Su Nan shouted with righteous indignation.
“Are you questioning my character? Do I look like that kind of guy?”
“Just a leg touch and I’d surrender?”
He stood up straight, eyes full of disdain as he glared at Mu Chuxian.
Mu Chuxian was stunned for a moment, clearly having underestimated this junior.
But before she could say anything, Su Nan slowly raised a finger.
“I want… a whole year!”
“…”
Mu Chuxian’s surprised face finally recovered after a few seconds.
Her pretty eyes curved into crescents as she whispered with a smile.
“Little junior really has a backbone~”
“Fine, it’s not like senior can’t agree to that.”
“For real?”
Su Nan was a little stunned she actually accepted.
“The duty of the Ghost Emperor is to punish malicious ghosts and chase down those that harm the living.”
Mu Chuxian said softly, noticing his surprise.
“So… are you coming with me?”
“You’ve been chasing me around for how long now?”
Su Nan couldn’t help but complain.
“That’s because I love you.”
Mu Chuxian got off the bed, gently cupping Su Nan’s face, her voice seductive…
“Senior is madly in love with her junior. That’s why I can’t help but… ah~!”
And with that, the utterly shameless senior began breathing sultrily into his ear.
Su Nan blushed, took a discreet step back, and quickly changed the subject.
“Where is it?”
“Not far. Come on.”
Mu Chuxian smiled faintly and took his hand.
***
Off-campus, on a dark, eerie street…
As soon as Su Nan and Mu Chuxian stepped out of the taxi, they could feel the strange chill in the air.
“Just ahead.”
Mu Chuxian said, then teased.
“Evil spirits aren’t so easy to handle. If you’re scared, it’s not too late to back out.”
Su Nan scoffed and replied confidently.
“Scared? Just don’t go back on your word when I come to collect that one year!”
With that, he walked ahead first. Mu Chuxian followed behind with a slight smirk.
After walking a short distance, Su Nan’s academy ID badge began to flicker.
He looked down to see a message.
“You have entered a Horror-Grade Barrier.”
He paused, brows furrowing instantly.
“I told you — you could’ve turned back.”
Mu Chuxian chuckled softly, then pointed toward a building not far ahead.
Only one room had its lights on.
Su Nan looked up and immediately felt a sinister chill sweep through him.
His playful attitude vanished in an instant.
Before they could even take another step, the surrounding air turned icy.
Dark mist began to appear, rapidly gathering into ghostly shapes — pale, floating figures with eerie expressions.
“Friendly Reminder: Mild Threat.”
“A-Class Ghost. Incorporeal. Phantom-type.”
The system’s voice echoed in his mind.
Su Nan narrowed his eyes and immediately activated his spiritual energy.
The A-class ghost let out a bone-chilling shriek and rushed toward them.
Su Nan’s expression hardened, and he took a step forward.
His pure, masculine yang energy erupted like a blaze —
BAM!
With one fierce punch, he struck the ghostly illusion.
The air filled with black mist, shadows multiplying — a phantom fog all around.
But in front of Su Nan’s blazing energy, the ghostly figures scattered like leaves in a storm.
With a single punch, the darkness retreated — the ghost dispersed.
“That’s it?”
Su Nan was even a little surprised.
He’d blown away all the B-grade phantoms and mist summoned by the A-grade ghost with ease.
“Not over yet.”
Mu Chuxian’s voice came softly beside him.
Su Nan looked up —
Down the street, under the moonlight, a figure slowly approached.
It was the female streamer from the earlier livestream.
But now… her face was dark and distorted.
Her eyes lacked any whites, her hair stood on end, and she emitted guttural shrieks.
Her appearance was terrifying.
She had been completely possessed by the A-class ghost.
Fearing Su Nan’s yang energy, the ghost had latched onto her body as a vessel to attack them.
Su Nan’s brow furrowed. He surged with energy again —
—But when it struck her, it had no effect.
The ghost-controlled streamer charged, shrieking hideously, her body moving at blinding speed.
Su Nan tried to intercept her — but he couldn’t use full strength without risking harm to her real body.
In this dilemma, Su Nan was forced into a passive fight — powerful, but restricted.
He couldn’t go all out, and the ghost took full advantage.
Mu Chuxian narrowed her eyes, and in a flash — she transformed.
Her eyes glowed scarlet, her aura shifted — the Ghost Emperor descended.
In an instant, she appeared in front of the possessed woman.
SMACK!
She struck the streamer’s shoulder with a palm, and the woman’s body trembled violently.
Su Nan seized the opportunity — lunging forward, grabbing her arms, and pinning them behind her.
Despite her frenzied struggles, Su Nan’s strength made resistance impossible.
Mu Chuxian stepped up, her palm emitting underworld energy, the breath of the abyss.
She pressed it against the streamer’s back — the cold power surged through.
In an instant—
The streamer let out a piercing scream.
From the top of her skull, a blurry black shadow emerged — the true form of the A-class ghost.
It screamed again the moment it took shape — and its eyes fell on Mu Chuxian.
“You… you traitor!!”
“A traitor! You’ve sided with the humans — you—!”
The ghost clearly recognized the Ghost Emperor.
But before it could finish, Mu Chuxian’s figure flickered — and with one move, she sealed it effortlessly.
The ghost turned into black mist and vanished completely.
The possessed streamer collapsed limply in Su Nan’s arms, her struggles finally ending.
Su Nan looked at Mu Chuxian, frowning slightly…
Just then, the streamer began to stir and slowly opened her eyes.
He released her, and as she saw his face — joy spread across hers.
“Handsome… was it you who saved me?”
“You saved my life… I’ve got no way to repay you, except to offer my—”
Before she finished, she threw her arms around Su Nan’s neck, her red lips aiming straight for his cheek.
SMACK!
Just before her lips landed, Mu Chuxian struck her from behind — clean and direct — knocking her unconscious instantly.
And judging by the force?
Yeah… she was not in a good mood.
“Beauty saved by hero? If he’s not this handsome, she can repay him in the next life~”