Who says vengeful ghosts can't go on blind dates?

Seeing that Song Yufei was still in a daze, Ren Zhizhe continued to hold her hand and offered an explanation.

"Ah...it's nothing." Song Yufei quickly regained her composure.

She felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively gripped Ren Zhizhe's hand tightly.

"I was genuinely terrified by those pigeons."

Seemingly finding it difficult to explain her current panicked state with her previous words, she immediately added this sentence.

"I see. So many pigeons swarming at once is indeed a bit frightening."

Ren Zhizhe nodded, indicating his understanding.

However, at that moment, the pigeon ghosts in the sky cawed several times in dissatisfaction.

They were actually quite puzzled.

Isn't this human an extra food source for them?

They don't understand!

Why?

They had known Ren Zhizhe for a long time.

At that time, Ren Zhizhe was already bringing them food.

And now, Ren Zhizhe would actually drive them away for the sake of a human?

In terms of friendship, theirs is clearly deeper!

The pigeon ghosts glared fiercely at Ren Zhizhe.

Although it was unclear why Ren Zhizhe was willing to bring them food for free, they were very unhappy that the long-term food supply had suddenly stopped.

But they knew that Ren Zhizhe's strength was unfathomable.

Therefore, the pigeon ghosts dared not linger any longer and flew into the sky.

"They were all scared away," Ren Zhizhe said with a hint of regret.

It's a pity.

Actually, he felt there were more pigeons today than yesterday.

"It's okay, we've already fed the pigeons all we need."

Despite saying that, Song Yufei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Those pigeons are probably vengeful spirits, but it's unclear whether they are multiple vengeful spirits or derivatives of a single vengeful spirit.

However, what those pigeons said before... is still quite intriguing.

Also, the name of this park is problematic.

If she could return to the real world, she would definitely investigate carefully.

But now?

Song Yufei gave a wry smile.

The world of the supernatural is too complicated; it's best to mind your own business.

"There are other places worth seeing in this park." Seeing that Song Yufei did not show any displeasure, Ren Zhizhe led her towards the lake.

"Is it that lake?" Song Yufei asked cautiously.

"Hmm." Ren Zhizhe responded, his steps unhurried. "There's a small island in the middle of the lake, and on the island stands an old pavilion, which is said to be quite old."

Small island?

Song Yufei looked towards the center of the lake.

With the absence of the overwhelming flocks of pigeons, the sunlight finally shone through. And since the lake was no longer gloomy, she could see much more clearly.

There was nothing on the lake at all.

What island?

Furthermore, the lake's water was extremely pale. Even the wind seemed to barely stir it; it was eerily still.

"Does this lake... still have fish?" she asked tentatively.

Could the small island that Ren Zhizhe mentioned be the back of some giant fish-shaped demon?

"Fish?" Ren Zhizhe tilted his head to look at her, a thoughtful expression on his face. "I don't think so. I've been here many times, and I don't think I've ever seen any fish."

Never seen a fish before?

Song Yufei's heart sank slightly.

While Ren Zhizhe's words cannot fully represent everything, they certainly raise some questions.

"I see." Song Yufei replied casually, but her gaze never lingered on the lifeless lake for long.

"Shall we go to the pavilion in the middle of the lake?" She couldn't help but ask the question.

"The pavilion?" Ren Zhizhe stopped and turned to look at her, his eyes filled with confusion. "We can't go there, there's no boat."

Upon hearing this, Song Yufei finally felt relieved.

"However..." Ren Zhizhe changed the subject, his gaze towards the lake becoming somewhat distant, "I heard that when the lake freezes over in winter, you can walk across it. I've only heard about it; I've never tried it."

"Winter," Song Yufei replied dryly, but what she was really thinking was something else entirely—

Does this godforsaken place even have winter?

In the real world, it snows in winter. Does it snow in the supernatural world too? Or is it just ashes falling?

A human and a ghost walked slowly along the lakeshore. Interestingly, although they were walking in the same place, their thoughts were completely different.

After that, they did not encounter any other vengeful ghosts.

This park seems to be the domain of those pigeon ghosts; there are no other vengeful ghosts or other players to be seen.

Since the pigeons were scared away, they have never encountered any danger again.

As for the Great Lake... Song Yufei looked over there.

She sensed that there might be something wrong with the lake. Fortunately, Ren Zhizhe didn't plan to go in.

Some things happened after that. For example, we sat and rested on a park bench, and took a walk very close to the lake...

Nothing else has happened since.

After that, Song Yufei and Ren Zhizhe parted ways.

They agreed on a date for their next meeting—for some reason, Song Yufei didn't hear it clearly at all. She felt that the date itself might be problematic, so she didn't ask a second time.

However, Ren Zhizhe said he would call her later, and since she could also ask the ghost agent, Song Yufei wasn't too worried.

But she remained vigilant about potential dangers. The blind date only came to an end when she and Ren Zhizhe left the park and parted ways at the street corner.

"Oh, well done. Now I can relax a little."

The worm inside the skull began to speak again.

It seems that this bug hasn't spoken since it left the casino with Ren Zhizhe.

If the other person hadn't suddenly spoken up, she would have almost forgotten that they were there.

"What should I do next?"

"Just wait. The agent has come to pick you up and will take you to a safe place to rest."

"Yes, I understand, Your Excellency."

While coaxing the worm inside her head, Song Yufei opened her bizarre game panel.

This panel still works, and even the built-in store is still usable.

However, the in-game shop only refreshes after completing the bizarre game dungeon quest. Although it's still usable, for a player like her who failed the quest, it's practically useless.

She had always thought it was a redundant setting, but now it seems that it really is a completely redundant setting!

Is this to prevent players from exploiting bugs and using the ghost coins given by the ghosts in the eerie world to farm items in the in-game shop without any restrictions?

This completely eliminates the possibility of players who fail a mission being exploited by the vengeful ghost.

Unable to buy anything usable, she regretfully closed the interface of the eerie game.

After that, Song Yufei was taken away by the shady real estate agent.

Throughout the journey, she neither cried nor broke down. She simply kept her head down, unusually quiet.

After walking for an unknown distance, the ghost agent led her to a rather impressive high-rise building.

The red carpet in front of the door was like a long tongue, greedily piercing into this slum and constantly devouring everything in the eastern slum of the city.

After a moment's thought, Song Yufei recognized the place.

It's the Beixia Hotel.

She had seen information about this place before.

All the eerie game instances involving the North Shore Inn are rated at least "Medium". It's fair to say that the North Shore Inn is an extremely dangerous place.

Under the guidance of the ghost broker, she was not harassed by the receptionist. Instead, she used the ghost broker's influence to circumvent many of the murder rules that players were likely to violate.

"Hurry up," the ghost agent urged, leading her into a room.

Inside the room sat a graceful and elegant female ghost.

Although the other person's face was partially obscured by a folding fan, Song Yufei still felt that the other person's face was as exquisite as porcelain.

She's very pretty. At least... this female ghost's face is better than hers.

Compared to most of the ghastly-looking ghosts, Song Yufei thought the female ghost's features were particularly well-proportioned, even making her, as a human, feel somewhat inferior.

"You'll stay in the side room." The ghost agent pointed to a room in the house and designated it as Song Yufei's rest room.

After that, he seemed very busy and immediately went out.

Soon, only the female ghost and Song Yufei remained in the room.

"Oh my gosh!" Count Golos seemed very excited. "They've finally arrived."

She waved to Song Yufei, signaling her to come over quickly.

"You are..." Upon hearing the countess's voice, Song Yufei immediately had a very ominous feeling.

She didn't resist and obediently sat down. Count Golos patted her head like he was petting a cat, then used two fingers to lift her chin.

"Oh? You don't recognize me... Ah, I suppose so. You can call me Count Golos, or of course, you can call me Countess as before!"

If she only had some doubts when she first heard the voice, Song Yufei is now almost certain—

The female ghost in front of you is the worm inside her head that has been talking all along!

"Count... Your Excellency?"

Song Yufei's voice was a little dry, as if someone had stuffed a handful of cotton into her throat.

She stared at the elegant and noble female ghost before her, the image of the incessantly chattering insect in her mind simply unable to reconcile with the exquisite, porcelain-like face before her.

Count Golos seemed quite pleased with her reaction, and with a gentle turn of his folding fan, he completely obscured his face.

At the same time, the insect's tail emitted a rattlesnake-like sound.

"Alright, you can go to your room and rest now."

"OK……"

"Gurgle."

Something is making a sound.

It's Song Yufei's belly.

Hearing her stomach growl, Song Yufei trembled slightly.

Count Golos had also heard the sound, so he called out to her softly again:

"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

"That's right, I still have a lot of troubles in my daily life." Song Yufei didn't hide anything.

She knew that if she kept it a secret, Count Golos would probably be angry as before, and then give her a headache.

"As a human being, I need to eat and drink..." Song Yufei cautiously stated her request to Count Golos.

However, Count Golos simply smiled and dismissed the question.

"Oh dear, don't you understand?" she mocked without any politeness. "You still harbor such unrealistic fantasies?"

"You... Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

"Heh heh. Then let me tell you—your brain has turned into a wormhole!"

"Insect... insect nest?"

"Yes, indeed!" The countess's voice brightened. "I've said before that you are now a part of me. Oh dear, is your comprehension really that poor?"

"Are you hungry? Don't worry, your body will soon be completely transformed by me, and then you'll be fine."

Song Yufei did not hear those words.

At that moment, her mind was buzzing.

Insect nest?

Is her brain now a wormhole?

If it's an insect hive, then what exactly is she now?

She was alone in the side room.

I stayed alone for a very long time.

……

The human world.

Stone City.

Northbridge University.

"I said... are we just going to wait like this?" Jiang Xiaowei's expression was complicated.

She began to doubt once again whether she had made the right decision.

"Yes. I've already asked my family, and Ghost Coins are a hot commodity. Now we just need to wait."

"But this is the dormitory..."

When she saw her roommate trying to force her to change her clothes, Jiang Xiaowei immediately put up a last-ditch effort.

"Don't worry, don't worry," Sun Yueyue said nonchalantly. "The others are all regulars at the library. They leave in the early morning and don't come back until the library closes at night, then they go straight to sleep."

Jiang Xiaowei's expression stiffened.

"Well……"

That's not what she meant.

"Okay, okay, I understand." Sun Yueyue's enthusiasm waned.

Just when Jiang Xiaowei thought the other party would give up, Sun Yueyue's enthusiasm was instantly rekindled:

"I pay by the hour!"

As she spoke, she handed over a very embarrassing piece of clothing and reached out to put it on Jiang Xiaowei.

"No, I..."

"This is more than you earn working a regular job!"

"You'd better give up." Jiang Xiaowei refused to comply.

Just as Sun Yueyue was about to say something more, her phone suddenly rang.

"Ah, they must have found a buyer for the ghost coins." She glanced at the caller ID; it was her home number.

Sun Yueyue smiled at Jiang Xiaowei and immediately answered the call.

Sure enough, according to her family, it was Changshi Private Bank that contacted them, wanting to buy the ghost coins in Jiang Xiaowei's possession.

Sun Yueyue chatted for a few minutes and hung up the phone after getting a general idea of ​​the situation.

"The bank wants to speak with you."

As she spoke, she sent Jiang Xiaowei the other party's phone number via her mobile phone.

"Talk to me?" Jiang Xiaowei raised an eyebrow.

Perhaps it's because it wants to connect with itself more?

Perhaps they just want to discuss negotiating the price?

In short, she naturally agreed.

"Ah, then I'll go have dinner first." Sun Yueyue chose to avoid the question.

She herself probably wouldn't be aware of this. Therefore, it must have been specifically instructed by her family.

Jiang Xiaowei wasn't actually aware of this. So, she had already started dialing before Sun Yueyue left, but she only got through after Sun Yueyue had left.

"Hello, I'm the head of the Choshi Private Bank. I'd like to speak with you tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock."

"Oh? Okay. May I ask your name?" Jiang Xiaowei didn't think much of it, assuming the other person just wanted to meet her.

"Yes, everyone calls me Mr. Jiang."