Ha, Karma! – Chapter 9

Do you remember what that woman looked like?

Stay away from him.

These unexpected words.

Chu Zhaoqiu cautiously asked: “Which ‘he’?”

Lin Yun replied: “Male ‘he’.”

Everyone in the room instantly turned their gaze toward Lin Yun’s boyfriend Chen Hong, as if by instinct.

Lin Yun also belatedly looked in his direction.

Knowing that Chen Hong was Lin Yun’s boyfriend and one of the men close to her, could the ghost’s words on the wall be referring to him?

Suddenly being stared at by so many eyes, Chen Hong was stunned for a moment, pointing at himself in confusion: “Me?

“I don’t know anything, I don’t even know what the female ghost looks like.

“Besides, I’m just an ordinary person, how could I know something like a female ghost? Please don’t misunderstand.”

Seeing this, Lin Yun frowned and spoke up: “I also think it can’t be Ah Hong, these past few days he’s been so devoted to helping and protecting me…

“Even if it is him, could it be that the female ghost is obsessing over him one-sidedly?

“You must protect him!”

In her eyes, Chen Hong was the perfect boyfriend.

Handsome, considerate, gentle, and devoted to her, these past few days he had given her an especially strong sense of security.

To say that the female ghost suddenly took a liking to such a good man, she thought… it wasn’t impossible?

Chen Hong nodded, looking toward Chu Zhaoqiu, hoping she would believe him too.

Chu Zhaoqiu made no judgment.

Whether it was true or not, they would need to find the female ghost to clarify.

If it was a malevolent spirit, she would serve heaven’s justice, showing no mercy.

If it was a lost soul, she would guide it toward the Yellow Springs Road, to face its next life.

“Then what?” Chu Zhaoqiu continued asking, “After those characters appeared, did anything else happen?”

Lin Yun clutched the talisman Chu Zhaoqiu had given her, her emotions gradually becoming calmer, no longer breaking down from the memories.

She continued recalling what had happened not long ago——

At that time, she stood before the white wall, facing the bloody characters.

The continuous sound of water kept the eerie atmosphere at its peak.

Her mind buzzed and went blank in an instant, her entire body frozen in place, unable to move.

She desperately wanted to run, wanted to scream, but it was as if her entire soul had been extracted, leaving only an unresponsive shell standing there.

In that moment, she felt terrified and desperate.

But just then, someone lightly tapped her shoulder.

“Hello.”

A mature, pleasant voice fell upon her ear.

It was a woman.

“Could you tell me how to get to Nanhua Lin Road?”

The unfamiliar voice easily overshadowed the terrifying water sounds.

She turned her head dazedly to look at the woman.

The woman wore a black baseball cap.

Beneath the brim was a beautiful face, with features that seemed meticulously carved, each detail flawless.

Her aura was mature and elegant, impossible to ignore.

A beautiful and somehow familiar face.

But Lin Yun’s mind was blank, unable to recall where she had seen her before.

Seeing her dazed state, the woman’s lips curved slightly, and she asked again: “Excuse me, do you know how to get to Nanhua Lin Road?”

The water sounds had become much fainter.

Strangely, she could only seem to hear the woman’s voice now.

In her confused state, she gave directions from memory: “Go straight ahead, turn left at the green sign…”

The woman listened attentively, nodded, and said thank you.

She pulled up her black face mask and was about to leave.

Lin Yun was still confused, but she boldly grabbed the woman, pointing at the white wall, asking both expectantly and cautiously: “Can you… see the characters on there?”

Hearing this, the woman looked in the direction she was pointing.

She looked calmly, withdrew her gaze calmly, with complete innocence on her face.

“What characters?”

Lin Yun: “…”

She turned her head to look at the four bloody characters still on the wall.

They were clearly still there, the characters were definitely still there!!

This woman couldn’t see them… only she could see them, only she could see them!!!

Upon realizing this, Lin Yun completely broke down.

Just then, Chen Hong finally arrived at their meeting place.

He called out her name while hurrying over.

When he got close, Lin Yun immediately threw herself into his arms, crying in fear.

As she cried, she heard footsteps gradually fading away.

The woman seemed to have left without looking back, and she didn’t look either.

She could still hear water sounds in her ears.

But this time it was different, not the dripping of a broken faucet, but rather the sound of flowing water.

The water sound flowed slowly, slowly, as if… as if following the woman’s footsteps.

But she was too scared at the time to investigate further, continuously muttering in Chen Hong’s arms: “I saw it… it’s real, it’s real… I want to go home!”

Chen Hong asked in confusion: “What did you see?”

She lifted her tear-stained face and pointed at the wall: “Characters, there were characters on there!”

Chen Hong turned to look but saw only a clean, white wall.

Characters?

What characters?

Lin Yun followed his gaze to the wall and was stunned.

——The characters had vanished.

The recollection ended here.

Lin Yun gripped the talisman paper tightly, trying her best to draw stability from its power, and spoke clearly: “Then Ah Hong took me home, and after that my parents called you here.”

After she finished speaking, everyone in the room caught one key point.

——There was a woman asking for directions, and after she left, the characters disappeared.

Chu Zhaoqiu hurriedly asked: “Do you remember what that woman looked like?”

This woman could possibly be the female ghost’s next target.

Or perhaps… she was the mastermind behind it all.

The female ghost obeyed her commands, which was why it left with her.

So their task now was not only to find the female ghost but also to locate this woman.

After hearing her question, Lin Yun sat in place, trying hard to recall the woman’s features.

Chu Zhaoqiu saw her raise her hand to touch her left eye corner, as if there was something there.

Or perhaps, there was something at that woman’s left eye corner.

Then Chu Zhaoqiu saw Lin Yun’s eyes brighten, as if she had figured something out.

Lin Yun looked at her with certainty and said: “I remember who she is!”

Chu Zhaoqiu fixed her gaze on her, waiting for the answer.

Lin Yun even knew the woman’s identity, suggesting the person wouldn’t be hard to find.

“——It’s Fu Lianxue!” Lin Yun said.

Standing at the doorway, Chu Yun and Bu Yu: “?”

Chu Yun couldn’t help but exclaim: “Who?”

Whose name did they just hear??

“Fu Lianxue,” Lin Yun said, “She’s a super popular singer right now, with a rare surname, and she’s very beautiful. Don’t you know her?”

Chu Yun and Bu Yu instinctively looked toward Chu Zhaoqiu’s back.

Chu Zhaoqiu stood in place, speechless.

How could she not know? She just hadn’t expected to hear that name here.

She instantly recalled Fu Lianxue’s words about not letting her have peace.

For a moment, her feelings were quite complex and helpless.

This time, would she be the mastermind, or the female ghost’s next target?

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