[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele":3,"chapter-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-69":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Invincible Female Ghost Is A Bit Of A Hopeless Romantic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1706448,2180,"Chapter 69: You idiot!","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>In a corner of the dining hall, steam gently rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few plates of bland side dishes and two bowls of steaming hot rice porridge sat on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan broke open a white steamed bun, the heat and aroma of wheat washing over his face. He took a big bite and, mouth full, looked hazily at the old man across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If all the evil curses and those insidious things on Qingwan's body are removed, won't she be less fierce?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, who had been lowering his head to slurp his porridge, lifted his eyelids at these words and gave him a faint glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Less fierce?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! Isn't it precisely because she was harmed by those things that she became this ferocious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When all that stuff is gone, she probably won't be so powerful anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, the old man put down his porridge bowl and shook his head directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've told you long ago, that insidious technique on her body wasn't this powerful when it was first laid down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason it has become the ghostly state it is today is because that technique has already fused with her, becoming a part of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As strong as she becomes, that insidious technique becomes that strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man paused, his tone sinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To put it bluntly, it is she herself, using her endless, fierce energy, who nourishes those evil curses and that technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it is also she herself, using this method, who suppresses and restrains herself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If those evil curses and insidious techniques are unraveled, she will not only not become weaker...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the old man didn't continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was stunned, the bun in his mouth forgotten. Following the old man's train of thought, his voice dry, he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only will she not become weaker...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the contrary, because she no longer needs to expend fierce energy to nourish those things, and having broken free from the suppression...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She'll become... even fiercer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man picked up his bowl again, lowered his head to drink porridge, tacitly agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suppose so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She's already that fierce now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she'll be even fiercer later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What level would she even be at by then??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan had originally thought that as the evil curses and insidious techniques on Gu Qingwan's body were gradually unraveled, she would become less fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That her baleful energy and fierce energy would slowly dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, if Lu Yuan worked hard to become a bit stronger, he'd have a chance to send Gu Qingwan off to the afterlife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to what you're saying, how am I supposed to send her off in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With her situation, forget me becoming a Celestial Master at nineteen. Even if I achieved the Celestial Master realm directly from the womb, I still wouldn't be able to handle her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, looking utterly bewildered, asked the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man finally seized the opportunity, raised his eyes to glare at him, and scolded irritably:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you realize the trouble?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you back then, don't get involved! Don't get involved! But you just wouldn't listen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't even shake her off anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan pursed his lips and glared back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Less of the sarcastic remarks! Hurry up and tell me, what exactly should I do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was frantic with anxiety, but the old man leisurely lowered his head again to drink his plain porridge:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cart will find its way around the hill when it gets there. Take one step, look at the next...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's there to panic about!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, judging by her demeanor, even if she becomes fierce enough to poke a hole in the sky, she won't harm you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little past six in the morning, the sky was gray and overcast, the morning mist not yet dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Master He Xun, leading the Tianlong Temple group, was already packed and ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was no unnecessary talk. After a brief farewell, they left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, meanwhile, plunged back into his own room and buried himself under the covers to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until past one in the afternoon that Xu Erxiao finally rushed back from Qixia Town at the foot of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Cheng'an's home was farther away; he arrived, travel-worn, a little past five in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them had a simple dinner and prepared to set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they left on this trip, they probably wouldn't return until after the New Year, after the first lunar month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, Lu Yuan went to the side hall to give Gu Qingwan a few instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't say anything extra, just things like listen to the old man at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qingwan was obedient, nodding meekly the whole time, quiet to an almost unnatural degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At half past seven in the evening, Lu Yuan came out of the side hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, three figures—Wang Cheng'an, Xu Erxiao, and the old man—were waiting for him at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, the three of us are off now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Lu Yuan fished out a folded map from the cloth bag he carried and handed it to the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the route and places we plan to cover on this trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I intend to start from this point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man took the map, unfolded it, and saw it was a detailed topographic map of the area around Fengtian City. Over a dozen red dots were marked on it with cinnabar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to each red dot, small characters noted a number, clearly indicating the order Lu Yuan had planned for eradication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you need to find me for something and it's not urgent, you can first send someone to Aunt Qiao'er's or Aunt Qin's house in Fengtian City to leave a message.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll find time to return to the city in between to buy supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's an extremely urgent, critical matter, have them send someone to look for me along the route, following the marked locations on the map.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan instructed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he didn't dawdle any longer and waved a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One o'clock in the morning, the cold was bone-chilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of miles north of Fengtian City, at the bend of the old river loop, it was desolate and uninhabited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A convoy of carriages slowly advanced across the silent wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the convoy was an extremely ornate and luxurious carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage body was wrapped in expensive purple cloth embroidered with gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intricate talismans were densely embroidered all over it, shimmering faintly under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the front edge of the carriage hung a pair of small copper bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wheels rolled, they emitted a soft \"ding-ling... ding-ling...\" sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deathly silent wilderness, it sounded particularly ethereal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must be lying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the carriage, Song Yan followed closely, his face flushed red with agitation and indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could there possibly be a nineteen-year-old Celestial Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is absolutely impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current fastest record for becoming a Celestial Master is Shen Jizhou's daughter from Wuqing Temple, Shen Shulan, who entered the Celestial Master Realm at twenty-six!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking further back, the fastest record was someone named Li Xiuye, at twenty-eight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nineteen?! If such a monstrous talent really existed, his reputation would have spread throughout the entire region beyond the Great Wall long ago. How could there be not a single whisper of it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yan's mouth was like a floodgate opened, muttering and complaining nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the carriage, Celestial Master He Xun sat with his eyes closed, turning a deaf ear to his disciple's grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He harbored not the slightest doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was none other than this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his junior brother's temperament and character better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone else in this world might lie to show off, but his junior brother absolutely would not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This junior nephew of his...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was indeed the one and only, unprecedented nineteen-year-old Celestial Master!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peerless genius, one in ten thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, based on what he'd learned these past few days, this Lu Yuan... had only entered the temple gates a mere year ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a thing was simply absurd, defying all reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had happened to anyone else, Celestial Master He Xun wouldn't have believed a single word of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the facts were right before his eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of intense jealousy welled up in Celestial Master He Xun's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of damn luck did that arrogant fool stumble upon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he get to pick up such an uncut jade, such a treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... this doesn't seem to be the road to Fengtian City...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the incessantly chattering Song Yan finally noticed something was wrong. He looked around at the desolate scenery and spoke hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to his disciple's words, Celestial Master He Xun replied with some annoyance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only noticing now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since being ignored by Lu Yuan this morning, this disciple had lost his wits, his mind filled with nothing but indignation and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been walking all day, and only now did he realize they were on the wrong road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really driven mad by anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yan's face instantly flushed red with embarrassment as he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... then where are we going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Master He Xun snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This great river ahead is one of the Life-Severing Wang Family's Nurturing Malevolence Sites!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The root of the recent events in Fengtian all lies with the Life-Severing Wang Family. The common people hate them to the bone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, whoever can clear out one more of their Nurturing Malevolence Sites will earn an extra jade bean at the Celestial Master Grand Ceremony!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally, we've come to eradicate it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Song Yan looked around again, his face full of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here... there's a Nurturing Malevolence Site?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This disciple can't sense anything at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Master He Xun stroked his beard, looking utterly composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you could detect it, you'd be a Celestial Master yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From two li away, your master could smell the stench of baleful energy drifting from this place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Presumably, some change has occurred in the Life-Severing Wang Family's clan-guarding treasure, the 'Book of Malevolent Spirits,' causing the Nurturing Malevolence Sites they laid down in earlier years to also begin loosening...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No mistake about it, the eye of the baleful energy should be right in this river!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Celestial Master He Xun's words had fully fallen, a disciple sent ahead to scout suddenly came rushing back, his expression tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Venerable Master, there are people on the riverbank!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Celestial Master He Xun and Song Yan were taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beaten to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yan reacted extremely quickly, immediately darting forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me to see!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a minute, Song Yan came rushing back like a gust of wind, his face wearing an expression of near-manic delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Lu Yuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's on the riverbank with those two junior brothers from Zhenlong Temple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Master He Xun looked strangely at his disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lu Yuan is there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are you so excited?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yan's eyes sparkled with the glee of revenge. He lowered his voice and said excitedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must also be targeting this Nurturing Malevolence Site!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, this is the perfect opportunity for us to chase them away! To properly vent the resentment from this morning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*SMACK!!!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp, sharp slap suddenly exploded in the deathly silence of the old river loop ridge, especially piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Master He Xun inside the carriage had, at some point, lifted the carriage curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was a mask of fury as he glared fiercely at Song Yan, who was stunned by the slap, and berated him sternly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of nonsense are you spouting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you felt wronged about this morning's incident, if you are indignant, if you think he's not as good as you, then go challenge him properly to a contest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him see the capabilities of our Tianlong Temple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you, you blockhead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could you come up with such a lowly, despicable, spineless idea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2034,"2026-06-06T14:45:54.833Z",1,"novelbin.me","5e7d8006bcc68850eb27a4476f524045cafd68adc7a889a235afaf42f809748a","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-70","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-68",241,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-cover.jpg"]