Psycho. Ghosts? Whatever. - Chapter 2 - Dude, We're Not Even the Same Species!

Bai Yuan’s expression froze, filled with disbelief as he stared intently at the mirror in front of him.

“What the heck?!”

In the mirror, ‘he’ smirked with a sinister grin, quietly watching Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan widened his eyes, staring back at the reflection, and for a moment, the scene seemed to freeze in time…

“Uh, hold on a second…”

Bai Yuan broke the silence first, grabbing a towel to cover the mirror, muttering to himself:

“Maybe I’m doing this wrong…”

“Reveal!”

He pulled the towel away, but the reflection still wore that eerie smile, completely out of sync with Bai Yuan’s movements…

“Uh…”

Bai Yuan’s expression froze again.

Could this be some kind of high-tech trick?

He wasn’t afraid of such creepy things, naturally maintaining a calm demeanor, and his long-held scientific beliefs made him skeptical of anything supernatural.

“Is someone playing a prank?”

Bai Yuan stroked his chin, thoughtfully locking eyes with his reflection…

Meanwhile, the ‘him’ in the mirror maintained that creepy grin, but inside, there was a rare flicker of surprise.

The guy wasn’t scared?

And then, something even more surprising happened.

Bai Yuan’s face suddenly mirrored the sinister smile, his movements perfectly synchronized with ‘him’…

“Now that’s more like it.”

Bai Yuan thought to himself, maybe he was a genius after all?

If the reflection wasn’t matching his movements, he could just synchronize them himself…

If the mountain won’t come to me, I’ll go to the mountain!

The initially bizarre and chilling scene seemed to become somewhat normal…

The ‘him’ in the mirror was a bit bewildered, unable to comprehend Bai Yuan’s thought process…

But determined to instill fear, the grin on ‘his’ face grew even more exaggerated.

Yet Bai Yuan immediately synchronized his actions with ‘him’.

At this point,

The ‘him’ in the mirror finally understood Bai Yuan’s insane logic.

Is this guy nuts or what…

So this is normal now, huh?

Trying to fool ghosts here?

After a while, the ‘him’ in the mirror lost patience.

His face seemed to be sliced by wires, forming countless cracks, like a shattered porcelain,

Then, crimson blood oozed out, turning ‘his’ face into a blood-red horror.

Let’s see if you can mimic this!

“Alright, alright, so that’s how we’re playing…”

Bai Yuan’s mouth twitched.

Who could mimic that? He didn’t have the props…

But as he thought about it, his eyes caught something, and an idea sparked in his mind.

“Seal!”

In an instant, Bai Yuan spun around, grabbed a nearby ‘weapon’, and slapped it onto the mirror.

“……”

The ‘him’ in the mirror was bewildered again.

He couldn’t see Bai Yuan anymore because his entire face was blocked by a giant… toilet plunger!

And it was pink…

“Done!”

Bai Yuan grinned, turning to leave the bathroom,

Thinking he’d go out and investigate who was behind this prank…

But as he tried to open the bathroom door, the handle wouldn’t budge, as if something was jamming it tight.

And at that moment, blood began to seep from the lock…

“?”

Bai Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Here we go again?

He sensed something, quickly turning around,

And saw the ‘him’ in the mirror ignoring the plunger’s seal, slowly emerging like a fish breaking the surface!

“Uh?!”

Bai Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, his previously calm demeanor shifting…

Just as he was about to act, his body felt immobilized,

Looking down, he saw the blood from the lock come alive, forming threads that bound him tightly.

“Damn! What the hell is this?!”

Bai Yuan’s mind was in shock. This wasn’t something a prank could achieve!

Is there really something sinister here?!

His mind flashed back to the old Daoist priest’s words at the hospital, and his scientific beliefs began to crumble…

The ‘him’ in the mirror had left the mirror,

But he had no body, just a blood-soaked, terrifying face!

This ghost face floated before Bai Yuan, silently observing him, seemingly trying to evoke his deepest fears.

Bai Yuan, who prided himself on being tough, remained unfazed, speaking firmly:

“Dude, give me a break, I’m begging you, really begging you, I’ll burn offerings for you every day, okay…”

“If that’s not enough, I’ll throw in a couple of paper beauties, alright…”

“……”

The ghost face remained unmoved, but sensed a hint of fear regarding death from Bai Yuan,

But it was merely a biological instinct, far from enough!

This guy wasn’t scared of ‘him’ at all; even if a three-year-old pointed a gun at Bai Yuan, he’d be afraid…

“Dude… I’m really a good person…”

Bai Yuan continued, trying to persuade with his silver tongue:

“I often volunteer at orphanages and nursing homes, my name is still on their black… uh… honor boards.”

“I frequently organize volunteer activities, only taking a small cut…”

“Just last week, I helped an old lady jaywalk…”

“……”

The ghost face was once again bewildered,

You’re telling me you’re a good person?!

And in that moment of distraction, Bai Yuan broke free from the bindings, grabbing the talisman from the toilet flusher!

“Master, I’m counting on you!”

Bai Yuan shouted, slapping the talisman onto the ghost face’s forehead!

Instantly, the ghost face froze, as if sealed, and all the strange occurrences in the bathroom seemed to stop.

“Does it work?”

Bai Yuan’s heart relaxed,

He realized the old Daoist priest was right, he was indeed targeted by something sinister,

And this meant the priest was skilled, so the talisman must be genuine…

“Good thing I’m the chosen one… from now on, I’ll only trust the master!”

But as he thought this,

The ghost face before him, seemingly sealed, suddenly opened its mouth,

It sniffed, then to Bai Yuan’s shock, began to devour the talisman like a snack.

“??”

Bai Yuan’s relief vanished, his mind screaming:

“I knew it, superstition is unreliable!!”

At this moment, the ghost face was also surprised,

In a dire situation, Bai Yuan didn’t sit idle; he tried to outsmart ‘him’?

No fear like ordinary people, cunning and sly, though a bit crazy, not a big problem…

The ghost face lost the desire to kill him, instead sizing Bai Yuan up, contemplating a major decision.

“Dude…”

Bai Yuan’s expression was shocked, realizing something, he said nervously:

“Uh, we’re different species, it’s not gonna end well…”

“Besides, we’re the same gender too!”