Having devoted myself to guiding souls, I was surrounded by them after my death.

"Senior, are you sure this hand is a fragment of your body?" he asked.

"Yes, I can't be wrong, I can feel it."

Su Yining held the wooden box and weighed it a couple of times.

"That's strange..."

Chen Shi looked at the wooden box—inside was a left hand. The cut at the wrist was very clean, the hand shape was perfect, the skin showed no signs of decay, and even retained its original skin color, without any strange smell.

He raised several questions:

"Senior, you died three years ago, right?"

“Yes.” Su Yining blinked her crimson eyes.

"In that case, given the way it was stored in a wooden box, the body should have decomposed long ago, or at least it wouldn't be so intact."

"When you put it that way... it does seem true."

Su Yining frowned slightly, also sensing that something was wrong:

"Am I exceptionally talented?"

"That's quite possible..."

Chen Shi wasn't just joking with the hot senior; he was serious. Su Yining, as a spirit, was almost indistinguishable from a human, and could freely enter and exit the spirit cage, which was extremely special.

Furthermore, even the corpse will not decompose...

There can only be one conclusion: Su Yining, as a "human being," is inherently different from others.

Just who is this hot female senior?

Or rather, what kind of existence is Su Yining?

To find out the answer, we need to rely on Su Yining's own memories.

"Senior, after you found this hand, did anything come to mind?" he asked.

"Um……"

Su Yining pursed her thin lips, her jewel-like eyes fixed on the wooden box, as if trying to see through it.

"Um--"

She took a deep breath and began to try to recall, her face turning slightly red.

"It still seems a bit difficult."

Su Yining shook her head, trying to reach out her finger to poke the severed hand inside the wooden box, but just as she expected, her hand passed right through the severed hand and touched the bottom of the wooden box, unable to reach it at all.

Although it was expected, a hint of disappointment still flashed in her eyes.

However, just as she was about to withdraw her hand, the kaleidoscope of memories in her mind suddenly started spinning, and several fragments of memories began to surface.

"!"

My memory is hazy, but I can vaguely recall the laughter of young people.

Desks... textbooks... blackboards covered with math formulas...

There was also a half-eaten orange candy sticking out from the side.

That was a school.

A school she no longer remembers.

"Hey, are you guys going to the cafeteria for lunch?"

"Have you heard? Our school's choir is recruiting again."

"Hey, Su Yining, were you called by Teacher X to audition for the choir?"

"I heard our school's choir is really good, they win awards in competitions every year. Hey, Su Yining, to be noticed by Teacher X, you must sing really well, right?"

"Su Yining, report to XXX at X o'clock sharp today..."

……

Su Yining's breathing became heavy. The deeper she delved into her memories, the more chaotic they became, like countless threads of yarn tangled together, getting more and more tangled the more she tried to untangle them.

The young people's conversations gradually became shrill, the images became increasingly fragmented, and it felt as if a knife was slicing through glass in my mind, with a piercing buzzing that was suffocating.

The sound grew farther and farther away, higher and higher, and gradually became eerie, so eerie that she couldn't tell where it came from.

It's like her memories have been locked away, she's been denied access, and the more she tries to recall them, the more her brain suffers.

Just then...

"Senior! Senior!"

"Su Yining!"

A familiar voice broke through the chaos and pulled her back.

"Huh?" Su Yining turned around, and Chen Shi's face came into view.

"Senior, are you alright?"

Chen Shi looked worried, gripping her arm with one hand:

"You looked like you were in a lot of pain just now."

"fine……"

Su Yining's breathing became somewhat erratic as she closed the wooden box again.

"I think I just remembered something."

She recounted her chaotic memories, gesturing as she spoke, as if she were performing a stage play. Her long hair danced with her movements, and her red highlights shone like fire in the light.

"Judging from this description, it must be a school?"

Chen Shi pondered for a moment and asked:

"Isn't it Nanjing University?"

“No, although I’ve forgotten most of my previous memories, I still remember things about Nanjing University,” Su Yining answered decisively.

"If it's not Nanjing University, then it must be a high school?"

Chen Shi pressed further:

"Senior, do you still remember high school?"

"Hmm... I don't remember." Su Yining shook her head.

"It seems I'm right. If this memory is important, then going back in time of death, it's more likely to be from high school."

It seems that Su Yining's high school memories contain information about her identity and cause of death.

Having confirmed this, Chen Shi began to analyze the current known situation.

First, the mastermind behind the recent increase in malevolent spirits and the intensified resurgence of top-tier malevolent spirits in Nanhai City is the Prosperous Flower Society.

The Blooming Flowers Society actively nurtures and cultivates malevolent spirits, thereby accelerating the unsealing of top-tier malevolent spirits.

Furthermore, the Blooming Flowers Society has a strong connection with that three-faced evil spirit.

Unsurprisingly, the murder of her parents by the three malevolent spirits six years ago and the dismemberment of Su Yining three years ago are all directly related to the Prosperous Flower Society.

It now seems that Su Yining's memories are crucial to uncovering more information about the Prosperous Flower Society and the Three-Faced Evil Spirit.

And there's one more thing...

"But speaking of which, why are my hands here?"

Su Yining tilted her head slightly and asked in confusion:

"Ward 404, not the room where they conceived the tragic spirit Zhang Yan... Ah!"

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly remembered something, turned her head sharply, and looked over, her crimson eyes trembling.

Chen Shi nodded and said:

"Senior, your body... or rather your corpse, may have the effect of nurturing evil spirits."

"How is that possible!?"

Su Yining raised her voice slightly and weighed the wooden box in her hand a few times.

Senior, please let go of my hand! You've touched it so many times already, just let me have it, okay? I'm so chovy!

"It's not too surprising, after all, your spiritual state is quite special, even Senior Sister Jiang said so," Chen Shi said.

Su Yining's identity was even more special than he had imagined.

"Senior Sister Jiang? Jiang Liu?" Su Yining pursed her lips.

"Yes, she's a top-tier ferryman, so she has a lot to say in this area."

Chen Shi could sense that, as a spirit, Su Yining had an instinctive hostility towards Jiang Liu's aura, just like a kitten turning into a spiny dragon and hissing when it sees someone coming.

But now it seems that Jiang Liu is on their side.

In order to help the two get along better, Chen Shi told Su Yining about how "Jiang Liu saw through her spirit".

"You actually noticed? I thought I was a pretty good actor." Su Yining pouted, but didn't react much.

By the way, speaking of Jiang Liu...

"I'll call Senior Sister Jiang first and explain the situation. She can help too."

"Um... Oh right, junior!"

Just as Chen Shi was about to leave the room, Su Yining suddenly called out to him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Shi turned around.

Su Yining stood at the doorway. The evil spirit was exorcised, and the scorching sunlight of Nanhai City pierced through the window, bathing her in a light golden glow that enveloped her.

The light was dim, but her face was very clear.

Su Yining's eyebrows curved into a smile, and a smile spread across her lips. That smile was so pure and clear that even the sunlight seemed to dim slightly.

Thanks!

She shook the wooden box in her hand—she had taken a step forward toward her goal.

"You're welcome."

Chen returned the smile.

He still felt the same way: the summer in Nanhai City was indeed hot, but not as hot as the ghostly senior in front of him.

Liu Suyining was alone in her room weighing the wooden box when Chen Shi came outside and dialed Jiang Liu's number.

"beep……"

"beep……"

Chapter 41 Three-Faced Evil Spirit

"sleepy……"

Jiang Liu was changing her shoes at the door of her house, carrying her violin case—she had just finished inspecting the seal of a top-level evil spirit.

"Snapped."

Press the switch, and warm light shines down into the entryway, illuminating the figure of the beautiful woman.

She wore a white shirt, which should have been a loose size, but Jiang Liu wore it in a way that made it look tight. The shirt was tucked into the waistband of a pair of loose black trousers, and she wore high heels.

Her long, jet-black hair was tied in a high ponytail, revealing her fair profile. Her face was bright and charming, with a rosy blush at the corners of her eyes and rosy lips.

At first glance, she is definitely one of the top urban beauties in Nanhai City.

Jiang Liu kicked off her shoes, threw the violin case onto the sofa, and then plopped down next to it, her round buttocks slightly sinking into the sofa.

"I wonder how Chen Shi is doing. A whole day has passed."

She crossed her legs and leaned her back against the sofa.