Human or Ghost, How Could You Bring Yourself to Kiss Her?

Qiu Sheng was leisurely pedaling his old 28-inch bicycle.

He had been riding for a long time before he realized something was wrong. He would usually have reached his aunt's house by now, so why was he still on the road today?

He also realized he didn't recognize his surroundings. This didn't seem to be Ren Family Town anymore.

"Damn it, my junior brother's crow mouth was right. I really did run into a ghost." Qiu Sheng's face stiffened, and fear crept into his heart, but he forced himself to stay calm and pedaled hard.

Up in a tree, Dong Xiaoyu watched Qiu Sheng fall into her trap. She covered her mouth and snickered smugly.

"Let's see how you get away this time."

Since Ren Family Town had a local earth god protecting it, she would lure Qiu Sheng to the neighboring town.

By now, Qiu Sheng was drenched in sweat. Once again, he saw the same fork in the road.

He realized he had been going around in circles. Seeing that this wasn't working, he pulled a yellow talisman from his robes.

"Supreme Lord Lao, swift and urgent, as the law commands!" All he could do was treat a dead horse as if it were still alive. After reciting the incantation, Qiu Sheng stuck the talisman to his forehead and pedaled the bicycle for all he was worth.

Just as he was exhausted, the unchanging fork in the road finally disappeared from his surroundings.

"Heaven be praised, I finally got out." Qiu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a village ahead.

He decided to go inside and see if there was anyone he could ask for directions.

Seeing that the time was right, Dong Xiaoyu instantly flew into the village.

"Sir, I'd like to ask you for a favor," Dong Xiaoyu said in an eerie voice, having found a night watchman on the road Qiu Sheng had to take.

"Miss, what do you want me to help you with? I'm still busy making my rounds." The man had nearly been scared to death by Dong Xiaoyu's sudden appearance.

"I'd like you to molest me."

"What! You want me to lose my good name in my old age? You want me to molest you!" It was the first time the watchman had ever heard such a request.

"Yes. Hurry, come on!" Sensing that Qiu Sheng was nearly there, Dong Xiaoyu urged him on impatiently.

Naturally, the watchman refused. He didn't want any scandalous rumors spreading tomorrow, so he turned to leave.

But how could Dong Xiaoyu let him have his way? She used her magic to control him, making him lunge at her.

At the same time, she played along and began screaming loudly.

"Whoa! This won't do!" Qiu Sheng happened to be passing by and saw the scene.

He hurriedly got off his bicycle, ready to play the hero and save the beauty.

All that training Uncle Nine dragged him through every day had paid off. With two or three kicks, he knocked the watchman unconscious.

He didn't even give the man a chance to explain.

Qiu Sheng then hurriedly embraced Dong Xiaoyu, who stood behind him, "a little faint from the fright."

"Miss, are you all right?"

"I'm a little dizzy, and I'm so scared," Dong Xiaoyu said weakly, leaning against Qiu Sheng's chest.

"Don't be afraid. Miss, where do you live? I'll take you home." Qiu Sheng held Dong Xiaoyu with concern.

"My home is nearby."

At that moment, Uncle Nine arrived with Lin Yu. The two hid around a corner and saw Qiu Sheng flirting with a woman.

"There really is a female ghost. Xiao Yu, how did you find out?" Uncle Nine had spotted something amiss the moment he saw Dong Xiaoyu.

"While I was practicing the Heavenly Eye, I saw ghost Qi on Senior Brother, so I guessed a ghost had set her sights on him."

He had long since prepared an answer to that question. Whenever he was unsure how to explain something, he would pin it all on the Heavenly Eye. Uncle Nine didn't have it anyway.

"Let me see what this female ghost looks like."

Uncle Nine turned around, took willow leaves from his bag, and wiped them over his eyes.

"Oh dear, see no evil, see no evil." After just one look, Uncle Nine shut his eyes in disgust.

"Master, what does she look like?" Lin Yu asked curiously, stifling a laugh.

He could have opened his Heavenly Eye to look for himself, but even Uncle Nine couldn't bear to look at this female ghost. Besides, he had read the original story, and Dong Xiaoyu's appearance was truly beyond comment. He had no desire to try.

"Children shouldn't look. You'll wet the bed tonight." Uncle Nine hurriedly put the willow leaves away.

"Pfft, I'm eight, not some three-year-old."

"Quick, follow them. We can't let them go all the way." Seeing Qiu Sheng follow the female ghost into the house, Uncle Nine hurriedly crept after them.

When Qiu Sheng learned that Dong Xiaoyu lived alone, he could barely contain the wicked grin on his face.

Lin Yu followed Uncle Nine to the window, where they crouched and peeped at the pair's every move.

Inside the house, just as Dong Xiaoyu was about to pounce on Qiu Sheng and suck out his Yang Qi, a flash of light suddenly repelled her.

"Ah! What do you have on you?" Dong Xiaoyu lay on the floor, looking at Qiu Sheng in pain.

"Huh? On me..." Qiu Sheng stared at Dong Xiaoyu helplessly. He didn't know what he had on him either.

He had just thought Dong Xiaoyu was about to kiss her and had even closed his eyes. Who knew why, when he opened them, he saw her lying on the floor?

"Oh, oh, do you mean this?" Qiu Sheng felt something growing hot around his neck. He pulled it out and saw that it was the Protection Talisman Lin Yu had given him.

"Did you give him that?" Uncle Nine could tell at a glance that Lin Yu had drawn the exquisitely crafted talisman.

"Mm. I was worried Senior Brother couldn't handle it, so I gave it to him for protection," Lin Yu said offhandedly, engrossed in the scene.

"Well done."

"Throw it away, quickly!" Dong Xiaoyu said urgently, staring at the Protection Talisman radiating golden light.

"Oh, all right." Seeing the disgust on Dong Xiaoyu's face, Qiu Sheng hurriedly tore it off and threw it away.

The two peeping through the window were instantly dumbstruck.

"You bastard, who told you to throw it away?" Uncle Nine was so furious his whole body heated up.

"He's beyond saving." Lin Yu was speechless too, and pressed a hand to his forehead.

Worried that a ghost might bewitch Qiu Sheng with an illusion, he had added a Calming Mantra to the talisman. But it would only activate when it detected that a ghost had bewitched him. As it turned out, he hadn't been bewitched by a ghost, but by beauty instead.

Qiu Sheng had surrendered before even triggering the Calming Mantra Lin Yu had designed. Lin Yu really was a god-tier carry saddled with two deadweights now, and he couldn't carry them.

"We can't wait any longer. Xiao Yu, when the fighting starts, be careful not to get hurt." Uncle Nine saw that things were going badly and had to put a stop to it.

Before going in, Uncle Nine was worried he might not be able to keep an eye on everything, so he made a point of warning Lin Yu.

"Don't worry, go ahead, Master. I'll hold Senior Brother back for you."

Uncle Nine turned around and held his copper-coin sword under the moonlight. Then he took out a Bagua mirror and gathered the power of lunar yin to enchant the sword.

There was truly nothing to criticize about how Uncle Nine treated his two disciples. When he fought jiangshi himself, he was frugal with even a single talisman.

Now, to save his disciple, he had brought out both a copper-coin sword and a Bagua mirror. Who knew what other powerful ritual implements he had in that bag?

After watching the entire sequence, Lin Yu also learned how to enchant ritual implements.

Simply put, this was the Enchantment and Empowerment Technique of the Maoshan Arts, which used the power of heaven and earth to increase the might of ritual implements.

Although it looked simple, it was still a high-level spell. With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yu learned it at a glance.

Uncle Nine picked up the enchanted copper-coin sword, which gleamed with golden light, and rushed into the house.

He had to hurry, or his disciple would be defiled.

By this time, Qiu Sheng and Dong Xiaoyu had already rolled onto the bed.

"Master!?" Qiu Sheng, who had been about to get down to business, was so startled to see Uncle Nine rush in that he hurriedly pushed Dong Xiaoyu away and stood up.

"You bastard! You didn't even check whether she was human or a ghost, and you actually brought yourself to kiss her!" The first thing Uncle Nine did upon entering was rain a torrent of scolding on Qiu Sheng.

"Qiu Sheng, save me!"

At the sight of Uncle Nine in his Daoist robes, copper-coin sword in hand, Dong Xiaoyu was frightened by his professional attire. She hid behind Qiu Sheng and called for help in a coquettish voice.

"Master, how could Xiaoyu be a ghost? Could you have made a mistake?" Qiu Sheng stood in front of Dong Xiaoyu and spoke up for her.

This was a respectable woman he had personally rescued from a "hooligan."

Even if she was a ghost, he had to enjoy himself first. After all, what cadre could withstand such temptation?

"Cut the nonsense. Move!" Uncle Nine had no patience for more talk. He shoved Qiu Sheng aside and hurled the copper-coin sword in his hand.

The copper-coin sword, carrying the power of lunar yin, shot toward the female ghost to kill her.

Dong Xiaoyu watched the copper-coin sword hurtle toward her and sensed the intense power it carried.

Knowing she was no match for it, she hurriedly dodged and vanished from where she stood. The copper-coin sword missed and plunged into the wooden bed behind her.

At the same time, she released a cloud of thick smoke, blocking everyone's view.