Chapter 100: A Ghostly Beauty?

After everyone’s introductions, Su Muqing finally understood what was going on. The breathtaking beauty before her was named Water Lotus. She was the steward of this villa, and more importantly, she was actually a flower spirit.

If not for the things she had recently experienced while accompanying Qin Xuan, it would have been very difficult for Su Muqing to believe that demons and spirits truly existed in this world. Knowing that Water Lotus was a flower spirit who had taken human form made her breathe a little easier.

After all, women always carried a certain instinct for comparison. The moment Su Muqing saw Water Lotus, she subconsciously measured herself against her. The conclusion was that her face was no worse than her own, while her figure was even more voluptuous.

Of course, Su Muqing had her own advantages as well. Her elegant, confident, mature-woman charm was something Water Lotus could never hope to imitate.

The four women sat on the sofa watching television, while Su Muqing kept glancing at Qin Xuan nearby, thinking that this fellow was truly blessed to be living with so many beauties.

If this went on for long enough, wouldn’t trouble be bound to happen? Even if nothing did happen, he would probably end up bottling things up until he fell ill...

“He’s here.”

Qin Xuan glanced at the sky outside the window. Once again, a night of gathering cold, sinister wind had come, and an imposing aura was approaching rapidly from afar, making his expression tighten.

“Has Master Golden Light arrived?”

Su Muqing stood up and looked out the window.

At that very moment, a dazzling streak of golden radiance flashed past the villa’s window, followed by a solemn Buddhist proclamation that reached everyone’s ears: “Amitabha!”

Qin Xuan’s tone grew grave at once. “He’s really here. Water Lotus, don’t be afraid later. This master is highly respected and will not do anything to you.”

“Mm...”

Water Lotus shivered and nodded softly.

It would be impossible to say she was not afraid. As a small flower spirit, she was frightened even by ordinary people, let alone a great Buddhist monk like Master Golden Light.

If Master Golden Light were to enlighten her with a single gesture, she would likely vanish from this world without a trace.

Liu Qianqian held tightly onto one of Water Lotus’s arms, encouraging and cheering her on. At this point, Qin Xuan stepped forward alone and opened the villa door.

Standing there in view was an elderly monk with white brows and a saffron robe draped over his body. It was indeed Master Golden Light. Rain fell from the dark sky, yet the drops somehow parted naturally around his form, clear proof of his formidable cultivation.

However, when Master Golden Light looked inside, he could not help but freeze.

The situation within the house was far beyond his expectations. He had anticipated two beauties here, but he had no idea who Liu Qianqian and Water Lotus were.

“Master, please come in.”

Qin Xuan made an inviting gesture. “The soul-summoning rite will probably need to be performed outside the scope of the evil-banishing ward, won’t it?”

Master Golden Light came to his senses, stroked his white brows, and smiled kindly. “Indeed. The evil-banishing ward is immensely powerful. It would be improper to summon a soul within its range.”

“Then let us not delay. Master, please come with me to the back hill.”

After speaking, Qin Xuan led the way toward the back garden. Master Golden Light said nothing more and followed him.

When they reached the gate, Qin Xuan suddenly turned back and looked at Liu Qianqian, who was supporting Water Lotus, and said, “Girl, you and Water Lotus stay inside. And Qingwan, I’ll leave her in your care as well.”

“Oh.”

Liu Qianqian did not know what Master Golden Light had come for. She was merely curious, and whether she went or not made little difference to her, so she obediently nodded.

As for Water Lotus and Dongfang Qingwan, there was even less to say.

Water Lotus was a little flower spirit; if Master Golden Light did not cause her trouble, she should already be thanking heaven and earth. She had no desire to go along at all.

As for Dongfang Qingwan, she could not go. With her Mysterious Yin constitution, if she stepped outside the range of the evil-banishing ward, the trouble would be enormous...

The three of them headed toward the back hill beyond the back garden.

When Master Golden Light saw that only the three of them remained nearby, he solemnly asked, “Amitabha. Benefactor Qin, was that young lady just now a demon cultivator?”

“Master has sharp eyes. She is, indeed,” Qin Xuan replied with a nod. “But Water Lotus is only a small flower spirit and has never harmed the world. Otherwise, she would never have been able to pass through the evil-banishing ward and enter this villa.”

“Amitabha. Benefactor Qin need not worry. This old monk is not an unreasonable man.”

With a benevolent smile, Master Golden Light followed Qin Xuan to the back hill outside the rear garden and stepped out of the ward’s range.

As soon as Su Muqing came out, she felt a chill in the air, though she could not tell why. Qin Xuan did not explain. He removed the Great Clarity Sword and drew a bluish talisman from its scabbard.

The instant Master Golden Light saw the talisman, his eyes lit up.

“As expected of the Shushan Sword Sect. The craftsmanship of this spirit-sealing talisman far exceeds ordinary standards. No wonder it could preserve a soul for so long...”

“Master flatters me.”

Qin Xuan answered politely, though inwardly he was puzzled. How did Master Golden Light know he was from the Shushan Sword Sect?

Master Golden Light seemed to see his confusion and smiled. “The Purple Tenuity Yin-Yang Formation is one of the finest formations in the world. And among those who can wield it with perfect mastery, there is only one sect under heaven: the Shushan Sword Sect.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Only then did Qin Xuan realize that Master Golden Light’s spiritual perception was so acute that he had even clearly sensed the Purple Tenuity Yin-Yang Formation within the villa grounds.

Su Muqing looked at the bluish spirit-sealing talisman in Qin Xuan’s hand and asked curiously, “Qin Xuan, is that the talisman you said contains Yang Ling’s soul?”

“Yes. After the master completes the rite, some unusual phenomena may appear. I hope you won’t be too shocked, Teacher Su,” Qin Xuan reminded her.

“At most, won’t it just be ghosts and the like?” Su Muqing smiled with confidence. “I’ve been with you these past few days and already gotten used to such things. Don’t worry.”

“That’s good. Then, Master, please begin.”

After speaking, Qin Xuan handed the spirit-sealing talisman, glowing with a faint blue light, to Master Golden Light. In the darkness, it stood out sharply.

Master Golden Light took the talisman with one hand, examined it carefully for a moment, and then began his work.

Little by little, the bluish spirit-sealing talisman slowly rose from his hand and soon hovered in midair, gently turning in the cool night breeze.

This miraculous sight made Su Muqing widen her eyes.

To make an object float in empty air—scientifically, it was utterly impossible to explain. Yet before Master Golden Light, it seemed to be no more than a trivial matter.

Without pause, Master Golden Light softly chanted Buddhist verses, and specks of golden light gradually began to appear around his body.

It was a long and thrilling process.

Su Muqing knew that if Master Golden Light truly succeeded in summoning Yang Ling’s soul, and if Yang Ling herself testified to the truth, then everything Li Shihao had done would be laid bare, and she would completely sever ties with him.

Master Golden Light’s chanting continued without end. Gradually, the golden specks around him multiplied, and even his two signature white brows slowly began to take on a golden hue.

Before long, those brows were shining gold, and even his entire body was enveloped in a curtain of radiance.

Only then did Qin Xuan and Su Muqing understand why he was called Master Golden Light...

Whoosh.

Whoosh.

From within the bluish spirit-sealing talisman, strands of soul imperceptible to the naked eye gathered one after another in midair, flashing with eerie light under the golden radiance.

The fragments of soul continuously fused together, and little by little, the form of a long-haired woman finally appeared in the air.

Su Muqing stood beside him, utterly dumbstruck.

Though she had already prepared herself mentally, this ghostly scene worthy of a tragic beauty still frightened her. After all, she had grown up under a modern, formal education, and merely spending these past few days with Qin Xuan had not been enough to fundamentally alter her worldview.

As Master Golden Light’s radiance became ever more brilliant, the figure of the long-haired woman also grew clearer and clearer.

“It’s almost done,” Qin Xuan whispered.

“Mm.”

Su Muqing bit her lip and nodded at the ethereal female spirit, failing to notice that in her tension, she had tightly gripped Qin Xuan’s broad hand...

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