Chapter 3

Qin Shaoyou suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, and turned to see a woman crawling out of a cabinet by the wall.

Her figure and appearance were very familiar; she was the innkeeper with the exaggeratedly large chest from the erotic book!

The characters from the erotic book had come to life? And crawled out of the book?

Was this a breaking of the fourth wall? Or a version of Sadako from "The Ring" in the Daxia Dynasty?

If this had happened before he crossed over, while he was in front of a computer, Qin Shaoyou would have said something lewd.

At the very least, he would have said, "Is there such a good thing? Let me handle it; I'll make her jaw drop and unable to close her mouth!"

But at this moment, Qin Shaoyou only felt a chill run down his spine.

The female ghost who had crawled out of the erotic book was also surprised to see that Qin Shaoyou had woken up.

However, she was clearly experienced and did not panic. She even gave him a seductive glance and introduced herself:

"Sir, I am Cui Shi, a woman who lives on this street. I admire your talent and have come here in the middle of the night to form a good relationship with you."

Qin Shaoyou tried to remain calm, frowning and sneering.

Are you trying to fool me? I've seen all the neighbors on the street, and there's no Cui Shi like you.

And do you really think I'm blind? Didn't you see that you crawled out of the erotic book?

And you say you admire my talent.

I haven't shown any talent since I crossed over to this world. How could you admire me in advance?

You might as well say you are lusting after my beauty and body!

Although he was disdainful, after the female ghost finished speaking, Qin Shaoyou felt a strange daze, almost involuntarily believing her words and wanting to form a good relationship with her, a woman of unknown origin.

Fortunately, Qin Shaoyou quickly realized something was wrong and, before his mind was completely lost, bit his tongue and used the hot blood to break free from the influence.

Is this hypnosis? Or a bewitching spell?

No wonder in the past, when reading books like "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio," poor scholars were not suspicious when a mysterious woman came to them at night. They were all overjoyed, regardless of whether the visitor was human, ghost, or demon, and just wanted to sleep with her.

It turns out that it wasn't that the poor scholars were so lustful that they didn't care about their lives, but that these ghosts and demons who came at night had the ability to bewitch people.

Qin Shaoyou, with an unchanged expression, speculated and quietly reached into the bed, gripping a hard object.

"This female ghost was detected by me as soon as she appeared, and my blood energy suppressed her bewitching spell, indicating that her strength is not strong. I have a chance to eliminate her... even if I can't, I can hold out until the night watchmen from the Demon Suppression Bureau arrive."

These judgments made Qin Shaoyou feel a bit more at ease.

Then he thought of another thing: "If I kill this female ghost, will I get a new recipe?"

Based on Qin Shaoyou's speculation, the update of the recipe should be related to killing demons and ghosts.

The previous Qin Shaoyou had died in a battle with a demon wolf after being severely injured.

Recently, Qin Shaoyou's blood energy had reached a full state, but he lacked a catalyst to integrate it into his organs, tendons, and bones, breaking through to the Eighth Rank of the Martial Artist, the Tendon and Bone Realm.

Could this female ghost who crawled out of the erotic book be the catalyst for his breakthrough?

Qin Shaoyou's gaze towards the female ghost began to turn fiery.

The female ghost noticed this but misunderstood, thinking that Qin Shaoyou was bewitched by her beauty, completely unaware that he was considering how to eat her, whether to steam or roast her...

"Sir, your gaze is so scary. What do you want to do to me?"

The female ghost used a tone of a绿茶婊 (green tea b*tch), her coquettish voice making one's skin crawl.

"I want to eat you."

Qin Shaoyou spoke the truth, silently calculating the distance between them, waiting for the right moment to strike.

"Sir, you are so naughty."

The female ghost pretended to be shy, clearly misunderstanding the meaning of "eat."

As she approached the bed, she said pitifully, "Sir, it's really cold tonight. Can I get into your bed to warm up?"

Isn't it cold? Your clothes are almost falling off.

Qin Shaoyou sneered inwardly but said, "I would be honored."

The closer she got, the more unexpected his attack would be.

Qin Shaoyou deliberately started a conversation to distract her: "Do you have a sister named Sadako?"

The female ghost giggled, "Sir, you are so greedy. You already have me, yet you still think about my sister. I really want to rip open your chest and see how fickle your heart is."

As she spoke, she climbed onto the bed and reached out to touch Qin Shaoyou's chest.

A thin, barely noticeable black mist surged from her fingertips, making her nails sharp like knives.

She really wanted to dig out Qin Shaoyou's heart!

But this was the moment Qin Shaoyou had been waiting for.

He kicked off the blanket, grabbed the hard object, and swung it at the female ghost.

The female ghost, caught off guard, had her hand that reached for Qin Shaoyou immediately cut off, spewing out a large amount of black mist, like a person bleeding when injured.

"Ahh—"

The female ghost let out a tragic scream.

Only at this moment did she see that Qin Shaoyou was holding a demon-slaying sword specifically made by the Demon Suppression Bureau!

No wonder it could cut her with one strike.

The female ghost, in pain, was also confused: What's wrong with this guy? Why does he sleep with a knife? Doesn't he find it uncomfortable?

After the first strike, Qin Shaoyou leaped up, continued to swing the sword at the female ghost, and with his other hand, threw something out the window.

The object, upon landing, immediately shot up into the sky, producing a thunderous explosion.

At this point, the female ghost realized that the handsome young man on the bed was not bewitched by her, but had set a trap for her.

This made the female ghost very angry.

If she had time to speak, she would have questioned whether Qin Shaoyou was even a man, as she had offered her beauty, but he refused and attacked her with a knife, even calling for backup.

The female ghost roared and pounced on Qin Shaoyou, trying to kill him before the night watchmen from the Demon Suppression Bureau arrived, to take his heart and lungs and consume his blood and yang energy.

The ghost hand that had been cut off, enveloped in a cloud of black mist, suddenly flew up and grabbed Qin Shaoyou's chest.

The female ghost let out a triumphant sneer.

But the next moment, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Her ghost hand couldn't tear open Qin Shaoyou's chest; instead, it was blocked by something hard, producing a metallic clanging sound.

Qin Shaoyou took advantage of the situation to slash the female ghost, and as she screamed and retreated, he chopped the ghost hand to pieces.

The ghost hand turned into black mist and completely dissipated.

Through the torn clothes, the female ghost saw a copper mirror hidden on Qin Shaoyou's chest.

The copper mirror had talismans pasted on it, stained with blood, possibly from a black dog or a black donkey.

"You not only sleep with a knife but also hide a copper mirror in your clothes? What's wrong with you?"

The female ghost went crazy. She had been in the business for many years but had never encountered such a strange person.

This kid must be waiting for demons and ghosts every day, right?

She was right. From the day Qin Shaoyou crossed over to this world, he had been on guard against demons and ghosts.

The demons and ghosts in this world wouldn't let you sing "The ghost didn't hurt me at all"; they would really take your life!

So, no matter how much preparation he did, it was never too much.

Qin Shaoyou had even considered wearing armor to sleep, but the Demon Suppression Bureau couldn't abuse armor when not on duty, as it would be considered private possession of armor, akin to treason.

After chopping the ghost hand, Qin Shaoyou stirred up his blood energy and attacked the female ghost with a continuous series of strikes, each one accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder.

The female ghost dared not take the hits and tried to dodge with her strange movements, looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

But after dodging a few times, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her calf and saw a trap similar to a bear trap clamping her foot.

The trap also had talismans pasted on it, stained with blood, clearly treated the same as the copper mirror.

This guy not only slept with a knife and a copper mirror but also set traps in his room? Is his mind really okay? Too sinister!

The female ghost was both shocked and angry.

Because her movement was restricted, she couldn't dodge Qin Shaoyou's attacks and was hit several times, losing large amounts of black mist, and her screams grew more and more tragic.

In the next room, Qin Shaoyou's parents were awakened by the sound of the arrow.

"Is it thunder? Is it going to rain? Is the window closed?"

Qin Lishi was still a bit dazed, but after speaking, she suddenly heard a woman's moans and cries.

She quickly perked up her ears and spat, "Who is this? Making so much noise in the middle of the night, no shame."

"The sound is coming from Little Seven's room," Qin Daoren said, already sitting up with a serious expression.

Qin Lishi was surprised to find that the gossip involved her own family: "It's Little Seven? He... he brought a prostitute home?"

Qin Daoren frowned, "Can't you think of something better? He probably encountered a demon or ghost! The sound just now wasn't thunder, it was a distress signal from a cloud-piercing arrow."

"How could he dare to deal with a demon or ghost?"

Qin Lishi subconsciously responded, then realized and covered her mouth, exclaiming, "Why don't you go help him?"

Qin Daoren sighed, "My blood energy is scattered. I can't help him and would only be a burden."

"What should we do?" Qin Lishi was very worried.

"The night watchmen from the Demon Suppression Bureau will be here soon. Little Seven should be able to hold out until they arrive."

As they were talking, the commotion in Qin Shaoyou's room stopped, making them tense up.

"Stay in the room. I'll go check."

Qin Daoren couldn't sit still, picked up a stool, and headed towards Qin Shaoyou's room.

At this moment, several figures leaped over the wall into the courtyard.

One of them was holding a lantern, and from their attire, they were clearly from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

"Lord Qin."

The person clearly recognized Qin Daoren.

"Don't call me Lord. I'm no longer in the Demon Suppression Bureau."

Qin Daoren waved his hand and then called the person to hurry to Qin Shaoyou's room.

"The cloud-piercing arrow was fired by my son. I heard fighting in his room just now."

The night watchmen moved faster, rushing to Qin Shaoyou's door and kicking it open.

Inside the room, there was no female ghost, only Qin Shaoyou.

He was holding a knife, carefully picking a book out of the cabinet.

By the light of the lantern, everyone could clearly see that it was an erotic book.

The cover was fiery, making one's blood boil.