Ah? The ladies I stabbed have come true.

Chapter 56: The Female Ghost Who Came to the Door at Night, Paper-Breaking Magic
[After hearing your explanation, your mother understood that this outcome is the best it can be.]

After sending your mother away, you dismissed all the servants and left for Gulan County with a written order.

[However, Xiao Huang seemed to be trying to prevent you from escaping. Before you entered Gulan County, you felt like someone was following you in secret.]

[This feeling gradually disappears after you enter Gulan County.]

[You know, these people weren't very willing to come in, so they left early to report.]

Although you are quite wary of the rumors about Gulan County, you have been familiar with the books of sages since childhood and have always believed that if you have a righteous heart, even evil spirits cannot get close to you.

You walked very boldly. When you were hungry, you ate the dry food you brought with you. When you were thirsty, you drank the river water by the roadside. When you were tired, you took a nap on the spot.

[All along the way, not to mention monsters and demons, not even a single bandit, wolf, tiger or leopard was seen.]

[On the second day after entering Gulan County, you arrived at the posthouse specifically responsible for receiving passing officials.]

[It's just that after arriving at this inn, you felt something was wrong.]

As soon as you approach, your body feels like it's hitting a wall of air. After passing through it, your nose is hit by an extremely foul odor, like moldy and spoiled food that's been kept hidden for months in the hot summer.

After smelling this smell, you feel depressed, irritated, sick, and all kinds of bad emotions come flooding in.

[The previous relaxed and casual feeling is completely gone.]

"A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain is long-standing."

You recited the sage's sayings, held the transfer order in your hand, and knocked on the door of the posthouse.

The postmaster came out quickly. He was very surprised by your arrival, because the court had not sent anyone here for two years, ever since the previous county magistrate went insane.

After taking the transfer order and looking through it, the postmaster realized that you were the Third Prince of the previous dynasty. Now, you've actually given up your position as Prince of Qi to become a mere magistrate in Gulan County. It's quite puzzling.

[But since you came here alone, the postmaster had no choice but to receive you, so he ushered you into the posthouse. As soon as you entered, a smell even more foul than outside hit you.]

Although it was midday, the inn lacked a single window, leaving the space dim. The only light source was an old oil lamp, its glow barely covering a small area around it.

You instinctively feel uncomfortable, as if you have walked into a huge cemetery.

Thinking of the previous rumors of ghosts and demons, you feel a chill at the back of your head.

"It's broad daylight, why isn't even a window open here?"

"Instead, you waste oil and light an oil lamp."

After hearing your words, the postmaster looked at you with his mouth wide open and his teeth gaping.

"Your Excellency may not know that this inn has had no windows since its construction. The only light source is the cracks between the houses."

"That's why it's so dark even in broad daylight."

"And I will only light this oil lamp when I see you coming, sir. I won't waste any other time."

"After all, this posthouse hasn't had any funding allocated to it in who knows how long."

[You look at the strange postmaster in front of you and feel like something is wrong.]

But according to the map, it's still over thirty miles to Nagulan County, so you plan to stay here for the night and set off early tomorrow morning, aiming to reach Nagulan County before dark.

After eating some food prepared by the postmaster, you continued reading by the oil lamp until dark.

The meal consisted of two hard, yet filling, vegetable dumplings.

【You read until it gets dark and you don’t feel hungry.】

[The inn was built in the wilderness. Not long after you fell asleep, you were woken up by the sound of the wind.]

The wind was so strong that it shook the entire inn. During the days you were on the road, you'd never encountered such a strange, strong wind.

You put on your clothes and walked out of the room.

[Inside the room, you see the postmaster, not asleep, but walking around the main hall of the posthouse, carrying an oil lamp. At certain places, he scatters paper money made of yellow paper from his bag, as if there are some ghosts or gods in the house that need his worship.]

[Seeing you suddenly leave, the postmaster raised the oil lamp high, casting heavy shadows on the wrinkles on your face.]

"Sir, it's dark and the wind is strong outside, so you'd better not go out."

You looked at the postmaster's strange behavior, feeling puzzled. You felt that this place was strange in every way.

You returned to your room, having already decided that the first thing you would do after taking office as county magistrate would be to have this posthouse demolished and a spacious and bright new one built in its place.

[No matter what's weird about it, there's nothing to say after it's been demolished.] [Just as you were about to go back to sleep, there was a knock on the door.]

Confused, you went to open your door. As soon as you opened it, you saw a barefoot woman in a white dress standing outside.

[The woman is very beautiful, with a slender waist and straight legs, but you are not moved at all.]

……

Seeing the woman suddenly appear in the picture, Su Mo immediately stepped forward and moved closer.

The woman had long black hair covering her forehead, revealing only a small half of her face, which was as pale as paper.

Su Mo suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

I go.

Hit a ghost!
I just don't know what this female ghost's full face looks like. If she's pretty, I wouldn't mind going for it...

……

"Sir, I'm lost. Can I come to your room to take shelter?"

[The ghost girl's voice came from far away, like the melodious song of a nightingale.]

What do you choose now?

[Option 1: Reject the woman's request, close the door, and sleep until dawn.]

[Option 2: Forcefully carry the woman into the room and sexually exploit her.]

[Option 3: Agree to the woman's request, invite her into the room, and go out to find the postmaster to ask him to change your room.]

……

Seeing the three options that suddenly appeared, Su Mo immediately became serious.

Ever since he knew that a bad choice would lead to death, Su Mo, who didn't want to waste this simulated identity, would carefully consider every choice.

He really didn't want to simulate any other life.

I vaguely remember that time when I was a pimp, the role I was in love with was the madam of a brothel, and the choices that appeared were which girl to carry to which master's house that day, or whether to wash the underwear and bellybands of those prostitutes.

In addition, his talent is white and strong, so there is absolutely no possibility of changing his fate.

It's basically like playing "Turtle Simulator", which is torture for him.

He had finally been randomly assigned the identity of a prince, and he would not waste the opportunity.

As for the three options before us.

The second option is definitely not an option. You still need to cultivate a righteous spirit. If you choose the second option, this righteous spirit will probably be extinguished.

The first one doesn't work either.

This is obviously a female ghost. She will stick to me even if I refuse her. I can only take the initiative to find a solution.

nowadays.

Only the third option is available.

Then, Su Mo chose the third option.

……

You chose the third option.

You agreed to the woman's request and invited her into the room.

[After she enters the room, you should immediately close the door. After leaving, go find the postmaster and ask him to change your room.]

[However, after hearing your story, the postmaster seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit and collapsed to the ground with his body hunched over.]

You went forward to check and found that the postmaster had already died, his body fluttering and not looking human anymore.

[When you try to pick it up, you only get a paper-made skeleton with some sticky rice paste stuck to it.]

[The postmaster you chatted with during the day turned out to be just a paper figure! ]

(End of this chapter)