I Got Together with the Goddess [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 103

Auntie Qin finally regained consciousness. Her eyes blinked a few times, her pupils aching, but she forced them open with all her might. She saw Sister-in-law Wang hanging as if suspended from a roof beam; her face flickered in and out of existence as if being torn apart by something. Her eyes were bloodshot, and fresh blood dripped pattering from her temples—a sight identical to the wound on her right leg that was gushing blood.

Auntie Qin let out a piercing scream. This sound enraged the vengeful ghost; it dropped Sister-in-law Wang to the ground and rapidly closed in on Auntie Qin.

The massive gap in strength made Auntie Qin realize that she probably should have been dead, but for some reason, the vengeful ghost had spared her life.

Sister-in-law Wang, crumpled on the floor and clutching her injured leg, looked at the woman she had lived alongside for years. She found she couldn’t bring herself to hate Auntie Qin by association. She didn’t know why she felt this way, but she shouted at the top of her lungs, “Weren’t you going to swallow me? Are you afraid now?”

Although the vengeful ghost did not understand the concept of a provocation, it knew this woman made it very displeased. It was her resentment that had allowed it to gradually occupy this mansion as its nest, yet at the most critical moment, she was unwilling to sacrifice her life to complete the final ritual.

If it ate the woman, it could obtain her resentment, and it would become even more powerful; however, dissipated resentment was tasteless to consume. It would have to settle for the next best thing.

It didn’t matter. As long as it obtained the Yang energy of a living person—no matter who—it could evolve.

“I… will eat you all…”

As the vengeful ghost spoke, it scooped up Auntie Qin with one hand, then returned to Sister-in-law Wang’s side, pulling her up from the ground as well. It moved to throw both of them into its bloody, gaping maw.

Sister-in-law Wang had associated with this thing for so long that even without seeing it, she could sense its presence. Driven by desperation, she pulled out a military knife hidden in her boot. This item was originally intended for her to personally stab Jiang Yiqing to death; she never expected she would use it at a time like this.

She had originally intended to avenge her daughter, but her daughter had never returned as a ghost to find her after all this time, which meant her daughter didn’t hate Jiang Yiqing at all. All of this had been her own wishful thinking. At the final moment, Sister-in-law Wang wavered. One could say her mind had suddenly snapped, but she no longer felt such a desperate urge for Jiang Yiqing to die. She told the vengeful ghost to wait a while before considering revenge.

But the vengeful ghost refused to let go of the golden opportunity of Jiang Yiqing’s birthday. It seemed Jiang Yiqing’s constitution was excellent nourishment for ghosts; eating her would allow it to become the most powerful ghost in the world. However, she was protected by destiny. Only on her twenty-third birthday, which fell on a “Ten-Desperate Day” in her fate, would she inevitably fall into a life-and-death trap—the best day to strike her.

And so, Sister-in-law Wang and the vengeful ghost had a falling out. She hadn’t expected the ghost to go directly for Jiang Yiqing, but it hadn’t found her, bringing back Auntie Qin instead.

Sister-in-law Wang plunged the military knife into the vengeful ghost’s gums. Though it was a ghost, the fact that it could speak meant it had a structure similar to a human. This strike seemed to enrage the ghost and cause it pain. It bared its teeth and let out a loud cry, throwing the two women down.

Mid-air, Sister-in-law Wang grabbed Auntie Qin’s arm, bringing her down to the ground. Even when her heavily injured leg buckled upon impact, she didn’t make a sound.

Auntie Qin hadn’t expected Sister-in-law Wang to save her at the critical moment. However, since Luo Shuyu had said she was a malicious person, Auntie Qin truly believed it. She hadn’t expected Sister-in-law Wang to be so ruthless when she fought, showing a ferocity as if she wanted to dissect the vengeful ghost. She just didn’t know if Luo Shuyu had used some method to dissolve Sister-in-law Wang’s resentment, but Auntie Qin felt that Sister-in-law Wang’s appearance no longer seemed so frightening to her.

“I heard your scream, and I… I was wondering if something had happened,” Auntie Qin said with some embarrassment. She had actually been on guard against Sister-in-law Wang this whole time, so being saved by her felt truly incredible.

Logically, they should have been enemies. Had Sister-in-law Wang really had a change of heart?

“Now is not the time for this.” Sister-in-law Wang heard a slight change in the vengeful ghost’s sounds and sensed it was preparing to attack them again.

“Thank you for saving me,” Auntie Qin said. “I think they will come to save you too.”

“…”

Auntie Qin felt it was truly wonderful. She had been genuinely afraid that something would happen to Sister-in-law Wang. After all, having lived as neighbors on such good terms for so many years, wouldn’t it be a tragedy if this lonely woman suffered an accident?

She felt her pocket; the sunglasses Li Tingfang had given her were still there, perfectly intact. Auntie Qin didn’t usually wear such things, but Li Tingfang had once told her that since it was often just her and Yiqing alone in the residence, she should carry them—they might come in handy at a critical moment.

Auntie Qin handed the sunglasses to Sister-in-law Wang and said, “You wear these.”

Without hesitation, Sister-in-law Wang put them on. Through the lenses, the ghost’s form was roughly outlined. Furthermore, the sunglasses seemed to automatically receive a signal; within her field of vision, a red dot was rapidly approaching them.

At this time, the only person rushing here was indeed Luo Shuyu.

The ghost closed in on the two. Sister-in-law Wang’s reactions were much faster now, but because of her leg injury, she could only manage to shove Auntie Qin aside while throwing herself against the nearby wall.

Just as Auntie Qin scrambled up, she saw the spot where they had been standing smashed into a large hole, with debris falling to the floor below. Luo Shuyu, who was approaching the two from the stairs, performed a “Chasing the Clouds and Gazing at the Moon” jump from below, leaping up as Wanqing flew through the wall.

Seeing Luo Shuyu, Auntie Qin breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt worried: “Miss Luo, will you be okay alone?”

“I’m here too!” Wanqing said. She picked up Auntie Qin from the ground first, carrying her over her shoulder to the outside of the residence.

Before she left, she glanced at Sister-in-law Wang and said, “I’ll come back for you.”

“…” Sister-in-law Wang looked at Luo Shuyu and said, “The hostage has been taken away. There’s no need for you to stay and deal with it, is there?”

“I couldn’t possibly leave you here to fend for yourself,” Luo Shuyu said, looking down at her. Her injuries were quite serious. However, she immediately locked her gaze on the vengeful ghost. The ghost had lost all patience and launched an attack before she could speak further.

The miasma of resentment erupting from its mouth caused Sister-in-law Wang’s expression to turn contorted. Luo Shuyu had no time to worry about her; she performed the Gang-stepping ritual, her hand forming a Yang-Thunder seal. From the four fingertips of her right hand, she condensed lightning from both the Yin and Yang paths, striking directly at the vengeful ghost.

The vengeful ghost’s body visibly shuddered. Then, it began to thrash around in agony, reducing the rooms it crashed into to rubble.

When Wanqing returned, she saw this scene and thought to herself that Great Master Luo was truly ruthless. Without even using water-talismans, she could borrow the power of Yang-Thunder with her bare hands. Keeping a friendly relationship with her was definitely the right choice; she couldn’t imagine what that lightning would feel like hitting her body—she would likely dissipate instantly.

She pulled Sister-in-law Wang up from the ground and took her out, saying: “Great Master Luo, I’ll leave this to you. I’m going to protect the others!”

Luo Shuyu nodded and struck the vengeful ghost with another bolt of Yang-Thunder. The ghost’s body began to fragment, but Luo Shuyu felt something was wrong.

Logically, an Earth-rank vengeful ghost that had absorbed so much resentment and lurked here could not be this weak. They usually harmed many people and thus possessed a consciousness similar to a human.

“Not good,” Luo Shuyu said. She jumped out the window, returning to Jiang Yiqing’s side as fast as possible.

Jiang Yiqing and the others were waiting in the living room. Although the entire villa was shrouded in thick ghostly energy, and the chilling sensation was extremely uncomfortable for humans, everyone forced themselves to endure it.

Finally, Wanqing brought Auntie Qin back. They went forward to check on her and found she had no obvious wounds, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yiqing was truly relieved. She had a feeling the ghost was coming for her; if Auntie Qin had been hurt because of her, it wasn’t something regret could fix.

As Wanqing went back to save Sister-in-law Wang, the group felt their physical discomfort increasing.

Jiang Yiqing saw that her mother’s complexion was poor and said, “Mom, why don’t you guys go nearby to take cover first? I’ll wait for Wanqing.”

“Yiqing, we came together, so we must go back together. Don’t say silly things.” Jiang Shangwei looked at the watch on her wrist; it showed 23:58.

She spoke with quite an apologetic tone: “Yiqing, your birthday is almost here, and yet I can only say Happy Birthday to you in a place like this. I’m really sorry.”

“Mom, it’s nothing. When we get back, we’ll celebrate together,” Jiang Yiqing said with a bright smile.

She looked in the mall system; there was an item called a “Ghost-Repelling Bracelet.” According to the description, it could prevent people from being affected by ghostly energy. Jiang Yiqing bought several.

She distributed the bracelets to the three of them and put one on herself. Long-term exposure to a ghostly environment did indeed have a significant impact on living people; over time, it could even interfere with one’s mental state.

Just then, Jiang Shangwei’s watch chimed. Jiang Shangwei hugged Jiang Yiqing and said, “Yiqing, my precious daughter, happy twenty-third birthday.”

“Thank you, Mommy,” Jiang Yiqing said, hugging her back.

“Daughter, happy birthday,” Li Tingfang added.

Jiang Yiqing walked over and gave Li Tingfang a gentle hug as well.

Auntie Qin also forced a smile and said, “Yiqing, happy birthday. Tell me what you want to eat; when we get back, I’ll cook it for you.”

Jiang Yiqing was moved to the point of tears. The red thread in her hand twitched slightly at this moment. She remembered when she was in the hospital, the meal Luo Shuyu liked bringing her most was braised chicken with mushrooms from a certain shop, so she said, “Auntie Qin, let’s have braised chicken with mushrooms then.”

“We happen to have fresh honey mushrooms at home. That’s perfect,” Auntie Qin said.

The night was very deep. The lighting in the room had been destroyed, and only the searchlight in Li Tingfang’s hand flickered with light. Perhaps because of this, no one noticed that outside the window, even the shadows of the trees had disappeared.

Aside from them, the surroundings were so dark that one couldn’t even see their own hand in front of their face.