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Chapter 248: Malevolent Ghost Husband
Chapter 248: Malevolent Ghost Husband
That sudden slap left everyone present stunned.
Zhang Agu did not speak, only flicked her hair and sat silently with her head lowered.
The blurred, malevolent shadow in front of her cursed loudly, its voice shifting from clear to muffled, and finally fading away. The chilling, heart-wrenching aura lingered in everyone’s minds.
Everyone saw it but dared not make a sound, afraid even the slightest movement would be noticed.
Zhang Agu remained silent, waiting until the malevolent shadow completely disappeared before she murmured a spell. She then guided the souls of the cart driver and the apprentices, who had been frightened away, back into their bodies. She then dabbed a bit of cinnabar on their foreheads.
Seeing the cart driver and the apprentices, who had been unconscious and foaming at the mouth, transition from a tense coma to a deep sleep, their faces gradually returned to normal.
Everyone knew they had been saved, but no one dared to relax due to the recent incident.
"Don’t just stand there, pack up the things."
At this moment, sensing Zhang Agu’s awkwardness, Hu Ma suddenly spoke softly, instructing the idle apprentice.
He then said to Zhou Manager, "You should also look around, see if there’s anyone suspicious."
"That old lady might have cast a spell nearby. She could be injured, so see if you can find her."
"..."
Zhou Manager came to his senses and hurriedly went to check.
Hu Ma stepped forward, squatted beside Zhang Agu, who was silently packing up, and whispered, "What happened just now?"
"Initiating a ritual to summon a spirit is the most important step for a Ghost Walker."
Zhang Agu did not look up at Hu Ma, her voice low. "I had a problem during the spirit summoning."
"The one I summoned just now... is the one I have a marriage vow with."
"I didn’t do it willingly, but the first time I summoned him, he forced me to marry him. My mother sacrificed her life to help me gain nine more years of life. Now, there’s only one year left..."
"..."
"Ah?"
Listening to her calm words, Hu Ma was shocked.
Thinking of the malevolent ghost’s ferocity and seeing Zhang Agu’s bruised cheek and the sorrow she tried to hide, Hu Ma felt a pang of pity for her and wanted to ask more.
But Zhang Agu sighed, stopping him. "Young shopkeeper, don’t ask anymore. This is my fate, and others from different sects can’t help even if they want to..."
Hu Ma pursed his lips, deeply looked at Zhang Agu, and temporarily held back his questions, but he remembered what she said.
"Found it..."
At that moment, Zhou Manager’s voice rang out from a distance, startling everyone, who quickly got up.
Following him, they saw a broken spirit tablet and a tilted paper palanquin outside the forest. The paper palanquin was oddly shaped, with paper figures carrying it, just like the one Old Lady Cui had been sitting in when she appeared.
There were also traces of incense burning around.
Hu Ma confirmed his suspicions, glanced around, and whispered, "She was indeed hiding nearby and casting the spell."
"This spirit tablet is a magical artifact."
Zhang Agu also squatted down, looked at the broken tablet, and whispered, "I don’t know which family or clan this belongs to, but it was originally used to venerate their ancestors. She used a malevolent spell to transform their ancestors into malevolent ghosts."
"In the sect, this is called raising a Hall Ghost."
"It’s a highly unethical and heaven-defying spell, but it’s also extremely powerful."
"It seems the opponent is in a great hurry. She rushed over and used such a powerful artifact against us."
"..."
Hu Ma nodded in agreement.
Seeing Old Lady Cui, he believed the rumors about the Li Family of Ghost Cave being formidable. Old Lady Cui must have been terrified, chasing them through the night and immediately using such a powerful spell.
The confrontation didn’t last long because both sides used their most powerful techniques right away.
But her urgency was a major taboo in the martial world, attacking without fully understanding the situation. Of course, this might also be because she truly believed in the power of her Hall Ghosts and underestimated the Great Spirit Walker, Zhang Agu.
While speaking, he looked up at the deep and mysterious night, whispering, "But I fear she will come again."
The more certain they were of her urgency, the clearer it became that this wouldn’t end easily. Old Lady Cui would definitely return, and when she did, she would use her full strength.
"But I..."
Zhang Agu’s expression showed a hint of difficulty as she lowered her head. In her hand was a black bone, which she often carried with her. Many spells relied on this bone, but now it had a noticeable crack.
"I summoned it to deal with the Hall Ghosts, and it’s angry."
She whispered, "If I summon it again, it might refuse to come. If that old lady uses such malevolent spells again, I fear I won’t be able to handle it..."
"Can’t summon it?"
Everyone recalled how the malevolent ghost Zhang Agu summoned had shattered Old Lady Cui’s spell like a bamboo pole breaking.
It was precisely because of the powerful spirit that Old Lady Cui suffered a setback.
Now that Old Lady Cui had left and would return even more prepared, but Zhang Agu’s most powerful spirit couldn’t be summoned.
This...
“It’s fine.”
But at this moment, seeing Zhang Agu’s hesitation, Hu Ma suddenly whispered, “Then let me do it.”
“You...”
Zhang Agu was somewhat surprised, looking at Hu Ma and shaking her head. “Age Keepers can protect themselves easily, but if the young shopkeeper wants to leave, she can’t stop you. However, if you want to duel with her and protect others, Age Keepers are at a disadvantage.”
“Then I’ll use the Ghost Walker’s skills.”
Hu Ma smiled and said to Zhang Agu, “We’re not really strangers. I told you before, my grandmother was also a Ghost Walker.”
“Actually, I’ve always been curious about the Ghost Walker’s skills. Why don’t you teach me, and let me handle her?”
“...”
Seeing Hu Ma’s seriousness, Zhang Agu was somewhat surprised. After a long pause, she slowly shook her head and whispered, “Young shopkeeper, I can see that you’ve been asking about the Ghost Walker’s methods and rules all along. If you want to know, I’ll tell you.”
“Ghost Walkers don’t mind sharing this knowledge. The more people who understand, the more will help to exorcise evil spirits.”
“But when it comes to setting up a ritual altar, that’s not allowed, especially when dealing with a powerful one. Not only do you need to set up the altar, but you also need to summon a spirit. It’s too dangerous!”
“I...”
“...”
She paused here, clearly using herself as an example.
“I know.”
Hu Ma could understand Zhang Agu’s meaning.
To outsiders, his words might seem a bit naive.
Summoning a spirit is one of the most important skills of a Ghost Walker, just as entering the Age Keeper’s path required him to endure much hardship and consume a lot of Blood Food. If summoning a spirit were so easy, it would be a joke.
But he understood this and didn’t argue. Instead, he smiled at Zhang Agu and said, “But if I’m confident...”
“...that I can definitely summon a spirit?”
As he spoke, he took out a short red incense and said to Zhang Agu, “And it’s a powerful and fierce one.”
“Then can I use the Ghost Walker’s skills?”
“...”
Zhang Agu’s expression changed to one of surprise.
Hu Ma had a slight look of satisfaction. Our Lady Red Lantern is still quite formidable...
...
...
At the same time that Hu Ma and the others realized the severity of the situation and began to prepare, a black sedan chair, tightly sealed, was being carried by two strong women into a small alley in Dongchang Prefecture.
Inside the sedan chair, there were occasional weak moans of “Ouch” and “Ouch,” before it stopped in front of a small black door in the alley.
Knocking on the door, the old lady inside called out, “Ouch, Elder Brother, come and save me...”
The small black door suddenly opened on its own, but no one was visible. In the courtyard, an old man sat at a stone table, drinking tea. He wore a loose silk shirt and looked like a wealthy master who was used to being pampered.
However, his face had a scar that ran from top to bottom, almost splitting his face in two, giving him a fierce appearance.
He looked at the black sedan chair with some surprise and smiled, “Old Lady Cui, what’s going on? With your great skills, how did you end up in such a pitiful state?”
“With your nest of Hall Ghosts, there aren’t many on the Southern Plain Road who can match you.”
“...”
“Already used...”
Old Lady Cui spoke weakly, “This matter is urgent. I was worried something would happen, so I didn’t hold back and offered the spirit tablet first. I didn’t expect to fail in a shadow lane, and all my Hall Ghosts were lost.”
“I have no other choice, so I came to ask Elder Brother for help...”
“...”
“Ask for my help?”
The old man with the scar on his face changed expression slightly and asked, “Who are you trying to deal with?”
Old Lady Cui, weakly, replied from the sedan chair, “Just a knife-wielding boy, a half-trained performer, and a somewhat powerful Ghost Walker girl. The girl isn’t particularly skilled, but I didn’t expect her to summon the Five Shackles.”
“If Elder Brother steps in, you can definitely capture them easily.”
“...”
“Haha...”
He didn’t mind the flattery and coldly laughed, “If she had no skills, how could she have caused you to fail in a shadow lane?”
“Elder Brother, please don’t ask...”
Old Lady Cui didn’t answer, her voice sounding pitiful but with a hidden threat, “When you had your eye on Miss Ren from the tea house, wasn’t it I who trained her and delivered her to your bed?”
“Now that she’s dead, you still keep her locked in your underground cellar?”
“You practice the Yin Yanging technique, and whenever you need something, I’ve always helped you. After so many years of friendship, can you bear to see me suffer?”
“...”
The old man with the scar on his face’s eyes turned cold, but after a long pause, he suddenly smiled, “That’s true. When do you plan to make your move?”
“Don’t rush...”
Old Lady Cui also smiled, “I’ve already had the children keep an eye on them. They won’t escape.”
“I’ll invite the Black-Hearted Carpenter Old Li and the snake handler Wang Lai. We’ll deal with those few together...”
(End of Chapter)
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