The male supporting character was actually myself.

This time, we need to negotiate the terms with the Celestial Master. We can't keep going on like this. No amount of money can withstand repeated, superficial waste. Besides, who knows if he's deliberately keeping the evil spirits around so he can extract money from us?

With this thought in mind, Murong Liangchen quickly devised a plan and quickened his pace, finally catching up with the woman who was running down the stairs like a madwoman on the 25th floor.

"Did you see what that ghost looked like?" He rushed forward and shoved the other person against the stairwell wall, his voice low and menacing as he demanded, "Tell the truth!"

Sure enough, I was right!

Murong Jiangchen really did kill someone! Who did he kill?

The woman shuddered, her voice trembling as she shook her head vigorously, "No, no, I didn't see what that ghost looked like..."

The fleeting panic in her eyes led Murong Liangchen to misunderstand, and he became even more certain that this woman had seen the appearance of an evil spirit.

"You little bitch, you dare to lie to me?!" His face contorted with malice, and he grabbed the woman by the neck, snarling, "Who told you to be so unlucky? Now that you know my secret, you can just die!"

The fluffy ball of fur, who was licking its paws and watching the drama unfold, belatedly realized what was happening and immediately bristled, screaming, "Host, isn't this protagonist a serial killer? He even wants to kill the woman he's keeping!"

In the blink of an eye, Murong Liangchen used a thin veil to pry open the woman's neck with both hands, choking her until her eyes rolled back in her head.

Chapter Seventeen: Who Did He Kill?

Jiang Chen's perspective was centered on Murong Liangchen. After leaving the bedroom, he naturally couldn't see the little white cat raising its arms and pretending to be a ghost. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Not bad, not bad, it's going very well according to the original plan."

Start by gradually increasing the pressure on him from the outside.

Murong Liangchen, feeling guilty, should be allowed to frighten himself and become paranoid for a while. It's much better to keep him from having a good time than to let him eat and drink his fill and enjoy a life of leisure.

At the very least... judging from his condition just now, he'll be deflated for a while, hahaha~

"Damn it, you dare to kill someone with such a small amount of courage?" The fluffy dumpling was in the middle of her dramatic act when she saw the protagonist, Murong Liangchen, run away in a panic.

It had no choice but to put away its plastic arm and then use cleaning tools to wipe the glass clean and clear, making it impossible to see any trace of blood.

Then, after putting away the pre-placed camera, the little white cat hopped back onto the protagonist's head and meowed, "Host, did you see your adorable and cuddly little kitten's masterpiece? Aren't I amazing?"

Murong Liangchen felt like he was shaking off a chaff. As he retreated from the room and ran towards the elevator, he listened anxiously to the seemingly endless "beep beep" of his phone.

"Ghost! It's haunted!" A disheveled woman with her makeup ruined from crying jumped out and startled him again.

Murong Liangchen kicked him, "I fucking see you as a ghost!"

"I really saw it! A blood-covered human head was floating outside, slowly pressing against the glass and staring at me! I couldn't see what it looked like, it was just a black mass..."

She caught a glimpse of it briefly because it was backlit, and even now, recalling it sends chills down her spine.

The bloody handprints behind were even more impactful, leaving the woman somewhat dazed with fright. Seeing the other person's cold expression, as if they had done something wrong, she instantly realized—although she worked as a mistress, she had never committed murder or arson, so it was impossible for her to be haunted by such a terrifying ghost.

There's only one answer: Murong Jiangchen did something heinous, which is why evil spirits came knocking on his door!

After the initial panic subsided, the woman quickly regained her composure, determined not to provoke him. To be targeted by a ghost with a face and hands covered in blood, Murong Jiangchen was very likely…

She glanced at him cautiously and found that his attention was entirely on his phone and he didn't seem to notice her. She then stole another glance and saw that the elevator was still slowly climbing. The woman made up her mind, hastily wrapped her body in her gauze skirt, and ran towards the stairwell.

"Damn it, answer the phone already!" Murong Liangchen didn't have time to pay attention to the woman as he listened to the increasingly distant footsteps in the stairwell. Now that the evil spirit had attacked again, it was more important to find a way to save his own life.

As for her... if we can get rid of her with some money, we'll spend a little; if she can't control her mouth and talks nonsense everywhere, we'll have to consider flushing her down the drain too.

I don't know if she's telling the truth when she says she couldn't see his face clearly!

Thinking of this, Murong Liangchen suddenly became alert and immediately gave chase. What if she saw Murong Jiangchen's appearance but lied to her? Wouldn't that be...?

Feeling guilty about killing someone, his biggest fear now is that people will find out about the existence of "another version of himself".

Last time, the efficient Master Wang only managed to get things done by paying a large sum of hush money, and now there's another unlucky woman involved.

"Hey?"

The call finally connected, and Murong Liangchen, disregarding that they were still in the stairwell, lowered his voice and said, "Master Wang, that evil spirit is back! This time it's even fiercer, covered in blood, and came straight to our door. What should we do?"

Wang Baoyi was sitting upright in his luxurious villa's cultivation room when he heard the other person's trembling voice. He frowned and denied it, saying, "Absolutely impossible! I suppressed and banished that little evil spirit to the underworld long ago, never to be reincarnated. How could he possibly come back? You're just hallucinating because you're traumatized. I suggest you see a psychologist..."

"No! I wasn't the only one who saw it this time!" Murong Liangchen interrupted his slow, bureaucratic speech in a fit of anger, her voice trembling as she said, "My friend saw it too, she saw it first! A head was floating outside the window on the 38th floor, and it was slowly getting closer to look inside!"

She was so scared she kept screaming that there was a ghost, and that's when I saw it—I saw a severed arm banging on the window…

With just a simple description, the scenes of dismemberment flashed before his eyes. Murong Liangchen swallowed hard and said urgently, "Master, come to Dujiang quickly! Money is no problem as long as we can get rid of this guy!"

Wang Baoyi immediately perked up when he heard the word "money".

Murong Jiangchen recently married the only daughter of the richest family, which is incredibly wealthy! He had seen Murong Jiangchen's face and knew he was destined for a life of riches and honor. Plus, Murong Jiangchen had been very generous last time, so he felt it wouldn't be a waste to go there again.

What's more, there were other people who also saw the vengeful ghost, something they had never encountered before in their professional careers.

Based on past experience, the evil spirit that looks exactly like Murong Jiangchen must have been killed by him to be haunting him. However, this is a personal grudge and as long as the evil spirit is not provoked, it will not implicate others.

I clearly suppressed and banished the evil spirit, and I used the highest level sealing spell so that it should not have escaped. How could it have reappeared?

Has the situation changed in the underworld?

Or perhaps Murong Jiangchen committed other acts of murder?

Many thoughts flashed through Wang Baoyi's mind in an instant, and he readily agreed, "Okay, I'll report to the valley now and prepare to set off. I'll arrive in Dujiang City no later than tonight. I'll send you the transportation information, as usual, and you can send someone to pick me up at the airport or station."

After hanging up the phone, Murong Liangchen finally felt a little relieved.

Master Wang is quite powerful. Last time, when Murong Jiangchen turned into a fierce demon, he almost strangled himself to death. Master Wang struck him on the ground with his sword, and he couldn't get up. The whole thing took less than five minutes before he was banished and never appeared again.

Unfortunately, the effect didn't last long, otherwise why would they have come back?

They're even fiercer than before!

This time, we need to negotiate the terms with the Celestial Master. We can't keep going on like this. No amount of money can withstand repeated, superficial waste. Besides, who knows if he's deliberately keeping the evil spirits around so he can extract money from us?

With this thought in mind, Murong Liangchen quickly devised a plan and quickened his pace, finally catching up with the woman who was running down the stairs like a madwoman on the 25th floor.

"Did you see what that ghost looked like?" He rushed forward and shoved the other person against the stairwell wall, his voice low and menacing as he demanded, "Tell the truth!"

Sure enough, I was right!

Murong Jiangchen really did kill someone! Who did he kill?

The woman shuddered, her voice trembling as she shook her head vigorously, "No, no, I didn't see what that ghost looked like..."

The fleeting panic in her eyes led Murong Liangchen to misunderstand, and he became even more certain that this woman had seen the appearance of an evil spirit.

"You little bitch, you dare to lie to me?!" His face contorted with malice, and he grabbed the woman by the neck, snarling, "Who told you to be so unlucky? Now that you know my secret, you can just die!"

The fluffy ball of fur, who was licking its paws and watching the drama unfold, belatedly realized what was happening and immediately bristled, screaming, "Host, isn't this protagonist a serial killer? He even wants to kill the woman he's keeping!"

In the blink of an eye, Murong Liangchen used a thin veil to pry open the woman's neck with both hands, choking her until her eyes rolled back in her head.

Chapter Eighteen: The Protagonist's Halo is Terrifying

The woman struggled desperately, but she was petite and weak. In addition, she was exhausted from running up so many stairs in shock and fright, so she was no longer able to resist.

However, just as her vision became blurry due to lack of oxygen, she suddenly witnessed a horrifying scene—a dark, shadowy crowbar appeared out of nowhere behind Murong Liangchen!

The next second, the crowbar was raised high and then brought down hard.

"Thump!" Murong Liangchen, who was furious and determined to kill someone, was hit on the back of the head, his eyes rolled back, and he was knocked unconscious to the ground.

The woman clutched her neck and gasped for breath. When she looked up to see the crowbar that had appeared out of nowhere, she found the stairwell empty!

Could it be... that ghost is helping me?

The terrified woman quickly clasped her hands together in prayer and ran downstairs.

The little white cat, paws on its hips, chuckled smugly, "Host, you saw that, meow? I, Little White, saved a life—it's a great act of merit! Hehehe~ I hope that girl is smart enough to run to the police quickly; this is attempted murder..."

"Ah!" Before it could finish speaking, a woman's brief exclamation suddenly came from downstairs, followed by a muffled thud and then silence.

Jiang Chen, who had witnessed this scene, frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

Sure enough, the little white cat curiously hopped over to check and saw the woman lying sprawled on her back at the bottom of the stairs, her neck broken and lifeless!

"Dead?! Dead?!" The fluffy ball's eyes widened. It went forward to check her breathing and, confirming she was dead, immediately became dejected. "Waaah~ I thought I could save her! The protagonist's halo is so unreasonable! Whoever it wants to die, they have to die! I'm so angry!"

It was meowing when a soul-collecting ghost floated down the dimly lit staircase.

The underworld official gently hooked the woman's soul out of the corpse. She clearly didn't want to die and cried and tried to throw herself onto her own body.

"Young lady, your lifespan has come to an end, why cling to this empty shell?" The soul-collecting underworld official said kindly, "Come with me, the human world is no longer a place for you to live."

The woman covered her face and cried bitterly, "No! I won't leave! I was killed by Murong Jiangchen, and even if I leave, I'll drag him down with me!"

The ghostly messenger flipped through the booklet in his hand and pointed it out to her. "Girl, your cause of death was a fall down the stairs in a hurry. It has nothing to do with anyone else. It can only be said that it was your destiny. Don't be so attached to it. Becoming a vengeful ghost will not only prevent you from taking revenge, but will also ruin your entire life. It's not worth it!"

"How can it not be related to him? He killed someone and was being haunted by a vengeful ghost, and I happened to witness it. He knew he was exposed and tried to kill me to silence me. Look at how he strangled my neck..." The woman bent down to try to find evidence of the attempted murder, but her neck was broken and twisted at an unbelievable angle, so it was impossible to tell that she had been strangled.

The soul-collecting underworld official continued slowly and deliberately, "If he didn't push you down the stairs and kill you, it doesn't count as murder. The truth will be revealed in the underworld. Let's go, there's nothing to linger about."

The woman's soul cried and sobbed for a while before finally being taken away. The little white cat squatted dejectedly in front of the corpse, its face drooping, feeling very angry.

Under the protagonist's halo, Murong Liangchen quickly woke up and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the woman who had fallen to her death in the stairwell. He then weighed the pros and cons and called his lawyer, asking him to come over and handle the matter.

If a rich man's mistress dies unexpectedly, and it doesn't involve murder, it can be settled with a few dollars at most. Even if a naive girl tries her best to expose him, it's useless.

The security cameras in the stairwell broke down at just the right moment;

The victim's family, who favored sons over daughters, only wanted compensation and didn't care how the person died.

With the protagonist's halo acting up and his wealth providing double support, the mistress's death was resolved and handled properly on the same day.

Duan Tang and the others haven't been able to make their appearance yet. Without the blessing of talismans, Jiang Chen and the little white cat can't contact each other and can only watch and wait for news from Captain Xiao Gui in the VIP room.

At 8:15 p.m. that evening, Wang Baoyi led four young disciples who had just joined Tingfeng Valley to Dujiang City Station.

"It's said that our Fourth Grandmaster of Listening Wind Valley is the most powerful Celestial Master, who once set a record of defeating an evil spirit in thirty seconds! We're so lucky to be able to go out and train with our Fourth Grandmaster right after joining the sect!"

"Yes, yes, before I set off, my master told me to listen to my fourth grandmaster, because even a few words of guidance would save me from many detours."

"Shh! Keep your voice down. Can't you see that Fourth Grand Uncle is meditating and resting? Don't talk..."

…………

Murong Liangchen had his driver bring the most luxurious business car to pick him up personally. After getting in the car, he sat next to Wang Tianshi without saying a word.

He was really worried that the woman who had fallen to her death would also turn into a vengeful ghost and come back to haunt him, so he pondered how to keep Master Wang by his side for a while to ensure that nothing went wrong.

With such a bright and promising future ahead, we can't let a few devils ruin our enjoyment.

After learning that ghosts really exist, he did worry about what would happen after his death. But Master Wang patted his chest and guaranteed that as long as he spent a little money to hold a Dharma assembly to save all living beings, and helped those lonely ghosts ascend to the Pure Land as soon as possible, and bought more paper money and ingots to burn and give to poor ghosts, then the good and evil deeds would be settled and the evil deeds he had done would be offset.

Since the merits and demerits can be offset, it's just a matter of a few lives.