Volume 2. Game Update in Progress
Dongling Grave Hill?
Aunt Zhao seemed to be from Dongling.
However, Dongling Grave Hill was indeed somewhat well-known in this city.
It was said that before the founding of the country, that place had already been a chaotic burial ground.
Later, after the founding of the country, it was cleaned up a bit.
But there were still quite a few people who chose to bury their dead there.
Eventually, it was gradually prohibited, and people stopped burying there.
Back when I was still Zhang Yiwei, I had already heard stories about that place.
It was said to be very sinister…
I hadn’t thought of it before, but now that Aunt Zhao mentioned it, I suddenly remembered—if there was any place in this city where a soul form might appear, it would probably be Dongling Grave Hill, right?
Thinking that way... I suddenly felt a tinge of interest.
I didn’t know what exactly this so-called “provocation” had provoked, but judging from the situation now, perhaps for me, this should be considered an opportunity.
It might actually let me encounter the first soul form in this world.
With that thought, I couldn’t help but become interested.
“Alright, then I’ll give you a few days off. Coincidentally, I want to go out for a bit too. I’ll ask Shao He to drive us there.”
As I spoke, without waiting for Aunt Zhao to respond, I directly picked up the phone and informed Shao He.
Naturally, there were no issues during the journey.
It took about an hour to get to Dongling Village, and about the same time to return.
However, on the way there, I was wearing a serious expression, completely tense.
But on the way back, I was totally sluggish.
My mind was occupied with just one question.
‘Do ghosts and monsters really not exist in this world?’
Sitting on the Luohan bed, beside me was a pure silver Sancai lidded bowl steaming with tea.
I didn’t know what Liu Wanqian was thinking, giving me such a complete tea set…
But that wasn’t important.
What was important was… when I arrived at Dongling Village and saw Aunt Zhao’s son, the one who supposedly “provoked something” and had been running a high fever for two straight days, along with the so-called “Great Immortal” casting spells in the room… I immediately understood.
These people didn’t understand anything at all.
That child lying in bed had clearly experienced partial soul-body separation.
Most of his soul was still aligned with his body, but a small part of it had drifted away.
No matter how I looked at it, this matched the folk tale description of “fright causing the soul to flee.”
However, this child was different from me.
My Evil Spirit Form was already a type of anomaly that could exist independently.
But this child’s soul form was constantly being affected by the surrounding electromagnetic waves.
It had entered a state of instability.
The visible part was even being eroded by the electromagnetic waves.
And his body was reflecting the damage being done to his soul, which was why he had a high fever without any visible symptoms.
Yet… despite such a simple case of soul-body separation, the so-called “Great Immortal” invited from the “famous within ten villages” crowd insisted on saying nonsense like “a female ghost has her eyes on this boy with pure Yang energy and is clinging to him.”
And worse, people actually believed it.
Just look—Aunt Zhao’s face turned pale with fear.
There were plenty of stories about female ghosts draining men’s essence in folklore.
Those drained would suffer great losses to their vitality, and their lives would basically be ruined.
Her son was only thirteen, and her only child.
How could she not be anxious?
Faced with this situation, I even vaguely asked, “Great Immortal, could this be a case of soul-scattering?”
That Great Immortal immediately gave me a dirty look, muttering nonsense with a disgusted face.
I felt utterly helpless watching it.
Damn it!
If I revealed my Evil Spirit Form, I guarantee you’d piss yourself in terror!
Unfortunately, that Great Immortal couldn’t see my Evil Spirit Form at all.
Even when I placed the Evil Spirit Form’s hand directly on his head, ready to extract his soul in the next second, he didn’t react at all.
He seemed… like a fraud.
Before leaving, I glanced at the boy.
If this situation continued, his soul wouldn’t be able to return to his body.
Gradually, most of his memories might be erased.
Even his personality could be drastically reduced.
His body and soul would constantly expend energy trying to fill the missing portion of his spirit.
But at that rate of depletion… it would truly cause a major loss of vitality.
After hesitating slightly, for Aunt Zhao’s sake, I decided to intervene.
Before I left, I gently pushed the boy’s soul form back into his body using the fingers of my Evil Spirit Form.
Then, before the boy fully woke up in his daze, I quickly left.
I knew that those near death could see anomalies.
I was afraid that the boy, having just had his soul returned, might also be able to see my Evil Spirit Form.
If so, I didn’t want his spirit to just return only to be scared out of him again.
I, your lady here, am beautiful like a flower, loved by all—how could I possibly scare someone to death?
I would never allow something like that to happen.
Ahem~
Though that was just my own vain little thought.
Alright... anyway, I’ve already been in this body for quite a while.
Even though I don’t want to admit it, I’ve gradually gotten used to living as a woman.
At this stage, I really do have to get used to it.
If I exposed too many male habits, now that would be truly strange.
So sometimes, I really would subconsciously treat myself as a girl.
But… right now, I really am a girl.
Sigh!
Sure enough, the moment the soul was pushed back into place, a burst of crying came from the room.
Aunt Zhao’s voice rang out from inside.
“My son~ you’re finally awake!”
At the same time, I also heard a boy’s voice from inside.
He sounded panicked and frightened, and his voice was somewhat weak.
“Mom… what happened to me? Mom, is there something outside the door?”
The moment I heard that voice, I sped up instantly.
Walked straight to the car in a few quick steps, and without another word told Shao He to drive.
That kid… after his soul returned to his body, still retained part of his soul form’s perception.
Even if it might only be temporary, I couldn’t let him see me.
The car started quickly and sped away.
Just before we left, I even heard that so-called Great Immortal speak.
“Don’t be scared, kiddo~ that female ghost won’t come looking for you again, don’t worry…”
Screw your female ghost!
I’m human, damn it!
Old bastard, you better watch your mouth.
Don’t wait until the next time I visit you personally!
After that… it went just as I described earlier.
I sat on the Luohan bed, beside me was a mist-covered pure silver sancai lidded bowl.
Soaked in it, of course, was my favorite tea—Longjing.
Top-grade Shishan Longjing, made from 150-year-old scattered-growth tea trees.
I hadn’t asked for the exact price, but I figured this one cup alone probably cost as much as my entire month’s salary back when I worked.
But for the Liu Family, it was truly like a drop in the ocean.
A single feather from ten thousand chickens.
The aroma of the tea lingered in my nostrils, but my mind was lost in puzzling thoughts.
This world… might really be one without so-called gods, ghosts, demons, or fox spirits.
Those ghost stories… were likely all made up by people.
But what is the APP?
Where did it get all these anomalies from?
That part, I couldn’t figure out at all.