43: How dare you frighten the Empress?
After fighting for a while, Yang Junlong also felt it was boring and tedious.
Because this Male Ghost did nothing but run and wail.
He didn't even offer the slightest resistance, not even a 'tiny fist hitting the chest' kind of struggle.
This made him lose interest in continuing to teach this Male Ghost a lesson.
He had given him a beating, which counted as punishment for scaring Wang Xiaoting.
After two more swings of his club, he dragged the Male Ghost by the ankle downstairs to find Su Chen.
"Boss! I've caught the A Gui and brought him back for you!"
"Hey, wait for me!"
Taking two steps at a time, Yang Junlong arrived in the living room and tossed the Male Ghost onto the floor with a flick of his wrist.
"Boss, look, he's the one causing trouble in the house!"
Su Chen stood up to check. He could have gone over just now, but he hadn't, thinking that if the A Gui could escape, he wouldn't end the mission so quickly.
However, the opponent's strength was a bit worrying; he was caught just like that.
As he approached the Male Ghost, for some reason, the A Gui's Face smelled rancid. He had no choice but to keep a certain distance to avoid being affected by the stench.
Using his Divine Sense to probe, he found this A Gui was pitifully weak. No, it couldn't even be called a person; it had none of the physical characteristics a living person should have in its body.
So weak. No wonder Yang Junlong beat him into this state.
"Let A Gui go! If you have a problem, come at me!"
At that moment, the Female Ghost in Red Makeup appeared at the door, her feet off the ground as she floated toward them.
"I spared your life just now, and you dare to come back?"
Yang Junlong raised his hand and swung the club down again.
The club hit nothing but air. He was certain he hadn't missed; rather, it had passed directly through the female ghost's body.
Yang Junlong didn't believe it. This time, he lightened his force and slowed his speed, but another swing still passed through her body.
Since the weapon didn't work, he switched to his fists, but he still couldn't hit her.
He just watched as the female ghost passed right through his body and arrived behind him.
Suddenly being unable to land a hit made him feel a bit lost.
Could this one be the real A Gui, the big boss?
If she had attacked just now, he would have definitely died!
Xia Weiyu also condensed a Water Bullet and fired a shot at the female ghost.
It passed through the opponent and hit the ground, leaving a crater but causing no actual damage.
"You dare to destroy my house!"
The female ghost suddenly flew into a rage. Ignoring Yang Junlong, she floated toward Xia Weiyu.
She took off her headscarf, revealing a hideous Face and a huge mouth that split all the way to her ears.
Yang Junlong wanted to stop her but had no way to do so.
Watching the female ghost get closer and closer, Xia Weiyu attacked again, but it was also ineffective.
The ineffectiveness of her attacks caused fear to surge in her heart.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. Hide behind me!"
Su Chen shielded Xia Weiyu behind him and fired a Fireball, which passed through the female ghost.
Fireballs, Lightning Orbs—no attack, regardless of strength, felt like it was actually hitting anything.
The female ghost successfully drew near and kept floating around Xia Weiyu, humming 'Sister Carrying a Doll' in her raspy, duck-like voice.
After two more missed moves with no substantial damage, Su Chen thought of something and condensed a Flame Barrier, enveloping the female ghost within it.
This attack wasn't targeted at her, but the female ghost's figure slowly faded and finally vanished.
Once the female ghost disappeared, Yang Junlong came over.
"Alright, she's completely dead this time. That female ghost was really something, not honest at all. If she had just knelt down obediently, she might have lived a few more years."
Yang Junlong shook his head and sighed.
Su Chen was deep in thought. He had created that Flame Barrier, so he knew its power all too well.
Even if a mosquito flew through it, nothing would necessarily happen; its damage was negligible.
But the main function of this barrier was to cut off spiritual energy and conceal one's tracks.
It was this function that instantly isolated the female ghost from the outside world.
It was at that moment that her figure faded. After noticing the clue, he continued to maintain the barrier, and the female ghost disappeared.
There was only one possibility: this female ghost was created by someone's ability and controlled from somewhere else. She vanished because the supply of spiritual energy was cut off.
Is it that cat?
Wang Xiaoting said hurriedly, "The female ghost is eliminated, so can we leave now?"
"We'll take this Male Ghost back to complete the mission—"
"Ah! Look, the female ghost is still alive!"
By the time Wang Xiaoting spoke, it was too late. The female ghost, with half her body emerging from the floor, grabbed the Male Ghost and dragged him underground.
Yang Junlong rushed over first, but his club swing couldn't hit the female ghost.
Even the Male Ghost was the same; now, attacks could pass through him as well.
"Mortals! Leave quickly, or I'll make sure you have no place to be buried today. Especially you, who dared to destroy my house. Take your time, I'll be with you."
Jee jee jee..."
As the female ghost left, she didn't forget to leave a harsh threat to intimidate Xia Weiyu.
The atmosphere in the room became eerily quiet again.
Yang Junlong tapped the floor; it was solid. In other words, she had just passed directly through the ground to come up.
This ability is so strong, it's a bit difficult to deal with. It's truly uncanny.
Being able to pass through walls at will and being immune to attacks means she can appear by your side anytime, anywhere. The risk of being ambushed at night would be quite high!
"What do we do, Boss?"
"Pursue! I already know where it's hiding."
Su Chen originally wanted to let this cat stay for one more day, but it had appeared and then slipped away right under his nose.
It even kept scaring the Empress. If he really let it get away, where would his Face go?
Wouldn't it leave an impression of incompetence in Xia Weiyu's heart? That was absolutely unacceptable!
So what if it can go through walls? I have a hint card. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, I can find your hiding place.
He used a hint card, and a glowing dot appeared somewhere beneath his feet.
Today, he must make this female ghost be reincarnated and start over.
She really didn't know what was good for her. Scaring Wang Xiaoting was one thing, but she dared to scare the Empress.
Look how scared the Empress was!
She hid in my arms and gave me another 200 lottery tickets!
Could he tolerate this? No!
Tonight, he would definitely drag this cat out and teach it a harsh lesson, letting it know the consequences of provoking Xia Weiyu!
...While the opponent hadn't left the ten-kilometer range, Su Chen immediately used a hint card move.
Based on the location marked by the glowing dot, he had already locked onto the opponent. This way, it couldn't escape even if it wanted to.
However, this location was underground, which made things difficult for him. He couldn't exactly tear the house down.
Wait, it's hiding underground and not moving. He remembered this was the location of a secret door.
He had discovered it on the first day, but to prevent the mission progress from being too fast, he had pretended not to see it, originally intending to check it out tomorrow.
Whatever, it was just submitting the mission a day early.
Before, there was a reason not to care, but now it was different. There's no way you're escaping!
"Search. This house should have a secret door and a basement. Yang Junlong, you two search the living room. I'll go to the bedroom."
Su Chen first went to the bedroom. He didn't wait any longer and directly flipped the bed over, perfunctorily performing a few actions to check the floor.
He stepped around here and there, putting on an expression that suggested something was wrong here.
Waiting for Yang Junlong and the other to come in, Su Chen then pulled up the floorboards.
It was a ladder leading underground.
He threw down two Fireballs to light the way. It was about six meters deep, not very deep.
"Yang Junlong, you guys stay up here and guard. I'll go down and take a look first."