The Wraith in the Bucket

Chapter 20: The Toilet Wraith

The door swap went smoothly.

All the doors at the Ping'an Hostel looked the same. All they had to do was swap the doors, switch the locks, wipe off the handprints from one door and redraw them on the other, and it would be seamless.

The door swap was completed quickly.

Room 406, which Qi Zhiyong had taken, now had the door from Room 403, which had been marked the previous night. Room 403 received a clean door.

Wu Xian and the others would be staying in Qi Zhiyong's former room, 402, tonight.

This room was absolutely safe for tonight.

The purpose of swapping the doors was to test the operational logic of the Door-Breaking Wraith.

"Sigh..."

If he had used the last True Fire Incantation...

The flames would have burned away the Toilet Wraith's fat, emitting a strong stench. A yellow, rough incense stick was left on the ground, and another strange sound echoed from within the room, perhaps indicating the appearance of a divine statue.

According to Shi Ji's description, an evil spirit was attracted to him and was constantly approaching, and the closer it was to the toilet, the faster it approached.

He sat on the toilet solely to attract the evil spirit, not to actually risk defecating.

Wu Xian narrowed his eyes. He realized Shi Ji had triggered the negative effect of "Worshiping the Gods"!

He had encountered something similar during his second time worshiping the gods. That time, he had worshiped the Mysterious Darkness statue and was cursed by Mr. Wang. His body temperature would have continued to drop if he hadn't rescued Mr. Wang.

That cost would never be recouped!

Shi Ji was confused the entire time. Wu Xian had completely baffled him.

True Fire Incantation!

The True Fire Incantation ignited the diesel, and fierce flames erupted. The Toilet Wraith screamed, trying to escape back into the toilet. However, due to the diesel, the flames in the toilet intensified.

"Ever since I worshiped the gods, I feel like I've been targeted."

After a moment of waiting, the evil spirit fully unfurled.

Shi Ji had worshiped the Heavenly Official. This meant he had been "Bestowed with Evil."

After Shi Ji entered the restroom, he felt the air around him grow noticeably colder. The Copper Coin Sword in his hand began to heat up, indicating that the evil spirit targeting Shi Ji was about to appear.

If the room had been marked, Wu Xian wouldn't have lost out either. This information could be useful sooner or later.

The two of them went downstairs together to look for a divine statue.

At the restroom entrance, Shi Ji hesitated.

Then, he saw Shi Ji clenching his legs, his face contorted as he twisted his waist and hips.

But what exactly was the effect of "Bestowal of Evil"?

If the door had been marked, Qi Zhiyong would surely die tonight. Wu Xian would have completed his revenge on Qi Zhiyong without lifting a finger.

It was as fat as a pig, covered in filth, and within the filth were countless eyes.

Wu Xian raised an eyebrow. "Explain clearly, what is what?"

"It's getting closer and closer to me. I'm afraid that before the Greater Wraith finds me, I'll..."

"Brother Xian, did anything happen after you worshiped the gods yesterday?"

Wu Xian took Shi Ji to a random restroom. He first cut off the water supply, then poured a bucket of diesel into the toilet bowl, and finally pushed Shi Ji onto the toilet.

Before it could even process, Wu Xian leaped out with a swish. Flicking his middle finger, a flame as thick as his finger shot out.

Shi Ji shivered and rolled forward like a stubborn mule. The next second, a green palm emerged from the toilet!

If Shi Ji had been any slower, he would have been impaled by that palm!

Following the palm was a body as thick as a sewer pipe. This body stretched and twisted in the air, emitting a terrifying stench.

But as soon as he sat on the toilet, his stomach felt like it was being twisted by knives. His intestines contorted, and he gritted his teeth, feeling an overwhelming urge to defecate. It was excruciatingly painful.

Since the divine statues were hard to find now, and Shi Ji could attract evil spirits, couldn't they just kill the evil spirits he attracted to find the divine statues?

Shi Ji's expression was contorted, veins bulging.

It seemed like diesel... but what was diesel?

Since becoming an evil spirit, it rarely remembered its human memories, only occasionally recalling fragmented memories.

Shi Ji patted his large backside, his expression grim. "Ever since I worshiped the gods yesterday, I haven't been able to use the restroom properly. I'm about to explode."

After the door swap.

This was a Toilet Wraith.

Swapping doors and wiping handprints... didn't this mean that the rules everyone had firmly believed in were actually manipulated by Wu Xian all along?

Only Wu Xian himself knew which room was safe?

They searched for a while but couldn't find any divine statues. Shi Ji finally snapped out of his shock and remembered he needed to ask Wu Xian for help. He then mysteriously asked Wu Xian.

First, it was incredibly dirty, and it was covered in flames, like a piece of living, roasted excrement. Engaging in close combat with such a creature using a Copper Coin Sword meant facing both physical and mental threats simultaneously.

"Can this really work?"

Just as Wu Xian was agonizing, Shi Ji suddenly sprang up from the ground, pulled a black donkey hoof from his embrace, and with all his might, pressed it onto the toilet wraith's forehead.

Based on Wu Xian's experience, places where danger has occurred are more likely to yield idols and incense.

This toilet wraith was covered in diesel and had even taken a true fire incantation, yet it still wasn't dead.

Afterward, the invitation letter explained that after worshiping the gods, there was a chance of negative effects: the Heavenly Official bestows evil, the Earth Official brings punishment, and the Water Official curses.

Thus, the toilet wraith roared and charged towards Wu Xian and the other man.

Wu Xian gave it the middle finger and hid outside the toilet.

This toilet wraith was stronger than ordinary evil spirits, but exchanging it for a chance to worship the gods wasn't a loss.

"Something has been looking for me, watching me. This feeling is strongest when I'm using the toilet."

What was stuck to his lips?

Not stinky enough?

This is troublesome.

Shi Ji's feeling was even more intense. Everywhere he looked, he felt prying eyes. Malice seeped through the toilet bowl, drilling into his body, as if wanting to devour him from the inside out.

"Dead!"

Wu Xian chuckled, "Hurry up and go to the toilet, don't hold your butt in any longer."

Wu Xian picked up the incense sticks and prepared to worship the gods.

"And this morning, I wanted to pee, but I kept feeling like someone was staring at me. The feeling was so direct it made my skin crawl, and I couldn't pee at all."

The toilet wraith, already at its last breath from being scorched by the true fire, was then heavily struck by the black donkey hoof. Its neck immediately snapped, and it collapsed onto the ground.

Wu Xian was startled.

"Last night, when I was pooping, I just sat on the toilet when I felt a cold wind blowing up from below. I quickly stood up, and when the toilet flushed, the water swirled messily, as if a hand was stirring inside, stirring and stirring..."

Wu Xian pondered for a moment, then a smile curved his lips as he patted Shi Ji's shoulder.

"This might not be a bad thing."

The toilet wraith stared at Shi Ji, licking the filth on its lips as if it had found some delicious delicacy. But immediately, it frowned.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

"Don't worry, I told you before, I've got your back this time."

"Let me take you to the toilet, don't hold it in."

Shi Ji shook his head, "It, it's not over yet!"

Taiping Guangji, Ghost 18. Diao Mian.

The Prefect of Xuan City, Diao Mian, was originally from Wu Jin. He first served as the Yumen Military Envoy. There was a toilet god that appeared in the outer stable. It looked like a large pig, with eyes all over its body, coming and going from the latrine and wandering within the courtyard. Mian was not present at the time. Over a thousand officials, clerks, and soldiers saw it. This continued for several days. When Mian returned, he offered sacrifices to pray for blessings, and the toilet god then vanished. Within ten days, Mian was transferred to be the Prefect of Yizhou. He was later changed to Left Guard, Right Brave General, and Left Feather Forest General, and thus became noble.