Quick Transmigration: The Gossip Master Took the Black Lotus Script - Chapter 8

Luo Ning watched as her mother and grandmother ran off in a panic. She turned back to glare at Luo An but ultimately said nothing. That slap from earlier—she still remembered it. The force behind it absolutely wasn’t something a human could produce.

Even though she didn’t want to believe it, deep down she was afraid. Still, she convinced herself that all the bullying of Luo An and her mother had been orchestrated by her own mom and grandma, not by her. Forcing herself to stay calm, she bowed toward the empty air and said:

“Uncle, I apologize on behalf of my grandma and my mom. I’ll definitely go home and set them straight.”

Luo An couldn’t help but admire this type of person—still keeping up appearances in front of a ghost without batting an eye.

“Hey! My dad says just looking at you makes him sick. Are you not leaving? Do you want another taste of his slap? He can absolutely oblige.”

At the mention of a slap, Luo Ning reflexively raised her hand to cover her face, glaring at Luo An with a mix of hatred and fear, but she was powerless to do anything.

When the sound of a door closing came, Xu Qing rushed out of the room. She looked all around but saw nothing, then turned to ask Luo An anxiously:

“An’an, where’s your dad?”

Luo An: … Oops, played it too big. She’d forgotten there was still someone else in the room. But words had to be handled carefully.

“Mom, do you want to see Dad?”

Xu Qing nodded.

“But Dad has already gone. He just couldn’t let us go, so he forced himself to stay behind to protect us. That’s why you can’t see him anymore.”

Xu Qing grew flustered at once. “How can I not see him? Didn’t you just see your dad yourself?”

Luo An kept up the story. “I don’t know why either. Maybe Dad was worried I’d be harmed by them, so he found a way to reach me. But Dad’s soul is really weak right now, he…”

Although Luo An was bluffing, Xu Qing believed every word. “Then is your dad okay? Will it affect his reincarnation? It’s all my fault—if I could hold this family together, he wouldn’t have to worry about us even after death.”

“Dear, don’t worry. I’ll protect our daughter together with you. But if you really have to go reincarnate, then go. This time I won’t back down no matter what.”

Crying and sniffling, Xu Qing spoke to the air with deep sorrow. Seeing the look in her eyes made Luo An’s chest feel heavy, but for Xu Qing’s future, she had to carry the lie through to the end. She couldn’t let her repeat the same mistakes.

“Stop crying. Dad says you can rest easy. Once you can really support yourself, he’ll leave.”

Xu Qing quickly wiped away her tears and nodded over and over. “Alright, alright.”

When her emotions calmed, Xu Qing began worrying about something else. “You two made such a racket just now—could anyone have heard it? If people report us for engaging in feudal superstitions, that’ll be bad.”

Heard it? Who could have heard? Luo An had already placed a barrier over the house, making sure not a single sound could leak out.

“Maybe no one was home. Otherwise, someone would’ve come to watch the drama already.”

“That’s good, that’s good. You and your dad really have the ability to drive your grandma away. If it had been me alone, I’d…”

Though she hated to admit it, Xu Qing was very aware of her own shortcomings. Thinking about her late husband still watching over her, she straightened her back. “But from now on, I won’t let myself be pushed around.”

“That’s the spirit! Look at Uncle Zhang’s wife at the end of the alley. Does anyone dare raise their voice in front of her?”

Xu Qing shook her head. “Who’d be dumb enough to yell at her? That’s just asking for a beating.”

“Exactly. When I go to the countryside, you should learn from her. If someone curses you, curse back. If cursing doesn’t work, slap them. The bold fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care about their lives. Just overwhelm them with momentum. If that doesn’t work, then fight!”

Xu Qing noticed her daughter’s eyes sparkling whenever she talked about hitting people, and the corners of her mouth twitched. Wasn’t this girl being spoiled by her dad’s influence? Still, if it was for their own good, then he must be right.

Xu Qing doubted herself, then reassured herself, until her brain felt fried.

Especially when she thought back to the three people who had just fled in panic—her eyes lit up. Maybe being more aggressive wasn’t such a bad thing, except for the reputation.

If Luo An knew what she was thinking, she’d definitely say: “Not just not bad—this is as good as it gets!”

Meanwhile, Old Man Luo saw his wife come back gasping for breath, followed by his disheveled eldest daughter-in-law and swollen-faced eldest granddaughter. He was baffled.

“Weren’t you going to Second Daughter-in-law’s place? How did you all end up like this?”

He frowned, thinking of how many people must have seen them on the way back. Surely they’d assume his family had done something disgraceful to end up beaten like that. What a humiliation.

Before Luo Ning could put on her act of being pitiful, Old Madam Luo burst out crying:

“Old man, something’s wrong! Our second son’s turned into a vengeful ghost to take our lives!”

“Nonsense, what are you babbling about?”

Old Man Luo rushed to the door, looked around nervously, and only when he saw nothing did he drag his wife back inside, scolding her in a low voice:

“Spreading superstitions in public—are you trying to get the whole family killed?”

The old woman realized she had misspoken. If word got out that the second son had become a ghost, it would only bring trouble. And what if he really was here? What if he got angry? She still wanted to live!

She glanced left and right nervously, as if afraid Luo An’s father would suddenly appear and slap her again. To Old Man Luo, she looked just like a thief.

“What’s wrong with you now? Did you get possessed?”

“I just… no, I’m not possessed. I mean, the second son came looking for us, I just got a little worked up.”

She said “worked up,” but her face looked like she’d swallowed dung.

“Utter nonsense! The second son’s been gone for years. How could he come back to find us?”

Old Man Luo, prideful yet cowardly, was unnerved by her serious tone. But mostly, he just thought his wife had gone mad.

Afraid he’d say something to anger the spirit, Old Madam Luo quickly explained, “It’s true! I went to Second Son’s place just now, and after only a few steps I tripped over something and fell with the eldest daughter-in-law. An’an said it was her dad who did it!”

Old Man Luo scoffed. “Just because she said so doesn’t make it true. That girl must be making up stories to scare you into running home.”

The old woman immediately grabbed Luo Ning, who’d been silent all this time. “Look at Ning Ning’s face! No one touched her, yet something knocked her to the ground!”

“Granddaughter, is it really like your grandma says?”

Luo Ning desperately wanted to shake her head, but deep down she was a coward. “Grandpa, it’s true. Something invisible struck me…”

Only then did Old Man Luo frown. Two people falling could be chalked up to carelessness. But his granddaughter’s swollen cheek? That was harder to explain. There was no way Luo An could’ve hit her like that without anyone seeing.

This…

Could it really be that the second son had returned?