The world begins with refining skills

Chapter 434 Ghost Hair! (Seeking monthly votes)
Courtyard residential area.

In a bedroom decorated in a simple and elegant style, Su Lei's parents were carefully comforting their daughter.

"Leilei is alright~"

Chai Yujing sat on the edge of the bed, holding Su Lei tightly to comfort her.

"Mom and Dad are here, don't be scared!"

Feeling her daughter's still trembling body, Chai Yujing began to complain to her husband.

"Old Su, what exactly happened at No. 7 Middle School the night before last? Why was Leilei so frightened?"

"Don't the school and the police station want to give us parents an explanation?"

Chai Yujing felt a lot of dissatisfaction and indignation that her daughter had turned out like this.

"What good are you as a university professor? Leilei is in this state, and you can't even utter a fart!"

As she spoke, Chai Yujing's voice choked up, and her eyes turned red.

When Su Yongkang heard his wife's complaints and looked at his daughter, who was as frightened as a bird, he was filled with heartache and self-blame.

"I've inquired about this matter, and they said it involves higher-ups, and the specific details are all classified."

Su Yongkang said with some helplessness, “Don’t be fooled by the fact that I’m a university professor; once I leave the school and the education sector, there’s very little I can do.”

"What secret!?"

Chai Yujing immediately became unhappy: "What secrets does a middle school need to keep? Did they build an atomic bomb or steal state secrets?"

Chai Yujing was very dissatisfied with the claim that it was a secret. Such a big thing had happened at the school; out of more than forty students in a class, only a dozen or so remained.

Is this something that can be dismissed with a simple "classified" statement?

Su Yongkang also felt that his wife's words made sense: "How about this, I'll call Lao Zhao again and ask. His son works at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, so he might know something."

As he spoke, Su Yongkang walked towards the door, intending to make a phone call from the living room balcony.

"No! Don't go out!"

Su Lei suddenly screamed, stopping her father's actions.

"It's dangerous outside! We can't go out. We'll just wait here. It'll be safe when Musheng arrives!"

"Dad, please don't go out! We'll wait here! It'll be fine once Musheng arrives!"

Su Lei's emotional reaction strengthened Su Yongkang's resolve to find the truth.

My daughter has clearly been traumatized; if this continues, she might develop a mental illness.

"Leilei is fine, Dad is just going out to make a phone call," Su Yongkang said with a forced smile.

"No! You can't go out!"

"Dad, you mustn't go out! You can't go out! It's dangerous outside!"

Su Lei was so anxious she was almost in tears. If she weren't afraid her parents would disbelieve her even more, she would have said it was a ghost.

"Okay, okay, I won't go out, Daddy won't go out!" Chai Yujing quickly reassured him, then gave Su Yongkang a look.

Although I don't know what danger Su Lei was talking about, my daughter can't be subjected to any more stress in this situation.

Seeing this, Su Yongkang no longer insisted on going out, saying he could make the call after his daughter fell asleep.

Seeing that her father had been persuaded, Su Lei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After the No. 7 Middle School incident, although Su's parents did not know what had happened, they both took leave to be with their daughter.

Over the past two days, Su Lei's mood has improved considerably.

The scene she had just witnessed in the bathroom instantly triggered those terrifying memories deep within her.

Su Lei didn't know if it was her imagination or if she had really encountered a ghost.

Her first reaction was to move her parents to the bedroom away from the bathroom and call Musheng immediately.

As for actions like those in horror movies where the protagonist knowingly investigates even when something seems amiss, Su Lei has decided she will never do that.

After experiencing seven supernatural events, Su Lei clearly understood one thing: she was not the protagonist.

As a supporting character, or even a minor NPC, one should have the awareness of a minor NPC.

Facing terror head-on is not their role; obediently hiding and seeking help from the main characters is what a qualified background character should do.

"It'll be alright once Mu Sheng arrives, it'll be alright once Mu Sheng arrives!"

Su Lei clung to her mother, hiding on the bed, her eyes fixed on the bedroom door, afraid that something might come in from outside.

When Su's parents saw this scene, they felt another wave of sorrow and sighs.

What's the situation with that Mu Sheng?

Chai Yujing gestured with her lips towards her husband, making a pursing and closing motion.

The name Musheng sounds like it belongs to a boy.

The fact that her own daughter, in such a frightened state, still wanted the other party to come over made Chai Yujing think twice.

Could these two kids be dating?

Although Chai Yujing wasn't the type of parent who viewed early romantic relationships as a terrible thing, she was still particularly concerned about the name that suddenly appeared in her daughter's mouth.

Andy Hui: '???'

Su Yongkang stared blankly at his wife's lip movements, not understanding what she was muttering.

Reading lips is really quite difficult for him!

Seeing her husband's expression, Chai Yujing immediately became unhappy.

This old Su doesn't even have this much understanding between husband and wife. If it weren't for the current situation being inappropriate, Chai Yujing would definitely teach him a lesson.

After glaring at her husband, Chai Yujing continued to hug her daughter and gently comfort her.

Su Yongkang understood from that look that his wife was angry, though he didn't know why.

"Zizi~"

Suddenly, a buzzing sound of electricity came from outside the bedroom.

In the quiet surroundings, it was very clear, and all three people in the bedroom heard it.

What was that sound? Did the light bulb short-circuit?

Mr. and Mrs. Su only glanced in the direction of the door and didn't pay much attention.

However, Su Lei tensed up instantly, like a startled cat, with all her muscles taut.

"Leilei, don't be scared, it's just the sound of a short circuit, don't be afraid~"

Chai Yujing noticed the change in her daughter's body and quickly comforted her.

"It's here! A ghost! It must be a ghost!"

The crackling sound of electricity immediately reminded Su Lei of how the classroom lights had flickered a few times and then gone out before the ghost appeared.

'Musheng, come quick!'

Su Lei screamed in fear in her heart, twisting her legs together forcefully, desperately suppressing her uncontrollable bladder.

Su Lei has a recurring problem: she tends to wet her pants when she's scared.

Mu Sheng, whom Su Lei had been calling out to, had actually arrived at Su Lei's house long ago.

With the help of the Ghost Domain Rainbow Flight, Mu Sheng can travel more than ten miles in a second, while the entire east-west distance of Dachang City is only a little over one hundred kilometers.

After receiving Su Lei's call, Mu Sheng arrived at Su Lei's house in less than three seconds.

A real man is that fast!
However, after arriving at Su Lei's house, Mu Sheng didn't go to Su Lei, but instead went to find the ghost first.

Compared to his classmate, the prettiest girl in class, the ghost was clearly more attractive to Mu Sheng. Outside the bedroom, just as Su Lei had expected, the entire living room was shrouded in darkness.

The air was filled with the smell of rancid grease, like the smell of hair clogging a sewer and rotting and fermenting.

"There really is a ghost here!"

At the bathroom door, Mu Sheng stood on a clump of black, fluffy material, expressing sympathy for Su Lei's misfortune.

In the original story, he fell and was impaled by steel bars while escaping. Now, he has barely survived thanks to Mu Sheng, only to encounter a ghost at home.

He's really a very unlucky guy!

"It's a demon that didn't appear in the original work. Let's call this kind of hair that's all clumped together 'demon hair'!"

Golden light emanated from the soles of Mu Sheng's feet as he forcefully ground down the ghost hair beneath them.

"It has no ghost domain, possesses some mobility, but lacks diffusion; it's a very low-level ghost, at most a C-rank restricted level!"

In just a short while, Mu Sheng had figured out Gui Fa's killing patterns.

The murderous pattern of the ghost hair is only triggered when combing one's hair at night and hair falls out.

It seems easy to trigger, but the problem is that the area affected by the ghost's hair is very small. Only people within a few dozen meters of the ghost's hair will trigger the killing pattern.

After studying it briefly, Mu Sheng lost interest in the ghost hair.

At least several dozen of these low-level imps are needed to meet the requirements of the third level of the Golden Ghost Prison.

Having grown accustomed to delicacies, Musheng found these small snacks utterly uninteresting.

A golden light flashed across the living room.

The ghost hair beneath Mu Sheng's feet, along with the sour, foul smell in the air, all disappeared.

In the second level of the Golden Ghost Prison, there was an extra grave mound, with a tuft of hair growing on top of it.

"Snap!"

As the demon was suppressed, the lights in the living room instantly returned to their bright state.

"Get the job done!"

After dealing with the ghost, Mu Sheng headed towards Su Lei's bedroom.

When he reached the door, Mu Sheng didn't stop, but instead rammed straight into the bedroom door.

Just as Mu Sheng was about to crash into the door, a point of golden light shone from the tip of his nose and quickly spread outward, forming a golden outline.

Mu Sheng walked through the door and into Su Lei's bedroom.

Su Lei, who had been staring intently at the bedroom door, noticed Mu Sheng's head popping out from behind the door the moment it appeared.

He jumped off the bed in a flash and pounced on Mu Sheng.

"Leilei!"

"What are you going to do?"

Su's parents were startled by Su Lei's sudden movement, and then they saw Mu Sheng enter through the door.

The two were instantly stunned!
Good heavens! What did they see?
A boy, his body glowing with golden light, walked through the wall from the outside. Is this still China?

"Musheng, you've finally arrived!"

Su Lei clung to Mu Sheng and wouldn't let go, burying her head tightly in his chest, as if that would make her less afraid.

"The bathroom... there seems to be a ghost in my bathroom!"

"I know, it's resolved!"

Mu Sheng patted Su Lei on the back with satisfaction: "You didn't wet your pants this time, that's commendable!"

Upon hearing this, Su Lei stiffened, then punched Mu Sheng in the chest in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Leilelei, this student must be Mu Sheng!"

Su Yongkang's voice interrupted the subtle flirtation between the two.

The fact that a male classmate could walk through walls truly astonished the Su couple.

Su Yongkang's voice was somewhat slurred.

Su Lei also realized what was happening and pulled Mu Sheng aside to give a brief introduction:

"Dad, Mom, this is my deskmate, Mu Sheng. I'm so grateful to Mu Sheng for saving me, otherwise I would never have seen you again."

At this point, Su Lei's face also showed lingering fear.

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Su disregarded the miraculous scene they had just witnessed and repeatedly thanked Mu Sheng.

After exchanging pleasantries, the couple realized that Mu Sheng was easy to get along with, and they relaxed.

"Musheng, Auntie has a question for you. What exactly happened at No. 7 Middle School the night before last?"

Chai Yujing spoke very politely, not only because Mu Sheng was her daughter's savior, but also because of the miraculous scene of him walking through the door.

Even those who adhere to materialism begin to waver after witnessing this scene.

Therefore, even though they knew that Mu Sheng might be their daughter's mistress, Chai Yujing and Su Yongkang remained polite.

"Seventh Middle School?" Mu Sheng turned to look at Su Lei: "Didn't you tell your aunt and uncle?"

Su Lei shook her head and said, "Didn't Detective Zhou Zheng say it was a secret? Besides, my parents wouldn't believe me even if I told them!"

If Su Lei hadn't personally experienced a paranormal event, she wouldn't have believed that ghosts really exist in this world!

"It's fine how others handle it, but given your unlucky streak of experiencing two paranormal events in three days, I think it's better to tell your aunt and uncle!"

Mu Sheng strongly suspects that Su Lei will encounter more supernatural events in the future.

"No way, right?" Su Lei was a little uncertain. Could she really be that unlucky?
Her body instinctively moved closer to Mu Sheng, grabbing his arm tightly.

"supernatural event?"

Su Yongkang and Chai Yujing exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of foreboding.

The word "supernatural" doesn't sound like a good thing at all!
"Mu Sheng, what do you mean by 'supernatural'? Is it the kind of thing that came through the door just now?"

Su Yongkang tentatively asked, "Like those magical spells in TV dramas, internal energy cultivation?"

“No!” Mu Sheng shook his head and said, “It’s supernatural, or more accurately, ghosts, but different from the ghosts in traditional myths and legends.”

Mu Sheng did not hide anything and told Su Yongkang and Chai Yujing about the details of the seven supernatural events and the basic information related to ghosts.

Then they released the ghost that had been imprisoned earlier so that the Su couple could experience it.

The fear that emanated from the depths of their souls made the Su couple no longer doubt the existence of ghosts.

An unkillable demon!
The only way to survive is to decipher the killing patterns of ghosts.

Su's parents couldn't imagine how desperate people would feel if they encountered a ghost!
Thinking of this, the two looked at their daughter with even more heartache and lingering fear.

My gratitude to Musheng is even more genuine now!
"What about the country? What about the government? Surely the country has a way to deal with these ghosts?" Chai Yujing asked anxiously.

"Isn't that Interpol?"

Mu Sheng said, "However, we can only barely maintain this for now. Headquarters cannot completely resolve the paranormal events!"

"What about overseas?"

Chai Yujing pressed further, asking if it would be safer for her family to move abroad.

"Abroad? It's even more chaotic abroad. At least in China, there's the power of the state to suppress it. Abroad, the Ghost Tamers organizations are practically carving out their own territories!"

Upon hearing this, the Su couple exchanged glances, a strong sense of crisis welling up within them.

(End of this chapter)