People Had to Be Fierce; They Bullied the Weak and Feared the Strong

The Female Ghost suddenly crouched down, her pair of ghostly green eyes looking in my direction as she spoke.

She was obviously talking to me.

My heart tightened.

What was going on? Had she really found me?

And she wanted something else?

All I had on me were a few boxed meals. What else could there be?

If she really wanted to eat, did she mean she wanted to eat me?

In that instant, I became extremely nervous.

But I did not panic, because I still held the Fish Bone Sword in my hand.

Master had said that although the Fish Bone Sword was made from the spine of a Giant Black Carp,

it had eighteen exorcism inscriptions carved into it.

If this Female Ghost really came any closer, I would fucking stab her to death.

Besides, on the way here, Master had casually mentioned something in the car.

He said ghosts were just like people.

They bullied the weak and feared the strong. The more you showed weakness, the more they would push their luck.

When there was truly no way to avoid them, you could not cower.

You had to make those filthy things wary of you.

Otherwise, they would think they could take advantage of you and keep pushing for more.

That was why those filthy things often feared vicious people with heavy killing intent,

but did not fear weak and useless people.

As I thought this, my hand had already moved to the Fish Bone Sword.

On the other side, the Female Ghost slowly stood up.

She spoke again toward the direction where I was hiding:

"I know you're there. Stop hiding and come out!"

After saying that, she followed the scent and tiptoed toward where I was hiding.

Seeing that my hiding place had been exposed, I had no intention of staying hidden.

I immediately drew the Fish Bone Sword and jumped out of the flowerbed.

Though I was nervous as hell and my heart was filled with unease, I still pretended to look fierce and domineering.

I coldly barked at the Female Ghost outside the flowerbed:

"Don't fucking push your luck.

Eat the food if you want it. If not, get lost.

You're really getting cocky now, aren't you?"

I spoke viciously, my face full of menace.

The Female Ghost, who had been grinning strangely as she tiptoed toward me,

froze on the spot when she heard that and saw the consecrated Fish Bone Sword in my hand.

A trace of wariness appeared on her face as well.

Her eyes stared fixedly

at the Fish Bone Sword in my hand.

What she feared was probably that, not my sharp words.

Seeing that this method was working and that she was clearly wary of me, intimidated by the Fish Bone Sword,

I continued:

"You stinking bitch, are you leaving or not?

If you don't leave, I'll toss you back into the lake and let you soak some more."

As I spoke, I waved the Fish Bone Sword in my hand a few times.

Then I took another two steps forward.

The Female Ghost trembled all over at the sight.

She subconsciously retreated a step.

Clearly, the Fish Bone Sword was even more intimidating to filthy things than Uncle Yu's Dragon-Head Cleaver.

She looked somewhat wary, turning to glance at the lake not far away.

There was also a hint of panic on her face.

"Y-you, why are you being so fierce? I'm leaving. I'm leaving, okay?"

After saying that, the Female Ghost withdrew her strange smile and put on a slightly aggrieved expression.

She hurriedly turned and began walking west.

As she passed the incense and candles, she took a deep sniff, grabbed a handful of rice, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Then she hurried off toward the west.

She muttered to herself as she ran:

"Men are all terrible. There was obviously such a big rabbit, but he wouldn't even give me a piece of meat. Hmph!"

By the time I heard that, the Female Ghost's figure had already vanished into the darkness.

Hearing those words, the corners of my mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Even after becoming a ghost, that woman still had to drag men into it.

Still, I let out a long sigh of relief. I had thought she wanted to eat me.

Turns out she had smelled the rabbit and wanted to eat it.

At the same time, a fresh sensation of air entered my nostrils again.

I knew I had gained another mouthful of Fortune Blessing.

But this time, the feeling was very faint.

It was probably because the Female Ghost had left with a strong grudge against me.

But it did not matter. The ghosts in Emerald Willow Lake had all been sent away.

And I had gained five mouthfuls of Fortune Blessing.

My condition should be temporarily alleviated.

At the very least, the corpse spots had disappeared, and my life was safe for now.

Next, I had to head to the Experimental Building.

I did not hurry over. Instead, I sat nearby for a while and smoked a cigarette.

After my experiences over the past few days, I had realized that dealing with these filthy things required a strong heart.

First, I could not be afraid of them.

The more afraid I was, the more likely something would go wrong.

But Master had also said that the filthy thing in the Experimental Building had developed Baleful Aura, meaning it had become a fiend.

Its brutality would be the worst of any ghostly thing I had encountered these past few days.

I had to adjust my mindset and plan every step carefully.

There could not be the slightest mistake, or Master would be coming tomorrow to collect my corpse.

But correspondingly, the fiercer the filthy thing was, the greater the Fortune-Longevity Merit I could gain.

Naturally, the greater the benefit would be to me.

I had only smoked half the cigarette before grinding it out beneath my foot.

I muttered one of my usual sayings: fortune or disaster, disaster could not be avoided.

After saying that, I carried the cage and headed toward the Experimental Building.

The school's Experimental Building had six floors in total.

Four above ground and two below.

The four upper floors contained various medical laboratories, Anatomy Rooms, and the like.

The two lower floors contained the Corpse Storage Pool and the Specimen Repository.

But now, the entire building had been sealed off.

From a distance, it stood there all alone.

When I arrived in front of the building, I did not immediately approach.

Instead, as Master had instructed, I first found a quiet, concealed spot and took out the things I had prepared beforehand one by one.

I burned the yellow talisman Master had given me, put the ashes into a bottle, and mixed them with water.

Then I dragged the rabbit out of the cage. Without caring whether it was willing, I said to it:

"Brother Rabbit, sorry about this."

After saying that, I pried open its mouth and poured Talisman Water into it.

The rabbit struggled desperately, but I still forced more than half the Talisman Water into its stomach.

After drinking the Talisman Water, the rabbit looked as though it had lost its soul.

It stopped struggling, and its eyes became somewhat vacant.

But that was not all. After finishing the Talisman Water,

I took out a piece of yellow paper bearing my birth date and eight characters, crumpled it into a small ball, and stuffed it straight into the rabbit's mouth.

That way, the rabbit could become my substitute for a short time.

As long as I stayed close enough to it, those filthy things would be unable to tell the difference.

Tonight, I would use this method to ambush the filthy thing in the Experimental Building.

And achieve the goal of exorcising evil and gaining longevity.

But if I failed, I would become that filthy thing's food.

Perhaps tomorrow, the one lying in the Anatomy Room to be dissected would be me.

The rabbit was very quiet now. Even if I put it on the ground, it would not run around.

Once everything was ready, I adjusted myself outside for a little longer.

After taking off my shoes, I carried the rabbit and circled around to the side of the Experimental Building.

I climbed inside through a window that had not been shut properly.

My bare feet touched the ground, and the cold pierced straight to my bones.

I looked around. The room I had entered was an Equipment Room.

It contained many medical devices, surgical tools, disinfectant, and so on.

The space was cramped and unsuitable for an ambush.

So, holding the rabbit, I quietly opened the door.

I looked out at the empty corridor and decided to go to the second floor.

The second floor was full of dissection classrooms, and yesterday's murder had happened there as well.

The area was large, with places to hide.

If a fight broke out, it would be easier to move and maneuver.

So after peering around the stairwell a few times, I saw that beneath the emergency sign lights, the corridor was empty and gloomy.

After confirming it was safe, I carried the rabbit and quietly headed up to the second floor...