Seeing a ghost in broad daylight

"Come on in and have some fun, gentlemen! Don't just stand there looking."

The women at the entrance to the House of Courtesans saw Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng standing across the street, staring at them, and invited them inside with alluring smiles.

"Qiu Sheng, what do we do?" Wen Cai's face turned red at their invitation.

"What else? Run!" Qiu Sheng was no better off. He grabbed Wen Cai and Lin Yu and hurried away.

"Senior brothers, you two are pathetic," Lin Yu mocked, watching them flee in such a sorry state.

They couldn't even handle that. They really were a pair of virgins; no wonder they fell under the spell of every woman who appeared in the original story.

Lin Yu was a virgin too, but he had seen plenty in his previous life. Besides, he wasn't old enough yet, and he had long since grown immune to this sort of thing.

"Ow!"

"You dare laugh at your senior brothers? Besides, what does a little brat like you know?" Stung with embarrassment, Qiu Sheng smacked Lin Yu on his little head.

"Watch out!"

Just as Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were distracted teaching Lin Yu a lesson, a strange woman holding a parasol in broad daylight suddenly darted out of the alley ahead, blocking their path.

Sure enough, the woman collided with Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng. Lin Yu had been looking ahead the whole time and had dodged her long ago.

"Wow, senior brothers, why haven't you helped her up yet? You're still lying on top of her!" Lin Yu jeered from the sidelines, eager to stir up trouble.

That wasn't actually what happened. With their cultivators' physiques, how could the two of them possibly fall? Only the other person would end up on the ground. But since they had dared to smack him on the head, he naturally made it sound as bad as he could.

"Sorry, sorry, we didn't mean to."

"That's right, that's right."

Seeing people gradually gather around them, the two hurriedly apologized over and over.

Perhaps the fall had hurt her. The woman's eyes filled with tears, and she sobbed incessantly, drawing pity from anyone who saw her.

"Hey, don't cry. We didn't mean to." Qiu Sheng panicked at the sight of her tears. He flustered about, wanting to comfort her but not daring to approach.

As for Wen Cai, the coward had shrunk back behind Lin Yu and hidden as soon as the woman started crying.

"Big sister, don't cry, don't cry. Huh?" Seeing that the woman said nothing and only kept shedding tears, Lin Yu thought to step forward and comfort her. But just as he reached out to wipe away her tears, his hand touched her cheek, and he sensed something was wrong.

It was broad daylight. Why was this woman so cold, without a trace of warmth?

Lin Yu instantly took a few steps back without drawing attention.

"I... I'm all right," the woman said, seeing that the time was about right.

"Um... could you help me up? I think I've strained my back." The woman looked pained.

Hearing this, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai hurried to either side of her and helped her to her feet.

"Miss, where do you live? Shall I help you home?" Qiu Sheng's heart was intoxicated by her delicate fragrance.

"That's right, that's right. I'm afraid you won't be able to get home on your own like this," Wen Cai chimed in.

"Then thank you, young masters," the woman said weakly.

"Brr, why is it so cold?" Standing so close to the woman, both of them felt a chill.

Lin Yu, who had long since retreated some distance away, secretly formed a hand seal behind his back.

Then he pressed two fingers of his right hand together and casually touched his eyes.

In an instant, a flash of golden light appeared in Lin Yu's right eye, though it was not very noticeable in the daylight.

"Ugh, that's disgusting. I can't look, I can't look." Lin Yu fixed his gaze on the woman, then covered his right eye in disgust.

What he saw was a rotting, foul-smelling face, covered in maggots. Its eye sockets were utterly hollow, with only a pair of black eyeballs still turning slowly.

"Xiao Yu, what are you talking about? Come on!" Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were already helping the woman toward the only house in the alley.

"Senior brothers, it's not that I didn't warn you. You're the ones rushing off to give away your heads. Sigh." Lin Yu no longer had a chance to speak. The two were already standing at the door, ready to push it open and enter.

"Wait for me, senior brothers~" Despite what he said, he followed them. With cultivation even weaker than his, wouldn't the two of them be courting death by going in?

"Does Master usually provoke ghosts or monsters? Why have they set their sights on us for no reason?" Lin Yu was still puzzled as he walked.

As a rule, didn't Master usually subdue any ghosts or monsters that harmed people on sight? What was going on with this one?

Lin Yu walked into the little house and immediately saw Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng bustling about.

Still, he had to admit the female ghost's transformed appearance was quite pretty. With those eyes like pear blossoms in the rain and that delicate little face, no wonder the two of them couldn't tear themselves away.

"Senior brother, that woman isn't human. You need to be careful." Seeing Qiu Sheng go to pour the female ghost some water, Lin Yu seized the chance and quickly grabbed him.

Qiu Sheng turned to look at the curvaceous female ghost sitting in the chair. "Don't talk nonsense. How could someone so beautiful not be human?"

"Oh, I mean she's a ghost! Think about it: what normal person carries a parasol in broad daylight when there's no sun? Didn't you feel a chill when you helped her just now? And if you use the method Master taught you to open your eyes and take a look, you'll know." Seeing Qiu Sheng's bewitched expression, Lin Yu stamped his foot anxiously and could only explain further.

"Uh, junior brother, how do I open my eyes?" Qiu Sheng asked awkwardly.

"Sigh. Here, senior brother, put this talisman in the water when you pour it." Lin Yu was speechless, but seeing that Qiu Sheng was beginning to waver, he took an evil-warding talisman from inside his robes and handed it to him.

"All right, I'll try."

Lin Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had grabbed Qiu Sheng. If it had been Wen Cai, who was already bewitched by the beauty, he probably wouldn't have believed a word.

"Here's the water. Have a drink, miss." Qiu Sheng walked in carrying the cup of water in which the talisman had been soaked.

"Mm, thank you, young master."

The female ghost suspected nothing. She picked up the cup and prepared to drink.

Seeing this, Lin Yu hurriedly tugged on the hem of Wen Cai's clothes and stood far away with Qiu Sheng.

"Junior brother, what are you doing?" Wen Cai was thoroughly puzzled as he was dragged along.

No one answered him. Lin Yu watched the female ghost curiously, wanting to see what would happen when she drank the talisman water.

Qiu Sheng also stared intently at the female ghost, praying that nothing was wrong with this romantic opportunity he had found with such difficulty.

"Ahh!" Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. The female ghost was bold enough to take a great gulp, and in an instant she let out a chilling scream.

Lin Yu didn't know how Qiu Sheng had soaked the talisman, but the effect was obvious.

It was as though she had drunk magma rather than water. Clouds of white smoke rose at once, and the female ghost hurriedly threw the cup away.

"Ah, what's happening? Miss, what's wrong?" Wen Cai still wanted to go over and help.

"Sigh, senior brother Wen Cai, how can you be so stupid?" Lin Yu hurriedly pulled him back, feeling that he really couldn't carry him.

"Idiot, can't you see she's a female ghost?" Qiu Sheng had given up hope too. Seeing that Wen Cai still wouldn't come to his senses, he smacked him on the head.

"How could that be? What ghost comes out in broad daylight?" Wen Cai still didn't believe it, hopelessly entranced by the beauty.

"I just tested her with a talisman. She reacted, so she's a ghost," Qiu Sheng explained, at a loss for words.

"Lin Yu reading"