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Chapter 79: Adventure in the Ghost World (VIII)
"The pattern of this killing is probably that theirs is more serious, while mine is not... No, it should be relatively minor, otherwise the evil spirit wouldn't continue to chase me. The biggest difference between us... Wait, I figured it out!" In another room, Shi Qi, who was deep in thought, suddenly spoke, scaring Song Shuhang.

Shi Qi had a good mental state and was smart. She could understand that since Song Shuhang told her this information, he was temporarily considering her as a teammate.

Then what you need to do is to demonstrate your value. Being able to deduce the killing pattern of that evil spirit is to demonstrate your value.

"Have you figured out the ghost's killing pattern?!" Song Shuhang's expression revealed his surprise. If their speculation was true, as long as they could find a way to circumvent this pattern, they could at least avoid being killed by the ghost.

However, after hearing Shi Qi's speculation about the pattern of murder, Song Shuhang's expression turned into embarrassment again.

"It's money, debt to be more precise. The two girls who died were my roommates. We had an average relationship, and we were suddenly dragged into this situation while in the dorm. From what I understand, they seem to have recently borrowed a lot of money on a certain platform."

Shi Qi spoke briefly, then exhaled and continued, "Among those who will be killed first, several are entrepreneurs, and they must be in debt. If this happened elsewhere, this rule wouldn't be very accurate, but this is a bank."

Shi Qi's analysis sharpened his thinking: "This ghost's priority will probably be the time when the debt was owed, and then the amount."

This means that the more recent the debt is, the more likely it is to be targeted, followed by the amount of the debt. Otherwise, the first to die will surely be those entrepreneurs with the highest debt.

This ghost kills based on traits, not behavior. Even knowing the pattern doesn't prevent it. After all, who doesn't borrow money from others? For a ghost, borrowing fifty cents from a classmate in childhood was also a debt, triggering its killing pattern.

Song Shuhang's thoughts became more divergent. Perhaps it was not just money, but any debt that triggered the ghost's killing pattern.

For now, we can call this ghost a "debt collector ghost". Its killing pattern is unexplainable. Maybe some people have never owed others money, but who hasn't owed other things?

For example, you may steal a lighter from a friend, borrow a pen or eraser from a classmate, etc. It is even possible that a person is born in debt.

"You..." Shi Qi took two steps back after witnessing the terrifying scene. Song Shuhang's figure vanished from her sight. Shi Qi quickly turned around and looked back, hoping that the person who could intercept the ghost had a solution.

Inside the counter hall, Su Yun picked up a cash box painted entirely black. It was over thirty centimeters long, twenty centimeters high, and ten centimeters wide. It was exquisitely shaped and the workmanship was quite sophisticated. The wooden part of the box was held together by iron rivets and iron sheet rivets, making it look sturdy and durable.

Looking from the top of the box, one section is a rectangular flat surface with a handle that can be used to lock it. Once unlocked, the wooden board with the handle can be pulled out for easy access. The other section is a small rectangle with a fixed curved wooden board on each side. The two curved boards form a downward-leaking groove, leaving a gap in the middle.

This gap is used to stuff money in. There are also two ancient coins on the wooden box, which are connected to the money box at both ends of the iron handle.

The handle on the cash box was not locked. When Su Yun opened the cash box, he saw a small stack of colorful banknotes in the cash box. They were printed with denominations of one yuan, three yuan, etc., and the largest was seven yuan.

Sure enough, the cash box is used to store money, and it is also the place where the probability of finding ghost money is higher.

Besides, the most likely place to find ghost money was the vault, but that place was inherently dangerous. He didn't mind the danger, but he didn't know where the vault was.

"This scale..." Su Yun didn't take the ghost money. After all, the money was here and it wouldn't run away. The next item he focused on was the scale on the table, which had the strongest spiritual aura.

This is a scale called a balance. The balance rod is made of pure black wood and is engraved with scales. You can see that these scales are black and red, just like dried blood.

The scale plate, which is the tray for weighing objects, is made of metal. It feels much thicker than an ordinary tray and is painted with a layer of gray paint on the outside. The thin wires connecting the rod and the tray are also made of the same material.

The weight used for weighing was connected to a rope and hung on a pole. It looked ordinary. Su Yun thought for a moment, then reached out and scratched the paint on the tray with his fingernail.

Scratch a line through this layer of gray paint and you'll see golden metal exposed, which is gold.

His guess was correct. The tray of a scale would not be that thick. This kind of scale is used to weigh light and valuable items. Now you can only see this kind of scale in Chinese medicine stores.

Since Deng Zicheng's tray cannot be so thick, it means that it is wrapped in something, and the only thing that can wrap supernatural objects is naturally gold.

It was just a part of it that was not completely wrapped in gold. It was also very simple, just to make it easier to use this thing, just like the spear that Yang Jian made with a gold shell.

"Let me see what you have up your sleeve." Su Yun came to the counter and reached out to grasp the scale. This contact was the medium. The hall remained the same hall, the counter remained the same counter, but in Su Yun's sight, there was an additional figure, or rather, a ghost.

The appearance of this ghost was quite normal, with empty eyes, silk clothes, and ashen skin. It stretched out its hand and tried to lift the ghost name mechanically, but for some reason, it was stuck at this position and could not move any further.

"I see..." Su Yun let go, and the ghost disappeared. His eyes fell on the ghost money in the cash box, and he could see a "human" image printed on it, exactly like the ghost from before.

Then, combined with the liquid outside that looked like ghost dye, Su Yun probably knew where the ghost money came from. Obviously, the ghost called the ghost contained this kind of trading rules.

Using the ink of ghost dye as raw material, the supernatural laws of this ghost are copied and printed on the ghost money. Only with the superposition of supernatural powers can it become the real ghost money.

The powerful effect of the ghost money that makes the evil ghost "work" for money shows how terrifying the ghost is. Evil ghosts with trading patterns are very scary. The parchment in Yang Jian's hand and the ghost cabinet have certain trading patterns, and the wishing ghost, the promoter of the starving ghost incident, also has this part of the pattern.

Perhaps, in the rules of trade, the ghost known as Gui Cheng is the ancestor. Once a trade is initiated with a ghost known as Gui Cheng, the consequences are likely to be severe. This is why the older generation of ghost masters sealed Gui Cheng's tray with gold.

The tray of the scale represents "measurement of value". This part is sealed with gold. Therefore, after the ghost touches the ghost scale, it will not be able to conduct transactions, and the degree of danger is greatly reduced.

"Mr. Yun..." Shi Qi's trembling voice came. Seeing Su Yun in the hall, she felt a slight sense of relief. At least it meant he really had a way to deal with ghosts. She had heard Song Shuhang call him "Brother Yun" before, but since she didn't know his name, Shi Qi just called him that.

Su Yun was not surprised to see Shi Qi alone, because he had just seen Song Shuhang's message in the group chat.

Waist-Length Hair (Bai/Song Shuhang): "@Soul Trashman (Administrator Su Yun), Brother Yun, save me! I've been swallowed by a painting."

Soul Trash (Administrator Su Yun): "Got it. Be careful. I'll be right over."

Tequila Girl (Er Qiao): "Huh? Has the Administrator gone to the Cultivation World again?"

Waist-Length Hair (Bai/Song Shuhang): "No, didn't they say that? We are all in the ghost world right now. It's just another mysterious place."

King Ailun (Altria): "With Venerable Bai here too, that means there are six members in the group."

Quietly watching the show (group owner Cheng Yiyi): "Okay, you guys can have a party secretly."

Waist-Length Hair (Bai/Song Shuhang): "Don't invite me to gatherings like this next time. My heart can't handle it."

Depressed Elementary School Student (Grayfield Ai): "Shouldn't Master Bai be looking after us?"

Soul Trash (Administrator Su Yun): "Zhenzun Bai has temporarily gone into seclusion."

Quietly watching the show (group leader Cheng Yiyi): "It makes sense, it makes perfect sense."

Quietly Watching the Show (Group Leader Cheng Yiyi): "Old Rui and the others seem to be finding the location of the coffin."

In the live broadcast, Morty looked as if his body had been hollowed out. Having just become a ghost rider, he felt like the evil spirit within him was about to revive.

Even Su Yun, who had not been paying attention to the live broadcast just now, could guess that it was because Rick was "in danger" that Morty had to frequently use the power of the evil spirit to rescue him.

If you take risks, you have to be risky. If Rick were alone, there would be no danger.

Therefore, the logic behind Rick taking Morty on adventures is to introduce Morty as a variable, increasing the risk as they go through the events.

Morty's character flaws often lead him to do some irrational things during the adventure, causing the adventure to go into situations that Rick cannot fully control. This is the excitement that Rick is pursuing.

(End of this chapter)