The Demonic Taoist Priest Emerges from the Mountain

"What exactly do you want?"

The female ghost's brother tried hard to close the door, but he was too thin and weak, and Ning Jinrou was holding the door open, so he couldn't close it at all.

After learning that his family needed to gain the forgiveness of the female ghost's family if they wanted to live, Liang Dong, who was standing to the side, became particularly proactive.

He bent over and said to the female ghost's brother, "Please, forgive me. I was wrong before. Just forgive me, and I'll do anything you ask."

Liang Dong was almost in tears.

But the female ghost's brother remained unmoved.

He stared at Liang Dong with a cold expression, without saying a word.

Just when the situation was extremely awkward, I spoke up.

"Young man, do you know that humans and ghosts are different? Your sister is already dead. If you stay with her for too long, you will also die."

"Besides, your sister has already taken lives. If you don't want her soul to be scattered and destroyed, you'd better not let her continue to harm people."

My voice isn't loud.

But it made the female ghost's brother tremble all over.

He looked up at me, a boy of no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, his eyes filled with resentment and stubbornness.

"You don't understand, you don't understand at all!"

He gritted his teeth and roared as if venting his emotions.

I smiled.

"If you don't tell us, of course we won't understand. Now, I've brought him here to ask for your understanding, to give you and your sister a chance to commit fewer sins. But if you insist, I can also find another way to make your sister's soul disappear completely."

"So, you can choose the path. Either let us in, and I'll let your sister leave safely."

"Or, close the door, and tonight I'll make sure your sister's soul is utterly destroyed!"

My words were very powerful.

After hearing this, the female ghost's brother looked up at me.

After a long while, he stepped aside, moving half his body aside.

Ning Jinrou, who was standing to the side, immediately exerted force and pushed open the gap that was originally only the size of a palm.

The moment the door opened, a cold draft blew out of the room.

I was so cold I was shivering.

This little hotel is very run-down.

Many of the furniture pieces inside had chipped paint.

The room had a pungent smell of disinfectant.

There was also a faint, almost imperceptible musty smell.

In 1998, there were many such small hotels, and a night's stay cost only a few yuan, which was considered cheap.

It's broad daylight now.

The curtains were drawn tightly in the room, and not a single ray of light shone in.

On the bed, a ceramic urn was placed steadily in the very center.

They noticed my gaze falling on the urn.

The female ghost's brother quickly stepped forward, hugged the urn to his chest, and his eyes still held a wary look.

I scoffed.

If I really wanted to do something to this female ghost, all I had to do was draw back the curtains.

However, I did not do that.

I pulled over an ordinary wooden stool and sat down.

"When did you find out your sister had become a ghost?"

I asked.

The little boy looked at me, then tightened his grip on the urn in his arms.

Why should I tell you?

He spoke stubbornly.

"You don't have to say anything; good advice is useless to a damned devil."

I made a move to get up and leave.

Perhaps they were intimidated by my imposing presence.

The boy spoke as I took my first step.

"Seven days after my sister's death!"

Upon hearing this, I stopped in my tracks.

The seventh day after death...

That day, Madam Chen hanged herself at the entrance of the karaoke bar.

The seventh day after someone's death is a very interesting day.

For the deceased, this day allows them to return to their loved ones and see them one last time.

Furthermore, if the deceased still harbors resentment, it will completely deteriorate on the seventh day after death and transform into an evil spirit.

Once an evil spirit becomes tainted by human life, it will turn into a demon.

Right now, the dead girl has clearly turned into an evil spirit.

"So you instructed your sister to harm Boss Liang's family?"

I squinted at the little boy.

The death of Madam Chen must have nothing to do with this little boy.

I can confirm that.

However, what happened in Liang Dong's family was quite different.

The bloodstains on the eyes of the door gods hanging at Liang Dong's door were clearly man-made.

The only person I can think of who could do that is this boy in front of me.

The boy looked up at me; he didn't seem like an ordinary child.

He was exceptionally calm and composed, displaying a maturity unlike that of ordinary children.

After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"That's right, because he had people beat me up and sent me to the police station, so I asked my sister to help me get revenge."

The boy was trembling, but he felt no remorse.

I felt a chill run down my spine.

It wasn't because the boy was malicious, but because I sensed from his words that he was lying.

"You're lying!"

I immediately exposed the little boy's lie.

Upon hearing this, the little boy trembled even more violently.

I took a step forward, staring intently at the little boy, and said, word by word, "If you're not going to tell the truth, your sister is beyond saving."

My words completely shattered the little boy's psychological defenses.

His expression began to subtly change.

The muscles in his face were twitching slightly.

Finally, he looked up at me.

"My sister is going to kill everyone who has ever bullied me, first him, then my stepmother!"

I was stunned when I heard that.

The word "stepmother" made me feel uneasy.

I sat back down in my seat and waited quietly for the little boy to calm down.

After the little boy had completely calmed down.

He sat on the bed, holding the urn containing the ashes.

Those words seemed to have completely released the bitterness in his heart.

He poured out all the grievances he had been holding in.

The little boy's name is Qi Yun, and his sister's name is Qi Fang. The two siblings have been together since they were little.

Although the family's life was difficult, they managed to get by.

However, a sudden change completely altered their family's fate.

Three years ago, their mother fell seriously ill, draining the family's finances, and they were unable to save her.

Later, their father married a widow who had a child with her, and the child was adopted into their family.

After this widow entered the family, Qi Yun and Qi Fang's lives changed.

Their father went out to farm during the day, so the widow would do everything she could to torment Qi Yun and Qi Fang, squeezing all the grain she could from them into giving to her own son.

From a young age, Qi Yun suffered from malnutrition, while the widow's son was fair-skinned and chubby.

Later, the widow's son was ready to go to school, but the family didn't have enough money to support three children's education.

I don't know how the widow whispered in the ear of Qi Yun and Qi Fang's biological father.

Their own father actually made Qi Fang, who had excellent grades, drop out of school and go to the city to work to help support the family.

The sensible Qi Fang agreed to come to Qingshan City alone so that her younger brother Qi Yun could have money to study and eat.