Volume 1: Ghosts of the Underworld Chapter 3: Midnight Ghostly Whispers (3)

  He chatted with He Jiangfeng for a while, then Chen Long took out the towel and soap from his bag, planning to take a bath first.

  "Hey, I'm telling you, are you really going to take a bath? Listen to me, brother, what I just said is true." Jiang Feng said with some anxiety beside him.

  "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I have a strong yang energy, even ghosts don't dare to mess with me." Chen Long smiled and walked into the bathroom.

  "Is my yang energy weak?" Jiang Feng muttered to himself, "No way, when can I go to the temple to get a peace charm? Screw it, this is really weird!"

  The shower cubicle was small, with a water-spraying device inside, which was quite ordinary in the hotel. Chen Long looked around and finally focused his gaze on the water switch, where there was still a hint of eerie atmosphere remaining.

  "Has she left? A woman died in the bathroom and was dismembered? Hehe, quite a vengeful little ghost." Chen Long muttered to himself, "It seems that at most, you can only scare others. Even if I didn't come in just now, you wouldn't be able to kill Jiang Feng. Hmph, I overestimated you earlier."

  Having confirmed the female ghost's abilities, Chen Long was no longer worried and took off his clothes, adjusted the water temperature, and began to take a bath.

  It's been a tiring day, but for an old ghost like him who has lived for thousands of years, running over wouldn't be so exhausting. However, taking a bumpy ride all day is even more tiring than running himself. Really not used to this modern civilization, there are just too many things that exhaust people.

  Muttering to himself for a while, he dried his body, put on his pajamas and walked out of the bathroom with a relaxed expression.

  In the living room, Jiang Feng opened his eyes wide and looked at Chen Long walking out: "Didn't encounter anything strange?"

  "What's wrong with that? I'm fine, aren't I?" Chen Long pulled out two cans of beer from his bag, "Qingdao, not bad, won't you have a drink?"

  "Haha, I'm not picky about wine, as long as it's drinkable!" Jiang Feng took a can and put the conversation they had just had to the back of his mind.

  The two of them chatted for a while, then watched TV for a bit. It was almost 10 o'clock, so they said their goodbyes and went to sleep. The room was divided in the middle by a wooden board, with one bed on each side. Once the door was closed, it became an independent small room.

  402 rooms, at this time Cai Guozhong was holding Yin Rou leaning against the headboard watching the evening news.

  Yin Rou yawned and looked at the boring news, feeling dull and tasteless.

  "What's wrong? Tired? If you're tired, go to sleep first!" Cai Guozhong stroked Yin Rong's head with some pampering and said softly.

  "En!" Yin Rou gently kissed Cai Guozhong's face and nodded with a smile.

  Cai Guozhong was the boss of a construction company, and he already had a wife. However, as his wealth increased and his social status rose, it was only natural that he would find himself a young and beautiful mistress.

  Yin Rou was the one he had finally dug out of the talent market, a beautiful woman with a university degree, the kind that makes men want to protect her. After nearly a year of pursuit, he finally got this woman. This time, under the guise of traveling and exploring, he also came up with the idea of enhancing their feelings by persuading Yin Rou to come together.

  The TV's light dimmed a bit, the voltage was a little low, Cai Guozhong thought so and lost interest in watching the news, picked up the remote control and pressed the off button.

  No response, Cai Guozhong slightly furrowed his brow. It was fine just now when he used it, how did the battery run out of power so quickly?

  He lifted the quilt, put on his slippers and walked to the TV set. He squatted down and pressed the switch hard. The TV went off with a "pop". The room was eerily quiet and dark. The small red dot indicating power on the TV gradually faded away until it went out completely.

  He stood up, and Cai Guozhong felt his way back to the bed by memory. As soon as he took a step forward, suddenly, a cold breath sounded in his ear, "I'm cold, I'm so cold..." The murmurs grew clearer and clearer. In an instant, he felt like he had been put into a refrigerated room, his whole body was icy cold, and he couldn't move at all. Suddenly, his neck was tightly grasped by an icy hand.

  Cai Guozhong was shocked, and his two hands quickly went to pull the hand on his neck. Who knew that this hand was as hard as steel, and it didn't budge under his strong pulling.

  "Cough cough, Xiao... Rou, is... isn't... you?" Only after he spoke did he remember that Xiao Rou was already asleep, and Xiao Rou absolutely didn't have such great strength, nor would her hand be so icy cold.

  Cai Guozhong felt like he was about to suffocate, his neck burning with pain, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free. His face turned bright red as if blood was about to drip out, and his two eyes bulged out like a fish's.

  "The Jade Purity begins to clear, the True Symbol announces its alliance, pushing away the two vapors, merging into one truth. The Five Thunders resound, hastily gathering at Huang Ning, transforming and changing, rumbling with thunder, swift as a summons, hearing the call and arriving immediately, quickly releasing the Yang sound. Wolf-like, Luo-like, Zhen-like, Lu-like, Chi-like, Yan-like, suppressing and seizing... Suddenly, in the darkness, a low and stern voice was heard, accompanied by the sound, numerous small lightning bolts struck this pale arm, the arm let out a moan that sounded like a human voice, quickly shattering into fragments under the lightning."

  His arm disappeared and Cai Guozhong fell down limply, unconscious.

  Chen Long's figure gradually emerged from the darkness, looking around, and finally his gaze fell on Yin Rou's body on the bed.

  "Hmph, so it was just a soul and a spirit all along. Now that I've eliminated one of your spirits, show yourself!" Chen Long's voice was low and slow, devoid of any emotion.

  "You stinky Taoist, if all three of my souls were present, I would have skinned you alive to avenge myself!" A faint, ghostly head appeared above Yin Rou's.

  Chen Long helplessly shrugged his shoulders. The ghost's ability was not strong, so he couldn't feel the yin energy on him. Moreover, he used the Five Thunder Curse from the Taoist ritual, no wonder they thought he was a Taoist.

  "You killed people just to gather your three souls? No wonder you'd do something so thankless." Chen Long said lightly, ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment.

  The remnant soul can use the living soul as a sacrifice to gather the wandering souls, which is why this remnant soul is willing to risk its own destruction to kill people.

  "Let me go, I won't bother you again!" The residual soul seemed to think that it was not yet a match for Chen Long, and after some thought, it slowly spoke up.

  "Can I trust what you say? Do you think I'm a fool? As soon as I leave, you'll continue to harm others, right?" Chen Long's palm finally condensed a Qingming arrow, ready to strike at any moment, and he began to try to shift the attention of this residual soul.

  The Azure Void Arrow is a type of attack spell in the Moshan school, and it has the highest attack power among the three arrows of the Netherworld. The three arrows of the Netherworld include the Violet Nether Arrow, the Azure Void Arrow, and the Cang Ling Arrow. The Violet Nether Arrow shoots out a purple energy beam to attack the enemy, and if successful, it will also absorb some of the enemy's vital energy. The Azure Void Arrow shoots out a green energy beam to attack the enemy, this spell has relatively high lethality among the three arrows of the Netherworld, and its increasing power with growing magic is more obvious. The Cang Ling Arrow shoots out a white energy beam to attack the enemy, causing the enemy to become dizzy and disoriented, the Cang Ling Arrow has many unusual effects, only a deeply cultivated Taoist priest can understand.

  This vengeful spirit was apparently extremely angry at Chen Long's words, but she had a great deal of apprehension about his abilities, so she still endured her temper and planned to threaten him. After all, the woman on the bed was still in her hands, and he had to consider it.

  Who knew she was about to speak, a cyan light suddenly came towards her, and her instincts made her lower her head in an attempt to dodge, but it was too late. The cyan light struck her forehead fiercely. "Ah!----" The residual soul let out a mournful cry, the skull condensed from the soul's energy instantly disintegrated, and a thread of original consciousness rapidly shot towards Yin Rou's forehead under the intention of survival.

  Chen Long flashed his body to prepare for the interception, but it was still too late. After all, the residual soul was much closer to Yin Rou's body than he was. A thread of the residual soul's original consciousness shot into Yin Rou's forehead and disappeared in an instant.

  Chen Long's face sank like water, his right hand pressed against Yin Rou's forehead, and his complexion turned even more iron-green.

  "Damn it, it's merged with my body!" Chen Long cursed under his breath and began thinking of how to deal with this situation.

  Forcing the extraction of the residual soul's consciousness would cause great harm to Yin Rou's body, with mild consequences being frequent minor illnesses and extreme physical weakness, while severe consequences would result in damage to her soul, rendering her an idiot or even death.

  The cost is too high, Chen Long had no choice but to give up. He could only wait for her to come out on her own, otherwise he really had no way to deal with her.

  Chen Long let out a sigh, then helped Cai Guozhong onto the bed and cast a protective spell on him to ensure he wouldn't come to any harm when he woke up the next day. Only then did he leave Cai Guozhong's room.

  Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt the eerie atmosphere downstairs and knew that the female ghost had come to harm people again. He cast a wall-penetrating spell and arrived downstairs just in time to see Cai Guozhong being attacked by the female ghost's arm. In anger, he used a powerful spell to rescue him.