Not Human At All!

Old Man Li's house was on the edge, but the residence itself was quite good. After all, he was a late Qi Condensation cultivator, and he also had the Liu Family's support.

With red walls and golden tiles, two stone lions sat imposingly at the entrance, exuding power.

"Junior Brother, Old Man Li probably hasn't returned yet. Let's set up a Bewildering Footprints Formation around here first, to avoid alerting anyone else."

After the masked Zhang Qing used his Heavenly Eye Technique and detected no trace of Old Man Li, five small flags shrouded in a thin white mist appeared in his hand. Lin Chang'an cautiously scanned their surroundings. A moment later, after the formation was set up around the house, Lin Chang'an nodded secretly.

Once both of them had finished, Zhang Qing smiled and nodded, "Junior Brother, let's go inside and see Old Man Li's daughter."

Creak~

The two, still masked, brazenly pushed the door open. Though it seemed reckless, both carefully used their Heavenly Eye Technique to secretly check for traps.

Creak~

As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, they saw that one of the rooms was already open. At the doorway stood a woman in a red dress, looking pitifully charming, possessing a certain beauty.

No! Something's wrong!

Upon seeing this woman, Lin Chang'an suddenly realized, "Senior Brother, no wonder you said Old Man Li's daughter wasn't human."

Under the moonlight, the hazy woman had no shadow. Through their Heavenly Eye Technique, the two saw clearly: this was a female ghost, truly not human.

"Two esteemed cultivators."

Seeing the two, the female ghost's eyes welled up with mist, looking pitiful and wronged.

"Are you Old Man Li's daughter?"

Lin Chang'an asked curiously. The female ghost, however, appeared to be overcome with joy and looked at them excitedly.

"Esteemed cultivators, please save me quickly. I didn't mean to harm anyone, but I truly have no choice..."

Her plea hit hard, but Lin Chang'an and Zhang Qing were unmoved. The female ghost continued mournfully, "Ever since my father went mad, he's confined me here. Periodically, he forces me to absorb vital energy."

"To accompany him, I've harmed so many people. My father wouldn't listen to anything I said... sob sob... I want to reincarnate too..."

Seeing the female ghost confined here by her father for so many years, Lin Chang'an and Zhang Qing secretly shook their heads and sighed.

"Miss, don't worry, we will help you."

Lin Chang'an sighed with a face full of melancholy. Seeing someone offer help, the female ghost was overjoyed and walked towards them. Under the moonlight, her figure seemed even more ethereal.

"I've seen all these years, and it pains my heart. My father wasn't like this before... Ahhh!!!"

Just as the female ghost walked forward, a sudden scream erupted!

As the female ghost, appearing weak and on the verge of liberation, walked towards them, a flash of cold light and a burst of fire suddenly appeared.

Lin Chang'an's saber stirred up a cold light, while a fireball from Zhang Qing's palm flew out, instantly engulfing the screaming female ghost in flames.

"Why! Why are you killing me!"

At this moment, the female ghost was no longer weak. Her ghostly face was filled with ferocity as she stared intently at the two, her soul flickering and becoming indistinct.

However, Lin Chang'an remained on guard with his saber drawn. He showed no signs of slackening as he looked at the ferocious, screaming female ghost, even taunting, "We already said we'd help you reincarnate."

"No! I'm not reconciled, I don't want to die!"

Amidst the piercing screams, the flames slowly dissipated, as if everything that had happened was an illusion. After all, even for cultivators without physical bodies, their souls were extremely fragile.

Looking at the dissipated female ghost, Zhang Qing admired Lin Chang'an, "Junior Brother, how did you discover this female ghost was problematic?"

Zhang Qing was filled with curiosity. He knew this female ghost was problematic because he had learned some things previously; this woman was a vicious person even when alive, so how could she be pitiful?

"Naturally, when I saw Senior Brother remaining unfazed, I became more cautious."

Lin Chang'an said with a smile, but inwardly he mused, "I don't even believe what people say, how could I believe the words of a ghost."

Furthermore, Old Man Li bought so many human tickets every year for his daughter to absorb vital energy. You're saying she was forced? Forced to absorb vital energy?

In this world where the strong prey on the weak, he wouldn't sympathize with those whose vital energy was absorbed and blame a female ghost. Similarly, he wouldn't casually bestow kindness.

Especially since they came masked tonight, clearly intending to deal with her father. How could they possibly believe her?

"We were masked tonight, so this venomous scorpion didn't recognize me. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so careless."

Zhang Qing couldn't help but click his tongue and shake his head, "Junior Brother, don't let this female ghost's delicate and pitiful appearance fool you. Back then, she harmed countless people; she was truly vicious."

"Junior Brother Lin, let's prepare. We'll catch Old Man Li off guard later."

Just as Zhang Qing was preparing for the ambush, Lin Chang'an seemed to see something, his pupils contracting. He then shook his head and sighed, "No need to prepare."

"What's wrong?"

"Look for yourself!" Following Lin Chang'an's gaze, Zhang Qing glanced into the house and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"She truly is a poisonous woman, even harming her own father."

When the two entered the house, they saw an old man, drained of energy, sitting by the bed, his hands tightly clutching the hem of his clothes. It was clear that Old Man Li had the ability to resist, but he endured it.

In his final moments, Old Man Li tightly gripped his clothes, perhaps fearing he might lose control and harm his daughter.

"Damn it, this old fellow's mind is also problematic. What a formidable figure he was in his prime, to die so miserably."

Zhang Qing couldn't help but curse, and then began to carefully search the place. Lin Chang'an, seeing this scene, sighed with emotion.

"Perhaps this is liberation. For both of them, it was merely mutual torment."

He hadn't expected to see this scene here. Even the worst and most ruthless people have a sliver of tenderness in their hearts, it's just that for most people, that sliver has long since vanished.

"Even though this old fellow was heavily injured, he didn't resist at all in the end."

Judging by the complete lack of struggle within the house, it was impossible for Old Man Li to have been completely incapable of fighting back, even with his severe injuries. The truth was self-evident.

"Damn it! There's nothing here!"

After searching through everything, Zhang Qing found nothing and couldn't help but feel annoyed. Old Man Li was already dead; otherwise, he could have used soul-searching to get information.

"It's not that there's nothing at all."

Lin Chang'an smiled, looking at the three spirit stones. Zhang Qing, however, completely ignored them and searched the entire courtyard, inside and out. Only when he was truly certain there was nothing left did he give up.

Under the cover of night, two masked figures disappeared into the moonlight. No one knew what had happened here until the open gate was discovered the next day.

At noon the following day, many people looked curiously into the courtyard.

"Even though Old Man Li's brain was addled from cultivation, he was still a late Qi Condensation cultivator. How did he just disappear?"

"Shh, don't speak carelessly. We can't get involved in these matters."

As the crowd buzzed with discussion, the incident with Old Man Li also attracted the attention of people from the Great Sword Sect and the Liu Family, as it involved the death of a late Qi Condensation cultivator.

Lin Chang'an, standing in the crowd, looked at the courtyard and couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. "Arrange for someone to bury Old Man Li and his daughter later. Remember not to erect a tombstone."

He tossed the three spirit stones directly to Qi Feng and Li Han.

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