How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 55: Encountering a Ghost

Having a ghostly aura around him wasn't actually a big deal for Chen Qi.

After all, with the presence of white copper, even the ghostly energy that ordinary people would avoid at all costs can be transformed into fuel for his cultivation, helping him to improve.

The problem is that Chen Qi should have had Bai Tong absorb the ghostly energy from Chen Ruopan before he went out during the day.

How did you get tainted by ghostly energy so quickly?

Looking into the sea of ​​consciousness, Chen Qi asked Bai Tong, "Didn't you absorb everything this morning?"

"How could that be!" Bai Tong's tone remained as impetuous as ever. "Since I was the one who made the move, there's no way I wouldn't have absorbed it all. Do you think I'm one of those third-rate cultivators like you?"

Since the white copper is so confident that it has been cleaned, there is only one possibility.

Since arriving at the library, Chen Ruopan has once again been tainted by ghostly energy!

"Chen Ruopan".

Chen Qi had just called out when Chen Ruopan's eyebrows shot up. "What did you call me?"

Chen Qi: "...Cousin."

"Hey~" Chen Ruopan nodded with satisfaction, "That's more like it, you were so disrespectful just now."

Chen Qi was too lazy to argue with her any further and asked, "After arriving at the library, you came straight to this study room without going anywhere else?"

"Why are you asking these questions?" Although she didn't know why Chen Qi was so interested in her movements, Chen Ruopan still answered, "Well, it's nothing. I went to the restroom once before, right next to the study room."

Study room and women's restroom?

Chen Qi pondered for a moment, then looked back into his sea of ​​consciousness and asked Bai Tong, "Did you hear that? Is there a risk of being tainted by ghostly energy before even reaching the study room?"

"How could that be?" Bai Tong's tone was as if he were just brushing off a fool. "Ghostly energy needs a place to settle. If you want to get so much ghostly energy just by passing by, then this place shouldn't be a library, but a mass grave, or a place with extremely heavy resentment."

Does that mean it can only be a study room or a women's restroom?

Asking Chen Qi to go into the women's restroom is obviously unrealistic; he'd be arrested by the police in no time. So, they could only think about whether there was a problem with the study room.

If the study room is confirmed to be okay, then Hu Yao will have to take a quick look into the women's restroom.

"By the way," Chen Qi asked, while having Bai Tong observe the surroundings, "didn't you tell me this morning that you saw something unclean? What did you see?"

Chen Ruopan stared at Chen Qi with a suspicious look. "Why are you so interested in these things today? Didn't I say I was mistaken... How could there be ghosts in this world?"

"None of that matters," Chen Qi interrupted Chen Ruopan. "You just need to tell me what you saw."

It was at this moment that Chen Qi, whose spiritual consciousness was half in his sea of ​​consciousness and half in the outside world, heard Bai Tong's faint voice.

"It's been confirmed, there's nothing else in the study room."

Could it really be in the women's restroom?

Standing in front of Chen Qi, Chen Ruopan scratched her hair and recalled, "Actually, thinking about it now, it doesn't seem like a big deal. Last night, when I was studying hard in the study room..."

Chen Qi: "To be honest."

Chen Ruopan: "...Last night, while I was studying hard in the study room, I vaguely heard some noises around me."

She continued, "I woke up when I heard the sound and then noticed what looked like a line of words on the blackboard in front of me."

"I didn't pay attention at first, because some people use this thing too. I glanced at the time and it was almost closing time for the library, so I went up to erase the blackboard and prepared to leave."

"After erasing the blackboard, I picked up my things and prepared to go outside when I suddenly heard a strange rustling sound coming from the study room again."

Chen Ruopan shuddered. "Now that I think about it, it sounds a bit like writing on a blackboard with chalk. Then I looked back."

"The writing that I was supposed to erase has reappeared on the blackboard."

"At the time, I was careless and thought I hadn't wiped it clean enough, so I went up and wiped it again. When I got to the door, I heard the sound of writing on the blackboard again."

"When I turned around, the words were still there, and I thought I was seeing a ghost, so I ran straight home."

At this point, Chen Ruopan shrugged and said, "But I asked the librarian this morning, and he said he didn't find any writing on the blackboard when he checked last night, so I must have been half asleep."

If it were any other ordinary person hearing Chen Ruopan's account, they would probably agree.

But for Chen Qi, who had actually seen a ghost, things were completely different.

He was certain that Chen Ruopan had witnessed a supernatural event last night!

"Go check the blackboard or chalk," Chen Qi ordered Bai Tong in his mind. "Tell me immediately if you find anything."

Bai Tong cursed and muttered, "You really think I'm a laborer?" as he manipulated Chen Qi's shadow to move towards the blackboard.

Because of the perspective and Chen Qi's own obstruction, Chen Ruopan could not see the shadow that defied physics.

"Do you remember what was written on the blackboard yesterday?" Chen Qi asked.

Chen Ruopan tried hard to recall, but still shook her head, "I don't know, I can't remember..."

Can't remember?

Chen Qi thought of the Qin family's forgetting technique, which could achieve a similar effect, but could a ghost master the forgetting technique?

"We can't think of it that way," Chen Qi thought to himself. "Shen Nianxu said before that fox demons are born with the ability to charm, and the cultivation techniques they develop don't conflict with the abilities they are born with. What if this ghost was born with this ability?"

However, Chen Qi was more curious about one thing: what kind of writing was it that required the ghost to make Chen Ruopan forget it after seeing it?

Could it be some very important information?

Just as Chen Qi was pondering, his shadow returned to his feet.

"I've confirmed it," Bai Tong's lazy voice sounded before his consciousness. "The chalk and blackboard are fine."

Everything is fine?

Based on Chen Ruopan's "testimony," the possibility of it being the women's restroom has been greatly reduced, and the existence of paranormal events and ghosts is highly likely to be in the study room in front of us.

But... how come I feel there's a problem in one area, but not in another?

It's unlikely that Bai Tong is deceiving itself; it's still waiting for it to be released, and there's no need to risk damaging its trust in it at this time.

that……

An idea suddenly flashed through Chen Qi's mind.

"cousin."

"What's wrong?" Chen Ruopan replied.

Chen Qi pressed his hands firmly against her shoulders. "Don't move."

Chen Ruopan was startled.

Her eyes were fixed on Chen Qi, wary of his next move, unaware that Chen Qi's shadow was slowly merging into hers beneath her feet.