Chapter 59: Enigmatic and Perplexing (4)

  Luoji listened and suddenly stood up, staring with wide eyes, her pupils flashing, looking at a certain place in the dark room, speaking with a smile, one word at a time:

  "Who says she's dead! Xinran is not dead! She has been alive all along... right next to us."

  Xianhuan looked at Luqi's extremely strange expression, turned around in confusion and stared in the direction she was looking, but there was nothing, only a piece of darkness... Then what was she looking at? Chen Xinyan's body had been cremated five years ago, how could she not be dead?

  "You said she's not dead? But didn't she already... five years ago?" Xianhuan turned his head to look at Luoji, who was still staring intently with wide eyes into the darkness.

  "She's always been with us! Always has, you see, she's watching us from over there——ah! I forgot again, you guys can't see her!" Luo Qi said, his pupils seemingly frozen in place without even a glance at Xian Huang, the corners of his mouth curving up more and more as he smiled, revealing rows of white teeth.

  Xianhuan suddenly felt a chill wind creeping into his sleeves and pant legs, making his whole body feel cold, his back feel cool, and his forehead unknowingly breaking out in cold sweat. Xianhuan had already guessed what Luqi meant by "Xinran is not dead". 'She's always been by your side', that's right! Her spirit has been wandering around people all the time, some people see it, some people don't, but no matter what, she still exists! Maybe at this moment, she's standing behind him, smiling at him...

  "What... what else did she do besides looking at us?" Xianhuan rubbed his forehead, clearing his throat and asking calmly.

  "She's sitting next to you, smiling at you! She has something to say to you!" Lu Qi's gaze shifted to Xianhuan's side, smiling as she spoke.

  Xianhuan's mind involuntarily conjured up the image of Chen Xinyan's bloated corpse floating in the water, her swollen face smiling at him from beside. The scene made Xianhuan feel a wave of nausea wash over him like a stormy sea.

  "What... did she want to say?" Hyeon-hwang desperately suppressed the urge to retch, shaking his head to clear it.

  "She said - if you still want to continue investigating, then every night, she will lie on your body and press down on you while you sleep; when you go out, she will stick to your back and hold your neck; when you bend over, she will appear in front of your eyes...!" Luo Qi suddenly turned her head, shifting her gaze towards Xian Huang, staring straight into his eyes with a fierce and eerie aura.

  Xianhuan was suddenly speechless, and a hint of fear arose in his heart. In this life, he had never been afraid of anyone! Xianhuan recalled that the old Taoist priest on Lianhua Mountain had clearly said that Chen Xinyan's vengeful spirit wanted them to help her solve the case and clear her name. What was going on now? Could it be... that the old Taoist priest was a swindler after all?

  "Did she really say that?"

  "Only I can see her! She's living a happy life, are you here to ruin this peaceful everything? Then she will absolutely not let you off, making you sleepless every night!" Lu Qi glared at Xian Huang again, his pupils flashing with a bloodthirsty warning, gritting his teeth.

  "A wandering soul, how can it be happy?" Xianhuan gritted his teeth and resolutely retorted.

  "She's not dead! She can still talk to me, smile at me, and even kill you with ease! She likes dark places just like me, and we'll live here forever! If you dare to disturb us again, she'll make you suffer a painful death!" Luo Qi raised her voice, shouting loudly at Xian Huang, staring at the air beside him with a nearly deranged smile on her face.

  Xianhuan was speechless, staring at Luqi in shock. A delicate and beautiful woman had become so terrifying and eerie. He turned his head to look at the empty seat beside him, perhaps Chen Xiner was sitting there, looking at her with eyes that were also filled with a frightening and fearful gaze, just like Luqi's!

  "I understand... I'll take my leave." After a while, Xianhuan saw Luoqi calm down, stood up and slightly nodded politely, took the briefcase and turned around to leave.

  Behind him was an eerie silence, as if no one's breath had ever existed...

  The creaking sound of the large gate closing, Hyun returned to gaze at this old mansion, so solemn and magnificent. No one would know that inside lived a young girl who loved darkness, and a red-clothed female ghost floating around!

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