Chapter 137

"What happened?" Lu Yichen asked urgently, unusually losing his usual composure.

Yan Chuyao didn't linger, but ran straight past the five people at the entrance towards the South Gate, shouting, "Run! There's a ghost inside!"

"Ah!" The two girls and their boyfriends screamed and followed at the same time.

Lu Yichen glanced back at the room one last time and quickly followed.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments again.

Is it true? Are there really ghosts?

Don't run away! Let me see what you're doing before you run!

[So the legends of Nanfu were all true!]

"Will they get into trouble? Should we call the police?"

......

[Look at how the second young master ran away in a panic! I screen-recorded it, hahaha!]

This was said by Li Da from Yan Chuyao. They had been waiting in the live stream for so long for this moment.

As for whether there were ghosts in the Southern Mansion, or whether Yan Chuyao and his companions would be in trouble, they didn't care at all.

Li Datou quickly posted the video of Yan Chuyao's disheveled escape to the campus forum.

Yan Chuyao is one of the most prominent figures at Ocean University. He is known for his audacity, arrogance, and disregard for everyone.

Now he's screaming and running away in the video, his image has completely collapsed, which is quite shocking.

The post quickly went viral, attracting countless comments, many of which mocked Yan Chuyao. It was all because he had been too sharp-tongued in the past, offending many people with his confrontational style.

Li Datou and his companions watched with great delight, a situation they had already anticipated when Yan Chuyao decided to scream and run away.

Normally, he would never do something so degrading and shameful, but things are different now. He just wants to tell everyone that there are really ghosts in the Southern Mansion, so that everyone should not come here easily.

Those who live nearby and are very curious are best scared away by him.

He wanted to hide the painting at all costs.

In the blink of an eye, the six of them left the Southern Mansion and ran far away.

Rong Rong listened with a puzzled expression as the Nan family fell silent again.

"I didn't do anything and he just screamed and ran away, saying there was a ghost. Where's the ghost? Could there really be a ghost?"

As she spoke, Rong Rong crossed her arms and hugged herself, and the little jade rabbit in her arms unexpectedly fell to the ground with a thud.

Rong Rong is currently inside that painting. In this world, she has no physical body, only a soul. In addition, she has little cultivation, so she can only find something to temporarily reside in as her 'body', otherwise she will soon be completely destroyed.

As fate would have it, there is a portrait of her in this world that has been passed down for thousands of years and has been worshipped with incense. It would be perfect to use it to house her soul.

Rong Rong clearly remembered that the painting "Beauty in the Moon Palace" by Huang Lao was brought into the tomb by Li Tianyi, but she didn't know why it was here.

"Don't be afraid, host. I'm sure you're the only ghost in this old house right now!" 666 didn't know what Rong Rong was wondering, so he just loudly comforted her.

But his words made Rong Rong feel a lump in her throat, and she suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.

Why is she afraid of ghosts even though she's a ghost? Rong Rong tried her best to relax, relax, and relax some more, muttering under her breath, "It's probably because the host has no cultivation and is too weak."

After saying that, fearing that Rong Rong would be upset, he quickly added, "But don't worry, darling, we have plenty of ways to improve our strength! For example, we can learn from the original owner!"

Learning from the original owner? Thinking about why the original owner became entangled with the male lead and what she was planning to do, Rong Rong blushed instantly.

The original owner was a true thousand-year-old vengeful ghost who made this Southern Mansion his home and lived there for hundreds of years.

The male protagonist is Lu Yichen, whose birth chart is entirely Yin and who has accumulated merit from past lives.

Such people are extremely prone to attracting ghosts and monsters, and are seen by ghosts and monsters as a perfect tonic, the kind that can greatly increase one's cultivation level.

When the male protagonist was a child, his family obtained a talisman from a high monk to protect him from being haunted by ghosts and monsters, but the male protagonist himself was unaware of this.

The amulet had an expiration date, and it expired this year. That's how the original owner successfully became entangled with the male lead, absorbing his yang energy every day to improve her own cultivation.

After returning from the old house, the male protagonist fell ill, and his health deteriorated day by day. His family offered a large reward for a capable master to solve his problem.

The female lead came to the male lead's side under such circumstances. She was a reclusive disciple of the Xuanmen sect, a highly talented genius in metaphysics. She only entered the world for the first time last year and was the male lead's junior.

At that time, the masters made a series of fierce moves, but instead of harming the original owner, they completely angered him.

The original owner was about to go on a killing spree, and a group of masters were powerless to fight back. Fortunately, the female lead intervened in time to save everyone, while the original owner escaped with serious injuries.

After that, the male and female protagonists became acquainted, and their lives became more intertwined, gradually developing feelings for each other.

Later, the original owner approached the male protagonist again, trying to seduce him and steal the magical artifact from the female protagonist. The male protagonist remained unmoved, so the original owner began to mentally control him. The female protagonist discovered the trick and turned the tables on him, eventually killing the original owner.

This experience made the female protagonist understand her own heart, and she fell completely in love with the male protagonist. The lovers finally lived happily ever after.

"So, what is my task?" Rong Rong asked.

For some unknown reason, the original owner disappeared, and the rest of the story will be completed by Rong Rong.

As a supporting female character and a catalyst for the romance between the male and female leads, aside from some unimportant plot points, Rong Rong only needs to do two things.

One purpose is to create an opportunity for the male and female protagonists to meet, and the other is to help the female protagonist realize her love for the male protagonist.

Soon, an electronic voice sounded, and Rong Rong's task list was refreshed.

[Host: Rong Rong; Mission Progress:]

Task 1: Become entangled with the male protagonist and absorb his yang energy.

Task Two: Control the male protagonist's secret weapon to try and trick the female protagonist.

Please maintain your original character persona during the task; otherwise, you will be penalized with point deductions!

"What was the original character's personality?" Rong Rong asked again.

666 flipped through the world's background information with a clatter, and after a long time finally looked up and said, "Because of the limited screen time, there is no record, and the character setting is unknown."

"An ominous sign?" Rong Rong raised an eyebrow. "Then I..."

"Feel free to improvise!" 666 nodded affirmatively.

"It's good to be yourself," Rong Rong said with a smile. She happily ran to a pavilion not far away and sat down, swinging her legs playfully back and forth. But she quickly froze and stood up abruptly.

"Oh no! The male lead has already run away! I haven't even had a chance to catch up with him yet! How am I supposed to complete the mission?"

“Uh…” 666 remained silent.

At this time, Rong Rong had no cultivation and had to stay in this painted world most of the time. She could only go outside for short periods of time, and the range was limited. Currently, she could probably only move around in the entire backyard of the Southern Mansion.

In other words, if no one else comes after her, Rong Rong will be unable to deceive anyone into helping her leave to find the male lead, and she will also be unable to absorb yang energy to increase her cultivation. She will be trapped here forever, trapped in the painting.

As for doing missions? Don't even think about it!

For a moment, Rong Rong and 666 remained silent...