Chu Hao's soul drifted in and immediately saw the three people inside the room. Two were dressed like migrant workers, and the other was a middle-aged bald man with glasses.
The bald man asked, "Little Wu, where did you find this body?"
Brother Wu chuckled and said, "Manager Zheng, this is a young guy who just died in our village. I spent 30,000 to get my hands on him."
Manager Zheng appraised, "Not bad, he looks all right. He'll be a suitable match for my daughter's ghost marriage."
Chu Hao's body suddenly opened its eyes. Another worker saw it and was startled, falling on his butt, pointing at Chu Hao, speechless.
"My god! He's... he's alive!"
Manager Zheng and Brother Wu were startled. Turning their heads to look, they saw Chu Hao sitting up, coldly staring at them.
"DING... Host performed a Scary Show Off, gained 100 Show-off Points."
The three of them were immediately petrified with fear and turned to run.
Chu Hao took a quick step and kicked Brother Wu in the back, cursing, "You son of a bitch, stealing my body for a ghost marriage, do you want to die?"
In pain, Brother Wu grimaced and said, "You... you're still alive."
"No shit." Chu Hao kicked him again, this time in the face, knocking out his front teeth. He cried out in agony, "Stop... stop hitting me!"
Chu Hao couldn't be bothered with him; rescuing Teacher Qiu was more urgent.
At that moment, Manager Zheng, who had run away earlier, came back. He quickly said, "Young man, this is a misunderstanding."
"Get lost! I don't have time to play with you guys."
Manager Zheng hurriedly pulled out a business card and said, "Young man, I can tell you're no ordinary person. This is my card. I want to host a ghost marriage for my daughter. If you can make it happen, I'll give you a million."
Chu Hao took the card. Though he had no interest in getting involved, it was something he could leave to Yu Sicheng to deal with. He said, "All right, wait for my message."
Chu Hao left the inn and headed towards the school.
At the teachers' dormitory, Chu Hao finally returned. He immediately summoned Qiu Xueying's soul, drew a Talisman, and placed it on her forehead.
Shortly after, Qiu Xueying opened her eyes, weakly asking, "What... what happened to me?"
"Teacher Qiu, your soul was hooked away," Li Yin quickly said.
Qiu Xueying, looking at Chu Hao, couldn't help but cry and said, "Chu Hao, thank you for saving me."
Chu Hao waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's nothing. Being such a righteous person, I'd have helped even a stranger."
Li Yin beside him was quite skeptical.
Qiu Xueying, moved, said, "You are a good person."
You're just realizing I'm a good person now?
Since Teacher Qiu's soul had been hooked away, she needed to rest for a while, so Lu Junhe hurriedly applied for her leave, ensuring she still got paid.
Joking aside, Teacher Qiu was considered a national treasure of the school. Not only was she beautiful, but more importantly, she was quite close to Chu Hao.
Lu Junhe said, "Teacher Qiu, please rest well. Don't worry about the college entrance exams for the students."
Qiu Xueying nodded and said, "Thank you, Principal."
With the issue finally resolved, Qiu Xueying was sent home, and Chu Hao opened the Silver Treasure Box.
"DING... Silver Treasure Box opened, obtained a Fragmented Light Shield Jade."
Fragmented Light Shield Jade: Comes with three defenses, extremely strong defensive capabilities, activates automatically when carried.
Chu Hao checked the System store and saw that a complete Light Shield Jade required 10,000 Show-off Points.
Chu Hao exclaimed, "System, how strong is this defense?"
System: "Firearms like the Desert Eagle cannot penetrate it."
This thing is awesome! If I carry one around, wouldn't I be like an invulnerable turtle shell?
After sorting this out, Chu Hao felt quite pleased with himself. At that moment, Yi Qinglian gave a slight smile and said, "Do you want me to take you back?"
Yi Qinglian didn't attend the evening self-study, and Chu Hao didn't want to either. After all, he was very free now, as the teachers didn't bother with him.
He was confident he could pass the exams, given his strong memory and awareness. Besides, if he couldn't pass, couldn't he just look at others' answers?
Chu Hao asked, "You're taking me back? I won't be beaten to death by your fans, will I?"
Yi Qinglian tilted her beautiful little face and said, "Are you scared?"
"What a joke! Would Brother Hao be scared?"
Yi Qinglian looked down, her face blushing as she said, "Sister Mo isn't here today; she went to the capital."
Chu Hao jumped up excitedly and said, "Really?"
"Mm, I can cook for you. Don't think too much about it."
Haha... A golden opportunity! How could I let such a good chance slip by? Coming up with the excuse of cooking for me, hmph... Brother Hao believes you, my foot! Remember, when a girl invites you to her home, there's definitely something up. It's just a coy way for her to express her intent. Today, Brother, I'm going to make my move on you!
Chu Hao hurriedly followed Yi Qinglian into the car, full of anticipation, practically wishing he could fly to the villa in the residential area.
As a big star, Yi Qinglian attracted countless attention wherever she went. When someone saw Chu Hao getting into her car, they captured the scene, completely baffled by what virtues or abilities he possessed to be so close to her.
The driver was Guihu. Upon seeing Chu Hao, he quickly nodded and bowed, saying, "Brother Hao, are you done with school?"
Chu Hao shot him a glare. "No shit."
Guihu gave a sheepish smile. He was fully aware of Chu Hao's abilities; this was someone he couldn't afford to provoke. He then drove away from the school.
At that moment, in a corner of the school, a person repairing the garden muttered upon seeing Chu Hao get into Yi Qinglian's car, "Target has left the school."
There was a roadblock up ahead with many cars stopped. A construction worker came over. Guihu rolled down the window and asked, "What's happening up ahead?"
The worker, with his head down, replied, "Sorry, there's road construction ahead."
"Oh." Guihu didn't think much of it.
Suddenly, the construction worker fiercely lifted his head. His face was handsome, but his eyes flickered with a cruel light. He abruptly reached out, grabbed Guihu's neck, and slammed him hard against the steering wheel.
Guihu cried out in pain; the force was enormous, and he was knocked out on the spot.
Everything happened so quickly that Chu Hao, in the back seat, was just beginning to react.
Then, the construction worker gave them a toothy grin and threw something resembling a hand grenade.
"Fuck!" Chu Hao was shocked and hurled himself over Yi Qinglian.
An intense blast resounded through the car, leaving Chu Hao dizzy and disoriented—let alone Yi Qinglian.
Chu Hao cursed inwardly. He struggled to clear his head. The blast from the stun grenade caused his ears to ring and his head to buzz.
A van approached. Its door opened, and the construction worker carried the unconscious Yi Qinglian away.
Someone said, "Pope, what about this kid?"
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Chu Hao shouted, "Sadako, kill him!"
Sadako was summoned. In the instant she appeared, with her mechanical, spider-like movements and blood-streaked face, she crouched on the car. She stared directly with her blood-red eyes at the man trying to capture Chu Hao.
The man was terrified at the sight of Sadako and frantically reached for his gun.
Sadako pounced, twisting his neck in one swift motion.
PS: Yesterday I wrote that the Ghost King's name was Luo Dong, not Dong Qi. This was a typo, which I've already corrected.