Chapter 290

Chapter 290: Sister Sister

Jiang Liu Bin also looked over. Not only him: Marquis Wu’an’s heir apparent and the bodyguard beside him looked too, but unlike Jiang Liu Bin, they weren’t checking Yu Zhi Yi’s reaction; they just looked confused.

Yu Zhi Yi had just talked on and on about someone else’s life, but to them it sounded like a wild tale. After all, they could not see Yang Tian Fang.

Catching their odd expressions, Yu Zhi Yi asked: “Want to see a ghost?”

The heir apparent suddenly remembered what happened in the Black Inn and shivered. The other man asked curiously: “Do ghosts really exist?”

Yu Zhi Yi smiled and swept her fingers lightly across their eyes. The two of them saw a flash of white, and when her hand moved away, their view had changed.

The clear day had turned gloomy. The source of that gloom came from not far away: a strange male… ghost?

How could they be sure it was a male ghost and not a man?

Because the ghost still bore the state of his death. His chest had a gaping hole, blood pouring down in sheets. A normal person with such a wound would already be dead. This male ghost, though, only looked pale, with blank white eyes without pupils, and showed no other sign of pain.

Most important of all, he was floating.

The heir apparent had seen a ghost once before, so although he jumped, he managed to steady himself. The guard, however, was terrified. Pointing at the bloody figure, his lips shook as he stammered: “G-g-g-ghost!”

Jiang Liu Bin stayed silent, thinking: [I guess I kept my cool. As expected of me.]

Watching the frightened guard, Yu Zhi Yi hesitated, then asked: “Do you want me to close your Yin-Yang Eyes?”

The guard swallowed and said: “No need.” He was scared, but it looked like Official Yu could handle this ghost; [honestly, this is kind of thrilling.]

Yu Zhi Yi thought for a moment, then said: “All right.” She ignored the guard after that. His yang energy was strong. Even if he picked up a little yin energy, he would be fine. A few hours of sunlight later would do the trick.

She looked back at Yang Tian Fang and said: “That young miss cursed you in the name of her life. A blood curse like that is almost unbreakable. Even I can’t undo it easily. All right, go reincarnate.”

As she spoke, she waved her hand. A talisman slapped onto Yang Tian Fang’s chest, scattering the obsession binding him. Then she opened the Ghost Gate and tossed Yang Tian Fang inside.

The instant the black, ancient-looking Ghost Gate appeared, Jiang Liu Bin, the heir apparent, and the guard all felt their scalps tingle and their hearts tremble.

Jiang Liu Bin began to speak, but before he could finish with “Th-th-th-that is…,” a thick black iron chain shot out from within. The hook at its end caught Yang Tian Fang with perfect aim, and in a blink he was dragged through the Ghost Gate.

Jiang Liu Bin blanched and didn’t dare say another word. For some reason, he felt a pair of icy eyes on him, as if the moment he spoke again, he would be hooked and yanked into that lightless Ghost Gate too.

Soon, the gate closed.

All three of them remained stunned.

Jiang Liu Yi and Chen Xin Yue arrived almost at the same time as Jiang Liu Yun. The first thing they saw were three ashen, empty faces.

Chen Xin Yue asked with concern: “Liu Bin, and you two big brothers, what happened to you?”

The three still didn’t react.

Chen Xin Yue turned to Yu Zhi Yi and asked: “Sister, what did you do to them? Why do they look like their souls are gone?”

Without even looking at her, Yu Zhi Yi snapped her fingers. The three men jerked like clockwork figures kicked into motion and came back to themselves.

Jiang Liu Bin suddenly broke into excitement and said: “Sister, ghosts are real!”

The heir apparent had watched the Ghost Gate open and the Soul-Hooking Chain drag the unlucky ghost inside. Once his first fear faded, only excitement remained.

Chen Xin Yue’s face stiffened. What had he just called that little wretch? Sister? Even with all her careful scheming, she almost lost control of her expression.

Jiang Liu Yi gave Chen Xin Yue a mild glance, then went to Yu Zhi Yi’s side and asked softly: “What happened?”

Yu Zhi Yi briefly explained about the unlucky ghost, then added: “The mastermind buried his bones near the Heaven-Climbing Steps to use his resentment and bad luck against the Martial Alliance. Now that he has gone to reincarnate and the bad luck on his bones has been purified, the bad luck and yin energy at the Heaven-Climbing Steps have dispersed too.”

Jiang Liu Yun looked at her with shining eyes and said: “As expected of sister.”

A second voice chimed in: “Yes, sister is amazing!”

Jiang Liu Yun thought he misheard. He turned toward the voice and asked: “What are you going on about?” This brat had looked down on sister before and kept belittling her. Why the sudden change of heart? Could it be… He grew wary, thinking: [He must have seen sister’s skills, started worshiping her, and now wants to steal sister away. No way!]

He snorted and said to Jiang Liu Bin: “I still like you better when you’re unruly.”

Jiang Liu Bin ignored him and looked eagerly at Yu Zhi Yi, saying: “Sister, I was a jerk the last two days. I apologize. Please don’t hold it against me.”

As the youngest in Alliance Leader Jiang’s household, his position at home was very secure. Though his two siblings weren’t hot-tempered, they could press him flat whenever he acted out. Over time, he had picked up a useful habit: he bowed to those he respected. For people he didn’t recognize, he never lowered his head, no matter what.

Yu Zhi Yi felt nothing for this convenient brother and wasn’t the forgiving type. She ignored his olive branch and waved for her own brothers to leave with her.

When Jiang Liu Bin tried to follow, Jiang Liu Yun flashed in front of him and said: “Have some shame. You disrespected my sister before. Now that you’ve seen her skills, you want to cozy up to her? Pah!”

Jiang Liu Bin looked crushed. He hadn’t known this sister was so powerful. And this kind of power wasn’t the same as what most people imagined. Ordinary experts in the martial world could hurt or kill, but aside from a few who used poison or gu, most couldn’t kill without a trace. Mystic arts practitioners were different.

Mystic arts practitioners could subdue ghosts. That opened the door to many indescribable methods, especially being able to throw open the Ghost Gate. What a divine ability.

Chen Xin Yue asked gently: “Liu Bin, are you all right?” She had watched Jiang Liu Bin turn into a flatterer for the person she hated most. Though resentment churned inside her, her face showed only worry as she said: “Sister was lost outside for eighteen years. She must have suffered a lot. It’s understandable if her temper is a bit bad. Please don’t be angry with her.” She seemed to speak for Yu Zhi Yi, but she was secretly hinting that Yu Zhi Yi had a bad temper and poor manners.