Chapter 226: Ye Xiu Agrees to Participate in the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts

Lin Meng spoke each word deliberately, the oppressive feeling intense.

No one expected that this girl, who looked to be only in her teens, would have such an overbearing presence.

Official Xu maintained a composed face; though he seemed calm on the surface, his heart was already stormy.

According to the original plan, his embezzlement of Ye Xiu's reward resources would go unnoticed.

Everyone knew full well they were aiding a poor, background-less nobody, moreover a summoner with no prospects, seeking justice, thereby offending this provincial bureau's prosecutor—or they would pretend ignorance.

Choosing between these two options is obvious; no one would be foolish, not even the school staff, who would just turn a blind eye.

But unfortunately, this brother and sister are so ungrateful.

Especially Ye Xiu's sister, she looks hard to provoke.

For a moment, Official Xu found himself unable to back down.

The Blood Vitality Pill is trivial; at worst he could supplement Ye Xiu from his own monthly quota.

But that transcendent artifact, he had already promised to a mysterious buyer in the underground black market, the amount huge, he could not possibly let go!

Just then, Official Xu came up with a solution that would kill two birds with one stone.

He suddenly relaxed his brows, but his gaze fell on Ye Xiu dark and sinister.

"Summoners struggle to exert combat power; Ye Xiu, you're first in theory, so you surely know that even if you boost your own strength with Blood Vitality Pills, it only improves your physique, essentially differing from transcendent power—do you really think you can fight the uncanny with a mortal body?"

"Your summoner abilities will have no effect; the eventual outcome will only be to fade into obscurity—this is fact, you must accept it."

"However, considering your talent is S-rank, it's normal not to resign to fate; how about this: we each take a step back—if you can rank in the top hundred points at the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts one month from now, I will acknowledge your potential and give you all rewards, including that transcendent artifact."

"Night March of a Hundred Ghosts? Just hearing the name tells you the danger level is extremely high."

Lin Meng instinctively wanted to shake her head to stop Ye Xiu.

"We can't agree to this old fox; he neither wants to give rewards nor wants to eliminate Ye Xiu—his malicious intent is completely exposed."

The principal and Gu Feng also caught the hidden meaning, both furrowing their brows.

"How about it, are you not daring?"

Official Xu wanted to exploit youths' tendency to be impulsive, goading Ye Xiu into accepting his proposal.

By then, he only needs to pull a few strings during the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts, and this big trouble will disappear on its own.

How could Ye Xiu not see Official Xu's plot? But he cannot retreat.

"I agree, let's do as you say!"

Lin Meng hadn't even had time to stop him when Ye Xiu already agreed to the other's proposal; she looked at Ye Xiu with a worried face.

Ye Xiu gave a wry smile to comfort Lin Meng.

"Don't worry, sister; I agreed only because I'm confident—I know what the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts entails."

Seeing his scheme succeed, Official Xu smiled ever more inhumanly; anyone could tell what he was scheming.

"Alright, then it's settled; this is a written pledge, so you won't say I'll renege."

Official Xu on the spot signed a written pledge, and indeed left no loopholes in the text.

He naturally needed Ye Xiu to believe that this written pledge was certainly genuine.

Only if Ye Xiu truly shows up for the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts will Official Xu's plan be perfectly carried out.

After all, dying a few people in the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts is nothing surprising; Ye Xiu is a summoner, so his death would be even more expected.

Official Xu gave a sinister smile, rose to leave, but Lin Meng narrowed her eyes and blocked his path.

"Hold on, sir, this is rather laughable; my younger brother is about to start college, everyone knows his strength—you're letting him join the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts in a month, which is practically sending him to his death."

"But he agreed." Official Xu said calmly, smiling sinisterly.

Lin Meng suppressed the urge to smash his head, took a deep breath, and said:

"Ten Blood Vitality Pills—if you give them now, this matter is settled; otherwise, I don't mind taking this upstairs."

Official Xu gave Lin Meng a sideways glance for a moment; this woman was unfathomable, so he dared not take risks.

"It's just Blood Vitality Pills; he can still afford them."

"Hmph, fine, give them—one month deadline, Ye Xiu, don't forget!"

Official Xu tossed down a bottle of pills and strode away.

Lin Meng didn't immediately give the Blood Vitality Pills to Ye Xiu, but tossed them to Gu Feng.

Gu Feng immediately understood, opened it and smelled it, then had the principal personally inspect it; after confirming the pills were fine, he handed them to Ye Xiu.

The principal let out a deep sigh and said:

"Ye Xiu, this matter is my shortcoming as principal; I failed to get justice for you."

Gu Feng also kept a straight face and said:

"If I'd known the Night Watch organization had so many corrupt elements, I wouldn't have expected us to run into them—what bad luck!"

Ye Xiu, however, acted as if nothing had happened, smiling as he accepted the Blood Vitality Pills and said:

"Principal, Teacher Gu, thank you for speaking up for me today; I've already graduated, this matter has nothing to do with City South Middle School, I'll settle it myself."

Ye Xiu well knew that Official Xu wielded great power—not something people from their middle school could provoke.

The principal and the homeroom teacher being able to do this much is already enough.

After all, one must rely on one's own strength; Official Xu had figured he'd definitely die in the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts, so he acted without fear.

Then he would spend this month striving to become stronger!

After leaving the principal's office, Lin Meng and Ye Xiu went to the small grove behind the campus.

Lin Meng frowned and said:

"How confident are you?"

Ye Xiu pursed his lips, giving no answer.

Surviving the Night March of a Hundred Ghosts isn't hard for him; the difficulty lies in ranking in the top hundred points, which isn't easy to achieve.

"What exactly is the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk? Tell me about it."

Lin Meng asked again; this time Ye Xiu did not choose to remain silent, he thought for a moment and said:

"The Hundred Ghosts Night Walk targets newcomers who are about to join the Night Watch Organization; in every region where anomalies run rampant, a Hundred Ghosts Night Walk appears from time to time, which is when the anomalies are most active."

"This test is the Night Watch Organization's ability test for newcomers; only by surviving and killing enough anomalies can one pass the assessment and truly become a Night Watch."

Lin Meng couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air upon hearing that.

"That old bastard is really devious, making a fresh high school graduate who's about to start college undergo the Night Watch newcomer assessment—what shamelessness!"

"So what's your plan? Is this Blood-Qi Pill really useful for you?"

Speaking of the pill, Ye Xiu's expression suddenly turned strange; he stared at Lin Meng, wanting to say something but holding back.

"What's wrong?" What kind of expression is this kid making?

Ye Xiu took out the Blood-Qi Pill and said to Lin Meng:

"Sister, did you secretly add something to the milk last time? After I and Zhi Zhi drank it, we both felt our bodies had undergone a big change; Zhi Zhi used to be physically weak, but now he's full of vigor—we went to the hospital for a checkup, and even the doctor thought it was a miracle, and I..."

Ye Xiu rubbed his stomach, already faintly showing the shape of abdominal muscles.

"Sister, I can't yet repay your kindness; my and Zhi Zhi's lives are yours, rest assured, I will definitely strive to survive!"