Chapter 191: The Owner Possessed

　　Rain pelted against the windows.

　　But the room was eerily quiet.

　　The boss has already delivered the instant noodles to the room, so who is this person coming now?

　　Or rather, is it even a person?

　　The three exchanged glances, clutched their respective magical instruments, and tiptoed to the door.

　　Lu Fei signaled to Jing Jian and Hu Zi, who then ambushed on either side of the door, fully alert.

　　"Why haven't you opened the door yet? Aren't these the instant noodles you wanted? Hurry up, I have other things to do!"

　　The impatient voice of the boss came clearly from outside the door.

　　"Coming!"

　　Lu Fei grasped the doorknob and pulled the door open with force.

　　The innkeeper held several buckets of instant noodles and snacks, his body damp, exuding a chill, and his face a bit pale, as if he had been soaked in water.

　　This appearance is definitely not right!

　　The two people in ambush by the door immediately raised their magical instruments in their hands.

　　"Sixty-six in total, scan the code."

　　But the next sentence from the boss made Lu Fei quickly wave his hands.

　　"Hold on!"

　　Do ghosts even know to let people scan QR codes?

　　Hu Zi and Jing Jian, who had raised their hands, quickly placed them behind their backs, pretending to scratch themselves as if nothing had happened.

　　To avoid accidental injury.

　　"Wait for what? The bill is correct, don't you trust me? Calculate it yourself if you don't believe me." The boss looked at the three of them with a strange expression.

　　"I'll take out my phone."

　　Lu Fei took out his phone, scanned the code to pay, and then asked nonchalantly, "Boss, why are you all wet?"

　　"Oh, I went up to the roof. The rain was too heavy, and I was worried that there might be a leak somewhere. Enjoy your meal slowly. There are a few more guests coming, I need to go down and greet them."

　　The boss stuffed the instant noodles and snacks into Lu Fei's hands and then hurried down the stairs.

　　Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.

　　His footsteps sounded a bit strange.

　　It seemed like his shoes were full of water, leaving wet footprints with each step.

　　"Lu Fei, the two bosses look exactly alike, which one is really the ghost?" Jing Jian asked in a low voice.

　　Lu Fei narrowed his eyes: "I can't see any obvious problems, but the first boss gave us the items without charging. That suggests a bigger issue."

　　"Whatever the first boss gave us, we definitely shouldn't eat it!" Hu Zi walked over to the table and threw a ghost-repelling talisman into the instant noodle bucket.

　　After a moment.

　　A strong, foul smell of rotten fish and shrimp began to spread from the noodle bucket.

　　"Damn! There really is a problem!"

　　Huzi disgustedly threw all the instant noodles out of the window.

　　"This dirty thing is so treacherous! I didn't expect it could even transform into the boss's appearance. We almost got tricked by it!"

　　Everyone felt a sense of relief.

　　Lu Fei looked at the instant noodles dripping with water in his hand and threw them onto the table.

　　"The dirty thing has already come in, so don't eat these noodles. Even if they were sent by the real boss, they could still be contaminated by the dirty thing."

　　"The boss just said that more guests have arrived. On such a rainy day, in this desolate town, how could there be more guests?"

　　Huzi blurted out, "Do you even need to ask? There's definitely something wrong!"

　　"Let's go downstairs quickly and figure out what's going on. Just sitting here waiting makes me really anxious!" Jing Jian gripped the peachwood sword tightly, his face filled with worry.

　　"Keep your voice down, don't alert the snake," Lu Fei said as he put the deeply asleep little black dog into the backpack.

　　The three of them tiptoed down the stairs.

　　However,

　　the ground floor hall was empty, with not a single person in sight. Only by the counter were there a few pairs of wet, messy footprints.

　　It seemed that just a moment ago, many soaked people had been here.

　　"Where are they?"

　　Everyone was puzzled and cautiously entered the hall.

　　The air was permeated with a chilly vibe.

　　The front door was ajar, allowing wind and rain to continuously blow in from outside.

　　They noticed that the footprints came in from the outside, paused at the counter, and then circled around the stairs to the back room.

　　"Let's go take a look."

　　They followed the footprints, turned a corner into the corridor, and were startled to see someone lying on the ground.

　　He had a small paunch, and a large bunch of keys hanging from his waist.

　　Who else could it be but the boss?

　　The boss lay motionless with his eyes closed, his skin as pale as if it had been soaked in water.

　　"He's not dead, is he?" Hu Zi asked, somewhat alarmed.

　　"Don't jinx it."

　　Lu Fei approached the boss, rolled over his cold body, and reached out to check for a breath.

　　"Fortunately, he's still breathing. He must have fainted."

　　"That's good. Otherwise, we'd be staying at this place with the boss..."

　　Before Hu Zi could finish his sentence, the boss suddenly opened his eyes, his pale eyeballs fixed on him, and he threw his arms around him in a tight embrace.

　　"Damn it! Damn it! What's going on?"

　　Huzi was startled; the boss's arms were cold and rigid like iron clamps, and for a moment, he couldn't break free.

　　The boss's ashen face was twisted, and murky water gushed from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. His arms gripped Huzi's neck with deadly force, like a vengeful ghost strangling its victim.

　　Huzi screamed and kicked wildly.

　　Jing Jian tried to pry the boss's arms away, but it was no use; those arms were locked in place.

　　"He's possessed!"

　　Lu Fei quickly channeled his magical energy and struck the boss's head with a stick.

　　The boss convulsed violently for two seconds, as if he had been electrocuted, then suddenly went limp, released his grip, and collapsed powerless.

　　White foam bubbled at the corners of his mouth.

　　"Damn, I almost got strangled! What the hell did he encounter? Why did he suddenly get possessed?" Huzi rubbed his red and swollen neck, feeling extremely annoyed.

　　"It should be the guest he mentioned."

　　Lu Fei looked around, his expression becoming serious.

　　There were guest rooms on both sides of the corridor. The wet footprints disappeared at the corridor, and those filthy things must be hiding somewhere.

　　"Let's take the boss to a safe place first." Lu Fei slipped a ghost-repelling talisman into the boss's clothes.

　　Hu Zi carried the boss as if he were carrying a dead pig.

　　Everyone returned to the hall, where there was more open space and fewer blind spots, making it easier to handle any situation that might arise.

　　Hu Zi dropped the boss onto a recliner.

　　"Huh, who closed the door?"

　　Jing Jian noticed that the door, which had been slightly ajar just now, was now shut tightly.

　　He went forward and tried to push it, but it wouldn't budge, as if something was blocking it.

　　He squinted and peered through the crack in the door, and immediately a thin strand of aquatic grass poked through the gap, reaching towards his eyes.

　　He hurriedly stepped back, striking with the peachwood sword in his hand, severing the strand of aquatic grass.

　　However, there were more strands of aquatic grass outside the crack in the door.

　　Layer upon layer, they densely wrapped around the entire small inn!

　　Anyone who approached the doors or windows would find the aquatic grass poking out from the gaps and trying to burrow into their bodies.

　　"No wonder it's so dark outside the window, it's because of the aquatic grass! Does this mean we can't get out?" Hu Zi exclaimed in shock.

　　Lu Fei's voice deepened, "That giant fish wants to trap us here until we die..."

　　Before they could react.

　　"Hehe."

　　At the corner of the staircase, a child's laughter rang out.

　　Everyone immediately turned their heads, catching only a glimpse of a small red figure darting by.

　　"The little girl in the red dress!"

　　"Finally, she's here!"

　　Unable to tolerate the suffocating atmosphere, Jing Jian was the first to take his peachwood sword and give chase.

　　"Huzi, you stay here and keep an eye on the boss." Lu Fei instructed, then hurried after them.