Chapter 60: Red-Clothed Malicious Ghost

Wen Chu finally managed to stabilize himself at the junction of the two carriages.

Did something fragrant just flash by?

Wen Chu stood still and looked at the person who had just walked into the subway.

After meeting familiar eyes, Wen Chu couldn’t help showing a look of surprise.

It was Xiu with short hair.

Compared to the previous two worlds, the Xiu of this world was obviously younger and more handsome. The neat short golden hair added a sense of freshness and sharpness to him.

Very mature, and also very unruly.

Wen Chu looked guiltily at Xiu’s strange attire.

He didn’t know if it was because he had become a malicious ghost or because of Xiu’s appearance in this world, but he felt that the Xiu of this world was so fierce.

And then there was the craving.

A physical craving.

After seeing Xiu, that faint fragrance seemed to become stronger.

Wen Chu couldn’t describe exactly what kind of smell it was. In short, it directly aroused his instinctive desire to eat.

So hungry.

So fragrant.

Really want to eat.

Wen Chu looked at Xiu, the source of the fragrance, feeling that this person was like a walking, fragrant, big piece of bread.

His whole body was emitting the signal “I have plenty of Yang energy, come and eat me.”

Wen Chu swallowed unproductively, both scared and craving: “If I go eat his Yang energy now, will he pull out some magical artifact to hit me…”

As soon as these words came out, the golden-haired man standing at the subway door pursed his lips, frowned, and looked at him coldly and vigilantly, his right hand in his pocket, seemingly fishing for some magical artifact.

Wen Chu shivered under his stare, and his brain, which had been dizzy from the fragrance, cleared up:

“…Wait, why has he been staring at me so fiercely?”

QAQ

Am I going to be killed as soon as I enter the world?

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Xiu was indeed looking at that red-clothed malicious ghost.

This malicious ghost looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with childish soft flesh on his cheeks. Only his hair was white as snow, and his red clothes made that already exquisite face appear even more gloomy and gorgeous.

He majored in Taoist arts and had dealt with malicious ghosts many times, so he didn’t relax his vigilance because of Wen Chu’s age. Instead, he secretly clenched the three copper coins in his pocket, ready to throw them out at any time.

Being so young yet becoming such a ferocious entity with soaring resentment, he must have suffered extremely inhumane torture before death.

The more such a malicious ghost was, the harder it was to deliver. Moreover, when every public facility was built, the Exorcist Association personally drew arrays to suppress them, so ordinary unjust souls couldn’t enter at all.

This kind of beautiful and terrifying malicious ghost was the hardest to deal with.

He must not be confused by his clumsy behavior and appearance.

Xiu was prepared for the other party to suddenly attack and fight to the death.

However, Xiu stared vigilantly at the red-clothed malicious ghost for at least two minutes, and the malicious ghost made no move.

The white-haired youth just floated in mid-air like this, staring at him clumsily, a pair of azure blue eyes round and innocent.

After a while, Xiu saw the other swallow.

An extremely tiny voice came. At their distance, Xiu shouldn’t have been able to hear it, but having studied Taoism since childhood, sharp ears and eyes were just basic skills.

The youth muttered to himself very conflictedly in a small voice.

“If I go eat his Yang energy now, will he pull out some magical artifact to hit me…”

Xiu: ?

Xiu’s fingers holding the copper coins loosened, then tightened, and finally revealed a puzzled look.

Eat Yang energy?

Is this a malicious ghost or a seductive ghost?

“Beep—Beep—”

A phone ring interrupted the silent confrontation between the two.

Wen Chu was startled, actively retreated, and floated leisurely toward the source of the sound.

A woman dressed as a white-collar worker, dozing in the seat of the carriage behind Wen Chu, woke up with a start. She answered the phone flusteredly, dark circles under her eyes, and said feebly, “Hello? Team Leader Chen… Ah, finally decided on the initial version of the plan? I’ll send it to you right now.”

After speaking, she lowered her head and took out a laptop from her bag, opening a document weakly, without having time to look up at the sharp and handsome golden-haired male university student standing aside and the beautiful malicious ghost not far away.

Of course, she couldn’t see the malicious ghost either.

Otherwise, she would have fainted from fright by the gradually approaching Wen Chu.

Xiu was really too fragrant. Wen Chu was afraid he couldn’t help but bite directly, and also afraid that Xiu would attack directly to scatter his soul, so he simply floated a bit further away and leaned over curiously to look at the female white-collar worker.

He had only seen doctors use computers and mobile phones, never held them himself, and was curious about how these things were used.

The System mocked him: [Not seeking death anymore?]

Wen Chu was very spineless: [But Xiu smells so good.]

It was really too fragrant, not the aroma of food, completely like an invitation to eat from the other’s soul.

Wen Chu had already floated to the side of the female white-collar worker, poking his head to look at her computer, saying seriously: [If I can’t take a bite, I won’t be happy in this life.]

System: [So you plan to…?]

Wen Chu struggled for a moment: [Xiu definitely hopes to save the world, so I’ll hide my identity as the Eye of the Array from him first, eat him a bit more, and when I become strong, I’ll turn him into a ghost, take him into the Array Eye together, and eat for a lifetime?]

System: […]

From dying alone to pulling Xiu to be a ghost together, isn’t it a kind of HE (Happy Ending)?

The female white-collar worker was sending files to her boss using mobile data, feeling gusts of cold wind around her, and couldn’t help shivering.

“Why is it so cold?”

Talking to herself, she took out her health thermos cup from her bag.

Inside was steeped goji berry and chrysanthemum tea.

She took a sip of hot tea and sighed: “When will such days come to an end.”

Wen Chu sat beside her watching curiously, pointing at the words “Dog relying on human power, Chen the Skinner” on her computer and asking the System: [Does this world also have talking puppies?]

System: [This is a curse word, don’t learn from her.]

Wen Chu was shocked: [Puppies are so cute, how can they use dog to curse people? The aesthetics of people in this world are too poor.]

System: […]

System: [Yes, their aesthetics are poor, don’t learn such dirty words.]

The awakened female white-collar worker lost all sleepiness. She checked the time; it was six in the morning.

She had stayed at the company all night and was really too sleepy and hungry. It would take another half hour for the subway to get home. While waiting for the team leader’s reply, the female white-collar worker rummaged in her bag dizzily and finally found a box of mints from who knows when.

“Don’t know if it’s expired… forget it, as long as it doesn’t kill me.” Muttering, she poured out a handful of candies and stuffed them into her mouth, drank a mouthful of water, chewed, and swallowed.

Wen Chu looked at the female white-collar worker suspiciously.

Having been poisoned by the polluted ocean and lived in the gray steam world for so many years, Wen Chu was very sensitive to poisons. Looking carefully now, Wen Chu could clearly feel that the water the female white-collar worker drank was not clean.

Does this world also have water pollution?

With such doubts, Wen Chu continued to observe how to use computers and mobile phones.

Some intern assistants loved playing with mobile phones, and he also wanted to know how to play.

At the same time, Xiu standing at the car door also took out his mobile phone, lowering his eyes to look at the unread messages on it.

[Yuan Le: Have you arrived? Wen Yaozu that idiot is crazy, cursing all the New Wave Exorcists in the venue. People on the New Wave side can’t hold back anymore, all waiting for you to arrive.]

[Yuan Le: Isn’t he a ** btch * idiot * dog **, just relying on being the last generation of the Wen family’s single line of descent? Trash who can’t even deliver unjust souls barking here. For the Wen family to produce such a bastard * after three thousand years is really fcked *.]

It could be seen that Yuan Le was quite angry.

New Wave Exorcists, the biggest characteristic is that they have no family origin. Because of their own intelligence, after unjust souls ran rampant and the International Exorcist Association was established, they joined and groped for a systematic cultivation method.

Nowadays, regardless of which school, they are collectively called Exorcists. New Wave Exorcists have no so-called “family learning inheritance,” mostly learning miscellaneously and broadly, and are thus looked down upon by the old school aristocratic families.

Yuan Le was also one of the New Wave Exorcists.

And the Wen Yaozu he mentioned was the last direct bloodline of the millennial aristocratic Wen family.

Logically speaking, the New and Old school exorcists would avoid meeting if possible, but today the Exorcist Association was holding an Exorcist Conference targeting the escaped Eye of the Array. New and Old school exorcists were arriving at the venue arranged by the organizer one after another.

Upon meeting, the war started.

Xiu raised his eyebrows and typed: [Might be a bit late, met a red-clothed malicious ghost on the subway. I’ll deliver him before leaving.]

[Yuan Le: F*ck! Deliver a red-clothed? You’re awesome!]

[Yuan Le: It would be good enough if I don’t get beaten to death by a red-clothed. Delivering this kind of malicious ghost is harder than killing, but why is there a red-clothed on the subway?]

[Xiu: Not clear, so I’ll be a bit late. You hold them back, don’t let them fight and delay important business.]

[Yuan Le: Don’t worry! Absolutely won’t delay! This time catching the escaped Eye of the Array must be taken down by you! Let those old things see our power, and completely convince them about you being the next president.]

[Xiu: Mn.]

He didn’t reply again but put away his phone and looked at the red-clothed malicious ghost sitting next to the female white-collar worker.

The little malicious ghost’s long white hair hung down, leaning curiously close to the computer screen, looking like a curious baby.

Xiu lowered his eyes, touching the copper coins in his pocket.

He was indeed not confident about delivering a red-clothed malicious ghost.

But this ghost looked too harmless. There was no grudge between them. Facing that beautiful little face, making him kill, Xiu couldn’t bear it.

Because of attending the Exorcist Conference, his bag contained a lot of things. As long as this ghost didn’t hurt the innocent, no matter how troublesome, he could try…

Just then, a loud “thud” interrupted Xiu’s thoughts.

The sound came from the direction of the malicious ghost.

Xiu looked up quickly, his gaze sharp as a sword, stunned for a moment when he saw the female white-collar worker collapsed beside the red-clothed malicious ghost.

The female white-collar worker fell headfirst on the subway floor, backpack falling, contents scattered all over the floor, the laptop also smashed on the ground.

Rumble—

The thermos cup rolled under the subway seat.

Wen Chu sat sluggishly in the seat, at a loss.

What happened to this person? Why did she suddenly fall down?

He just looked at the computer…

Ominous dark red blood appeared on the ground under the female white-collar worker’s face.

Subway at six in the morning, surrounded by corporate slaves commuting long distances for early shifts. Hearing the noise, the sparse passengers on the subway immediately started getting up to change seats.

—Being found by the police to give a statement would delay clocking in for work.

A small number of passengers also walked nearby in surprise.

“Ma’am, ma’am wake up.”

“Is she too sleepy?”

“There’s blood on the ground, should we call 120?”

“Better call the attendant first, hiss—why is this area so cold?”

Everyone was discussing, and many were even filming with their phones, but no one made a move.

Wen Chu clearly saw a green, fluttering translucent soul-like object flying up from the dead woman.

It was a vengeful spirit.

Dying from overwork, hard not to become an unjust soul.

Wen Chu sat restrainedly, looking at the people discussing in front of him: [What should I do now?]

System: [Run first.]

Wen Chu: [?]

He just wanted to ask why run, when he heard a cold male voice: “Make way, Exorcist Association.”

It was Xiu!

Wen Chu’s eyes lit up. He retracted the movement of preparing to get up according to the System’s words right there, sitting obediently in the seat waiting for Xiu to come.

He was so pretty now, and had light red clothes. Xiu didn’t know he was the Eye of the Array.

He had to perform well, strive to eat Xiu’s Yang energy. When his power was strong, he would kill Xiu to become a ghost, and they would be together in the Eye of the Array forever and ever.

Anyway, if Xiu knew he was the Eye of the Array, he would definitely kill him. Better to strike first.

Unlike Wen Chu’s actions, the four words “Exorcist Association” obviously carried weight in the crowd. Hearing Xiu’s words, the onlookers scattered to make a path.

Golden hair dazzling like sunlight appeared in the whitish-gray subway, incomparably conspicuous.

Xiu was only one dead person away from him.

The fragrance almost hit his face.

Wen Chu put his hands on his knees, looked up at Xiu, and swallowed calmly.

Really want to eat…

Xiu didn’t look at him first but helped up the woman lying on the ground.

The woman’s face was finally exposed to the public view.

Her mouth and nose were covered with blood foam, exposed skin full of purple-red ecchymosis. Her originally good looks became extremely terrifying because of this face full of blood and spots, death appearance hideous.

“Ah!!”

The surrounding crowd exclaimed and retreated one after another.

Xiu frowned, his expression getting colder.

Bleeding from orifices, hideous death appearance, residual aura of a malicious ghost on the body. This was incredibly similar to the death appearance of countless victims entangled by the resentment of malicious ghosts.

Really—bewitched by this malicious ghost’s appearance.

He formed a seal with his left hand, held his tassel earring with his right hand, and quickly said to the green malicious ghost that had just left the body: “Golden Dharma Lock, Silver Dharma Lock, Spirit Ritual Rise. Name unknown, surname unclear, lock soul ghost, urgently lock soul, urgent as a law command.”

As he chanted the spell, a soul-locking talisman emitting golden light appeared in the air, then smashed onto the woman’s unjust soul.

“Ahhhhhhh!!!”

The unjust soul let out a shrill scream that only he and Wen Chu could hear, firmly wrapped by the soul-locking talisman, becoming smaller and smaller, finally turning into a light spot the size of a firefly.

The light spot flew leisurely toward the earring on Xiu’s right ear and disappeared completely.

Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this was just a newly appeared green-clothed one. This place wasn’t suitable for delivering unjust souls. Temporarily collect this malicious ghost into his Soul-Binding Pendant and take it to the Exorcist venue for juniors like Yuan Le to practice.

Just right to intimidate that thing Wen Yaozu who didn’t know the height of the sky and depth of the earth.

“E-Exorcist sir…” The subway patrol police had arrived, looking at Xiu tremblingly. “Is it solved? If solved, we will hand over the deceased to 120 at the next station to investigate identity and cause of death…”

“No.” Xiu interrupted him.

He raised his eyes, looking coldly at the red-clothed malicious ghost sitting properly in the seat.

The white-haired youth also looked up at him, smiling with curved eyes.

So beautiful, so bewildering.

Simply like a fearless provocation after killing someone.

Xiu waved his hand: “Step back, I have found the cause of death.”

Wen Chu stared at Xiu expectantly, waiting for Xiu’s deduction.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Xiu threw three copper coins directly at him.

“Wanted to spare your life, but harming human lives, absolutely cannot stay—”

Wen Chu: ?

Huh? Me?

Wen Chu didn’t react at all, watching helplessly as the three copper coins embedded into the ground in front of him in a “Pin” (triangle) shape.

The moment the copper coins landed, they formed the Taiyi Three Talents Evil-Suppressing Array, suppressing toward the red-clothed malicious ghost sitting in the seat.

Xiu focused all his attention, afraid the malicious ghost would fight back.

But to his surprise, that red-clothed malicious ghost actually took this blow head-on.

Golden light fell on his body making a sizzling sound. The red-clothed malicious ghost just looked up at him blankly, gaze resentful.

[Lifespan: -12h]
[Remaining Lifespan: 21 Hours 48 Minutes]

Wen Chu couldn’t feel pain, but he could see the decrease in lifespan.

His human form, which he had obtained with great difficulty, became more transparent, almost flickering illusorily.

At the same time, the fragrance on Xiu’s body became even stronger, reaching the point where Wen Chu had to clench his palms hard to barely stop himself from pouncing over to bite Xiu.

Yang energy, Yang energy… he needed to eat Yang energy.

Hunger and grievance surged up at the same time. Wen Chu looked at Xiu resentfully, asking almost with a trembling voice, “You think I killed her?”

Xiu’s heart trembled at his look, immediately starting to recite the Cleansing Mantra silently to stabilize his mind.

A malicious ghost capable of speaking under the Evil-Suppressing Array, strength absolutely not to be underestimated.

“Red-Clothed Malicious Ghost. Malicious Ghost or Seductive Ghost?”

This malicious ghost is too good at using his appearance to confuse people’s minds.

Xiu’s vigilance against the malicious ghost in front of him peaked, faintly regretting not bringing his peach wood sword, reaching out to form the Thunder Seal.

Wen Chu finally made a move.

He had no idea what array Xiu used, flying up directly, heart filled only with sadness about this big scumbag Xiu.

Agreed to treat him better.

Agreed not to be fierce to him.

Result, shouting to kill him as soon as they met. Misunderstanding him aside, if he didn’t run, he would really be beaten to scattered soul by Xiu.

This is even when Xiu doesn’t know he is the Eye of the Array.

Wen Chu flew up quickly, landing behind Xiu, watching helplessly as a Thunder Seal pinched by Xiu landed on the seat. The subway seat was burned with scorched black marks.

If he was still sitting in the original seat, he would be a charcoal-grilled malicious ghost by now.

Countless QAQs flashed through Wen Chu’s heart, his face even more aggrieved.

He stood quietly behind Xiu, facing the fragrance on the other’s body, speaking softly: “Xiu.”

Xiu was startled.

This malicious ghost actually came behind him silently.

His back went cold. He turned around abruptly, one hand reaching for his backpack, while looking at the white-haired malicious ghost behind him, chills running down his spine.

“Where did you learn this name?”

Cannot respond to the call of an unjust soul; this is the simplest common sense.

Wen Chu curled his lips.

Very good. Xiu not only hit him but also questioned him. He noted it all down.

But the priority now isn’t settling accounts.

He was too weak now. If Xiu struck him with lightning again, he would die. Must make Xiu stop now.

Although he didn’t want to pretend to cry and act pitiful to leave a weak impression on Xiu again, but—

Wen Chu sighed.

He raised his beautiful little face, looked at Xiu, sniffled, and warm tears fell.

Wen Chu accused: “You hit me.”

On the fast-moving subway, the smell of burnt lightning remained in the air. On the ground was the woman with a hideous death appearance.

The red-clothed malicious ghost stared at the golden-haired exorcist, two lines of tears of blood flowing from his eyes.

Tears of blood slid across his fair cheeks, pattering on the ground, splashing little blood flowers.

In this instant, gloomy wind rose from all sides, the whole carriage feeling like falling into an ice cave.

Wen Chu looked at Xiu, who was stunned and stopped his hand, furthering his act of pity.

His voice was soft, asking aggrievedly, “Don’t you remember who I am?”

All of this, in the eyes of others, was the air suddenly turning cold. In front of the exorcist facing a formidable enemy, drops of blood suddenly fell out of thin air one after another.

“Sizzle—”

Under the aura of the red-clothed malicious ghost’s resentment, the subway lights were affected, starting to flicker.

Yin energy gradually controlled this carriage. Between light and darkness, a bright red figure seemed to flash in front of the golden-haired exorcist.

“Ahhhhhhh there’s a ghost!!!!”

The crowd screamed and scattered, desperately trying to run out.

Wen Chu: ?

Is he very scary?

With such doubts, he looked at Xiu.

Xiu was also looking at him. The exorcist showed surprise and astonishment for a moment, then countless struggling expressions flashed between his eyebrows, finally slowly lowering his hand.

Xiu felt this ghost was simply unfathomable.

He knew this was a malicious ghost in front of him, even to the point of crying tears of blood; behind him must be monstrous resentment.

Yet inexplicably, he couldn’t bring himself to strike this malicious ghost.

Too beautiful.

How can there be a malicious ghost so good at provoking pity.

“What exactly is going on with you? Why kill people?” Xiu said slowly.

If that woman was the murderer who caused this malicious ghost to become like this, he was willing to investigate.

“I didn’t kill her.”

The white-haired malicious ghost shook his head. The tears of blood on his face smeared, making it even more terrifying.

Wen Chu said very sincerely, “I didn’t kill anyone. I just went to see how computers and mobile phones work, and she fell down.”

Seeing Xiu staring at his face, Wen Chu persisted.

He floated suddenly close to Xiu.

Meeting Xiu’s shocked and dilated pupils, he said with a smile, “I only eat people’s Yang energy.”

The malicious ghost extended a pale finger, crying tears of blood, and hooked the cold exorcist’s chin.

A cold and sweet voice rang out.

“Your Yang energy is so plentiful, so fragrant. Can you let me take a bite?”

The moment the malicious ghost’s finger passed through the exorcist’s chin, the lifespan panel popped up.

[Lifespan: +1h]
[Remaining Lifespan: 22 Hours 48 Minutes]

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Author’s Note:
The Xiu of this world is a style of Brother-Mom (?)
Meaning both brother and mom, brother is brother, brother is wife, brother is husband, such a handsome brother is born to be f*cked by the pretty little brother……………
*The chant Xiu recited is deleted and modified from the Yin Mountain School Soul-Locking Mantra.
*All content about exorcists is compiled by me combining messy materials or made up out of thin air.