Jiang Chen explained to Sister Hong that he was a Ghost Exorcist and had already dealt with the female ghost. He also instructed her that if anyone asked, she should say it was a passing expert who resolved the ghost issue.
He remembered that Sister Hong had already called the police earlier.
Currently, there are no confirmed supernatural incidents in society, which means the Jiuzhou authorities must have special personnel to handle such matters.
Jiang Chen didn't want to contact the relevant departments for now, as no one knows what their attitude might be towards someone like him who possesses supernatural powers.
Back in his room, he immediately drew two Demonization Cards.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a 1-Star Demonization Card—Red Python Demon."
"The python demon from Qijue Mountain..." Jiang Chen murmured. As a seasoned mythology enthusiast, he instantly assessed the strength of this demon: "It should be a notch stronger than Yin Jiangjun."
Many netizens like to label the Red Python Demon as the weakest in "Journey to the West" because it needs to eat several people daily to maintain its human form.
But in reality, this understanding is somewhat skewed.
The Red Python maintains a complete human form, whereas Yin Jiangjun and some small mountain demons can only transform into a half-human form.
From this perspective, the Red Python isn't that weak.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a 1-Star Demonization Card—Hunshi Demon King."
The second card surprised Jiang Chen.
Hunshi Demon King had quite a few little demons under his command, making him a minor boss among the lower-tier forces.
It's worth mentioning that the TV series classified Hunshi Demon King as one of the Seven Demon Saints, but in reality, he wasn't. He should have replaced Yurong Wang, the Great Sage Who Drives Away Gods. In the original, Hunshi Demon King was sliced in two by the monkey returning from his studies.
Afterward, Jiang Chen felt the power within him.
"A 1-Star Demonization Card only grants demonic power and physique. I have a hunch that higher-level Demonization Cards might directly transform into the terrifying bodies of those demons!"
He recalled the sense of oppression when drawing the Demonization Cards. If these demons' true forms appeared, they could probably crush the Knocking Ghost with a single slap.
"I wonder how much Ghost Qi is needed to unlock the next level of Demonization Card."
Soon after, the terrifying power within him dissipated. Jiang Chen tested it and found that even the remaining tenth of his physique equaled the strength of seven or eight adults.
However, the demonic power within him had dwindled to a mere trace, and he hadn't permanently inherited any divine powers, given the mere 1% chance.
"If I encounter the Knocking Ghost now, I'd likely be doomed. It's a pity that Demonization only lasts for half an hour."
"Fortunately, I have two more Demonization Cards as a backup. I wonder how many ghosts exist in this world and if there are entities more terrifying than the Knocking Ghost?"
A sense of urgency rose within Jiang Chen. Earlier, when he went upstairs, he saw the doors of three families on the fifth and ninth floors were open, revealing shredded corpses inside, likely victims of the Knocking Ghost.
If he hadn't awakened the System, he would have become one of those corpses tonight.
"This world isn't as peaceful as it seems. I can't just wait for ghosts to come to me because it's hard to say what terrifying thing I might encounter then."
"I need to find some low-risk supernatural events to gather more Ghost Qi. Once I become strong enough, there's nothing to fear from ghosts!"
Jiang Chen murmured to himself, setting his next goal.
He also wanted to find an opportunity to learn more about the other side of this world.
"Right, the city news section."
As if recalling something, he opened his phone and searched for recent crime reports.
Eventually, Jiang Chen focused on the Tianfu Road disfigurement case. So far, only three people had died in this incident, so the danger level shouldn't be too high.
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"Tianfu Road is right near the school. I'll head over after classes tomorrow night."
Glancing at his phone, it was past three o'clock. Jiang Chen returned to his bedroom to continue sleeping. In the middle of the night, he heard a large group of people going upstairs, seemingly entering Sister Hong's room and then leaving.
Bright lights lit up the building below, with people constantly coming and going.
This should be the authorities handling the aftermath.
No one came to find him, indicating that Sister Hong had said what he taught her.
It also showed that the authorities weren't too hostile towards freelance supernatural ability users, as they could still trace Jiang Chen if they wanted to.
...
The next morning, around eight, there was a knock on the door.
Opening it, he saw Sister Hong in a tight-fitting blue dress, holding several breakfast items—beef patties, pan-fried buns, porridge, and shumai—all exquisitely made, making one's mouth water.
Unlike last night's disheveled appearance, the dress accentuated Sister Hong's curvaceous figure and fair skin, especially her long, fox-like eyes full of feminine charm. If Jiang Chen hadn't known from previous chats, he wouldn't have believed she was over thirty.
"Hehe, I didn't know what you like to eat, so I made a bit of everything. Don't eat out anymore; just tell me what you want, and I'll make it for you." Sister Hong walked in, placing breakfast on the coffee table and casually tidying up Jiang Chen's room.
"Sister Hong, you don't have to be so polite," Jiang Chen said.
"Nonsense! You saved my life; this is the least I can do." Sister Hong's beautiful eyes glared slightly, then she seemed to remember something and walked over with a smile: "Oh, right, this is for you."
She took out a dark red booklet from under the breakfast tray.
At first, Jiang Chen didn't notice, thinking it was just a cloth under the breakfast. It was only then he saw the large characters on it.
[Property Deed]
Damn!
Seeing it clearly, he couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.
In Jiuzhou, Jiangbei City's status is equivalent to a first-tier city in his previous life. A property in this area is easily worth three to five million, and she used the property deed as a breakfast mat?
"This is a little token of Sister Hong's appreciation. You take it first, and we'll transfer the ownership later."
"No, this is too valuable!" Jiang Chen refused.
It wasn't that he wanted to act noble. In his previous life, buying a house in a second-tier city was difficult.
Mainly, in this life, he had already saved some money.
On the other hand, Sister Hong, as a single woman, probably relied on renting out this property for her livelihood. He couldn't take away someone's source of living just because he saved their life.
Seeing this, Sister Hong sighed and returned to her home.
A few minutes later, she came back with a box, slightly panting, wiping sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand: "I get it, Little Chen, you don't like the current room, do you?"
"No problem, from the sixth floor up to the fifteenth floor, they're all mine. You can choose any one! If you really prefer a lower floor, I can find someone to swap."
After hearing this, the usually composed Jiang Chen couldn't help but tremble, almost choking on the shumai in his mouth.
He looked at Sister Hong, who was opening the box and struggling to take out the property deeds, and felt her aura suddenly rise.
He even had the illusion that Sister Hong would ask him next, "Young man, have you considered not working so hard anymore?"