To repay a life with a life, a blood debt must be paid in blood; this is an eternal truth, no matter where you are.
He killed someone, and now they've come to collect his life; this is his own doing.
Yu Daohen was about to close his eyes and rest in his rocking chair when a white shadow floated over.
Yu Daohen frowned. She should have avenged herself by now. Why hadn't she left? What was she doing here?
"You should have avenged yourself by now. Why haven't you left? What are you doing here?" Yu Daohen asked.
The female ghost's hair in front slowly spread out, revealing delicate features and a pair of willow-like brows. Even as a ghost, she was captivating.
The female ghost pointed to her left shoulder, where there was a noticeable faintness, clearly the result of his ghost-striking whip from earlier.
Yu Daohen's expression turned grim. He took out three sticks of incense from a drawer. Unlike other incense, which was green, these three sticks were black.
Yu Daohen looked at the three sticks of incense, his heart aching.
This type of incense was called Soul Incense. It was useless to humans but an excellent tonic for ghosts.
High-grade Soul Incense was made from hundred-year-old willow wood, and the willow trees had to grow in extremely yin locations.
These twelve sticks of high-grade Soul Incense were obtained by Yu Daohen's persistent coaxing and silver tongue, tricking Zhang Xiaoqiang into stealing them from his master years ago.
Yu Daohen returned them later, though Daoist Lingze did not ask for them back.
Yu Daohen lit the three sticks of Soul Incense and placed them at the doorway.
The three sticks of Soul Incense burned out like cigarettes within half a minute, and the white smoke was entirely absorbed by the female ghost.
As the white smoke entered her body, the female ghost's left shoulder returned to normal, and even her entire spiritual body appeared stronger than before.
Seeing the female ghost's spiritual body restored, Yu Daohen prepared to lie down in his rocking chair again.
However, after watching for a long time, the female ghost remained standing in the same spot without moving.
Yu Daohen looked puzzled. The incense had been offered; why hadn't she left? Just as he was about to speak, he saw the female ghost point to her left shoulder.
When Yu Daohen saw the female ghost point to her shoulder, he understood what was happening.
So, three sticks of Soul Incense weren't enough.
Yu Daohen walked to the drawer, looking at the remaining nine sticks of Soul Incense, his heart aching.
This Soul Incense cost thirty thousand yuan per stick, and it was priceless. If the shop didn't open, he would have to rely on these sticks of incense to survive. Now that he had used six sticks, what would he do in the future?
Thinking of this, Yu Daohen felt a wave of distress, and his hands trembled as he reached for the incense.
The injury was self-inflicted; he had to compensate, even with tears.
Very reluctantly, he took out three more sticks of Soul Incense, lit them, and placed them at the doorway.
The Soul Incense burned out in half a minute, just like last time, and the white smoke was absorbed by the female ghost.
Yu Daohen felt a pang of temptation. By rights, Soul Incense made from hundred-year-old willow trees should be extremely effective. Why did it seem no different from ordinary incense?
After absorbing the three sticks of Soul Incense, the female ghost's body emitted a faint glow, clearly reaching the Ghost Restraint realm, but she concealed it well.
As he was thinking, the female ghost again pointed to her left shoulder.
Seeing the female ghost point to her shoulder again, Yu Daohen rebuked, "Damn it, this is high-grade Soul Incense! Aren't you afraid of being over-nourished to death?"
He then looked at the remaining six sticks of Soul Incense, worth a hundred and eighty thousand yuan, gone just like that.
Perhaps startled by Yu Daohen, the female ghost turned into a wisp of clear smoke and drifted away.
Yu Daohen lay down in his rocking chair. The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Hadn't Zhang Xiaoqiang tricked him? Was the Soul Incense really this ineffective?
He didn't care that it was two in the morning. He pulled out his phone and called.
Ring~ Ring~ Ring~
The phone rang for a long time before being answered. Zhang Xiaoqiang on the other end was clearly asleep. He yawned and said, "Hello, who is it? What's the matter?"
Yu Daohen coughed awkwardly and said, "Xiaoqiang, is the high-grade Soul Incense you gave me authentic?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback. After a while, he replied, "Of course, it's real. I stole it from my master."
Hearing Zhang Xiaoqiang's words, it didn't seem like a lie. Could it be just that effective?
Yu Daohen asked, "How effective is this Soul Incense?"
"For ordinary spiritual ghosts, as long as they haven't completely dissipated, one stick of Soul Incense will allow them to recover their full strength after a day or two of cultivation," Zhang Xiaoqiang replied after a pause.
Yu Daohen's face darkened as he heard Zhang Xiaoqiang's explanation. "Then what about three sticks?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang, lying in bed with his eyes half-closed, widened them when he heard Yu Daohen mention three sticks, all sleepiness vanishing. "What? Three sticks of high-grade Soul Incense?"
Yu Daohen chuckled, his heart already bleeding, "Then what about six sticks?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang sat up abruptly, his face filled with astonishment. "Holy crap, six sticks of high-grade Soul Incense! Has a ghost king gone to dissipate?"
Seeing no response from Yu Daohen on the other end of the phone, Zhang Xiaoqiang wanted to ask what was going on, but Yu Daohen cut him off with a few perfunctory words.
Looking at the street outside, where not a single ghost could be seen, Yu Daohen really wanted to slap himself. Then he looked at the ashes of the six sticks of incense, and in his mind, he saw the scene of one hundred and eighty thousand yuan burning away.
One hundred and eighty thousand yuan, gone without a trace.
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