The chilling aura filled with murderous intent instantly closed in on Wen Xiao’ai. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NoveI~Fire.net
A large red silhouette appeared out of thin air, and a deathly pale hand with long crimson nails lunged directly at Wen Xiao’ai’s throat.
Wen Xiao’ai didn’t dodge, but directly blocked it.
The attacker was taken aback, seemingly surprised that Wen Xiao’ai could actually fend it off.
With a flash of purple light, Wen Xiao’ai forced the opponent back with a single move.
She raised her head to look at the red silhouette hanging in midair.
Long hair and a red cloak were swept up by the chilly night wind, and a face as pale as a ghost’s wore a sinister, cruel smile, watching over Wen Xiao’ai from above.
"So, you’re not human," the figure spoke, the voice fluctuating as if a vengeful ghost demanding its due, sending shivers down one’s spine.
Wen Xiao’ai frowned, slightly tilting her head back to look at the person floating in midair.
No, she was no longer human.
The person was none other than Wu Zhihan, who had died with hatred in the prison.
She had indeed become a vengeful ghost, here to seek revenge.
The young man looked at the filled-with-malice Wu Zhihan, somewhat frightened.
He thought, could there have been another incident in the Netherworld?
After death, becoming a vengeful ghost is either because one committed countless evil deeds in life and remained unrepentant after death. For such cases, ghost messengers would immediately take them to the Netherworld, sentencing them to the eighteenth level of hell for judgment, and after punishment, forcefully throw them into the bottom of the Forgetful River, never to reincarnate.
The other kind occurs when one died wrongfully, unwilling to accept fate, thus transforming into a vengeful ghost seeking vengeance.
For these, if enlightenment fails, they too are thrown into the Forgetful River to wash away their malice, allowing reincarnation only upon realization.
Such vengeful ghosts are usually captured by ghost messengers the moment they form, never given the chance to harm others.
How did this vengeful ghost manage to reach the Human Realm?
It even seems to know his sister.
Could it be a former enemy of his sister, like himself, who escaped amidst the chaos during the Netherworld’s upheaval?
"You’re happy that I’m dead, aren’t you? And surprised I’m a vengeful ghost, right?" Wu Zhihan said with a sinister smile, looking down at Wen Xiao’ai.
"Not quite delighted, but it does ease my mind. Quite surprised though, I guess you must’ve committed too many evil deeds in your life, unchanged after death, thus becoming a vengeful ghost." Wen Xiao’ai, already in a foul mood, found it satisfying to take on an opponent falling into her hands.
"Hahaha..." Wu Zhihan laughed out loud.
The sharp, piercing laugh made everyone uncomfortable.
"You brat, you say I’ve become a vengeful ghost from committing all evils; then if you die, what would you become?!"
"Me? You might be disappointed; this princess has done quite a few good deeds in her life, hardly any bad ones. Not to mention, this princess not only has a blessed life but many lives as well, and you, a ghost just freshly formed, dare to speak of death with me? You’re courting death." Wen Xiao’ai grinned at Wu Zhihan.
"Princess?" Wu Zhihan narrowed her eyes slightly, scrutinizing Wen Xiao’ai.
Then she cast her gaze onto the ethereal white silhouette beside Wen Xiao’ai.
The young man’s furry pair of fox ears made a word pop into Wu Zhihan’s mind: Demon.
The young man, feeling Wu Zhihan’s gaze, shrunk back fearfully.
He was timid by nature, bullied often by his kind in the Netherworld, let alone facing a vengeful ghost.
"No wonder that day I howled like a dog, and that servant went mad hitting Wuyang; it was all your doing."
"Were you surprised? Caught off guard? Are you regretting offending this princess?"