Chapter 214 - 214 212 Eye Trouble

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214: Chapter 212: Eye Trouble 214: Chapter 212: Eye Trouble “The young man possesses such abilities,” she wondered, “then why did he end up as the face-serving boy for that ill-tempered miss?” Once she confirmed that the ghost seal was harmless, the girl in light armor and blue clothes finally dismounted and approached, longsword in hand. “Did you capture this ghost?” Baili An nodded. At this moment, his hair and cheeks were still smeared with the fresh blood and flesh from where the old ghost had touched him. The broken and torn clothing on his chest was stained with mottled bloodstains, making it difficult to tell at a glance if he was injured. Lan Youdie frowned deeply in her heart, her disdain for Fang Geyu growing. Such a good-looking young man should have been properly nurtured. Being the young miss of Shifang City and allowing her own face-serving boy to take such risks was truly unromantic. “If there is a clue, you should just inform the city’s military,” Lan Youdie said, “and there will be those to take care of this ghost. Why should you act the hero? Are you injured?” Baili An replied, “I’m not injured. Since Miss Lan is here, this ghost will be left to you.” Lan Youdie’s expression turned odd. Did he not know that this old ghost Zhou Ruyan was a high bounty criminal wanted by the border city? If he took him to the city’s office for reporting, he could claim a substantial reward of Spirit Stones. Not mere mortal gold, but Spirit Stones, coveted and invaluable to every cultivator. He was so poor that he had sold his life to become a face-serving boy, yet he gave away such a chance for a hefty reward to someone else. He really must not understand the city’s rules. Lan Youdie also needed military merits to establish her authority, naturally, she wouldn’t be so foolish as to tell him these things. “Alright, no problem. Leave this old ghost to me. Tonight, um… you’ve also had a hard time.” Saying so, she eagerly took out a square gold-threaded cloth from her sleeve. Each corner of the cloth was weighted down with a Demon Suppressing Bead. She chanted an incantation and, with a flick of her hand, enveloped the old ghost along with his tongue into the cloth. The four beads were tightly bound, soon wrapping into a spherical bundle, bulging like a ball. She suppressed the excitement in her heart, having never imagined that just starting her duty tonight would land her such a big catch. This kid was simply her lucky star. “Alright, you’re not bad, kid. If there’s any trouble in the city in the future, come find me. If Fang Geyu can’t handle it, I’ll handle it for you.” No matter what, having taken such a big advantage from him, Lan Youdie ultimately viewed him a bit differently. Baili An said, “There is actually one matter I’d like to ask Miss Lan about.” Lan Youdie’s brows lifted gracefully, and she said generously, “Tell me about it.” Baili An asked, “Earlier, Miss Lan called that old ghost Zhou Ruyan. Do you know him?” Lan Youdie was stunned, not expecting that this young man, aside from capturing ghosts, was also so interested in the ghost’s origin. But this was not a major issue and there was no need to conceal it, so she patiently explained. It turned out that this Zhou Ruyan was a mortal resident of Xianling City a hundred years ago, not a native Fierce Ghost suppressed in the mountains, living an honest life in the city, making a living by fortune-telling. Zhou Ruyan had neither sons nor daughters, living a solitary but comfortable life. He should have been able to live peacefully and smoothly in Xianling City, a border town. But the pair of unique eyes he was born with brought him an unwarranted disaster. His eyes could see ghosts. Born with Yin Yang Eyes, he could discern the fortune and fate lines of mortals and Cultivators alike, capable of distinguishing both humans and ghosts. Yin Yang Eyes were a special kind of heterochromia, only the favored ones in ten thousand by the heavens could be fortunate enough to possess. There are two paths of yin and yang, and ghosts must stay apart. The ghost should return to where it belongs, invisible to most people. Spirit separate from form, each returning to the truth, beyond the discernment of ordinary human eyes. And the mortals of this world are the countless individuals who, even if born with a Spirit Root and capable of cultivation, if they haven’t yet left the mortal realm, will still be unable to see ghosts with their naked eyes. Only with the help of special Soul Summoning Arrays, or by wiping the eyes with ghost-dispelling talismanic power, can one see and suppress ghosts. If one is naturally endowed with Yin Yang Eyes and embarks on the path of cultivation, they will undoubtedly have shortcuts and advantages uncommon to others. Those with heterochromia were coveted by mortal cultivators for their extraordinary innate abilities. But the downfall was in having something of value and yet, not the power to defend it. Although Zhou Ruyan was born with Yin Yang Eyes, he lacked a Spirit Root and could not cultivate, which was truly regrettable. If he lived in a remote and small mortal village, making a living by fortune-telling, he would have peace. But he longed for the fame of Immortal City, traversed mountains and waterways, sought to enter the city, prostrated thrice and kowtowed nine times outside its gates, refusing to leave eventually led to his entry. Though it was the Outer City, the number of Cultivators with Spirit Roots in Immortal City was vast. Possessing a pair of eyes peculiar to mortals, the city’s Cultivators all sought to earn merit and fortune by suppressing ghosts from all directions. Inside the Inner City, there were three thousand Fierce Ghosts and Evil Spirits sealed, and places with dense yin energy. In the border town, new resentful ghosts not willing to depart always arose, causing trouble. Those who caught ghosts were deservedly rewarded. Later, a female cultivator accidentally discovered Zhou Ruyan’s natural Yin Yang Eyes. Her strength was not strong, and to better develop in the city, she plotted against Zhou Ruyan’s life, spreading rumors that he was possessed by a Fierce Ghost and needed to be expelled. She stole his eyes for her own use. Feeling guilty, she abandoned Zhou Ruyan’s body outside the city, lest the City Guards discover the truth. Zhou Ruyan died declaring his innocence, but being a lone man without wife or children, naturally, no one sought justice for him. It wasn’t until later that the female cultivator, with her unique Yin Yang Eyes, caught ghosts and solved cases, achieving extraordinary feats and ascending step by step to glory in the Inner City, what an honor. One man withered away to bones. One woman ascended to the Immortal City. Fate is always unfair. Zhou Ruyan’s soul refused to depart, turning into a newborn Fierce Ghost, wandering anxiously day after day, refusing to leave. Even as a ghostly spirit, his eyes empty blood holes, he screamed curses but because of his tainted reputation, he was expelled from the city. There are monuments in all directions, but how could he, a mere new ghost, alter his own fate? The injustices in the mortal world are countless. And how could he be the only one wrongfully dead? He was just one of the countless Yin ghosts in the Mortal World clinging to grievances, unwilling to disperse, like a slight puff in the great winds of ten thousand miles, unable to shake the wind’s course. Until one day, the Inner City female cultivator’s head was cracked open, finally getting a chance for a fortuitous encounter, allowing her to enter the temple of the Emperor, sweep incense ashes under the Divine Statue of the Empress, light candles and worship, listening to the divine music in tranquility. From that day on, the Inner City female cultivator was stripped of her City Guard status and banished beyond the distant mountains. And in a Nameless Tomb, a box containing the eyes, brought by an old priest from a mountain temple, was buried in the earth. The eyes were returned, but the dead could not come back to life. It wasn’t hard for Baili An to perceive that the intention of the Empress was actually for Zhou Ruyan to let go of his obsession and transcend life and death. But the stain was cleansed, and the eyes were restored. It made Zhou Ruyan’s obsession even more profound than before, with resentment deepening. He re-entered the border city, occasionally causing trouble, preying on the city’s women with cultivation, his methods incredibly cruel and vicious, gouging out eyes, and twisting bodies was the norm.

Chapter 214 - 214 212 Eye Trouble

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