CHAPTER 207: CHAPTER 123 MADAME WHITE IMMORTAL, LADY XU

"Since you want to confess, then detail how you became an Immortal, how you took lives, and how you manipulated people!"

Seeing that Xu Qing was intent on killing, the female ghost’s spirit wavered and had to confess the truth.

As for the specifics, it all started last year, during the twelfth lunar month.

At that time, Chen Mancang used the Nightmare Technique to bewitch someone at Qushui Stockade and was seen by the woman in the red dress.

To be fair, this female ghost was not a genuine Immortal; she merely took over the incense offerings at Qushui Stockade’s vacant shrine, which had no real deities.

However, to become an Immortal, having a shrine isn’t enough. You need to gain the support of other Immortals as guarantors.

To legitimize her status, the red-dressed female ghost allied herself with other dismal Immortal halls in neighboring villages.

People always say ghosts are full of lies. This female ghost depicted her life miserably—the gambling father, deceased mother, ailing brother, and her own tragic young life...

With just a few words, she swayed the old ghosts, who reluctantly vouched for her, making her an Immortal at Qushui Stockade.

Xu Qing had seen sycophants before, but a flattering old ghost was a first.

Holding the House-Protecting Talisman, Xu Qing embodied Yama in the mortal world, judging the female ghost in front of the other Immortals.

Some of the Immortals wanted to intervene, but retreated at a glance from Xuan Yu.

Several Gray Immortals pulled back the dismal Immortal who tried to step forward.

"Good sir, I know I was wrong, please spare me this time..."

Seeing the dismal Immortal’s support, the female ghost felt emboldened and her ghostly eyes regained their flirtatious gaze.

Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed, and he decisively struck her with the House Protection Talisman. The next moment, her seductive gaze became clear.

After a shrill scream, the female ghost continued her confession obediently.

Having become a dismal Immortal, she did no good deeds. At night, she filled the villagers’ dreams with promises of wealth, luxury cars, and beautiful women if they made offerings to her.

At first, the villagers believed and her incense offerings flourished, but when their wishes weren’t granted, they stopped making offerings.

Having grown accustomed to the offerings, the sudden cessation upset her.

If you’re unkind, don’t blame me for being unrighteous!

That day, Chen Mancang used the Nightmare Technique to lure a child outside the village and turn them into a lamb.

Not only did the red-dressed ghost do nothing to stop it, but she also followed with malicious thoughts of revenge against the villagers and desires for the lambs.

Without incense offerings, she had to continue somehow. If the villagers wouldn’t offer, she would consume human essence and spirits to grow her powers.

But how could she harm the villagers and get lambs at the same time?

The female ghost pondered and finally had a wicked idea.

She decided to be a broker.

What is a broker? A middleman who introduces jobs to people.

She happened to know the old nun at the Child-Giving Temple needed children, and the lambs from the shepherd would be perfect.

The female ghost rejoiced at the idea, thinking she had found a way to spoil the villagers while getting lambs for free.

The shepherd, persuaded by the female ghost, seemed like a client encountering a prostitute and immediately promised her a lamb as an introduction fee.

Broker ghost, shepherd, Child-Giving Temple...

This entire dark industry chain was established by this female ghost sitting here.

...

In the clearing of the forest, all the Immortals were silent.

The red-dressed female ghost continued to confront Xu Qing:

"Without me connecting the dots, the Child-Giving Temple wouldn’t have asked the shepherd for lambs, he wouldn’t have abducted so many lambs... Without me, you wouldn’t have done so many good deeds today and earned so much incense."

The female ghost didn’t notice Xu Qing’s increasingly cold gaze.

She wasn’t trying to manipulate Xu Qing; she was clearly provoking the Zombie before her, accumulating its anger.

"A little incense from stepping out is barely enough. Without troubles, how would the villagers think of us Immortals?"

"Only when they face imminent danger will they offer us incense..."

"Shut up!"

Xu Qing reached out and grabbed the female ghost’s neck, then surveyed the surrounding Immortals.

The old bearded Immortal shivered and spoke first: "Nonsense! What is an Immortal? Accumulating merit and aiding the world is what makes an Immortal."

"The rules passed down state even Galloping Immortal Disciples can only accept enough to feed themselves. How could we, Immortals, violate divine laws to do such dirty deeds...

At this moment, an observing Python Immortal slithered out of the woods.

The fishy wind and demonic fog spread, and a cold female voice came from the white python:

"Nurturing bandits to increase power and deceive for divine power is the work of false temples. If you’re unafraid of losing all your merit, feel free to try."

"White Immortal..."

The Immortals all turned and bowed.

Xu Qing glanced around and saw the faint shadow of the huge serpent in the mist. As he looked at the white python, she looked back at him.

Her lantern-like vertical pupils paused on him briefly, and her tone softened significantly.

"Thank you for eliminating the evildoer, saving the people, and unveiling the truth to remove this disgraceful Immortal..."