The next day, the sky was clear and the air was exceptionally fresh after the downpour.
Inside the principal's office.
"Principal, please listen to me!" the physical education teacher said, leaning both hands on the desk, his gaze fixed on the principal before him.
The principal: "...Teacher Li, could you please not get so agitated?" The desk was about to be shaken to pieces...
The physical education teacher nodded, "But Principal, please hear me out first, okay?"
The principal: "..." Just say it then...
"Principal, do you remember that abandoned dormitory in our school?"
Hearing the PE teacher's words, the principal thought for a moment. Their school did indeed have an abandoned dormitory, so he nodded, "What about it? If I recall correctly, it's scheduled for demolition in two months."
Upon hearing this, the PE teacher leaned closer to the principal and whispered in his ear, in a voice only they could hear, "Principal, there's a ghost in that abandoned dormitory..."
The principal: "..."
"Teacher Li, have you been staying up too late and gotten confused? Why are you talking nonsense?"
The physical education teacher: "...Principal, please believe me! I'm telling the truth!"
"Sigh..." Faced with the man's earnest gaze, the principal sighed and said, "Teacher Li, it's the twenty-first century now. Please don't be so superstitious. If this gets out to the students, it will harm the school's reputation..."
The physical education teacher: "..."
Before the PE teacher could speak, the principal continued, "Also, you're a young man in your twenties. You should watch fewer ghost novels and TV shows. Don't get so obsessed."
The physical education teacher: "..."
To make the principal believe him, the PE teacher considered taking him to the abandoned dormitory. However, remembering that all the ghosts there had been pacified by Shen Xiu'er, he abandoned the idea and left the principal's office in resignation.
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Meanwhile, on the swing beside the Shen family's house.
"Host, it seems the Ghost King is making a move."
The system stared at the screen before it and said to Ming Li, who was drinking nearby.
Upon hearing the system, Ming Li put down the wine jar, "What's wrong?"
"He did something bad last night, but the female lead stopped him."
"Oh, and then?"
The system: "The Ghost King can now use his ghostly energy again, so the female lead might be in danger. Do you want to go and deal with it?"
Ming Li narrowed his eyes, extended his hand, and performed some mystical calculations. After a while, he said, "No need. The female lead has plot armor, she won't die. For some reason, half of the Soul-Fixing Talisman on him has disappeared, and he might be able to leave that body soon."
The system: "..."
On the other side, at the school.
As soon as Shen Xiu'er entered the classroom, she sensed something was wrong. Her gaze swept vigilantly across the entire classroom, finally landing on the Ghost King, her eyes narrowing.
Previously, the ghostly energy on this boy had been faint. How had it become so strong overnight?
Could it be... that her sister's Soul-Fixing Talisman was about to expire?
Thinking that her sister had mentioned this was a Ghost King, Shen Xiu'er frowned, her expression somewhat grave.