Chapter 27: Taking Stock of Gains

After finishing his meal, Li Si took out the death jade from his bosom and summoned the Beheaded Ghost and the Womb Ghost.

Two children stood in front of Li Si, leaving him speechless. What had he become? A daycare center? Not to mention these two little ghosts, Cao Qing’s son would also be staying at his house today. Just like that, there would be three children in his home.

Putting aside his helplessness, Li Si began to take stock of his gains from the Zhang mansion.

He killed one low-level ghost creature—Drowned Ghost, worth 10 soul points.

He killed one low-level ghost creature—Dismembering Ghost, worth 98 soul points.

He guided 23 souls to reincarnation, gaining 23 soul points.

Adding the 2 soul points from killing the Walking Corpse earlier, he had gained a total of 133 soul points over these few days.

He had previously used 12 soul points to purchase the Ghost Strengthening Liquid, and 5 points to contract with the Womb Ghost, leaving him with 116 soul points now.

Looking at the system store now, four of the nine items had been bought, leaving five.

These five were the Flame Yang Peach Wood Heart Sword, Eight Trigrams Purple Yang Mirror, 1 Year Lifespan, “Mystic Tortoise Record”, and Long Sword.

The Flame Yang Peach Wood Heart Sword and Eight Trigrams Purple Yang Mirror were too expensive, costing 3000 and 1500 soul points respectively.

As for the 1 Year Lifespan, he could wait for a while to save up 200 points to buy it. However, this wasn’t a high-value item for him at the moment.

What he needed now was to improve his ability to kill ghost creatures and protect himself, not lifespan.

Although his current lifespan of one year and two months seemed short, he might not even live that long.

Li Si’s gaze turned to the two remaining items he could afford: the “Mystic Tortoise Record” worth 85 points, currently on sale for 2 points, and the Long Sword worth 13 points, currently on sale for 1 point.

Fortunately, these two items were both heavily discounted, totaling just three points.

After buying them, he would still have 113 soul points left.

With a thought, the two items disappeared from the store.

At the same time, a stream of information appeared in Li Si’s mind, which was the key points of the “Mystic Tortoise Record” technique.

A jet-black long sword also silently appeared on the table.

After receiving the information from the “Mystic Tortoise Record”, Li Si looked at the sword on the table. The sword’s scabbard was entirely black, slightly reflecting light in the sun, with a layer of fine, smooth black scales on its surface.

What was surprising about this sword was that it had no guard, or hand protection. The hilt part was wrapped with a layer of black fabric, and at the pommel was a plain ring without any decoration.

Looking at the long sword, Li Si’s eyes revealed a joyful expression. Men always have an inexplicable fondness for weapons, especially this sword, which looked very much in line with his aesthetic ideals.

Picking up the long sword, he immediately felt its weight of about two kilograms, feeling very substantial in his hand.

Li Si immediately knew that he couldn’t use this sword now, as he could barely lift it with one hand.

Holding the sword, he gently pulled it out with his right hand. The silver-white blade perfectly reflected the sunlight into Li Si’s eyes, causing him to immediately close them.

At the same time, he felt a cold sharp edge on his neck, making the fine hairs on his neck stand up.

Li Si felt as if a sword was already at his throat, capable of easily cutting off his head at any moment.

Quickly sheathing the sword, that feeling gradually disappeared.

Li Si exhaled deeply, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. He had truly felt like he could die at any moment just now.

It was then that he realized the difference between the system’s sword and those from the blacksmith’s shop.

“Just calling you ‘Long Sword’ doesn’t seem right,” Li Si put the sword on the table, rubbing his chin and frowning, “How about calling you ‘Black Sword’?”

At this moment, he also looked at the two ghost creatures standing beside him. The two ghost creatures were also staring at him, their six eyes meeting.

Li Si then remembered that he hadn’t named the Beheaded Ghost and the Womb Ghost. Previously, he thought ghost creatures in this world had no intelligence, so he didn’t consider naming them.

After all, he never renamed pets when playing games before. But after experiencing the events at the Zhang mansion, his thoughts had changed, and he decided to give them names.

“You’ll be called Xiao Duan, and you’ll be Xiao Yu,” Li Si said with a smile after some thought.

Calling the Beheaded Ghost Xiao Duan was fitting, while the Womb Ghost would be called Xiao Yu, derived from the Zhang Yu he had heard about at the Zhang mansion.

As for their future names, they could choose for themselves when their intelligence was fully developed.

At this moment, the information panels for the long sword, Beheaded Ghost, and Womb Ghost silently changed.

Black Sword: The long sword of the ancient swordsman Luo Ye Qiu, a rare treasure in the current world. Current owner: Li Si

Beheaded Ghost [Xiao Duan]

Ghost Level: Low-level ghost creature

Abilities: Ghost Candle Blowing; Etherealization; Long Tongue;

Current Relationship: Contracted.

Current Soul Strength: 30

Womb Ghost [Xiao Yu]

Ghost Level: Low-level ghost creature

Abilities: Human Nature; Etherealization; Spirit Light;

Current Relationship: Contracted.

Soul Strength: 5

Li Si immediately sensed this information, and out of curiosity, he also sensed towards other items. Suddenly, he discovered that the attributes of the protective charm had also changed.

Protective Charm: A protective charm written with unknown red liquid, preventing ghost creatures below high-level from harming the wearer.

Expires 30 days after wearing. Current remaining time: 16 days 12 hours 23 minutes 29 seconds.

Clearly, the time had been greatly reduced. Li Si’s face immediately became unsettled. After some thought, he realized this must be due to the attack from the Dismembering Ghost, which had consumed the charm’s time.

He had been thinking of going out to have some fun recently, relying on the protection of the charm, but now it seemed impossible.

Li Si then had no more thoughts of wasting time. He casually put away Xiao Duan and Xiao Yu, found a wooden nail in the cabinet, and hung the long sword in the study.

Then he went to the courtyard and eagerly began practicing the techniques of the “Mystic Tortoise Record”. He had never practiced martial arts before, so he was naturally curious about the “Mystic Tortoise Record”.

At the same time, the “Mystic Tortoise Record” could change Li Si’s sickly body, making it easier for him to survive in this world.

From the information in the “Mystic Tortoise Record”, he knew it was a technique for cultivating qi and combat. This technique was similar to the Tai Chi he had seen in his previous life, but also different. Tai Chi focused on health preservation, but the “Mystic Tortoise Record” focused on killing.

This technique was divided into two parts: practice moves and killing moves, with a total of 49 killing moves and one set of practice moves. All 49 moves were extremely vicious, each targeting vital points, created solely for killing. If these moves were mastered, the killing efficiency would be terrifying.

But Li Si planned to practice these moves slowly. Because he had no intention of becoming a killing expert, learning self-defense was enough. Moreover, he had ghost creatures to protect him, so ordinary people could hardly harm him.

If he had the time, it would be better to think about how to enhance Xiao Duan’s strength.

As for why he didn’t practice the 49 moves to deal with ghost creatures, when he received the information about the “Mystic Tortoise Record” technique, he already knew from the basics of ghost creatures that these moves would be useless against ghosts, and even against monster creatures.

Because ghost creatures and monster creatures all had ghostly arts or monster magic, they wouldn’t engage in direct combat with him, but would use their arts and magic to deal with him. Moreover, almost every ghost creature had the Etherealization skill, making them impossible to hit.