Chapter 36: 36

36 "Don't come over!!!"

Chen You nan snorted, "It still looks pretty much like that—who knows if it's just a random drawing!"

As he spoke, he reached out and opened the door.

The moment the door opened, a blast of cold air hit them.

Chen You nan and the others shivered.

A male student beside him, wearing less clothing, trembled as he said, "It's so cold—could there really be a ghost?"

Chen You nan glared at him, "Ghost my ass—definitely just my AC set too low; my bedroom AC is independently controlled."

"Ah, that's how it is, I knew it."

"Hmph!" Chen You nan turned to Tushan Jiu and made a gesturing invitation, "Let's go, Master Tushan!"

That "Master Tushan" was dripping with sarcasm.

Tushan Jiu gathered her qi and stepped inside.

Xie Jingzhou and Xie Jingting followed closely behind.

Of course, we should ignore Xie Jingting's somewhat clumsy posture.

The people behind also entered; fortunately Chen You nan's room was large, so the crowd didn't feel cramped.

After entering, Chen You nan went to the wall's control panel, preparing to raise the AC temperature.

But he glanced at it— the displayed temperature was actually twenty-five degrees.

What's going on?

Could his AC system also be broken?

While he was puzzling over it, someone beside him said, "Miss Tushan, where's the skin‑stripping ghost you mentioned? There's nothing here at all."

Tushan Jiu ignored him, keeping her gaze fixed on the wardrobe at the far end of the room.

Suddenly, someone behind her let out an eerie sound: "Heh heh heh~ who, is, looking for me?"

Everyone turned toward the sound—it was Wang Xin, standing beside Xie Jingting.

His slightly chubby face was twisted; his dark pupils rolled up, leaving only the whites visible.

Moreover, he writhed his body, arms stretched straight forward.

"Heh heh heh, you better get out now, or I'll choke you!" Wang Xin bounced toward the people near Chen You nan.

This sudden scene left everyone stunned, including Tushan Jiu.

She widened her eyes, looking utterly incredulous.

"This... you... I..." Tushan Jiu was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say—this acting was truly hard to watch.

It didn't look like a possession at all; it looked more like a zombie virus infection!

However, Tushan Jiu made a note of this little fatty.

The Wang family, huh? Not bad, not bad.

The weather's cool—let's give the Wang family a boost.

Maybe Wang Xin's acting was just terrible; most people didn't believe him at all.

Chen You nan's heart only skipped a beat at first, but after reacting, he crossed his arms and feigned fear: "Oh dear, I'm so scared, skin‑stripping ghost, please don't peel my skin~"

"Hahaha..." another round of loud laughter broke out.

Seeing he'd been exposed, Wang Xin scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, then gave Tushan Jiu an apologetic look.

But at that moment, Tushan Jiu looked past them toward what lay behind them.

Suddenly, the overhead crystal lamp went out, leaving only moonlight streaming through the floor‑to‑ceiling window into the room.

A gender‑indistinct voice rang out: "No way! I've been eyeing your skin for days—how could I not peel it?"

Everyone's bodies stiffened.

Xie Jingting stepped behind Tushan Jiu, still covering his eyes with his hand.

Except his fingers were spread, leaving one eye half‑closed as he glanced around.

Chen You nan swallowed, but his tone remained tough: "Stop with the ghost act—who's pulling a prank? Turn the lights on so I can beat him!"

"Hahaha, this joke is hilarious—I've already died once; how are you going to kill me again?"

"You little pervert, I don't even mind your weird tastes, yet you boast like that?"

"Last night, when you were wearing the ancient dress I possessed and looking in the mirror, I wanted to peel your skin—if your dad hadn't called you, you wouldn't have rushed out after changing clothes, and I'd already be enjoying your life by now."

Chen You nan's heart pounded so hard it felt like it would leap out of his throat: "You... you... who exactly are you? Come out, stop scaring people!"

He had just finished speaking when a loud "bang" echoed.

Everyone jerked their heads around.

The sound came from the wardrobe.

Chen You nan felt his blood stop flowing.

That sound in the wardrobe these past days was......

After two seconds of silence, the bedroom's crystal lamp lit up again.

Everyone instinctively narrowed their eyes.

But in the next instant, they all sucked in a cold breath and stepped back.

Some of them were so frightened they collapsed on the spot.

It's said that when people are most terrified they can't make a sound; right now, all that could be seen in the bedroom was an ancient dress stepping out of the wardrobe, one step at a time.

Xie Jingting snapped his fingers together and crushed the lollipop in his mouth.

Tushan Jiu, who had remained silent all along, still did not move.

Since I wanted to give them a lasting lesson, I had to scare them.

Xie Jingzhou was braver than Xie Jingting; he grabbed the fleeing Wang Xin and pulled him over to his side, and also gave a hand signal to a few other close friends.

These people reacted quickly, all swarming to stand behind Tushan Jiu.

The rest of the people, seeing that, hurriedly scrambled over there.

At this point, no one cared about gains or losses; like grasshoppers on a rope, they'd run even if their legs were torn off.

Chen You nan's surroundings were empty, his legs shaking like a sieve.

The Skinning Ghost floated toward him; he was so scared he sat plop on the ground, frantically backing away while shouting, 'Don't come over!!!'

The Skinning Ghost teased him, reaching for his foot: 'If I don't come over, how can I skin you? I'll start from the feet, invisible once you put on shoes—perfect. Don't be afraid, I'm very experienced, it won't hurt at all.'

'Let me go, ah, save me, ah, Tushan Grand Master, I was wrong, I was wrong, save me, save me!'

Hearing that, the Skinning Ghost immediately revealed its true form: 'Huh? Grand Master? Where are you?'

The Skinning Ghost's true form resembles a human body with the epidermis and dermis stripped away.

Bloody muscle fibers covered the body, with tendons and ligaments clearly visible.

Of course, these aren't real; this is how she looked when she died.

She had all her skin and flesh scraped off while alive.

Seeing the ghost approach, Chen You nan got excited and quickly pointed at Tushan Jiu: 'She, she's the Grand Master, she's a pawnbroker—go find her; she just said she'd collect you!'

Xie Jingting couldn't hold back any longer, cursing: 'Damn, Chen You nan, are you even a man? Knowing you're like this, I can't even be bothered to treat you as an opponent!'

'Get lost, shut your mouth! Talking while standing doesn't hurt your waist.'

The Skinning Ghost ignored the two people arguing in front of her and turned to look at Tushan Jiu.

Her head was nothing but a skull, with brain tissue exposed, so no expression could be seen.

But at this moment, her two empty eye sockets, devoid of eyeballs, were clearly aimed at Tushan Jiu, obviously looking at her.

Tushan Jiu was amused: 'If you can see me, just keep looking.'