Chapter 10: A New Era Ghost Who Values Civility and Courtesy

Chapter 10: A New Era Ghost Who Values Civility and Courtesy

Lei Yating’s bad mood did not last long, the immortals in the group sent out red packets again!

Lying on the lower bunk, Pei Ye noticed a momentary disturbance in Lei Yating’s mental fluctuations. Her breathing even stopped for an instant. She immediately knew that the heroine in the upper bunk had started grabbing red packets again.

Girl, wake up!

“Are immortals really this idle?”

Counting on her fingers, the immortals had sent red packets at least three times today.

The first time was the Fortune Gathering Talisman. Lei Yating had won over forty thousand, but lost 23 points of Fortune. It was hard to say whether that trade was worth it.

The second time was Divine Water. Lei Yating had used it twice and lost two days of lifespan. For a beauty-conscious young girl, that might not count for much.

What was the third item this time?

Pei Ye thought about it absentmindedly while the heroine in the upper bunk displayed the hand speed of over twenty years of being single and successfully grabbed a red packet sent by Supreme Pure Numinous Treasure Heavenly Worthy.

[Great Pure Moral Heavenly Worthy]: What’s with this red packet of yours??? Where did you pick up another disciple? @Supreme Pure Numinous Treasure Heavenly Worthy

[Supreme Pure Numinous Treasure Heavenly Worthy]: A junior I happened to encounter some time ago. That child has excellent talent. He mastered the basics within a few days, so the introductory cultivation manuals and materials I prepared became unnecessary. Aren’t there a few juniors in this group who haven’t even reached Earth Immortal strength? These techniques should be helpful to their cultivation. Throwing them away would be a waste.

[Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Worthy]: Hmph. A creature born with fur and horns, hatched from eggs or born from dampness. So-called exceptional talent is nothing special.

Seeing that two major figures in the group were about to start a long-distance confrontation, the immortals trembled in fear and quickly found excuses to mute the group.

When Lei Yating saw that the group had gone quiet, she secretly closed it as well and took out the red packet she had just grabbed.

It was a jade slip. According to the description, it was an introductory cultivation manual prepared by an immortal for a disciple.

After fiddling with it repeatedly and still not knowing how to use it, Lei Yating suddenly recalled the usual methods from cultivation novels. Gritting her teeth, she used a nail clipper to cut her finger and smeared blood onto the jade slip.

A flash of white light appeared and vanished.

The jade slip transformed into that beam of light and entered the space between Lei Yating’s eyebrows.

In an instant, countless profound and mysterious contents appeared in her mind, every word clear and deeply imprinted.

[17:33, Heroine Lei Yating learned an introductory cultivation technique, Fortune -125 points, Merit -666 points]

Pei Ye looked at the newly appeared System Record, her expression remaining indifferent.

Lei Yating lay on the upper bunk secretly rejoicing when a deafening ringtone suddenly erupted from the lower bunk.

“Love even if it kills you!!!”

“If it’s not completely exhilarating, it’s not satisfying!”

Bai Xiaoxiao, who had lost a game and was already in a bad mood, was just about to lose her temper. When she realized it was Pei Ye’s phone ringing, she exploded with anger.

“Country bumpkin, will it kill you to change your ringtone?!”

It nearly scared her to death, okay?

Pei Ye glanced at the caller ID.

It was Sister Bai. She was probably afraid Pei Ye would stand her up again.

“I haven’t forgotten the time. I’m coming over now. Mm, I won’t be late.”

After hanging up and slipping the phone into her pocket, Pei Ye stood up and left the dormitory, not looking at Bai Xiaoxiao even once.

“What kind of person is that?!”

Bai Xiaoxiao was so angry her eyes nearly rolled back.

“Just what you’d expect from a trashy person from a poor, uncultured family. The moment she gets a little something, she starts acting like she’s above everyone.”

The insult was directed at Pei Ye, but it also indirectly targeted Lei Yating.

Bai Xiaoxiao was secretly furious. Every roommate she had was like this. She absolutely had to ask the dorm supervisor for a room transfer. Damn it.

Only a few minutes after Pei Ye left, three rhythmic knocking sounds came from outside the window.

No one paid attention. Their dormitory was next to the school wall, and there was also a primary school nearby. Students occasionally threw stones at the windows as a prank after classes ended.

After a while, another three knocking sounds came from the window.

Bai Xiaoxiao had a fiery temper.

“Can’t those parents teach their little brats properly? Every day they’re throwing stones at windows. Knock, knock, knock. What are they knocking for, a funeral bell?”

Everyone knew Bai Xiaoxiao was only this irritable because Lei Yating had embarrassed her earlier, so no one knew how to comfort her.

The dormitory leader, Zhou Huirong, smiled.

“I’ll open the window and scold them a little. Xiaoxiao, don’t be angry.”

Pulling aside the curtain, her gaze passed over the wall and landed on the street beyond. There was nobody there.

Thinking the mischievous children had already left, Zhou Huirong drew the curtain shut again.

Before she could turn around, the window was knocked on once more.

This was already the third time. Even Zhou Huirong was becoming annoyed. She pulled aside the curtain, opened the window, and stuck her head out to take a look.

“There’s nobody there. Where is the sound coming from?”

Despite the hot weather, Zhou Huirong suddenly shivered, as though a cold gust had brushed the back of her neck.

What Zhou Huirong did not see was that two figures were slowly climbing in, one through each window.

The eyeless and tongueless female ghost let out two mournful sounds.

The boy wearing a hospital gown slowly replied as well.

“This is the girls’ dormitory. I’m a male ghost. To come in, I have to knock first and get permission. That’s called gentlemanly conduct.”

The female ghost made two more mournful sounds.

The boy continued.

“For ghosts, knocking on a window is the same as knocking on a door. Ghosts don’t use human doors. Haven’t you seen those ghost movies? They all come through windows.”

Zhou Huirong opened the window for them. That meant she had permitted them to enter.

The female ghost: “...”

The problem was that they were ghosts. Couldn’t they just pass through the wall?

The boy said reservedly, “We are new ghosts of the twenty-first century. We value civility, courtesy, and positive conduct. We’re different from those crude old ghosts.”

After climbing through the window, the boy stood up and looked around. The tips of his pale ears turned slightly red.

There were six girls in the dormitory. Because of the heat, they were all wearing short shorts, underwear, tank tops, or bras, exposing their smooth legs and arms. Even ghosts found the sight embarrassing.

The female ghost let out a mournful sound.

The boy nodded in agreement.

“That’s right. Living people are truly crafty. We came here for nothing.”

To find Pei Ye’s whereabouts, the two ghosts had traveled all the way from the hospital, asking other ghosts for directions. They had not expected to arrive only to find nothing.

“There’s a saying among the living: the monk may run away, but the temple cannot. We’ll wait for her to come back in her dormitory.”

The boy climbed onto Pei Ye’s bed, hugged his knees with both arms, and sat obediently. The female ghost copied him. Her scattered black hair spread across the bed.

The female ghost chatted with the boy.

The boy said, “Sitting on a girl’s bed is indeed impolite, but there is no living room or guest sofa here, so we can only sit here.”

The female ghost: “...”

“You’re my subordinate. She bullied you, so I have to help you recover your dignity. We’ll scare her to death!”

The girls, who had been feeling hot moments ago, suddenly felt the air become strangely cold.

“Do any of you feel cold?”

Zhou Huirong asked her roommates in confusion.

“Maybe the air conditioner is on.”

“Wasn’t that broken air conditioner out of service for days without anyone fixing it?”

“As long as there’s cool air. Maybe the air conditioner turned over a new leaf and fixed itself.”

Zhou Huirong: “...”

That somehow sounded reasonable.

“You’ve never been to a high-end club like this before, have you? If some rich and handsome guy takes a liking to you, you’ll be able to come here all the time in the future.”

Today, Sister Bai was dressed in a capable and professional style. The smoky makeup she usually wore had also been replaced with the standard internet celebrity look, giving her a somewhat fresh and youthful appearance.

Following behind her, Pei Ye silently glanced around at the surroundings and pressed her lips together without speaking.

“Indeed, I haven’t.”

As one of the former big shots of the Federation, Pei Ye’s subsidies and salary had not been low. Naturally, she would never have visited clubs in remote rural towns on distant planets.

Putting on the attitude of a host, Sister Bai led Pei Ye upstairs to a private room in a secluded location on the second floor.

The moment the door opened, the mixed smell of tobacco and alcohol rushed toward them.