Ha, Karma! – Chapter 13

I’ll eat your Young Family Head tomorrow.

Chu Zhaoqiu stood in the tree’s shade, staring intently at Chen Hong’s house, hoping to find some answers there.

Who was using tracking magic on Chen Hong?

Would that person appear here?

Or perhaps, it wasn’t even human?

Bu Yu observed Chen Hong’s house showing no movement and turned to ask softly, “Young Miss, Chen Hong isn’t simple. Should we call for more people to conduct a secret investigation?”

Chu Zhaoqiu shook her head. “No.”

Chen Hong was like a puzzle to them.

They didn’t know his true identity, what was in his house, or what they might see or find if they went inside.

Moreover, Chen Hong’s public identity was spotless; they had no justification to break into his house.

Most importantly—

“Breaking and entering is illegal.”

Even Demon Hunters were human, and humans must follow the law. Having magical abilities didn’t put them above others or give them license to act recklessly.

As the Young Family Head, she had to hold herself to high standards before she could expect the same of others.

“But about this tracking magic…” Bu Yu hesitated.

The person tracking Chen Hong might be inside his house right now.

If they hurried up there, they might catch the culprit and learn something about Chen Hong.

Just as she finished speaking, Chu Zhaoqiu said: “Ignore the tracking magic.”

Then Chu Zhaoqiu turned around, looking behind her: “They’re already here.”

Bu Yu turned back in confusion, then her face filled with astonishment the next moment.

The person who appeared before them was completely unexpected.

Oh no, not a person—a demon—Fu Lianxue!

Fu Lianxue stood with both hands behind her back, looking at them with curiosity and innocence: “What are you doing here?”

Bu Yu immediately flashed in front of Chu Zhaoqiu, ready to draw her sword for protection.

“You demon, don’t think about harming our Young Family Head again!”

Fu Lianxue blinked, her lips curving slightly, eyes full of playfulness: “Just because you say don’t harm doesn’t mean I won’t.

“I’ll eat your Young Family Head tomorrow, raw!”

She was deliberately trying to scare them.

“You!” Bu Yu truly believed it and anxiously whispered to Chu Zhaoqiu, “Young Miss, quickly leave! I’ll hold her back!”

Protecting the Family Head was the duty of Chu family cultivators.

Even if it meant death, she would never let Fu Lianxue harm a single hair on Chu Zhaoqiu’s head!

Fu Lianxue was amused.

What a wonderfully loyal subordinate indeed.

Chu Zhaoqiu shook her head helplessly.

She couldn’t let Fu Lianxue continue this teasing; it would be troublesome if a fight broke out.

She raised her hand and gently patted Bu Yu’s shoulder, signaling her to relax and not be tense: “No one will die, and Miss Fu doesn’t eat people.

“I’m more useful to her alive than dead.”

Bu Yu: “…?”

What did that mean?

She didn’t understand, and Chu Zhaoqiu didn’t explain, instead turning to converse with Fu Lianxue.

“You used tracking magic?”

“Oh? You noticed?”

“So it was you. Why did you use tracking magic on Chen Hong?”

Fu Lianxue’s appearance in Lin Yun’s memories was surprising enough, but now she had appeared here unexpectedly.

She even followed using tracking magic.

Had Chen Hong somehow offended her without knowing?

Then Chu Zhaoqiu heard Fu Lianxue counter-question: “Who is Chen Hong?”

Chu Zhaoqiu: “?”

Bu Yu: “?”

“You don’t know Chen Hong?”

“Why should I know Chen Hong? Is he someone important?”

“Then who was your tracking magic for—”

Chu Zhaoqiu’s words suddenly halted as realization struck.

Fu Lianxue didn’t know Chen Hong, but she knew about another entity involved in this incident!

“You’re tracking the water ghost.”

Hearing this, Fu Lianxue neither confirmed nor denied it.

“Our Young Family Head is so clever~”

“What do you want with her?”

“What do you think I could want with her?”

“…”

Chu Zhaoqiu immediately realized—

To cause her trouble.

Using tracking magic in the middle of the night, following all the way here, just to cause her trouble.

Going to such lengths, Chu Zhaoqiu didn’t know what to say.

In some way, it showed attention to her, albeit negative…

“Did you find her?”

“Of course, it wasn’t much trouble.”

The water ghost had stayed at her house, leaving water that formed black mist floating faintly above the ground.

This black mist would gradually dissipate, though it could be cleaned up immediately.

She had only cleaned inside her house, not the entrance, which made it perfect for tracking magic.

As long as traces remained, there was nothing tracking magic couldn’t find.

Chu Zhaoqiu suddenly felt fortunate.

That water ghost didn’t seem like the type to attack people; if they could find her, they might learn the truth.

Now that Fu Lianxue had found her directly, it was actually quite helpful.

“Where is she now?”

“Here,” Fu Lianxue said indifferently, casually producing a necklace covered in yellow talismans, its original appearance now unrecognizable, “inside this.”

Both Chu Zhaoqiu and Bu Yu immediately recognized the purpose of those talismans, and were stunned.

Chu Zhaoqiu looked at Fu Lianxue, frowning: “You sealed her?”

Fu Lianxue withdrew the necklace with a backhand motion: “Do you think I would need to go to such trouble?”

What could a mere water ghost do against her?

If she was displeased, she could simply make the ghost’s soul scatter. Why would she need to use seals?

It wasn’t Fu Lianxue’s doing.

And since this necklace came from Chen Hong’s house, that meant…

Chu Zhaoqiu’s expression turned serious as she and Bu Yu looked back toward Chen Hong’s house.

—Chen Hong was the one who did it; he was also a cultivator!

Fu Lianxue followed their gaze.

But not knowing which house they were looking at, she gave up after moving her head a couple of times.

Whatever, it wasn’t her business.

“Keep watching if you want. I’m too lazy to stand here feeding mosquitoes with you. Going home~”

“Wait—”

Chu Zhaoqiu hurriedly called out to stop her.

Fu Lianxue had just begun casting her spell, but the call disrupted it.

She turned back with a puzzled expression: “What?”

Chu Zhaoqiu stared at her intently: “How did you know we were…”

Fu Lianxue pointed a finger directly at her, lips curving upward: “Does the clever Miss Chu ask such foolish questions?”

As she finished speaking, a black wind swept in, enveloping her.

When Chu Zhaoqiu blinked again, Fu Lianxue had vanished into the dark shadows of the trees, without a trace of attachment.

Then, her phone vibrated softly.

She took it out to look—a message from Fu Lianxue.

The content was simple.

A sticking-tongue-out emoji making a face.

Such childish provocation.

Chu Zhaoqiu remembered her question and couldn’t help but smile slightly, lowering her gaze.

It really was a foolish question.

Bu Yu remained confused.

She didn’t understand why Fu Lianxue had appeared, nor how the Young Miss could speak so calmly with her.

What she understood even less was—

“Young Miss, why don’t we ask her for the sealed female ghost? Even just letting us meet the ghost would be good…”

The female ghost was right there, in Fu Lianxue’s possession, yet their Young Miss didn’t mention it once, as if the thought never occurred to her.

She didn’t understand, feeling very confused.

Then she heard Chu Zhaoqiu say: “She won’t give her to us, nor would she do that.”

“Why?”

Chu Zhaoqiu put away her phone, her lowered eyelashes hiding the light in her eyes.

“Because she hates me…”

Bu Yu: “…”

Why did she feel the Young Miss’s tone seemed somewhat resigned???

“Let’s go, no need to keep watch here.”

“Are we returning to the Chu family?”

“No,” Chu Zhaoqiu said, “we’re going to the Lin family.”

---

The water ghost, trapped in the necklace, felt regretful and desperate.

Chen Hong’s seal pressed down on her like a heavy mountain, binding her limbs, leaving her powerless to resist, unable even to cry for help.

She helplessly hugged herself as tears streamed from her eyes.

Now she truly couldn’t escape, forever unable to leave this necklace… She should never have trusted Chen Hong!!!

Just then, she suddenly felt her body lighten, the force restraining her limbs suddenly vanishing.

She looked up, her body floating upward without any resistance, as if she could easily fly away from here.

And then she was out.

The little water ghost was stunned.

It was too easy, surprisingly easy, almost like an illusion.

She hesitantly lowered her head to look at the necklace below her feet.

Beside the necklace lay the shattered sealing talismans—someone had destroyed the seal.

She looked around—it was a large living room, one she had been to before.

Finally, her gaze fell on Fu Lianxue.

The other party slightly raised her chin, her features confident and beautiful, with an unmistakable air of power.

The little water ghost never expected this.

She heard Fu Lianxue’s voice by her ear, words stirring her heart—

“Tell me, little one, what help would you like from big sister?”

---

---