Volume 1 Chapter 26: Timid

“Is it true? It’s haunted? And you want to go exorcise it now?”

At night, inside the dormitory, incredulous inquiries from Zhang Shaoqing could be heard.

He looked at Wen Yang in disbelief, scratching his head. “It’s just for some money, aren’t you afraid of not coming back at all?”

Ning Chu had already thought about where he should sit at the Wen Yang funeral feast.

If it weren’t for Wen Yang revealing the information to him today, he wouldn’t know that this guy was planning to offer himself to the ghosts.

God, not only do he have to be careful of the group of coquettish bitches chasing Wen Yang, but you also have to be careful of the ghosts who are greedy for Wen Yang’s body.

“There is no need to say those curselike words.” Wen Yang helplessly spread his hands. “I’m just going to check the situation tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll call my uncle and ask how to solve it, or ask my uncle to come do it himself.”

“I think we should just directly call your uncle, or else, we’ll all lose the chance for postgraduate recommendation.”

Ning Chu tried to scare Wen Yang as much as possible, hoping to make him give up.

“My uncle’s health is not very good.” Wen Yang frowned with difficulty.

Indeed, when he was young, his vitality was sucked dry by ghosts. Can his health be good?

Ning Chu rolled his eyes silently, basically confirming that he triggered the exorcism plot from the novel. Before writing this plot, he had just watched the Exorcist series because he hadn’t seen enough and decided to write a segment himself.

The plot roughly is: In the middle of the night, Wen Yang came alone to the school building, encountered a fierce ghost clad in red, quickly and successfully stabbed a sharp weapon into the female ghost after multiple exorcisms, the fierce ghost collapsed on the ground, thoroughly purified and dissipated.

For those with innocent mind who doesn’t understand the innuendo, Wen Yang fuck the female ghost so hard she goes to heaven

Damn it! What nonsense did I write!

Thinking of this, Ning Chu wanted to give himself a big slap.

So, there are really ghosts in this world, and people can see and touch them.

It felt even more dangerous.

“I’m going out.”

“Wait! I’ll go too!” Ning Chu couldn’t rest assured, quickly got up and grabbed Wen Yang’s arm. “Wait, let’s bring some weapons for self-defense.”

“Why take it so seriously?” Wen Yang said helplessly, “There are no ghosts in this world, probably just someone playing a prank.”

“Isn’t your uncle an exorcist!”

“Yes, he told me that it’s just feudal superstition.”

Is your uncle trying to hide the true nature of exorcism work from you so he can take all of the pretty ghost girl for himself?

Ning Chu was too lazy to continue arguing with him, so he turned to Zhang Shaoqing and asked, “Want to go together?”

“I wanted to suggest going together long ago!”

“What about Wang Jie?”

Wang Jie was still fighting in the game, speaking rapidly and rejecting, “Ranked match! Don’t disturb!”

This gaming nerd!

Three people, plus a 1.6-meter shota with not much combat power…

Ning Chu looked around the dormitory, trying to find weapons for self-defense, but Zhang Shaoqing opened the closet and pulled out a large wrench.

“Ah, a weapon.” He looked quite excited, weighing the wrench lightly, swung it in the direction with no one, and smirked. “No problem, if there really are ghosts, I’ll knock them out with this wrench!”

You’re hiding such a lethal weapon in the dorm?! Are you planning to turn into MacGyver at night!

Seeing his excited and distorted creepy smile, Ning Chu couldn’t help but shudder and silently took a step back, putting some distance between them.

“Ah, there’s also a fruit knife here.” Zhang Shaoqing took out a short knife from the drawer and handed it to Wen Yang. “If you really see a ghost, just run.”

“I’ve said it, there are no ghosts in this world.” Wen Yang sighed lightly. “My uncle is just into feudal superstition, why don’t you guys believe it?”

He tried to dissuade the two, but Ning Chu had already put on his sneakers, looking worried, while Zhang Shaoqing, holding the wrench, looked excited, as if he was about to confront a ghost.

“Alright…”

Wen Yang helplessly shook his head. “I think you two just have nothing to do at night and want some excitement, so you’re going out with me.”

“That’s right, it’s little baby Ning Chu worrying about you~” Zhang Shaoqing teased the two.

Ning Chu shivered and felt nauseous, getting goosebumps all over. “Get lost!”

“Going to the teaching building so late, you’ll probably encounter some lovebirds.” Zhang Shaoqing ignored his curses, grinned, and said, “Don’t mistake couples for ghosts.”

“…”

Why do you always casually mention jungling like that?

Are all the couples in this world unable to afford a hotel?

Ning Chu sighed silently in his heart. When he looked up, he saw Wen Yang and Zhang Shaoqing already walking out one after another. He quickly caught up, asking anxiously, “What about my weapon?”

“You? Just run fast if you really encounter a ghost.”

“It feels unsafe without a weapon!”

He jogged behind them, glancing at the dark little garden below the dormitory building.

He felt a bit nervous… Although there was no mention of fierce ghosts harming people in the  book, the reality was unknown.

“I’ve said it, there are really no ghosts in this world.” Wen Yang emphasized again. “It’s just a prank.”

In late September, the disturbing sounds of cicadas and frogs had disappeared, but the mosquitoes under the streetlights still gathered densely.

It was already past nine in the evening, and on the road outside the dormitory building, only a few students could be seen in pairs or threes. Only the basketball court was still lively, and you could hear the noise from a distance.

Ning Chu followed closely behind Wen Yang and Zhang Shaoqing, nervously keeping his gaze on the dark corners.

Even though he knew it was a beautiful female ghost, he still felt a bit scared.

“It should be this building.” Wen Yang stopped in front of the teaching building.

Ning Chu instinctively looked up, and the entire teaching building was hidden in the shadows of the night. Vaguely, he seemed to see figures flashing across the corridor.

“It’s a bit creepy.”

“You’re so scared?” Zhang Shaoqing teased as usual. “How about you wait here for us?”

“Ha! I used to dance on the grave in the middle of the night!”

Ning Chu disdainfully retorted, at the same time, he quietly moved behind Wen Yang, continuing to mock, “Maybe you’ll be the fastest to run when the time comes.”

“Stop arguing, let’s go upstairs.” Wen Yang turned on the flashlight on his phone.

In the light, the shadowy veil of the teaching building was lifted, and Ning Chu’s heart also settled a bit.

Following closely behind Wen Yang, the three entered the teaching building.

Since the school had just started, Ning Chu had visited the teaching building only a few times, mostly during freshmen lectures.

The first floor had the lobby, lecture halls, and offices. Walking along the corridor towards the lobby, the three’s footsteps simultaneously paused.

“Woo~”

Just as they entered the lobby on the first floor, a low sobbing sound drifted from a distance. In an instant, Ning Chu’s entire body was covered in goosebumps. He instinctively moved closer to the side, but suddenly felt a pair of hands tightly grabbing his arms.

“I’m scared! I’m scared! I’m scared!” Wen Yang tightly hugged Ning Chu’s arms, his face pale with fear. “Are there really ghosts?!”

“Wait, you run first…”

Well, you might not be able to run with those weak legs.

Ning Chu was stunned, then turned his head to see that Zhang Shaoqing had retreated ten meters without him noticing.

So, am I the bravest here?

“Woo~”

The melancholic crying brought a chill, and all three present couldn’t help but feel a tightness in their chests.

“Harder~ Nh~”

“…”

The hands tightly hugging his arms loosened. Wen Yang nodded with an expression as if saying, “See, I told you there’s no ghost, just feudal superstition.”

He glanced at Ning Chu beside him. He had to admit that Ning Chu’s body was quite soft and emitted a faint fragrance. Had he not known that it’s Ning Chu’s body he was holding, he would have thought it’s some other girl.

“We really encountered lovebirds. Tsk tsk.” Zhang Shaoqing, who had returned to his previous position without anyone noticing, commented, “The voice is quite pleasant.”

The performance of you two just now doesn’t match the roles of the male protagonist or antagonist at all!