[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp":3,"chapter-ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-13":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1882804,2500,"Chapter 13: Gu Yuan’s Dungeon Revealed? S-Rank Orphanage","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>A moment later, Yun Zhenyue returned home, carrying the groceries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she stepped through the door, she suddenly heard a notification from the marriage system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Your task is complete!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have perfectly completed the marriage task!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have received a reward: Yin Qi Elixir x1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gifting it to your marriage partner will help increase their affection.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[May your family be happy and your marriage blissful.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please continue to work hard. Reaching maximum affection will unlock your marriage partner’s dungeon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There are rewards?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue pursed her lips lightly, a joyful expression spreading across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she had put away all the groceries, she saw Gu Yuan still sitting on the sofa, playing his game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue took the membership card out of the bag and handed it to Gu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile, she said, \"Thank you, darling. I’ve bought everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, you’ve worked hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan turned, took the membership card, and casually stuffed it under the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The card had been a gift from one of his former subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan hadn’t thought much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless ghosts in the Ghost World were trying to curry favor with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he actually wanted to accept gifts, his home would be overflowing with all sorts of rare treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one gave you any trouble, did they?\" Gu Yuan asked offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue shook her head. Her impression of the Shadowy Shop was quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The manager at the shop was really nice to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I only worked for a little while, and I was able to buy all this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very impressive.\" A smile appeared on Gu Yuan’s face as he gently patted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling, I also received an extra reward. Do you want it?\" Yun Zhenyue offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out the Yin Qi Elixir the system had rewarded her with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Yin Qi Elixir provided a significant boost to ghosts below the level of a Crimson-robed Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gifting it to a marriage partner would indeed increase affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s how it is.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This marriage system randomly issues tasks to the players.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Whether it’s buying groceries, doing laundry, or cooking, completing them grants extra rewards.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The player gives the reward to their ghost partner, increasing affection.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The ghost, in turn, gives their own gifts to the player.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They exchange gifts with each other.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s a positive feedback loop.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No wonder,’ he thought. ’Just having a human and a ghost live in the same room and do nothing would make it too difficult to raise affection.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Turns out the marriage system comes with its own wingman.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these rewards were useless to Gu Yuan, so Yun Zhenyue put the elixir in a drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue suddenly remembered the marriage system’s prompt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still completely unfamiliar with Gu Yuan’s dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every marriage partner had a dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were classified by power level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the lowest D-rank to the highest SSS-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main factor determining a dungeon’s rank was the power of its strongest ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number and strength of the other ghosts present also influenced the dungeon’s rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Wansheng District had a Crimson-robed Ghost and many Fierce Ghosts, so it was S-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadowy Shop only had Fierce Ghosts, but it had many employees, so it was A-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager, a low-level Crimson-robed Ghost, didn’t reside in the shop permanently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling, what’s your dungeon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What rank is it? Can you tell me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she \"conquered\" Gu Yuan, she would become the dungeon’s \"lady boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’d be great if it was a shop or a restaurant. Then I wouldn’t have to go grocery shopping.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dungeon, huh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan hadn’t expected Yun Zhenyue to ask this question so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no harm in telling her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan decided to be a little mysterious, asking with a smile, \"What do you think my dungeon is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you be disappointed if its rank is too low?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I be disappointed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue tilted her delicate, little nose, not understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I’m with you, darling, any kind of dungeon is fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I’m thinking about is how to manage our dungeon well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slowly growing it from D-rank to S-rank... hehe~ That sounds so romantic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Meanwhile.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience in Dragon Country also had their interest piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no information about Gu Yuan anywhere in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So naturally, no one knew what his dungeon was either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the other nine ghosts, the one with the strongest dungeon was Count Blood Banquet on the fifth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying existence known as Twilight Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a castle similar to those in medieval Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it that it had existed for over 700 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The castle housed over a thousand blood servants, all of whom were exceptionally powerful and had extremely strong life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the long years, the amount of Ghost Artifacts and ghost coins plundered and stored within the castle was astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any country could unlock this dungeon, they could instantly become a world superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful ghost marriage partners were more popular with human players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sigh, I’m not asking for much. I’d be satisfied if Gu Yuan just had the power of a vengeful spirit.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yeah, a vengeful spirit would have a B-rank dungeon. It can’t compare to the Shadowy Shop, but even a small convenience store would be good.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If only it was one-tenth as strong as Twilight Castle.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The person above is dreaming. One-tenth? The gap between an S-rank and a B-rank dungeon is night and day!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Even a public restroom could bring Dragon Country several thousand ghost coins a year!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the discussion turned to dungeon ranks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they all looked with envy at the marriage partners of other countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan was good, sure, but it was already a widely accepted fact that he was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if he were powerful, how could he possibly be living on the third floor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides him, only one other country’s marriage partner lived on the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest were all on the fourth floor, to say nothing of Count Blood Banquet on the fifth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Since it has come to this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan felt it was best not to hide it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and said, \"I’m not as weak as you think. You could even say I’m pretty strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dungeon is an... orphanage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, he was an orphan. After crossing over into the Ghost World, he developed a sympathy for children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing from the weakest Residual Soul into a Ghost Emperor, he met many like-minded friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were powerful Evil Stars and Great Evils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some ghosts, weary of conflict, simply moved into the orphanage to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other ghosts were quite young, and Gu Yuan brought them into the orphanage as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If it really had a rank, I wonder what rank the dungeon would be with a Ghost Emperor like me in it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’SSS?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Probably higher.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of his friends, who were Great Evil ghosts, already had SSS-rank dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That place had gradually become like a home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t have business that required a temporary stay in Wansheng District, he probably wouldn’t have left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why other powerful ghosts were living here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were probably enticed by the rewards offered by the marriage system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghosts in Wansheng District had been locked in by the marriage system multiple times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—An orphanage???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue’s eyes widened in shock. She could have wracked her brain and never guessed it would be this kind of dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling, does that mean you’re...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’m an orphan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It might be a little difficult if you want to manage that place well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yun Zhenyue’s heart ached for him. She grabbed his hand, already seeing him completely as her husband and feeling deep sympathy for his past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, darling. I’m here now. You won’t be lonely anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know the real situation with the orphanage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just kept comforting Gu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The global audience watching the live broadcast was plunged into doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’An orphanage?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard Gu Yuan say it was \"pretty strong,\" they had thought he was just bragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the word \"orphanage\" reached their ears...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many people were suddenly terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Places like orphanages were usually filled with immense resentment; many tragic real-life stories took place in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one became a dungeon, its rank surely wouldn’t be low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them had ever heard of an orphanage in the Ghost World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t in any country’s intelligence files!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a powerful dungeon existed, it’s impossible that every country would have overlooked it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience from Dragon Country was completely baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is Gu Yuan lying to Yun Zhenyue?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How come I’ve never heard of an orphanage in the Ghost World?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Uhh, a lot of the horror games I’ve played are set in orphanages. I’m practically traumatized by those places.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Theaters, wet markets, crematoriums, hospitals, churches, temples, orphanages... As far as I know, the first few on that list are basically all S-rank dungeons.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[S-rank? Don’t tell me Gu Yuan’s dungeon is also S-rank?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No way, right? An S-rank would be this low-key, just playing video games?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「At that moment.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Dragon Country Ghost Marriage Research Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xiuwen’s brow furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t figure out Gu Yuan’s motive for lying to Yun Zhenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, a terrifying rumor suddenly flooded his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drop of cold sweat beaded on his forehead. His pupils shrank to the size of pinpricks, and he even held his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An orphanage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember a Dragon Country player once stumbled into an extremely terrifying place... wasn’t it rumored to be an orphanage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it’s impossible. It can’t be that place!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1651,"2026-06-10T06:39:54.391Z",1,"novelbin.me","4041d2a8d886c4addd890e51577e2511d7aa9ff237ec2411603a71740f7c6941","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-162","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-161",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-cover.jpg"]