128: Chapter 128 Crying in the Middle of the Night

"As Husband says."

Leng Yue's voice was slightly raspy, laced with a coquettish nasal tone.

She gripped Lin Ye's fingers back, interlocking their fingers.

A cluster of dark-gold Red Lotus Karmic Fire burst into bloom from Leng Yue's fingertips; though no heat escaped from the flame, it carried a terrifying deathly qi that could burn all things to ashes.

Lin Ye simultaneously channeled his Pure Yang True Qi.

Crimson-gold Yang fire gushed from his palm, intertwining perfectly with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire in midair to form a two-colored fire lotus of dark red and pure white.

The fire lotus descended slowly, completely enveloping the piece of Unfading Bone.

Sizzle!

The Unfading Bone emitted a piercing shriek.

Two thousand years of accumulated black malevolent qi inside was forcibly squeezed out by the dual-colored flames, turning into black smoke and dissipating into the vent.

Under the intense clash of ice and fire, the bone gradually melted.

Lin Ye's arms securely bound Leng Yue's waist.

His steady, powerful heartbeat resonated through his chest, thumping against Leng Yue's back.

Fine beads of sweat beaded on Leng Yue's forehead.

Stimulated by her sweat, the cool fragrance of the spider lily grew even richer and sweeter.

Her body turned soft, and she leaned most of her weight into Lin Ye's embrace.

"Husband... channeling this karma fire drains my mind. I feel a bit weary."

She tilted her head slightly, her red lips brushing against Lin Ye's jawline, leaving behind a trace of cool moisture.

"Hold on a bit longer, it'll be done soon."

Lin Ye's Adam's apple bobbed heavily. His large hand gently stroked the soft flesh at her waist, soothing the surging blood and qi within her.

Sitting opposite them, Ayugu covered her eyes with both hands, though her fingers were spread wide open.

"In broad daylight, you city folk even hug and cuddle just to brew medicine."

"This pot of soup is reeking with the stench of love, I wouldn't dare drink it."

The Miaojiang girl's face was bright red as she complained non-stop.

Frost Star had long been anxiously pacing around.

The little girl stood on tiptoe, her eyes shining brightly as she stared into the center of the fire lotus.

Half an hour later.

That hard piece of Unfading Bone melted completely.

Merging perfectly with the medicinal liquid of the blood-line dragon vine, it transformed into a pool of paste-like marrow emitting a lustrous white light at the bottom of the purple clay pot.

Lin Ye withdrew his Pure Yang True Qi.

Leng Yue followed suit and retracted her karma fire.

"It's done. Frost Star, come eat."

Lin Ye released his arms. Leng Yue took the opportunity to step back half a pace and tidied her slightly disheveled skirt, the lingering passion in her eyes not yet fully faded.

Frost Star cheered and pounced right in front of the purple clay pot.

Unafraid of the heat, she scooped up a dollop of white marrow paste with her fair fingers and shoved it straight into her mouth.

The paste melted the moment it entered her mouth.

The little girl closed her eyes as her petite body trembled violently.

A wave of terrifyingly frigid corpse qi, far surpassing before, erupted fiercely from deep within her dantian.

The yin mist inside the obsidian quiet room was forcefully blown away by this momentum.

Under the wash of massive energy, the blue in her silver-blue twintails gradually faded, fully transforming into a pure, brilliant bright silver.

The azure pupil in her left eye grew even more profound, like a bottomless abyss reflecting the River of the Nine Underworlds.

The blood-red of her right eye lost its violence, taking on an indifferent air of ruling over the world.

After devouring the essence of this Unfading Bone, the Nether Corpse King's realm achieved complete metamorphosis and perfection.

*Burp~*

Frost Star let out a loud burp.

A ring of white ice crystals floated away from the corners of her mouth.

She opened her eyes, her gaze clear and bright.

Her original yandere, frantic bloodlust instinct was completely suppressed.

She turned around and wrapped her arms around Lin Ye's thigh.

"Brother-in-law, this candy is really delicious. Frost Star feels like she could kill ten axe-wielding monsters with one punch now."

Lin Ye chuckled and pinched her cheek, which felt cool and smooth to the touch.

"Now that you're full, go to sleep and digest your power completely."

Frost Star nodded obediently, turned, and ran into the ice chamber built from deep-sea dark ice stone, slamming the heavy stone door shut with a bang.

Ding! Option quest completed. Current points: 7000. Spell [Samadhi True Fire Talisman] Great Completion Realm unlocked. Team's peak combat power skyrocketed again.

Having resolved this major concern, Lin Ye breathed a long sigh of relief.

He led Leng Yue and Ayugu up the stone steps, returning to the first-floor main hall.

Bright sunshine filled the main hall.

Ayugu clamored about playing a ranked match, slumping directly onto the leather sofa and pulling out her phone.

Leng Yue brewed a pot of fine Biluochun tea and sat quietly by the coffee table reading a book.

Lin Ye sat behind the mahogany counter, rarely enjoying a leisurely afternoon with nothing to do.

This Funeral Shop, renovated at the cost of tens of millions, had completely become his most impregnable fortress in Jiangzhou City.

...

The next day at three in the afternoon.

Sudden, hurried footsteps echoed from the street outside.

The glass door of the Funeral Shop was pushed open forcefully, making the wind chimes above jingle messily.

A young woman stumbled into the main hall.

She wore a grey business suit, her hair was messy, and her face was as pale as paper.

Heavy dark circles hung beneath her eyes, which were bloodshot and filled with an extreme, near-collapsing despair.

Lin Ye set down his teacup, his gaze sweeping over this uninvited guest like lightning.

There was no obvious yin qi clinging to this woman.

However, on her shoulder hung a faint, pungent smell of burnt modern electronic components.

"Master Lin! Please save me!"

The woman rushed to the counter, clutching the marble countertop tightly with both hands.

She trembled like a leaf, her voice hoarse and cracking.

"My name is Zhao Xue. I live in the studio apartment behind this block. I think... I've encountered a ghost!"

Lin Ye leaned back in his chair and pointed to a round stool nearby.

"Sit down and talk. I handle killing and burying, not psychological counseling. What kind of ghost did you run into? A Red-Clad Vengeful Ghost or a hanged vengeful spirit?"

Zhao Xue shook her head frantically, tears bursting from her eyes.

With trembling hands, she pulled a pitch-black, tech-styled cylindrical object from her canvas bag and slammed it heavily onto the glass counter.

It was the latest model of a smart voice speaker.

The speaker's power cord had been violently cut, and its shell was covered in cracks from being smashed.

Lin Ye stared at the dead object, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Is this the ghost you were talking about?"

Zhao Xue covered her face, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Master, this smart speaker was fine for the first few days after I bought it."

"But starting the day before yesterday... every night at three in the morning, it automatically turns on and lights up red."

She took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress her crumbling emotions.

"It wasn't connected to the network, and I even unplugged the power cord!"

"And every night at three in the morning, it reads out my ID number right on time."

"It even used my phone account to buy three big packs of joss paper and shroud clothes online, with the delivery address set right to my apartment door!"

Zhao Xue grabbed Lin Ye's arm tightly, her fingernails almost embedding into his flesh.

"Last night, I smashed it and threw it into the trash can downstairs."

"But when I woke up this morning... it was sitting neatly right on my nightstand!"

Hearing this absurd account, Ayugu, who was playing games on the sofa, even put down her phone.

"Goodness, are ghosts nowadays this stylish? They even know how to use smart speakers to buy joss paper online?"

Ayugu widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.

Lin Ye shifted his gaze to the smart speaker on the counter.

He didn't activate Qi Observation Technique.

Relying purely on intuition, he sensed a chilly fluctuation within this mixture of plastic and circuit boards.

This was not a traditional possession by a vengeful spirit.

It was a strange product forcefully blending leyline death qi with modern electronic signals.

Cyber Evil Spirit.

Lin Ye picked up a red marker and twirled it in his hand a couple of times.

Looking at the nearly hysterical Zhao Xue, a derisive smirk curled at the corner of his lips.

"Interesting."

Lin Ye reached out, pulled the damaged speaker toward himself, and tapped his fingers against its black casing.

"An evil ghost connected to Wi-Fi, even pulling psychological warfare right at three in the morning."

"Miss Zhao, I'll take this job."