**Chapter 325: Lu Liangting’s Judgment is a Chainsaw**
At this point, there was really nothing much for Bai Yu to do. Every day, she still ran two ghost gates, and during the day, she spent time exploring with Zhao Mingyue. The only difference was that now they had a Dragon Lady tagging along. Luckily, these two sisters got along splendidly, with playful bickering that hardly affected their bond.
After wiping out the Tianfa Sect, nothing much had changed; her ability to gather followers remained the same. What it was before is exactly what it is now.
The gatekeeper didn’t bring her many benefits, just a slight increase in the number of evil ghosts. Each ghost gate probably boosted the count by five to ten evil spirits, but there wasn’t a single Red Clothes ghost in sight.
In the blink of an eye, five more days passed, and all the ghost gates in Hejiang City were taken down.
Bai Yu crunched the numbers: she had over thirteen hundred followers, with about seventy percent being fanatics. The rest were slowly working their way toward fanaticism.
Before she arrived, she thought getting a thousand followers would be enough. Now she realized just how naïve that idea was.
Even if all those thirteen hundred evil ghosts turned into fanatics, it still fell slightly short of her expectations.
Honestly, she had hit her limit here; developing more followers would be tough and unnecessary.
After all, she wasn’t a real Evil God—just someone borrowing their power.
Now, if she wanted to keep developing followers, there was only one way: using the power of faith to strengthen her curses. But if she did that, her physical condition wouldn’t keep up. It was an awkward situation, unless she could ride it out and let the curses fully develop, which would give her extra faith to continue strengthening her body.
Reaching that level wouldn’t happen without at least a few thousand fanatics, and she didn’t have the time to run around the country.
So she decided to halt the curse development, using the bulk of her faith to strengthen her body instead. As long as she could maintain the followers on the curse side, she’d be fine.
With a plan set for the future, Bai Yu felt a slight reduction in pressure.
The Dark Moon God was piling on too much stress. She was unsure when the Dark Moon God would fully revive; time was not on her side. The sooner she finished enhancing her strength, the bigger her advantage would be.
The best-case scenario was for her to ramp up her power while the Dark Moon God was still healing.
Now was the time for a speed contest.
She considered this period her own growth phase, as she didn’t need to seek other methods for power enhancement with over a thousand fanatic evil ghosts supplying her with faith around the clock—at most, she would hunt a few Evil Gods.
During this time, she had two main tasks:
First, help Zhao Mingyue and the Dragon Lady with their background problems: what was the story behind the Dragon Lady’s other half soul, and what was the relationship between Zhao Mingyue and the ghost gate? Was it a blessing or a curse for her?
Second, to keep up her redemption tasks. The more redemption tasks she completed, the more lottery chances she’d gather. If she could power up all at once and only draw from the strengthened version, she might just pull out her sword. With that in hand, her strength would skyrocket.
Her Night Bright was a time attribute—a legendary quality in this world.
Most of her core sword techniques relied on Night Bright’s power.
Back then, she hadn’t thought much about it. Relying on her sword seemed normal, but if she lost it, well, she’d probably be out of luck.
Her powerful physique combined with her sword meant she could use her past techniques and skills maximally, which was her trump card against the Dark Moon God.
As for Nightmare, if she reached this level and couldn’t even take down Nightmare, then she should rethink her encounter with the Dark Moon God—d*ath was a sure thing.
In this world, the disparity between the Dark Moon God and Nightmare was like heaven and earth.
“Hey, Bai Yu, what are you thinking about?”
In the train’s luxury sleeper cabin, Zhao Mingyue was chatting with the Dragon Lady. Suddenly, something struck her; she elbowed Bai Yu, who was gazing out at the scenery.
“What’s up?” Bai Yu turned around.
“Wanna play some card games?” Zhao Mingyue grinned, holding a deck of cards.
“Not really.”
“Not really!? You can’t even play Dou Dizhu?!”
“Never learned.” Shaking her head, Bai Yu resumed her gaze outside.
“Then don’t bother if you’re not going to play; let’s talk business.” The Dragon Lady rested her chin on her hand. “This time, when we get back, let’s swing by Eternal Life Village. I suspect there’s still a real ghost gate there.”
“Mingyue, you lived there when you were a kid, right? You were even a saintess! This time, going back is perfect for overcoming your mental scars.”
“Yeah, it was definitely a mental scar back then. But now that I have Bai Yu, I’m not scared anymore. As long as I’m with Bai Yu, I’m good,” Zhao Mingyue said, sounding way less afraid than before when discussing Eternal Life Village.
In the past, she would typically react with avoidance or self-affirmation whenever the subject came up.
“Wait, how did you know I was a saintess in Eternal Life Village?” Zhao Mingyue pondered for a while before realizing what she just said.
“It was Bai Yu who told me,” the Dragon Lady quickly replied, not even blushing as she threw the blame back at Bai Yu.
“Oh, I see,” Zhao Mingyue said, completely believing it.
“So what are you two going to Eternal Life Village for?”
“I think I mentioned it before? My soul is fractured. I’m the sunny side, and my shadow side is somewhere in Eternal Life Village. This trip is to deal with her. I want to eliminate her and absorb her to complete my soul.”
“Did you ever consider doing it like Teacher Chen and Qian Mu?”
“Those two? Nah, can’t do it like that. I’m not keen on romancing an Evil God… except for Lady Black Sun, of course. After all, who could say no to a cute girl in white stockings?”
As she said this, a strange gleam lit up the Dragon Lady’s eyes. “Just think, Zhao Mingyue, Evil Gods aren’t human! Their feet won’t stink even with white stockings and sneakers after a whole day. That’s what I call edible-grade!”
The term “edible-grade” left Zhao Mingyue momentarily speechless. What did a cute girl’s feet have to do with that?!
She even imagined herself holding Bai Yu’s feet and licking them.
Uh, a bit ridiculous.
Though she thought Bai Yu’s little feet were cute, licking them was absolutely out of the question!
At most, a little gentle massaging—that’s for people with some serious quirks!
And then there’s face-smashing or whatever—equally absurd.
But the Dragon Lady although had gotten better, at least she wasn’t the type who liked the “raw” flavor when it came to quirks.
Seeing Zhao Mingyue’s disgusted expression, the Dragon Lady wished Zhao Mingyue would just hand over whatever she didn’t want.
So they traveled in this strange atmosphere, and Bai Yu didn’t even want to engage with them, wondering what exactly was going on in their heads.
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Ten days had passed for Zhao Mingyue like a vacation, and she even felt a bit underwhelmed.
Back in Tianchang City, Zhao Mingyue rested quietly for a day, lounging at home without going anywhere. The next day, she dragged Bai Yu to the convenience store, only to find it closed. People nearby said it hadn’t opened for over a week.
When she called Li Tianan, he simply mentioned he had some busy matters related to his daughter.
Bai Yu and the Dragon Lady were also busy gathering intel on other game participants.
These folks wouldn’t be honest; they wanted to know if anything significant had happened during the past ten days.
And indeed, there was a significant event—not with Nightmare, but with Lu Liangting.
Rumors surfaced that in a month, the world would forcefully conclude. Anyone who hadn’t completed their tasks would be held accountable.
Initially, everyone felt safe, thinking they could take their time developing their power, while Lu Liangting wasn’t rushing either. Otherwise, even if they groveled to win Lu Liangting’s favor, if their strength remained low, they’d be easy pickings for others.
Suddenly getting told there was only a month left changed the game—now the priority wasn’t power elevation, but maxing out Lu Liangting’s affection.
Whether this world was their salvation or not could wait; surviving was the first requirement—whether they wanted to stay or leave.
Boosting the Male Protagonist’s affection was already tough; none of them were cut out for this, so they had to move quickly.
This led to some big and small frictions once they all focused on Lu Liangting, culminating in a massive brawl.
Rumor had it that several people died, which drew the local police’s attention.
“So, you all simultaneously received the sc*m Game notice and are panicking now?” Bai Yu stood with arms crossed under an old tree in a quiet park, frowning as she asked.
“What else? If it wasn’t for ‘the higher-ups’ saying something, would we be in such a rush? You can’t trust hearsay from others,” Shen Shuyun said, taking off her sunglasses. Her left eye was bruised—clearly, someone had hit her hard.
Long time no see, Shen Shuyun had changed quite a bit. She had opted for big waves for her hairstyle, her makeup was more refined and natural, and her fashion sense was an upgrade from her usual “expose skin” approach. Overall, she emanated a strange vibe—like a deliberate portrayal of a mature girl hiding a pure heart beneath a mature facade, which added considerable charm to her overall presence.
Once upon a time, she had the nickname “Scarface” in the sc*m Game, and her disfigured face, paired with her robust physique, was quite memorable.
In the Dragon Lady’s words, this was a change for the better.
“It’s from the sc*m Game that a world-changing unknown event is expected to conclude in a month.”
“With one month to make a steel straight man fall in love with you, and genuinely at that? This task is harder than breaking a world snake on the other side of the stars!”
She nearly ground her teeth as she said this, especially at the “steel straight man” part.
This period had nearly driven her mad.
Logically, she should have been among those closest to her target, with only Lu Liangting’s two maids being her competitors; no one else’s progress likely matched hers.
That just showed how much effort she had poured into getting Lu Liangting’s attention.
But two days ago, when she asked Lu Liangting out for a date, he outright rejected her, citing a task as his excuse.
“Sometimes, I really want to stab him! Let’s all fail together!”
