Chapter 139: If You Can't Beat Them, Call for Backup

For Zhang Wei, a mere newly-dead Grudge Ghost was truly a piece of cake.

However, Sai Jinhua seemed to recall something and immediately said, "Wait, that bitch said before that she was pregnant!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei instantly furrowed his brows; this was a woman who had died full of resentment while pregnant. When the time came, not only would A-Mei turn into a Grudge Ghost, but even the unformed child would turn into a Fierce Ghost.

What was even more fatal was that this infant's consciousness was not yet formed; once it turned into a ghost, it would be even more ferocious than an ordinary Vicious Ghost.

Zhang Wei said with some solemnity, "I might have to deal with two ghosts at that time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep you all safe. In a moment, I'll give you a few talismans; when the time comes, you'll have to protect yourselves."

Sai Jinhua immediately said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, my master and I will be there too."

Tang Jian said with some helplessness, "It's a disaster; I'm afraid I really won't be able to survive this year's Dao Tribulation."

Seeing that even Zhang Wei found it tricky, Wei Xiaodie felt very worried in her heart, so she took advantage of the time when Sai Jinhua and the others were preparing and quietly left.

Wei Xiaodie arrived at a place in the Yinquan filled with stones and shouted, "I've returned."

Hearing Wei Xiaodie's words, Zhu Haisheng immediately appeared from the void and cursed, "You bitch, you still know how to come back? Hmph! Your Yang energy is so heavy!

You actually went to mess around with other men in the world of the living; I'm going to eat that man!"

Wei Xiaodie immediately said, "My fate has already been changed, and I can go to be reincarnated and be a person again, but I can make a deal with you."

Zhu Haisheng sneered upon hearing this, "Hehehe, is it because that dog of a man of yours in the world of the living has encountered danger?"

Wei Xiaodie did not dodge either; she admitted it directly, "As long as you can save A Bo, I won't go to be reincarnated and will stay with you forever."

Zhu Haisheng looked at the fresh and lovely Wei Xiaodie and laughed triumphantly, "Fine, then I will help you with this one."

"Alright, this is no place to linger; I will go to help when the time comes."

After Zhu Haisheng finished speaking, he left immediately.

Before Wei Xiaodie had left, a figure appeared. This person was wearing a runner's uniform and held a Ghost-Beating Staff and Soul-Binding Chain in his hands.

He took a careful look at Wei Xiaodie and said coldly, "Did you see a Fierce Ghost just now?"

Wei Xiaodie immediately understood that this was a law enforcer of the Yinquan. After the orthodox Yinquan government disappeared, a large area of the Yinquan became wasteland, and many ghosts hid in these places to avoid the pursuit of the Yinquan runners.

She knew that the Vicious Ghost the Yinquan runner spoke of was Zhu Haisheng, but she still needed Zhu Haisheng to save A Bo, so she immediately shook her head and said, "I didn't see clearly; he was too scary for a ghost."

The Yinquan runner looked at Wei Xiaodie and gave a light snort, "You had best not linger in a place like this; go to the Ghost Gate Pass to register early, lest you miss the hour of reincarnation."

Having said that, the Yinquan runner vanished instantly.

Wei Xiaodie breathed a sigh of relief; she immediately returned to the world of the living to see A Bo and make a final farewell.

A Bo was worried about being killed by A-Mei, so he hoped Wei Xiaodie would be reincarnated soon.

And A Bo did not yet know that Wei Xiaodie had already made a deal with her Vicious Ghost husband. Fearing she would never see A Bo again, she instructed A Bo to be sure to live a good life in the future and find a proper job.

A pair of infatuated man and resentful woman immediately began to exercise in the room.

Soon, the time arrived at the night before A-Mei's seventh-day memorial.

Their group arrived early at the dance hall that A-Mei frequented to wait.

The people at the dance hall had also received Zhang Wei's notice and had already left work early and run off.

Sai Jinhua immediately began to set up the ritual altar. As for Tang Jian, because the dance hall's disco music was too loud, his mental state was very poor at the moment.

Tang Jian eased his mind, came before Sai Jinhua, and said, "Jinhua, the time has arrived; now you sing to lure that A-Mei here."

Sai Jinhua said with some fear, "No way, Master, you still want me to lure her out?"

Tang Jian said as a matter of course, "Of course; do you expect me to sing? Hurry up and go."

Sai Jinhua was helpless and had no choice but to walk onto the stage and come before the microphone. She looked around, then cleared her throat and began to sing: The bright moon in the sky is also unwilling to look, the bright moon in the sky is also unwilling to look.

The bright moon casts its light, the gloomy wind blows through the willow alley; it is the female ghost seeking her lover. Her gaze, her gaze is like, is like stars shining.

Seeing, seeing, seeing, seeing, my heart is in a panic.

As Sai Jinhua sang, the voice of He Chunmei appeared in the dance hall.

Zhang Wei hurriedly said, "Don't stop, keep singing, lure her out!"

Sai Jinhua did not dare to stop and continued to hold the microphone, singing there.

A Bo held an Evil-Warding Talisman and walked forward, but Zhang Wei immediately stopped him and said, "Don't move around; just stay here and protect yourself well, don't add to my trouble."

The big simpleton hurriedly stepped forward and pulled A Bo to retreat.

As the song was about to finish, the atmosphere inside the dance hall suddenly became much colder.

Zhang Wei immediately said, "She's here, be careful!"

He immediately took out his compass and Eight Trigrams mirror to locate He Chunmei's position.

Zhang Wei stared carefully at the compass needle; he saw the needle, which had just been spinning at high speed, pointing toward the back.

He hurriedly turned his head to look, and there was He Chunmei, wearing a red dress, standing behind A Bo.

Zhang Wei immediately raised the Eight Trigrams mirror in his hand and shouted, "All evils retreat! By my command!"

A golden light shot out, grazing A Bo's hair, and struck He Chunmei directly.

"Ah!"

He Chunmei did not know what the golden light was and did not have time to dodge. Struck in the chest by the golden light, she immediately let out a painful cry, the entire ghost flew backward, and white smoke rose from the wound.

"Ah!"

Following He Chunmei's scream, a ghost wail sounded once more in the dance hall.

Zhang Wei secretly thought, "Not good," and hurriedly said, "It's an Infant Ghost, everyone be careful, gather together!"

Sai Jinhua hurriedly took A Bo and the big simpleton to retreat to Tang Jian's side.

Tang Jian immediately invoked the gods and activated the Seven-Star Lamp Array to protect his body.

But He Chunmei, who had been wounded by Zhang Wei, appeared again; she immediately let out a loud shout, calling for the Infant Ghost.

The Infant Ghost responded with a cry, then moved rapidly within the dance hall, quickly approaching Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei could only pin his hopes on Tang Jian's array being able to block He Chunmei; he had to deal with this Infant Ghost first.

The Infant Ghost's speed was truly too fast, and it looked as if its body was not yet formed; it was like a mass of black mist, moving rapidly in the shadows.

"Hehehe."

That infant specter let out a happy laugh, seemingly thinking of Zhang Wei as some sort of plaything.

Zhang Wei had already put away the Eight Trigrams Mirror and compass, and having opened his spirit eyes, he immediately took out the Coin Sword and consecrated it with a drop of his fingertip blood.

The Coin Sword immediately flew up and charged toward the darkness in the distance, but then it changed direction and ran toward the left.

After the Coin Sword chased for a few seconds, the infant specter seemed to grow angry, let out a shriek, and waved its hand to unleash a mass of Yin energy that collided with the Coin Sword.

"Boom!"

The golden energy collided with the black energy, instantly shattering the surrounding glasses and glass, and the Coin Sword's light dimmed slightly as it hovered in place for a moment.

But then the Coin Sword glowed once more and thrust toward the place where the infant specter was.

The infant specter instinctively felt that the Coin Sword was dangerous, so it shrieked again, waved both hands to unleash Yin energy, and struck the Coin Sword.

"Boom!"

With this blow, the light of the Coin Sword was extinguished, the red thread snapped, and the Five Emperor Coins scattered all over the floor.

"Hm? What a formidable infant specter!"

Zhang Wei sighed, immediately drew the Seven-Star Copper Sword, wiped his palm blood onto the blade, and the Seven-Star Copper Sword was instantly covered in golden light.

Zhang Wei charged at the infant specter with the sword, and the infant specter was also enraged, reaching out and pouncing over.

"Ya!"

The infant specter shrieked, its hands instantly transforming into black sharp claws, and it clawed directly at Zhang Wei.

"How bold!"

Zhang Wei shouted, wielding the Seven-Star Copper Sword to hack at the sharp claws formed by the infant specter.

One could see the Yin energy rapidly steaming away, soon disappearing without a trace.

But a large amount of Yin energy appeared on the infant specter's body, compensating for the lost Yin energy.

Zhang Wei secretly thought it was impressive, and immediately took out the Eight Trigrams Mirror to shine it at the infant specter.

Golden light flashed, catching the infant specter off guard; it shrieked and immediately retreated.

A look of anger appeared on the infant specter's face, which had no specific features.

"Ya-ah!"

The infant specter shrieked in anger, waved both hands, and all the tables and chairs in the dance hall rose from the ground and smashed toward Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei secretly cursed it for being despicable and hurriedly jumped into the bar counter to hide.

Many of the wine bottles behind the bar were smashed, glass shards and liquor fell all over the floor, and Zhang Wei was still hit by a few tables and chairs, but it didn't hurt that much.

The next second, the table Zhang Wei was leaning against also creaked, and within a few seconds, it also rose from the ground and smashed directly at Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei did a donkey roll, barely dodging the falling table.

He cursed loudly: "Damn it, will this ever end?"

After saying that, he threw a Divine Fire Talisman directly at the infant specter in the distance.

"Boom!"

The explosion of the Divine Fire Talisman delayed the infant specter's movements, and Zhang Wei had already taken out a Wind-Riding Talisman and slapped it onto himself; in a turn, he rushed in front of the infant specter and slashed down with his sword.

But this sword strike was blocked by the infant specter.

Zhang Wei immediately pulled out a few Evil-Warding Talismans and Ghost-Driving Talismans with one hand and threw them at the infant specter.

These yellow talismans instantly reduced the infant specter's Yin energy by a large margin.

The infant specter shrieked and hurriedly retreated.

Seeing that the infant specter's aura was much weaker, Zhang Wei immediately took out the Yin-Refining Treasure Gourd.

It was something Zhang Cheng had given him to save Wei Xiaodie's soul, and he hadn't returned it yet.

He knew this treasure gourd could suck in specters.

Zhang Wei pulled out the stopper of the treasure gourd, and the infant specter, still in a daze, was sucked directly toward the treasure gourd.

The infant specter shrieked repeatedly, seemingly calling for He Chunmei, but He Chunmei was currently unable to save herself; she had been severely wounded by the suddenly appearing Zhu Haisheng and eaten by him.

Fearing that things might change, Zhang Wei immediately increased the input of his magic power, and the infant specter was instantly sucked into the Yin-Refining Treasure Gourd.

Before Zhang Wei could catch his breath, he turned his head to see Zhu Haisheng, who was even stronger than the infant specter, and said with a headache: "What is going on here again?"

Seeing Zhang Wei, Zhu Haisheng was not afraid at all and said: "My wife has already promised me that as long as I save this dog of a man, she will stay with me forever and not go to be reincarnated."

Zhang Wei looked at Zhu Haisheng's appearance and said coldly: "You actually didn't go to be reincarnated; aren't you afraid of the Yinquan holding you accountable?"

Zhu Haisheng laughed loudly: "Hahaha, what can you do to me?"

Zhang Wei was furious; he had never seen such an arrogant specter.

He immediately drew the Seven-Star Copper Sword and said: "How bold, to be so arrogant; watch how I deal with you!"

Zhu Haisheng immediately grew larger, waved his hands, and a Yin energy tornado struck, knocking Zhang Wei to the ground.

"Hiss, ouch."

Zhang Wei rubbed his back, feeling great pain, and cursed: "Damn it, if I hadn't just had a big fight with the infant specter, you would be dead for sure right now!"

Zhu Haisheng looked up and laughed: "What are you, wanting to kill me? Heh, watch me eat you!"

After saying that, Zhu Haisheng stretched out his head, his mouth instantly grew larger, and he opened his mouth to inhale.

Zhang Wei instantly felt as if something in his body was about to break through his crown and run out.

"Hm? How bold!"

Zhang Cheng, who was handling affairs, sensed Zhang Wei's predicament and was greatly enraged.

"Whoosh!"

"Ah!"

The next second, Zhu Haisheng, who was thinking of eating Zhang Wei's soul, was struck back to his original form by a golden light.

Zhu Haisheng let out a cry of pain, looked up at the white-haired Daoist who had suddenly appeared before him, and shouted, "Who are you?"

Zhang Cheng looked at Zhu Haisheng and sneered, "Very good, a fish that slipped through the net dares to be so presumptuous? I don't think you need to bother being reincarnated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Cheng rubbed Heavenly Thunder between his hands and flung it onto Zhu Haisheng; Zhu Haisheng had no time to struggle before his soul was scattered and he perished.

Seeing Zhang Cheng's methods, Tang Jian was greatly shocked and said to Wei Jingya, "There are still such experts in this world? With crane-white hair and a youthful face, he must have attained the Dao of Immortality."

Zhang Cheng ignored Tang Jian's surprise; he turned back to look at the somewhat disheveled Zhang Wei and smiled, "Kid, I'll leave the rest of the matters to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of clear wind blew by, and Zhang Cheng vanished.

Tang Jian said with great excitement, "This must be someone who has entered the Dao of Immortality. Ah, I remember now, it's the Number One Heavenly Master of Nanya Island!"

Zhang Wei rubbed his still-aching back and nodded, "Master Tang, stop being so jumpy; that is my grand-martial uncle."

Tang Jian smiled bitterly, "No wonder the fellow Daoist is so formidable; so he is a disciple of the Maoshan Sect. My apologies, my apologies."

Zhang Wei waved his hand and said, "It's settled now, the matter is resolved. Wei Xiaodie, you can go to be reincarnated."

A Bo hurriedly pulled on Wei Xiaodie, his eyes full of reluctance.

Zhang Wei explained from the side, "A Bo is still young anyway. Wei Xiaodie, if you reincarnate and grow up early, you can still continue your predestined relationship with A Bo."

"You should know that the rules of the Yinquan are very strict. We of the Maoshan Sect specifically handle affairs for the Yinquan, so I will not break the rules."

Wei Xiaodie nodded through her tears, "Many thanks for your help, Master. I know this is already the best possible outcome."

"A Bo, promise me you will live a good life. Wait for me to come find you; I will definitely come to find you!"

A Bo was very reluctant to let go and hurriedly said, "Master, I don't mind that Xiaodie is a ghost. I don't ask for the future, I only ask for the present. Is that possible?"

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow and said, "Hey, don't be greedy. Your ending originally wasn't going to be very good; it was only because I am kind-hearted that I intervened. Young man, don't be too greedy."

Wei Xiaodie had no choice but to painfully pull her hand away from A Bo's, and under Zhang Wei's gaze, she went directly down below.

A Bo still wanted to chase after her, but he lunged at empty air.

Seeing that the matter was finished, Zhang Wei said, "Alright, in a dozen years or so, if you are fated, you will meet again."

Having said that, he left.

(End of this chapter)