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"My Tenant is a Female Ghost" features a female ghost.
"Help me... Help me!" A faint cry for help echoed in his ears, leaving Bai Zhuo bewildered.
"Help me!"...
He stood still for a long time, finally realizing that the voice was coming from a small yellow clay jar. However, the old man at the shop appeared unfazed, as if he hadn't heard the plea at all.
The old man asked, "What's wrong, young man? Changed your mind?"
Bai Zhuo pointed at the Yellow Clay Jar and said, "I want this one."
"Sure, this ghost will cost you five hundred years' worth of Soul-Sealing Pearls."
Bai Zhuo exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? That's so expensive?"
The old man chuckled, "Haha, young man, you don't know this, do you? It's easy to exterminate a ghost but hard to catch one. Even harder is subduing them. Don't be fooled by the fact that this is just a ghost; once you buy it and drop a few drops of your blood on it, it can become your Ghost Servant. You'd be skipping countless complicated procedures! Five hundred years' worth of Soul-Sealing Pearls is a fair price."
"Old man, I've just started in this line of work and don't have much money. Can you lower the price a bit?"
"Well..." The old man hesitated. "Since it's your first business deal today, I'll take off twenty."
"Um, old man, I only have three hundred..." Bai Zhuo said awkwardly.
"What? Only three hundred? That's a loss for me; I can't do that." The old man waved his hand in refusal.
Bai Zhuo felt disappointed. "Oh, I see. Then forget it; that's too expensive for me." There was no way he could afford it. If it were only three hundred, he could negotiate later, but anything over that would require him to ask his master for money. If his master questioned him about it, he definitely wouldn't allow him to buy a Ghost Servant. With that thought in mind, Bai Zhuo sighed and turned to leave.
"Hey, wait! Young man, hold on. Since it's my opening day, fine, three hundred it is. This really is a loss for me, but I see you have plenty of yang energy; you'll surely achieve great things in the future. I'll do you this favor. I'm Old Li; I not only sell ghosts but also buy them. If you ever have any spirits to sell in the future, come to me first; it's definitely more cost-effective than refining them into Soul-Sealing Pearls."
"Really? Three hundred is okay?" Bai Zhuo asked in surprise.
"Hehe, I value long-term business. Take the three hundred Soul-Sealing Pearls and go ahead. Also, here’s my business card; remember to come to me first if you have any goods. I guarantee it'll be worth it."
With the deal done, Bai Zhuo walked back holding the Yellow Clay Jar. According to Old Li's method, all he needed to do was drop a drop of his blood on the jar's seal to enslave this ghost. However, what Bai Zhuo was thinking about wasn't the Ghost Servant from the Spirit Binding Technique but rather the Shikigami from the Shikigami Technique! The Onmyoji originated during China's Warring States period and flourished in the Island Nation; some aspects from the Island Nation seemed worth borrowing.
Not long after Bai Zhuo left, another customer entered Old Li's shop. If Bai Zhuo had been there, he would have been surprised to see that the customer was Lin Yao Yao!
"Ah! Shopkeeper, where is the Yellow Clay Jar? It was just here!" Lin Yao Yao asked anxiously, her brow furrowed.
"Oh, it's you, young lady. You didn't buy it earlier, and someone just bought it a moment ago. You were just a step too late, I'm afraid!" Old Li said, looking down as he fiddled with some items. "How about looking at something else... where is everyone?"
...
Elder Ge was chatting and laughing with an old monk in the teahouse. The monk's attendant stood respectfully behind him, and Bai Zhuo suspected he hadn't moved a finger.
"Master, I'm back."
"Ah, you're back. Come, let me introduce you. This is an old friend of your master, a high monk of the Yong generation. You can call him Master Yong Du."
Master Yong Du looked at Bai Zhuo with surprise and curiosity, joining his hands in prayer as he greeted him. "Amitabha, Benefactor Bai is truly remarkable; a golden scale is not merely a fish in the pond; when it encounters wind and rain, it transforms into a dragon."
Bai Zhuo was puzzled and thought it was just flattery. He replied, "M-Master, you flatter me."
The quiet monk behind them suddenly spoke up: "I am Seng Hengyuan. I have met Benefactor Bai before. Your voice sounds familiar; have we met somewhere?"
Bai Zhuo was taken aback to hear Hengyuan's familiar voice. Wasn't he the monk who tried to collect Su Meiniang in the restroom? It was indeed him! In that moment of panic, Bai Zhuo had even hit him on the head with a trash can. Wiping cold sweat from his brow, he quickly denied it: "No, no! Master Hengyuan must be mistaken; yes, mistaken."
Hengyuan looked at him suspiciously but offered a bow and said nothing further.
"Come now, Bai Zhuo, let Master see what you've bought," Elder Ge said with a smile. His disciple was being praised by an old friend, and judging by his tone, the evaluation was quite high. Elder Ge was very pleased until he saw the Yellow Clay Jar in Bai Zhuo's hand. His face darkened immediately as he slammed the table and shouted, "You rascal! Who told you to buy a Ghost Servant?"
Elder Ge's anger carried some authority; Bai Zhuo hadn't expected him to despise Ghost Servants so much. It was the first time he had been scolded like this by Elder Ge, leaving him flustered.
However, Master Yong Du intervened: "My friend, everything has its cause and effect. Benefactor Bai must have his reasons for doing this; I only hope it leads to good outcomes. You often worry about straying from the path, but in my view, an Onmyoji walking between yin and yang to maintain order by exorcising demons is inherently a good deed. If Benefactor Bai's actions assist him on his path as an Onmyoji, how could that be against the way?"
Bai Zhuo looked at Master Yong Du with gratitude in his eyes. Elder Ge shot him a fierce glare but relented slightly: "I'll let you off this time; don't let it happen again!"
Bai Zhuo had initially wanted Elder Ge to help him complete the Shikigami Technique but realized that Elder Ge was such a rigid traditionalist that he abandoned that thought—if Elder Ge found out he had learned Japanese Yin-Yang Techniques from Island Nation sources, he would surely be in for trouble!
"By the way, Yong Du, do you know why there are so many participants in this Ghost Festival's Ghost Hunting Competition?" Elder Ge pointed to a middle-aged woman dressed in the attire of a minority ethnic group below in the teahouse. "Look at that woman, a Miaojiang person; and there's also a yellow-haired foreigner carrying a cross, thinking he's Jesus? How could Meng Po let someone like that in? And look, there's that Sorcerer... oh right, and you, old monk..."
Yong Du shook his head, indicating he didn't know either. "I came here for a Millennium Ghost. I'm not interested in your Yin Yang Realm's Ghost Hunting Competition. It's just that my disciple has little experience, and this is a rare opportunity for him to engage with the Yin Yang Realm, which will aid his cultivation."
Bai Zhuo's heart skipped a beat. Could it be...
Elder Ge exclaimed in surprise, "Damn! There really is a Millennium Ghost?" Hearing about the Millennium Ghost even made Elder Ge curse. "Old immortal, take me to see her! I've never dealt with a Millennium Ghost Spirit before!"
Yong Du was both amused and exasperated. "Friend, this is a ghost that has existed for over a thousand years, not just ten or a hundred. Moreover, her identity is special; even if you and I teamed up, we wouldn't be able to match her with just a finger. You still want to deal with her?"
Elder Ge asked curiously, "Then what do you want with her? Isn't that pointless?"
"Hehe, that has to do with my disciple."
"Old monk, stop keeping us in suspense. Hurry up."
Master Yong Du smiled. "The Millennium Ghost is actually a Fox Demon. After her death, she was supposed to reincarnate into the animal realm, but her attachment was too strong, causing her to transform into a ghost. A demon for a thousand years, a ghost for a thousand years; unless my master were alive, I truly don't know who could handle her. However, my disciple possesses extraordinary qualities; he is immune to evil influences. Even if he can't deal with her, she won't be able to harm him in the slightest!" At this point, Master Yong Du's face was filled with pride.
Bai Zhuo was left speechless! So it turns out that the female ghost I have as my tenant is actually a Fox Demon?
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