The Taoist Boss Is Dominating The Horror World - Chapter 98

Returning to the players’ rest area, a few players in the brightly lit lobby noticed Qing Li’s sudden return and enthusiastically ran over to greet her.

 

Everyone was used to and accepted the fact that Qing Li, unlike other players, could return at irregular times.

 

“Qing Li, you’ve finally come back!” Yang Le shouted excitedly and then attempted a sliding kneel to hug Qing Li’s legs.

 

Qing Li slightly sidestepped, brushing past Yang Le.

 

“Bang—” Yang Le crashed into a pillar in the hall, with blood gushing from his nose, feeling dizzy.

 

“Men and women should not touch; don’t be handsy in the future. My future partner would get jealous,” Qing Li said, flicking her trouser leg without sparing an extra glance at Yang Le.

 

The other players were shocked…

 

Why did Qing Li have a sour and stinky smell when she returned this time?

 

Oh, it’s the sour stench of love!

 

“Miss Qing Li is in love?” Lin Zizhou, the Number One Fortune Boy, asked with a face full of surprise and disbelief.

 

“What? Qing Li is in love? Which man would dare to take her?” Yang Le, still on the ground wiping his nosebleed, shrieked in astonishment.

 

The other players in the hall fell silent. Anyone who could date Qing Li was either non-human or a tough character!

 

Qing Li rolled her eyes. These shallow humans, did they know how popular she was in the world of horror?

 

Just today, a busload of male ghosts had fought over her.

 

Humph, such is charm!

 

After some noisy chaos, the players waiting in the living room remembered the important matter at hand.

 

Lin Zizhou was the first to speak, “Miss Qing Li, did you receive the notification about the live broadcast system update?”

 

Not long ago, all the players in the rest area received a message about the update of the live broadcast system.

 

From today onwards, the live broadcast rooms will permanently disable the bullet-screen function. Although viewers can send messages, players will not be able to see the bullet-screen content, meaning they can’t get crucial information from viewers during missions.

 

This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the missions.

 

But there was also good news: the system’s store had updated many items that could eliminate ghosts, and the prices were even a bit cheaper than Qing Li’s talismans.

 

Previously, the store’s items could only harm ghosts, not eliminate them, and each was exorbitantly priced.

 

A murderous intent flashed in Qing Li’s eyes: “I suspect the system store is stealing my business, and the evidence is conclusive.”

 

The system admitted outright: “You don’t need to suspect, we are indeed competing with your business.”

 

Since Qing Li’s arrival, the system store’s business had been dismal, forcing it to change its policy and adopt a low-profit, high-volume sales approach.

 

Even Su Yin had to admire, “Qing Li really managed to drive down the prices of all the items in the system store with her own efforts. I want to thank you on behalf of all the players.”

 

“We all owe our thanks to Qing Li. With the items that can eliminate ghosts, we don’t need to buy talismans anymore.”

 

“We still need to buy talismans, but one or two should suffice. After all, we need to support Qing Li’s business. It’s not easy for a young girl to earn money.”

 

Qing Li: “……”

 

Stop, it hurts my heart.

 

(???)

 

“Master Qing Li, rest assured, my heart is faithful to you. Even if the mall updates more items, I still support your business and will be your foolish, wealthy benefactor.” Yang Le quickly seizes the opportunity to express his determination.

 

After all, his life was saved by Qing Li.

 

He is willing to spend his money on her.

 

Qing Li’s eyes, brimming with water, slightly move. She looks at Yang Le, whose nose is bleeding profusely, and takes out a tissue from her pocket to hand to him.

 

Her voice is gentle: “Wipe it off.”

 

Yang Le is instantly moved to tears. He takes the tissue and weakly asks, “Is the tissue charged?”

 

Qing Li: “……Free!”

 

Qing Li, whose business has suffered a setback, returns to her room. She lies on the bed with a sullen face.

 

She didn’t expect her startup to fail halfway. She once again laments – Money is hard to earn! Life is hard to bear!

 

But…

 

Since the business with the players is not going well, it seems she can only exploit more in the horror world.

 

With her mind made up, Qing Li’s mood becomes joyful again. She opens her personal information panel to check her popularity balance.

 

Player: Qing Li

 

Live room ranking: 91

 

Total popularity value: 392,180,760

 

Industries: Eastern Suburb Hospital, Jindao Hotel, Starving Ghost Restaurant, Qingshan Medical College

 

Occupation: Heartless Hospital Director, Quirky Hotel Proprietress, Bankrupt Restaurant Owner, Abnormal Medical College President

 

Titles: Road Killer Woman, Gold Skeleton Award Best Actress, Unsophisticated Village Girl

 

Qing Li’s mouth twitches: “System, did you add this ‘Unsophisticated Village Girl’ yourself!”

 

The system hums: “This is based on the most popular nickname from your live room audience. Don’t slander me.”

 

It only added an extra adjective!

 

Qing Li: (???#)

 

Very well, another hundred lashings added to her grudge notebook!

 

24 hours later.

 

“Mission start, please prepare, player number 92.”

 

“Mission countdown…”

 

“10”

 

…

 

“3”

 

“2”

 

“1”

 

As the countdown ends, the space around distorts.

 

In a closed white space, three figures are teleported in at the same time.

 

Qing Li raises an eyebrow at the other two players, both familiar faces.

 

Wei Zhengrong, a tall and burly man with a bald head, looks at Qing Li with excitement in his eyes.

 

“Master Qing Li, I didn’t expect us to team up. I’m looking forward to it,” Wei Zhengrong laughs heartily.

 

“Then your expectation might be disappointed.”

 

Qing Li could tell from Wei Zhengrong’s facial features that he was a man prone to competitiveness and aggression. Although he did not look like a good person, he wasn’t extremely wicked or malicious.

 

However, compared to Wei Zhengrong, she was more curious about another player – Sun Yihang.

 

He is the male protagonist of the movie “Hell’s Thousand Ghost Slash.”

 

As the first movie protagonist she and Chu Ci watched together, Qing Li took the initiative to greet Sun Yihang: “Mr. Sun, I watched your movie, it was really great!”

 

She was genuinely praising him!

 

Sun Yihang’s delicate face instantly turned a mix of red and white…

 

His recently healed “chrysanthemum” felt a faint pain.

 

His eyes filled with anger, he fiercely glared at Qing Li.

 

Qing Li touched her nose, somewhat confused.

 

Meanwhile, the audience in the live stream, who knew the truth, commented:

 

[“Did the little village girl really watch the movie filmed by Sun Yihang?”]

 

[“I only glanced at it once, almost blinded myself.”]

 

[“The little village girl has finally grown up, watching a romantic action film!”]

 

[“Wuwuwu, I won’t allow the little village girl’s clear and foolish eyes to be tainted.”]

 

Unfortunately, Qing Li could no longer see the barrage of comments…

 

At this moment, the white walls began to seep out crimson blood.

 

The task… had arrived!

 

——————

 

I can’t find my mom!

 

A strange uncle approached me, saying he would take me to find my mom.

 

The strange uncle’s smile was scary, but I wanted to find my mom quickly, so I followed him.

 

The strange uncle took me to a big building. I was scared, but he said my mom was there, so I followed him upstairs.

 

There was no mom in the building. I cried, and the strange uncle hit me, making me cry even harder!

 

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts…

 

Mom, come save me!

 

I saw my mom, but she seemed unable to see me.

 

Mom, I’m right beside you, to your left, right, in front, behind you!

 

——————

 

Blood stained the walls red, and the space around began to collapse…