Chapter 190: A Little Something with the Beautiful Female Ghost
The atmosphere in the convenience store fell into an awkward silence as some people pretended not to hear and continued munching on sunflower seeds, casually tossing the shells aside. Others sipped their drinks, glancing around and quietly chatting with those nearby.
Just a moment ago, they were discussing the confidentiality of Chen Bingtang’s situation. The five of them who were on this mission didn’t need to drag anyone else into it. After all, they were just looking out for each other in Tianchang City—it was unnecessary to pull outsiders into the mix.
Chen Bingtang had an evil spirit attached to her, and the kicker? This evil spirit was injured.
An injured evil spirit? That’s like dangling a treat in front of a kid—totally irresistible.
Opportunities like this don’t pop up every day; it’s a once-in-a-century kind of deal, so of course, they wanted to take a look. But even though Chen Bingtang’s evil spirit was injured, it was still an evil spirit! The five of them teaming up made the most sense—whoever snagged it in the end was fair game.
Li Tianan was all set to hand over this task to them, but before he could finish his sentence, a phone call came through.
“Hey, Li Tianan! We can’t do this, man. How about those two boxes of booze I brought last time? Pretty decent, right? Don’t worry, when I get back, I’ll bring you a few more boxes, the good stuff from overseas.”
The middle-aged man sitting next to Li Tianan piped up, his eyes narrowing into slits like a cunning old fox.
“Old An, it’s not like that…”
“Come on, big brother Li, didn’t you mention you wanted to find an old psychiatrist? Turns out I know one. My uncle’s third cousin is the head psychiatrist—he’s been in the game for ages!”
A young man in his twenties poured a beer for Li Tianan, winking as he spoke.
Seeing that the other three were about to jump in, Li Tianan hurriedly interrupted, “Whoa, whoa! Everyone, chill for a sec and listen to me.”
“Didn’t you hear the voice of the person who just called me? It’s just a ten-year-old girl, my apprentice! You all are so worked up for what?”
“Oh, an apprentice! Haha! I thought you meant that little girl from Qingshan City who followed you around all the time.” Old An’s face lit up, “I told you about that girl; she’s unreliable—just a wolf in sheep’s clothing!”
“Exactly!”
“Old An’s right! I met that girl once before—she’s so bossy! I spotted that ghost first, but she insisted she was right behind me, and not only did she get me hurt, but she also snatched the ghost!”
The five at the table were chattering away around Li Tianan, while the table was cluttered with empty bottles and scattered peanut and sunflower seed shells.
Naturally, all these treats were from his store. As the “boss,” he was the one footing the bill. Despite them all saying they’d pay up, not one of them reached for their pockets.
But he had gotten used to it—this motley crew had their issues. The mere fact they dawdled around with beautiful female ghosts was enough to make his ancestors roll in their graves!
These guys didn’t care, though. They prattled on about keeping up with modern developments, saying the old rules were just feudal nonsense that could be ignored.
Happily mingling with their female ghosts day and night, they were the ones who’d end up suffering. This kind of thing was bona fide life-shortening behavior.
He had warned this group more than once to watch their boundaries—don’t go and dig their own graves! Plus, constantly using ghost-busting as an excuse to h*rass their female employers? That’s a quick trip to the hospital if he ever saw one.
If they were just looking for beautiful female ghosts, that’d be one thing. Li Tianan suspected they were raising ghosts to commit m*rder and make a buck.
Why the rush to cozy up to Chen Bingtang’s mom? A leap in logic could tell you they just wanted to harness that evil spirit for themselves to amplify their own powers and expand their territory.
So, having this group around was a thorn in his side.
A bunch of love-struck fools under the spell of female ghosts, and to top it off, they brought along a little ghost girl about fifteen or sixteen to keep them company! He was both amazed at how much he was learning and trying to convince these idiots to keep the little girl close—she looked pretty harmless and was clearly wet behind the ears.
Initially, he had thought, “Well, they showed up; maybe it’s good to snatch that evil spirit out of Chen Bingtang and spare my territory from trouble.”
But he couldn’t afford to offend them either.
These guys were doing quite well in Tianchang City, mastering feng shui and handling supernatural events. They had connections with all sorts of influential big shots who liked to consult people before doing business. Thanks to that, their network had really expanded.
Behind the scenes, they definitely used ghosts to do dirty work—what better way to dodge accountability than a ghost doing the dirty deeds?
He was still a bit wary; otherwise, they might just become even more reckless.
As he fiddled with his phone, feeling increasingly frustrated, an idea suddenly struck him. His eyes snapped wide open, and he sat up straight.
Who the heck called me earlier?
Oh snap, it was Bai Yu!
Bai Yu was actually going to participate in this Gatekeeper mission?!?
He felt like facepalming, then letting out a deep sigh to the heavens above.
Just when he thought everything was under control, this situation in his territory was now totally different all thanks to a certain red-clad ghost named Bai Yu.
A ghost, stunningly beautiful and as mesmerizing as a painting, joining forces with a bunch of lecherous veterans who toyed with gorgeous female ghosts!?
Why was it that ghosts could look so good and make hearts race? That’s not the issue! The real kicker? This female ghost could whip up power like nobody’s business, effortlessly achieving “seven strikes” and taking down red-clad entities with a single hand!
And worse yet, these lust-filled nuisances had no clue what they were getting themselves into.
Their horizons weren’t exactly broad—they only believed what they witnessed. If he told them this female ghost could crush evil spirits and take on evil gods, they would laugh him off since they believed they had seen it all!
And then there was Zhao Mingyue; if she teamed up with Bai Yu, it was hard to picture just how wild these five would get—probably forgetting the evil spirits altogether!
Just imagining the scene when they finally meet made Li Tianan’s head spin.
While he racked his brain about how to resolve this unending mess, someone finally spoke up.
“Hey, big brother Li! Heard you’ve got a pretty powerful ghost around here? When we passed by your ghost gate, we peeped in and saw that all the powerful ghosts were already gobbled up; the little ghosts were scared silly.”
“Yeah, yeah, those little ghosts were so spooked they couldn’t even speak. They kept calling this ghost ‘Gluttony.’”
“How about going to hunt down this ghost? I heard it’s a female ghost.”
Li Tianan half-opened his mouth, falling silent for a moment before finally managing to squeeze out a response.
“Well, um, yeah, this ghost… cough, uh, does have some real power.”
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