My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 178 Thunder Poison Ghost!
When in Lin County, [Divine Dragon Technique: Five Ghosts Moving Technique] had already been performed once.

At that time, Aozi used the readers' earnest grievances for updated works and summoned a precious creature called the Update Urging Ghost. Originally thought to be an evil creature that could only bark like a dog urging for updated works, unexpectedly it could be put to many uses.

Now that he has scored twice, the procedure is very familiar.

Li Bailong found a secluded place.

In the void, a dragon-shaped shadow emerged. Long Aotian manifested its external appearance with his willpower. His dragon claws grabbed in the air, weaving the invisible gathering of negative emotions and weaving the black light of the soul into something tangible.

Li Bailong looked around and seemed to see the phantoms of countless faces.

Faces filled with disgust, annoyance, disdain, and malice, whispered, sneered, and mocked, creating a series of discordant sounds that made his heart surge and become increasingly anxious.

Soon, all these negative and malicious manifestations turned into thin air and were caught in Long Aotian's hands. He refined and purified them, and gradually condensed into new weirdness.

In the quiet room, purple and green energies condensed and became entangled.

"——It's done!"

The evil ghost revived, purple light lingered, the sound of wind and thunder was loud, and in the thunder, a turquoise whirlwind swirled in the air, and suddenly the purple and green air dissipated at the same time, and the ghost appeared from the shattered wind and stood three feet away.

Li Bailong looked at it curiously.

The ghost wore a mask, and the facial features depicted on the mask trembled as if it were a living creature.

It is similar to the ghost that urges people to update their pages. Its hands and feet also appear translucent and blurred. The whole ghost exudes a harsh aura that keeps strangers away, making people feel fearful and unwilling to approach.

Li Bailong frowned slightly.

This guy gave him a feeling that was even worse than the night watchman.

I wonder what skills you have?

He took a step forward and observed carefully.

Suddenly, the ghost raised its head and stared at him. The mask on its face changed, its eyebrows raised, and the corners of its mouth drooped, showing a look of dissatisfaction, and it shouted loudly.

“——It’s so poisonous!”

Li Bailong's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt uneasy and suspicious.

——Yes, I just took a step forward, and I took the first step with my left foot. I usually take the first step with my right foot. Aozi must have seen this. Am I so excited because I am eager to check the ability of this new ghost? I am so eager because I am under pressure from the Cao Gang and I am eager to find a new ability to break through. But if Lao Long sees this, will he look down on me and think I am useless?

——After all, as a martial artist, isn't it a bit inappropriate to rely too much on this kind of external force? On the other hand, using this kind of ghost to break the situation is probably not fair and upright. Aozi sees it, and although he doesn't say anything, he will probably feel uncomfortable in his heart. Should I adjust my policy plan?
——Got it! I'm going to kill Ma Fulong now. This way, Aozi will know that even without the help of this ghost, I have the ability to solve the problem!
Li Bailong turned around and was about to do something big.

Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my head, and a familiar chilling feeling shrieked up, like the cry of a ghost from hell, instantly dispelling all the confusing sounds and demons in my mind.

He came to his senses and shuddered.

——What the hell was I thinking just now?
He stared fiercely at the ghost in front of him and shouted, "What the hell is this?"

The ghost shouted again: "The thunder is rolling!"

Li Bailong's heart skipped a beat again.

——Yeah, I swear all the time, very uncultured. Aozi hears it every day but doesn't say anything. Will he think I'm naturally rude?

——We can’t go on like this! We have to find a way!

——Got it! From now on, I will be careful with my words and apologize to everyone I scolded! Go now! This way, Aozi will know that I am a well-mannered person!

He thought about the harsh words he had said in the past, which had hurt so many people. He wanted to make amends and turned around to go out and apologize. However, after taking two steps, he came to his senses.

——Fuck!
Li Bailong felt horrified and said sternly, "Tell him to shut up!"

The ghost really stopped talking.

But above the mask, his right eyebrow was slightly raised and the corners of his mouth were slightly curled, revealing a look of disdain and extreme sarcasm.

"boom!"

Li Bailong swung his fist and hit the mask right in the center, imprinting the guy on the wall.

"What the hell is this! It's even more harmful than the ghost who urges people to work harder!"

"As you can see."

Aozi laughed loudly: "Before, you used the authority and power of the Tongwen Bureau to force official traffic and push the imperial book to the eyes of Huazhou people. Many people who were not interested in this book also read it out of curiosity. Of course, they were poisoned and how could they not feel resentful?"

"Later, when the little black guys were rampant, you took advantage of your position to arrest them and forced them to do the test and admit their mistakes. They were forced by your power and had to hold their noses to read. How could they not hold a grudge?"

"Now you're using money to host a show, using financial benefits to lure non-readers to memorize the contents of your book. Those people are blinded by the money and take the initiative to read your book, but still disagree with the content. How can they not complain?"

"Therefore, negative emotions gathered and resentment condensed, forming such a weird situation!"

"I call it...Thunder! Poison! Ghost!"

Long Aotian was a little surprised when he said this: "The Urging Ghost can use words to make the recipient feel ashamed and want to write more. What effect does this Thunder Poison Ghost have on you?"

"..."

It made me doubt myself and almost made me make stupid decisions!

Li Bailong said angrily: "You are not allowed to use this thing on me! Damn it!"

Aozi agreed at first, and then asked about Lei Dugui's ability. Li Bailong couldn't explain it clearly for a while, so he said impatiently: "Try it yourself!"

Old Dragon was curious and said, "Let's give it a try."

He simply let go of his soul and let the Thunder Poison Ghost attack him.

"——He died of the poison!"

The Thunder Poison Ghost was born from resentment, and its strength was far greater than that of the urging ghost when it was first born. After all, the number of readers tortured by the poisonous content of the Imperial Book was extremely large, and the twisted resentment immediately blasted into his soul.

When the negative force of will came over, Long Aotian was stunned.

——Yeah, I used myself as bait to test the power of the Thunder Poison Ghost. How stupid! If Lao Li saw this, would he think I was stupid? What if he thought I had a problem with my brain and didn't discuss things with me in the future? I don't want that!
——No, I have to do something to improve his evaluation of me.

——Got it! Now that I have beaten the Thunder Poison Ghost into pieces, he will know that I am still more powerful!
Aozi was just about to take action when his soul sensed the invasion of alien power and expelled it on his own. The resentful power of the thunder ghost was washed away, and he returned to normal on his own, as if waking up from a dream.

"I...Fuck!"

Long Aotian screamed in horror: "Damn it, this is weird!"

The Thunder Poison Ghost disappeared and was called back by Aozi. It was obvious that he was scared: "This... this ghost thing, how come it has an effect on me? How could it be like this?"

"Why is it that when he mentions poison, I feel that my behavior just now is problematic, and not only that, but the solution I come up with will make things worse?"

Li Bailong sighed: "This is what new authors are like. They are bad at listening to advice."

"??????"

When Aozi was confused and terrified, Li Bailong, after all, had experience from his previous life and had rich associative ability, so he guessed the situation about 30% and figured out the ghost's killing pattern.

The old ghost rider is one.

Moreover, Li Bailong was born with empathy.

This is the golden spirit of humanity.

What is the Golden Spirit?

For example, when picking wild fruits, one slips and is hit by a sharp stone, causing bleeding. An ordinary person who is ignorant of the situation will think that the thing is dangerous and should be kept away from. However, a person like Li Bailong will think, "Oh, it hurts so much when it is stabbed on me, so it must be more painful if I stab my prey or enemy."

This is empathy.

This is the golden spirit of mankind.

Having already experienced the terrifying intelligence-reducing ability of the Thunder Poison Ghost, how could he not empathize with his enemies?
"Let's go, let's go and have some fun."

After being influenced by him over the years, Aozi also possessed the golden spirit. Hearing this, he said excitedly: "Okay, this is valuable experience. We must use it on the enemy!"

"Don't talk nonsense." Li Bailong corrected, "I'm just studying the killing patterns of the Thunder Poison Ghost!"

Leaving the quiet room and walking to the second hall, Li Bailong called Nalan Wenbo.

"Let the navy spread the news."

"Sir, please speak."

Li Bailong pondered for a moment and said, "Let's set the pace. For example, there are six books in the question bank of the "I am a Reader" competition. The other five books are all well-known and highly subscribed masterpieces in Huazhou. The competition for answering the questions must be fierce. Only "Legend of the Imperial Battle of Heaven" comes from the countryside. It has a small readership and a small foundation. The intensity of competition is definitely low, but the prize money is the highest, so it is a good opportunity to pick up the leak."

After listening to this, Nalan Wenbo understood what his leader meant.

"I understand." Lei Dugui's strategic ability seems to be stronger than Cuigenggui's.

and so……

We still have to poison innocent passers-by every day!

In a short period of time, Li Bailong figured it out.

There are more than tens of millions of literate people in the world, but among these countless people, there are probably only one in ten who can resonate with the Imperial Book. If you want to collect as much power as possible, you have to find a way to get these one in ten people to read it.

Then the remaining nine-tenths...will have to eat shit hard too!

We must continue to put the imperial book in front of their eyes and into their mouths! This is called making the best use of it!

If you can't provide positive wishes, then go and charge the thunder poison ghost!
Nalan Wenbo received the order from the governor and took a peek. He saw Lord Li smiling righteously. Perhaps he was planning how to deal a devastating blow to the enemy!

Then, he heard the governor's next order.

"Go to the jail and bring a prisoner here."

The Tongwen Bureau had its own prison. When the governor first took office, a group of corrupt officials from the original yamen were imprisoned there. The main culprits had already been dealt with. As for the remaining two or three kittens, it would be a bit harsh to sentence them, but it would be a bit too easy to let them go.

So he is still detained in prison.

Nalan Wenbo is now in charge of the review and control room. Sometimes the tasks are heavy and the battle intensity is high, so after an application, he will transfer these clerks who are good at clerical work from the prison to participate in posting and review control.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Just any one will do?"

Li Bailong nodded.

"Yes."

Nalan Wenbo lowered his head and went out. After thinking for a moment, he came up with an idea.

The governor summoned the prisoners "randomly", which must be no good.

There were a few former clerks in the prison, whom he used very well. They were knowledgeable, interesting and hardworking. Since the adults said "it's up to you", there was no need to bring them in.

An image of a person appeared in his mind.

That guy was all alone, his parents were gone, and his identity as a clerk in the Tongwen Bureau was passed down from his father. He used to just mess around all day, and after being thrown into prison, he just gave up and waited for death.

After all, he is alone and there is no one in the world who cares about him.

Every time Nalan went to the prison to recruit navy soldiers, everyone else signed up enthusiastically, but this guy always squatted in the corner with his eyes closed, showing no interest at all... So in Nalan's opinion, this guy was quite useless.

It's him.

Nalan called two of his men and went to the prison to pick up the man. They filled two buckets of cold water to wash his body, changed him into clean clothes, and then took him to an ear room.

When the man saw Li Bailong, he was not afraid. He saluted lazily, looking like he was waiting to die.

Nalan Wenbo said: "Sir, his name is Tang Ping."

Li Bailong waved his hand, signaling Nalan to go down. When there were only two people left in the room, he ordered: "There is paper and ink on the table. Go and write down your name and life."

Tang Ping was just playing badly, but he was not stupid. He knew that Li Bailong was powerful, so he followed his orders.

The thunder poison ghost secretly revealed itself and uttered a scolding sound.

“It’s extremely poisonous!”

Under Li Bailong's expectant gaze, Tang Ping wrote down his personal information.

The movements are smooth and the complexion is normal.

"??????"

Li Bailong saw that he was normal and asked in confusion, "No electricity?"

"How is that possible? Thunder Poison Ghost's battery is fully charged." Aozi retorted, "You don't know how many readers in Huazhou have been poisoned by your plot! How could it be possible that it is fully charged!"

No need for you to remind me!

Li Bailong waved his hand and said, "Another shock!"

The Thunder Poison Ghost roared, "I was burned on the outside and tender on the inside by the thunder!"

Tang Ping still had no reaction, no emotion changing on his face, no regret, no hesitation, no doubt, nothing... let alone taking any action.

what happened?

"Are there any restrictions on the identity of the recipient?"

Li Bailong pondered over the pattern.

The update-urging ghost has a special attack on people with the "author" label, but the thunder poison ghost doesn't seem to have this restriction. After all, Aozi has been hit by it before... But why doesn't it work on this guy?

"Nalan!"

He called the secretary in and ordered, "Change the group."

Nalan Wenbo had no choice but to bring out a few people from prison who were not very close to him.

Li Bailong tried them one by one, but there was no reaction to any of them.

"It's so evil!"

Aozi also felt puzzled and thought that Lei Dugui's ability had lost its effect.

Then he fired at himself again.

"The poison is taking effect!"

Under the scolding of Lei Dugui, Aozi's soul and body were shaken violently.

——The magic I cast! The ability I found! I can't understand the mechanism, and I can't figure out the triggering conditions! Why am I so useless? Will Lao Li dislike me? Speaking of which, I have been holding him back over the years, and he always helps me more...

——No, if this continues, we will drift further and further apart! We have to do something!
——At this point, I can only admit it to him...

Fortunately, this time Aozi had made preparations in advance. The impact that his soul had buried beforehand exploded directly, expelling the foreign matter. Long Aotian thought to himself that it was a close call and said, "It still worked... What happened?"

Li Bailong waved his hand and asked Nalan to take all the people away, frowning.

Makes no sense.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What were you thinking when you were affected?"

Aozi was stunned for a moment, then said nonchalantly: "I just feel that my current behavior is not appropriate, and I have to think of a way to change it, and then I come up with an even more ridiculous plan."

"...Oh." Li Bailong asked, "That's it? Nothing else?"

"Nothing else." Aozi asked back, "Is there anything else different about you?"

"That's about the same." Li Bailong spread his hands and said, "Self-doubt, self-denial, and trying to improve myself."

The two of them were lost in thought, neither speaking.

"Let's change the sample." Aozi suggested, "Should we call a police officer to come over and try?"

"Forget it." Director Li rejected it. "We are in a special situation. We can resist it even if we are hit. Others may not be able to do that. We have not yet fully mastered the mechanism of this technique. We cannot use it on our own people."

When he was hit for the first time, he even wanted to kill Ma Fulong.

The ability of this Thunder Poison Ghost is indeed very evil. If it is used on one's own people, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Aozi said, "The prisoners don't respond, and the people in the bureau can't do it, so what should we do?"

Before Li Bailong could answer, he heard Nalan's voice: "Sir, Mr. Ling from the Cao Gang came to visit and said he wanted to discuss the details of the sponsorship of the "I am a Reader" program with you."

Director Li shrugged.

"I forgot about this... I disgusted them again this morning, it's time for Yunhuatang to fight back." He pushed open the door and said to Aozi in his mind, "Let's put this matter aside for now and go fight with the Cao Gang."

"How about trying it on the Cao Gang?"

Li Bailong felt that it was unlikely to work, but there was nothing to lose by giving it a try.

"Okay, give it a try."

(End of this chapter)