166: Chapter 166 Zhang Xuan: It's a perfect match for my major! I can finally do what I used to do!
“Brother Shen, help!”
Lu Xiao's voice sounded like he was on the verge of tears. “Wen Xun ran into a ghost!”
“She's lying in bed now, unable to move. Her face is as white as paper, and no matter how I call her, she won't wake up!”
Lu Xiao wailed in desperation.
Shen Yuan let out a sigh.
No, Lu Xiao, maybe you should just get a new girlfriend!
This partner of yours... attracts way too much trouble!
Last time, she was kidnapped for an organ transplant. How long has it been since then?
And now she's haunted by something uncanny again?
But then again, he had never actually seen what a ghost looked like with his own eyes.
“Alright, stop crying!”
“So annoying!”
Shen Yuan rubbed his brow. “How do you know she ran into a ghost?”
Lu Xiao replied with a sob, “She won't wake up no matter what! The doctors checked her and said her bodily functions are dropping!”
“I thought of you immediately. You're cultivating to be an immortal, so you must understand this uncanny stuff!”
Shen Yuan rolled his eyes at the empty air.
“Fine, I'll send someone over!”
Shen Yuan hung up the phone.
The uncanny...
The previous Ghost King was dealt with by Uncle Gou before he even got a chance to see it.
Speaking of which, Uncle Gou!
You've been hiding your strength quite well!
Then, he dialed Zhang Xuan's number.
He explained the situation...
Very quickly...
Zhang Xuan rushed over in a flurry, his Daoist robes worn neatly and smartly, carrying a compass in his hand.
His large eyes were filled with excitement!
Something uncanny!
It was right up his alley!
He had been down the mountain for so long; he could finally return to his old profession!
Shen Yuan smiled.
These past few days, the group had been doing quite well!
Except for Xiao Ce, who seemed to have been triggered by something...
Every day he would seek out a frantic beating, often shouting, 'Have you motherf*ckers not eaten today?'
This made Chu Yang furious every time, and he would beat him within an inch of his life.
As for Han Miao's situation...
Things were going well there too.
Except Han Jin felt something was slightly off every morning when he woke up.
Over these days, Han Jin felt his strength had increased significantly.
His body had also become much healthier.
According to Han Miao...
Han Jin figured that he was about to awaken!
In this era where spiritual energy was about to recover, he might become part of the first batch of ability users.
It was just that Han Jin often mentioned he kept having dreams at night.
Dreaming that he was being brutally beaten.
But since it was just a dream, he didn't take it to heart.
“Old Shen, where's the ghost?”
Zhang Xuan chuckled. “It's finally time for this humble Daoist to show his skills!”
This humble Daoist's expertise is perfectly suited for this!
Performing rites, catching ghosts, drawing talismans, and fighting—I'm proficient in it all!
“Let's go!”
Shen Yuan waved his hand dismissively. “That Idiot's girlfriend might just have a constitution for attracting suffering!”
If she didn't run into trouble, she wouldn't live up to Wen Xun's title as a common-tier protagonist.
“Old Shen, don't worry!”
“Even if we get there late and she's gone... this humble Daoist is an expert; I can just perform the rites for her.”
Zhang Xuan smiled with complete sincerity.
Shen Yuan: “...”
The two didn't dare delay and drove straight to the Lu family villa.
Inside the Lu family villa.
Lu Xiao's father and mother had completely left their two sons to their own devices.
As parents, their heads probably weren't quite right either.
In the living room, Lu Xiao was pacing in circles, his hair a mess from his own frantic scratching.
“Brother Shen! You're finally here!”
“Brother Shen! You finally came!”
As soon as Lu Xiao saw Shen Yuan, he immediately rushed up and grabbed his arm. “Quick, Wen Xun is upstairs. She's been lying there all day, and the doctors can't find anything wrong!”
“Idiot, calm down.”
Shen Yuan's tone was flat. “She won't die.”
“Even if she really is gone, we can perform the rites.”
Shen Yuan patted his shoulder.
Lu Xiao: “...”
That's my girlfriend, not yours.
It's easy for you to say when it's not your problem, isn't it?
Following Lu Xiao upstairs and pushing open the bedroom door, they saw Wen Xun lying on the bed.
Her eyes were tightly shut, her face as pale as a sheet of paper, her lips devoid of color, and even her breathing had become faint.
Shen Yuan: Hmm, very good!
Just like when he saw her at the hospital back then.
Speaking of which, is Wen Xun always lying down and unconscious every time I see her?
“Brother Shen, please help!”
Lu Xiao was extremely anxious.
Zhang Xuan stepped forward, pulled a talisman from his pocket, and picked up his compass.
Then he began... the shamanic dance.
Lu Xiao: Brother Shen, is this guy you found really reliable?
Shen Yuan: Aren't you from Longhu Mountain? Why are you acting like a folk shaman?
Zhang Xuan circled the bed twice, chanting under his breath.
“The universe is boundless, let the Heavens and Earth lend their power!”
“Yin and Yang balance each other, let the evil spirits reveal themselves!”
The compass needle suddenly began to spin wildly.
Zhang Xuan came to a sudden halt and pointed his finger.
A streak of golden light landed directly on Wen Xun.
A wisp of black mist slowly drifted out from her body.
“It's done.”
Zhang Xuan turned around. “She was indeed tainted by an uncanny aura.”
“It seems to be a type of tracking mark.”
“If this humble Daoist hadn't come today... the uncanny entity would have followed this mark to your house tonight.”
Zhang Xuan pulled out a talisman and brought a cup of water. The talisman ignited without fire and fell into the water.
The clear water instantly turned a cyan color.
He handed the water to Lu Xiao. “Have your girlfriend drink this, and she'll be fine after getting some sun for a couple of days.”
Lu Xiao was stunned.
The ghost would come to my house tonight?
Surely not?
Luckily Brother Shen was here, otherwise he wouldn't even know how he died.
“Do you know where she ran into the ghost?” Zhang Xuan asked.
“I know that.” Lu Xiao nodded hurriedly.
“Good...”
Zhang Xuan held out his hand. “Pay up!”
Lu Xiao asked quickly, “How much?”
“A fixed price: one hundred million!”
Zhang Xuan thumped his chest and said, “When a Little Heavenly Master from Longhu Mountain takes action, this is the price!”
Lu Xiao: Hah!
And here I was wondering how much it would be.
A mere hundred million!
Even if it were a billion or ten billion, if it could save Wen Xun, I wouldn't hesitate.
“Give me your card number, I'll transfer it!”
Lu Xiao looked solemn.
“Alright, tell me...”
“What happened with your girlfriend?”
Zhang Xuan gave his card number to Lu Xiao.
He didn't really want the money, but this was the rule.
Otherwise, with the entanglement of karma, if Lu Xiao didn't pay, he would easily suffer bad luck under that karma.
Lu Xiao began to explain.
He detailed everything that had happened.
Shen Yuan and Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.
To put it simply...
Wen Xun's good friend had recently become an outdoor streamer...
The exploration type!
Wen Xun had a meal with her yesterday and insisted on going along to see.
And so... the two of them went to explore an abandoned building on the outskirts of the city.
That building was an old house, and it was said people had died there before.
They went.
They went in and took a look around, didn't film anything, but got quite a scare, so they just wandered a bit and came back.
As a result, after returning, Wen Xun went to sleep last night and hadn't woken up today.
Zhang Xuan rubbed his brow. “It seems this uncanny entity has only recently awakened, otherwise it wouldn't have just left a tracking aura.”
“This humble Daoist has already cleared the tracking mark...”
“Wait.”
Zhang Xuan suddenly looked at Lu Xiao. “What about Wen Xun's friend?”
Lu Xiao: “Oh, she stayed at my place last night too.”
“Where is she?” Zhang Xuan pressed.
Lu Xiao scratched his head. “She left.”
Shen Yuan and Zhang Xuan: “...”
She just left, all fine and dandy?
“She woke up this morning, called Wen Xun a couple of times, saw she was asleep, said hi to me, and asked me to tell Wen Xun something...”
“Then she left, off to do her stream, full of energy.”
Lu Xiao said it as if it were perfectly natural.
Shen Yuan and Zhang Xuan were speechless.
Isn't this a bit illogical?
Shen Yuan glanced sideways at Zhang Xuan.
“Xuan Zi, is there something wrong with that woman?”