Chapter 42
Hearing this, Liu Jianjun looked at Qin Liu.
As a ghost, he could clearly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from her. In front of her, Liu Jianjun felt like an unarmed ant. Such terrifying strength… where did she come from?
However, one thing was certain: judging from the resentment overflowing from her, she was indeed a ghost. With this in mind, Liu Jianjun pulled Liu Haoyu aside and asked him, “Are you serious, kid?”
Liu Jianjun was a ghost exorcist. He never expected that after his death, his son would reject Deng Lao’s maiden and instead get involved with a red-clothed female ghost. This was a bit too unbelievable, wasn’t it? Even at this moment, Liu Jianjun still felt that Liu Haoyu was joking with him.
However, the reality exceeded his expectations. Liu Haoyu nodded heavily and admitted, “Of course I’m serious, she is indeed your daughter-in-law.”
“How can you not? You two played so well together when you were kids. I even made an engagement with Old Deng.” Liu Jianjun’s “Old Deng” naturally referred to Deng Xiaolin’s father.
“And where is Old Deng? He wouldn’t agree to this, would he…” Liu Jianjun said, realizing that Liu Haoyu’s expression was a bit off. His gloomy look seemed to silently convey something bad.
“So that’s how it is… no wonder… no wonder…” Liu Jianjun said with a sigh, as if deflated. “No wonder he hasn’t been putting wine on my grave lately. So that’s why…”
In the ghost exorcist profession, one was detached from their own life and death but took their companions very seriously. For Liu Jianjun, he had waited here for so long, expecting to see Deng Lao as well when he saw Liu Haoyu. But…
Liu Jianjun sighed, then sat on a nearby stone and said, “Old Deng, I haven’t joined you yet, how can you leave first.” “Life and death are both vast and uncertain…”
Although Liu Haoyu couldn’t see Liu Jianjun’s expression, he could tell from his voice that the man seemed to have become much more world-weary. Under Liu Haoyu’s gaze, Liu Jianjun grabbed his severed limb and tore it apart with a groan. His severed arm regrew. However, his ethereal figure seemed to have become a bit fainter.
“Kid,” Liu Jianjun sighed and said, “What about Deng Xiaolin?”
“She can only be a sister.”
“But she’s not your sister after all. Matters of the heart cannot be one-sided. You think you can treat her as a sister, but can she really treat you as a brother?” As a father, Liu Jianjun naturally hoped his son would have a better choice.
“Humans and ghosts can’t be together, can they? You’re a ghost exorcist, you should know that, right?”
To this, Liu Haoyu shook his head and said, “But Qin Liu isn’t dead, she just experienced soul departure.”
“Is she really not dead?” Liu Jianjun actually smiled. “As a ghost exorcist, you should be able to feel the intense, unshakeable resentment on her, right? In this situation, even if she’s not dead, she’s almost as good as being critically ill.”
Although the father and son had deliberately lowered their voices, Qin Liu’s keen senses could still clearly hear their conversation. Holding her lantern, she sat on a large rock about twenty meters away from them, her head bowed, saying nothing. She had never been good at expressing herself. So, in this situation, it was better to remain silent.
Meanwhile, Liu Haoyu also fell into silence. Seeing him like this, Liu Jianjun continued, “In fact, you’re avoiding this matter in your heart, aren’t you?” “You know better than anyone that in this state, she can’t turn back into a human.” “You should consider yourself…”
Liu Jianjun’s words carried a hint of the helplessness of an old father. However, after a long silence, Liu Haoyu calmly shook his head. “There’s nothing to consider.”
“This…” Liu Jianjun was naturally aware of his son’s stubbornness. Seeing that his persuasion was ineffective, he changed tack and said, “If all else fails, why don’t you discuss it with her and take in Deng Xiaolin?” In fact, even Liu Jianjun felt it was a bit inappropriate after saying this. And Liu Haoyu would never agree.
As he had predicted, Liu Haoyu simply shook his head again. “This is unfair to Qin Liu,” “This is also unfair to Deng Xiaolin,” “I only need one person,” “Even if Qin Liu can never become human, I will not regret it.”
Faced with Liu Haoyu’s persistence, Liu Jianjun was momentarily exasperated. “But if you spend your life with a ghost, when you get old…”
Before Liu Jianjun could finish, Liu Haoyu calmly replied, “How many of us ghost exorcists live to old age?” At this, Liu Jianjun was completely out of arguments. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out. Finally, he turned all the complex emotions in his heart into a sigh of helplessness. “The love between human and ghost remains…”
To this, Liu Haoyu said in a low voice, “But don’t you have those ‘Seven Gourd Babies Battle Sadako’ and ‘Monkey King Three Defeats White Bone Demon’ type movies in your collection? How can you say that?”
This short sentence seemed to make Liu Jianjun’s white shadow blush. He reddened and replied, “Can a man watching adult movies be considered normal?”
Liu Haoyu disregarded his father’s feelings and said, “But you do have these movies, which means you have this fetish too.”
“You punk,” Liu Jianjun retaliated without mercy, “Don’t pretend to be noble. Old Deng also told me that when you were fourteen, you hid in the bathroom and secretly watched Deng Xiaolin bathe. And now the girl has left you hanging? Are you even human?”
“Pfft!” As Liu Jianjun said this, Liu Haoyu suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if some terrifying gaze was falling upon him. There was no need to think; Qin Liu must have heard what Liu Jianjun had just said!
At this moment, sweat dripped from the man’s forehead. “Old man, don’t just spread rumors!” Liu Haoyu quickly interrupted. If he continued talking, the little ghost behind him might come over with embroidered shoes in hand.
In fact, Liu Haoyu felt extremely wronged. The truth was not that he secretly watched Deng Xiaolin bathe, but that when he was bathing and changing clothes, Deng Xiaolin entered the bathroom. To avoid embarrassment, he could only hide in the bucket where his clothes were, but he was still discovered by her. So, it was all an accident. He was the most unlucky one!
Facing the death stare behind him, he felt that before returning, he must explain this matter clearly. Otherwise, he might be pinned down and thoroughly dealt with by a certain ghost…
