The young man wearing a mask gave an answer that made all the ghosts’ jaws drop, instantly stirring up a flurry of discussion.
“This kind of logic is downright ruthless! Just because in this lifetime you arrived too late and they already have a new partner, you want to kill them?!”
“No, no, that’s not right—how can you call it killing? Sure, I came late, but I can help you end this lifetime early. That way, in the next life, I’ll be first in line, right?!”
“Well, if you put it like that, ghosts live such long lives—just run the lovers’ reincarnation cycle a few more times and you’ll definitely get a happy ending eventually!”
“Damn, are you trying to exploit a bug in the system and keep rerolling?!”
Wait a second! As absurd as it sounded, this so-called bug-abusing strategy actually seemed… somewhat feasible! Realizing this, the ghosts’ voices gradually quieted down, their anxious gazes all turning to the masked young man—was this guy serious?!
Even the examiner paused to think about the possibility. His expression shifted from surprise and confusion to a growing suspicion. “You… Are you joking with me, or do you actually mean that?”
Lu Qi snapped out of his daze and quickly stepped in to smooth things over: “Of course, he’s just joking to lighten the mood! How could something like that possibly be real? Besides, his lover hasn’t even reincarnated—she’s been by his side all along! She’s right here, this young lady…” He gestured toward the beautiful “maid” sitting next to Su Weisheng, who wore a wide-brimmed bamboo hat.
The examiner and all the ghosts simultaneously let out a sigh of relief. With such a stunning woman by his side, how could he possibly have such a twisted idea? Clearly, he was just running his mouth for fun.
But then, a male ghost, clearly jealous, couldn’t help but sourly stir the pot: “Someone capable of saying something like that may very well have thought about doing it. Miss, you’d better be careful. If one day you earn the chance to reincarnate before him… I’m afraid…” He didn’t finish his sentence, but the implication was obvious to everyone.
Another ghost shook his head in disapproval. “Whether human or ghost, everyone talks big from time to time. No need to blow it out of proportion.”
But there were also ghosts who agreed. “Words come from the heart. What he said… isn’t entirely without logic.”
The troublemaking male ghost’s provocative remarks gained quite a bit of support. He immediately grew smug, though he still feigned nonchalance, waving his hand in a show of modesty as he said, “I was just offering a kind reminder, seeing how pure the young lady seems. That’s all.”
But Su Weisheng wasn’t the least bit ruffled by the provocation from a few old ghosts. Calmly raising his brows, he turned and asked the person beside him, “Le’er, what do you think?”
The maid in green kept her head lowered, her shoulders trembling slightly with emotion, her voice very quiet: “I…”
Seeing the “maiden” so beautiful and delicate, the old ghosts’ protective instincts were instantly stirred. They shouted in support: “Don’t be afraid, young lady! Say whatever you feel boldly—it’s not just us here, the examiner’s present, too. He can’t do anything to you, and we definitely won’t let you be wronged!”
Lu Qi heard the commotion stirred by the self-righteous crowd and twitched the corner of his mouth, turning his face away, unable to bear watching.
The next second, the “delicate maiden” suddenly threw herself into Su Weisheng’s arms, clutching tightly around the young man’s waist. Her cheek, hidden under the bamboo hat, pressed affectionately against his shoulder, and her voice trembled with excitement, “I never thought I meant this much to you, young master… That you’d spend several lifetimes just to find me again—Le’er is so moved…”
The ghosts were dumbfounded: ?
What are you even talking about?!
A moment later, the instigating male ghost looked completely shaken, questioning his entire worldview. Still unwilling to give up, he tried to correct the “delicate maiden’s” perspective. He reminded her, “Did you really hear what he said? He said he’d kill your reincarnations—again and again—until you chose him!”
“I heard him loud and clear!”
Le’er clutched Su Weisheng’s hand sweetly and replied with firm conviction, “Why would he go to such lengths, fixated on killing my reincarnations over and over? Obviously, it’s because he has me in his heart. Otherwise, he could’ve just let go and started a new relationship. But he didn’t. That proves my young master is deeply devoted and loyal—he only loves me.”
What a stunning display of a love-brained fool, moved to tears by her own romance.
This statement was outrageously extreme, yet for a moment, no one could find a way to argue against it.
The old ghosts still weren’t quite convinced. After stammering for a long while, they finally squeezed out four words: “He wants to kill you!”
“That’s definitely because I forgot him. It’s my fault, so he had no choice but to kill me!” Le’er squeezed closer into Su Weisheng’s arms, subtly taking advantage of her “wife privileges” while firmly rebutting, “This isn’t the young master’s fault—it’s mine.”
Su Weisheng almost got poked by the bamboo hat on top of his head. He tilted his head up and lightly tapped the hat, signaling her to tone down the act.
Le’er slowly pulled back a little, looking very reluctant, then took Su Weisheng’s hand and pressed it against her cheek, her voice gentle and full of affection: “Young master, Le’er is willing to be killed a thousand times, ten thousand times, as long as young master is happy.”
The earlier words had some deliberately theatrical flair, but when it came to the topic of “being killed,” he suddenly couldn’t help but chuckle softly a few times. Even with his voice deliberately lowered, it couldn’t hide the trembling excitement born from longing.
Yuan Le whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: “Shengsheng, if I could reincarnate again and again, becoming different people, different personalities, but each time loved by you, and then personally killed by you…”
Just thinking about it made him feel a bit eager.
“All right, all right.” Su Weisheng rubbed his temples at the thought of him going crazy, casually patting his cheek, “When you reincarnate, I’ll definitely kill you a few more times.”
Yuan Le laughed softly, as if even his breath carried an indescribable joy.
The ghosts: “…” utterly dumbfounded.
The most foresighted, Lu Qi, had already moved his seat far away, not even glancing in their direction. Knowing these two, master and servant, were not normal, he was determined never to eat any more “dog food” again!
All the single ghosts in the room were affected by the lovey-dovey sweetness of the romance-brained couple’s words. The emotional damage was incalculable, but in the end, the examiner couldn’t take it anymore. Slamming his hand on the table, he shouted angrily:
“Enough already! I admit your love is truly earth-shaking, but in your situation, don’t even think about going to the living world in this lifetime. I hereby announce that you two are expelled before even enrolling. Get out of here! Stay far away from my training classes!”
It was obvious—the examiner was utterly frustrated.
Su Weisheng frowned at the examiner’s disdain but didn’t think he had done anything wrong. He kindly reasoned: “My answer isn’t the problem; the problem is the question you asked. Such questions are rarely encountered in the living world. You should pick more practical questions to guide the spirits’ thinking…”
The examiner didn’t want advice from someone who wanted to exploit bugs by killing his wife’s reincarnations. He just stared blankly at Su Weisheng and pointed toward the exit: “Get out.”
Su Weisheng said, “…You’re biased against me.” The High Priest had given countless suggestions in his life, but had never been rejected so harshly before.
The examiner was unmoved: “Get out.”
Seeing this, the other old ghosts joined in, booing and urging them to leave quickly so as not to disrupt the class.
Thus, before even enrolling, the two were already facing expulsion.
Su Weisheng thought about it and decided this wouldn’t do. Being kicked out now would be too embarrassing. By any means necessary, they had to stay at the school for a while.
After a brief pause, Su Weisheng took the initiative and suggested, “Examiner, don’t be impatient. I think we can talk outside.”
The examiner sneered, pointing toward the door: “Fine. Let’s go talk over there.” He wanted to see what tricks this guy was going to pull, but no matter what, it was a futile struggle. He would never allow such a troublemaker to stay!
Su Weisheng and the examiner stepped outside.
The ghosts watched their backs with a chorus of sighs. Those who had just been embarrassed openly gloated: “Look at them. He’s definitely going to beg the examiner to go easy on him.”
“I definitely don’t want to be classmates with a ghost like that. We must firmly resist these troublemakers!”
“Miss, if you lock yourself in with someone like that, you won’t have any chance to stay in the school for training, let alone get to visit the living world. You’d better think carefully!”
As soon as Su Weisheng left, Yuan Le immediately lost all interest in the act. He lazily leaned back in his chair and replied perfunctorily, “That won’t happen. The young master will definitely find a way to stay in school.”
The ghosts burst out laughing: “What kind of way could he possibly have?”
“If he manages to stay, I’ll take my head off and give it to you two to kick around like a soccer ball!”
“Then I’ll take off my hand and make you guys badminton rackets!”
Just as this group of ghosts was making their boasts, a loud thudding noise came from outside. They all stuck their heads out at once and saw the masked young man holding a huge jade hammer, simply and forcefully smashing the examiner into the ground.
“I told you who I am. I explained the logic, but you didn’t listen. I showed you the evidence, but you didn’t look. I even kept proving it to you. Now, do you believe me?” The young man’s voice was calm and indifferent, as if knocking the examiner unconscious was just a casual move. Under the shocked gazes of the ghosts, he slowly turned his head to look at everyone, casually took off his mask, revealing a cold, familiar, stunningly beautiful face.
He was so beautiful it almost gave the gloomy underworld the illusion of moonlight shining in, bestowing its care.
But not a single ghost was admiring his beauty at that moment. Instead, they all wore terrified expressions, as if they had seen a soul-shattering, terrifying overlord.
Su Weisheng gave them a faint smile, his voice gentle and warm: “Students, your examiner has taken sick leave. From now on, Teacher Yuan Le and I will be your instructors.”
The “delicate maiden” calmly sat in her chair, casually tossing her bamboo hat onto the table. Her face remained breathtakingly beautiful and chillingly terrifying. She narrowed her fox-like eyes and, smiling sweetly in perfect harmony with him, added, “Don’t worry, I’ve prepared brand-new lessons for everyone…”
There was no misguided romance-brained girl or scumbag guy here—it was clearly two twisted, darkly humorous terrifying overlords!
The old ghosts shuddered. Accompanied by screams, the troublemakers who had been provoking just moments before now scattered fearfully into every corner of the classroom, shouting self-delusionally, “Don’t come near us! Aaahhh!”
Lu Qi, who did not run away with the rest, stared in disbelief, reaching out to close his dropped jaw and muttering to himself, “The moment I heard the name ‘Le’er’, I should have… I should have guessed…”
