Chapter 86

"Hatred will only make you lose more, and will continue to drag you deeper into the abyss of hell. So give yourself a new hope, a chance to start over, and let me help you end this tragic fate for you.

Fate is a cycle of freedom, involving both humans and spirits. An end is not a conclusion, but a brand new beginning..."

When Xia Tianqi woke up groggily, he heard Leng Yue's voice in his ears.

He didn't know who Leng Yue was talking to, but he vaguely heard a woman crying. He wanted to turn over to see what was happening, but when he tried, he realized he couldn't even manage the simplest of movements.

Soon, he fell back into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on a simple bed. The room didn't look very large, and Leng Yue was resting at a table near the window.

He tried to sit up, but the pain in his back made him groan, which startled Leng Yue, who was resting at the table.

Leng Yue rubbed his eyes, sat up, and looked at Xia Tianqi, who had just managed to sit up, with a blank expression.

"How are you feeling? You've been asleep for almost two days."

"Only two days, not long. As long as I'm still alive, that's good."

Xia Tianqi felt a bit of a headache, probably from sleeping too long. He rubbed his temples hard and then suddenly remembered something, asking Leng Yue:

"Right! Did you take care of Xu Chong?"

"Yes, this incident has been resolved. If you're feeling well, we can go back now."

"The incident is resolved? Did you also get rid of that female ghost?"

As he spoke, Xia Tianqi quickly checked his honor board. Once he confirmed that the incident was indeed over, he laughed with excitement:

"Ha, it's finally over, that's great."

"You did a great job this time. Without you luring that vengeful ghost into the ghost trap, I wouldn't have been able to resolve Xu Chong and complete this mission."

Leng Yue gave Xia Tianqi a very high evaluation for his performance in this incident.

Hearing Leng Yue actually praising him, Xia Tianqi was taken aback for a moment. If he remembered correctly, this seemed to be the first time Leng Yue had ever praised him, or rather, such words didn't seem to come from Leng Yue's mouth.

But the words did indeed come from Leng Yue.

"Cough... It was mainly thanks to you. I don't have the ability to deal with ghosts."

Xia Tianqi coughed awkwardly and, unusually, played the humble card.

Hearing this, Leng Yue looked at Xia Tianqi with some surprise and continued:

"Rest for another day, and we'll go back tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay, I feel the same way."

Xia Tianqi also felt that, given his current condition, it would be very difficult to travel through the mountains. Thinking about the long, unpleasant journey ahead, he felt like he was about to die.

Leng Yue poured him a glass of water, and Xia Tianqi suddenly remembered what he had heard when he first woke up, so he asked Leng Yue:

"What happened to the vengeful ghost after it was trapped in the ghost trap?"

"It has been eliminated." Leng Yue said calmly.

"What? You eliminated it?" Xia Tianqi found it hard to believe. He admitted that Leng Yue had some skills, but not enough to eliminate a vengeful ghost.

"It was willing to be eliminated by me. I don't have that kind of ability," Leng Yue explained.

"It was willing to be eliminated by you? That sounds too fake. How did you do it?"

"I didn't do much. I just explained that Xu Chong was deliberately using it and reminded it that if it gave up its hatred, it could enter the cycle of rebirth and start anew."

"Is that all?" Xia Tianqi still found it hard to believe. After all, it was a terrifying vengeful ghost, which wouldn't just give up so easily.

"I think you're misunderstanding," Leng Yue saw Xia Tianqi's confusion and explained further:

"A true vengeful ghost has no rationality, so it's almost impossible to resolve its resentment.

But Xiaoli's case is special. It first transformed from a human into a ghost, and it didn't completely lose its sanity. We also knew the reason why it became a vengeful ghost. Given all these conditions, I was fortunate enough to succeed."

"What if you couldn't convince it?"

"It wouldn't have mattered much. By then, we had already resolved the incident, and it was trapped in the ghost trap, so I had plenty of time to take you away from Hulu Village.

I was just trying it out."

"Oh, I see. What did you mean by humans transforming into ghosts? Aren't all ghosts transformed from humans?"

Xia Tianqi remembered that he had heard this point mentioned before.

"If everyone turned into ghosts after death, do you think this world would need laws?

Most people don't turn into ghosts after death. Only a very small number do.

And these ghosts, strictly speaking, shouldn't be called ghosts but spirits or souls.

Xu Chong and Xiaoli are a very small part of ghosts because their existence has a cause. As for the vast majority of ghosts, their existence is completely without reason.

They are more like a species, the natural enemies of humans, who take pleasure in killing.

Their cunning, treachery, and strangeness... all serve the purpose of killing humans."

At this point, Leng Yue also mentioned his view of the company:

"In my opinion, the company's existence is a large-scale ghost elimination organization, whose purpose is to eliminate these ghosts to maintain the balance of human society.

Otherwise, do you think guns and bullets could do anything to them?"

"Are you saying our company serves the government?" For some reason, when Xia Tianqi mentioned this, he suddenly remembered the "Third Netherworld" he had seen on his employment contract.

He felt that the company wasn't as simple as Leng Yue said.

In fact, Leng Yue had just mentioned it in passing and wasn't sure either:

"I'm not sure. I can only confirm that the company has the power to eliminate ghosts. As for the rest, I'm not interested."

"Alright, I hope that if we're lucky, we might one day uncover the truth about this company."

Xia Tianqi was full of confidence about his future.

"Let's hope so." Leng Yue didn't seem as optimistic as Xia Tianqi.

But the truth about the company, for now, had nothing to do with them. After all, they were just the lowest-level employees, and it was unrealistic to think about the company's secrets when they could barely save their own lives.

After that, Xia Tianqi rested for another day in Hulu Village before leaving with Leng Yue and returning to their big city.

There was one good thing to mention during this process: they each received their first perfect rating and were awarded 3 honor points.

With this, their trip to Hulu Village came to a complete end.

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