Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

"What a strange ring."

Yun Zhenyue murmured to herself.

Resting in her palm, the black ring gave off a bizarre aura.

She tried putting it on.

The ring actually resized itself automatically.

It slid gently onto the ring finger of her left hand.

Yun Zhenyue didn’t sense anything.

’How odd!’

’The mission briefing didn’t say the Nether Flame Clan had something like this.’

’It’s probably a Ghost Artifact, right?’

Yun Zhenyue wasn’t interested in it, so she took it off, planning to just hand it over to the Factory along with everything else later.

’As for giving it back to the Nether Flame Clan?’

’Those old geezers probably wouldn’t even give it a second glance.’

’They’d probably just mock me for picking up a piece of trash.’

Just as Yun Zhenyue was walking out of the cavern,

she suddenly heard Li Ruxue’s cold, clear voice.

"What are you doing back here?"

"I—"

Across from her,

Xiao Yan bit her lip, sweat trickling down her temples in her anxiety.

’Does she really think I wanted to come back?’

’It’s only because my most important secret was discovered!’

Ever since Xiao Yan’s mother passed away, she had discovered a secret in her mother’s diary: there was a hidden realm in the clan’s back mountain, and inside it lay the Nether Flame Clan’s most precious Ghost Artifact!

Legend said it was a ring!

Although its specific abilities were unknown, according to the diary, it was at least a Disaster Star Level Ghost Artifact!

It might even be of the supreme Celestial Calamity Level!

That was a rare treasure born only with an extremely low probability when a Great Evil Level anomaly perished!

Every single one could cause monumental waves in the Ghost World!

Even the Purgatory Factory had never heard of anyone possessing such a treasure.

’If I had that ring,’

’I wouldn’t have to fear the Purgatory Factory’s oppression anymore!’

Her mother had searched for it many times but had never found it, lamenting that fate had not yet aligned.

Xiao Yan had been searching for it too.

Over so many years,

she had gradually narrowed down the ring’s hiding place.

Until it was narrowed down to a hundred-meter radius right here!

This area had become her secret base.

Whenever she felt even slightly upset, she would lie on the cliff to relax.

Just a moment ago, she had been hiding in a nearby tree.

She’d watched, stunned, as Yun Zhenyue casually kicked a rock and somehow opened the hidden realm!

’What kind of dumb luck is that?!’

Xiao Yan was on the verge of a breakdown!

How could she not be anxious?

’In her heart, this was something her mother had left for her!’

’She was counting on this ring to become strong and reach the pinnacle of her life!’

"What’s wrong?"

Yun Zhenyue stood at the mouth of the cave, looking at the sweat-drenched and frantic Xiao Yan.

She asked the same question as Li Ruxue.

"Why did you run back here?"

"You..."

At that moment, Xiao Yan saw the black ring on Yun Zhenyue’s finger.

She saw that Yun Zhenyue wasn’t paying it any mind at all.

It was as if she were holding a small toy, or maybe a fidget spinner.

She was casually fiddling with it,

spinning it with her fingertips.

Xiao Yan’s face flushed bright red!

’This is just like being cheated on right in front of my eyes! And I’m completely powerless!’

But the crucial thing was, she couldn’t say anything.

’If I explain, knowing the Factory’s shitty ways, they’ll definitely never give it back.’

All Xiao Yan could do was stare with wide eyes,

watching resentfully as her clan’s ultimate treasure was casually toyed with by Yun Zhenyue.

"Yan Ran didn’t catch you, yet you suddenly ran back out."

"Are you really not afraid we’ll kidnap you?"

Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue’s playful mood returned, and she deliberately put on a cold expression.

’Ever since joining the Factory!’

’Her proficiency at playing the villain had skyrocketed!’

But upon hearing this, a complex look appeared on Xiao Yan’s face. As if she’d thought of something, she averted her gaze from the ring in Yun Zhenyue’s hand and said defiantly, "Then kidnap me!"

"I’m not afraid of you! Just try it!"

"Eh?"

Yun Zhenyue was a little bewildered.

Her mind went blank for a second.

The hand fiddling with the ring even stopped moving.

CLATTER~

She’d accidentally dropped the ring on the ground.

Xiao Yan’s heart instantly started pounding.

’Seeing how careless Yun Zhenyue was, she probably doesn’t know how valuable the ring is. Maybe if I get close to her, she’ll bestow the ring on me when she’s in a good mood.’

’For the sake of the ring!’

’I’m willing to endure this humiliation!’

"This ring—"

Yun Zhenyue picked up the ring, a peculiar glint in her eyes.

Xiao Yan’s heart leaped into her throat!

’No!!!’

’Don’t tell me...’

’She’s discovered the ring’s secret!’

"It’s quite smooth," Yun Zhenyue said casually.

Xiao Yan: "..."

’Is that really it?’

’Is she really just treating this ring like a fidget spinner?’

When she saw Xiao Yan let out a breath of relief, her expression looking as constipated as could be and completely losing her previous air of a proud young lady, her gaze following the ring in her hand up and down,

"Do you want it?" Yun Zhenyue asked kindly. "I just found this ring in that cave."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s heart leaped again.

’Of course I want it!!’

But because she didn’t trust Yun Zhenyue—

or more accurately, she didn’t trust the six stars on her chest—

she thought this was a deliberate attempt to trick her.

Coupled with her naturally proud and stubborn personality,

Xiao Yan immediately retorted, "I don’t want that ring."

"It’s just... a piece of junk."

"It must be some trash that a clan member just threw away in the cave."

In truth, as soon as she said it,

Xiao Yan regretted it.

But Yun Zhenyue just nodded in agreement.

’If she doesn’t want it, fine.’

’It’s probably just a useless piece of junk after all.’

Now that Xiao Yan had said that,

Yun Zhenyue paid even less attention to the ring.

If this ring were useful, she wouldn’t have volunteered to hand it over to the Factory in the first place.

’In that case, I’ll just pocket it for now.’

"Wait, where are you going!"

Just as Yun Zhenyue was about to leave, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but ask.

"We’re about to leave. Is there something you need?" Yun Zhenyue asked, confused.

"Aren’t you going to kidnap me?!"

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded.

"I was just joking with you. We’re not actually bad guys,"

Yun Zhenyue said honestly.

’After spending so much time with Gu Yuan,’

’she had even picked up his lazy personality.’

’She couldn’t be bothered with this and that anymore.’

’Just let things take their own course.’

’If Xiao Yan wanted the marriage alliance, she wouldn’t stop it.’

’If she didn’t, that was even better—a good chance to ruin the Factory’s plans.’

"You..."

Xiao Yan’s face was turning green.

’Is that something you can joke about?!’

She took a deep breath and said, "I’ll go with you!"

"I’m willing to go through with the marriage alliance."

...

「One day later.」

Yun Zhenyue returned to the Purgatory Factory with her apprentices.

As for the matter with Yan Ran and Xiao Yan?

She didn’t pay it much mind.

Since the marriage alliance had proceeded smoothly,

her mission was also completed perfectly.

It was just as Xiao Jiu had said.

This mission was a piece of cake.

It was just that Xiao Yan had looked very anxious when they were leaving, but when asked why, she couldn’t give a clear reason. In the end, Yan Ran dragged her away.

It wasn’t like her escape had been successful anyway.

So, Yun Zhenyue just had Xiao Jiu turn in the ring as well.

But then, something unexpected happened.

Yun Zhenyue had thought the contribution points for this mission would be very, very low!

But she had just gotten back to her dorm room

when she heard Xiao Jiu and the others banging on her door.

"Master, Master!"

"Something big happened! Something huge!"

She opened the door to see

the two sisters, their faces flushed red as if they’d just witnessed some joyous event.

Yun Zhenyue blinked.

Xiao Jiu swallowed hard and shouted, "Master, that ring you turned in is something special! It’s a Celestial Calamity Ghost Artifact! Dad said it can nurture souls, and even the Director was alerted!"

"Right now, the Factory’s upper management is holding an emergency meeting to discuss your promotion!"