Chapter 467: Chapter 456: Fierce Ghost
Ye Qiu only left this world after all three of his younger sisters had passed away, and contrary to what others said about him having no descendants, who would have thought that Marquis Weiyuan would ultimately adopt his youngest son to him.
At first, Ye Qiu was reluctant, but eventually he could not resist and agreed. The main reason was that the boy really clung to him; as the boy persisted, Ye Qiu’s heart softened, and over the years, he always treated Ye Qiu as his own father. In the end, Ye Qiu left all his property to him, causing the people of Ye Village to be extremely jealous yet dare not do anything.
Name: Ye Qiu
Merit Points: 112000
Skills Exchanged: Hacker God
Light of the God of Cooking Level 7
Level 8 Body Refining Technique
Ten Times of Luck Bonus (Six remaining)
Emperor System (Achievements: Skin like Jello, Charming Eyes, Aroma, Voice Like a Pearl, Slender Legs)
Poison Scripture, Medicine Manual
"Task completed, would you like to enter the next world?"
Ye Qiu glanced at Little Golden Crow, saw that it was still cultivating, and then answered "Yes" to go to the next world.
"Mom, where are you? Ranran misses you." As soon as Ye Qiu regained consciousness, he heard a very childlike crying voice, trembling and evidently very scared.
"Xiao Ran, open the door, it’s time to eat." At this moment, there was a knock on the door and a woman’s voice calling from outside, Xiao Ran seemed even more frightened upon hearing this voice, his tiny body curling up and trembling.
"Don’t mind him, let’s just eat our meal, he’s been disobedient, not just today or yesterday. Starve him for a couple of meals and he’ll learn, you’re pregnant, you can’t go hungry," the man softly comforted.
"Ah Cheng, you’re so good to me."
"I just hope you quickly give birth to a well-behaved and cute child for me, come on, eat, I made your favorite large shrimp."
"But if we ignore Xiao Ran, what if others think we’re mistreating him?" the woman worried.
"His mom just passed away, it’s normal for his mood to be unstable, who would randomly talk about it? Besides, he always stays in his room and doesn’t come out, who would he tell? It’s only because you, Ah Jing, are kind-hearted that you care so much about him, otherwise who would bother with him?"
"But he’s also your son!"
"A disobedient son is not worth having, you know that the child in your belly is the one I’m really looking forward to."
As they spoke affectionately, the fury in Ye Qiu’s heart grew heavier, and a wisp of black aura emerged from the photo frame held by Xiao Ran.
Only then did Ye Qiu realize that she had become a ghost in this life, an extremely weak ghost at that, as if she could dissipate into the air at any moment. With her current amount of ghost energy, she couldn’t even enter the space.
Ye Qiu watched Xiao Ran crying alone with the photo frame, feeling heart-wrenching pain. This was her second son in this mission world, named Chu Ran. The two speaking outside were her original husband, Chu Cheng, and her best friend, Song Jin, except now the "best friend" had become her son’s stepmother.
Her death was no accident; it was a long-premeditated act by those two, who not only received a large compensation but also abused and treated her son harshly instead of taking good care of him. The strong resentment from the last life turned "Ye Qiu" into a ghost.
Perhaps because the two of them did too many guilty deeds, they even sought an amulet from a temple to carry around, preventing her from getting close to them and seeking revenge. She even exposed her presence and ended up getting dispersed by a Taoist they hired.
In this new life, Ye Qiu resolved to protect her son and make those heartless people pay.
Merit Points 20000, this time Ye Qiu chose Level 7 Light of the God of Cooking.
As Ye Qiu learned the plot, her ghost energy surged, especially knowing that her son Xiao Ran was starving while those two despicable people enjoyed a lavish meal outside. She wanted vehemently to tear them apart.
But she knew that if she approached them, she would reveal herself, and with her current level of ghost energy, she couldn’t get close to them at all. She might even end up being dispersed by a Taoist like her last life, so Ye Qiu had to control herself with strong willpower, realizing that turning into a ghost made her easily angered.
"Mom, is it you?" Suddenly, the tender voice of Xiao Ran sounded, filled with joy, "Xiao Ran smelled mom’s scent. They all say mom will never come back, but Xiao Ran doesn’t believe it. Now Xiao Ran has finally waited for mom."
"Xiao Ran," whispered Ye Qiu’s ghostly figure. She drifted next to Xiao Ran, her ghost energy ruffling his hair.
Although Xiao Ran couldn’t hear Ye Qiu’s voice, he seemed to really feel her presence. His tender face broke into a blissful smile, and his small hand waved in the direction where Ye Qiu was.
"Mom, Xiao Ran knows you’re back, but Xiao Ran can’t see you." The little guy sounded deflated, "Mom, Xiao Ran really, really misses you. When can you come out and be with Xiao Ran? Since mom disappeared, dad doesn’t keep me company anymore, Aunt Xiao Jin even moved into mom’s room. Even though I told them not to touch mom’s things, dad said I’m being naive and even asked me to call Aunt Xiao Jin ’mom’. She’s not my mom; I have my own mom. Mom, please come back, okay?"
Listening to Xiao Ran’s naive and sad voice, Ye Qiu felt her ghost energy intensify, struggling to suppress her impulse to settle the score with Chu Cheng and Song Jin. However, seeing Xiao Ran shiver from her surging ghost energy, she quickly calmed herself down.
Ghost energy is harmful to ordinary people, especially for a three- or four-year old child like Xiao Ran with weak resistance. Ye Qiu absolutely didn’t want Xiao Ran to get hurt because of her, so she retreated to the farthest corner of the room.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ran’s expression instantly collapsed, large tears continuously falling as he sobbed, "Mom, dad said you left because Xiao Ran was disobedient. Is it true? Xiao Ran promises to be good from now on, please don’t ignore Xiao Ran okay? Xiao Ran will definitely be a good boy in the future."
No, it’s not like that!
Hearing Xiao Ran’s words, Ye Qiu was fraught with urgency inside. Mom loves Xiao Ran. How could she think of leaving Xiao Ran? Xiao Ran is the best-behaved child in the world, and mom can’t bear to leave you!
Ye Qiu looked at Xiao Ran, wishing to say countless things, but Xiao Ran couldn’t hear her. She bitterly hated herself for trusting those two people and hated being just a weak ghost unable to do anything.
Seeing Xiao Ran’s utterly saddened state, Ye Qiu used all her ghost energy to stir the curtains next to Xiao Ran. All doors and windows in the room were closed; the curtains could not possibly move without wind. If others saw this, they’d certainly be suspicious, but today it was only Xiao Ran, a four-year-old child with strong telepathy, who knew it was his mother responding to him.