"The Haunted House Sleepover by a Ghost Broker: The Astonishing Truth Exposed Across the Internet"

Chapter 1: The Excitement of a Female Ghost

"Sleep for one night and get 50,000 yuan?"

In the luxurious villa, Lu Yu looked at the well-dressed middle-aged man beside him, his face showing a hint of surprise.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, his expression emotionless as he said:

"That's correct. To be honest with you, six sleep testers have been scared off before you, and one of them is still lying in a mental hospital. So, this 50,000 yuan is not that easy to earn. If you want to back out now, you still..."

Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes brightened, and he immediately interrupted the middle-aged man, asking excitedly:

"No backing out, absolutely not!"

The middle-aged man was taken aback, staring at Lu Yu with a strange look.

Others who came to test sleep in haunted houses would be terrified to the point of pale faces upon hearing such eerie stories. What was with Lu Yu's excited expression?

After a two-second silence, the middle-aged man nodded and said:

"It's best if you're not afraid. You should understand the rules for sleep testers, right?"

"Don't worry, I'm a professional," Lu Yu said, patting his chest. "I just have one last question: Is it really as sinister as you say here?"

"Very sinister!"

With that, the middle-aged man quickly left the place, walking as if a moment's delay would bring disaster.

Lu Yu, however, didn't care at all, instead lying comfortably on the leather sofa in the living room, muttering:

"I hope I really meet a fierce ghost tonight, or it's going to be another wasted effort."

Yes, Lu Yu was deliberately looking for fierce ghosts.

He was not from this world. More than a month ago, Lu Yu had traversed from Earth to this world and bound himself to a system of a ghost broker. As long as Lu Yu could capture fierce ghosts and sell them to work in the Ghost World, he would receive various magical rewards.

At first, Lu Yu was so excited he almost fainted.

He had led an ordinary life for over twenty years in his previous life, and he never expected that after crossing over, he would become the legendary Chosen One.

But Lu Yu's joy didn't last long before he discovered a problem.

The system needed to touch ghosts to activate, but Lu Yu hadn't found any ghosts in this world.

If he couldn't find ghosts, then the system he was bound to would be a joke.

So, ever since he crossed over, Lu Yu had been either looking for ghosts or on his way to find them, visiting all sorts of places like desolate graves, haunted high schools, crematoriums, and morgues.

But he still found nothing.

Recently, Lu Yu discovered a new profession, the haunted house sleep tester.

This job involved hiring brave individuals to live in houses where people had died, with sleep testers live-streaming to show the conditions of the house to prove its safety and livability.

This job, which others wouldn't dare to try easily, was tailor-made for Lu Yu.

However, he still hadn't met any fierce ghosts in these haunted houses.

In the blink of an eye, night fell.

Lu Yu skillfully opened his phone and entered the live broadcast room.

As soon as he entered, he found many people in the live room waiting for him to start broadcasting. Lu Yu greeted the camera, saying:

"Good evening, everyone. My name is Lu Yu, and today I will be live-streaming this luxury house located in the prime area of Jiangcheng Yuelongwan. If you have any requests, please feel free to make them, and I will fulfill them all!"

To earn a generous reward as a haunted house sleep tester, one must complete the requests made by the netizens in the live room.

For example, turning off the power of the entire building and going to the bathroom without lights at midnight.

These were all trivial to Lu Yu; he had done much worse.

As soon as Lu Yu started live-streaming, a series of messages floated on the phone screen.

"Here comes another fearless one!"

"Looking at his frail appearance, I bet five yuan that this person will run away within an hour at most!"

"Half an hour, tops!"

"Handsome guy, listen to me, leave here quickly. This haunted house in Yuelongwan is very sinister; many people have died here. A previous sleep tester was scared out of his wits. You should leave now!"

"..."

Seeing the messages in the live room, Lu Yu just smiled slightly.

The more sinister, the better. If it's not sinister, I wouldn't even come.

"Click!"

At this moment, the luxurious crystal chandelier above the living room suddenly went out, plunging the entire living room into darkness.

Before Lu Yu could react, the lights came on again.

Although the living room was lit again, Lu Yu felt a piercing cold wind blowing from behind him, as if he had suddenly entered the dead of winter from the height of summer.

"Hisss-!"

Lu Yu couldn't help but gasp, not out of fear but because his eyes brightened even more.

This is promising!

At this time, the netizens in the live room were in an uproar.

"Damn, did I just see things? When the light came on, I saw a white figure on the stairs leading to the second floor!"

"Oh my God, don't scare me!"

"I saw it too, a woman with long hair!"

"I didn't see it, where was it?"

"Handsome guy, you should leave now; it's too dangerous here!"

Lu Yu had his back to the stairs, so it was the netizens in the live room who saw the strange situation. A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yu's mouth as he said to the phone camera:

"It's such a pity that I didn't see it, but everyone, don't feel disappointed. Let's watch it again!"

With that, the room plunged into boundless darkness.

He had turned off the lights himself!

The netizens in the live room were all stunned.

Previous haunted house sleep testers would want to keep the lights on all night for fear of encountering something unclean after turning off the lights.

This Lu Yu, on the other hand, despite being told about the strange figure, dared to turn off the lights himself. Was this person out of his mind?

"Whoo-!"

At this moment, in the darkness, Lu Yu felt someone blow cold air on the back of his head, making his hair stand on end.

Lu Yu's heart also inexplicably felt a trace of panic. After all, it was a ghost. If the system didn't activate, wouldn't he be in trouble?

"Ding! The host has been attacked by ghostly energy. The Ghost Broker System has been successfully activated. A novice gift package has been issued. Would you like to open it?"

Hearing the voice in his mind, Lu Yu immediately became excited. Without any hesitation, he said directly:

"Open it!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Grievance Ghost's Baseball Bat *1"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Primary Ghost-Nailing Talisman *1"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining Ghost Energy Infusion!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a special item, the Yin-Yang Contract."

The next second, Lu Yu felt a clear and refreshing cool air pour into his body from the top of his head, and the chill that had been surrounding him disappeared without a trace.

Lu Yu stretched his limbs, feeling full of strength. A punch would definitely make the fierce ghost cry.

Unfortunately, after looking around, he didn't find the presence of any ghost, and said with great regret:

"Ghost... No, where is the white figure?"