Chapter 2 (2/2)

There wasn’t a goddamn ghost around!

Chen Hao was confused.

He had already behaved so arrogantly, and the female ghost still didn’t show herself! Did she have an excellent temper, or was he suffering from hallucinations? Or did that Pleasure Helping Spirit System or something didn’t even exist, to begin with?

Just as he was hesitating, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew by.

Chen Hao shivered, and all of a sudden, his focus was heightened.

It’s here.

For some reason, Chen Hao was sure of it.

This gust of wind was completely different from the usual kind of wind one experienced.

There was a bone-chilling coldness about this wind, making one’s hair stand in terror. Wind of the natural sort absolutely didn’t have this kind of effect.

Chen Hao’s eyes lit up instantly.

Compared to seeing a ghost, he feared more the Pleasure Helping Spirit System being simply his hallucination. Because then, his opportunity to change his life would be non-existent. This was something he was unwilling to accept.

“Hur hur, you really only appear when you’re called. Just show yourself. You’ve been dead for three years and no one has helped you. How pitiful is that.”

Chen Hao snorted coldly, feigning calmness.

Shua!

In the blink of an eye, a woman in red appeared before Chen Hao from out of nowhere. Her face was deathly pale and she was staring straight at Chen Hao with lifeless, sinister, and cold eyes.

Although initially startled, after taking a proper look at the female ghost, the fear he had of the unknown actually dissipated.

Despite looking quite scary, this female ghost was actually kind of pretty with long flowy hair and a svelte figure. Dressed in a red dress, if it wasn’t for her deathly pale face, she was certainly a striking beauty.

It’s a pity that she’s dead!

Chen Hao felt sorry for her.

“Damn, what’s with your gaze? I wasn’t even the one who killed you. Who are you trying to scare?” Chen Hao summoned his courage and rebuked her.

The female ghost’s expression changed, and her gaze changed from cold and sinister to one of shock and disbelief. “You can see me!”

“You’re stating the obvious. Why else would I call for you? Ay, I’m being kind-hearted here. I passed by this place and sensed your existence. My calculations portend that you’re not destined to die yet and that you died an unnatural death. I felt bad for you, so I decided to come over to help. Tell me if you have any unfulfilled dying wish so that I can do a sending for the soul, lest you roam this world as a wandering ghost and end up pitiful and tragic.” Chen Hao spoke half-truths as he tried to guide her with his words.

“You’re a Daoist priest!” The female ghost cast a doubtful look at Chen Hao, feeling he didn’t look the part.

Chen Hao’s mouth twitched. “Why? In your eyes, only someone who wears a robe can be a Daoist priest? How ignorant. I’m an authentic descendant of a Daoist master, and my heavenly eye has been opened. Else, why would I be able to see you?”

The female ghost froze.

Yeah, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to see ghosts under normal circumstances. Else, she would long have taken her revenge and wouldn’t need to have waited till this day, three years after she died.

“Aye, do you want my help or not? If not, I’m leaving. Let me tell you, it’s rare for me to show such benevolence. And a lost chance never returns.” Chen Hao urged impatiently.

The female ghost snapped out of her trance and anxiously begged. “Yes, Reverend. I need your help. Reverend, I beg of you to redress my grievances, to help me reclaim justice.”

She took the bait!

Even though he was feeling joyous inside, Chen Hao maintained a calm expression on the exterior as he said, “I know you have suffered a wrongful death. Look at the resentment inside you—it’s almost turning into dark clouds. But there are dying wishes of different magnitudes. Tell me your story and I’ll see how I can help you.”

The delighted female ghost quickly recounted to him her story.

The female ghost Liu Yue’e was twenty-six years old, inclusive of the three years since her passing. Born in the Hunan Province, she was duped into coming to work in Stone City by a fellow villager five years ago. It was only when she arrived did she realize it was to work as a hostess. Alas, she was detained by an underworld figure nicknamed Brother Tiger in Stone City, and after being humiliated and threatened repeatedly, she finally resigned to her fate and turned into a money-making tool at Brother Tiger’s disposal. During her two years working as a hostess, she had made Brother Tiger plenty of money.

However, this was not the worst thing that happened to her. Later, because she didn’t take proper safety precautions, Liu Yue’e contracted AIDS and suffered great torment.

Seeing as this money-making tool was turning into useless garbage, yet, because he couldn’t simply let her go, lest she bring him trouble, Brother Tiger strangled Liu Yue’e to death and buried her corpse under this dilapidated old house.

After her death, her resentment didn’t dissipate and she transformed into a vengeful ghost. It was only then that Liu Yue’e found out ghosts were classified into different levels.

If she yearned to take revenge, she had to turn into a ferocious ghost.

But too bad this dilapidated old house wasn’t some wondrous place that could help her grow speedily. Merely relying on her resentment, she only managed to turn into a vengeful ghost, the kind that couldn’t even show its form to ordinary humans at will.

If she wanted to take revenge, she might have to accumulate her resentment for several decades.

But several decades later, even if Brother Tiger wasn’t yet dead by then, his life would already be pretty much over. Even if she was able to take revenge then, it would do nothing to comfort her soul and dispel the resentment inside of her.

Liu Yue’e told Chen Hao that if Brother Tiger didn’t die, she refused to let go of her resentment and rest in peace.