Chapter 298: Chapter 298: The Old Sending Off the Young_1
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Qin Sisi had Ye You put up an Invisible Bubble in a secluded corner.
Then, a person, a cat, and a ghost came to the door of Xiaolan’s house.
Since Qin Sisi had previously helped Zhu Zihao deliver money to his family, she decided to use the same trick this time.
At the moment, Xiaolan’s parents were quietly at home, one watching television, the other tidying up the room.
The sound of knocking echoed. It took the elderly couple a while to react, as it had been a long time since they had had visitors.
Xiaolan’s mother put down her work, walked to the door and opened it, only to find an empty staircase.
Xiaolan, being a ghost, was invisible to ordinary people. Qin Sisi and Ye You, who was hiding in the Invisible Bubble, were also hidden from sight.
There was a black plastic bag on the ground, on top of which was a folded note.
Xiaolan’s mother took the items inside with confusion, looked outside carefully to make sure no one was there, and then closed the door.
She walked into the living room and put the items on the coffee table, telling her husband about the strange events, while opening the note.
Suddenly, Xiaolan’s mother let out a scream, covering her mouth with her hand as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Xiaolan’s father, startled, was about to speak when she handed him the note, her body trembling.
Seeing Xiaolan’s mother’s look of shock and pain, Xiaolan’s father also became nervous. Taking the note, he gasped, eyes wide open.
"Did someone knock just now?" Xiaolan’s father asked urgently.
Xiaolan’s mother couldn’t speak, could only nod repeatedly.
"What are you waiting for? Go after them!" Xiaolan’s father urged anxiously.
Then the two elderly people ran outside, one after the other, shouting Xiaolan’s name while searching the neighborhood.
For the first time, Xiaolan saw her parents run so fast. Her floating body struggled to keep up.
"Dad! Mom!"
Xiaolan couldn’t help shouting, but they couldn’t hear her. They stubbornly continued to run forward, hoping to find their daughter who had been missing for several days.
Finally, Xiaolan stopped, watching the backs of her parents recede into the distance, and broke down in tears.
All of this was her fault for being careless, for not being alert to danger, and for falling prey to Lei Ke’s trap.
Her death was one thing, but the grief her elderly parents would have to endure was another. They would become immune to happiness and joy.
Watching Xiaolan cry, Qin Sisi wanted to comfort her, but she didn’t know what to say, only let out a quiet sigh.
After a long period of crying, Xiaolan still didn’t see the return of her parents. Biting the bullet, she turned to Qin Sisi and said, "Mage, take my Soul Power."
Looking at the tear stains on Xiaolan’s face, Qin Sisi softly asked, "Don’t you want to watch them anymore?"
Xiaolan shook her head and replied, "What’s the point of watching?"
From the moment of death, the blood ties that bound them were severed, never to be renewed.
Between humans and ghosts, forced meetings only cause further heartbreak.
Qin Sisi nodded, giving Xiaolan a Spirit Gathering Pill, then signaled Ye You with her eyes.
With a light flick, Ye You summoned the Spirit Conversion Bottle. Immaculately white, it began to gently rotate in mid-air.
"Dad, Mom, take care."
Xiaolan uttered quietly, swallowing the Spirit Gathering Pill, slowly closing her eyes. Her figure gradually became more and more hazy, eventually turning into a wisp of white smoke and merging into the Spirit Conversion Bottle.
Ye You retracted his paw, and the Spirit Conversion Bottle quickly flew back and disappeared into his paw.
After dealing with Xiaolan’s matters, Qin Sisi summoned the Wings of Rainbow and flew out of the neighborhood under the cover of the Invisible Bubble.
As she neared the entrance of the neighborhood, Qin Sisi saw Xiaolan’s parents helping each other, staggering back home with a look of despair on their faces.
Qin Sisi sighed helplessly, turning and flying towards her own home.
She was not an immortal, she could not revive those who had died unjustly, nor could she eliminate all the pain and evil in the world.
All she could do was to use her not-so-great power to do what she could, both helping Ye You collect spirits and helping the spirits fulfill their wishes.
Upon returning home, Qin Sisi asked Ye You to release Xiaolu’s spirit, telling her that she could only use invisibility once a day; she had already used it today to help Xiaolan and could only help Xiaolu see her boyfriend the next day.
"It’s okay, one more day won’t matter. He usually leaves for work at seven in the morning. We can go there early and wait for him downstairs. I just want to look at him from afar," Xiaolu stated softly.
Deep sorrow filled Xiaolu’s eyes; perhaps it truly was a sincere love that she had once held, but sadly, it had met with an accident.
Qin Sisi nodded, asking, "You know where he lives, right? It’d be a bit troublesome if he had moved."
"Not at all," Xiaolu shook her head, "it’s his own home. His family’s financial conditions are decent, and he’s very ambitious. Last year, he used his own savings and borrowed some from his family to make the down payment for the house.
"After decorating it this summer, he moved in. We even planned on getting married next year."
Qin Sisi was left speechless. The more spirits she encountered, the more she realized that the world was filled with too much misery and helplessness.
Ghosts with hate in their hearts who desired revenge had a chance of fulfilling their desires.
Ghosts who were deeply in love, on the other hand, would only leave with everlasting regrets.
That evening, Xiaolan’s parents received a call from the police, telling them to come to the police station to identify a body.
The bright red text on the paper hung by Qin Sisi at the entrance to Lei Ke’s villa had been noticed early in the morning and the police were called.
The police had swiftly gone to the villa and the first body they found was Lei Ke’s.
Just as he was when Qin Sisi had left, Lei Ke was sitting quietly on the chair, head down, a faint smile at his lips, and an unfinished painting in front of him.
As Qin Sisi had suggested that there were five bodies in the villa, the police conducted a thorough search and naturally found the four beautiful wax statues in the dark attic.
After forensic examination, it was confirmed that each wax statue hid a woman’s body.
Thus, all five bodies were found.
In addition, they also found sleeping pills, preservatives, a large freezer, as well as some vibrant, exquisite gowns that Lei Ke had used for his crimes.
Luckily Qin Sisi had discovered and put an end to Lei Ke’s evil. Otherwise, there might have been more beautiful wax statues in that attic.
