Chapter 196: Chapter 196 News of the Ghost King_1
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chu Hao, ever adept at seizing opportunities to show off, coldly stared at the Tall Ghost Officiant and said, "When this Taoist Master gets angry, even I fear myself. Do you really think that just because you’re Ghost Officiants, you can do whatever you want? In broad daylight, you still dare to try to steal my things? Today, I shall deliver Heaven’s justice!"
DING. Host has successfully shown off, earning 200 Pretentiousness Points.
The Tall Ghost Officiant screamed. Chu Hao had taken down Shorty in a single move; how could he dare to stay? He turned and fled.
These were Experience Points! I couldn’t let him get away.
However, the Tall Ghost Officiant’s body descended and vanished within the first-class cabin. Naturally, my strike hit nothing but air.
He even resorted to earth-escaping techniques.
Chu Hao stood up, sheathing the Yin Yang Sword.
"Master, you’re truly amazing."
"The Master is so awesome, and so young, too!"
"Tsk tsk... If only my son had half your ability."
The people present were incredibly excited. What they witnessed today had truly opened their eyes, completely overturning their understanding of the world.
Luo Yan tugged at Chu Hao, asking, "Ah-Hao, what about them?"
The ghosts of the deceased were still present. Besides the one Chu Hao had dealt with, there was another ghost beside a middle-aged woman—an eighteen-year-old boy, about Chu Hao’s age.
The middle-aged woman immediately knelt before Chu Hao and pleaded, "Master, please... please, you must help my son."
She had, of course, seen her child’s ghost. Beyond the shock, an even greater despair filled her heart.
Chu Hao glanced at the young ghost and asked, "What happened to your child? Why does he carry so much resentment?"
The middle-aged woman’s gaze darted away as she said, "I... I don’t know."
Chu Hao stroked his chin. "If you don’t tell the truth, I can’t help you."
I could forcefully make the young ghost reincarnate, but unraveling the truth would yield more Experience Points.
The middle-aged woman hemmed and hawed for a long time, unable to utter a single coherent sentence.
Chu Hao said indifferently, "Don’t say this Taoist Master didn’t warn you. Your son’s resentment is growing heavier. It won’t be long before his soul becomes malevolent. Then, it won’t be as simple as just guiding his soul to the afterlife; he will seek revenge on those who harmed him."
The middle-aged woman shuddered. "I’ll talk, I’ll talk."
It turned out her son’s death was indeed partly her fault.
With the college entrance exams approaching, the child was already under immense pressure. Furthermore, the middle-aged woman’s family, all highly educated, was relentlessly pushing him to get into a top university.
Under pressure from both school and home, the child couldn’t bear it and began sneaking out at night.
The middle-aged woman only discovered this later. By then, a month had passed, and the child’s body was becoming progressively weaker, as if his vitality was being drained. When she asked him what was wrong, he wouldn’t say.
Furthermore, when the mock exam results came out, his ranking had dropped significantly. This enraged the middle-aged woman to the point that she smacked her child several times.
The middle-aged woman, filled with immense regret, cried out, "I... I shouldn’t have hit him! My poor child!"
Nowadays, parents put too much pressure on their children, insisting on good results. However, the stress can be too much, and their attempts to be clever often backfire.
Chu Hao looked at the listless ghost. His face was pale and gaunt, as if from heavy opium use. Chu Hao asked, "Where did he go? How did his body become so hollowed out?"
The middle-aged woman said mournfully, "I don’t know."
"Looks like I’ll have to ask the person himself," Chu Hao said.
Everyone was filled with anticipation, ready to witness his extraordinary skills.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime sight; missing it would be unthinkable.
Chu Hao walked up to the listless ghost and slapped him across the face.
SMACK! Everyone was stunned.
What the hell?!
Weren’t you preparing to show off your skills? Why start with a slap?
"Wake up."
And what do you know, that smack actually worked. The boy snapped awake. He stuck out his tongue at Chu Hao and glared viciously, as if he wanted to swallow him whole.
Then, he pounced straight at Chu Hao.
The middle-aged woman exclaimed, "Child, stop!"
Chu Hao pinned him down with one hand, took out the True Word Brush, and drew a talisman on the center of his forehead.
In truth, the souls of the recently deceased are unstable. They can easily lose their sense of self and the path to reincarnation, causing them to drift aimlessly.
An Awakening Soul Talisman from the Mao Mountain Ghost Hunting Record can temporarily stabilize a ghost’s soul, making it less disoriented.
Furthermore, the True Word Brush, a treasured artifact of the Taoist lineage, imbued the talisman with considerable power.
As soon as the Awakening Soul Talisman was drawn, the ghost seemed to regain his senses. He cried out in agony, "Where... where am I?"
"Child, my child!" The middle-aged woman was unspeakably agitated.
"Mom! What’s happened to me?"
Mother and son were reunited, but tragically, they were now separated by the veil between life and death; the mother could not touch her child.
After a while, Chu Hao asked, "How did you die?"
The boy said painfully, "Several female ghosts toyed with me until I died. I beg you, Taoist Master, save me!"
Toyed with to death by female ghosts?
The boy, named Du Ziwen, faced unbearable academic pressure. One night, without telling his mother, he went out for a walk and stumbled upon three seductively dressed women who relentlessly tempted him.
As an innocent young man, Du Ziwen had never encountered such beautiful women. All three showed interest in him and even squabbled over who would take his virginity.
At that moment, Du Ziwen blushed and was immediately captivated.
He was taken to a place with even more women, countless women. It felt as if he had stepped into Heaven.
Du Ziwen said in distress, "A woman named Liu Feng was their leader. They kept me company, helped relieve my stress, and slept with me. I lost myself completely and went there every night. Eventually, I was drained by a group of women until I lost all awareness and died."
Everyone who heard this gasped. This young man was drained to death by a group of women?
Upon hearing this, the boy’s mother couldn’t bear it and became frantic.
"But... but when the police found your body, it was clearly in an underpass."
The boy said in anguish, "Only later did I realize they were all ghosts—a group of Flirty Female Ghosts."
The crowd couldn’t help but shiver.
Especially for the men present, the allure of women was incredibly potent. Hearing the cause of the boy’s death terrified them; they wouldn’t dare walk alone at night anymore.
When Chu Hao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Liu Feng?
Damn it! Isn’t that the Flirty Ghost King?
Chu Hao certainly remembered her. She had possessed Tang Mo’s body, declared the start of their "first game," left him in a sorry state, and eventually made Tang Mo jump into a river.
After searching high and low to no avail, she turns up when I least expect it! Today really is my lucky day, finding traces of the Flirty Ghost King.
Just wait until I find them. I’ll make sure she pays dearly for what happened last time, twice over!
Excited, Chu Hao asked, "Do you know where they are?"
The boy nodded. "Yes, in an underpass in Anli City."
Chu Hao grinned. "Lead me to them. After it’s done, this Taoist Master will send you to be reincarnated."
The middle-aged woman was overjoyed. "Ziwen, hurry and thank the Master!"
Du Ziwen cried, "Thank you, Taoist Master!"