Ghost Catching System

Zuo Lingyun heard this and thought, How could I allow this? That’s the prime cut I meticulously roasted.

Chu Hao curled his lips and said, "That’s it? It’s not even enough to get stuck in my teeth."

As he spoke, he shamelessly reached out to take it.

Zuo Lingyun felt as if he had a hundred hearts, and Chu Hao would still annoy every single one of them. Ever since Chu Hao had arrived, Zuo Lingyun felt like he had become a spare tire in Su Muyue’s presence!

Su Muyue also felt helpless. Sometimes, she really couldn’t understand Chu Hao.

When he was serious, he had quite the masculine charm, but when he was shameless, he truly was peerless.

Zuo Lingyun gritted his teeth in anger and brought another rabbit leg for Su Muyue. But when he himself ate the rabbit meat, he glared at Chu Hao with a face full of gloom and chill, as if staring this way and chanting in his heart, Choke on it.

Chu Hao couldn’t be bothered with him. After eating, he just wanted to sleep, but he noticed everyone had a tent except for himself.

He was mortified. I was too pretentious this morning and didn’t bring much with me!

Zuo Lingyun and Zuo Mu finally felt a little less depressed. Now, what will Chu Hao do? they wondered. Without a tent, and with so many poisonous creatures around, isn’t he just asking to die?

Su Muyue was equally helpless. Hoping that someone else would lend Chu Hao a tent seemed unlikely. So she said, "You can share mine; we’ll squeeze in together."

Chu Hao looked surprised, flashing his pearly whites as he said, "Sure."

The expressions of schadenfreude vanished from everyone’s faces in an instant.

Zuo Lingyun’s mouth twitched, and he quickly said, "Chu Hao, why don’t you sleep with us instead?"

Chu Hao waved his hand and said, "Miss Mu Yu has invited me. It would be quite embarrassing to refuse."

Zuo Lingyun felt a sharp pain in his liver from anger. This guy is taking an inch and wanting a mile! How could I possibly let Chu Hao sleep with my future woman? Isn’t that digging my own grave?

Zuo Lingyun looked towards Su Muyue. Now it all depended on what she would say.

Su Muyue was quite straightforward about it. After all, she had been a soldier. She said, "It’s just for one night. Do you guys have an extra sleeping bag?"

Zuo Lingyun turned around and walked away.

What a joke! Give this kid a sleeping bag too? Then I really would be the legendary spare tire! Zuo Lingyun fumed internally.

Chu Hao shamelessly suggested, "Or, we could both sleep in one sleeping bag and squeeze in snugly!"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Lingyun walked back. He brought a sleeping bag, his complexion turning a shade of green, and said, "Here."

Chu Hao looked it over and disdainfully said, "I don’t like sleeping in other people’s sleeping bags."

Your grandmother! How come I have such a short fuse? I feel so much like beating someone up! Zuo Lingyun seethed.

Zuo Lingyun felt he couldn’t go on arguing with Chu Hao any longer, or he would go insane.

"It’s new, never been used," Zuo Lingyun said as he turned and walked away, fearing he could no longer hold back.

Chu Hao chuckled and said, "Thanks, huh."

Many people who witnessed the scene whispered, "Looking at this, why do I feel like Zuo Lingyun has become the spare tire?"

"You can see it, can’t you? A bit of green on his head. Zuo Lingyun probably wants to kill someone now."

"Pathetic."

Inside their tent, Zuo Mu looked pityingly at Brother Lingyun but quickly turned over to sleep after being glared at by Zuo Lingyun’s bloodshot eyes.

In the other tent, Chu Hao also wished something would happen, but at this moment, hoping for anything felt too difficult.

Just as he was trying to think of a topic to talk about, Su Muyue spoke first. "Chu Hao, where did you cultivate your Inner Strength?"

Chu Hao turned his head. He couldn’t see Su Muyue’s face in the dark, but being so close, he could smell her fragrance, which was particularly pleasant.

Chu Hao said, "Inner Strength, huh? That’s a long story. An old man with white hair came to me in a dream, saying he wanted to take me as his disciple. I didn’t want to agree, but he insisted on teaching me. He claimed I was a once-in-ten-thousand-year genius and said he would transmit the cultivation method through the dream. Just like that, I obtained Inner Strength."

Su Muyue rolled her eyes. That answer is too absurd! Why doesn’t he just say he popped out of a rock like a monkey?

Su Muyue asked, "How long have you been involved in this... line of work?"

Chu Hao said, "A very long time. I started catching ghosts when I was three, exterminating zombies at four, consorting with Yama, the King of Hell, at five, and by the time I was six, I was palling around with Ksitigarbha..."

Su Muyue was getting a little angry. "Can you please talk properly?" she said.

Chu Hao replied, "It’s like this: the old man with the white beard asked what I wanted to learn. I said I wanted to learn the art of eternal life. He said that was impossible, as there is no true immortality within the myriad laws of heaven and earth. So then I said I wanted to learn Heaven-reach skills, and he agreed to teach me..."

Su Muyue asked curiously, "What did you learn?"

"I’m tired. I’ll tell you tomorrow."

Su Muyue said, "...Can’t you just finish what you’re saying in one go?!"

"Alright! How about this: you give me a kiss, and I’ll tell you."

"Then let’s just go to sleep."

"Mm, good night."

Su Muyue was going crazy. He actually went to sleep! What did Chu Hao learn in the end? Once a woman’s curiosity is aroused, it’s hard to contain.

「The next day.」

When Su Muyue woke up, she found that Chu Hao had already left his sleeping bag. She walked out of the tent.

Chu Hao was sitting cross-legged on a tree branch, meditating with his eyes closed and practicing his breathing techniques.

Su Muyue noticed a certain spiritual charm and power emanating from Chu Hao. As a withered leaf drifted down, just as it was about to touch his body, it seemed to be gently pushed away by an invisible force.

Su Muyue was astonished. Could it be that what Chu Hao said yesterday was true?

Chu Hao had indeed cultivated a legendary ancient technique!

For some reason, Su Muyue found herself deeply attracted, and she gazed softly at the young man sitting quietly on the tree.

Everyone else had woken up. Zuo Lingyun had panda eyes. He hadn’t slept well all night, fearful that something might happen between Chu Hao and Su Muyue, so he had been carefully eavesdropping.

Zuo Mu saw Su Muyue observing Chu Hao and thought to himself, This guy is just sitting there cross-legged, still putting on such airs. The more I look at him, the more annoying he gets!

Little Ying, however, cheerfully asked, "Brother Lingyun, what happened to your eyes?"

Zuo Lingyun glared at her. He was certain that nothing had happened between Chu Hao and Su Muyue last night; they had simply slept. This eased his mind considerably.

However, his relief was short-lived when he saw Su Muyue and Chu Hao walking together.

Su Muyue asked seriously, "Was what you said yesterday true?"

Chu Hao smiled faintly, deliberately putting on an air as he said, "I told you, whether you believe it or not is up to you."

Su Muyue asked, "Then what did the old man teach you?"

"Nothing special," Chu Hao said, deliberately keeping her in suspense.

"Just tell me!"

"I can tell you, but you have to let me kiss you first."

"You little rascal."

Zuo Lingyun: "..."

"DING! Host has demonstrated skill in charming ladies, inflicting 10,000 points of critical damage to the enemy’s psyche, and has gained 700 Pretentiousness Points."

AAARGH!! AAARGH!!

At this moment, Zuo Lingyun’s heart felt as if it were being stabbed ten thousand times; the pain was so intense he could barely breathe. In just one night, Chu Hao managed to pique Su Muyue’s curiosity! This is a very dangerous sign!

They shouldn’t have been allowed to sleep in the same tent! Am I an idiot? Zuo Lingyun lamented.

The others looked at Zuo Lingyun with pitying eyes.

Little Ying was also surprised, remarking, "This Chu Hao is really something else."

Someone from the Su Family said, "Yes, it looks like Zuo Lingyun is in trouble."

"Are you blind? Zuo Lingyun might as well be wearing a green hat. No, his entire *complexion* is about to turn green! So pitiful."

Seeing Su Muyue getting angry, Chu Hao turned around and walked away. Brother Hao’s flirting skills are no joke, he thought smugly.

This move is called ’Playing Hard to Get to Reel Her In.’ Class, take notes!

Su Muyue bit her lip and followed after him, determined to get to the bottom of it. I really, really want to know!

PS: If you see asterisks like ***, that’s probably where swearing was censored by the website. Please use your imagination. Sanqian (the author) will also try to revise these parts where possible.