Since Su Zimo temporarily withheld the malicious spirit, Liu Qi and the others had a chance to rush onto the bus.
But even so, the situation at the door was still extremely chaotic.
When experiencing such a life or death matter, no one thought about what option to choose. No one thought about who they were with, and no one thought about why a ghost would appear in the real world.
They only knew one thing – it should be safe in the bus!
Otherwise, why would the ghost holding an umbrella insist on having them stay in the bus?!
Recalling how they had stupidly rushed out of the bus with that bastard Liu Qi and into the crowd of hundreds of ghosts like pigs to slaughter, they couldn’t figure out how they returned alive!
Since they had been stupid for so long, they certainly wouldn’t be stupid anymore!
Everyone rushed crazily onto the bus.
When Qiu Qiu got up after falling to the muddy ground, she was at the back of the group. She was the last one to hold open the door to the bus and go to walk in, when Liu Qi, who couldn’t wait for the door to shut automatically, came up and wanted to close it manually…
The black umbrella in Su Zimo’s hand was inserted into the gap in the bus door, temporarily making it unable to shut.
“What are you trying to do!” Liu Qi’s tone hardened again after boarding the bus.
But when he recalled how horrific Su Zimo was earlier, Liu Qi’s face paled and his lips trembled as he plead: “Aren’t you trying to save us? Please let the door close!”
“I’m a businessman.” Behind Su Zimo was Ghost Umbrella, who was protecting him with the black umbrella, so he safely turned and spoke to Liu Qi. “The protection I provide comes at a cost. Otherwise, isn’t my labor cheaper than security set up by ordinary humans?”
Su Zimo tilted his head slightly, chuckling.
“……” Liu Qi, who was pressing on the door but was unable to push aside the umbrella, was stunned. After hearing the word ‘cost,’ he immediately spoke loudly. “Okay. I’m willing to pay. As long as you shut the door, I’ll give you as much as you want! I can give 100 times the market security price!”
“I will personally withdraw the money for you, so please remove the umbrella!” Liu Qi felt that his tone could be considered humble at the moment. He felt self-loathing and extreme mental pain because of his attitude just then.
Bowing to or begging someone younger than him, it seemed like Liu Qi was almost breaking his waist. Of course, even if his waist was really broken, he still wanted to choose a safe path. Otherwise, when he entered the bus just now, he wouldn’t have acted like a crazy beast, regardless of any apparent affection or gentlemanly behavior.
So even if he was suffering, he chose to bow his head and bend over.
But what Liu Qi didn’t expect was that, despite torturing himself in that way, Su Zimo still smiled and shook his head as he blocked the door.
“Sorry. I do business in the nightmare world.” Su Zimo explained. “Ordinary human money is of no use to me. What I want is the ghost tool in your hands.”
“How about we make a deal? You provide ghost tools and I’ll do my best to help you.” Su Zimo acted like a sincere salesman.
“Why do I have to provide my own ghost tool!” A single ghost tool could mean the trainer’s life. Liu Qi certainly didn’t want to give one up.
“If there is someone in your team who can provide ghost tools, you can of course pay the price together.” Su Zimo still had a polite and distant smile on his face, while Liu Qi was at a loss for words.
Although there were trainers behind him, they were all newcomers who had only beaten one ghost with his help. How could they have any ghost tools?
“I can pay a lot of money.” Liu Qi still wanted to make a final effort. “I can even pay you 5 million! Is that not enough? If it’s not enough, I can even pay 10 million! I can write you a check now!”
“Sorry. Any amount of money is just a number to me.” Su Zimo shook his head again. “I only trade ghost tools. You can even treat this transaction as a pawn. When this situation is finished, you can redeem the ghost tool for a small amount at any time.”
“Not asking for money?” Liu Qi muttered, but the expression on his face was no longer as opposed as before.
Liu Qi didn’t think that the ‘small amount’ he mentioned was actually a small amount. He thought he would just renege on the deal after, but as long as it was something that could be solved with money, Liu Qi wouldn’t feel ashamed. As long as he was still alive, he would still have green hills, and there would be no need to worry about not having firewood. <sup>1</sup>
“Okay. I’ll use this to trade with you.” Liu Qi took out the shabby metal pen from his pocket and handed it to Su Zimo through the crack in the door. “You’ve seen the power of this pen. It’s given correct answers to several questions, right?”
“This pen?” Su Zimo adjusted the glasses that had fallen slightly. “[Ordinary Pen Fairy], a two-star ghost tool. A pen fairy that can answer yes, no, or a direction. If there is a very important matter to consult the pen fairy about, you must remember that the answers given by pen fairy are only 20% correct.”
Su Zimo summarized the text boxes he saw through the glasses. This pen fairy’s abilities were almost exactly the same as the ghost tool called ‘Diexian’ that he had seen in an earlier nightmare world. There wasn’t even a difference in the rate of correctness.
“As Mr. Liu said, it was just a coincidence that the pen fairy answered those questions as it did. After all, this ghost tool still tastes like chicken ribs.” <sup>2</sup> Su Zimo said, but accepted the ’50 yuan’ pen fairy. “If you want to complete the transaction, Mr. Liu may have to continue adding value.”
Liu Qi turned to stare at Su Zimo, who had the look of a profiteer, and almost wished that the wisps floating around would rush over and kill Su Zimo instantly.
It’s a pity that the wisps were incredibly well-behaved at the moment. They floated around like special effects in the background of a movie without any intentions of attacking Su Zimo.
“Add this then, ba!” Maybe it was because Liu Qi had other things to rely on, but when he took out his precious golden scissors and handed them to Su Zimo, although he was gritting his teeth, he didn’t hesitate.
[Married Woman’s Scissors (Three Stars)]
[Sale Price: 150 yuan]
[Description: Legend tells that these golden scissors hidden in the marriage bed can bring good luck to the couple and ensure their path is smooth. However, these golden scissors were tainted with blood the first night in the bridal chamber. A large amount of blood soaked into the red blanket, dyeing the golden scissors within it. The dying bridegroom used them as a sharp weapon and transformed into a vengeful ghost. Resentment is hard to eliminate after revenge, so he continues to sleep within the golden scissors as a malicious spirit.]
[Special Ability: Golden scissors tainted by ghost essence can cause greater damage to ghosts. Increased rate of use increases the risk of ghost revival.]
Su Zimo was satisfied with the ghost tool. He could tell that Liu Qi would use money to buy it back.
At that time, the store would meet the requirements to upgrade.
“The deal is set.” Su Zimo was in a good mood and took back the black umbrella. After asking Ghost Umbrella to put the two items away, he turned and looked at the yellow-eyed ghost who had been waiting for them.
Footnotes
<ol>No need to worry about mundane things; he’ll always have money. Tasteless, not worth anything.</ol>