I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 76: Protecting the House

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Protecting the House

When the blood bead entered the range of the triangular formation, a faint glow suddenly emanated from the entire formation, and a piercingly cold wind began to flow inside the room.

Everyone was enveloped by the cold wind, hunching their bodies slightly.

Right now, it was the height of the Indian summer outside, with temperatures at least reaching thirty degrees, yet the temperature inside the room had already dropped by at least twenty degrees, and this change made it difficult for everyone to adapt immediately.

"What are you doing?" Yan Fu asked shivering, looking at you in surprise, he hadn’t expected the seemingly weak you to have the strength to activate such a powerful talisman formation.

"Yeah, Old Shu, you’ve got the air conditioning turned way too low, can you turn it up a bit?"

With Yang Kai around, the atmosphere seemed forever unable to grow tense.

"It’s here."

No sooner had these words been spoken than the chilling aura rapidly converged toward the center of the triangular talisman formation under everyone’s gaze, and soon a figure made of green smoke slowly took shape.

From its appearance, it was a man, bald-headed. He was tall and burly, with a fierce and ghostly light flickering in his eyes.

Needless to say, this was a vengeful ghost!

"Brat, how dare you mess with my affairs!" the vengeful ghost bellowed angrily, and the temperature of the surrounding air dropped even further!

"Old man, people are already dead and you’re still doing evil things, do you believe I can kill you again?"

You who had lost a lot of blood also felt the chill, and at this moment, Fan Yi, that foolish girl, actually hugged you without any guile, warming your body with her unique fragrance, oh no, her body heat.

"Since you’ve all come, none of you will leave alive!"

The vengeful ghost roared again, and with a "bang!" the door behind you slammed shut.

At the same time, the light inside the room vanished instantaneously, the environment shrouded in impenetrable darkness, so much so that you couldn’t see your own hands.

"Old Shu, what do we do now?"

Yang Kai and the others had considerable confidence in your abilities, so their voices remained steady, showing not a hint of fear or trepidation.

"Hmph, it’s just some fantasy, a little trick," you said with a light hum, as you took out a piece of talisman paper from your pocket and flicked it slightly in the air with your index and middle fingers. With a "whoosh," the talisman paper ignited into flames.

As the light appeared, the darkness immediately receded, and the room returned to its original brightness.

"Brat, you’ve got some skills. Had I known, I would’ve dodged those two bullets earlier!"

"Heh, you’re thinking of using me as your scapegoat, huh? You’re still too green for that; a vengeful ghost that can’t even solidify its form—besides manipulating those little trinkets, what can you do?"

"Do you think that’s all the strength I have? Let me tell you, don’t really piss me off, or else..." the vengeful ghost snorted coldly.

Hearing the hollow threat from the vengeful ghost, you couldn’t help but laugh, "Or else what? If you can, come out of the talisman formation. I’m saying, Bald Head, your situation is much worse than mine. Do you know what this talisman formation that traps you is called or what it does?"

"Hmph, what can a brat whose hair hasn’t even grown fully do to me?"

Du Qingming chimed in with a laugh, "My friend, if I’m not mistaken, you should be a pure resentful spirit devoured by Resentful Qi."

"Hmph!"

Du Qingming didn’t get angry at the vengeful ghost’s words and continued with a smile, "A pure resentful spirit is different from a ghost. You are formed from intense Resentful Qi, and whether it’s your strength, form, or memory, it’s all sustained by Resentful Qi. Once it is dissipated or purified, you will die. A ghost can become a ’Ni’ after it dies, but you will be obliterated and disappear forever."

"What... what are you trying to say?"

"I’m just trying to point out a fact to you; if this triangular talisman formation that now binds you is fully activated, within ten seconds, maybe even a few seconds, you will vanish into nothingness."

The vengeful ghost was startled. Though it had realized that the triangular talisman formation was no ordinary thing, it hadn’t expected it had the power to obliterate him; immediately, his previously assertive attitude softened a bit, "What... what do you guys really want to do? Don’t think I’m easy to bully. If it comes to it, we’ll all go down together!"

"If we really wanted to kill you, you would have died three seconds ago," you said softly with a sigh. "There’s just one thing I don’t understand, and I want to get it clear."

"What?"

"You’re a vengeful ghost with heavy Resentful Qi. You must be full of resentment. Normally, you would attack us clueless students, but our military training is almost over, and you haven’t made a move. Instead, a gun tainted with your Resentful Qi misfired." You looked at the vengeful ghost and asked, "That’s not really what you wanted, is it?"

After a pause, the vengeful ghost didn’t sound as tough as before, "Of course not, I just wanted to experience the feeling of shooting. You students have nothing to do with me; why would I harm you?"

"That’s not right. If you just wanted to experience shooting, why shoot at Old Shu?" Yang Kai asked.

The vengeful ghost suddenly looked up fiercely, "That wasn’t my doing!"

"Then who was it?" Wei Shuxian pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, which naturally narrowed.

"The gun was in that girl’s hand then. If it wasn’t me, who else could it be?" the vengeful ghost said, irritated.

Yang Kai was the first to disbelieve, "That can’t be right. That girl seems a bit flamboyant at most; how could she do something so drastic to Old Shu?"

"That’s your business, I can’t care less. Even in death, I’m still clear-conscious!" the vengeful ghost retorted.

You looked at the Vengeful Ghost, clearly not wanting to continue the earlier topic, and asked, "How did you die? Why would you choose to become a vengeful spirit trapped in such a place, instead of reincarnating?"

"I don’t want to reincarnate; I’d rather become a vengeful spirit than have my memories erased."

Another spirit with strong attachments!

You thought for a moment, then said, "If you really want to stay in this world, I can help you stay in a different form. But you’ll have to agree to one condition."

"Speak, as long as it’s reasonable, I will agree," the ghost assured.

Men are different from women, this Vengeful Ghost in life obviously wasn’t one to take convoluted paths; he was straightforward.

"I want you to become the House Commander of this training base, to protect everyone here from accidents, especially on the training field. How about that? This way, you could even sneak in a few shots when no one is around," you tempted the Vengeful Ghost with generous terms.

"I’m just a Vengeful Ghost; I can’t have too much contact with the living. What you’re asking, I can’t do," it hesitated.

"No, you can," you said with a smile, pulling out a piece of Brown Talisman Paper from your pocket.

Seeing the Brown Talisman Paper, Du Qingming’s eyebrows naturally rose, his eyes reflecting surprise and joy. He hadn’t expected you to be able to wield such talisman paper.

As everyone watched, you bit open your fingertip and drew a seal with your own blood on the talisman paper—a Magic Seal that no one else could understand, except for you.

Once the seal was complete, all the yin energy in the room dissipated, and a warm aura began to flow around the room.

"What’s this talisman?"

The Vengeful Ghost clearly panicked, even its voice shifting in tone.

It had a feeling that if the charm hit it, it would instantly be obliterated!

"Do you dare to accept it?" you challenged, holding the talisman in your hand with a smile.

"I..." The Vengeful Ghost hesitated.

"Oh, just a moment ago you were all high and mighty, but now you’re cowering," Yang Kai threw in a timely jab.

"Fine, I’ll take it, even if it kills me again!" The ghost was not immune to provocation and its emotions surged.

"Then take it!"

With a casual flick, the softly glowing Orange Talisman Paper flew towards the Vengeful Ghost.

The ghost hesitated for a moment but ultimately caught the Orange Charm. As soon as it did, it felt a warmth akin to basking in the sunlight, a feeling that had been unfamiliar for over a decade, now returning to it.

"Swallow it."

You said something no ghost would dare do.

Asking a ghost to swallow a talisman was like asking a person to ingest arsenic—fatal.

This Vengeful Ghost was a brave soul. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, he steeled himself and indeed swallowed the Orange Charm that could destroy his soul!

As soon as the charm entered his mouth, the Triangular Talisman Formation around him burst into fierce flames, the smoke and ash produced by the burning talisman quickly converging upon the ghost’s body!

"Ah—"

In that moment, the Vengeful Ghost let out a piercing scream!

But his screams lasted less than five seconds before stopping. Soon, the smoke cleared, revealing a burly, bald-headed man in prison garb, his body semi-transparent, standing before all of you.

"I..." The burly man looked down at his hands and his body, "What exactly happened to me? Why do I feel an unprecedented sense of relief, and why is there suddenly such emptiness in my heart?"

"Congratulations, from now on, you are the Townhouse General of this training field," you said to the burly man with a smile.

"Dammit, Old Shu, you just turned him into the guardian deity of the training field. Now the girls’ area is going to suffer, isn’t it? While showering, they’ll suddenly face a pair of sly, lecherous eyes, eek—gives me goosebumps," Yang Kai teased again.

"Nonsense! I am a proper man, a pure man! How could I ever stoop to peeping?" The burly ghost’s face flushed red from Yang Kai’s remarks.

Laughing, you said, "Don’t worry, even if he wanted to, he couldn’t do such a thing. The Townhouse General will protect everyone in the house. If he does anything against his duty, well, heaven will take care of him."

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a clap of thunder sounded outside followed by lightning. The sky darkened as it was about to rain again.

"I, I didn’t do anything," said the burly man somewhat apprehensively.

You turned to Li Yang and said, "Coach Li, could you please have someone clean up this room and set up a memorial tablet for him? This way, the training field can rest assured when shooting."

Li Yang was still catching up with his thoughts and stared at you, bewildered, before asking, "Who exactly are you?"