Chapter 469: Chapter 458: Fierce Ghost
But as much as the heart yearns, the Green Lake District is indeed nice, but also expensive!
However, Song Jin didn’t care; her child was going to attend the best school in the future. For her child, she must move in no matter what. Those who live in Green Lake District are wealthy, and that would mean her child would have a much stronger network than others.
So while Chu Cheng was still hesitating, Song Jin, with her coquettish behavior and reasoning, eventually convinced Chu Cheng to settle on the villa.
"Haven’t you thought about it? Moving into that district means you have the chance to meet more wealthy people. Won’t you worry less about business if you just make a couple of friends?" Song Jin explained, "And didn’t the salesperson say so? The district has been feng shui-audited by a Taoist. It’s good for our child, and for your business too."
"You believe that?" Chu Cheng laughed, but since the purchase was made, he naturally hoped for the best.
"Better to believe it exists than not," Song Jin was overjoyed. Just the thought of not living in a house that Ye Qiu once lived in made her ecstatic.
Green Lake District was fully furnished, ready to move in. The next day, Song Jin couldn’t wait to call the moving company to start moving.
In reality, the so-called moving was just some of their clothes. The Monk in the temple said her pregnancy was unstable and it was not suitable to make big moves. Song Jin, due to some incidents during her childhood, believed in these things quite a bit, hence even Xiao Ran’s desire to take the curtains from his room was not permitted by Song Jin.
"I won’t go; this is my and Mom’s home," Xiao Ran stubbornly hugged the curtains.
"I told you long ago your mom is dead," Chu Cheng said sternly with a frown, "Let go, if you don’t clean up your toys, you won’t get to keep any of them."
Chu Ran didn’t make a sound, just clung to the curtains without letting go.
"What’s so great about these damn curtains? Let go already. The movers have finished sorting things out. If you don’t leave now, I’m confiscating you and your mom’s picture frame," Chu Cheng yelled impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Chu Ran immediately covered the backpack he was holding behind his back with his small hands. This was the last photo he had with his mom. He protected it tightly and then asked softly, "Dad, Xiao Ran will leave with you, but can I take this curtain with me too?"
"No way!" Song Jin suddenly appeared in front of father and son. Realizing her tone was a bit too excited, she softened her voice and looked at Chu Cheng, "Honey, didn’t the master say that it’s not good to make big changes at home? I know I might be a bit superstitious, but can it just be for the sake of our child?"
"Fine, fine, fine, don’t be upset," Chu Cheng hurriedly placated her, "We won’t move then."
"But... but Mom is here!" In his anxiety, Xiao Ran finally revealed the secret he held in his heart. His mom was still around, she was just affectionately touching the curtains yesterday, he couldn’t just leave his mom behind.
Chu Cheng and Song Jin, however, turned pale when they heard what he said. Chu Cheng became angry, his face stern as he said, "I told you your mom is dead, how could a dead person come back? Move it, will you? Stop talking nonsense all the time!" Saying this, he forcibly dragged Chu Ran downstairs regardless of his struggle.
Walking behind father and son, Song Jin frowned and glanced at the sky-blue curtains before walking away with suspicion.
It didn’t take long for Ye Qiu to finally understand what Song Jin’s suspicious glance meant. Xiao Ran’s room was covered with talismans by her, especially those curtains, which she even had someone take down and burn completely with talismanic fire.
Did she also know she did something guilty and was afraid I would come for her?
Too bad she didn’t realize that although my Ghost Energy is weak, I do not need to cling to an object to survive. And the new home she moved into with such effort is an excellent place for nourishing spirit.
When the Green Lake District was first built, it likely did have a Feng Shui teacher consult on the location, but that teacher’s spiritual cultivation probably wasn’t all that great. Indeed, situated by mountains and water, this place is brimming with Spiritual Energy, but if humans can absorb it, so naturally can ghosts.
Ye Qiu hasn’t harmed anyone to this day, so she can’t be considered a Fierce Ghost, which is why she’s also able to rely on Spiritual Energy for Cultivation. This was something the Water Ghost in Green Lake told her when she first moved here.
The Water Ghost had spent a long time here and had some understanding of Cultivation. If not, it wouldn’t have been able to condense a physical form. Hearing about Ye Qiu’s grievances and unable to bear them, it thus passed on to Ye Qiu a set of Cultivation methods it had figured out on its own.
"But you must never kill and attract vengeful spirits, or those Taoists will sniff you out and come knocking." The Water Ghost was a young man; when he first achieved some progress in his Cultivation, he had attracted a Taoist. However, the Taoist let him go after seeing he had not caused any harm, but he also warned him that if he killed someone and did evil, he would deal with him personally.
That young Water Ghost has been afraid of that Taoist’s Eight Diagrams and Peach Wood Sword to this day, and so he cautioned Ye Qiu in this way.
"I know, thank you." Though she said this, only Ye Qiu herself knew what she really thought inside.
At night, Ye Qiu drifted into Xiao Ran’s bedroom again. Compared with the elegant and spacious master bedroom of Song Jin and Chu Cheng, this small room was extremely simple. Aside from a small bed, a desk, and a wardrobe, there was nothing else—not even the curtains and bed sheets escaped a bleak greyish-black, utterly mismatching with the vibrancy expected for a child.
Ye Qiu knew that Song Jin did this on purpose. With a college degree in design, she certainly understood the psychological impact of colors—she was intending to ruin Xiao Ran.
It was laughable that Chu Cheng didn’t care at all, allowing Xiao Ran to live alone in the dark little room on the ground floor. Those two despicable people truly deserve no good end.
Ye Qiu, afraid that her Ghost Energy would affect Xiao Ran’s health, didn’t dare to get too close, only watching from a distance.
But unknown to her, Xiao Ran was extremely sensitive; the moment Ye Qiu entered, he woke up, then in a daze said, "Mom, is that you?"
The window was tightly shut, and the curtains moved without any wind, making Xiao Ran excitedly jump up and embrace the curtains: "Mom, I knew you would always be here protecting Xiao Ran!"
This child...
Tears welled up in Ye Qiu’s eyes; her child’s perception was so sharp!
"Don’t worry, Mom. Xiao Ran won’t ever tell others about Mom’s presence again. That way, Dad won’t move houses, and Xiao Ran will never be apart from Mom again," Xiao Ran spoke softly to Ye Qiu, holding the curtains.
Ye Qiu made the curtains move again, causing Xiao Ran to giggle with laughter.
After playing for a while, Ye Qiu worried that Xiao Ran might sleep too late and refused to move any longer. It seemed that Xiao Ran understood her, for he obediently went to bed, saying with eyes closed, "Mom, Xiao Ran knows. It’s time for Xiao Ran to sleep now. Good night, Mom!"
Good night!
A gentle breeze brushed Xiao Ran’s cheek, and he smiled blissfully.
After settling Xiao Ran, Ye Qiu returned to Green Lake to continue Cultivating with the Water Ghost. In fact, this district was home to more than just these two ghosts, but since Green Lake was the Water Ghost’s territory, other ghosts didn’t dare to trespass.
If someone were watching at this moment, they would see wisps of mist rising from the surface of the lake, growing thicker as the moonlight intensified.