Chapter 282: Chapter 282: Beating the Starving Ghost (Fifth Update)
What’s a haunted house? To put it bluntly, it’s a house where someone died. And it can’t just be a natural death, like dying from illness.

It has to be a violent death…

Violent death refers to unnatural death, such as those caused by a home invasion robbery, or suicides born out of resentment…

People who die an unnatural death, because their lifespan is not over, will become ghosts when they die. Not content with their fate, they become malevolent ghosts, complicating the energy and disturbing people in the house.

The landlord who owns a haunted house is also unluckily stuck with the property, because it’s tough to rent or sell a haunted house. If they conceal the truth and trick someone into buying it, and a dispute arises, in a lawsuit, the court will likely rule against the landlord.

And these haunted houses, landlords wouldn’t dare live in themselves, because the ghosts from violent deaths often don’t recognize kin. Even if a relative moved in, they’d still likely meet a violent end.

The villa Chairman Qiu mentioned, has a market value of 45 million, but the owner is selling it for only 8 million, so it’s a great deal. It’s likely the best deal in Binhai.

But because this villa has been dubbed the worst haunted house in Binhai, notorious for its reputation, no one has shown any interest for the last six months.

According to Chairman Qiu, two years ago, a family of three dared to buy the villa, but half a month later, they were all found dead in the villa, the bodies already decomposing.

About this worst haunted house in Binhai, there are many different horror stories, of which Chairman Qiu isn’t too familiar. He only had six words for Huang Xiaolong – “This house is mysteriously unpredictable.”

“Dr. Xiaolong… In terms of cost-effectiveness, this villa is the top choice… But, it does feel pretty eerie, what do you suggest?” Chairman Qiu asked cautiously.

“Hahahaha I love the dirty stuff!” Huang Xiaolong responded like an eager child who found a new toy. “This is so fun! I’ve hit the jackpot! I can buy a villa at such a low price, and it’s filled with excitement! I want it! Chairman Qiu, I want this villa! Contact me right now, I’ll go there this afternoon to make the payment and get the keys, alright?”

Dirty stuff?

Hehehe For Huang Xiaolong, the only ghost dominator in the world, catching ghosts is as easy as eating and drinking.

The dirty stuff is nothing! Even if there was a ghost king causing havoc in that villa, Huang Xiaolong would obliterate it without hesitation!

This time, it was pure luck, like a big pie fell from the sky and hit Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong grew up in the countryside, having his own villa in his life was a thrill. It’s something he didn’t even dare to imagine when he was a child.

Looking at Huang Xiaolong’s uncontrollable excitement, Chairman Qiu and the woman were stunned.

Chairman Qiu didn’t dare to delay, he quickly took out his phone and called the person in charge of the second-hand housing company.

“Oh, Chairman Qiu, tell them to immediately buy hundreds of kilos of glutinous rice and spread it on the floor of the villa, then buy forty-nine roosters, specifically ones that haven’t mated yet, drain them of their blood, and splash the rooster’s blood on the villa’s doors and windows. When I go there this afternoon to see the house, I’ll basically know the situation.” Huang Xiaolong instructed with a smile.

Chairman Qiu followed his instructions.

“Dr. Xiaolong, I’ve told them everything. Let’s have lunch together, and in the afternoon, I’ll go with you to see the house?” Chairman Qiu kindly said.

“Uh… I still have some things to do at noon.” Huang Xiaolong needed to collect the 20 million from Yang Kai first.

Chairman Qiu is eager to please Huang Xiaolong, so he laughed and said, “I don’t know what Dr. Xiaolong wants to do, but I’ll accompany you… After your business is taken care of, let’s go see the house together in the afternoon.”

“Whatever you want.” Huang Xiaolong said uncaringly, and started preparing some things he would need later nearby.

12 o’clock.

Yang Kai arrived right on time at the school gate in his Porsche Cayenne.

“Master~~~ I’m here! I’m here…” Yang Kai rushed over to Huang Xiaolong, his eyes were so swollen they looked like a panda from lack of sleep last night because he was scared.

“Is the money ready?” Huang Xiaolong asked directly.

“Master… as per your instructions, it’s… it’s all ready…” Yang Kai, prioritizing staying alive, took out a cashier’s check from his bag and respectfully handed it to Huang Xiaolong, without any intention of bargaining.

Huang Xiaolong looked at the check, the amount was correct, so he took it and put it away. He grinned at Chairman Qiu and the woman who were standing to the side. “Well, got the money to buy the house. Now, I’m going to exorcise this guy, you guys going to watch?”

Chairman Qiu and the woman exchanged glances.

“Exorcise… a ghost… I… I haven’t seen that before.” The woman said, somewhat fearful.

“Last time at the Emperor Hotel, I was fortunate enough to witness Dr. Xiaolong’s remarkable exorcism technique… Sure, Dr. Xiaolong, we’ll just watch from the side.” Chairman Qiu seemed a bit curious.

Huang Xiaolong is not the kind who takes the money and doesn’t do the work.

Immediately, he took Yang Kai and Chairman Qiu and his wife to a hotel nearby, and booked a room.

They all entered the room.

“Don’t worry, I’m about to perform a ritual to expel the hungry ghost possessing you,” Huang Xiaolong reassured him, patting Yang Kai’s shoulder with a beaming smile. “Though, the process might be a tad painful. Best endure it and avoid screaming, alright?”

“Sure, sure, Master, I got it. Compared to losing my life, what’s a little pain?” Yang Kai nodded rapidly.

Huang Xiaolong wasted no time, pulling out a hemp rope from his bag that he had just bought.

Swiftly, he hung Yang Kai upside down in the living room, making him look like a bat hanging upside down.

After doing this, Huang Xiaolong lit up a cigarette, casually pulling out a pair of cloth shoes from his canvas bag. Shoes with mud-clad soles.

These were the shoes he wore when he entered town.

“Time to start busting a ghost.” Huang Xiaolong chuckled and made a tossing gesture.

Smack

The shoe shuttle smacked Yang Kai’s face directly!

Leaving a stark red imprint on his face.

“Ouch” Yang Kai screamed in pain.

“We’re just getting started, why yell already?” Huang Xiaolong chuckled.

“Umm… Dr. Xiaolong… What kind of ritual is this?” Chairman Qiu gasped from the sidelines.

“Oh, well, this guy was playing a ghost-summoning game at a crossroad at midnight and ended up being possessed by a hungry ghost. So, now I’m going to beat the hungry ghost out of him.” Huang Xiaolong casually explained. “Whacking someone who’s hung upside down with the soles of long-worn cloth shoes can shake their soul out from its physical shell. If the person is possessed by a ghost, the ghost gets shaken out before the person’s soul”

“These shoes of mine, which I have worn for over a decade, are perfect for ghost beating.” he handed the shoes to Chairman Qiu. “Chairman Qiu, help me and give him a good whack, as you like it.”

“Uhhh… well… Dr. Xiaolong… this is… quite amusing…hehehe…” Chairman Qiu laughed awkwardly, partially intrigued, partially trying to curry favor with Huang Xiaolong. He didn’t hesitate to take the shoes from Huang Xiaolong.

“Sorry, lad,” Chairman Qiu apologized to Yang Kai with a smile, and then swung the shoe up, delivering a brutal smack on Yang Kai’s neck.

Yang Kai grimaced in pain.

Smack!

Smack!

Smack!

Chairman Qiu was truly into swing mode now.

Yang Kai trembled in agony.

Huang Xiaolong watched the spectacle, puffing his cigarette merrily and then burnt an ‘appearing’ charm.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed across the room!

The hungry ghost, inside Yang Kai’s stomach, was seen standing upside down too, its eyes filled with hatred and resentment. With Chairman Qiu’s relentless beating, the ghost’s head started moving up towards Yang Kai’s neck.

“Ah! Ghost! There’s a ghost!” shrieked a frightened young woman.

Chairman Qiu also shivered involuntarily.

“Chairman Qiu, don’t be scared, just keep hitting him. A few more minutes and you’ll have the ghost out,” Huang Xiaolong cheered from the side. “I did not do it myself because I tend to overdo it. I was afraid I might knock the soul out of him along with the ghost. Hence, I asked for your help.”

Chairman Qiu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and steadied himself, “I’ll hit, I’ll hit…”

Smack Smack Smack

The hungry ghost gradually started moving up towards Yang Kai’s celestial aperture.

Smack Smack Smack

After a few minutes, the hungry ghost had finally wriggled its head out of Yang Kai’s meatus of the same name! Its face was ghastly eyes savage, dripping with lumps of flesh and blood, as if about to fall off.

“It’s coming! Chairman Qiu, hit harder! Look, the head’s popping out! Hit! Hit it real hard!” Huang Xiaolong egged him on from the sidelines.