On the rooftop of a teaching building at Langzhou University, two young men stood side by side.
Looking down at the somewhat somber and desolate street, He Ming and Hu Jiu quickly exchanged information.
Thanks to Principal Liang's full cooperation, He Ming was able to obtain the data and information very smoothly.
Hu Jiu flipped through Chu Shan's file, and he could only describe it with two words—clean.
There is absolutely no blemish on his record; he is as innocent as can be. From this superficial information, it is absolutely impossible to find any problems with Chu Shan.
He Ming was still rambling on when Hu Jiu interrupted him, saying, "You talk too much nonsense, and why are six out of ten of your sentences just making excuses for Principal Liang?"
"He really did his best." He Ming's expression was solemn, clearly wanting to continue speaking well of Principal Liang.
Hu Jiu clicked his tongue in amazement. "Truly worthy of being a highly educated intellectual, how long has it been? He's already brainwashed you, making you empathize with him so much."
He Ming wanted to say something more, but Hu Jiu stopped the conversation. "Principal Liang is just an insignificant nobody. If you think highly of him, feel free to do whatever you want. I have no objection."
He Ming chuckled awkwardly, "Besides this file about Chu Shan, Principal Liang also told me that Chu Shan used to be just an ordinary student, attending classes and following a normal schedule. But I don't know when it started, he stopped showing up at school and was often absent for long periods of time."
"Furthermore, before the frequent incidents of students disappearing or dying without cause at Langzhou University, the university had actually experienced some strange occurrences. It was said that many students frequently had nightmares, and some were even so frightened that they went insane."
"According to the information you've gathered, this Chu Shan should possess some kind of ability to manipulate dreams. How should we deal with him? The students here used to have frequent nightmares; could this be related to him?"
Hu Jiu lowered his head and pondered for a while, "Chu Shan is probably not from Langzhou University in reality, so he appears to be absent from school for a long time. He can manipulate dreams, perhaps because he has completely escaped into the comfortable environment of the Dream World."
Upon hearing this, He Ming frowned. "This is troublesome. According to your guess, if he continues to hide in the dream and doesn't come out, we'll be completely helpless against him!"
"We can't just find a place to fall asleep and then fight him in our dreams, can we? Dreams are his territory; we can't beat him there!"
Hu Jiu waved his hand dismissively. "You don't need to worry about that. Leave the fighting to me. The key issue is how to find Chu Shan's true form!"
"I've already been to the Dream World. The entire dream is filled with all sorts of supernatural Supernatural, and that world is controlled by Chu Shan. In a sense, it's a kind of alternative Ghost Domain. For outsiders, the space in the dream world can be infinitely large, making it very difficult to find Chu Shan!"
Hu Jiu felt a pang of bitterness as she said this, as if she had eaten ten lemons. Without the opportunity of the Ghost Book and the Mirage Ghost, Chu Shan seemed to have mastered another Fierce Ghost with even greater power and more comprehensive functions, almost as if he had the protagonist's halo.
Although Hu Jiu himself was already extremely lucky, a dark side deep within him always lingered—he couldn't stand seeing others do better than him.
He Ming, however, gave Hu Jiu a few more scrutinizing glances. "You really are a master of disguise!"
Hu Jiu raised an eyebrow. "This is nothing. By the way, any news about Chu Yan? He and Chu Shan seem to be blood relatives. I'm afraid he might suddenly jump out and ruin things while we're dealing with Chu Shan."
He Ming shook his head. "It's like Chu Yan has vanished into thin air. Not only can we not contact him, but I heard that the government officials in Langzhou City can't reach him either. Could it be that he saw things were going badly and took the opportunity to run away?"
Hu Jiu said, "It's also possible that they're lurking in the shadows, waiting for us to make a mistake so they can deliver a fatal blow."
He Ming pondered for a few seconds, "Since Chu Yan is hiding and not showing up, let's ignore him for now and deal with Chu Shan first. Have you thought of any effective action plans?"
"Wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump!" Hu Jiu calmly uttered a phrase, and casually mentioned the matter of Li Qisi's four roommates and the school beauty Liu Qingxuan.
"I understand!" He Ming said, "You forcibly pulled the four girls from the Nightmare Game out of the dormitory. If Chu Shan notices, she will definitely go to check. This is indeed a good opportunity to wait for them to come to us!"
"However, I think you're more likely to lure Chu Shan out by targeting Liu Qingxuan?"
"Oh? What makes you say that?" Hu Jiu asked, puzzled, not quite understanding the logic behind it.
He Ming chuckled, his expression somewhat lewd. "An old man like you who doesn't understand romance probably can't comprehend the thoughts of a teenage girl. She's the school beauty, haven't you seen those online novels or short dramas about school beauties?"
Hu Jiu suddenly realized, and seemed to understand He Ming's unspoken meaning. It was probably about deliberately causing trouble and showing off in front of the beautiful school belle, something indescribable and ineffable... you know.
"Alright, since you put it that way, let's focus on school beauty Liu Qingxuan." Hu Jiu casually adjusted the plan; with his abilities, managing both sides at the same time was no problem at all.
After carefully discussing the action plan, He Ming suddenly complained, "I wonder what Chu Shan's purpose is in creating this Nightmare Game. He doesn't seem to be trying to kill anyone. Is he just having fun? Or is he testing the abilities of the Fierce Ghosts?"
Hu Jiu responded, "It's possible it's for fun or to test the Fierce Ghost's abilities, and of course, there are other possibilities as well."
"What possibility?" He Ming asked doubtfully.
Hu Jiu said, "Perhaps Chu Shan wants to obtain something he needs through this method."
"What can Ghost Tamer get from ordinary people? The emotional value of showing off?" He Ming said jokingly.
Hu Jiu explained, "I remember someone on the Ghost Tamer Forum once proposed a theory that humans and ghosts are not entirely opposed. Fierce Ghosts may need certain 'things' from humans to grow and develop. For example, many ghosts initially rely on killing people to continuously strengthen themselves. As the number of people they kill increases, their level of terror also increases dramatically."
He Ming pondered for a moment, "It still doesn't quite make sense, because the Nightmare Game didn't kill too many people. The survival rate of those college students who were captured and put into the Nightmare Game was quite high; they just repeatedly experienced terrifying things inside."
"No need to worry about it. We'll just ask Chu Shan once we catch him." A ruthless glint flashed in Hu Jiu's eyes. Chu Shan was still hiding very well, but once he met him, Hu Jiu could observe his true form in any way and lock onto him, making it impossible for him to escape again!