I looked at Qingdai with surprise. How could she be here?
I asked somewhat taken aback:
"Qing, Qingdai!"
She was dressed the same as before, in a black floral dress.
Wearing a black mask, revealing only a pair of very beautiful eyes.
Before I could speak, Qingdai looked at me with her lovely eyes:
"Let me handle him!"
Her voice was soft and filled with determination.
After speaking, she directly stepped in front of me.
At that moment, I could clearly feel the chilling aura emanating from Qingdai.
The headless fierce ghost narrowed the last eye on its left chest:
"Stinking woman, you'd better not meddle in other people's business.
Or I'll eat you too."
The headless fierce ghost's voice was deep and filled with anger.
Qingdai, however, let out a cold snort:
"With only one eye left, what power do you have to eat me?"
"Hmph! Then let's try!"
The headless fierce ghost said in a low voice and lunged at Qingdai.
Qingdai, who was blocking me, flickered and also rushed towards the headless fierce ghost.
Her speed was astonishingly fast; only a blur of afterimages could be seen.
When she stopped, she had already appeared in front of the headless fierce ghost.
The headless fierce ghost trembled all over and raised its hand to grab Qingdai's face.
To her surprise, Qingdai reached out, grabbed the headless fierce ghost's wrist, and yanked.
With a "snap," the headless fierce ghost tore and wailed.
Its last remaining arm was actually ripped off by Qingdai, a girl who looked so delicate and weak.
Not only that, but Qingdai's other hand.
It went straight for the headless fierce ghost's last eye and gouged it out.
Her speed was incredibly fast; the headless fierce ghost didn't even have time to react.
The headless fierce ghost was utterly terrified and screamed repeatedly:
"No, don't hurt my eyes..."
But it was too late.
With another "bang," the headless fierce ghost's last eye was also crushed.
The headless fierce ghost then let out a piercing wail.
"Ah! My eyes, my eyes..."
Its body kept twitching, lacking a head and arms, appearing very strange.
Its voice grew weaker and more fearful.
It stumbled back several steps and finally fell to the ground with a "clatter."
Its body twitched slightly twice, then went still.
Its entire body seemed to evaporate at that moment.
Black smoke continuously emerged, its body decomposing and rapidly disappearing...
In an instant, the once arrogant headless fierce ghost had vanished into thin air?
Only scattered straw was left on the ground.
I looked at Qingdai standing not far away, at the ground that had turned into scattered straw after the headless fierce ghost had dispersed.
My breathing became rapid; I couldn't believe it.
That incredibly powerful headless fierce ghost had been instantly killed by Qingdai in one move.
Her cultivation was so strong!
Qingdai then turned around, her figure tall and shapely.
Her beautiful eyes blinked twice, and her emotions were unreadable:
"Alright, he's dead.
Quickly take your friend and leave here!"
Hearing Qingdai's voice, I finally snapped back to reality:
"Tha-thank you, Qingdai, you've saved me again."
Qingdai seemed to smile, adjusted the straps of her mask, and her voice softened slightly:
"Because you are worth saving!"
I was stunned, "Worth saving?" We didn't seem to have much of a connection, did we?
Before I could figure it out, Qingdai continued:
"Hurry and go! It's not safe here.
Besides this male ghost, there's also a fiercer female ghost.
If she comes back, even I won't be able to save you."
Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat.
I blurted out:
"There's actually a fiercer female ghost here?"
Qingdai nodded:
"Why would I lie to you? Hurry and go! I have to go too."
With that, Qingdai turned and began to walk towards the other side of the road.
Seeing Qingdai about to leave, I immediately called out:
"Qingdai, uh, can I have your phone number?"
Qingdai turned her head slightly, looking at me with her head tilted.
A strange sense of nervousness welled up in my heart:
"I, I mean, you saved me, I want to treat you to a meal to thank you."
Last time I was rescued from the haunted building by her, I regretted not getting her contact information.
At the same time, I also wanted to confirm.
Was Qingdai human or ghost?
Because various signs had indicated that Qingdai might not be a living person.
From when we met, she followed me onto the ghost carriage, and it was she who called the ghost carriage.
This was confirmed by the ghost carriage driver.
When the driver, Master Li, went to the underworld, he said she was downstairs too.
Yet, when I took the ghost carriage back to my rented apartment and encountered the mother and son ghosts from the haunted building, Qingdai saved me within a ten-mile journey.
This made me suspect that Qingdai might not be human, and was she following me?
Earlier, I had also deliberately looked at her feet.
But this place was shady, and it was impossible to tell if she had a shadow.
After hearing me, Qingdai hesitated for a moment before replying:
"Do you think I have a phone?"
With that, she no longer hesitated and turned to leave.
A few steps later, she stepped into the moonlight.
This time, I saw it clearly.
As Qingdai walked in the moonlight, she had no shadow...
Seeing this, I was completely stunned.
No shadow, Qingdai was truly not human; she was a ghost.
Although I had suspected it, seeing the truth made my emotions tense.
If Qingdai was a ghost, then was she the "benefactor" my master spoke of, who had been protecting my yin destiny since childhood?
And that protective female ghost who had always kept me alive?
Looking at Qingdai, who was about to disappear, I couldn't help but ask:
"Qingdai, have you been protecting me in secret?"