Arc 3The Restroom Ghosts

Lin Luo and Ghost Loli survived the Death Bus, solved the Cursed Shop’s thefts, and returned to Yellow Springs Hospital, where Lin Luo uncovered Deputy Director Ghost’s attempt to kill him. The arc ended with Lin Luo and Electric Light Ghost fighting the Sewing Ghost in the men’s restroom.

  • Ghost Loli killed the Skeleton Ghost and Charming Ghost after they threatened Lin Luo and the other passengers.
  • At the Cursed Shop, Lin Luo captured and killed the Long-Haired Ghost, then helped expose the Thieving Ghost and stop its thefts with Ghost Loli and Shopkeeper Ghost.
  • Lin Xiaojing resolved to become a Ghost Tamer, while Ghost Loli told Lin Luo to call her Annie and gave him a Permanent Identity Card.
  • On the Derailed Train, Lin Luo and Ghost Loli survived attacks by Starving Ghost and Perverted Ghost, while Tong Xiaoya kept her Subway Pass and Lin Luo lent her his Binding Bandages.
  • At Yellow Springs Hospital, Lin Luo learned that Deputy Director Ghost was a Corpse-Eating Ghost who had sent him to clean the men’s restroom as a setup.
  • Lin Luo forced Gatekeeper Ghost to let him enter the restroom, where he made Faucet Ghost and Electric Light Ghost help him clean before Sewing Ghost attacked.
  • Lin Luo and Electric Light Ghost teamed up against Sewing Ghost, with Lin Luo promising Electric Light Ghost the restroom if they killed their enemy.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51Drowned Ghost

Lin Luo’s Ghost Loli drove off the Drowned Ghost, who then targeted Liao Qi and Lin Xiaojing on the Death Bus. A Skeleton Ghost boarded at Dagu Ling and began tormenting Liao Qi, leaving him pleading with Lin Xiaojing for help.

  • The Drowned Ghost attacked Lin Luo, but Ghost Loli’s power forced it to back down and take a seat.
  • The Drowned Ghost targeted the injured Liao Qi, while Wang Hao encouraged it; Lin Xiaojing urged Liao Qi and Wang Hao to sit and avoid harm.
  • The Drowned Ghost blamed Lin Xiaojing for interfering and sat beside her, while Lin Luo ignored her plea for help.
  • The Death Bus stopped at Dagu Ling, and a Skeleton Ghost boarded and demanded Liao Qi’s seat.
  • The Skeleton Ghost used its eerie gaze to make Liao Qi unbearably itchy, and Liao Qi begged Lin Xiaojing for help while she kept her eyes shut.

Ch. 52Skeleton Ghost

Lin Luo charged Wang Hao and Liao Qi ten Ghost Coins each to explain how to avoid the Skeleton Ghost’s illusion, then confronted the ghost when it threatened him. The Ghost Loli destroyed the Skeleton Ghost with one punch.

  • Liao Qi shoved Wang Hao from his seat to offer him as a target, and the Skeleton Ghost tore flesh from Wang Hao’s face before he climbed back into his seat.
  • Lin Luo told Wang Hao and Liao Qi to close their eyes to escape the Skeleton Ghost’s illusion and charged them ten Ghost Coins each for the advice.
  • The Skeleton Ghost blamed Lin Luo for spoiling its fun and threatened to kill him when the bus reached its stop.
  • The Ghost Loli stood up and challenged the Skeleton Ghost for threatening Lin Luo.
  • The Ghost Loli punched the Skeleton Ghost and blasted its body apart, scattering bones across the floor.

Ch. 53Charming Ghost

Lin Luo and the others reached Widow Village, where the Charming Ghost bewitched Wang Hao and Liao Qi and began feeding on them. After they broke free of her spell, she attacked them again, while the two terrified players turned on each other.

  • The ghost driver sped up after seeing Ghost Loli kill the Skeleton Ghost, and the Death Bus arrived at Widow Village.
  • A Charming Ghost boarded the bus, and Ghost Loli warned Lin Luo that she specialized in seducing men.
  • The Charming Ghost bewitched Wang Hao and Liao Qi, who left their seats and knelt at her feet.
  • The Charming Ghost bit chunks of flesh from Liao Qi and Wang Hao, but Wang Hao awoke when her spell weakened.
  • Wang Hao and Liao Qi tried to flee, but the Charming Ghost kicked them away, and they each urged her to eat the other.

Ch. 54A battle of wits and courage

Lin Luo faced the Charming Ghost after she targeted him as her Ghost Husband, using the Binding Bandages and taunts to keep her at a disadvantage. The Charming Ghost broke free repeatedly and began unleashing a more dangerous power.

  • Liao Qi urged the Charming Ghost to eat Wang Hao, but she shifted her attention to Lin Luo, whose Ghost Power and appearance attracted her.
  • Wang Hao tried to flatter the Charming Ghost and save himself, while Lin Luo warned him to stay quiet and rejected the ghost's advances.
  • Lin Luo resisted the Charming Ghost's Illusion Technique, provoked her into attacking, and bound her with his Ghost Artifact, the Binding Bandages.
  • The Charming Ghost revealed her rotting, skeletal form and tore at the bandages in a rage, allowing Lin Luo to bind her again and widen the distance.
  • The Charming Ghost threatened to make Lin Luo suffer and caused foul-smelling ghost blood to pour from her body's pores.

Ch. 55Detonating her ghost body

Lin Luo outlasted the transformed Charming Ghost, but she detonated her ghost body in a desperate attempt to kill him. The blast left Lin Luo unharmed, and the Charming Ghost was left facing Ghost Loli and the Cursed Red Rope.

  • The Charming Ghost transformed and attacked Lin Luo at high speed, but he dodged with Ghost Shadow Trace and dragged out the fight as her ghost power weakened.
  • The Charming Ghost’s attack grazed Lin Luo, enraging Ghost Loli and frightening the Charming Ghost into offering to withdraw.
  • Lin Luo refused to forgive the Charming Ghost, who split her skin and detonated her ghost body to take him down with her.
  • Wang Hao expected to claim Lin Luo’s ghost artifacts, while Liao Qi watched greedily and Lin Xiaojing despaired; the Death Bus shook and cracked under the blast.
  • Ghost Loli unleashed her power against the Charming Ghost, but Lin Luo appeared unharmed and revealed the glowing Cursed Red Rope on his wrist.

Ch. 56Intimidation

Lin Luo used the Cursed Red Rope to destroy the Charming Ghost and protected Lin Xiaojing from the Drowned Ghost in exchange for her Ghost Coins. Lin Xiaojing offered to guide Lin Luo and Ghost Loli around the Cursed Shop, where Ghost Loli hoped to find candy.

  • Lin Luo's Cursed Red Rope destroyed the Charming Ghost's soul, making the ghost driver wary of him.
  • At the Cursed Shop, the Drowned Ghost attacked Lin Xiaojing, while Wang Hao and Liao Qi got off the bus without helping her.
  • Lin Luo agreed to protect Lin Xiaojing after she offered him all her Ghost Coins, and the Drowned Ghost fled.
  • Lin Xiaojing asked to join Lin Luo and Ghost Loli, offering her knowledge of the area as a temporary worker at the Cursed Shop.
  • Ghost Loli asked whether the shop sold candy, and Lin Xiaojing offered to lead them there.

Ch. 57Cursed Shop

Lin Luo and Ghost Loli visited the Cursed Shop, where she killed a ghost employee who threatened Lin Luo. The shop manager recognized her as a descendant of the Mount Li Ghost King and demanded that she leave, but she insisted on taking all the shop’s candy and pastries.

  • Lin Xiaojing, Wang Hao, and Liao Qi led Lin Luo and Ghost Loli to the Cursed Shop, each hoping to win Ghost Loli’s favor.
  • At the shop entrance, Lin Luo encountered a headless ghost, which threatened to gouge out his eyes after he failed to notice its severed head.
  • Ghost Loli immobilized the headless ghost and shattered its head when it threatened Lin Luo, despite the shop manager’s request to spare it.
  • The shop manager attacked Ghost Loli, but her power surged and he recognized her as a descendant of the Mount Li Ghost King before both backed down.
  • The shop manager ordered Ghost Loli to leave, and she demanded every candy and pastry in the shop.

Ch. 58The thieving ghost

Lin Luo stopped Ghost Loli and Shopkeeper Ghost from fighting and persuaded the shopkeeper to offer pastries if they caught the thief. After learning the thief only stole high-calorie sweets, Lin Luo set out cake as bait in the storeroom, leaving the group waiting for the thief to appear.

  • Lin Luo defused the clash between Ghost Loli and Shopkeeper Ghost, then apologized and praised the shopkeeper until he agreed to offer pastries for catching the thief.
  • Shopkeeper Ghost assigned Lin Luo, Ghost Loli, Wang Hao, Liao Qi, and Lin Xiaojing to find the thief, then sent Headless Ghost to lead them to the storeroom.
  • Headless Ghost explained that the thief stole only high-calorie candy and pastries, while leaving the containers of human organs untouched.
  • Lin Luo asked Headless Ghost for a high-calorie cake and placed the unwrapped strawberry cake in a conspicuous spot as bait.

Ch. 59Drawing up a plan

Lin Luo devised a plan to lure out the ghost stealing food from the Cursed Shop, using the players as bait. Lin Xiaojing encountered a long-haired female ghost, who demanded her head after she stepped on its hair.

  • Lin Luo realized the thieving ghost could steal food through torn packaging, so he had everyone lock the pastries and candy in a transparent security box.
  • Lin Luo handed out lollipops and ordered Wang Hao, Liao Qi, and Lin Xiaojing to use them as bait; he threatened to report the reluctant men to the shopkeeper until they agreed.
  • Lin Luo sent Ghost Loli and Headless Ghost to watch Wang Hao and Liao Qi while he secretly followed Lin Xiaojing using Ghost Shadow Trace.
  • A long-haired female ghost confronted Lin Xiaojing after she stepped on its hair and demanded her head as atonement.

Ch. 60Long-Haired Ghost

Lin Xiaojing used the Shopkeeper Ghost’s authority to escape the Long-Haired Ghost, but Lin Luo stayed behind and fought her. After he bound her, the Long-Haired Ghost transformed using her corpse, leaving Lin Luo facing a more powerful opponent.

  • Lin Xiaojing warned the Long-Haired Ghost that harming a Cursed Shop employee could bring the Shopkeeper Ghost’s punishment, and the ghost let her leave.
  • Lin Luo followed Lin Xiaojing, but the Long-Haired Ghost noticed him and attacked, believing his flesh would make a nourishing meal.
  • Lin Luo evaded the Long-Haired Ghost’s attacks and used the Binding Bandages to crush the human skeletons she summoned.
  • Lin Luo used Ghost Shadow Trace to reach the Long-Haired Ghost and bound her with the Binding Bandages.
  • The Long-Haired Ghost transformed her black hair and body using the skeletons, revealing that she had brought her corpse with her when she died.

Ch. 61The Thieving Ghost

Lin Luo defeated the transformed Long-Haired Ghost with the Blood Rope, but the Thieving Ghost stole Lin Xiaojing’s candy and escaped the Ghost Loli. Lin Luo and the others headed to Liao Qi’s location for another chance to catch him.

  • The Long-Haired Ghost attacked Lin Luo, but he used the Blood Rope to destroy her corpse and then kill her.
  • Lin Luo caught up with Lin Xiaojing and learned that the Thieving Ghost had stolen her candy without revealing his appearance.
  • A surge of Ghost Power led Lin Luo to rush with Lin Xiaojing to the Ghost Loli, where they learned the glowing-headed Thieving Ghost had escaped again.
  • Lin Luo, Lin Xiaojing, and the Ghost Loli hurried toward Liao Qi’s location, where Lin Luo noticed something was wrong.

Ch. 62Bait

Lin Luo suspected Liao Qi was connected to the thieving ghost and used Wang Hao as bait to draw it out. As Wang Hao attacked Liao Qi with the Binding Bandages, Liao Qi’s eyes turned blood-red, and Lin Luo expected the hidden ghost to reveal itself.

  • After Liao Qi’s candy vanished, Lin Luo noticed his strange behavior and suspected he was involved with the thieving ghost.
  • Lin Luo traded Wang Hao the Binding Bandages for five hundred thousand and planned to use him as bait.
  • Lin Luo, Lin Xiaojing, and Ghost Loli secretly followed Wang Hao, while the Headless Ghost watched them from afar.
  • Wang Hao attacked Liao Qi with the Binding Bandages, but Liao Qi dodged the strips and threatened to kill him.
  • Liao Qi’s eyes turned blood-red as Wang Hao refused to stop, and Lin Luo waited for the thieving ghost to show itself.

Ch. 63The fish took the bait

Lin Luo and Ghost Loli confronted the Thieving Ghost, who had possessed Liao Qi and attacked Wang Hao. After the ghost escaped Liao Qi’s exploding body, Lin Luo and Ghost Loli wounded and restrained it, but its Ghost Power began to surge as it prepared another move.

  • The Thieving Ghost revealed itself through Liao Qi and lunged at Wang Hao, but Lin Luo struck it and knocked Wang Hao unconscious with poisonous ghost blood.
  • Ghost Loli joined Lin Luo, and the Thieving Ghost realized they had used the Headless Ghost to track it.
  • The Thieving Ghost attacked Lin Luo, but Ghost Loli’s Ghost King bloodline and chilling wind blades damaged its exposed black skeleton.
  • The Thieving Ghost detonated Liao Qi’s body and tried to flee as a head, but Lin Luo caught it with the cursed Blood Rope and Ghost Loli wounded it again.
  • The Thieving Ghost’s Ghost Power began seething, and its head turned black as scarlet light appeared in its eyes.

Ch. 64Luring him into the trap

Lin Luo helped Ghost Loli and the Shopkeeper Ghost corner the Thieving Ghost, who had been stealing from the Cursed Shop while disguised as the Headless Ghost. The Thieving Ghost invoked the Strange Wind Ghost King to pressure his pursuers into letting him go, but Ghost Loli attacked him before the Shopkeeper Ghost could decide whether to sacrifice Lin Luo.

  • The Thieving Ghost joined his head with the Headless Ghost's body and gained enough power to threaten Ghost Loli, but Lin Luo reminded him that the Shopkeeper Ghost was still at the Cursed Shop.
  • The Shopkeeper Ghost ambushed the Thieving Ghost, and Ghost Loli and the Shopkeeper Ghost fought him together after Lin Luo exposed him as the culprit behind the thefts.
  • The Shopkeeper Ghost transformed into a high-ranking zombie and wounded the Thieving Ghost, while Ghost Loli blocked his attempt to attack Lin Luo.
  • The gravely wounded Thieving Ghost threatened the Shopkeeper Ghost and Ghost Loli with retaliation from the Strange Wind Ghost King, then demanded Lin Luo as the price of his escape.
  • As the Shopkeeper Ghost hesitated over the threat, Ghost Loli fired a beam of red light through the Thieving Ghost.

Ch. 65A debt of kindness repaid

After Ghost Loli killed the Thieving Ghost, the Shopkeeper Ghost agreed to repay Lin Luo for helping the Cursed Shop, and Lin Luo used the favor to get treats for Ghost Loli. Lin Luo reclaimed the Binding Bandages from Wang Hao and left with Ghost Loli, while Lin Xiaojing resolved to become stronger.

  • Ghost Loli killed the Thieving Ghost, and the Shopkeeper Ghost feared the Strange Wind Ghost King would retaliate against the Cursed Shop.
  • Ghost Loli defended Lin Luo for helping them, and the Shopkeeper Ghost promised to help him once; Lin Luo asked for candy and pastries for Ghost Loli.
  • Ghost Loli nearly cleared out the Cursed Shop's sweets before leaving with Lin Luo.
  • Lin Luo woke Wang Hao and forced him to return the Binding Bandages, then warned Lin Xiaojing to consider what mattered most to her.
  • Lin Xiaojing thanked Lin Luo and resolved to become a Ghost Tamer and strive to catch up to him.

Ch. 66Derailed Train

Ghost Loli befriended Lin Luo and gave him a Permanent Identity Card before taking him toward Yellow Springs Hospital on the Derailing Subway. Separated from her after boarding, Lin Luo fought a Burned-to-Death Ghost and left her distracted by a compliment.

  • Ghost Loli told Lin Luo to call her Annie, ended her demand that he be her lackey, and gave him a Permanent Identity Card.
  • Ghost Loli led Lin Luo onto the Derailing Subway, where mist cleared to reveal a clean station and a female attendant with a faint burnt smell.
  • The attendant tried to lure Lin Luo inside, but he resisted her influence and discovered Ghost Loli was missing.
  • Lin Luo bound the attendant with his Binding Bandages, then struck her with the Cursed Red Rope when she broke free, revealing her as a Burned-to-Death Ghost.
  • Lin Luo drove the Burned-to-Death Ghost onto the defensive and complimented her former appearance, making her smugly agree.

Ch. 67Burned-to-Death Ghost

Lin Luo persuaded the Burned-to-Death Ghost to visit Yellow Springs Hospital for treatment, then boarded the Derailed Train with Ghost Loli. There, Starving Ghost attacked Lin Luo after he calmly took a seat.

  • The Burned-to-Death Ghost trapped Lin Luo in netherfire and threatened to steal his skin, but Lin Luo offered to cure her burns at Yellow Springs Hospital.
  • Ghost Loli appeared, blasted the Burned-to-Death Ghost, and prepared to kill her until Lin Luo asked her to spare the ghost; the Burned-to-Death Ghost agreed to visit the hospital.
  • Lin Luo and Ghost Loli boarded the Derailed Train, where they saw one dead player and five terrified survivors facing Starving Ghost and Perverted Ghost.
  • Lin Luo sat down without concern, prompting Starving Ghost to threaten him and swing a withered hand at his face.

Ch. 68Metro Pass

Lin Luo drove off the Starving Ghost, while the Perverted Ghost threatened Tong Xiaoya until she and the other players revealed their Metro Temporary Passes, forcing the ghost to hold back. Luo Yong then foolishly provoked the Perverted Ghost, leaving the group facing a new danger.

  • Lin Luo shattered the Starving Ghost’s hand and forced him back to his seat.
  • The Perverted Ghost targeted Tong Xiaoya, but Lin Luo refused to intervene until she asked for help.
  • Luo Yong insulted Lin Luo and the Ghost Loli sliced off his pointing finger for threatening her friend.
  • Lin Luo told Tong Xiaoya that the metro rules protected her, and she showed her Metro Temporary Pass.
  • The other players revealed their passes, and Luo Yong ordered the Perverted Ghost to apologize to Tong Xiaoya, provoking its fury.

Ch. 69Drenched in blood

The Perverted Ghost tortured Luo Yong after his arrogance provoked it, then killed the other players in the subway car. Tong Xiaoya alone among them kept hold of her Subway Pass, while Lin Luo and Ghost Loli watched.

  • The Perverted Ghost used an illusion to make Luo Yong drop his Subway Pass, then lifted him by the throat and tormented him.
  • Luo Yong's companions refused to help, and the Perverted Ghost tore off his arm, ate it, and tortured him until he died of fright.
  • Lin Luo declined to save the other players, telling Ghost Loli that they had to rely on themselves to survive.
  • The Perverted Ghost and the Starving Ghost took the other players' Subway Passes and killed them, leaving the subway car drenched in blood.
  • Tong Xiaoya kept clutching her Subway Pass despite the Perverted Ghost's threats, surprising Lin Luo, Ghost Loli, and the Perverted Ghost.

Ch. 70Conditions

Lin Luo survived the Derailed Train and left Tong Xiaoya with a Ghost Artifact and instructions to watch for the Drunkard Ghost. Back at Yellow Springs Hospital, he encountered Wang Hao, whose changed appearance and hostile smile suggested trouble.

  • Tong Xiaoya invoked Lin Luo's favor to deter the Perverted Ghost, and the ghosts let her and Lin Luo go before feasting on Luo Yong and the others.
  • Tong Xiaoya transferred her money to Lin Luo, who lent her the Binding Bandages in exchange for watching for a ghost carrying a liquor gourd.
  • The Derailed Train reached the station, and Lin Luo and Ghost Loli returned safely to Yellow Springs Hospital.
  • Wang Hao greeted Lin Luo at the hospital with a strange smile, and Lin Luo sensed ill intent.

Ch. 71Deputy Director Ghost

Deputy Director Ghost assigned Lin Luo to clean the hospital’s men’s restrooms on the night shift, leaving Lin Luo wary of the dangerous task. Lin Luo sought information from Flaying Ghost about the deputy director.

  • Wang Hao brought Lin Luo to Deputy Director Ghost’s office and prevented Ghost Loli from accompanying him.
  • Deputy Director Ghost ordered Lin Luo to clean the hospital’s men’s restrooms after seven that night and warned him not to enter the women’s restrooms.
  • Lin Luo left the office suspecting Deputy Director Ghost had turned Wang Hao into a Half-Ghost.
  • Lin Luo went to the Cafeteria to gather information and encountered a frightened Flaying Ghost.
  • Lin Luo ordered Flaying Ghost to tell him everything about Deputy Director Ghost.

Ch. 72A bad feeling

Lin Luo learned that the Deputy Director Ghost was a dangerous Corpse-Eating Ghost who was targeting him, then discovered his night shift in the hospital restrooms could expose him to a powerful Stitched Ghost. He reached the locked men's restroom, where a ghostly face appeared from the door and warned him away.

  • The Flaying Ghost told Lin Luo that the Deputy Director Ghost was a Corpse-Eating Ghost protected by a powerful figure and could become dangerously violent.
  • Lin Luo met the forlorn Director Ghost in the cafeteria, who confirmed that the Deputy Director Ghost was trying to kill him.
  • The Fat Chef Ghost and Thin Chef Ghost explained that a Stitched Ghost haunted the restrooms, while the Director Ghost said a taboo prevented him from entering to help Lin Luo.
  • As night fell, Lin Luo noticed the Ghost Loli and Liu Yanyan were missing and that Wang Hao had become like a walking corpse, then headed to his shift.
  • Lin Luo reached the locked men's restroom, and a ghostly face emerged from the door and told him not to touch it.

Ch. 73The men's restroom

Lin Luo forced the Gatekeeper Ghost to open the men's restroom and reveal that a powerful Stitched Ghost haunted it. Inside, Lin Luo confronted the Electric Light Ghost and Faucet Ghost after they plunged the restroom into darkness, and he prepared to teach them a lesson.

  • The Gatekeeper Ghost tried to keep Lin Luo out, but Lin Luo attacked him until he opened the restroom door.
  • Lin Luo returned to demand information, and the Gatekeeper Ghost revealed that a powerful Stitched Ghost haunted the restroom and used its mess to punish cleaners.
  • Lin Luo entered the men's restroom and sensed a chilling aura before the light went out and a faucet began dripping.
  • Lin Luo exposed the Electric Light Ghost and Faucet Ghost, then threatened them as they dismissed his strength.

Ch. 74Stitched Ghost

Lin Luo forced Electric Light Ghost and Faucet Ghost to help him clean the men's restroom, but Stitched Ghost arrived and attacked them. Lin Luo struck Stitched Ghost with his Blood Rope, leaving him badly wounded as the fight continued.

  • Lin Luo beat Faucet Ghost and Electric Light Ghost until they agreed to provide clean water and light for cleaning.
  • Lin Luo mopped the men's restroom, and the two ghosts praised him for finishing quickly and thoroughly.
  • Stitched Ghost appeared, crushed Faucet Ghost, and moved to kill Electric Light Ghost for disobeying orders.
  • Lin Luo intercepted Stitched Ghost and learned that Deputy Director Ghost had set him up by making his presence in the restroom a rule violation.
  • Lin Luo dodged Stitched Ghost's tongue attack, closed in, and struck him with the Blood Rope, leaving a bloody gash across his body.

Ch. 75Joining forces

Lin Luo and the Electric Light Ghost joined forces against the Sewing Ghost in the men's restroom. After the Sewing Ghost tried to turn the Electric Light Ghost against Lin Luo, Lin Luo offered him the restroom as his territory if they killed their enemy.

  • Lin Luo wounded the Sewing Ghost, and the Electric Light Ghost blinded him with a burst of light.
  • Lin Luo struck the blinded Sewing Ghost with the Blood Rope, while the Sewing Ghost damaged the restroom and fought back with corrosive phlegm.
  • The Electric Light Ghost revealed his vengeful ghost tier and burned the Sewing Ghost with electricity as Lin Luo attacked again.
  • The Electric Light Ghost shielded Lin Luo from the Sewing Ghost's black mist, forcing the Sewing Ghost to bargain for his help.
  • Lin Luo promised the Electric Light Ghost the men's restroom if they killed the Sewing Ghost and warned him not to trust the Sewing Ghost's word.
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