Too many things happened in one night, and most of the people involved couldn't sleep well, except Bai Ningning.
Bai Ningning slept soundly and woke up around lunchtime. Yuan Muyang knocked on the door several times but to no avail.
When Bai Ningning and Geng Yiyi went downstairs to eat together, she still looked listless.
Chu Xisen was painting at a table in the restaurant. When he saw Bai Ningning, he quickly dropped his paintbrush and came over: "You didn't just wake up, did you?"
"That's about right," Bai Ningning said, yawning again. "I don't know what's wrong with me today, I feel like I slept too much, or I'm just too sleepy."
Chu Xisen looked concerned: "Is your sleep quality not good?"
Geng Yiyi pushed him aside, standing between them. "No, she was sleeping very soundly. She didn't say a word in her sleep. If I hadn't been able to detect her faint breathing and spiritual energy, I would have thought she was dead in her sleep."
Chu Xisen was dissatisfied with everything about Geng Yiyi and argued, "Sometimes sleeping too long can make you feel tired. Why didn't you wake her up in advance?"
Geng Yiyi rolled her eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Bai Ningning said to the taciturn Yuan Muyang next to her, "I'm still sleepy. I'll go out and move around a bit."
She noticed that Yuan Muyang had been standing there for a while, obviously having something to say, but for some reason, he hadn't come up to talk.
Yuan Muyang nodded silently, still looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Bai Ningning ordered some food and found a nearby table to sit down. Noticing Yuan Muyang was still following her, she said helplessly, "If you don't say anything, I won't listen."
Yuan Muyang asked: "Can we chat alone?"
Bai Ningning shuddered and was no longer sleepy.
She followed Yuan Muyang to the side, wondering if she had revealed herself last night, and asked, "What happened?"
Yuan Muyang made sure that there was no one around before he whispered, "I want to go back to Qingwei Mountain. I think something might have happened."
Bai Ningning's mind raced as she asked, "If we could be of help, why did Master specifically send us to Yuancheng?"
Yuan Muyang was in a dilemma and stared at Bai Ningning intently.
Bai Ningning: "...You don't think it's just because of me, do you? Then why did he send Yu Yue?"
Yuan Muyang also felt something was wrong and did not respond.
Bai Ningning waved her hand. "Forget it, let's not dwell on this. Can you tell me why you suddenly said that? This feeling of unease is getting stronger and stronger."
Yuan Muyang nodded, then shook his head: "More than that. Last night, the Ghost Gate opened, and a lot of high-level evil spirits poured out. I wanted Qingwei Mountain and the Xuan Committee to complete the task of clearing out the evil spirits together. But when I explained the situation to Qingwei Mountain, my father advised me not to interfere in this matter."
Bai Ningning quickly went over the logic of the matter in her mind.
She had more information than Yuan Muyang, so she could naturally guess the general reason.
The Black and White Impermanence went to Qingwei Mountain either to investigate her or to investigate the soul-transforming formation that imprisoned Qing Huai. Yuan Muyang was the direct beneficiary, so Yuan Xiushuo naturally didn't dare to let them go back.
The few messengers of death who could keep the situation in the underworld were away on business, and the evil spirits found an opportunity, opened the ghost gate and came to the human world to stir up trouble - one of the main forces to clean up the mess was naturally the two ghost messengers of death who went to Qingwei Mountain to investigate.
Yuan Xiushuo didn't want Yuan Muyang to meet them, so he didn't want him to get involved in this matter.
There was probably no major problem at Qingwei Mountain. At most, there were some minor troubles that Yuan Muyang couldn't get away from. If he went back now, it would just cause more trouble.
But she was still a little looking forward to the chaos in Qingwei Mountain.
Bai Ningning took the opportunity to persuade him: "If you are really worried, go back and take a look. I will stay in Yuancheng. With Yu Yue and Geng Yiyi here, nothing will happen. If you are really worried, you can also entrust me to the election committee."
Yuan Muyang was a little shaken. He glanced at Geng Yiyi, who was arguing with Chu Xisen, and said, "Geng Yiyi seems to listen to you very much, and you trust her very much."
Bai Ningning pretended to be mysterious: "During the time when you fainted in the castle, I found out something about her, but I can't tell you."
She was telling the truth, but she was only half-hearted.
Yuan Muyang obviously didn't believe it: "Given her personality, she didn't want to kill you?"
Bai Ningning began to completely fabricate lies to deceive people: "She tried, but she couldn't kill me. And I set up a timer to punch in every day. If I miss one day, her secret will be revealed to the public."
It's obviously a lie, but it's more deceptive than the truth.
Yuan Muyang believed it for the time being.
He observed Chu Xisen all morning and confirmed that this person was just a fool. Even the reason he came to Yuancheng was to argue with Geng Yiyi.
Bai Ningning pointed at the food delivery staff and said, "Anything else you want to ask? My meal is ready."
Yuan Muyang: "Not for now."
Bai Ningning: "Take your time to think about it, and when you've made up your mind, just tell me the result. It doesn't matter to me."
It doesn't matter who looks at her anyway, she's just being used as bait in a different location.
Seeing that she was much more energetic, Chu Xisen asked, "Are you not sleepy anymore?"
Bai Ningning sat back in her original seat and ate her meal slowly. She felt that she was not sleepy but tired.
I feel as tired as if I ran 3,000 meters yesterday.
But she couldn't say this out loud, she was sure that this was related to the explosion of her spiritual state yesterday.
Bai Ningning: "After eating, I'm going shopping. I guess you guys can't go?"
Geng Yiyi: "I can go. I can disguise myself."
Chu Xisen refused to admit defeat: "I can also put on makeup!"
Geng Yiyi said disdainfully, "With your size and recognizability, you'd be recognized in a minute in Yuancheng. I don't want to have any scandals with you."
Chu Xisen was delighted by the compliment and raised his eyebrows proudly: "Are you admitting that you are not as popular as me?"
Geng Yiyi rolled her eyes and ignored him.
The two of them argued endlessly. Bai Ningning leisurely ate half a bowl of rice before saying, "We're just going out for a stroll. We might run into a ghost, so Sister Yiyi can just follow us."
Chu Xisen felt that he was being disliked, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Obviously, I reacted faster than her when I saw a ghost."
Geng Yiyi: "You can only be a finder dog. If you want to fight ghosts, you have to rely on me."
"Tsk, but you have no sense of ghosts at all."
"So what? I'm just better than you."
“…”
Bai Ningning finished her meal amidst their noise and left with her empty plate expressionless.
The two men responded and followed her to continue arguing.
Bai Ningning: “…”
After lunch, Bai Ningning went out for a walk, or rather, a street walk.
So many ghosts escaped last night, there must be some ghosts who are not afraid of death wandering around on the road, maybe I can meet two of them.
The more ghosts you catch during the day, the more peacefully you will sleep at night.
Of course, she wasn't catching ghosts, she didn't have the courage to do so.
She just needs to walk around the street and there will always be a greedy person coming up looking for death. All she needs to do is let Qinghuai eat the other person.
Bai Ningning took Geng Yiyi out and asked quietly, "Was Qinghuai not affected last night?"
Geng Yiyi: "Probably not. When I arrived, you were already in a red-eyed state. He was forced into a corner by you, but he didn't show any intention of resisting or hurting you. He should not be affected."
Bai Ningning: "I wronged him... Should I buy him a gift to make amends?"
Geng Yiyi saw that she was staring at her and waved her hands repeatedly: "Don't look at me, I am a devil. We like different things, so I can't give you any reference."
Moreover, Qing Huai looked gloomy and irritable, not like someone who could be pleased with just any gift.
Bai Ningning: "That's easy. Just catch some evil spirits and let him eat them. He might prefer these practical things."
Geng Yiyi looked at her in silence for a long time before asking, "As the King of Hell, you're openly letting ghosts eat ghosts. Do you think this is appropriate?"
Bai Ningning corrected him seriously, "First, I'm not the King of Hell. Second, creatures that have lost their minds have no ability to think, and are no different from unintelligent beings with grievances. Finally, even if they still had some sense, they could still be reborn as animals if they hadn't entered the human world. But if they trespassed and caused trouble, they're no longer worthy of reincarnation. Do you understand?"
Bai Ningning paused for a moment before looking at Geng Yiyi questioningly: "Can't you see their shapes?"
The deeper the resentment of the evil spirit, the more difficult it is to maintain a human form. Most of them are a ball of black fog with blurred boundaries and various shapes. People like Qinghuai are rare.
Geng Yiyi couldn't help but applaud her: "I didn't expect you to think so much."
Bai Ningning blushed and muttered softly: "It's mainly because I'm afraid of ghosts, and there's no other way to catch them."
As she spoke, a small wisp of black air quietly emerged from the black knife on Bai Ningning's back, swept away the evil spirits that were spying on them on the street, and then quietly returned to the black knife.
Bai Ningning sensed something: "You don't even need my help, you can already find food on your own."
Geng Yiyi: "What?"
Bai Ningning didn't answer, but pointed to the shade: "There's no sun over there, go over there."
Geng Yiyi did some reading comprehension: "Oh, I understand. Ghosts are more common where the sun doesn't shine."
Bai Ningning: "...No, I'm just afraid of the sun."
While Bai Ningning was taking a walk, she met a few young people from the Xuan Committee. They were spreading the word that if there was anything unusual, they could call them.
Most of them are newcomers who are ordered to do this thankless and hard work.
Most of the abnormal feedback we get is that the electricity bill increases for no reason, there are often inexplicable noises upstairs, people who have been heartbroken suspect that their ex is haunted and want to break up, and other crazy abnormalities.
Bai Ningning had followed her senior brothers and sisters to do this kind of thing before, but the results were not very good. In the end, Yuan Xiushuo gave up and quietly strengthened the intensity of night patrols in haunted areas.
Bai Ningning couldn't help but feel a little envious.
It’s really good to have ignorant people who know nothing. Even if a ghost comes to your door in the middle of the night, you may not know it, or even take it seriously.
I don't miss her. I often feel paranoid and can't sleep because of the fear.
Bai Ningning said seriously, "I want to learn how to catch ghosts."
"Um?"
Geng Yiyi didn't understand why she suddenly became so excited.
Bai Ningning clutched her chest, her heartbeat pounding so loudly that it hurt her eardrums. She said stubbornly, "If you want to overcome fear, you have to face it head-on."
Geng Yiyi didn't notice she was afraid, she just thought she was making a bold statement and said, "Then you have to come out in the middle of the night, there are a lot of ghosts then."
“…”
Bai Ningning suddenly felt her legs a little weak.
She went out for another walk at dusk, but the nearby streets had been cleaned up by the Xuan Committee, so she didn't gain much.
Yuan Muyang observed for a day and only left Yuancheng after seeing that no ghosts came to his door. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Xuan Wei and Yu Yue and asked them to take good care of Bai Ningning.
Bai Ningning thought that today would pass uneventfully.
As a result, just as I lay down at night, before I had time to close my eyes, Qing Huai popped up: "Don't you want to learn how to catch ghosts?"
Bai Ningning sat up, confused: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Qing Huai released a series of evil spirits he had just caught today from his knife: "Come, learn."
Bai Ningning: “…”
If she saw it correctly, there was an extremely conspicuous crimson evil spirit in the middle - it was a level eight one.
The evil spirits who had been squeezed in the knife for most of the day: "..."
The evil spirits were frightened and ran around the room, but they didn't know what kind of restrictions were in the room. They bumped back and forth like elastic balls, hitting the wall and bouncing back again and again.
Bai Ningning was so scared that she wrapped herself in her little quilt and shivered in the corner.
Qing Huai was puzzled: "Don't you want to learn? Why are you hiding?"
Bai Ningning: “…”
Too thoughtful, so thoughtful that it's outrageous.
Bai Ningning silently wrapped the quilt a little tighter and asked, "Don't you think it's a bit difficult right from the start?"
Qing Huai: "We caught a little of each level. There was only one particularly strong one, and the rest were just trash."
Bai Ningning: “…”
The trash you mentioned are all level 6 or above ghosts!!!
As a newbie, shouldn't she start from level one?
Seeing a level seven blue-clothed ghost about to hit her, Bai Ningning quickly hid herself under the quilt and asked in a muffled voice, "Is there no one weaker?"
Qing Huai didn't expect her to be so weak. He waved his hands to deflect the ghosts running around, and used ghost energy to put a shield around Bai Ningning. He said, "I can't find any nearby. You can just practice with this."
He paused, his tone becoming gentler: "If it really doesn't work, I can help you solve it."
Bai Ningning suddenly realized that these unconscious "small fry" ghosts were nothing more than food for Qing Huai.
Bai Ningning poked one eye out and secretly observed the situation outside the quilt for a long time. After making sure that no ghosts were flying towards her face, she timidly revealed half of her head and said something quite playful: "Should I thank you for contributing your food reserves?"
She glanced at the demented ghosts that were constantly bumping into each other like 3D pinballs, and silently changed direction: "Wait a moment, I need to prepare myself mentally. It must be... not this. I will try my best not to let you down."
She tried to watch for a long time, trying to acclimate herself, but the more she watched, the more horrified she became—what was the difference between these flying ghosts and giant southern cockroaches?!
Bai Ningning was so nervous that she swallowed her saliva and asked, "I want to learn, but no one is teaching me..."
Qing Huai's tone was subtle: "Like yesterday, learning by yourself in actual combat, isn't that impressive?"
Bai Ningning: “…”
He is still holding a grudge.
Qing Huai caught a green-clothed ghost and brought it to Bai Ningning: "This should be the weakest, you should get used to it first."
Bai Ningning: "...You're putting me in a difficult position."
"If all else fails..." Qing Huai pulled out another red-clothed ghost from his knife. "This one still has some consciousness. Try dragging him down to hell like you did yesterday."
Bai Ningning: “…”
This love is too heavy.
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