[{"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-142":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},1882884,2500,"Chapter 142: Hey, This Is the Mastermind! Can’t You Be a Little More Serious?","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-142",142,"\u003Cp>The thought startled even Yun Zhenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could there be such a coincidence in the world?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made things a bit tricky for Yun Zhenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hopefully, that mall owner hasn’t harmed Mengmeng’s parents.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With my status, I could order their release, and everyone would be happy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Otherwise...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...dealing with him would be another headache.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yun Zhenyue was pondering this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path leading to the crimson space began to tremble violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust billowed up, blanketing the entire area!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if in an earthquake, the ground caved in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concrete, as if devoured by some great beast, formed a massive, deep pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several dust-covered luxury cars plunged into the chasm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Protect her ladyship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Honghui, at their side, commanded in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nightmare Hunter members immediately shielded Yun Zhenyue and Mengmeng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to everyone’s surprise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the tremor lasted only a few seconds before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire underground garage, however, did not collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just left an impassable pit in the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bottomless, like an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, within moments,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a tide of black blood gushed up from the bottom of the pit, filling it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiny bubbles frothed on the surface of the black blood, releasing a nauseating, acrid stench. The blood continued to eat away at the surrounding walls, emitting a SIZZLING sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An uncrossable river of despair now lay before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Nightmare Hunter member cautiously reached out and touched the black blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, his fingertip was corroded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh dissolved completely, revealing stark white bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hsss...\" The Nightmare Hunter sucked in a sharp breath and instinctively took a step back. Fortunately, his healing ability was potent; the flesh on his finger grew back within seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue and Mengmeng exchanged a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, they both understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of this blood pit was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly meant to stop them from passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it deliberately trying to stall for time?!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s definitely something wrong with this mall owner!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was plain to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if confident the blood pit would trap them, the crimson space’s contraction slowed, the presence within seemingly gloating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really couldn’t think of a way to cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary player would have been deterred long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corrosion was so powerful that even an Evil Star couldn’t withstand it, let alone a human. A single drop would probably cause instant dissolution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most intelligent, top-tier player would have to rack their brains and likely die nine times out of ten just to get across, wouldn’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Honghui wore a look of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of you, stand back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue pulled Mengmeng back a few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Nightmare Hunter members all looked at him with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Honghui bent down, hovering his palm over the blood pit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying, cold light burst from his pupils!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, an endless, icy energy emanated from his palm, and the sound of CRACKING instantly filled the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a minute,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had completely frozen the entire blood pit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the black blood solidified, forming a path of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, Yu! You’re the man!\" a Nightmare Hunter exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Talk about a perfect counter!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Anyone else would’ve been screwed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But Yu’s power is the perfect counter for this kind of thing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Terrifying black blood? Just freeze it solid. Problem solved.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest threat now\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was accidentally slipping and falling on the ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Nightmare Hunters relaxed at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? This garage is nothing special. No need to be so cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All smoke and mirrors. What a filthy, pretentious mess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lady, are you hungry? Why don’t you sit down and rest for a bit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say we just charge in. Kill anyone who doesn’t cooperate and be done with it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as the Evil Stars of the Nightmare Hunters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what kind of horrifying scenes hadn’t they witnessed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of their own instances were far more terrifying than this garage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence within the crimson space seemed to have witnessed this. The space stopped shrinking, as if in shock. It had never imagined they could pull a move like this. ’Isn’t this fucking cheating?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Are these Evil Stars on a goddamn field trip?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is an SS-plus-rank instance!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not a fucking kindergarten!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Show some goddamn respect!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entity was well and truly panicking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yun Zhenyue and the others could step onto the ice path,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the crimson space squirmed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eerie figure squeezed out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a stooped old ghost, its pupils murky yet arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood before the crimson space and immediately snapped, \"Why are you so unruly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who allowed you to trespass on the Master’s territory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Mengmeng bit her lower lip. \"Are my mom and dad in there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out of the way! We’re going in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of Nightmare Hunters stared at him with icy gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible, piercing killing intent, as cold as December snow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old ghost couldn’t help but tremble at the sight. His master had ordered him to stop these intruders. He’d assumed they were just a bunch of petty thieves, not a pack of Evil Stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen everything clearly from inside the crimson space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader was that stunningly beautiful young woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master had even warned him fearfully not to harm her, that he could, at most, drive her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This girl’s identity can’t be simple.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the old ghost plunged two fingers into its own pupils!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUMMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately used its ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could strip away all surrounding light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it would slowly deprive everyone of their five senses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving them lost in an endless darkness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper its fingers plunged into its eye sockets, the greater its pain, and the more powerful the energy it unleashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost, it had once used this sinister move to grievously injure an Evil Star!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless other ghosts of its rank had also fallen to this very move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, tear each other apart... heheheh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only the strongest is qualified to reach the end and meet the Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old ghost gloated. Even as a pain so intense it made its legs tremble shot from its eye sockets, it endured, sneering with venomous words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’By now, they must be lost in the darkness, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old ghost, with two fingers still stuck in its eyes, suddenly felt that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wait, why can I see light through the gaps between my fingers?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This... this isn’t right, is it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing like this had ever happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steeling itself, the old ghost pushed its fingers in deeper!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain made it break out in a cold sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light assaulted its eye sockets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment, warm tears flowed from the corners of the old ghost’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unavoidable, unignorable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if it had stared straight at the sun for an hour on the brightest afternoon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it dawn already?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... so bright!\" it murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who turned on the lights?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There aren’t any lights in this garage!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a long time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it still hadn’t heard terrified screams from the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor had it heard the shrieks of them killing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old ghost couldn’t stand it any longer. It yanked its fingers out, and as its vision slowly returned, it saw a sight that shattered its spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BUZZ!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue and her group were all staring at it as if it were a monkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female ghost made of pure light was shining like a giant lightbulb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light from before had come from her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire underground garage was brilliantly illuminated. Forget stripping away light; there was enough here to grow vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deprive them of their five senses? The only sense that had been deprived was its own sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old geezer... is he a fucking idiot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one Nightmare Hunter couldn’t help but snark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others couldn’t bear to watch, their faces twisted in disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he sticking his fingers in his own eyes? Is he cosplaying something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s disgusting. He didn’t even wash his hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main boss is right behind him, guys. Try to be serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look who’s talking. Weren’t you just laughing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, gramps, if you’re all out of party tricks, just go home. Stop playing with your eyeballs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mengmeng clutched the hem of her dress, finding the sight unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old ghost was so furious it nearly spat blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you people—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its trembling finger pointed at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all that effort, this whole group was completely unaffected?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So I endured all that pain, jamming my fingers in deeper, for nothing?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the master of the crimson space seemed to fall silent, or perhaps was just emotionally exhausted. This servant had brought it great shame. For a moment, the contraction of the space slowed even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t even think about entering! Without the master’s permission, no one can escape!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait here to die! You can be my funeral companions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save a sliver of face, the old ghost roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yun Zhenyue and her party paid it no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were clearly getting impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they started crossing the ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough of your bullshit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud SMACK, a faceless man slapped the ghost across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a sheet of skin—a face the old ghost found disturbingly familiar—appeared in his palm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting on the skin mask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the faceless man transformed, taking on the old ghost’s appearance and even its aura!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? Anyone can just walk in,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a bullshit portal. It’s like a public bus—anyone can get on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried reaching his hand into the crimson space and found that it worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he suddenly yanked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, stop! You’ll stretch it too wide!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop it! Stop! This is madness!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the old ghost’s absolute, panicked horror,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the faceless man actually ripped the edges of the crimson space wider!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he had torn the opening to a suitable size, the faceless man turned respectfully to Yun Zhenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lady, you may enter now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1716,"2026-06-10T06:39:54.747Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d4b060b6d299611ff8691ae6e9187f2c36e237256baadfa55596c1b86a2937f","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-143","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-141",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-cover.jpg"]