Lu Jinâs expression turned strangeâhe hadnât expected this woman to be a widow.
A beautiful young widow.
The combination of these few simple words carried an inexplicable sense of intrigue.
Just as Lu Jin was about to agree, his gaze suddenly sharpened.
He looked at the woman with a peculiar expression.
In his eyes, a faint black aura was emanating from the woman in the black kimono.
Although it was weak, he was all too familiar with this kind of energy.
He had encountered it beforeâon that vengeful spirit.
âMiss, have you recently come into contact with anything unclean?â Lu Jin asked casually.
He wasnât entirely sure if this sinister aura only appeared on vengeful spirits.
However, it was certain that a normal person would never possess such an aura without reason.
Unless⦠they had recently encountered something unclean.
âUnclean things?â
The woman was momentarily stunned. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, her face turned pale.
She hesitated for a moment before shaking her headâthen nodding.
âI havenât encountered anything unclean, but⦠Iâve been having a recurring dream lately.â
âI keep dreaming about my husband.â
A trace of fear flickered in the womanâs eyes as she spoke.
âAt first, I thought it was just because I was too grief-stricken.â
âBut then, for several nights in a row, I kept having the exact same dream.â
Her voice trembled slightly, and her body quivered.
Although the husband in her dreams had never harmed her, having the same dream countless times would terrify anyone.
After all, the living and the dead belong to separate realms.
Just the thought of a lingering spirit constantly hovering around herâ
Even if that spirit was once her most beloved husband, fear would still creep into her heart.
It was human instinct.
She had thought about leaving home and staying somewhere else.
But every time she fell asleep, she would unknowingly walk back home in a trance.
She knew that it was her husbandâs spirit influencing her, but she couldnât stop it.
That was why she had come here.
After hearing her neighbor mention a great exorcist at Yakushi Temple while returning from a funeral, she decided to try her luck.
She wanted the master to perform a ritual for her husband, to help guide his spirit to the afterlifeâ
To see if he had any unfinished wishes.
At first, when she saw how young Lu Jin was, she doubted whether he was capable of sending her husbandâs soul to rest.
But to her surprise, he had noticed her condition at first glance.
âA recurring dream?â
Lu Jin narrowed his eyes. He was now almost certainâ
Dreams werenât always just dreamsâsometimes, they were gateways between the living world and the afterlife.
A person having an occasional dream was fine.
But if they dreamed every night, their mindâperhaps even their soulâwould suffer damage.
And even worse, if it was the exact same dream each time.
This meant that an evil spirit was deliberately pulling her into the dream realm.
The living belong to the realm of yang, while the dead belong to the realm of yin.
When a person dies, they enter the cycle of reincarnation, separating from the living.
That is the law of the universe.
If a spirit lingers in the human world due to unresolved attachments and refuses to enter reincarnationâ
Over time, it will either fade away or transform into a vengeful spirit.
When ordinary people stay in contact with an evil spirit for too long, their life force (yang energy) is gradually eroded by the spiritâs yin energy.
At best, they will suffer from chronic illnesses.
At worst, their lifespan will be drastically shortened.
Only cultivators like him, who had mastered spiritual power, could resist the corrosion of yin energy.
Although the womanâs aura was still faint, signs of illness had already begun to show.
If this continued, she wouldnât last more than three years before the spirit took her life.
âSaving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda.â
Since he had encountered this situation, he couldnât just turn a blind eye.
After all, exorcising vengeful spirits was a virtuous act.
Even the smallest merit was still merit.
Lu Jin quickly gathered his things and left the temple with the woman.
It wasnât until he got into her Mercedes-Benz that he realizedâ
She was a wealthy woman.
Her husband had been the owner of a company but had died suddenly from overwork.
After his death, he left her a massive inheritanceâenough for several lifetimes.
And since he had been so focused on his career, they never had children.
âTsk.â
Lu Jin clicked his tongue.
During their conversation, Lu Jin also learned the womanâs nameâ
Kurosaki Masako.
A prestigious university graduate.
After graduation, she married her husband and became a full-time housewife.
âBeing a full-time housewife must be nice.â
Lu Jin sighed sincerely, leaving Kurosaki Masako puzzled.
For some reason, this young master didnât seem as difficult to get along with as she had imagined.
âWeâre here.â
After a twenty-minute drive, they arrived in the city.
The car pulled up in front of a standalone villa.
âMaster, shouldnât we visit my husbandâs grave first?â
Kurosaki Masako asked cautiously.
âNo need.â
Lu Jin got out of the car, glanced at the villa, and replied casuallyâ
âSince you always have the dream in this house, your husbandâs spirit must be here.â