Chapter 22

From Yuruko's perspective:

As the two ghost spirits fiercely charged towards Shuhang, Song Senior didn’t panic. He calmly bent down to pick up his phone and then pulled out a plant called Poison Dragon Grass.

Senior’s composure was truly remarkable, as if the two ferocious ghost spirits charging at him were nothing but insignificant pests!

Poison Dragon Grass wasn’t a particularly valuable herb, but this particular plant was clearly not wild. It had been planted by someone long ago as the key to an array.

Once it was pulled out, an invisible array barrier unfolded.

The two ghost spirits that wanted to attack Song Shuhang collided with the invisible array barrier, just like flies hitting an electric grid. They made a crackling sound and fell to the ground, unable to get up. It was clear that they had lost their ability to resist.

"Amazing... so amazing!" Yuruko marveled in her heart.

She was amazed by Senior Song’s keen eye! She had spent a long time setting up here and hadn’t even noticed that there was an array hidden here! When did Senior Song discover it?

The Poison Dragon Grass was the key to a powerful array. Unlike ordinary array eyes that provide array capabilities, the key to an array was like a switch. Once it was pulled out, the array would activate!

This should have been set up by her father over sixty years ago.

It seemed that her father had set up two layers of sealing arrays at the Ghost Lamp Temple. One was a simple spirit-restraining array, limiting the activity range of the ghost spirits. It was set up inside the temple and had already become ineffective when the temple was demolished.

The other was a powerful sealing array, which was usually hidden. But once the Poison Dragon Grass was pulled out, it would activate. This was a grand array used to subdue the ghost spirits. Once activated, the ghost spirits in the Ghost Lamp Temple would be subdued and sealed!

Senior Song must have discovered this second array as soon as he arrived. He seemed to sit casually next to the array eye, ready to prevent any unexpected situations.

Truly worthy of being a senior, I still have a lot to learn!

Yuruko thought this and then rushed forward, stepping on the two weakened ghost spirits.

Then, she grabbed two cold-emitting beads from her large box.

'Soul Sealing Ice Beads,' these were treasures used to seal ghost spirits. Once the ghost spirits were sealed inside, with the preparation of the relevant array for a contract, a pact could be made with the ghost spirits!

Yuruko had brought many 'Soul Sealing Ice Beads' to prevent any mistakes during the sealing process.

She held the two ice beads between her fingers and quickly made several hand seals.

"Seal!" she shouted lightly.

The two heavily injured ghost spirits, without any resistance, were sealed in the two Soul Sealing Ice Beads!

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In Song Shuhang’s wide eyes, the two green light orbs that had been dancing around Yuruko were sucked into the two ice beads.

The scene was incredibly mystical!

No scientific knowledge could explain what was happening before his eyes.

Song Shuhang lightly swallowed, and at this moment, the worldview he had built over eighteen years crumbled by half—perhaps, there really were ghosts and spirits in the world?

These things that science couldn’t perfectly explain might exist in the world in a special form, hidden in folk legends?

"Senior, thank you so much this time. If you hadn’t helped, the two ghost spirits would have escaped. If they had escaped, they wouldn’t have returned here, and it would have been difficult to find them next time," Yuruko was extremely grateful.

"Ha ha." Song Shuhang laughed dryly. At this moment, what else could he say besides a dry laugh?

"Senior, it just so happens that there are two ghost spirits. I only need one, so I’ll give the other to you! Although you might not need it with your cultivation, you can give it to your descendants or disciples," Yuruko was very generous. She handed the valuable mid-level ghost spirit to Shuhang without hesitation.

I don’t even have a girlfriend, let alone descendants!

"This thing is too precious, I can’t accept it!" Song Shuhang said seriously—what a joke, there’s a ghost in this ice bead! Although he was still half-believing, half-doubting, what if it was really a ghost?

What if the ghost came out? What would he do? He was just an ordinary person, with no means to deal with ghosts. He would surely be drained of his life force and die!

This thing, he couldn’t accept it, right?

"Senior, please accept it. You helped me so much at the Ghost Lamp Temple! If you don’t accept this ghost spirit, I won’t be able to rest easy, and it will affect my future cultivation!" Yuruko said seriously, then forcefully placed a 'Soul Sealing Ice Bead' in Shuhang’s hand, not allowing him to refuse.

Song Shuhang felt a chill as he took it. In the hot weather, he actually felt a refreshing coolness—this thing, if carried in the summer, would be like having a built-in air conditioner.

"Let’s go, let’s head back," Yuruko smiled and quickly packed up the things she had set up at the edge of the cemetery, then happily came to Shuhang’s side.

Shuhang could only put the 'Soul Sealing Ice Bead' in his pocket. Since it was Yuruko’s heartfelt gift, he would accept it! Besides, the thing was sealed, so it shouldn’t come out in a short time, right?

That’s what he thought.

"Let’s go back and take a nap, then tomorrow morning we’ll go to the station to check the train tickets and prepare to go back," Song Shuhang said.

"Okay." Yuruko was in a great mood, as her goal had been achieved so smoothly.

The two walked side by side, leaving the small forest.

"Ouch." Yuruko suddenly called out, then looked down at her right foot. The shoe on her right foot had come apart, and the sole had fallen off.

It was damaged during her final burst to chase the two ghost spirits.

Song Shuhang turned his head in confusion: "Huh?"

"My shoe is broken," Yuruko lifted her right leg. The sole had fallen off, revealing her small, delicate feet, with her crystal-clear toes cutely wiggling.

"Let me support you, the motorcycle is just ahead. Also, I remember there’s a commercial street near the hotel. We can go there to see if there are any shoes," Song Shuhang laughed.

A moment later, the motorcycle roared to life, carrying the two away from the Ghost Lamp Temple cemetery.

Yuruko, carrying her large suitcase, leaned against Shuhang’s back, her lips curled up, feeling very happy.

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Song Shuhang felt that the lady selling sandals at the commercial street was a cold and aloof woman.

Shuhang: "Auntie, how much is this pair of women’s sandals?"

The lady frowned and coldly said: "Forty."

"Too expensive, can you sell it for twenty?" Song Shuhang bargained mercilessly. In places like commercial streets, cutting the price in half when buying things was always right.

"Fine." The lady smiled coldly: "Do you want the left foot or the right foot?"

Shuhang: "..."

"Ha ha ha ha." Yuruko laughed so hard she couldn’t straighten up.

In the end, Song Shuhang had no choice but to obediently pay forty for the pair of women’s sandals and let Yuruko put them on.

The two got on the motorcycle and headed to the hotel.

On the way, Song Shuhang asked in confusion: "By the way, did I offend that lady just now? Why do I feel like she was sneering at me? It made my back feel cold."

"I don’t know!" Yuruko giggled.

Senior, your worldly experience is still far from enough! She thought.

At the commercial street, the lady pouted and said coldly: "I’m only twenty-nine years and 144 months old, and you call me auntie? I should have charged you two hundred and fifty for a pair. Humph!"

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At the Ghost Lamp Temple cemetery.

After Song Shuhang and Yuruko left, a figure emerged from the forest. The figure sighed, took out a cigarette, and lit it with trembling hands, smiling bitterly—his bitter smile made people feel the bitterness even from a hundred miles away.

The figure was that strange sect leader, who had been hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity. But in the end, the opportunity he was waiting for never came, and he couldn’t make a move.

From start to finish, he had been a spectator, helplessly watching Yuruko and Song Shuhang take away the ghost spirits.

He had considered forcibly taking the ghost spirits, but he didn’t dare to act.

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