Chapter 25

"Greetings to all the senior brothers and sisters!" Jiang Wei, who was the latest to enter the Tianhuang Pavilion, was naturally the youngest disciple; thus, for him, there were only senior brothers and sisters, but no junior ones.

However, what Jiang Wei did not expect was that after he greeted them politely, among the over a hundred disciples present, only a mere twenty or thirty stood up to return his greeting with a bow; the rest of the disciples acted as if they had not seen him at all, showing no response whatsoever.

The situation suddenly became awkward.

Lin Nianluo seemed to have anticipated this situation: "Junior Brother Jiang, don't mind them, let's find a seat!" Ignoring the strange looks from all directions, Lin Nianluo directly led Jiang Wei through the crowd of ghosts, found two adjacent tables, and sat down.

"Huh?" Jiang Wei was no fool; from the moment he stepped into the hall, he had already sensed something was off, and this strange feeling had never disappeared.

From the incredulous looks of the other ghosts, Jiang Wei could easily tell that Senior Sister Lin Nianluo was probably not usually this kind of person.

"This Senior Sister Lin seems to be a bit... too attentive to me?" Such a thought suddenly popped into Jiang Wei's mind. But he couldn't figure out why this Senior Sister would be so attentive to him.

What Jiang Wei couldn't understand was also what the other disciples couldn't understand.

"However..." Jiang Wei thought with a bitter smile, "this kind of attention doesn't seem to be a good thing..." Jiang Wei keenly noticed that at this moment, Senior Brother Fang Siqi subtly signaled to a small ghost beside him, and then that small, monkey-like ghost stood up and walked over to him.

"Oh no, trouble is coming!" This kind of jealousy and rivalry was something Jiang Wei had seen plenty of in the human world before his death; he never thought he would encounter it again so soon in the ghost world.

Although this thin ghost's soul concentration was only five times that of an ordinary ghost, Jiang Wei was not afraid of him. However, it was better to avoid trouble if possible. Besides, this thin ghost was just a lackey; the real mastermind was still watching from the shadows.

Jiang Wei thought with a bitter smile, "Senior Sister Lin, are you deliberately trying to make me unpopular?"

Throughout history, beautiful women have often brought disaster. Even a simple, pretty ghost could spark a life-or-death story, let alone someone as stunning as Lin Nianluo. Jiang Wei knew that getting close to Lin Nianluo would definitely make many ghosts jealous. Besides the openly dissatisfied Fang Siqi, there were probably many more hiding in the shadows—those hidden ones were the most dangerous, as you never knew when they might suddenly appear to bite you.

Of course, with Jiang Wei's character, he wasn't about to be scared off so easily.

In no time, the thin, monkey-like ghost was already in front of Jiang Wei.

"Junior Brother Jiang, right?" The thin ghost smiled; but anyone could see that his smile was full of mockery and provocation. "I am Long Tao, you can call me Senior Brother Long!"

"Is there something you need?" Jiang Wei sat there, not bothering to get up.

"Yes!" Long Tao still had that annoying smile.

"Speak then!" Jiang Wei looked at the bouncing thin ghost calmly.

"But it's not convenient to talk in front of everyone. Could you please step aside for a moment, Junior Brother Jiang?" Long Tao's words were subtle yet clear; anyone who wasn't deaf could understand the meaning behind them.

Provocation!

Blatant provocation!

And it was a very low-level, very common provocation tactic.

Everyone knew that Long Tao wanted to take Jiang Wei out and give him a beating. Immediately, all the ghosts turned their eyes to Jiang Wei, eager to see how he would react.

The ghosts could clearly see that Jiang Wei's soul was more ethereal than Long Tao's, meaning that Jiang Wei's soul concentration was far inferior to Long Tao's.

It was well known that soul concentration was the foundation of a ghost's strength; just like a person, the more robust they are, the stronger they are! Jiang Wei's soul concentration was only three times that of an ordinary ghost, while Long Tao's was five times. This was an insurmountable gap. Moreover, Long Tao had been in the Tianhuang Pavilion for a year and had mastered several secret techniques, which Jiang Wei could not match.

In the eyes of the ghosts, if Jiang Wei went out with Long Tao, he would definitely be beaten. Now, the ghosts were eagerly waiting for Jiang Wei's response, hoping he would have the courage to go out—because among the ghosts present, those who wanted to beat Jiang Wei up were not just Fang Siqi; any male ghost who saw Jiang Wei getting close to Lin Nianluo would probably feel uncomfortable.

Of course, most of the ghosts thought that Jiang Wei wouldn't have the courage; or rather, he wouldn't be foolish enough to seek out a beating for the sake of a moment's satisfaction.

However, to everyone's surprise, Jiang Wei almost immediately agreed without hesitation: "Sure, Senior Brother Long, lead the way!"

Instantly, a large group of ghosts were stunned.

"What, this idiot really dares to go out?"

"Is he looking for a beating?"

"If you don't seek death, you won't die!"

"I think he doesn't want to lose face in front of Senior Sister Lin, so he's just putting on a brave front!"

...

Jiang Wei was certainly not stupid, nor did he have a masochistic tendency, and he certainly wouldn't seek out death. If the one challenging him was a ghost with clearly superior strength, Jiang Wei would not engage in any pointless heroism. But the question was, was this monkey-like ghost really stronger than him?

Long Tao hadn't expected Jiang Wei to agree so readily; he had even prepared to humiliate Jiang Wei if he didn't dare to go out and use various provocation tactics to force him to go. However, the whole process went much more smoothly than Long Tao had anticipated, smooth enough to make him feel a bit uneasy.

But this unease was quickly suppressed by Long Tao: "He's just a new ghost in the Tianhuang Pavilion, how could I not be able to beat him?" Long Tao was quite confident in his own strength; although his soul concentration was only five times that of an ordinary ghost, he had already mastered several secret techniques to a very high level.

In the entire Original Sin City, among ghosts with the same soul concentration, those who could defeat Long Tao could be counted on one hand.

"Junior Brother Jiang, this way!"

"Senior Brother Long, you go first!"

The two were so polite, as if they were old friends who had known each other for years.

"Junior Brother Jiang!" A clear voice rang out, and it could only be Lin Nianluo, "Be careful!" Lin Nianluo smiled charmingly.

"Senior Sister Lin, don't worry!" Jiang Wei gave Lin Nianluo a meaningful look. At this point, Jiang Wei was certain that Lin Nianluo had definitely anticipated this situation or even deliberately planned it.

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