Before long, Ning Qing, carrying one person on each side, arrived at the so-called small cave mentioned by the system.

In front of them, two large rocks were embracing each other, with a narrow gap underneath that could barely accommodate two people.

Ning Qing placed the two people on the overgrown ground, stretched out her left hand, and wisps of ghostly power shot out from her palm, transforming into blades that cut down clumps of withered grass and carried them to the ground of the so-called small cave.

Ning Qing withdrew her wisps of ghostly power, which playfully darted around in her palm as if begging for praise.

Ning Qing slightly curled her five fingers, as if soothing them, and the ghostly power returned to Ning Qing's body contentedly.

Ning Qing picked up the two unconscious people from the ground again and placed them on the withered grass.

He then took out a soft couch from the space and placed it next to him, leisurely lay down on it, and closed his eyes to pretend to sleep.

The system saw all this in the space and suspected that the host had come here just to find another place to continue sleeping.

System: Host, shouldn't you wake up the target you're protecting first? Isn't it better to leave him unconscious?

When Ning Qing first arrived, she released wisps of ghostly power to investigate why the little one was unconscious. It turned out that a ghost had injected its ghostly energy into the little one's body in order to nourish a vessel, then seize the body and eventually become its master.

This made Ning Qing very unhappy. How could someone take away the body of the little brat she raised?

Ning Qing: Now is not the best time to wake him up. The yang energy is too strong during the day, and the ghost energy in his body is hidden and dormant, making it difficult to find. Wait until night when the yin energy is strong, which is when they are most active. Then we can expel them from his body, which will be twice as effective.

System: Then host, you should get some rest.

Ning Qing: Hmm.

As night fell, the evening wind was icy cold in the quiet, dark forest, creating the illusion of being in an ice cellar. Not a single insect could be heard, and the silence was eerily profound.

Ning Qing opened her eyes on the soft couch, her gaze filled with coldness. She raised her hand, and her ghostly power instantly swept out in one direction to attack.

A mournful wail could be heard in the distance, then silence returned.

The ghostly power returned to Ning Qing's body.

System: Was it that ghostly thing that just injected ghostly energy into the protected target's body?

Ning Qing: No, that was just a lowly errand boy; it didn't have that ability.

Ning Qing released her immense ghostly power once again, sending it outwards, and the quiet night was filled with the wails and howls of ghosts.

System: Host, you're awesome! Kill them all, take down the big boss, and then become the big boss yourself.

Ning Qing was speechless again: I'll deal with these small fry first so I won't be disturbed when I help those two expel the ghostly energy later.

When the ghostly power returned victoriously, Ning Qing began to expel the ghostly energy from the two of them.

This is a protracted battle. First, we need to sense and locate the ghostly energy within their bodies. The ghostly energy is not a single mass, but rather dispersed in different places. We must first lure them to one place, and then absorb or forcibly expel it.

Sucking out involves absorbing the ghostly energy from their bodies into one's own, while forcibly expelling it involves using ghostly power to forcefully expel it from their bodies. This is extremely harmful to the body and could potentially lead to paralysis.

Ning Qing ultimately chose the first option, directly ripping off their shirts to reveal their muscular upper bodies.

Ning Qing placed her hands on their abdomens and slowly released wisps of ghost energy—the ghost essence that ghosts love to devour—into their bodies, enticing them.

Gradually, more and more ghostly energy gathered around the ghostly source, vying with each other and refusing to give way.