Chapter 80

Fortunately, Leng Yue was well-prepared. He threw two silver paper talismans forward and then spat out a mouthful of blood mist. The blood mist touched the two paper talismans, and they immediately shone with silver light, forming a strange symbol like the Taiji Bagua on the water barrier.

At the same time as the strange symbol appeared on the water barrier, Leng Yue was already ready to go. The sword without a blade reappeared, and he took a step forward, lightly shouting:

"Slash—!"

Drawing the sword, swinging it, and raising it, Leng Yue elegantly slashed, and a large gap appeared on the thick water barrier.

Then, the water barrier began to break from the gap, splashing water on the ground.

"Awesome!"

Leng Yue's elegant actions left Xia Tianqi stunned. For a moment, he really felt like he was watching an anime. He had to admit again that Leng Yue was very cool.

Hearing Xia Tianqi's praise, Leng Yue's brows slightly furrowed, but he didn't say anything and sped out of the house. Xia Tianqi, though impressed, didn't delay his steps and followed Leng Yue out.

During the process, he heard a woman's voice of surprise from inside the room, probably Zhang Cripple's wife waking up. He wondered if she would be affected.

But this was clearly not what he should be concerned about at the moment, as the female ghost had not given up on their pursuit.

After escaping the house, they encountered several more water barriers, but fortunately, Leng Yue managed to break through each one.

Struggling to escape Zhang Cripple's house, Leng Yue's figure was already staggering, showing that his previous actions were not easy.

"Are you okay?"

From the perspective of knowing each other or mutual assistance, Xia Tianqi didn't want anything to happen to Leng Yue. However, saying such a simple sentence made him feel uncomfortable.

"Just take care of yourself, I'm fine."

Indeed, Xia Tianqi finally realized what was wrong: Leng Yue, that bastard, didn't need to be concerned about.

Even though they didn't see the female ghost chasing them, Xia Tianqi and Leng Yue still didn't dare to relax. They ran through the rain, heading for Hu Daniu's house.

"If we don't find a way to resolve her grudge, we might be chased by her forever. I really don't know if we were right to meddle in this matter."

Xia Tianqi felt a bit conflicted, thinking that if they had heeded the female ghost's warning at the beginning and not investigated the matter, they might not have incurred her hatred.

It was likely that after the female ghost killed those who had wronged her in life, her grudge would naturally be resolved.

"These killing entities are very cunning, whether they were human or not in life. Once they take the form of ghosts, they won't give up easily."

"What do you mean?"

Xia Tianqi looked at Leng Yue with a puzzled expression, his eyes blurred by the rain.

"I mean, whether these ghost entities are transformed from humans or not, they won't give up easily. They will eventually be consumed by their murderous intent, which will dominate their already limited rationality."

"Maybe, but I feel something is off."

"What's off?"

"I can't explain it, but I feel the female ghost changed a lot after death. If she had been 'cunning' in life, she wouldn't have suffered so much humiliation. Even if she became cunning after becoming a ghost, it shouldn't have been to this extent."

At this point, Xia Tianqi suddenly remembered something and tentatively asked Leng Yue:

"Are the things you told me about ghost entities just your guess, or are you completely sure?"

"It's my feeling."

"..."

At this moment, Xia Tianqi felt countless grass mud horses galloping in his heart. He really wanted to ask Leng Yue if he could be any more unreliable. He wished Leng Yue had told him earlier that he was just guessing, instead of pretending to know everything.

Xia Tianqi originally thought Leng Yue would be an expert in ghosts, but now it seemed he was just good at catching them, with no more knowledge about ghosts than Xia Tianqi himself.

Leng Yue's opinion was no longer considered, as it was clear that Leng Yue had little talent for analyzing things.

As they headed to Hu Daniu's house, at the same time, in Zhang Cripple's house, which was shrouded in despair.

"Dead... finally dead... hahaha..."

Chen Lao Da knelt on the ground, laughing maniacally. Beneath him lay three distorted corpses: Zhang Cripple, his wife, and his young son.

Chen Lao Da had ruthlessly exterminated the Zhang family. Of course, if he hadn't done so, he wouldn't be Chen Lao Da. His principle in life was that anyone who wronged him would not have a good end.

Despite this, it was now his turn.

When Chen Lao Da killed Zhang Cripple and then his wife and son, the female ghost did not participate. She simply sealed the house, preventing anyone from escaping.

Chen Lao Da was not someone who would willingly be slaughtered, but the deaths of Zhang Cripple's wife and son had already proven that no one could escape from here.

Whether at the window or the door, everything was sealed by the damned water barrier.

"Xiao Li, I admit I violated you, but I never intended to harm you. I just..."

Chen Lao Da wanted to play one last emotional card to fight for his survival, but before he could finish, he felt something stuck in his throat.

"Cough... cough..."

Chen Lao Da began to cough painfully, and the coughing gradually turned into intense suffering.

As his coughing worsened, his face became increasingly pale, and long, wet hair began to emerge from his throat.

Chen Lao Da remembered Chen Cong and the way he died. He fell to the ground in agony, and large beads of sweat began to seep from his pores, while he continued to cough up hair...

Hu Daniu's house remained as it was. Xia Tianqi and Leng Yue cautiously approached the coffin, looked inside, and found it empty. The female ghost was nowhere to be seen.

"Let's burn it."

The heavy rain had turned into a drizzle. Leng Yue and Xia Tianqi pulled the coffin into Hu Daniu's house and used the still-burning charcoal in the stove to set it on fire.

Stepping back into the courtyard, they watched the thick smoke rise from the house, and Xia Tianqi couldn't help but remark:

"I wanted to set fire to the Qihexia Women's College last time, and now it's finally done."

The fire grew larger, and the coffin containing the female ghost undoubtedly turned to ashes in the raging flames. After confirming this, Xia Tianqi and Leng Yue didn't stay any longer and returned to Chen Lao Da's house. After all, they had been busy for most of the night and needed to replenish their energy.