Su Bai had always known that vengeful ghosts, and even the higher-ranked ones, were filled with resentment. This was the greatest difference between them and evil ghosts.
Evil ghosts thought of nothing but hunting and feeding. Everything they did was for tastier food and a more entertaining hunt. But even the most terrifying, most irrational vengeful ghosts still harbored an obsession and hatred toward at least one thing.
Their obsessions and resentment could drive them mad. Having those obsessions stirred could suddenly bring them back to their senses, while having them questioned could enrage them.
A powerful obsession could become a vengeful ghost's strength, but it could also become its weakness. Perhaps this was the greatest difference between vengeful ghosts and evil ghosts.
Wen Wen had questioned everything Ghost Madam had done. Yet although Ghost Madam looked angry now, she seemed even more eager for Wen Wen and the other "Outsiders" to understand and accept her obsession.
"Meow."
When the Red Moon in the sky was once again obscured by the illusion, Little Black Cat and the cat spirits, which had been driven back by Ghost Madam's earlier surge of power, returned to Su Bai's wrist. Little Cat still sounded somewhat aggrieved, clearly disliking the feeling of being worn around some strange entity's wrist.
Su Bai could only gently stroke Little Cat Kai Xin, who had turned back into the Peace Knot, to offer some comfort. After all, there were more important matters before him.
The newcomers were all "hidden" behind Su Bai now, so he felt safe lifting the Wedding Veil a little. He saw the entire ruined Back Courtyard shrouded in an illusion once more, with the Pond and grass reappearing within it.
Unlike before, there was a figure tightly bound and lying beside a stone stool in