“The Old Village Head thinks I’m like The Martialist. He hopes we’ll help the village get rid of that Fierce Ghost, so he shouldn’t be hiding anything…”
Mo Cha added, “The Fierce Ghost has retained a part of his sanity. All of his resentment is focused on the villagers, so it naturally has nothing to do with us.”
Mo Cha didn’t say the rest, but everyone understood.
As outsiders who had found and returned the Fist Manual, they likely wouldn’t be the targets of the ghost’s hostility.
Even if the Fierce Ghost failed to receive a sacrifice and went on a killing spree, they wouldn’t be his primary targets.
Mu Bai nodded to herself.
The average Player didn’t even have a way to deal with a Remnant Soul.
A Level 3 Difficulty Station wouldn’t force them to face the threat of a Fierce Ghost head-on.
Thus, she agreed with Mo Cha’s deduction.
“Besides… aren’t you curious about what my Talent is, to be able to make me disappear so silently?”
Mo Cha asked with a smile.
“Can you tell me that?”
Mu Bai was surprised.
She hadn’t asked because she felt it would be offensive.
As a Player’s ultimate trump card, no one would willingly reveal their Talent to a stranger, especially one like Mo Cha’s that specialized in stealth and information gaps.
“Of course, provided you tell me yours too,” Mo Cha hummed.
“Then… never mind.”
Mu Bai actually really wanted to know.
‘**[Chosen of Heaven]** naturally has to be hidden.
No one can know except Ye Yuan.
As for her other Talent, it wouldn’t matter if it were exposed; at most, the other party would realize she had no combat capability.’
Her physical fitness couldn’t be disguised, and Ye Yuan was always protecting her.
Along the way, the fact that she was a complete weakling in a fight had surely been guessed already.
But…
From a strategic standpoint, revealing **[Power Bank Constitution]** didn’t matter.
From her personal perspective, however, it absolutely, definitely could not be known!
Telling anyone would be social death.
No one could guess the conflict in Mu Bai’s heart.
Mo Cha assumed Mu Bai didn’t want to share deep secrets with a casual acquaintance, which was why she had suddenly gone silent.
Mo Cha sighed inwardly, wondering if she had pushed for progress too quickly.
It would be bad if she made the other girl wary.
‘I have to build favorability slowly.’
Following Mo Cha’s lead, the four of them hurried toward the desolate mountain.
As dusk approached, they had been traveling for nearly 2 hours, including the time spent in the village.
Mu Bai carried her heavy backpack, feeling as though her current physical state was similar to when she had finished emptying the gym.
Fortunately, the Ancestral Temple was located right at the top of the small hill.
“Do you feel like the temperature has gotten much colder since we started climbing?”
Mu Bai felt a cold wind blow past every now and then.
She had already broken into a light sweat from the exertion, and the wind sent a sharp shiver through her.
“I feel the temperature drop too. It’s likely because we’re approaching the Ancestral Temple,” Tang Shifu chimed in.
On the way there, she had felt a bit sorry watching Mu Bai struggle with her short legs.
She wanted to help carry the bag, but she felt the two teams weren’t familiar enough to trust each other completely yet.
Doing so might have been overstepping.
“Everyone, stay alert. Many people died in the Ancestral Temple. There should be many Remnant Souls,” Mo Cha warned.
Mu Bai keenly caught the term “Remnant Soul.”
If the specific term “Fierce Ghost” could be learned from the Old Village Head, “Remnant Soul” was unlikely.
Mo Cha had initially referred to ordinary spirits as “ghosts,” which likely came from the Old Village Head’s description.
The first time Mu Bai had learned that Weirdness Type monsters were divided into Remnant Souls and Fierce Ghosts was when she checked the item details of the Little Spirit Flame Talisman in the Train Trading Area.
Could it be that Mo Cha had a similar item?
If that was the case, the safety of this mission would increase significantly.
Before they knew it, the four had arrived at the gate of the Ancestral Temple.
The courtyard walls were surrounded by waist-deep, yellowing weeds.
A large horizontal lock, operated from the outside, sealed the wooden doors.
The doors were covered in the mottled marks of age, revealing a grayish-white texture.
Standing before the gate, they could already feel a faint, uncomfortable chill seeping into their bodies.
There was definitely something dirty in that courtyard.
“Fufu, take out the pendant… You two, stay a bit closer to us. This pendant can eliminate the aggression of Remnant Souls, but its range is small. It only works within 2 paces.”
As Mo Cha spoke, a Jade Gourd Pendant appeared in Tang Shifu’s hand.
“This pendant has a limit. If there are too many Remnant Souls, it will consume Mental Strength. If you have any means of fighting them, it’s best to take them out now,” Tang Shifu said seriously.
Mu Bai nodded and pulled out her Special Dagger.
Ye Yuan also touched the short sword at her waist, confirming she could draw it at any moment, then readied her Compound Crossbow with an enchanted bolt.
Seeing the glowing enchantment runes on the familiar dagger in Mu Bai’s hand, Mo Cha’s eyes flickered with a hint of surprise.
Mu Bai gave her dagger an experimental swing and pointed at Ye Yuan’s enchanted arrow.
“These were enchanted using a Talisman. They can take out Remnant Souls or deal damage to Fierce Ghosts. However, the enchantment is one-time use, and I have a limited number of Talismans. We’ll step in if the pendant can’t hold up. What do you think?”
“No problem.”
Tang Shifu’s eyes lit up in approval.
They still had to face the Fierce Ghost later.
Having this kind of offensive measure gave them an extra layer of protection.
With their preparations complete, Tang Shifu took the lead and opened the horizontal lock on the wooden gate.
She kicked the door open!
At first glance, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds and filled with skeletal remains in varying states of decay.
The distance from the gate to the temple building was about 20 or 30 meters.
The only obstacles in between were the white bones — but there were too many of them, at least over 100!
Sensing Mu Bai freeze beside her, Ye Yuan, despite her own discomfort, rubbed the Little White-Haired One’s head.
She then gripped Mu Bai’s shoulder and pulled her closer.
The four of them huddled together.
The moment they stepped through the gate, their vision shifted.
In just a few seconds, the twilight turned dark, as if the setting sun had been obscured by dark clouds.
Countless pale figures rose from the bones, drifting aimlessly.
It was a scene from hell…
Mo Cha made a shushing gesture to Mu Bai and Ye Yuan, then signaled Tang Shifu to move forward.
They advanced slowly.
As they were about to make contact with the first Remnant Soul, a faint white light covered a 2-pace radius centered on the pendant, shielding the four of them.
The Remnant Soul looked menacing for a brief moment, nearly attacking, but then it seemed to lose its target.
Like a ghost facing the Train’s Light Screen, it began to wander around the edge of the protective light.
At the front, Tang Shifu swallowed.
It would be a lie to say she wasn’t afraid of this scene, but she had no choice but to grit her teeth and push through.
She stepped into the pile of bones and into the thick of the Remnant Souls.