He Ming couldn't bring himself to refuse, so he reluctantly went with Hou Qingxu. Fortunately, it was just a C-class Supernatural event, which He Ming easily handled thanks to his bug-like Insubstantiality.
He thought Hou Qingxu should at least express his gratitude, but He Ming simply treated it as making friends and actively integrated into the circle.
To his surprise, Hou Qingxu acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world, simply thanking him verbally and saying that he would come back to him if he encountered any trouble.
Back at the hotel, He Ming felt increasingly uneasy, his mood as terrible as if he had been force-fed excrement, but this was just the beginning.
Hou Qingxu's actions seemed to have triggered a switch, and several more people came to He Ming for help. Some of them at least said a few nice words to flatter He Ming, while others used moral blackmail, or even directly ordered He Ming to do things in a commanding tone.
"Hou Qingxu came to you, so you helped him. Why didn't you help me? Are you disrespecting me or looking down on me?"
When questioned like this, He Ming had no idea how to refute it.
He wanted to take a step back to see if he could find a better future, but others took advantage of his position and pressed him relentlessly.
"Could it be that because I solved S-class Supernatural event, everyone thinks that I can easily handle any event below S-class?" He Ming with a wry smile.
"They just think you're an easy newbie to bully!" This is what Spirit Cat said to He Ming in private.
Newcomers are often like He Ming: they are shy, hesitant, easily swayed by moral constraints, and believe that "having more friends means having more options," thinking that helping others will expand their network.
In reality, those seasoned veterans were just getting something for nothing.
What does it matter if a newcomer like He Ming, who has no connections, gets taken advantage of?
Going to get revenge on someone?
Using Ghost Tamer only shortens one's lifespan. Who would risk their life for a momentary argument? In the end, they can only suffer the consequences, learn a lesson, and transform from a naive and innocent person into a seasoned veteran, then use the same methods to bully newcomers.
Those Ghost Tamer generally have short lives. The so-called cultivation of good relationships is meaningless. The connections they painstakingly build may not even be realized before they die.
He Ming revealed his gentle and easy-going side. Others would only swarm him like sharks to fleece him, taking whatever they could get. Such visible short-term benefits are what Ghost Tamers need.
Unfortunately, He Ming still hasn't figured this out. He's been through so much trouble today, and he's incredibly annoyed.
Besides being annoyed, he was also a little puzzled. Why were there so many Supernatural events in the Capital? Although they were all low-level C-class incidents, the density was still a bit too high.
There is another puzzling thing: since becoming Ghost Tamer, He Ming has not felt any restlessness from the Fierce Ghost within him, nor has he felt any discomfort. It's as if he has gained some superpowers. He doesn't experience the discomfort that other Ghost Tamers commonly feel.
"Could I really be the chosen one?" He Ming often had this doubt.
They took out the Human Skin Paper again; there were no words written on it.
Xiao Yu walked out of the Haunted House and onto the street, took a deep breath, and looked on incredulously.
Everything that happened before felt like a nightmare from which I would never wake up. Standing here on a bustling street, I finally felt like I was still alive.
Buzz--
The vibration of her phone brought her back to her senses.
"It really wasn't a dream." Xiao Yu glanced down at her phone. The other six employees had all died in the Haunted House, and she had been forced to join an organization called the Playing Cards.
It could be considered a stroke of luck, or it could be considered a misfortune.
However, Xiao Yu could clearly feel that the shackles that the Beidou Organization had placed on him had been broken. Not only was the feeling of his mind being affected gone, but he also no longer had to fear Big Dipper's death threat.
It's unbelievable that the basic rules used by the Beidou Organization to bind its members have failed; the Playing Card Organization can really rival the Beidou Organization!
In Xiao Yu's mind, the Beidou Organization was a behemoth, with an endless number of employees displayed on the forum app. One batch died, and another batch of new ones came out.
This time, the Playing Card Organization performed even more powerfully, directly causing the Beidou Organization to lose control over its employees. This means that the Playing Card Organization at least possesses the power to confront the Beidou Organization.
Xiao Yu felt a chill run down her spine. With two large, clandestine organizations targeting each other, did she, a nobody caught in the middle, have any chance of survival?
However, the Playing Card Organization is probably a bit better than the Beidou Organization. Big Dipper treats people purely as expendable resources, while Playing Cards at least provides some benefits to new players.
Xiao Yu touched the Hexagonal Copper Bell tied to her wrist, and her mood eased a little. The Playing Card Organization was much more generous than the Big Dipper Organization, giving away Supernatural Items without hesitation.
Besides the bell, Xiao Yu also had a Playing Cards in her pocket— the Queen of Spades.
This card appears ordinary, just a regular playing card, but its material is unknown, it feels cold to the touch, and it cannot be destroyed by conventional means.
This card represents her identity as a member of the Playing Cards, allows her to communicate with her superior Queen of Spades, and also grants her some self-protection by obscuring the view of others and having some effect on Fierce Ghost.
There was no ghost in the Hexagonal Copper Bell, only a portion of the Supernatural of a certain ghost. Hu Jiu looked down on it. The Queen of Spades card contained the Supernatural of the Ghost-Covered Eyes.
Xiao Yu looked down at her phone. The Big Dipper Forum app was still there, and she could continue browsing, but many of its original functions were disabled. The Haunted House mission was already completed, which was probably the work of the Playing Card Organization.
"Next, the organization will send someone to accompany you to search for the whereabouts of the other Big Dipper employees..."
The Playing Card Organization didn't reveal their true purpose to Xiao Yu; they only required her to obey their orders.
However, the other party also promised to do their best to save Xiao Yu's life.
If anyone else had said that, Xiao Yu wouldn't have believed it at all.
However, it is undeniable that the Playing Card Organization is indeed mysterious and powerful enough to offset the restrictions imposed on its employees by the Beidou Organization.
The Playing Cards is an unfathomable organization. Xiao Yu felt that an ordinary person like her was completely powerless to resist. She believed that the other party must have extraordinary connections and could crush her as easily as crushing an insect.
Not long after, a black sedan drove up from a distance. The driver was an ordinary-looking young man with a pale face but excellent energy.
He honked the horn to signal Xiao Yu, "Get in the car."
"Are you... the person from the Playing Cards group?" Xiao Yu asked cautiously.
The young man nodded, then pulled out a Queen of Spades as well. "I received a notification that the person who came out of that Haunted House was my teammate who was working with me..."