"Hahahahaha..."
Humanoid shadows shuttled through the mountains and forests, accompanied by hoarse and unpleasant laughter.
When the animals that originally lived in the mountains and forests heard that laughter, it was like hearing the roar of the most terrifying monster, and they all fled away from the sound.
Whether it is the birds in the forest or the animals on the ground.
Even the tiger, known as the king of beasts, could only sway its tail and quickly leave the place where the figure was.
Click, click, click.
The figure had become morbidly rickety, and sharp bone blades grew out of the fingers that were worn down to only bones.
No matter what kind of mountain beast it is, it will be torn into pieces by the pair of bone claws, and then swallowed bit by bit by the figure.
Now it was running with legs of different lengths, tilting its head while eating a bloody spine in its hand.
Judging from the size of the bones, they should be those of a tiger or a bear.
Click, click, click.
Just like a snack after a meal, his sharp black fangs can chew off pieces of debris from the bones, and then swallow them hard.
"It's almost...time to go find that stupid fish."
The rickety back of the humanoid shadow straightened up hard, making a clicking sound. It was the sound of bones that had been completely stiffened rubbing against each other.
He licked the last bit of flesh and blood from his spine vigorously, then threw the bones into the grass, and sniffed vigorously in one direction.
"I wonder where that stupid fish went?"
The figure has been hiding in the mountains and forests these days. Only after he has completely controlled this body can he do other things.
"Hahahahaha..."
…
Xia Zhichan was meditating, slowly breathing in her breath.
Dong dong dong——
He opened his eyes, but instead of looking at the door, he turned to look at the oil lamp next to the corner of the table.
The orange flame swayed gently, and the oil lamp had been burning for most of the night, with almost only a small circle of light left.
But as the knock on the door rang, the flame of the oil lamp flickered for a few times, and then suddenly turned green.
The green flames gave off a creepy feeling.
Because the doors and windows were closed, there was no wind in the room, but the green flame kept swaying from side to side, and the flame flickered on and off.
Xia Zhichan knew that the lights changed color because there was a ghost nearby.
He exhaled slowly, then stretched out his hand to scratch his cheek, with a somewhat depressed feeling on his face.
"There is really a ghost..."
Xia Zhichan muttered. He is a spiritual officer who specializes in subduing demons, and now there are actually ghosts coming to his door. Isn't this a self-inflicted trap?
Dong dong dong——
Maybe the ghost outside the door didn't know that Xia Zhichan had woken up, so he gently knocked on the door a few more times, hoping to wake up the people in the house.
"Who is it? If you have anything, come in and talk..."
As he said this, Xia Zhichan still increased his vigilance and secretly activated the Dao Jue. After all, the opponent was neither a human nor a ghost, so he had to be just in case.
With a creak, the house was pushed open.
Swish——
Following the open door, gusts of cold wind rushed in, and white frost condensed on the edge of the window sill.
The oil lamp on the corner of the table saw the cold wind. Not only was it not blown out, it actually became a little bigger, and the green light filled the whole room.
Of course Xia Zhichan was no longer afraid. He had seen scenes even scarier than this, but he didn't understand the other party's purpose. It was rare for such ghosts to come directly to his door.
And this ghost is unusual. The cold wind on his body can cause white frost to condense on surrounding objects without entering the door.
Looking up, standing at the door was a man in white with loose hair.
His face was haggard and pale as paper, his eye sockets were deeply sunken into two black eye bags, his limbs were withered and short, and the white clothes seemed to be hanging on him.
"Xia...zhi...chan..."
Someone is coming, no, it should be said that it is a ghost.
The ghost read the name word by word in an extremely hoarse and unpleasant voice.
The name that he once held a deep grudge against now only made him feel ashamed.
Xia Zhichan was indeed a little surprised when his name was called. He frowned and carefully looked up and down at the ghost in front of him who must have died in vain.
Well, he seemed to have seen this white dress embroidered with plum blossoms somewhere.
"Uh, are you... Taoist Chimei?"
The ghost in front of him had almost nothing to do with the neat and handsome Chimei Taoist he had seen before. Only the clothes he was wearing were exactly the same.
Xia Zhichan also knew a thing or two about Chimei's character. He would never lend his clothes to anyone else, let alone a ghost who died in vain.
So there is only one possibility, the ghost in front of him is Akame himself.
Although Xia Zhichan hadn't seen Taoist Chimei for several days, she never expected that he would appear in front of her in the form of a ghost.
"Yes, I am Akame."
The ghost nodded vigorously. Although he pushed open Xia Zhichan's door, he still stood outside the door with no intention of coming in.
In other words, he couldn't get in at all.
Xia Zhichan's exorcism golden crown is placed on the table next to the bookcase. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is just a strange-shaped crown, but in the eyes of Chimei, who has turned into a ghost, it is just a piece of jewelry. A deadly magic weapon that releases dazzling light.
"Were you killed by someone? Were you a very powerful monster..."
Chimei's sudden death may have something to do with what happened here in Jiangcheng. It was probably the work of the mastermind who did everything and stole the souls of countless people in Jiangcheng.
Xia Zhichan asked as she walked down from the bed, picked up her golden crown and threw it into the sleeves of her black and white robe.
Knowing that the person coming was Chimei, he didn't worry at all.
To put it bluntly, a living Chimei might not be able to defeat the current Xia Zhichan, let alone a dead Chimei who turned into a ghost.
Without the deterrence of the golden crown, Chimei dared to float in from outside the door.
"I...can't say that I was killed by others because I went crazy myself, and finally ended up with the disastrous end I have now."
Although Taoist Chimei floated in, he couldn't touch most of the things in the house. He just had a vague figure standing in the house.
"I originally planned to go into the palace to find Senior Sister or Zen Master Fu Kong..."
Chimei sighed. The cold wind in the house was no different from the dead of winter, and the water in the teapot was covered with a thin layer of ice.
Why did he come to Xia Zhichan?
It's not because he can't enter Lewang Mansion now and can only linger outside the door. The periphery of Prince Le's Mansion was shrouded in a golden halo, and the dead Chimei was completely blocked from the outside.
So he could only find Xia Zhichan who lived in the bamboo forest courtyard of Jiangcheng Station.
"You can't enter the palace... so you came to me?"
Others can't see the layout of the palace. Xia Zhichan could see it the first time he went there, but that barrier can only isolate evil spirits and evil spirits, and is harmless to ordinary people.
"yes."
Chimei looked at the person in front of her whom she had once gritted her teeth to hate, and it could be said that all kinds of feelings welled up in her heart, but instead of the previous resentment, she felt more guilt and regret.
"Then do you want me to avenge you, or do you have other plans..."
It was the first time that Xia Zhichan saw such a humble Taoist Chimei. Before, whenever this person saw her, he always looked arrogant and wanted to look at people with his nostrils.
"I was so obsessed that I overdrawn all my energy and blood essence, and ended up with a tragic death. I admit it!"
Chimei's figure was almost transparent, but he shook his head and said that he had absolutely no intention of revenge. After all, the end he ended up in was his own choice and he could not blame others.
But there were some things that he felt he needed to explain clearly to Xia Zhichan, at least so that the other party would be on guard.
"But... I don't know how to tell you clearly. There was another me at that time, and the other me tricked me and said..."
Chimei tried hard to explain to Xia Zhichan everything that happened to him at that time, but in fact he was already a little confused about the scene at that time, and he could not remember many things clearly.
"I understood……"
Xia Zhichan nodded and interrupted what Chimei wanted to say, although what the latter said was confusing and repetitive, making people confused for a while.
"You know, you can't strangle yourself."
Uh--Chimei was stunned. He didn't understand why Xia Zhichan suddenly said such a meaningless sentence.
"No matter how much a person squeezes his own potential and energy, he will eventually leave himself a way to survive. It is impossible to squeeze himself to death."
For a person, survival is instinct, and the choices made by the body are often the most sincere.
"But I..."
"There is an evil method in the spiritual path that can burn one's life span and blood essence, but that is just a legend and was lost hundreds of years ago."
Xia Zhichan gently rubbed his chin with his fingers. He carefully recalled what Chimei said just now and found a strange point in the middle.
"You just said 'ghost-obsessed'..."
Chimei didn't understand what Xia Zhichan meant, but she did say it, so she could only nod.
"Haha, this is so interesting."
Xia Zhichan laughed a few times, then reached out and rummaged through his pile of case files. After searching for a long time, he finally pulled out a volume from it.
"Xu Zhiwen, the day he killed his adoptive father, he also said that he was possessed by a ghost. He said that he heard another version of himself speaking to him."
Snapped!
The case file was thrown on the ground, and as the autumn wind unfolded it, the black handwriting on it appeared in front of Chimei.
"He...is the same as me?"
Xia Zhichan grinned and stepped on the word "ghost" in the four words "ghost obsessed with the heart" in the file.
"I caught you this time!"
…
One morning.
"Finally found it. It turns out someone was trapped here."
The black figure stood by the river, looking at the surging river water and the huge fish-shaped figure looming in the water in the distance.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"
The man laughed and jumped down.
