Chapter 18 (2/2)

Chen Hao didn’t have the time to bother with Bai Ru. He was too busy staring at the water surface.

Using his Yin Yang Eyes, he could see that the blessed magical artifact had struck the body of the evil water ghost. In an instant, the Dharmic Aura boomed, resulting in a loud explosion.

Under the attack of the blessed magical artifact, more than half of the evil water ghost’s dark energy dissipated. The overall vibes its yin body exuded were inferior to the other water ghost, only very slightly stronger than the one among the grass.

Tsk, tsk, effective. This blessed magical artifact is truly impressive. Merely striking the ghost with the artifact obliterated its cultivation. Now, even if this water ghost wants to commit evil acts, it will have to cultivate for quite many years before it can harm humans again.

Chen Hao felt much better.

Regardless of whether this thing had killed the child in the grass, simply looking at the evil energy surrounding it, he could tell it was something bad. Couldn’t go wrong hitting it.

“Erm, Master Chen, what’s this situation? That explosion sound just now, surely they didn’t come from the jade Guanyin?”

Bai Ru was no fool. Looking at Chen Hao’s expression, plus considering the words he said, she immediately realized. Hence, she asked this with trepidation.

Chen Hao, who was in a pretty awesome mood, nodded and said, “Yes, that jade Guanyin you tossed out just now is a magical artifact. The spot where you struck, a water ghost is hidden. What do you think will happen when a magical artifact hits a water ghost?”

Bai Ru was stunned.

There’s really a water ghost? He’s bluffing me, right? Does a ghost dare to come out in broad daylight?

But looking at Chen Hao’s expression, he didn’t seem to be lying to her. Bai Ru felt shaken.

Then, she suddenly asked, “Master Chen, then how’s the water ghost now? Has it been destroyed?”

Chen Hao said with a smile, “It’s not that easy. This water ghost was hidden by the aura in the water and has an added layer of protection. Although that jade Guanyin is a magical artifact, its grade isn’t high, so it only managed to injure the water ghost severely.”

“Ah? Not dead? How can it be? Master Chen, do you have other magical artifacts? Let’s continue. We must destroy the water ghost,” Bai Ru quickly said.

Chen Hao was astounded. Why does this lass hate evil more than I do? So upright and full of integrity?

But seeing Bai Ru’s pale face, the terror in her gaze, and her trembling body, realization suddenly dawned on Chen Hao.

It’s not that she hates evil like it’s her enemy. She’s just clearly afraid.

She struck the ghost with an object, but the ghost wasn’t destroyed. She was afraid she’d have to live with unease from now on, fearing revenge from the water ghost.

Chen Hao asked with a teasing smile, “Why? Are you scared?”

Bai Ru furiously glared at Chen Hao. Scoundrel, you were the one who deliberately duped me into this. Because I didn’t believe in ghosts, you tempted me to hit the ghost, then get the ghost to bully me in order for me to believe in the existence of ghosts. This was a trick! So it turns out everything you did before this was just to confuse me so that I will fall for your trick. This Master Chen is so devious.

If Chen Hao had any idea what was going on in Bai Ru’s head right now, he would surely exclaim that it was a waste of her talent not to be a writer.

“Don’t worry, this water ghost can only move about in the water. Just now it was even severely injured. It can’t wait to hide from you, much less take revenge on you.” Chen Hao reassured her.

Bai Ru continued glaring at him. What a joke. You’re not afraid, but I’m just an ordinary person. How can I not be afraid?

“I don’t care. You must destroy it.” Bai Ru wasn’t convinced.

Chen Hao gazed at the water surface. After it was severely injured, this water ghost was really scared out of its wits—it had sunk to the depths of the river. Perhaps even if they continued to toss magical artifacts in there, they wouldn’t be able to injure the ghost anymore. And he didn’t know any spells to destroy the ghost, so he wasn’t able to do it.

After some thought, Chen Hao said, “I’ve already chased this water ghost away. Right now there’s nothing I can do either. How about this? I have another magical artifact, I’ll sell one to you. With a magical artifact protecting you, never mind this water ghost, whatever other ghosts won’t dare to come near you. What do you say?”

Chen Hao gazed at Bai Ru with an expression of “if you don’t agree, there’s nothing I can do as well.”

Gritting her teeth, Bai Ru had her doubts.

Did this fellow really have no way, or was he deliberately trying to sell her magical artifacts? Or perhaps, this was all a ruse to cheat her out of her money?

However, even though she thought this way, Bai Ru didn’t dare to gamble on this. Spending some money to buy a peace of mind was really better than being defenseless when the water ghost came to seek revenge on her.

“How much does one magical artifact cost?” Bai Ru asked, her gaze flickering.