I Got Together with the Goddess [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 104

Even though she was wearing the bracelet, Jiang Yiqing felt an uncomfortable sensation in her chest, as if it were blocked. She checked the data on the bracelet; it showed that the ghostly qi here was so dense it could cause a person to faint. If converted into an air pollution index, the PM2.5 value would have long since gone off the charts. The bracelet’s function was merely a baseline defense, precariously maintaining everyone’s consciousness.

Before she could mention her physical discomfort, Li Tingfang finally noticed the strangeness of their surroundings. She was the first to act, aiming her gun-shaped plasma generator at the window and firing. After the sound of shattering glass, a viscous, paste-like substance—black as the night sky—actually reflected the fired bullet back toward the window, leaving the villa’s baseboards in a complete mess.

“It seems we are sealed inside this living room,” Li Tingfang said, looking up. She saw that the black paste-like substance had already crawled across the ceiling and was about to lock them in completely.

Everyone moved together, but the defense of the paste-like substance was so sturdy that they were unable to break through.

Jiang Yiqing could no longer worry about hiding her “golden finger” (cheat) and asked the system: “Shuyu isn’t back yet. Do I have enough *coins to save everyone and get us out?”

“Not quite enough,” the system replied. “At most, you can stall for some time and wait for her return.”

“That will do.”

Jiang Yiqing purchased several “Wraith-Specific Blasters (Metaphysical Enhanced Version)” from the mall. These weapons looked like snipers; once attached to their existing weapons, they were indeed sufficient to repel the encroaching black paste.

“Yiqing, where did you get these strange things? They’re actually quite useful,” Li Tingfang said. She raised her gun and fired at the black substance lunging toward them. She saw it decompose from the inside out, snapping abruptly before quickly vanishing.

However, it soon gathered back into shape and launched attacks from all directions. Everyone used the exorcism swords in their hands to cut them down one by one.

Though they were not professional combatants, by supporting one another, they managed to maintain a stalemate with the unidentified black substance for the time being.

Jiang Yiqing caught a brief opening and replied to Li Tingfang: “…Shuyu gave them to me.”

While it wouldn’t necessarily matter if she told her mothers the truth, Jiang Yiqing worried they might guess she wasn’t the original Yiqing. She thought it would be better to find a more appropriate time to explain everything; for now, they needed to focus entirely on dealing with the wraith.

“No wonder,” Jiang Shangwei said. “Shuyu should be back by now. Or perhaps she encountered some trouble on her end as well.”

“Sister Shuyu will be fine,” Jiang Yiqing said hurriedly.

Jiang Shangwei knew that Luo Shuyu had prepared a proposal for today. Logically, today should have been the engagement banquet for Yiqing and Shuyu as well as Yiqing’s birthday party, yet they had to clear this hurdle first. She sighed inwardly, hoping everything would pass safely.

“Yiqing, once you and Shuyu are together, will you still call her that?”

“…Then what should I call her?” Her mothers called her “Shuyu,” but adding “Sister” felt too distant. What was the right title?

“Yiqing, are you silly? Of course, you should call her ‘Wife.’ Do I really have to teach you this?” Li Tingfang laughed and gave Jiang Shangwei a wink.

Jiang Shangwei’s face turned red instantly.

Jiang Yiqing silently took in the “sugar” (sweetness) and said, “Alright, I’ve learned my lesson, Mom.”

Jiang Yiqing already had a good nickname in mind. In the future, she would call Luo Shuyu—Shubao (Shu-baby). That would surely shock her.

Just then, Luo Shuyu used the Solar Thunder Incantation to cleave open a rift and stepped inside from the outside. Seeing everyone unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“Where is Sister-in-law Wang?” Aunt Qin asked, seeing no one by her side.

“She’s outside. Wanqing and Ruoying are looking after her,” Luo Shuyu said. She walked over to Jiang Yiqing’s side and carefully observed her. Once she confirmed Yiqing was truly uninjured, her racing heart finally steadied.

Luo Shuyu extended the five fingers of her right hand, her thumb pressing against the base of her middle finger’s nail as she performed the Ghost-Surveying Incantation. The words she chanted were unintelligible to the others.

Seeing the black substance approaching again, Luo Shuyu used her left hand to cast the Solar Thunder Incantation. Surprisingly, she could cast two different hand seals simultaneously with both hands without them interfering with each other.

Several bolts of solar thunder leaped from her hands, making a sizzling sound as they struck the black substance. It was blasted until it looked like scorched ants on an iron plate, visibly withering before shrinking back.

At that moment, Jiang Yiqing could actually hear what Luo Shuyu was saying.

“Tudi (Earth God), tell me, where exactly is the original body of this ghost?”

The Ghost-Surveying Incantation was used to inquire with the Earth God about a ghost’s situation. It was necessary when Luo Shuyu’s compass failed to work.

Normally, for a wraith of Earth-rank or higher, the Underworld should have sent someone to collect it. Such negligence was inappropriate. The Earth God emerged from the ground looking as if he were being interrogated; Jiang Yiqing could see him clearly as well.

“Its original body is in a well seven hundred meters away. A hundred years ago, baleful energy accumulated there, turning it into a Land-Bound Ghost. Since then, members of the Lu family who lived here often felt physically and mentally unwell, so they rarely returned. I didn’t expect it to encounter Wang Lin and use her to cause chaos,” the Earth God said. “Great Immortal Luo, I think if I leave this to you, you can solve it.”

“Since you govern this land, why didn’t you capture this wraith?” Luo Shuyu questioned sternly. “It has been a plague here for a hundred years and even set its sights on Yiqing, yet you turned a blind eye. What is your excuse?”

“This… this ghost, it…” The Earth God hesitated before saying, “It has caused a great disaster this time. You just need to subdue it, Great Immortal Luo. I am truly sorry about this.”

Since Yang energy was insufficient at night while Yin energy was at its peak, Luo Shuyu performed a Moon Lord Incantation to borrow the power of the Moon Lord. Countless chains descended from the sky, binding the black enclosed space layer by layer before forcefully shattering it.

Jiang Yiqing saw that after casting consecutive incantations, fine beads of sweat appeared on Luo Shuyu’s forehead. She could sense that Luo Shuyu’s strength was in a deadlock with the Earth-rank ghost’s power. For some reason, the ghost’s strength was exceptionally formidable, yet no one had stepped in to manage it.

As the space was completely shattered, Luo Shuyu brought everyone back to the original living room. Looking up, they saw that the roof had been torn away, and a bright moon stood gracefully in the sky, casting its pure white radiance upon them.

The points of light on Luo Shuyu’s fingertips vanished one after another.

Wanqing and Ruoying walked up and said, “As expected of Great Immortal Luo, she really repelled that wraith.”

Prioritizing everyone’s safety, Luo Shuyu had used a gentler method. She said to the group, “You all go back and rest. I will go and deal with that wraith once and for all.”

Jiang Yiqing said to Luo Shuyu, “I’ll go with you.”

“Are you two really, okay?” Jiang Shangwei asked with some concern.

“I will protect Yiqing.” Despite saying this, Luo Shuyu had seen the items Jiang Yiqing bought from the system and knew she had the ability to protect herself, but she said it regardless.

The two of them walked together toward the vacant lot at the northeast corner of the house.

Wanqing and Ruoying silently followed. Ruoying seemed to remember something and asked Wanqing, “Is this… that place?”

Wanqing did not hide it this time and said, “Yes. A hundred years ago, because of the war, many people died nearby, so it’s normal for a wraith to be born here.”

“…” Ruoying said very sadly, “Wanqing, you really haven’t been able to let go after all.”

Wanqing’s family had died in that war. When Wanqing suggested coming here ten years ago, Ruoying had guessed that she hadn’t let go of the past.

“Silly, if I had let go, I wouldn’t even be a ghost anymore, and I wouldn’t be able to stay by your side,” Wanqing said, tapping her forehead. “I moved past those events long ago. The reason I choose to stay now is because of you—you make me too worried to leave.”

“Really?” Ruoying became happy again.

Jiang Yiqing hadn’t expected to witness two ghosts showing off their affection, but Luo Shuyu took the initiative to hold her hand and looked at her sideways. The look was so enchanting that Yiqing forgot about the other two. She said, “Shuyu, you’re really amazing. Those Taoist hand seals were especially beautiful.”

Particularly when Luo Shuyu performed the seals, the red thread tied to her hand moved along with her. Although Jiang Yiqing had suppressed it in front of the others, her heart was racing.

“Is that so?” Luo Shuyu looked at her earnestly and said, “Yiqing, Happy Birthday.”

Jiang Yiqing didn’t know what was about to happen, but she couldn’t hold it back anymore, so she said, “Shuyu, I want to give you my answer now.”

“Dummy, I haven’t said it yet.” Luo Shuyu quickly covered Yiqing’s mouth.

What? Jiang Yiqing asked with her eyes.

“Yiqing, can you stay with me forever?” Luo Shuyu asked.

The two ghosts watched them.

Luo Shuyu nervously let go of her hand. Although Yiqing’s eyes were full of joy, she was still afraid—afraid of hearing an answer she didn’t want to hear.

“It would be my absolute pleasure. It is my greatest honor,” Jiang Yiqing said. Then, she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted toward the night sky: “Luo Shuyu, let’s be together! Together forever!”

“Okay, Luo Shuyu wants to be with Jiang Yiqing forever,” Luo Shuyu repeated with a smile. This time, she firmly hugged Yiqing around the waist.

The night wind was somewhat biting and the air was cold, but their two hearts were burning hot, and neither of them felt the slightest bit of cold.

“Wait, what exactly are we here to do?” Seeing the two of them gazing deeply at each other as if they were about to kiss the next second, Wanqing was very puzzled.

Ruoying also said, “It seems we were going to subdue a wraith, but the two of them started acting sweet first. It feels like they specifically wanted to avoid everyone else to find some private space.”

A distance of seven hundred meters wasn’t far; they eventually reached the side of that well. Although the well hadn’t been used in a long time, one look showed that it wasn’t dried up, and a chilling, ghostly aura rushed toward them.

“Wanqing, tell me about it. What is the history of the ghost here?” Luo Shuyu said. “After all, your family was a famous ghost-taming clan in this area a hundred years ago.”

Wanqing hadn’t expected that she had researched her background. Knowing she couldn’t hide it, she said, “During the war back then, one person from my family survived and used this ghost’s ability to build a great career.”

“And then used techniques to bind it here, allowing it to continue causing harm to the world while ignoring it. You people actually did such a thing,” Luo Shuyu sneered. Many times, she didn’t know if humans were worse or ghosts were.

“The descendants lacked the ability; they could only see ghosts but not subdue them.” Wanqing bowed and said, “I’ll have to trouble Master Luo.”