Chapter 1600: Close the Door, Beat the Ghost

As soon as they stepped out of the entryway, Bai Zhi’er caught sight of a black figure swiftly flying towards them from the right.

She immediately raised her hand to block, and before the shadow could touch her, it was abruptly bounced back by the golden light surrounding her.

"Whoa!" Tang Qian exclaimed, "Is that a person or a monster?"

The black shadow was none other than Lin Wan, who had been injured and unconscious during the day.

At this moment, she was on the ground using all four limbs in a bizarre posture, her neck crooked at an angle no normal person could achieve, drool trailing down her mouth.

Her state was both desolate and frantic, her features somewhat distorted.

Her forehead still bore the bright red mark from where she had hit it during the day, and with the violent movements, the wound bled anew.

Cheng Xiao clung to Tang Qian’s arm, trembling, "Quick... Let’s get out of here!"

Bai Zhi’er turned her head, "Close the door."

"What!" Tang Qian and Cheng Xiao screamed in surprise.

"I said close the door!" Bai Zhi’er snapped.

Tang Qian was the first to react and slammed the door shut with a "bang."

Cheng Xiao was on the verge of tears, her voice shaken, "We’re going to die here."

Lin Wan could pounce at any moment, Bai Zhi’er slightly furrowed her brows, disdainfully remarked, "It seems the spell I drew during the day didn’t teach you a lesson. You’ll really run wild in front of me without some discipline?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she swept her sleeve, and several strands of pink-golden light shot out.

Meanwhile, neither Tang Qian nor Cheng Xiao saw how Bai Zhi’er moved.

In the next second, Bai Zhi’er had her hand wrapped around Lin Wan’s neck.

She stood surrounded by dozens of strands of light.

Bai Zhi’er held Lin Wan down tightly, her right hand quickly forming an array, and out of nowhere, a strong wind whipped up, tossing her hair and scattering papers chaotically around the desk.

Tang Qian held Cheng Xiao in the corner, trembling as they watched the scene unfold.

Lin Wan possessed immense strength, flailing her limbs wildly, until Bai Zhi’er completed the array, clenched her right hand into a fist, and struck her injured forehead.

The punch was delivered with such force that Tang Qian was shocked, fearing Bai Zhi’er might have killed Lin Wan.

"Come out!" Bai Zhi’er said coldly, her voice like the scold of a God, "Get out!"

She continued punching, until Lin Wan wailed like the cries of wolves and ghosts.

Finally, Bai Zhi’er straddled her, her dark hair flying behind her.

She looked stunning, her pupils reflecting the female ghost possessed within Lin Wan.

The female ghost’s once pale face had turned ashen, and a thin black line ran down the center of her forehead, marking her as a fierce ghost.

Bai Zhi’er threatened to force her from Lin Wan’s body, "If you don’t come out, I’ll bind you again and sink you into the reservoir so you experience that agony once more!"

Perhaps recalling the dire circumstances before her death, the drowned woman screamed in anguish, her eyes turned scarlet, and Bai Zhi’er saw Lin Wan’s eyes quickly fill with blood, horrific lines of blood snaking around her eyeballs.

The ceiling light abruptly fell.

Bai Zhi’er turned to dodge, allowing the female ghost to climb up and escape madly towards the door.

Tang Qian and Cheng Xiao screamed simultaneously.

In that critical moment, Tang Qian sharply ducked to avoid the ghost’s claw.

The female ghost missed Tang Qian and instead grabbed Cheng Xiao’s arm, her nails digging into Cheng Xiao’s flesh.

Cheng Xiao cried out in pain, "Let go of me!"

Just then, the spell Bai Zhi’er had cast on Cheng Xiao’s arm during the day finally emitted a burst of light, completely repelling Lin Wan.

She fell to the ground and immediately fainted, yet wisps of black smoke drifted out from her.

Bai Zhi’er commanded coldly, "Cheng Xiao, duck!"