Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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By daybreak the next day, Gu Wuji had already left the space.
As for the two men, they had been utterly traumatized. The mere fact that the female ghost in the portrait seemed to know Gu Wuji intimately, even as a friend, had completely extinguished their last hope.
When Gu Wuji slowly approached them, the two men were no longer the arrogant figures they had been in front of the newcomer. They trembled with fear, practically begging for mercy on their knees.
After all, their arrogance stemmed from their own power, but now the ghosts they kept inside them was under someone else’s control— and by such a depraved man, no, perhaps he wasn’t even human!
Although Gu Wuji wanted to calmly persuade them to turn themselves in after leaving, this was clearly difficult; the two men had already fainted the moment he opened his mouth.
Gu Wuji was conflicted. He didn’t have time to wait for them to wake up, and releasing them directly seemed too dangerous.
“Let them stay here,” Gu Wuji could only say to the female ghost in the portrait. “Of course, it would be even better if you could persuade them as well.”
“This little thing is no problem,” the female ghost agreed casually. Of course, how could a fierce ghost like her persuade others using ordinary methods?
Gu Wuji then calmly purified the two ghosts controlled by the ghost-controlling technique. They both showed expressions of relief as they disappeared.
At this moment, the two men on the ground were unaware that while they were unconscious, Gu Wuji and the female ghost had reached some kind of agreement, and what they were about to face was a persuasion process more terrifying than death.
….
The next day, when Young Master Nelson opened the door, his heart was heavy. But when he saw Gu Wuji sitting in the living room eating as if nothing had happened, he was stunned.
“He’s actually alright?”
He had clearly seen Gu Wuji block those ghosts to save him last night… Perhaps because the other party was just an ordinary person, he was kicked out of that space at that time.
That’s good too. Perhaps Gu Wuji will think that everything that happened was a dream.
Regardless, Gu Wuji’s feelings for him were genuine, and thinking about this, a complex mix of emotions swept through Nelson’s mind.
Gu Wuji was eating when the system notified him that Nelson’s favorability rating was increasing. Although this wasn’t his original plan, it was the only option now. He just hoped it wouldn’t increase to the point where he’d be forced into a gay relationship.
After all, the mission’s objective was twofold: to build favorability and to appear like he liked the other person. If the other person reciprocated his feelings, things would become very complicated! It would be difficult to find a reason to refuse.
“Young Master, you’re awake,” the female assistant said, standing up. Nelson took a slight step back when he saw her, then realized that last night wasn’t reality, and the female ghost and the assistant probably had nothing to do with each other, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Wuji also greeted Nelson, but he didn’t seem as enthusiastic as usual. He was afraid that if he was too enthusiastic, Nelson’s favorability rating would increase again, which would be bad.
The bodyguards and female assistants nearby looked over with either mockery or pity. After all, they were well aware of Young Master Nelson’s attitude towards Gu Wuji, and Gu Wuji was destined to humiliate himself. But to their surprise, Nelson simply nodded indifferently, sat down opposite Gu Wuji, and told his assistant that he would have breakfast there.
Normally, Nelson would have found Gu Wuji utterly unpleasant and would have given him a cold laugh; dining with him would have been completely out of the question. However, today, seeing Gu Wuji’s rather indifferent demeanor, he felt a pang of guilt, wondering if the other man had been frightened.
Although Young Master Nelson was a rather selfish person, his logic was generally quite sound when his own interests weren’t involved.
Gu Wuji even found that his rather indifferent attitude today had actually increased Nelson’s favorability slightly.
Gu Wuji: “…”
In reality, given Gu Wuji’s outstanding looks and good personality, it would be strange if his favorability rating didn’t increase, especially since it wasn’t negative.
Everyone else was stunned. What had happened between Gu Wuji and Young Master Nelson without their noticing?! Why did they suddenly seem so close? It was too sudden!
Anyway, breakfast got over like this.
Nelson even invited Gu Wuji to go to the casino with him today, which shocked everyone else even more.
Gu Wuji naturally refused, saying he was too tired and needed to rest. In reality, he planned to continue disguised himself and go to the casino to improve his relationship with Young Master Nelson.
In this dangerous situation, he had no choice but to sacrifice his disguised self!
Normally, Nelson wouldn’t even acknowledge Gu Wuji, but thinking about what happened last night, he immediately understood Gu Wuji and even said softly, “Then you can rest here.” He then instructed one of the bodyguards to stay and look after Gu Wuji, making sure the bodyguard took care of Gu Wuji’s needs in every way.
Gu Wuji: “…” Why does it feel less convenient than when his favorability rating wasn’t high?!
The others quickly left. The bodyguard no longer dared to look at Gu Wuji with the same impatience as before. It was undeniable that Young Master Nelson seemed to have a good impression of Gu Wuji.
Austin appeared at this moment, asking Gu Wuji if he wanted to temporarily knock the bodyguard unconscious to avoid affecting things.
“No need, I’m tired anyway. I’ll rest first,” Gu Wuji said.
Hearing about what happened last night, Austin felt a chill run down his spine. They hadn’t been able to enter that space, only to suddenly find Gu Wuji unconscious on the sofa. He was completely overwhelmed and had no solution.
Of course, Austin knew very well that Gu Wuji was very strong, but this wasn’t some ordinary instance world! It was the world where that evil god existed. He knew better than anyone the evil god’s power and terror, and his obsession with Gu Wuji.
Fortunately, Gu Wuji returned safely; otherwise, he would have wished he could die again.
Gu Wuji lay down on the bed to rest, planning to discuss the rest after waking up in the afternoon.
Austin glanced at the unconscious Gu Wuji, then silently appeared outside the room. He couldn’t stay here any longer; he needed to use the information he had to provide Gu Wuji with more help in this instance.
If the situation became too dangerous at the end, he would have no choice but to…
Standing in the corridor, Austin felt a strange familiarity with the surrounding space, and a strange attraction to his soul, as if he was meant to be here, even though he had never been here before, from life to death.
“This place…”
….
In his dream, Gu Wuji found himself in the casino lobby again, seeing the same things as yesterday. This dream reflected reality.
“No wonder the chances of dreaming about strange things are increased after being debuffed.” Gu Wuji shook his head; he felt he wouldn’t be able to have any peaceful dreams in this instance anymore.
Looking up again, the number of ghosts reflected on the ceiling was still astonishing, densely packed and terrifying, as if his efforts to purify them had been utterly ineffective.
It seemed this place didn’t just kill and imprison the souls of those who came; it might also attract ghosts from other places. Unless a core problem was solved, these ghosts would never disappear.
Most people would be discouraged by such a sight; with so many ghosts, it was impossible to purify them all.
But Gu Wuji was deeply moved. “So many ghosts… if I could purify them all…”
The points he earned would already make him the richest player in the game. Moreover, being able to help so many people was a huge win.
No wonder it was a high-level dungeon; ordinary dungeons never had such a massive number of ghosts.
“However, if this casino continues to attract ghosts, purifying it will indeed be very difficult.” Gu Wuji realized the key point. “I still need to defeat the other vengeful ghosts in this instance.”
According to the information the female ghost had given him, clearing this instance should be no problem, but that wasn’t Gu Wuji’s goal.
Considering the information others had given him, the casino owner might have a way to temporarily subdue the evil god boss, if he could find out that method.
He entered the casino to check the situation, hoping to save a few NPCs haunted by ghosts, when suddenly he heard the sound of shattering glass.
“What’s that?” Gu Wuji abruptly stopped. He looked up and saw several cracks in the ceiling, from which wisps of yin energy seeped out.
One could imagine that if these cracks spread, the ghosts inside could escape, and the scene would be like hell.
But what Gu Wuji found even more terrifying was the sudden appearance of a strong, piercing gaze in the void, a pale gold light seemingly seeping out from the cracks.
A sense of crisis rose within him, and the mark on the back of his hand began to heat up faintly.
“Damn it…” Gu Wuji’s expression changed; he wasn’t prepared for this at all.
The only reassuring thing was that the gaze wasn’t fixed on him, as if it were restricted by something, unable to find his location.
“I should thank this casino at this moment,” Gu Wuji thought to himself.
Even more unexpectedly, the ghost sealed within his body seemed to become restless under the pressure of the evil god, showing a tendency to forcibly awaken.
What kind of hellish scene was this?!
Gu Wuji struggled to suppress the ghost within his body, involuntarily taking several steps back, accidentally bumping into someone, scattering chips all over the ground.
From the back, the person appeared to be a young man, but when he turned around, he revealed a gloomy face.
“I’m sorry,” Gu Wuji quickly apologized, but suddenly realized that in his dream, these people shouldn’t be able to interact with him. So who exactly was this person before him—
“Found you!” The young man’s eyes suddenly lit up, a morbidly fanatical expression appearing on his face. He suddenly grabbed Gu Wuji’s wrist with astonishing force, a strength beyond what a normal person could possess. In that instant, even Gu Wuji’s strength couldn’t shake his hand off.
The moment he touched Gu Wuji, the mark on the back of Gu Wuji’s hand suddenly burst forth with light.
The space seemed to be under immense pressure; and the small cracks in the ceiling spread at an extremely rapid pace. All the ghosts that were originally bound inside seemed to be greatly frightened, kneeling on the ground and trembling incessantly.
Golden light flowed continuously from it, almost bursting through the ceiling.
And the scorching, unsettling gaze emanating from the void stared directly at Gu Wuji, that gaze almost materializing to trap Gu Wuji within it.
“!”
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