Chapter 148: Lin Cheng-ying Helps Out

Fortunately, Young Master Ou and Madam Bailan had already heard Wang Runling's interrogation of Ling Zhaoxiang from outside, so they did not make any slips and helped Ling Zhaoxiang smooth over the matter.

Afterwards, Ling Zhaoxiang was very fearful, and at the same time, he felt extremely guilty toward his wife, Wang Runling.

Thinking that his wife had almost had an accident due to her pregnancy, yet he had been unable to restrain himself and had actually cheated.

Thinking of this, he felt very self-reproachful, and he thought about cutting off contact with Bingqi.

Originally, Bingqi and Ling Zhaoxiang had agreed to a date the next day, but when the agreed time arrived, Ling Zhaoxiang and Young Master Ou were playing mahjong.

On the other side, Bingqi was waiting bitterly at home for Ling Zhaoxiang to arrive.

Unfortunately, the agreed time passed, and Ling Zhaoxiang did not appear.

Bingqi's sister, Moli, said with an "I knew it" expression: "When he left yesterday, I noticed his expression was off, so I warned him not to let you down."

"But he still let you down. Bingqi, I told you long ago that men are no good; why do you still like this person?"

Bingqi said very sadly: "I didn't expect him to be that kind of person. I thought he was very good; the first time we met, I could tell."

"Perhaps he didn't come to see me because he felt very guilty toward his wife."

Moli sneered: "Little sister, you are truly foolish. He has a wife and still messes around with you; could he be a good man?"

"Hmph, such a dog of a man deserves to die. If you don't want to do it, I will teach him a lesson for you!"

Having said that, she vanished immediately and left the abandoned villa.

Meanwhile, in the large villa that Ling Zhaoxiang rented, he had already returned and gone to sleep at home.

However, in the middle of the night, it was windy and raining outside, and there was thunder.

Ling Zhaoxiang had a bad dream and was awakened by the sound of thunder.

Feeling somewhat uneasy, he turned on the light, got up, and went to the bathroom.

He did not notice a ghostly hand reaching out from the toilet while he was comfortably relieving himself.

Just as he was about to finish, the telephone nearby rang.

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly gave a shake and muttered: "Why is someone calling in the middle of the night?"

He completely failed to see the ghostly hand that had reached out, pulled up his pants directly, and turned to answer the phone.

It turned out this call was for his boss, and he immediately explained that the boss had already gone abroad.

The other party then hung up the phone.

Ling Zhaoxiang hung up the phone with some dissatisfaction and walked toward the living room, but he looked back at the hallway and saw a mirror on the opposite side.

He walked up to look with some curiosity, but the next second, his reflection in the mirror was disemboweled by a pair of ghostly hands.

Those ghostly hands even reached out and grabbed his collar.

Ling Zhaoxiang was startled and hurriedly grabbed the ghostly hands to struggle.

But in the blink of an eye, the ghostly hands disappeared, which made Ling Zhaoxiang think he had seen things.

Startled, Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly went downstairs to pray before the Buddha statue, but the three sticks of incense spontaneously ignited.

This scared Ling Zhaoxiang so much that he turned and ran.

He ran all the way back to his bedroom, and before he could catch his breath, a large amount of white smoke emerged from under the bed.

Ling Zhaoxiang looked on, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Subsequently, the door of the small compartment nearby suddenly opened, emitting a large amount of white light.

And a ghost appeared in the red cheongsam inside that small compartment; it was none other than Moli.

When Ling Zhaoxiang saw this, he was instantly stunned with fear, unable to move his hands or feet, and could only watch as Moli leaned over and hugged him.

He shouted in terror: "No!"

Then Ling Zhaoxiang fainted from fright.

Moli sneered: "I won't let you die so easily. I want to torture you; only then can my little sister be happy."

Having said that, she began to absorb the Yang energy from Ling Zhaoxiang's body.

The next morning, Ling Zhaoxiang slowly opened his eyes; at this moment, he only felt exhausted and his limbs were weak.

Immediately after, he remembered the ghostly things he had encountered last night, and his heart was filled with panic.

He could not care about his own condition now; he immediately walked downstairs and shouted: "Grandfather, Runzhu!"

Wang Runzhu walked out wearing pajamas, yawning as she said: "Calling me so early, what is it, brother-in-law?"

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly said: "Runzhu, hurry and pack your things; we are moving to a hotel today."

Wang Runzhu asked in confusion: "No way, brother-in-law, we've only been in this villa for a few days, why are we moving out?"

Ling Zhaoxiang did not have time to explain to Wang Runzhu and went to his grandfather's room.

Ling Yunzhi saw Ling Zhaoxiang's panicked appearance and also saw that his face was pale, so he asked: "Did you encounter something?"

Ling Zhaoxiang did not know how to explain it to his grandfather, so he had to say: "Grandfather, don't worry about this matter; we are moving to a hotel today."

Ling Yunzhi did not say anything more and let Ling Zhaoxiang make the arrangements.

After Ling Zhaoxiang sent his grandfather and Runzhu to the hotel, he immediately paged Lin Cheng-ying.

In recent days, Lin Cheng-ying had just rented a relatively large room and set up a Maoshan Daoist hall, but there were no customers or disciples coming.

A few days ago, he had just sent his cousin Li Jialing away; this time, the North had sent Li Jialing to inquire about matters concerning the Hong Kong cultivation world.

Lin Cheng-ying had updated the North on recent major events and said that with the First Celestial Master present, Hong Kong would not fall into chaos.

Just as he was feeling bored, his pager beeped.

Lin Cheng-ying looked at the number and the message.

"Ling Zhaoxiang? Ah, I remember now, that four-eyed guy I saved a few days ago. Not bad, finally getting some work."

Lin Cheng-ying immediately packed his things and rushed to the large villa.

As soon as Ling Zhaoxiang saw Lin Cheng-ying, he hurriedly ran over to greet him: "Master, you've finally come!"

Lin Cheng-ying saw Ling Zhaoxiang's physiognomy and said in surprise: "How did you encounter a Peach Blossom Curse? It's a good thing I came, otherwise you would be dead for sure."

"Huh?" Ling Zhaoxiang was startled when he heard this; he remembered that Mr. Xu Chan, a Buddhist master he had met at the nursing home, had also said he would encounter a Peach Blossom Curse.

Ling Zhaoxiang thought to himself that the only woman he had touched in the last few days was Bingqi, so could it be because of her?

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly said, "Master, someone said I would encounter a Peach Blossom Curse recently and told me not to touch any other women."

Lin Chengying retorted irritably, "You still have the nerve to talk about it?"

Ling Zhaoxiang said with a guilty conscience, "I... Bingqi is just too beautiful, and besides..."

Lin Chengying sneered, "So you really believe in 'dying under the peony flower, still a romantic ghost,' right?"

"Let me tell you, ghosts are all very good-looking, but once you see their true form, you'll know what disgust is."

Ling Zhaoxiang remembered the incident at the hotel that night and hurriedly said, "Master, you must help me!"

Lin Chengying thought for a moment and said, "Since you are the first client of my Daoist hall, I'll just charge you ten thousand."

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly thanked him, saying, "Many thanks, Master, money is no object!"

Lin Chengying nodded and said, "Let's go. Tonight, when that ghost comes, I will help you deal with it."

At night, with the time about to reach midnight, Ling Zhaoxiang, holding a Peace Talisman, looked around and asked, "Master Lin, when will she come?"

Lin Chengying glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock. At the hour of midnight, the Yin energy is at its heaviest; that is when she will come."

At midnight, the grandfather clock in the villa chimed twelve times in succession.

The sound startled Ling Zhaoxiang, but upon realizing it was the clock, he let out a sigh of relief.

But the next second, everything in the villa began to stir: the typewriter began typing for no reason, the sound of running water came from the bathroom, and the sound of marbles rolling came from upstairs.

Additionally, the doors creaked, cold wind blew from outside, and the white curtains swayed wildly.

Lin Chengying immediately said, "Be careful, it's here!"

The next second, the figure of Moli appeared.

The moment Ling Zhaoxiang saw Moli, he screamed, "You are Bingqi's sister!"

Moli sneered, "You heartless man, you deceived my sister, you deserve to die!"

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly said, "This was my fault, please, I beg you to let me go."

Lin Chengying immediately said, "Your sister has already become a ghost, yet she still comes to seduce people; she is the one at fault first!"

Moli was furious upon hearing this, blood streaming from her seven orifices, and she shrieked, "Hmph, you stinking men, whenever something goes wrong, you love to push the blame onto us women. If he loved his wife so much and had no other intentions, how could he have been attracted by my sister?"

"Since you want to meddle in this, then I'll deal with you too!"

Lin Chengying sneered, "You evil ghost, so stubborn and deluded, watch me subdue you!"

Lin Chengying immediately drew his Peach Wood Sword and charged at Moli; Moli flew toward Ling Zhaoxiang, intending to possess him, but Ling Zhaoxiang still had the Peace Talisman, which emitted a golden light the moment she approached.

Moli hurriedly dodged the golden light and also evaded the sword strike from Lin Chengying.

Only then did Moli realize that Lin Chengying was a capable Daoist.

However, she did not want to let Ling Zhaoxiang go; she had been a lonely wandering ghost for five years, and this time, Ling Zhaoxiang had provoked their family.

All four of them were lonely wandering ghosts, and Ling Zhaoxiang's family happened to have four people, who could serve as substitutes for Moli's family.

That was why Moli intended to kill Ling Zhaoxiang's family to let her own family find release.

But now with Lin Chengying here, the plan was going to fall through.

Moli immediately unleashed her full aura, and a massive amount of Yin energy radiated outward.

Lin Chengying sneered, "Hmph, mere parlor tricks!"

As he spoke, he took out his Eight Trigrams Mirror; unlike Zhang Wei's, Lin Chengying's Eight Trigrams Mirror could not emit golden light.

Lin Chengying immediately channeled his magic power, chanting the Golden Light Incantation, and charged at Moli.

Moli sensed the danger, merely waving her Yin energy to strike at Lin Chengying while her true form dodged repeatedly.

Outside, Bingqi, the grandmother, and the younger brother watched Moli and Lin Chengying fighting, feeling very worried.

She said with a worried face, "That master is very skilled; I'm afraid my sister is no match for him."

The younger brother said, "I don't think my sister is a match for him either."

The grandmother immediately said, "Bingqi, go and possess that four-eyed guy to save your sister."

Bingqi glanced at Ling Zhaoxiang, then at the losing Moli, and immediately flew toward Ling Zhaoxiang, stopping before him to say, "Zhaoxiang, if you ever loved me for even a second, please let my sister go."

Seeing Bingqi's aggrieved face, Ling Zhaoxiang's heart softened with guilt, and he hurriedly shouted, "Master, please spare their lives!"

Lin Chengying beat back Moli again and said with exasperation, "You dare to believe a ghost's words?"

Moli shouted in a rage, "Sister, why are you still attached to that fatty? Join me in killing this Daoist, and then we can turn this heartless man's family into our substitutes!"

Bingqi hurriedly shouted, "Sister, let it go!"

Moli said with great unwillingness, "No, I don't want to be a lonely wandering ghost anymore!"

Moli immediately charged at Lin Chengying, and Lin Chengying immediately took out a Soul-Binding Lock and threw it at Moli.

Moli was caught by the Soul-Binding Lock and cried out in alarm, "Sister, run!"

Bingqi exclaimed, "Sister!"

As soon as the words fell, Lin Chengying captured Moli into his containment bag.

Lin Chengying looked at Bingqi on the side; Bingqi was frightened by the gaze and immediately fled the villa.

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly pleaded for Bingqi, "Master, let Bingqi go."

Lin Chengying immediately shook his head and said, "How can that be? Don't look at these ghosts as being clear-headed now; after some time, they will only have their obsessions left, and then they will harm people!"

"Let me tell you, if you really want to help this Bingqi, you should let her be reincarnated as soon as possible."

Ling Zhaoxiang asked in confusion, "Ah, Master, you won't kill Bingqi?"

Lin Chengying retorted irritably, "Of course not. Her family is fine; they haven't killed anyone. Once I subdue them, I will perform rites to send them to reincarnation."

Only then did Ling Zhaoxiang breathe a sigh of relief and stop blocking Lin Chengying.

However, because of his interference, Bingqi and the other two had already vanished.

Lin Chengying looked around and hurriedly asked, "Where do they live?"

Ling Zhaoxiang hurriedly said, "I will take you there."

Very soon, they arrived at a rather desolate place; this villa had also been abandoned for a long time.

Ling Zhaoxiang was very surprised to see this scene.

He hurriedly walked inside and shouted, "Bingqi, I will not harm you. Master Lin can perform a transcendence ritual for you all, allowing you to be reincarnated."

Bingqi appeared with her grandmother and younger brother; she looked at Lin Chengying and asked, "I will only believe it if I see my older sister."

Lin Chengying did not hesitate and released Moli.

He said, "You see it too; I will not take your lives."

Bingqi hurriedly stepped forward to hug Moli and cried, "Sister!"

Lin Chengying continued, "Alright, now do you believe that I will perform the transcendence ritual for you? I am a disciple of the Maoshan Sect, so you can set your hearts at ease."

Bingqi's family immediately agreed to Lin Chengying's conditions.

Bingqi looked at Ling Zhaoxiang, then entered the containment bag.

Lin Chengying saw the lingering reluctance in Ling Zhaoxiang's eyes and immediately said, "Stop thinking about it. Humans and ghosts walk different paths; it is impossible for you to be together."

Also, you have a wife yet you still go out looking for ghosts; no wonder you encountered something filthy."

Ling Zhaoxiang nodded repeatedly with a guilty conscience, not daring to refute.

Lin Chengying helped Ling Zhaoxiang resolve this matter and then left.

However, the next day when Ling Zhaoxiang returned to the company, he told Young Master Ou and Bailanshi about this matter.

Bailanshi said in surprise, "So there really are supernatural things in this world; that master is so capable, we must find a way to curry favor with him."

(End of this chapter)