Chapter 16: Grandmother Meng (2/2)

A door that opens on its own? Spooky…

Subconsciously, I shrank my body and took a deep breath. The two security guards didn’t even look at me.

Why so cold?! They’re colder than my security guard!

I observed the room from the outside. The entire room had strange lighting; it was red and purple.There were also all sorts of weird ornaments and a talisman paper. If I were to describe the scene in two words, it would be strange and creepy.

I entered the apartment, but Sheyu was blocked from the outside. I think it was due to the talisman paper. The door automatically closed, and I was all alone in this gloomy place.

Not to mention, this place was extremely chilly. I had uncontrollable goosebumps all over my arms. I could even see my breath.

“I’m here….” A rustling voice came from a room on my left. I attentively stared at that direction and took another deep breath as I bravely proceeded with caution.

I tried my best to take light steps. It was as if I was worried I’d fall into some kind of trap. Although I didn’t do anything bad in this lifetime, I subconsciously had a guilty conscience of a thief. From the door crack, I could somewhat see a grey haired old person’s rear view on a chair.

“Hi...I...I am the person who posted the question on the web. Y-you mentioned if I wanted an answer, I would have to come here….” I walked over and slowly sat down onto the chair as I declared my purpose of arrival.

Before I could finish, the chair turned over and I was faced with a bloody human skeleton.

“AHHHHHH!!!” I shrieked on top of my lungs and tried to flee from my chair. But because I was too traumatized, I ended up flipping back with the chair as well...

“HAHAHAHA! So fun!” Laughter echoed from behind me. I clenched my fists and adopted a fighter pose.

I got up and noticed an old granny of around seventy years of age holding a remote control toy. She was like a child that had successfully pulled a prank. She continued to point at me and laugh.

I must admit her prank succeeded. But there was no need to laugh so loudly?

“Old woman…” I was speechless. Did she purposely called me over for the prank?

“This was so fun! Hahaha! Miss, I give you 99% for your reaction. I’m not giving you the last 1% in case you become too conceited!” She threw the human skeleton on one side and sat on her chair.

My level of annoyance was gradually increasing and I turned to leave.

“Miss, don’t go!” She called, “You’re here for your friend outside, right?”

Hearing her words, I stopped and turned around once more to face the old granny, “You can see Sheyu?”

The old granny shook her head, “I can’t see her, but I can sense her. Just like the two bodyguards outside my door. I can’t see them, but I have the ability to make them guard my place.”

“The two security guards are ghosts?”

No wonder they gave me such an odd feeling.

“Miss, come and sit. We have time to talk.” Out of nowhere, the old granny took out a fruit platter and placed it onto the table, “We can eat and chat the same time!”

Can I even trust her?

Although my heart was filled with doubts, I chose to sit back down. I noticed the sign on her desk.

Grandmother Meng.

“Miss, I just heard you speaking to the security guards. You can see ghosts, right?” Grandmother Meng narrowed her eyes as she shook her head, “But having the abilities to see ghosts is not enough. You must also be able to differentiate their abilities.”

“I didn’t come here to talk about myself today. I came to find out how to get the spirits to return to the body!”

“Calm down. Listen to me. I more or less understand your friend’s situation. After all, I also watched the news….*cough cough*!”

Grandmother Meng coughed twice and then continued, “The reason why she can’t return back into her body is because of resentment!”

Resentment? I recalled Sheyu’s face. Although she was an innocent victim, her face didn’t display any signs of resentment? She looked the same as before; she still had a pretty and kind face -except a paler version.

Grandmother Meng continued, “Don’t merely judge by the surface. As long as a person died innocently, he/she will have resentment. Sometimes, they don’t even know it. Ghosts cannot come in contact with humans. But all ghosts possess an aura. But since all ghosts are different, the intensity and strength also varies. For instance, if a ghost has enough willpower, he is able to extinguish all the candles in a room. A higher level one can even use its aura to move objects. Currently, your friend has a very weak resentment aura that is causing her body and her spirit to repel each other.”

“So you’re saying...as long as the resentment is gone, Sheyu can return in her body?”

“Mmm...I think so!” Grandmother Meng said as she peeled off the skin of a tangerine.

“Then how can I get rid of Sheyu’s resentment?”

“Whoever that started the trouble should end it. Do you understand what I mean?”

I nodded.

“Capture the killer and prosecute him.”