Chapter 87: Since You Strongly Requested

Chen Fengshi thought to himself that if he were to do such an evil thing, the target of the imprisonment would definitely be Shen Ai and not her.

However, Sister Yao’s words were of course half a joke; the key was that she did not want to wait and wanted to know the situation immediately.

Chen Fengshi felt that the environment was also convenient for talking, so he organized the information and explained the situation as concisely as possible.

Of course, he did not mention the Fungal Demon, but instead used the scapegoat explanation from school, attributing all this to a mysterious—profound and mystical power .

“…So, this is the Evil Ghost possession I mentioned before. Because you and Liu Shuzhi were once possessed by an Evil Ghost, although the Evil Ghost was driven away by me at that time, your bodies have gained a special power, which makes it very easy for you to be targeted by powerful Evil Ghosts.” During his explanation, Chen Fengshi was always on guard, afraid that Sister Yao would suddenly slap him in the face.

However, until he finished speaking, he felt that Sister Yao was listening with great interest.

“So exciting! There really are ghosts in the world!” The excitement on Sister Yao’s face reminded Chen Fengshi of his mood when he faced a roller coaster during his first visit to an amusement park as a child.

So… Sister Yao took it as a ghost story.

However, the key point was that she believed it; previously, she would not believe it no matter what.

Sister Yao was excited for a while, and seeing Chen Fengshi remaining silent, she seemed to guess what he was thinking and said: “Whether our past matters are true or false, we will figure it out later. Right now, it seems that ghost possession is real. Originally, I kicked you out of the car because I was in a bad mood, so I found a bar with Liu Shuzhi to drink. I don’t remember getting drunk, and I can’t remember at all what happened after that…”

After all this time, Chen Fengshi thought that Sister Yao kicking him out of the car meant they were parting ways, but it turned out she had this situation happen to her, which was why she had been so quiet.

Sister Yao was still trying very hard to remember, but in the end, she shook her head helplessly and with great distress.

The experience of memory loss combined with the fact that Liu Shuzhi shot at them with a gun prompted her to believe in unscientific things. However, she still cautiously adopted an attitude of shelving the dispute regarding the False Memory.

Chen Fengshi found it strange, however; after exorcising the Fungal Demon, he had never encountered a situation of memory loss before, and he could not help but wonder if it was a side effect left behind from choking Sister Yao’s neck during the exorcism process.

“I will walk you part of the way. Remember, do not pay attention to Liu Shuzhi; if he returns to normal, I will send you a message. Evil Ghost possession usually requires ten minutes of close contact, so manage that yourself.” Chen Fengshi called Sister Yao to get in the car; since she believed this explanation, that was good.

“Do you have anything like a ghost-repelling talisman?” Sister Yao got into the car but was not in a hurry to leave. Her face was full of expectation; it felt as if encountering this kind of thing was very happy for her, and she did not feel afraid at all?

“No.”

“Then, what about something with a similar effect? Blessings, incantations, or something like that?” Sister Yao was still full of expectation. It was unclear whether she needed the effect or just wanted to prove that objects infused with such mysterious powers existed in the world.

“No.” Chen Fengshi felt very helpless, but since he had been playing the god and tricking her, he could only take responsibility for the aftermath.

Sister Yao looked very disappointed, frowning as she asked: “Then, since I can’t see ghosts, how do I avoid them?”

The bar you went to last night wouldn’t happen to be called: Chilled Heart Bar, would it?” Chen Fengshi suddenly remembered this place, which was exactly the target that Little An and the others were dealing with right now.

“Is there something wrong with that bar?” Sister Yao was startled.

“Don’t go to that area recently; if you do go, don’t have close contact with anyone for more than nine minutes.” Chen Fengshi then understood; Sister Yao and Liu Shuzhi were drinking in the Fungal Demon’s nest, so it would be weird if they weren’t infected!

Sister Yao seemed extremely energized and excitedly asked for details, but Chen Fengshi did not say much, so she asked: “Since Chilled Heart Bar has a problem, why don’t you go exorcise the ghost?”

“…My magic power is limited, and I need to contact fellow masters. It will be dealt with in a few days.” Chen Fengshi felt that this lie really needed countless other lies to cover it up; it was so tiring and so troublesome… He suddenly remembered his father saying the phrase ‘I don’t like lying’; now he highly suspected that was because lying was too tiring and too troublesome.

“Old Chen! Take me with you! Teach me magic, I will help you exorcise ghosts, and be your apprentice, okay?” Sister Yao suddenly made such a request, and Chen Fengshi was almost stunned!

How could he teach?

He couldn’t teach a damn thing!

However, the bright hope and enthusiasm flashing in Sister Yao’s eyes simply surpassed that of someone gazing at their sweetheart; one could tell it would be hard to refuse.

So, after being silent for two seconds, Chen Fengshi said: “It depends on your aptitude. You were just possessed by a ghost, and your body is still very weak. After resting for forty-nine days, I will teach you the basic incantations for cultivation. Whether you can achieve anything will be clear in three months.”

Chen Fengshi almost wanted to praise his own cleverness; a period of forty-nine days was his time for peace, during which he would have enough time to piece together some nonsensical incantation that couldn’t be found on any Chinese search engine, and then let Sister Yao practice it for three months before telling her she had no aptitude, and the matter would be settled.

“Okay!” Sister Yao nodded happily in agreement, and then, suddenly asked: “Where is my car? That R8, is it at the bar or was it driven to the place just now?”

“At the place just now.”

“Old Chen! I beg you—accompany me back to drive the car out, okay? Young Master Kai needs to drive his mom and cousin on a three-day trip; he hastily scraped together enough money and agreed to make the trade tomorrow morning!” Sister Yao put her palms together, looking like she was pleading.

Chen Fengshi really wanted to throw Sister Yao as far away as possible!

But… he suddenly felt that they really could go back; Sister Yao was doing it to get her car back, but he wasn’t, he wanted to exorcise Liu Shuzhi!

Launching a surprise attack right now would truly work! Since Sister Yao believed the ghost exorcism story, with her help, this surprise attack could be executed even more beautifully!

So, Chen Fengshi pretended to ponder for a moment, and then looked at Sister Yao and said: “I can accompany you back, but if we don’t exorcise the Evil Ghost from Liu Shuzhi’s body, it will be hard to guarantee our own safety. If you want to get your car, you must put in some effort.”

Sister Yao lifted her face and said proudly: “Just say it!”

Chen Fengshi rather strangely looked her up and down, and asked her: “Are you not scared at all?”

“Scared of what? I am so fierce right now!” As Sister Yao said this, she suddenly leaped up; perhaps she used too much too hard, she jumped directly about as high as a ten-story building!

Under the moonlight, as she leaped over the overpass, a clear look of nervousness appeared on Sister Yao’s face. When her body reached the highest point, she was already a bit panicked. As she fell, seeing that her body was losing balance and unable to maintain the best falling posture, she unexpectedly went from upright to tilted!

‘Right, she was just parasitized, and her strength increased too much; her jumping height now far exceeds what it was before the second parasitism…’ Chen Fengshi figured out the key point. Facing the falling Sister Yao, he reached out and caught her, and using the momentum, rushed forward and leaped up, spinning with her in mid-air a few times to dissolve the force of the fall, and finally stood firmly inside the bridge underpass.

Sister Yao looked at her in some surprise, and when she stood firm, she suddenly chuckled. “Why did I jump so high all of a sudden?”

“When you were parasitized by an Evil Ghost for the first time, I drove it away quickly, so your muscles had not been completely affected by the evil power. This time, you were possessed for too long, and your muscles have been completely altered by the evil power, so you are much stronger.” Chen Fengshi let go of Sister Yao and continued to round out his ghost story.

“In that case, being possessed by a ghost isn’t without its benefits. Otherwise, when you encounter an Evil Ghost, just call me; I’ll let the ghost possess me, and then you help me exorcise it, won’t I be even more powerful?”

“…You’re overthinking it. You won’t be stronger.” Chen Fengshi thought to himself that if this were possible, he would want to do it too.

“It doesn’t matter, anyway, I was already a fierce non-human to begin with, and now I’m even more fierce—ah, I really want to find someone I don’t like and beat them up to test it out!” Sister Yao moved her limbs, feeling the completely different toughness of her muscles. After a while, she suddenly remembered what she was trying to say when she jumped up just now, so she continued: “Just tell me how you need me to cooperate! Liu Shuzhi always wants to beat people up; didn’t I fight with Shen An the other day? After that, I really wanted to know how strong I was, so we specifically went looking for trouble, even ran into enemies, and smashed two of their places. It was so satisfying—with one punch, teeth fell to the ground mixed with blood…”

Chen Fengshi listened in silence, listening and listening. Fortunately, Sister Yao soon realized she had digressed, so she stopped, and at the end, she did not forget to add: “But thinking about it later, beating them up was satisfying, but those guys with no grudge against us being beaten up like that was kind of pitiful too. You know what kind of person I am, I distinguish between gratitude and grudges! Hurting unrelated people is something I have never liked. So I decided, I still have to find the ones I have a grudge against to beat up! Alright, no more digressing, you tell me, what do you need me to do?”

The part where Chen Fengshi needed Sister Yao’s cooperation was not difficult; in the plan, he did not intend for her to fight anyway, he just needed her acting skills to be good.

Sister Yao’s acting skills were of course up to standard; hanging out outside of school often was equivalent to entering society early, so how could she survive without some acting skills?

Sister Yao walked all the way through the alley and, following Chen Fengshi’s directions, found the shop with a courtyard they had just escaped from.

The main door was closed, the broken glass had not been cleaned up yet, and Liu Shuzhi was not seen on the roof.

Sister Yao took a deep breath and walked into the house. She was a little nervous, but not very scared; Chen Fengshi had said that she would not be in life-threatening danger, and the worst-case scenario would be getting possessed by an Evil Ghost again.

She walked around inside the shop but did not find Liu Shuzhi, nor did she see anyone else.

Sister Yao walked to the backyard and saw that the R8 Young Master Kai had lost to her was still quietly parked, and she could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. One side of the yard had a door, which was locked, but Sister Yao gave it a hard pull and a twist, and the lock broke; the shackle deformed and it opened.

Sister Yao pulled open the car door; the car key was indeed placed in her usual spot, and her wallet, handbag, and everything else were there too. She opened the wallet, took out a hundred-yuan bill, folded it up, and stuffed it into the crack of the door latch, considering it as compensation for the lock.

Sister Yao sat in the car, tried several times, and finally started the engine successfully. While turning the car around, she suddenly saw a sturdy figure standing at the main gate of the yard.

It was Liu Shuzhi!

He finally appeared.