Having devoted myself to guiding souls, I was surrounded by them after my death.

Chen Shi said, "The second way to die is to cry incessantly and grieve to death."

"Grieved to death?" Su Yining was taken aback, clearly surprised by the answer.

"Well, as for the evidence..."

Seeing Zhang Yan crying, Chen Shi explained:

"Do you remember that notebook? The handwriting in the notebook was crooked because Zhang Yan is left-handed."

"Left-handed? Oh!"

Su Yining's bloodshot eyes lit up as she suddenly realized—Zhang Yan had been writing something with her left hand while holding a pen in the ward.

However, she tilted her head and asked, "What could that mean?"

"Left-handed people's handwriting is more likely to be crooked. The last sentence in the notebook, 'She finally cried her heart out,' is written neatly and could not have been written by her. Therefore, it can be determined that the sentence was added by Ling Long."

Chen Shidao:

"And the information provided by the Ling Cage is a hint about the cause of death of the evil spirit."

“At the time, we could only realize that the sentence seemed to refer to the woman crying in Corridor No. 2. But through the head nurse, we were able to confirm that the woman crying was Zhang Yan’s projection. In this way, the sentence could also be applied to Zhang Yan herself.”

He continued to explain:

"And the head nurse, after her head was burned, inexplicably left a puddle of water. I tasted it, and the water was salty; it was tears."

"So that's how it is, it's tears... Huh? Junior, you really tasted it?"

Su Yining looked troubled, her crimson eyes fixed on Chen Shi. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether this younger student who was obsessed with older men was just thick-skinned or truly fearless.

"I just pointed with my finger, after you had rested."

Chen Shi said helplessly, "Because I really care."

"Although there are signs of 'fire' everywhere in this spirit cage, it is an allusion to the environment in which Zhang Yan died. Once you realize this, you can discover that there are actually many allusions to Zhang Yan crying and grieving to death."

He looked at Zhang Yan and pondered, "Zhang Yan is not Zhuo Ling, but Bei Ling."

At this point, Su Yining, who was standing to the side, looked on with admiration.

Whether it was the swimming pool ghost from last time or the hospital ghost from this time, Chen Shi was always able to quickly eliminate incorrect options and accurately find the only solution.

"Wow, that's amazing." She thought to herself, but couldn't help glancing at the junior again.

Looking at Zhang Yan, who was still crying, Chen Shi said softly:

"Actually... as long as we could get out of the fire trap, the ominous signs would have been very obvious. I should have noticed them sooner. It's just that at first I didn't quite believe it. Could a person really grieve to death for love?"

Even Su Yining was taken aback by these words.

Dying from grief is not a reasonable way to die. There was no serious illness involved; it was simply that love was shattered, and the heart died along with it.

When Chen Shi recalled the time he was mentally disturbed, in a non-existent memory, it was his mother who gave him a push.

"Love is such a magical thing," he muttered.

Beside him, Su Yining looked at his expression and wanted to reach out and pat his head, but in the end she put her slender hand behind her back and silently stayed by his side.

"Waaaaah..."

Zhang Yan's cries grew more intense, not a shrill scream, but more like they were seeping from the depths of her empty body.

The cries, tinged with the bone-chilling cold of the spirit cage, each one tugged at love and obsession, like a dull knife repeatedly cutting into the heart.

Tears rolled down to the ground, burning rings of scorch marks on the gray earth.

Amidst the cries, Zhang Yan's outline began to blur, the bandages began to turn to ash and fall off, and her limbs slowly disintegrated.

However, she disappeared very slowly, quite unlike the speed at which Leling had vanished.

Chen Shi recalled Jiang Liu's words...

"If the method is correct, the evil spirit will definitely be harmed. If the evil spirit is injured but not dead, it must be because the injury is not severe enough."

"In that case, we would analyze and imitate the environment and sounds the ghost heard before its death."

He took out a lighter and rubbed the roller with his thumb:

"Snapped!"

Flames rose, and the dim yellow fireworks shone brightly in the darkness.

Chen Shi tossed the lighter away...

Instantly, flames began to burn along Zhang Yan's bandages, climbing the walls and reaching the ceiling. The flames leaped and ignited Zhang Yan along the bandages.

This time, Zhang Yan did not wail, but stayed in front of her ID photo and wept, letting the flames engulf her.

"Waaaaah..."

Amidst her cries, her body began to rapidly disintegrate, turning into ashes and scattering.

Chen Shi squatted down, wrapped his wrist around the rope, and then reached his hand to Zhang Yan's ear.

"Where do we come from, and where do we go?"

As he finished speaking, he clapped his hands forcefully:

"Clap!"

"..."

In an instant, the flames vanished, the crying ceased, and the entire corridor returned to silence.

"This is……!"

Su Yining was startled. By the time she came to her senses, the fourth floor of the hospital had completely returned to normal.

The smell of disinfectant grew strong again, and sunlight streamed in through the window, restoring the burnt brown walls to their original state.

The Spirit Cage has disappeared!

Chen Shi squatted on the ground, his face empty. The ID photos on the wall were gone, leaving only ashes. The rope loop was now just an empty hole.

The spirit of sorrow has been exorcised.

"Success."

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

The ashes on the ground rose without wind, the dust settled, revealing something.

It was a brand new white bandage with unusual patterns on its surface, like a totem.

"It's a magical artifact!"

Zhang Yanbi is a troublesome opponent, so naturally she will also drop her magical artifact.

The moment Chen Shi reached out and his fingertips touched the bandage, it seemed to come alive, wrapping around his right forearm. The bandage shimmered, and several pieces of information flashed through his mind:

【No-Illness Ribbon】

[Effects: Comprehensively improves physical fitness, overall strength, and reaction speed, while also accelerating the recovery rate of non-fatal injuries]

In an instant, Chen Shi felt a qualitative leap in his physical sensations. His five senses became clearer instantly, and the side effects of the death rewind were immediately reduced.

Not only that, but there is also the most crucial point.

His inspiration also increased!

"This magical artifact is quite effective!" he thought to himself.

If the [Binding Rope] raises the upper limit of skill, then the [Illness-Free Bandage] can significantly raise the lower limit, increasing the body's inherent strength.

and……

With this artifact, the side effects of death reversal will be weakened.

He will have more opportunities to try and fail!

Chen Shi clenched his fists—his senses had never been so clear.

The fragrance of crape myrtle on Su Yining's body became even stronger.

Just then, a loud roar rang out:

"boom--!"

It came from the corridor next door.

Chen Shi remained expressionless, stood up, and strode forward.

"Junior? Where are you going?" Su Yining asked in confusion.

"Go and settle the accounts."

Chapter 38 If you want to harm someone, you deserve to die.

A few minutes ago...

"Cough cough!"

Zhang Chengkang stood up from the pile of rubble, his body covered in knife wounds. His hospital gown was soaked in blood, turning a dark red that made it impossible to tell its original color.

Because of blood loss, his lips turned pale and his face became increasingly pale, as if he would faint on the spot at any moment.

"Isn't that enough? How much do you earn a month? Why are you working so hard?"

Wenjie was panting heavily, her whole body covered in blood, but apart from the blood from her nose, none of it was her own.

After realizing Zhang Chengkang's exceptional martial arts skills, she changed her strategy—since she couldn't kill him instantly by attacking his vital points, she would slash him a few more times to drain his blood.

But after all this time, she's already slashed him almost ten times, and this guy is still blocking her way.

Despite looking so thin, he is actually incredibly fit.

"Some things cannot be measured in money..."

Zhang Chengkang remained expressionless, calmly adjusting his glasses.

"Tap...tap..."

Beside him, the headless head nurse was also covered in dents, her body riddled with irregular indentations, and one of her arms was even completely bent backward—that was Zhang Chengkang's doing.

As a supernatural being, the headless head nurse will still attack indiscriminately.

But every time she tried to attack Wenjie, the latter would activate suppression, forcing her to change her target.

"You managed to hold out for so long in a two-on-one situation? Your level is quite high."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wenjie had already flashed in front of Zhang Chengkang.

Zhang Chengkang reacted quickly, instantly changing his stance, grabbing her arms with both hands, exerting force, spinning around, and slamming her to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw!

"cough!"

Wenjie's vision went black, and with a flick of her wrist, she switched the scalpel to her left hand and swiftly thrust it into Zhang Chengkang's abdomen!

"!"

Zhang Chengkang dodged back a few steps, but before he could regain his footing, the headless head nurse suddenly sprang up, her arm whipping out like a whip, slamming him hard against the wall.

In an instant, he felt dizzy and his already drowsy consciousness almost completely fainted, but he managed to open his eyes again by sheer willpower.

But it was just opening its eyes.

Zhang Chengkang swayed as the headless head nurse drew closer. He exhaled softly, his face remaining expressionless.

"I'm probably going to die," he muttered casually, as if he were commenting on the nice weather.

however……

"Clap!"

The sound of clapping suddenly rang out, clear and crisp, as if it came from another time and space.

The next second, the scene before my eyes changed instantly. The scorch marks faded, the broken bricks disappeared, and the dilapidated corridor returned to its original state.

The Spirit Cage has disappeared!

As the spirit cage disappeared, the head nurse's body suddenly trembled and turned into ashes, vanishing into thin air.