168: Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain

The young girl's name was Shi Xiaoya, a university student in Jinling.

The man's name was Shi Yuming, and he had grown up on Longhu Mountain.

This time, Shi Yuming had planned to have a good reunion with his family after coming down the mountain.

He never imagined his sister would insist on using him to challenge the recently popular Tianfeng Haunted House.

Unable to refuse, Shi Yuming reluctantly followed along.

Initially, he didn't take the Haunted House seriously, thinking he was just accompanying his sister for a stroll.

However, when he arrived at the entrance of the Haunted House and saw Black and White Impermanence appear, he almost immediately bowed to them.

Goodness, if it wasn't broad daylight, he would have thought he had stumbled into the legendary Underworld.

The Yin energy emanating from Black and White Impermanence was incredibly dense, unmistakably that of genuine ghost envoys.

Beings of this caliber were only frequently encountered by those at his master's level.

He never expected to encounter them himself.

However, after hearing Li Zhou's explanation, his initial surprise was instantly replaced by astonishment.

At the same time, he developed a strong interest in this young boss.

Using ghost envoys to greet guests?

Could this guy be the Son of Heaven of the Underworld?

His curiosity was instantly piqued, but Shi Yuming still kindly reminded his sister to go back first.

Although for now, the Haunted House didn't seem to harbor any ill intentions, and Li Zhou appeared quite normal.

But there are always exceptions, aren't there?

If something truly happened, he wouldn't be able to protect his sister.

Shi Xiaoya, however, paid no attention to her brother's warning.

She had already seen videos of Tianfeng Haunted House and had wanted to visit it for a long time.

Now that she had finally managed to squeeze out some time today, how could she go back so easily?

Initially, Shi Yuming's attitude was resolute; he would absolutely not let his sister step even half a pace into the Haunted House.

However, he quickly changed his mind.

Because he received a call from his master.

On the other end of the phone, his master seemed to know where he was and directly stated that the Haunted House had already attracted the attention of various Sects, including Longhu and Wudang, some time ago.

Furthermore, his master told him to enter without worry, as the boss behind the Haunted House had no ill intentions towards the world.

"Yuming, the boss of this Haunted House is no ordinary person."

"If you get a chance, you must build a good relationship with him; remember not to be rude."

Recalling his master's instructions over the phone, Shi Yuming looked at the dark corridor in front of him, complaining about his sister while sighing in admiration.

Actually, he had wanted to greet the boss of the Haunted House and get acquainted right from the start.

However, after he entered the Haunted House, Li Zhou was nowhere to be found.

Coupled with sensing an unusual aura from a player ahead, he had to temporarily abandon that idea.

"This aura, it's probably already reached the Red-Clad level!"

"Using such a being to scare ordinary people?"

"The boss of this Haunted House certainly has some peculiar hobbies..."

Feeling the faint Yin energy around him, Shi Yuming sighed inwardly.

Red-clad level vengeful spirits usually make even ordinary Taoists run.

He never imagined that here, it was merely an employee used to scare people.

This was no longer using a cleaver to kill a chicken.

It was a dragon-slaying sword!

"Oh, brother, why are you so long-winded?"

"Hurry up and follow, don't fall behind!"

Shi Xiaoya did not know about her brother's identity.

She only knew that ever since she could remember, he had lived separately from the family.

Their usual contact was mainly through video calls.

Fortunately, their relationship remained good, and they didn't act like strangers when together.

Seeing that the people ahead had already entered the passage, she quickly urged him.

"Alright, alright."

"You'll get what's coming to you later."

Shi Yuming shook his head, walked past his sister, and moved to the front.

At the same time, he looked down at the movie ticket in his hand, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Unlike others, his movie ticket showed the back.

Everyone, including Song Yang, after receiving their movie tickets, focused their attention on the seat number on the front of the ticket.

They did not notice that on the back of the movie ticket, there were actually a few inconspicuous lines of text.

[The Screening Room is open from 12 PM to 3 PM. At other times, please do not approach the Screening Room.]

[Today's movie in the Screening Room is: 'Bear Ridge'. Please collect your tickets in an orderly manner under the guidance of the staff in white uniforms at the ticket counter.]

Completely reversing the previous two hints, Shi Yuming looked up at the ceiling, which everyone had ignored.

An inconspicuous electronic clock hung silently on the ceiling, with several red numbers flashing, showing exactly 00:30!

...Inside the monitoring room, Li Zhou observed Shi Yuming's actions.

Actually, he had noticed this unique guy from the very beginning.

Men with long hair are quite rare now.

After all, it really tests one's looks... "Interesting, could this be a Taoist?"

Watching Shi Yuming slowly enter the passage on the screen, Li Zhou stroked his chin and murmured thoughtfully.

In this world, there are Longhu and Wudang.

He had researched some information online when he first summoned the zombies.

He also knew that this world had characters like Taoists.

"Water Ghost, when you sent the last batch of guests, did you sense anything unusual?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Zhou asked the Water Ghost inwardly.

Logically, if it truly was a Taoist, the Water Ghost should have noticed something.

On the dark river, the Water Ghost, who was currently rowing a boat with a new batch of players towards the platform, was slightly startled to hear Li Zhou's words.

"Unusual?"

"No!"

Previously, his entire focus had been almost entirely on Xu Yan, and he hadn't paid much attention to the other players on the boat.

"No?"

Li Zhou raised an eyebrow upon hearing the Water Ghost's reply.

Shi Yuming's demeanor was simply on a different level from everyone else.

The calm and composure he displayed in his eyes couldn't be achieved by mere bravery.

"Boss, this is a junior from Longhu Mountain."

Just as Li Zhou wondered if he had guessed wrong, a hoarse voice sounded in his ear.

Outside the Haunted House, Black Impermanence spoke to Li Zhou mentally, while watching the players cautiously walk past him one by one.

As a ghost envoy, he was all too familiar with the auras of the Taoists in the temples on Longhu Mountain.

After all, their duties had some similarities, and they often interacted.

"A junior from Longhu Mountain?"

"How did he end up here at my place?"

Hearing Black Impermanence's reminder, Li Zhou's eyes flickered.

Suddenly, as if something came to mind, a strange expression flashed across his face.

Looking at Shi Yuming, who had successfully entered the Screening Room on the screen, he stroked his chin and murmured:

"Could this guy have come here to catch ghosts?"

While it was normal for Taoists to catch ghosts.

However, his employees were different from those harmful lone ghosts and wild spirits outside; they were all law-abiding citizens!