Chapter 43: The pig is here again (1/2)

[Eight Year Ago]

The words by the God of marriage never leave his mind. Next day, he goes to the Fang main house. He follows Lan Hui Yao to the sitting room where Fang Qi is waiting for him. The same annoying lady ghost, who had once 'disturbed' his time with Fang Aisa and dragged her away from him, is sitting beside Fang Qi and banging her head on the table in frustration. Fang Qi is completely ignoring her existence.

She lifts her head and peeks at him. ”The pig is here again.”

Sung Jun doesn't have any patience for her. He snaps and draws a seal in the air. In the next instant, the lady ghost is tied by an invisible net. She can't break free no matter what she does.

”You can see me?” Her eyes widen in shock and horror. ”You are a shaman?”

She recalls the words that she said that day and deeply regrets. Sung Jun doesn't reply to her questions.

”Don't kill me.” The lady ghost shouts wildly when she sees him drawing another seal in the air. ”I know who killed Fang Aisa. Please don't kill me.”

He pauses halfway. The lady ghost takes this as a good sign and lets out a sigh of relief.

”Speak the truth.”

Fang Qi, who cannot see any ghosts anymore, understands that there is one with them. It must be that same lady ghost who has been haunting the Fang family for decades.

”I heard from other ghosts.” The lady ghost bows her head when she notices Sung Jun's cold looks. ”After her accident at the school, all ghosts knew about her awakening abilities. When she returned home, her mother sent people after her to take her away.”

”Her mother has taken her away?” There is hope in his voice. Maybe she is alive. She was abducted. They must find her as soon as possible.

”No.” The lady ghost also notices the hope in Sung Jun's eyes. ”Before her people could, she met a god.”

Sung Jun frowns. A god approached her?

”She was seen meeting with a god...a powerful god.” The lady ghost's voice is low. ”Her mother's people couldn't approach her. The ghosts were also afraid. They saw her meeting him at the children's playground. Next day, they saw her meeting him again near her house.”

He clenches his fingers. Is it a god who harmed her?

”They couldn't hear what they talked about. Fang Aisa disappeared for hours with the god before she reappeared. They followed her to the bridge and saw her jumping into the river.”

The hope in his eyes dies again. So, she really died.

”Why didn't you tell us before?” He asks her slowly, but nobody can mistake the chills in the room.

”I didn't know you could see ghosts.” The lady ghost kowtows on the floor. ”I tried to tell Fang Qi, but he cannot see us anymore. His curse is gone since the day she died.”