Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Becoming a ghost? I never knew you had suicidal tendencies at such a young age!

Lu Mingfei was startled at first, then realized what was happening and tentatively asked, "Do you want me to take your soul out of your body?"

The head of the Uesugi family nodded vigorously.

Lu Mingfei was a little troubled.

The spell to draw a person's spirit out of their body does exist. The Ancient One demonstrated it to him, and some such spells were also recorded in the spellbooks he had read.

However, this spell is more difficult to learn than astral projection, and he doesn't seem to need it, so Lu Mingfei has never practiced it specifically.

He wasn't confident that he could suddenly take someone's soul out of the house.

"Why do you want to become a ghost?" Lu Mingfei asked instead of answering the head of the Uesugi family.

"I want to run away from home. If I become a ghost, it won't be easy for me to catch." The head of the Uesugi family held up his notebook.

"That's not necessarily true. The first time I was a ghost in my own world, you caught me, didn't you?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

And what's with this "running away from home" thing? Is this popular in Japan too? Then you and Xiaotiannv must have a lot in common!

Suppressing his urge to complain, Lu Mingfei said, "I can give it a try, but as a condition, you have to promise me one thing."

The head of the Uesugi family nodded immediately without even thinking.

"You must keep my existence a secret and promise not to tell anyone," Lu Mingfei said seriously.

The head of the Uesugi family nodded immediately.

I really don't know if she's serious... no, it's possible she didn't understand at all. Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

“Okay, then close your eyes and listen to my instructions,” Lu Mingfei said. “I’ll try to pull your spirit out.”

The head of the Uesugi family obediently closed his eyes.

Based on the knowledge he had learned from the magic e-book, Lu Mingfei guided the head of the Uesugi family into a meditative state. Then, he himself tried to "pull" her spirit out of her body, following the knowledge he had learned.

About two hours later, to Lu Mingfei's astonishment, he actually held the Uesugi family head's hand—or rather, the Uesugi family head's spirit's hand—and "pulled" her out of her body.

During this process, Lu Mingfei felt that although he himself played a guiding role, a considerable part of the reason was that the head of the Uesugi family seemed to have a great talent in this area. The meditation and relaxation techniques that he taught the head of the Uesugi family were mastered by her almost instantly, which made it much easier for Lu Mingfei to take her spirit out of her body.

The spirit of the Uesugi family patriarch looked down at his translucent palm, then at his seemingly sleeping body below, and his deep rose-colored eyes suddenly shone brightly.

She then tried to reach out and touch the small notebook in her physical hand, but the spirit's hand would simply pass right through it.

The head of the Uesugi family was somewhat troubled—she couldn't write in this state.

"Why don't you try speaking directly?" Lu Mingfei's spirit said from the side. "Spirits are not limited by the body, so even disabled people can speak here."

"Really?" the head of the Uesugi family asked softly.

She then covered her mouth and stared intently at Lu Mingfei for a long time before turning to look around—she had been unable to speak since childhood because her speech was in dragon language, which would trigger a spiritual power that would completely destroy everything and everything around her.

"Let me make this clear first: your spirit cannot stray too far from your body for too long, otherwise it will either dissipate or automatically return to your body—this is your innate will to survive calling you back," Lu Mingfei reminded him.

The head of the Uesugi family nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Then follow me, we'll be outside once we pass through the wall." Lu Mingfei led the Uesugi family head through the wall, and the two of them floated at a height of more than twenty stories, looking down at the brightly lit city below.

Just then, a cloud that had been obscuring the moon suddenly moved away, and the clear moonlight shone down. It was as if a veil had been removed from our eyes, and even the night sky became clear and transparent, as if it had been washed by blue water.

The head of the Uesugi family paused for a moment, first looking up at the moon, then down at the neon lights below, and then back up at the moon. He looked as if he couldn't take it all in.

After looking around for a long time, she finally flew to Lu Mingfei and said, "I want to go down and play."

“Then go ahead, but don’t get too close, and don’t disturb others,” Lu Mingfei said.

Despite his verbal instructions, he didn't really believe that the head of the Uesugi family could influence others. As a spirit, she could at most only stir up a small breeze.

Moreover, he didn't need to worry about the safety of the Uesugi family head. Although she could see spirits, Lu Mingfei didn't believe that ordinary people could also see spirits.

The Uesugi family head in her spirit form is like living in two different spaces from ordinary people. She can only see the world of ordinary people, but cannot touch it, while ordinary people cannot even see her.

Watching the spirit of the Uesugi family patriarch descend like a red and white bird towards the brightly lit area below, Lu Mingfei felt a pang of emotion—

His current situation seems to be that he accidentally stole the soul of one of the heads of the Snake-Headed Eight Families...

No! This description makes him sound like a devil who bewitches souls.

Shaking off unnecessary thoughts, Lu Mingfei also flew downwards, following the back of the Uesugi family head.

140. Chapter 139 My Ghost Friend

The streets of Tokyo.

Lu Mingfei's spirit watched as the Uesugi family head's spirit moved through the bustling traffic, then stopped beside something that interested her, curiously examining it.

Lu Mingfei originally thought she was the kind of young lady who had lived a noble life since childhood and was therefore very curious about the outside world.

However, after observing her for a period of time, Lu Mingfei suspected that she might have traveled from ancient times.

She seemed to be filled with curiosity about everything around her—for example, she was standing next to a large billboard, looking up at it intently.

Did you time-travel from the Warring States period? You can even stare at a billboard for ages!

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

The head of the Uesugi family wandered around the streets of Tokyo for a while before flying to Lu Mingfei's side. Pointing to a calico cat figurine in a shop window, he asked, "May I touch it?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that although the girl had been looking around like an ancient person who had traveled to a modern city, she had never reached out to touch anything.

A bold idea popped into Lu Mingfei's mind—could it be because I told her from the beginning that "you can't get too close and you can't bother others"?

If that's the case, this girl is really too obedient.

“You can’t touch it,” Lu Mingfei said unconsciously in a tone that sounded like he was coaxing a child. “Ghosts don’t have a physical form; you can only look at them, not touch them.”

The head of the Uesugi family nodded.

Although she rarely showed any change in expression, Lu Mingfei could almost see a hint of frustration on her somewhat blank face.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Mingfei said, "If you really want it, I can buy it and give it to you. I'll have the Yuan family head hand it over to you tomorrow."

The head of the Uesugi family's eyes brightened slightly.

Lu Mingfei pondered to himself that this girl was clearly more naive than he had imagined. Perhaps... he could get those important information directly from her without even having to investigate inside Genji Heavy Industries.

……

In an open-air café, Lu Mingfei and Erii sat at a table.

Of course, they are still in a spirit state, and no one can see them.

Lu Mingfei sighed.

He had just asked the head of the Uesugi family some questions about the Genji Heavy Industries and the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and as he expected, the head of the Uesugi family was very forthcoming with information—but the problem was that she didn't know much at all.

After asking around for a long time, Lu Mingfei only got a few useful pieces of information.

The Demon Clan is indeed the enemy of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, but the head of the Uesugi family does not know the origin of the Demon Clan. He only knows that the members are called "Demons," and that his brother and father, namely Genjiro and Tachibana Masamune, have been fighting against those "Demons."

In addition, dragons will also resurrect in Japan. If she encounters a particularly powerful dragon that no one else can handle, she will be the one to kill it. However, such things happen very rarely; she only remembers three such instances.

Lu Mingfei was shocked when he heard this. He wondered if this girl, who seemed a bit naive and innocent, was actually the strongest fighter in the entire Snake Clan.

This setting is way too anime-like! Are you Shana or something?!

Although it sounds unbelievable, the head of the Uesugi family doesn't seem like someone who would lie. Lu Mingfei can only sigh that you can't judge a book by its cover.

Lu Mingfei also tried to ask the head of the Uesugi family about the internal structure of Genji Heavy Industries. Since she didn't know much, Lu Mingfei would have to find out for himself. Unfortunately, the head of the Uesugi family said that she was indeed somewhat familiar with the Genji Heavy Industries building, but she was only familiar with the escape route when she ran away from home. As for what important things were stored there, she had never paid any attention to it and didn't know much about it.

However, she also said that if Lu Mingfei was curious, she could ask her brother, Yuan Zhisheng, when she got back.

Lu Mingfei quickly stopped him.

This girl doesn't seem very bright. If she accidentally reveals something to Master Yuan during the questioning, things could get very serious.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei repeatedly instructed the head of the Uesugi family not to mention him to anyone or ask for any information, lest he accidentally let something slip. He also threatened her that if she did not comply, he would never visit her again, nor would he help her to leave her body again.

The head of the Uesugi family earnestly indicated that he had remembered it.

Lu Mingfei originally planned to investigate Genji Heavy Industries himself, but he was really worried about leaving the Uesugi family head's spirit wandering outside. Although the spirit could not affect others, if she got carried away and forgot to return to her body, it could really be fatal.

So Lu Mingfei had no choice but to follow her, planning to do his own thing after she went back.

Then he followed her all night, until dawn was almost breaking. Finally, the head of the Uesugi family found Lu Mingfei and said he had to go back. He and the spirit of the Uesugi family flew back to Genji Heavy Industries. Seeing her return to her body and open her eyes, Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

After the head of the Uesugi family returned to his body, he could no longer speak, so he took out a small notebook and wrote: "Mr. Ghost, please leave quickly, it's almost dawn."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then realized that in the eyes of the Uesugi family head, he was still a "ghost." In conventional thinking, a "ghost" cannot be exposed to the light of day, which is why she took the initiative to say that she wanted to go back.

Of course, the spirit was not actually a "ghost" and was not afraid of sunlight, but Lu Mingfei did not explain it in detail. After saying goodbye to the head of the Uesugi family, he prepared to leave.

But just as Lu Mingfei turned to face the wall, the head of the Uesugi family suddenly ran up to him, writing rapidly and holding up his notebook: "Will Mr. Ghost come to play with me again?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned, not because of the words on the notebook, but because of the look in the eyes of the Uesugi family head.

Her delicate and beautiful face had always lacked a certain liveliness, like a delicate puppet, but at this moment, for the first time in Lu Mingfei's eyes, it showed such a vivid expression—it was eager anticipation, and her deep rose-colored eyes seemed to have suddenly transformed from inorganic gems into dazzling stars.

When Lu Mingfei was talking to the head of the Uesugi family at the open-air cafe, she told him that she had lived in that room since she was a child, and that her brother and father both told her that she could not go out, which is why she had always longed for the outside world.

No wonder she looked so lonely.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Mingfei nodded: "I'll come again if I have time. But I'll be leaving Japan soon, so I'll only be able to visit you a few more times."

Erii nodded vigorously, wrote in her notebook, and held it up: "Thank you, Mr. Ghost. Mr. Ghost is my best friend!"

"My best friend... I guess I'm your only friend, right?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

After saying goodbye to the head of the Uesugi family, Lu Mingfei burst through the wall.

The head of the Uesugi family stared at the area on the wall where Lu Mingfei had crawled out, walked over, and gently touched it.

Then she turned and walked to the bathroom, stood in front of the sink, took out her notebook, carefully flipped through it, and carefully tore out all the pages containing the content of her conversation with Lu Mingfei. Then she put her palms together and held the torn-out papers between her palms.

She softly and gracefully sang a syllable, and a vast realm unfolded from her, the paper in her palm receiving the command of "death" on a conceptual level.

If Lu Mingfei were here, he would be surprised to find that this power can not only destroy matter, but also cause great damage to the spiritual level. No wonder the Uesugi family head was able to see him.

The paper instantly crumbled in her palm, turning into a fine, white powder that drifted into the sink.

The head of the Uesugi family lightly clapped his hands, shaking off the dust clinging to his fingertips, then turned on the tap. Watching the evidence completely disappear, a slight smile played on his lips.

That way, Mr. Ghost shouldn't be able to be discovered, right?