Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

At that very moment, the Dragon Country audience was having their minds blown.

These ingredients could only exist in the Ghost World.

No one had ever even heard of them in the real world.

[Whoa, those squid tentacles would be amazing dry-fried.]

[Is that heart made from a plant?]

[This is some high-class eating.]

[Ah, what even is all this stuff?!]

At first, they were just discussing how to eat the food.

But then, many veteran players joined the discussion.

[Wait, that plant heart... could it be a plant heart from the Sunken Forest?]

[Holy shit, I heard tons of players went into that instance and disappeared. Later, someone discovered they’d all turned into trees. Someone once killed one of those trees and found a heart growing in its core. And in the deepest part, there’s a tree that’s over a thousand meters tall with a human face on it.]

[But I heard those hearts are only about the length of a finger. This one’s as big as a watermelon. Don’t tell me it’s the heart of that instance’s boss?]

[That’s terrifying. Could that tree be a Great Evil?]

[And this honey... the ghostly aura is so thick. I heard about a beekeeping ghost, a special one that controls bees to harvest the heart’s blood of other ghosts. You can only get a tiny drop from each one. This jar...]

[So you’re saying that squid might have been a Great Evil, too?]

[Ghosts that could destroy the world if they were in reality... have been turned into a dish?!!]

...

Meanwhile,

the foreign audience was in disbelief.

[Wait, have the people from Dragon Country lost their minds? Are they really treating a Great Evil as a meal?]

[They’re insane, they’re insane! They must be!]

[It has to be fake! I don’t believe it!]

[But I was near the Sunken Forest a while ago. Looking from afar, it seemed like the tree in the deepest part was gone.]

[What’s that little fatty saying? You’re supposed to thaw the plant heart and drizzle it with soy sauce and vinegar?]

[Shibal, why is Yun Zhenyue so greedy? Why can’t she help Miss Sumi? She’s still stuck mopping the floors in that castle!]

...

「A short while later.」

Yun Zhenyue brought out several dishes.

A plate of stir-fried squid tentacles.

A plate of braised plant heart.

And a few other dishes that all looked quite peculiar.

Finally, there was honey water to cleanse the palate.

It was her first time cooking with such strange ingredients.

She wasn’t very confident.

Phew~

She gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Just as she finished setting the dishes on the small table behind the kitchen,

she noticed the crowd staring with wide eyes.

Pangpang and Luo Huan’s eyes were fixed on the plates, not even blinking, their mouths practically drooling.

The female players were also constantly swallowing, as if their very souls were being drawn in.

A rich, fragrant aroma filled the air.

GRUMBLE GRUMBLE~

It was impossible to tell whose stomach was rumbling.

Yun Zhenyue thoughtfully brought over a basin of rice and served everyone a bowl.

And at that very moment!

"Wow, it smells amazing!"

Meimei walked over from a distance with light steps, marveling at the dishes Yun Zhenyue had prepared.

"You’re having a special meal all to yourselves and you didn’t even call me!"

"Didn’t you say a few snacks were enough?" Pangpang muttered.

"I didn’t know Miss Yun was cooking herself!"

Meimei crossed her arms and huffed softly.

The commotion attracted the other children from afar.

Soon, the children started arriving one after another.

Even Kuku, who had been playing with toys, and Shoushou, whose hands were covered in paint, came down from the second floor.

"Huh, isn’t that the squid? Kui only knows how to steam it, and it’s super fishy. I don’t like it. But this smells so good!"

"Gulp~ I want some too. The snacks I just ate are all digested."

"Don’t grab! I’m the one who asked Miss Yun to make it!"

The children all started scrambling for the food!

Loli and Mengmeng, tired from playing, slowly walked over.

They looked exhausted.

They had been playing hide-and-seek but hadn’t managed to catch a single child.

Yun Zhenyue looked at the two of them.

She served them each a bowl of rice.

"I almost forgot, you two haven’t eaten either."

"Hurry and eat. The kids will finish everything soon."

Loli and Mengmeng joined the fray.

Watching the children laugh and jostle for food, Yun Zhenyue couldn’t help but feel gratified.

’Looks like my cooking is quite popular after all~’

’I just didn’t expect to attract so many people.’

’It seems... there isn’t enough to go around!’

...

「Not long after.」

The dishes were quickly devoured.

A few of the children licked the sauce from the corners of their mouths.

At that moment, Luo Huan glanced around cautiously.

Afraid she couldn’t compete with the children, she had put a few chopsticks’ worth of food into her bowl—not too much, of course.

’Something this delicious should be savored slowly!’

She ate in small, delicate bites.

Just as she was finishing her rice,

leaving one last large chicken leg...

SWOOSH!

A sudden gust of wind swept past her!

Luo Huan instinctively narrowed her eyes.

When she opened them again, she was shocked to find her big chicken leg had vanished!

"Where’s my chicken leg? My big chicken leg!"

"I was saving that to enjoy last!"

Luo Huan looked around in a panic.

Finally, she saw that a strange dog had snatched her big chicken leg!

The dog, which seemed to be made of burlap, zipped away with the chicken leg and ran under a large tree.

’I’ve never been bullied by a dog in my entire life!’

Luo Huan was furious and tried to snatch it back from the dog. But the burlap dog was incredibly agile. No matter what she did, she couldn’t catch it. Instead, she was toyed with and ended up tripping and falling.

WOOF WOOF!

Hearing the burlap dog’s mocking barks as it climbed up the tree,

Luo Huan completely saw red!

She immediately looked at the female players.

And issued one last mission!

"Who can help me get my chicken leg back!"

"I’ll pay one hundred... no, one thousand ghost coins!"

The female players: "..."

’Even if we get the chicken leg back, it’s not like she can eat it now, right?’

’But a thousand ghost coins?’

The players looked at each other.

That many ghost coins would take several years of grinding to earn!

Aside from Bai Mo, the others were eager to try.

They immediately started helping Luo Huan chase after the chicken leg.

Seeing this, the children were delighted, thinking it was a game, and joined in!

But even with a large group chasing it together,

the burlap dog was like it was using cheats!

It leaped up and down!

No matter how they chased, they couldn’t catch it!

In the end, everyone could only watch helplessly as the dog ran off with the chicken leg in its mouth.

Luo Huan was heartbroken. "No, my big chicken leg!"

Yun Zhenyue couldn’t bear to watch anymore. She patted Luo Huan’s shoulder and said, "It’s just a chicken leg. I’ll make you a few more tonight."

"This isn’t about the chicken leg!" Luo Huan said indignantly. "This is about my personal dignity!"

She had worked so hard to become a mid-tier Crimson-robed Ghost!

When she arrived, she was even planning on showing off in front of the children!

She never expected to lose face to a dog.

’How is she supposed to maintain her reputation now?!’

’The children, needless to say, she definitely can’t beat them. But a dog?’

Luo Huan bent over in despair, grief-stricken.

"Even a dog is stronger than me..."

Yun Zhenyue: "..."

Just as she was feeling helpless,

WOOF WOOF!

The dog’s barking was heard again.

Everyone saw a familiar figure walking in through the main gate.

Behind him was a lazy little cat, strutting along.

And many, many dolls.

"Xiaohai, have you been a good watchdog?" Gu Yuan chuckled, holding the little black dog.

The little burlap dog excitedly stuck out its long tongue and licked his cheek.

"Brother Gu Yuan!!!"

The children’s eyes lit up with joy when they saw him!

They all swarmed over in a flash.

"Long time no see. How have you all been?" Gu Yuan crouched down and greeted the children one by one.

The children happily began telling him their stories.

Meimei, Pangpang, and the others who had video-chatted with him last time weren’t as desperate for his attention.

After Gu Yuan had chatted with the children for a while,

he finally turned to Yun Zhenyue and Luo Huan.

Luo Huan froze for a moment.

A thousand thoughts raced through her mind.

Gu Yuan had helped her many times, and she owed him a great deal. Luo Huan was nervous. A big shot like Gu Yuan left her at a loss for words. Finally, she stammered, "Hello, Mr.... Mr. Gu!"

"Hello."

Gu Yuan nodded politely.

Seeing that Luo Huan was so nervous she was practically trembling, he took the initiative and asked, "Were you all playing with Xiaohai just now?"

"Yes!"

"He stole my big chicken leg, that bad dog!"

"I don’t know how he runs so fast!"

Hearing this, Luo Huan forgot her nervousness and spoke with great annoyance.

Gu Yuan chuckled and explained, "I specifically made Xiaohai to be a watchdog. It’s very difficult for an ordinary person to catch him."

"After all, he’s a Celestial Calamity Ghost Artifact and possesses the power of a Great Evil."

’A Celestial Calamity Ghost Artifact?’

As soon as he said this,

the female players were dumbfounded.

’The bad dog we were just chasing is the most powerful type of Ghost Artifact?’

Luo Huan was also stunned for a long time before it all clicked. She murmured, "No wonder. I was just saying, how could a whole group of us fail to catch him? It makes sense if you made him yourself."

After chatting with everyone for a bit,

Gu Yuan finally looked at Yun Zhenyue.

Just like they were at home, he didn’t say much.

Their rapport had reached a point where words were unnecessary.

"Happy birthday," he said softly.