Chapter 116 Madness and Chaos
Rong Yi believed that the most dangerous thing in the ghost realm was the ghosts of various levels of power who were entrenched there.
Faced with her question, Jin Ning Ghost Lord curled up into a ball, "Because in the ghost realm, in your human terms, it's an extremely dog-eat-dog world, like natural selection. I had to please the Ghost Lord for a long time before I could come to the human world."
For it, the human world is infinitely better than the ghost world.
Rong Yi seized on the phrase "for a long time," and said, "You've been trying to please us for a long time? This means that the Ghost Realm has been infiltrating this world for a long time."
Jin Ning Ghost Lord's eyes were filled with fear. He nodded cautiously and then quickly buried his face in the misty body.
Wei Yanqing was facing it directly. "When will the Ghost Lord go to the Ghost Realm?" This was not a question, but a mandatory answer under direct control.
As expected, the female ghost looked up again. "I don't know. The Ghost Lord doesn't contact us. He only takes the faith placed in a fixed location." Her tone was monotonous as she answered.
Considering its previous assessment of its own strength and status, it's no wonder that even after it took away two Ghost Lords, the Ghost Lord of Fengzhou City didn't react.
To avoid a situation like the one involving the Ghost King He Xin, and given Wei Yanqing's promise not to kill it before verifying the map's authenticity, they simply put the already listless ghost away again. After all, this map was a significant source of income.
At 8 p.m., Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing were both curious about what was being shown on television in the capital during the curfew.
They were located in the suburbs of JS District, and had no idea what kind of trouble the Ghost King of JS District would cause.
With this curiosity, they turned on the TV, and surprisingly, instead of seeing any crazy rituals, they saw serious speeches. The speeches were all about ghost worship, and even incorporated real-life events to express that after the ghosts descended, the human economy was stronger, people's living standards were much lower than before, and their "sense of happiness" was greatly improved.
Of course, the number of people who died during this period is automatically ignored. In the eyes of people with misconceptions, these were all "voluntary" sacrifices.
However, the more Rong Yi listened to the speech, the more he felt an urge to drag the person on TV out and beat them up. "It's so awful."
Wei Yanqing glanced casually at the screen on the television. "You probably find it unpleasant to hear. These words contain spiritual suggestions that are constantly reinforcing the distorted perceptions of the people here."
Rong Yi immediately picked up the remote and turned off the screen. "No wonder. With such enhanced control, even the curfew is two hours later than in other cities."
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At 7:30 p.m., the capital city was about to come to a temporary standstill. Ye Wenlin seized the last moments to buy some things in the mall, which was the closest to where he lived.
Ye Wenlin had a small peach wood sword in his pocket, no bigger than the palm of his hand. It was a relic of his grandmother, a piece of a walking stick. When the old lady got old, she found a peach tree branch to make a walking stick so that the younger generation wouldn't have to spend money to buy one.
Even after the ghost appeared, his cognition remained normal. He was often grateful that his grandmother had passed away, otherwise he didn't know what kind of torment he would have suffered.
He was of sound mind and would not hand over anything made of peach wood. A few days ago, he received confirmation from the alliance and directly cut off a portion to make a sword for himself, so he could carry it with him for self-defense at any time.
There were very few people in the mall at 7:30; everyone was packing up and preparing to leave. It would be completely closed by 7:50 at the latest.
As Ye Wenlin was about to leave, he saw a mother and daughter not far away. Before the curfew, people's daily interactions in the capital were not much different from a year ago.
The two- or three-year-old girl, with her cute little pigtails, pointed at the plush toy behind the shop window and begged to buy it, but the shop was already closed and the lights inside were off.
The girl's mother squatted down and talked to her nicely. In less than two minutes, the girl nodded obediently and prepared to leave with her mother to go home quickly.
Suddenly a figure appeared in the darkness. Ye Wenlin saw it clearly and his pupils constricted.
It's not curfew time yet... The official rule is that only ghosts can go out after curfew, but not many people actually follow it.
Ye Wenlin could tell that the girl wanted to cry, but the ghost suppressed it.
The girl's mother was momentarily surprised to see the ghost, but her expression quickly returned to calm. At that moment, the ghost reached out to her, saying, "Give her to me."
A hint of struggle flickered deep in the mother's eyes, but seeing the most revered ghost making a request, her mistaken belief suppressed her struggle, and she said, "Yes."
She held the child's hand out to the ghost, intending to hand the child over.
Ye Wenlin originally thought the ghost's target was the mother, but he didn't expect it to be the child. The rule that minors cannot be killed except by the ghost lord is much stricter than the curfew. The capital's television station even broadcast footage of the ghost lord dealing with unruly little ghosts and humans, leaving a deep impression on everyone.
This ghost is incredibly audacious.
As the ghostly hand was about to touch the girl, Ye Wenlin was torn between two options: should he intervene, or what if the authorities noticed?
And is peach wood really that effective? What if the ghost escapes if it fails?
As I hesitated, my breathing became rapid.
The little girl looked confused and felt very scared, but she couldn't cry out.
With the fresh and innocent child about to be in his hands, the little devil who had violated the rules became increasingly ferocious. He would have to find a good place to enjoy him later; it had been a long time since he had devoured a child.
It knew someone was approaching, but in its eyes, living people posed no threat whatsoever.
When the palm-sized peach wood sword pierced the back of its head, the little devil screamed and struggled.
Ye Wenlin was surprised to find that the peach wood pierced the ghost's body, giving it a physical form. He then embraced the ghost's body and pushed the peach wood even deeper.
"Aaaaah—Peach wood, how dare you hide peach wood and hurt me!" the little devil roared.
At this moment, Ye Wenlin forgot his fear and anxiety, and frantically stabbed the little ghost until it could no longer struggle.
He pinned the ghost to the ground and discovered that there was a hole in the part of the ghost's body where it had been stabbed, and smoke kept coming out of the hole. His eyes turned red and he stabbed the little ghost's head with the peach wood sword, specifically targeting vulnerable parts such as the eyes.
"ah--"
The little devil's piercing scream brought him back to his senses. He saw the little devil clutching its face with its claws, and the billowing smoke caused its body to gradually wither. Ye Wenlin delivered the final blow to its forehead, and it exploded and disappeared completely.
The mother and daughter were stunned. They had never seen a living person kill a ghost. Even if the girl's mother had a mistaken understanding, she could not withstand such a shock at this moment.
She seemed to regain all her senses, picked up her daughter, and ran outside.
Ye Wenlin was covered in sweat and had no idea they had run away. He looked up, closed his eyes, and felt the light from the mall shining on his face. After a moment, he let out a long sigh, a sigh that was both relieved and sad.
After the fog dissipated, he saw a crystal emitting a faint white light, and he tried to reach out and pick it up.
The moment Ye Wenlin touched the crystal, he felt his body surge with power again, and all the fatigue from the fight vanished.
What is this?
I glanced at my watch; it was almost 7:50, and the mall was about to close completely.
He didn't have time to think any further, packed the crystal, and ran out of the mall.
(End of this chapter)
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