The Taoist Boss Is Dominating The Horror World - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Meeting an Old Acquaintance
“Hi, Dr. Chu, we meet again.”
Qing Li’s eyes narrowed with delight at the sight of Chu Ci, as if she had seen a golden, wealth-bringing child deity.
She sat down next to Chu Ci, her smile warm and pleasant.
Chu Ci was wearing a white shirt, with the top button undone, revealing a perfectly contoured collarbone with a circle of tightly stitched surgical scars above it. The scars, like the corners of his mouth, were both horrifying and a testament to his stunning beauty.
“Hmm,” Chu Ci responded with a faint smile. In the dimly lit carriage, his sculpted features appeared even more profound, like an elegant nobleman, completely out of place among the ghosts that filled the carriage.
[Dr. Chu’s reappearance is a pleasant surprise.]
[Oh no, I’m smitten by this man. I never expected Dr. Chu to be so charming outside of his white coat.]
[Is Dr. Chu human or ghost? That remains an unsolved mystery.]
[The surgical stitches on his mouth and neck suggest he might be a ghost.]
The appearance of Chu Ci enlivened the comments.
“Where are you headed, Dr. Chu?” Qing Li asked.
“To stock up,” Chu Ci replied, his trailing voice filled with meaning.
The phrase ‘to stock up’ was intriguing.
What kind of goods could a doctor be acquiring?
The other three passengers sitting at the back, seeing Qing Li chatting up a man in the carriage, were wide-eyed with astonishment.
In the same situation, while the three of them were trembling with fear, Qing Li was chatting and laughing with someone.
The difference was stark!
After the pleasantries, Qing Li slowly took out a card from her pocket, printed with the image of a bizarre hospital.
“Dr. Chu, guess what this is?” Qing Li asked with a smile playing at her lips.
Chu Ci lowered her eyes, her narrow eyes sweeping over the card in Qing Li’s hand, and said lightly, “A token of the hospital’s possession.”
Hearing this, Qing Li’s smile deepened.
Now that Chu Ci recognized this thing, it made the conversation she was about to have even more convenient.
“Dr. Chu, I am now the owner of the hospital. You have illegally entered my hospital without my permission, and that’s not justifiable, is it?”
Her smile in her eyes sank, turning cold in an instant.
[Hey, what did I miss? How did the hospital become the little village girl’s property?]
[It must be the little village girl’s reward for eliminating the big boss. After all, she is the first human ever to kill a ghost.]
[Our little village girl has really made something of herself, owning property in the horror world.]
[The little village girl running a hospital? Is it for treating humans or ghosts?]
Everyone started discussing in the comments.
“Young lady, what do you want?” Chu Ci asked with a slight smile, his sharp eyes filled with interest.
The bus jostled, the dim streetlights outside passing by quickly, casting a faint light on his face, dark and indistinct.
Qing Li was waiting for him to say this. Her face suddenly moved closer, stopping just a few centimeters away from Chu Ci’s nose.
Their eyes met, and time seemed to pause for a moment.
She spoke slowly, enunciating each word: “I—want—you.”
Chu Ci’s ears visibly reddened.
[Wow, that’s bold.]
[The little village girl is fierce, demanding a man’s hand in marriage just like that.]
[Little village girl: Man, you don’t want to be fired from the hospital, right?]
[The little village girl just became the hospital director and is already setting unwritten rules for the only doctor. Outrageous!]
The barrage of comments was varied, and combined with Chu Ci’s reddened cheeks, Qing Li realized belatedly that she might have caused a misunderstanding.
“Dr. Chu, don’t misunderstand, what I mean is, would you like to join my hospital?” Qing Li’s face turned slightly red, awkwardly creating some distance.
This hospital was, after all, her first venture. Chu Ci’s abilities were mysterious, but undoubtedly formidable.
Having him on board would save her a lot of trouble.
The atmosphere became silent again.
After a moment, Chu Ci’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he uttered a word softly: “Okay.”
“But I have a condition,” he added.
Qing Li instinctively refused: “Let’s not talk about salary.”
Chu Ci: “…”
Audience in the live stream: ?…?
“Can you give me more of those strange papers?”
Chu Ci had researched the talisman papers for a day, even analyzing their composition, but still couldn’t figure them out!
Hearing that he only wanted more talisman papers instead of money, Qing Li grandly gestured, “Don’t worry, I have plenty of those.”
She casually pulled out a stack of talisman papers from her pocket, at least a hundred, tossing them to Chu Ci like throwing money.
Generously, she said, “If it’s not enough, just ask me for more.”
Her demeanor was like a wealthy woman supporting a younger man.
?According to the price of 100,000 per talisman paper, the village girl seems to have given Dr. Chu at least ten million.?
?I thought the village girl was stingy, but she turned out to be very generous.?
?A conscientious businesswoman, another day moved to tears.?
?When I die and become a ghost, I’ll also work for the village girl.?
“Everybody, keep quiet and get back to your seats,” the driver’s gloomy and hoarse voice suddenly rang out.
It was clear who he was referring to.
Li Tao and others silently prayed for Qing Li in their hearts.
This eccentric little charlatan was courting death on her own, and it had nothing to do with her teammates.
Qing Li, who had just recruited a talent for her hospital, was in a good mood. Seeing the driver suddenly getting tough, she tilted her head, smiled politely, and asked, “Driver, does this bus have a rule that prohibits speaking or changing seats?”
Bai Yueyue shook her head, feeling that Qing Li was beyond help.
Mission Tip #1: Players should sit in their assigned seats and not switch with anyone.
She was defying the mission reminder, literally seeking her own death.
Enraged by this human who dared to defy him, the driver’s anger boiled over. The cramped bus felt as if it was air-conditioned, the temperature dropping suddenly.
“What I say is the rule,” the driver said ominously.
“Oh, so if I were the driver, my word would be the rule too?” Qing Li’s eyes sparkled with excitement, suddenly getting the idea to take over the bus.
This bus was nice; it could fetch a good price if sold as scrap!
Qing Li’s words ignited the driver’s fury. His head turned 180 degrees in an instant, his face like a dried corpse, and his large, blood-red eyes glared fiercely at Qing Li.
Then, something even more bizarre happened.
“Die—”
The driver’s neck stretched longer and longer, like a plesiosaur, lunging towards Qing Li, not forgetting to open his huge, yellowed teeth.
Qing Li’s expression was indescribable. These low-level ghosts really didn’t care about their appearance.
At least they could manage their bad breath when trying to scare someone!
Seeing Qing Li standing still, the other players thought she was scared stiff. They even imagined her head being bitten off by the ghost, with blood spraying like a fountain…
Plesiosaur
