Visiting the Residents

"Benefactor Qin."

I know.

It's not easy to face your inner fears.

The Shitian, "I cannot force you, but there is a gradual way to do this."

The young monk looked out the window. "It's still early, and there are many residents outside. Why don't we visit them and ask them what happened last night? Even though it's just a roundabout way of finding out, it's still a way of confronting them."

Qin Yiguan slowly raised his head, his eyes brightening slightly. "Visiting the residents?"

That's what we're saying.

By the roadside, a male resident of the Ghost City, wearing a white t-shirt, puffed on a cigarette and said, "I've worked hard all my life to earn money to support my family. Last night, while I was out working, a little blue-skinned ghost suddenly appeared. It had fangs all over its face and jumped onto my shoulder in an instant. It didn't do anything else but gnaw at my scalp and eat my hair!"

As he spoke.

The man in the t-shirt turned his head, revealing the back of his head, and pointed to his bare scalp, saying, "Look at this, I've chewed it all into bald patches!"

Qin Yiguan silently shook his head, then turned and left.

The Shitian clasped his hands together and said to the man in the T-shirt, "Thank you, benefactor."

On the road.

Qin Yiguan frowned and said, "A ghost that eats hair? That sounds ridiculous."

The Shitian monk Shi Tian shook his head. "The China's Hundred Ghosts Register ' records 108 kinds of ghosts, and the Hair-Eating Ghost is definitely one of them."

The two then arrived at a small courtyard.

The woman in the story was extremely obese, with lips like sausages.

She cracked sunflower seeds with a "tui, tui" sound, rolling her eyes to the sky as she said, "Last night my husband went out to work, but his shadow stayed in the house. That shadow turned into a single person who said he was my husband and insisted on sleeping with me!"

"I swear I'll fight to the death!"

The woman with sausage lips clicked her tongue and said, "You tell me, even ghosts are just like people, lusting after my good looks! Later, I was moved by its perseverance and was about to give in to it, but alas, Daybreak Has Come!"

Qin Yiguan turned around and left!

The young monk Shitian Tian said from behind, "The Ghost of Shadows ranks 12th in the ' Hundred Ghosts Register.' It is formed from the shadow of its master, and once it takes shape, it will consider itself its master."

Qin Yiguan pondered, "If what they say is true, then that means that at night, many legendary ghosts appear in this city, each with different habits, all from the ' China's Hundred Ghosts Register ' you mentioned?"

The Shitian monk Shi Tian did not give a definite answer, but scratched his head and said, "However, the China's Hundred Ghosts Register ' is essentially just a collection of ghost and god stories."

now.

The two saw a two-story building appear ahead.

A businessman in a suit, who appeared very shrewd, stood in the pavilion.

The Shitian monk Shitian stepped forward and continued to inquire about what happened last night.

You have no idea, last night was terrifying.

Suddenly, a headless horseman appeared from the horizon. He rode a tall horse and wore heavy armor, just like the headless horsemen in the movies!

As the merchant spoke, Qin Yiguan frowned slightly.

How come there are Western ghosts again?

"That headless horseman stormed into my shop, grabbed my chickens, and started hacking and slashing them, cutting off all their heads!"

The merchant looked fearful.

The Shitian monk Shitian was puzzled. "Chopping up chickens? Why chop up chickens? Besides, your shop looks very grand, why keep chickens in it?"

now.

Qin Yiguan suddenly realized something, took a step back, and looked at the shop's signboard.

It reads: Beautiful Spring House.

Inside the second-floor window, there were several alluring women, covering their mouths with handkerchiefs, constantly casting flirtatious glances at Qin Yiguan.

Qin Yiguan pursed his lips slightly and tugged at the little monk, "Shitian, don't ask anymore. This chicken is not that chicken; you wouldn't understand."

Shitian was dragged away by Qin Yiguan.

But the Xiaoguang still wouldn't give up. "What do you mean 'this chicken is not that chicken'? Are there many breeds of chicken? I've eaten with my master before. He said that the whole chicken is poisonous, only the chicken's tail is edible. He always left the chicken's tail for me, and I was always so touched!"

Upon hearing this...

Qin Yiguan's movements became gentler.

This child is so pitiful.

now.

The merchant behind him exclaimed, "When will this Ghost King invasion ever end? It's ruining business! Last night, a regular customer came in wanting chicken, but he got so scared he ran away, and he even lost a ton of hair!"

immediately.

Qin Yiguan looked at the ground in the distance, where clumps of hair were indeed scattered.

The two continued strolling along the street.

Qin Yiguan suddenly said, "I have already sorted out this matter."

Shi Heavenly Eye lit up. "I didn't expect Benefactor Qin to be so intelligent. Tell me about it!"

Qin Yiguan said, word by word, "The woman with sausage lips' husband is the man in the T-shirt. Last night, he lied and said he was going out to work, but actually he went to find a brothel. As a result, the brothel was attacked by the Headless Horseman. He fled in panic and encountered the Hair-Eating Ghost- Eating Demon. It was during this time that his shadow remained in the house and became the Shadow Ghost."

then.

Qin Yiguan looked at Shitian and said seriously, "This is a hidden plot point in the story."

The little monk's lips twitched. "What a terrible subplot."

Immediately.

Shitian then looked at Qin Yiguan, "But regardless, you have successfully proven your reasoning ability. So, what have you analyzed regarding the 'other Ghost King'?"

"Absolutely not."

Qin Yiguan was slightly frustrated. "A ghost that eats hair... a ghost that turns into a shadow, and then a headless horseman appeared. What kind of nonsense is this? How can we possibly analyze anything from this!"

And at this very moment.

Qin Yiguan suddenly saw a very peculiar building.

This is a quiet, deserted path.

There are scattered houses along the roadside.

But the building in front was too conspicuous.

It was pure black, about three meters high, and no more than one meter wide. It had no windows, no chimney, and no fence or yard around it.

From a distance, it looks like a black cuboid.

As we gradually approached...

No matter how you look at it, it looks like a coffin standing upright on the ground!

"Amitabha."

The young monk Shitian clasped his hands together and Shitian, "Let the coffin hold the evil spirit!"