This Taoist Master is too Frivolous

Ma Long had seen his fair share of scary situations.

Initially, he didn’t feel any psychological pressure visiting a haunted house, but after hearing Xu Yang’s words, he couldn’t help but shudder, feeling goosebumps all over his body. He whispered, “Xu Yang, with your current abilities, even if the owner of this haunted house isn’t human, you could still easily deal with them, right?”

Xu Yang shook his head.

If the owner of this haunted house really was a “living soul” from the Underworld Palace who came to the human world, he had no way of determining their strength!

However, Xu Yang knew that the “Yin-Yang Path” hadn’t fully recovered yet, so getting from the Underworld Palace to the human world could only be done by “smuggling.” If one didn’t have a certain level of strength, they probably wouldn’t be able to make it.

Seeing Xu Yang shake his head, Ma Long’s scalp tingled. He said, “Xu Yang, how about we leave? I have a bright future ahead of me. It’s not worth dying here.”

“It’s not that exaggerated!”

Xu Yang chuckled, “This haunted house has been open in Wu City for so long, but I haven’t heard of any incidents. We don’t know the purpose of the owner’s construction, but at least they don’t harm people on purpose.”

He lowered his voice and continued, “Starting now, we’ll just pretend to be ordinary tourists. Don’t say anything unnecessary, as someone might be watching us in secret.”

Ma Long looked around cautiously, feeling as if something hidden within the thick fog was watching them.

At this moment, the four couples had already walked about twenty meters away. The muscular man saw that Xu Yang and Ma Long hadn’t followed and shouted, “Bros, hurry up and follow us… I’ll lead you through the level, and we’ll win the prize money today!”

The two quickly caught up.

The muscular man walked in front, displaying a fearless demeanor—whether it was out of genuine courage or a desire to show off in front of his girlfriend remained to be seen.

Surrounded by grey mist, ghostly shadows seemed to float in the deeper areas, accompanied by terrifying music. The muscular man sneered, “This haunted house has a five-star horror rating on the internet… but is this all there is?”

“Boo!”

Suddenly, a disheveled figure burst out of the fog.

The figure’s face was hideous, wearing a white gown with blood stains all over. As it rushed out without warning, it let out a strange howl, startling everyone.

Even Ma Long couldn’t help but exclaim, “Shit!” He quickly leaped towards Xu Yang.

Xu Yang instinctively reached out…

The next moment, Ma Long had thrown himself into Xu Yang’s arms like a princess, his hands wrapped around Xu Yang’s neck. He looked at the terrifying “ghostly figure” and trembled, “Xu Yang, is this a real or a fake ghost?”

On the other side.

The muscular man was also startled.

However, he could not back down now. He stiffened his face and stared at the “ghostly figure” intently, saying, “Don’t be scared, everyone. This is just a haunted house staff member, not a real ghost.”

The ghostly figure charged towards the muscular man and, upon seeing that the group didn’t scatter in fear, came to a halt.

It stared at the muscular man.

The muscular man didn’t back down and stared right back.

Suddenly, his pupils began to dilate… he saw that the ghostly figure’s hideous face didn’t appear to be painted, and the eerie, elusive blood in its eyes couldn’t be achieved with any colored contact lenses!

Moreover, the blood stains on its clothes weren’t tomato sauce or any other prop—it actually emitted a strong smell of blood!

A chill ran from his feet to the top of his head!

The muscular man felt his scalp prickle, and a wave of fear surged in his heart, growing stronger!

But just then, the ghostly figure turned around and screeched as it ran back into the fog.

Stunned, the muscular man thought, “What… what happened?”

Did he misjudge the situation? Was that really just a haunted house staff member?

Did the ghost figure just run off because it couldn’t scare him?

Relieved, Ma Long jumped out of Xu Yang’s arms and angrily said, “Bloody hell, it was just a staff member pretending… scared the shit out of me!”

Xu Yang stared in the direction the “ghostly figure” disappeared for a long time before retracting his gaze.

It was… actually a real ghost!

From the energy it radiated, it seemed like it was at the “Vengeful Ghost” level or what the Supernatural Affairs Bureau considered a “B” level supernatural being.

“Did the haunted house owner really hire some ghosts as NPCs in the haunted house?”

Xu Yang secretly wondered.

After all, this haunted house was just an imitation of the Underworld Palace, with limited space. The “Yin-Yang Path” wasn’t long, and there weren’t many “scary” settings as the first scene in the haunted house.

In other words, many things needed to be discovered by the visitors themselves.

For example, no one knew what lurked within the grey fog.

Xu Yang suddenly recalled what Ma Long had said before they entered the haunted house: that there were negative reviews online, stating that visitors often disguise themselves as NPCs to scare people.

He couldn’t help but think, “In that case, can I take advantage of this confusion to scare NPCs? This way, I can study the structure of the haunted house and earn merit at the same time, making the 88-dollar ticket worthwhile.”