Chapter 24: Recollection

“Low-level ghost creature—Dismembering Ghost killed. Gained 98 soul points.”

A message appeared in Li Si’s mind, giving him a sudden feeling of striking it rich. This was the most soul points he had gained in this world.

“Ah!!!” The boy standing in front of him turned around, his eyes blood-red as he stared at the murderer who had killed his mother, seeming about to pounce.

“Restrain him,” Li Si was still thinking about what the Dismembering Ghost had just said to him. Seeing the boy staring at him so fiercely, he ordered the Beheaded Ghost to restrain him, to avoid any trouble.

As soon as he gave the order, a deathly green shadow quickly wrapped around the boy, leaving only his head exposed, howling at the human and ghost.

Li Si looked at the constantly howling boy, walked up close, and placed his hand on the boy’s head. With a thought, a message appeared in his mind.

Womb Ghost [Half-Human Half-Ghost Half-Monster]

Ghost Level: Low-level ghost creature

Abilities: Human Nature; Etherealization; Spirit Light;

Current Relationship: Not contracted.

Soul Strength: 5

Womb Ghost: In a state between life and death, protected by its mother’s deception, combined with soul force invasion, becoming a half-human half-ghost half-monster form.

Human Nature: Possesses human nature, intelligence not eroded by soul force, preserves consciousness.

Etherealization: A basic ability of ethereal ghost creatures, mundane weapons cannot harm him.

Spirit Light: People around him think faster, learn things easily, intelligence slowly increases.

Li Si was amazed that this boy was actually a half-human half-ghost half-monster thing, and moreover, the Spirit Light skill could actually increase others’ intelligence.

Seeing this, Li Si didn’t hesitate and immediately contracted with the Womb Ghost.

After signing the contract, the boy’s gaze towards him softened. He stopped crying and fussing, and even actively rubbed his head against Li Si’s palm.

“Do you want to view the Dismembering Ghost’s memories?” A message entered Li Si’s mind. He focused his thoughts and chose to view them, wanting to know the ins and outs of what happened at the Zhang mansion.

After choosing to view, Li Si’s vision went dark, and he found himself in front of the main gate of the Zhang mansion.

At this time, a middle-aged man was escorting a young woman towards the Zhang mansion.

“My dear, this Landlord Zhang is generous. As long as you give yourself to him, we can live a good life,” the big man was speaking softly to the woman, comforting her.

This woman’s appearance was very similar to Madam Zhang Guo’s, but her skin wasn’t as good as Madam Zhang Guo’s, much more ordinary in comparison.

But Li Si knew this person was Madam Zhang Guo, because only now did her eyes have that brightness.

Li Si also recognized the big man. He was Butcher Gao. Previously, the butcher business in Fengmen County wasn’t just Butcher Yu’s family, but shared between Butcher Gao and Butcher Yu’s families.

However, Butcher Gao’s business wasn’t as good as Butcher Yu’s, and later he got into trouble and was arrested, leading to Butcher Yu’s family dominating the business.

Now, hearing what Butcher Gao was saying, Li Si clenched his fists tightly, wanting to rush up and beat him. He had never seen such a disgusting person, actually forcing his wife to give herself to someone else.

But reason told him that these were things that had already happened, and he had no power to change them now.

“Ah!” Butcher Gao suddenly cried out in pain, his hand releasing Madam Zhang Guo’s mouth.

Butcher Gao looked at his bloody palm in disbelief and angrily shouted, “You bitch, you dare bite me.”

“Ptui,” Madam Zhang Guo spat a mouthful of bloody saliva onto Butcher Gao’s face, her eyebrows furrowed as she glared at him, gritting her teeth, “You spineless thing, what skill is there in making money by selling your wife? If you dare take me in there, I’ll definitely kill you when I get back.”

Hearing Madam Zhang Guo say this, Butcher Gao became even angrier. He slapped her face and scolded furiously, “You woman, what’s wrong with earning some silver for our family? You’re nothing but a cheap whore!”

“I was the one who redeemed you from the brothel. Now you’re just returning to your old trade, and the money is more than ten times what you made before. You should be happy.”

Hearing Butcher Gao’s words, Madam Zhang Guo’s face suddenly turned pale, tears slowly flowing from her eyes. Those once bright eyes immediately began to darken.

“Hehe, let’s go. Let me go, I’ll go in myself,” Madam Zhang Guo laughed coldly, her voice devoid of any emotion. She broke free from the somewhat panicked Butcher Gao’s embrace and walked towards the Zhang mansion.

“Qian’er, I misspoke. My foul mouth,” Butcher Gao followed behind Madam Zhang Guo, smiling apologetically while lightly slapping his own face, “Just treat it like I farted. Don’t mind my foul mouth.”

“Gao Shan,” Madam Zhang Guo turned her head, saying neither coldly nor warmly, “You’re right. I, Guo Qian, am just a cheap person born in a brothel. My body has long been dirty, so I don’t mind this once. But think carefully, what kind of man are you?”

At this point, the world began to blur, everything becoming hazy and indistinct.

“You killed her! You actually killed her!!!” A terrified shout came, and the world before Li Si’s eyes slowly became clear again.

Li Si turned his head to look. The one who had just shouted was Butcher Gao from earlier. Now he was pointing at Landlord Zhang, who was leisurely drinking tea at the stone table, like a frightened little wife.

At this time, Madam Zhang Guo’s corpse lay nearby, her face pale, with obvious hand-shaped bruises on her neck.

“What are you panicking about?” Landlord Zhang seemed a bit impatient and said lazily, “It’s just a prostitute who died, what are you afraid of?”

“Then… then what should we do?” Butcher Gao was sweating profusely, seeming at a loss.

“Aren’t you a butcher? Sell her as pork. Then report to the yamen that she ran off with another man. Naturally, it will be treated as if nothing happened,” Landlord Zhang chuckled, proposing a cruel solution.

“What about my money?” Butcher Gao glared at Landlord Zhang, hunching his body, his hands and feet trembling a bit.

“I’ll give you double,” Landlord Zhang took a light sip of tea, smiling disdainfully.

Hearing Landlord Zhang say this, Butcher Gao’s hands and feet stopped trembling. His eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily, “Then it’s settled. I’ve wanted to kill this cheap woman for a long time.”

As he was about to pick up Zhang Qian, Landlord Zhang suddenly said, “Before you take her away, remember to cut off some pieces. My dogs haven’t eaten yet.”

“Good… good…” Butcher Gao hurriedly agreed upon hearing this.

Li Si’s brows furrowed tightly. He suddenly remembered what crime Butcher Gao had committed back then. This guy had been caught selling human flesh.

Fortunately, he was discovered just as he started selling, and Zhang Qian’s body was preserved and buried.

It was said that after Butcher Gao was arrested, he couldn’t withstand the conditions in prison, got infected, fell seriously ill, and died.

At this moment, Li Si’s vision went dark again, and he found himself in a graveyard.