Free Web NovelChapter 210: Chapter 210: Riding a Bird into the Movie Theater, Taking the Kids to a Horror Movie
Red Blood Cinema.
The cold light of the silver screen floated eerily in the darkness. The seats were covered in faded scarlet velvet, and at the end of the hallway, the green glow of an emergency exit sign illuminated dried bloodstains on the floor.
Outside Theater 1.
The cinema’s ghost manager was lecturing a group of new employees.
"I’ve already told you about the pay and benefits. Now, let’s go over a few important rules!"
"First, you must have a ticket to enter. If any ghost tries to force its way in, you can report it to me."
"Second, no entry is permitted five minutes after the movie starts, and no refunds are allowed!"
"Third, customers are not allowed to wander between theaters."
"Fourth, no outside food is allowed inside the theater whatsoever..."
The ghost manager laid out ten rules in total.
In short,
it could all be summarized in one sentence.
Pay up, watch the movie, and leave without causing any trouble.
After all, this was an SS-rank instance!
The cinema’s behind-the-scenes boss was a powerful Evil Star.
And the ghost manager was a Crimson-robed Ghost.
It was only natural for him to have an arrogant attitude toward the new human employees.
The handful of players from Dragon Country, all in work uniforms, kept their heads bowed obediently.
They didn’t breathe a sigh of relief until the ghost manager had left.
"Mr. Wang, why do you think these ghosts like watching movies?"
one of the Dragon Country players asked, confused.
The veteran player known as Mr. Wang answered with bated breath, "I’ve heard that watching movies helps ghosts suppress their evil energy. I don’t know if it’s true or not."
"Hurry up and get ready. When the customers arrive, you have to follow the rules to the letter, or it’ll be your necks on the line."
Hearing this, the Dragon Country players all nodded.
They had all memorized the rules by heart.
If you wanted to survive in the Ghost World,
the most important thing was to be obedient.
Their mission this time was to survive in the cinema for seven days!
The players all went to their assigned posts.
Mr. Wang was in charge of checking tickets.
As the next movie, "Midnight Terror," was about to begin,
a few ghost customers obediently bought their tickets and lined up to enter. There was no trouble; everything seemed normal.
But just then,
a man in a cheap suit with a high-bridged nose and brown hair walked over.
Beside him was an elegant ghostly noblewoman.
"Darling, go get a membership card. I already spoke to your manager. You don’t have to participate in this boring, menial work. Your only job is to stay by my side."
The ghostly noblewoman held a human-skin handbag. She pulled out a thick stack of ghost currency and gazed dotingly at the man, not even sparing the Dragon Country players a glance, like a proud swan.
Upon hearing this, the man in the suit gave an obedient, fawning smile.
He walked over to the side, got a membership card, and loaded the ghost currency onto it.
Then he stuffed the remaining ghost currency into his own pocket.
Under Mr. Wang’s frowning gaze,
the man in the suit casually tossed the membership card in front of him and said haughtily, "Two movie tickets. Take the money from the card."
"Can’t you go redeem them yourself?"
Mr. Wang said, annoyed.
’He could have just bought the tickets when he got the card. Why make me take an extra trip?’
"Isn’t this your job?" the man in the suit said with a shrug.
"..."
Mr. Wang had no choice.
He had to leave his post to go redeem the tickets for him. freewebnoveℓ.com
He quickly returned with the card and two movie tickets, tearing off the stubs.
"Please go in. The movie is about to start."
Upon hearing this, the man in the suit chuckled and made another request.
"My shoes are dirty. Could I trouble you to shine them for me?"
"Don’t push your luck—" Mr. Wang’s eyes flashed with a warning.
"Can’t you? I’m a member. If you can’t, I’ll just go have a chat with the manager. If you can’t even fulfill such a small request, I might as well take my darling to a different cinema."
The man in the suit said this casually, grabbing the arm of the ghostly noblewoman beside him.
Since the cinema couldn’t refuse a customer’s reasonable requests—
such as helping recommend a movie,
or suggesting a snack combo—
if the ghost manager found out he had been derelict in his duties, there would surely be punishment.
Mr. Wang could only bend down, grab a paper towel, and start wiping the man’s shoes.
SWISH, SWISH~
But the man deliberately made it difficult.
He shook his leather shoes about, striking a demanding pose.
Only after his shoes were shined did the man in the suit finally enter the theater with the ghostly noblewoman.
The main reason they left was that they also had to follow the rules. Making any more excessive demands might cross a line and get them into trouble.
Seeing this, the other Dragon Country players couldn’t help but complain.
"That bastard is so damn arrogant!"
"He gets lucky and latches onto a powerful patron, and suddenly he thinks he’s a big shot."
"He’s just a kept man for a ghost, isn’t he? A rentboy who loves to show off!"
This man in the suit was a player from Corruption Country. He liked to screw over his teammates and had once been beaten up by a Dragon Country player for it. Ever since then, he’s held a grudge against people from Dragon Country.
If he hadn’t gotten lucky and latched onto the noblewoman’s thigh, he would’ve been killed long ago.
Besides, that "noblewoman" was actually a male ghost who deliberately wore women’s clothing.
He’d approached them before, wanting to become their patron too, but they had all refused him.
"Forget it. That ghost is not to be trifled with."
"His true power... I suspect he might be at the level of an Evil Star..."
Mr. Wang took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Everyone get back to your posts. We might have more customers soon."
The words had barely left his mouth!
BOOM!!!
Suddenly, a massive crash echoed from near the cinema’s windows!
Everyone instinctively looked in that direction.
The next second, they all froze.
They had just witnessed a scene straight out of a dream!
A giant bird, like some kind of monster, was flapping its wings. Yin energy swirled in its eyes, revealing a bizarre coldness. Its movements were stiff, like a puppet in a shadow play.
’This...’
’Did a ghost just break in?’
Before any of them could react,
several children leaped off the bird’s back with a series of WHOOSHes, like the Calabash Brothers.
There were also two beautiful young women,
who stepped down lightly.
’So, that bird is their ride?’
Including Mr. Wang, all the Dragon Country players were stunned.
They had been in the Ghost World for several years.
They had seen ghost buses and ghost ships,
but they had never seen anyone ride a bird!
’How unique!’
It was obvious these people were no ordinary folk.
’They must be some big shots, right?’
Shaking off his shock and suspicion,
Mr. Wang hurried off to find the ghost manager.
...
"Phew~"
’We’ve arrived safely at the cinema!’
Yun Zhenyue looked around and saw the ticket counter and the popcorn stand. ’It’s been less than ten minutes. That ghost bird is unbelievably fast!’
’Then again, did I forget something?’
"That was so fast! And it was a smooth ride, much better than Shoushou’s airplane," Meimei praised.
"Hmph! Next time I’m not letting you ride it!"
Shoushou retorted indignantly, crossing his arms.
Pangpang stared at the popcorn in the distance and started drooling. "I’m getting a little hungry again."
Loli suddenly thought of something, her hands tightening on the hem of her skirt.
’I didn’t bring any money with me today.’
’Are they not going to let us in?’
’This is my first time ever going to a movie...’
"Don’t worry, I have the membership card Gui lent me," Yun Zhenyue said, noticing her expression and pulling a card from her pocket.
"Thank you."
Loli breathed a sigh of relief.
She wanted to repay Yun Zhenyue somehow.
But she didn’t have anything valuable on her.
Loli thought to herself.
’The only thing I have to offer is the cherry blossom garden behind the manor, but it only blooms in spring. If she has time...’ freēwēbnovel.com
’Oh, well.’
’I’ll think about it after the movie.’
"Do you guys want popcorn? Go get some. By the way, what movie is playing now... Midnight Terror?" Yun Zhenyue said with a note of surprise.
"A horror movie... Is that okay?"
When they heard it was a horror movie,
all the children’s eyes lit up.
