Fortunately.

The system hadn’t played a trick on Su Ran, allowing him to safely reach the inner room. It was then that he found the place filled with jars and bottles, a ghost floating about, busy with something and holding a vial of potion. So focused was the ghost, it hadn’t noticed Su Ran’s arrival.

It was not hard to see that this ghost house was the drugstore of the Ghost Clan city.

"Ahem."

Su Ran coughed loudly, hoping to catch the attention of the ghost NPC, but embarrassingly, the NPC ignored him completely, keeping busy with its tasks.

Having no other option, Su Ran could only wait, planning to ask about his quest after the NPC finished its work. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

But to Su Ran’s chagrin, five minutes had passed, and not only had the ghost not put down the vial, but it had also picked up several more and kept muttering, "Strange, where did it go?"

"Senior, what are you looking for? Maybe I can help you find it?"

Su Ran couldn’t hold back any longer and followed up the conversation. He sidestepped the cluttered potion bottles on the floor and stepped forward, trying to get the ghost’s attention.

"Eh? A human?"

The sudden voice in the room gave the ghost a start. It looked down subconsciously and then noticed Su Ran standing before it. Annoyed, it asked in a cold voice, "Human, where are your manners! Who let you in? Get out, we don’t welcome your kind here!"

"Don’t be like that, senior. I came here on urgent business and didn’t mean to interrupt your work. If you’re looking for a potion, maybe I can lend a hand. After all, many hands make light work, right?"

Su Ran, seeing the ghost’s irritable demeanor, couldn’t help but sigh. Clearly, his identity as a human was of no use among the Ghost Clan; it wasn’t as straightforward as using his real appearance. With that thought, Su Ran promptly took off the black robe and tucked away the ornamental items into his bladder, revealing his skeletal figure, "Senior, I’m not from the Human Race, please don’t misunderstand!"

"Hmm? An Undead skeleton? Keh keh keh, how amusing!"

Upon seeing Su Ran’s skeletal body, the displeasure on the ghost’s face vanished instantly. It spoke to Su Ran with interest, "An Undead from the Demon World, much more pleasant to look at than a human! Little skeleton, you’ve come at just the right time. Come, help me look, where did the Dragon Saliva Fragrance go?"

"Right away!"

Su Ran saw an opportunity and quickly stepped forward, scouring the potions meticulously.

Speaking of coincidences.

Not long after Su Ran had crouched down, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

Then five or six players appeared in the hall. They hesitated upon seeing the ghost and the skeleton, then turned and walked away.

"Where the hell has that Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained kid hidden, such a slippery one!"

"Come on, let’s check the weapons store, he might be hiding there! Anyway, this isn’t a safe area, if we see him, we’ll butcher him!"

"Pfft, don’t talk big, the five or six of us are hardly enough to stick in his teeth. We can’t alert him. Got it?"

"I get it, stop nagging! Hey, look, why is there an Undead skeleton in this drugstore? Curious, is there a new quest?"

The last player to enter caught a glimpse of Su Ran crouched on the ground and became interested. He had been there before and hadn’t seen a skeleton around. Besides, what business would an Undead from the Demon World have with the Ghost Clan?

"Wishful thinking! Even if there is a quest, the Ghost Clan wouldn’t easily trigger it for us players. Hurry up and leave, don’t waste time. If Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained escapes, the guild leader will have your hide!"

The leading player didn’t give the drugstore another glance and walked straight out, followed by the others who left in a hurry.

Soon, the space here quieted down again, but Su Ran’s heart couldn’t calm down for a long time.

"Phew, that was close!"

Su Ran quietly let out a sigh of relief while searching for potions, her thoughts becoming active, "It’s lucky that it’s my true form right now; otherwise, I would have been exposed. It seems that the Dancing Demons really don’t plan to let me go; I must be careful and cautious in the Ghost Town!"

"Dai Xuan will not stop until he achieves his goal, I mustn’t take him lightly!"

"Little skeleton, these humans, they’re looking for you, aren’t they?"

The ghost laughed with a sinister voice, "Since these people appeared, I could feel your nervousness, especially now. You’ve been so careless that you didn’t even notice the Dragon Saliva Fragrance in your hand!"

"Senior has sharp eyes, I admire that. It would be beneath me to keep hiding it, so yes, my other identity is indeed the person they are looking for. But I didn’t expect these people to be so tenacious, beyond my expectations."

Su Ran promptly revealed her identity to this ghost, reasoning that since it was a Ghost Clan NPC and was mortal enemies with the Human Race, it would not divulge such boring matters.

"Interesting, I thought you would continue to hide it. Quite forthright! Haha, the Undead indeed are easier to deal with than the Human Race!"

The ghost laughed heartily, finding Su Ran, this Undead skeleton, very much to its liking and quite pleasing to the eye. After laughing, it pointed at the potion in Su Ran’s hand and said, "Aren’t you going to hand over the Dragon Saliva Fragrance quickly, how long do you plan to keep it?"

"Ah, oh!"

Su Ran hastily stood up, handed over the potion, and then stood there honestly without moving, waiting for the ghost’s next move.

"Forget it, I’m not in the mood for experiments anymore."

The ghost set aside all the bottles and pots, looking at Su Ran with a smile, "Little skeleton, while I’m still in a good mood, tell me, what task brings you here?"

"I am looking for a special item, Lamp Soul."

Su Ran did not expect the ghost to know; she came just trying her luck, hoping for the best to get a hint for the quest.

"Lamp Soul? Little skeleton, are you talking about the Soul Extending Lamp?"

The ghost’s eyes flashed as it asked in return.

"Hm? You know of it, Senior?"

Su Ran looked at the ghost with surprise, marveling at her luck; she hadn’t expected that simply entering a haunted house would lead her to the key NPC. This fortune was simply unbeatable!

"Nonsense, the Soul Extending Lamp is the treasure of your skeleton clan; it would be strange if I didn’t know!"

The ghost asked curiously, "What, did you lose the Lamp Soul of the Soul Extending Lamp?"

"Exactly, Senior, following the task clues, I discovered that the Lamp Soul was lost in the Demon World. But the exact location remains unknown to me."

Su Ran sighed internally, feeling an earlier excitement was wasted; she had thought she’d gotten an important clue, but alas!

"I really don’t know about that, but in this Ghost City, there’s a ghost who knows everything from astronomy to geography. You should get the answers you seek from it."

"Who?"

"All-Knowing Ghost!"