"There are many more interesting things to discover if we delve deeper." The smiling businessman glanced at the white fluff in the air, his lips curved slightly. "Let me come by more often to give you some props so you can have a look around."
Su Er's eyes lit up: "No limit on the number of times?"
The smiling merchant dispelled his unrealistic wish: "One copy can only be delivered three times at most, otherwise it will disrupt the balance."
The echoes are still there, but there is no trace of the host.
Sur stared at the spot where the smiling merchant had vanished, shook his head, and quickly returned his attention to the items. The three items he had just selected were all for healing, and only for minor flesh wounds.
"Benefits are like a piece of meat, and I haven't even had a sip of soup."
Ji Heng: "As expected."
The game is terrible, but paradoxically it also pursues fairness. Even if Gou Baopu wanted to give it, he couldn't get more.
Su Er sighed, "The Camellia Princess has a good plan. Most ghosts only think about being persecuted to get insurance compensation."
Princess Camellia did the opposite, using her identity as a host to hinder the ghost insurance fraud and then get benefits from Gou Baopu. Even if she didn't succeed in the end, she could still get the benefits for free.
Ji Heng joked, "Why else would it be called Camellia?"
Su Er pursed his lips and said, "This green tea is very hot."
Hearing this, Ji Heng raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "As long as the current situation is favorable to you, that's fine."
I don't know what he was thinking about, but the next moment his smile disappeared and his brows tightened slightly: "Remember to be more vigilant, I always feel that he has other plans."
Many insect eggs died, and the white fluff that had been chasing the villain for a while calmed down for a while. Su Er's breathing seemed to be smoother, and he prepared to seize this opportunity to start moving.
Ji Heng: "Go to the fourth floor."
The ghost had just finished attacking the bugs and had lost some of its strength. It was now floating towards the fourth floor.
Seeing him move so freely, as if he could see the ghost's movements with his own eyes, Su Er couldn't help but sigh at the benefits of having a high spiritual value. As he went upstairs, he said, "I'm floating."
In the past, I couldn't dodge the ghosts, but now I have to actively chase them.
The words were spoken lightly, but there was no smile on either of their faces. Ghosts are not easy to deal with. If it were not for the lack of key clues, no one would be willing to take the risk.
The higher they went, the more desolate and lonely they felt. Just as they were about to cross the last step, Su Er showed a look of surprise: "Zhu Yu?"
Zhu Yu didn't expect someone to come up so suddenly. After being surprised, she quickly regained her composure: "It's you."
Her clothes were stained with blood and her arms had several cuts.
Soul threw over a recovery item he had just taken from the smiling merchant, and before being rejected, he said, "I don't like owing favors to others."
The other party had previously helped to save the little clay figure and spent a prop.
"Thanks." Zhu Yu didn't act any more and took the props downstairs. Before leaving, she explained, "I'm going to the bathroom."
"We..." Noticing that Ji Heng seemed to be watching Zhu Yu's back with his peripheral vision, he swallowed his unfinished words and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The wounds." Ji Heng: "They are all clean scratches, nothing to do with insect bites. Judging from the angle, it looks more like a self-inflicted wound."
"Self-harm?"
Ji Heng nodded.
There are countless people who harm others in the copy, but this is the first time I have seen someone who harms himself. Su Er remembered what Xu Yangyang said about Zhu Yu being a god, so he thought there was some basis for this.
"Forget it." Unable to think of a reason, he decided to act according to circumstances: "Zhu Yu doesn't seem to want to get too involved with us at the moment, so don't worry about her."
Anyway, the debt of favor has been repaid, so there is no need to show mercy if things really come to a head in the future.
There was very little white fluff on the fourth floor, so the two of them chose to go to the dark and narrow corridors, like a sightseeing tour group stopping and checking in one by one, but no ghost appeared for a long time.
Su Er's tone was uncertain: "It seems that we are not very welcome."
"There must be other reasons."
Relying on his spiritual value, Ji Heng could feel an indescribable cold breath wandering on the fourth floor.
Sur also gradually realized that something was wrong. His five senses were extremely strong, so he pricked up his ears and listened carefully, catching a slight tapping sound.
"South."
The moment he made his decision, he was already heading in that direction. As he approached the source of the sound, his pace slowed down again.
The sound seemed closer.
At the next corner, he suddenly met an enlarged face. Sur's heart skipped a beat, and the fact that he didn't fall backwards was a sign of his strong mental strength.
It was an old face, with wrinkles running across it like ravines.
The old man's hair was gray, and he was dressed quite simply. The frame of his reading glasses had loosened and fallen, getting stuck on the tip of his nose. Even with his age, his facial features still showed that he was a handsome man in his youth.
He first looked at Su Er and said with disdain, "You're brainless." Then he walked over to Ji Heng, stretched his neck to look, his eyes wide open with horror.
Ji Heng let him look at him.
"You, you are..." The old man felt that he looked familiar. He knocked his head hard but still couldn't remember. Finally, he said, "You seem to have a brain."
Su Er's anger was rising, and he tried to speak calmly, "In another instance, he copied my homework."
Ji Heng did not deny that he used to be a top student, but he did not review for many years and almost gave all his knowledge back to the school.
The old man stubbornly changed the subject, saying with a sinister smile, "Before the moon appears, I want to eat the best brains." He licked his dry lips and said, "Otherwise, I will take your brains."
Su Er was speechless. He had clearly just despised himself for being stupid.
Like an NPC who had just completed a task, the old man no longer paid any attention to them. He paced back and forth with a hunched back, muttering some complicated formulas.
Ji Heng whispered a few words, and Su Er shook his head: "Not sure, it seems to be the word 'horse'."
The old man had a work ID hanging on his chest, the contents of which were all blurred. After a while, seeing that the two men hadn't taken any action, his anger suddenly intensified: "Go find something to eat!"
Ji Heng used his eyes to signal that they should move to a safe area.
After walking down one floor and making sure he was out of the evil spirit's sight, Su Er spoke: "That old man is mentally unstable."
Ji Heng evaluated it purely based on strength: "Generally speaking, ghosts choose to avoid, which means they are very powerful."
Sur understood what this was implying. Even if he had a silver tongue, it would be difficult to fool a powerful madman. Completing the mission was the only way out at the moment.
Ji Heng suddenly asked, "What do you think his occupation was when he was alive?"
Sur pondered.
"Judge from your first impression."
Soul: "Scientist."
The old man emphasized intelligence in his words and deeds, and liked to recite formulas over and over again. This habit was rare.
"And..." Su Er hesitated and said, "The first time he saw you, his face was full of the expression 'I've seen this person somewhere before'."
Ji Heng found a place to sit down and used his tablet to search for the scientist named Ma, but the results that popped up were a mess.
Sur: "The information of top researchers is mostly confidential."
"Even though he's crazy, the old man's self-righteous and overbearing personality is still obvious," Ji Heng shook his head and said, "Such a person would not be content with obscurity."
After thinking about it, I changed the search term to 'famous people in the academic world thirty years ago'.
There was too much information, so Suer helped to look for it. His hard work paid off, and before his eyes got tired he finally saw an old photo. The title given by the media was "Meet the Real Celebrities".
Su Er pointed at a person standing in the front row and asked hurriedly, "Is it him?"
The facial features are very similar, but the person in the photo is more energetic. The names of the people are noted at the bottom in order: Feng Peng, third from the left.
He quickly searched Feng Peng's life, ignoring the high-level terms that he couldn't understand. Suer tried to concentrate on reading the information, but he couldn't help but be distracted by Ji Heng.
The Peach Blossom Banquet was cancelled twenty-seven years ago. Feng Peng happened to be an outstanding scientist of that era and seemed to know Ji Heng. Could there be any connection between the two?
Ji Heng's expression remained unchanged as he kept scrolling down to read the text, his eyes fixed on the last paragraph.
Feng Peng's end was somewhat tragic. He left the Academy of Sciences in anger over a verbal dispute and died of a heart attack shortly thereafter. There are numerous theories about the cause of his death, the most common being that he committed suicide. Someone witnessed Feng Peng arguing with someone before his departure, where he passionately declared his wisdom unmatched.
Su Er came back to his senses and instantly grasped the key point in the text. He was stunned and said, "Feng Peng also died twenty-seven years ago?"
Ji Heng: "Don't think too complicated yet."
Assuming the whistleblower is telling the truth, Feng Peng believes that he has top intelligence and what they are looking for is his brain.
Su Er was amused: "Catch the evil spirit, cut open his head, take out his brains and feed him back to us?"
What a beautiful operation!
I'm afraid Feng Peng ate them as dessert before putting them into practice.
Ji Heng put away the tablet: "I'll attract attention later, you try to take pictures."
Su Er responded promptly: "Do you suspect that the old man has no physical body?"
Ji Heng nodded.
Soul: "But he makes noises when he walks, and he's very strong."
Usually, only ghosts with physical bodies possess enormous power.
Ji Heng stood up and looked upstairs: "Just try it and you'll know." After a pause, he asked, "How many props does Gou Baopu still owe you?"
Su Er shrugged, indicating he wasn't sure. "Not much. Nine for him and one for me."
Ji Heng: "Send some more. Ghosts are very sensitive to being photographed and get easily irritated."
Suhl didn't hesitate to make deliveries and did as he was told.
Although he didn't get much benefit, he definitely enjoyed the fastest logistics. Before the blood beads spread on the stone, the smiling merchant had already appeared.
"Nice to meet you again." He smiled.
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While Su Er and Ji Heng were preparing to get information from the old man, Princess Camellia was studying the insurance contract.
Previously, Gou Baopu was worried that there would be too many ghosts trying to scam people, so he secretly gave him a thousand strands of Yin Qi to stop the evil ghosts from defrauding insurance.
Princess Camellia was not satisfied with this. The more severe the persecution, the more compensation she would receive. What if the world was destroyed? Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up. As long as he guided step by step, he could achieve the desired effect.
But you must be careful in the process and evacuate successfully before the copy collapses.
"Anyway, this world is already riddled with holes..."
It's better to make use of the last bit of energy.
After carefully folding the contract, the next second Camellia Princess appeared in a dark corner, peeking at the smiling merchant and Sur trading items with satisfaction.
The plan requires a witness to prove that the destruction of the world is caused by Soul, and Smiley Face is a perfect match. If all goes well, he will be the first to receive insurance compensation, and the last.
While she was still mulling over her grand plans, a sweet, fishy taste suddenly surged up her throat. Princess Camellia's face suddenly changed color, and as she vomited blood, her soul felt as if it were being tortured to death.
The rules backfire.
"Why is this happening?" Princess Camellia tried her best to think about what went wrong, even though there was no direct violation.
Soon the severe pain made him unable to perform even basic analysis. The smiling businessman on the other side seemed to sense something unusual.
Once the cause of the injury is revealed, she will inevitably become a laughing stock among the hosts. Princess Camellia attaches great importance to her image and will never allow this to happen.
what to do?
Seeing that the smiling businessman was about to turn around, he swallowed the blood in his mouth, gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"Sul! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"
The sad and angry voice broke the silence of the library.
The next moment the smiling businessman appeared.
"What happened?"
Princess Camellia smiled bitterly and said, "I still underestimated Su'er..."
For the first time in his life, the smiling businessman frowned.
There were many hosts who suffered persecution from Sur, but this was the first time someone was nearly half dead.
After careful consideration, he came to the conclusion that the news had to be made public so that everyone would know...Sul had grown to a terrifying level.
Sensing the smiling merchant staring at him with a complicated gaze, Soul, far away, looked puzzled. Combined with Camellia Princess's previous angry roar, he paused for a moment, "Could he think I did it?"
He sneered, his expression particularly grim. "Anyone with a bit of common sense should know that this is Camellia scamming insurance."
Ji Heng shook his head: "It looks like he was seriously injured. Even if he was trying to defraud the insurance, he wouldn't have to go to this extent."
Their eyes met and flickered at the same time.
"…"
Given that he had done too many tricks in the past, sometimes even implicating the host without realizing it, Su Er's tone gradually became less firm: "Could it be... that it was really me?"
The only person who knew the truth was still vomiting blood, partly because of the injury and partly because of anger.
The Camellia Princess paid a price far exceeding a thousand strands of Yin Qi to buy the special healing medicine from the Smiling Face Merchant.
After the transaction was completed, the smiling businessman immediately informed several of his regular colleagues. As a businessman, occasionally giving away some free information is necessary to expand and expand business.
Soon, the news spread among the hosts like lightning, and became more and more outrageous.
-Princess Camellia was half dead after being killed by Sur and her body was covered in blood.
-Princess Camellia was severely injured and disfigured by Soul's scheme, and her life was worse than death.
-Princess Camellia is about to die. This boy Sur is so terrifying!