The female ghost's scream emanated from Zhou Ying's home.
Everyone's footsteps halted, their eyes wide with shock.
As expected.
The ghost had appeared.
Zhou Ying and her family had summoned the ghost, and just as Zhang Wei and the others had predicted, the ghost had gone to Zhou Ying's house.
But what was going on? Why was the female ghost screaming like that? What had Zhang Wei done to her?
Before they could process their thoughts, sounds came from Zhou Ying's house again. Besides the female ghost's screams, they also heard Zhang Wei's voice.
"Ah!! No, get that thing away from me!"
"Please, spare me!"
"Ah!! Don't come any closer!! Stop it, ah!!"
Everyone exchanged dumbfounded glances.
Zhang Chao, Lin Tong, and the others repeatedly swallowed.
What exactly was happening?
Why was the female ghost saying these things?
Was Zhang Wei really exorcising the ghost? It didn't sound like he was exorcising it, but rather… riding it.
Suddenly, Zhang Wei's voice cut through the air.
"Stop screaming, screaming your lungs out won't bring anyone here."
"Good sister, you're all grown up, don't be scared. Let us indulge in a drunken dream."
As he spoke,
A muffled sound came from Zhou Ying's house, the ghost's whimpers.
The sound suggested something had been forced into the ghost's mouth, preventing her from speaking clearly, only able to make muffled noises.
Everyone was completely stunned.
Unaware of the situation inside the room, their minds conjured an image… one that could only be found in 'study materials' on their computers.
"Zhang Wei, I didn't know he was into that."
Hearing the ghost's muffled cries, Zhang Chao swallowed hard.
It wasn't just Zhang Chao or Lin Tong.
Even the pure Lu Lianxue blushed. Unlike their previous discussion about educational films with Zhang Wei, this was hearing a live demonstration.
Even Wu Nian was unsettled.
His usually expressionless face showed a flicker of strangeness as he clasped his hands together and shook his head, saying:
"Amitabha, sins, sins. Do not look at what is improper, do not listen to what is improper. May Buddha forgive what this humble monk has heard today."
For a moment,
They all stood frozen. Despite their earlier urgency to go to Zhou Ying's house, they now hesitated.
Just as they were debating whether it would be inappropriate to enter now,
"No!!!"
A world-shattering scream erupted.
The next second,
Everyone's eyes widened as they saw a female ghost rush out of Zhou Ying's house.
The ghost seemed terrified, her face a mixture of emotions: shock, anger, sorrow, and indignation.
However.
What left them dumbfounded was that the ghost was not intact anywhere on her body. She looked as if she had suffered brutal abuse, with foamy liquid dripping from her mouth.
The ghost immediately noticed Wu Nian and the others.
Then,
To their astonishment,
The ghost rushed towards them and grabbed Lu Lianxue's leg:
"Take me away, please take me away."
As she pleaded,
The ghost snatched a willow branch from Lu Lianxue's hand, a specialized willow branch used for apprehending ghosts. Instead of resisting, the ghost actively bound her own hands.
Her actions
Left Zhang Chao and the others dumbfounded.
The ghost could clearly sense from their aura that they were ghost exorcists, yet instead of fleeing, she walked right into their trap.
But upon seeing the ghost's miserable state and recalling the screams and conversations from before,
Everyone understood.
They even felt a bit of sympathy for the ghost.
Especially Lu Lianxue, who was also a woman. If this were not a ghost, she would have almost dragged this ghost to the Women's Federation and filed a complaint against Zhang Wei with all her might.
There was no way around it.
The ghost was too pitiful. If they didn't know Zhang Wei, seeing this situation, they would have absolutely assumed it was a scene of 'abuse' or 'domestic violence,' where a man was abusing his ghost wife, and the wife, unable to bear the beatings, ran out of the house seeking help.
"Oh, you're here."
Zhang Wei emerged from the house, holding Zhou Ying's hand, and said.
Zhang Chao's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhou Ying:
"Damn it, Zhang Wei, you beast! You didn't, did you, do that to this female ghost in front of Zhou Ying…"
"Yes, I gave this female ghost a little lesson," Zhang Wei misunderstood and said directly.
???
Are you sure that was a "little lesson"?
Everyone subconsciously glanced at the trembling ghost hiding behind Lu Lianxue.
Zhang Chao looked indignant: "Zhou Ying is still a child, Zhang Wei, I misjudged you."
As he spoke,
Zhang Wei: "????"
Soon, Zhang Wei realized, noticing that everyone's expressions were the same as Zhang Chao's, clearly thinking the same thing. He said with a wry smile:
"What are you guys thinking, Zhang Chao? Do you think I could perform the 'Jingwei filling the sea' in front of Zhou Ying?"
...
That night.
9 PM.
At the entrance of the apartment building where Zhou Ying lived.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang Wei," Zhou Ying hugged Zhang Wei gratefully.
"You're welcome."
Zhang Wei pinched Zhou Ying's cheek and whispered:
"If your father dares to abuse your mother again, or hit you, call me."
As he finished speaking,
He walked up to Zhou Dacheng:
"That female ghost, I won't kill her. I'll have my friend keep her, letting her follow Zhou Ying from afar. As long as you dare to lay a hand on them again, you know the consequences."
With those words,
Zhang Wei smiled:
"Actually, today, when the ghost tried to strangle you, I was already at the door. But I was thinking, laws are meant to restrain people, but there are no laws to restrain ghosts. Ghosts killing people is not illegal, especially killing scumbags."
"It's a pity I'm too saintly, so I came in to save the scumbag. After all, a scumbag is still a person, right, uncle."
Zhou Dacheng trembled upon hearing this.
He had personally witnessed Zhang Wei's terror.
Not to mention anything else, just that one kick that sent a ghost flying almost sent him away too.
After receiving Zhou Dacheng's repeated assurances that he wouldn't dare, Zhang Wei nodded in satisfaction.
He waved goodbye to Zhou Ying and her family,
And walked towards Wu Nian, Zhang Chao, and Lu Lianxue, who were waiting for him nearby.
"Zhang Chao, want some barbecue?"
"Of course! We only ate half of that meal earlier. Let's continue now. My treat, let's go!"
Zhang Chao said:
"But let's agree on one thing, this time, besides Miss Lu, don't bring your family or dependents. My wallet can't handle it. Of course, if you bring a single beautiful woman, I don't mind. The more, the merrier."
"Alright," Zhang Wei laughed heartily.
...
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