NOVEL WEB Chapter 5: I Have Other Ways of Salvation
Chapter 5: I Have Other Ways of Salvation
”Madam! It’s Madam!”
Xue Yang desperately grabbed the arm of the handsome Taoist priest in front of her, as if grasping the only life-saving straw, and shouted miserably.
She is the concubine of Xue Dayong, the shopkeeper of the silk and satin village, and she has only been introduced for three days. Presently, even though she has no makeup applied and her hair is messy, she can still be seen as a delicate beauty.
Li Chu comforted her: “Mrs. Xue, don’t panic. Please tell me exactly what happened last night.”
As he said that, he calmly pulled out his arm.
”That’s right, little lady, you can rest assured. I have the head catcher and Taoist priest Xiao Li here to ensure that I can protect you!”
Zhou Dafu patted his chest and, at the same time he put a big furry hand on Xue Yang’s shoulder and rubbed it. Two times.
Young, beautiful, and a widow! She will soon inherit the family business of the Xue family. Zhou Dafu couldn’t help but want to comfort her with all his heart.
However, Mrs Xue Yang raised her pear-shaped face, looked at Zhou Dafu, then looked at Li Chu, then rolled her eyes at Zhou Dafu, and twisted away his dirty hands.
She hugged Li Chu’s other arm again, and cried, “Then I’ll tell you. Taoist priest, you must protect me!”
You bitch! You are so frightened and you didn’t forget to pounce on the handsome man! Zhou Dafu cursed angrily in his heart.
Of course, it was just incompetent rage.
”It’s the eldest lady! I saw it clearly last night!” Mrs. Xue Yang began to talk intermittently: “On the first day I got married, I was supposed to serve tea to the eldest lady, but… but she refused to accept me. . The master said, ignore her, and drove the eldest lady to the side courtyard.”
“Unexpectedly, the next day, just yesterday morning, people over there suddenly shouted that something happened to the eldest lady! During dinner, I asked the master what happened. He said that the eldest lady had an accident and died. But I heard from my servants that the eldest lady committed suicide.”
“I was so scared at that time, when, I got married. I know that I am a concubine, but I have never thought of competing with her for favor! What if she turns into a ghost and comes to seek revenge on me?” “
Then at midnight last night, when I wanted to sleep. I slept on one side of the bed, and the master slept on the other side. When I got up and found someone on the left, I wanted to get out of the bed from the other side, and then I found there was someone on the other side too!”
“I quickly rubbed my eyes to look, and found that the big one lying on the left. Was the eldest lady! Her face was all green and her whole body was cold. I thought for the first time that someone had put her body on the bed, and then…she suddenly opened her eyes!” “Then…I fainted with fright.
Li Chu nodded beside her, thinking about that scene, it was indeed a bit scary.
”When I woke up again, this morning, it was the maids that woke me up. I realized that the master beside me was no longer human. He was just like a puddle of rotten meat. I didn’t know how the lady tortured him. I really didn’t see anything at all. The maids also said that all the men in the family are dead, including the servants, the gardener, the handlebar type… only us women are left.”
“It’s the eldest lady who is looking for men to take revenge!”
”She must still be here. She died with resentment and will not go far. She didn’t kill us this time. Who knows if she will kill us next time.”
“Don’t worry, there won’t be a next time.
” Li Chu said firmly. After finally hearing everything Xue Yang said, he resolutely took out his arm and stepped back five steps to distance himself from her.
Xue Yang’s arms were empty and she looked at Li Chu with disappointment.
Li Chu quickly put his strong arms close to him.
Mrs. Xue Yang blinked, turned around, hugged the maid next to her, and started sobbing again.
Zhou Dafu felt bored, walked to Li Chu and asked in a low voice: “How is it?”
Li Chu walked into the bedroom and saw a screen full of blood and broken pieces. The flesh stuck to the floor, the bed, and even the ceiling. Although most of the corpses have been cleared away, it is still unbearable to look at.
He asked back: “Have you already seen the corpse?”
”Don’t mention it.” Zhou Dafu looked unhappy: “Those servants were better, they were bitten to death, with a few scratches at most.” Xue Dayong His death was so miserable, worse than being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts! It was like tearing off the flesh of a person with fingernails! It couldn’t have been done by a human being, not even a beast could do such a thing. I took a look this morning and vomited out all last night’s dinner!”
Li Chu nodded, and as the monsters he fought escalated, his five senses became super sharp. At this time, he can clearly feel that there is a disgusting cold atmosphere in this room, which is similar to the haunted place before. It is the residual Yin energy after the ghost appears.
”Listening to Xue Yang’s account, it does seem like a resentful spirit committed the crime.” Li Chu said, “Then I will stay here tonight to see if she will appear again.”
The so-called resentful spirit is a kind of ghost that may turn into a ghost when a person dies with extreme resentment, only relying on resentment to survive in the world.
Most of the wraiths are ground-bound ghosts, that is, ghosts who cannot leave the place of their death. After death, their spiritual intelligence will gradually dissipate, and they will forget most things and only remember revenge. Even if they have killed their enemies, they will still stay in place to attack more innocent people.
As more and more people are killed by the wraith spirit, the resentment it accumulates will become heavier and heavier, so it must be cleared as soon as possible.
”But there are still some doubts.” Zhou Dafu touched his chin again and thought: “Wraith spirits are not that easy to generate. I have been a policeman for decades and have only encountered them three or two times, and they all involved shocking injustices. It stands to reason that the eldest lady of the Xue family is just a jealous woman. Even if she was ignored, she would not have to die to express her ambition. And if she committed suicide and was not killed by someone, how could she turn into a wraith so easily? Wraith?”
His suspicion is also justified, if the wraith is so easy to produce, then any petty mind can harm people after death.
”You mean it is possible that Xue Dayong killed his wife?” Li Chu asked.
”I don’t know, but it’s not important anymore.” Zhou Dafu spread his hands, “Anyway, Xue Dayong has also gone to the underworld, let the couple confront each other.” After that, the two walked out of the Xue family’s bedroom.
In the yard, with the noon sun shining, the Yin Qi in the house seemed to be dispelled, and Xue Yang’s spirit became a little more stable.
Seeing the two people coming over, she looked at Li Chu with watery almond eyes that were swollen from crying: “Little Taoist Priest, you must help me perform a good ritual. I need an altar, incense candles, talismans and other things. You can just ask, I will prepare the best for you.”
”Uh.” Li Chu hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: “I don’t know how to do those things.”
Xue Yang was startled: “Taoist priests don’t know how to do things? Didn’t Zhou Dafu invite you to save us?” “
Suppose I really don’t know how to do things like altar…chanting…” Li Chu replied calmly: “But please don’t worry, I have other ways of salvation.