Chapter 55: Chapter 55: The Reformed Elevator Ghost: Gotta Send These Living Dads Away

What’s happening?

Why is everything back to normal?

This... this isn’t right, is it?!

Shangguan Mu’s eyes widened, thinking she was still in the Illusion Realm.

But when she turned to look...

Yun Zhenyue had opened her eyes at some point. Her gaze was filled with confusion, as if asking, ’So this is the terrifying elevator you were talking about?’

From Shangguan Mu’s experience,

it seemed the elevator aberration’s Illusion Realm had completely vanished!

The bright white light shone in Shangguan Mu’s eyes,

reflecting the utter bewilderment and confusion deep within them.

"Huh???" Shangguan Mu murmured.

’What about all that gushing blood?’

’It’s supposed to be flowing!’

’Why isn’t the elevator shaking anymore? It used to shudder like it was having a seizure!’

’And where’s that big loudspeaker?’

’Where’s the elevator aberration?’

’Don’t you hide in there and stay quiet! I know you’re here!’

’You had the guts to create an Illusion Realm, so have the guts to do it again!’

The elevator continued to ascend slowly.

Seeing that nothing had happened for a while, Yun Zhenyue asked doubtfully, "Miss Shangguan, is it over?"

"Don’t take off your earplugs yet. Who knows what other tricks this elevator aberration has up its sleeve. There might be an even more terrifying ghostly sound from the speaker later..."

However, before Shangguan Mu could finish,

Yun Zhenyue took off the ghostly earplugs with a POP.

Then,

as if to refute Shangguan Mu’s talk of a "terrifying ghostly sound,"

or perhaps to soothe Yun Zhenyue’s nerves,

a soothing and familiar tune drifted from the speaker.

"Pleasant Goat, Pretty Goat, Lazy Goat, Fiery Goat, Slow Goat, Fluffy Goat... Don’t mind me, I’m just a little goat..."

Hearing this music, Yun Zhenyue’s expression turned odd.

"Miss Shangguan... This is the ’very terrifying ghostly sound’ you mentioned?"

Shangguan Mu was dumbfounded!

Her eyelid twitched.

’What is this garbage?’

’When did we tune into the kids’ channel?’

’What the hell is this elevator aberration playing at!’

She could feel her "venerable senior" image shattering before her very eyes.

Another ten seconds or so passed.

Still, nothing happened inside the elevator.

The Pleasant Goat theme song continued to play.

The atmosphere in the elevator was a little silent.

Shangguan Mu’s expression was awkward.

Under Yun Zhenyue’s suspicious gaze,

she hurriedly pointed to the elevator ceiling and said:

"There’s still blood! There were bloodstains on the ceiling just now, look—"

Her voice trailed off.

Shangguan Mu’s eyes widened.

Previously, Yun Zhenyue had followed her instructions, keeping her head down, earplugs in, and eyes tightly shut. She hadn’t been affected by the elevator aberration’s power and was unaware of the blood that had been pouring from the ceiling.

But now...

right before Shangguan Mu’s disbelieving eyes,

the blood on the elevator ceiling...

looked as if someone was scrubbing it away with a rag.

Deeper stains were being picked at with a fingernail.

And in the time it took for Yun Zhenyue to turn her head,

the bloodstains had vanished completely!

Yun Zhenyue only saw a clean, tidy elevator ceiling. What bloodstains? There were none at all.

Shangguan Mu: "..."

’Are you sick in the head, elevator aberration?’

’You’re going through all this trouble just to make me lose face, aren’t you?’

Little did she know,

the elevator aberration was on the verge of tears.

It wanted to rush to Shangguan Mu’s ear and scream at her!

’This is slander!’

’You’re slandering me!’

’Lady, can you please shut your damn mouth!’

’Can’t you see that panda doll?’

’That excited and eager expression on its face.’

’It looks like if I try any more funny business,’

’it’ll tear my elevator apart immediately!’

’Under these circumstances, how would I dare make any ghostly sounds? I’ll just play some Pleasant Goat to ease the tension, and we can all pretend nothing happened. Just treat me like I’m not even here, and everything will be fine!’

"Something’s wrong. This is way too wrong."

"I’ve been in this elevator before. It took every ounce of my strength just to escape with my life."

"What’s going on today? Did the elevator aberration here take the wrong medicine or something?"

Seeing this, a chill ran down Shangguan Mu’s spine.

The stranger the elevator aberration acted, the more uneasy she felt.

It was like a thorn had been driven deep into her heart.

Hearing this, Yun Zhenyue nodded. "Or maybe it has turned over a new leaf?"

Hearing that, the elevator aberration was so grateful it almost knelt down!

’Yes, that’s right!’

’I have turned over a new leaf!’

’This little lady has a discerning eye!’

But Shangguan Mu shook her head. "Impossible. If it can turn over a new leaf, I’ll write my name, Shangguan Mu, backwards."

The elevator aberration: "..."

’Damn it, I’m really about to blow up at this Shangguan Mu!’

’Would it kill you to shut your mouth?’

Just then,

Yun Zhenyue asked in confusion, "Why haven’t we reached the eighth floor yet? It’s been a few minutes, right?"

As soon as she spoke!

The elevator aberration saw the panda doll on her shoulder also show an impatient expression.

It was instantly drenched in a cold sweat!

It hurriedly controlled the elevator, sending it up toward the eighth floor!

But suddenly!

Shangguan Mu piped up, "We should go to the basement level. Let’s get out of this elevator quickly."

Hearing this!

The elevator aberration, desperate to get rid of the two, broke out in a cold sweat again!

It once again manipulated the elevator, sending it down toward the basement level!

It even did its utmost to keep the elevator steady, lest the two notice anything strange.

But the sensation of going up is different from going down.

Yun Zhenyue said blankly, "This elevator... why is it going up one moment and down the next?"

"Miss Shangguan, why don’t you stay on the basement level, and I’ll go check out the eighth floor?"

Seeing this, the elevator aberration nearly coughed up a mouthful of old blood!

’What the hell?’

’Are you two trying to glitch the system?’

’Up one second, down the next, where the hell do you want to go?’

’These aren’t passengers, they’re my damn ancestors!!!’

...

Witnessing this scene,

the global audience was completely baffled.

Since the live broadcast camera was always following Yun Zhenyue,

they hadn’t seen the bloodstains on the elevator ceiling.

As for the ghostly sounds that had appeared in the elevator earlier?

Those kinds of eerie sounds could be heard throughout the hospital.

It was impossible to tell if they came from inside the elevator or from outside.

Many foreigners had also heard of Shangguan Mu.

But hadn’t she said this elevator aberration was terrifying?

Here it was, playing children’s songs and providing door-to-door service.

Its service attitude was unbelievably good!

And you call this terrifying?

The Dragon Country audience was also bewildered.

[Is there really an aberration in this elevator? This isn’t just a prank, is it?]

[Shangguan Mu was so worked up just now, she got me all nervous. For this?]

[This elevator is perfectly steady. There’s nothing strange going on.]

[I also feel like something’s off, but I can’t put my finger on what’s strange.]

[This elevator aberration... could it be off-duty? I wanted to see Lily again.]

...

In the end,

Yun Zhenyue still got her wish and arrived on the eighth floor.

Shangguan Mu had wanted to take her away, but unexpectedly, the elevator stopped on the eighth floor and wouldn’t move.

"This elevator... don’t tell me it’s voice-activated?" Yun Zhenyue murmured with a strange look.

Little did she know,

the elevator aberration was on the verge of a breakdown.

It secretly passed on the two’s information to the aberration on the eighth floor.

’May heaven help them!’

Then, with a WHOOSH!

it immediately left the eighth floor!

As for how the two of them would get down?

Whether they took the stairs or jumped, there was no way it was coming back to chauffeur these two damn ancestors again.

When the two women saw the elevator descend with a SWOOSH,

they could only look at each other in bewilderment.

Shangguan Mu’s expression was strained. Losing face was a small matter; the main problem was that they had actually come to the eighth floor.

She took a deep breath.

She knew that Yun Zhenyue wouldn’t rest until she got the dean’s notes.

Her mood grew increasingly tense.

’Looks like we really have to make a trip to Room 404.’

Arriving safely on the eighth floor via the elevator.

Was it an opportunity,

or a trap?