Encountering a lunatic

Boss Qian's face grew serious as he spoke: "We were having a sauna and talking business at the same time.

At that moment, I felt someone sit next to me—wearing dirty clothes.

I turned my head to look and was scared out of my wits!

The person had no head!

And it was crying!

That cry was very familiar—it was the strange crying sound I hear every night!

Then, the headless man reached out to strangle my neck. Just when I thought I was done for, the jade pendant seemed to emit a light that drove the headless ghost away.

And the headless ghost could only be seen by me, and I was the only one who could hear the crying.

Although it only appears at night and can't enter my yard, hearing its cry every night still terrifies me, so I specially asked the master to help me deal with this headless ghost!"

"I see. If it weren't for the jade pendant and the array, Boss Qian, you would have probably been killed by that headless ghost already.

But since the master who gave you the jade pendant and array is so powerful, why don't you go look for him?"

I, too, was interested in other capable people.

"I'm embarrassed to say, that master owed my father a favor, so he gave me some help. I don't know his name or where he lives, so I can't search for him."

"Hmm, Boss Qian, tomorrow…"

Before I could finish, I suddenly felt a gust of cold wind pass by me, and Boss Qian's expression changed to one of terror. Without a word, I knew—the headless ghost had arrived!

Without my 'opened eyes,' I couldn't see ghosts.

I quickly reached into my pocket, pulled out a Yang talisman, gathered Yang fire at my fingertip, and ignited the talisman!

Then, I threw it at the headless ghost, relying on my sense of where it was!

There was a faint scream, and that chilling feeling disappeared.

Boss Qian gasped: "That's terrifying!

Thankfully, the master is here today. But master, I see the ghost fled—it didn't die. What should we do…?"

"Don't worry, I'll handle it. But today, I came in a rush, so apart from a few talismans, I didn't bring any other tools.

I injured the ghost. It probably won't show up tonight. I'll bring the proper tools tomorrow night and set an ambush near your house. If it dares to appear, I'll deal with it in one go!"

"Thank you so much, master."

Since I had just demonstrated my skills, Boss Qian was now even more respectful towards me…

The next night, at 9 pm.

I packed all the necessary items in a black backpack. After finishing work, I headed straight to Boss Qian's house.

I had told him to make sure he stayed home tonight, and he had given me his home address.

This was a residential area for the wealthy. When I arrived near Boss Qian's house, I used a Yin talisman to extinguish the Yang fire on my shoulders so that I could see the ghost.

My Cow Eye Tears were almost used up, so I was now saving them. I directly used the 'Yin Talisman' to open my eyes, which would lower my Yang Qi.

It didn't matter though. After two months of training, I was much stronger now. If I encountered the comb-wielding female ghost again, I would definitely be able to handle it better.

I hid in the bushes outside Boss Qian's yard, closely watching the surroundings.

Two hours passed.

The summer grass was full of mosquitoes. Despite applying mosquito repellent, I was still covered in bites, but the headless ghost had not appeared! I had been bitten all over my body!

Even my face had seven or eight bites!

Despite my strong will, I was starting to lose my patience. But I was afraid that if I moved, I might alert the headless ghost.

After all, I had injured it last night, and if it saw me around, it wouldn't dare to show itself.

Just when I reached my limit, a faint cry came from a distance, and then a headless figure floated towards me.

Seeing this terrifying sight, I swallowed hard. It was late at night, and encountering such a ghostly figure was truly terrifying.

The headless ghost floated near Boss Qian's house and began crying loudly, its cry full of sorrow.

This vengeful ghost wore a dirty work uniform. There wasn't much Yin energy around it, so it seemed to have just become a ghost not long ago.

The reason it was haunting Boss Qian likely had a cause.

Just as I was about to step out and try to communicate with the ghost, I saw a figure running towards it from the distance!

The person stopped in front of the headless ghost, panting heavily. While catching his breath, he said to the headless ghost: "Old, old brother, you're running too fast!

Come on, teach me how this trick works. How did you make your head disappear? It's so amazing!"

What the hell?!

I couldn't clearly make out the person's appearance due to the darkness, but I could tell that the one speaking was a young man!

He was human!

And he had three strong Yang fires on him!

Instead of being afraid of the headless ghost, he treated it like a magician!

This guy must be insane...

The most unbelievable part was that the man's Yang fire was strong enough for him to see the ghost!

Had he used Cow Eye Tears?

The headless ghost reached out and grabbed the man's neck!

The man struggled while saying: "Old brother, if you're not going to teach me, just don't do anything… Oh, I get it! You're teaching me how to do magic!"

I could now confirm—this guy was completely out of his mind!

The headless ghost was indeed teaching him, and once the young man was strangled to death, the ghost would be free to remove his head.

Although the young man was eager to learn, as the master of the sect, I couldn't let such a tragedy happen right before my eyes.

So, I grabbed the Chengying sword in one hand and a Yang talisman in the other, jumping out from the bushes, and shouted, "Demon! Release him now!"

The headless ghost recognized me, threw the young man aside, and fled!

It had been injured by me yesterday, and it was clearly afraid of my power.

Just as I was about to chase it, the young man had somehow caught up with me and grabbed my hand: "Big brother, are you part of the crew? That shout you just did was really convincing! How was my performance? Where's the camera? Let me see how I did!"

Even with my patience, I couldn't take it anymore. I kicked the idiot to the ground and ran after the headless ghost!

If I let it escape now, it would be harder to find it again later! After all, it knew I would be hiding near Boss Qian's house, and I couldn't keep watch 24/7.

I'd gotten a good look at the young man's face. He seemed to be around 20 years old, scruffy with messy hair, and his eyes were sharp and memorable.

As I was thinking about that, the young man caught up again, puffing and saying: "Big brother, I also want to join the crew!

Take me with you! I can play an extra."

I was about to lose my mind. Where did this idiot even come from? I pulled out 200 yuan from my pocket, handed it to him, and said earnestly: "Your acting was decent. This is your payment. It's late—go home, take a shower, and get some sleep."

"Thank you, big brother! I'll be waiting for the next film shoot. Don't forget to call me, big brother…"

He shouted behind me.

Finally shaking off the idiot, I let out a sigh of relief.

Since the headless ghost's cultivation was not high, its speed wasn't very fast. Not all ghosts can move as stealthily as the swordswoman, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

Before long, we arrived at the mountain.

This villa area was built on the mountainside, with a mountain right behind it.

However, the mountain was regularly maintained, so there weren't any wild animals or dangerous beasts.

Why hadn't I caught up with the headless ghost after chasing for so long? Because I was carrying a hundred kilograms of lead!

As I chased, I shouted, "Hey!

Headless ghost, stop running!

You must still have some unfulfilled wish, right? Let me help you!

Although I'm hired by Mr. Qian, I'm someone who distinguishes between kindness and hatred. If you have grievances, I'll help you."

Since there was no one around, I could boldly shout this out. Otherwise, people would think I was crazy.

Upon hearing this, the headless ghost stopped.

When I was about 10 meters away, I stopped too, leaning against a tree, catching my breath. While panting, I said, "Can you at least show your head? Do you know how terrifying you look like this?"

After a blur around its neck, a dark face appeared. It looked to be in its twenties, with a rather simple expression.

Before I could speak, it asked first, "Can you help me with something?"

"What unfulfilled wish do you have? Tell me, and I'll try to help you. Even though you're a ghost now, not long ago, you were human."

"I want to see my mother again."

At this point, the headless ghost began to cry again, its voice filled with deep sorrow: "If I had known I would fall to my death, I wouldn't have gone out to work. I lost my father when I was young, and my mother raised me with great difficulty. I wanted to earn more money to support her, but I never expected…"

I furrowed my brow. "Then why are you haunting Mr. Qian?"

It shouted in anger, "Of course I'm going after him!

He's a heartless businessman!

I worked as a construction worker on his site, but his safety measures were inadequate, causing me to fall from the 28th floor. My head was crushed!

When my mother got the news, she rushed over, but that bastard Mr. Qian only offered five thousand in compensation, saying he had been generous enough because we didn't sign a labor contract, and he didn't acknowledge that I was his employee!

He even told my mother that if we took him to court, he wouldn't give us even the five thousand!

How could I not go after him? Now that I'm a ghost, I'm going to kill him so he can't harm anyone else. Sob... My poor mother is crying her eyes out."

I sighed. "Alright, stop crying. I can't help you with this. It's your fault for not having a labor contract. But even though Mr. Qian is a wicked man, you still can't keep haunting him. Even if he dies, your mother won't gain anything from it.

Here's what I'll do: Mr. Qian hired me to deal with you and paid me eighty thousand. I'll give all that money to your mother as compensation."

"You're giving my mother eighty thousand?"

The headless ghost stopped crying, looking surprised as it asked.