Doubting the Ghost's Life

The Fierce Ghost's thoughts were unfathomable, and Liu Haoyu didn't know where Qin Liu intended to take Deng Xiaolin.

Without knowing the extent of her malice, he could only borrow Deng Xiaolin's Peach Wood Sword to prepare for a potential battle.

"You can see me?"

A light, soft female voice echoed in the room. It was clearly Qin Liu's voice.

"No."

Liu Haoyu shook his head.

He didn't have Deng Xiaolin's advanced spiritual sight, so he naturally couldn't see Qin Liu's appearance. However, with the help of the talismans in the room, he could roughly sense her location.

But knowing her location was enough.

Liu Haoyu spoke to Qin Liu.

"It seems you still retain a clear consciousness. I've never encountered a Fierce Ghost like you before."

After death, the seven souls and six spirits scatter. It's difficult for wronged spirits and fierce ghosts to retain all their souls, making most of them mindless monsters.

It was truly rare for Qin Liu, a Fierce Ghost, to be able to communicate.

However, precisely because she could communicate, and her voice was quite pleasant, Liu Haoyu became even more curious about her appearance.

After all, the Black Book had given such a high evaluation; who wouldn't be curious?

Seeing that she had been discovered, Qin Liu naturally became a bit flustered.

In her opinion, she was just an unarmed lone ghost, lacking Liu Haoyu's strength.

Moreover, she had witnessed the power of the Thunder Shock Talisman and definitely didn't want to be struck by it. Therefore, she emphasized:

"Yes, I don't harm people. So, could you please leave my house?"

Qin Liu didn't harbor any hope that Liu Haoyu would take her to Jiangliu City. Since she had already been discovered, her only option was to try and resolve the issue through negotiation.

"I'm controlling your friend only to accomplish one thing."

Liu Haoyu instinctively assumed it was the kind of lingering resentment that people couldn't let go of in life, so he offered proactively.

"What thing?"

"..." Qin Liu pondered for a moment before replying, "I want to go to Jiangliu City."

"Jiangliu City?"

Could it be that this Fierce Ghost was from Jiangliu City in her life?

But the problem was that Jiangliu City was hundreds of kilometers away. If she had died in Jiangliu City, why was her soul in a place like this?

If she had died in this haunted house, why did she want to go to Jiangliu City?

The appearance of a Fierce Ghost and resentment was always accompanied by some unresolved injustice and despair.

This was an unchanging truth in the profession of ghost exorcism.

You must know that Liu Xiaoxiao, the minor internet celebrity who was dismembered and dumped in the reservoir, didn't even compare to the resentment in this haunted house.

For such dense resentment to form in this haunted house, it either meant the Feng Shui of this place was bad and many people had died here, or Qin Liu herself had endured some unimaginably tragic experience in life.

"Why do you want to go to Jiangliu City?"

"I don't think it's necessary to delve into the details of such matters."

This was their first encounter in such a situation, so Qin Liu naturally wouldn't answer Liu Haoyu's questions.

Furthermore, she didn't want anyone to know about her past before she became a female ghost.

Hearing that Qin Liu didn't want to talk, Liu Haoyu stopped probing and instead turned to another question.

"I don't know how much rationality you've retained, nor how much humanity is left in you. But I can responsibly tell you that if you continue to stay in this haunted house... in the long run, you will go mad, you will lose your mind, and become a Fierce Ghost that only kills."

For some reason, Qin Liu, who had lived in this place for several years, felt a bit uncomfortable hearing this.

What could she say?

This was her home, where she had lived for years!

How could her home harm her?

So, to Qin Liu, this probably felt like an attempt to persuade her to quickly transcend and reincarnate.

Therefore, Qin Liu naturally rejected Liu Haoyu's suggestion and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, what was the meaning of that thing you gave me earlier?"

Hearing Qin Liu's words, Liu Haoyu thought for a moment and replied confusedly.

"What thing?"

"Hoo..." Qin Liu took a deep breath and then said loudly, "The garter and white stockings you gave me!?"

Who would give such a thing to a strange girl... no, a female ghost?

At that time, when Qin Liu saw the garter and white stockings, her eyes nearly went dead.

"Uh... aren't they quite pretty?" Liu Haoyu replied with certainty, then thought of something and said, "Right, can you manifest yourself?"

"What do you want?"

Everyone knows to be wary of strangers, and Qin Liu was no exception.

Coupled with Liu Haoyu's identity as a ghost exorcist, it was hard not to think of him wanting to "save" her.

Therefore, in Qin Liu's mind at that moment, she had already anticipated a less than ideal development, and she spoke cautiously.

"I'm telling you, I'm really good at fighting, so don't think about 'saving' me or anything."

"…?"

What fighting good?

Facing Qin Liu's wary words, Liu Haoyu was a bit bewildered.

For some reason, he felt like they were on different wavelengths. This girl seemed to be thinking about something completely different than he was.

But there was no time to dwell on it. The duration of the talismans in the room was about to run out.

If he didn't hurry, who knew if he'd ever encounter this Fierce Ghost again.

So Liu Haoyu got straight to the point, cutting to the chase, speaking directly and without reservation, and saying without thinking at all:

"No, I'm just really curious what you'd look like in white stockings. I don't have any ulterior motives."

"?"

Qin Liu tilted her head, wondering if her ears were playing tricks on her.

But when she saw the thick white stockings in Liu Haoyu's hand, she was sure.

She hadn't misheard.

"????"

Hasn't this girl's mind gone completely off the rails?!

Qin Liu's eyes widened. She admitted that, at this moment, she was genuinely a little scared.

"Wait a minute, when you gave me that white slip dress before, you didn't want me to wear it, did you?"

To this, Liu Haoyu replied with absolute certainty.

"Yes, I believe white stockings are the rulers of the world."

"When white stockings are worn on the slender, perfect legs of a beautiful girl, they are an even more flawless work of art."

"I dreamt of you, and I caught a glimpse. Your leg shape is definitely perfect for white stockings..."

"Why did you go silent?"

"Hello? Hello, hello, hello? Qin Liu, where are you?"

Before Liu Haoyu could even finish promoting his beliefs, he found that the barrier that could trap countless Fierce Ghosts had been torn apart by Qin Liu, and she herself had disappeared without a trace.

As for where Qin Liu went?

While Liu Haoyu was earnestly explaining the greatness of white stockings, the girl turned and fled without looking back, into the dry well outside the house.

At the bottom of the dry well, the weak, pitiable, and helpless Fierce Ghost hugged her knees, feeling a bit like she was questioning her life.

Oh no, questioning her ghostly existence.

Family, who even understands this?!

How could someone have such thoughts about a ghost?!