Chapter 56: Young testers, which one is your water ghost?

Next, a terrifying suction force emanated from the pipe.

Whoosh!

The water in the entire swimming pool began to be rapidly sucked into the pipe.

Before the female water ghost, who was already choking on water, could even react, she found her body being pulled into the pipe.

Bang!

The female water ghost's head slammed directly against the wall, and her body was almost sucked entirely inside.

The female ghost wore a bewildered expression. Where on earth did this drainage pipe come from?

Whoosh, whoosh!!

A horrifying suction force surged from the conduit.

Under the influence of the suction, the female ghost's face became twisted and deformed.

At this moment, the female ghost finally unleashed her true strength.

Ghostly energy erupted from her body, allowing her to forcibly break free from the terrifying suction!

Screech!

Relying on her ghostly energy, she slowly distanced herself from the dreadful conduit. However, before she could even heave a sigh of relief, another pipe slowly materialized on the wall directly behind her.

Immediately afterward, a powerful stream of water gushed out from the rear.

Boom!!!

The female ghost, who was already barely resisting the suction, was struck by the torrent of water and instantly flushed back toward the drain, her head getting wedged against the wall once again.

The female water ghost stared in utter bewilderment at the water-inlet pipe behind her that kept spraying water.

Where on earth did this water-inlet pipe come from?!

Draining water on one side while filling water on the other—is this thing out of its mind?!

Damn drain and inlet, let go of me, you bastards!!

Even the female ghost could not help but mentally curse the garbage mechanics of simultaneously draining and filling water.

Luo Yimeng and her companion stared in a daze at the artificial river that was draining and filling at the same time.

Wh—where on earth did these two pipes come from...?

Then, Bai Wan could be heard earnestly muttering to himself in a low voice, "Filling water on one side, draining on the other... exactly how long will it take to fill up..."

Luo Yimeng: "..."

Watching Bai Wan, who looked as serious as a student solving an exam problem, Luo Yimeng cast a peculiar gaze toward the family members in front of her...

This family seemed somewhat abnormal. It seemed that ever since he arrived at headquarters, bizarre events had constantly occurred.

Who on earth was this mysterious newcomer?

While Bai Wan was busy solving math problems, things were quite lively inside the painting as well.

Except for the younger sister who was fast asleep, both the mother and father were helping to solve the problems.

During the day, the father rubbed his head with his hand and began reading the question: A passenger car and a freight car departed simultaneously from locations A and B, heading towards each other...

"Heading towards each other means... which direction was that again?" Bai Wan's father muttered in deep thought.

"Oh, stop it. With your elementary school diploma, you better just step aside."

Zhang Yanfang spoke in utter speechlessness, pushing her husband aside. She then peered through the painting to analyze the problem herself, but as she read on, a puzzled expression crept onto her face.

"Hold on, this isn't right. The two cars met 30 kilometers away from the destination? They've already met at the bloody destination, what the hell is there even to solve!"

Bai Wan's father responded with equal speechlessness: "Give me a break, you only finished middle school yourself! The problem says the halfway point, not the destination!"

"Meow?" The cat's ears perked up, and a small, round image formed in its tiny brain.

A big cat and a small cat, with a dried fish placed right in the middle. Then both cats ran towards the dried fish in the center and finally met.

"Forget it, forget it. Xiaowan is starting the next problem. It's about the water inlet pipe and the drain pipe." Bai Wan's father breathed a sigh of relief.

The couple gestured and calculated in front of the water inlet and drain pipes located outside the painting.

However, for a long time, they failed to calculate the answer.

Grandpa Bai Ren could no longer watch and let out a cold snort. "There's no point in solving this garbage problem! Letting water in one second and draining it the next! What a tremendous waste. In our era, water had to be fought for! If you didn't stand guard by the well in the middle of the night, someone else from the village would snatch it all away!"

While everyone was discussing the problem, the cat also stared intently at the text, wagging its tail.

In its mind, two large pipes appeared. From one pipe, little fish flowed in one by one, while from the other pipe, fish washed away one by one.

After pondering for a moment, it let out a miserable screech.

"Meow!!"

All my fish have washed away!!

...

Outside the painting.

Watching the water ghost being tossed back and forth by the currents, a trace of pity surfaced on Luo Yimeng's face.

This was simply too pitiful.

Was she perhaps the most unlucky water ghost in history?

Suddenly, the volume of water from the inlet pipe increased further. The female ghost, weakened by choking on water, was instantly dragged down to the bottom of the river.

Luo Yimeng and Zhao Jie watched with growing concern as the water ghost sank deeper and deeper, and an utterly absurd thought popped into their heads.

Could this female water ghost... actually drown?

Having thought of this, they felt it was somewhat laughable.

They were actually worrying about a water ghost drowning...

That was a water ghost, for goodness' sake...

They must have lost their minds from exhaustion.

Suddenly, some movement occurred beneath the water.

Plop!

A figure burst out from the river. The man possessed a kind-looking and completely harmless visage. He pointed at the three lumps before him, turned to Luo Yimeng and Zhao Jie, and spoke in a gentle tone: "Oh, young evaluation staff members, did you drop this golden water ghost, this silver water ghost, or this drowning water ghost who is rolling its eyes and currently at death's door?"

Luo Yimeng and Zhao Jie froze simultaneously, watching as three water ghosts floated out of thin air above the river surface: one golden, one silver, and the last one constantly vomiting water and rolling its eyes.

Luo Yimeng: "???"

Zhao Jie: "???"

Their jaws dropped slightly, their gazes filled with astonishment.

What the hell, where did this river god come from?!

Suddenly, the two of them recalled the title announced on the forum—"Blessed with a Second Wife"...

They could not help glancing sideways at Bai Wan, who was still earnestly studying to pass the Tsinghua University entrance exams.

Could this... thing be the handiwork of his "family"?

Earlier, when they saw the title "Blessed with a Second Wife," they had been utterly speechless, unable to fathom what kind of heaven-defying experiences one needed to acquire such a title. Now, however, it was starting to make sense.

This was clearly the work of his family.

What an absurd ability...

After a brief moment of shock, Luo Yimeng regained her composure and began considering how to respond.

According to storybooks, as long as one was honest, they would be recognized by the river god and receive all the items.

However, it was hard to say whether this inexplicably appearing river god would act according to the stories.

Luo Yimeng and Zhao Jie exchanged glances, instantly understanding each other's intent.

"I dropped the water ghost at death's door," Luo Yimeng said.

"I dropped the golden water ghost," Zhao Jie followed up.

The two of them gave different answers; that way, at least one of the answers had to be correct.

Upon hearing this, the river god smiled faintly and said, "Honest folks, here you go."

Immediately afterwards, the golden water ghost and the dying water ghost flew over simultaneously, followed by a flash of light.

Swish!

As the light faded away.

They saw a water ghost appear on the bank, half of its body made of gold and the other half normal.

Due to its poor center of gravity, the half-gold water ghost tumbled over not long after climbing ashore.

Plop.

Unable to stand back up for a long time, it writhed around on the ground.

Luo Yimeng: "..."

Zhao Jie: "..."

Hey!! Although the two water ghosts they mentioned were indeed returned to them, nobody said anything about crossbreeding them?!

How on earth could a regular water ghost crossbreed with a golden water ghost?!

Luo Yimeng looked at the second-hand spliced water ghost before her, the corners of her mouth twitching uncontrollably.

Would this thing even be able to enter the water in the future?

Wouldn't it just sink straight to the bottom?

Was this really a river god?!

His power was simply too baffling and bizarre.

No, what was baffling and bizarre was his family...

Thinking of this, Luo Yimeng's gaze shifted again and again.

Making walls vanish, summoning Saiyan Cabbage, and even summoning a river god...

No, it wasn't just those things... Today, the water ghost also seemed exceptionally unlucky, not to mention the water inlet and drainage pipes that had materialized out of thin air...

Luo Yimeng's mind was in a mess. She could not imagine what the family's true ability was, but one thing was certain: the family was terrifyingly strong.

Both powerful and mysterious.

She could not help thinking of an outstanding genius she had once tested, who had since become the youngest captain of the S-squad. Yet even that person did not exude the kind of oppressive aura that Bai Wan's family brought her.

The more she interacted with this seemingly harmless teenager, the more alarming he became.

Hoo...

Luo Yimeng tried to remain calm. Only by doing so could she objectively record the family's strength. Even if she couldn't see through the family during the first two trials, it didn't matter.

Because the third trial was designed to make Ghost Hunters awaken their latent skills in a short period of time. Based on that, she would be able to roughly figure out what the ability of this mysterious newcomer actually was.

She would finally get a slight glimpse into the truth behind the family's bizarre yet formidable abilities.

"Alright, the second test is over. Let's head to the final test," Luo Yimeng said helplessly, looking at Bai Wan in the distance who was still hard at work trying to get into Tsinghua and Peking University.

Bai Wan paused, turned his head, and asked, "Huh? We don't need to finish calculating? I was *this* close to figuring out the result of simultaneous filling and draining."

Luo Yimeng glanced at the water ghost, which was currently squirming and crawling on the ground due to its poor balance, and gave an awkward smile. "There's no need."

Whether this female ghost would even be able to enter the water in the future was questionable; this checkpoint would probably have to be replaced as well.

Just like the collapse of the first checkpoint, it seemed the second checkpoint had collapsed too.

Bai Wan let out a pitying sigh. "Fine, I was almost done calculating. You guys are the ones who wouldn't let me answer, so don't dock my points for this."

Luo Yimeng smiled stiffly. "Rest assured... Let's go to the final test."

At this point, she was already feeling mentally exhausted.

She just wanted to quickly complete the final potential test checkpoint and prayed that nothing else would go wrong.