Chen Hong said that points are very important and need to be obtained with all ones might, but if one loses their life in the process, then what is the use of those points? In Zhao Zhus view, having points should enable one to exchange them for something that can improve their survival rate in the next task world, rather than simply risking everything for the sake of points.

  In that case, Zhao Zhu still decided to give up on this side quest, no big deal if he failed anyway.

  Zhao Zhu walked down the stairs to the first floor, pushed open the door and walked out onto the street. After a moments hesitation, he chose to head in an easterly direction. The reason why the town was so deserted at this time was also because all the other ghosts had been led away by Chen Hong. If he really lingered here for too long, until those ghosts returned, it would be hard to say whether he could still leave this place.

  However, what Zhao Zhu did not expect was that the female ghost also went to hold Hua Huas hand and followed him all the way. The female ghosts face had an increasingly intense resentment, while Hua Huas expression remained dull.

  As he walked, Zhao Zhu felt his feet getting lighter and his body floating, as if he was about to lose his footing. He had a slow-motion feeling of flying, followed by the same dizziness and nausea as before. Zhao Zhu fell to the ground again, but this time when he got up, he found himself outside the town, sitting on a pile of withered grass. In front of him stood a small Western-style house for the dead, which was the same one he had entered earlier.

  And all around were tombs and small Western-style villas of similar style.

  Besides, beside him lay a girl, the girls appearance was exactly the same as the flower that the female ghost had been holding before, it seemed to be the village girl who got lost.

  "Come on. Brother will take you home."

  Although some things were still unclear, Zhao Zhu knew that this was not a place to stay for long. He got up and put Hua Hua on his back. The little girl was still in a coma, but her body felt unusually heavy, almost heavier than an adult mans.

  After walking a few steps, Zhao Zhu felt that he couldnt move anymore and had to put down Hua Hua. He took out the small bottle again and applied some more cow tears to his eyes. When he looked at Hua Hua again, indeed, the female ghost was still lying on top of her. It turned out that when he carried Hua Hua on his back, he also carried the female ghost on his back, no wonder it felt especially heavy.

  The female ghost glared at Zhao Zhu with a resentful and venomous expression, but didnt make any other moves.

  Zhao Zhu was also helpless, perhaps Chen Hong had a way to deal with these dirty things, but he Zhao Zhu was just a psychiatrist, and there were many ways to deal with mental illness, but as for how to deal with ghosts, he could only grope in the dark. At present, it was impossible for him to carry such a heavy load back to the village.

  His eyes scanned the surroundings, and as he thought about it, Zhao Zhu suddenly saw many tree branches beside him, which were roughly the same thickness as chopsticks. At this moment, he suddenly remembered some ghost stories he had read before and scenes from horror movies where Daoist priests or monks would often use chopsticks to fiercely clip the left ring finger of people possessed by ghosts, thereby exorcising the ghost.

  A dead horse is used as a live one to try its luck, anyway, trying it out wont make things any worse.

  Zhao Zhu picked up two branches of roughly the same thickness, squatted down, and grabbed Huahuas left hand. At this time, the female ghost who was lying on top of Huahua, her face was very close to Zhao Zhu, as if she also wanted to see what Zhao Zhu was going to do.

  A branch pinched Hua Huas left ring finger, Zhao Zhuo exerted force and twisted it, Hua Hua who was unconscious suddenly let out a painful shriek, immediately after that the female ghost also let out a shriek and floated away from Hua Huas body.

  Success!

  At this moment, Zhao Zhu felt quite a sense of accomplishment. He was just an ordinary person, but he could actually use his skills to deal with ghosts. Hmm, this feeling was indeed not bad.

  However, Zhao Zhu didnt delay any further and quickly put Hua Hua on his back again. This time he felt much lighter and wasnt tired from carrying her. He started running in the forest, hoping to return to the village as soon as possible and hand Hua Hua over to the villager, completing the side quest. After that, everything would have nothing to do with him anymore.

  Zhao Zhu ran very fast, his physical fitness was always good, and in his free time he also practiced boxing. However, what made Zhao Zhu slightly frown was that the female ghost was still following behind him, but she didnt climb onto Hua Huas body again. Since this was the case, Zhao Zhu didnt plan to continue entangling with the female ghost either, if she wanted to follow then so be it.

  The village was just in front of them, at the entrance of the village, Zhao Zhu saw that villager, who was also Hua Huas father, anxiously waiting, and beside him, Chen Hong, who was soaked from head to toe, was standing there.

  When Zhao Zhu brought Hua Hua back, the villager was overjoyed and ran over to take Hua Hua from Zhao Zhus back. He thanked him profusely and rushed back to the village to have his daughter treated.

  Chen Hong handed over a handkerchief that she had somehow managed to dig up, which was probably soaked in well water and still carried a noticeable coolness. Wiping it off felt refreshing, but Zhao Zhu didnt forget to remind Chen Hong:

  "That girl is still following me."

  "I saw it, the symbol I gave you is a ghost-summoning symbol. Whichever ghost you stick it on will follow you forever."

  "Arent you afraid Ill really be killed by that ghost there? Ive been walking around their haunted house."

  Whats there to be afraid of? All the other ghosts have been led away by me, and theres only one female ghost. Shes just lonely and wants to abduct a little girl to keep her company. Shes not some kind of evil or malevolent spirit. At most, shell try to charm you, but even the cat demon couldnt charm you that night. Can an ordinary female ghost really make you fall?

  You just dont make mistakes and dont give up, its not hard to come back safely. Im the one who had a hard time, being chased by a big group of ghosts in the mountains for two big rounds, almost startling some goblins in the mountains, and there seems to be an ancient tomb in the mountains, which should hide wild zombies. Luckily, I ran relatively carefully, otherwise, if I provoked that old man in the mountains again, it wouldnt just be us, this village would probably be wiped out too."

  "Whatever, Im tired. Ill go back to the ancestral hall and burn some incense for those old men lying in their coffins. You deal with that girl, dont let me find her sleeping next to me tonight." Zhao Zhuo replied to Chen Hong with a bad attitude and walked directly back to the ancestral hall.

  The entire village is a funeral home, with only Zhao Zhu and Chen Hong, two people, and there arent many people in the village either. But heaven knows why there are so many coffins for installing corpses in the funeral home, and also, it looks like its obviously from the Republic of China era, but why are there so many small concrete houses that have only recently become popular in the real world for the dead?

  In Zhao Zhus view, this should be the BUG in the "Terror Web Text" world. When he read web texts before, he often discovered various BUGs and loopholes inside, but generally they wouldnt affect the overall situation and operation too much. However, it might be possible to take advantage of these BUGs.

  Zhao Zhu went to take a look at the little zombie, saw that there was still a talisman on its forehead, quietly lying in the coffin, and he felt relieved. He continued to burn incense, three sticks in front of each coffin, bowing slightly, conveying his intentions. Afterward, Zhao Zhu noticed some fruit on a nearby table, probably brought by Chen Hong from somewhere. He picked them up, wiped them clean on his clothes, ate them, and lay down on the straw heap. Outside, it was already dusk, but Chen Hong had not returned yet. Zhao Zhu felt drowsy and closed his eyes.

  ……

  This sleep, Zhao Zhu didnt sleep very soundly, had several strange dreams in a row, and finally couldnt fall asleep anymore. He opened his eyes to find that his clothes were already drenched with sweat during his sleep.

  Chen Hong was keeping watch at night when he saw Zhao Zhuo wake up. He pointed to the two ocean bowls on the ground and said:

  "Drink them, one bowl is ginger soup and the other is talisman water. Youve been wandering around the underworld for a while as a living person. If you dont drink some talisman water to ward off evil spirits, you might get sick immediately. The task world only has a few more days left. If you get sick, then you can only be lucky."

  Zhao Zhu didnt say a word, first picked up the symbol water, and drank it in one gulp. The taste of the symbol water was not good, after drinking, he felt a bit dizzy, and the sweat on his body seemed to come out even more. Then, he drank another bowl of hot ginger soup, feeling that there was an extra stream of heat on his body, and he became much more comfortable.

  "Thanks, youre quite skilled, Ill look for you to grab a meal when we return to the real world."

  Zhao Zhuo wasnt flattering, Jiang Tangs soup is indeed delicious.

  "My home is in Liaoning, wheres yours?"

  Guangzhou.

  "Thats quite a distance for a free meal."

  "Haha, now that Ive entered this damned place, who can still work in peace from now on?"

  "There are still people who will continue to go to work, I know many individuals who are like this, they go to work and get paid just like normal people, but when its their turn, they directly enter the task world to execute dangerous tasks, then return to the real world and continue to interact with their families, continuing their three-point-one-line life of family and work."

  "My god, are those people perverts?"

  "Its true that there are some abnormalities. There is a saying that after passing 20 tasks, one can leave this circle and return to normal life. The people I mentioned earlier have all passed more than 10 tasks, but Ive only done five so far, including this time. Moreover, the later tasks are even harder, and the pass rate is also lower."

  "Its nothing, just calm down, I think its quite fun. Zombies, female ghosts, cat spirits... these things, I never thought that one day I would be able to see them with my own eyes. This is also a special experience, no need to live a muddled life anymore."

  Chen Hong looked into Zhao Zhus eyes and said: "You can go check if you are a mentally ill person yourself."

  "If you stay with those mentally ill people for too long, youll definitely be affected by them." Zhao Zhu smiled.

  Just as their voices fell, all the coffins in the mourning hall emitted a "rubbing" sound, which was terrifying!

  Zhao Zhu and Chen Hong exchanged a glance, both seeing the solemnity in each others eyes.

  Could it be that this time, the entire Yi Manor is rising from the dead together?