Horror Game: What to Do If You're Too Handsome, Part 14

After successfully dealing with the Old Lady, An Xinghe took Jia Hui next door.

He planned to send Madam He on her way while he was at it.

Jia Hui asked curiously,

"Xinghe, those huge Scissors of yours were incredible! Where did you get them?"

"Had them sharpened by the blacksmith at the entrance."

Could I possibly tell her they were a gift from that Missy, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, I met before?! The kind of gift that served as a token of affection?!

An Xinghe was certain that if he dared say something like that, Jia Hui would dare fight him to the death.

"Fine, don't tell me. I just feel like you have so many secrets, Xinghe. I can't figure you out at all."

An Xinghe casually replied, "How would you know you can't figure me out if you haven't felt me up? Next time, I'll wear something revealing so you can have a good feel."

Jia Hui blushed. "Xinghe! You're saying things like that again! If you keep it up, I'm ignoring you!"

But after saying that, Jia Hui became afraid that An Xinghe would take her seriously, so she quickly added,

"If it's somewhere with just the two of us, then... then it's not impossible..."

An Xinghe immediately pressed his palms together.

"Miss, please conduct yourself with dignity."

The two of them arrived at the room next door while bickering and fooling around. An Xinghe went inside, found the clock, then turned to Jia Hui and said,

"Once I set it past eight, you go out first."

Jia Hui pointed at An Xinghe.

"What about you? You're not coming with me? Didn't the Old Lady say to trap the Vengeful Ghost in the room and put up a Yellow Talisman?"

An Xinghe rolled his eyes.

"Ordinary people need to do that. This Vengeful Ghost can't even beat me, so why bother?"

Jia Hui came to her senses. The man before her really was stronger than a Vengeful Ghost!

Still, she worriedly reminded him,

"Then you need to be careful too. Don't get hurt, okay?! You absolutely can't get hurt! I... I'll feel bad if you do."

The livestream chat.

[That tone Jia Hui used! They sound like they're already married!]

[I'm crying! I'm not pretending! I'm so jealous!]

[A pretty, sexy, considerate girl like Jia Hui got picked up by An Xinghe just like that!]

[You bastard, you're living the dream!]

[I'm with the FFF Group. Where can we burn the streamer?]

[Get in line! Get in line! It's not your turn to burn him yet!]

[Why did a single dog like me come in here just to suffer?]

[A Goddess no one else could even win over just became An Xinghe's girlfriend.]

[I refuse to accept this!]

While agreeing with her, An Xinghe pushed Jia Hui out of the room and shut the door.

The clock pointed to eight, and the Vengeful Ghost, Madam He, appeared as promised.

[Astonishingly Handsome] immediately took effect.

The first time, the Vengeful Ghost's attention had been entirely on the Slit-Mouthed Woman's Scissors, and she had not noticed An Xinghe's face at all.

This time, the Vengeful Ghost saw An Xinghe face-to-face.

She froze instantly.

This Young Man was far too handsome!

The Vengeful Ghost had already been forty when she died, so toward a strapping young man in his twenties like An Xinghe, she felt more pity and motherly affection than anything else.

An Xinghe did not waste her mercy. He strode straight up and cleanly ended Madam He's existence as a ghost.

The livestream chat exploded with Danmaku as well!

[An Xinghe's charm works on ghosts too!]

[More than works! It works ridiculously well! I think every dungeon with a female boss from now on will just be free experience for him!]

[Master, I understand now! Being handsome really lets you do whatever you want!]

[Don't forget that An Xinghe already has Jia Hui.]

[Got it, I'm going to get plastic surgery right now!]

Ten minutes later, An Xinghe pushed open the door, and Jia Hui hurried over to ask worriedly,

"How did it go? Did you send her on her way?"

"Of course."

"Then let's go back now~"

The day after the exorcism ended, An Xinghe received a call from Jia Hui asking him to come over for an interview.

[Astonishingly Handsome] took effect again! The boss agreed to sign him on the instant he saw An Xinghe, even offering him a higher salary than the veteran employees.

That left Jia Hui, who had watched the entire process from the side, both annoyed and happy.

After learning her lesson last time, and now that she had a boyfriend, Jia Hui no longer accepted assignments away from home.

Every day, she obediently sat in the office with An Xinghe, fed everyone Dog Food, and lived happily.

But peaceful days always came to an end.

That day, An Xinghe calculated that it should be the starting point of the second storyline in Ghost Tale of Hong Kong.

He sent Jia Hui away early, claiming that he needed to work overtime.

Jia Hui had wanted to stay and keep An Xinghe company, but he sent her off with the promise that he would take her shopping afterward.

Working overtime until late at night, An Xinghe began to feel sleepy, so he went to the vending machine to buy a can of coffee.

When he returned to his desk, a Videotape had conspicuously been placed on it!

An Xinghe secretly laughed without letting it show.

I finally waited for it!

Faced with a Videotape of unknown origin, anyone would want to see what was inside, and An Xinghe was no exception.

He put the tape into the computer and played it.

It was a video filmed by his colleague A Hai, at the house where the Cantonese Opera Dan's Dismemberment Case had once occurred.

As he watched the video, An Xinghe suddenly felt his body grow light. He had actually appeared at the location shown in the footage!

He knew this was the Curse Technique hidden within the Videotape, so he did not panic.

He had cleared this game long ago, after all. He remembered every puzzle and mechanism perfectly.

After solving several simple puzzles, An Xinghe arrived in a room filled with mannequin arms.

Chapter 21: Being a Ghost Isn't Easy These Days!

Upon entering the room full of mannequin arms, An Xinghe felt his DNA stir.

As a loyal RPG player, what was the first thing to do upon reaching a new area?

It definitely was not rushing to advance the main quest, slay dragons, and rescue the Princess!

It was talking to every new NPC first, then looting everything!

Loot to your heart's content! If you didn't hit the search button on every cabinet and chest that looked like it might contain an item, then you were not an excellent RPG player!

Thus, An Xinghe immediately began a carpet-style search, picking up every single thing to inspect it!

Danmaku.

[An Xinghe is way too thorough!]

[He even cut open the soles of shoes to check! Could anything possibly be hidden there?!]

[Someone like An Xinghe would probably search the toilet tank first if he ever reached a bathroom area...]

[He should just change his name to An Sanguang!]

After searching around, An Xinghe found two items with system descriptions.

[Name: Peach Wood Hairpin]

[Type: Story-related]

[Quality: Worn]

[Effect: None]

[Can be taken out of the scenario: No]

[Note: A crude wooden hairpin covered in dried blood, seemingly telling a tragic and beautiful love story.]

[Name: Soul-Returning Rebirth Formula]

[Type: Story-related]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Effect: None]

[Can be taken out of the scenario: Yes]

[Note: A forbidden technique said to bring the souls of the dead back to the human world! It's past three! Have tea first!! You're dead, damn it! King Yama won't pity you!]

Looking at the two items before him, An Xinghe recalled this segment of the game's plot.

The story of the Cantonese Opera Dan's Dismemberment Case was rather simple.

There was a troupe called the Hong Kong Mingyue Cantonese Opera Troupe. Within it was a puppeteer named He Song Sheng, who was Dentist He's biological younger brother.