Lu Ming tried tosmile. “I’m okay.” Then, he remembered what I said. “My ancestor is in trouble?”

I nodded.

“Iknewhewas being plotted against!” As soon as Lu Mingknewthat Lu Yuwasin danger, he was stirred up. It wasas if he had justreceivedan energy boost. He pulled meand rushedtoward the village.

Alongthe way there, Lu Ming told me that he heard the old man callhim whilehe wassleeping. He sawthe man waveat him. Instinctively, he walked toward him. When he camenear, he recognized it wasMr. Big Mole. Butbefore he could run, his surroundings changed.

Lu Ming knew he couldn’t escape, so he turned andlookedatMr. Big Mole,ready to risk his life ifnecessary. Unexpectedly,Mr. Big Moledidn’t want to fight him. He turnedandleft. Before he left he said,“I’m going todeal withthat old man first. Then, it’ll beyour turn…”

Lu Ming knew things had gone wrong at that time. Afterward, he asked me, “Are you sure you can deal with the thirty-six female ghosts?”

“What do you mean? Those female ghosts want to kill Lu Yu?” I haltedand frowned.

Lu Mingnodded. “Sincewe are both fine and not in danger, only those thirty-six women could make my ancestor come out of the teapot.”

Even though the women had a deep love for Lu Yu, they had died with resentment. After one thousand years, their resentful energieshad grown extremely powerful. IfMr. Big Molewanted to pour oil into the fire by telling the women that Lu Yu wasn’t deadatthat time, the women’s wrathwouldskyrocket!

Lu Yu wouldn’t be afraid of them. However,because ofhis guilty conscience,he couldlet them hurt him without fighting back…

I carefully considered the possibilityand thoughtthat even if I could deal with the thirty-six ghosts, Lu Yu wouldn’t allow me to hurt them. The only solution now was to findMr. Big Molebefore the women could take action. It was the only chance to awakentheirlove for Lu Yu.

“What do you have in mind?” Lu Ming sounded worriedasI had kept silent.I told him my idea. Then, I said, “Do you know whereMr. Big Moleis?”

“I thought that he lived in the village, but now…”Lu Ming shook his head. His face looked haggard. “Is thereadifferent solution youcanthink of?”

“Let’s go to the scene to see,” I said helplessly.I had no hope now.

If Lu Yuwasn’tcruel to the girls, then no matter how hard I tried, it would be liketalking to apersonwho didn’t want to live anymore.

When we reached the village, we saw wisps of purple Yin energyrollinto a vortex. Lu Yuhelda cane in his hand. He stoodin the center of the vortex.

The female ghostssurroundedhim. They were tearing his body. Lu Yu didn’t resist. He sighed. Tears rolled downhis face.

The situation was exactlyas Ihad imagined!

“Damn it! I’m going to risk my life!” When Lu Ming sawthe scene, he seemed to haveturnedberserkinstantly. Hiseyesturnedred. Then, he roaredand dashed forward.

His voice was really loud, so all thefemale ghosts turned around. I felt like there was a drum being hit inside my head. Luckily for us, the female ghosts kept their focus on Lu Yu. They just took a glanceat us and thenresumed their attackson him.

I pulled Lu Mingand restrainedhim. Then, I slappedhim.

“Can you behave? I’m not an immortal. I can’t save you from the claws of those thousand-year-old female ghosts!” I clenched my jaw.

After yelling at him, my nose felt a little sore. I’d beenworking on this casefor half a month and this was going to be the ending. I felt somewhat lost.

Lu Ming smiled at me. Hisvoice was strangely calm. “Master Zhang, I understandwhat you’re thinking. I’m going to get in there, butit’snot because of my impulsive intention.”“What?” I was surprised.

He wanted to get in there tomakethe female ghosts attack him.Lu Yu could ignore his safety, but he wouldn’t neglect his descendant.The old manmight attack the female ghosts to save Lu Ming, which would scare the female ghosts away.

It wasn’t a bad idea. However, it was too risky. If Lu Yu hesitated for a second, those ghosts would tear Lu Ming apart. I consideredit and askedhelplessly, “Is it worth risking your life to save a man who died more than one thousand years ago?”

“He’s my ancestor!” Lu Ming replied then patted my shoulder. “Master Zhang, I’vetransferred a little sum to you today. Please accept it as the payment. If I can’t escape, you should run.”He unbuttoned his suit and vest. Then, he dashedforward.

I had tears in my eyes. I had thought that Lu Ming was a timid man. I had never thought that hecould beso manly.

As he chargedforward, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat hisbloodout.The seven or eight ghostsclosestto him screeched in pain.

Since Lu Ming’s soul was already weak, thatwas allhis blood could do. Still, he had provoked the female ghosts. They screamedand jumpedtoward him. Lu Yu didn’t move. He actedas though he didn’t see anything.

My heartskipped a beat. Instinctively, Irushedin to save him. At the moment our lives were at stake, Lu Yu suddenly laughed.

Hislaughtersounded even sadder thana man’s cry. However, it proved that Lu Yu had made his choice. I exhaledand held thePeach Soul Flower tightly.

After Lu Yu laughed, his body emitted a dazzling silver light. This light swallowed the thirty-six ghosts’ purple Yin energy. A second later, all the ghosts stopped their attacks. Theywerestill, just as if they werefrozen.

I eased my mindand gaveLu Ming a thumbs-up. He smiled at me then kowtowed to Lu Yu three times. He askedthe old man to leave with him.

Lu Yu looked at Lu Ming. Finally, hegavea kind smile. However, he didn’t move. Hiseyesshiftedfrom Lu Ming to the female ghosts. Lu Ming wasn’t in danger anymore, which made Lu Yu hesitant.

It wasn’t good if we lingered like this. I looked at the spirit talisman in my handand thoughtabout using a talisman to subdue Lu Yu. No matter what, he was wounded and couldn’t escape.

However, before I could move, the situation changed again. The female ghosts started to shake as if they hadreceived anelectric shock.

I suddenly had a bad premonition. Indeed, the femaleghosts soon regained control oftheirmovements. The silver halo Lu Yu had created shattered into pieces, vanishingshortly after.magic

Lu Yu felltothe ground. At the same time, I heard someonescreech. I was surprised. It wasMr. Big Mole’s voice! It turned out he was hiding nearby!