As soon as Lin Hai turned around, he saw a female ghost standing right behind him. Blood was oozing from her seven facial orifices, she had fangs bared, and her long tongue was sticking way out. She looked as terrifying as could be.
Lin Hai let out a startled yell and turned around to run, his little heart nearly leaping out of his throat.
“Hey, wait a minute, something’s not right.” After running a couple of steps, Lin Hai suddenly stopped.
Damn, I’m White Impermanence now, here to take souls. The ghosts should be the ones scared of me. Why the heck am I running?
When he turned back around, a smug grin was plastered on Lin Hai’s face.
“Hey, I know this is my first time, but I’m pretty tough. Are you scared or not?” Lin Hai had that punchable look on his face, acting all high and mighty.
The female ghost stared at this soul-taking messenger who had first run away in fright the moment she saw him, and then come back to show off. She was stunned for a long moment, then couldn’t help but laugh.
“First time for what? Are you some kind of clown?” The female ghost looked at him with a strange expression.
Whoa, how dare you call me a clown!
Lin Hai couldn’t let that slide.
“Halt! You insignificant female ghost! Not only do you not come crawling over to suck up to me, but you dare call me a clown? Have you got rust in your head?” Lin Hai shook the soul-locking chain in his hand, trying his best to look fierce.
“Pfft, idiot,” the female ghost muttered, then turned to float away.
Whoa, trying to leave? That’s totally ignoring me, your big brother here.
“You, stop right there!” Lin Hai shouted loudly, grabbing the soul-locking chain and preparing to step forward.
“Smack!” The female ghost suddenly turned her head and blew him a flying kiss.
“Oh, come on! What’s that supposed to mean? Trying to seduce me? With that ugly mug of yours? Man, oh man…” Lin Hai was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly saw a peach blossom drifting right in front of his face.
Lin Hai quickly jumped to the side.
“A blooming peach blossom doom!” Lin Hai was horrified.
“Smack! Smack! Smack…” The female ghost kept going, and one peach blossom after another flew toward Lin Hai at high speed.
“Dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge, dodge…” Lin Hai had become White Impermanence, and his speed was much faster than before, but even so, he was still scrambling to avoid them.
“Phew, finally dodged them all.” Lin Hai had just let out a sigh of relief when he realized a gust of eerie wind had reached him up close.
“Oh, crap!” Lin Hai was startled and swung the soul-locking chain in his hand wildly, trying to loop it over the female ghost’s head.
But the female ghost just floated lightly aside and avoided it easily.
Then, with her long, sharp nails that were dripping fresh blood with a plop, plop, plop, her ghostly claw suddenly shot toward Lin Hai’s neck.
Oh, crap, this is it!
Lin Hai cried out internally.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a flash of light burst from Lin Hai’s chest, blocking the ghostly claw just a few centimeters away from his neck.
The peachwood sword!
Lin Hai’s eyes lit up, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the light from the peachwood sword trembling under the pressure, Lin Hai suddenly understood.
You son of a bitch, Horse Face! You deliberately set me up for a fall! On my very first soul-taking job, you give me a malevolent ghost. If I didn’t have this protective treasure on me, I might have been done for.
“You’re a ghost too, so how can you wear an item that repels ghosts?” The female ghost across from him was also a bit confused.
“Because I’m handsome, got a problem with that?” Lin Hai was so pressed down he could barely move. He pulled out his phone with great effort and opened WeChat.
“Tch, trying to call for help?” The female ghost gave a disdainful look and pressed down even harder.
“Screw your help!” A large ladle suddenly appeared in Lin Hai’s hand. Using every ounce of his strength, he splashed it toward the female ghost.
“Here’s a face full of my bathwater!”
“Ah!” The large ladle appeared too suddenly. The female ghost tried to dodge, but it was too late.
“Swoosh!” The whole ladleful of water from the Jade Pool splashed right onto the female ghost’s face.
Buzz!
The peach blossom glow above the female ghost’s head instantly vanished, and she collapsed to the ground, transforming into a pretty, fresh-faced girl.
Afraid something else might go wrong, Lin Hai snapped the soul-locking chain around the girl’s neck with a clatter.
The girl immediately showed a pained expression.
“You’re Peach Peach, aren’t you?” Lin Hai saw that the girl looked exactly like Peach Peach lying on the ground and recognized her right away.
“Yes, I am.”
Hmm? Wait a minute, since she’s Peach Peach, why didn’t she pass out after being splashed with Jade Pool water and having her peach blossom doom broken?
“Hey, how come Hou Xianpin fainted, but you didn’t?” Lin Hai asked the question that was on his mind.
“I’m already dead, what’s there to faint from?” Peach Peach gave Lin Hai a look like he was an idiot.
“Uh…” Lin Hai rubbed his nose. That was kind of a dumb question to ask.
“How is Brother Hou? Is he okay?” Peach Peach suddenly spoke up.
“Not good at all. You’ve nearly ruined him,” Lin Hai said, rolling his eyes at her.
Peach Peach immediately looked anxious.
“Please, I’m begging you, don’t take Brother Hou away. He’s a good person. I was being controlled by someone else. I hurt Brother Hou without knowing it. I’m so sorry, Brother Hou.” Peach Peach suddenly lowered her head and started sobbing softly.
“Oh?” Lin Hai hadn’t expected that Peach Peach’s feelings for Hou Xianpin were real.
“Who controlled you?” Lin Hai asked quickly. Finding the person behind this was also key to saving Hou Xianpin.
“I don’t know who he is, but I know where he is,” Peach Peach said, looking up.
Lin Hai raised an eyebrow. “Take me there!”
“Why should I take you there?” Peach Peach gave a bitter laugh. She was already dead, so why bother with any of this?
Lin Hai was taken aback, then said angrily, “You still claim you didn’t deliberately hurt Hou Xianpin. I’m trying to save him now, and you won’t cooperate at all. Fine, then let him just die.”
“What!” Peach Peach was startled. “Brother Hou can still be saved?”
“As long as we find the person behind this quickly, there’s hope,” Lin Hai said earnestly.
“Well, what are we waiting for? I’ll take you there right now!” Peach Peach jumped up, suddenly even more eager than Lin Hai.
The two of them floated out of the rental apartment, one in front, one behind.
“Chief, see? I told you Lin Hai this jerk wasn’t reliable. It’s been this long, and he still hasn’t shown up.”
Peng Tao frowned and checked the time.
“Let’s wait a bit longer. Mr. Lin is an adept.”
“No way, I’m calling him.” Xu Tian pouted and dialed Lin Hai.
“The number you have dialed is out of service. Please redial later.”
“Ugh, that makes me so mad. Chief, listen!” Xu Tian held her phone to Peng Tao’s ear.
“Well…” Peng Tao’s frown deepened.
Lin Hai and Peach Peach were floating along when his WeChat suddenly buzzed.
Lin Hai saw it was a message from Horse Face, and his anger flared up again.
Dammit, you try to set me up, and you still have the nerve to message me?
He opened it and took a look.
Horse Face (Chu): You didn’t die? And you caught the malevolent ghost? Such good luck!
Screw your whole family! Lin Hai got even angrier.
This Horse Face definitely knew he was sending him after a malevolent ghost. And from the tone, he sounded pretty disappointed that Lin Hai wasn’t dead.
What the hell did I ever do to you, man?
Little Carefree Immortal: Lots of idiots want me dead, but they always end up disappointed. And after being disappointed, they usually become even bigger idiots.
Horse Face knew Lin Hai was cursing him out, but he couldn’t lose his temper, or he’d be admitting he tried to harm him.
Because of that, Horse Face nearly gave himself an ulcer holding it in.
Horse Face (Chu): Since that’s the case, turn in the job on time. You’ve got two minutes left.
Little Carefree Immortal: Turn in what job?
Horse Face (Chu): Duh, hand the soul over to the underworld. There’s not much time left. Hurry up!
Go hang yourself! Lin Hai just shoved his phone back in his pocket.
He needed Peach Peach to find the person behind this. There was no way he was handing her over to the underworld.
Horse Face (Chu): Time’s almost up. Why haven’t you turned it in yet!
Horse Face (Chu): Hand it in now, there’s no time left!
Horse Face (Chu): Dammit, where are you? If you’re not dead, say something!
Horse Face (Chu): Are you crazy! You catch a ghost soul, miss the deadline, and don’t turn it in. You’ll go to hell for that.
Horse Face (Chu): Damn you, if you want to die, go ahead, but don’t drag me into it! You jerk! Bastard!
…
The WeChat chat was filled with angry messages from Horse Face, but Lin Hai wasn’t even looking at them.
“We’re here.” Peach Peach suddenly stopped in front of a villa.
Lin Hai raised an eyebrow. “Let’s go in.”
