"The ghost... the ghost is back!"
Even Zhou Qiaoling, who had the highest sanity among them, couldn't help but gasp in fear.
"Don’t panic! We have the Evil-Warding Copper Coin!"
Zhong Yi raised the coin tied with a red string, waving it around frantically.
In the oppressive darkness, it felt as though ghosts lurked in every shadow.
Mu Yawen pulled out a Spirit Lantern and shone it around.
No ghostly figures were visible, yet the chilling, suffocating presence clung to them like a second skin.
The three of them were certain.
The ghost,
was right beside them!
"Let’s head for the door first... Junior Sister Zhou, try communicating with it again!"
Zhong Yi gripped the copper coin tightly, forcing himself to stay calm.
"Alright..."
Zhou Qiaoling nodded timidly, her earlier bravado completely gone.
"You..."
"Do you know Old Demon Lu...?"
"......"
A brief silence followed.
But all three of them noticed something unsettling—
Faint breathing could be heard from the other end of the Spirit Jade Slip!
"Heh... hehehe..."
A bone-chilling, hysterical laugh erupted from the Spirit Jade Slip.
"Old... Demon... Lu...!!"
Each word was heavier than the last.
The trio froze, their breath catching in their throats.
At the mention of "Old Demon Lu," the ghost spiraled into madness.
Its shrill, deranged voice scraped against their ears like nails on a chalkboard.
"Give me back my life... Give it back!!!"
"It’s so cold here... so cold..."
"Giggle giggle... hahahaha..."
At the same time,
Black resentment, thick as smoke, gushed out from the Spirit Jade Slip!
"RUN!!"
Zhong Yi sensed imminent danger and shouted. The three of them bolted for the door.
Then—
BANG!
The door slammed shut on its own!
Despair filled their eyes.
A closed door meant only one thing—
The ghost had begun its hunt!
After a moment of frantic thought, Zhong Yi turned around, facing the ghost now striding rapidly toward them from the end of the hallway.
He took a deep breath and raised the Evil-Warding Copper Coin.
"Junior Sister Zhou, Junior Brother Mu... Go. Now!"
"If it kills me, the hunt will end... and the door will open."
"The evidence is clear—this has to be a Wraith!"
"My life in exchange for our team’s victory... It’s worth it!"
"Don’t worry about me, just—... Huh?"
Mid-sentence, Zhong Yi glanced back.
Zhou Qiaoling and Mu Yawen were already sprinting full-speed toward the door, nearly there.
Zhong Yi’s lips twitched.
Well. So much for noble sacrifices.
Meanwhile, the live-stream chat was having a field day watching the elite disciples suffer inside the illusion.
[LMAO, what the hell did Old Demon Lu do to these ghosts? They go berserk at just his name!]
[Fellow cultivators, I take back my earlier arrogance... I lasted half an incense stick in that illusion before dying...]
[Is the illusion really that scary? I don’t believe it.]
[The last guy who said that pissed his pants.]
[Respect to Senior Brother Zhong! Sacrificing himself for the team!]
......
"Trade my life? Not necessarily!"
Zhong Yi stared at the Evil-Warding Copper Coin in his hand, a glimmer of hope still burning in his eyes.
"This coin can block one hunt! It might not kill me!"
As the ghost drew closer, he mustered his courage and charged forward on trembling legs.
"Coin, BREAK ITS POWER!!!"
Three seconds later, Zhong Yi learned another hard truth.
The Evil-Warding Copper Coin only worked when placed on the ground...
......
Now spirits themselves, Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue exchanged wry smiles.
Watching Mu Yawen and Zhou Qiaoling return safely to the carriage, they both felt a flicker of relief.
"Old Zhong... You didn’t guess wrong again, did you?"
"No way! All three pieces of evidence matched, and the constant candle-blowing fits the Wraith’s behavior perfectly. If it’s not a Wraith, I’ll eat my words live on stream!"
Just as Zhong Yi finished his confident declaration, the results screen popped up.
[Entity Type: Mimic Spirit]
[Score: 0]
"???"
"WHAT?! Mimic Spirits can copy any ghost’s traits!!!"
"Damn it all, go eat crap instead!!!"
[P.S. Finally hit 500k words, folks. If you’ve made it this far, drop a five-star review, yeah? That May incident really tanked the ratings... Love y’all.]
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