13.An honest Nether Spirit

And the weirdest thing was that Xu Shan only noticed that if he didn't look at Zhang Biao with his eyes, he couldn't perceive this person at all with his consciousness. When facing ordinary people, even if they didn't make a sound and he closed his eyes and didn't look at them, he could still clearly sense their position. But when facing Zhang Biao, he didn't have this feeling at all. It was as if he was facing a mass of air...

Xu Shan immediately channeled the spiritual power in his eyes back to his dantian. Sure enough, Zhang Biao disappeared in front of him, and there was an empty space in front of the temple. He was a Nether Spirit! But Nether Spirits... weren't they supposed to be very stupid? Why did this guy behave exactly like a normal person? And in his imagination, ghosts should be a bit transparent, but this guy was so solid...

Before Xu Shan could think more, Zhang Biao had already walked up with a beaming smile. Instinctively, Xu Shan gathered his spiritual power and lashed out a simple whip kick towards Zhang Biao! The other party behaved completely like an ordinary person and didn't have any defense at all. Caught off guard, Zhang Biao let out a scream and flew straight into the main hall of Chi Yun Temple without causing any other sound.

Xu Shan stared nervously into the main hall. Just as Elder Cao had said, this thing really didn't seem to be a threat. It was just that when he kicked it, it felt very fleshy, just like kicking an ordinary person... Zhang Biao was probably not an ordinary Nether Spirit.

After waiting for a long time, the other party still didn't show up. Xu Shan composed himself and walked cautiously towards the temple. He leaned sideways at the temple entrance and looked inside. When he saw this, he was immediately speechless.

Zhang Biao was now hugging his knees, curled up into a ball, and crying "wuwuwu" non-stop. "Ahem!" Xu Shan coughed twice and boldly walked inside. Hearing the sound, Zhang Biao raised his head in horror and shrank back like a quail. He murmured, "Don't hit me... don't hit me..."

Was he really that wronged? Xu Shan felt a bit of pity in his heart. Pretending to be okay, he changed the subject and asked, "Brother, where is the sesame oil you mentioned?"

"Take it all! Take it all. I don't want it anymore. Please don't hit me..." Zhang Biao trembled.

"Hiss..." Xu Shan showed hesitation and was at a loss. Was this really a ghost? Such a cowardly ghost was really very different from what he had imagined. Could this guy really have killed many people?

Xu Shan said helplessly, "I didn't mean to rob you of your things. I was afraid you were a robber, so I made the first move."

"This is a misunderstanding, brother. Get up. I'm sorry for you."

Zhang Biao raised his head timidly and asked, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. Where is the sesame oil you mentioned?"

Zhang Biao heaved a sigh of relief, slowly stood up, and pointed at the offering table, saying, "It's in that bowl."

Xu Shan looked at the offering table. There was only an empty bowl on it. He picked up the bowl and asked, "Where's the oil?"

When Zhang Biao saw the empty bowl, he immediately panicked. "Where's the oil? There was still a bit left at the bottom of the bowl just now... How could it be gone? It could have lasted for a long time!"

Hearing his illogical words, Xu Shan shook his head and, saying, " pointed at himBrother, you've become a ghost. You surely don't know that yourself, do you?"

A ghost?! Zhang Biao was struck as if by lightning, and then he slowly collapsed to the ground, lost in thought. "Yeah... I clearly hanged myself two months ago. I shouldn't be alive now. I forgot about it until you mentioned it..."

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at Xu Shan. "But if I'm a ghost, why am I still wearing clothes? Can clothes also become ghosts?"

The two of them looked at each other and were simultaneously stunned. This was indeed an unsolved mystery...

Zhang Biao's clear thinking made Xu Shan start to doubt himself. If it weren't for the fact that the other party didn't have soles on his feet, he might really have regarded him as a normal person.

"Look at your feet. Where are the soles of your feet?"

Zhang Biao looked down and said, "My feet are fine. What's wrong?"

Couldn't he see it himself? Xu Shan didn't say a word. He withdrew the spiritual power in his right arm and directly punched towards Zhang Biao. His arm went straight through the back of Zhang Biao's head.

Even Xu Shan was greatly amazed by this. Zhang Biao stared in horror with crossed eyes at the arm that was stuck in his face and let out a howl. It was only when Xu Shan withdrew his hand that he became disheartened and kept muttering to himself.

"I've become a ghost... I've really become a ghost... But why am I still hungry even though I'm a ghost? I was hungry when I was alive, and I'm still hungry now that I'm dead..."

As Zhang Biao spoke, he started to wail, but there were no tears. Xu Shan felt extremely sad listening to him. Nether Spirits might still be able to interact with inanimate objects to some extent, which was why he hadn't realized that he had become a ghost until now.

Zhang Biao's crying gradually subsided. He raised his eyes and looked at Xu Shan hopefully, asking, "Am I really a ghost?"

"There's no doubt about it. But now I just want to know if you've killed anyone outside?"

"Harm people?" Zhang Biao was shocked. "Heaven and earth can bear witness. I've never harmed anyone in my life, Master Xu! And after I hanged myself, I've been here all the time. I couldn't go anywhere and didn't see anyone."

"Prove it to me." Xu Shan pointed outside.

Zhang Biao got up tremblingly and walked outside in a trance. Looking at his back, Xu Shan felt suspicious again. He really looked like an honest and simple ordinary person. And this place was really strange. What on earth was going on?

Zhang Biao walked further and further away. When he reached the boundary outside Chi Yun Temple, he quickened his pace. He rushed forward and seemed to hit an invisible barrier, bouncing back inexplicably.

Xu Shan was taken aback.

Zhang Biao walked back to Xu Shan dejectedly and said, "You saw it, right?"

"I saw it." Xu Shan's expression gradually became serious.

There was something wrong with this place. There was some kind of restriction here, and most likely it didn't appear naturally. In the past, if such a situation had occurred, the Xinglan Sect might have learned about it long ago. And how could there be sesame oil in a temple that had been abandoned for decades... The forest outside was also extremely strange. If it hadn't been Qing Yin guiding him, he might not have even seen Chi Yun Temple.

Was he... being kept inside by someone?

"How did you die?" Xu Shan asked.

Zhang Biao's expression darkened. "I worked for the master's family... They always beat me and didn't give me enough food. I was always hungry. Later, I was so tired that I was afraid I couldn't finish the work, so I hanged myself in the temple."

It seemed that he was the servant who had hanged himself as the tortoise keeper had said. Xu Shan let out a helpless sigh.

"Then I don't understand. Why didn't you kill the people who were abusing you before you committed suicide? If you're not afraid of death, why are you afraid of killing people?"

"That would be extremely immoral," Zhang Biao said without hesitation. "My master is the village chief in the town, a parent official."

"Bullshit parent official," Xu Shan sneered. "Think about it. How can an official earn so much money? Isn't that the people's hard-earned money they've collected? Who pays the taxes? It's people like you who pay. You're the ones who support the officials."

"The officials use your money to live a carefree life. On the contrary, they want to be your master. Even if they want to be your master, they still abuse you."

"Even if they abuse you, they want you to think that the abuse is for your own good. Is that reasonable? It's not reasonable at all."

Zhang Biao quickly stepped forward and covered Xu Shan's mouth. "Master Xu, don't talk nonsense. It's extremely immoral, extremely immoral."

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