Ning Chen muttered in a low voice.
The moment the words left his mouth, the ghost bride, who had been knocking on Jiang Qiujin's door, suddenly froze.
Then she slowly straightened up, turned her head—and drifted straight toward Ning Chen's door.
Only then did Ning Chen realize that this ghost bride was actually a full head taller than him.
Almost two meters tall.
In the dim corridor lighting, beneath the red gauze veil, two points of crimson light glimmered faintly.
It looked extremely eerie.
The next instant, a blood-red eyeball slammed tightly against Ning Chen's peephole.
His vision was instantly flooded with red.
The sudden shock made him stagger backward two steps.
Before he could even react—
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Knock! Knock! Knock!
From his own door, a rhythmic knocking sound suddenly rang out.
Damn it.
At that moment, Ning Chen deeply missed the days when he had never seen a ghost in his entire life.
He swallowed hard and let out a long breath.
Forcing down the panic in his heart, his face hardened.
If you want my life, then even if I die, I'll tear a chunk of flesh off you first!
What—ghosts think they're invincible now?
He recalled reading online that tongue-tip blood was an extremely yang substance, highly effective against evil spirits.
At this point, he couldn't worry about anything else.
If he didn't fight with his life on the line, it wouldn't just be him who died—Jiang Qiujin wouldn't escape either!
Thinking this, a fierce glint flashed in Ning Chen's eyes.
He bit down hard on the tip of his tongue.
Enduring the pain without screaming, his face twisted slightly.
This was ridiculously painful!
Not normal pain at all!
Fortunately, he drew blood in one bite—no need to suffer twice.
He yanked the hammer from his waist and spat a mouthful of blood onto it.
Listening to the increasingly urgent knocking, Ning Chen grinned coldly.
Gripping the hammer, he prepared to charge out and go all out!
But at that exact moment—
A pleasant female voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Ding! Detected that the host has come into contact with supernatural phenomena. System activated!"
"Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Supernatural Choice System!"
Ning Chen had read plenty of web novels after entering university. He naturally understood what a system was.
He just hadn't expected that one day he himself would awaken one.
That said—
This cheat really knew how to pick its timing!
Feeling the pain still throbbing on his tongue, a trace of resentment flashed through his eyes.
But more than that—
Was joy!
With a cheat, dealing with ghosts wouldn't be impossible anymore, right?
He'd finally have capital to survive in this supernatural-reviving world!
Maybe…
He could even meet his own Nie Xiaoqian someday…
His thoughts flashed by in an instant as the system prompt sounded again.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on receiving the Newbie Starter Gift Pack. It has been placed in the system space. Do you accept?"
The joy in Ning Chen's eyes intensified.
Every awakened system always proactively offers a newbie gift pack—
The novels weren't lying!
Seeing blood already seeping through the crack in the door, Ning Chen stopped hesitating.
"Accept!"
The moment he spoke, three notifications rang out in succession.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Golden Eyes!"
[Golden Eyes:
As constant as the moon, as radiant as the sun, as piercing as the River of Forgetfulness, as brilliant as gold!
(Eye of Insight — allows observation of all things unobservable!)]
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Dragon-Tiger Pill!!"
[Dragon-Tiger Pill:
Dragon essence, tiger ferocity!
A must-have divine medicine for real men!
Consume to instantly gain a full armor of true yang energy!]
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the title: Ning Caichen II!"
[Ning Caichen II:
Equipping this title grants a refined, gentle scholarly temperament.
When facing female ghost entities, you gain 30% initial favorability.
No disadvantages!]
Three beginner rewards—
This was what you called a god-tier opening!
Especially the Ning Caichen II title—
That was downright broken!
Facing female ghosts in the future, he might actually remain undefeated!
As the system's voice faded, three golden beams of light materialized in midair.
They surged into Ning Chen's body like lightning.
Warm currents spread through his limbs and bones.
His eyes suddenly transformed into a pair of brilliant golden pupils!
He clenched his fists, feeling explosive strength coursing through him.
Ning Chen curled his lips into a smile.
Those golden eyes seemed to pierce through the door, locking directly onto the ghost bride outside.
At the same time, the system's prompt rang out again.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on triggering a choice!"
1. Turn a blind eye, return indoors, and lock the door tight, allowing the ghost bride to claim the school beauty's life!
Reward: Ghost-Avoiding Constitution — safe for life!
[Ghost-Avoiding Constitution: Ghost entities will avoid you at all costs!]**
2. Invite the ghost bride inside for some sugar water!
Reward: Spirit-Capturing, Ghost-Dispatching General!
[Spirit-Capturing, Ghost-Dispatching General:
Capture spirits!
Devour spirits!
Invite spirits to possess!
(Note: Can forcibly suppress and capture Tier 3 and below ghost entities. Capacity increases with Host's level.)]**
Two choices—clear at a glance!
Whether the ghost-dispatching general was important or not didn't matter.
What mattered was that there was no way Ning Chen would be a coward, standing by while the ghost bride claimed Jiang Qiujin's life.
Thinking this, he didn't hesitate at all.
He pushed the door open!
And came face-to-face with the ghost bride standing outside.
Bare feet resting on crimson lotus patterns, red robes and pale hands.
The phoenix crown on her head and the glowing jewels on her body shone brilliantly—like the lanterns filling the streets on the fifteenth night.
Her wedding dress was blood-red, making her skin appear even paler.
Beneath the red veil, her eyes glowed with dark crimson light.
At her fingertips grew ten pitch-black claws, sharp as obsidian.
They added a strange, demonic beauty to her.
Ning Chen looked her up and down, rubbed his chin, and an inexplicable excitement flashed in his eyes.
Damn it.
He'd been single for too long.
Why did even a female ghost look so pleasing to the eye?
Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, under the effect of the Golden Eyes—
The ghost bride's information suddenly surfaced before him.
Target Evaluation: Ghost Bride · Hongdou
Level: Tier 3 Red-Robed Vengeful Ghost
Blood Debt Value: 300
(Note: Each murder counts as 10 points)
Background:
Born as a young miss of the Hong family in Jinling. Due to her tall stature, she was regarded as a freak.
On her wedding day, the groom eloped with his childhood sweetheart.
Unable to endure gossip and ridicule, she poisoned herself at home while still dressed in her wedding gown.
Her resentment lingered, turning her into a ghost.
Sealed and suppressed by experts hired by her parents for decades.
Three months ago, the seal broke.
She harbors extreme hatred toward petite, delicate young women.
Once she discovers a target, she will knock on their door at midnight.
Once the door opens, their life will be taken.
(Note: Ghost tiers range from 1–9. Tier 7 and above are Kings.)
(Cultivator tiers: Nourishing Qi, Condensing Qi, Entering Dao, Innate, Knowing Fate, Celestial.)
Friendly Reminder:
Be careful!
Your appearance bears a 30% resemblance to the groom who abandoned the ghost bride and eloped with his childhood sweetheart.
She… has already locked onto you.
Ning Chen: "...…"
He and that scumbag eloping groom looked similar?
That was ridiculous!
The only problem with that man was his eyes!
Wasn't it just that Ning Chen was a bit taller?
Perfect proportions—was that a crime?
And his looks weren't bad either, right?
With a wife like this, who would trade her for money?!
In reality, checking the ghost bride's info only took a few seconds.
Seeing Ning Chen push the door open, the ghost bride's lips curled beneath the veil, forming a strange smile.
"Husband~ I've come to find you…"
Her voice was cold and mournful, sending chills down the spine.
Combined with the flickering corridor lights and blood seeping from the walls—
The atmosphere was fully maxed out.
But Ning Chen didn't care.
Looking at her, he broke into a bright, sunny smile.
"Knocking for so long—tired, aren't you?"
"Come on! I'll treat you to some sugar water~"