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After searching for a while, I found nothing to defend myself with, but I had trained in Muay Thai. I figured I could handle myself well enough, and with that confidence, I faced her weapon without fear. I demanded, "Why? Why do you want to kill them? One is your own brother, and the other is the nanny you hired. What have they done wrong that warrants their death?"
Yilan Shan was taken aback by my calmness despite being unarmed. Her uncertainty made her more frightened by my composure. "Are you really not afraid of dying?" Although she still wore a fierce expression, her trembling voice betrayed her lack of confidence.
"Afraid of dying? Everyone is afraid of death, but the ones who should die are not me; it's you..." Seeing her hesitation fueled my courage. I stepped closer and said, "You and Mute Aunt burn Hell Money every night because you're afraid they will come back for revenge, right? But unfortunately... their resentment still lingers in this house, waiting to claim your life before they can rest."
Ironically, holding a deadly weapon yet feeling paralyzed with fear, Yilan Shan could only retreat under my unarmed intimidation. Eventually, she found herself cornered against the wall, dejected and weakly arguing, "No... it's not like that... I killed my brother to free him."
"Free him?" I scoffed, unconvinced. "Do you really need such a pathetic excuse for murder?"
Yilan Shan's hand trembled; perhaps she was unwilling to accept defeat so easily. Suddenly, she acted out of character and lunged at me in a frenzy. Just as she charged at me, an inexplicable sensation gripped me from behind—a force more overwhelming than Muay Thai struck her wrist where she held the knife.
It was unbelievable! That single strike dislocated Yilan Shan's wrist. She screamed like a slaughtered pig, curling up on the ground in tears as she lamented, "Our family has relied on raising little ghosts for generations. For some reason, our lineage has dwindled in this generation. The only male heir is my brother, who is frail and sickly..."
"So you killed him to eliminate your worries?"
"You don't understand! Day and night he cried out in madness; no matter how many doctors we consulted, his chronic illness couldn't be cured. So I thought to help him find peace by killing him, allowing him to be reborn and free from suffering."
I felt detached from myself; my consciousness seemed out of control as I coldly laughed and asked, "What did she do wrong?" Although it was a question I wanted to ask myself, it wasn't me who spoke it aloud. Knowing that Gu Xiaofang had possessed me left me helpless as I could only watch the situation unfold.
"She disobeyed; she shouldn't have been with that Yang Gang. She shouldn't have meddled or tried to call the police." Yilan Shan continued her futile defense of her crimes.
It wasn't me who raised my hand again but struck Yilan Shan hard.
When Yilan Shan awoke once more, she found herself in a dark room. This was the space where she had trapped Gu Xiaofang's soul using her dark sorcery and cruel methods.
In a narrow wall, a desiccated female corpse lay alongside the living Yilan Shan. The first thing she did upon waking was to plead, tears streaming down her face as she begged, "Ding Li, please let me go. There's money upstairs; I'll give you half, enough for you to study abroad and more."
"Bah, even at this point, you still refuse to change."
Gu Xiaofang had already left my body; she stood beside Yilan Shan, coldly staring at the enemy who had killed her.
After this incident, my heart turned to stone. Methodically, I placed brick after brick to seal the gap in the wall. Just as I was about to place the last brick, a beam of light threatened to vanish from Yilan Shan's sight.
Suddenly, fear and despair gripped her as she screamed frantically, "Ding Li, I won't let you off even if I become a ghost!"
Startled, I glanced back at Gu Xiaofang. She gave me an encouraging look, a slight smile on her face as her pale hands slowly reached out to encircle the struggling Yilan Shan.
With the final brick in place, blocking the light from entering the space, I felt utterly exhausted. Earlier, Gu Xiaofang had used my body to fight Yilan Shan. Now that she had departed, my physical functions were severely drained. As I left the dark room, I saw Mute Aunt slumped in front of Yilan Shan's brother's portrait.
I used to be someone who was afraid of stepping on even an ant; how had I become so cold-blooded as to seal a living person within a wall? If I hadn't done this, would Gu Xiaofang have taken my life?
Summoning all my strength, I staggered into the living room. Before I could catch my breath, someone emerged from a hidden spot and wrapped their arms around my neck, making it hard for me to breathe.
I looked up in shock. "Ye Liu Yun? You..."
Ye Liu Yun had taken advantage of the absence of others in the living room. He tightened his grip around my neck and growled menacingly, "Ding Li, no matter where you run to in Tianya, I Ye Liu Yun will find you."
"...cough... cough..." I couldn't speak; all I could do was cough as my eyes felt like they were about to burst.
Seeing that he was choking me too tightly, Ye Liu Yun quickly loosened his grip just enough to say, "Darling, I wouldn't want to treat you this way either. But what can I do? You never listen and always try to leave me."
"You..." My voice was still hoarse, struggling as I gasped for breath. "You bastard, there's no future for us." Seeing Ye Liu Yun filled me with a bad premonition; Zhu Zhu must be in trouble. "What have you done to Zhu Zhu?"
"Haha! Even at this point, you're still thinking about your good sister?" Ye Liu Yun's face twisted into a sinister smile, his eyes filled with malice. "Since you don't want to be with me, then let's die together."
"Ye Liu Yun, what you're doing is wrong." Tears streamed down my face; I simply didn't have the strength to fight him or the spirit to negotiate. This man would do anything; his first attempt at an old trick—saving the damsel in distress—was just to get closer to me.
After learning the truth, my disgust for him was beyond imagination.
"Love has no right or wrong; if you love, you must love passionately."
"Is this what you call love? A one-sided affection is not love." I wanted him to abandon this misguided approach, but instead, it only enraged him further.
"You're still not moved by my sincerity? Then let's perish together!" Ye Liu Yun said, tightening his grip around my neck with force.
As he squeezed harder, my scalp began to tingle, and my consciousness felt like it was drifting away. The sensation of suffocation brought me to the brink of despair. I truly regretted not listening to my parents; I shouldn't have come alone to this unfamiliar place.
My pupils dilated, and the sight of Ye Liu Yun became terrifying. Yilan Shan's words echoed in my ears: "Even as a ghost, I won't let you go." Everything went dark, and in that moment, I felt as if I were dying...
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