Within Stone Town, most people had already returned to their rooms to rest.
Only a few people remained on the first floor of the inn, and the occasional soft sounds of the waiter clearing tables and chairs could be heard.
The town elder frowned slightly and said, “Immortal Master, do you wish to understand the life of the female ghost? In truth, her life was quite ordinary, just a regular family in town.”
“The only difference was that she was exceptionally beautiful and radiant.”
“Her name was Li Linyu, and like most women in town, when she reached a certain age, if she didn’t have someone in mind, she could only find a husband through matchmaking, spend some time with someone she could tolerate, and then get engaged and married.”
“Before her marriage, she didn’t show any dissatisfaction, and we don’t know why she killed her newlywed husband.”
“Perhaps this woman had psychological problems, and she had been suppressing them until the night of her marriage when she finally exploded.”
As he spoke, the town elder’s face revealed an impatient expression.
However, due to the invisible pressure Chen Changsheng exerted on him, he could only suppress his displeasure and introduce Li Linyu's life before death.
“So, Immortal Master, can you help us eliminate the female ghost on the mountain? If not, we will seek someone else.” The town elder said in a deep voice.
Chen Changsheng tapped the wooden table with his fingertip, a faint golden light appearing in his pupils, and smiled leisurely: “There is one more question.”
“According to what you said, this female ghost should only stay on the mountain, and as long as the townspeople don’t go up the mountain, it should be fine. Why are you so determined to eliminate the female ghost on the mountain?”
The town elder’s answer deliberately avoided the main point, which was the detailed events of Li Linyu’s wedding night.
Moreover, he had also captured a trace of unnaturalness from the town elder’s expression, indicating that the other party was definitely concealing some information.
The town elder skillfully replied: “Our Stone Town relies on ore for a living, and there is also a large mining area on the mountain. The existence of the female ghost has reduced our huge income.”
“I understand.”
Chen Changsheng stopped asking questions and got up to leave the inn.
The other party had no intention of being honest, so asking would be futile.
Miaomiao immediately followed behind him, but he raised his hand to stop her: “Miaomiao, you stay in Stone Town and help me set up a teleportation formation.”
“Okay.”
Miaomiao was very obedient, doing whatever he asked her to do.
His words and actions were very similar to the Foundation Establishment youth from before, causing the town elder to twitch his lips slightly, secretly thinking: Another arrogant and complacent cultivator.
After thinking for a moment, the town elder did not remind him again this time.
It would be best if he could get rid of the female ghost. If he couldn’t, he would find the next cultivator. Anyway, the world is never short of cultivators.
… …
Within the dark and silent mountain forest, the cold wind rustled, and the dense trees obscured the pale moonlight, making the mountain forest particularly eerie.
Chen Changsheng walked forward leisurely on the mountain, a faint golden light appearing in his pupils. Everything around him was as clear as day, and he could see everything at a glance.
A wooden sign with blood-colored words was erected on the lawn: Stop, those who enter, there is a ghost in the mountain.
It was probably placed by the townspeople to remind passersby.
Chen Changsheng stepped over the wooden sign and walked towards the depths of the mountain.
The deeper he went, the more he felt the biting cold of the Yin wind, but this had no effect on a Golden Core stage cultivator.
When he passed through a large forest, the cold Yin wind suddenly disappeared, and a brightly lit house was located in the mountain forest. The surrounding trees and vegetation had traces of being cut down and processed, with a hint of domesticity.
If it were someone else, after enduring the cold and dark forest, they would definitely breathe a sigh of relief when they saw such a house.
But in Chen Changsheng’s Heavenly Eye, the Yin energy in this house was ten times denser than the surroundings, the center of Yin energy convergence!
Creak! Creak! Creak!
Chen Changsheng walked to the front of the house and politely knocked on the door. A series of light and delicate footsteps came from inside.
Then, with a click, the door slowly opened.
A delicate and beautiful woman’s face appeared in the doorway, looking pitiful and moving. She was wearing a light purple dress, the fabric of which was soft and transparent, vaguely revealing her fair and moist skin, and her graceful figure, exuding the plump and moist beauty of a young woman.
“Young master, are you lost on the mountain?”
The young woman looked nervous, her slender jade fingers tightly gripping the door, ready to close it at any time.
In the deep mountains and wild forests, a delicate and charming young woman in a house is really too captivating.
“I heard there is a female ghost on the mountain. Does the lady know where the female ghost is?” Chen Changsheng asked with a smile.
“I… I don’t know. Young master, please go back. However, there is indeed a ghost on the mountain, but she only kills bad people.”
“Why does she only kill bad people? How do you define bad people? Can you elaborate?”
Having talked to this point, they both knew what was going on, but they just didn’t expose each other.
The young woman hesitated for a while and fully opened the door. The room was small and simple, with only a table and chairs, and a bed covered by a beaded curtain.
“Young master, would you like to come in for a chat?”
“If the lady won’t eat people, then I will be so bold as to try.”
The young woman’s pretty face flushed red, and she turned around to pick up the teapot and pour Chen Changsheng a cup of steaming tea.
However, in Chen Changsheng’s eyes, this cup of tea was as cold and terrifying as the water of the Yellow Springs.
“I won’t drink the tea. Lady, tell me about the female ghost.”
Chen Changsheng’s eyes swept across every corner of the house, and he found that the house retained many traces of dead souls, including the remaining soul of the Foundation Establishment youth, which was still warm and had not been dead for long.
Obviously, no fewer than twenty cultivators had died here.
The young woman in front of him seemed delicate, but she was actually a great terror!
The young woman sat gracefully opposite Chen Changsheng, her hands placed on her knees.
“If young master is willing to listen, I am naturally willing to tell you. As for whether you believe it or not, I have no right to interfere.”
“The woman was originally an ordinary person in Stone Town, eager to cultivate immortality and achieve longevity, but she had no aptitude for cultivation. She looked down on mortal men and kept delaying until she reached marriageable age, and then casually found a man to marry.”
“On the night of her marriage, she was hesitant and uncertain. During the part where the veil was lifted, the door was suddenly pushed open.”
“The woman hurriedly lifted her veil to take a look, and it was Yan Zhuang, the son of the Stone Town elder.”
“He was drunk and disorderly, barging into the bridal chamber. The woman’s husband stepped forward to stop him, wanting to take Yan Zhuang away, but unexpectedly, Yan Zhuang’s personality became violent after being drunk. After some pushing and shoving, he suddenly drew his sword and killed the woman’s husband on the spot, and even intended to assault the woman.”
The young woman paused, her hands clenched tightly on her purple dress.
It seemed that she was recalling the memory that made her resentful, and the Yin wind suddenly rose in the house!
“The woman escaped from the room and sought help from the townspeople at the wedding banquet, but Yan Zhuang falsely accused her of murdering her husband and fleeing. The townspeople completely believed his lies and pursued the woman all the way to the mountain.”
“In the chaos, they were scattered. The woman once again encountered Yan Zhuang, who wanted to assault her. In fear, she accidentally rolled down the hill and died in this mountain forest…”
After listening, Chen Changsheng calmly interjected: “So, afterwards, the woman became a vengeful ghost, but was trapped in this mountain forest. The town elder found cultivators to come here to exterminate the ghost, but they were killed by the female ghost instead?”
“Whether young master believes it or not, this is the truth of the matter. If young master insists on exterminating the ghost…”
A strong killing intent appeared in the young woman’s beautiful eyes, and her waterfall-like black hair shone with a faint purple light.
The entire house was filled with a cold chill, the whistling wind blew the doors and windows, causing them to creak and shake, and the dim candlelight instantly turned into a ghastly dark green!
