"It seems I have to resort to this trick after all," Henry thought to himself.
He reached into the interlayer of his clothes and took out a staff. As he murmured incantations, the staff began to hover unsteadily in the air.
It was obvious that Henry had little control over the staff. He stumbled over the incantations, and the staff teetered precariously in mid - air as he tried to control it.
Henry held his breath and buried his head, mumbling the incantations that felt like they were burning his tongue. The staff gradually rose higher than his position, on the verge of falling.
Later, Henry's incantations came out faster and faster. The staff spun in place, closely following the rhythm of the incantations, like a compass searching for a direction.
Henry sensed the energy around him being stirred up by the staff. The originally chaotic energy was clearly separated, pointing the way for him.
The staff instantly dispersed the mixed energy that Henry would have otherwise had to distinguish on his own, allowing him to make a choice. He was searching for Liao Ruochun's aura.
When Henry stopped chanting, the staff also came to a halt. The energy settled, and the air around them became fresh.
The end of the hovering staff pointed towards the rockery. In Henry's eyes, the brightest energy chain also led straight to a crevice in the rockery.
This time, Henry thought he had finally found the right direction. He exhaled a puff of turbid air and reached out to catch the falling staff.
The end of the staff was still emitting a black aura, the manifestation of dark energy.
Henry stared at the staff with wide eyes, his face turning ashen. He thought, "It's black? I've found the wrong person again. Can I really never fully control it?"
Henry didn't have much time. The moment he found the wrong person, he was bound to alert the dark, turbid energy hidden in the rockery.
Henry glanced at the moving sun.
He quickly adjusted his state and focused on the "person" he had misidentified. His eyes were fixed firmly on a crevice in the middle of the rockery.
On closer inspection, there was something in the crevice. Most people would not notice it if they weren't paying attention, and even if they did, they would think they were seeing things.
But that was where the female ghost was hiding. Her presence had changed the magnetic field in this area, creating something like a double - image, transparent and sticky.
Henry stood there, motionless. The female ghost didn't dare to make a move when she saw the staff in Henry's hand.
She stopped the little tricks she had used to deceive Henry at first. It was obvious that she was afraid of the staff.
The female ghost wanted to escape, but this situation was perfect for Henry. The inside of the rockery faced him, and the other side was already being illuminated by the sun.
If she wanted to run, she would have to pass by Henry, and he held the staff that she feared.
The female ghost had no choice. If she waited for the sun to shine in, she would have nowhere to hide.
She had to take the initiative. She emerged from the crevice, allowing Henry to see her clearly.
After she revealed herself, the temperature around them dropped.
She was wearing the school uniform, indicating that she had been a student here in her lifetime.
However, she looked as if she had just been fished out of the water. Her long, black hair was wet and stuck to her deathly pale face.
Her skin was swollen from being soaked in water. The most terrifying thing was that her arm was hanging loosely, half - severed, as if it had been chopped by an axe. The broken limb had turned white from long - term soaking.
The resentful voice of the female ghost reached Henry's ears, repeating something over and over again. She hoped to deceive Henry as easily as before. She had already invaded Henry's mind when he was off - guard.
She knew exactly what Henry was looking for here.
She changed her voice, making it extremely sweet, like the spring water in a valley, refreshing.
The voice was like that of a young girl whispering in Henry's ear: "The person you're looking for isn't here. She's trapped in that building. You've misunderstood me～"
The voice was so comfortable. Most people would have found it sickeningly sweet, but coming from her, it made people want to believe her.
But no matter how much she explained, it had no effect on Henry, who was now empowered by the staff. The external voices couldn't reach his ears.
Seeing that Henry was no longer easy to deceive, the female ghost immediately shifted her target. There were many staff members around the rockery. She found a staff member standing in the shadows.
She used the same tricks on this ordinary person as she had on Henry.
No one knew what the female ghost said to the staff member, but he walked straight towards Henry, his eyes showing only the whites. He seemed to be possessed.
The scene was too chaotic, and since the staff member was wearing a hat, no one noticed his strange behavior for a while.
He quietly moved behind Henry and quickly and firmly grabbed the staff in Henry's hand.
The next second, the staff sensed the aura of the female ghost left on him and flung him into the sunlight.
He let out a scream. The black aura on his body seemed to evaporate in the sun, and he fainted.
After the female ghost had focused on trying to lead Henry away and had taken action, Henry didn't show any mercy and began his counter - attack.
He moved extremely quickly. He chanted an incantation, and the staff glowed faintly. The next moment, it was as if a gauze glove had appeared on his hand. Henry was ready to take the ghost by force.
He quickly grabbed the previously invisible female ghost with the gloved hand. The female ghost's power hadn't fully recovered after controlling the staff member, and she was caught off - guard by Henry's sudden attack.
Henry had all the advantages. No one had expected him to do this.
The female ghost was roughly thrown to the ground. The force was so great that her severed limb was completely detached from her arm.
The female ghost crawled forward in a panic, trying to escape.
But the next moment, the sunlight arrived just in time, as if on cue. Henry and the sunlight worked in perfect harmony.
She fell right next to the staff member.
The moment she came into contact with the sunlight, her skin began to rot, turn red, and burn. Finally, she burst into flames and disappeared.
Henry watched as the female ghost disappeared under the sun's rays. There seemed to be a faint smell of burning in the air.
Only then did Henry show a long - awaited smile.
He had finally not embarrassed his family this time. After he returned, they could no longer use his lack of strength as an excuse to mock his family.
While Henry was enjoying a relaxed and happy atmosphere, Ning Yitao was surrounded by a sense of oppression.
The scene shifted. Ning Yitao stood silently in front of the monitor in the broadcast room, quietly watching Henry's every move.
It was not until she saw Henry single - handedly deal with the female ghost that Ning Yitao averted her gaze. However, the look in her eyes was not one of admiration. It seemed to be... disappointment?