When An Rugu heard that a ghost was fetching his bride, she got curious and asked, “How did you know that the ghost would fetch his bride?”

The middle-aged man thought about what he had encountered with lingering fear, and his face was as pale as paper. “I don’t live in Tangchi Village, I live in Jiangshui Village in the northern suburbs of Nancheng. Today is the Hungry Ghost Festival, so I went to my family’s old home early to worship my ancestors. There are not many people in our Jiangshui Village, only some old people are still left.

“At that time, I was passing by an old, empty house in the village and suddenly heard some noises inside.

“There was an old woman’s voice saying, ‘Alas, if he comes to marry you, you can’t escape.’

“Then a young woman’s crying voice came, ‘I don’t agree to this, I can’t possibly marry him again!’”

An Rugu’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and her expression gradually became cautious, “Are you sure that old house had no one living in it?”

“I’m sure, definitely! That’s Old Bai’s home at the entrance of our village. After his son died, Old Bai didn’t want to stay there anymore. The whole family went abroad, and no one has lived in the old house for more than ten years.

“The old people in the village used to tell me that I must be careful when walking about during the Hungry Ghost Festival so as not to disturb the passing ghosts.

“I was a little scared, but then I thought about it: ghosts can’t come out in broad daylight, wouldn’t they be looking for death otherwise?”

Shang Yue whose face had darkened: “…”

An Rugu glanced at Shang Yue with a faint smile in her eyes.

If ghosts could only appear at night, then who was that standing next to the middle-aged man?

The middle-aged man didn’t know what the ghost next to him was feeling at the moment. When he thought about the incident he had experienced, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and swallowed nervously.

“I thought it was possible that some villagers were talking inside, so I approached the door. The door was unlocked. This only confirmed my idea: I thought that it was Old Bai and his family.

“I had a very good relationship with Old Bai. He has been abroad for so many years and I miss our good times together very much.

“I shouted Old Bai’s name and pushed open the door, but no one answered me.

“I looked around and couldn’t find anyone at all!

“Out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught a glimpse of the table in the living room: there were two urns on it. Oh my god, I almost fainted from fright.

“Those two voices were probably the people in those two urns talking.

“I turned around on the spot and ran away without looking back. “

Shang Yue, who was on the side, heard the middle-aged man’s words and had a guess in her heart: this middle-aged man encountered something really evil.

She covered her mouth and said with a smile, “You are so brave. If they had the intention of harming you, your life would probably have been forfeit.”

The middle-aged man was on the verge of tears, “I don’t know why I bumped into ghosts in broad daylight.”

An Rugu thought for a while and explained, “Ordinary ghosts could naturally only appear at night, but ghosts that are a bit more powerful can walk during the day.”

The middle-aged man became more and more frightened after hearing this and didn’t know what to do. He quickly asked An Rugu, “Master, please help me. I don’t want to be entangled with those two ghosts anymore.”

An Rugu’s eyes fell on the faint ghostly aura on his body, and she slowly shook her head. “Don’t worry, they are not pestering you, and they will not look for you in the future. But this time you were frightened so badly, and you will inevitably have bad luck. You can buy some mugwort and pat it on your body, then the bad luck will disappear.”

The mugwort plant has a strong aroma that could drive away evil spirits.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, many people put mugwort in front of their homes. Some adults will also use water steeped with mugwort to bathe their children, which could drive away evil spirits and prevent plague. The mugwort would be thrown away only when it turned from green to yellow and became dry.

After visiting the grave, people would pat their body with mugwort before entering their homes, so that they will not bring bad luck inside.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man was very grateful. He seemed to have remembered something else and said, “Master, I’ve seen your livestream and heard that you have that safety talisman. Can you sell some to me? I don’t want to encounter ghosts again next time.” 

An Rugu hmmed, “Okay.”

The middle-aged man bought a few safety talismans and stuffed them into his shirt pocket. Now that he had them held flush tightly against his body, he relaxed and left happily.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

An Rugu looked at the back of the middle-aged man, lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes cast a shadow on her cheeks.

The guardian artifact of Nancheng was stolen, affecting the feng shui of the entire city. She, a native of Nancheng, could not idly stand by and watch.

The guardian artifact of Nancheng was an object of good fortune. Just think about it—if the guardian artifact fell into the hands of evil cultivators, they would definitely be destroyed!

Time was urgent. There was no time to delay.

She closed her eyes, raised her right hand, and pinched her fingers to calculate the probability of finding the guardian artifact.

After a long time, she suddenly opened her eyes.

She was able to gather a solitary clue from the hidden mysteries of Fate: a slim chance to retrieve the guardian artifact existed, and this chance was in Jiangshui Village in the northern suburb of Nancheng!

It was exactly where that middle-aged man had just encountered ghosts.

Could it be that Fang Ruoshui hid the treasure in Jiangshui Village?

An Rugu was thoughtful for a while then quickly made a decision. Regardless of whether it was true or not, she had to make this trip.

At this time, it was already getting dark, and it was almost time to close the temple for the day.

“Shang Yue, accompany me on this trip.”

Shang Yue thought of the yin qi they would surely encounter, wiped her mouth, and nodded without hesitation, “Okay!”

An Rugu then closed the gates of the temple and took Shang Yue with her to Jiangshui Village in the northern suburbs of Nancheng.

The sky dimmed and dusk arrived, and their taxi got nearer and nearer to Jiangshui Village.

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: I love this story. When I say ‘love’—I mean this story gave sooo many goosebumps 😅