Chapter 44: Fu Su Wins
On every exam, there’s always one or two giveaway questions, a gift from the teacher. I really don’t want to admit that I…got those questions right…
Ahem, ahem.
Unexpectedly, the one-point tasks in the credit battle were also giveaways, perhaps because I respected ghosts and was willing to communicate with them instead of resorting to violence.
After all, ghosts were once human. They hold grudges, they’re angry, they’re hysterical, and they won’t listen to reason. But, as long as you find the right approach and respect them, you can help them regain their humanity.
I stuck to my principle: use words whenever possible, and avoid fighting.
I’m only human, and I have my own anger. I admit, I was biased towards the water ghost, but I wanted to be a little selfish this time, not wanting to be a keyboard warrior or some kind of understanding saint.
Helping to retrieve a body is a meritorious deed, but it’s also considered unlucky. Asking for a red envelope to ward off bad luck is understandable, and the deceased’s family should be grateful.
But why do humans always turn good deeds into bad ones?!
It’s infuriating!
Before, I, Xia Xiaolan, would only complain online because I’m not Superman. I don’t have superpowers. I couldn’t do much in real life. I wouldn’t even dare to speak up if I encountered a thief, because I’m afraid of dying.
But now, it’s different. I’m a student of the Immortal Realm, equipped with divine artifacts. If I’m still cowardly now, I’d be losing face for all humanity! I wouldn’t be able to respect myself.
In other words, now I, Xia Xiaolan, am truly not afraid of death!
After successfully resolving the issues with the peeping ghost in the women’s bathroom, the drunk ghost who drank himself to death, and the mischievous ghost causing trouble in the swimming pool, Si Yi Nuo and I smoothly secured four points according to plan.
What was going on? Everything we encountered today was related to water. Water ghost, bathroom, alcohol, swimming pool, all water. I wondered what kind of “water trouble” the last one would be.
Si Yi Nuo and I stood in front of the fifth task location, a cake shop. I smiled happily. Finally, it wasn’t water. Wait, did the drinks inside count?
The first four tasks were completed very smoothly, indeed giving us free points and saving us a lot of time. I checked my phone. Jiang Yan and Mo Ming were still on the seven-point task. There were only two of them, so it would probably take longer to complete.
Along the way, Si Yi Nuo barely lifted a finger, just watching from the side, because I solved everything with words.
The male ghost in the bathroom was a pervert, not a vengeful spirit, so he left after being scared off.
The drunk ghost who drank himself to death felt ashamed and didn’t dare to go to the underworld, afraid of being scolded by his father.
The last one, the mischievous ghost in the swimming pool, was a bit tricky to catch, but he himself found it boring up there and was curious about the underworld because he had never been there, so he went down on his own.
I hoped the last one would be like the previous ones, saving us energy and handing us the points.
“Ding!” The second three-point task was marked as complete.
Great!
Then, the third three-point task started to show as occupied by our team.
Qing Ming was amazing!
We were the last ones! Once we finished this, we’d have time to grab a five-point task. Haha, Fu Su would be furious.
Just as I was about to check the details of the task, another “ding” sounded. Fu Su’s team had completed the seven-point task!
Six of them working together on a seven-point task, naturally it was fast.
My heart started to race. “Thump, thump, thump.” Their completion meant they knew that other tasks had been snatched by us, and they also knew my strategy. Fu Su’s next move would be crucial.
Fu Su, don’t disappoint me with your arrogance.
“Xiaolan…what’s wrong…” Si Yi Nuo seemed to find it strange that I kept looking at my phone without entering the cake shop.
I showed him my phone. “Fu Su and his team finished their task!”
The corners of Si Yi Nuo’s mouth slowly turned up. “So fast…”
However, after that “ding,” none of the grids on the phone screen showed any sign of being claimed.
“Why…aren’t they grabbing any tasks…” Si Yi Nuo narrowed his eyes from within the scarf Xiao Bai had transformed into, also staring intently at the phone screen.
“They probably noticed our strategy and are thinking of a countermeasure.” I watched nervously, even feeling a little short of breath from my racing heart. The next choice would be critical! Would they occupy all the five-point tasks as I had predicted?
Suddenly, the grids lit up!
“They chose…” Si Yi Nuo said.
As the grids lit up, my brain buzzed. All the remaining grids, except for the ten-point one, were lit up!
Fu Su and his team had actually snatched all the remaining tasks, including the last three-point task!
I was completely dumbfounded.
This meant that it wasn’t 24 points for us and 22 for them anymore. They had 25 points, and we only had 21! I never expected Fu Su to go for the three-point tasks. I always thought he would disdain them.
Fu Su, why didn’t you follow the script? Where’s your arrogance? Your disdain? Your contempt? Why didn’t you just be yourself!
Orz… Fu Su actually threw a wrench in the works at the most crucial moment.
Fu Su, if you had just been your usual self, how perfect the ending would have been. Now, you’ve ruined everything.
Now, even if he didn’t go for the ten-point task, he would still win. My mind went blank. When the plan was completely disrupted, I instantly lost my direction.
“They…have already…won…what…should we do…” Si Yi Nuo looked at me with one silver eye visible beneath his long bangs, but the look in his eye was more like he was scrutinizing me.
“Grumble~~~~”
My stomach growled.
After fighting for two hours, I was hungry.
I stared blankly at the cake shop with its flashing neon lights. “I want to…eat something…” I walked无力地 towards the cake shop, Si Yi Nuo quietly following beside me.
Fu Su had forced us into a corner. If we wanted to win, we had to go for the ten-point task. But, could we do it?
It was easy to sabotage others, but completing the highest difficulty task wasn’t as easy as it sounded. Moreover, this was my first time participating in a credit battle. Who knew what kind of a monster the ten-point task would be? It definitely wouldn’t be something I could solve with words.
Was this Fu Su’s goal?
To force me into a corner and see if I dared to take the ten-point task?
Now, all he had to do was sit back, raise his charming chin, and watch me make a fool of myself with a wicked and contemptuous smirk.
Yes, yes! It must be like this!
He did it on purpose. He wanted to see me embarrass myself, then kneel before him, licking his feet and admitting my mistake, promising never to oppose him again!
I felt so powerless…
Mentally exhausted…
Disheartened…
Like dying…
“Jingle.” The bell rang as I pushed open the door of the cake shop, and all the lights inside flickered.
The air was filled with the sweet, rich aroma of cakes, further stimulating my appetite. However, two days ago, the owner of this place was baked into a cake, decorated with cream and fruit…
I picked up my phone.
Task location: XX Cake Shop.
Task: Capture the Cake Demon.
What the heck? I’d seen animals become demons, plants become demons, even a broken soy sauce bottle become a demon in the books, but a cake demon? What the hell was that?!
This definitely qualified as the biggest absurdity of the year!
There was no one in the cake shop, but there were many exquisite cakes in the display case, as well as a milk tea machine. Si Yi Nuo looked around cautiously, while I started to eat without hesitation.
First, I turned on the milk tea machine and made myself a cup of milk tea. Then, I opened the display case and started eating! I was starving.
I ate large bites, then looked at Si Yi Nuo. “Si Yi Nuo, want some?”
Si Yi Nuo looked at me, shook his head, and scanned the surroundings. “So strange…I don’t smell any demonic aura…”
“It’s a cake demon! The demonic aura has turned into a sweet fragrance.” As I was eating, I suddenly heard a strange “dada dada” sound.
With a cake in one hand, I looked around. Si Yi Nuo also became alert, scanning the surroundings.
Just then, the almost human-sized wedding cake in the display case suddenly stood up! It opened its large mouth. “Eat—I want to eat—” It lunged at me!
“Watch out!” Si Yi Nuo yelled, but the human-sized cake had already pounced on me. This was the first time I’d been tackled by a cake!
It landed on me, but I rolled over and pinned it down, then, without hesitation, I buried my face in it and started eating!
Si Yi Nuo was dumbfounded, and Xiao Bai, wrapped around his neck, stared at me blankly.
The only sound in the cake shop was the cake demon’s screams. “Ah—Ah—Help! Don’t eat me—”
I used both hands to devour it!
I was venting all my frustration on it!
Take that, you monster!
I have a hundred ways to eat you! You’ll regret becoming a demon!
I pulled off and ate the chocolate bride and groom on top of the cake demon’s head!
I dug out and ate the strawberries on the cake demon’s body!
I grabbed and slurped the cream all over the cake demon!
I ate all of the cake demon’s cake!
“Ah—Ah—Ah…Ah…Ooh…Mmm…Uh…Whimper…”
The cake demon fell silent. My face was covered in cream, cake crumbs, and red strawberry juice. I tried to stand up, but I couldn’t…I was too full…I couldn’t get up…
“Burp—” A burp escaped my lips. I panted, supporting my pregnant-like belly, and turned to look at the dumbfounded Si Yi Nuo. “Don’t you want some?”
Si Yi Nuo’s face was pale. For the first time, both of his silver eyes were completely visible from beneath his bangs, and he looked at me with a hint of fear.
“Burp~~~~~~” I couldn’t help but burp again, sucking on my fingers. “After becoming an immortal, my appetite has also grown. Ugh~~~~ I’m so full. I hope I don’t get diarrhea from eating a demon.”
Si Yi Nuo looked at me, petrified.
I poked around the leftover cake demon and found something sparkling inside. I pulled it out, and it actually moved, about the size of a firefly, but its body was as beautiful as starlight, its tiny voice crying, “Don’t eat me, don’t eat me.”
I held it up and looked at Si Yi Nuo while supporting myself against the wall. “What kind of fly is this?”
Si Yi Nuo blinked, looked at it, and then came back to his senses. “Ah…so it was this thing causing trouble…”
“What is it?”
“A Youjing, the spirit of a Yao. It can possess any object and bring it to life. No wonder I couldn’t smell any demonic aura. It turns out it was a Youjing.”
After hearing Si Yi Nuo’s explanation, I smirked. “Si Yi Nuo, your speech is getting clearer.”
He froze, then slowly lowered his head, hiding behind Xiao Bai.
Si Yi Nuo, there was another reason I chose to be with you, and that was to see what your relationship with Fu Su really was.
