When I was in a world of unconventional rules and taboos

If Su Ming wasn't mistaken, "Grandpa" must have obtained some key item from that mad old Taoist Huang, which enabled him to refine himself into a "strange" being before his death.

However, all of this takes time!

It will take seven days!

Seven days later will be the crucial period for his triumphant return!

During these seven days, he was unable to leave the coffin and manage the cemetery, so the chosen one was needed as a temporary "guardian" to manage the cemetery and maintain the superficial balance.

The fat rat in the rice jar was one of the tools that "Grandpa" left behind to help the Chosen One manage the cemetery.

The previous rules eleven and twelve are actually true.

These are clearly two choices: stay or leave.

If the former chooses to stay in the safe house, they will naturally be safe and sound after Grandpa comes out.

However, I fear I may never be able to leave that cemetery.

I want to be like my grandfather, spending my whole life as a tomb keeper in the cemetery.

The latter option involves taking a departure ticket, boarding a mysterious bus, leaving the remote mountain village, returning to the real world, and completing the supernatural tale instance.

The old tomb keeper, who had spent most of his life on the cemetery, was still most concerned about the child he had found in the grave years ago. Knowing his days were numbered and everything was too late, he obtained a special "ritual" from a mad Taoist priest in order to see the child one last time. Using the yin energy of the cemetery as a guide, he refined himself into a "monster," prolonging his life and eternally guarding the cemetery.

[Ding! Congratulations, esteemed chosen one, you have perfectly cleared this round of the Ghost Story dungeon "The Gravekeeper," with a completion rating of five stars.]

Your rewards will be calculated after you leave the Ghost Story world. You will be teleported back to the real world in thirty seconds to await the next Ghost Story quest.

Su Ming suddenly turned around and saw the blurry, aged figure on the cemetery mountain holding an oil lamp and waving his hand, as if saying goodbye.

The resounding folk songs echoed across the cemetery, their powerful and majestic melody carrying the faint audible lyrics of blessings for the departed wanderers to be safe and sound.

As the mysterious bus moved forward, the blurry figures in the distance gradually disappeared, shrouded in a hazy mist.

The only constant is that lamp that still shines with the light of hope in the darkness.

...

As the mysterious bus departed,

The aged figure who had been standing atop the cemetery stopped waving his arms, a hint of reluctance and relief appearing in his deep eyes.

Young people should be energetic and ambitious.

Staying here as a listless gravedigger would inevitably delay his life.

Suddenly, the fat rat on the old man's shoulder came close to his ear and began to squeak and whisper to him.

Old Ghost Su glanced expressionlessly at the now quiet and unassuming mass graves in the North District and the area in the West District.

Just because he was in a coffin doesn't mean he didn't know anything!

He knew everything that had happened on the entire cemetery.

Everyone's been so lively these past few days while he's been gone!

With a cold face, he turned and walked towards the western cemetery, ready to settle accounts one by one, starting with the most troublesome western section.

You dare to mess with my grandson? You've gone too far!

[Owner of the West Cemetery: ???]

Soon, deafening roars and the sounds of battle erupted from the western district.

Interspersed with the terrified and furious howls and roars of the cemetery's owner.

In just seven days, it must have been beaten countless times!

The old man beat him, and the young man beat him too; he was so resentful!

It's made it lose absolutely no dignity!

It's been in the cemetery for hundreds of years, and among all the tomb keepers throughout the ages, only this father and son have shown it absolutely no respect, attacking without warning, and they're ridiculously strong.

If it weren't for its resilience, it would have been killed long ago.

The wandering ghosts that had been circling the cemetery were startled by the commotion and retreated.

They dared not approach in the slightest, for fear of being caught in the crossfire.

...

[Level completion rewards are being distributed...]

[Completion Rewards: The Gravedigger's Oil Lamp, The Gravedigger's Blessing]

[The Gravekeeper's Oil Lamp: A special item unique to the Gravekeeper. It can absorb the power of the Chosen One to ignite a flame representing hope, dispel darkness, ward off the eerie, and damage mythical creatures. The more power absorbed, the greater the damage of the flame.]

[The Gravekeeper's Blessing: When you are in the darkness, you will receive the blessing of the "Gravekeeper," which will increase your strength and recovery ability by 100% and grant you immunity to some mental attacks.]

One second Su Ming was on the mysterious bus, and the next he was back in his villa, sitting in a rocking chair, still holding the unfinished human anatomy book in his hand.

On the table beside it was a cup of steaming black tea and a mysterious, completely black oil lamp.

The silly dog ​​at his feet was chewing on his slippers, baring its teeth and shaking them around.

Everything seemed unusually peaceful, just like before entering the [Gravekeeper] mystery instance.

Unlike the overwhelming emotions experienced by other chosen ones upon their return,

Su Ming, however, had long been accustomed to those bizarre and exciting dungeon experiences.

He didn't even glance at the ghost story props on the table, but instead flipped through the book in his hands, saying calmly:

"If you bite through my shoes, I'll spank you..."

...

[Congratulations to the Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom for achieving a perfect five-star rating in clearing this Ghost Story quest. Rewards for this Ghost Story dungeon will now be calculated.]

[Ding! Mineral resources within the Dragon Kingdom have increased by 50%.]

[A Dragon Kingdom Chosen One has been detected to have received a five-star rating and will receive a hidden reward.]

[Hidden Reward: Randomly restore one of the fallen cities that has been mysteriously invaded.]

A notification sound once again resounded across the globe, reaching the ears of people in various countries.

This immediately stirred up a huge wave of discussion and caused a frenzy of heated debate.

Another five-star rating!

That chosen one from the Dragon Kingdom actually got a five-star rating again!

High-ranking officials from various countries are practically green with envy right now.

A 50% increase in mineral resources within the Dragon Kingdom would be an unimaginable boost to the country's overall strength!

This means that the Dragon Kingdom's national strength will see a new boost!

This will undoubtedly cause countries to reassess the strength of this ancient Eastern power.

Even more important is that hidden reward!

[Restore a city that has been mysteriously invaded!]

In addition to Beihai City, which has been restored to its original state, the Dragon Kingdom now has four other cities that have fallen!

I wonder which lucky city will be chosen this time to be restored to its original state!

Seeing such a generous reward, even the higher-ups at the Dragon Kingdom's Bureau of Strange Tales were overjoyed and couldn't help but shout their approval.

"Kuiju, the eerie fog in Linzhou City is beginning to dissipate. This time, Linzhou City has been chosen."

Soon, intelligence came from below that the city that was being unsealed this time was Linzhou City in the north.

Of the five cities that were mysteriously invaded, two have now been restored.

(The next ghost story will be a Western-themed one.)