Just then.
Zhang Ping continued:
"Speaking of He Juan becoming a ghost, wife, son, can ghosts still eat barbecue? Ghosts seem to absorb human essence and eat incense, but it's okay, I'll bring some incense then, and ask the barbecue stall owner to sprinkle some cumin and seasonings on the incense. My wife and I will eat barbecue, and He Juan will be on the side absorbing the barbecue-flavored incense."
Zhang Wei chuckled:
"What if He Juan doesn't eat incense and wants to absorb human essence?"
"That's simple, my wife and I will take her to Tangshan to eat barbecue, and that will solve it, perfect! Hahahaha, I'm a genius."
As soon as he said that.
Zhang Wei's mother was also amused and chimed in:
"You guys are just joking. Where are ghosts in this world? If there were really ghosts, He Juan has been dead for so many years. According to what the villagers say, a ghost dead for decades would have become a ghost king."
Zhang Wei's eyebrows twitched, and he chuckled:
"Mom, it's true that the longer ghosts live, the stronger they become in folklore, but it really depends on how they become ghosts after death. Godmother she..."
Before he could finish speaking.
His father, Zhang Ping, interrupted:
"Enough, with He Juan's frail body, she would fall to the ground if I touched her. Let alone becoming a ghost king, she'd probably just become a ghost like Nie Xiaoqian, weak and frail. Even after being a ghost for decades, she wouldn't become a ghost king."
"Oh? Dad, are you sure?"
"Sure and certain. If there were really ghosts in this world, He Juan would definitely be a weak ghost. But she's quite smart, even if she's weak, she'd surely get by."
"What if He Juan becomes a ghost even more powerful than a ghost king? I'm just saying, if."
"If He Juan becomes more powerful than a ghost king, no, let's just say she becomes a ghost king, I'll directly cling to her leg, let He Juan live in our guest room, she'll be a guardian spirit. That way, even if my distant uncle doesn't come to stay, I won't have to turn on the light to go to the bathroom anymore, I can just stride directly to the toilet."
As soon as he said that.
His mother giggled:
"Only you, my husband, who's afraid of ghosts, would ask a ghost king to do such a thing."
Zhang Ping also laughed heartily:
"I don't know anything about ghosts. I think whether it's a ghost king or any other ghost, they're all ghosts. They're all similar. At most, I'd want He Juan to protect us."
At this moment.
Zhang Ping and his wife did not notice that while they were discussing He Juan as a ghost, Zhang Wei had secretly opened his phone and recorded the entire conversation.
...
Time flies.
The summer vacation passed quickly.
During this summer vacation, besides accompanying Qiu Xiaolin and Lu Lianxue in the mornings and evenings, Zhang Wei also occasionally chatted with Fatty, the Tailor, and Old Man Willow, "fleecing" them.
He had originally wanted to go out and find ghosts to exorcise for system points, but since the Northeast incident, the Senluo Division had calmed down, especially after the Sakura Country incident, the Senluo Division had almost disappeared. Great Xia had also become quiet, and supernatural events were not as frequent as before, so the Weidao Division could handle it.
However.
Despite this, Zhang Wei still "fleeced" quite a bit during the summer vacation.
Soon.
The new semester began. Zhang Wei got up early, preparing to head to Xiamen University. Today was not only the first day of the new semester, but also the day he, Lu Lianxue, and Yu Xiaoqi would go to the "Thief Country" as exchange students.
"Get up, stop sleeping."
Zhang Wei patted the buttocks of Qiu Xiaolin and Lu Lianxue on either side of him and said:
"It's time to go to school to register. Today is the first day to go to the Thief Country, so don't sleep in."
In his words.
Zhang Wei's gaze fell on the system panel:
【Host】: Zhang Wei
【System Points】: 36350
【Ghost Exorcism Divine Ability】: Ghost Back Tattoo
【Items】: Forty-meter broadsword, Infinite Yellow Talismans, One-time ability 'Temporary Bestowal', Fallen Angel Spear and other equipment, Demon God's Heart, Super Saiyan figurine...
After a whole summer, even without exorcising ghosts, Zhang Wei had "fleeced" quite a bit just by chatting with Fatty and the others.
...
Xiamen City, Xiamen University.
At this moment.
After hugging goodbye to Qiu Xiaolin, Zhang Wei and Lu Lianxue walked into the school gate, preparing to head to the registration office to report before heading to the Thief Country with the school's professors.
On the way.
Zhang Wei seemed to recall something and looked at Lu Lianxue beside him, saying:
"By the way, Xiaoxue, besides your luggage, have you prepared your magic artifacts? There have been frequent arrests of ghost exorcists in the Thief Country recently. Although your strength has improved and you've become a Qilin Guard, you still can't underestimate the ghosts in the Thief Country."
"I've already prepared them. My grandparents knew about the recent events in the Thief Country. The day before yesterday, I went back to Longhu Mountain to see my grandparents, and before I could prepare anything, they had already prepared it for me. What about you, have you prepared your magic artifacts?"
Lu Lianxue tucked her long hair behind her ear, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she spoke.
Before the start of summer vacation, there had been incidents of ghost exorcists going missing in the Thief Country. Although in the following period, the disappearances decreased when good-looking ghost exorcists stopped going to the Thief Country, and it was thought that the incident would gradually subside.
But who knew that after a while, the disappearances became frequent again, and even more rampant than before. Not only in the Thief Country, but also in other countries. And it was no longer specifically targeting good-looking ghost exorcists. It was unknown whether the events behind it were caused by different ghosts or were imitations. Ghost exorcists were no longer captured based on appearance, but rather randomly.
Because of this.
Lu Lianxue, who was going to the Thief Country as an exchange student this time, specifically returned to Longhu Mountain to bring some defensive magic artifacts. After all, the missing ghost exorcists, although not all of them were unattractive, those with high颜值 were still in high-risk categories and were the easiest to be captured.
"Don't worry, after I learned about the events in the Thief Country, I prepared early. Didn't you see my strength has improved to half-step True Dragon Guard? If any ghost dares to attack me, I'll make sure it regrets it, and beat it so badly its own mother wouldn't recognize it."
Zhang Wei said, raising his fist and baring a row of white teeth.
Lu Lianxue giggled upon seeing this, perhaps having spent too much time with Qiu Xiaolin, she learned from Qiu Xiaolin and said coquettishly:
"Then Zhang Wei, you have to protect me then."
Zhang Wei heard this and squeezed Lu Lianxue's face:
"No problem, just hold onto my leg tightly then. No, just hold onto my third leg tightly, and I guarantee your safety."
"Hate, you're driving again."
Lu Lianxue gave Zhang Wei a glare.
Zhang Wei chuckled and held Lu Lianxue's hand:
"How is this driving? What we did last night was driving. This is at most just turning the car key, the car hasn't even started yet."
Mentioning last night, Lu Lianxue's face turned red, and she lightly hit Zhang Wei's hand.
Zhang Wei chuckled, and the scene of him, Qiu Xiaolin, and Lu Lianxue last night flashed in his mind. He smiled and said:
"Why are you hitting me? Am I wrong? Please point out where I'm wrong, Miss Lu, and I can refute it."
Just as Lu Lianxue was about to respond.
"Brother Wei."
A voice came from behind. Looking back, it was Yu Xiaoqi waving at them as he walked over.
...