The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 239 - 243: There’s a Ghost in the Old House (12)

After eliminating that familiar evil ghost lady, Su Li had been anything but idle. She dared not become complacent, believing her abilities to be unbeatable.

After all, when she arrived in this world, a large portion of her abilities had been suppressed by it.

Behind that ancient residence in Su City, where the original owner lost their life, there was the presence of a Ghost King.

Because of the existence of spiritual bodies in this world, various sects maintained their Taoist skills. Though a lot was lost due to historical reasons, they still developed another path with many geniuses forging new ways and researching effective Daoist skills.

Su Li had entrusted others in the department to gather numerous books related to this field for her study.

The Nameless Dao Scripture she owned also had some connections with this field, enabling Su Li to learn the Daoist skills that she had never set foot in much faster.

Once one understood one law, they could grasp a myriad of laws.

They all followed the rules of energy body transformations, just in different forms.

In addition, Su Li had also investigated that ancient house in Su City.

The mansion was constructed at the end of the Ming dynasty and the beginning of the Qing dynasty. It was said to originally belong to a high official, but after the Qing Army entered the region, a general took it over. The high official was forced to die for his country, and besides the male owner, all the men in the house were massacred, leaving only the women behind.

It was rumored that the high official had a beautiful eldest daughter. The Qing General took a fancy to her at first sight and forced her into his bedchamber that very night.

The lady was of fervent spirit and hanged herself the following day, but she didn’t die and was saved.

The Qing General coerced the lady with the lives of her mother and sisters, leaving her no choice but to succumb to him since she couldn’t seek death.

Somehow, later on, the lady ended up killing her own mother and sisters with her hands, then slit her own throat with a knife.

Since the lady’s death, the mansion had been haunted with ghosts and spirits.

The Qing General also died violently within that ancient house.

These conclusions were derived from Su Li’s meticulous efforts, teasing out the threads and connections from a tangled mass of letters and diaries.

Many truths could no longer be verified. The mansion had changed hands several times since then, and there had been no reports of further strange tales during those times.

However, recently, there had been rumors of new paranormal phenomena.

Su Li couldn’t confirm if the last Ghost King was that lady from the official’s family or not.

But what was clear was that the Ghost King was definitely not easy to provoke.

Before long, the time for her mission, which led to the original owner’s demise, had come.

Su Li wasn’t acting alone; she had brought along a team from the Special Action Group.

The size of the group had expanded rapidly. In a short period, new recruits were added and elites from other groups were transferred in.

Su Li surmised that the higher-ups must have made a decision, otherwise, they wouldn’t have so quickly dispatched people to cleanse all that was abnormal.

These anomalies referred to places that had a long history of ghost sightings and paranormal lore.

Some were mere fabrications, but most of these places indeed had their share of issues.

And now, as soon as Su Li contemplated visiting the ancient house in Su City, the leadership immediately sent her the most elite squad, the ones who had initially rubbed the female ghost on the ground with Su Li.

Upon meeting, Jing Hao greeted Su Li with particularly great excitement, "Miss Su."

Su Li: "Oh, Captain Jing is here too?"

Jing Hao: "Don’t call me Captain Jing anymore, just Jing Hao is fine. I’m now just an ordinary member of the Special Action Group."

Su Li scanned the group, and not only was Jing Hao there, but also a few others who had been through the toy gun battle with ghosts last time.

"So what happens to the police force after you all leave?"

Before Jing Hao could speak, one of the short-haired girls with a lively personality immediately said cheerfully, "Other people will fill the vacancies. Ordinary police officers aren’t in short supply, but special police officers are rare. We put in a lot of effort to be selected."

Her words resonated with the others who had once worked under Jing Hao, all repeatedly saying, "Yeah, it’s so tough, super tough."

"The worst part is having to face those disgusting scenes without flinching."

That’s true. An ordinary police officer encountering a gruesome murderer who dismembers bodies is already an extreme case.

But facing ghosts means dealing with that kind of psychological attack almost every day.

Without tremendous mental strength, you simply can’t handle it.

To pass the tests and be recruited, these people were truly the elite of the elite.

Su Li shared the information she had gathered with them.

In addition to the distributed biological guns, there was also a biological potion Su Li had developed, which was extremely effective against ghosts.

This biological formulation included bright energy, somewhat similar to the Church Court’s holy water.

There were also medicine pills designed to counter ghosts’ spiritual attacks and maintain clarity of mind.

Talisman paper soaked in biological potion, and small knives blessed with light - a chaotic array of preparations had been made for facing both ghosts and humans.

Su Li hadn’t forgotten that apart from them, the Taoist Association would also be sending a group of people.

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"Mr. Gu, I think we’d better not go in. Your body can’t take it. If you can’t control the evil Qi inside, not only will you suffer, but Miss Lin might be implicated too."

Fatty Cui was earnestly advising, already thoroughly fed up.

Ever since Gu Shi met Lin Mianmian, his intelligence had plummeted while his temper had skyrocketed.

Didn’t he have a clue in his heart? Wasn’t he aware of his own situation?

After this affair was resolved, he’d definitely ask to leave the Gu Family.

The Gu Family paid well, but Fatty Cui had his own reputation as a master. He could find ways to make money anywhere else; why should he put up with this nonsense?

Fatty Cui’s fury also extended to Bearded Xue, who was responsible for bringing Lin Mianmian on board that day.

Here they were, not even at the perilous location yet, and there was already a subtle split within their ranks.

But they didn’t perceive the ancient house they were about to enter as very dangerous. At worst, there would be an evil ghost with decades of cultivation ensconced within. After all, the sect leaders of the Taoist Association were even bringing their elite juniors who needed experience.

There wouldn’t be such calm if there were real danger.

Gu Shi, hearing Fatty Cui’s words about Lin Mianmian being potentially implicated, was genuinely hesitating.

Seeing that his words had some effect, Fatty Cui’s eyes lit up—there was hope.

Softening his tone and with gentle persuasion, he said, "If something goes wrong, Bearded Xue and I can protect you but won’t be able to look after Miss Lin..."

Gu Shi, considering the logic, was reluctantly about to agree, "Then...All right."

But before he could utter the word "okay," he was so shocked by the sight at the door that his eyes turned red, and the word was swallowed back into his throat.