He tricked his amnesiac partner into becoming crippled.

Chapter 173 After Raising Ghosts, I Choose to Lie Down (Part 6)

He turned to help Wen Yan up, who had fallen to the ground. A pool of deep red blood on the gray mud was particularly striking.

He raised his hand and gently wiped the bloodstains from the corner of her lips, his calm pupils seeming to gather an unknown dark fire.

Wen Yan felt dizzy, and the intense burning sensation in her heart gradually subsided. She leaned on Jiang Yu and struggled to her feet.

Her legs were so weak that she couldn't muster any strength, and she relied entirely on Jiang Yu to hold her waist for support.

The little male ghost's cries came in waves, exceptionally piercing.

"Shut up."

Wen Yan was already dizzy, and the crying made her head throb even more. She impatiently yelled at the little male ghost who was still howling.

The little boy sobbed and shut up.

It's finally a bit quieter.

"Did he swallow the baby?"

Wen Yan slightly raised her chin towards the little male ghost, whom she had seen swallow in one gulp when she was in a daze.

"Hmm, we should be able to get it out by cutting it open."

Jiang Yu's cold gaze swept across the little male ghost like a venomous snake, his eyes finally settling on the ghost's belly, ready to strike at any moment.

“Let’s talk. Xiao Bao, pick up my head.”

The fragmented female ghost slowly gave instructions to the little male ghost, so weak that she seemed about to die at any moment.

Little Bao struggled to hold his mother's head with his small hands, shrinking back a small step.

Everything went black. The female ghost remained silent for a long time before saying, "Xiao Bao, you've turned my head upside down."

"Ah, oh."

Xiao Bao frantically turned his mother's head, and the moment her face, with its rotting flesh falling off with a series of splattering sounds, appeared, Wen Yan gasped: "Maybe you should turn away?"

Under the intimidation of Jiang Yu's cold gaze, she yielded.

She silently turned her head and began to tell her story.

The female ghost had a beautiful name—Lin Yueyi, a name given to her by her mother. Her mother was the only educated person in the village, yet she was always beaten and scolded by her father.

Sometimes it was a slap, sometimes a stick or fire tongs.

She didn't know why her father was always so irritable, always cursing and smashing things, banging on the door.

Her mother was always silent, only crying in a trembling voice when she hit her hard. She always said, "Xiaoyi, don't be afraid. Things will get better when you grow up, go to school, and go out into the world."

So Lin Yueyi worked harder than anyone else and received her university admission letter.

That day, her mother sat with her in her arms all night, her dark, swollen fingers stroking the acceptance letter again and again. She was so happy that Yueyi was finally going to escape.

And then, there was no more.

The father tore up Lin Yueyi's college admission notice, and when the matchmaker came to the door, he sold his daughter for eight thousand.

"I only have one daughter. Xiao Bao is someone I found after I became a ghost. He's a pitiful person too. Please, help me find my daughter... I want to see her one last time."

Wen Yan felt a mix of emotions and remained speechless for a long time.

She knew the world wasn't always bright, and too many women were forced to struggle and end their short lives in the gutter.

"Don't you have any other thoughts?"

Lin Yueyi's dark eyes rolled stiffly as she answered incredibly slowly, drawing out each word: "...No."

"You can have it."

Lin Yueyi fell silent. The howling wind stirred up a surge of resentment, which she then suppressed.

"condition."

"Give me the doll and I'll also perform a ritual to help you and your child pass on."

You almost don't need to think, "Okay."

Xiao Bao also clung tightly to his mother, and this time he didn't go berserk.

Jiang Yu controlled the resentment and branded the two ghosts with his mark. The huge, deep red mark on their foreheads quickly disappeared.

"I swear by my soul that I will be loyal to Wen Yan and will never betray him. If I break this oath, may I be struck down by heaven and earth and never be reincarnated."

His cold, indifferent tone was devoid of any emotion. Lin Yueyi and Xiaobao lost their minds, mechanically repeating his words and actions.

Seeing that the oath was made, Jiang Yu withdrew his hand and quietly floated behind Wen Yan. Lin Yueyi and Xiao Bao were afraid of him, so they quickly ran away after making the oath.

"Just let me know if anything happens. We're leaving now. Xiao Bao, pick up the pieces of Mommy's, we're leaving right away."

We must leave quickly; we cannot linger for even a moment longer.

"Mom, your finger bone hasn't been removed yet!"

"No more!"

"Oh, okay, Mom."

After the two ghosts left, Wen Yan looked at the Wen family members lying all over the ground and politely stepped over Wen Xianzheng's face.

"Jiang Yu, let's go too."

The small abandoned building is in a remote location, making it difficult to hail a taxi. Wen Yan stood there for a long time but didn't see a single person.

She had no choice but to walk a little further to hail a taxi, but unfortunately the place was extremely remote, and she walked for a long time without seeing a single car.

Wen Yan's legs were aching from walking. She glanced at the calm and elegant man floating beside her; he hadn't even broken a sweat.

Uh, ghosts don't seem to sweat.

“Jiang Yu,” Wen Yan squatted by the roadside, too exhausted to walk any further, “I’m so tired, is there any way to make me less tired?”

Jiang Yu didn't speak, but casually raised his five fingers, and a transparent gas lifted Wen Yan up, and she floated away like that.

Much easier.

only……

After a while, Wen Yan collapsed to the ground, gagging and feeling dizzy: "...This is so dizzying."

Jiang Yu's forehead creased with annoyance. He had never seen such a fragile person before. He simply floated over and squatted down in front of Wen Yan, saying simply and clearly, "Get on."

Wen Yan clung to his shoulder and leaned her head against him, then moved closer, pressing her entire body against his back.

It's cool and refreshing, quite comfortable.

Jiang Yu continued to float, controlling the pace perfectly, neither too fast nor too slow, carrying her towards the school.

Wen Yan chattered for the first half of the journey, then fell asleep for the second half.

Jiang Yu wanted to shake her awake to get a taxi, but she just grunted and didn't say anything more, so he had no choice but to resign himself to carrying her and continuing to drift.

It's so frustrating. I want to abandon her, but I can't bring myself to do it. I even set up a barrier to shield her from the wind when she's shivering.

Why is it?

Why did he do that?

With soft, shallow breathing, Jiang Yu pondered the whole way but still couldn't understand.