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Chapter 212 is so dedicated!

On a dark and windy night, he was all alone, yet he was a handsome and valiant young man brimming with masculine energy.

Given this situation, Lin Yu didn't believe that the female ghosts of Lanruo Temple would remain silent.

Sure enough, not long after, he sensed a chilling ghostly aura ahead.

Lin Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately took a step forward, following the scent.

Before we even got close, we could hear the soft rustling of water splashing through the trees ahead.

...Could it be a scene of seduction while wet?
Lin Yu's heart stirred, and he immediately summoned mist to disguise it as sweat. Then, he pretended to be covered in sweat and wanted to take a bath, and hurriedly headed towards the direction from which the sound of splashing water came.

Sure enough, the moment he saw the pool in the woods, the beautiful figure in the water seemed to have planned it with him, and just happened to emerge.

"Crash!"

Amidst the splashing water, a woman with long, flowing hair appeared before Lin Yu.

The woman was dressed in white gauze, with a pure and innocent appearance, like a white lotus blooming in the water. Her long, cascading hair was wet with water, forming strands that clung to her fair and smooth skin.

The white gauze was soaked through and clung tightly to her skin.

With Lin Yu's eyesight, he could naturally see the slender figure underwater, with its prominent breasts and buttocks on full display.

'It looks good; they even used moonlight to make the skin appear more radiant.'

'Unfortunately, the timing of the water release was too coincidental, easily arousing suspicion...'

Lin Yu commented on her acting skills while admiring her figure.

During this process, the female ghost in the pool seemed to be blind, unable to sense Lin Yu's gaze at all.

Regardless of how Lin Yu's gaze swept over her, she continued washing her body without any reaction.

It's fake, so obviously fake!
Lin Yu shook his head inwardly, feeling extremely disappointed with the female ghost's acting skills.

But amidst his disappointment, Lin Yu also felt curious and wanted to see how long she could endure it.

And so, one minute passed, then five minutes passed...

Ten minutes later, the female ghost was still bathing in the pool.

Lin Yu was speechless, wondering if this guy had been a ghost for too long and forgotten the common sense he had when he was a human.

If it were a human woman, she would have been soaking in the pool for so long and her skin would have become wrinkled. How could she have such clear and delicate skin?
At the same time, the female ghost in the pool felt the gazes from the shore and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

That damn lecher, he's got the desire but no guts!

I'm working so hard here, giving out all the perks I've learned, using every trick in the book, I'm practically ready to invite you out directly!

As a result, this guy still only dared to peep; no matter what pose she struck, he didn't make a single move...

Just as she was hesitating about whether to take it a step further, the young man in white on the shore finally reacted.

He emerged from behind the tree, cleared his throat, and said, "Miss—"

Before the words were finished, the woman bathing in the water exclaimed in surprise, quickly shrinking her body into the water, clutching her white veil to cover her chest, and looking at the white-clad young man on the bank of the pool with apparent panic.

However, her actions only made her breasts appear even more prominent.

So dedicated, so incredibly dedicated!
Lin Yu was filled with respect and immediately replied in a gentle voice, "Please don't panic, young lady. I mean no harm."

"You... who are you?!"

The woman looked at Lin Yu timidly, her voice soft and sweet, like a gentle hand touching the heart.

This series of combined techniques would be invincible against ordinary men.

Unfortunately, she was now facing Lin Yu, who wasn't even human...

Looking at the smear of white skin peeking out from between the woman's fingers, Lin Yu coughed twice and said seriously, "My surname is Lin, and I am a scholar. I will stay at Lanruo Temple, which is not far away."

"I woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. I am most afraid of sweating, so I went out to find a water source. I did not expect that you would be bathing and cleansing yourself here. I hope you will forgive me for my offense!"

"So you're just a scholar passing by!"

The woman looked enlightened, then her face flushed, and she said shyly, "Do you also want to bathe? I'll go ashore now and give you this pool."

Lin Yu swallowed hard, his face flushed, and shook his head, saying, "No need, I'll choose another place!"

The woman bit her lip lightly, her face flushed, and said shyly, "There's only this one pool of water within a ten-mile radius. If you don't mind my delicate appearance, sir, why don't we... go together?"

Are you in such a hurry?

It seems this guy is running out of patience.

Lin Yu felt disdain in his heart, but he still hesitated and asked, "Is this... appropriate?"

The woman chuckled sweetly, her beautiful eyes sparkling with spring-like joy, and said, "What do you think?"

Lin Yu blinked and said, "Then... together?"

They've finally taken the bait!

The female ghost was smug and smiled. She immediately loosened her white veil, revealing her graceful and slender body. While giggling, she opened her jade arms towards the white-clad youth on the shore.

"I long for my beloved's pity—ah!!"

Before she could finish speaking, the female ghost let out an extremely miserable wail.

Lin Yu's body radiated golden light, sealing off the entire pool from all directions. His dark eyes gazed at the female ghost, whose form twisted and shifted within the golden light, and he grinned, saying:

"Don't worry, I haven't even asked the questions yet. I, Lin, will definitely take pity on the young lady!" With that, he raised his hand and swept the cold, black energy that the female ghost had transformed into into his palm.

After doing all this, Lin Yu released his spiritual energy to confirm that there was no other ghost nearby before turning around and walking towards Lanruo Temple.

……

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Back at Lanruo Temple, Lin Yu randomly found an empty room and released the black mist with a wave of his hand.

In an instant, the black mist solidified into a woman in a white dress, who knelt on the ground in terror and kept kowtowing to Lin Yu.

"Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life!"

"Get up."

Lin Yu waved his hand to help the female ghost up, and looked at her with interest, asking, "What's your name?"

The woman in the white dress bowed timidly and said respectfully, "My memories from my previous life are incomplete, and I know nothing of my past. I was favored by the Ghost Queen and given a nickname, Xiao Qing..."

"Xiaoqing?" Lin Yu was somewhat surprised. "You're not Nie Xiaoqian?"

Xiaoqing was taken aback: "You know Sister Xiaoqian?"

"That's it."

Lin Yu gave a vague answer, clearly not intending to give a direct answer to the question.

Xiaoqing also sensed that there was more to the story, but she didn't care and dared not ask.

Looking at the faint golden light emanating from Lin Yu's body, Xiao Qing felt fear.

After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and knelt down again, saying:

"Xiaoqing is blind and doesn't recognize a great person. She has offended a master. She begs the master to let her go for her grandmother's sake. She promises she will never appear in front of the master again!"

"Don't be nervous, young lady."

Lin Yu said with a smile, "Since I didn't kill you on the spot, I won't change my mind anytime soon... Tell me, who exactly is this 'grandmother' you're talking about?"

Xiaoqing hesitated and said, "This..."

Lin Yu frowned slightly and sighed softly, "Do I really have to change my mind?"

Xiaoqing trembled and quickly told Lin Yu everything, including the identity and background of the Tree Demon Granny.

This includes information that Lin Yu already knew, as well as some intelligence that was not explicitly stated in the movie.

For example, the way this thousand-year-old tree spirit behaves is actually influenced by humans.

Back when Lanruo Temple was at its peak of popularity, the Tree Demon Granny had already developed sentience. However, unlike other demons, her true form was a tree.

As the saying goes, a tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives. Before a tree spirit takes human form, it is basically unable to move.

At that time, the immortals, gods, and Buddhas had not yet left this world, and the monks of Lanruo Temple truly possessed magical powers.

To ensure the temple's prosperity, the monks have often accepted requests from villagers to go into the mountains in groups to slay demons and monsters.

Those monsters from the same era as the Tree Demon Granny, who were even slightly high-profile, were almost all wiped out by the monks.

Only the Tree Demon Granny endured it, listening to the monks chanting Buddhist scriptures every day. This allowed her to stand out among the monsters and avoid being exorcised by the monks.

From that moment on, she understood the importance of keeping a low profile and having a powerful backer.

Therefore, after Lanruo Temple was destroyed, the Tree Demon Granny captured the souls of women buried in the mountains and opened this Lanruo Temple brothel. She never showed herself in front of outsiders, but only had her female ghosts seduce passing men to absorb their yang energy and increase their magical power.

At the same time, she also used her beauty as a female ghost to find a powerful backer in the underworld, which is now full of powerful figures.

With the support of her powerful backer and her business in brothels, the Tree Demon Granny has lived a comfortable and prosperous life for the past hundred years.

Until a few months ago, a fierce-looking, bearded Taoist priest broke into Lanruo Temple, claiming he would live in seclusion there. This affected the Tree Demon Granny's brothel business, which had not earned any money for several months.

Xiaoqing sobbed as she said, "That Taoist priest was extremely powerful. He once fought Grandma to a standstill. Grandma was furious, so she specifically ordered me to seduce the person who was staying at her place, just to use this incident to embarrass him and mock his incompetence..."

So, in the original novel, Ning Caichen was targeted by a female ghost, but he was still caught in the crossfire of Yan Chixia's misfortune?
Lin Yu was somewhat speechless, but then he thought about it again and realized that it might not be so. After all, this world was part of the mythological multiverse, and its details would definitely differ from those of a standalone A Chinese Ghost Story.

After a moment's thought, Lin Yu asked again, "You just mentioned that the Tree Demon Granny has a powerful backer in the Underworld, so she must know what the current situation in the Underworld is like, right?"

"This... Xiaoqing doesn't know."

Yes, asking her that question is indeed a bit difficult.

Lin Yu laughed and said, "Then let me ask you a different question—where is the Tree Demon Granny's true form?"

Xiaoqing was startled upon hearing this and hurriedly prostrated herself on the ground, saying in a pitiful tone, "Master, you don't know this, but Grandma controls the remains of me and my sisters. I can tell you trivial things, but you must not reveal Grandma's secret, otherwise, Grandma will definitely not let me go!"

"take it easy."

Lin Yu smiled and helped her up, saying gently, "Miss Xiaoqing, I see that you are beautiful and kind-hearted. I imagine you must have been a kind-hearted young lady from a respectable family in your previous life."

"Now that it has transformed into a ghost and is sucking people's vital energy, it must have been coerced by that tree demon, right?"

Xiaoqing was taken aback upon hearing this, and then, as if she had found a kindred spirit, her eyes quickly welled up with tears.

Lin Yu pressed his advantage, saying in a slightly seductive tone, "You've already witnessed my abilities, young lady. If we add that Taoist priest next door, this tree demon is destined to die at our hands!"

"Such a golden opportunity, wouldn't you like to give it a push and use it to break free from the tree demon's control?"

(End of this chapter)