Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 451: Calling Senior Shu for Help

Li Mazi said that the female ghost had bewitched me. If he hadn’t acted fast and improvised, it would have been game over for all of us.

Li Mazi would never miss any chanceto brag. He began to babbleand headed towardXiao Li.

“Yeah, you really saved me this time.” I heaved a sigh of reliefand complimented him.

Li Mazi contentedly raisedabrow. “Of course, don’tyou know who your brother is?”

Iignored him andturned to talk to Xiao Li. However, when I went to the sofa, there was no one there. Xiao Lihad disappeared.

“Where’s Xiao Li?”askedLiMazi in a shaky voice.“Damn, this place doesn’t feel right at all. LittleBrother Zhang, we should leave.”

Irubbedmy temples. I was completely lost.

Therearetwo souls in that room, and Xiao Liis gone.This villa hasat least three departed souls.

Werethey a group?Also, isXiao Li a human or a ghost?

At this instant, so many questions filled my brain.

Li Mazi pricked his ears toward the toilet. After a while, hesaid,“LittleBrother Zhang, it seems Xiao Li’s in the toilet.”

After hearingLi Mazi, I lifted my headand lookedat the toilet behind us. When we opened the toilet door, we saw Xiao Li crouching in a corner. She was huggingher knees, herface full of fear.

“What happened?”

I asked herwithout getting tooclose. Moreover, I was carefulandhelda talisman in my hand. If shedid something strange, I’d beprepared.

“Aghost… There’s a ghost! Theghost looks exactly like me. She told me not to go out...”

Xiao Li started to cry. I took out the ox tears I had prepared and smearedthemon my eyelids. After the sour feelingwasgone, I studied Xiao Li carefully. Her three Yang flames were still burning.My mind eased, andI walked forward to lift her.

There was nothing wrong with her, so the Xiao Li we met earlier was a ghost. Iregretted acceptingthis caseand reallywanted to ignore it since it was beyond mycapability.

However, my heart was softened whenI sawXiao Licrying. After all, shewasawoman in need of help.

I needed to prioritize the tasks. The urgent task to dofirstwas to identify the ghost that had impersonated Xiao Li. Who was she, after all?

I looked at Xiao Liand askedher to tell us what had happened to her.

“I don’t know. That ghost has never shown up before. This is the first time I saw her. I went to the toilet and saw her,but she didn’t want to harm me. She only told me not to leave the toilet. When you guys descended from the second floor, she disappeared,”saidXiao Liwhile shakingher head in fright.

That ghost didn’t harm Xiao Li. Itseemed she wanted to protect her.

I decided to ignoreYuan Datoufor now. If the ghost told Xiao Li to stay inthetoilet, there should be something hidden there.

To verify my assumption, I asked them to leave. Then, Iswitched off the lightsandheldacompass, movingaround the area. However, even after a few rounds, the compassneedlewas still.

“Why is this?” Ifrowned and mumbledto myself.

Then, the situation suddenly changed. The compassneedlemoved fast thenpointed upward.

I lookedat the compassneedle andsighed. Whenever theneedlepointed upward,thephenomenon wascalled ‘FloatingNeedle.’It meant thatadeparted spirit was here. Moreover, it was akindone.

Ingeomancy, when this phenomenon happened,it meant the ancestor of the family oraHouse Protector was present in the house to protect the family.

Since the ghost looked like Xiao Li, shehad tobe Xiao Li’s ancestor.

I put the compass away and burned three incensesticks, placingthembythe windowsill. Although there was no wind in this narrow toilet, the three incensesburnedevenly. Thesmokesurroundedme.

I took a step back and respectfully bowed to the smoke. When I lifted my head, Isaw the smokecreatetheword, ‘Thankyou.’

The ghosthad thanked me for protecting Xiao Li. I gave a gentle nodand said, “Senior, don’t worry!SinceI accepted this case, I will take care ofeverything.”

After I said that, the words shookandslowly dispersed.

AfterI leftthe toilet, my perspectiveof the case changed. EvenXiao Li’s ancestor was persistentin protectingher. As such,being an otherworldly merchant, what reasondidI have to give up this case?

“LittleBrother Zhang, should we leave or not?” Li Mazi hurriedly asked. He hadn’tgotten a hold ofhimselfyet.

Xiao Li looked at me, worriedly. She was afraid that I would leave.

“I’vedecided to accept this case…” I answered.

My words stunned Li Mazi. “Hey brother, are youokay?Do you havea fever?” Li Mazi stammered, reachinghis hand to check my forehead.

“Justgo to watchtheTV!” I smiled and pushed him away. “Xiao Li, you should sleep. I knowhow todeal with the departed souls. Tomorrow, we will arrange everything.”

Xiao Li repeatedly thanked me. However, she lingeredas shedidn’t want to go to her room. I knew she was scared, so I told her that she could sleep on the sofa.

It seemed she was really tired. She didn’trefuse and quickly driftedinto sleep.

“Did you find anything?” Li Mazi asked.

I smiledand toldLi Mazi about the encounter with Xiao Li’s ancestor. Li Mazibecameexcited.

“With this extra force,why wouldwe be afraid of them?Nowonder you suddenly became so bold. And, if that ghost was Xiao Li’s ancestor, I’m sure she’sbeen here longerthan those two ghosts upstairs. They were from the time of the resistance war,after all. Maybewe don’t need to do anything. The ancestor will finish them.”

“It’s not that simple.” I admired Li Mazi’s spiritual victory method.

“What do you mean?” asked Li Mazi.

“If she didn’tletXiaoLi leavethe toilet, it means shecanonly protect Xiao Li when she’s in the toilet! Moreover,thetwo ghosts upstairs havestrongresentful energy, but they onlystay insidethe room. They didn’t chase after us. Did the three parties reach an agreement of some sort?” I imagined the possibilitiesas I explained my thoughtsto Li Mazi.

Li Mazithought about it thengaveme a nod. “Do you have any solution to lure the two souls to the toilet? Actually,it’ll also begoodif we canget them downstairs.”

“We can try. But we should sleep now.” Ilaidon the other sofa in the living roomand closedmy eyes.

“LittleBrother Zhang, where should I sleep?” Li Mazi wasdejected.

I thennoticedthat there were only two sofas in the living room. Xiao Li and I had occupied them all.

If Li Mazi didn’t want to sleep with the two ghosts upstairs, hewould haveto lie on the floor.

“Up to you. You can take the toilet.” I then closed my eyesand decidedto ignore him.

When I woke up the next morning, Xiao Li had prepared breakfast. She didn’t look bad. It seemed our presence had supported her a lot.

AfterI washedmy face, I noticed thatLi Mazi had disappeared. “Xiao Li, have you seen Li Mazi?”

She shook her head.

“Wherecouldthis fellowhave gone?” I took out my phone to call him.

The ringtone resounded from underneath the sofa, andLi Mazi crawled outright after, his face drowsy.

“What’s the matter?” he asked.

“Nothing…” I was speechless.

After breakfast, I called Yin Xinyueand toldher that Iwasall right. Then, with a serious look, I calledSenior Shu.

I was helplessandneeded extra help. It would be nice if he could give me someideas.

However,the old mandidn’t pick the call. In the end, I had to send him a threatening messagethat saidthat if he didn’t pick up the call, I would ask Chuyi togivehim a call.

Right after I sent the message, he called me.

As soon as the linewentthrough,Senior Shusaid,“If you need something, tell me quickly. I’m going to play mahjong.”

Ilaughed. “I have something I want to ask you,Senior.”

“Whatis it? Spit it outquickly.”Senior Shuwasimpatient.

“It’s like this...” It was rarefor him to giveme a chance to talk. I carefullychosemy words and told him the story.

After I hadfinishedtalking,Senior Shukept silent for quite a long time.

I called him a few times, andhe asked me to continue.

I said,“Continuewhat?I’m done talking.Haven’tyou been listening to me?”

“It’s something this trivial and you need my help? You bringshame to your grandfather!”Senior Shusaid then hung up.

I looked at the phone, feeling baffled. I thoughtaboutcalling him another time, butI refrained myself from doing so.

It was because he said thatI had shamed my grandfather.

I’m not going to ask anybody! And don’t think that I can’t surviveon my own!

To my surprise,Senior Shuthensent me a message. “Hatred grows from the heart. If there’s no hatred, the spirit will leave.”

Although what he told me wasn’t helpful at all, I could still feel his concern.My heart warmed up.

I putaside the thought of asking for external helpandrecalled the conversationbetween thetwo ghosts from yesterday.

“Xiao Li, do you have any photos of the previous owner of this villa?I mean themistress thatYuan Datouforcedintocommittingsuicide.”

Xiao Li thought. “Yes, I do.”

She searchedthroughYuan Datou’s blog and found a photo ofthemistress. At first glance, I knew the mistress was the ghost wearing the red cheongsam from yesterday!

“Do you know her name?”

“She was called Bai Xiya.”

Last night,Yuan Datouhad addressed the female ghost by the name‘Xiya.’Itseemed thatthe ghost not only had the same appearanceasthe mistress, but they also shared the same name.

If shewasa prostitute in the Eight GreatStreetsand had arelationshipwith the spirit, I guessed she wasn’t just an anonymous person. Idecidedtosearchfor her name on the internet.

I got many results. However,theywere alljunk, like‘How many people are there in the country with the name Bai Xiya?’ or ‘WhowasBai Xiya’s husband?’There were many resultslike that. I couldn’t find the information I was looking for.

I felt discouraged.

Li Mazi vowed that hewould find her. Then, he accessed a secret website...

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