Fate Trading System – Chapter 76

Plan A

Gift of the Spring Breeze 10

Recovery

Yue Lao saw them coming, but this time did not appear, only glanced with a mirror from the Ninth Heaven before going to do other things.

As long as the red thread is not broken, fate will not be severed.

Su Xin recovered after just over two weeks, thanks to the spiritual energy of the Yue Lao Temple.

When Su Xin again appeared in human form before Ling Zhi, Ling Zhi immediately hugged her little silly melon.

“Eh? Thank you, elder sister, for staying by my side. I saw it all, oh.”

Su Xin raised a bright smile and returned Ling Zhi’s hug.

“Sorry.”

“It’s nothing, hasn’t it all passed? But elder sister, you are so powerful; even those celestials couldn’t defeat you.”

Su Xin showed a look of admiration and followed Ling Zhi around.

They were born seeking strength, pursuing the strong.

“The sun outside is very strong, come in quickly, I’ll go find the young master.”

Su Xin did not forget her main goal.

“Okay.”

Ling Zhi, after so many days without proper care, slipped into the bead on Su Xin’s wrist to start recovering her ghost energy.

Qin Yi saw the lively Su Xin and completely relaxed.

“Luckily, you are okay.”

“Thanks to the young master for thinking of that method.”

Plants need soil, sunlight, air, and water, ah.

“It’s good you’re okay.”

But it scared father to death.

“Have the young master’s matters been handled?”

“Mm, everything is already taken care of. Now, let’s take a stroll around the area; there’s no rush to return to the capital.”

With the mountains high and the emperor far, even the most powerful monarch cannot completely ensure that all his officials are good.

Sometimes, smaller officials are even more rampant. Qin Yi, with the power to act first and report later, is an important figure in anti-corruption.

“Good, I’m almost fully recovered and can travel with the young master. I’m not powerful; I promised to protect the young master, but my own matters delayed him for so long. But it doesn’t matter; my elder sister is very powerful and can even defeat celestials.”

Su Xin proudly showed off her elder sister to her father.

Qin Yi revealed a smile and indulgently patted Su Xin’s head.

Qin Yi walked toward the west, riding a horse leisurely.

Since Qin Yi learned that Su Xin’s invisibility consumes her energy, he refuses to let her waste energy unnecessarily.

He took out his wallet to buy Su Xin a horse, and Su Xin happily sat up on it.

They walked along the official road for several days, in a leisurely mood, just like touring the mountains and playing in the water. When tired, they rested, continuing until they traveled farther.

The June sky changes as quickly as one says.

Just now, it was a clear sky for miles, but soon dark clouds gathered densely, with the momentum of a pouring rain.

This area is relatively desolate, and the only place to shelter from the rain is an inn that doesn’t look very good.

Qin Yi walked into the inn, where there weren’t many people, only a few men sparsely sitting on the first floor.

The innkeeper was a somewhat rough-looking woman with broad shoulders and a round waist.

She saw Qin Yi walk in, her eyes brightened, and she quickly approached to greet him.

“Innkeeper, outside are our two horses. Feed them the best horse grass. We need two upper rooms.”

“Got it.”

The innkeeper glanced toward the door, somewhat dazed.

The young man who came in was very handsome, and the girl who followed looked like a heavenly fairy. The few big men who originally had little energy immediately perked up, staring at Su Xin as she entered.

“Young master.”

Su Xin and Qin Yi did not get wet; Su Xin had cast a small spell on both of them.

“Two upper rooms.”

The innkeeper fiddled with the abacus, smiling as she reported the price.

“Strange…”

The innkeeper watched Qin Yi and Su Xin go upstairs and then looked at the pouring rain outside. With such heavy rain, how were these two not even slightly wet?

As Qin Yi reached the top of the staircase, he glanced down.

“Pear, be careful; there’s something strange here.”

As soon as Qin Yi stepped in, he sensed something was off. It was a constable’s intuition, an intuition telling him that something was definitely going on here.

Su Xin did not look at Qin Yi; instead, she turned her head to look at the other end of the dark corridor.

There was a little ghost in white clothes standing there, moving its lips, then suddenly disappearing.

“What happened?”

Qin Yi observed Su Xin’s reaction.

“Young master, there are many dead people here.”

Su Xin moved her eyes, looking at each one.

Yes, many ghosts.

There were both men and women, ranging in age from children to youth, with no elderly present.

About thirty or forty ghosts lingered in this not very large inn. They glared with hatred at the landlady and those few strong men, their eyes wide and expressions strange.

Some even seemed to be pinching the neck of the smiling, plump landlady, but unfortunately, they could not touch her, only grasp at the air.

“The resentful energy is very heavy.”

Those ghosts seemed to have realized that Su Xin could see them, and they all disappeared.

“As expected.”

Qin Yi frowned; this was likely a black shop, engaging in murder and robbery.

“Young master, I don’t need to worry; mortals can’t harm me. You be careful yourself. I’ll take my elder sister to ask them, and once I find out, I’ll tell you.”

It was not yet dark outside, just gloomy with heavy rain.

“Good.”

“You two guests haven’t entered your room yet? The weather changed too fast; I’ll light a lamp for you.”

The innkeeper brought up a lamp, approaching Qin Yi and Su Xin with a very enthusiastic demeanor.

Qin Yi stepped back two steps, watching the innkeeper light the lamp.

After lighting the lamps in both rooms, the innkeeper stood at the doorway to ask what they would like to eat in the evening.

“Don’t be fooled by our inn’s simplicity; the chef’s skills are first-class. Do the guests eat meat?”

Qin Yi nodded.

“In the evening, I’ll bring the dishes up for both of you. Will the two guests dine together?”

“Mm.”

“Good, I guarantee you’ll be full of praise.”

The innkeeper, with a proud expression, moved her plump body and left.

Su Xin examined the room’s environment; indeed, it was not good, and could even be described as bad.

There were spider webs in the corners, the tables and chairs were worn, and the bedding on the bed was somewhat yellowed.

Su Xin’s sharp eyes also noticed tiny spots of blood.

The rain poured down like a curtain, as if it wanted to wash the entire human world clean.

The rain hitting the roof eaves made a clear, crackling sound.

With no sunlight outside, Su Xin called Ling Zhi out.

When Ling Zhi stepped out, she squinted her eyes, feeling very pleased by the resentful energy, indicating the presence of many resentful ghosts.

“Elder sister, call one out and ask what happened here.”

Su Xin shook Ling Zhi’s arm, her eyes darting around.

After Ling Zhi came out, her aura enveloped the area, and the whole place’s atmosphere changed. The ghosts felt fear and threat and all hid away.

Ling Zhi’s fingers traced in midair, and the next moment, a female ghost in blue clothes appeared in front of them.

She was probably a middle-aged woman, with an ordinary appearance, a pale face, and black-red lips, as if she didn’t know why she suddenly appeared here.

She looked at Ling Zhi, her eyes filled with fear, and her whole body trembled.

Although Ling Zhi is a fierce ghost, she possesses the ability to devour ghost souls, so she has a deterrent effect on any ghost.

“What happened here, and why did you die here?”

Su Xin asked.

The female ghost opened her mouth, forming words, but didn’t say anything.

“Elder sister?”

Su Xin looked at Ling Zhi in confusion.

“She can’t speak.”

Ling Zhi discovered, and the female ghost nodded.

“Mm? A ghost still can’t speak?”

Su Xin’s eyes widened.

Could it be that in life she was a mute?

“It seems this time it’s not so simple. Let him be a bit careful.”

Ling Zhi frowned.

Generally speaking, a person who could speak in life would definitely be able to speak after becoming a ghost.

Even if their tongue was cut off at the time of death, it wouldn’t affect a ghost’s ability to speak, unless someone had tampered with it.

“These ghosts cannot reincarnate.”

Ling Zhi held a wisp of black energy from the female ghost’s body in her hand and reached this conclusion.

Ghosts generally cannot reincarnate because of excessive obsession in life or because they died too tragically. However, this is only because they are unwilling. If they let go of their obsessions, they can reincarnate.

But this ghost in front of them cannot reincarnate; she lacks the ability to reincarnate.

Her soul is incomplete.

Her tongue is gone, even in her ghost state.

“Ah? Is the young master in danger?”

Su Xin started to consider whether she could really fight those bad people in secret. It doesn’t matter; even if she can’t, she still has Ling Zhi.

“It will be fine. Since you want to protect him, I will also follow and protect him.”

Ling Zhi rubbed her little fool’s hair.

“Are all the ghosts here like this?”

Su Xin looked at the female ghost, who nodded.

“Since they cannot speak, what should we do? We won’t know what happened.”

Su Xin sighed, wondering if this clue was just going to be useless.

“I can, although the method is not pleasant to see.”

Ling Zhi raised her hand; she can devour ghost souls, along with their memories.

By directly devouring the soul, she could find out exactly what happened.

Anyway, these ghosts have no way to reincarnate.

The female ghost wanted to run, but it was already too late.

Ling Zhi looked somewhat uneasy at Su Xin, who looked back at her puzzled.

“Elder sister, why are you looking at me? Absorb her memory and quickly tell me what happened.”

“You don’t think I’m very cruel?”

“Mm? Why would I think that? Aren’t you helping me? Anyway, they’re already dead, all are ghosts, what’s there to fear? And they have no way to reincarnate, so just consider it as helping us quickly solve this issue.”

Su Xin thought this way; her human mindset felt there was no problem, and moreover, now she was in the identity of a demon.

She was just a demon who knew nothing, had no worldview, only seeing right and wrong.

As long as they can quickly achieve the goal, it’s good.

Demons can easily take the wrong path; their sense of right and wrong depends on the influence they receive in the human world.

Ling Zhi sighed in relief, actually fearing she might scare her little demon.

She was being too constrained; the girl in front of her wasn’t human, just a special demon, a bit silly and foolish.

Ling Zhi roughly explained the matter to Su Xin, who covered her mouth, feeling like she wanted to vomit.

It was too disgusting.

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Su Xin: Vomit

Ling Zhi: Pregnant?

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