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

"Chen Shi, your lying skills are terrible."

Jiang Liu chuckled, one hand supporting her chest as she placed the knife into the zither case with the other.

"When you lie, don't look up and down. You need to plan what lie you want to tell in advance. If you think about it on the spot, the flaws will be too big. Your acting skills are terrible."

Senior Sister Jiang, what you said was a bit hurtful. Although the second half of your statement was false, the fact that the spirit can speak freely is real.

For example, a certain ghost senior.

"Forget it, everyone in our line of work has their own unspeakable difficulties, either they're hard to talk about or they can't talk about them." Jiang Liu didn't press Chen Shi any further.

Her probing wasn't to get a definite answer, but to see what the boy would do in the face of death.

People often reveal their truest selves before they die.

Clearly, the other party's unspeakable secret was greater than death.

Moreover, judging from his behavior, it seemed less like he couldn't say and more like he couldn't say.

"Tell me first, how much do you know about spirits?" Jiang Liu asked proactively, tossing out a business card.

Chen Shi took the business card and said:

"Not many, just some with the ability to see spirits. Some spirits will attack people, while others are not aggressive."

"That's right. There are benevolent spirits and malevolent spirits. It's easy to exorcise benevolent spirits, but to deal with malevolent spirits, you must remember one thing."

Chen Shi naturally knew what he meant, but to arouse more suspicion, he chose to have Jiang Liu explain from scratch:

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

Jiang Liu crossed her arms in front of her, a gesture that made her full breasts even more alluring.

"To exorcise a malevolent spirit, you must know how it died in life and use the same method to kill it."

She sat back down in her chair and said:

“For less dangerous spirits, this is all that’s needed, but the higher the danger level, the stricter the requirements for ‘where they came from and where they are going’.”

"To exorcise a powerful evil spirit, you might even have to recreate the environment and sounds of its death. But if you encounter a spirit of this level, most people are basically just waiting to die."

"So, how much do you know about that evil spirit you mentioned?" Jiang Liu asked.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Shi told her all the known findings so far, including its aggressive nature and the ability to generate spirit cages.

However, Ling Cage is replaced by "some kind of space", and the source of information is still that "benevolent spirit that can speak freely".

However, after hearing what he said, Jiang Liu's face darkened.

“The cage…that spirit can hide itself and can create spirit cages.”

She took a deep breath and pursed her lips slightly:

“This is no ordinary evil spirit; it's very dangerous for you. If you only have the ability to see ghosts and haven't received any further training, I suggest you leave this school now.”

"Is it really that dangerous?" Chen Shi said, but he was actually quite calm.

After all, he had already died twice.

“Not all evil spirits will create spirit cages. Inside a spirit cage, the target cannot escape and is like a lamb to the slaughter. However, the operating mode of the spirit will also be revealed through ‘rules,’ which is equivalent to both sides showing their cards.”

"But for ordinary people, it is undoubtedly fatal."

Jiang Yan lightly tapped Chen Shi's forehead with her finger and said:

"You only have the ability to see ghosts, but you don't have any magical artifacts. Fighting a malevolent spirit with your bare hands is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

"A magical artifact?" Chen Shi caught the key information.

"You really didn't know."

Jiang Liu sat askew, her elbows propped on the table, her slender hands supporting her chin.

"After a malevolent spirit is exorcised, there is a chance that it will drop a spiritual artifact, the effect of which varies from spirit to spirit. The more dangerous the malevolent spirit, the stronger the spiritual artifact. This is one of the powerful means to control malevolent spirits, and ferrymen will carry their own spiritual artifacts. In other words, if you want to exorcise a malevolent spirit, you can't just rely on your Yin-Yang eyes, you also need the assistance of a spiritual artifact."

"Senior Sister Jiang, do you have any magical artifacts you could help with?" Chen Shi asked casually.

"The idea is good, but it's too wishful thinking."

Jiang Liu shook her head and said:

“A magical artifact is attached to its owner; unless the original owner dies, it cannot be used by a second person.”

Chen Shi's mind raced, and he asked, "From what you've said, Senior Sister Jiang, you must be very good at exorcising spirits, right?"

"uh-huh."

Jiang Liu snorted lightly and said frankly, "I am a top-level ferryman."

What level?

There are only three people like that in the whole country.

"Hang."

Chen Shi couldn't help but wonder: Why would one of the only three Spirit Crossing masters in the country come to Nanjing University?

Jiang Liu's outfit clearly indicates that he's not just returning to his alma mater to relive his youth.

However, that's not the focus right now; we need to concentrate on dealing with the evil spirit in the swimming pool.

"Speaking of which, with Senior Sister Jiang's high level of spirit-crossing skills, couldn't you easily deal with that evil spirit?" Chen Shi asked casually.

Of course, he still wanted to deal with the evil spirits himself—to exorcise the three evil spirits, he had to take this step.

Furthermore, according to Jiang Liu, exorcising evil spirits will yield spiritual artifacts. If the evil spirit in the swimming pool can be exorcised, a corresponding spiritual artifact will certainly be obtained.

At that time, he will have the means to confront the evil spirit head-on.

"Theoretically, it can be solved, but before the evil spirits deploy their spirit cages, they can freely choose whether to attack their targets. In other words, if they encounter a significant difference in strength, they will hide."

Jiang Liu's white legs swayed slightly, and two strands of hair fell from the sides of her face, making her face shape even more delicate.

"And according to you, that evil spirit is very good at hiding, so it's very troublesome."

Chen Shi understood. Before the evil spirit activated the spirit cage, it could freely choose whether to attack its target, and it could also escape at any time if there was a significant difference in strength.

Conversely, once the Spirit Cage is activated, everything is revealed. If the rules are violated, the evil spirit will inevitably appear, directly next to the target, and the target will be unable to escape.

However, experts like Jiang Liu would hide their spirits once they revealed themselves.

The only way to get rid of that evil spirit is through him.

Or rather, they can only rely on him and another foreign player.

Seeing Chen Shi deep in thought, Jiang Liu sighed softly and offered some advice:

"So, if you're being haunted by that evil spirit, I suggest you just change schools. Nothing is more important than your life."

When she got to the second half of her sentence, Jiang Liu suddenly paused, then gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"Junior brother, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. Dean Wang is still waiting."

As he spoke, he fastened the "qin case" back on.

Just as Jiang Liu was about to leave, Chen Shi suddenly took a few steps forward and grabbed her wrist:

"Wait, Senior Sister Jiang."

"Ok?"

Jiang Liu turned around, her beautiful eyes glancing at her wrist that was being held, signaling Chen Shi to let go.

"Sorry, I was in a rush."

Chen Shi released his grip and said:

"Senior Sister Jiang, you said you were... a ferryman, right?"

"Really? Did I say that?"

Jiang Liu glanced up and started to act silly.

Hey, wasn't it you who said not to look around when you lie?

"If I can successfully exorcise that evil spirit, Senior Sister Jiang, can you teach me how to cross over to the next life?" Chen Shi looked into her eyes.

"Teach you how to ferry spirits? I'm a top-tier ferryman, and the tuition is very expensive."

Jiang Liu smiled charmingly and waved her hand, saying:

"Alright, if you can really exorcise spirits on your own, I'll teach you. However, I still suggest you don't risk your life."

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Jiang, I was born in the Year of the Cat, so I'm more likely to survive."

Chen smiled and ran straight out of the study room.

His destination was clear—the crape myrtle tree below the dormitory building.

Before he died in the last round, he saw a few crape myrtle petals fall out of Su Yining's pocket, so the ghost senior must have been there before she went to the swimming pool.

He already had a general idea of ​​what kind of evil spirit was in the swimming pool, but now that he was unarmed, he needed a way to fight it.

Perhaps it is a magical artifact, or perhaps it is another spirit.

……

Meanwhile, in the study room, Jiang Liu picked up the violin case.

"quack……"

Suddenly, a crow flew to the window, opened its sharp beak, and made a human-like sound:

"It sounds a bit ironic that you're advising others to cherish life."

"Speak quickly, or your crow will turn into a hand-pulled chicken."

Jiang Liu rolled her eyes and easily tossed the violin case onto her shoulder.

“That student bears the mark of a malevolent spirit, and a very dangerous one at that. He looks very likely to die,” the crow continued.

"uh-huh."

Jiang Liu had an expression that said, "So what? What can I do?"

"Your task is to check the seals of top-tier evil spirits. Don't waste time on people who are doomed."

The crow spoke up: "Moreover, he only has the ability to see ghosts; he will surely die if he faces a malevolent spirit."

“I know, so once he lures out that evil spirit, I will break the spirit cage to deal with it. I can enter that level of cage from the outside.”

Jiang Liu acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Although she had a good impression of that junior brother, he was, after all, alone and unarmed, facing the evil spirit. Let alone exorcising it, his survival rate was extremely low.

The reason she agreed to Chen Shi's proposal was that she wanted him to lure out the evil spirit so that she could take action to resolve the situation.

"Top-tier ferrymen are valuable resources; don't waste your energy on places like that..."

Before the crow could finish its rambling, a piece of chalk suddenly struck it precisely in the eye, nearly causing it to fall off the windowsill.

"Speak quickly, I'm in a hurry." Jiang Liu was losing patience.

"A new Class A malevolent spirit has appeared in Nanhai City. To be precise, it appeared a long time ago, then disappeared, until a few days ago..."

The crow said:

"It is a three-faced evil spirit with a face on the left, center and right of its head."

Chapter 7 A Pact for Cooperation

Two rows of crape myrtle trees are planted downstairs in the dormitory building.

Crape myrtle trees bloom from June to September, and the bright sunshine and blooming flowers make it a popular spot for couples on campus to hold hands and kiss.

Chen Shi looked at the couples in twos and threes, his eyes searching through the crowd.

Instead of using the air conditioning in the sweltering summer heat, we're holding hands and admiring the flowers here. Maybe this is what youth is all about.

However, he didn't come here to celebrate youth; he's not at that age to reminisce about youth yet.

He came to find the ghost senior.

After looking around, I didn't see that fiery red color.