Ma Xiaoniu frowned and glared at the ghost: "Now, you can tell me what happened!"
"Waaah~" The white-robed ghost sobbed, "Thank you, thank you, immortal. My real name is Huang Cuier, and I'm from the neighboring Heilian Village. In my previous life, I was eighteen years old and unmarried. Because I was quite pretty, many people tried to arrange marriages for me, but I never found someone I liked. Until one day, a man named Lin Jia entered my life. He was handsome, rich, and eloquent, so we quickly became inseparable. One day, he said he wanted to take me out for some fun, and I went with him without thinking much about it. But...waaah~ he...he actually wanted me to sleep with a man named Lei Ge. He even said that Lei Ge was the boss of our county, and if I gave in, I could live a life of luxury. Of course, I refused and cursed them for being heartless, which angered them. They...they raped and murdered me, and then threw my body into a well. Waaah~" The white-robed ghost sobbed even harder, making everyone who heard it weep.
After listening to Huang Cuier's story, Ma Xiaoniu was filled with rage. It seemed that this guy named Lei Ge and that guy named Lin Jia should be torn to pieces!
Suppressing his anger, Ma Xiaoniu looked at Huang Cuier: "I will naturally deal with those two pieces of trash, don't worry. However, you have already disturbed the lives of ordinary people here, so now you need to come with me to a place, what do you say?"
Huang Cuier's ethereal body, now only a silhouette, leaned forward slightly: "I am already in this state; everything is left to the gods to decide."
Ma Xiaoniu nodded: "Don't worry, the place I'm taking you to will be of great benefit to you. If you've decided, then touch my hand." As he spoke, Ma Xiaoniu stretched out his left palm, but his right hand was tightly gripping the Soul-Destroying Whip. After all, Ma Xiaoniu was just a mortal, and he had to be careful when encountering such a ghost.
Huang Cuier didn't hesitate at all. She was trapped here every day, unable to leave, and incredibly bored. Now that a deity could finally take her away, she naturally had no complaints. Huang Cuier stretched out her hand, now just a skeletal outline, and gently touched Ma Xiaoniu's outstretched left hand. The moment they touched, Ma Xiaoniu couldn't help but shiver. Damn it, was this a hand or a block of ice? It was so damn cold!
With a thought, the person and the ghost vanished. Immediately after the ghost disappeared, the once eerie and cold courtyard suddenly warmed up, and the insects in the corner began chirping noisily again, seemingly in celebration.
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The Chaos Pearl, the Bronze Palace.
When Ma Xiaoniu arrived here with the ghosts, he immediately felt a sense of freedom, as if he were the true god, the supreme god, here.
Huang Cuier was clearly surprised by the scene; her silhouette, now only an outline, writhed and twisted as she surveyed her surroundings. Ma Xiaoniu smiled faintly and said to Huang Cuier, "Condense!"
In an instant, a strange aura surged, and Huang Cuier's previously skeletal body solidified, her features instantly becoming crystal clear, almost indistinguishable from a real person. Huang Cuier raised her hand in surprise, then touched her cheek. In an instant, tears streamed down her face. She knelt before Ma Xiaoniu, choked with sobs, unable to speak. (Recently, there has been significant encoding issues, which motivates us to update faster. Please exit reading mode if you find this helpful. Thank you.)
Chapter 55
Looking at Huang Cuier, Ma Xiaoniu couldn't help but think of the phrase "beauty is a curse." Huang Cuier was simply too beautiful. Ma Xiaoniu had lived for over thirty years and had seen many beautiful women, but in his memory, none could compare to Huang Cuier. Her ghostly body did not make her seem eerie; on the contrary, it gave her an ethereal quality, adding to her beauty.
Ma Xiaoniu nodded: "Get up quickly, I'll take you somewhere later, that will be your home from now on."
Huang Cuier stood up, and with a thought from Ma Xiaoniu, the scenery suddenly changed. The two were now in a primeval forest, with a vast azure lake in the distance, where countless fish leaped out of the water. Not far from the lake, there was a three-story bamboo building, and further away, a huge stone tablet appeared out of thin air, with a blue dragon floating ethereally on it. A mysterious aura enveloped the area, and in the blink of an eye, Huang Cuier was pulled into an illusion.
Ignoring Huang Cuier, Ma Xiaoniu walked straight towards the bamboo house. Zhu Tu and the other two were no longer in front of the stone tablet. Presumably, the three of them had completed the test of the illusion and were now meditating in the bamboo house.
"Zhu Tu, Zhu Yun, Zhu Yu," Ma Xiaoniu called softly to the bamboo house. As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps echoed from inside. The next moment, the three of them ran out, with Zhu Tu and Zhu Yun running out first. Zhu Yu exclaimed, "Master, Master, I've already mastered the Creation God Scripture! I'm now at the early stage of the Desolate Realm!"
Zhu Yun scoffed: "Tch, who isn't?"
Zhu Yu's delicate face immediately contorted with anger: "Xiao Yun, do you want to get beaten up?"
Zhu Tu was slightly taller than the two and appeared much more composed. He looked up and glared at them, saying, "No noise is allowed in front of your master!"
Zhu Yun and Zhu Yu couldn't help but stick their tongues out at Ma Xiaoniu before quickly lowering their heads. Ma Xiaoniu smiled, then waved his hand, moving Huang Cuier, who was trapped in an illusion in the distance, to his front. However, Huang Cuier remained trapped in the illusion and was unaffected.
Zhu Tu and the other two looked at Huang Cuier curiously. Zhu Yu ran to Huang Cuier's side, sniffed with her small pink pig nose, and exclaimed, "This sister smells so good! I want to eat her!"
Ma Xiaoniu's face darkened. These three were indeed pigs and rabbits in their true forms; all they knew was eating. Ma Xiaoniu coughed and said to the three of them, "Her name is Huang Cuier. She's older than all three of you and will be your senior sister from now on. You three should be as close to her as possible and not cause any trouble!"
Zhu Tu and the other two's eyes lit up. Zhu Yun exclaimed excitedly, "So this is Senior Sister! No wonder it smells so good!" Zhu Yu, however, looked miserable and muttered to herself, "Then we can't eat it all!"
Ma Xiaoniu's face darkened. The three creatures, having only recently taken human form, still couldn't shake off their wild animal instincts and were always thinking of eating. It seemed necessary to teach them more and help them understand human morality. With that thought, Ma Xiaoniu waved his hand, and a book appeared before him, bearing two large characters—the Analects. Yes, in the end, they still had to rely on the venerable Confucius.
"Ahem, from now on this will be the essential reading for our Creation Sect. Anyone who joins our Creation Sect must be able to recite and write it!" As he spoke, the Analects automatically flew to Zhu Tu's side. Zhu Tu reached out and caught it, respectfully saying, "I will obey your command, Master!"
Ma Xiaoniu nodded, waved his hand, and another bamboo house appeared out of thin air next to the original three-story bamboo house. It was also three stories high, with a clever design and exquisite beauty.
"Zhu Yu, from now on you and your senior sister will live in this bamboo house."
Zhu Yu immediately became excited: "I will obey Master's orders! Haha, finally I don't have to live with these two stinky men anymore! That's great!" Then she looked at Zhu Tu and Zhu Yun with a smug expression.
Zhu Tu and Zhu Yun's faces darkened. They exchanged a glance, both seeing anger and helplessness in each other's eyes...
Seeing that everything was alright, Ma Xiaoniu teleported to the Bronze Palace, then exited the Chaos Orb, imprinted the Demon Logo on the well, and then teleported to the Divine Beast Valley. He checked the time—damn, it was already 1 AM! Even if he kept going ghost hunting, he couldn't catch many! He quickly ran to the cave, opened his laptop, and saw that the haunted events had been filtered by the system. Ma Xiaoniu randomly opened a post titled "Help! School haunted, urgent help needed."
"Help! I am the principal of Y Shui Township Middle School in Mishui County. For the past two weeks, every night, a noisy commotion has been coming from one of our classrooms. At first, the teachers thought it was just some mischievous students causing trouble. Teachers Wang and Huang staked out the classroom at night, only to find that there was no one there, but they could clearly hear the noise and commotion, and even distinguish between boys and girls. They also discovered that the blackboard eraser and desks in the classroom were moving by themselves. After that, Teachers Wang and Huang were so frightened that they had to be hospitalized. When this news spread, students left and scattered, and the school was on the verge of closing down. In desperation, we came here for help, hoping that the gods could save us!" The post was followed by a map with coordinates.
Without delay, Ma Xiaoniu put on his Soul-Destroying Whip, silently thought of the coordinates, and teleported to the campus of Y Water Town Middle School. As soon as he appeared, a commotion came from inside. Ma Xiaoniu looked up and saw that the noise was coming from a classroom on the third floor of the teaching building. The classroom was dark, and it was impossible for anyone to play in such a dark place. So, it could only be a ghost!
Even after winning over Huang Cuier, Ma Xiaoniu was still uneasy. He pulled out the Soul-Destroying Whip and teleported to the classroom on the third floor. Through the window, Ma Xiaoniu saw that the desks and chairs in the classroom were indeed not moving. Ma Xiaoniu sneered.
The ability to see ghosts has been activated!
In an instant, Ma Xiaoniu felt as if his eyes had broken through some kind of barrier. The classroom was no longer pitch black, but slightly brighter, though it was a cold and eerie light.
Five white figures were clearly visible inside the classroom. Four of them were chasing and playing around, some male and some female. One of the figures had its face pressed against the window, its sinister and evil eyes staring at Ma Xiaoniu.
Ma Xiaoniu was startled, but quickly regained his composure and teleported into the classroom. The noise suddenly stopped, and the entire classroom became deathly silent. But Ma Xiaoniu clearly saw that all five ghostly figures were looking at him, each with a sinister smile on their face.
Ma Xiaoniu was too lazy to reason with them. Like Huang Cuier, he decided to beat them half to death first. Ma Xiaoniu flashed and teleported behind one of the ghosts, then lashed out with his Soul-Destroying Whip. A golden light flashed, and the ghost screamed as it fell several meters away, crashing heavily into the wall. The other four ghosts were startled, but suddenly their faces contorted, and they howled as they flew towards Ma Xiaoniu at incredible speed. Ma Xiaoniu didn't have time to think. He swung the whip in a wide arc, and a series of flashes and crackling sounds filled the air. Four screams erupted as the ghosts flew through the air and fell to the ground.
Ma Xiaoniu looked at the five ghostly figures, whose forms had become increasingly illusory, and sneered: "I don't know what you went through in your lives, but you shouldn't disturb mortals after you die. If you listen to me now, you still have a chance to live. Otherwise, I'll send you to see the King of Hell right now!"
The five ghostly figures had distorted faces. One of them let out a cold roar, and a miserable voice rang out: "You think we're afraid of this? Hehehehehe~ Today, you will become our food!" After saying that, it flew up, and half-foot-long blood-red fingernails suddenly emerged from its two purplish-blue withered palms. Then it suddenly rushed forward, and its two ghostly claws grabbed at Ma Xiaoniu's head!
"You're courting death!" Ma Xiaoniu roared in fury, lashing out with his Soul-Destroying Whip. Mid-air, the ghost's two demonic claws suddenly shifted, grabbing the whip. A burst of golden light flashed from the whip, and wisps of green smoke immediately rose from the ghost's hands gripping the whip. As the smoke rose, the ghost's claws gradually became blurred and transparent. Although the ghost howled in agony, it didn't let go. Instead, it turned to the other four ghosts and roared, "Quick! Kill him!"
The other four ghosts rushed forward, about to pounce on Ma Xiaoniu. Ma Xiaoniu was shocked. Grabbing the whip, he teleported to the other side of the classroom. Looking up, he saw the ghost that had been holding the whip now floating in the air with a bewildered expression, its hands still emitting hissing blue smoke.
The ghost suddenly stared at Ma Xiaoniu with its blood-red eyes and roared, "How did you escape? Tell me, or I'll eat you!"
"Heh, quite ferocious indeed!" Ma Xiaoniu gripped the Soul-Destroying Whip tightly, completely relaxed and free of worries. He sneered, "I advise you to surrender obediently, otherwise this is the moment your souls will be scattered! So, have you thought it through?"
The leading ghost remained unchanged, but the red light in its eyes intensified. The other four ghosts clearly followed its lead and were now staring intently at Ma Xiaoniu.
Ma Xiaoniu shook his head. Good advice can't save a damned devil! Since they're courting death, let them suffer eternal damnation!
His figure teleported instantly, and the Soul-Destroying Whip was lashed out in a flash. Because the teleportation was so unpredictable, it struck him hard before the ghost in front of him could even react.