Heavenly Official Grants Evil
Chapter 38

The Second Clap Game

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Chapter 38: The Second Clap Game

The first floor lobby of Ping'an Hostel.

It had become the survivors' dining hall, with a bonfire in the center and steaming dishes in pots.

If Wu Xian's plan succeeded, tonight might be their last night in the Blessed Land.

If the plan failed, they might not have another chance to eat a hot meal.

Because this meal was of great significance, at Su Huijin's strong suggestion, Shi Ji did not make tripe today.

He used newly found ingredients to cook a pot of lu zhu for everyone...

To make the two Greater Wraiths mutually destructive, the most crucial prerequisite was to make them encounter each other. However, wherever the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother was, all other Evil Spirits would retreat.

Wu Xian had made strict plans beforehand, so the execution went very smoothly. Time ticked by, and finally, it was 2:40 AM.

Therefore, only by concealing the Ghost Mother's aura would the Breaking Door Wraith enter Ping'an Hostel precisely at 3:00 AM.

She stood there for a while before returning, stomping her feet angrily as she walked up to Wu Xian, even the clanking of chains growing louder.

Thus, eliminating Yu Yinghua was the second necessary condition for implementing this plan.

Shi Ji began to clap. Wu Xian followed the sound of the clapping, moving in the dark down the corridor, slowly from 401 to 404, completing the handover with Shi Ji.

Seeing that time was almost up.

Before nightfall, he had specifically brushed his teeth with 'Eighteen-Layer Strong Mint' toothpaste found in the convenience store, ensuring that everyone would only smell the refreshing mint scent from their own breath.

The moment the breath-concealing technique succeeded, Wu Xian no longer felt the Copper Coin Sword was hot, as it could no longer sense the Ghost Mother's threat. Wu Xian and the other four survivors immediately felt a sense of relief.

It was to use the Clap Game to lure the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother, causing the two Greater Wraiths to fight each other, thereby killing the Breaking Door Wraith!

This sounded simple.

Room 404.

She seriously suspected that this guy with the big butt deliberately found such things to cook for everyone. She glared at Shi Ji while eating.

The mobile phones, placed in two different rooms, vibrated simultaneously, signaling the official start of the operation.

Nightfall.

Sizzle, sizzle!

Wu Xian was blowing air into her eyes when Zhao Juan's phone, placed in the room, suddenly rang.

For this Clap Game.

Then Shi Ji passed it to Wen Chao, and Wen Chao passed it to Su Huijin.

Rustle, rustle...

But achieving it required extremely stringent conditions.

Normally, with ten minutes, crossing rooms to complete such a handover would be simple.

When it reached Su Huijin, she didn't go to Wu Xian. Instead, she left the room and went to 401 to pass the Seeker to the Ghost Mother. After blowing a breath with a faint scent into the Ghost Mother's face, she took a step back and immediately clapped her hands.

But this was not necessarily a good thing.

Fortunately, with yesterday's experience, Wu Xian remained relatively calm.

The Child-Seeking Ghost Mother quickly found him. Her cold, clammy hand touched Wu Xian's face, and waves of negative emotions flooded his mind.

In such an atmosphere, Wu Xian felt that the 'family' atmosphere in the Blessed Land had improved.

The core of his plan.

This was the third critical point of the plan: the Ghost Mother could not leave room 401.

With the slightest misstep, they wouldn't be the fishermen but the cicadas that both the mantis and the oriole wanted to eat.

After the clapping sound, all was silent.

Within one major cycle of the Clap Game, there had to be at least one encounter with the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother. Therefore, to keep her in room 401, someone had to be in room 401 and have continuous contact with the Ghost Mother twice.

Then she grabbed Wu Xian's head with her Sharp Claws, her pitch-black lips parted, and she let out a resentful roar into his eye sockets.

Because in that instant, he clearly felt the Ghost Mother's expression twist under his palm. Fortunately, the alarm clock's noise was not loud and only rang twice briefly, so the Ghost Mother did not erupt.

Although her attitude was somewhat aggressive, they still completed the handover.

The atmosphere at dinner was good. They no longer had to pretend, nor were they too panicked to eat. Everyone tried to relax as much as possible, preparing to face the Final Battle tonight in their best condition.

Wu Xian began to fiddle with Zhao Juan's phone and then placed it in a safe location. He had set an alarm for this phone and specially recorded a piece of audio to be its ringtone.

But if Yu Yinghua were still alive, she might come to the corridor looking for living people because the Ghost Mother's aura was concealed. In such a situation, bumping into Yu Yinghua with closed eyes would only lead to death.

Su Huijin was speechless.

Tonight, they still had to play the Clap Game, and Wu Xian's plan was designed based on the Clap Game.

This meant the Ghost Mother was dissatisfied with staying in the same place. If she weren't bound by rules, she probably would have gone on a killing spree long ago.

As the Clap Game progressed into its later stages, the images from the Ghost Mother became increasingly distorted and frenzied, and the intensity of the mental shock increased by more than one degree.

As Su Huijin walked out of 401, the clap game began its second round.

The Ghost Mother standing at the door, with her hair disheveled and her body trembling slightly, was a chilling sight.

The pressure served as a reminder that the evil spirit was still nearby. Now that the pressure was gone, the source of danger had not disappeared, but instead brought more psychological stress to everyone.

Wu Xian's lips curved upward slightly.

Wu Xian remained alone in the darkness, waiting for the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother to arrive. Without Shi Ji's company, the surroundings felt even more empty and desolate.

Wu Xian suppressed the urge to go mad and flicked his fingers at the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother.

Under the moonlight.

He had just activated a talisman.

Upon discovering this, Shi Ji gave her a shy smile in return.

This kind of contact was too damaging to one's mental state, so the four of them had to take turns.

After completing the switch of seekers, the Ghost Mother immediately moved swiftly out the door, the chains on her body clanking. Wu Xian quickly clapped his hands again, drawing the Ghost Mother's attention.

To avoid being too rude.

The other three were all waiting in room 404.

Wu Xian was alone in room 401.

However, apart from Su Huijin feeling uncomfortable while eating.

Wu Xian took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and clapped his hands forcefully.

It was the breath-hiding technique!

The Ghost Mother, who was about to leave the room, returned and found Su Huijin.

Just two vibrations, yet they made Wu Xian's heart tremble.

"The first condition has been met."

This was a situation that hadn't occurred yesterday.

A cold and eerie aura swept over them, and the four survivors shivered simultaneously.

Everything was ready.

At this moment, Wu Xian was in the Ghost Mother's room. He was holding the Ghost Mother's head, his fingers precisely locating the position of her eyes.

An invisible wave fell upon the Ghost Mother.

Wu Xian cautiously walked out of the room, not daring to make any rash moves that might anger the Ghost Mother. After stepping out, he felt a cold sweat break out on his back, and his legs felt weak.

"Oh my god, it's really hard to find loopholes."

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