Mo Fan smiled faintly, his words vague and ambiguous.
Just a little bit higher?
Bei Yu and the other two were stunned upon hearing this. They quickly formed a rough guess in their minds. In their view, Mo Fan was probably a cultivator at the eleventh or even twelfth layer of Qi Refining.
With this thought, the three immediately held Mo Fan in greater awe.
“So it is Senior Brother Mo. Earlier, we offended you in many ways. Please do not take it to heart, Senior Brother Mo.”
Bei Yu immediately gave Mo Fan a slight salute, which counted as an apology for his previous rudeness.
“No matter. Shall the three junior brothers go first?”
Mo Fan smiled. In his heart, he actually felt a trace of goodwill towards Bei Yu.
At the very beginning, these three fellows had indeed been somewhat snobbish. However, after realising Mo Fan’s strength, they could take the initiative to apologise. This showed they had not yet reached the point of being beyond redemption.
For cultivators to reach this level, in Mo Fan’s view, was already rare and valuable.
Especially since these three were disciples of the transcendent force, the Orthodox Dao Sect.
The three exchanged glances, then pushed open the somewhat dilapidated gate of the old residence together.
“Creak…”
The gate scraped against the frame, immediately producing a harsh sound that made the three frown slightly.
What met their eyes was a dilapidated courtyard overgrown with weeds. The three looked up at the blazing sun in the sky and did not feel much fear. They stepped into the courtyard without delay.
“Bang!”
The moment the three entered the courtyard, the gate suddenly closed on its own, startling them.
“Evil creature!”
“A mere ghost dares to act presumptuously before us brothers!”
“Seeking death!”
Bei Yu let out an angry shout and casually took out a compass from his storage bag at his waist.
Soon, the compass began spinning wildly, and finally the needle pointed towards a well in the distance.
Seeing this, the three immediately sacrificed their magical artefacts and slowly walked towards the well.
Outside the gate, Mo Fan looked at the closed doors, a hint of amusement appearing in his eyes. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw the situation in the courtyard clearly.
The well in the courtyard was in fact a dry well, filled with many human bones and countless dense strands of hair.
Those strands of hair were interwoven like a spider’s web inside the dry well.
These hairs were precisely the fierce ghost.
Perhaps sensing Mo Fan’s divine sense, the strands of hair slowly retracted, finally transforming into a woman in red clothing.
The woman wore bridal attire, her face pale, her long hair dripping wet. She looked up towards the top, a trace of blood light flashing in her eyes.
“Senior, I have no intention of harming anyone. I only seek to cultivate quietly here. Please, senior, spare my life!”
The bridal-clad female ghost spoke, her voice sounding utterly hollow.
However, when her words reached the ears of the three outside the well, they excited the trio greatly.
“Senior brother, as we expected, this female ghost is nothing much. We have not even fought yet, and she is already begging for mercy first!”
One cultivator chuckled, feeling victory was assured.
Upon hearing this, Bei Yu also relaxed his vigilance slightly. He quickly stepped to the well’s edge, leaned over to look inside, and indeed saw the bridal-clad female ghost standing on the pile of bones.
“Evil creature!”
“You still say you have no intention of harming people? Look at what you have done! You have cruelly killed so many common folk!”
“We are disciples of the Orthodox Dao Sect. Since we have seen the evil deeds of an evil creature like you, we cannot let you live!”
Bei Yu snorted coldly, raised his hand, and sacrificed his flying sword, sending it hurtling towards the bridal-clad female ghost.
“You court death!”
Seeing this, the female ghost’s already blood-red eyes became even more scarlet. Without any visible movement, sinister ghostly qi emanated from her body, directly blocking the incoming flying sword and rendering it immobile.
Bei Yu was greatly shocked upon seeing this. He immediately retreated backwards while shouting in alarm, “Retreat quickly! This female ghost has already formed a climate. She is not someone we can deal with!”
Hearing this, how could the other two dare to act? They retreated at the first opportunity, turned, and ran.
“Hahahahaha…”
“You cultivators always think about eliminating demons and upholding the dao, but have you ever considered why I ended up in this ghostly state?”
“You let the true villains go free, yet you forever seal and suppress an innocent like me here. Truly detestable!”
“Since that is the case, none of you should leave. All of you stay here with me!”
The female ghost’s laughter rang out, yet it carried no joy whatsoever. Instead, it made one’s hair stand on end.
Immediately afterwards, endless ghostly mist overflowed from the well, covering the entire courtyard in an instant. At the same time, countless black long hairs extended out, rolling towards the three.
“Evil creature! We are disciples of the Orthodox Dao Sect. How dare you attack us?”
Bei Yu roared in anger, throwing out several talismans with a backhand.
The moment those talismans were sacrificed, they turned into massive fireballs, directly forcing back the pursuing hairs.
“Senior Brother Bei Yu, save me!”
“Senior brother, save us!!”
But at that moment, cries for help came from the other two.
Bei Yu looked over and saw that his two junior brothers were completely entangled by the black long hairs.
This sight sent a chill down Bei Yu’s spine. Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, “Evil creature, release my junior brothers at once!”
“Release?”
“I spared you, but did you ever think of sparing me?”
“You men are all the same. Not one of you is good. You all deserve to die! Die!!”
The female ghost in red bridal attire appeared silently behind Bei Yu. With a raise of her hand, she sent him flying.
Before Bei Yu could land, he felt a tightness around his neck. The female ghost was already close at hand, her hand locking onto his throat.
“Guh… Spare… spare me…”
Bei Yu’s body was covered in ghostly qi, and great fear arose in his heart as a breath of death surged upwards.
The female ghost sneered coldly upon hearing this, saying nothing. A strand of hair extended out, directly wrapping around Bei Yu’s neck.
“Release them!”
At that moment, an indifferent voice sounded from behind the female ghost.
Startled, the female ghost whirled around and struck a palm towards the white-clothed youth behind her.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out, and the female ghost was directly sent flying.
Mo Fan stood in place without moving an inch. Mana surged, forcibly shattering the hairs binding the three, including Bei Yu.
“Why do you always bully me!!”
The female ghost roared in anger, her resentment soaring to the heavens. Endless hairs surged madly, rolling towards Mo Fan.
Mo Fan stood motionless. A faint glow appeared at his brow, and a wisp of heavenly sun golden light rose from his body.
Any hair that touched his body turned to ashes in an instant.
“Ah…!!”
As the hairs were destroyed, the female ghost screamed repeatedly. Ghostly qi scattered from her body, and she instantly became extremely weak.
“Why do you treat me like this?”
“Why!!”
Feeling her true spirit being gradually worn away, the female ghost began to wail and cry. Her pale face was filled with unwillingness.
Mo Fan frowned slightly. He knew when to stop and did not erase the female ghost completely, leaving a strand of hair intact.
From the previous scene, he had already understood that the female ghost had lodged her true spirit in the hairs. In other words, these hairs were her vital point. Once all the hairs were destroyed, the female ghost would naturally perish.
However, it was precisely her words that moved him to compassion.
“You may leave. Do not go out to harm people in the future, or I will certainly not spare you!”
Mo Fan spoke indifferently, then prepared to take the three away.
But at that moment, the female ghost fell to her knees with a thud and said to Mo Fan, “Senior, I beg you, please save me!”
