The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 96

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It glanced at Yu Yuan's emotionless expression and wrung its spectral hands together nervously.
"But... I do remember I still have some red envelope money. It's under the bed at my old house. If you go there, you can have it! My grandpa gave me some stock shares—they're really valuable!"

Yu Yuan's eyes narrowed as she stared at the rotting hole in the little ghost's body.
"Your father did all this to you?"

"Mm..."
The ghost child touched the gaping wound where his belly had once been.
"Dad said we needed money to treat my sister's illness. But... he lied..."

At the mention of his sister, who was born of the same mother, the ghost's voice suddenly sharpened, and the resentment on his body surged, nearly spiraling out of control.
"He killed me and Mom! And he tricked my sister too! I saw it all—he did everything! He's evil!"

The child's shrill scream echoed in the air. Thick black resentment burst out from his small figure, flooding outward in all directions—only to be caught in Yu Yuan's hand with a flick of her fingers.

She frowned at the little ghost, who clearly couldn't control himself.
"You've turned into this? No way. You can't stay in the human world like this—you need to reincarnate, fast."

"No!"
The ghost panicked and tried to dart away.
"I want to wait for my mom!"

He turned to run but was swiftly caught by Yu Yuan, who gripped him like a squirming kitten. Before either of them could react, a massive icy gate burst from the ground in front of them.

Yu Yuan hoisted the flailing ghost.
"Kid, this isn't a negotiation—it's just a heads-up."

"No! I'm not going! I'm waiting for my mom and my sister! Let go of me!"
The child spirit thrashed, but he was no match for Yu Yuan's grip.

The Gate of the Underworld creaked open the moment Yu Yuan pulled out her command token. Without a word, she stepped through and tossed the ghost to one of the underworld officers keeping order on the River of Forgetfulness.

The poor soul was bonked right in the face and shot up, ready to curse someone out.
"Hey, who the hell—oh! Lady Yu!"

He caught sight of her and immediately pasted on a smile.
"Honored Officer Yu from the Special Incident Investigation Bureau—how do you do?"

Yu Yuan skipped the pleasantries.
"This spirit died twenty years ago and has been forcibly detained ever since. I'm handing him over. Escort him across the Yellow Springs and report him to Judge Lu."

"Of course! No problem at all!"
The ghost officer saluted eagerly, thumping his chest so hard it echoed.
"Leave it to me—I'll make sure it's handled!"

The child ghost could tell there was no going back now. He looked at Yu Yuan with a mix of frustration and desperation, his thoughts still lingering on his mother's remains.
"You... you mentioned payment earlier. I've given you everything I can. Just promise me—you have to help my mom! You have to break the feng shui curse on her!"

"Of course," Yu Yuan said, leaning closer to the bloody pits where his eyes used to be.
"But in exchange, I want you to answer two questions."

The ghost nodded quickly. "Okay! Ask me!"

"Did you ever see the geomancer who helped your father set up the feng shui layout?"

"Yes!" The child didn't hesitate.
"After I died, my dad was scared I'd hold a grudge and come back to haunt him. So he brought in that evil geomancer to suppress me. If it hadn't been for the heavy rains this year and the mudslide that messed up my grave, I wouldn't have been able to get out!"

"Do you remember what he looked like?"

"His face..." The ghost paused, stunned.
"I know I saw him. But his face... I can't remember it..."

Yu Yuan pressed her lips into a thin line.
That evil cultivator used a glamour spell.

She patted the ghost's head.
"It's okay. What else do you remember?"

"I..." The ghost thought hard. Then he suddenly looked up.
"Butterflies! Blue butterflies! I remember blue butterflies! When I died, I saw tons of butterflies flying in the sky!"

"Blue butterflies... Got it. I'll remember that."
Yu Yuan straightened.
"Last question—it's about your mother."

"After you dug up her grave... where did you place her body?"

Zhou Yu had just finished settling the boy in the guest bathroom when he stepped outside—only to see his master returning from the Gate of the Underworld.

"Master, did you go see Senior Uncle?"

"No," Yu Yuan's expression was urgent.
"Did that boy wake up?"

"Not yet," Zhou Yu saw his master looking a little anxious and volunteered, "Master, if you're in a hurry, I'll go wake him up!"

Thinking about the dark circles on the boy's face, Yu Yuan pinched the sore bridge of her nose. "Forget it, let him rest a bit longer. When he wakes up, take him home. There should be a corpse at his place—don't call the cops, and don't let him call either. Just send the bones to the crematorium and bring the ashes back."

Hearing the words "corpse," Zhou Yu's mind started racing. "That corpse at his place—is that the one that got thrown into President Xiang's house? But... how'd it end up at this kid's house?"

"Xiang Qing's younger brother, who died twenty years ago, possessed him and dug it up. Had nowhere else to put it, so he left it in the boy's living room."

Yu Yuan twisted her sore neck, cracking it with a series of pops.

No wonder the pill cost seven thousand melon coins—after doing so many readings today, aside from her neck feeling sore, she didn't feel tired or hungry at all.

"Alright then, I'll go when the kid wakes up." Zhou Yu glanced at his watch, then ran out excitedly. "Master, Liang Liang's done with school! I'm going to pick him up!"

At the kindergarten gate, Liang Liang was being led out of the baking room by a newly-met uncle, still holding a freshly made teriyaki chicken lunchbox in his hand.

"Uncle Hu, you can stop here. Uncle Zhou will be here to pick me up soon!" Yu Liang held the lunchbox, his round eyes blinking, soft curly hair pressed to his ears. When he smiled, his eyes curved like a little fox.

Hu Yaoyao squatted down and gently patted his fluffy little head, speaking softly, "Alright then, Uncle will wait with you here until your family comes to pick you up, okay?"

"Okay!" Yu Liang beamed, showing off a row of tiny, shiny white teeth.

When Zhou Yu came to pick Yu Liang up, the first thing he saw was this scene.

That fox demon he'd seen earlier at the filming set—now had his claws on his little junior's head—and Zhou Yu's heart almost leapt out of his chest.

"Liang Liang!"

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