Chapter 78: Chapter 78: The Dumbfounded Bun Shop Employee, Director of the Reincarnation Hospital?

At this moment, Yan Ruyu heard the black-clothed employee’s quiet muttering.

She almost laughed out of sheer anger.

She’d seen clueless ghosts before, but this was the first who wanted to turn her into the filling for a bun.

She didn’t know whether to call the black-clothed employee brave or just too oblivious to distinguish the strong from the weak.

"Dean, this is it. This is Piao Dagen’s bun shop."

At her side, Director Gui lowered his head and said respectfully.

There was no deep deliberation, no elaborate conspiracy!

Yan Ruyu chose to clear them out with force!

In the Ghost World, strength reigned supreme!

They had brought nearly twenty ghosts this time. Aside from a few left to guard Reincarnation Hospital, all the major Fierce Ghosts and Crimson-robed Ghost employees had been mobilized to execute the second step of the plan.

—Eradicate Piao Dagen’s forces!

If they found him hiding in the bun shop, they were to eliminate him immediately!

If he wasn’t there, they would proceed to the third step: surrounding Wansheng District!

The extremely vengeful Yan Ruyu had already marked Piao Dagen for death!

’Did he really think he could get away with bringing such disaster upon Reincarnation Hospital just by running and hiding?’

’It wasn’t going to be that easy!’

"Go see if that vile beast is inside," Yan Ruyu commanded, her expression ice-cold.

At her command!

BOOM!

The group of ghosts from Reincarnation Hospital unleashed their incomparably vicious auras without reservation!

Like a horde of fiends crawling from hell, they filled the entire street with a terrifying, shadowy aura.

Some ghosts wore rubber gloves, with dark red, bloody veins snaking from the gloves up the sides of their faces.

Other female ghosts were masked, with eerie, centipede-like suture lines running from their cheeks to their necks, seeping with dark killing intent.

Figures in white coats, who could save patients from the brink of death, could just as easily become Asuras, masters of life and death!

Among these ghosts, many had previously offended Yun Zhenyue!

Now, they were all eager to redeem themselves through meritorious service!

They were desperate to prove themselves to the Dean!

Each and every one of them unleashed their true power!

A Crimson-robed Ghost on its own could be the master of an S-rank instance!

Weren’t they all invincible beings, each capable of ruling their own domain?

But Reincarnation Hospital’s foundations ran deep; it had nearly ten Crimson-robed Ghosts on staff!

The tyrannical aura they exuded, when compared to that of the ghosts from the Red Meat Bun Shop...

...was like a pack of vicious saber-toothed tigers!

...staring down a few weak, helpless chicks!

HUM!

The black-clothed employee felt the horrifying aura, one potent enough to shatter his very soul!

His mind reeled as if from a powerful blow, leaving his entire ghostly being stunned.

Especially when he saw that some of the ghosts even had ID tags on their chests.

Indicating they were attending physicians at Reincarnation Hospital.

His pupils contracted. Cold sweat trickled down his ghastly pale cheeks, and his legs went so weak he could barely stand.

"Reincarnation... Hospital?!!"

The black-clothed employee’s mind was flooded with shock and terror.

Although he was just a resentful soul, Reincarnation Hospital was famous throughout the Ghost World!

Legend had it that every doctor there was a Crimson-robed Ghost, and the Dean was a legendary Evil Star!

’How could this be?’

’Why would Reincarnation Hospital surround their little bun shop for no reason?’

Soon.

Along with the black-clothed employee, who had collapsed into a boneless heap out of fear.

All of the bun shop’s employees were seized by the murderous group of ghostly doctors!

It was just like catching baby chicks.

The bun shop ghosts were utterly powerless to resist!

The panicked, trembling employees were all forced to the ground before Yan Ruyu.

Each one, pale as a sheet, pleaded their innocence.

As for the customers who had been trapped inside and the ghosts who had been watching, their legs had also gone weak with fear. They didn’t dare move, staying rooted to the spot to avoid being accidentally killed by the Reincarnation Hospital staff.

"Dean, should we let this group of ghosts go?"

Director Gui asked cautiously.

Yan Ruyu saw the innocent ghosts frozen in place.

An elderly grandmother clutched a sobbing little girl, who looked to be only seven or eight, clearly an innocent bystander.

She suddenly flared up with anger, pointing at Director Gui and snapping, "Are you out of your mind?"

"They’re not employees here. Are you suggesting we kill them instead of letting them go?"

"I’m not some evil ghost who slaughters the innocent!"

Hearing this, a terrified Director Gui wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

After all, their whole group had revealed their identities.

If word got out that Reincarnation Hospital’s doctors killed ghosts instead of saving them, their reputation would surely take a hit.

He hadn’t expected this perfectly normal logic to make Yan Ruyu so angry.

He nodded his head like a chicken pecking at grain. "Yes, yes, of course. I wasn’t thinking clearly."

After saying this, he turned and told the group of innocent ghosts to leave quickly.

But suddenly!

"—Wait a minute!"

Yan Ruyu stopped them again.

The grandmother and the little girl immediately froze, trembling.

They thought Yan Ruyu was about to strike them down.

But she just impatiently said to her subordinates, "Who has candy? Any kind will do."

Her subordinates all stared, stunned.

The masked female ghost was from pediatrics. She hesitated before pulling a lollipop from her pocket.

This candy was actually a Ghost Artifact, with the effect of calming one’s spirit.

"Dean..." the female ghost said, stepping forward.

"Fine. Consider it a loan. I’ll compensate you when we get back."

Yan Ruyu immediately took the candy.

Then she walked up to the little girl and pressed it into her hands.

"This is for you."

"Oh..."

Surprised by the lollipop, the little girl’s eyes widened. Tears still clung to her lashes, and deep within her eyes, the fear of Yan Ruyu remained.

Yan Ruyu didn’t dwell on it and turned back to business.

The grandmother, however, seemed to realize something and quickly shook the little girl’s shoulder.

And just then, Yan Ruyu heard the little girl’s faint voice.

"Thank you, miss..."

"Mm."

...

A moment later.

Yan Ruyu and her ghosts had turned the bun shop upside down!

But there was no sign of Piao Dagen!

In case he had some special ability to hide his aura.

Yan Ruyu even used a Blood-red Ghost Artifact that could search for ghosts.

According to Director Gui.

This crew at the bun shop was known for committing every evil imaginable.

Killing innocent ghosts to make meat filling was considered one of their tamer acts.

Worse, they didn’t even spare children!

"Dean, what should we do...?" Director Gui asked.

"Kill them all."

Yan Ruyu waved her hand, uninterested.

Right now, she only cared about Piao Dagen!

In an instant!

The ghost employees of the bun shop were all sent to their deaths.

Only the black-clothed employee was left alive.

The ghosts brought him to a small room in the deepest part of the bun shop.

There, they saw an ancient bronze mirror covered in cracks.

"Do you usually use this mirror to contact that vile beast?"

"That vile beast hasn’t been by to deliver meat for a while now, has he?"

Yan Ruyu sat down on a chair.

She said in a low voice to the black-clothed employee, whose mind was blank with terror.

"My lady, I’m innocent—"

The black-clothed employee fell to his knees with a THUD, his face a mask of despair as he begged for his life.

Director Gui’s face darkened. "Shut up!"

"Just answer whatever the Dean asks."

Yan Ruyu gestured for Director Gui to step aside.

She dragged the black-clothed employee in front of the ancient mirror and said breezily, "Contact him. Now."

"I don’t care what method you use. As long as you trick him into coming here, I’ll spare your life."