After Su Ji's health recovered, the man and the ghost tried again.
However, no matter how You Xiaoxiao operated, she couldn't pull him in.
Instead, when she wasn't operating, Su Ji would sometimes enter on his own.
And every time he entered, there were always all sorts of changes.
In Jungle Adventure, he was a savage being chased by animals all over the place.
In City Simulator, he was a fixed road sign.
Later, he was even hit and sent flying by a drunk driver.
In Fishing Hero, he was the smallest type of fish. He was almost eaten in one bite.
Besides these games,
Sometimes Su Ji would also accidentally enter some movies and TV shows.
For example, Zombie World, The Walking Dead…
These shows, when watched as an audience, were exciting and thrilling.
But when he entered himself, it was truly terrifying!
One wrong move and he could be dead.
And because he entered from a dream,
Su Ji didn't always realize he was in a dream.
Almost every time, he was running for his life on the brink of death.
Nightmares plagued him.
Most importantly, the injuries sustained in these special dreams seemed to have a certain impact on the real Su Ji.
Like the low fever before, and falling off the bed…
After discovering this,
Every time Su Ji slept, You Xiaoxiao had to constantly search for Su Ji in various game and movie worlds.
But the number of times she could find him was very few.
Most of the time, she couldn't even see a trace of Su Ji.
Even if they happened to enter the same world, she wouldn't know what Su Ji had turned into.
The consequence of this was that Su Ji dared not sleep.
Dark circles appeared under his eyes.
He was also listless every day, like a weak young master.
…
Speaking of which,
Su Ji, sitting in the living room with dark circles under his eyes, couldn't help but sigh.
"That's pretty much how it is."
Before this, he was also a refreshing young man!
It was only recently that he had become so messy.
Across from him, Jiang Lin looked at Su Ji for three seconds and said faintly,
"You're not just weak in the kidneys, you're weak all over."
Su Ji was stunned: "Huh?"
He used "weak in the kidneys" as a metaphor…
How did he actually become weak?
On the phone screen, the chibi You Xiaoxiao also looked at Jiang Lin.
A question mark slowly appeared on her forehead.
Jiang Lin said faintly, "Based on what you two just said, and my observations of you both…"
"First, when you started burning paper money for You Xiaoxiao, it didn't have much effect.
There are only two reasons for this:
One, your body is weak.
Two, You Xiaoxiao hadn't completely turned into a ghost yet, she was just beginning to mutate."
From a wandering soul to a ghost can be fast, or it can be slow.
And You Xiaoxiao should be the latter.
Why do ghost envoys usually escort wandering souls at specific times, rather than a day or two later?
One of the reasons is that wandering souls are easily mutated after being exposed to various human auras.
"If she was just beginning to mutate, the container that could store energy in her body was very small.
No matter how much paper money you burned, once her body's energy was saturated, she couldn't absorb any more.
So, the effect wasn't very significant."
Hearing this, Su Ji and the chibi You Xiaoxiao suddenly realized.
"So that's how it is!"
"Then what about the body being weak?"
Jiang Lin didn't answer directly, but said:
"Ghosts without cultivation can only act according to established rules if they want to kill someone."
"For example, a soul-calling ghost can only kill by calling souls, a water ghost can only kill underwater, and a ghost in a mobile phone…"
can only harm people using the phone.
Jiang Lin didn't say the latter part.
But Su Ji and You Xiaoxiao both understood.
Immediately, their faces turned pale.
Then, they said in unison: "Impossible!"
"She wouldn't harm me!"
"I wouldn't kill him!"
The man and the ghost reacted strongly, their tones firm.
Jiang Lin looked at them and didn't refute.
He just stated the facts faintly: "Even without subjective intent, one can still harm others."
"The reason ghosts are not allowed to stay in the human world is because they are unstable."
"You also said that at the beginning, You Xiaoxiao could only do simple things.
Only later did she gradually develop various abilities.
For example, entering various games and movies.
This indicates that she is gradually mutating into a true ghost."
"And in this process, as an ordinary person, how could you, who are in close proximity to her every day, not be affected?"
"Furthermore, as a newly formed ghost, You Xiaoxiao has not fully mastered her abilities."
Combining what Su Ji and You Xiaoxiao had said,
Jiang Lin felt that Su Ji's 'dreams' were due to one of two reasons.
Either it was an uncontrolled factor of You Xiaoxiao's abilities, unintentionally pulling him in.
Or,
Su Ji, being with a ghost every day, was being eroded by ghost energy.
This caused him to be mentally assimilated by You Xiaoxiao to some extent.
Assimilated into… the world that You Xiaoxiao saw, heard, and felt.
But in reality, he hadn't truly entered.
He had simply had a dream.
The injuries sustained in the dream did not actually affect reality, it was just due to the erosion of ghost energy.
…
"…"
After listening to Jiang Lin's words, both the man and the ghost looked displeased.
You Xiaoxiao murmured, "So… I could potentially kill him at any time? Is that right?"
Jiang Lin: "Yes. It's not too serious yet, it mainly depends on your control over your abilities."
"Besides, Su Ji being with a ghost every day will inherently shorten his lifespan."
You Xiaoxiao fell silent.
She had originally thought…
That her return and ability to stay by everyone's side was a good thing.
Before, with the continuous development of her abilities,
She had been happily thinking that she could help those around her.
She never expected that she herself was the one causing them the greatest harm.
Su Ji suddenly asked, "Streamer, is there no solution?"
"There is."
Jiang Lin said faintly, "Take her back to the underworld, to where she belongs."
Su Ji: "Is there no other way?"
Suddenly,
He thought of something and asked eagerly,
"Can you let her be your ghost soldier? Like that spirit carriage, serving you, and at the same time staying in the human world?"
Hearing this, the chibi You Xiaoxiao also looked over expectantly.
Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, "She's too weak."
A newly formed ghost is too weak in all aspects.
Su Ji quickly said, "But she can move freely in the phone, and can use the internet to do various things."
"Whether it's collecting information or anything else, it can definitely help you, Streamer!"
The chibi You Xiaoxiao also quickly nodded, "I will definitely work hard!"
"…"
Jiang Lin looked at the man and the ghost and suddenly said, "Do you two have some misunderstanding about ghost soldiers?"
…