In the antique courtyard, Xia Tianqiong carefully observed the boy who was speaking.
He was over 1.8 meters tall, rather thin, and while not exactly handsome, he looked very energetic.
What's your name?
"Mo Beihan, the current head of the Mo family is my uncle."
The boy not only gave his name, but also mentioned his status within the Mo family.
Xia Tianqiong was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the person he casually saved was actually the nephew of the Mo family patriarch.
"Your Mo family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years, you must have a lot of contracted monsters, right? Why aren't you a monster hunter?"
His words also carried a probing tone.
Mo Beihan stood there and explained seriously, "According to family rules, I will only be given a strange item after I graduate from university."
"How did you get captured and brought to the Ghost Realm?"
“We don’t know either. We were still in school at the time when we unexpectedly encountered something strange. We all triggered the rules and were then put into black bags by the strange creature. A few days later, we inexplicably ended up at that auction house.”
After chatting for a while, Xia Tianqiong asked about the names and identities of the other people. They were all ordinary people and classmates from the same university.
"I won't be going to the capital for a few days. If you want me to take you there, I'll have to stay here for a few more days."
"No problem, just send us back to the capital."
Mo Beihan readily agreed, and the other three nodded in agreement as well.
Only the boy with glasses stared at Xia Tianqiong and said, "I'll follow you, I'll go anywhere with you."
His name is Chu Xu. He comes from an ordinary working-class family and is now determined to curry favor with powerful figures, hoping this might be his chance to turn his life around.
Xia Tianqiong smiled. "Come with me."
Then he took Chu Xu away from there and went to another empty courtyard.
The two sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.
"I'll teach you something, and if you can learn it, I'll let you stay."
Chu Xu nodded vigorously, "If you teach me, I will definitely study hard."
Xia Tianqiong was satisfied with his attitude, and then took out a few sheets of gold paper and placed them on the stone table.
Each sheet of gold paper is about the size of a palm. Lay one sheet flat, then bite your finger and drip a drop of blood onto the center of the back of the gold paper.
Then, using his little fingernail to dip in blood, he quickly drew strange and complex runes on the paper.
During this process, Xia Tianqiong held the red veil tightly with her left hand, ready to cover her head at any time.
Based on Manager Hu's statement and the circumstances surrounding the ghost bride, some things can be inferred.
Simply uttering the words "forbidden technique" will not trigger the rules.
However, if you try to reveal any relevant information, even just a hint, it will trigger the rules, as was the case with the Ghost Bride.
Xia Tianqiong was also worried about triggering the rules, so she held up a red veil just in case.
Just as he was halfway through drawing, a wisp of power of rules suddenly appeared around him.
Just as she was about to pick up the red veil and put it over her head, she heard Chu Xu scream in agony across from her.
He then collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain.
"Ouch! It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"
His body was bound by an invisible force of rules, causing his internal organs to rupture instantly, with blood flowing from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.
Xia Tianqiong stood there, a little confused.
Shouldn't the rules be triggered by the user themselves?
How could it be Chu Xu?
The person who drew the runes is fine, but the person who read them is the one who suffers. Something's not right!
He quickly went over and put the red veil over Chu Xu's head.
Chu Xu instantly transformed into the appearance of the Ghost Bride, and the power of the rules then slowly dissipated.
This is the transformation ability of the red veil. Except when killing monsters, whoever wears it will transform into the appearance of a ghost bride.
Summer Dome calls this the "Mysterious Bride Skin".
When the power of the rules completely disappeared, Chu Xu stopped screaming.
But after Xia Tianqiong lifted the red veil, Chu Xu breathed his last before he could say two words.
After all, he was just an ordinary person with severely damaged internal organs, and he simply couldn't have survived.
Xia Tianqiong thought about it for a moment. This person would still be useful in the upcoming trip to the capital. Besides, the person had taken the initiative to follow him. It would be a bit unfair to just watch him die.
He then took out a baby fruit and revived it.
The first thing Chu Xu said after coming back to life was, "I... I'm not dead? I thought I was dead just now!"
"You were indeed dead, but I brought you back to life. That was a test for you, and congratulations on passing it."
Xia Tianqiong was too lazy to explain, so she just made up a story on the spot.
Chu Xu actually believed it, thinking to himself that he was indeed a big shot with unfathomable methods.
"Boss, what will I be doing if I follow you from now on?"
"Just call me boss. I can give you a few weird things right now and make you a ghost hunter, but there's one condition."
Xia Tianqiong paused for a moment, then said, "You must sign a Ghost Master Contract with my Contract Ghost and become my subordinate."
Now everyone knows the harm of the Ghost Lord Contract, and no one is willing to sign it.
Chu Xu also looked hesitant.
But the thought of Xia Tianqiong giving him several strange things directly made him extremely tempted. Moreover, this big shot was too mysterious and his strength was unfathomable. The opportunity to change his fate was right in front of him, and he didn't want to miss it.
After gritting his teeth one last time, he nodded in agreement.
Xia Tianqiong summoned the delivery ghost and had it sign a ghost master contract with Chu Xu.
Then, from among those nameless contracted ghosts, five fierce ghosts were selected and transferred to Chu Xu's name, which made Chu Xu extremely happy.
"This courtyard is yours now. You can come and go as you please, and there will be no more restrictions. When I go to the capital, I will leave you and those other people there. I will assign you a mission then."
"Don't worry, boss, I will do my best to complete the task you assigned."
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