Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 393 - 286: Evil Spirit Knocking, Forced Into Desperation, Li Xian Saves the Day, Second Muddy Robe! (Part 2)
The arrangements around here, Nangong Liuli has seen them a thousand times on normal days, but never caught a glimpse of any ghostly shadows. Yet now, they are extremely clear. She has seen this pattern, and feels despair all over her body. How can she resist or fight back? 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Could it be she should rush and fight the lampposts, compete with the lamp candles? Even if she destroys everything around her, she can’t harm the ghost in the slightest. She thought, "Could it be that the real ghost is even more terrifying. Shape and form..."
She gritted her silver teeth and fled through the back door. Running to the inner courtyard, she intended to use Lightweight Skill to escape. But just as she gathered Light Force and was about to leap up, she saw the ghostly shadow standing on the wall. In fact, it wasn’t a ghostly shadow. This ghost doesn’t have a real shadow; it was a ghostly image pieced together by her gaze on the surrounding objects.
Inexpressible fear seized her, and she turned to hide in the west wing room, tightly locking the door, her limbs trembling slightly. Moments later, the "thud thud" sound rang again. The ghost had reached the door.
By this point, Nangong Liuli had nowhere to go. The Cyan Ox Residence had been occupied by the ghost, pressing in from the outer courtyard, hall, and inner courtyard, step by step. Nangong Liuli’s eyes were tightly locked, staring intently at the door.
The knocking continued repeatedly.
When it finally quieted down, Nangong Liuli looked around, and once again saw the ghostly silhouette amidst the surroundings: this time it stood by the bed, its figure formed by the curtain, moonlight, and mirror stand. Nangong Liuli’s mind was blank, and her palms were sweaty, feeling utterly powerless and defeated.
This kind of ghost was deadly, and she had no way to deal with it. Suddenly, at that moment, there was a "bang" sound, and the door was kicked open forcefully. The door cracked with a snap, shattering into pieces under the shock of Inner Qi.
The silver moon in the sky had completely turned red, exuding a sense of sinister eeriness. The red glow illuminated Li Xian’s left face, making him appear fierce and menacing.
Li Xian shouted, "Scram!" His voice was extremely intimidating, and the red mole in the center of his forehead shimmered with red light. His face was immaculate, radiating an indescribable solemnity and majesty.
Li Xian shouted again, "Get out!" His voice shook the room, his majesty indescribable. The atmosphere in the room gradually changed, the oppressive chill retreating, as if hesitating a moment longer would cause it to retreat like the tide.
Nangong Liuli looked around the room, and there was no more ghostly shadow. She was overjoyed, but also quite curious. Could mere shouting really scare away the ghost? The ghost had no tangible form, but was afraid of a human’s scolding?
Amidst her shock, Nangong Liuli had no time to think too much, and since Li Xian did not wish to show his pupils, she failed to notice his Heavy Pupils. She had just experienced a drastic change, temporarily freed from danger, but her body tensed, she remained motionless.
Li Xian went over to support her, soothingly saying, "Sister Liuli, are you alright?" Nangong Liuli gratefully replied, "I’m... I’m fine." Feeling Li Xian’s closeness, she felt immensely reassured, her beautiful eyes sparkling, she caressed his cheek and said, "Good brother, how could sister not know, you are so brave and strong."
Li Xian laughed, "Didn’t you know about my bravery long ago?" Nangong Liuli blushed slightly, knowing what Li Xian was referring to, lightly patting his chest, she said, "You cheeky thing. I’m not talking about that kind of bravery, oh dear... talking nonsense at a time like this, you’re still thinking crazy thoughts."
Li Xian said, "Today is truly bizarre, did that evil ghost harm you?" Nangong Liuli shook her head, "If you were even a tad later, I would have been in danger."
She further said, "This house is strange."
Li Xian said, "It’s my fault... I had heard rumors of hauntings, but didn’t take it seriously. I had stayed here without problems before, how was I to know it would suddenly become haunted, so aggressively?"
Nangong Liuli said, "There’s nothing to be done, we both are new here with little money, only able to afford a haunted house." Saying this, recalling the previous oddity, she leaned closer to Li Xian and continued:
"You little rascal, aren’t you honest! Quickly confess, why do the ghosts heed your command, when you tell them to leave, they actually do?"
Li Xian laughed, "Small ghosts, what’s so powerful about them, is it that hard to make them leave?"
Nangong Liuli exclaimed, "You... such big talk. These things are intangible and formless, how do they fear you?"
Li Xian said, "Intangible and formless?" But he saw, when he broke into the room, the ghost was startled, already cowering in the corner. It didn’t appear so powerful, a loud shout and it slinked away.
So it turns out...
The ghost was not truly intangible and formless, Nangong Liuli was blinded by the ghost, thus unable to cope. The ghost dared not obscure Li Xian’s Heavy Pupils, naturally revealing its true form.
The ghost truly exists. Its origin is mysterious, not simply the transformation after death. Li Xian was too lazy to ponder deep, seeing the ghost driven away, the courtyard restored to peace. To be cautious, he intended to patrol the house, checking for any lingering ghosts.
Nangong Liuli, terrified by the ghost encounter, dared not leave Li Xian’s side. The two of them held hands and left the room, inspecting from the west wing. Nangong Liuli held Li Xian’s hand tightly, still shaken, amidst the heart-racing experience, she thought of Li Xian just now, feeling extremely safe, with mixed emotions in her heart.
Nangong Liuli said, "Wicked brother, our house is peculiar, if given the chance in the future, we must find out what is strange, and prevent ghostly troubles."
Li Xian said, "Sister Liuli, you are well-experienced, have you encountered such things before?" Nangong Liuli glared at him playfully, "If I had seen them before, would I be scared half to death?"
Li Xian teased, "I never thought Nangong Liuli, a noble heiress, would be so afraid of ghosts. If Bian Qiaoqiao saw this, wouldn’t she laugh at you?"
Nangong Liuli said, "You little scoundrel, you’re mocking me now. Do we have to wait for Sister Bian to laugh?"
The two patrolled once, seeing the clouds disperse. All had returned to normal, with the ghosts completely gone, doors tightly closed, and no external threat lurking. They returned to the open hall, sitting down hand in hand.
Nangong Liuli sighed, "I wonder what happened to Sister Bian, whether she has perished in the belly of fish, or escaped alive."
