My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

"So I really died, huh?" Zhuang Yun sighed in disbelief, but he couldn't find it in himself not to take Li Fei'er's words for it. "Have you already known I'm a ghost the moment you've seen me earlier?" He asked. 

"Yes." Li Fei'er nodded. "From the moment I laid my eyes on you. I'm sorry." 

"No, please don't be sorry. It's not your fault that I wasn't even aware of what I've become." There was a melancholic tone in Zhuang Yun's voice. "I should have known better, but how come I don't remember how I died?" 

"Most ghosts retain the last memories they had as a human, which are most likely their last moments on earth and how they died. However, since you died in your sleep, unless you saw your own body the moment you regained consciousness as a ghost; it's understandable you don't remember anything." 

"So in the end, I'm also a wandering spirit like them…" 

"No. Not yet, but you will be if you choose to remain here. I wouldn't wish that for you, Mr. Zhuang. I'm sure your family would also be sad if they found out that you weren't able to cross peacefully." 

"You are right. Mom would surely worry about me if she knew I'm still here." He then fell silent. "How do I cross, though? Should I find the bright light everyone used to talk about when they were about to die?" 

Li Fei'er hummed and tapped her chin with her forefinger. There were so many ways for a soul to cross the boundary between mortal and spirit realms. 

"Sometimes, you can go and vanish on your own… so long as you are satisfied and don't have any unfinished business here. Others would be picked up by a grim reaper, but I think it's best if you go on your own." 

"I see…" Zhuang Yun nodded. 

Still, he couldn't believe that he had died without knowing it. It must have been hard for his mother to find him dead on his own bed. She must have panicked when she couldn't wake him up, no matter how hard she tried.

When he first moved to this place, he thought that place was weird. However, he never imagined that there would be a day that he would be able to see the spirits that were causing the commotion and annoying sounds at night. 

However, thinking about it, why was every passing day repetitive? He would always wake up at the same time, brew his coffee in the morning, and have his breakfast. He would then proceed to study until past lunchtime, and the rest of the day would become a blur in his memories. 

Zhuang Yun realized that he also lost track of time. He neither knew what day today was nor what he was expecting on the following days. Normal humans tend to have a plan or look forward to the next few days, but he didn't. It was like living in a loop, forever going… forever repeating the same routines over and over again. 

"It's a pity I couldn't say goodbye to Mom and Dad. I hope they are faring well without me by their side," he said. 

Li Fei'er looked away. She thought that she would at least be able to exorcise a few spirits today, but knowing Zhuang Yun's story made her lose interest in pursuing her plan. 

"If there's nothing else, I'm going, Mr. Zhuang. I suggest you leave this place as soon as possible. It's for the best." 

"Then, let me accompany you to the train station as I promised." He sighed. 

This time, Li Fei'er also realized that the twin girls that had been playing in the hallway were also ghosts. It was obvious that not only the tenants were living in this apartment building. There were so many spiritual entities, and Li Fei'er could sense them all around her. 

The infestation of the ghosts here was so bad that if she dared to exorcise one spirit, Li Fei'er had no doubt that the other ghosts would be agitated and attack her. That would be a reckless move on her part if she did so, and this time, Shen Minyao wouldn't be able to save her life if she foolishly angered this mob of these wandering spirits.

Not only might she end up as dead, but her body could also be possessed by another spirit. That was something a shaman like her should avoid the most. 

Many ghosts still wanted to live on, and being a human with an active sixth sense could be dangerous as they were more at risk of being possessed. It was for that reason that she and Jiang Chen were helping Lu Anqi train. 

The two left the apartment building and walked in companionable silence. Li Fei'er noticed that the young man was slowly vanishing into thin air. It seemed that he had already let go of the reasons that were keeping him here. 

"I decided to leave," he told her before asking, "Miss Li, what happened to spirits who crossed the border?" 

"Humans who had done enough good deeds in their previous life are given a chance to be reborn. As for those who committed grave sins such as murder, they would face tribulation. They would also need to redeem themselves before they were allowed to be reincarnated." 

"I see, so eventually, karma will catch up to anyone, regardless of the time." 

Li Fei'er shrugged. "Everything we think and say and do has consequences for ourselves and for others. Like ripples on a pond, our actions spread out and affect others because everything is interconnected. And we need to remember that our actions are irreversible."

The sun was about to set, and Li Fei'er was just in time as the next train arrived. As she stepped inside the cabin, she gave Zhuang Yun a slight smile and whispered… 

"Goodbye, Mr. Zhuang. I hope, in your next life, you will be happy and healthy."