Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 176 The Haunted House Mishap

Qiu Ci suddenly stood up, instantly releasing her divine sense to scan the entire haunted house, and immediately gasped.

She hadn't noticed it before, but now she realized that the entire dark room was filled with a dense, sinister aura, and even faint wisps of red malevolent energy were hidden within it. This was no haunted house; it was clearly a ghost cave.

Her heart sank, and she immediately rushed inside.

"Oh, you didn't buy a ticket..." The staff at the door instinctively tried to stop him, but then everything went blurry and the other person was nowhere to be seen.

It wasn't until she entered the haunted house that Qiu Ci felt the chilling aura around her. It was indeed true yin energy. Several figures were even faintly floating around her, their bodies shrouded in yin energy, making it impossible to see their specific appearances. These were real vengeful ghosts!

She grew even more anxious, and a quick scan with her divine sense revealed a familiar presence not far away. When she saw the situation of the group, her heart leaped into her throat.

Before them floated a vengeful ghost that was almost solidifying, its malevolent aura enveloping them. Its long, trailing hair obscured its face, and its pale, outstretched hands, with fingernails that grew rapidly in the wind, seemed about to poke the three trembling, huddled together in front of it.

"Stop!" Qiu Ci didn't care that there was still some distance between them, and immediately cast a spell.

The next moment, a white rainbow ripped through the haunted house, its dazzling light dispelling all the eerie atmosphere and striking the vengeful ghost that was attacking the group.

what! !

A scream rang out, and the vengeful ghost was instantly knocked away. Qiu Ci flashed and appeared in front of the four of them.

Then--

She was taken to the repair shop.

Autumn Farewell: "..."

Four people: "..."

The vengeful ghost: "..."

Repair and maintenance station: "..."

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"You dare to barge into a business premises without a ticket, assault staff, and damage amusement park facilities? You've got some nerve!" The law enforcement inspector slammed his hand on the table and pointed at Qiu Ci with the other, giving her a thorough dressing-down.

“But… there really are vengeful ghosts inside.” Qiu Ci was so scolded that she couldn’t lift her head and could only weakly reply.

"So what if it's a vengeful ghost? Can't vengeful ghosts work? Isn't it normal for there to be ghosts in a haunted house!" The inspector became even angrier, slamming his fist on the table. "You're a criminal suspect, are you going to discriminate based on your profession?"

"..." No, no one told her that the staff in the haunted house really were ghosts. Why is this the only difference between Blue Star and Earth?
“That was a perfectly good working ghost, always the top performer at the haunted house, finally earning enough for offerings, hoping to wash away his resentment and reincarnate as soon as possible. It wasn’t easy for him.” The inspector became more and more indignant as he spoke. “And you, without saying a word, almost scattered his soul. Do you know how heinous that is?”

"I'm sorry!" Qiu Ci sincerely admitted her mistake. She genuinely thought the other party was going to attack her; it was just a conditioned reflex.

“What’s the use of apologizing to me?” The inspector’s temper softened a bit after she admitted her mistake, but he still reminded her, “The people you really have to apologize to are the staff.” “Then… can I see that vengeful ghost?” she couldn’t help but ask.

"What else do you want to do?" The inspector asked warily. Although he had often received cases of tourists attacking staff after being frightened, this was the first time he had seen someone completely overturn the haunted house. He couldn't help but be more wary of the person.

"I have a technique for nourishing the soul, which might be able to help that ghost gentleman heal his injuries," Qiu Ci said earnestly. She did indeed know a technique for nourishing the soul.

The inspector hesitated for a moment, glanced at her, went out to ask something, and returned a while later to say that the other party agreed.

Soon, she was taken to another room and met the victim—no, the victim ghost.

The vengeful ghost was no longer the terrifying creature it had been in the haunted house. Its long, trailing hair was now carefully tied back, and its long fingernails were neatly trimmed. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that the ghost had died too young, so it looked quite young, still resembling a teenager. Qiu Ci felt even more guilty.

The victim sat obediently in the chair, and apart from his deathly pale face, he didn't look like a vengeful ghost. However, there was a large hole in his shoulder, as if something had pierced through it, causing his spirit to appear and disappear intermittently.

Upon seeing her enter, the boy visibly trembled, perhaps due to the injury on his shoulder, and shrank back in his chair.

“Be honest and properly seek their forgiveness,” the inspector warned.

"I'm sorry." Qiu Ci sincerely apologized. Although it was a misunderstanding, it was indeed her fault for beating the person without even knowing what had happened. If they hadn't been some distance away earlier, the other person's injuries might have been more serious. "How about... I help you repair your soul first?"

Seeing the huge hole in the other person's shoulder, Qiu Ci felt a pang of conscience.

"You... really know the art of soul nurturing?" The young ghost was still somewhat wary of her, but he still asked with hope. After all, there weren't many ghost cultivators like him on this continent, and even fewer who knew the art of soul nurturing. Usually, when they were injured, they could only wait for their souls to heal on their own.

This is why, even though he was angry that she had injured him for no reason, he was still willing to see her.

"Mm." Qiu Ci nodded seriously, stepped forward and stood in front of him. "Don't worry, I will heal you, very soon."

As she spoke, she immediately began to form hand seals, and in no time a magic circle appeared beneath the boy ghost's feet. The room, which had been relatively warm, suddenly turned cold, and wisps of yin energy flowed into the magic circle.

With a flick of his wrist, Qiu Ci gathered the Yin energy in the formation onto the opponent's left shoulder. Almost visibly, the previously empty space began to repair itself inch by inch until the emptiness disappeared and the soul was completely intact. The soul, which had been appearing and disappearing intermittently, immediately stabilized, and he even felt that it was more solid than before.

"Alright." For Qiu Ci, who could even live a second life, a simple soul-repairing spell was quite easy. She only set up the array first to make it more effective. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were a staff member before. I thought you were going to attack my student, so I injured you. How would you like me to compensate you?"

"Forget it!" The young ghost shrugged, looking much more relaxed, and didn't hold onto the matter.

"I still have to compensate you." Qiu Ci still felt a little guilty. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Didn't you want to cleanse your resentment and be reborn? I can teach you a ghost cultivation technique that can help you cultivate and clear your resentment. If you find it troublesome, or... I can send you directly to be reborn."

"What did you say?!" The boy's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes widened.

Even the inspector standing nearby stepped forward, exclaiming incredulously, "You can deliver the souls of the dead!"

"Yes...yes." Isn't that a very simple spell?