Chapter 84: Paper Figurine? Real Person?

Li Lin’s first reaction was that Member Zhao had colluded with the ghosts to set him up.

But he soon abandoned that idea.

Because there was no need to do it so directly, making it easy to expose.

The stronger ghosts could all influence ordinary people’s behavior through mental suggestion, controlling them indirectly. Acting that way was much more concealed.

Li Lin glanced around the room and immediately ran outside.

The mass of yellow mist followed him out, continuing to envelop him and preventing him from seeing his surroundings.

Then the little paper figurines began disappearing one by one.

The female ghost from the Qin Family had already discovered that Li Lin was relying on the little paper figurines to perceive his surroundings.

After she shredded the last little paper figurine into scraps, Li Lin lost his “awareness” of the area around him.

“Li Lin, Patrol Hunter Li... I’ve been thinking about you all this time.”

The female ghost slowly floated to a position not far in front of Li Lin. She was speaking, but her voice echoed simultaneously from all directions around him.

“You must properly repay the debt owed to my Qin Family.”

When she spoke the final two words, her face twisted grotesquely, and her voice became filled with venomous hatred.

Li Lin swept his long spear through the surrounding area.

The spear tip, coated in blood vitality, did indeed tear apart the yellow mist around him, creating a moment of clarity.

But the yellow mist immediately flowed back in and filled the area again.

The female ghost moved behind Li Lin.

Joy filled her eyes as her right hand transformed into a gigantic black claw, pressing down toward Li Lin’s head.

But at that very moment, Li Lin suddenly unleashed a Returning Horse Spear toward the female ghost’s head.

The strike was extremely fast.

The female ghost no longer dared continue attacking Li Lin and could only place the gigantic black claw before herself as a shield.

Clang!

After a crisp sound rang out, the female ghost retreated several steps.

The place where her claw had been struck by the spear tip was emitting wisps of smoke.

“Virgin body!”

The female ghost cursed viciously.

“That bitch Liu Zhe actually didn’t drain your primordial yang. Snakes are naturally lustful. For her to restrain herself so forcefully, what exactly is she planning?”

Li Lin snorted when he heard that.

He truly could not see, but that did not mean he lacked the ability to perceive.

The profession of Spirit Hunter had been created specifically to deal with gui. All cultivation methods that cultivated yin energy naturally allowed one to sense the density and distance of yin energy.

With a thought, he directed the two Soul-Guiding Paper Figurines toward the female ghost.

The Soul-Guiding Paper Figurines possessed little combat power, but they could “capture” soul bodies.

Whether ghosts or human souls.

Then he pulled out another stack of paper figurines and scattered them across the ground.

As soon as these paper figurines appeared, they immediately ran and jumped about energetically.

Li Lin instantly regained his “vision,” which was actually the sensory awareness provided by the little paper figurines.

At the same time, the female ghost frowned as she looked at the two paper figurines rushing toward her.

She snorted.

“Liu Zhe’s paper figurines? Mere appearances without substance.”

She swept her gigantic black claw with her right hand.

Ordinarily, the two paper figurines should have been destroyed immediately.

Yet at that exact moment, the Soul-Guiding Paper Figurine on the left casually raised a hand and blocked the black claw.

The female ghost froze.

Then she discovered in shock that the paper figurine blocking her had bright crimson eyes, with light and shadows seemingly flowing within them, and a cold sneer seemingly hanging from its lips.

The other paper figurine’s eyes, meanwhile, were ordinary cinnabar red.

“Liu...”

Only half the word left her mouth before her body was seized by the other paper figurine.

At that moment, Li Lin’s spear arrived.

With the help of the little paper figurines, Li Lin could “see” very clearly.

His spear technique carried crimson blood vitality.

The spear struck the female ghost’s head directly and blew it apart.

Seeing that the female ghost’s head was about to regenerate, Li Lin thrust his spear at the highest possible speed.

In a single instant, he struck eight times.

The female ghost’s yin-energy body could no longer endure the damage and directly transformed into a mass of black qi floating in the air.

Until the moment of her death, the female ghost never managed to speak another word.

The mass of black qi continuously condensed.

Finally, it became a translucent black pearl that fell to the ground.

At that moment, the red-eyed Soul-Guiding Paper Figurine turned around and reached out once more, grabbing a mass of mist in its hand.

The mist emitted shrill screams within its grasp.

It charged left and right, trying to escape, yet could not move at all.

The paper figurine then clenched its hand tightly and crushed the dense yellow mist.

The surrounding yellow mist gradually disappeared as well.

Li Lin looked at the paper figurine before him in disbelief and quietly asked, “Your Ladyship?”

The Soul-Guiding Paper Figurine ignored him.

Instead, it left the residence and headed straight outside.

Li Lin immediately chased after it.

The sight of a moving paper figurine rushing out of the Zhao family residence frightened quite a few people.

The paper figurine Her Ladyship then stopped before the altar.

Shendu True Lord manifested.

Smack!

With a crisp sound, Shendu True Lord’s face was slapped sideways.

Yet he did not dare resist.

Instead, he merely wore a fawning smile.

The paper figurine Her Ladyship then turned back to glance at Li Lin.

She seemed to snort.

Then the paper figurine slowly collapsed to the ground.

It had run out of yin energy.

Li Lin walked over, picked up the paper figurine, carefully folded it, and tucked it inside his clothing.

This paper figurine would be enshrined in his home from now on.

As a family heirloom.

Shendu True Lord did not dare look at Li Lin.

He immediately hid himself inside the altar.

Li Lin returned to Member Zhao’s residence.

He first picked up the black pearl and put it into his pocket.

At this time, Member Zhao and the others had already awakened.

Their heads were merely a little dizzy.

“It’s fine now. The ghosts are gone.”

Li Lin smiled as he spoke.

Member Zhao looked around in confusion while clutching his head.

“Strange... Why am I sleeping here? Wait, you’re Patrol Hunter Li. Where’s my concubine?”

“Still thinking about your concubine?”

Li Lin laughed.

“You slept with a ghost, you know that?”

Member Zhao froze.

Then his body began trembling.

The memories that had previously been interfered with by the ghost returned to his mind.

Every detail became vividly clear.

The scenes of him passionately coupling with the ghost were especially vivid.

He felt no excitement whatsoever.

Only nausea and the urge to vomit.

Because that ghost’s face had truly been ugly.

“Give me your hand.”

Li Lin spoke.

Member Zhao obediently extended his left hand.

Li Lin checked his pulse for a while and shook his head.

“Yin energy has entered your body. You won’t survive more than two years.”

He truly was not deceiving him.

Sleeping with a ghost while not being a Spirit Hunter, how could there possibly be no consequences?

With a Thump, Member Zhao dropped to his knees.

“Please save my life, Patrol Hunter Li.”

Li Lin thought for a moment, then took out a Shengxi Pill from his bundle and handed it over.

“One hundred taels of silver, about 3.7 kg (~8.2 lb). Take it and eat it if you want. Forget it if you don’t.”

Without another word, Member Zhao accepted the pill and swallowed it.

Soon afterward, he felt a cool current rise from his stomach and flow throughout his body.

Wherever it passed felt comfortable.

Some chronic ailments seemed to vanish.

Even his mind became much clearer.

It was that effective?

“Patrol Hunter Li, could you sell me a few more?”

Li Lin rolled his eyes at him.

“If I weren’t looking at the fact that you’re about to die, I wouldn’t sell any to you.”

“I’ll pay extra!”

Li Lin ignored him.

“Four hundred taels of silver, about 15 kg (~33 lb), per pill. Please, Patrol Hunter Li, sell me another five pills!”

Li Lin slowly turned around and looked at him with a gentle expression.

“Truly?”

“This humble one would never dare deceive you, sir.”

Li Lin took out five Shengxi Pills from his bundle and handed them over.

“This is called the Yin-Expelling Pill. If yin energy enters your body in the future, you can take one. First store them in a clean porcelain bottle and keep them somewhere dry.”

Li Lin had no intention of revealing the pills’ true purpose.

After all, they were genuinely precious.

If handled improperly, they could bring a fatal disaster upon Member Zhao’s entire family.

“Many thanks, sir!”

One shichen later, Li Lin left Pingzheng Village carrying two gold ingots.

He did not plan to return home immediately.

Instead, he intended to visit the county city first and buy some gold ornaments for the Tree Immortal Lady.

Li Lin felt that something was missing from atop the Tree Immortal Lady’s head.

Some beautiful, glittering golden decorations.