Chapter 279 Today, I’m Giving You a Physical Exorcism

Looking at that woman who looked exactly like her, twisting her waist and flaunting her hips, Xia Xinyan felt a surge of anger for the first time since her rebirth.

She felt her reputation was tarnished.

How dare this guy?!!

Even Ling Mo’s expression stiffened for a moment.

Previously, it was mentioned that perhaps due to the power of love, Ling Mo had a peculiar psychic bond with Xia Xinyan. Even if Xinyan stood in front of him without saying a word, he could tell that the person was his girlfriend and not an imposter.

So facing this ridiculous counterfeit, Ling Mo wouldn’t even spare a glance—he liked Xinyan not just for her looks, so a mere mimicry of her appearance wouldn’t have any real impact; he’d just take action swiftly without hesitation.

But… he had never encountered this situation before.

It seemed that games usually didn’t have NPCs imitating the player’s looks to deceive them, primarily to avoid confusion and accidental harm—so in other words, players should recognize these impostors from the get-go, like shapeshifting right in front of them.

This had the feeling of “screw it” written all over it. Ling Mo’s first instinct was to eliminate the imposter and maybe experiment with his other exorcism tricks, but when he saw the ghost dressed as Xia Xinyan say that line to him, he found himself unable to act.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t bear to do it; it was just painful to watch.

In fact, he had sometimes fantasized about the moment when Xinyan truly accepted him and laid on the bed, tempting him to join her—after all, men understand.

However, in none of those countless fantasy scenarios did he include this kind of butt-wiggling display—like some kind of courtesan.

The most important part was, this guy was even wearing Xinyan’s skin!

After a brief moment of daze, a surge of anger also welled up inside Ling Mo.

He took a deep breath and conjured a black ball the size of a baseball, but just as he was about to act, Xia Xinyan suddenly stopped him and stepped in front of him: “I’ll handle it.”

And the ghost in Xinyan’s skin, seeing her step in front of Ling Mo, beckoned her even more brazenly: “Come on~!”

Xia Xinyan fell silent for two seconds, then suddenly smiled: “Alright, I’ll come.”

Then she charged forward, entering a frenzied slaughter mode against that person—her tail whipped around so fast that it left afterimages, and each strike sent out large chunks of soul shards, immediately causing that ghost to scream. Yet, she still tried desperately to maintain her facade, her body contorting and warping in an attempt to counterattack Xinyan, her face strangely intact, even throwing seductive glances.

This only sped up Xia Xinyan’s attacks: “I’ll make you pretend to be me! I’ll make you my husband! I’ll make you come at me! I’ll make you act all flirty! Die—!!”

Ling Mo: “……”

This seemed to be the first time he witnessed Xinyan so furious.

It was a new side of her.

However, it didn’t shatter his perfect girlfriend image; instead, it added an air of authenticity—he always understood that no one was perfect, and no matter how ideal Xinyan seemed, as long as she was human, she couldn’t escape human traits.

Besides, given that this ghost had the audacity to bully her to such an extent, he surmised he’d probably hit her even harder, so Xinyan’s actions didn’t even qualify as flaws in his eyes; he just found them… a bit adorable.

Yes, adorable.

To him, Xinyan could be any way she wanted.

This must be what happens when love makes everything look like a masterpiece, right?

He was happy about that.

But this ghost was clearly not like the previous batch of scrappy spirits. Even while being cut down by Xia Xinyan, it didn’t show signs of fatigue and continued trying to fight back—yet it found no success against her, as her tail could sever souls, and even if the ghost’s spiritual strength was high, every time it tried to claw out, it would get cut down.

Eventually, the ghost seemed to realize this wasn’t working. It suddenly emitted a piercing scream, and its originally flawless face, identical to Xia Xinyan’s, ripped apart, causing a violent mental shock that made Xia Xinyan stagger back several steps. When it raised its head again, the ghost was no longer there.

Fortunately, her mental strength was also decent; that scream hadn’t inflicted any substantial damage on her.

Ling Mo immediately rushed to her side, scanning the surroundings alertly: “Be careful, it might attack again…”

—He was right.

Even before he finished his sentence, a white figure suddenly floated out from another abandoned house, and just as before, it began to shapeshift in front of them, ultimately turning into… Ling Mo’s likeness.

It looked down coolly at Xia Xinyan behind Ling Mo and murmured, “Xinyan, I want to…”

“Want your mother’s glory!!” Ling Mo exploded immediately—then made it explode too.

The previously ineffective ball of energy was hurled at the monster, resulting in a violent explosion that instantly engulfed the entity in thick smoke, yet it left the few meters away Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan unharmed.

Even though he was already on high alert from the previous incident, Ling Mo still retained a basic level of rationality and quickly assessed the results of this test attack—this dungeon’s explosives were weakened. His earlier bomb had been a small annihilation bomb with a controlled blast radius, but the explosion just now affected an area even smaller than he expected.

But… this thing worked on ghosts.

He sensed the fluctuations around them.

Then… he pulled out more than a dozen black balls and threw them all at once: “Today, I’m giving you a damn physical exorcism!”

Dare to abduct Xinyan?! He would turn these ghost bastards’ graves upside down today!

Xia Xinyan: “……”

Goodness.

She realized Ling Mo was even more violent than her.

What’s more, this attack method, which seemed completely unrelated to exorcism, was actually effective—it even caused significant disturbances in the surrounding space under such intense explosions.

Clearly, a ghost from a supernatural era couldn’t withstand the firepower from the new age.

After a dazzling display of fireworks, the surrounding space finally gave a tearing sensation, as if breaking glass, and then the scenery around them suddenly changed.

The chill that pervaded the entire space vanished, and the perfectly aligned ancient town had a large cavity dug out of its explosion center, with at least three buildings evaporating while several others nearby suffered collateral damage.

On the main road opposite this cavity, Monica, Murong Yue, and An Xiao silently exchanged glances across the distance.

“…Are you guys in a demolition office?”