The Ghost Insists on Giving Me a Beautiful and Powerful Wife! - Chapter 19.2

At the time, Zhuang Ciyue was instantly intrigued when she heard she could see ghosts and that there was a shortcut to becoming one, and even get a grim reaper wife at the end of the shortcut.

She had been stubbornly resisting Yu Ruoyin’s fate for so long.

It was better to become a powerful Painted Yin Shaman herself. Maybe she could even help Yu Ruoyin find a solution.

Zhuang Ciyue was a loyal person. She put a talisman that had been blessed by a Buddhist monastery into Yu Ruoyin’s phone before leaving, which was a treasure that Xing Ruoyan had gotten by using her status as a Grim Reaper to ask for from the abbess of Rongjiang Nunnery.

According to Zhuang Ciyue’s plan, she would return to Chong City in a year at most.

To her surprise, her great-aunt and Xing Ruoyan tricked her into going deep into the mountains, where they constantly stalled her, telling her she was still too young and to focus on her cultivation, and to forget about the shortcut.

It was only half a year ago, when she came of age, that she started pressing Xing Ruoyan to get married.

When Xing Ruoyan and the others realized they couldn’t deceive her any longer, they finally told her the truth.

At that time, Zhuang Ciyue demanded to return, but her level was still not great, and Yu Ruoyin was still messaging her often, so she stayed in the mountains, silently cursing Xing Ruoyan a thousand times in her heart.

Yesterday, her great-aunt heard that Yu Ruoyin had a master helping her, which convinced Zhuang’s mother to let her continue being friends with Yu Ruoyin. They then rushed back to Chong City overnight.

She had originally wanted to find Yu Ruoyin, but her great-aunt heard about the jade corpse in Chong City and insisted on coming to help.

Zhuang Ciyue had no choice but to follow. She didn’t expect to get caught in a barrier and to find Yu Ruoyin and her ex-girlfriend inside.

Xing Ruoyan had not appeared in front of her since her lie was exposed. This was their first meeting since their falling out.

Yu Ruoyin understood everything and was deeply moved. “Thank you, Sister Yue.”

She had only known that Zhuang Ciyue was good to her but didn’t realize that Zhuang Ciyue was always thinking of her, even to the point of opposing her family to be her friend.

Zhuang Ciyue didn’t act humble. She said loudly, “You should thank me. I’m not like you. I have humanity but no lust.”

Who was it just now who said they were intrigued by the prospect of having a Grim Reaper wife?

Yu Ruoyin silently complained to herself but didn’t say anything in protest.

She secretly looked at Xing Ruoyan, who had already distanced herself from Zhuang Ciyue, trying to clear her name.

Jiang Huaining pulled Yu Ruoyin back, who was being pushed forward by Zhuang Ciyue, and pointed to Xing Ruoyan, who was secretly at the back. “She probably didn’t lie to you. A spiritual union with a ghost is indeed a shortcut for a Painted Yin Shaman…”

“My lord!”

Xing Ruoyan exclaimed, cursing her bad luck.

Zhuang Ciyue’s eyes indeed lit up. She quickly took a few steps back, circled around to Xing Ruoyan, and asked, “Is that true?”

Xing Ruoyan didn’t dare to answer her, but she also couldn’t stop Jiang Huaining from speaking.

Jiang Huaining’s tone was calm. “It’s not just a spiritual union. You can also choose to eat ghosts and swallow souls. As long as you half-demonize your body, you will definitely be more powerful than your great-aunt.”

“My lord, why are you tempting her to make a mistake!”

Xing Ruoyan couldn’t help but try to stop Jiang Huaining.

Jiang Huaining led Yu Ruoyin forward without looking back at Xing Ruoyan. “Didn’t she say I was fierce and cruel? Isn’t that what someone like me should say?”

Zhuang Ciyue’s neck slightly stiffened. She asked Xing Ruoyan with uncertainty, “Ex-girlfriend, did I just offend the owner of the Four Spirits Shop?”

Xing Ruoyan gave her a disgusted look. “What do you think?”

“Oh no, oh no, my great-aunt is going to curse me to death.” Zhuang Ciyue shrank her neck and rubbed her hands.

Xing Ruoyan looked at her sideways. “I will too.”

Zhuang Ciyue rolled her eyes. She was considering whether or not to rush over and hug Jiang Huaining’s leg to beg for forgiveness.

Being flexible and adaptable was also a kind of virtue.

Zhuang Ciyue still remembered how she and her great-aunt were suddenly led to the Four Spirits Shop, and after only a few words, were forcefully sent back to the mountains. That feeling of being completely out of control of her body was still fresh in her memory.

The ability to manipulate space was not something everyone had. She was well aware that Jiang Huaining was not to be trifled with. The moment she saw Jiang Huaining, she understood that this was the master her great-aunt had been looking for. But she was a person who often spoke without thinking.

She was thinking about the feasibility of pouncing on her.

Yu Ruoyin had already taken a step ahead of her and hugged Jiang Huaining’s arm. “Aunt Ning, please don’t be mad at Sister Yue. She didn’t mean it.”

If she wasn’t seeing things, the moment Yu Ruoyin hugged her, Jiang Huaining’s face softened.

The frost and snow in her eyes melted quickly. By the time she turned to look at Yu Ruoyin, there was no trace of dominance or ferocity, only the demeanor of a gentle woman. “A’yin, she cursed me. She even told you to leave me just now.”

If Zhuang Ciyue hadn’t seen Jiang Huaining’s methods, she would have believed her fragility.

But she didn’t believe it, though someone else did.

Yu Ruoyin had many things to be afraid of, and now she had one more.

She was afraid that Jiang Huaining would feel wronged.

“I…” Yu Ruoyin cautiously tugged at Jiang Huaining’s sleeve. “Aunt Ning, Sister Yue’s words don’t mean anything. I won’t leave you.”

Jiang Huaining’s lips curved. “Really?”

“Of course, it’s true.”

Yu Ruoyin could hear the anticipation in Jiang Huaining’s voice and agreed without hesitation.

After getting the affirmative answer, Jiang Huaining wrapped her arms around Yu Ruoyin’s shoulders and became much more agreeable. “A’yin, I won’t be mad at your friend.”

A smile returned to Jiang Huaining’s face, and Yu Ruoyin was relieved, smiling with her. “Aunt Ning, you’re so good!”

“Cu…”

Zhuang Ciyue couldn’t stand the sight of Yu Ruoyin looking like she was under a spell.

Just as she was about to start cursing, her mouth was covered.

Xing Ruoyan’s movements were fast and precise. She had only made one sound when her entire mouth was covered by Xing Ruoyan’s hand.

Zhuang Ciyue struggled in protest. When she couldn’t break free, she bit Xing Ruoyan’s palm hard.

Xing Ruoyan simply frowned slightly, enduring the bite without letting go.

Zhuang Ciyue could only grumble unhappily into her palm. Yu Ruoyin heard the faint sound and looked back. “Grim Reaper Xing, what are you doing?”

“It’s nothing,” Xing Ruoyan said without changing her expression. “The ghostly energy ahead is too heavy, and a ghost king might be lurking. She’s too noisy, and it would be bad if she disturbed the ghost king.”

“Oh, I see!”

Yu Ruoyin looked ahead with apprehension and confusion, not noticing Zhuang Ciyue’s pleading gaze.

Would a five-headed Grim Reaper be afraid of a ghost king?

Perhaps.

But didn’t they have Jiang Huaining with them?

Yu Ruoyin didn’t know much about the ranks of ghosts and thought that Xing Ruoyan’s words made some sense. She deliberately lowered her voice. “Grim Reaper Xing, is it okay for us to speak in a lower voice?”

Because she knew so little, Yu Ruoyin kept her posture low.

She felt that since she couldn’t help, she should at least not cause trouble.

Jiang Huaining gathered her shoulders and walked forward. “It’s fine to speak loudly.”

“But…”

Yu Ruoyin turned to look at Zhuang Ciyue and finally saw her face was flushed. She grabbed Jiang Huaining’s sleeve, clutching the fabric in her palm, and finally had the courage to speak. “Grim Reaper Xing, Sister Yue seems a bit unwell. Can you please let her go?”

“Oh, is that so?” Xing Ruoyan released Zhuang Ciyue, giving her a warning glare. “I didn’t see it.”

“Murder!” Zhuang Ciyue bared her teeth at Xing Ruoyan, wanting to pounce and bite her.

Xing Ruoyan gave her a cold glance and gently patted her  (Underworld Plaque).

Zhuang Ciyue immediately fell silent.

Yu Ruoyin didn’t know what kind of silent communication they were having, but the sudden quiet was a bit unsettling for her.

As they continued to walk forward, a thick black mist suddenly appeared before them.

The black mist gathered until it almost blocked her vision. Yu Ruoyin suddenly remembered the night Lu Qingzhen scared her. She couldn’t help but lean closer to Jiang Huaining, clinging to her side before she dared to continue walking.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak—”

A strange sound echoed in the black mist, and Yu Ruoyin smelled a faint scent of blood.

She panicked and grabbed Jiang Huaining. “Ning, Aunt Ning, Sister Yue still hasn’t… hasn’t told me what a Painted Witch is yet?”

Yu Ruoyin was not curious at this moment; she desperately needed some sound in her ears to drown out the strange noises.

“Painted Witches, they…”

Jiang Huaining didn’t quite know how to begin, but Zhuang Ciyue had no such qualms. Her voice drifted over instantly. “Strictly speaking, Painted Witch is not a legacy but a bloodline curse. They are the most powerful shamans but also the most unfortunate. In shaman legends, their clan is a cursed betrayer. The Painted Witch clan is born with Yin-Yang eyes, able to see ghosts and spirits without opening them. This also leads to them having extremely cold constitutions. They can only survive by learning shamanism. It’s said that their ancestors had the bloodline of monsters and spirits, and they are born with the ability to paint spirits and yin, and they don’t need to sign a contract. Their true ability is replication. Powerful Painted Witches can replicate the abilities of all monsters and spirits. They can also forcibly strip the power of evil spirits, absorb them into talismans to create ghost soldiers, and command them.”

“How can such powerful abilities be a curse?”

“That…” Zhuang Ciyue stopped. “My great-aunt didn’t say. She only told me to stay away from the Painted Witch clan because being friends or enemies with them would be very troublesome.”

Yu Ruoyin tugged at Jiang Huaining, who sighed softly. “Any legacy hopes that a genius will emerge from their descendants, someone to carry the heavy responsibility and bring glory to the family. But… the total power of the Painted Witch clan is limited. The curse doesn’t allow their clan to prosper. The more talented they are, the thinner their bloodline becomes until they curse all their blood relatives to death. They might even… curse everyone who gets close to them to death.”

Zhuang Ciyue gasped. “So the more talented they are, the faster their family dies!”

Yu Ruoyin was stunned.

She remembered Xing Ruoyan saying that a genius had emerged from the Painted Witch clan.

“Grim Reaper Xing, didn’t you say a genius came from the Painted Witch clan? How many people are left in their family?”

“They’re all dead,” Xing Ruoyan’s gaze was momentarily unfocused. “Only that child is left now.”

“Is… is that so.”

When Yu Ruoyin learned from Zhuang Ciyue that she was even more unlucky than a Calamity Star, she didn’t feel sad, because she had always known she was very unlucky. But now, hearing that there was someone else in the world just like her, she suddenly felt a wave of sadness. They were the same, cursing their parents, blood relatives, and friends to death, and destined to be forever alone.

Yu Ruoyin’s palms were slick with sweat. “Aunt Ning, will I curse you and Sister Yue to death?”

“No.”

Yu Ruoyin looked up, her eyes misty. “Don’t lie to me.”

Jiang Huaining held Yu Ruoyin’s hand, her thumb stroking her index finger. “A’yin, have you forgotten?”

Yu Ruoyin’s memory was triggered, and she once again thought of the scene of her bones mixed with flesh gushing out.

That’s right.

She would not curse Jiang Huaining and Zhuang Ciyue to death.

Because she had already cursed herself to death.

Yu Ruoyin initially couldn’t face the fact that she had stepped into death, but now she felt a sense of relief.

She was glad she had died first.

“That’s great!”

She said it with genuine sincerity, but Jiang Huaining didn’t echo her. Jiang Huaining tightly held her hand. “A’yin, it’s not great at all.”

Yu Ruoyin and Jiang Huaining couldn’t argue about this, because Xing Ruoyan had already received a message from her subordinates. “My lord, Sang Qian is indeed Tong Weixue’s half-sister. I also had them check Tong Weixue’s tomb. It’s empty.”

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