Chapter 294 - 293: Something’s Off About This New Ghost
Qin Liuxi stood motionless; Housekeeper Jiang noticed and followed her gaze, his face subtly changing.
"Master? This way, please?"
Qin Liuxi withdrew her gaze and continued to walk forward, conversing with the house ghost, "Something’s not right. You said Miss Xiao fell for that Fusheng just over two months ago. Even if we count from the longest estimate, Fusheng would only be dead for at most a couple of months, making her merely a new ghost. But for a new ghost, no matter how resentful or hateful, this intense evil aura is abnormal, strong enough to affect the Qi Fortune of the entire mansion."
The house ghost replied, "What you say is true, sir. I have been haunting this estate for thirty or forty years; you can call me an old ghost. At first, I didn’t notice anything, but as time passed, the resentful energy from Miss Xiao’s quarters grew deeper, as though some frightful presence had arrived. I don’t dare to get close."
Swallowing his saliva, he continued, "In fact, at the beginning, Miss Xiao was only half-mad, still able to recognize people. But gradually, she grew more delirious, hardly recognizing anyone and disliking people coming close. Several doctors summoned by the governor’s mansion could not identify the problem, and they even called in a witch. A while ago, they invited a Daoist priest who performed rituals which only provided peace for two days, before things worsened. Since then the Yin Evil energy has become like this. Out of curiosity, I tried to take a look, but as soon as I neared the courtyard, I felt my soul weaken, as if being sucked into something."
Qin Liuxi rubbed her fingers, a fleeting look of doubt crossing her eyes.
Such potent evil aura from a new ghost leads to the question: did Fusheng do something before death, was something done to her after death, or is it due to some other cause?
This riddle can only be solved by rescuing Miss Xiao and finding Fusheng’s soul.
"Does the Xiao Family have any dirty secrets?" Mu Xi leaned in and whispered.
Seeing Mu Xi draped in talismans, the old ghost was frightened and drifted further away.