"Hey, Jiuchong, am I on a plane or in an elevator? Why do I feel so weightless?"
Jiuchong's voice rang out in his mind, with a hint of inexplicable hesitation: "Er... Host, take a look at the surrounding environment. Doesn't it seem a bit different?"
Lin Yuan looked down and found that he was "floating" in a strange room. It was dimly lit, the curtains were tightly closed, and there was a strong smell of blood in the air. Just as he frowned, his gaze accidentally swept across the floor.
"Shit!" Lin Yuan recoiled with a jerk, his eyes widening in horror as he stared at the body sprawled on the floor.
It was a corpse with a deathly pale face and covered in blood. Although the features were blurred, the outline could still be vaguely recognized.
"Host, don't worry. Take a look in the mirror first." Jiuchong leisurely reminded.
Lin Yuan subconsciously turned his head. There was a full-length mirror in the corner of the room. He slowly floated over and saw his own reflection in the mirror. His face was pale, his eyes were pitch-black, and there were faintly white fangs at the corners of his mouth. Black mist wafted off his body.
"Check the body again," Jiuchong said.
Lin Yuan looked down at the corpse surrounded by a pool of blood and couldn't help but take a sharp breath.
That face was exactly the same as his!
"So... I'm dead?" Lin Yuan murmured, his voice tinged with a bit of disbelief.
"To be precise, you're a ghost now." Jiuchong corrected. "And you're an 'evil ghost' with a particularly strong resentment due to your special way of death. You look way scarier than regular ghosts."
Lin Yuan didn't know what to say.
Before he could think further, the door suddenly slammed open, and three figures rushed in quickly...
There were two male policemen and one female policeman, holding their guns and scanning the room vigilantly.
"Call an ambulance right away. There's been a homicide here!"
"Call nearby colleagues for backup!"
"Is the suspect still at the scene? Check the surveillance!"
As the police started looking around, the room filled with noise. Lin Yuan just stood there, watching coldly. It felt like he'd seen this all before.
A few days later, late at night
Lin Yuan was still in this apartment, his gaze fixed on the outline traced with white chalk on the floor.
"So... My first task is to find a way to leave this building?" he asked.
"Yes," Jiuchong answered. "Right now, you're just an evil ghost. You can't slip through walls or hide well. A skilled Taoist or celestial master could spot you. I've searched this whole building with you these last few days, but I still haven't gotten your mission. I was about to say 'from Heaven,' but... let's just say, from somewhere else."
Lin Yuan slightly raised his eyebrows: "A certain place? Do you mean the Heavenly Dao?"
Jiuchong: "..." There's nothing I can tell you.
Lin Yuan: "..."
He narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: "So, you got all your previous missions from the Heavenly Dao? You're actually just an employee, and your boss is the Heavenly Dao?"
Jiuchong was silent for three seconds: "There's nothing I can tell you."
Lin Yuan burst out laughing. "Hilarious! You actually have a boss!"
Jiuchong didn't respond.
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"诶,九重,我是在飞机上吗?还是在电梯?怎么感觉身体轻飘飘的,好像失重了一样..."
九重的声音在脑海中响起,带着一丝莫名的迟疑:"呃... 宿主,你看看周围的环境,是不是有点不太一样?"
林远低头一看,发现自己正 "漂浮" 在一间陌生的房间里.四周昏暗,窗帘紧闭,空气里弥漫着一股浓重的血腥味.就在他皱眉时,目光无意间扫过地板.
"卧槽!" 林远猛地飘退了一下,惊愕地盯着地上躺着的 "人".
那是一具面色惨白,浑身血污的尸体,五官模糊,但依稀可辨认出轮廓.
"宿主,别急,先看看镜子." 九重悠悠地提醒.
林远下意识转头,房间角落里有一面落地镜.他缓缓飘过去,看见镜中倒映出的身影,脸色苍白,双眼漆黑,嘴角隐隐有森白的獠牙,身上甚至散发着淡淡的黑雾.
"再看看地上的尸体." 九重继续说道.
林远低头,望向那具被血泊包围的尸体,顿时倒吸一口凉气.
那张脸,和他一模一样!
"所以... 我死了?" 林远喃喃道,声音带着些许不可置信.
"准确来说,你现在是一只鬼." 九重纠正道,"而且还是因死亡方式特殊,怨气极强,外貌比普通鬼更具威慑力的 '恶鬼'."
林远:"..."
他还没来得及多想,房门突然被砰的一声撞开,三道身影迅速冲了进来...
两名男警察和一名女警察,持枪警戒地扫视房间.
"快叫救护车,这里发生了一起命案!"
"呼叫附近的同事来支援!"
"嫌疑人是否仍在现场?查一下监控!"
混乱的声音充斥整个房间,警察们开始勘察现场,而林远就这么站在旁边,冷眼旁观,竟有种奇怪的既视感.
几天后,深夜
林远依旧待在这间公寓里,目光落在地板上那道用白色粉笔勾勒出的轮廓.
"所以... 我的第一个任务,是想办法离开这栋建筑?" 他问道.
"是的." 九重应道,"毕竟你的实力现在只到 '恶鬼' 级别,无法轻易穿墙或隐匿,还可能被有真本事的道士或天师发现.而且,这几天我已经陪你逛遍了整栋楼,我都还没从天... 呃... 某个地方接收到你这次的任务."
林远微微挑眉:"某个地方?你是说天道?"
九重:"... 无可奉告."
林远:"..."
他眯起眼,若有所思地开口:"所以,你之前的任务都是从天道那里拿的?你其实也是个打工仔,你老板是天道?"
九重沉默三秒:"无可奉告."
林远:"哈哈哈哈,笑死,你居然也有老板!"
九重:"..."