Psycho. Ghosts? Whatever.

In an instant, Liu Banxian felt a chill run down his spine, his body instinctively shuddered, and he took several steps back.

“Damn!”

Fear flickered in Liu Banxian’s eyes as he decisively hid behind Bai Yuan.

“What’s wrong, Old Liu?”

“He… he said there’s someone in the corner, watching us.”

Liu Banxian glanced towards the corner of the room, but it was empty…

“Someone?”

Bai Yuan’s brow furrowed slightly, yet he remained calm and collected, casually taking the peach wood sword from Old Liu’s hand.

He looked at the child on the bed, following the child’s gaze towards the corner near the window. It was dusk, and the lights were off, casting a shadow that added a touch of eeriness to the corner.

Without hesitation, Bai Yuan walked towards the corner with the sword in hand.

“Is it here?”

He turned to the child, seeking confirmation.

“He’s watching you… he’s watching you…”

“Of course, I’m the most handsome here, naturally he’s looking at me.”

Bai Yuan smirked, stepping closer to the corner.

Suddenly, his steps faltered, and he touched his chest in confusion. His chest felt warm, as if a heating pad was pressed against it. He considered lifting his shirt to check, but decided against it since he was in someone else’s home.

He might be eccentric, but he’s not a pervert…

Unbeknownst to Bai Yuan, a blood-red ghost face was faintly appearing on his chest, looking extremely eerie…

Ignoring it, Bai Yuan continued towards the corner. When he was less than a meter away, he suddenly sensed a chilling presence.

“Hmm?”

His expression shifted, but he didn’t retreat, continuing forward. He had often visited cemeteries to test his condition, so he wasn’t easily scared by such things.

However, his chest grew increasingly warm, and a faint face seemed to appear on his shirt, though he didn’t notice…

Bai Yuan advanced steadily with the peach wood sword in hand. Suddenly, the chilling presence surged, as if a hand was gently caressing his back, making his hair stand on end. At the same time, he heard indistinct whispers near his ear…

“Bold fiend, taste my sword!”

Bai Yuan shouted, thrusting the sword into the corner and then wildly slashing around. Though he couldn’t see anything, he decided to attack first and ask questions later…

Yet, the chilling presence remained, growing even stronger, and Bai Yuan found himself slightly out of breath…

“Is it useless?”

His brow furrowed, confusion flickering in his eyes.

Just then, the child on the bed spoke again in a dazed tone:

“He’s… he’s on your back… watching you…”

“What?!”

Bai Yuan’s expression shifted dramatically as he turned his head, instantly locking eyes with a faint, transparent face!

“Damn!”

Reacting swiftly, he thrust the peach wood sword at the face’s head!

No wonder it was a good online purchase; it was completely ineffective…

“Old Liu, are you sure this is a peach wood sword?”

By now, Liu Banxian was thoroughly frightened. He had thought it was a simple matter, not expecting real malevolence…

Hearing Bai Yuan’s shout, he snapped back to reality and said:

“Bai-Ge¹, hold on, I have more!”

Liu Banxian threw out three more peach wood swords from his side.

Bai Yuan felt his back grow heavy as the chilling presence invaded his body. Yet, he remained calm, picking up the swords and thrusting them at the entity one by one. Unfortunately, they were equally useless…

“These are all fake!”

“Impossible…”

Liu Banxian was anxious, saying, “The seller promised ‘fake one compensate three,’ they can’t be fake!”

“??”

Bai Yuan turned around, shouting:

“Did you only buy one peach wood sword?! The other three were freebies?”

“Hey, how did you know? Maybe because I’m a regular customer, the seller gave me a bonus.”

“Your damn bonus!”

Bai Yuan’s mouth twitched; this was a pure scam…

At this moment, the chilling presence grew stronger, and the ghost on his shoulder let out a terrifying low growl…

“Do you have anything else?”

If not, Bai Yuan was ready to make a run for it…

“I do! Black dog blood²!”

“Also bought online?”

“No, it’s the real deal, I brought it from my hometown!”

“Give it to me!”

“Alright!”

Liu Banxian fumbled around, pulling out a small jar. Too scared to approach, and with his mind muddled by fear, he tossed it over.

Crash!

The jar shattered instantly, spilling blood all over the floor.

“Uh…”

Liu Banxian was stunned, not expecting such a ridiculous outcome.

“You…”

Bai Yuan couldn’t believe he was stuck with such a useless teammate…

But perhaps due to the black dog blood, the chilling presence on his back seemed to weaken slightly, and the faint face appeared to want to retreat.

“Does it work?”

Ignoring everything else, Bai Yuan crouched down, coating his hands in black dog blood.

“Take this!”

He swung his fist at the ghost face, feeling as if he had punched ice. With a sharp scream, the invisible entity fell off Bai Yuan’s body. Due to the punch, black dog blood splattered on its face, revealing its form.

Bai Yuan’s gaze sharpened as he relentlessly attacked the fallen ghost…

The black dog blood wasn’t particularly potent, but Bai Yuan’s relentless punches compensated for it…

“Bai-Ge, go! Go!”

Liu Banxian cheered excitedly from the side, transforming into a cheerleader. Despite being an expert, he was terrified, but didn’t expect Bai Yuan, the eccentric, to be so effective…

Five minutes later,

The ghost on the ground had lost all resistance, and the chilling presence quietly dissipated…

The child’s eyes gradually regained clarity, losing the previous confusion and daze.

“I’ll send you off!”

Bai Yuan looked at the ghost sprawled on the ground, turned around, and coated his fists with black dog blood, ready to deliver another thousand punches!

As he approached again, his chest suddenly grew hot. In the next moment, a blood-red face identical to his own burst from his shirt.

“Huh? It’s you!!”

Bai Yuan’s eyes widened in shock, recalling the face from the mirror last night!

It’s really inside me?!

At that moment, the wounded ghost on the ground looked at the blood-red ghost face, letting out a terrified wail.

The blood-red ghost face ignored it, biting down on its head. In the next second, it dragged the ghost back to Bai Yuan’s chest.

“Self-cannibalism?”

Bai Yuan was momentarily stunned, not expecting this scene.

Since the blood-red ghost face was devouring the ghost on his chest, it looked as if Bai Yuan himself was consuming it. Fortunately, he was facing away from everyone, so Liu Banxian and the others couldn’t see this horrifying sight…

“Damn, don’t dine on me! That’s not polite!”

Footnote:

Ge(哥):In Chinese culture, it is quite common to address someone as “xx 哥” (pronounced as “xx ge”). The term “Ge” means “older brother” and, when used in this context, typically carries a sense of affection and friendliness. It indicates respect and amiability towards the person, similar to calling someone “bro” or “big brother” in English.
Black Dog Blood(黑狗血):A substance considered in traditional folklore to have strong protective abilities against evil spirits or ominous entities.