Chapter 30 Ghost Body
After the three old men, including Lu, left, Feng Fei asked Yuan Jue impatiently, "Why did you stop me just now?"
Yuan Jue pulled Feng Fei's hand and whispered, "Wouldn't it be bad if we alerted them?"
Feng Fei knew that Yuan Jue was right, and was also a little surprised by his own unreasonable behavior. After receiving Yuan Jue's explanation, he suppressed his agitation and waved his hand at Yuan Jue: "Alright, let's go back!"
Looking at Feng Fei walking ahead, Yuan Jue's eyes filled with worry.
Feeling someone tugging at his clothes, Yuan Jue looked down and saw it was Ming Feng.
"What's wrong?"
"I think Feifei has been acting really strange lately."
Even Mingfeng, who is usually slow to realize things, sensed that something was wrong with Fengfei, and Yuanjue's worries deepened.
After pressing his lips tightly together for a while, Yuan Jue finally said, "Let's follow them first!"
Mingfeng nodded and then caught up with Fengfei.
It was only at this moment that Feng Fei realized that Ming Feng had not been following him.
She always liked to bring Mingfeng along, but this time she had completely forgotten about him. Biting her lip awkwardly, Fengfei realized her mistake.
Just as he was thinking of something, Yuan Jue followed him.
Yuan Jue took Feng Fei's hand, and the warmth of his palm soothed Feng Fei's restless and uneasy heart.
"Let's go back!" Feng Fei couldn't help but give Yuan Jue a sweet smile.
"Um."
Feng Fei and his two companions immediately headed towards the copper coin shop, by which time it was already close to noon. Normally, Yangzi Town would be bustling with noise and thriving crowds at this time. But now, only a few thin figures walked along the dusty streets.
As soon as Feng Fei and the other two returned to the inn, Jin Ming rushed over to greet them.
"Why are you only getting back now! Something's happened!"
Sensing the urgency and panic in Jin Ming's words, Feng Fei's heart skipped a beat. She quickly shook off Yuan Jue's hand and strode forward to Jin Ming: "What's wrong?"
Jin Ming was somewhat stunned, as he had never seen Feng Fei treat Yuan Jue like this before.
Yuan Jue remained calm and composed, as if nothing could affect his emotions. However, he felt increasingly uneasy inside.
"Ah! What exactly happened!" Seeing that Jin Ming did not answer her question immediately, Feng Fei frowned and asked unhappily.
Seeing Feng Fei's appearance, Jin Ming was startled. "Feng Fei? Are you really Feng Fei? Why do you say something that makes me uncomfortable?" He even picked up a stray hair from Feng Fei's head, but the next moment Feng Fei slapped his hand away.
"what you do!"
Feng Fei, however, looked furious, which only confused Jin Ming more.
Just as Jin Ming was about to continue investigating, Yuan Jue stopped him: "Alright. What major event has occurred?"
Seemingly noticing the slight unease in Yuan Jue's eyes, Jin Ming immediately abandoned his plan to properly examine Feng Fei: "They can't get out of Yangzi Town!"
"What!"
"What?!"
Yuan Jue and Feng Fei finished speaking one after the other. Yuan Jue asked a question naturally and habitually. Feng Fei, however, asked a question with a sinister expression.
"This—" Seeing Feng Fei's state, Jin Ming disregarded Yuan Jue's intentions and immediately stepped forward to restrain Feng Fei. He then took Feng Fei's pulse.
Seeing that Jin Ming had already made his move, Yuan Jue simply stood aside and watched.
After a while, Jin Ming finally let go of her hand, and stood there deep in thought with a frown.
At this moment, Feng Fei, who was being restrained by Jin Ming, burst into a tirade: "You bastard! Scum! Beast! Let me go!"
Jin Ming ignored Feng Fei's curses, while Yuan Jue frowned in displeasure and finally stepped forward to deliver a chop to the back of Feng Fei's neck. Feng Fei immediately collapsed limply into Yuan Jue's arms.
"What exactly happened?"
Yuan Jue carried Feng Fei upstairs. Jin Ming, pondering a plan, followed Yuan Jue up the stairs.
"I'm not feeling well either. I always feel like Fengfei is incompatible with this Yangzi Town. Ever since she entered Yangzi Town, Fengfei has encountered all sorts of bad luck..." Jin Ming was about to continue muttering when Yuan Jue glared at him and stopped him.
After settling Feng Fei in bed, Yuan Jue and Jin Ming walked towards the window.
At this moment, Mingfeng brought over the food with Da Bao and Xiao Bao.
"You guys eat something first!" Mingfeng had just put the food on the table when she saw Fengfei lying on the bed and exclaimed in surprise, "What happened to Sister Feifei?"
Yuan Jue couldn't give him a clear answer, so he glanced at Jin Ming with his eyes wide open.
Jin Ming shrank back and whispered, "Feng Fei... seems to be perfectly fine."
The words that came out were clearly unbelievable, and Mingfeng's eyes widened immediately: "Then why did Sister Feifei faint?"
"Ahem... You'll have to ask Yuanjue about that."
Jin Ming smoothly passed the ball to Yuan Jue, then slipped out while touching his neck.
Mingfeng couldn't help but turn his gaze to Yuanjue. Although he didn't believe that Yuanjue would do anything bad to Fengfei, there had to be a reason.
“I knocked Fengfei unconscious—she’s not behaving herself.”
Mingfeng immediately recalled Fengfei's strange behavior in Old Man Lü's courtyard in Yangliu Lane, and asked anxiously, "Then what happened? How could Jinming be unable to be treated? And how could he be perfectly fine?"
Mingfeng paced anxiously in circles, unsure of what to do.
Yuan Jue's eyes darkened slightly. Although he didn't know what to do, he couldn't panic. There's always a way.
"Don't worry. Jin Ming is probably out trying to find a solution right now." Yuan Jue comforted Ming Feng for a moment, then smiled and said, "Come on, let's eat first."
Mingfeng silently followed Yuanjue to the table, but after only two steps, she turned her head to look at Fengfei with concern.
"Sister Feifei..."
As for Jin Ming, after he left the room, he did not leave immediately, but listened to the sounds coming from inside for a while.
The next moment, Jin Ming's brows furrowed deeply again.
Feng Fei's current situation is very strange, as if two people live inside her body, one is Feng Fei herself, and the other is unknown. However, it is certain that this unknown person has an extremely volatile temper, cannot tolerate being slow, and possesses great bloodlust.
Thinking of this, Jin Ming frowned even more deeply.
He should discuss this with Yuan Jue. Lost in thought, Jin Ming went downstairs, but didn't see an old man in a gray robe emerge from the innkeeper's room on the second floor.
If Feng Fei, Yuan Jue, or Ming Feng were to see this old man in gray here, they would surely recognize him as Old Man Lü, who had appeared in Willow Lane.
Before long, Feng Fei slowly woke up. Yuan Jue and Ming Feng had just eaten something and came over immediately when they heard the commotion.
"Sister Feifei."
Mingfeng carefully helped Fengfei sit up. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she asked worriedly, "Sister Feifei, are you feeling better?"
Feng Fei touched the back of his neck, which was quite sore, and said slowly, "I'm fine. It's just... a little sore."
Seeing Feng Fei glare at him, Yuan Jue knew that Feng Fei had returned to normal and immediately bowed, saying, "It's my fault, I've made you suffer!"
Yuan Jue's appearance amused Feng Fei. Feng Fei held back for a while but finally burst out laughing.
"Alright, stop acting strangely."
Feng Fei craned his neck and saw that only the three of them and Da Bao were in the room, but Jin Ming was nowhere to be seen. He asked curiously, "Where's Jin Ming? Hasn't he come back yet?" Then, as if suddenly remembering something from before, he frowned and muttered to himself, "Why do I only remember that Jin Ming had an accident? I don't remember anything after that?"
Mingfeng, who was standing next to Fengfei, heard everything clearly and looked at Yuanjue with some concern.
Yuanjue quietly shook his head at Mingfeng. Then he said to Fengfei, "He came back, but he went out again for some business. He should be back soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Ming rushed into the room.
"I heard someone mention me." Jin Ming grinned and leaned closer, while Yuan Jue turned his head away in disgust, and Feng Fei smiled gently.
In fact, Jin Ming hadn't left the copper coin shop; he was simply sitting in the lobby on the first floor, directing the two waiters around. He was having a great time.
However, he never forgot to think about how to help Feng Fei get out of her current state.
"You were in trouble just now, what happened?"
Because they couldn't remember what had happened before, Fengfei and Jinming asked again.
Jin Ming had already discerned some problems with Feng Fei. Upon hearing this, he merely raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "It's a big deal!" He paused again, as if teasing him, but seeing that Feng Fei was still looking at him with the same gentle expression, he couldn't help but dejectedly lean against the table beside him. "A big deal is a big deal, it's a big deal that's happened in Yangzi Town that we can't control."
Feng Fei frowned slightly, seemingly not expecting this, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?"
Jin Ming nodded lazily.
The room fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly, Mingfeng broke the silence.
"Jin Ming, what should we do about Fei Fei's...?"
Yuan Jue couldn't help but glance at Jin Ming. Feng Fei was about to ask what was wrong, but then suddenly remembered her inappropriate behavior in Yangliu Lane and swallowed her words, looking at Jin Ming instead.
Suddenly, everyone's attention in the room was focused on Jin Ming.
Jin Ming didn't care. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Feng Fei's physique seems to be a bit special. Although he has the body of a fire phoenix, he also practices water-attribute techniques. There is a kind of spiritual power in his body that I don't know. And the most annoying thing is, but I only discovered it today, Feng Fei's physique seems to be an extremely rare ghost body."
Upon hearing this, Feng Fei couldn't help but look at Yuan Jue, because she wasn't very clear about ghost bodies.
The ghost body is the most suitable physique for ghost cultivators, making it twice as effective in cultivating ghost arts. If this ghost body appears in a mortal, that person will often see ghostly creatures around them. Some of the bolder ones will be able to survive safely, while the less courageous ones will be scared to death.
When a ghost appears on a cultivator's body, practicing ghost arts brings great benefits. However, if one does not practice ghost arts, although no problems may be apparent in daily life, one's combat power will be greatly weakened when encountering ghosts, and one will be extremely vulnerable to possession by vengeful spirits with strong resentment.
Feng Fei is in this situation.
"What should we do then?" Mingfeng asked worriedly.
Jin Ming, however, still maintained his nonchalant demeanor after coming up with a solution, lazily saying, "It's alright, Feng Fei is very powerful. Just find a blessed Buddhist amulet to wear. However, this is only a way to suppress it. To truly resolve the issue, we need to dispel the resentment of this vengeful ghost."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jue suddenly took out a bead that shimmered with a faint golden light and handed it to Jin Ming: "Would this work?"
Jin Ming took it without hesitation, and jumped up after just one glance: "A relic? Where did it come from?"