In no time at all, five Treasure Chests were placed on Su Yuan's table, all brought in by Ling'er via the Paper Figure.
Woof woof!
Little Coal Ball suddenly looked up at the Treasure Chests on the table.
Did one of the chests just open a moment ago?
Woof woof!
Strange, it's gone again?
Little Coal Ball paced back and forth, pondering to himself.
Su Yuan, sitting in his chair with his chin in his hand, was calculating whether to open an anomaly restaurant in the future; he hadn't noticed the movement of the Treasure Chests.
The Treasure Chests stopped moving, and Little Coal Ball suspected he had seen wrong.
Su Yuan was already planning to sit in the Black Room and collect Treasure Chests, expecting them to arrive continuously, with treasures being opened one after another.
That was a bit too optimistic!
He stood up and walked to the door, peering through the crack to observe the anomalies coming to trade, but he found nothing. He guessed the trading spot was quite far away.
After all, the terrifying Evil Warding Attribute of Su Yuan's Black Room was very unfriendly to anomalies.
Forget it, ignore them.
He left the door ajar to make it easier for the Paper Figure to deliver more Treasure Chests later.
Su Yuan walked back to the table and sat down. He lit the candle he had used halfway before, and the candlelight emitted a comforting Holy Light.
As the Holy Light fell upon the Treasure Chests, the one that had been slightly open closed again.
Little Coal Ball's ears suddenly perked up, and he turned his head toward the door.
Something was approaching from there!
Su Yuan took out his Survival Handbook and flipped to the Eerie Rule page.
What would tonight's rule be?
【 Eerie Rule: Those with flowing long hair are not necessarily goddesses; they could also be female anomalies. Tonight, its long hair is everywhere, ready to take your life at any moment. It will leave when dawn breaks. 】
Long hair?
Su Yuan was stunned for a moment. As if he had realized something, he hurriedly stood up to close the door tightly, even though Ling'er was still outside.
Because it was already here!
When it had just turned dark,
it had come with a Treasure Chest to trade for Food of the Strange!
Woof!
Before Su Yuan could close the door, Little Coal Ball had already run over and started barking wildly at the entrance.
Wriggling strands of long hair appeared through the crack in the door.
Sure enough, it was already outside—the Long-haired Ghost that Ling'er had mentioned, the one that came to trade with a Treasure Chest.
It was tonight's anomaly!
"Sacred Eye, activate!"
Su Yuan activated the Sacred Eye outside the Black Room.
Beams of Holy Light shot toward the Long-haired Ghost.
"Ah!"
She let out screams of agony; clearly, she had been hurt quite badly.
Yet, its eerie long hair surged wildly, reaching toward Su Yuan. Just as it was about to reach his face, Su Yuan grabbed it.
His Strength was now more than twice that of an ordinary person, but he still felt overwhelmed when facing the eerie long hair. However, he held onto the hair tightly, preventing it from breaking free.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
The Holy Light in the room fell upon the long hair, causing its color to turn dull yellow, gradually curling and aging.
It fears light?
Then it must also fear fire!
With a thought, Su Yuan summoned a Spirit Fire Talisman into his hand.
Poof.
The Talisman in Su Yuan's hand ignited.
The hair instantly retreated as if fleeing, not daring to come close.
"Trying to run?!"
Su Yuan was just about to throw the Talisman.
The dull, withered long hair suddenly launched an attack.
It dodged the Flame in Su Yuan's hand and slammed hard into his stomach.
Su Yuan dropped the Spirit Fire Talisman and stumbled back in pain,
crashing into the edge of the table with a loud thud.
The candle was knocked over and extinguished.
The moment the Holy Light vanished, the long hair instantly regained its luster and wrapped directly around Su Yuan's right hand, which was reaching for another Talisman.
Whoosh!
Another bundle of long hair shot in from the doorway!
Su Yuan's expression changed abruptly.
At that moment, a red figure appeared and blocked his path.
Ling'er raised her hand, grabbed the eerie long hair, let out a cold laugh, and pulled hard, dragging the Long-haired Ghost inside!
Su Yuan gave a bitter smile. Ling'er was too reckless; by bringing it inside, his Sacred Eye would lose its effect. He had no choice but to deactivate the Sacred Eye.
It was an anomaly dressed in white. Apart from hair, it seemed to have nothing else on its head—not even a face.
Su Yuan was shocked by its appearance.
He couldn't help but think: do anomalies these days have no shame?
If it's not a Red Veil covering their face, it's a head full of long hair.
"Taking advantage of my absence to ambush Master, you are truly detestable! And to think I even gave you extra food earlier!"
As she spoke, Ling'er increased the strength in her grip.
"Ah!"
The Long-haired Ghost let out a painful scream.
At the same time, a strand of long hair emerged from the corner, shooting toward Ling'er from behind.
"Hmph!"
Ling'er grabbed it with her other hand, holding it together with the hair already in her grasp.
Her power was immense.
No matter where the long hair emerged from in the Black Room, she could easily catch it.
Finally, she tied all the long hair from every direction into a tight, dead knot, leaving the Long-haired Ghost with no way to act.
Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he could easily handle this invading anomaly tonight.
He held a Spirit Fire Talisman in his hand, aiming it at the Long-haired Ghost, waiting for the right moment to throw it and finish it off.
Just then, he suddenly thought of something.
His gaze shifted to the Treasure Chests on the table.
Tonight's Eerie Rule mentioned: it is everywhere!
Su Yuan stepped back.
The Treasure Chest on the table suddenly opened, and a bundle of long hair shot out from within.
Bang!
Su Yuan was already alert, so the bundle of long hair did not hit his vital points; instead, he blocked it with his crossed arms.
His Python Scale Armor had 3,000 Defense,
so the eerie long hair couldn't break through his defense at all.
Seeing this,
"Master!"
Black Qi suddenly surged from Ling'er's body.
Although Master was unharmed, she was furious!
"Bastard!"
Ling'er grabbed the Long-haired Ghost and began swinging and smashing it around like a shot put!
The long hair in the Treasure Chest was eager to try again; after one failed strike, it wanted to hit Su Yuan once more!
How could Su Yuan give it another chance? He grabbed the Pixiu Ornament from the table and pressed it down upon the chest.
The power of Purification instantly caused the eerie long hair to wither.
Trying to ambush me?
Watch me burn you to death.
Poof.
Su Yuan unleashed the Spirit Fire Talisman.
The Treasure Chest full of long hair began to crackle and burn.
Ling'er instinctively threw the Long-haired Ghost toward the direction of the incoming fire.
Poof!
"Ah!"
Sizzling, the Samadhi True Fire followed the long hair and directly ignited the entire Long-haired Ghost. In the blink of an eye, it and all those eerie long hairs were burned to ashes.
"Ling'er, Little Coal Ball, keep an eye on the surroundings."
"Yes, Master."
Woof!
Su Yuan pinched another Spirit Fire Talisman in his hand. He didn't dare to relax his vigilance at all, checking the Survival Handbook first. Fortunately, the Eerie Rule had changed.
【 Tonight's Long-haired Ghost was originally extremely afraid of fire and light, but after eating the Food of the Strange, its power became violent. Fortunately, you ended it with a more powerful fire. 】
It didn't fear fire and Holy Light because it had gone berserk after eating the Food of the Strange.
Su Yuan was speechless.
The danger was resolved, but Ling'er seemed a bit conflicted: "Master, I only thought it was attracted by the Exotic Fragrance and was just a glutton. I never imagined it harbored such malicious intentions to harm you. Master, are you alright?"
She had originally thought, what kind of bad intentions could a glutton have?
"Yes, I'm fine," Su Yuan said, taking out a bottle of drink and gulping it down, feeling much more refreshed.
"Don't overthink it; ordinary anomalies can't do anything to me."
If it weren't for the fact that tonight's Long-haired Ghost had evolved after eating the Food of the Strange, it might have been even easier.
"Mm-hmm, Master is the best!" Ling'er was quite easygoing. Seeing that Su Yuan didn't say anything more, her mood recovered for the most part. "Shall we continue the trade?"
"Of course." Su Yuan was not one to be timid. Opening anomalies from Treasure Chests was expected, but they could also yield good things like Ghost Contracts and the Complete Explanation of Talismans.
"Alright. Oh, by the way, Master, the trading outside is still ongoing. My Paper Figure probably can't handle it, so I'll go check it out."
"Go ahead."
After Ling'er left, Su Yuan opened the World Chat Channel; he wanted to know how others were doing.
"The anomaly is coming soon, right?"
"I don't know, I'm so scared. The long hair mentioned in the rule reminds me of Sadako."
"Don't say that. I used to think long hair was the hallmark of a goddess, but now I feel like long hair is the hallmark of an anomaly."
"Its long hair is everywhere. I bet this anomaly uses Wang's Shampoo!"
"Stop advertising! It'll come find you next!"
In the Chat Channel, people were still chatting aimlessly; clearly, the anomaly hadn't arrived for them yet.
This meant Su Yuan had dealt with the anomaly in advance; it was likely attracted by the Exotic Fragrance and had started its shift early.
Damn it!
Don't you understand the concept of working on schedule?!
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