Jiang Hao opened the door and discovered that Ma Xiaoling was not home. So late at night, where had that long-legged beauty gone? He took out his phone and called Ma Xiaoling.
"Beep, beep, beep~!"
"Beep, beep, beep, beep~!"
No one answered for a long while. Jiang Hao found it strange and called again. After just one ring, the other end picked up quickly.
"Hello? Why are you calling at this hour? I'm busy." Ma Xiaoling's slightly breathless voice came through the phone.
Jiang Hao froze. "Busy with what?"
"Ah~~!"
A shriek came from the other end, though it clearly was not Ma Xiaoling's voice. It sounded more like a ghost's howl.
"I'm catching a ghost! This one's troublesome, I'm dealing with it!" Ma Xiaoling shouted.
"One ghost is giving you that much trouble?" Jiang Hao asked.
"I didn't bring the Divine Dragon! I didn't expect this thing to be far more troublesome than I thought." Ma Xiaoling shouted again, followed by a loud bang from the other end.
Jiang Hao could picture Ma Xiaoling fighting while talking on the phone.
"Do you need my help?" Jiang Hao asked with a smile.
"Ah, you're back?" Ma Xiaoling asked in delight.
"I'm back. I'm home now," Jiang Hao said.
"Then hurry over and help me! I can barely hold on anymore! Ah! You ugly ghost, get away from me!" Ma Xiaoling cried over the phone.
"Alright, I'll be right there." Jiang Hao hung up after saying that.
Ma Xiaoling, still holding the phone, blanked out. "Hello? Hello? I haven't even told you the address yet. Why did you hang up?"
Just then, a figure covered from head to toe in filthy green sludge pounced at Ma Xiaoling. It left behind pools of disgusting mud wherever it passed, and its entire body