Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
Advance chapters available for patrons on Patreon. And a chapter can be sponsored by buying me a ko-fi.
The mansion was incredibly eerie, so quiet it seemed uninhabited. The thick fog made it almost impossible to see more than a meter ahead.
Gu Wuji’s residence was even more terrifying; shadowy figures could be seen moving about. The bodyguards who had been guarding the room looked uneasy, their eyes filled with a sinister glint.
The talismans Cheng Jia had placed in the room had been removed by the ghostly servants… The room was practically a ghost’s lair, waiting for Gu Wuji and his companions to return and behead them.
—Of course, this was just a beautiful fantasy in the minds of the ghosts.
In reality, after the footsteps sounded, no one entered. The ghosts couldn’t even detect any trace of human presence, which puzzled them.
Soon after, they heard sounds, like children’s laughter. In the blink of an eye, the surroundings transformed into a fairytale world, filled with laughter and joy, yet utterly eerie.
“W-Where is this?!”
The ghosts tried to use their abilities but suddenly found themselves powerless. At that moment, they seemed to instantly return to their former lives, becoming ordinary mortals.
Normally, this might be considered a good thing. But in this terrifying, obviously haunted place… it was easy to imagine the situation wouldn’t be good.
Realizing this, the ghosts felt a chill run down their spines. For the first time in so long since they’d been dead, they wondered if this place was haunted.
….
Gu Wuji closed the picture book in his hand. He hadn’t expected this picture book, brought from the previous evil god dungeon, to be so useful. As long as he understood the ghosts’ states, he could trap them inside.
Of course, there were many requirements regarding strength and environment, but these ghosts had been betrayed by their teammates so badly that it wasn’t difficult for Gu Wuji.
“Let’s see what this picture book can do to the ghosts trapped inside.” Gu Wuji knew very well that this picture book seemed suitable for children, but in reality, the plot was incredibly dark, and it contained Felicia’s obsession— it might be a test for these high-level ghosts.
“Anyway, these ghosts can’t be scared to death, right?” Gu Wuji was quite confident.
Austin, standing nearby, watched the copy in Gu Wuji’s hand with a look of satisfaction. He knew all too well the power of Felicia’s picture book; these ghosts inside would definitely be in deep trouble.
Looking at the bodyguards lying unconscious on the ground, Cheng Jia breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had been following Master Gu. These bodyguards seemed reliable, but if they were possessed by ghosts, it would be a disaster.
“Master Gu… what are you going to do with them?” the ghost who had betrayed his teammates asked Gu Wuji tremblingly.
“I’ll see if I can find an opportunity to purify them all,” Gu Wuji pondered. After all, these ghosts seemed difficult to deal with and were simply too troublesome.
Austin sneered, “I’ve suspected that ghost is weird for a while now, secretly pulling these little tricks. We can’t let it get away with this!”
“Of course, I know it’s not good to plead for them.” The ghost had already implicitly accepted that Gu Wuji’s purification meant simply annihilating these ghosts, and it felt even more uneasy. “But some of the ghosts inside know quite a lot of information. Instead of purifying them, we might as well find out more…”
“You’re right.” Gu Wuji nodded. “Then let’s see how they’re being modified in the picture book.”
Gu Wuji wasn’t going to give those ghosts who had caused trouble time and time again a few more chances. He was still very busy!
Meanwhile, in the shadows, a figure was watching everything in astonishment. He had only come to ask a question, but he had inadvertently witnessed everything.
“Gu Wuji, could it be that you…”
….
In a villa on a distant mountain, the sickly young man who was a high-level player was sitting inside.
The events he sensed in the village were constantly refreshing his impression of Gu Wuji.
No matter how many ghosts were sent to deal with Gu Wuji, the effect was like throwing a stone into the sea. Despite the various restrictions already in place, these ghosts should theoretically be a significant threat to Gu Wuji. Even other high-level players shouldn’t be so indifferent to these ghosts.
However, Gu Wuji remained completely unmoved, and many ghosts were even purified.
“It seems he does have some strength. After all, he’s someone who has passed the advancement dungeon, right?” The young man frowned, but his experience as a high-level player prevented him from becoming anxious so quickly. “It seems the quality of these ghosts isn’t high enough. In that case, we’ll wait until the last day.”
The power of the vengeful ghosts, combined with the effect of his items, was enough to turn this village into a difficult high-level dungeon, specifically targeting Gu Wuji.
After all, if too many ordinary people were harmed, the world’s rules would punish him.
Most others would be excluded, meaning these ordinary people wouldn’t even realize that something was happening in another strange space within the village. Only some unlucky individuals might be drawn into the dungeon due to their heavy yin energy from encountering ghosts.
However, due to the game’s rules, clues that shouldn’t have appeared naturally surfaced in the village, hinting at the background of the vengeful ghosts.
Of course, the young man didn’t believe that having clues would guarantee Gu Wuji’s escape unscathed; it was merely giving him a glimmer of hope.
“You can rest a bit these next few days,” the young man said with a smile that seemed to indicate he had everything under control.
Time flew by, and soon it was the eighth day, the time when the vengeful ghosts were about to awaken. It wouldn’t be accurate to say that everything had gone smoothly these past few days. Cheng Jia knew very well how many ghosts they had encountered, which still made him sleep on the floor next to Gu Wuji’s bed, trembling with fear.
But despite the large number of ghosts, and the increasingly powerful ones appearing one after another, there hadn’t been any injuries or fatalities. At most, everyone was traumatized and afraid to go out at night.
Even under these circumstances, no one had considered running away! Cheng Jia realized something was wrong, and at the same time, he couldn’t help but envy Qiu Jian, who had run away from the film crew earlier; they must be very safe outside.
What puzzled Cheng Jia the most was that Austin, this pretty boy, was always by Gu Wuji’s side, yet he didn’t seem frightened at all… What was going on with this guy?! Could it be that Master Gu was attracted to him for that very reason?!
This made Cheng Jia somewhat convinced. After all, he himself could never do that.
Gu Wuji, on the other hand, purified quite a few ghosts with ease, feeling that everything had suddenly become easier… Although for him, nothing seemed to have changed much, since it hadn’t been very strenuous to begin with.
The only slightly surprising thing was that Gu Wuji noticed Cheng Liangmiao’s attitude towards him had suddenly changed 180 degrees. In fact, Gu Wuji had originally thought that the other party was just a professional but distant senior.
But in the past few days, Cheng Liangmiao had suddenly become a completely different person, awkwardly greeting Gu Wuji in all sorts of ways, forcing himself to find topics to talk about even when he had nothing to say, and his favorability towards Gu Wuji had visibly increased.
The rest of the crew was utterly shocked, wondering what had happened to him. After all, Cheng Liangmiao’s prejudice against Gu Wuji had been almost blatant, only Gu Wuji himself hadn’t noticed.
Cheng Liangmiao was in immense pain, realizing that his savior was most likely Gu Wuji, and he had treated him so poorly before— he was a complete ingrate! He didn’t dare to think about what Gu Wuji would think of him.
“I can only make amends with my attitude,” Cheng Liangmiao took a deep breath, but he also felt that he didn’t deserve Gu Wuji’s forgiveness. He would just silently help him from the shadows.
Upon waking up that day, Cheng Liangmiao suddenly realized something was very wrong with his surroundings.
Before, even if it was eerie, at least there were voices around, as if the ghosts hadn’t completely invaded the world, but maintained a delicate distance from the living.
But now, it was as if the village had fallen into a bizarre space, just like his first encounter with a ghost.
“What on earth is going on…” Cheng Liangmiao, being a more experienced person, stood up and carefully looked around, calling his assistant’s name.
But apart from the echo of his voice, there was no other sound.
At this moment, Cheng Liangmiao faintly heard movement behind him, and turned his head sharply on alert, only to see a fog outside the window, making it impossible to see anything clearly, except for the vague appearance of dark shadows floating within it.
“It seems this village is haunted.” Cheng Liangmiao frowned. He knew that in this situation, only by remaining calm could he survive; panic would only put him in a more dangerous situation.
Moreover, he still had the talisman given to him by Gu Wuji. Cheng Liangmiao took out the talisman he had carefully preserved, feeling a great sense of security, and placed it against his chest.
Then, Cheng Liangmiao cautiously walked towards the room next door. The moment he pushed open the door, a disheveled female ghost suddenly attacked.
Before Cheng Liangmiao could react, the talisman on his chest heated up and emitted a faint light.
The female ghost seemed startled and fled in panic, leaving behind only a piece of paper that looked like a diary.
“What is this?” Cheng Liangmiao picked up the paper and stared wide-eyed at its contents.
The paper appeared to be someone’s diary, detailing the various strange occurrences in the village and some background information on several vengeful ghosts, indicating that the person had to escape.
However, the latter half of the paper was covered in blood, suggesting that the female ghost was the owner of the diary, and that she had perished before escaping the village, becoming a ghost like this.
“So that’s how it is… I wonder how Gu Wuji is doing. I have to warn him.”
Although Cheng Liangmiao knew that Gu Wuji was incredibly powerful and probably didn’t need his help, he didn’t want to just sit and wait for everything to end. Besides, this small clue might affect Gu Wuji’s life!
He hurriedly pushed open the door, and countless dark figures were moving through the fog outside. Cheng Liangmiao couldn’t possibly leave on his own.
Cold sweat poured down Cheng Liangmiao’s face, but his sharp eyes noticed the pattern in the ghosts’ movements.
“Wait, I see… everything in this space seems to follow a pattern, just like a real game. If that’s the case, as long as I can find a way to solve it, I’ll definitely be able to find Gu Wuji alive.”
Cheng Liangmiao was greatly encouraged. And so, someone with absolutely no dungeon experience made his way smoothly towards Gu Wuji’s residence.
If other novice players saw this scene, they would probably be ashamed of their lack of professionalism.
When Cheng Liangmiao finally arrived at Gu Wuji’s location, he didn’t let his guard down. Instead, he took a deep breath and pushed open the door, then his eyes widened in astonishment.
“Wh-how could this be…”
Gu Wuji was sitting unharmed in a chair, and before him were several bound vengeful ghosts, with several other ghosts fawning over him.
This was definitely not a scene that should appear in a supernatural space; it looked more like a scene from a domestic drama novel.
This scene was far too shocking for Cheng Liangmiao.
Guys, ads are my only source of revenue, so please do not turn on the AdBlock when you are accessing this website…. Thank you, this would be a great help…
You can buy me a ko-fi and sponsor a chapter on: https://ko-fi.com/midnightrambles
Or become a Patron or access advance chapters on: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=45665005
If you support me, I would be able to provide more chapters….
Previous • Table of Contents• Next
