Players: All NPCs in the Sect Are Moles

Chapter 204: Chapter 197: Gaye’s Happiness for the Rest of Her Life Is Now in Your Hands

A dull thud echoed through the courtyard.

The billowing dust and smoke gradually dispersed.

All the undercover disciples stood frozen in place, staring at the scene, their minds gone blank.

But after a brief, deathly silence, whispers began to spread through the crowd.

One disciple lowered his voice and said to the person next to him:

"Hey... that vengeful spirit... it came out of our youngest junior brother’s room, right?"

"Yeah... I think so... You don’t think... that ghost has been living in his house this whole time?"

"My god..."

Another disciple gasped, his mind flashing with images of a human and a ghost living together in the same room.

"While none of us knew, our youngest junior brother... he... he’d already conquered this Core Formation Stage vengeful spirit?!"

"That’s... that’s more than just gutsy..."

"No wonder! No wonder I haven’t seen him out and about lately! I thought he was cooped up in his room training hard, but it turns out... it turns out he was ’cultivating’ this vengeful spirit!"

As soon as he said this, the way everyone looked at Wang Xiedi instantly changed.

There was fear, admiration, and even a hint of... pity?

"But then again..."

"We really have our youngest junior brother to thank this time! If it weren’t for him, who knows how long we would’ve had to swallow our anger!"

"That’s right! Look at Ye Longtao, he’s still embedded in the wall like a dead dog!"

"So satisfying! That felt amazing!"

This thought quickly ignited everyone present.

"And! He did it for us! He endured the judgment of the world to let us vent our frustration, and that’s why he brought out his hidden... ’family member’!"

"We... we can’t look at him the same way anymore!"

"Exactly! We should understand him! Respect him! Thank him!"

"From now on, if anyone dares to say there’s something wrong with Mr. Wang’s preferences, they’ll have to go through me first!"

These words instantly stirred up a storm of emotions in the hearts of all the undercover disciples.

While they were grateful to Wang Xiedi for stepping in, they were even more terrified by his ability to... get involved with a ghost.

Although they couldn’t understand such a preference, they had to respect the power that came with it.

After all, they had all just benefited from this "perversion"!

And so, having reached this consensus, they made their move.

One disciple was the first to walk up to Wang Xiedi. With his facial muscles twitching, he forced a smile and gave him a thumbs-up.

"M-Mr. Wang, good job!"

"Your... your wife, she’s really strong!"

The word "wife" exploded in Wang Xiedi’s mind.

’No, how did you decide she’s my wife? It’s not like she has a label on her!’

Before he could even open his mouth to explain, the others all chimed in with praise.

"We’re very open-minded. We get it."

"Yeah, yeah! Mr. Wang, the moment I saw you two, I thought you were a perfect match!"

"It’s a classic case of a talented man and a beautiful... a beautiful woman. A match made in heaven!"

"This... this must be the legendary ’birds of a feather flock together’! I wish you a long and happy life together!"

"Mr. Wang, from now on... you have to treat her well!"

Wang Xiedi’s soul was screaming silently inside his body.

’No!!!’

’It’s not what you think!!!’

’How could you all jump to that conclusion! Aaaah!’

’Eldest Senior Brother forced her on me!!!’

He opened his mouth, but found he couldn’t say a single word.

Because he saw Su Ling’er looking over at him.

Su Ling’er’s mind was also reeling with all sorts of thoughts.

On the one hand, she was relieved that her junior brother had stepped in to save the day, but on the other, she found his particular preference a bit... hard to accept.

’Although... she does seem very strong.’

’But he went so far as to bring out his own... "wife" as a rescuer just to stand up for us. If I say anything now...’

So as not to make her junior brother feel like an outcast, and to maintain unity within the undercover team, she decided to give him her utmost affirmation and support.

She put aside her usual strange looks, her expression completely serious.

Then, she gave Wang Xiedi a solemn nod.

"Junior Brother,"

"You two... are a good match."

"I hope you two can make it for the long haul. Don’t let her down."

Wang Xiedi: "!!!"

’It’s over...’

When Wang Xiedi heard this, his vision went black.

’No, Senior Sister... not you too...’

’How could you think that too!!!!’

A tightness gripped Wang Xiedi’s chest.

His heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.

He had clearly stepped up to defend his Senior Sister and to stand up for all the outer sect disciples, but in the end, he was stuck with the plot of an "undying love between a human and a ghost."

Just as he was surrounded by the "blessed" gazes of the crowd, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into, a figure strolled over from a short distance away.

It was Lin Qingfeng.

He was coming over to announce something!

Today, all the NPC disciples were only permitted to do tasks like sweeping, fetching water, and chopping wood. Other, more time-consuming tasks like tending to the spirit fields or challenging the Demon-Locking Tower were all canceled!

The two-day schedule was being compressed into one, all to make a final sprint for sect contribution points!

But as he got closer, he heard the crowd chattering away from a distance.

"...Mr. Wang, you and your wife are truly a match made in heaven!"

"...Such a perfect couple! A classic case of a talented man and a beautiful woman... er, a talented man and a woman... anyway, you’re a great match!"

Hearing this, Lin Qingfeng nodded in satisfaction.

’See, the little couple is getting along so well.’

’They just stepped out and they’re already getting everyone’s blessings.’

’Although... a flicker of doubt did cross his mind. It was already strange enough that this group of NPCs could accept a union between a human and a ghost, but the crucial point was...’

’Shen Jieye doesn’t even look like a beautiful ghost maiden like Nie Xiaoqian!’

’How can you all be so calm and unfazed by this?!’

Lin Qingfeng mused that he would have to complain to the game company on the forums later. ’Is there something wrong with the aesthetic settings for these NPCs?’

But that didn’t spoil his current mood.

’My efforts weren’t wasted after all.’

’Besides, it seems everyone is very optimistic about Mr. Wa and Gaye’s relationship.’

’I knew it. Is there any creature Mr. Wa wouldn’t be into?’

’That time at the haunted house, he was just being shy after all.’

’No need to thank your big brother too much. This is what I ought to do.’

’This is ironclad proof!’

Filled with this joy, he walked over, went right up to Wang Xiedi, and clapped him on the shoulder.

"Gaye’s happiness for the rest of her life is in your hands now. You’d better be good to our Gaye!"

As he spoke, he actually turned his head and looked at Shen Jieye in the corner of the room with the expression of a father marrying off his daughter.

And then... his gaze lingered on that face of bloated, split-open skin, on those murky eyeballs, for less than half a second before he quickly looked away.