Chapter 241 : Petty Ghosts are Hard to Deal With 23 (1/2)

“Every Gathering must be held at a haunted mansion. This place happened to be chosen for this round. Whoever exterminates whatever is haunting the mansion first is the winner; it’s a good chance to boost one’s reputation.” Feng Jin’s low voice reverberated in the darkness.

“There’s a possibility that other exorcists will attack you and steal your badges. If your badge is stolen, you can’t continue participating.”

“And if you steal everyone else’s badge?” Shi Sheng suddenly asked.

Feng Jin blanked out for a moment before replying, “You’d be awarded the title of grandmaster.”

“Is that title so great?”

“I guess so.”

All of the people who were just here at the Gathering to gain experience remained outside. Only those who were experienced could enter the mansion to participate. Hence, snatching all of the participants’ badges was proof that one had high enough strength to claim the title of grandmaster, the greatest honour among exorcists.

Those with that title were respected no matter where they went.

“Okay! Let’s go rob them all then!” Shi Sheng rolled up her sleeves and got to work. Feng Jin pondered for a while before coming to the conclusion that helping her would be easier than stopping her.

Robbery was child’s play for Shi Sheng. And as a villain, her methods were naturally… less than honourable. Her victims did not even have time to react before they were robbed—they weren’t even able to catch a glimpse of who the thief was.

When the crowd outside saw that participants were streaming out of the mansion one after another, they went forward to ask, “What happened? Why are all of you coming out together?”

‘Even if people did have badges stolen in the past, we’ve never seen this many come out at a time!’

“Don’t even mention it.” A dark-skinned, short man spat on the ground. “Some asshole used underhanded means to take our badges.”

“Yeah! Once everyone’s out, I want to see who the sneaky little shit is! Even if he’s stolen all of our badges, I refuse to acknowledge him! To use such despicable means… PEI!”

The people outside looked to their neighbors as their hearts pounded. ‘Could we be seeing the birth of a new grandmaster this year?’

An Su didn’t know why, but she felt like this matter had something to do with her Ghost-jiejie.

……

In the mansion, Shi Sheng floated back to Feng Jin’s side after having eliminated yet another person.

“How many are left?”

“Three.” Feng Jin paused before continuing, “They are Guo Cheng from Baiyun Monastery, Song Jiang from Zhangchun Monastery, and Wei Li.”

Guo Cheng was the name of Xiao Bai’s Master.

“You mean the monasteries from Mt. Tiandu?” Shi Sheng raised a brow before harrumphing disdainfully. “How capable can those people who taught a bunch of idiots be?”

“They’re the real deal.” Feng Jin reminded Shi Sheng, “Don’t underestimate them.”

“Oh.” Shi Sheng gave a perfunctory response.

Noticing her uncaring expression, Feng Jin could only raise his vigilance.

They just so happened to run into Wei Li in one of the side courtyards. Wei Li had already learned from others that there was someone in the mansion stealing badges, and that this person had already been fairly successful. So, his first reaction upon meeting someone was to attack.

But Shi Sheng pulled out a smoke grenade and tossed it over. Wei Li was too quick, so he didn’t have time to stop himself from stepping into the smoke-filled area.

Thump! And the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground could be heard.

‘So what if you have ability? If you can’t use it, all of that ability is just rubbish.’

Feng Jin, “…”

‘Her methods are getting more brutal… She used to swing that sword of hers around before, but now she doesn’t even bother to take it out.’

“Where’d you get that thing you just tossed?” ‘Ghosts can keep physical things on them? I feel like everything I’ve learnt is completely useless…’

Shi Sheng immediately moved over. “Kiss me and I’ll tell you.”

Feng Jin, “…” ‘Can’t we just talk this over like normal people?!’

The end result was still him leaning down to give her a peck. His cheeks were burning, but fortunately it was too dark here so Shi Sheng couldn’t see his face.