The Role of Yiqing

This is why Zhao Yijiu wanted Yu Xing to kill him next. He was willing to give up this round and stabilize the power of the vengeful ghost first, and put the rest aside.

At the very least, he couldn't let the vengeful ghost become the culprit threatening Zhao Mou and Yu Xing.

But here's the problem.

Yu Xing looked at Zhao Yijiu and asked cautiously, "Then... why did you choose to let me kill you? Do you think I'm the perpetrator?"

"..." Zhao Yijiu paused for two seconds, then said, "It told me."

When Zhao Yijiu said this, she wasn't looking at Zhao Mou, nor did she seem to have any other explanation in mind. So, "it" could only refer to a vengeful ghost.

Zhao Mou had only just learned that Zhao Yijiu had told Yu Xing about killing him, and he felt that this was the best option at the moment. But how could the vengeful ghost tell Zhao Yijiu who the murderer was?

This is practically a conspiracy.

Zhao Yijiu could tell from their expressions that he hadn't explained himself clearly and had caused them to misunderstand.

"It wasn't what it said. When it appeared, a lot of strange images flooded my mind, along with many inexplicable premonitions." Zhao Yijiu's head throbbed with pain at the thought. "Among those premonitions was the one that Yu Xing was the perpetrator. After receiving the information, I subconsciously felt that these were all true... Aren't you one of them?"

Yu Xing was taken aback.

This vengeful ghost seems to be very skilled in indescribable abilities? This is completely different from Yi Qing. Yi Qing's body went from being alive to dead a thousand years ago, absorbing resentment and death energy from the coffin, eventually forming a ghost that could be real or illusory. Its abilities are very diverse, its self-control is extremely strong, and its methods of eliminating ghosts and its somewhat twisted personality make it more like a living person with a complete mind.

However, the vengeful ghost inside Zhao Yijiu currently has no physical form, and its spiritual body is gradually merging with Zhao Yijiu. Therefore, the abilities it displays can only be mental, just like when Zhao Mou complained to Yu Xing that Zhao Yijiu used mental control to make him fill in his name on the registration form.

With its mind control, personality, character, and emotional influence, its vast sensory range, coupled with its indescribable and prophetic abilities, this vengeful ghost is truly unlike any human, completely befitting a phantom spirit. That in itself is one thing, but the combination of these abilities makes it impossible for Yu Xing to conceive of what kind of ghost system it belongs to.

He was lost in thought, and Zhao Yijiu, thinking he was denying it, sighed softly, "It seems what I sensed was just chaos, not something to be taken seriously."

"No, I am." Yu Xing was pulled back to reality by his voice and admitted it decisively, then reminded him, "Your vengeful spirit is very powerful. You need to be more careful about this in the future. After all, judging from the timeline, I hadn't even started killing anyone when you were being suppressed by the vengeful spirit's personality."

Therefore, this is not pure perception, but prophecy, and it can even reveal a part of the system's rules.

"Then... let A Jiu leave first." Zhao Mou thought for a moment and realized that Yu Xing's self-defense seemed to be without any suspicion. The problem lay in the timing of his "going downstairs together" with the Rubik's Cube. Sure enough, Yu Xing was a talent for finding loopholes. He and Zhao Yijiu shared the same idea, hoping that Yu Xing take advantage of his position to send Zhao Yijiu out first.

But Yu Xing only replied with one word, "No."

He stood up in front of the small stool in the hospital room and chuckled softly, "In that case, we're going along with what those people want."

"Who are they?" Zhao Yijiu's voice suddenly turned icy, revealing a hint of terror.

"Han Yan... and the people behind him, the reason they forced you to develop a split personality is to accelerate your personality alienation and make you one of them sooner. They may not know I'm the perpetrator, but they definitely know I'll try to get you out of this mess first. It's obvious your departure is also beneficial to them. Han Yan probably needs to use your departure to set up some kind of scheme, most likely exposing the fact that I'm the perpetrator, saying I even killed my friends first, thus reducing the credibility of any future accusations against him." Yu Xing put his hands in his white coat pockets, speaking slowly and deliberately.

The Lingren must have told Han Yan about Zhao Yijiu's situation. Others might not be able to see the existence of the vengeful ghost, but the Lingren had personally come into contact with Zhao Yijiu could not possibly not notice it.

"Of course, Han Yan might have other plans, and I can't let him have his way. You can't die."

"But," Zhao Mou frowned. If Zhao Yijiu continued to stay on the field in this state, the probability of something going wrong was very high. Moreover, Zhao Yijiu had not completed the previous task, and the punishment would make the intervals between the onset of her personality split even shorter.

No matter what, he would never agree to use his brother's safety as a bargaining chip, not even if the person was Yu Xing.

"You have a way?" Zhao Yijiu had more confidence in Yu Xing. After their previous interactions, he knew very well that Yu Xing would not harm him.

"Of course." Yu Xing looked at Zhao Yijiu and smiled mysteriously.

For some reason, Zhao Yijiu's nerves involuntarily tensed up, like prey being targeted by a hunter.

But he soon realized that the feeling was not his, but that of a vengeful ghost.

"Han Yan and his group want to use you as a variable, relying on this mysterious and vengeful ghost. As long as the ghost can't cause any trouble, all their plans in this regard will fail." Yu Xing walked to Zhao Yijiu's side, her gaze unfamiliar, as if she could see another personality through Zhao Yijiu's body.

A scrutinizing glint flashed in Zhao Mou's eyes.

Does Yu Xing have a way to suppress the vengeful ghost?

I hadn't seen him have this ability before.

If Yu Xing is also knowledgeable in this area, then he really needs to reassess the background of this person who appeared out of nowhere and whose details are impossible to ascertain.

Yu Xing didn't dawdle. At this moment, the only one who could pretend to be injured mysteriously was Zhao Yijiu. He flipped his hand, and a cyan dagger appeared out of thin air, with cyan mist immediately spreading out.

Zhao Yijiu's gaze fell on the dagger. Of course, he had seen this dagger before; he had redeemed it from a vending machine at the Sheqing Bar.

He had seen Yu Xing use it many times, but he didn't know what use this dagger would be in this situation.

But then, a blurry figure appeared in the mist. Zhao Yijiu was nearby, and in a moment of surprise, his eyes met the gradually clearing figure.

His deep blue eyes, brimming with an undisguised cynical smile, pierced right through his soul.

"It's you!" Zhao Yijiu suddenly leaned back. Normally, he would have jumped backward to get away from the spot, but now his body was on the verge of collapse and he couldn't move at all.

He recognized him; wasn't this the owner of the Sheqing Ghost Shop?

The Sheqing Ghost who slammed him against the wall with a mere flick of his sleeve, causing his internal organs to tremble violently!

I remember now. Back then, they went to kill the twin red-clad figures to accumulate points to exchange for items. Just when they were about to succeed, the Sheqing Ghost appeared and stopped them.

Then, the Sheqing Ghost revealed that they were not from this world and asked Yu Xing to take him with them.

Only...

Zhao Yijiu recovered from his initial surprise. The ghost had emerged from the dagger and was clearly summoned by Yu Xing. It posed no threat to him or Zhao Mou.

He straightened up again, stared at the Sheqing Ghost, and then looked at Yu Xing, still finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Having personally experienced the vast difference in strength, Zhao Yijiu knew just how powerful this Sheqing Ghost was.

He thought Yu Xing had really taken the Sheqing Ghost out of the divination, and that the Sheqing Ghost had left afterward. He never expected that it had stayed in Yu Xing's offerings all along?

"..." Yi Qing saw that Zhao Yijiu still remembered him, and happily fanned himself with his fan. It was a pity that he couldn't speak during this deduction, otherwise he might have teased the other party.

The azure robes fluttered in the air with Yi Qing's figure, moving without wind, as if weightless, connecting with the azure mist. At first glance, Yi Qing looked more like a legendary, ethereal immortal than a ghost who had crawled up from hell.

"Let me introduce you." Yu Xing noticed Zhao Mou's pupils constrict. Someone as knowledgeable as Zhao Mou would probably be able to guess Yi Qing's identity instantly from her eyes and clothing, which was why he was so surprised.

"This is Yiqing, my contracted ghost."

Zhao Mou had already suspected this, and now that Yu Xing had confirmed it, he tightened his sleeves.

It turns out that such a powerful being had been right beside Yu Xing all along. If Yi Qing hadn't shown himself, he wouldn't have been able to sense such a huge ghost even if it were floating right next to him.

So this is Yu Xing's true strength? Even the Sheqing Ghost is willing to follow him.

This Sheqing Ghost... will definitely be weakened by the system in the simulation. If it isn't weakened, it should already be at the despair level.

Does his brother know?

Zhao Mou turned his head and found Zhao Yijiu calm and composed, not surprised at all.

Actually, things have already recovered.

Zhao Yijiu felt his soul screaming, a wisp of consciousness urgently calling to him, urging him to leave this place, to leave Yu Xing, to leave this Sheqing Ghost.

He knew that the vengeful spirit within him was starting to panic.

At that moment, he suddenly understood Yu Xing's intention in exposing Yi Qing to him and Zhao Mou.

"This is Zhao Mou," Yu Xing said, pointing to Zhao Mou at Zhuo Yiqing, then to Zhao Yijiu, "You've met Zhao Yijiu several times."

"..." Zhao Yijiu found it hard to imagine what he was doing during the several times Yiqing had looked at him.

"This round, you'll stay by Zhao Yijiu's side. If his vengeful spirit dares to show itself, suppress it," Yu Xing instructed. "With your current strength, can you do that?"

Yi Qing returned his gaze with a look that seemed to say, "Are you kidding me? This kind of suspicion is an insult to me," and then nodded gently and politely.

He had many restrictions, but in terms of sheer power, suppressing an unnamed vengeful ghost without system protection was a piece of cake. Huh?

Yi Qing was halfway through his thought when he suddenly realized something was wrong. Without warning, he moved closer to Zhao Yijiu and placed his hand on Zhao Yijiu's head.

Before Yu Xing Zhao Mou could stop her, Yu Xing pulled him back, whispering with a smile, "Don't worry, I can guarantee that Yi Qing won't hurt Brother Jiu."

Perhaps because Zhao Yijiu had been tormented by the power of vengeful ghosts since childhood, Zhao Mou seemed to have a very bad sense of ghosts. He hesitated for two seconds before relaxing slightly. The blue mist around him aimlessly enveloped and dissipated at his leg height, making his eye twitch.

It still feels very dangerous.

Yi Qing narrowed his eyes and closed his fan. The moment his fair hand, which reflected an inhuman luster like fine jade, pressed down on Zhao Yijiu's head, a red light suddenly flashed in Zhao Yijiu's eyes, as if he were defending his territory.

Fortunately, Zhao Yijiu remained obediently still, allowing Yiqing to examine her.

After a moment of reflection, Yi Qing looked at Yu Xing with some surprise.

As a ghost and a human bound by a contract, even though Yi Qing couldn't speak, Yu Xing could still sense the meaning he was conveying.

Yi Qing was surprised; the ghost inside Zhao Yijiu was no ordinary being, not some minor ghost that could be easily suppressed.

Yu Xing wasn't concerned about that right now; he asked, "Is it possible?"

Yi Qing nodded again. Yu Xing "heard" the general meaning conveyed by Yi Qing, which was that if this ghost were at its full strength, it would be difficult for him to suppress it. Unfortunately, this ghost was very weak now, so suppressing it was still easy.

The blue mist around him grew thicker and thicker, almost like waving tufts of blue silk. The mist tightly enveloped Zhao Yijiu gritted his teeth and endured the unfamiliar force penetrating his skin.

Because he could feel that as the blue mist seeped in, the resistance of the vengeful ghost within his body was becoming weaker and weaker. This was reflected in the appearance of the red in his eyes, which, after a few seconds of raging, began to fade away in a devastating manner.

Yu Xing handed the Sheqing Dreamscape to Zhao Yijiu: "Yiqing can't stray too far from its vessel, so you take the dagger first."

"Yiqing, refrain from teasing him and Zhao Mou. Then, if you have any energy left, help nourish Zhao Yijiu's body; every little bit helps him recover."

"Tsk..." Although Yi Qing couldn't speak, she still managed to utter this interjection without any hindrance.

Seeing that Yi Qing had agreed, Yu Xing thought for a moment and added an extra layer of security, "You two can trust each other a little, after all..."

Zhao Mou looked at him, and Zhao Yijiu also gripped the Sheqing Dreamscape tightly in her hand.

"We'll be teammates from now on," Yu Xing said with a smile. "If I don't trust you, I'll have a headache."

This surprised not only Zhao Mou and Zhao Yijiu, but also Yi Qing.

Teammate?

When did I agree to be any teammate?

Sheqing Ghost wasn't unwilling; he knew Yu Xing planned to form a fixed team, so he would definitely follow Yu Xing and would likely help out if needed, making him practically a member of the team.

But he didn't expect Yu Xing to call him a teammate. A teammate is a very important role. He thought Yu Xing wouldn't see him as a teammate, but only as a temporary helper with ulterior motives who might betray the system at any time.

For a moment, every ghost in the room had its own thoughts.

At the same time.

Qu Xuanqing headed towards the underground morgue. Her second task wasn't urgent, so she decided to first find someone in the morgue based on the possibility Yu Xing had mentioned.

You could also say you're looking for a ghost.

In the time that followed the identification process, Yu Xing briefly mentioned a woman to her. This woman was the source of trouble for Yu Xing, who was Doctor. Since the ghost had been shattered but had not disappeared, Yu Xing suspected that the woman's body was also in the hospital.

Where are the most corpses in Fear Hospital?

Without a doubt, it was this morgue.

All around was quiet. Qu Xuanqing carefully walked towards the door of the morgue under the dim light.

She didn't realize that a tail was trailing behind her.

Han Yan gazed at the naturally dimly lit morgue and revealed a chilling smile.