Chapter 0009: Ghost Calculation

The female ghost unexpectedly performed a bow, then transformed into a wisp of light smoke and slipped into the rooster's mouth without leaving a trace. Upon witnessing this scene, I quickly rushed forward, bit my finger to draw blood, and pointed it at the rooster's beak. The rooster immediately let out a strange cry, likely feeling a chill in its belly, and soon buried its head in its wings.

Because this translucent figure was also in a state of fright, it was evident that it had just died not long ago, making it a new ghost. This calmed me down somewhat. As the saying goes, people fear ghosts three parts, while ghosts fear people seven parts. Moreover, considering my current identity, I am a 'Bull Head'

I stiffened all over, nearly tossing the rooster in my arms out, as she had indeed seen through me, giving a sheepish smile and pretending not to have heard.

I do not know either; I have only been dead for a few days, yet I cannot stray too far from the place of my death. If Lord Niu Tou were to retrieve my remains, I would certainly accompany him to the underworld!" At this point, the ghost actually knelt down.

Then why don't you go report to the Yellow Springs? I continued to ask.

The voice of the female ghost echoed in my ears once more. She said it was at the entrance of an alley behind me. Following her instructions, I walked towards the alley. Upon reaching the entrance of the alley as described by the female ghost, I looked around in confusion, wondering how to begin my search.

I glanced at the trembling rooster on the ground, and in my heart, I was not repulsed by this deception; it merely wanted to report to the underworld along with the illustrations.

I nodded and then stared at the female ghost, saying: "This ghost will grant you a favor once. You first enter the mouth of this ghost, and I will take you to find your corpse"

"Great Lord Niu Tou, please see clearly, I did not harm her. I saw this woman drunk in the alley that day, and I asked her to take me home. She agreed, so I followed her back." The ghost hurriedly said

I glanced at Zhang Jingwen beside me; she had already regained her composure and quietly said that it was nearby

This female ghost is still in my arms, inside the belly of the rooster. I must quickly find her corpse to allow her to reincarnate. If one day this female ghost suddenly becomes furious, I will be in serious trouble

However, logically speaking, after this female ghost's classmate went back to the bar to retrieve something and found that her classmate was missing, she should have reported it to the police, right? Why are there no clues left behind by the police investigation here?

Zhang Jingwen hurriedly helped Ye Zhi up and placed her on the bed. I said, "Give her some ginger tea; she should be fine in a few days."

This is the first time I have encountered a ghost, and I hurriedly covered my mouth with my hand, fearing that I would scream. I bit my finger hard, and only then did I quickly calm down

I am at a loss for words; this woman is drunk. How can one discern that what has been brought back is a ghost

She realized that I wanted to help her, so she took the opportunity to go along with it

It can be considered a murder involving a picture book; the murderer must have placed the corpse of the female ghost in another location, preventing her from reporting to the underworld.

I picked up the rooster, and a voice sounded in my ear, "Thank you for being willing to help me"

I took a taxi to the nightclub mentioned by the female ghost. When I got into the cab, the driver jokingly asked why a grown man like me was carrying a chicken. I felt embarrassed and didn't say anything.

I am merely a fortune teller, one who finds corpses; how would I know?

The female ghost thought for a moment and said: "I only remember that it was my classmate's birthday that day. We had a little to drink at the bar, and then I took a taxi back with my classmate. When we were hailing a cab, my classmate suddenly said that something had happened. She had left something at the bar and needed to go back to get it. I was waiting for her by the roadside when I suddenly felt someone covering my mouth, and after that, I don't remember anything at all."

Thank you, Lord Niutou

I murmured a few words in my heart, but suddenly discovered two marks on the ground not far away, resembling the traces left by high heels being dragged. They were faint and chaotic, twisting and turning, like light ink, yet undoubtedly a significant clue.

The figure is quite strange, as if there is a thin mist surrounding it. I cannot see her face clearly, but that translucent body still frightens me considerably

In simple terms, there are only two possibilities: First, she is a "substitute for the dead," meaning she died unjustly, having inadvertently taken on someone else's fatal calamity; Second, she may not be dead yet, and the translucent body before us could perhaps be her soul frightened out of her body

"Do you remember what that bar is called?" I asked

Upon reaching this point in the analysis, I took a deep breath to suppress the astonishment within me, while Zhang Jingwen, who was squatting beside me, had already been rendered speechless by fear

After pondering for a moment, I said: "Come a little closer, so that this ghostly officer can see you clearly"

Upon hearing this, I sighed inwardly; this female ghost most likely intervened to save her classmate from a fatal calamity.

Without a word, I arrived at the Nightshade Bar. I handed over ten yuan to get out of the car. It was broad daylight, and the bar was surely not open. I hesitated for a moment and, without being polite, asked the rooster about the female ghost, inquiring where she was waiting for the car.

"Nightshade Bar," the female ghost pondered and said

I pulled the red string with my hand, and the rooster that entered immediately crowed. The ghost was so frightened that it cried out in a whimpering voice, continuously begging for mercy. I felt a sense of relief and stared at the ghost for a while before raising my voice to continue asking: "You are a spirit of the underworld, why do you torment the people of the living?"

I naturally did not hold back in the following matter. If it were before, I would have only charged three hundred like my master. However, now my master is still in a coma in the hospital, and it is uncertain when he will wake up. Every day, there are expenses that need to be covered, and I have no choice but to take the money.

Furthermore, this female ghost is beautiful; to put it simply, she resembles a top-tier celebrity from hetushu.com, with striking features, red lips, and white teeth. Upon seeing this, I suddenly froze, not because of her beauty.

This is also a form of face calculation

Zhang Jingwen mentioned that a few days later, after her best friend recovers, she will come to the store to see me. I nodded, said thank you, and then walked out.

Generally speaking, well, it is also what my master told me, the appearance of a ghost is the same as that of a deceased person, indicating that what caused her demise was not the head

The entire room was silent for a minute before I finally spoke in a low voice, "Do you still remember where you died?"

Zhang Jingwen nodded, then took out two bundles of red bills from her bag and handed them to me. A quick glance revealed that there were definitely twenty thousand.

Accomplishing all of this so smoothly is truly completely unexpected for me. Could it be because this female ghost has only recently died?

I hurriedly asked the female ghost if she was wearing high heels that day. She said yes, and I felt a surge of excitement in my heart. I focused on the dragged marks on the ground and then slowly walked towards the end of the marks.

There was a hint of youthful innocence in her eyebrows, which made it immediately apparent that she was a university student. What infuriated me even more was the deep, pronounced mark around her neck, which was shocking to behold; she had been strangled to death with a rope

Rather, it is due to the woman's facial features. She has a full midface, rounded cheekbones, and dimples at the corners of her mouth. More importantly, she has a mole at the center of her brow. I would not say that she could live to be over a hundred years old, but reaching seventy or eighty years without any issues should be quite easy for her. In other words, she should not have died so early.

I was taken aback when I heard this. My master had told me before, and at that time I thought it was just a story. My master said that after a person dies, if the body suffers from some abnormal treatment, such as having something filthy on it, or if certain areas like the forehead or the life palace are pierced by something, among other things, it could prevent the soul from entering the underworld.

The reason I asked her to come closer was to see the face of this ghost. The ghost's face is the same as a human's face. I can discern from her features where she might have died or how she died.

When I was reading the fortune of this female ghost just now, her eyebrows were long and straight, and the distance from her eyebrows to her hairline was exactly one and a half inches. Such individuals are very intelligent. Moreover, her expression was very calm, showing not a trace of panic. This indicates that she may have been startled at the first sight of the rooster, but upon approaching, she realized that I was not a ghost messenger.

No, I was deceived by her

However, upon reflection, I felt a wave of disappointment. The first time I encountered a ghost, I managed to deal with it, and I thought I had some talent in the ways of the Yin-Yang Master. It seems I should just stick to what I was doing...

The ghost stood up and slowly moved forward. It was only then that I realized it was actually a girl around eighteen or nineteen years old. To my relief, her ghostly face was intact.