CHAPTER 257: CHAPTER 257: THE TRUTH REVEALED

"No, now there are only two layers of protection, but that’s enough." The ghostly girl in a red dress, looking no more than seventeen or eighteen, gave them a chilling smile and waved at them.

The murderous energy entangling her had mostly dissipated, and her appearance almost returned to normal, revealing her as a slender, beautiful young lady.

She floated over to explain, "The evil deeds of Liu Qiang are too numerous to record, but he was extremely cautious and left no trace. So even if I describe each case in detail, there’s no evidence.

In life, I was a law student. I was killed by him while looking for a part-time job to help support my family, and then turned into a Yin Fiend.

I understand the law and know that with his situation, just mere words can’t convict him. He’s just trying to hide in prison to avoid our revenge.

He’s played his clever schemes half his life only to have it all collapse. He can’t be convicted or enter prison, and we can stick to him like a shadow. Besides, he has a severe mental illness and will likely be deemed insane and sent to a mental institution. Once he’s there, he’s as good as having one foot in Hell..."

Listening to her eerie words, Chuci couldn’t help but shiver, but seeing that she had indeed regained her sanity and wouldn’t kill the innocent, he felt pity for the ghost girl.

At the same time, he felt indescribable admiration for Jiang Yuan, who remained calm in the face of a vengeful ghost, adopting a truly appropriate method that caused no panic and compelled Liu Qiang to confess himself.

If he didn’t speak, many missing persons cases would still be unresolved.

"Are there other victims turned into ghost fiends?" Jiang Yuan asked quietly from a corner, partially hidden by a screen. "It would be best if you all internally agreed first, to avoid further conflicts.

Also, for such a scumbag, it’s not worth sacrificing too much more. Once you’ve avenged yourselves, come to me for spiritual purification and quickly enter the cycle of reincarnation. Staying in the mortal world too long is not good for you."

The ghost, still emanating faint evil energy, floated down and knelt to kowtow to him three times. "Thank you for freeing me from my shackles. It’s just us sisters left; during the refining process, many others were just used as expendables, not even leaving a trace of their corpses or souls."

Chuci took a deep breath to calm his shivering and whispered, "What do you plan to do next?"

She floated up, touching the scars on her face, and grinned. "Have you seen the beds and restraints that tie up patients in a mental hospital? When I was imprisoned in the basement, that’s how I was tied up.

Despair, fear, resentment, anger, and extreme shame tormented me day and night, a living hell where neither life nor death was an option.

Liu Qiang should enjoy that too. I want him tortured until he rots from the outside to the inside, until his bones are exposed, and he dies slowly, unable to even breathe with maggots crawling all over him!

To cure his little matchstick, after torturing me to death, he cooked my flesh and organs to eat and fed other parts to pigs, crushing my bones into powder to drink. When a person dies, they should be buried in peace, but my body ended up in his stomach, so... let him rot into soil slowly; it’ll be my skin coffin."

Despite being a fierce ghost with evil energy, her voice was ghostly cold, carrying a malevolent vibe.

Chuci felt cramps in his calves and regretted his earlier recklessness, only focused on the excitement and not heeding Yuan’s warnings.

Even though he had never done anything against his conscience, after encountering these fierce ghosts, he felt a bit scared to sleep alone at night in his own house. Maybe he should discuss with Yuan about staying with him for a few days?

"Alright, as you decide." Jiang Yuan could do no more. He’s neither an exorcist nor could he kill the scum himself. Watching as the onlookers recorded Liu Qiang’s confessions with their phones, he whispered, "Whether he’s sentenced or not, make sure he explains every evil deed clearly."

"Okay." The ghost nodded to him and was just about to float away when she hesitated. "Um... not many people can see us, and those who can seem too afraid of Liu Qiang to intervene. You’re good people to the core; could you help me convey a message to my family?"

She fidgeted nervously, blood tears streamed from her eyes. "I dare not see my family in this state, and even if I return, they won’t see me. Any disturbance I cause might scare them, and possibly affect their health and fortune due to my evil energy.

But dying so inexplicably, my family still doesn’t know and must be searching for me. I... I hope they can let go completely and move on with their lives."

If only she could visit her family in their dreams.

Jiang Yuan agreed and thought it over, deciding to explore the Wilderness World to learn a small magic to help deliver dreams, which he might then use in reality, helping the ghosts meet their families one by one, which seemed more convenient than acting as a messenger.

Other ghost girls floated over to express their thanks, then returned to Liu Qiang to continue coercing him into confessing more crimes, while also discussing ways to exact revenge.

The last to arrive was Liu Liting, a Mother Fiend still enveloped in dense black and evil energy even after the purification of the Heaven-Burning Flame. Her eyes glowed crimson as if stained with blood that would never cleanse. "I remember most of what happened after I was controlled. I have no family to miss, but I eventually found out that the man who got me pregnant and pretended to help me escape was sent by Liu Qiang to deceive me. I really was too foolish."

"No, you weren’t foolish. You were an innocent girl unable to contend with a seasoned scoundrel, it’s not your fault."

Faced with Jiang Yuan’s comfort, she shook her head expressionlessly. "No, I was indeed foolish. Even college student Ding Xiaoxiao didn’t fall for it, but she was still killed. Liu Qiang plans well, often preparing little ghosts in case he targets someone, and ordinary people can’t usually resist him.

So I know I’m not smart. Ding Xiaoxiao was the smartest among us, and I’ll follow her. We plan to get Liu Qiang committed and slowly tortured to death. I now only want to find my child. You seem to carry his scent, but not quite. Have you seen my baby? Is he alright?"

Jiang Yuan replied truthfully, "Your baby is well. I’ve purified the murderous aura on him. I feared Liu Qiang would discover him, so I left the baby at my place to wait for you. Whenever you’re ready, I can bring the baby to you."

Liu Liting’s expression softened noticeably as she shook her head and quietly said, "Thank you, but I still need you to care for the baby for a while. My current evil energy is harmful to him. I prefer to deal with Liu Qiang first and then enter reincarnation with my baby."

"I have a question I’ve never figured out." Jiang Yuan was puzzled by how Liu Qiang could accurately have Jia Zongliang killed, so he quickly asked the ghost before him, "Can’t you enter police stations or detention centers? So how did Liu Qiang know Jia Zongliang’s whereabouts and allow you to kill him so smoothly?"

Liu Liting nodded affirmatively, "I can’t indeed enter detention centers, but he could coax Jia Zongliang to voluntarily leave.

You should know that raising Yin Fiends is costly, right?

Liu Qiang spent money as fast as he made it, and to maintain his lavish lifestyle, he had to come up with shady tricks.

Shortly after meeting, Jia Zongliang was targeted, Liu Qiang cast a curse on him, so when he needed money he’d chant an incantation, causing Jia Zongliang to feel anxious, suffer insomnia, and general discomfort without any diagnosable illness, then pretend to be a helpful friend by offering ’special medicine’.

Once he got the money, he’d stop, and Jia Zongliang’s ’illness’ would naturally heal.

He’d often send his little ghosts to harass others, then pretend to help them catch the ghost, scamming them for money. So when Liu Qiang had me wait outside the detention center, he used magic and incantations to send Jia Zongliang into a breakdown and hospitalization, allowing me to take action."