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[Final task: Kill the spiteful ghost Pingping]
[Task level: Death]
[Task description: Only the blood grudge dagger can kill the spiteful ghost Pingping. End the century old nightmare of Cordoned-off Village and allow everything to finally return to peace]
[Reward (because the spiteful ghost Pingping’s rank is too high compared to yours, your esteemed self will receive a bonus!):
[10000 points]
[Spiteful Ghost Pingping’s Bloody Tears]
[Spiteful Ghost Pingping’s Blood Grudge Dagger]
[Spiteful Ghost Pingping’s Ghostly Energy Crystal]
[The purple title, Ghost Slayer]
[Name: Spiteful Ghost Pingping’s Bloody Tears]
[Quality: Amazing]
[Function: Wipe the bloody tears on your body, and you will be able to exist as a spiteful ghost for a short period of time. If someone uses a subjugation prop on you, it won’t work because there is too much resentment in the bloody tears]
[Note: Who dares to catch a crying spiteful ghost? If you disturb the peace of a crying spiteful ghost, you will be struck by thunder!]
[Name: Spiteful Ghost Pingping’s Blood Grudge Dagger]
[Quality: Amazing]
[Function: This dagger contains the soul of the spiteful ghost Pingping. It can summon the spiteful ghost Pingping to possess your body during battle]
[Note: Use your blood grudge to make a sacrifice. The weapon is a super strong supernatural weapon containing the grudge of spiteful ghosts and spirits. Even the Travel Services is excited when looking at this weapon!]
[Name: Spiteful Ghost Pingping’s Ghostly Energy Crystal]
[Quality: Special]
[Function: It has an extraordinary effect on repairing remnant souls and cultivating ghost bodies!]
[Note: This is the crystallization of the ghostly energy of a hundred-year-old spiteful ghost! The ghostly energy in it will last forever. One crystal is sufficient to provide energy forever!]
[Ghost Slayer (Purple Title): Your esteemed self is a real ghost slayer. The resentment attacks of supernatural ghosts will no longer have any impact on your esteemed self. Your esteemed self is best at defeating the strong, even if your esteemed self is weak. Amazing power will erupt when your esteemed self is fighting ghosts. However, the threatening aura emitting from your esteemed self will be too strong and your esteemed self’s murderous intent will be too heavy. Hence, it is easy for your esteemed self to draw the hostility of high-ranked ghosts!]
Unlike the previous rewards given by the Travel Services after completing a task, the Travel Services had listed all the rewards that would be given! Perhaps the difference between Wei Xun’s current strength was too large compared to the century-old spiteful ghost. The rewards were unimaginable, and all of which were what he needed!
With the bloody tears of the spiteful ghost, he could be more confident in shaking off Wang Pengpai. The blood grudge dagger was an excellent weapon. All the daggers or knives Wei Xun had gotten from Lin Xi had broken, and he could only use his mutated sharp claws as a weapon when fighting. He was in urgent need of a good weapon.
The ghostly energy crystal could be fed to the little fox, allowing it to recover faster.
But among these rewards, the most important and precious one was the purple title, [Ghost Butcher]. Wei Xun’s current purple title [Cold-Blooded] came from III-9. After the tour ended and he broke away from III-9’s identity, he only had three green titles: [Analgesic], [Strong Toxin Resistance], and [Strong Resentment Resistance]. Obviously, these titles were not enough.
Wei Xun was always pursuing increasingly strong and abundant stimulation. Moreover, he has signed a contract with ***. Wei Xun needed to grow stronger before joining An Xuefeng’s tour party. He felt that he would gain more control over his choices if he observed An Xuefeng’s tour party from afar before joining them. However, Wei Xun felt that it would be difficult to get a purple title. Just look at Miao Fangfei and the other tourists. They had experienced so many tours, yet their titles had only reached the blue level. This supernatural purple title being delivered to his door was undoubtedly very important.
The Travel Services did not finish reporting all the rewards to him. Finally, another sentence popped out: [Because you acted as Ah Cheng in the third scenic spot, after killing the spiteful ghost Pingping, you will get a special reward based on the extent of Pingping’s affinity towards you]
After completing the task of opening up new scenic spots, Wei Xun, who chose to complete a special task, took a look at the affinity between himself and Pingping.
[Spiteful ghost Pingping’s affinity for you: 95]
This was undoubtedly a very high value. It could be said that after he killed the spiteful ghost Pingping, he would get a special reward. The rewards that had previously been stated were already very attractive to him. How mysterious was this special reward that the Travel Services had indicated its uniqueness!
Wei Xun felt that even monks would be moved by such rewards.
Wei Xun smiled and held the dagger, inching towards Pingping. The spiteful ghost Pingping did not resist at all and simply closed her eyes, even raising her head to reveal her fragile neck. A drop of bloody tears coagulated on her eyelashes, which made Pingping look very melancholic and extremely beautiful.
The sharp tip of the dagger stuck close to Pingping’s heart. It was as if time had solidified at this moment. As long as Wei Xun pushed the dagger forward a little, the spiteful ghost Pingping would be killed by him. Standing in a corner, Wang Pengpai shook his head secretly, nervous and ready to take action at any time.
But in the next moment, Wei Xun suddenly flipped the dagger and let the handle of the dagger face Pingping. He passed the dagger to her.
“Pingping, silly girl, how could I kill you.”
Wei Xun’s tone was helpless and filled with the intention to spoil Pingping. When the spiteful ghost Pingping stared at him, Wei Xun sighed, hugged Pingping, and wiped the bloody tears on her cheek. “Good girl, don’t cry.
“If you want to end all this, then kill me.
“I will die with you.”
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“How could he not be Ah Cheng?!”
Lin Xi almost jumped up. “He must be Ah Cheng. Otherwise, why would he do that!”
Amid the overflowing resentment surrounding them, the voices of Pingping and Ah Cheng could be heard. The tourists had heard everything they had said. Even Miao Fangfei could not find any flaws from Ah Cheng, because he completely acted like a man who loved Pingping and was willing to die for her, dying alongside her.
“Maybe, he is Pingping’s paper figure…”
Zhao Hongtu hesitated, and then shut his mouth again. Why would Pingping do this to deceive herself?
“Yes, could it be that the spiteful ghost Pingping is out of control and has lost all reason? Does she really want to die with Ah Cheng?”
Yu Hean said anxiously, “We, we have to save Ah Cheng!”
That was Guide III who had Huihui’s remnant soul. Yu Hean was so anxious it was as if he was on fire. He wanted to rush over and hinder the spiteful ghost to let Guide III withdraw quickly.
“What you said is also logical,” Hou Feihu pondered.
If it was the crazy Pingping’s plan to have Ah Cheng’s remnant soul die with her, it was possible for the tourists to save Ah Cheng’s remnant soul and send it out. But in this way, the task would be too difficult. Maybe there were two solutions to this last task. The rewards for sending the remains out would be less than for sending the remnant soul out. However, sending the remnant soul out would be equivalent to the tourists dancing on the tip of a knife.
The third scenic spot’s main attraction, the crying marriage, had been completed. Hou Feihu didn’t intend to take any more risks, nor would he let Zhao Hongtu take a risk when they could leave the scenic spot immediately.
“We’ll see,” Miao Fangfei stated.
The strongest people among them did not move. Even though Lin Xi and Yu Hean were anxious, they could only continue to wait and observe.
.
“Would you like to die with me?”
Pingping was stunned. She hesitated, holding the dagger as she asked softly.
Pingping shook her head slowly and her voice sounded slightly lethargic as she said, “This is what I owe Ah Cheng. It’s also time to end everything. Kill me and leave, Ah Cheng.”
“What stupid words are you saying?” Wei Xun said, stroking Pingping’s long hair, “If you really want to end your life, then let me stay here to accompany you.”
“Do you mean it?”
Pingping raised her head and looked at him. Her pale hands tightened and grabbed the clothing on Wei Xun’s chest. At this moment, she appeared unlike a spiteful ghost, but more like those girls who sought promises from their lovers because they didn’t feel secure in their relationships.
“Yes, how could I lie to you?”
Wei Xun held Pingping’s hands and pressed them against his heart. With infinite tenderness, he said, “I’m willing to stay with you.”
Badump, badump.
His heartbeat was as steady as usual. Pingping’s pale fingertips felt his heartbeat, as if she was obsessed with it. She lowered her line of sight. No one knew when her hand holding the dagger had lifted, but the tip of the dagger was aimed at Wei Xun’s heart.
“Do you really want to die with me?”
The sharp tip felt strange against Wei Xun’s chest. It was as if the dagger was able to ignore the flesh and bones protecting him and directly reach his most vulnerable and sensitive organ—the heart. The human body’s instinctive sense of crisis desperately sounded the alarm within his body, and it danced on his taut nerves. The fear of dying could cause even the most firm-willed person to shudder in terror.
Perhaps he could be calm on the surface, but his heart would never be able to deceive her.
Wei Xun’s heart beat slightly faster. He smiled happily and took the initiative to hold Pingping’s hand, allowing the dagger to penetrate deeper until it pierced through his skin and flesh to reach his heart. His face was pale, but he maintained his smile. He focused his attention on Pingping and whispered, “It’s really great that I’m able to reach the end of my life with you.”
After that, Wei Xun closed his eyes, appearing similar to the Pingping who had closed her eyes moments ago as she craned his neck and waited for death. Seeing this scene, Wang Pengpai’s scalp turned numb, and he kept cursing in his heart. III-9 was a madman and a psycho! Wang Pengpai often felt that he had sufficiently deduced III-9’s prowess, but he would always be slapped in the face after witnessing III-9’s next amazing move.
Wang Pengpai felt more determined to take this man back, regardless of the consequences. This fat lord will go all out!
Wang Pengpai scratched his ass and untied the last layer of the hidden talisman’s seal. The aura he revealed instantly attracted an alert glance from the spiteful ghost Pingping. After Wang Pengpai immediately restrained his aura, the spiteful ghost Pingping turned around and looked at Wei Xun.
There was a long silence as time trickled past. Wei Xun saw that his countdown to death was decreasing rapidly, but he didn’t exchange his points for more time, simply allowing it to decrease. Pingping’s hand was gently pressing on his heart. If Wei Xun ignored the cold dagger piercing his heart, the scene appeared like a girl being held in her lover’s arms as they snuggled closely together.
[Countdown to death——05:18:46]
[Countdown to death——01:23:52]
[Countdown to death——00:18:26]
“Ah Cheng, do you blame me?”
When there were only 18 minutes left in his countdown, Wei Xun was on his last breath. His heartbeat was weak enough that it almost disappeared, and he couldn’t stand firm. It seemed that he was hugging Pingping, but in fact, he was supported by the spiteful ghost Pingping. Wei Xun was not a stranger to the feeling of dying, and he had experienced it many times. Therefore, when the darkness gradually engulfed his consciousness and he gradually lost control of his body, he still behaved very calmly.
In the dark, he seemed to hear Pingping’s voice. At this time, his consciousness was already leaving him. Relying only on instinct, Wei Xun answered without thinking, “I don’t blame you.”
There was no resentment, and no hatred.
[Countdown to death——00:05:19]
The countdown to death halted at a dangerous time. There were still five minutes left, and it did not continue to decline. A prompt from the Travel Services sounded in Wei Xun’s mind.
[Your esteemed self has passed the test given to your esteemed self by the spiteful ghost Pingping and were recognized by spiteful ghost Pingping]
Everything that had happened was a test from the spiteful ghost Pingping!
Wei Xun had gotten Ah Cheng’s identity and received many benefits, but he also had to take greater risks. Anyone else who obtained this dagger might have been able to kill Pingping, but Ah Cheng couldn’t.
Because Ah Cheng could never kill Pingping.
Once Wei Xun made a move, he would no longer be Ah Cheng, and all his previous efforts would be wasted. The final task issued by the Travel Services that prompted him to kill Pingping disappeared. Wei Xun didn’t feel much inwardly. The rewards were too rich, and they were all what he needed urgently at the present. Was it a coincidence, or was it a spiritual illusion set up by the spiteful ghost Pingping to test him?
It was a test of greed, death, and willpower, a game between a suspicious and dangerous ghost and a cunning human.
Ah Cheng wouldn’t kill Pingping. Ah Cheng wouldn’t hold any grudges towards Pingping. Ah Cheng wouldn’t lie to Pingping. He was willing to die with Pingping.
No one could deceive the spiteful ghost. Pingping’s hand was always on Wei Xun’s heart. As long as his heartbeat revealed any abnormalities, Pingping would kill him.
So what if he died? It was fine even if he had to stay in this tour. Wei Xun had always spoken the truth. The title Cold-Blooded caused him to feel no pain and show no negative emotions.
How he acted was how Ah Cheng would act based on Pingping’s imagination.
Based on what had happened before, even if she lost control and went berserk, the spiteful ghost Pingping would kill anyone but it was impossible for her to kill Ah Cheng.
Only in this way could Wei Xun gain a new lease on life after being sentenced to death.
Wei Xun won the game that determined his life and death.
“It’s midnight, it’s midnight!”
At this moment, the clock pointed to 00:00. At this time, Miao Fangfei and the other tourists looked outside the village. They saw that an old bus had appeared at an unknown time and stopped quietly at the intersection. This tour bus was the Travel Services’ bus that took them to Wuluo Mountain!