Chapter 136: Errand

It just so happened that a man from the wealthy Zhu family in town had died; this man had a bad reputation and was ugly, making him the perfect fit to be Wei Xiaodie's husband.

Her father then sold Wei Xiaodie to the Wei family, having her enter into a ghost marriage with Zhu Haisheng.

The only way to save Wei Xiaodie was to find a man born in a year, month, day, and hour of pure Yang, and burn his name and birth characters next to Wei Xiaodie's name; this would change her fate, though it would cost that person three years of their Yang lifespan.

As it happened, A-Bo was exactly a man born in a year, month, day, and hour of pure Yang, fitting Wei Xiaodie's requirements perfectly.

In reality, Wei Xiaodie had not been dead long before she attached herself to a wooden table; she sensed that A-Bo was the man who could save her, which was why she made A-Bo take a liking to the table.

However, A-Bo was quite dissolute; he checked his own birth date and found he fit the requirements exactly. Looking at Wei Xiaodie's note, he muttered, "The fortune teller said I'd live to be a hundred, so losing three years of life is a small matter. Seeing as you're so pitiful, I'll help you out."

A-Bo's words were transmitted directly to the Underworld. Hearing A-Bo, Wei Xiaodie was filled with joy and hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you, kind person. Write it quickly, I'm coming to find you now."

Wei Xiaodie was extremely urgent, because her wedding ceremony with Zhu Haisheng was almost complete; once the ceremony was finished, Zhu Haisheng would be able to find her.

Before long, Zhu Haisheng's laughter rang out. Wei Xiaodie, dressed in red, was panic-stricken. Seeing Zhu Haisheng, who looked like a giant pig's head, walking over, she asked in terror, "What do you want to do?"

Zhu Haisheng laughed loudly, "Hahaha, what else could I want? Naturally, it's to consummate the marriage with you, my bride!"

With that, he lunged at Wei Xiaodie, pinning her beneath him to kiss and embrace her.

Wei Xiaodie struggled desperately, but her ghost power was weak and it was to no avail. She could only anxiously hope that A-Bo would finish writing the paper with his name and birth characters soon so she could leave.

Fortunately, A-Bo wrote it just in time. He burned the paper with his name and birth characters on it, and Wei Xiaodie, who had been struggling desperately, vanished instantly.

Seeing the bride in his arms disappear, Zhu Haisheng was furious. He hadn't even kissed her lips, let alone seen anything, and now the bride was gone; he had nowhere to vent the fire of anger in his heart.

He shouted angrily, "Don't let me find out who you are, or I will definitely eat you!"

Unfortunately, the angry Zhu Haisheng could not threaten anyone; instead, he attracted the attention of a Yin Messenger.

Zhu Haisheng hurriedly hid, not daring to make a sound.

On the other side, having burned the birth-date paper, A-Bo felt something. He immediately packed up, put on his clothes, and went out.

Soon he arrived at the riverbank, drinking aimlessly. Looking at the pitch-black river water below, he asked in confusion, "How did I end up here?"

Little did he know, he had been influenced by Wei Xiaodie and had come to this place unconsciously.

Just as he was feeling bored, he saw a very beautiful, young girl sitting on a boat on the river.

He saw the girl smiling at him and waving.

A slightly tipsy A-Bo did not notice that the girl's face was deathly pale; he only felt that the girl was very beautiful, so he waved back.

But as he watched the girl's boat get closer, the wooden boat began to sink, and the girl sank along with it.

A-Bo was flustered and hurriedly shouted, "Help! The boat is sinking! Someone come and save her!"

But no matter how he shouted, no one responded. Seeing the girl sink completely into the water, he grew anxious and jumped into the water, clothes and all, to save her.

Wei Xiaodie naturally recognized that the one saving her was A-Bo, the man willing to lose three years of his lifespan for her.

She said in a sweet voice, "Thank you for saving me."

A-Bo said casually, "Running into me is your good luck. By the way, where is your home? I'll take you back. You're soaked all over; you'll catch a cold soon."

Wei Xiaodie hurriedly shook her head, "No, I came from very, very far away. Please, you must not contact my parents; they are very fierce."

A-Bo assumed Wei Xiaodie was an illegal immigrant and nodded knowingly, "I understand. Don't worry, I won't look for your family."

As he spoke, A-Bo brought Wei Xiaodie onto the bridge, but the sound of a walkie-talkie came from above.

A-Bo realized instantly that the cops had arrived. Seeing that Wei Xiaodie was an illegal immigrant, she surely had no identification; if she were discovered, she would be arrested immediately.

He hurriedly said, "Jump down quickly, hurry."

With that, he pushed Wei Xiaodie down without a word, then started talking to himself, telling Wei Xiaodie to climb back up.

The cop above watched A-Bo talking to himself below and felt it was very boring, saying casually, "What a lunatic."

The cop walked away after speaking. A-Bo thought the cop had left, so he pulled Wei Xiaodie up, only to run straight into that same cop.

A-Bo still wanted to provide cover for Wei Xiaodie, so he said, "Women are really troublesome. Hahaha, Officer, I didn't disturb you, did I?"

The cop frowned at A-Bo and said impatiently, "Shut up and come back to the police station with me."

A-Bo certainly wouldn't go to the police station; that would surely expose the fact that Wei Xiaodie was an illegal immigrant.

He said with dissatisfaction, "No way, Officer, why should I go to the police station? I haven't done anything wrong."

The cop sneered, "I see you acting suspiciously in the middle of the night; what's going on?"

A-Bo immediately whispered to Wei Xiaodie, "Wait a moment. I won't let the cops arrest you. I have a lot of influence here; I'll handle it right away."

With that, A-Bo had Wei Xiaodie stand to the side, then turned to the cop and said, "My wife just jumped into the river, and I went down to save her. You not only didn't help, but you want to arrest me? Are cops so high and mighty?"

The cop was naturally unmoved and immediately took out silver handcuffs.

Seeing that A-Bo couldn't handle it, Wei Xiaodie appeared behind A-Bo. The cop's eyes widened instantly, and he was at a loss for what to do.

Wei Xiaodie immediately pulled on her ears, stretching them very long, and made a face at the cop. The cop could no longer hold it together, turned around, and ran, shouting, "Mommy! Help! There's a ghost!"

Watching the fleeing cop, A-Bo thought he had scared the man away himself, so he said proudly to Wei Xiaodie, "People like that are bullies who fear the strong; scare them a little and they run. Truly useless."

Wei Xiaodie said admiringly, "Mm-hmm, you were so amazing just now. You saved me again."

A-Bo felt greatly satisfied; these words made him feel like he was floating on air.

He laughed and asked, "What are your plans now?"

Wei Xiaodie said timidly, "I'm here to look for someone."

"Is that so?" A-Bo thought for a moment and said, "Then go look for that person first. If you can't find them, you can come find me.

When the time comes, go to Tsim Sha Tsui and say you're looking for A-Bo, and you'll be able to find me."

With that, he wiped the water off Wei Xiaodie's face and then left.

A-Bo left on his own, little knowing that the person Wei Xiaodie was looking for was him.

A-Bo thought Wei Xiaodie had left, but in reality, Wei Xiaodie just hadn't let him see her, and instead followed A-Bo home.

Not long after they left, Zhang Wei arrived on the bridge. He sniffed and muttered, "That's right, there was a ghost here just now, but it feels like a soul that has only been separated from its body for a few days.

It looks like it left with someone. The Grand Uncle-Master is really something; he doesn't explain things clearly and just likes to make people guess."

As he spoke, he took out a paper crane, then grabbed into the void, extracting a wisp of Wei Xiaodie's aura and placing it inside the paper crane.

"Heaven and Earth are limitless, track for ten thousand miles, obey this command with haste!"

After Zhang Wei consecrated the paper crane, it immediately floated in mid-air and then flew forward.

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow and followed along quite happily.

On the other side, Sai Jinhua was performing a ritual with her master, Old Tang, at a luxury hotel, where a woman had died in one of the rooms.

This woman's vengeful spirit would not dissipate and kept pestering the hotel's guests, causing problems for the luxury hotel's business.

That was why the boss had invited Master Tang and Sai Jinhua to handle the matter.

Generally, when performing such rituals, they would first try to talk to the other party; if the other party insisted on not cooperating, they would then use force.

Here, Sai Jinhua had already set up the ritual altar, and Master Tang had confirmed the location, so they told the manager to leave and the two began the ritual.

Sai Jinhua's skills were originally learned from Master Tang, so Master Tang was also strengthening his magic power by inviting a deity.

Master Tang took out a Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Mirror to consecrate it, then took out five divine talismans and shouted: "Disciple Tang Jian, I set up this altar to invite the Venerable Deity!"

"Fragrance sinks deep to respond to Heaven and Earth, lighting pure incense to pierce the Heavenly Gate; the Golden Bird runs like a cloud arrow, the Jade Rabbit's radiance is like a wheel; the Southern Dipper and Northern Dipper shine across the sky, five-colored clouds stir in confusion; the Holy Palace opens in the Ziwei Palace, the Peach Blossom Jade Maiden invites the immortals; the fragrance travels a thousand miles to extend the invitation, flying clouds and galloping horses descend to arrive; I bow and invite the three benefactors of this altar, the various holy Vajra and all the honored ones; the Profound Heaven True Martial Great General, the Five Directions and Five Emperors appear like clouds; look to the Snow Mountain and the two Great Sages, Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha the lad; assist the spirit medium to speak, and point out the disciple's path with great clarity. Divine soldiers, obey this command with haste!"

Once the incantation was finished, a strand of Zhang Sheng's divine sense appeared in the void.

As soon as he saw the surrounding environment, he discovered the vengeful spirit in the room.

Without much thought, he directly released a strand of magic power and descended upon Tang Youquan's body.

The elderly Tang Jian suddenly felt a warm current appear within his body, and his aged frame gained vitality.

Tang Jian hurriedly bowed in thanks: "Many thanks, Grandmaster!"

Sai Jinhua's eyes flashed with brilliance; she immediately lit incense and candles, and began chanting to summon the spirit.

However, just as she finished the spell, the manager pushed the door open, giving Sai Jinhua a fright.

Sai Jinhua said with dissatisfaction: "Are you kidding me? Didn't I say not to come in?"

The manager said in a very difficult position: "It's not that, Master, your voice is so loud it's affecting the guests next door."

"This matter must be kept secret; if others find out, our hotel's business will suffer."

Outside, a woman shouted loudly: "Is she done yelling yet?"

When Sai Jinhua heard this voice, she felt it was very familiar; she immediately took off her Daoist robe and hat, saying: "Master, you hold them off for a moment."

Having said that, she walked outside, just as He Chunmei came out wearing only a bath towel.

Seeing this scene, Sai Jinhua immediately understood that He Chunmei was cheating; she said with great joy: "Oh, so you're here! You actually went behind my cousin's back to get a room with another man; I will definitely tell my cousin!"

He Chunmei was not flustered at all; she sneered: "I usually see you acting so pure, yet here you are getting a room with someone else and screaming so loudly."

Sai Jinhua said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, you shrew, I'm here on business."

He Chunmei said with disdain: "Everyone is here on business; do you get a room just to chat?"

Sai Jinhua couldn't take it and said directly to the manager who had rushed over: "Manager, you tell her, I'm here to catch a ghost."

The manager was so anxious he jumped; he hurriedly shouted: "No, I don't know, don't ask me."

He Chunmei didn't believe it at all; she laughed: "You're really funny, I see you getting pressed by a foreign devil, really funny."

At this moment, Tang Jian couldn't hold on anymore; he hurriedly retreated and shouted: "Jinhua, hurry up, I can't hold on much longer!"

Seeing the seventy or eighty-year-old Tang Jian, He Chunmei mocked: "Hahahaha, it's hilarious, you old witch, you even want someone this old."

Sai Jinhua also had grievances she couldn't voice; she could only curse twice and return to the room.

At this moment, Tang Jian's negotiation with the female ghost had broken down, and Sai Jinhua immediately grabbed a peach wood sword to go help.

However, both Sai Jinhua and Tang Jian underestimated the female ghost's strength; in just a few moves, both were knocked to the ground by the female ghost.

The female ghost sneered: "If you two keep pestering me, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Bang!"

At this moment, the room door was kicked open, and someone rushed into the room.

Zhang Wei complained: "What exactly does Grand-uncle-master want? I was about to find that female ghost, and now I have to come solve a lust ghost, seriously."

Everyone looked at the suddenly appearing Zhang Wei with confusion.

Seeing that Zhang Wei was very handsome, the female ghost immediately felt a stir of desire and began to pose seductively.

Zhang Wei blinked, swallowed his saliva, and muttered: "Good heavens, she's really well-endowed."

Sai Jinhua hurriedly shouted: "Who are you? Leave quickly, that's a female ghost."

Zhang Wei waved his hand: "I know, I came here for her."

The female ghost immediately gave a flirtatious wink: "Handsome, come here."

Zhang Wei acted as if he were possessed by a lecher and ran over happily; the female ghost immediately opened her arms.

"Ah!"

Zhang Wei, who had just lunged into the female ghost's arms, directly took out a Eight Trigrams Mirror and shone it; the female ghost immediately screamed, her expression full of pain.

"Stinky man, you tricked me!"

Zhang Wei said helplessly: "Stop struggling, it's useless; with your kind of quality, how could you seduce me?"

Having said that, he took out a piece of yellow cloth and directly captured the immobilized female ghost inside it.

Seeing Zhang Wei subdue the female ghost in an instant, Sai Jinhua was greatly astonished, a hint of admiration in her eyes.

She hurriedly asked: "Fellow Daoist, which sect are you from?"

Zhang Wei looked back but didn't say clearly; he only said: "In the future, when doing things like this, don't push yourself."

Having said that, he left quite dashingly; he still had one more thing to resolve.

Seeing the dashingly departing Zhang Wei, a ripple stirred in Sai Jinhua's heart.

(End of chapter)