The invincible female ghost is a bit love-struck.

Chapter 17 The Taste of Yellow Weeds

Looking at that line of bright, bloody words, Lu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

no……

This?

What does this mean?!

I have expressed my gratitude to those I should, and I have offered incense as I should.

What does it mean to follow me?!

"Brother Lu..."

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan looked around, trembling with fear.

At this moment, Lu Yuan regained his senses, suppressed the shock in his heart, and tried his best to remain calm as he said:

"It's alright..."

"I was momentarily distracted and thought I had taken the wrong turn."

"Hurry up and go, or the shop will be closed."

Although Lu Yuan felt uneasy about the ghost bride, he was inexplicably not that scared.

After all, Lu Yuan is only alive because of this ghost bride; she is his savior.

In addition, although she followed, she did not make any other moves.

If she really wanted to harm me, she would have done so long ago.

This whole thing is a bit weird, and it's making Lu Yuan feel uneasy.

Once this job is done, I'll hurry back to the temple and ask my husband what he said...

Lu Yuan and his two companions then quickened their pace, arriving at Linjia Village in just over ten minutes instead of the usual half hour.

Along this stretch of road, Lu Yuan frequently looked back.

Now Lu Yuan is certain that this ghost bride has been following him all along.

The ability to identify evil spirits in the "Slay Demons and Exorcise Monsters" system has a distance limit.

If this thing had no distance limit, Lu Yuan would have been greeted by nothing but blood-red characters the moment he opened his eyes.

The evil spirit identification function of the 【Slay Demons and Exorcise Evil】 system has a distance limit of 500 meters.

As long as the evil spirit is more than 500 meters away, no matter what level of evil it is, it will no longer appear in front of Lu Yuan.

During those ten minutes or so, the line of blood-red text appeared and disappeared in his field of vision, neither too close nor too far, but just right at the strange boundary of five hundred meters.

Sometimes, when you turn around, the words have disappeared.

But if you turn around again, those chilling blood-red words will reappear.

She was tracking herself.

What was the purpose of it all?

Could it be... because I promised to help her reincarnate?

But he also made it very clear that he wasn't skilled enough yet, so this matter had to be put on hold.

Could it be...?

Is there anything else?

As Lu Yuan pondered this, he hurried on his way, and the three of them soon arrived at the Huoshao shop in Linjia Village.

At this juncture, the roasted meat shop is about to close.

Unlike Fengtian City, the villagers in the village rest early and get up early, going to bed at seven or eight o'clock.

There weren't many fires left, but when the shopkeeper heard that Lu Yuan and his group were Taoists from the Zhenlong Temple...

He immediately gave the roasted meat that he had originally kept at home to Lu Yuan and the other two.

Taoist priests in this world are like this; they are highly respected.

This is also why Lu Yuan insisted on becoming a Taoist priest instead of going to Aunt Qin's or Aunt Qiao'er's house to live off their wives.

Of course, this is due to the existence of the "Slaying Demons and Eliminating Evil" system.

But even more so, after helping your employer solve their problem, they thank you profusely and look at you with gratitude, which is truly fulfilling.

When you go out to do any work, people will immediately help you as soon as they hear that you are a Taoist priest.

This can be considered a two-way journey in a sense, and Lu Yuan really likes this feeling.

"Master Dao, it's cold. Come in and have some hot water."

The shopkeeper deftly wrapped the baked bun in newspaper and warmly invited them to join him.

Lu Yuan handed over a dollar and waved his hand with a smile.

"No need to trouble yourself, we need to rush to our next employer for help."

Hearing that they were going to save lives, the shopkeeper did not try to stop them. Before leaving, he insisted on giving each of the three two hot boiled eggs, and they refused to accept any money.

The three of them, holding scalding hot baked buns, gulped them down as they hurried along. Lu Yuan would occasionally turn back to glance at the blood-red characters that were faintly visible in the darkness behind them.

This is absolutely bizarre!

If this ghost bride has something else to ask me...

Then say it!

Can you please stop following me around like that?!

How terrifying!

Lu Yuan suddenly started thinking about something.

This is a super ominous 20-star level!!

What kind of skill is this?!

It's already developed sentience and can speak!

Evil spirits are just like people.

Ordinary minor evil spirits are like ignorant children, acting based on their obsessions from their previous lives.

Those with higher levels of spiritual cultivation, such as yesterday's hanged ghost, the courier ghost, and even the two-legged sheep that can use tricks, have intelligence no different from that of teenagers, except that they cannot speak human language.

But when it comes to a level like the Ghost Bride, which is twenty stars...

Lu Yuan felt that she could easily recite a long tongue twister of "Reciting the Names of Dishes" instead of just talking!

Alas!

Seriously!

If you have something to say, then say something!

Hanging like that is too much of a hassle!

Lost in thought, around eight o'clock at night, the three of them finally stepped into the territory of Donglin Village.

Several old men were squatting by the millstone at the village entrance, smoking pipes. When they saw them, their eyes darted away, and they mumbled, "The Taoist priest is here," before lowering their heads again and puffing on their pipes, seemingly unwilling to look any longer.

Soon, Wang Youde, the village chief of Donglin Village, came out to greet them in a hurry with his family.

Following Wang Youde into the village, Lu Yuan roughly understood the situation.

Wang Youde's only grandson, Tiedan, has been delirious with a high fever for three days.

The doctor came and diagnosed it as infantile convulsions, and prescribed a calming powder.

As a result, after the child was given a bowl of medicine, he convulsed even more violently, his eyes rolled back, he made strange "hoarse" sounds in his throat, and his fingers curled up like chicken claws.

Only then did everyone realize that they had been possessed by an evil spirit.

They tried every traditional remedy available in the village, and the child was on the verge of only being able to exhale.

Wang Youde then stamped his foot, pocketed the money, and went to Zhenlong Temple that very night.

After listening to Wang Youde's account, the group arrived at his doorstep.

Lu Yuan had just scanned the area and found no bloody writing in Wang Youde's house.

This means that the thing possessing Wang Youde's grandson is a minor evil spirit, which at least poses no danger to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan stopped outside the Wang family's doorstep, his nose twitched slightly, and he asked:

"Didn't you consult any other Taoist priests during this time?"

Encountering evil spirits is quite common here. It's not as frequent as catching a cold or fever, but it's still quite common.

There are also many wandering Taoist priests in this world.

After all, not all Taoist priests have a Taoist temple, and Taoist temples admit people based on their character and talent.

There are always some wandering Taoist priests who are not accepted by any Taoist temple. They carry banners and go from street to street, specializing in solving these kinds of problems.

Minor matters like encountering evil spirits are left to itinerant Taoist priests to handle.

In addition, the itinerant Taoist priests charged much less than those from Taoist temples like Lu Yuan.

As mentioned before, a three-person visit like Lu Yuan's would cost at least several tens of yuan.

But if you hire a wandering Taoist priest, it will only cost seven or eight yuan.

So, you didn't consult a wandering Taoist priest about this matter?

Or perhaps the wandering Taoist priest they found couldn't handle this possession?

But how could that be?

A wandering Taoist priest is not capable of performing exorcisms, just as a chef is not capable of making stir-fried shredded potatoes, or a doctor is not capable of treating a cold.

This is the most basic skill a Taoist priest must know; otherwise, what's the point of coming out and telling fortunes?

That's not a complete scammer!

So... there's more to this than meets the eye?

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's question, Wang Youde's eyes visibly darted away for a moment, then he quickly put on a smiling face again:

"No, no, this is my family's only heir. How could I dare to hire someone of dubious origin? What if they ruin him? Wouldn't that cause a lot of trouble?"

"As soon as the incident happened, I went straight to Zhenlong Temple! After all, Zhenlong Temple has a very prestigious reputation around here!"

Lu Yuan remained silent after hearing the village chief's words.

It's just that, no matter where you are on Earth or here, the village chief is always rich.

Even a minor incident involving being possessed by an evil spirit can cost tens of dollars.

Lu Yuan didn't press further. Instead, he stood at the entrance of the courtyard and took a deep breath.

Besides the smell of firewood and livestock, there was indeed a very faint, strange odor in the air, a mixture of pungent and fishy smells.

It wasn't the stench of decaying inanimate objects, but the foul, resentful stench of living creatures.

This taste...

It tastes like wampee.