Chapter 227: Volume 1 Chapter 227 I See Your Brow Is Dark (15)

Without waiting for him to ask again, Jiang Zhi pressed the door's password lock, pushed the door open, and entered.

A wave of yin energy rushed over her face, carrying a bone‑piercing chill, spreading throughout the whole house.

Jiang Zhi opened her yin‑yang eyes and hurried toward the bedroom.

What met her eyes was an evil ghost floating in mid‑air, about to drill into the woman's body on the bed.

Jiang Zhi guessed correctly—Chen A Qian's father had not been reincarnated but had turned into a vicious ghost and hidden himself.

Chen's father had devoured many ghosts, gaining strength to become an evil ghost, intending to possess Chen A Qian's body and become human.

Tonight was his last chance, also the one with the highest success rate; breaking free of his bonds, he wanted to bit by bit devour Chen A Qian's soul and finally complete possession.

Unlike Wang Xiaolin, Jiang Zhi was not skilled with the money sword; she preferred using talismans.

She had just drawn two exorcism talismans for Yu Beihan; her spiritual power was somewhat depleted, but it did not hinder her dealing with this evil ghost before her.

"Bind!"

More than ten yellow talismans flew into mid‑air, forming a spell formation; countless golden shackles bound the evil ghost, dragging him to the center of the formation.

The evil ghost struggled wildly, letting out a piercing howl; its dark shadow shifted suddenly, entwined with blood‑red mist.

"Ghost Transformation."

One of the forbidden arts that only evil‑ghost‑level beings can cultivate, it can rapidly increase strength to several times what it was before; however, after the Ghost Transformation ends, the most severe consequence may be the scattering of soul and spirit.

Chen's father had thrown caution to the wind; as long as he succeeded in possession, this ghost‑banisher could do nothing to him.

He could not die here; once he became an evil ghost, it would be tantamount to losing the chance of reincarnation.

Jiang Zhi closed her eyes and stood in place.

Using a high‑level spell, she squeezed out every last bit of her remaining spiritual power.

She opened her reddened eyes and slashed at the evil ghost that had seized Chen A Qian's soul and was about to swallow it in one gulp.

In an instant, Chen's father's soul and body separated; unwilling and resentful, he turned to ashes and vanished within the house.

Jiang Zhi felt dizzy and blurry‑visioned, half‑knelt on the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The original owner's ability was still insufficient to dispel this evil ghost; she could only use a high‑level spell, but it would cause her extreme bodily discomfort and destabilize her soul.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, staggered to the bedside, and guided Chen A Qian's soul back into her body.

Chen A Qian slowly woke up; upon seeing her, she sprang up excitedly, her vision blackening as she nearly collapsed, "Grand Master… I… my mother…"

Jiang Zhi said, "Your mother is fine, but she ought to go be reincarnated."

Chen A Qian lifted her head and saw her mother not far away, nearly translucent.

The old woman gave a gentle smile: "Qian Qian, live well; Mother must go."

Chen A Qian wanted to hug her, but her body, just returned to the soul, was extremely weak; she collapsed straight to the ground, "Mother…"

She had just seen her mother, and there were still many things she wanted to say…

"Mother loves you."

The voice faded away in the house.

The woman lay prone on the ground, weeping bitterly.

Jiang Zhi turned and left the bedroom, meeting the eyes of the man in the wheelchair before the door.

Yu Beihan's gaze swept over her blood‑stained lips without a trace, his pupils constricting slightly as he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Zhi's body was especially fatigued; after leaving the bedroom she could barely support herself, step by step she approached him, feeling the cold yin aura emanating from his body.

Her consciousness was a little hazy; she frowned tightly and said angrily, "I finally managed to change things—why… why again…"

Yu Beihan didn't understand what she was saying; he followed up, asking, "And what else?"

Jiang Zhi sighed, wrapped her arms around his neck, leaned close to his ear, and whispered softly, "Little Yama King, I will help you—I will surely help you take back what is yours…"

Having said that, she fainted into his arms.

Yu Beihan's eyes grew dark; he gazed steadily at her face for a long time and said, "We… did we know each other before?"

Otherwise, how could he not reject her closeness?

Chen A Qian walked out of the bedroom wanting to thank the Grand Master, but seeing this scene, she approached and cleared her view of the man's appearance, stunned in place, "Yu… President Yu?"

Yu Beihan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did she do for you?"

Before coming out, Chen A Qian had overheard the Grand Master's words to Yu Beihan and guessed that the Grand Master and President Yu should be a boyfriend‑girlfriend pair.

It had long been heard that the head of the Yu family, Yu Beihan, avoids women, refuses marriage alliances, leads a life more ascetic than temple monks, and is extremely averse to others' closeness.

Now the Grand Master lay completely in President Yu's arms; President Yu showed not the slightest resistance, even reaching out to encircle the Grand Master's waist.

"This… sorry, President Yu, this is between me and the Grand Master; if you want to know, you can ask the Grand Master." Although she also feared Yu Beihan, since the Grand Master had not told him, she naturally could not say either.

Yu Beihan gave her a deep look and asked no further.

—

The next afternoon.

Jiang Zhi woke from the soft, wide bed, thinking she was still dreaming, rolled over, and refused to open her eyes.

Since becoming Jiang Xiao Zhi, she had never slept well; in her impoverished days, where could there be such good conditions to sleep on a soft bed?

"Get up if you're awake." A familiar voice fell upon her ears.

Jiang Zhi stared for a moment, then pulled down the blanket covering her head, opened her eyes, and looked at the man in the wheelchair beside the bed.

He wore a dark gray fur collar that wrapped his slender neck; his snowy white hair fell over his brows and eyes, pale sunlight streamed in from outside, his face, beautiful as an exiled immortal, was serene and aloof, his distinct‑jointed fingers resting on the book.

Beautiful things always attract people.

Jiang Zhi lost herself in his beauty for a few seconds, then came to herself, sat up cross‑legged, and said, "How did I end up here?"

She remembered fainting at Chen A Qian's house; how could she be here?

Yu Beihan said, "I have something I want to ask you."

Jiang Zhi crossed her arms: "Then you answer my question first."

Yu Beihan pushed his wheelchair, moved a bit closer to her, "I brought you here."

Jiang Zhi thought for a moment, her gaze fell on his legs, "Who did you get to carry me over?"

He can't even stand up—how could it possibly be him?

Yu Beihan spoke briefly: "Me."

Jiang Zhi didn't believe him.

Yu Beihan pressed his brow, "Now it's my turn to ask you."

Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow: "Go on, what do you want to ask?"

Yu Beihan gazed at her eyes, "Did we know each other before?"

Jiang Zhi snorted: "Knowing each other, my ass."

Even knowing each other turned into not knowing each other.

Yu Beihan gripped the armrests, his voice low: "Then why are you looking for me?"

Jiang Zhi spoke confidently: "I already told you before, but you don't believe me."

Yu Beihan wanted to leave, pushing his wheelchair; staying any longer would make him die of her anger.

"Why are you asking me these?" As he was about to leave the room, a girl's question came from behind him.

Yu Beihan didn't turn back, calmly said: "Because I feel you're very familiar."

【Villain Yu Beihan Favorability 68 points】

In just one night, the negative favorability turned positive.

Moreover, it rose to an astonishing figure.