The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 320 - 318 A Small Goal of One Hundred Million ✓

Chapter 320: Chapter 318 A Small Goal of One Hundred Million ✓

The old lady was dressed in an ancient embroidered jacket with her hair pinned up. Her facial features were kind and benevolent, but her complexion showed the pale ash-grey commonly seen in ghosts.

Seeing Meng Cun and Guan Yanyu, an expression of intense loathing crept across her face.

"Thieves! Return my deed!"

Her grave was not far from here. Normally, she’d lie bored within her coffin, but tonight she suddenly sensed a familiar aura, as if it were that thief who’d taken away her deed!

Old Lady Han Chan hurriedly floated out and then found them.

Meng Cun turned around nervously. Although he had mentally prepared himself, the sight of the half-transparent ghost hovering in mid-air still gave him quite a shock.

"Ah! A ghost, a ghost..."

He and Guan Yanyu could see ghosts, naturally because Qin Zhao had opened their Heavenly Eye.

"Hurry up and return their things, and while you’re at it, apologize."

Qin Zhao reminded the flustered Meng Cun.

Hearing Qin Zhao’s voice, Meng Cun calmed down a bit. Meanwhile, Guan Yanyu, standing beside him, was too scared to speak, just staring blankly at the old lady’s soul.

Meng Cun presented the Jade Token with both hands, "I’m sorry, I didn’t know this belonged to you! A friend gave it to me before, and I received it thinking it was a gesture of goodwill.

I’ve specifically brought it back to return it to you, so please don’t hold it against me!"

In Mentougou’s graveyard, where her tomb was located, there were often people who came to pick up the deceased’s treasures to sell. After all, those with individual graves were usually servants with some status in the palace or large official families.

The old lady’s possession had been stolen by those people, and after changing hands several times, it was sold to a friend of Meng Cun.

These ghosts lingering in the Human World do not always stay beside their graves. Han Chan had not chosen to be reincarnated and would sometimes chat with nearby ghosts to relieve boredom or wander to other places.

When she returned, she found her Jade Token gone.

Initially, she didn’t know who took it.

But once, when Meng Cun and his crew were filming nearby, the old lady sensed the aura of the Jade Token on him and thought he was the one who had taken it.

"You think returning it resolves the matter? I spent all my savings to have someone buy that Jade Token for me.

That place nourishes our ghostly forms and can strengthen my soul.

Now, because you took my Jade Token, other ghosts have taken over my place!"

If ghosts wander aimlessly, their soul gradually weakens, and they slowly turn into a wisp of yin energy in the world.

Her soul had lingered in the Human World for a long time, all thanks to the nourishment from that place.

Otherwise, she would have dissipated into yin energy a long time ago.

Having lost that place, and as a feeble and ailing ghost, she couldn’t fight other ghosts for another precious site unless she willingly went to the underworld to be reincarnated, to avoid being utterly dispersed.

Her soul had faded quite a bit, and she had even considered reincarnation, but Old Lady Han Chan didn’t really want to return to human life; she found being a ghost far more comfortable.

"This..."

Meng Cun, feeling the old lady’s fury, was truly apologetic. He turned to look at Qin Zhao, "Master Qin, could you maybe teach that land-stealing ghost a lesson?"

Qin Zhao raised an eyebrow, "That would be a separate charge."

"We can pay double!"

Guan Yanyu quickly said, their family was not short on money after all!

Truly wealthy and imposing.

But Qin Zhao liked such clients.

"Old Madam, this is the master we hired. She was also the one who informed us that your Jade Token ended up in my house. We didn’t realize this caused you such trouble, and for that, we are extremely sorry.

Since that ghost has stolen your place, we will have the master teach him a lesson. Can you forgive us?

If that’s still not enough, I can also burn some paper money for you."

Meng Cun’s attitude was quite polite, and it diminished much of the old lady’s anger.

"But that ghost is a bit formidable," she said, "he’s devoured quite a number of wandering souls. Other ghosts, knowing he’s taken over my place, all advise me not to provoke him unless I can retrieve the Jade Token."

If she had the Jade Token, there would be a contract on it. This contract would ensure that only she could enter that place, and no other ghosts could.

After all, this Jade Token was crafted for her by an official from the Observatory, and its effect was top-notch.

"It’s fine, how do you want to teach him a lesson?"

Qin Zhao’s casual demeanor made the old lady suspect whether she was a Fake Celestial Master.

When the old lady was alive, she’d seen many Celestial Masters, including formidable ones serving as officials in the court, but most of them were elderly men.

The woman before her looked so young, as if she was just a novice. Moreover, the old lady had rarely seen female Celestial Masters, so she doubted Qin Zhao’s capabilities even more.

"Forget it, you guys should just go. Just return the items, and that’s fine."

The old lady was kind-hearted in nature and didn’t want to send them to their doom.

"That ghost is said to be on the verge of becoming an Evil Ghost, you should stay away from him."

About to become an Evil Ghost?

Suddenly excited.

Qin Zhao became interested. If it turned into an Evil Ghost and had committed wicked deeds, she would just exterminate it and collect its Soul Beads.

With these Soul Beads, she could continue her cultivation.

"Ah! You, you..."

The old lady’s soul issued a ghostly shriek.

Meng Cun and Guan Yanyu looked at her with confusion, a mysterious tension rising in their hearts.

Why would a ghost show such a panicked expression?

They weren’t even scared yet!

Old Lady Han Chan’s fear wasn’t about something else, but rather the sinister aura and pressure that suddenly emanated from Qin Zhao. She had been concealing this aura until now.

Her sinister aura was a result of capturing ghosts and slaying demons, and just a few were from some reckless individuals, so it also contained a formidable sense of righteousness that ghosts and demons particularly feared.

The stronger her cultivation became, the more this aura would terrify the ghostly beings.

Qin Zhao said to Old Lady Han Chan, "Lead the way for me, I want to see how formidable that ghost is."

Could Han Chan dare to refuse? She dared not.

Just a while ago, she was worried about sending them off to die, but now, she had even begun to worry about herself.

"You two, why don’t you head back first?"

Qin Zhao said to the Meng couple before leaving.

She was about to deal with an Evil Ghost and certainly couldn’t bring along two mortals with no ability to defend themselves.

Guan Yanyu and Meng Cun were afraid she would insist on them being spectators, so when Qin Zhao said this, they hurriedly took off. Before leaving, they also transferred fifty million to Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao checked her account balance, which had already surpassed the small goal of one hundred million.

Pretty good.

Under the old lady’s guidance, Qin Zhao arrived at that blessed land.

Surveying the surroundings, she found the environment somewhat familiar, as if it was near the ancient grave of the White Bone Ghost Hand.

"It’s right there. Initially, it was an abandoned Daoist Temple, but ever since that ghost moved in, for some reason, living people often come here to burn incense."

The old lady pointed in a direction, where an old, desolate Daoist Temple stood.

A biting cold wind was howling, creating eerie noises. The temple’s tree shadows were distorted, and the yin energy was chilling.

This scene was entirely different from when Mrs. Qu visited last time; the Daoist Temple she saw back then was neat and clean, and there were people burning incense.

Qin Zhao and Mrs. Qu confirmed the address of the temple; it was indeed that place.

Mrs. Qu and the Taohua Ghost were not deceived by a mortal master, but by an Evil Ghost!