Chapter 30: 030 Fairy of Green Snail Manifests
Ten minutes later, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao returned to number 71 Renmin Avenue with the ghost of the woman. Seeing the straw figurine that Xie Xiaoluan had hastily abandoned in front of door 71 still lying there, Ye Yuqiao squatted to pick it up. Then, while walking, she pieced together the straw figurine that was snapped in half and put it into her shoulder bag.
"Ye Yuqiao, what are you keeping that straw figurine for?" Chen Hao asked doubtfully.
Ye Yuqiao looked expressionlessly at Chen Hao and asked, "Don't you want to learn the Straw Figurine Soul Control Technique?"
"Sure!" Chen Hao nodded his head eagerly, "Once I've learned it, I'll surely use their own methods against them and play Ren Deshan to death!"
"Then why are you asking!" Ye Yuqiao grumbled and complained.
When they arrived in front of door 71, Chen Hao rang the doorbell. Soon, the door opened, and it was Zeng Jian, the ghost woman's husband during her lifetime. Seeing Zeng Jian again, the bald woman ghost's face filled with tears in an instant.
Seeing Chen Hao, Zeng Jian's face darkened. Somewhat angrily, he barked at Chen Hao, "It's you scam artists pretending to command spirits again. Get lost right now or I'm calling the police!"
"Mr. Zeng, don't be angry, my deception today was indeed wrong. But please hear me out, we've come to see you... actually, at the request of your former wife..."
"Ridiculous!" Hearing Chen Hao mention his deceased ex-wife, Zeng Jian angrily cut off Chen Hao's words. "My ex-wife has long since..."
Zeng Jian stopped, hesitated, and his emotions somewhat eased. Bowing his head, he waved Chen Hao away with a dismissive hand gesture and said in a low voice, "Just go, stop bothering our family!"
Seeing that Zeng Jian was about to close the door, Chen Hao immediately stepped into the house, wedging his foot between the door and the wall, preventing Zeng Jian from closing it.
"I'm really calling the police!" Zeng Jian roared and then slipped his cell phone out of his hand.
At that moment, Ye Yuqiao took out a small vial from her bag, which contained a few drops of cow's tears and fresh pomelo leaves. She hastily opened the bottle, took out a leaf, and while Zeng Jian was looking down at his screen, she reached out with the leaf towards Zeng Jian's eyes and swiftly wiped across.
"What are you doing!" Zeng Jian, feeling a stinging in his eyes, lifted his head and bellowed.
As he raised his head, Zeng Jian was instantly stunned!
Immediately after, his eyes moistened. A large teardrop emerged from the corner of his eye, where crow's feet were present, and then it slid down his weary, trembling face, dropping onto his shirt. He shook his head, his voice hoarse and low, "Xiaoxi, is that you? Is it really you?"
"Husband, it's me!" the ghost woman sobbed, her tears already blurring her sallow complexion.
"Husband!" Just then, a squeaky voice came from behind Zeng Jian. Following that, the current Mrs. Zeng walked up to his side. Seeing Chen Hao, her face changed abruptly, and she said in annoyance, "It's you guys again! What are you doing at my home this time?"
At this point, the ghost woman stopped crying and, in front of Zeng Jian, pointed angrily at Mrs. Zeng and said, "Zeng Jian, do you know that when you're not at home, this woman often beats and starves our children?"
Hearing what the ghost woman said, Zeng Jian's face darkened, and his eyes shot fire. He turned his head to look at Mrs. Zeng and said, suppressing his anger, "Go to the living room right now, I have something to ask you!"
"What's wrong with you, husband?" Mrs. Zeng asked, somewhat frightened at seeing Zeng Jian so angry; she had never seen him like this before.
Unable to contain his anger any longer, Zeng Jian pushed Mrs. Zeng aside and bellowed, "Go to the living room, I have something to ask you!"
"Zeng Jian! Have you lost your mind, to speak to me like that!" Mrs. Zeng screamed at Zeng Jian.
Zeng Jian paid no further attention to Mrs. Zeng, but instead turned to Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, his face still stern as he managed a strained smile, "You two, please come in and talk."
After speaking, Zeng Jian's gaze returned to the ghost woman, and he nodded slowly with deep affection.
"You..!" Mrs. Zeng, infuriated, stomped her foot and then turned to leave.
After entering the house, Zeng Jian ushered Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao into the living room. Meanwhile, the angry Mrs. Zeng went upstairs and hid in the room.
After Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao sat down, Zeng Jian signalled to the ghost woman to take care of the guests for him. Understanding the cue, the ghost woman nodded, and then he marched furiously upstairs.
Upon reaching the second floor, seeing the bedroom door was locked from the inside, he kicked the door open.
"Zeng Jian, have you taken the wrong medicine?" Mrs. Zeng who was lying on the bed turned her head and yelled at Zeng Jian.
Zeng Jian walked to the side of the bed and grabbed Mrs. Zeng's arm, saying, "Come downstairs to the living room; I have something to ask you!"
"Why do we have to go downstairs? Is there anything we can't discuss just between the two of us?" Mrs. Zeng cried.
Zeng Jian didn't have the patience to explain, instead he tugged at Mrs. Zeng's arm and said, "You'll understand once you're downstairs!"
"I'm not going!"
"You have to go!"
"Zeng Jian, you're hurting me!" Mrs. Zeng screamed in pain, "What has gotten into you? Let go of me!"
Zeng Jian paid no heed and yanked Mrs. Zeng off the bed.
After she fell to the ground, Mrs. Zeng opened her mouth and bit towards Zeng Jian's arm.
In a fit of rage, Zeng Jian raised his hand and gave Mrs. Zeng a slap across the face. Mrs. Zeng staggered, then burst into loud wailing.
Upon hearing the commotion upstairs, Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and the female ghost looked at each other in the living room, then hurried upstairs. They rushed into the room and pulled the struggling couple, Mr. and Mrs. Zeng, apart.
"You scammers, what on earth have you fed my husband to make him treat me like this?" Mrs. Zeng, at this point, was clinging to Ye Yuqiao's arm and causing trouble.
Seeing Ye Yuqiao in distress, Chen Hao got angry, stepped forward, and pushed Mrs. Zeng onto the bed. He then shouted, "Think about how you treated Mr. Zeng and the children he had with his ex-wife!"
After speaking, Chen Hao looked towards Ye Yuqiao, took her hand, and said tenderly, "Are you alright? Did she hurt you?"
Ye Yuqiao furrowed her brows and her heart was pounding. She felt both scared and an indescribable emotion at Chen Hao's gentle and earnest concern. She looked up at Chen Hao and pursed her lips, shaking her head.
"What did I do to those children? Wasn't it fine?" Mrs. Zeng retorted with reddened eyes, assuming a righteous demeanor.
"Open her eyes!" said Chen Hao to Ye Yuqiao.
Ye Yuqiao nodded and then wiped Mrs. Zeng's eyes with pomelo leaves.
"What are you doing?" complained Mrs. Zeng. Just as the words left her mouth, she became utterly stunned! She saw the ghost of Fang Xiaoxi.
"A ghost!" Mrs. Zeng screamed shrilly.
The female ghost reached out with both hands, grabbed Mrs. Zeng's throat, and said fiercely, "You wretch, for abusing my children, I'll never let you go!"
At that moment, Ye Yuqiao took out a red string, wound it around the female ghost, and pulled her away.
"Help, a ghost!" Mrs. Zeng, lying on the bed, was so frightened that her face turned deathly pale!
Just then, a puff of white smoke rose in the room, followed by the appearance of a celestial fairy riding a cloud and wearing a purple dress. In her hand, she held a yellow blossoming fan, her sash fluttering in the air.
"She's the Green Snail Fairy!" exclaimed the ghost, who then retreated in fright next to Zeng Jian, clinging tightly to his arm.
"Green Snail Fairy!" Mrs. Zeng's eyes moved restlessly, as if she had seen hope. She knelt on the bed and kowtowed to the fairy, saying, "Green Snail Fairy, please save me, that female ghost just won't leave me alone!"
"Mrs. Li, rest assured, I will make a stand for you," said the Green Snail Fairy. Her voice echoed, sounding as if it were from another world. Then, she turned to the female ghost and ordered sternly, "Bold Fang, I have spared you once before, told you to stop troubling the Zeng family. Yet you remain willfully ignorant. Today, I shall capture you!"
"Wait a moment!" Chen Hao interjected. He walked beneath the Green Snail Fairy, looked up, and said with a smile, "Fairy sister, I'm Chen Hao from the Yin Yang Master Association. You're very pretty, leave your mobile number, and we'll stay in touch!"
"How dare you!" The Green Snail Fairy was displeased and showed a stern face. "Don't be impertinent! As you are young, I will not hold this against you!"
Chen Hao burst into laughter! Suddenly, he stopped laughing, pointed at the Green Snail Fairy, and exclaimed, "What kind of demon are you, daring to impersonate a fairy!"
"How impudent!" The fairy's golden body shone brightly, emitting thousands of dazzling golden lights. "Who is this brash youngster, daring to offend me? Even the president of your association would kneel before me!"
Chen Hao snorted coldly, then activated the Nether Vision Technique. He looked at the Green Snail Fairy and, two seconds later, revealed the figure of a red-dressed, malevolent ghost. His eyes narrowed to slits, he shot out two cold beams and rebuked, "It turns out you're just a malevolent ghost in red. Watch as I capture you!"
At this time, Ye Yuqiao came up behind Chen Hao, patted his shoulder, and whispered, "Chen Hao, with your current spiritual power, you can use the Nether Light technique. Once the Nether Light illuminates her, the malevolent ghost will reveal her true form!"
Chen Hao hummed in acknowledgment, closed his eyes, and quickly saw that purple gleam in his left eye again. With his will, he controlled the purple light to swirl. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and the purple light shot out from his left eye toward the Green Snail Fairy.
With a hiss, the Green Snail Fairy emitted a puff of white smoke. Once the smoke cleared, the red-dressed malevolent ghost's true form appeared, surrounded by a ball of purple demonic energy and draped in red ghostly banners.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zeng shrank back to the head of the bed in fear.
"Hmph!" Chen Hao smiled smugly, "Fairy sister, that red outfit and your malevolent ghost look really suit your vibe better!"
Realizing she had been exposed, the Green Snail Fairy drifted away swiftly.
Chen Hao then turned to Ye Yuqiao and the Zeng family, a sudden idea came to him, and he took Yuqiao's hand as he said, "Mr. Zeng and Mrs. Zeng, we're going to chase that female ghost now, goodbye!"
With that, he took Ye Yuqiao's hand and quickly left the Zeng house.
Once outside the Zeng house, Chen Hao stopped and turned to Ye Yuqiao with a smile.
"Why aren't we chasing her anymore?" asked Ye Yuqiao, perplexed.
"Are you silly? That Green Snail Fairy drifted away, how could we possibly catch up?" Chen Hao retorted.
Ye Yuqiao glared at Chen Hao, then asked further, "Then why did you talk about chasing the ghost?"
"It is said that even an honest official finds it hard to resolve domestic issues. Do you really want to watch how Mr. Zeng will deal with his domestic problems with his two wives later?" Chen Hao asked back with a smile. "Let's visit them in a couple of days to see if that Green Snail Fairy has come back to bother them!"
Ye Yuqiao nodded in sudden understanding.