Every Good Story Needs a...

Chapter 10 [Every Good Story Needs a...]

Tonight was the night of the Ghost Festival, naturally extraordinary.

According to the setting in "Heavenly Dust," after a person dies, their dark side transforms into a wisp of Ghost Qi, and when many wisps of Ghost Qi condense together, they become a ghost.

Simply put, if Zhang San dies, his dark side becomes a wisp of Qi, and that Qi merges with the Qi of Li Si and others, swelling into a ghost.

A Fierce Ghost is a fusion, a chaotic entity, a new life born by chance.

If ordinary people are already this weak while alive, how could their souls alone become Fierce Ghosts after death? It takes several wisps of Ghost Qi intertwining together.

That's also why they're all simpletons—mindless, lacking Spiritual Wisdom, but extremely sinister.

In the mountains, the Mountain Ghost killed by Lu Xun was one such type.

These simpletons are utterly bloodthirsty, after all, they're composites of negative energy. So in the game, players kill ghosts on sight.

According to the setting, there are no "good ghosts" in this world. Don't even think about a charming female ghost like Nie Xiaoqian—it dashes the dreams of countless players who wanted to become Undead Knights like Ning Caichen.

Speaking of which, killing these Fierce Ghosts carries no guilt; it's practically acting on heaven's behalf, giving players a thrill and making them feel like heroes... plus the Experience Points they give are ridiculously generous.

"Tian Chen," like other games, holds events during festivals, and the Ghost Festival event is usually the "Fierce Ghost Slaying Contest," offering plenty of extra rewards.

Lu Xun had participated a few times before and found it quite fun, but his rankings were always in the hundreds—a solo player like him couldn't compete with those guilds and studios.

Yet the sight before him was truly shocking.

On the bluestone road, amidst a torrential downpour, over a hundred Fierce Ghosts gathered together, like a demonic dance!

Today was the Fierce Ghosts' carnival!

But strange—even if it was the Ghost Festival, how could a mere Wei County spawn so many Fierce Ghosts?

Were all the ghosts within a hundred li flocking here to party?

What was this, a Fierce Ghost autumn outing?

At this moment, Lu Xun's eyes were practically glued to the scene. This was... equivalent to over a hundred mobile Experience Packs!

And in the midst of the ghost horde, a little girl was hopping and skipping, looking especially excited.

She appeared to be about eight or nine years old, with her hair tied up in a Nezha hairstyle, an utterly adorable little loli.

The little loli wore a red outfit, with small bells tied around both wrists, faintly glowing with golden light.

She kept dodging the Fierce Ghosts' repeated attacks, as if she were playing.

The rain was pouring so hard that anyone running out would be soaked like a drowned rat, yet the rain simply refused to fall on her.

"Hahaha... hic!" The little loli laughed halfway, then let out a very unladylike burp. She'd eaten a bit too much just now and couldn't help rubbing her little belly.

She'd already noticed two people arriving at the entrance of Lai Fu Inn and turned her head to look.

After seeing Lu Xun's face, she paused briefly, only intending to glance, but then couldn't help looking again.

Maybe that moment of distraction was it—a Fierce Ghost struck the ribbon tied in her hair. One ribbon snapped, and her Nezha hairstyle came half-undone.

Lu Xun and Ji Li took one look and were both stunned.

Because they saw ears faintly visible among her hair, somewhat resembling... cat ears?

So, the Nezha hairstyle she had was actually a disguise, wrapping her cat ears in her hair?

But she clearly also had human ears—that made four ears!

Though, thinking back to anime they'd seen, any Cat-Ear Girl either had her hair covering the sides, hiding whether human ears existed, or simply had four ears outright.

Otherwise, it would look very unbalanced...

"De... demon?" Ji Li thought to herself, her right hand gripping the Wedding Dress Sword a little tighter.

Beside her, Lu Xun remained calm as ever, mostly surprised by this Cat-Eared Loli's strength.

Nearly a hundred Fierce Ghosts besieging her—even at his current level 30, he'd find it very troublesome.

Sure, their eyes were their weak points, but with that many points, you couldn't stab them all.

Yet she handled it with ease, completely relaxed.

In fact, she was just amusing herself right now; these Fierce Ghosts were probably all gathered here by her using some special method.

Lu Xun glanced at Murong Yan, who sat by the door watching the show without any intention of stepping in, as if she had full confidence in the Cat-Eared Loli's abilities.

They were likely acquaintances.

It wasn't until the little loli's hair ribbon broke that Murong Yan's expression shifted slightly, and she muttered to herself, "Oh no!"

In the midst of the Fierce Ghost horde, the Cat-Eared Loli's brows twitched slightly.

She seemed angry.

The bells on her left and right wrists rang out, "Jingle, jingle—"

A flash of gold, and the bells transformed into two small knives.

Golden light flowed over the knives, like swimming dragons.

Lu Xun tried to inspect the two small knives' information, but all that appeared before his eyes were "???", not even the knives' names showing up.

Clearly, these two small knives were of a rather high grade, and Lu Xun's level was too low to obtain any information about them for now.

The Cat-Eared Loli swept her gaze across the circle of Fierce Ghosts, her voice milky and childish: "This old lady will chop your heads off with one swing!"

Her voice was a bit loud as she spoke, and after finishing, she swung the two small knives forward.

"Shwa—", a fan-shaped blade aura dozens of meters wide slashed outward in all directions!

Wherever it passed, every Fierce Ghost was decapitated! Then they exploded!

Their fatal weak point was at the eyes, but if their brains had already burst, how could their eyes remain intact?

In just a short moment, over a hundred Fierce Ghosts vanished into thin air.

And this bluestone road seemed to be under some kind of restriction, as the battle within did not affect the surroundings.

"Damn, at least leave one for me!" Lu Xun watched helplessly as a massive amount of Experience Points flashed right before his eyes.

How could he not understand now?

—This was an expert.

She looked harmless aside from the extra pair of cat ears, but her strength was terrifyingly formidable!

"She's at least level forty," Lu Xun said to himself.

She was definitely far stronger than Murong Yan!

At that moment, the Cat-Eared Loli tossed the Dual Blades in her hands into the air. They immediately transformed back into small bells, and with a "whoosh," they reattached themselves to her wrists.

Since one hair tie had already snapped, she simply tore off the other one as well. Her Nezha hairstyle instantly fell loose, revealing a pair of cat ears like those of a Little Black Cat.

The two cat ears even twitched in the wind, as if stretching their muscles.

The Cat-Eared Loli turned and walked into the Lai Fu Inn. She casually glanced at Ji Li, then stopped looking at her, instead fixing her gaze on Lu Xun without pause.

But she was too short and had to look up at Lu Xun. Since she disliked looking up at others, she simply floated up into the air.

After a long pause, she finally spoke, her voice still loud and full of vigor:

"Mortal, This Seat is still lacking a fine-looking mount. Are you willing?"

Created a few character roles. Hope the new book's male lead, Brother Xun, doesn't end up last in the heart-count. I want to break free from this curse!