Chapter 1183: Chapter 4: Another Karmic Tie Formed Today

Those words didn’t reach Chu Jiang’s ears. Naturally, she didn’t care. She could deal with Senior Brother Yin later, whenever she heard them.

But thinking the other way around, it also showed that Senior Brother Yin indeed had some ability to avoid misfortune. Normal people forget the nonsense they spit out right after speaking.

He spoke without thinking, and only realized the potential big trouble he might stir up after he said it.

Hmm, I don’t mind if you call me a young widow, but don’t let certain people hear it.

Certain people don’t have a good temper, you know.

“Senior Brother Yin, I haven’t offended you. Why do you gossip about my husband?”

Yin Nan smiled bitterly, repeatedly bowing and saluting: “It was my loose tongue. I hope Junior Sister will forgive me and not lower yourself to my level. I’ll make some delicious food to bring over for you later.”

“There’s no need for that. Just tell me about that junior sister. What’s wrong with her, and why must she be placed by my side?”

“Elder Xia did not elaborate, only mentioning that the little junior sister has a Nine Yin Fate, burdened with a vicious curse. If anything goes wrong, she would transform into a Red-Clothed Fierce Ghost.”

Oh, that fits my specialty.

Chu Jiang nodded and said: “I understand. Just bring her over when the time comes.”

Yin Nan laughed: “I think Master’s intention is probably to use Junior Sister’s Qilin nature to suppress the evil energy of the little junior sister.”

If you think about it this way… that works too.

Chu Jiang didn’t refute. She had a performer personality, not a contrarian one.

She didn’t wait long.

Five days was just like a nap for her.

Chu Jiang was startled awake by a familiar smell.

Opening her eyes, she saw Yin Nan with a small bell in his hand, shaking it while guiding a small figure down the mountain path.

It was a girl in a red floral dress, looking about eleven or twelve, with pigtails, a red headband, red strings on her wrists, and red strings on her ankles…

Oh my!

Chu Jiang was shocked, thinking where did you dig up such an exceptional junior sister?

How could she transform into a Red-Clothed Fierce Ghost? Red-Clothed Fierce Ghosts aren’t this frightening.

Looking at the red strings on her, those must be seals placed by the three elder sisters of the Red Lantern Society.

Among the eighteen elders of the Red Lantern Society, three went to Xiangjiang in earlier years to suppress the earth veins. Chu Jiang had never met them, but that was definitely the signature sealing technique of the Red Lantern Society.

What level are the elders of the Red Lantern Society?

The six of Tianmen are still repairing the Netherworld Springs.

Round it up, it’s like half of the Netherworld Springs is sealed inside this child.

Senior Brother Yin’s bell also has a story; it’s a magic artifact specifically for corpse drivers.

Rather than leading a junior sister to visit the sect, it seemed more like driving a corpse over to suppress.

Yin Nan’s forehead was already drenched in sweat, but he dared not quicken his pace, feeling a chill at the back of his neck. If he took even two quick steps, the one behind him would pounce and gnaw on him.

Indeed, Master teaches without discrimination, but it was never mentioned to bring back such a sinister thing!

“Chu… Junior Sister Chu?”

Seeing Chu Jiang lying across the stone platform, his tense mind finally relaxed a bit.

The so-called “brine tofu”, one thing controls another.

The Qilin is a benevolent beast that disaster-proof and difficulty-resolving, capable of subduing such evil…

As this thought flashed through his mind, he saw three long blood-red tails behind Chu Jiang suddenly expand, releasing an endless evil presence. Suddenly, it was pitch black, with whining winds and eerie cries.

The girl following behind Yin Nan, expressionless, finally showed a bit of liveliness upon seeing this Netherworld-like scene, as if she had found her home. She took steps forward gradually, headed towards Chu Jiang.

Chu Jiang’s tail swept over, wrapping the girl and dragging her behind her. The girl only struggled slightly, felt the familiar scent, then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The bizarre phenomena disappeared quietly, leaving Yin Nan dumbstruck and motionless.

Where’s the Qilin?

Where’s the giant auspicious Qilin beast in our sect?

What the heck is this?

It doesn’t look like something working in the Mortal World, surely not Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Diting, right?

If Chu Jiang knew what he was thinking, she would definitely praise him for being sharp, guessing the crucial point right away.

Chu Jiang’s birth indeed blended elements of both Qilin and Diting.

However, Chu Jiang is just Chu Jiang.

Nobody said there couldn’t be new monsters outside the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Chu Jiang…

Yin Nan was still wildly imagining.

Chu Jiang, Chu Jiang?

Is this name merely a coincidence, or is it the King Chu Jiang of legend, ruling the second great hell among the ten halls of Hell under Yama?

“Senior Brother Yin?”

“Ah, ah… huh? I’m here, I’m here!”

Yin Nan snapped back to reality, quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: “Junior Sister Chu, what did you just say?”

“I was asking, what is this junior sister’s name and her background?”

“I heard from the Taoist who sent her here that she’s called Xiao Die, with a very tragic life story. Her entire family perished, and she was tormented into this half-human, half-ghost state by bad guys…”

“Not half-human, half-ghost, right?”

Chu Jiang thought, I didn’t even see a trace of humanity in her.

Yin Nan nodded: “You’re right, Junior Sister. Her physical body has been severely eroded by Yin energy. If her fate wasn’t equally dark, she would probably have died long ago. In this state, she looks more like… a zombie!”

“Did Master say how you should take care of her?”

Yin Nan shrugged: “Master didn’t say, but based on my understanding, she should absorb more positive energy, awakening her own spirit intelligence.”

There are different ways to absorb positive energy.

Some are like learning English in bed with men.

There are those who eat human flesh and drink human blood.

Of course, there’s also dedicated cultivation, absorbing the positive energy in nature’s spiritual energy, dispelling one’s own Yin energy.

This last one is what Yin Nan understood.

This is the Righteous Path of the Immortal Family.

A demon of this level would certainly be contained in Tianmen first, observed for three months, and then evaluated.

But in Xiangjiang, the official power isn’t that ample.

It wasn’t just Xiangjiang; the security situation throughout the Southeast had been less than ideal lately.

With the return of the Four Seas Commerce Guild, all kinds of overseas monsters and demons were making moves at the news.

Serious people followed the core of the guild northward, getting what they could. Those with ill intentions or ulterior motives made their way south.

The territory of Ming Country is vast, there must be places beyond the reach of the President’s slaughtering blade where these guys can barely hang on.

Chu Jiang followed the Cause and Effect Line in her mind, couldn’t help sighing at how tricky the situation is.

The matters behind this child are not easily explained in a few words.

Of course, for Chu Jiang, it’s nothing. No matter how complicated, can it be more complex than my family’s situation?

Yin Nan sighed: “Such cruel methods, definitely not an average heretic or demon, who knows how many lives were harmed in secret, and whether justice has been served.”

“Junior Brother Yin, by bringing this child to me, you’ve entangled yourself with her cause and effect. In the future, you will inevitably have to accompany her to Xiangjiang.”

Seeing this foolishly smug senior brother seemingly unaware of the severity, Chu Jiang couldn’t help but remind him.

I might avoid this, but you don’t have the skills I possess.

Yin Nan was stunned: “Junior Sister Chu means I should take up this cause and effect?”

“Not asking you to take it up…”

“There’s such a good thing?”

You’re… never mind.

Seeing his overjoyed look, Chu Jiang thought, we’re not related by blood. My reminder would be if you get yourself into trouble in Xiangjiang someday, don’t use my name and bring shame to me.

The girl hidden behind her tail stirred, seemingly sensing the voices, lightly turning over and falling back into a deep sleep.