Chapter 246 : Petty Ghosts are Hard to Deal With 28 (1/2)

Shi Sheng had used normal explosives, so anyone could see the plume of smoke from afar.

As Feng Jin sat on Shi Sheng’s sword and gazed down upon the rubble, his eyes flashed.

Xiao Bai had entered the mansion at some point during the confrontation with the exorcists and had been in the process of pulling his Master out. Shi Sheng had deliberately avoided them, and even the other two exorcists still in there, when she threw the bombs. Still, it was impossible for them not to be affected by the blasts, so they couldn’t avoid injuries.

“G-Ghost-jiejie…” An Su had been dragged up into the sky by Shi Sheng, and was now curled up and trembling as she stuttered, “I-I-I’m afraid of heights!”

‘How can this sword fly and change sizes like in fairy tales? This is against the laws of physics!!!’

……

She heard that all the people present that night had been brought to the police station. The police officers had been rather stunned to find a bunch of people, dressed in a myriad of outfits, collapsed on the ground. ‘Did we interrupt a cult meeting?’

The exorcists talked themselves hoarse and finally managed to convince the police that they weren’t a cult. But there was still the destruction of a cultural heritage building to consider.

The explosion at the mansion had destroyed any surveillance cameras and security footage of what happened, so all the police officers saw was a bunch of people collapsed on the ground for no apparent reason. There was no way the exorcists could wash off the suspicion of their involvement in the mansion’s destruction.

They couldn’t exactly saya ghost had done it, otherwise they’d all probably be sent to a mental asylum. As a result, they really did end up taking the entire blame for the situation.

Although some people had connections with certain high-ranking officials and attempted to use them, there still had to be some level of punishment imposed, so the group ended up having to pay compensation.

Shi Sheng heard that some of the exorcists went bankrupt to pay back the astronomical sum.

The luckiest ones were the three that had still been in the mansion. They didn’t have their pictures taken, nor did they get caught and locked up by the police. They only had to pay some compensation in the end.

Xiao Bai saw the police at the scene as soon as he dragged his Master out of the rubble. He had been terrified of the police ever since he was little, so his first reaction was to drag his Master back into the remains of the mansion and hide.

His Master had woken up at this time. The two of them worked together to drag the other two people out.

They thought they had avoided trouble, but the other exorcists clearly believed in the righteous tradition of sharing woes together and exposed them.

With three more people, the average amount they each had to pay was less, wasn’t it?

Ever since then, an irreparable rift appeared between Mt Tiandu and the other great exorcist clans.

Reality proved that sharing difficulties together wasn’t the best solution.

……

Shi Sheng recovered after several days of rest. School had started for An Su, so only Shi Sheng and Feng Jin were left at home.

When Shi Sheng floated over to Feng Jin’s room, she found him reading a yellowed letter. Noticing her entry, he panicked for some reason and stuffed the letter under his blanket.

He got up and pulled the curtains shut, causing the room to fall into darkness. Only then did Shi Sheng float over to his bedside.

“What’re you looking at?”

Feng Jin looked at her hesitantly. After some internal struggle, he pulled the letter out from under the blanket and handed it to her.

“The events after your death are recorded here.”

Shi Sheng took the letter from him. The paper was very rough, and it appeared quite old.

It revealed that the reason the mysterious man had agreed to Ning Xian’s request was because his clan had been facing a crisis. He was in urgent need of a large sum of cash.

That was why he had taken the risk when Ning Xian offered him that job. But after he brought Ning Ying away, he didn’t follow Ning Xian’s instructions to erase her soul from existence and left her sealed away instead.

After the Feng Clan had averted its crisis, because he felt guilty, the man took on the task of providing for Ning Ying. Before his death, he instructed his descendants to take good care of Ning Ying and her seal.

The man’s name was Feng Xin, and he was Feng Jin’s great grandfather.

At the time, it shouldn’t have been Feng Jin’s job. But when some problems began appearing with Ning Ying’s seal, the other members of the Feng Clan hadn’t been willing to go check on it. So the responsibility landed on Feng Jin’s shoulders.

Because the seal had been in place for so long, it was extremely weak and had already lost most of its effectiveness. Feng Jin arrived just in time to see Ning Ying struggling free from the seal that had held her for so long. Her actions resulted in a heavy injury which had led to the loss of her memories.

……

“Why did you bring me back with you?” Shi Sheng folded the letter.

Feng Jin’s face suddenly turned red and he tried to avert his gaze, refusing to meet her eyes. “…At that time… you weren’t wearing anything. I saw your body, so I had to… take responsibility.”