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By the time I regained consciousness, I was tied up in the closed shop with rags stuffed in my mouth.

Uncle Wang sat next to me on the ground with a dazed look in his eyes. Yu Kexin, with a double-edged dagger in her hand, was standing hesitantly in front of me.

There were no lights in the meditation shop, only a burning white candle emitting a faint yellow light.

In that instant, I remembered the old granny that I had met at the back of the mountain close to the Aunt House. I finally knew where the old granny at the Nether Enlightenment Shop had given me that sense of familiarity from.

Although their faces and eyes were very different, they made me feel extremely uncomfortable.

When I opened my eyes, the old granny put down the teacup and asked Yu Kexin why she still hadn't made a move since she hated me so much.

Yu Kexin held her dagger and walked two steps towards me. After that, she hesitated even more before turning around and speaking to the old granny. She felt that using ghosts to scare me to death was far more interesting than slaying me with one slash.

The old granny sneered, and said that Yu Kexin was a coward. If I did not die, Aunt Tao would definitely not forgive Yu Kexin after finding out the truth.

Yu Kexin trembled, and said in a low voice. She only wanted the old granny to help her teach Aunt Wang and I a lesson, she did not think that the situation would escalate to this.

The old granny waved Yu Kexin over to her side with a cold expression. After Yu Kexin walked to her side, she raised her hand and slapped his face, scolding him angrily for being heartless.

Yu Kexin covered his face and did not dare to speak. The old granny helped Yu Kexin by rubbing his face and spoke slowly, saying that it was already too late to say anything.

Since Yu Kexin thinks that scaring me to death with a ghost is more interesting, then she will follow Yu Kexin's wish.

After the old woman finished speaking, she made a decision with her hands. A large number of ghosts surged into the store and headed straight for me.

The old granny and Yu Kexin's interaction allowed me to know the truth. I was in a panic and could only feel that Yu Kexin was too unfamiliar.

Seeing so many ghosts pouncing on me, I struggled in terror.

Without waiting for the ghost to pounce on me, the old granny gave a "eh" sound and stopped her pinching.

As the granny stopped moving, the ghosts that had charged me scattered and drifted around the shop.

Yu Kexin asked the old granny what happened. The old granny ignored her and quickly walked over to me, tore open my collar to feel around my neck. She then pulled out the Pure Lady Sect disciple badge around my neck.

The old granny squinted her eyes and looked at Yu Kexin, asking him why she had not told her that I am also a disciple of Pure Lady Sect.

Yu Kexin muttered that she had forgotten to say, the old granny frowned her forehead slightly, saying that I cannot die yet.

Yu Kexin asked further on the reason, and the old granny muttered to herself in her emotions. Maybe she wanted to find the person, not Yu Kexin but me.

Although I don't really understand the meaning of the old granny's words, but I know that I have temporarily escaped from her calamity, and before I can even catch my breath, Yu Kexin suddenly gave me a sinister look and thrusted the dagger at me.

Just as the tip of the dagger in Yu Kexin's hand was about to hit my chest, the old granny suddenly raised her hand and used two fingers to pinch onto the blade of the dagger.

Yu Kexin held back her red face and continued to use all her strength to stab the dagger into my heart, but she was unable to move the dagger even an inch.

The old granny coldly watched as Yu Kexin lifted her leg and kicked her away. Yu Kexin released her dagger and smashed her body against the wall, then into the flower wreaths.

Yu Kexin crawled out from the flower circle with much difficulty, ignoring the blood flowing down the corner of her lips, she asked the old granny why she suddenly suspected that I was also a disciple of the Pure Lady Sect.

The old lady threw the dagger to raise her eyebrows, saying that I have the Yin Yang Eyes to see ghosts without the help of external objects, and people like me will be very popular with those who specialize in ghosts.

Yu Kexin, who got the answer, stared at me hatefully. She said that the person the old granny was looking for would only be her, it couldn't possibly be me.

She should have killed me earlier. I could have easily gotten what was supposed to be hers. She hated me to death.

Seeing Yu Kexin's reaction, I felt that she must be crazy.

She has harmed the Aunt Wang, and the one who beat her up was the old granny. I have always taken good care of her, but she had forced the blame on me and hated me to the core.

Because of Yu Kexin's reaction, the old granny was smiling from head to toe. When she opened her mouth again, it could be said that the look in Aunt Tao's eyes was becoming more and more unsightly, to the point where he was actually blind to the point that people like Yu Kexin entered the Pure Lady Sect as well.

But it just happened to suit her, as she was happy to see more Yu Kexin entering the Pure Lady Sect.

The old granny then squatted in front of Yu Kexin, saying that since Yu Kexin had already told her that she was the one she was looking for, then let Yu Kexin explain to her exactly who it was that she was looking for.

Yu Kexin shook her head before nodding, telling her that the person the old granny was looking for wouldn't be me.

The old granny said that perhaps, there must be a reason why the Aunt Tao would accept someone of Yu Kexin's character.

Even though I was in a dangerous situation at the time, hearing the old granny's words, I still explained in my heart for the Aunt Tao. It's not that the Aunt Tao's eyes aren't good, it's that Yu Kexin really knows how to act.

At that time, I couldn't understand how Yu Kexin could have such a mind at such a young age. Many years later, when I recalled what happened back then, I couldn't help but to agree with that saying.

The intelligence that Yu Kexin had back then was inextricably linked to her previous tribulations. It was just that although Yu Kexin had grown up quickly, she had obviously gone astray.

When the old granny said this, Yu Kexin's eyes became passionate, and she knelt on the ground, begging the old lady to take her away.

The old granny nodded her head, then picked up her dagger from the ground and sliced open Aunt Wang's throat.

I watched as blood gushed out from Aunt Wang's throat and she twitched as she fell on the ground and stared at me helplessly. I screamed in my heart as tears welled up in my eyes.

Yu Kexin trembled as she suggested the old lady to kill me so that I wouldn't be a burden. After the old lady gave a cold snort, Yu Kexin no longer said anything.

After the old granny killed Aunt Wang, she placed the dagger on my neck, removed the rag in my mouth, and asked me what Aunt Tao had taught me.

I didn't dare to move and immediately picked up a few relatively simple Ghost Dao skills. After telling the old granny about it, the old lady knocked me out with a single chop of her hand.

When I regained consciousness, I was in a cellar with rags stuffed into my mouth.

Yu Kexin was sitting in front of me with a flashlight in her hand. She kept switching it on and off, staring at me with hatred.

When I opened my eyes, Yu Kexin rushed forward and slapped me twice, calling me her nemesis. She was dragged by me until she wanted to stay in the cellar as well.

My mouth was still stuffed with rags. I couldn't talk or talk, and after two quiet slaps, I began to think about how I was going to get out of here.

I don't want to die.

The old granny is harder to deal with than Yu Kexin, but the old granny will not take my life, and Yu Kexin can take my life at any time.

After slapping me twice, Yu Kexin looked like she was in a much better mood. She started to circle around me while saying words that made Aunt Tao feel indignant and biased.

After Yu Kexin talked for a while, probably because no one responded to her words, she removed the rag in my mouth and asked me if I was scared.

After I nodded, Yu Kexin smiled and told me to praise her, saying that if I were to say anything that would make her happy, she would consider untying the rope for me again.

I half believed in Yu Kexin's promise and half believed her, so I immediately praised her.

However, after I spoke my good words in a basket, Yu Kexin did not have the slightest intention to untie the ropes for me.

Following the sounds coming from the cellar entrance, Yu Kexin immediately used a rag to gag me again.

It was the old lady who came into the cellar. She had brought a lot of cooked food with her.

I don't know how much time has passed, but the smell of cooked food makes me feel hungry.

The old granny told Yu Kexin to eat first before feeding me. She also told Yu Kexin that the Self-bunning Lady s who had rushed over had not left the town yet, so he had to be careful of me.

With Yu Kexin's agreement, the old granny left the cellar.

Once the old granny left, Yu Kexin immediately took off the rag that was in my mouth, while wolfing down the cooked food that the old granny brought, at the same time making me beg for her to give me something to eat.

Even though I already knew that Yu Kexin's words could not be trusted, I also did not dare to anger Yu Kexin, so I could only follow Yu Kexin's request and beg her.

When my mouth was dry from begging, Yu Kexin threw a piece of cooked food to my side.

I was tied up so that I couldn't move at all. Looking at the cooked food that I couldn't even eat right in front of me, I immediately had an idea on how to escape.

Aunt Tao has already taught me how to summon ghosts for my own use. As long as my hands can gain freedom, I can summon ghosts to help me by making hand signs and chanting incantations.

With the old woman coming in and out of the cellar, I knew it was night outside, a good time to summon ghosts.

I don't know if the Aunt Tao gave this ability to Yu Kexin, or if the old lady set up a formation to deal with ghosts, but no matter what, I have to try and think of a way to escape.

I said good words again and begged Yu Kexin to help me undo the ropes in my hands so that I could pick up the cooked food. I said that I felt that if I didn't eat something more, I would starve to death.

Yu Kexin didn't help me release my hands, she picked up the cooked food on the ground and fed it to me.

I deliberately ate very slowly, and not long after, Yu Kexin got impatient. She scolded me while untying my hands.

I quietly ate my cooked food and moved my numb hands, waiting for the moment Yu Kexin relaxed to come.

At first, Yu Kexin would light me up with her flashlight, but after a while, she fell asleep after eating her fill.

Although I was still far from being full, I immediately threw away the cooked food in my hands and started to summon ghosts. I paid attention to Yu Kexin's movements, hoping that she would sleep a little longer.

When I successfully summoned the ghosts into the cellar, Yu Kexin was still sound asleep.

I let the ghost possess Yu Kexin first, then help me loosen the ropes on my body.

I asked the ghost where the cellar was in the town, and the ghost shook his head blankly.

Under my questioning, the ghost told me through Yu Kexin's male voice that he just happened to pass through the town and just happened to pass by here, so I forcefully summoned him here.

Outside the cellar was a courtyard. When I had forcefully summoned him into the cellar, there was no one in the courtyard.

The reason why I kept asking was because the ghosts that I forcefully summoned didn't have their own thoughts. They only asked and answered questions, asking for whatever I wanted them to do, not telling them what I wanted them to do, and not doing anything unnecessary on my own.

While I was being untied, I summoned another ghost.

After confirming the location of the cellar, I told the ghost Self-bunning Lady s that they were all dressed in white and wearing black pants with braids on the back of their heads. I told the ghost old lady that they should quickly inform the Self-bunning Lady s in the town of my specific location as far as possible from the ghost lady.

I hope that Self-bunning Lady, who has yet to leave the town, does not change her clothes. Some of them can see the ghost.

After regaining my freedom, I tied Yu Kexin up with a rope and stuffed the rag into her mouth. Then I let the spirit that possessed her leave her body and follow me.