After the husband died due to special circumstances, he was reluctant to leave his wife, so he entrusted his wife with a dream and asked her to sign a contract with his ghost.
In this way, the husband's ghost can remain in the corpse and stay with his wife forever. The wife must carry her husband's corpse on her back no matter where she goes, so a group of corpse-carriers gradually formed.
The body-carrying people themselves are average in strength, mainly relying on the ghost of their husbands to fight against some evil things. In addition, the conditions for their formation are relatively harsh, so their number has always been very small, with only a dozen or so in their heyday.
Sun Hongxia was defeated by a fierce ghost once, and her husband's soul was devoured by the ghost. She also died in the hands of the ghost, so she entered the City of the Past for more than a month.
Now when I suddenly heard that I was sent by the Yin Yang Association to take her back, I was naturally very excited.
"Sister, do you know where the others are now?"
I took out the list and let Sun Hongxia look at it, hoping she could help me find more ghosts.
"I know this person, I will take you to find her!"
After browsing around, Sun Hongxia's eyes suddenly lit up, she pointed at a name called Shi Yingzi and said to me.
"Okay, let's go now!"
After saying that, Sun Hongxia took me into a narrow alley and stopped at the end of the alley.
A young woman in Taoist robes, with delicate features and a cold look on her face, sat there.
She was holding a writing brush in her hand, and there was a piece of rice paper spread on the ground. She was writing and drawing on it. When she saw us coming, she just looked up and then continued writing with her head down.
"Sister Xia, who is this person?"
Shi Yingzi asked Sun Hongxia while writing.
"Yingzi, this is Mr. Cheng. He was entrusted by the Yin and Yang Association to take us back!"
Sun Hongxia's tone was filled with excitement that could not be concealed.
"go back?"
Shi Yingzi snorted coldly and looked at me with eyes full of disdain.
"The ruthless Yin Yang Association, I'm too lazy to go back, tell this person to get lost!"
When I heard this, I immediately became angry. I worked so hard to get here and wanted to rescue them, but she told me to get out. What do you think of me?
"If you can't speak, you can keep your mouth shut!"
I walked up to Shi Yingzi and said coldly.
"you wanna die!"
Shi Yingzi pulled out a long sword with a swipe, his eyes full of anger.
I didn't give in, I took out the King of Martial Whip and confronted her.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was tense, Sun Hongxia quickly stepped forward and pulled us away.
"Okay, okay, everyone is our own people, don't do anything!"
Sun Hongxia first whispered a few words to Shi Yingzi, and then pulled me aside.
"Mr. Cheng, please don't get angry. Shi Yingzi has a grudge against the Yin and Yang Association, that's why she spoke to you like that!"
"If she has any grievances, she can't vent her anger on me as a scapegoat!"
I said unceremoniously.
"Yes, yes, I understand. In fact, she was not like this before. She was just hurt a lot, so..."
Then, Sun Hongxia whispered to me about Shi Yingzi’s past.
It turned out that Shi Yingzi was a Taoist priest who lived in the fire, and was also a member of the Yin Yang Association before. Because of her delicate and beautiful appearance, she was sought after by many members of the association.
"Among them, there was a ghost craftsman who pursued her the most fiercely, almost to the point of being all-pervasive, which made Yingzi feel bored."
Sun Hongxia said in defense of Shi Yingzi.
I quickly asked: "Is that person named Chen Jiu?"
Sun Hongxia was stunned, and then said: "Because I joined the association relatively late, I really don't know that person's name. I only know that he is a descendant of the ghost craftsman lineage, and it seems that his surname is Chen."
That's right, it must be Chen Jiuwuyi. Unexpectedly, this Chen Jiu also pursued a female Taoist priest. I quickly asked Sun Hongxia what happened next.
"It is said that the ghost craftsman had a very bad character, so Yingzi rejected him. It was just because they were both in the Yin Yang Association, so they never broke up with him."
"Not long ago, the association assigned the two of them to a group and asked them to deal with a river monster that appeared in a nearby village. According to the strength of the two of them, it was no problem to deal with the river monster. Unexpectedly, the ghost craftsman He actually colluded with the river demon in advance to trap Shi Yingzi."
"The ghost craftsman wanted to take the opportunity to force Yingzi to submit. Yingzi refused to obey and actually threw herself into the river. But when the ghost craftsman came back, he bit back and said that Shi Yingzi had colluded with the river demon and committed suicide after being exposed by him."
"And because the association had no evidence, it didn't do anything to the ghost craftsman. That's why Yingzi has always been resentful of the association!"
After listening to what Sun Hongxia said, I finally understood why Shi Yingzi had such a big reaction when she heard that I was entrusted by the Yin Yang Association.
It turned out that it was understandable that she had so much resentment towards the association.
"Mr. Cheng, it's better not to force her, otherwise it may be counterproductive."
Sun Hongxia was very sympathetic to Shi Yingzi's experience and persuaded me.
I don’t want to force her, but the association’s task requires me to bring all eight people back. If there is one less person, does it count as a failure?
After thinking for a while, I decided to give it a try.
I asked Sun Hongxia to step aside and walked to Shi Yingzi again.
"Boy, if you take another step, don't blame me for being rude!"
Shi Yingzi flicked her wrist, pointed the sword at me, and let out a buzzing sound.
"There is no grudge between you and me. I hope you can calm down and listen to my point of view."
I stood there and said calmly: "You have made great contributions to the Yin Yang Association before, and because of the injustice you suffered, I think you definitely don't want to enter reincarnation, or stay in this city of the past forever, right?"
Seeing that Shi Yingzi didn't respond, I continued: "Now that the Yin Yang Association has asked me to take you back, I just want to give you a chance to get rid of the ghost craftsman who framed you!"
Shi Yingzi was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Don't be ridiculous, that ghost craftsman has many connections in the association, how can I get rid of him even if I go back?"
"That was before, but the current Yin Yang Association has changed a lot."
I told her that the current person in charge of the Yin Yang Association is the fourth sister, and that the ghost craftsman Chen Jiu has been expelled from the association and is under surveillance. As long as she is willing to go back, the Yin Yang Association will definitely clear all her grievances.
"Is everything you said true?"
After listening to what I said, Shi Yingzi's expression finally showed a slight change, she raised her head and asked me.
"I don't need to lie to you, and to tell you the truth, we now suspect that Chen Jiu is cooperating with the wizards of southern Xinjiang, so we hope that after you return, you can investigate their conspiracy with us!"
