In the hospital.
The three brothers and the lady took a while before they had calmed down. The moment they finally explained everything to Wang Liu, only then did they remember that the Master was still there, including the Ghost Lady General who had caused this situation.
Yan Ke approached the Masters and said, "Please forgive our family for our rudeness. We shouldn't have ignored the great masters."
Master Yi laughed and said, "It's a happy thing for you. We don't mind but… the little one had gone home early as he still has classes for tomorrow. You don't mind?"
Only after hearing those words that they're noticed the missing mysterious Young Ancestor is no longer around.
"The Young Ancestor had left? This is very bad for us. We should have at least sent someone to escort him home," said Yan Ke.
Master Ling said while staring at the golden lotus flower resting on his palms.
"It is good that the little one has gone home. An Ancestral Mansion is full of things that are too greedy. Someone of his caliber would definitely not like it there. As it is filled with more negative things than positive ones.
You can send the payment to the same location tomorrow. We need the location of the Wang Clan's Ancestral Mansion. The rest of the talk can continue for tomorrow." said Shen Ling and afterward he prepares to leave the room ignoring everyone as his mood fell on the bad side ever since the little one had left.
Master Yi knew how temperamental his partner is. He could only explain that Shen Ling only came because of Xue Hua. Now that the little one had left he had also lost interest in the other things. When in reality, Shen Ling is thinking more about Xue Hua.
The young man had a clear gaze as if nothing can taint this purity but there would be times when those golden eyes would change to silver. Whenever Xue Hua's eyes change, the whole temperament of the child changes.
From someone who is pure and inexperienced atmosphere to something extremely cold yet majestic and irrefutable. Their strength is undeniable and each possesses divine powers beyond normal people. But the other side of Xue Hua made even him fear the lad, that pressure he would sometimes release is enough to take their breath away. It was a clear difference in strength. The difference between mortals to gods.
But what made Shen Ling uncomfortable is the fact that the child himself didn't know about this other side of him. If what they are seeing is different from what is supposed to be the truth then… Shen Ling could somewhat already guess why Xue Yan, the supposed to be the elder brother of Xue Hua, and Ou Ya, a young master from a well-known clan, acts servile towards Xue Hua sometimes.
Or the fact that a Ghost Lady General would show immense politeness toward Xue Hua that she could meet the latter's eyes when talking or why Xue Hua would sometimes emit a golden aura as if it came directly from the soul itself.
Counting on those things and some other things he had seen with his own eyes, Shen Ling had two possible guesses about Xue Hua's identity. One someone who possessed strength stronger than God blessed him or… Xue Hua himself is a God.
After all, no human being can control that much of Divine Energy and materialize things out of thin air. The elegance and grace of his little gestures had long been integrated into his bones and soul, Xue Hua is clearly not a simple character and would definitely not be a mere illegitimate child. The way he shows himself and the way he treats the rest like air. Is something not a child would have. Only someone who was born in a high position would act like that.
The sense of indifference to life and death of others and uncaring attitude towards everything in his surroundings. Looking down on anything that they had laid their eyes on.
Once Master Ling had left the room, silence descended. Su Wan and Yan Ke felt the sense of desolation left behind by Master Ling's resolute back. The master didn't even look back at them even once. The Ghost Lady General looks over and bows her head towards Mrs. Wang and her family. What happened is indeed her doing.
This karma had been long added to her life history. It cannot be changed unless a God chooses to interfere. She can only follow Shen Ling out as she feels that a Demigod who can control water is easier to get along with than this smiling Demigod who can control fire.
He might be smiling but no one could really know what he is thinking behind those superficial smiles. Once the Ghost General left the atmosphere inside the room became even gloomier.
Master Yi laughs as if trying to ease the strange aura inside the room.
"Hahaha. Do not mind them. They are a bit tired. No worries. Now that your eldest brother is awake you three should be fine. Just avoid going to those kinds of places. The rest of the conversation can continue for tomorrow. Come during lunch. By the way, I need the location of your Wang Clan's Ancestral Mansion. If you could please give me the address." said Xie Yi.
Hearing this Yan Ke had immediately sent the address he had requested. This includes the payment for their job which is 100 Million. Master Yi's smile turned wider when he saw the notifications on his bank account which received the money transfer by Yan Ke.
Master Yi said, "You move fast. Quite good. At the bridge after lunch. Though the little brat might not be around during that time. If you want to meet him then go in the afternoon at 3."
"Thank you so much for today. We will come over to offer our gratitude in a more formal manner. Please be careful on your way home, great master." said Yan Ke.
Master Yi left saying his farewell to catch up to his partner to leave ahead of him. Su Wan and the rest were still celebrating that Wang Liu had finally woken up from his deep slumber. The doctors who told them that Wang Liu might never wake up had gathered in his room. Only after they had examined that he had really woken up and his vital signs had normalized that they asked the family of the patient what happened.
Yan Ke and the rest decided to not tell anyone about the Great Masters, moreover, it is not like someone would believe them at all that Wang Liu was possessed by a ghost keeping him asleep for the longest time.
Wang Liu who was asleep the whole time heard the details of what happened while he was asleep. When he heard about Su Wan escaping death because of a Talisman they've brought to the mysterious young man with Celestial beauty, the eldest among the brothers believed the effectiveness of those talismans asking his brothers to buy more tomorrow.
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Meanwhile at the police district after sunset.
Lou Lan and the elders of the Lou Clan were finally scheduled to be sent out of jail. Hou Feng with a mocking expression on his face looking at them like they are trash.
"Next time you do bad things don't call for your brother. If you want to destroy your life, leave your brother on his own. Don't get others involved in your stupidity and stop flaunting your authority. Did you think your Lou Clan is a God Clan or something? Hmp!" said Hou Feng and said to the police officer in front of him. Gesturing him to open the metal cage to let those inside out. "If not because your Clan Leader asked my father do you think you can get out easily. There would be no second time!"
Hou Feng walks back to his office after shooing away the Lou family out of his prison. He truly disdains this kind of family who taunts others and looks down on those who are weaker than they are yet fear the strong.
An elder tried to stop Hou Feng and asked, "Wait. Could our Young Master's record be…"
The old man from the Lou Clan couldn't even complete his words but Hou Feng already knew what he was asking.
Hou Feng turned around with a disgusted expression on his face and said, "It will be recorded as a criminal one. He attempted rape and murder towards his own brother. It is normal that this should be recorded!"
"Xue Hua is nothing but an illegitimate child! Who the hell cares whether he dies or not!? My dad doesn't even care about him at all!" yelled Lou Lan.
The words he had spoken left everyone in disbelief. The elders behind him tried to shut their young master up but it was no use. As expected, a righteous person like Hou Feng almost lost it. If not for his subordinates stopping him on time Hou Feng would definitely throw that stupid brat back to jail.
Hou Feng said, "Fucking trash! You want to kill your brother and even dared to declare it in the police station!? Remember this trash every time I see someone near Student Xue Hua I will cuff you and throw you to jail every time. I wonder how many times your father can bail you out!!!"
Lou Lan who got scolded and pointed to his face while being called trash made his face turn red in anger and embarrassment. This was the first time someone dared to scold him. His father never did so and Hou Feng did it in public making him lose face.
He glared at Hou Feng as if he wanted to eat him and said, "Who the hell are you to shout at me!? I am the sole scion of the Lou Clan. Do you even have the right to discipline this young master ha!?"
"This fucking shit watch this uncle throw you back in jail!" said Hou Feng.
His subordinates stop their fierce boss while the elders of Lou Clan bring away their young master. They need to leave the station before another world war happens.
Outside the police station, Lou Lan is still grumbling about how much he wanted to punish that annoying policeman.
Lou Lan murmured, "This is not the end. You humiliate me by putting me in jail. I will curse you to suffer in exchange!"
"We can help you with that young master, for now, we need to go home first." said one of the elders.
On the other hand at the Lou Clan's Ancestral temple. The Lou Clan members were currently praying to the Ghost King as their usual routine to make sure their powers are still there. This is the real source of Lou Clan's strength.
One of the Ancestors of the Lou Clan had signed a contract with the strongest Ghost King, Xie Mo in exchange for power. Lou Ming the current master of Lou Clan and father of Lou Lan, Xue Hua, and Xue Yan was leading the sacrificial prayers. They were offering animal blood and flesh.
Normally a wicked Ghost King would be satisfied with this kind of sacrifice, unfortunately, Ye Xiajie only finds it dirty. System Yue who had returned before sunset just reported that Lou Ye might not be his host vessel. Lou Ye is still, after all, a man, he sleeps with his girlfriend with whom he had a relationship.
His host regardless of whether he has memories or not would enter a relationship with someone. No one knew if it was because of his special bloodline that most Mo descendants were OCDic. They couldn't be intimate with someone else unless that person is their family or their other half.
So it is impossible for Lou Ye who has a girlfriend and sleeps with her to be that clean freak host of his.
[That's my report about Character Lou Ye my Lord. The possibility of him being the host vessel is impossible.]
"I see… Then that leaves Xue brothers and Ou Ya. The latter is close to both brothers and he is a sole child. He is not my wife nor Prisoner Yun Ming's vessel. That leaves the Xue Brothers." said Ye Xiajie.
[According to the reports I've gathered, Xue Hua seems to be in high school. The source of their money is from Xue Yan's side from working as a lawyer and a side job as an exorcist.
Xue Yan had left the city with Ou Ya for an Exorcism job from the Lou Clan. Warden Lou had left the city to look for him. As for the younger one, he is still in this city. He also works part-time as a Celestial Master as part-time.]
Ye Xiajie asked, "His interaction with the protagonist shou?"
[Bad as according to the plot but… It was always Lou Lan who got the losing end.]
Listening to System Yue's responses with an expressionless face, Ye Xiajie took interest in the fools chanting useless nonsense. He frowned a bit when he saw them about to pour the animal blood on the altar before him.
"What the hell are they doing?"
[My lord they seem to be offering the blood and flesh of animals to the ghost king which means to you.]
The usual emotionless Ghost King finally showed mockery and disgust flashing within those black eyes. His face turned dark in rage that the whole room was affected. First, the candles all burned out, losing the light in the room. The humans inside started panicking.
The wind in the place swooshed causing a commotion in the darkness. Lou Ming and the other clan members were frightened to death. They had been doing this kind of ritual for too long and only this night that something like this had happened.
A hoarse yet deep magnetic voice resounds with the dark palace.
"Your sacrifice isn't acceptable! Bring me, my bride. You guys had promised to bring a bride for this king! Do not forget! Bring it to me as soon as possible!"
Everyone shivered when they heard that man's eerie voice. Those who had heard this voice in their childhood couldn't help but recall that ghost king whom Lou Clan had vowed to serve in exchange for power.
There is also a promise of giving him one of the direct descendants of Lou Clan's Main family as a promise. This was the first time in centuries that the ghost king had spoken asking for his bride. They were all terrified to death that they'd all kneeled on the ground and started bowing their heads even Lou Ming the current clan master didn't escape from it.
"We promise we will definitely bring you your bride!"
"Please calm your anger. Our dear King~"
"The bride would be prepared as soon as we could!"
"We promise to fulfill the contract!"
"Spare. Please spare us, oh His Majesty the Ghost King!"
[My Lord, what are you planning to do? You want to get married to a stranger!?]
Ye Xiajie glanced at his subordinate like a fool.
"Lou Ye isn't the one and Ou Ya is a lone character but close to the Xue brothers. He is alone most of the time but my wife would always have Prisoner Yun Ming serving him regardless of what kind of world. Among the rest of the characters, there is only Xue Hua and Xue Yan.
My wife is lazy enough that he wouldn't leave the city just to work. If he needs money he will think of another thing. But Xue Yan left the city while Xue Hua remains. Among the two, who do you think is most likely my wife's vessel?" said Ye Xiajie.
[Xue Hua, the substitute bride in this world's plot, got married to the Ghost King.]
Ye Xiajie spoke, "Xue Hua is most likely my wife's vessel in this world."
