Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

"Let’s take her with us for now."

Yun Zhenyue said after a moment of thought.

"This—how are we supposed to take her? Who’s going to carry her..."

Xiao Jiu’s eyes widened slightly.

Staring at the glob of bird poop on Field Mouse’s head, she grimaced in disgust. "Ugh, it stinks. It’s all Xiao Ba’s fault for knocking her out. Otherwise, she could have walked on her own."

Xiao Ba just shrugged. "This fat mouse is too cunning."

"If we hadn’t knocked her out, she might have escaped again."

As the two sisters balked at the idea of carrying Field Mouse, Li Ruxue stepped forward.

’I haven’t really contributed to this mission yet. My contribution points will definitely be lower when we settle up. I might as well do a little more now. This will also help me break through to 4-Star sooner.’

"I’ll do it..." Li Ruxue said, pinching her nose.

She was afraid of getting any of the filth from Field Mouse on herself.

Even though they were all covered in mud and honey, it was nothing compared to the beggar-like state of Field Mouse.

Li Ruxue took out a rope, fastened it securely around Field Mouse’s neck, and even tied a thoughtful little bow. Then, as if dragging a dead pig, she started pulling her along.

SCRAPE SCRAPE SCRAPE~

The unconscious Field Mouse’s rear end scraped continuously against the ground.

They had only gone a few steps, but her pants were already about to wear through, practically grinding out sparks.

Yun Zhenyue couldn’t bear to watch. "Isn’t this a little inhumane?"

Xiao Jiu snorted. "Serves her right for messing with us in the first place. She should eat some underpants for this."

Xiao Ba corrected her, "The word is ’hardship’..."

Li Ruxue glanced at Field Mouse and said casually, "No matter how weak she seems, she’s still an Evil Star. She wouldn’t get hurt even if five horses were pulling her."

"Consider this a small punishment."

Since everyone had put it that way, Yun Zhenyue didn’t say anything more.

But as soon as they dragged Field Mouse onto Wailing Street, they immediately felt prying eyes from the old houses lining the road.

It was as if countless eyes were watching their every move.

In those dark gazes,

there was anger, resentment, fear, and sorrow...

’I was right!’

’This Field Mouse is extremely popular on Wailing Street!’

After all, she stole supplies from the factory every day and gave them to the ghouls of this street.

The ghouls of Wailing Street were all unhappy that Field Mouse had been captured by them.

But because the women were from the Purgatory Factory, these cowardly ghouls didn’t dare to make a move.

No one wanted to make an enemy of the Factory for no reason.

Besides, they had taken down Field Mouse so easily.

This made the ghouls of Wailing Street deeply wary of Yun Zhenyue’s group.

"So this is what it feels like to be the bad guys?" Xiao Jiu took a breath. "It’s not quite what I imagined."

Li Ruxue’s icy gaze swept over the houses on both sides.

Whenever her eyes fell on a particular spot,

the dark house would fall deathly silent.

Even the gazes from moments before would instantly vanish.

"Just a bunch of rats in hiding. Pay them no mind," Li Ruxue said with contempt.

"..."

Yun Zhenyue shook her head.

’We really are the villains this time!’

’This is a little weird.’

Suddenly, there was a commotion from the side, and a group of sallow, emaciated children rushed out.

Just as the group tensed up, thinking they were about to be attacked,

the children fell to their knees before them.

They just pleaded, begging them to release the Field Mouse they had just captured.

"Please, let Sister Field Mouse go."

"She’s not a bad person..."

a little girl in ragged clothes said in a hoarse voice.

Even though she was trembling all over with fear,

she still mustered her last bit of courage to look at Li Ruxue.

"You can take me instead of Sister Field Mouse. Just take me."

"Yeah!"

"Or take all of us! We’re willing to go with you."

The other children also pleaded, shivering.

Seeing this, Li Ruxue felt no pity.

The one thing the Ghost World wasn’t lacking was malice.

The moment her home was destroyed, Li Ruxue’s heart had frozen over. In her quest for strength and revenge, she had abandoned all kindness. Never mind a few kneeling children; even if they all killed themselves in front of her right now, she wouldn’t shed a single tear.

But...

Xiao Jiu and Xiao Ba didn’t feel the same way.

Looking at the children, who were about their own age,

the two sisters hesitated.

They had always been well-protected, and missions were more like vacations for them.

They had never really encountered anything like this before.

"Pretty sister, what do we do?" Xiao Jiu scratched her hair, looking troubled. She was the type to give in to soft pleas but resist hard force; seeing the children’s pitiful state had melted her heart.

Xiao Ba’s breathing quickened. "We can’t let Field Mouse go, can we? What about our mission?"

Li Ruxue, holding the rope tied around Field Mouse’s neck, turned her gaze to the side.

The difficult decision was once again passed to Yun Zhenyue as the team found itself divided.

’Of course, I want to let Field Mouse go too. But I can’t do it so openly.’

With this in mind, Yun Zhenyue shook her head and said, "Take her away for now."

"I’ll interrogate her in a bit. If she’s willing to provide information—like how she’s always able to pinpoint the Factory’s people, or if someone is helping her from behind—leniency for a confession."

"I can report to the Factory and reduce her punishment."

"This way, we’ll also get more contribution points."

Under the desperate gazes of the children and amid the helpless sighs coming from the houses on both sides of the road, Yun Zhenyue’s group left Wailing Street with Field Mouse in tow.

...

Seeing this, the audience from Dragon Country was a bit confused.

[Why did they actually take her? Doesn’t Yun Zhenyue want to be a mole?]

[Maybe she changed her mind. It’s also Field Mouse’s fault for getting cocky. She just had to show off instead of keeping it simple.]

[Of course they can’t just let her go. Wouldn’t that make them look like clowns?]

[It’s a pity for this Field Mouse, though. If she’s taken back, she’ll definitely be killed, right?]

[Isn’t that a given? In a cold, merciless dungeon like the Factory, just killing her would be a kindness. It’s more likely they’ll squeeze every last drop of value out of her.]

...

Halfway to their destination, Field Mouse woke up.

The first thing she saw was the familiar road.

They were almost halfway to the Factory.

Her butt was also stinging with a fiery pain.

"This little mouse... I’m really done for this time."

Field Mouse wanted to cry but had no tears left.

’If only I had just run away, this time, they’re really going to turn me into dried field mouse jerky!’

Just then,

Yun Zhenyue had Li Ruxue tie her to a tree.

Then, the group all turned their gazes to Field Mouse.

"Start talking."

"Confess everything you know."

Yun Zhenyue said in a cold tone.

"Talk... about what?"

"You haven’t even asked me anything, so how can I answer, milady?" Field Mouse said, pretending not to understand.

"Who’s been feeding you information? I don’t believe you’re working alone, yet you manage to sabotage the Factory’s missions every time."

Yun Zhenyue intentionally let out a cold snort.

She put on the persona of the cold, ruthless ghouls she had seen before.

Xiao Jiu, holding her small hammer, said with a grimace, "That’s right. Hurry up and tell us everything you know."

Xiao Ba’s face was like a frozen pond, her voice like a whisper from the underworld. "I knew you wouldn’t cooperate, so we dealt with a group of people first."

"Those poor children. They believed you would come to save them, right up until the moment they died."

To trick the information out of her,

Yun Zhenyue had taught them to say these things.

And it had to be said,

they really sounded like major villains!