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Chapter 258 Daily life
The next few days were calm and uneventful.

The facts prove that the internet's memory is short-lived. Despite the fact that so many people died in succession during this period, and although some people questioned it, with deliberate downplaying, everyone basically forgot about it in just a few days.

After that, the online information was basically just various family gossips and all sorts of news.

Zhou You has been living a particularly decadent life these past few days.

His schedule is roughly as follows.

I was fed by the little ghost in the morning, at noon, and in the evening.

Playing games, playing games, playing games.

Playing on my phone, playing on my phone, playing on my phone.

Now that things have come to this, he's even too lazy to bother with the superficial formalities of keeping Hu Shi's diary.

We'll weigh ourselves a few days later.

Well, after all that effort, I not only didn't lose weight, but I actually gained a full five pounds.

But.

The saying goes, "Living a life of ease and waiting to die is the right way, and lying down and letting things go is the best way." Zhou You has no complaints about his current life and only hopes that it can continue like this forever.

Unfortunately.
"Clap."

He was lying on the sofa scrolling through his phone when he was suddenly struck on the head by an unidentified weapon.

It wasn't heavy, and it couldn't even break through the defenses, but Zhou You still sighed and straightened up.

"Hey little guy, what's gotten into you this time?"

The little ghost girl stood next to the sofa, wearing an apron—who knows what use an apron would be for a spirit—holding an iron spoon in her hand, her face full of dissatisfaction.

After watching him gesture up and down for a while, Zhou You finally understood what the other person meant.

That was telling him not to stare at the screen for too long, as it's bad for his eyes.

No, where did you come from, you old mother?

Zhou You initially intended to ignore it, but under the little ghost's angry glare, he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. He gently put down his phone, then spread his hands to indicate that he had complied and that there should be no objections now.

The little ghost girl then picked up the spoon and floated back into the kitchen.

Zhou You wanted to complain about it, but he quickly burst into laughter.

—Whether it was because the cult leader died or for some other reason, the little female ghost's intelligence suddenly increased a lot. Although it was not enough to make up for several decades of time all at once, she was no longer like a child as before.

And most importantly
Zhou You rubbed his chin, gazing at the figure that drifted into the kitchen.

"Has this girl grown up a bit?"

Zhou You looked left and right, but still couldn't see anything—after all, he wasn't a lolicon, so he couldn't discern the girl's growth from the subtle details.

In the end, all he could do was shrug and decisively give up on the observation.

Whether it grows longer or not, it doesn't really matter to him—as long as the little ghost doesn't increase the force with which she hits people.

Before long, the food was ready, but when Zhou You saw the several plates on the table, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on his face.

Braised mutton strips, braised tendons, and braised pig's feet—some of which even the little ghost found the preparation too troublesome and rarely made the stir-fried double crispy dish.

Moreover, they were all foods he liked to eat.

You know, these past few days the little ghost girl has been quite dissatisfied with his self-destructive lifestyle and hasn't given him a kind look. Why has she changed her mind today?

The reason is unlikely to be that.
Zhou You picked up his chopsticks with a look of grim determination, then sighed.

"It seems our relationship has ultimately come to this. You're trying to poison me. Very well, then call my second brother, Wu, over here."

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang.

Seeing the little ghost angrily throw the pot and pan, Zhou You stopped joking and instead smiled, "Since you didn't want to kill me, then why did you do so well today?"

Seeing the shameless look on that guy's face, the little ghost girl could only slump her shoulders helplessly, float to the calendar, and tap today's date hard.

Zhou You then suddenly realized what was happening.

"Oh, so today is the day for script reading."

The little ghost girl nodded vigorously, looking at Zhou You's face with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"You're making me feel like I'm being sentenced to my last meal. Okay, okay, I won't say anything, I won't say anything, alright?"

Seeing that the little ghost girl was about to raise the iron pot again, Zhou You hurriedly smiled and begged for mercy.

However, after the laughter and joking, his expression suddenly turned serious, showing no trace of sorrow, only a confident look.

“You don’t need to worry, I won’t die, I will never die—you just wait here patiently, I’ll be back in a while.”
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The short lunch was over quickly.

Zhou You carefully checked the items again to make sure nothing was missing, and then gave the little ghost instructions once more.

"I've sprinkled all the snacks at home with talisman ash, and I even prepared an extra bag. If you want anything to eat, just use my phone to order takeout—you can touch objects now anyway. Besides the TV, I've bought a few more game consoles; you can play them if you want. Also, I've thrown that corner of the table into Uncle Li Sanli's warehouse. If anything unexpected happens, you can go there temporarily to avoid it, and I'll deal with it when I get back."

The little ghost nodded sadly, but just as Zhou You finished giving his instructions and was about to open the black book, she suddenly reached out and tugged at Zhou You's sleeve.

"Uh, what's wrong?"

But the little ghost girl simply stretched out her finger and gently wrote two words.

"White Shadow?"

nod.

"What does this mean?"

The little ghost pointed to herself and gestured for a long time before Zhou You finally understood what she meant.

"You mean this white figure is your name?"

nod.

"What a strange name. Okay, okay, this one sounds nice."

Seeing that the little ghost girl was about to bite again, Zhou You quickly shut his mouth.

But in the end, he still placed his hand on the little ghost girl's head and rubbed it hard.

"Never mind, little one, I'll be right back."
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When I opened my eyes again, I was already inside the black book.

The surrounding scenery remained unchanged, with flickering candlelight and billowing smoke.

But this time, Zhou You quickly noticed two anomalies.

First, the house is indeed much larger. Although the scenery is still the same, the area occupied is at least a third more.

Secondly, that statue of a deity.
After touring around, I discovered that although most of them were still just clay sculptures, some places showed signs of human carving.

And most importantly, there is a faint divine title below.

"Tai Shi... no, Tai Chu... no, it doesn't seem like Tai... what exactly do these two characters mean?"

Zhou You's knowledge of classical Chinese is not deep; he relies entirely on the adventures he has accumulated in the script over this period of time. In addition, the title of the deity is too vague, and even if an expert in classical Chinese were to come and try to identify it, it would be difficult to do so.

In the end, he could only shake his head and turn his attention to the main topic.

An old, yellowed page is floating in mid-air.

At first glance, you can see two large, bold characters, like splashes of ink.

"Exterminate evil."

(End of this chapter)