Thriller Night Talk

Chapter 115: Her Three Souls and Seven Spirits Are Missing

Translator-Rhapsodite

Editor- Koneko, Proofreader-Ghostie

Bei Quan wore a black pullover sweatshirt with the hood pulled up, which covered his chestnut colored hair and snow-white cheeks. He carefully and quietly slipped away silently into the early morning night, just like a ghost who wanders the streets at midnight.

Five minutes later, he was standing at the entrance of the alleyway where he had set up a magical array.

The building where the “Sāntúchuān” broadcasting company was located was a dilapidated and dangerous building, but it was unique in itself.

Two layers of magical array were laid around the building.

The first layer was for living in the Yang world.

It could make people unknowingly lose their sense of direction and fall into the situation of ghost hitting the wall.

The second layer was used to deal with non-human objects, especially those “beings” with deep Yin energy.

It was more like a barrier that separates Yin and Yang, making it difficult for ordinary ghosts and spirits to approach.

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, the two-and-a-half-storey building where the “Sāntúchuān” broadcasting company was located, did not actually exist.

Had it not been for Wei Fuyuan’s natural gifts of merit and virtues, his mastery of spells, or just his will of dedication to find his way back, then he would not have seen the shadow of the little building– even if he had the exact address clasped in his hands.

As for those “things” on the other side, those with a slightly lower cultivation base could not get close to the “Sāntúchuān” at all, they could only wander back and forth outside the magical array.

Bei Quan thought of the mud doll that was inside the cabinet drawer which split into two pieces, and curled his lips upwards with a cold smile.

Obviously, there was another “unexpected guest” here tonight.

Although this uninvited guest couldn’t get in through the main door, it didn’t give up on trying to destroy their array to find any way possible to infiltrate and invade.

Unfortunately, after some time, only one of the four eyes of the Kui Lou Pleiades Constellation was destroyed.

Bei Quan soon found who the “uninvited visitor” was that tried to break in.

Sure enough, it was Xu Lei, whom he had been expecting all evening.

Or should he say, it was Xu Lei’s disembodied living soul, that was, her “Spirit of Words”?

“Alas.”

Bei Quan sighed to himself regretfully before speaking to the spirit that seemed to be carrying out her own “wish” unconsciously.

“It’s a pity that you chose to go down the wrong path.”

It wasn’t Xu Lei’s wish to hurt people by talking spiritually by any means. Bei Quan had planned to let the girl go and hand her over to the more professional “Special Seven Field Service” to deal with.

Unfortunately, people were selfish and self-centred, only thinking about themselves and their own needs.

Xu Lei had already made a big mistake, thinking not about how to atone, but subconsciously believing that as long as the insider was killed, no one would know about what she had done.

She has the “Spirit of Words”, the ability to turn her own words into reality, which she could control.

So, her “wish” turned into a “precognitive dream”.

In the dream world, her living soul left her body again to look for Wei Fuyuan, whom she had failed to kill last time.

“Xu Lei” had now finally sensed the presence of Bei Quan behind her and she slowly turned around to face him directly.

In the state of a living soul, her face was beautiful, with her eyebrows and eyes indifferent. She gave off the appearance of being cold, as if she was not a living person, but just an ignorant, and bloodless ice sculpture.

Bei Quan narrowed his eyes and quietly pondered to himself as to what he should do with Xu Lei.

Whilst still wounded, he felt that dealing with such an immature “Spirit of Words”, would not be too difficult and this challenge would be a simple task, especially from the other encounters he had experienced in the past.

But, Xu Lei was after all a living person, a young girl. Even if she had directly ended several lives, and wanted to kill his precious Xiao Wei, he still could not directly beat someone to death.

His hand was already tainted with karma, Bei Quan did not wish to incur any more sins for nothing.

He couldn’t just let her go though.

Xu Lei’s “Spirit of Words” would become more and more powerful as time went on.

Even if she was just simply handed over to the “Special Seven Field Service”, what if one day she fell asleep and ran out unconsciously to trouble his Xiao Wei again?

Bei Quan frowned as his pondering deepened.

——The soul can’t be detained in the Lost God Banner.

Although confining the soul seemed to be the safest method at present, the problem was that once the soul was detained, Xu Lei’s body would fall into a coma from which she wouldn’t awaken for a long time, and would rapidly weaken.

As a result, the family would see her body lying there motionless, with her health not improving. They may even decide to agree for her tubes and plugs to be pulled, in turn causing Xu Lei to die.

Bei Quan looked at “Xu Lei” who was silently confronting him, twisting his eyebrows deeper as he thought and watched closely.

——The first thing he must do is capture the soul.

Bei Quan made up his mind.

Tomorrow morning, he will take her soul and find the group of “Special Seven Field Service”, forcing them to settle this matter immediately.

Without a moment’s thought, he flipped his wrist and summoned the Qingguang Vientiane Brush. As per his typical practice, he cut his fingers and used his own blood as ink to draw up the talisman.

There was only Bei Quan and Xu Lei, one person and one soul. They stood at the entrance of the alleyway, but even with the occasional passers-by, they were not noticed, not even with a glance from the corner of their eyes.

Xu Lei’s living soul was so preoccupied and determined by the task at hand, it could not think rationally like a normal person. The only goal was to find Wei Fuyuan and exterminate him.

She just fixed her gaze at Bei Quan, watching his movements and actions, to determine whether he was a threat or not to herself.

Now was the best chance for Bei Quan to capture her with the rune.

However, just when Bei Quan’s rune was short by a rune, Xu Lei’s living soul suddenly flashed. In the next second, it disappeared suddenly like green smoke vaporizing in the air.

Bei Quan: “……”

——What just happened?

He wiped away the spell that he was about to draw, and his expression took on a rare hint of confusion.

——Why did Xu Lei’s living soul suddenly leave?

———————–

Wednesday, August 4, 6:02 a.m.

Wei Fuyuan slept soundly on Bei Quan’s bed.

When the sun rose, he did not need an alarm clock. He consciously woke up, only to find that the previous night didn’t have any vivid dreams. This quality of sleep was simply too good to be true.

Wei Fuyuan looked at Bei Quan who was lying beside him. His heart immediately felt soft and sweet, and for the first time, he experienced the joy of being in love.

He could not bear to wake up his sleeping companion, so he lowered his head and gave his lover a shallow peck on the cheek. He quietly got up, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then went out for a morning run.

Since his parents had cut him off financially, he was very poor. Wei Fuyuan had not been to the gym for a while, since general fitness and fighting classes were very expensive.

However, Xiao Wei realized that he was now a person with a family, and the best way to show his best side in front of his sweetheart, was to be a high-quality Xiao Gong. If he wanted to be seen this way, he couldn’t neglect exercise and let his good figure go out of shape.

Wei Fuyuan consciously ran around the street park for eight kilometers and did two hundred pull-ups on the bar. After feeling that he did his usual amount of exercise for the day, he bought breakfast for two and walked all the way back to “Sāntúchuān”.

Before he entered the office, he bumped into Bei Quan at the door who was about to leave.

“Hey?”

Wei Fuyuan immediately noticed Bei Quan was wearing all black, with a matching black umbrella that was hanging from the crook of his elbow. With a suitcase clutched in his hand, Wei Fuyan knew that his lover was going out to do some business.

——But it’s only 8:30 in the morning. Why is Bei Quan going out now?

Wei Fuyuan hurriedly reached out to stop him, “Where are you going? What are you going to do?”

Bei Quan turned his head and looked at him. His face did not bring a smile, but looked very serious, “You’re just in time, Xiao Wei. You’re coming with me.”

Wei Fuyuan tilted his head to the side, some shock and confusion could be heard in his voice, “Where to?”

Bei Quan’s eyebrows converged, “To the funeral home.”

The cab stopped at the entrance of Xinghe’s Funeral Hall in Feng Xīngchéng City, and Bei Quan led Wei Fuyuan to the mortuary.

There were already staff waiting outside, and once Bei Quan revealed his identity, the staff escorted them inside.

Inside the morgue stood a tall man with a beard, Wei Fuyuan felt that the other party looked familiar, but could not recall exactly from where or when.

“Hello.”

Bei Quan went over and shook hands with the bearded man.

The noble young master Wei Fuyuan then remembered that two months ago, when they escaped from the fragmented space of the Xuanmen Village, it was this man who led a team to clean up their mess and deal with the aftermath.

Wei Fuyuan remembered that the bearded man called himself “Special Seven Field Service”, but when he later asked Bei Quan what the abbreviation of “Special Seven Field Service” was, he was dismissed, and told that “Children shouldn’t rub their noses where it is not needed.”

The bearded man did not waste any time on unnecessary pleasantries and led the two to the cooler, pulling open one of the compartments.

In the cabinet, lay a body covered with a white cloth. From their outline, Wei Fuyuan judged that it belonged to a petite woman.

The white cloth was lifted by the “Special Seven Field Service”, and Wei Fuyuan instantly exhaled a loud gasp.

——How could this be possible?!

Wei Fuyuan lost his voice and exclaimed.

“Xu Lei… How did she die!?”

“The fatal wound is here.”

The bearded man gently moved the girl’s face to the side and lifted up her loose and disheveled hair, revealing her left temple.

A black spot the size of a little fingernail was evidently apparent on Xu Lei’s side.

“A one hit kill.”

The bearded man spoke calmly? in a low tone.

“This method is sophisticated and ruthless. It’s obviously the work of a ‘professional’.”

Even though Wei Fuyuan had practised fighting for quite a long time, he could not figure out for a moment what weapon would have caused the black spot.

But, he did not immediately pour out his doubts, and just listened carefully to the conversation happening between the two other gentlemen.

The bearded man told Bei Quan and Wei Fuyuan that this morning, Xu Lei’s Aunt had knocked on the girl’s door to get her up for breakfast. She did not hear a response, so she opened the door herself and walked inside, only to find the girl lying on the bed, flat on her back with her eyes wide open. She was found not breathing.

Xu Lei’s family immediately called the police.

The police soon arrived and made a preliminary survey of the scene.

The windows and all room doors were closed properly, without any traces of intrusion by outsiders, and with no obvious fatal injuries that could be found on the girl. The police then considered that Xu Lei may have died of an acute illness and sent the person to the funeral home to await the follow-up investigation.

At this point, Bei Quan spoke up.

“Her three souls and seven spirits are missing.”

The bearded man pointed to the top of the girl’s head and gestured for Bei Quan to touch it.

Bei Quan did not wear gloves and went straight to work, probing and groping around for a brief moment, before he found a small hollow on Xu Lei’s skull.

The bearded man asserted.

“This should have been made at the time of death from a magical weapon like iron nails.”

“I see.”

Bei Quan nodded his head.

“This was done to completely detain her Three Souls and Seven Spirits.”

He furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice.

“It seems that apart from us, there are certain people who have also discovered Xu Lei’s special ability…”