ed up to it. He only heard snippets from staff who came to the medical room for medication, that the facilities on the top floor were extremely luxurious, comparable to five-star hotels, and were rese...Chapter 236: Different Paths for Ghosts and Humans

Suddenly, Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed as he looked at the female ghost in astonishment. On her chest was a very thin red thread extending outwards, its destination unknown.

Xiao Yu frowned at this crimson line, which seemed oddly familiar to him. He thought quietly with furrowed brows before suddenly realizing something. His eyes widened as he blurted out, "The Red Thread of Fate"

Staring dumbfoundedly at the red thread, Xiao Yu's mind was puzzled. How could there be a Red Thread of Fate on this female ghost

The other end of that Red Thread of Fate... Could it be attached to that young man It should be so; otherwise, their strange occurrences wouldn’t make sense.

As he watched the kneeling female ghost before him who continued to prostrate herself towards him, Xiao Yu felt a pang of sympathy. Unable to move, she had clung on with all her might due to her belief that she could spend one more day with the young man.

Xiao Yu didn’t have any better ideas right now, so he opened his mouth to tell her something, but then thought of something and stopped himself.

He remembered when the Earth Ghost’s body had disintegrated too severely. Zhong Kui controlled him with a magical tool and used the Yin-Yang Life-Death Eye to pull the ghost back from the brink of vanishing.

The use of the Yin-Yang Life-Death Eye那次使用陰陽生死眼那次使用陰陽生死眼那次使用陰陽生死眼 had caused significant damage to himself, even overextending his energy. He still hadn’t fully recovered yet.

Although he only regained a little bit of strength, it should be sufficient for him to help her get through the night.

"I can help you make it through tonight, but before dawn breaks, you must find me and let me send you to the underworld. Otherwise, your soul will dissipate."

Xiao Yu decided to help her out of compassion; this was a pitiful person. A Red Thread of Fate had caused an odd romance between one human and one ghost, but Xiao Yu couldn’t understand how they could have such a connection.

Humans and ghosts must follow different paths—this is an unchanging truth from ancient times. If forced to be together, it would only harm both parties.

Xiao Yu closed his eyes; his body hadn't recovered yet, so he couldn’t afford to use the Yin-Yang Life-Death Eye again. He could only resort to using a shadow soul.

Right as Xiao Yu shut his eyes, a somewhat substantial phantom appeared above his head.

The female ghost who was still kneeling in front of Xiao Yu watched in shock at this bizarre scene appearing on him. Although she didn’t know what it was or how it happened, the slight oppressive aura emanating from Xiao Yu’s shadow soul left her feeling breathless.

The Yinyang Life and Death Eye —— The Eye of Life Opens

A deep, solemn voice echoed in the narrow space, then seemingly ignoring the walls and buildings around it, spread outwards.

As the sound spread, a faint pressure also radiated outward. Fortunately, only some demons or spirits could hear this voice from Xiao Yu’s yin soul; otherwise, countless people would have been terrified at night.

With Xiao Yu's words, a mysterious pattern connected to his yin soul’s right eye, and instantly, his yin soul’s right eye emitted a hazy white glow.

The moment Xiao Yu finished speaking, a beam of white light shot out from his right eye towards the ghost kneeling there, hitting her forehead.

As the white light entered, the female ghost suddenly radiated a hazy white light. At this point, she no longer looked like a ghost at all; instead, she resembled a pure angel as her body emitted the white glow.

In an instant, Xiao Yu cut off the beam of white light from his eye, and the white light on the female ghost’s body also disappeared in a flash. Once he severed the connection, his yin soul slowly descended and merged with his physical body until it vanished completely.

Originally standing still at the spot, Xiao Yu gradually opened his eyes. Although his use of the Yinyang Life and Death Eye was only for an instant, his face could not help but pale.

The female ghost’s body no longer emitted white light, yet the dissipating yin energy on her originally started to slowly converge.

At the empty spot where her feet were supposed to be, a black mist was swirling and twisting. As the black mist swirled, her vanished feet began to slowly condense again.

In no time at all, her missing feet had been fully restored.

"Thank you, thank you very much, Master Celestial Official........."

The female ghost felt her body and looked at her completely recovered feet. With a face full of gratitude, she continuously bowed to Xiao Yu.

After bowing to Xiao Yu, the excited female ghost stood up and floated in mid-air for a while before walking on the ground with her feet. Although she was technically “walking” on the ground, her feet were actually hovering just a few millimeters above it; unless one looked closely, no one could tell that her feet weren’t touching the ground.

"Remember, you must arrive at the antique market before five o’clock for me to escort you into the underworld. Otherwise, your soul will disintegrate and then nobody can save you!"

As Xiao Yu watched the excited female ghost who had just recovered, he slowly said.

Xiao Yu has always been puzzled as to why this female spirit didn't go to the underworld. Could it be because of that thread of destiny As for why a connection between human and ghost could form a thread of destiny, he had no idea.

"Yes, Master Celestial, I have remembered!"

The excited female spirit instantly felt as if she were doused with cold water upon hearing Xiao Yu's words. Her mood plummeted as she looked at him and said.

She didn't know why either; in her lifetime, she had never heard of anything about celestial masters or the like. However, after becoming a spirit, an instinctive sense of awe towards these esoteric practitioners formed within her heart.

Xiao Yu nodded without saying anything and turned around to leave, leaving them their last night alone together.

After reaching where he had parked his car, Xiao Yu drove off towards his clinic. When passing by a convenience store at the street corner, he noticed the slender figure of the young man buying something there.

Xiao Yu sighed inwardly; even with that thread of destiny, what difference did it make In the end, hadn't she nearly killed this young man Humans and ghosts are on different paths—this isn't just an empty phrase.

That's why generally speaking, esoteric practitioners would usually take in spirits when they encounter them because, even if these spirits don’t have malicious intentions towards humans, their inadvertent actions often result in human harm.

Upon returning to his clinic after midnight, Xiao Yu went to the resting room and washed up before sitting cross-legged on the floor. He now usually substituted rest with meditation at night.

Moreover, he was so energetic after meditating for a few hours that he wouldn't feel tired throughout the entire day.

At four in the morning, Xiao Yu opened his eyes as scheduled and got up to go outside.

Xiao Yu didn’t see any trace of the female spirit when he went out. He sat on the stairs in front of the door and began meditating.

As long as she arrived before five, Xiao Yu could send her to the underworld himself, ensuring that nothing bad would happen to her. After all, the underworld was the most suitable place for spirits to survive, and once a spirit entered it, they’d be filled with yin qi, which would provide a strong boost to their weakened bodies.

Time passed slowly as Xiao Yu meditated, but he didn’t see any sign of the female spirit's arrival.

With time inching closer and closer towards five o'clock, it was worth noting that at 5:30 AM, the sky would start to lighten up. Additionally, the body she had been healed with wouldn't hold out for much longer either.

The moment reached when it was 4:55 AM; a dark figure then descended from the air and landed not far in front of Xiao Yu.

"Master Celestial Exorcist, I am here!"

This black shadow floated down in front of Xiao Yu and bowed to him respectfully.

Hearing the female ghost's words, Xiao Yu, who had been sitting cross-legged on the steps the whole time, slowly opened his eyes.

Xiao Yu opened his eyes and looked at the female ghost in front of him. At this moment, the female ghost was standing not far from Xiao Yu, her mood very low, and she kept glancing back toward her home with a look of reluctance in her eyes.

"Are you ready If you are, I'll send you to the netherworld."

Xiao Yu stood up from the steps, looked at the female ghost before him without any expression on his face and said.

Although Xiao Yu felt sympathy for this couple, a ghost was still a ghost. Spending too much time with a human would ultimately harm that person.

Xiao Yu moved inwardly, and an ethereal figure rose from the top of his head. Once this figure had fully emerged from above Xiao Yu's head, it gradually became solidified.

"Hell Gate... open..."

Xiao Yu's spirit hovered in mid-air, holding a judge’s pen made up of mysterious patterns and danced around the air. Mysterious symbols formed in empty space one after another; once the last symbol took shape in mid-air, Xiao Yu shouted loudly, causing these symbols to all rush into the ground not far from where he stood.

With Xiao Yu's words, a small black whirlpool made up of dark mist suddenly appeared at the spot where the mysterious symbols had just vanished. A strong suction force emanated from the vortex.

The female ghost standing near the vortex swayed and flew toward it involuntarily.

Xiao Yu quietly watched as the female ghost flew towards the whirlpool. He was about to close the Hell Gate once she entered, but suddenly his eyes narrowed in surprise as he looked at the female ghost inside the vortex.

As it turned out, due to the suction force of the vortex, the female ghost had already flown into it, and only needed to pass through the gate to enter the netherworld. However, now she was hovering within the vortex without being able to enter the Hell Gate.

This was strange! A deep look of confusion appeared on Xiao Yu's face. Suddenly, he noticed that the red thread connecting the couple had stretched taut and whenever the female ghost tried to enter the vortex, it pulled her back.ightning-struck peach wood sword to stab at the ghost.In the past, Xiao's entire family was wiped out by the Japanese pirates. And now, this Japanese Cultivator of Demonic Practices' ghost had already...