Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 192 - 165: Haven’t You Heard That Ghosts Always Lie?
Watching Wen Xu actually obey and stop struggling, the Mother and Child Ghost’s eyes grew brighter, and the corners of her mouth uncontrollably widened into a grin.
Only when she placed him in front of her face did she reveal her true appearance.
"Hehe, fooled you, didn’t I?"
"Haven’t you heard that ghost talk can’t be trusted?"
Wen Xu did not panic. He was even quicker than his opponent, sticking the thing in his hand onto the back of the Mother and Child Ghost’s neck.
In an instant, the Mother and Child Ghost could no longer laugh.
A burning pain spread throughout her body, rendering her speechless from the agony.
"Ah!! Ah!"
She wanted to pull the thing off, but no matter how much she twisted, she couldn’t reach it.
The little ghost beside them watched anxiously, wanting to help, but the moment it touched her, a sizzling sound was heard.
Half of the hand was gone in an instant.
She became even more frantic, her struggles growing more intense.
Having lost all presence of mind for Wen Xu, she instinctively let go of her grip.
Instantly, a feeling of weightlessness flooded her entire body.
The entirety of Wen Xu’s body began to plummet from mid-air.
Even though it was only a few stories high, it wasn’t something a human body like his could withstand.
Seeing the Mother and Child Ghost getting further away, in that moment, what he thought of was that, in any case, he managed to solve a problem for Mu Yunchu.
Even though the talisman paper itself was something Mu Yunchu had given him.
But at least he didn’t hold her back.
The whistling sound at his ear grew louder and louder, and based on Wen Xu’s initial calculations, he was about to hit the ground.
However, when he closed his eyes to brace for impact, the bone-crushing sensation he imagined didn’t arrive.
Instead, a pair of hands caught his waist.
He opened his eyes and saw Mu Yunchu’s face. The moonlight sketched her features with clarity and grace.
He didn’t have much time to take it in, as they quickly landed.
Mu Yunchu used her arms to support and quickly helped him stand upright.
"You’re okay, right?" She glanced him over.
"I’m not..."
Perhaps Wen Xu spoke too slowly.
Mu Yunchu had already turned her head.
So he had to finish the sentence himself.
"I’m fine."
He did, however, lightly touch his chest with knitted brows, feeling his slightly racing heart, "I guess... I’m okay."
He glanced at his watch, calculating the time. According to clinical studies, if a person’s heart rate exceeds 140 beats per minute for a sustained period, it can overload the heart, increase myocardial oxygen consumption, and possibly lead to myocardial ischemia, angina, etc.
Probably just a reaction to his recent high-fall experience.
At crucial moments, he needed to see if there was somewhere nearby selling fast-acting heart pills.
...
Mu Yunchu didn’t have time to concern herself with his emotional health because she needed to swiftly deal with the Mother and Child Ghost.
The latter was already severely weakened by the talisman Wen Xu placed on the back of her neck. Spotting the right moment, Mu Yunchu quickly performed a sealing, her spiritual power surging wildly. Above her, a massive golden Eight Trigrams Array began to take shape.
She shouted aloud, "Eight Trigrams Suppress Evil, Qiankun Settle!"
The Eight Trigrams Array map spun and flew towards the Mother and Child Ghost, trapping it tightly within.
This was different from the earlier golden ball that confined her; after a while, the Mother and Child Ghost would disintegrate into ashes inside.
Even though it let out wave after wave of angry roars, attempting to break free, it was in vain.
This time, no one was going to show up to rescue her.
Duan Jia was also already under her control within the array.
She looked at the woman before her, with her head hanging and empty eyes, filled with pity.
She shouldn’t have ended up this way.
It was just that she had entrusted herself to the wrong person, Song Hongyi; otherwise, she would have been living a different life now.
She used a Heart Clarity Spell on her, letting Duan Jia regain clarity for a brief moment.
A few seconds later, she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Mu Yunchu again, a myriad of emotions filled her heart, memories of her recent actions emerging in her mind, and tears of blood slowly flowed down her face, yet she still softly bowed to Mu Yunchu.
She began by explaining how she had become the way she was.
"I was just unwilling. I wanted to drag that scumbag down with me."
"But I didn’t expect him to be prepared in advance for this move from me."
She blamed herself for her foolishness, not realizing that the man she shared her bed with night after night was like this, not even a hint.
Duan Jia truly regretted it now.
If something had only happened to her, it wouldn’t have mattered, but she dragged her daughter into becoming this human and ghost form.
The mere thought made her heartache intensely.
"Just before I lost my last shred of consciousness, I only heard him mention something about a metaphysical grandmaster, and I seemed to hear a man’s voice speaking."
There was a hint of pain in Duan Jia’s expression.
"But I really can’t remember anything else."
A man?
This seemed to be the only clue Mu Yunchu had obtained so far.
For some reason, a memory of a man she had tracked while following the Fox Demon’s trail, yet couldn’t see his face, flashed through her mind.
Mu Yunchu said, "The Heart Clarity Spell on you won’t last very long."
This was still because she had not been a Mother and Child Ghost for too long.
"You have a debt on your back; I can’t send you off to the afterlife."
Duan Jia closed her eyes; she accepted this result.
But there was only one thing, "My daughter is innocent, Master. Can you think of a way to save her?"
...
When Mu Yunchu returned with Wen Xu, she paused at the sight of Li Shang, who hadn’t yet completed the battle.
Logically speaking... her movements shouldn’t have been this slow.
She walked closer, finally seeing that Li Shang was busy with something—pulling on a giant brown rabbit.
Moreover, aside from the head, the rest of the rabbit was bare, with not a hair left on it.
Mu Yunchu opened her mouth.
Wanting to ask how in just a few minutes of absence, the robust-looking Cheng Ye had ended up in such a miserable state.
Her gaze shifted slightly to the already set fire pit nearby, unsure of what to say.
If she had returned any later, would this rabbit spirit, who had cultivated for many years to finally obtain human form, have been eaten?
After thinking for a bit, Mu Yunchu halted Li Shang’s actions.
Although the latter was clearly a bit unhappy, she still obediently complied. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Cheng Ye was beaten unconscious, dead or alive, and certainly couldn’t provide any information now.
Mu Yunchu could only focus her attention on the bound Zhao Fang.
It’s worth mentioning that she was also beaten black and blue.
No need to ask, this was also done by Li Shang.
Who knows what she went through when Mu Yunchu wasn’t around, but now, facing Mu Yunchu, she seemed incredibly excited.
Those eyes might not quite see her as a lifeline, but it came close.
She spat out the dirt from her mouth, finally able to speak properly.
"You guys, let me go. I’m just an ordinary person, they made me do everything!"
Mu Yunchu’s eyes flickered at her words.
"Who forced you to do it?"
Just moments ago, Zhao Fang seemed to have so much to say, but now she suddenly fell silent.
