Villain: Starting as a Corrupt Tycoon's Wife

[Special]: Exorcism and Demon Purification (Purple)

[Identity]: Male lead in "I'm Really Not a Ghost Catcher"

[Destiny]: Originally a young tourist visiting Taoyuan Village, he accidentally entered the back mountain and rescued the Taoist priest Cao Hong, who had broken his leg. He then received the secret technique of exorcising ghosts from Cao Hong and became a master ghost catcher starting from Taoyuan Village.

[Recent Opportunity]: Rescued Taoist Cao Hong in the back mountain and obtained the method of exorcising ghosts.

[Luck]: 5000/5000

Exorcism and exorcism: It has a natural ability to intimidate ghosts and monsters, and ordinary ghosts and monsters dare not approach it.

What a small world! Ling Yun had just been looking for him when the other party delivered himself right to his doorstep.

"Are you crazy? How could you hit me so hard!"

Sun He muttered curses under his breath, but seeing that Ling Yun didn't continue, he cautiously got up.

He covered his disfigured face, pulled out a switchblade for self-defense, and spat: "You think you're so tough? Come on, let's see if your legs are harder or my knife is!"

If anyone else had provoked Ling Yun like that, the young man would have made them regret ever being born, let alone a protagonist.

Ling Yun produced a fine iron longsword in his right hand. Sun He didn't see where the sword came from, but he clearly sensed danger.

"B-Big brother... I was just kidding!" Sun He hurriedly stepped back, raising his hands to show he meant no harm, and forced a smile, "I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now!"

Ling Yun took a step forward, and Sun He's smirking expression instantly turned fierce as he swung the switchblade at Ling Yun.

The young man wielded his long knife and effortlessly chopped it in two.

"Fuck me!"

Sun He felt a chill run down his spine and turned to flee. The moonlight was dim, and the forest was dark; he practically tumbled and crawled forward.

A gust of wind flashed past him.

Sun He suddenly felt his body stiffen, and when he looked down, he saw a line of blood on his lower abdomen.

Ling Yun, who was originally behind him, appeared in front of him at some point.

Sun He reached out to touch his stomach, and the next second his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, breaking in two, just like his switchblade had just struck him.

He felt his body temperature rapidly decreasing, and although he was about to die, he did not feel any pain.

If Ling Yun doesn't come tonight, then Sun He should rescue Cao Hong later, learn the art of exorcising ghosts, follow Cao Hong to deal with the ghost of Old Li in the village, and eventually meet Li Mengxuan.

Li Mengxuan is his woman, and Ling Yun will never allow such a piece of trash to have anything to do with her—even if she wouldn't even give this kind of person a second glance.

"No...I don't want to..."

Sun He managed to squeeze out a few words before his breath ceased completely.

Ling Yun poured the corpse-dissolving water on him, and Sun He's corpse bubbled up and quickly turned into mud, blending into the soil.

[Due to the death of the "protagonist" Sun He, the protagonist loses his protagonist status.]

[Congratulations to the brother for completely defeating the "protagonist" Sun He! The lottery is currently underway, please wait...]

[Draw successful! Congratulations, brother, you've drawn "Oni-gen (Purple)"!]

Yu Gui Xuan Tong: Possesses a special constitution that allows him to control ghosts, and has an extremely strong ability to control female ghosts.

Ling Yun stared blankly at his new talent, wondering if he could explain what it meant to have an extremely strong ability to control female ghosts. Could it be that he was going to become Ning Caichen?

[Just as you guessed, brother! Xiao Ai is determined to let you experience all kinds of beauties from around the world, including, of course, female ghosts!]

Good heavens, this is really going to be a nightmare!

Sun He was the protagonist he defeated the fastest, even with full luck, so the reward he drew wasn't gold.

What he hates most are protagonists with foul mouths; there are tons of them in old online novels, and he used to be disgusted by them a lot when he read those books.

After dealing with Sun He, the cries for help from the other side became intermittent, indicating that they were exhausted.

Ling Yun sheathed his longsword and headed towards Cao Hong's location.

After walking another two miles, he stopped in front of a large pit.

This pit was dug by villagers for hunting. Cao Hong was traveling at night and didn't see it clearly, so he fell in. Now one of his legs is visibly deformed.

"Comrade!" Cao Hong, dressed in a Taoist robe and looking to be under forty, said, "I accidentally fell into a pit. Can you help me pull myself out? Don't worry, I definitely won't treat you unfairly!"

Ling Yun also jumped into the pit, landing silently, which made Cao Hong secretly admire his skill.

"Your leg is broken."

"Damn it, who would have thought there would be a pit here. But it's okay, I'm not hurt anywhere else."

Cao Hong, however, was quite optimistic; a broken leg was no big deal for him.

Ling Yun stepped forward and, to Cao Hong's bewildered expression, grasped his broken leg.

"Taoist Master, what is your name?"

"My name is Cao Hong. May I ask your honorable name, sir?"

"Ling Yun."

"What a great name! May he one day achieve his lofty ambitions... Oh my god!"

Ling Yun bent his broken leg back, took out some medicine powder and sprinkled it on his wound, then tied it tightly with bandages.

“I’m more professional than the doctors in the hospital. Your leg will be fine after a few days of rest.”

"Ouch! Hey bro, could you please tell me before you hit me next time? It almost killed me!"

Cao Hong wiped away his tears. That last blow had almost killed him. He had thought Ling Yun had come for revenge!

Ling Yun lifted him up, slightly squatted down, and easily jumped out of the pit, making Cao Hong feel no bumps at all.

After setting Cao Hong down, the Taoist tentatively touched the ground with his injured leg and found that it really didn't hurt much anymore, although it was still a little stiff.

“My benefactor, let me reintroduce myself.” He bowed respectfully. “I am Cao Hong, a member of the Capital Feng Shui Stability Maintenance Office.”

"My name is Ling Yun. By the way, is your workplace an official one?"

"Yes, it's practically a secure job."

Cao Hong took out a book with the words "Wi-Fi Lockdown Technique" written on it.

"This was printed by our unit. In addition to being used for our own people to study and exchange ideas, it can also be given as an exception to ordinary people who have made contributions, so that they can participate in the city's stability maintenance efforts."

"Master Cao, are you sure you didn't take the wrong book?"

Cao Hong grinned: "Mr. Ling, do you believe in ghosts?"

Chapter 104 Escape from the Room

Ling Yun's reaction was beyond Cao Hong's expectations.

"I believe."

“It seems Mr. Ling has witnessed something firsthand, otherwise he wouldn’t be so certain.” Cao Hong shoved the book into his hands. “This book is easy to understand, and with your martial arts background, Mr. Ling, understanding it shouldn’t be a problem.”

"Is Master Cao leaving?"

"I heard this village is haunted, so I came to check it out. It's nighttime now, and ghosts usually come out to roam around at this time."

"I've already destroyed that ghost."

Cao Hong looked at him in astonishment: "Are you sure? Ghosts can't be destroyed by conventional physical means!"

After acquiring the Ghost Control Technique, Ling Yun was able to defeat ghosts directly with his physical body. He raised his right hand and circulated his true energy into his palm.

Looking at the scorching flames of true energy, Cao Hong was greatly shocked: "I never thought there really were acquired martial artists in this world who could deal with ghosts without using talismans. The world is full of wonders. I've been showing off my skills in front of Guan Yu."

"Shall I escort Master Cao down the mountain?"

"You're welcome. It's getting late, I should be going."

Cao Hong limped away into the distance. Ling Yun didn't follow, assuming that a Taoist priest who exorcised ghosts shouldn't have any trouble encountering him...

"Oh no! There's another hole!"

Half an hour later, Cao Hong was arranged by Ling Yun to stay at Old Li's house.

Now that both legs are broken, even with Ling Yun there, it won't be healed for at least three to five days.

Before leaving, Cao Hong grabbed Ling Yun's arm, his eyes brimming with tears: "I can't thank you enough, my benefactor. If you want to find a more stable job, I can introduce you to our company."

"Alright, alright, you should take a rest now."

This Taoist priest is quite interesting. He seems to be the kind of person who doesn't use the internet often, otherwise he would have recognized Ling Yun long ago.

The next morning, after feeding Li Mengxuan her breakfast milk, Ling Yun drove to pick up Zhou Qiao and the others to go for a drive.

He originally planned to take them to the city, but the journey was quite long, and Zhou Qiao was worried about leaving her mother alone at home, so she had to go back that night.

"I remember there's an escape room in that nearby town. How about we go there and have some fun?"

"Escape room?" Ling Yun had never played this kind of game before; he had only seen it online.

"I've heard Erniu and the others say there are many different themes, it's so interesting!" Qiaoqiao also became interested.

Ling Lan always listened to Ling Yun. She didn't say anything, but just looked at Ling Yun with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Okay, send me the address."

"I come!"

Wu Qianyi moved closer and entered the words "escape room" into the car navigation system, which quickly located a store five kilometers away.

"This is the place. It's Saturday today, so it might be a bit crowded. If we finish playing early, we can grab a bite to eat."

The advantage of the suburbs is that the roads are wide and there are fewer people. This five-kilometer distance would probably take at least half an hour in the city.

Just as the assistant said, there are quite a lot of people out and about today. It's only 9 a.m., and there are already quite a few people gathered in the town.

Once inside the town, the road became a bit difficult to navigate, but fortunately, Lingyun's car was too conspicuous, and the townspeople, fearing he might scratch it, kept their distance.

He parked his car in the square and took the three women to the store.

"Welcome!" The receptionist was a young woman, of average appearance, but with a warm smile. "Are you here to play an escape room game?"

This combination of one man and three women is quite unusual, especially since it's a handsome guy with three beautiful women.

The receptionist's eyes lit up instantly, her gaze darting around Ling Yun, as if she had guessed his identity.

What kinds of themes do you offer here?

"Please come this way, let me introduce you."

She led the group to a bulletin board on the side, which displayed several themes, ranging from non-horror to severe horror.

"Let's go for a scarier theme!"

Wu Qianyi was somewhat excited, as could be seen from her vivid description of the ghost story to Ling Yun; she was both afraid of and curious about ghosts.

Are there only four of you?

"Well, what happened?"

"Because horror-themed games usually involve large scenes, you need at least eight players to play."

Ling Yun took out the black card: "It's okay, I'll just book the whole place."

The receptionist recognized the card's origin and became much more respectful.

Ling Yun has a black card from the Dragon Kingdom Bank, which requires a minimum deposit of ten million yuan, and there are fewer than 2 cardholders nationwide.

He certainly had more prestigious bank cards, but in a small town like this, even if you pulled out a better one, people might not even recognize it.

After reading the descriptions, the group finally chose "The Ghost Bride," which was rated three stars for its horror level.

“I was born with an ominous sign. My parents both passed away the day I was born, and I had to live with my aunt. I was born with a beautiful face, and after I came of age, I became a beauty that could topple kingdoms. But this beauty became my curse.”

“My aunt’s family saw me as a thorn in their side, especially my cousin. The jealousy in her eyes was so intense that she wanted to peel my face off. Later, they arranged a marriage for me with a wealthy old man who was on his deathbed and still wanted to take a concubine even though he was over sixty. I refused, so my uncle threatened with a sinister smile that he would dig up my parents’ graves and make sure I would never be reincarnated.”

"When the red veil fell, my tears dried. On our wedding night, with the candles burning brightly, I sat alone in the bridal chamber when suddenly a commotion arose outside. A group of people burst in and began beating me without explanation. It turned out that the old man had just died suddenly. They cursed me as a jinx who would bring misfortune to her husband, and their fists rained down on my frail body..."

"I'm in so much pain. The sound of my bones breaking still rings in my ears, and the warm blood is blurring my vision. But what hurts even more is the overwhelming injustice I've suffered."

"Later, those who did it all died, one after another. The old house gradually fell into disrepair, but my resentment only grew deeper... forever trapped in this night where the red candles went out."

"You've come to explore a haunted house? How wonderful... Then stay and keep me company. The wedding candles haven't burned out yet, and the red curtains are still as red as blood—this time, no one will leave this bridal chamber!"

That concludes the introduction; they'll have to go inside to find out more.