TRYMBPIETM 95: Revival of All Things (16)

Chi Qingzhou’s voice, full of regret, echoed in the empty underground garage.

Du Huan and the others looked confused, and Guan Xihua was even more puzzled.

He instinctively leaned out from behind Chi Qingzhou, his gaze scanning around the safety exit sign, but he saw nothing.

Guan Xihua was even more bewildered. “What’s going on?”

Chi Qingzhou did not answer.

He looked at the three ghosts huddled by the sign, disappointment clearly written on his face.

A deep, dark color covered his shadow.

Neither humans nor ghosts noticed that his usually lively shadow had become limp from disappointment.

Yet, the three ghosts still sensed an indescribable danger.

They huddled together, trembling uncontrollably, their heads tilting back as they carefully watched Chi Qingzhou.

In their vision, Chi Qingzhou was not the clear and handsome human form.

Dense ghostly energy swirled around Chi Qingzhou, carrying a powerful force, like a large net, enveloping them in the center.

Is this a human?

Even the average ghost king doesn’t have such strong ghostly energy!

The three ghosts were terrified.

This had to be a ghost king, the kind that was good at disguise, able to hide among humans!

As ghosts, they usually loved yin and ghostly energy. These were great sources of nourishment for them.

But the ghostly energy Chi Qingzhou emitted was different.

It was clearly ghostly energy, clearly filled with immense power, but it couldn’t bring them even the slightest benefit.

Even worse, when they accidentally came into contact with Chi Qingzhou’s ghostly energy, their souls felt like they were being scorched by karmic flames. The intense pain quickly overwhelmed the little bit of rationality they had left.

The pain of their souls being ignited was worse than the pain of their bodies burning.

This kind of pain seemed to etch itself into their bones. One ghost endured and endured, but in the end, it couldn’t withstand the pain. Its throat uttered a few groans before letting out a shrill scream that almost pierced their eardrums.

The sharp ghostly wail made the safety exit sign flicker. The green light flashed erratically, scaring Du Huan and the others to the point they almost screamed.

A burst of yin energy exploded at the same time, causing the cars in the underground garage to shake violently.

“Whooo—whooo—”

“Beep—”

“Bang—bang—”

The anti-theft alarm was triggered, and in an instant, various alarm sounds overlapped, creating a chaotic noise in the underground garage.

Guan Xihua was startled, shouting sternly, “What is that?! Who’s hiding here?!, come out!”

He stared hard at the sign, his facial muscles twitching involuntarily.

Just a few seconds ago, he thought he heard something, a kind of mournful scream.

But now, there was no one in the garage except for the five of them, which made his heart tremble uncontrollably.

The chaotic sounds of honking and Guan Xihua’s shouting woke the three ghosts huddling by the wall. They suddenly jumped up, ignoring the burns on their souls, and frantically fled toward the garage exit.

Chi Qingzhou uttered a soft sound, took two steps forward, and spoke with some curiosity, “Where are you going?”

The shadow, covered by darkness, flashed like lightning and instantly attacked the three fleeing ghosts!

The wind and ghostly energy surged together, causing the three ghosts to scatter, running in different directions.

As they ran, they emitted pitiful cries, “My lord, we know we were wrong, spare our lives!!”

The long shadow swiftly wrapped around the three ghosts, effortlessly pulling them, who had barely managed to run a hundred meters, back to Chi Qingzhou.

Thick, almost tangible ghostly energy filled the underground garage, making the sign flicker twice more. Under the influence of the ghostly energy, the three ghosts visibly manifested!

They collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with terror, tears welling up in their eyes.

“My lord, spare us! We really know we were wrong! We’re willing to offer all our incense, please spare our lives!”

The three ghosts struggled to change their posture, kneeling on the ground and constantly bowing to Chi Qingzhou.

Du Huan, Yu Jianqing, and Fu He were stunned for two seconds, exchanging a glance, their minds racing with hundreds of thoughts, but they couldn’t say a word.

Guan Xihua let out a bewildered gasp, watching the three ghosts huddled together, nearly trembling himself.

“No, what is this? I mean, where did these come from? Is it cosplay or something…”

He grit his teeth and asked a couple of questions, but couldn’t continue.

It was at this moment that he finally understood the concept of “my artist is really a cultivator.”

Guan Xihua stayed silent for two seconds, unable to resist covering his eyes.

Chi Qingzhou still had a relaxed smile on his face. “Guan Ge, ask them? They’re ghosts that ran out of the Wan Ying Temple. I thought they were some new breed, but it turns out they just received some incense, gaining a bit of power.”

Chi Qingzhou had many friends and had seen many ghosts and spirits, even had some encounters with the gods of the underworld.

But he had never seen ghosts from Wan Ying temples before.

“The mainland has long abandoned the habit of worshiping Wan Ying temples,” Chi Qingzhou explained lightly. “I didn’t have time to go there.”

Guan Xihua’s forehead throbbed.

He listened to the ghosts’ mournful cries, feeling exhausted. “I didn’t ask you that! I meant, uh, what are you going to do with these things?”

“Earlier at the hospital, Mr. Yi and Mr. He mentioned these things, right?”

Chi Qingzhou replied, “Sort of. They should all be ghosts worshipped in the same Wan Ying Temple, but not these three.”

Guan Xihua: “So that means there are more of these things?” His eyes widened in shock. “What are you going to do with these?”

Chi Qingzhou began to seriously think.

The three ghosts, upon seeing this, must have imagined something, and immediately began crying even more pitifully.

They knelt on the ground, sobbing and begging for mercy, “My Lord, we don’t have much strength, we’re not tasty! My Lord, don’t eat us! We know where there’s food, please give us a chance!”

Chi Qingzhou’s thoughts were interrupted by their cries, and he couldn’t help but glance at them with some disdain.

“My diet is very normal, don’t randomly add food to it.”

Moreover, ghosts like these would probably cause diarrhea if eaten.

The three ghosts choked on their sobs, and their cries became quieter.

Guang Xihua couldn’t help but stare at Chi Qingzhou suspiciously, “How do you know they would give you diarrhea if you ate them? Have you eaten them before?”

The three ghosts froze for a moment, and the already dwindling cries immediately spiked again, making people’s heads ache.

Chi Qingzhou shook his head and innocently replied, “You don’t need to eat to know that, right? Just look at them and you’ll know they’d cause indigestion.”

Guang Xihua paused and turned to examine the three ghosts carefully.

These three ghosts’ souls seemed intact, but it was unclear how they had died.

Guang Xihua didn’t find any obvious wounds on them, but they were covered in thick blood stains.

It didn’t seem to be their own blood, and it made Guang Xihua feel uncomfortable.

Chi Qingzhou explained, “These are the marks from when they fulfilled people’s wishes and collected their price.”

Guang Xihua had a bad premonition, “You mean, this price…?”

Chi Qingzhou nodded, “Yes, they must have caused the deaths of several people.”

The blood on them was partly from the wishers’ targets and partly from the wishers themselves.

“To kill someone, the one who makes the wish must pay with their life.”

Of course, even if the wish wasn’t so extreme, considering the greed of these three ghosts, they would likely demand the life of the wisher as payment.

Guang Xihua shuddered and instinctively took two steps back.

However, Chi Qingzhou was calmly watching the three ghosts wailing, and he asked, “Why were you following Xiao Du and the others? Did someone wish for you to harm them?”

The three ghosts’ crying suddenly stopped, and they exchanged glances. They scrambled to crawl to Chi Qingzhou’s feet, rushing to explain the situation.

“Yes, My Lord! A man didn’t like them, and wanted us to teach them a lesson!”

“My Lord, that man is young. I overheard him talking to someone on the phone, and they called him Ma Xiayang!”

“I don’t know his name, but I was there when he made the wish! He was very greedy and mentioned a lot of names in his wish!”

Chi Qingzhou’s gaze shifted to the last ghost, “Whose names did he say?”

The three ghosts fought to answer, “Chi Xiaoyuan, Fang Mingge, Yi Shangxiao, He Fan.”

“And Yu Jianqing, He Fan, Du Huan!”

“I heard everything! He also said he wished the chairman and his wife from the Chi family could be punished too.”

“Oh, and he also mentioned there was someone named Chi Qingzhou, who he really hated, a roadblock for Brother Ningning. He said he would pay any price to kill this annoying person!”

Ten targets? Ma Xiayang is really greedy.

But he also included his big brother and parents?

Chi Qingzhou tilted his head, suddenly curious about how the Chi family members looked in Chi Qingning’s assistant eyes.

He narrowed his eyes and asked in a gentle tone, “Are there others? Like a couple with the surname Chi in some small town?”

The three ghosts looked at each other, wracking their brains for a while before cautiously replying, “No.”

Chi Qingzhou: “Really none?”

The single ghost struggled to remember, practically swearing, “Really none!”

Chi Qingzhou glanced at them and believed the answer.

Perhaps Ma Xiayang hadn’t heard much about Chi Qingning’s biological parents.

But even without the biological parents, ten targets were enough for Ma Xiayang to pay the price with his life.

His death was already a foregone conclusion.

Chi Qingzhou showed a gentle and harmless smile, “You should know where Ma Xiayang is.”

The three ghosts shuddered violently and nodded eagerly, “Yes, yes, My Lord! We’ll take you there right now!”

They exchanged a malicious look.

As ghosts, they knew very well how powerful Chi Qingzhou was.

Having all been ghosts who had accepted Ma Xiayang’s wish, why did they have to bear the pain of their souls being burned, while other ghosts didn’t?

The three ghosts thought about how their companions would wail in agony after meeting Chi Qingzhou, and couldn’t help but show a smug expression.

Even though they were still bound by the shadow, they were extremely eager to guide Chi Qingzhou.

Du Huan looked at Chi Qingzhou and hesitated before asking, “Brother Chi, should I send everyone back first, then drive with you to find Ma Xiayang, or should we go together?”

Chi Qingzhou waved his hand, “Don’t get involved in this. Just take Brother Guan and the others home.”

Guang Xihua frowned, “No, you’re an artist. If paparazzi catch you running around in the middle of the night, it will definitely cause a scandal tomorrow!”

Chi Qingzhou replied, “They won’t be able to catch me.”

Guang Xihua: “How can they not catch you? Those paparazzi are everywhere, and you’re famous now—”

Halfway through his words, he suddenly remembered that Chi Qingzhou seemed to have some knowledge and stopped abruptly.

Chi Qingzhou chuckled, “Brother Guan, don’t worry. I’ll be careful.”

He grabbed the three ghosts and said, “Alright, we can go now.”