Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Heavenly Master 24

Watching Duan Chengming shivering as if he were about to freeze to death, Situ Shuangshuang maintained a calm exterior, but a closer look revealed the mischievous triumph in her eyes was nearly overflowing! In fact, an Illusion Talisman was quite valuable, worth at least ten thousand yuan if sold.

Though Situ Shuangshuang wouldn’t sell them, as her master Chen Qi never allowed her to sell talismans—it was said to be a rule passed down from her master’s mentor, for reasons unknown. Yet, the talisman was undoubtedly valuable, and Situ Shuangshuang used it for a prank instead, showing just how petty she could be!

But Situ Shuangshuang wasn’t just there for revenge. After dealing with the annoying Duan Chengming, she turned her attention to the ghost swathed in resentful energy before her, intending to question the ghost for its testimony and see if it matched her deductions.

Before beginning her interrogation, Situ Shuangshuang lit three Eye-opening Talismans to open the eyes of Wang Wei, Wang Jianyong, and Duan Chengming, so they could all see the ghost. This way, they could confront the truth of the matter with the ghost.

She wasn’t working for free; to charge people money after resolving issues, she had to show them something real. Otherwise, even if the problem was solved, words were unproven, and if someone accused her of being a fraud and refused to pay, she’d have no ground to stand on!

Before their eyes were opened, Wang Wei, Wang Jianyong, and Duan Chengming simply felt cold; Duan Chengming felt an abnormal chill. But after eye-opening, they saw a ghost suddenly appear, hovering above the skeleton among them—a figure entirely pitch-black!

How could they tell it was a ghost? Because its feet were floating in mid-air! What else could it be but a ghost? Wang Wei and Wang Jianyong were so terrified that they fell to the ground, then scrambled and crawled to hide behind Situ Shuangshuang!

Situ Shuangshuang looked down at the two cowardly men hiding by her legs with exasperation, fidgeted a bit, but held back.

With Situ Shuangshuang, the master, standing guard, Wang Wei and Wang Jianyong gained a bit of courage, peeping half-faced from behind her legs to sneak a look at the ghost floating above the skeleton, uncertain of its gender!

Duan Chengming saw the ghost materialize before him, feeling his worldview starting to crumble. Yet, he refused to believe it, convinced it was all a trick by the scammer Situ Shuangshuang!

From the moment he entered, Duan Chengming held an unspoken disdain for everyone in the room. Though he politely hid it, his eyes were filled with contempt for Situ Shuangshuang, Wang Wei, and Wang Jianyong, thinking it ridiculous to indulge in superstitions in this age—a sign of sheer ignorance!

Determined to prove himself right, Duan Chengming lunged at the ghost over the skeleton, believing ghosts were intangible in stories. He thought that if he could touch this fake ghost, it would prove Situ Shuangshuang was a fraud!

Duan Chengming acted swiftly, so fast that Situ Shuangshuang beside him couldn’t react in time as he passed through the ghost’s body and fell heavily to the ground, scattering the skeleton in the process!

Duan Chengming certainly stirred up a hornet’s nest! Passing through the ghost was one thing—ghosts move through people too, after all. But kicking apart someone’s skeleton was a serious matter!

If a person had reincarnated, their skeleton would be like an old discarded garment—destroying it wouldn’t matter. But if they hadn’t moved on, the skeleton remained vital, disrespecting it more severe than inexplicable fighting!

Duan Chengming was stunned, as he had just tangibly felt himself pass through the ghost’s body. Now, his mind was filled with a single giant phrase: ”Ghosts truly exist in this world!!!”

Duan Chengming was dumbfounded, but the ghost was not, furiously lunging at him and clutching his neck, lifting him into the air!

The ghost’s icy hands gripped his neck, and Duan Chengming couldn’t help kicking his legs, trying to pry the ghost’s hands off his neck!

But when he reached out, he realized he couldn’t grasp the ghost’s hands; his hand passed through the ghost’s hand and touched his own neck. He could even feel the indentations on his skin from the ghost’s grip, but it was futile, and the suffocating feeling began to set in!

Duan Chengming felt he was about to die, and suddenly regretted his arrogance, regretting his conceit. Even if he didn’t believe in ghosts, there was no need to court disaster with a confrontational mindset!

Just as Duan Chengming felt on the brink of death, a point of white light suddenly flashed before him, and the ghost, gripping him tightly, let out a shrill scream and released him! Duan Chengming fell to the ground, coughing and gasping desperately for air!

Though he felt as if he had been strangled for a long time, it was merely an instant. The ghost’s killing speed was swift, and Duan Chengming mistakenly felt the passage of time had slowed.

After Situ Shuangshuang forced the ghost to release Duan Chengming with a talisman, it seemed to regain some sanity, once again drifting silently above its skeleton. Though trapped by Situ Shuangshuang’s Ghost Summoning Talisman and deterred by her formidable mana, it resolved itself to remain uncommunicative.

Situ Shuangshuang thought for a moment, then burned a spirit-nourishing, grievance-dissipating talisman and struck the ghost with it. The black mist around the ghost swiftly dissipated upon contact with the talisman’s light, gradually revealing a beautiful female ghost in her twenties, dressed in a floral dress!

Seeing the female ghost, Wang Wei, who had been hiding behind Situ Shuangshuang, and was just getting to his feet with help from his son Wang Jianyong, exclaimed in surprise, ”Aren’t you sister Zhang’s Cui Cui? How did you die?”

Hearing Wang Wei’s words, the female ghost named Cui Cui finally showed a reaction, no longer silent. She lifted her head, black mist swirling faintly on her face!

She then smiled sinisterly at Wang Wei, chillingly asking, ”Why did I die? You should ask your good wife what she did! Ask your good son why he became smarter!”

Wang Wei was left puzzled by Cui Cui’s words. In his early years, when he hadn’t made his fortune, he lived in this old house. Cui Cui’s mother and his wife Chen Lijuan were good friends, frequently visiting each other. If there were disputes with husbands, it was normal for one to stay at the other’s home for a couple of days!

One day, Cui Cui’s mother came to find his wife, Chen Lijuan, saying Cui Cui was in a teenage romance and refused to listen, wanting to elope with someone. Wang Wei remembered his wife frequently rushing over to persuade Cui Cui not to be capricious!

But Wang Wei recalled that Cui Cui eventually eloped with someone, vanishing for years. Her family, in desperation, searched everywhere until their wealth was exhausted. Finally, having to accept their daughter had run off with another man, never to return, as fact.

In Wang Wei’s memory, Cui Cui should have eloped; why was her skeleton in his house? Reflecting on Cui Cui’s previous words, Wang Wei had a growing sense of foreboding!