Ghost Catching System

The little turtle shook its head. ”Impossible. The opening time isn’t right; you’ve come too early.”

Chu Hao didn’t believe it. He carefully observed the thing on the little turtle’s back; it was a dim light. It seemed to be carrying something, but the interior was indiscernible.

Chu Hao reached out to grab it, but suddenly his hand was fiercely pricked by a needle, causing him to cry out in pain.

The little turtle laughed. ”I told you it’s pointless. If you want to be pricked to death, you can try again.”

The toad asked, ”When will it open?”

The little turtle said, ”Hmph! I’m not telling you, especially since you plotted to catch me. Unless...”

Unless what?

The little turtle said with a greedy look, ”Unless you find a real female turtle for me. Ah... I’ve been in this city for too long. Apart from this divine turtle, there’s not even a bird here; you have no idea how lonely I am.”

It really was a lustful turtle, quite like the toad.

The toad tempted, ”But if you go with us, forget a female turtle, we can even find you a sea turtle.”

The little turtle grew somewhat excited—sea turtles, even!—but then it shook its head. ”I can’t leave here.”

Chu Hao thought for a moment and said, ”I can find you a female turtle and bring her into the Holy City, but you have to promise to let us into the Divine Palace.”

”No problem,” the little turtle immediately agreed.

Chu Hao entrusted Zhao Gousheng with the task of finding a female turtle, emphasizing that the faster the delivery, the better.

The next day, a vehicle arrived at the Holy City. Upon opening it, a variety of turtles, all female, were poured into a pool.

The little turtle was almost ecstatic. This wasn’t just a harem of three thousand beauties, but thirty thousand!

The little turtle made excited cries and plunged into the throng of female turtles. After a while, it poked its head out. ”I can’t open the Divine Palace for you.”

Damn it!

Was this wretched turtle playing them?

The toad said angrily, ”You wretched turtle! Believe me, I’ll boil you!”

The little turtle said, ”Don’t be so agitated! The Divine Palace will open soon, just one month from now. Waiting won’t kill you.”

In one month, the number of people in the Holy City would likely grow even more.

Chu Hao frowned and asked, ”You mean the Divine Palace will open to everyone?”

The little turtle nodded. ”That’s right. The opening time for the Divine Palace was determined long ago, as prophesied by a Loose Saint.”

A prophecy by a Loose Saint?

”Could it be that the very existence of the Holy City was to change this era?” Chu Hao asked, taking a deep breath.

The little turtle was powerless to help; it was fate, which no one could change. With Chu Hao and his companions’ current strength, they couldn’t force open the Divine Palace.

Seeing that the little turtle was no longer paying them any attention, instead indulging in his harem of three thousand beauties, Chu Hao asked, ”You’ve lived in the Holy City for so long, surely you know some places with opportunities, right?”

The little turtle, from amidst the other turtles, said, ”This divine turtle, of course, knows.”

Chu Hao felt a surge of excitement. ”Lead us there.”

The little turtle said, ”No. This divine turtle is going to enjoy himself to death today.”

Chu Hao’s mouth curled into a smirk. You little rascal, you think I can’t handle you? He said, ”If you don’t lead the way, I’ll have people scoop all the female turtles out right now.”

Upon hearing this, the little turtle was immediately at a loss for words. ”Bro, let’s talk it over. There’s always room for negotiation; I can lead the way.”

During this period, the Holy City was so overcrowded that people were virtually everywhere. It felt as though the entire city had been searched top to bottom, over and over again. Discovering a Curse Mark was like winning the lottery.

”We were too late,” many people lamented in frustration.

”ARGH! It’s all because of the plane ticket! If I had known, I would’ve just driven to Tibet myself!”

”Driving? The highways in the uninhabited areas are now jammed with cars; you can’t even get in. There are just too many people.”

”Exactly! And some people really know how to do business, bringing food to sell in the Holy City. Can you believe a single piece of baked bread costs a hundred RMB?”

”You probably haven’t seen it, but someone has already opened a supermarket here.”

「Half a month passed.」

The Holy City had changed drastically. The ancient streets and alleys, in addition to the throngs of people, now also hosted snack bars, rest stops, and hotels; if one could imagine it, developers could build it.

There was even news that several of the world’s largest financial groups wanted to pool their vast fortunes to buy the Holy City.

The Holy City of today was no longer as it had been initially; it was now teeming with people everywhere.

The little turtle was leading the way when someone called out Chu Hao’s name.

”Chu Hao!”

Mu Yuxun, Wang Qi, and several other high school classmates were together. They walked over after seeing Chu Hao.

These few people were glowing with health. After the Holy City opened, they had entered together, and all had awakened their Yang Energy, becoming Yin-Yang People.

Among them was a high school classmate named Gao Ming, who had received a Second-Stage Curse Mark. Evaluated as having very high potential, he had been courted by the Long Chen Financial Group. They directly paid him thirty million RMB and offered him a yearly salary in the tens of millions.

This made the others who were without Curse Marks incredibly envious.

Mu Yuxun said excitedly, ”We’ve all become Yin-Yang People now!”

Chu Hao glanced over them, noticing that everyone had indeed become a Yin-Yang Person. It’s probably due to the eruption of Soul Cleansing Water from beneath the Holy City after it opened.

Chu Hao nodded. ”Not bad.”

Gao Ming couldn’t help but say, ”You did say you’d treat us to good food and drink.”

Gao Ming felt somewhat discontented. Chu Hao hadn’t looked after them since entering the Holy City, and Gao Ming felt the opportunity had come to him by itself.

Chu Hao said, ”I’ve really been too busy.”

Some felt dissatisfied, thinking Chu Hao was just brushing them off. He had been the first to enter, yet hadn’t looked after them, despite previously saying he would help.

Gao Ming said, ”We’re all classmates. I think if you can help, you should. A man’s word is his bond—you can’t go back on your promises.”

Given Chu Hao’s formidable reputation, nobody else dared to voice such thoughts. Gao Ming, however, was different now that he had received his opportunity and had a limitless future ahead of him.

Chu Hao looked at Gao Ming and could sense his potent Yang Qi; he had likely been fortunate enough to receive a Curse Mark.

At this moment, Zhang Lili asked, ”Have you found a Curse Mark?”

Chu Hao smiled faintly. ”I have.”

The others were not surprised. If he hadn’t found a Curse Mark, wouldn’t that make him seem too incompetent? They just wondered how many he had found.

Upon hearing this, Gao Ming thought, What kind of Curse Mark could he have? Could it be better than mine?

As far as he knew, Second-Stage Curse Marks were already very rare. Within the Holy City, among several hundred thousand people, only a few dozen had obtained a Third-order Seal; the chances were very slim indeed.

Zhang Lili, who had not received a Curse Mark, opened her mouth but couldn’t bring herself to speak.

Even Mu Yuxun felt too embarrassed to say anything.

Looking at his classmates, Chu Hao also felt that if he could help, he should. Perhaps my actions could change their lives.

During this half-month period, aside from dealing with the little turtle, Chu Hao had also found quite a few Curse Marks: dozens of First Stage, about sixteen or seventeen Second Stage, and three Third-order Seals.

However, these Curse Marks were far inferior to the Gale Seal. He planned to collect more to improve his chances in the draw.

Chu Hao planned to take out some Curse Marks to give to those without any; that was the most help he could offer them.

Suddenly, a group of people approached. Upon seeing the person in the lead, Gao Ming hurried over. ”Long Shao.”

Long Shao, the young master of the Long Chen Financial Group, was not very old, around twenty. He was surrounded by many bodyguards, all of whom were Yin-Yang People.

As the young master of the Long Chen Financial Group, his father was the illustrious chairman of the same group. The Long Chen Financial Group had nothing if not money; its businesses spanned two-thirds of Huaxia Country.