang Nuo were different; Jiang Nuo was "abandoned" by his parents, grew up in the orphanage, whereas she had a shallow fate with her parents, leaving to follow her master for cultivation.

No matter what, she grew up cherished by her parents, master, senior brothers, and sisters. But Jiang Nuo...

Jiang Nuo was silent: "I’m not quite sure."

"In the Enchanting Soul Formation, your subconscious told you that you had a wife, so even if you didn’t remember me, your dream realm would contain such an identity. That female ghost kept seducing you, from a doctor who fell at first sight to a lover, to a mistress, to an already abandoned mistress... just wanting to relate to you in a reasonable identity. Unfortunately, your principles were too strong, and she could only leave crying."