Chapter 10: Blocked Outside the Door

“That’s right,” Shen Chujin nodded.

“Then hurry up and take me!”

The female ghost was a bit impatient, rushing up eagerly to Shen Chujin.

By now, she had already returned to her normal appearance.

Although her complexion was pale, and there were dark circles under her eyes—like someone who hadn’t slept in hundreds of days—
at least she didn’t look terrifying anymore.

【Bilibili – Eat My Bomb: ??? I don’t quite get it. What do you mean by going back into her body?】

【Ohho~~: Don’t tell me… her physical body hasn’t decayed yet?】

Shen Chujin led the female ghost out of the house and said to Qian Zhonglei, “I’m taking her with me. Your issue is resolved, so go home and rest.”

“R-Really? It’s really over?” Qian Zhonglei glanced nervously at the female ghost.

When he saw her make a scary face at him, his heart jumped violently, and even his voice came out wavy.

Seeing she scared someone again, the female ghost laughed happily.

Even as Shen Chujin and the ghost left, Qian Zhonglei still felt a bit dazed.

The ghost just… left like that?

He thought it would end like in the movies—with an epic showdown or something.

He took a deep breath, hugged his arms, and cautiously walked back inside, poking around as he went.

Even though he saw the ghost leave with his own eyes, he still felt uneasy for some reason.

Only then did he remember—he should’ve bought a talisman from Shen Chujin.

It felt like losing a million bucks, and he almost slammed his head into the wall in regret.

He quickly pulled out his phone and entered Shen Chujin’s live stream.

Mm, this gave him a bit of a sense of security.

To show his gratitude, he rewarded her with three Green Vine Crowns in a row.

Each Green Vine Crown was worth 1,000 Green Vine Coins.

That was nearly half a month’s salary for him.

In the past, whenever he watched a live stream, he always just lurked for free—never gave tips.

But this time, he made an exception!

Inside a taxi.

The driver was at the wheel, Shen Chujin sat calmly in the backseat, while the female ghost beside her—chattering non-stop—was like a total motor mouth.

Only now did the viewers learn that the female ghost’s name was Zhou Tong.

She had simply stayed up late, and after falling asleep, her soul suddenly left her body.

But she turned out to be quite the carefree type.

Not only was she not afraid, she even thought it was fun.

So she started drifting around everywhere, enjoying the feeling of flying free.

But once she’d had her fun and wanted to return to her body, she discovered—no matter what she did—she couldn’t go back.

What’s worse, her soul was growing weaker and weaker.

Fortunately, she found a little gourd that could gather spiritual energy, which barely kept her alive.

Only issue? The little gourd was stuck in a filthy drainage ditch, and the stench was truly awful.

Still, to survive, she had no choice but to endure it.

Fortunately, the next day, some workers came to clean the sewer, and she was finally brought back to the surface with the gourd.

Then she discovered: if she absorbed the fear of others, her soul would become more stable.

So, almost every night, she would go find an unlucky person to give a scare.

But just yesterday, the gourd hidden in the bushes was picked up by that man.

And since she had been hiding inside, she was taken along with it.

“So now you understand, right? I wasn’t trying to scare him on purpose. He’s the one who couldn’t keep his hands to himself—picking up random stuff like that.”

Zhou Tong spread her hands, looking very innocent.

【Fate, huh: Hahaha, the ghost says she didn’t mean to scare people—they brought it on themselves. I’m dying.】

【Last Row in Class: I swear I’m never picking up random stuff ever again…】

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Imperial Capital People’s Hospital.

Even at night, it was still brightly lit, and the first-floor lobby was bustling with a steady stream of people coming and going.

Shen Chujin and the others went straight up to the VIP floor on the top level of the inpatient department.

This floor was specially reserved for the powerful, influential, and wealthy. Every ward was a luxury suite, equipped with a private kitchen, bathroom, and toilet.

The daily hospital fee here was as high as ten thousand yuan—a cost ordinary people couldn’t afford.

Naturally, the security measures on this floor were also very strict.

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, two security guards were standing watch.

One of them reached out to stop Shen Chujin.

“Miss, may I ask whose family member you are here to see?”

Shen Chujin: “Zhou Tong.”

“What is your name?”

“Shen Chujin.”

“Alright, please wait a moment. I’ll go notify inside first.”

Ding~

Just as the guard finished speaking, the elevator doors opened.

A middle-aged couple and a man dressed in a Zhongshan suit walked out.

Seeing the newcomers, the guard who was about to leave suddenly stopped.

“Mr. Zhou, this lady is here to see your daughter.”

The guard gestured toward Shen Chujin.

Zhou Guoan sized up Shen Chujin, he exuded a scholarly and refined aura.

“Are you Xiao Tong’s classmate?” Zhou Guoan asked.

Shen Chujin shook her head. “I’m here to help your daughter wake up.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Guoan and his wife Wu Fangyun were both taken aback.

Wu Fangyun was a bit excited, “Miss, do you really have a way to wake my Tongtong up?”

“Mm.”

“Heh, since you’ve already hired someone, why bother asking me to come?”

At that moment, the man in the ^[1]Zhongshan suit (also known as the Mao suit) is a traditional Chinese men’s outfit named after Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan), a key figure in modern Chinese history. Zhongshan suit nearby snorted coldly.

His gaze toward Shen Chujin was filled with hostility and disdain.

“Master Zheng, please don’t misunderstand. We only hired you,” Zhou Guoan quickly reassured him.

Their daughter suddenly fell into a coma, and the hospital couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

With no other options, they had to ask around for folk remedies.

Through recommendations, they found this Master Zheng.

He was said to be very skilled in exorcisms and summoning spirits, so they contacted him and paid a large sum to bring him here.

They couldn’t afford to offend him just because of a suddenly appearing girl.

“Sorry, if you’re not Tongtong’s classmate, we can’t let you in for now.”

After politely apologizing to Shen Chujin, Zhou Guoan made a ‘please’ gesture toward Master Zheng.

Master Zheng glanced at Shen Chujin arrogantly, then held his head high and walked toward the ward.

Wu Fangyun looked at Shen Chujin apologetically, wanting to say something but still kept silent.

She quickly followed after him.

“Oh my, what a bogus master, he’s obviously a fake! Even I can tell—what’s he pretending to be a master for?”

Zhou Tong put her hands on her hips, grumbling.

“My parents were tricked by him!”

“Xiao Jinjin, what do you think we should do now?”

Xiao Jinjin?

Shen Chujin’s mouth twitched slightly.

“Let’s go in and see,” she said.

Zhou Tong pointed at the two guards standing stiffly like statues and said, “But how do they get past them? Should I show up and scare them a little?”

She said this with an excited expression, like she was eager and ready to try it out.

Shen Chujin’s brow twitched slightly.

“…No need.”

The two guards looked at Shen Chujin in surprise.

Is this person crazy?

Talking to herself like that?

While they were still puzzled, they saw Shen Chujin pull out a bright yellow paper from her pocket.

Before they could even see what it was, their eyes suddenly went blank.

By the time they snapped back to reality, there was no one in front of them.

What they didn’t realize was that in that one moment they were stunned, Shen Chujin calmly walked right past them.

【Crazy Beauty: Weird, why does it feel like those two guards didn’t see the streamer at all? They were blocking her before, but now they just let her in?】

【Unexpected Name: I saw the streamer take out a talisman just now, could that be why?】

【Dong Yao: Wow, looks so powerful. If I had that talisman, robbing a bank would be like a ghost—no one would know!】

【Late Heartbeat: Yeah, that’s so cool!】

The two guards exchanged glances and pursed their lips.

“Strange, where did that girl go just now?”

“No idea, maybe she already took the elevator down.”

“But I didn’t hear the elevator ding, and I didn’t see her leave,” one guard said, eyes showing doubt. Then his eyes widened, “Do you think… we might have run into something dirty?”

Both guards’ faces immediately turned pale as snow.

If you looked closely, you’d see their hands trembling.