Chapter 52: Investigating the ‘Master’
“Don’t know her,” Zhang Wanfeng said, shaking her head.
“It seems you’re just as clueless as we are. That title was the last thing the female ghost said. She said the ‘Master’ still has many things for her to do. This ‘Master’ is very important and is probably related to the recent frequent incidents,” Jiang Jiajia said, looking at Zhang Wanfeng.
“Mhm, if you put it that way, some things can be explained. The two things you asked me to investigate should have results soon. Have you guys noticed that the orders during this period all have signs of being man-made?” Zhang Wanfeng said, packing her medical kit. She then walked over to Ke Yan and fed her a bowl of dark medicinal concoction. After watching her drink it all, she turned to look at Jiang Jiajia.
“Now that you mention it, it’s true. Other than the one ghost on Chuxia’s side that hasn’t been interrogated yet, it seems that most of our cases during this period have had man-made traces. I’ve also seen Ke Yan’s case before, from Hanyan. The investigation result was that there were signs of a malevolent ghost causing trouble. Thinking about it now, this matter is also quite strange,” Jiang Jiajia said, standing up in a moment of realization. She stroked her chin, thinking as she spoke.
“Alright, these two will wake up soon. I’ll pay attention to what you just said and do my best to help you find this ‘Master,’ whether it’s a person or a ghost,” Zhang Wanfeng said, slinging her medical kit over her back and standing up to look at Jiang Jiajia.
Jiang Jiajia agreed and stood up to see Zhang Wanfeng out of the bookstore.
Returning to the room, she saw Xiao Xu kneeling beside Ke Yan, looking at her nervously.
“Don’t worry, she’ll wake up soon. You should get some rest too,” Jiang Jiajia said, patting her on the shoulder comfortingly.
“Sister Jiajia, will she really wake up soon? She took two palm strikes from that madwoman. Her soul was almost destroyed,” Xiao Xu said, turning her head to look at Jiang Jiajia nervously.
“Don’t worry. Wanfeng just came to see her. Dr. Han said she can treat ghosts, so she’ll definitely be able to save her.” Jiang Jiajia had been so focused on discussing the issue with Zhang Wanfeng just now that she didn’t even know how Zhang Wanfeng had treated her. She could only bring up Han Yu to comfort Xiao Xu.
“So Sister Wanfeng can treat ghosts? I only knew that the Zhang family’s ghost-healing arts were very famous before. I didn’t expect it to be passed down. Since Dr. Han said so, she must have seen it. I just don’t know if the skill has been fully passed down.”
It wasn’t long before Ke Yan slowly woke up. She was dazed for a moment, looking at the somewhat familiar yet strange ceiling. Her memory returned, and she instantly sat up.
Seeing the somewhat surprised Xiao Xu beside her, she quickly knelt down and looked her up and down, then asked anxiously, “Xuer, are you okay? Are you uncomfortable anywhere? I saw you were seriously injured before. Let me see!”
“Yanbao~ I’m fine. Are you uncomfortable anywhere?” Xiao Xu asked with a broad smile, looking at the lively Ke Yan.
“Are you really okay?” Seeing that there were no wounds on Xiao Xu and that she didn’t seem weak, she let out a breath of relief. Only then did she see Jiang Jiajia.
“Sister Jiajia, did you save us? Thank you so much.”
“No. If you want to thank someone, thank Wanfeng and Hanyan. If not for Hanyan protecting you, you would have been crushed by the mountain of flesh,” Jiang Jiajia said, sitting on the sofa with her eyes closed in rest.
“Sister Hanyan? She was actually willing to help us. She’s such a good person. Xuer, we have to thank her properly later. As for Wanfeng, who’s that? No matter who it is, since they saved me and Xiao Xu, they are our benefactors,” Ke Yan said with a serious face.
Xiao Xu hummed in agreement, then looked at Jiang Jiajia and asked, “Sister Jiajia, you just mentioned a mountain of flesh. What’s that? Did something happen after we fainted? There was just a group of small ghosts and a powerful red-clothed female ghost there before.”
Jiang Jiajia briefly explained what had happened. “That’s roughly what happened. As for the origin of that female ghost, we don’t know yet. But she mentioned a title at the end, ‘Master.’ We don’t know what that thing is yet, whether it’s a person or a ghost.”
Then she opened her eyes, looked at them, and continued, “And I just discussed it with Wanfeng. She mentioned something very important, which is that almost all of our orders during this period have had traces of being man-made. Ke Yan, your death is also very strange. The investigation result was that there were traces of a malevolent ghost causing trouble. But generally speaking, a malevolent ghost’s target would not be so precise. They are all indiscriminate troublemakers. It’s only when they get too excited that they have the intention to kill.”
Jiang Jiajia shifted into a more comfortable position and continued to look at them. “Even if a malevolent ghost kills someone, it’s an indiscriminate attack. A targeted attack like this has almost never happened. I suspect someone is controlling these ghosts, including that red-clothed female ghost. It might be that so-called ‘Master’.”
Xiao Xu frowned after listening, glanced at the clueless Ke Yan, and then looked at Jiang Jiajia. “But Yanbao’s case seems to be the only one, right? If it’s really that ‘Master’s’ doing, then what’s the purpose of doing this?”
Jiang Jiajia shook her head. “I don’t know. But the number of emergencies during this period will definitely increase. Today alone, there were three locations. And these ghosts even dare to come out in broad daylight. Do you dare to say there’s no human manipulation behind it? Anyway, no matter what the purpose is, it’s definitely not friendly to us.”
Xiao Xu nodded and took Ke Yan’s hand. “Then we at least have to make some preparations. I’ll try to research more offensive talismans. You guys can buy more magical artifacts. Oh, the bookstore is also running out of yellow paper. We need to buy some. As for Yanbao, I’ll see if there are any suitable magical artifacts for her.”
Jiang Jiajia had no objection and nodded in agreement with Xiao Xu’s approach. “Alright, you can arrange it. I still have to go and beat up Xiao Shuming.”
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In the evening, Li Hanyan and Xiao Nian had woken up. Xiao Xu brought them their food and placed it in front of them. “Sister Hanyan, Sister Xiao Nian, time to eat.”
Li Hanyan looked at her and snorted coldly, but still asked, “Are your injuries healed?”
“Almost. Thank you, Sister Hanyan,” Xiao Xu replied obediently, standing by the side.
Li Hanyan nodded and said no more.
Xiao Nian looked at the human and the ghost, shook her head, and sighed. Then she looked at Xiao Xu and asked, “Where’s Jiajia?”
“Sister Jiajia is eating downstairs.”
“Then I’ll go down too.” Xiao Nian was about to leave with her bowl.
Xiao Xu quickly stopped her and relayed Jiang Jiajia’s words, “Sister Jiajia said you’d better eat here. If you dare to go down, she said she won’t talk to you for a week.”
Xiao Nian’s nose immediately stung, and her eyes turned red. She was on the verge of tears.
Li Hanyan looked at her and said two words, “Pathetic.”
Xiao Nian lightly kicked her, then moved her bowl far away from her and sat down, retorting with a sob, “If your wife doesn’t let you eat with her, let’s see if you cry or not.” Then she started to eat in large mouthfuls, just wanting to finish quickly and go see her wife.
“Hmph, how could I be like you? Besides, how could my wife not let me eat with her?” Li Hanyan said with great confidence.
“You just wait. It’s not a good thing to jinx yourself,” Xiao Nian said, eating in large mouthfuls, not forgetting to retort to Li Hanyan.
