Detective Ghost Empress

348 What other secrets that they were hiding ?

” This place looks shabby,” this was the first comment the witch as soon as she stepped inside the courtyard where Liu Hui Ying lived. Her head was raised slightly as she looked at the ceiling that was broken and covered with webs, with a frown that was etched on her face, the ghost of the witch turned to look at Liu Hui Ying and then said, ” Are you sure that you are the queen?”

” I am pretty uncertain myself,” Liu Hui Ying replied as she walked over to the bed where she plopped down on it and kicked off her shoes as she turned to look at her three ghosts who were busy doing their own things. And by busy doing their own things, she meant that they were trying hard to guard their territory where they usually stayed. She was not surprised by their actions, ghosts were often possessive of the things that they were possessing and now that there was another ghost who has joined their party, it was given that the three of them would be slightly alarmed.

Liu Hui Ying turned to look at Witch Mao and could not help but frown, she still did not understand why this ghost followed her there. She was a celestial master and she knew that no ghost will ever follow a celestial master out of its own free will they all wanted something from her even the three ghosts who have been by her side for so long wanted something in return.

Grandma Lan Fen wanted to make sure that her granddaughter who lost her parents will be well-fed and comfortable. Li Gang wanted to get a woman before he moved on to the next life and Jia Li wanted to enjoy the life that she could not when she was young and forced to work hard in the laboratory with her parents because of her title of a young genius.

Everyone wanted something in return this was the law and Liu Hui Ying also thought that this was perfect at least they will never blur the line between employer and employee that way.

She has been alone for a long time because she had been often betrayed by those whom she had trusted, only those who wanted or needed something from her stayed with her till the end.

She does not have a place for traitors!

And when they leave she will not feel saddened by their absence because —— they will have to leave one day just like her parents and her sister.

The thought alone annoyed her, so what if they left her? She was not a child who needed to be looked after!

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” So, what made you follow me?” She asked Witch Mao who was still looking around the small room where Liu Hui Ying slept. Upon hearing Liu Hui Ying, Witch Mao whose head was thrown back straightened as she looked at Liu Hui Ying and said with a raise of her brow, ” I have been staying in the graveyard for a long time which is quite boring, don’t you think so? I came out with you because I think that I am quite safe with you since your sister was the one who locked half the powers of that evil spirit certainly he will keep his distance away from you for a period of time during which I will enjoy my time here.”

‘ So she wants protection?’ Liu Hui Ying thought in her head but just as she was thinking, she felt a chill on her side and when she turned her head. She was surprised to find that Witch Mao was sleeping on her bed! Her freaking bed!

” What are you doing?” Liu Hui Ying questioned angrily as she looked at the woman who was lying on the bed next to her. She could not believe that the witch was sleeping on her bed, everyone knew how uncomfortable was the presence of ghosts near humans, even though she was a celestial master in the end she was a human too!

This action of witch Mao caused her a great deal of discomfort.

” What do you think I am doing?” Witch Mao asked back as she pushed herself with the help of her elbows as she looked at Liu Hui Ying with an affronted look on her face. ” I am sleeping, can you not see it? Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to sleep on the ground for so many years? Why can I not sleep on a bed?”

” If you sleep here, where will I go then?” Liu Hui Ying asked sounding annoyed as she pointed to Witch Mao who was lying on her bed. She could not believe that there was a ghost who was daring enough to go against her. She has never been ——

” So what, do not forget that I am the one who can help you at the moment,” retorted Old Witch Mao as she lay back down on the back in a starfish shape. ” If you have problems with me sleeping on the same bed as you then you can go and ask your husband to share his bed with you. Anyway, you and he are husband and wife in name, I believe that he will be willing to give you a little space in his bed.”

” You…” Liu Hui Ying was speechless she never saw a ghost who was this shameless which was why she stared at Old Witch Mao for a very long time before she pursed her lips and then said, ” You better get up from the bed before I make you!”

” Do not even try to touch me, you little girl,” said Old Witch Mao as she raised her body off the bed and then glared at Liu Hui Ying who was glaring right back at her. ” If you dare touch me, then you can forget all about finding out the truth behind your mother’s escape from this place and how to raise your powers enough to deal with the evil spirit! I am your benefactor at the moment, you better be kind to me!”

As she spoke, Old Witch Mao picked up the bed sheet and then covered herself with it and closed her eyes as if she was going to sleep already.

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