Chapter Thirty-Four: The Evil Spirit

  Su Qi thought that Yu Si was a good girl, with a straightforward and just personality, and she usually acted on her own accord, but he really didn't notice anything unusual.

  Su Qi's appearance of deep thought, Lu Ke knew at a glance that Su Qi had gone astray again, and now her little brain was wandering who knows how many tens of thousands of miles away. "Yu Si is a girl born in the year of Yin, month of Yin, day of Yin, and hour of Yin, and she has been living in a place with accumulated Yin energy for four years, and four is also an unlucky number."

  Listening to Lu Ke repeatedly emphasizing the word "yin", Su Qi couldn't help but ask, "So many yins together, won't it... easily attract the ghost tribe?"

  Su Qi suddenly realized, and Lu Ke listened to her words and suddenly felt a little comforted. "In theory, the ghost tribe would not find humans to possess, but if this person is born with a gathering of yin energy, it's easier to attract the ghost tribe and be controlled by them. The ghost tribe can use her body to do things."

  "Is Sisi being controlled by the evil spirit of the Hou Shan?" Su Qi could only infer this conclusion for now.

  Lu Ke remained silent, and Su Qi Ruo confirmed her own thoughts, "How to solve it? Is it necessary to get rid of the evil spirit?"

  "Now that she's like this, even if we get rid of the evil spirits, it's easy for her to attract more evil and absorb darkness. Unless we destroy this place where yin energy gathers and wipe out the ghost tribe, as long as she stays here for one day, her life won't be guaranteed."

  "What to do?" Su Qi asked resolutely, as long as she could save Si Si and eliminate future troubles, she wouldn't hesitate at all. Living in the same dormitory for four years, each person's temperament, personality, taste, dressing style, color preferences, and even who grinds their teeth or talks in their sleep at midnight were all clear to Su Qi. She asked herself if she would ever be able to interact with a stranger as purely as this again after graduation. The friendship between dormitory sisters over the four years of university was sometimes even stronger than that of family members, although it was inevitable to have some conflicts under the same roof. However, at critical moments, everyone stood together against outsiders, and the unity and trust between sisters were unbreakable.

  Su Qi also wouldn't forget how her dormitory sisters took care of her when she was in a foreign land, such as sending umbrellas on rainy days, feeding medicine when sick, and other small details that warmed her heart. Now that they were all seniors, everyone would be going their separate ways soon. If she could still do something for each other with her own strength, she would definitely try her best to do so.

  Su Qi clenched her fists, looking at Si Si's dull expression and stiff pace, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, hatred and killing intent spreading strongly in her heart for the first time. If she were strong enough, she could have eliminated the ghost tribe on the day they discovered them and wouldn't have to watch her sister suffer now.

  Su Qi walked slowly to Yu Si's side, carefully supporting Yu Si's injured hand. The fresh blood had already scabbed over, and she didn't know if it would leave an ugly scar. Si thought her hands were the most precious thing, often saying that a woman's hands were her second face. In the dormitory, she even did hand masks for herself, taking care of them to the extreme. Now... Su Qi's hatred for the evil spirit grew stronger, and she also began to despise her own incompetence. Si, I will definitely avenge you!

  Su Qi covered her moist eyes, unable to cry, not allowed to cry, and still had to avenge Si Si, couldn't be weak and let Lu Ke and Xi Ruiwen laugh.

  Lu Ke could clearly feel the surge of spiritual energy within him, which was the power of the Soul Binding Curse growing stronger. Su Qi Rao's inheritance had awakened another part of it. Lu Ke narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing Su Qi Rao who was standing with her back to him. If things continued to develop in this way, he seemed unlikely to be able to escape her control. The Soul Binding Curse! He must make Su Qi Rao voluntarily release the curse on him; otherwise... Lu Ke's face grew increasingly somber, and he suddenly felt a little afraid of the consequences. A thread of unease rose up in his heart.

  "Do you still want to save her?" Lu Ke said coldly.

  "Of course!" Su Qi's sorrow seemed to have stopped.

  "After a while, I opened the seal and let her out. We followed her to the back mountain, waited for her to lure out the evil spirit, and then you know what to do next."

  Su Qi nodded heavily, "Understood."

  Lu Ke withdrew the boundary, and Yu Si walked towards the back mountain in a wooden manner. In order to avoid being discovered by the ghost tribe, they entered the back mountain. Su Qi Ruo, Lu Ke, and Xie Ruwen slowed down their pace and kept a certain distance from Yu Si.

  Yú Sīsī was led to the mountain valley again, where she had been during the day, and also where Sū Qíruò and others had previously discovered the ghost tribe. Tonight, the ghost tribe was still gathered in the mountain valley, but Yúsīsī's arrival did not disturb them. The ghost tribe remained silent, still absorbing spiritual energy in their original manner.

  "Why can't Sisi affect them?"

  "She has been tainted by the power of yin spirits and is now controlled by the ghost tribe, so she is no longer much different from the ghost tribe. That's why the ghost tribe can meet her without hiding or evading. If an ordinary person had gone, the ghost tribe would have disappeared without a trace."

  Su Qi Ruo stared at Yu Si Si with concern, the weeds in the mountain valley were dense, she was only wearing a nightgown, and it was likely that she would get scratched again. Her body already had wounds, and now this, who knows how many more injuries she would add. It's also strange that she herself was so foolish, why didn't she give Yu Si Si some clothes to wear before coming out? Thinking like this, Su Qi Ruo was blown by the cold wind and shivered, only then did she realize that she too had come out wearing just a nightgown. Why didn't Lu Ke and Shen Rui Wen remind her?! On such a cold day, even if they chased away the evil spirit, wouldn't they catch a cold when they got back?! Moreover, the nightgown was so loose, what if it slipped off during the fight?! Looking at Lu Ke and Shen Rui Wen, the two of them were dressed properly, clearly they had come prepared, making Su Qi Ruo feel like the only fool.

  Su Qi didn't bother to look at Yu Si again, who was struggling to make her way through the dense underbrush. For now, saving Si was the top priority. When they came out, she hadn't checked her phone either and had no idea what time it was. If dawn broke soon, things would get complicated. They needed to wrap things up tonight; dragging it out too long wouldn't be good for Si.

  "Si Si is gone!" Su Qi Ruo watched as Yu Si Si disappeared before her eyes, her heart racing with urgency. She didn't care about the ghost tribe anymore and lifted her legs to rush down the mountain.

  "Settle down!" At this critical moment, Lu Ke quickly pressed down on Su Qi Ruo, lowering his voice to say, "If you want to make Yu Si Si disappear completely, then get out of here now!"

  "But... " Su Qi forced herself to calm down and explained, "If SiSi just disappeared like that, how can I not be anxious? Who knows where she ran off to, what if something unexpected happens?"

  "Found it!" Si Ruiwen reminded slowly, Si Ruiwen was sharp and keen, and he had already sensed the blood on Yu Sisi's body. Even without looking with his eyes, Si Ruiwen could find Yu Sisi. Now that Yu Sisi had suddenly disappeared, Si Ruiwen had long since followed the trail left behind by Yu Sisi, searching the surroundings thoroughly. As for the spiritual pulse... Si Ruiwen couldn't hide the triumphant look on his face, it was just a matter of reaching out and grabbing it.

  "What's going on!" Su Qi looked at Yu Si again and suddenly discovered that there was actually a person hanging from Yu Si's body!