Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 1321: Chapter 1320: Playing Blind in Our Performance Together

Seeing the scene before them, Zhao Ling’er and Lin Yueru both widened their eyes in shock, while Aika hid behind Fang Zheng without saying a word. They watched as the ghost in white quietly appeared behind Ning Caichen, then extended her arm to gently embrace him.

”Hey? Wow!!”

Ning Caichen, who was holding a pen and pondering deeply, didn’t expect someone to suddenly appear behind him. Startled, he hurriedly jumped up, pulled out what looked like an apple-peeling knife from his pocket, and swung it behind him without thinking...

”Whoosh!!”

If the ghost in white hadn’t dodged quickly, this swing would have scarred her face.

”Ha ah......”

The ghost in white let out a faint sound, looking uneasy as she retreated, and at this moment, Ning Caichen saw the ghost clearly and paused in surprise.

”Who are you, miss... why are you here?”

Ning Caichen remembered coming here with Fang Zheng and three girls before, but it was clear the woman in front wasn’t one of them. However, the ghost in white said nothing, just showing an uneasy expression as she looked at the small knife in Ning Caichen’s hand. Noticing her gaze, Ning Caichen quickly lowered his head, looked at the knife in his hand, and hurriedly said.

”Ah, I’m not a bad person, I’m just passing through, I mean no harm.”

As he spoke, Ning Caichen held the knife in his hand, then looked at the ghost in white in front of him.

”If you’re scared, I can throw the knife away.”

Saying this, Ning Caichen casually tossed the knife away. However, unexpectedly, just then, the blade suddenly flew out of the handle with a ”whoosh,” barely missing the ghost’s neck and embedding itself in the wooden board behind her.

The ghost in white touched her neck, turned around to look at the knife stuck in the wooden board, while at the same time Ning Caichen stood there, dumbfounded, still holding the knife handle, wondering how the blade had suddenly disappeared.

For a moment, the atmosphere became extremely awkward...

Meanwhile, Fang Zheng was laughing so hard he almost slapped the floor.

He could swear he hadn’t done anything, yet Ning Caichen almost twice forced Nie Xiaoqian to reveal her true form... Haha, this was just too funny.

After two consecutive mishaps, the ghost in white was evidently angry. In a flash, she appeared in front of Ning Caichen, grabbed his lapel, and pinned him to the ground. Ning Caichen, still pondering the issue of the knife blade, was completely caught off guard by the ghost’s bold move, and let out a scream as he fell.

”Miss, what are you doing?”

Looking at the ghost in white pressing down on him, Ning Caichen stammered in fear, while the ghost in white just giggled.

”Of course, doing what you men all like to do...”

Hearing this, Zhao Ling’er blushed and lowered her head, while Lin Yueru spat lightly.

”Shameless.”

Yet the ghost in white apparently didn’t hear Lin Yueru’s comment. She reached out and tore open the scholar’s coat, while the scholar struggled desperately, trying to break free.

”Miss, don’t, don’t do this...”

”Hmm, why does it feel like this is completely reversed?”

Watching the scholar, arms crossed, trying to resist, and the ghost in white astride him, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but chuckle, momentarily at a loss for words. What could be done? After all, the law only punishes men for forcing women. In this situation... even calling for a timeout wouldn’t work.

”Miss, please behave yourself!”

Finally, Ning Caichen found a chance and pushed the ghost away. She abruptly stopped her actions, looking at him with a grievance in her eyes.

”You don’t like me?”

”No, it’s just, I...”

”Is it that I’m not pretty? Am I so ugly that I’m not even worthy of your attention?”

As the ghost in white spoke, she lowered her head and began to sob. Seeing this, Ning Caichen panicked.

”No... it’s not like that... You are as beautiful as a goddess, but men and women are different, and I hardly know you, how can we do such a thing?”

”What’s the difference?”

However, the ghost in white was indifferent to Ning Caichen’s words.

”It’s so late, who else would know besides us?”

”In any case, it’s just not right! Ah...”

Saying this, Ning Caichen suddenly paused as he stared at the ghost in front of him. Seeing this, the ghost thought she had enchanted him, and giggled, reaching out to wrap her arms around his neck, but just then, Ning Caichen suddenly reached out, grabbing the ghost’s wrist.

”Miss, why are you doing this?”

”What, what are you talking about?”

Hearing Ning Caichen’s out-of-context question, the ghost in white was momentarily baffled, while Ning Caichen spoke earnestly.

”You and I have no relation nor acquaintance. I, Ning Caichen, am but a poor scholar with no money and mediocre appearance. Yet, why would a young lady like you want to engage in such indecent acts with me?”

At this point, Ning Caichen was suddenly shocked.

”I, I must clarify, I’m just an ordinary scholar, not planning to go to the capital for examinations!”

”.........???”

Upon hearing this, the white-clothed ghost girl had a confused look, while Fang Zheng laughed until he was rolling on the ground. This scholar is indeed a fool; Fang Zheng was just curious about what he was daydreaming, but after a while, it turns out he was thinking about the story Fang Zheng had told him before!

By heaven and earth’s conscience, Fang Zheng discussing this topic with him was not hinting he would encounter Nie Xiaoqian; it was merely out of curiosity about what scholars of this era actually think!

The repeated failures also made the white-clothed ghost girl quite dissatisfied, and she helplessly lowered her head, sighing softly.

”I just stayed overnight at the temple, lonely and scared, wanting to find a companion. If the gentleman is unwilling, then forget it, just consider it my own wishful thinking...”

As she spoke, the ghost girl took out a piece of gold from her bosom and placed it on the ground, then turned around and left.

”Hey...this, what are you doing? Hurry up and take it away!”

Looking at the gold in front of him, Ning Caichen was taken aback, hurriedly grabbing the gold, intending to return it to the ghost girl. But when he chased outside, the ghost girl had already vanished. Holding the gold in his hand, Ning Caichen scratched his head, then casually tossed it outside.

”Such ill-gotten wealth, I cannot accept it.”

As he spoke, Ning Caichen returned to the desk, once again pondering deeply on the eight hundred-character reading reflection.

Seeing this, Lin Yueru nodded in satisfaction.

”Brother Fang, don’t see this scholar as foolish, yet he is quite a person of integrity.”

”Should we keep watching, Master?”

At this moment, Zhao Ling’er curiously inquired, and Fang Zheng shook his head.

”The good show here is over; let’s go see the good show outside.”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng led the three of them stealthily out of the temple. Outside the big gate, surely after a while, the white-clothed ghost girl appeared again. She looked complexly at the gold thrown out by Ning Caichen and couldn’t help but sigh.

”Never expected, there are such upright people in the world... It’s just a pity Granny will suck human essence and blood... afraid she won’t let him go...”

”Hoo---!”

However, just as the white-clothed ghost girl’s words fell, accompanied by a gust of sinister wind blowing past, quickly, two more flowery-clothed ghost girls appeared beside her. The leader stared at the white-clothed ghost girl and sternly said.

”Little Qian, why haven’t you acted yet?”

”I have no way.”

The white-clothed ghost girl clearly had no good feelings toward these two ghost girls, coldly replied.

”This scholar does not lust after beauty, nor covet wealth, I have no plan.”

”Hmph, I think you have become muddled.”

Hearing this, the green-faced ghost girl coldly snorted.

”Right now, this scholar is alone here, why make it so troublesome, let us sisters take action, directly capture that scholar! Previously, some strange men came down the mountain, our sisters suffered considerable losses, Granny was furious. Now if you don’t offer essence and blood, don’t blame us for being rude!”

After saying this, Fang Zheng and the others saw the two ghost girls suddenly leaping, flying towards the temple.

Just at this moment, the white-clothed ghost girl seemed to have remembered something, suddenly turned, appearing in front of the two ghost girls, delivering a palm strike, forcibly pushing the two back.

”Nie Xiaoqian, you have a lot of guts!”

Seeing their action obstructed, the two ghost girls’ expressions slightly changed.

”You dare to resist Granny’s decree, it seems you’re tired of living!”

”I am already dead!!”

The white-clothed ghost girl coldly responded, then the three... no, three ghosts tangled up in a battle.

Watching this scene unfold, everyone present was stunned.

What is happening?

”Master? What do we do now?”

Hearing Zhao Ling’er’s inquiry, Fang Zheng shrugged.

”Alright, enough watching the show, we should act now.”