The resentment ghost, as its name implies, is formed from resentment. This ghost is not only powerful in mind but also bloodthirsty by nature.
The resentment ghost looked at the two who had entered. His gaze fell on Bai Jingyu. He extended a pitch-black ghost claw and licked his lips.
“So there’s even a pretty woman.”
“Hehe, little… no, madam, don’t be afraid. With a little bit of my mana, you won’t feel any pain.”
Qin Luo, facing a great enemy, immediately took out the copper coin from his pocket, assumed a stance, and prepared to launch a sneak attack.
“Huh?”
The resentment ghost was a bit confused as he looked at Bai Jingyu.
“Aren’t you afraid of me?”
Bai Jingyu said indifferently, “Just a mere resentment ghost.”
“Hmph!”
The resentment ghost lunged at Bai Jingyu with claws bared.
Two seconds later—
“Is that all?”
Bai Jingyu lightly waved her hand and directly slapped it away. Then, a ball of flame turned into a rope, binding the resentment ghost.
Just now, Qin Luo’s heart was in his throat, but who would have thought that when facing the lunging ghost, Sister simply waved her hand and dealt with it like swatting a fly.
“Is that all? Is that all?”
He had thought there would be a big battle, but instead it was: I stand up, I’m done, nothing to say.
“Come on, fellow in the underworld, give me some face.”
“Mistake, it’s all a mistake.”
The resentment ghost hastily smiled apologetically, “My master is also an Awakened, and from one of the four great families. We’re all…”
“Also from the four great families?”
Qin Luo asked, “Who is your master?”
Upon hearing this, the resentment ghost quickly shook his head, “This lowly one cannot say. If I say it, I’ll die.”
“Good heavens, there’s even a confidentiality mechanism.”
“Just stick it on his forehead.”
Qin Luo turned to look at Sister. Bai Jingyu said indifferently, “Since that’s the case, let’s seal him first. Xiao Luo, take out the copper coin I gave you.”
“Got it.”
Qin Luo took out the copper coin. When the resentment ghost saw it, he hastily shouted,
“You can’t seal me! My master will…”
Buzz—
Qin Luo pressed the copper coin onto the resentment ghost’s forehead. The next moment, light flared, and the ghost’s body turned into a wisp of black smoke, sucked into the coin.
Qin Luo glanced at Zhang Daguo lying on the bed, sleeping peacefully. If not for his breathing, one might think he had kicked the bucket.
“Perfect.”
The two left the bedroom. The middle-aged woman hurried over.
“Doctor Bai, you rushed in just now…”
Bai Jingyu made up a reason on the spot: “I thought the patient might be having another outburst, so I went in to check.”
“Congratulations.”
Qin Luo recalled how Zhang Daguo looked even weaker than he had been, and inwardly complained: ‘Sister really just says whatever comes to mind.’
Before leaving, the middle-aged woman paid the consultation fee: twenty thousand silver dollars.
Qin Luo was stunned. What? Twenty thousand!
After taking the elevator down, getting into the car, and driving off, Qin Luo steeled himself and looked at Sister.
“My dearest Sister, your little brother has a favor to ask.”
Bai Jingyu gave her brother a sidelong glance. Seeing his fawning expression, she naturally guessed what he was about to do.
“What is it?”
“Well, you see, this mission, no matter how I put it, counts as my achievement, right?”
Qin Luo rubbed his hands together.
“Mm-hmm, and then?”
Bai Jingyu gave a meaningful smile.
Qin Luo stammered, “Well, uh, about the consultation fee… shouldn’t I get a share too?”
“Of course my dearest little brother gets a share.”
Bai Jingyu said.
“Really!”
Qin Luo was overjoyed at this. Twenty thousand silver dollars—at least he’d get a few dozen.
But then, what about his compensation?
Before Qin Luo could finish celebrating, Sister’s words doused his excitement.
“One night’s time.”
“Not enough.”
Bai Jingyu directly rejected: “One night is no longer enough to satisfy my appetite.”
“Fine, then two nights.”
Qin Luo resignedly said. He was used to it anyway.
Looking at it from another angle, he got a sum of money and also had a mature beauty sleeping with him—definitely a great deal.
Immediately after, Qin Luo’s phone sounded with the notification of money received.
!!!
He hurriedly opened his phone.
His whole body froze.
Is… is this amount correct?
Qin Luo looked at the transfer Sister had sent him.
Ten… ten dollars!!
“Sister, this is way too little.”
Qin Luo complained, “I can’t even buy a monthly game card with ten dollars.”
But Bai Jingyu said indifferently, “But Xiao Luo, you never said how much you wanted. I just gave what I felt like.”
“…”
At that moment, Qin Luo had nothing to say.
The sky had fallen. This time, he had taken a huge loss.
***
Behind the Qin family’s not-so-small apartment was a bookshelf that covered an entire wall, filled with various books and a calligraphy scroll: “Virtue Rewards Diligence.”
Inside a luxurious office, the scents of cologne and aromatic incense lingered.
Upon entering, there was a large floor-to-ceiling window, perfect for overlooking the city with a sense of supremacy.
Beside the bookshelf, a large stone was placed.
A handsome man with refined features sat on a leather sofa.
Zhao Kang, the second young master of the Zhao family.
He was in a very good mood. His eldest brother had been found to be seriously ill, and his fourth brother had become a cripple. At most, he had half a year before kicking the bucket.
He was now the only contender for the position of family head.
And in his arms sat a woman dressed fashionably with exquisite makeup.
If the outside world knew the woman’s identity, it would surely cause an uproar.
She was none other than the famous star Xu Xiaoduo.
Xu Xiaoduo wrapped her arms around Zhao Kang’s neck and said,
“Brother Kang, my skin has started to wrinkle again recently.”
Zhao Kang held Xu Xiaoduo with one hand and said,
“Wait a bit longer. My fourth brother just took a fall in Jinghai City, and those from the Four Phases are keeping an eye on our Zhao family. Making a move now would be detrimental to my bid for family head.”
On the surface, Xu Xiaoduo was a big star and Zhao Kang’s lover. In reality, she was his creation.
Feeling the delicate, smooth skin under his palm, it was a skin he had painstakingly sewn together.
That’s right, Xu Xiaoduo had been refined into a human skin puppet.
This was an ancient evil art. It was said that Xingtian, who continued to fight even after being decapitated, had used this sorcery to refine his own body.
Once perfected, one becomes undying and indestructible.
Xu Xiaoduo said coquettishly,
“Can’t we do it secretly?”
Zhao Kang pondered for a moment and said,
“One, I suppose. Wait for the resentment ghost to return, then I’ll have him peel another skin.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoduo was very happy and smiled seductively,
“Brother Kang is the best. Tonight, I’ll be sure to…”
“Pfft!”
Suddenly, Zhao Kang spat out a mouthful of blood.
Xu Xiaoduo hadn’t even reacted; the smile was still on her face, and half of it was splattered with blood.
“Brother Kang! What’s wrong!”
At that moment, Zhao Kang, who was holding Xu Xiaoduo, had a pale face.