Chapter 47 Compassion
Xiao Di didn't expect that Tan Xuan's words would be so effective. Some people ran and some escaped. For a moment, the riverside was completely quiet. However, the mist around them had not yet dissipated, and the moon in the sky was not bright enough, so everything looked unclear.
"What is Mu Ye Liang Ren?" Xiao Di and Tan Xuan asked. Thinking of what the female ghost said just now, Xiao Di was also confused. Those guys she couldn't see clearly just now showed signs of dispersing when they heard the name Mu Ye Liang Ren. Tan Xuan's shout later just set the final time for the dispersal.
Tan Xuan ignored Xiao Di and bowed to the railway bridge in the distance, shouting, "I wonder which patrol general is here. I am Tan Xuan. Can you come out and see me?"
Xiao Di looked at Tan Xuan in confusion, not knowing what he was thinking. There was no general on the other side of the bridge, not to mention a human figure, not even a ghost figure. Besides, there was another person lying on the ground not far away, so they should be dealt with quickly.
Xiao Di was about to urge Tan Xuan, but immediately stood beside him, because a figure really came out from under the railway bridge. Xiao Di panicked instantly, because there was really no one there. Although the night was not very bright, there were still street lights on the bridge. If there was a person hiding, she could still see him clearly. The person was dressed very ordinary, and was not much different from the people on the street on weekdays, but it was very strange at this time. There was obviously a distance between them, but the person did not walk in a hurry, but walked in front of them in a few steps.
The man clasped his fists and saluted towards Tan Xuan. "So you are Mr. Duanhun. I am Ma Qingyuan and I am honored to meet you. I wonder if you are here on official business and what instructions do you have for me?"
Tan Xuan politely returned the greeting and said, "General Ma, you are too polite. I have no status now. I just frightened those wandering spirits. Please forgive me. I am really sorry to trouble you tonight when you are busy with work. It is just that the moon is dark and foggy now. Please drive away the clouds and fog and return to this clear and bright place. I have something to ask this female ghost."
"No problem."
Ma Qingyuan walked to the river without saying a word, and muttered something facing the river. After a while, the fog on the river quickly dissipated, and even the clouds in the sky that obscured the moon quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Ma Qingyuan turned around and waved to Tan Xuan, "The fog has cleared. If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Tan Xuan also waved his hand, not cupping his fists as before, "Thank you, you have responsibilities to attend to, so I won't bother you for now."
Ma Qingyuan walked along the riverside towards the railway bridge and soon disappeared from the sight of Tan Xuan and Xiao Di.
When Ma Qingyuan disappeared, Xiao Di, who was standing by, could no longer suppress his inner doubts and asked, "Who is he?"
"Didn't I just say that he is the patrol general in charge of the local area?" Tan Xuan said perfunctorily.
After getting an answer that was nothing more than nonsense, Xiao Di curled his lips and continued to ask, "So is he a human or a ghost? He was so elusive just now that I didn't dare to look at him straight in the eye."
Tan Xuan laughed when he heard this, "Haha... He is neither a human nor a ghost. If you see him during the day, he is a living person, and if you see him at night, he is not a ghost. Oh, it's hard to explain it to you, so I won't say it anymore."
Tan Xuan left Xiao Di and walked directly to Yu Jing.
"You don't even explain it, so how do you know that you can't explain it clearly?" Xiao Di was speechless at Tan Xuan's perfunctory answer, and followed Tan Xuan.
Yu Jing was different now. She lay on the ground motionless. Her blood-red eyes were now empty and silent, without any luster. Her face was still bloodstained, but no blood was flowing out of her seven orifices. Although she was still ferocious, she was no longer scary and even looked a little pitiful. She was clearly a ghost, but unfortunately she had no aura at all and had completely become a "dead ghost".
"Your name is Yu Jing?" Tan Xuan stood in front of Yu Jing, lowered his head, and asked condescendingly.
Yu Jing did not answer. She still kept her bloodshot eyes open, staring blankly at the sky, without any reaction, not even blinking.
Tan Xuan sighed, "Ah ! This is boring. Get up, I want to ask you something."
Yu Jing moved, but just snorted coldly, "What else do you want to ask? It's in Mu Ye Liang Ren's hands. Whether I answer or not, the result will be the same."
Tan Xuan smiled, shook his head and said to Yu Jing: "Hearing what you said, why do I feel that Mu Ye Liang Ren is more terrifying than the Ghost King? Why do I have no chance of survival after seeing him?"
"Hmph!" Yu Jing snorted again, glancing at Tan Xuan with bloodshot eyes, "Stop pretending, all ghosts know that Mu Ye Liang Ren has no living ghosts under his command, and I will accept it even if I fall into your hands. Don't say you don't kill ghosts, I won't believe it. Heaven is unfair, since the great revenge cannot be avenged, the murderer can go unpunished, and his soul is scattered, which is the end of it."
A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Yu Jing has completely given up resisting.
"I didn't expect that we have such a bad reputation." Tan Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, then said seriously: "I don't deny that I have killed ghosts, and the number is not small, but Muyeliangren also has its bottom line. We only kill evil ghosts, not all ghosts. So you don't need to complain here. Even if I kill you, it depends on whether you should kill me or not, otherwise I won't give you so many chances."
"Besides, I am no longer Mu Ye's lover." Tan Xuan said the last sentence in a very low voice.
"Do you mean to let me go?" Yu Jing looked at Tan Xuan in confusion, and her empty eyes regained some light. She didn't hear clearly Tan Xuan's last words, but it didn't stop her from feeling hopeful again. She turned over and lay directly on the ground, looking up at Tan Xuan.
Tan Xuan frowned and stepped back. " Let's talk about whether to let him go or not later. First, stand up and answer a few questions for me."
I don’t know how Yu Jing died. Her clothes were in disarray, and her current posture was even more indecent. Although humans and ghosts are different, there are still differences between men and women.
Yu Jing straightened up and stood up from the ground, looked up at Tan Xuan who was almost a head taller than her and said, "If you have anything to ask, ask it now."
"Your obsession as a ghost shouldn't be to kill Yang Junwen for revenge, right? Why want to kill him when you saw him today?"
Yu Jing was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Tan Xuan knew so much. Then she sneered and said, "I didn't want to kill him at first, but he was afraid to see me because of something he had hidden in his heart. He didn't answer me when I wanted to ask him some questions. He also found some quacks to get rid of me. Including the people he brought today, don't they all want to get rid of me as soon as possible?"
Tan Xuan shook his head, "You are wrong. He is afraid of you because you are a ghost, not because he has something to hide. He came to you today just to ask you why you look for him in your dreams every day. I know you have resentment in your heart, but this is not your obsession. Can you tell me what your obsession is? "
"My obsession?" Yu Jing's eyes flashed with hatred, "I just feel that I died unjustly. I was clearly murdered, but no one helped me to get justice."
"Were you murdered?" Tan Xuan frowned again and looked at Xiao Di. Xiao Di also looked confused. They didn't know that this female ghost was called Yu Jing before coming here.
"How were you murdered? Who murdered you?" Xiao Di asked quickly. Upon hearing about the case, she, a family member of a police officer, immediately became interested. She didn't dare to look directly at Yu Jing's face just now, but now she wanted to come up to her and ask.
Yu Jing shook her head, bewildered. "I don't know. I only know that I died a miserable death, but I have no idea how I died. It wasn't until a year ago when someone woke me up when I was crossing the bridge that I remembered that I knew Yang Junwen, and that I died on the day I broke up with him. As for the rest, I can't remember anything else. I wanted to ask him for help, but my body couldn't leave the riverside. Fortunately, I later learned the skill of 'entering dreams' by chance, so I went to find him in Yang Junwen's dream, but I didn't expect him..."
Talking about the past, the female ghost became overwhelmed with grief and couldn't stop sobbing again. Fortunately, this time she just cried softly and didn't howl like a ghost again.
"You only have partial memories after being guided by someone, so why don't you just ask that person directly?"
"When I woke up, the man was gone." Yu Jing said frustratedly, and then hatred appeared in her eyes again, "I guess my murder is related to Yang Junwen, otherwise I wouldn't think of him alone, and I wouldn't be so scared when he saw me..."
Tan Xuan shook his head. "Old grudges plus new hatreds, no wonder you want to kill Yang Junwen, but your death should have little to do with Yang Junwen."
"Why?" Yu Jing raised her head, wiped her tears, looked at Tan Xuan and asked.
"Yang Junwen is protected by his ancestors. If he did something bad, his ancestors would not continue to protect him. Besides, you are already dead. It is unjust to be a ghost and harm people. If you want to take revenge, you have to use the right method."
"If it's not him, then who could it be?" A hint of bitterness appeared on Yu Jing's already terrifying face, making it look even more creepy.
Tan Xuan curled his lips, "You ask me, who should I ask? I only know that your Yin orifice is in the heart and lungs, and your death must be related to the heart and lungs. I guess you died of suffocation, but I don't know the details. If you want to find the murderer, you can look in this direction."
Yu Jing knelt down in front of Tan Xuan and said, "You must have a way. Please help me. I can't leave this place. I can't check even if I want to. Please help me. I'm so kind. I will repay you in my next life."
"Hey! Hey!"
Tan Xuan was so frightened that he quickly dodged to the side.
"What are you doing? Are you crazy? I'm good at exorcising ghosts, but I don't know anything else. You have to cry at the right grave when you burn paper... No, you have to pray to the gods at the right temple, which is not right..."
Tan Xuan was completely confused by Yu Jing. Ghosts had begged him for help before, but they were only for their lives. This was the first time he had encountered one begging him for help in solving a case. The problem was that he didn't know how to do it at all. He was in a panic and kept dodging.
"I beg you, please..."
Yu Jing, however, was determined to find Tan Xuan. She kept kowtowing to him, no matter where Tan Xuan hid. She just kept kowtowing to him.
"Hey, stop, stop, let me think about whether there is any other way."
Finally, Tan Xuan could not bear Yu Jing's pleading and softened his tone. Although he was ruthless to the evil ghosts, he also had sympathy for the wronged souls.
