Chapter 87 Part 2
Resentment could create vengeful ghosts, like Nie Wei, and attachment could create equally powerful spirits.
Even Yin messengers wouldn’t want to deal with such entities.
[Continue living as a corpse, controlled by a Gu worm, or be cremated, a wandering ghost… how to choose?]
[Perhaps Doctor Wu, with his underworld connections, can call a few Yin messengers and drag her away?]
[I wonder how Heaven rewards meritorious souls… a better next life? But that’s not what they want, isn’t it? The compensation seems… inadequate.]
Lai Jun floated in, ‘I can ask my colleagues, even those two from Beijing, we can just tie her up and drag her to the underworld, it’s just in this town anyway.’
With dozens of soul-snatching ropes, even the most powerful ghost wouldn’t escape.
Wu Heng’s phone vibrated, a message from Yuan Song, who must be watching the live stream.
[NoMoreLongDistance: Doctor Wu, I can help for free, but Senior 014 met his quota, he’s on a four-day vacation by the River of Forgetfulness, he won’t be back.]
Wu Heng looked at Lai Jun, surprised, he was actually willing to help with difficult cases now? Growth.
He noticed the number on his lantern had changed to 88. A double-digit ranking, quite a promotion.
Wu Heng asked in the underworld language, ‘Can you even drag such a powerful spirit to the underworld? And can she even cross the Naihe Bridge? There are countless souls trapped there. Doesn’t the underworld have a solution for this?‘
Liu Jianguo’s wife had been trapped there, only released when her family was reunited.
And Teacher Zhou, a meritorious person, in life and in death, did she deserve such a fate?
Even animals had a more peaceful journey.
Teachers were revered in the underworld, they even had reincarnation priority.
Su Da Yi, hidden in its dog bed, grooming its fur, commented, ‘So disrespectful.’
Lai Jun: ‘…’
He couldn’t do it then.
‘I was worried she might become a mindless monster, harming people, he said defensively.
Then he turned to Chen Zhao, ‘Where’s You Jin?’
Chen Zhao, pointing outside, unable to speak the underworld language, mouthed the words, “Picking up Middle Wu.”
Zhou Yi, bewildered, “Xiao Heng, what are they talking about? What happened to Sister Zhou?”
Since she wasn’t much older than them and easygoing, his classmates called her “Sister Zhou.”
Wu Heng, ignoring him, seeing the netizens debating the options, turned to Zhou Fenghua gently, “Teacher Zhou, how do you want to proceed?”
Zhou Fenghua thought for a moment, “The dead have their place, if I’m dead, then I’ll be a ghost.”
She didn’t know what the Gu worm would do with her body later, but she could prevent that now.
She had watched Wu Heng’s free clinic, those patients all afflicted by Yin qi. If she became a ghost, lingering at the school, her students might be affected too?
Like Zhou Yi, the school’s only hope for Tsinghua or Peking University, what if he got sick? Even with a friend like Wu Heng, treatment took time, physical pain and emotional trauma…
“If I become a powerful ghost because of my attachment, and scare the children, please ask the spirit medium to confine me,” she said, having seen the witch from their village once, a dark pot in her hand, whispering about capturing something inside, telling them to stay away.
Being trapped in darkness was better than harming her students.
Wu Heng’s throat tightened, he was speechless, at twenty-five, girls in big cities were still pampered by their parents.
[No! She deserves better! Isn’t being imprisoned for villains?]
[Can’t she just take the college entrance exam tomorrow and fulfill her wish?!]
[That would be cruel to this year’s students, losing six months of preparation time.]
[Why is this even her responsibility? So foolish!]
Zhou Fenghua patted Zhou Yi’s shoulder, her voice gentle but firm, looking at him, his eyes red-rimmed. “Leaving this small town isn’t easy, I want to help them, clear their path…”
Let the knowledge flow freely, let these young lives sail towards their dreams.
These children, small-town students striving for a better future, just like her, she understood.
Zhou Fenghua, her gaze unwavering, “Doctor Wu, please give me the prescription.”
Wu Heng sighed and wrote the prescription, then went to the pharmacy. “It’s an insect repellent, I’ll have someone deliver it.”
Zhou Yi thought it would be him and said, sniffling, “I can bring it to school tomorrow.”
Wu Heng, preparing the medicine, replied, “No need, Zhou Yi. I have someone here who needs to lose weight, some exercise. But you’re not allowed to let him ride your scooter.”
He knew Mother Zhou bought an electric scooter for him, what exercise would that be?
Su Da Yi popped its head out of the dog bed, listening intently.
It turned to the little white snake. ‘He’s not talking about me, right? It’s you, Little White, right?‘
Da Bai was incredulous. ‘?’
‘Look at yourself, then look at me! Are you sure?‘
Besides, Da Bai knew Su Da Yi was a bully, it would pick on him instead of Xi Xi, even though he was the Well Dragon King, so what?
Su Da Yi said firmly, ‘You’re going!’
Wu Heng, while preparing the medicine, explained to Zhou Fenghua, “You don’t have to ingest it, just apply it externally, to your chest area.”
He didn’t mention her internal organs were practically gone, how could she even ingest it?
“Come back for a follow-up consultation after applying it.”
Zhou Fenghua, although confused, thanked him.
[A follow-up? After getting rid of the Gu, becoming a powerful ghost…?]
[Is this external pest control? My pets get topical treatment, does this mean we don’t have to worry about bug bites anymore?]
[A follow-up means there’s still hope? I still believe in karma and good things happening to good people.]
Wu Heng, ignoring the comments, checked the time. “That’s all for today, everyone.”
His father should be arriving soon, and it was time for Shi Xuan’s evening self-study.
He ended the stream.
At the Nan Nuo village entrance
Wu Su, on You Jin’s scooter, was stopped. “Are you Doctor You Jin from Chengde Medical Clinic?”
You Jin stopped, turned, and saw the courier with several packages. “These are for Doctor Wu.”
As You Jin took the packages, placing them on Wu Su’s suitcase, he felt a jolt, like an electric shock, losing control of the scooter as it tipped over.
“Hey, be careful!” Wu Su cried, jumping off.
You Jin, staring at the courier, “Do you have… static cling?”
The courier looked confused. “Doesn’t cardboard insulate against electricity?”
You Jin, helping him right the scooter, “Perhaps my skin is too dry… Thanks.”
The courier smiled shyly, “Doctor You Jin, I saw Doctor Wu was busy with his free clinic today, can you tell him I want a consultation tomorrow? I’m off.”
You Jin agreed, turning to Wu Su, “Uncle, get on!”
Wu Su shook his head repeatedly, “No, I’m not riding with you anymore. I’ll walk, you can just bring my luggage.”
You Jin, not worried that Wu Su would get lost, drove off.
Wu Su walked towards the village, admiring the changes, the village developing nicely under the chief’s leadership. He even saw tourists enjoying street food, some recognizing him and asking for photos.
After a few photos, thinking it would be too slow, he took a shortcut.
Walking down a stone path, he saw a tall figure with a schoolbag. Familiar.
He hurried over, grabbed him, and, seeing his face under the moonlight, exclaimed in shock, “Old Man Shi didn’t have twins, did he?!”
Recognizing Shi Xuan, his surprise intensified, “Shi Xuan, what are you doing here?”
He didn’t seem to have dropped out of school. But Nan Nuo village was thousands of miles from Beijing!
And Old Man Shi had asked him to withdraw Shi Xuan from school, which he hadn’t done, and Mr. Shi would definitely have known if he transferred to another school.
Shi Xuan, looking towards Chengde Medical Clinic, “I’m going home.”
Wu Su, following his gaze, was even more stunned. “That’s your home? Then where’s my home?!”
“We have the same home, father-in-law :)”