Chapter 248 : Petty Ghosts are Hard to Deal With 30 (1/2)

Although the exorcists were unwilling to acknowledge Feng Jin, Shi Sheng still had their pictures. If she published those humiliating pictures, what would their clients think about them? How would they ever be trusted again?

And so, Feng Jin’s investiture ceremony for the grandmaster title was set for the 5th of December at the Feng Clan’s ancestral mansion.

Feng Jin was rather surprised when no one tried to cause trouble for him. Even if they’d been threatened back then, they wouldn’t have swallowed this big of an insult so easily after returning to their own territories.

But not only did they swallow this insult, they even organised an investiture ceremony for him without a single complaint. Feng Jin felt that there was definitely something fishy going on.

After returning home, Shi Sheng’s outings began to last longer and longer. Sometimes he wouldn’t even see her during the day. But no matter how much Feng Jin asked, she either avoided answering the question or kissed him in an attempt to distract him.

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“Ah? Now?” An Su shiftily talked to the person on the other end of the phone.

Feng Jin’s footsteps paused and he retreated back into the room just in time to avoid An Su’s gaze.

“Okay, I’ll be there soon. En, I’ll be careful.” An Su hung up, quietly went into her room to pick up her bag, and snuck out.

Feng Jin swiftly grabbed his coat and followed An Su’s trail.

Due to last time’s incident, Shi Sheng had allowed An Su to drive Feng Jin’s car when he wasn’t using it. Hence, Feng Jin could only hail a taxi and get the driver to follow her.

An Su drove further and further from human civilisation. After a long while, the taxi driver didn’t dare to drive any further. Feng Jin could only continue giving him more money and urge him to continue following. When An Su’s car stopped in front of a graveyard, the taxi driver dropped Feng Jin off and drove away as fast as he could. ‘There’s something wrong with this person! Who visits a remote graveyard in the middle of the night?!’

Feng Jin knew this place was a graveyard, one that had been constructed in the Republic period[1] and had already been abandoned for several decades.

An Su had already stepped into the grass that was half-a-man tall and she was about to disappear from view. Feng Jin hurriedly followed her.

This graveyard was organised into tiers. As every path was covered by weeds, An Su stumbled about, not knowing whether she was stepping on the graves or the path.

She had experienced quite a lot recently, so now she was a bit bolder than before. An Su could now walk forward without glancing to the sides, as she inwardly chanted, ‘I see nothing. Nothing at all.’

Only when An Su reached the peak and caught sight of a familiar figure did she finally heave a sigh of relief. She quickly jogged over.

“Ghost-jiejie!” Shi Sheng’s complexion was somewhat pale and her slim figure was leaning heavily against a gravestone.

“Ghost-jiejie…you look really bad. Did you meet a really strong one this time?” As she asked, An Su immediately came forward to support Shi Sheng upon seeing her sickly complexion.

Shi Sheng shook her head slightly.

“Why do you have to keep this from Mr Feng? He’s very powerful; surely he can help you?”

“He’s just a human. Too fragile.”

“But you’re not omnipotent either!” An Su didn’t understand why Shi Sheng insisted on dealing with this on her own.

“Who said I’m not? I was just a bit careless today. If that puny soul wanted to claim my life, it should’ve first gone and cultivated for several millennia.”

An Su, “…” ‘You’re in this state and you still have the mood to be narcissistic…’

“Ghost-jiejie, please recover quickly. Otherwise, if I return in the morning on my own, Mr Feng’s glares—” ‘—are gonna kill me.

Eeeek! He’s stabbing me to death with his eyes right now!!!’

An Su’s abrupt silence and expression of terror while staring at something behind her caused Shi Sheng to turn around.

Feng Jin silently stood there. The mountain breeze caused the weeds around him to rustle, making it seem like a storm was brewing around him.

Shi Sheng glared at An Su. ‘Why’d you bring him here?!’

An Su looked very innocent. ‘I didn’t know Mr Feng was tailing me! I clearly made sure he wasn’t around when I left the house! And I was very careful on my way here, so just how did Mr Feng end up following me here?’

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