Peach-Orange! – Chapter 199 – A New Powerful Skill

Although he didn’t believe in ghosts or supernatural phenomena, the eerie doll still sent cold sweat trickling down his back.

The shirt beneath his suit was already noticeably soaked.

And that fleeting glimpse of a hooded little girl just now, was it an illusion or something else?

At that moment, Su Tao’s concerned voice reached him. “Miracle Doctor Chu, are you alright?”

Faced with killing intent and the potential threat to his survival, Chu Lingfeng finally tore his focus away from Su Tao.

He swallowed hard and said to her, “Miss Su, let’s talk later. There’s something more urgent I need to handle now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, that faint killing intent resurfaced.

He turned to look at the window again.

The doll that had been sitting there was now gone.

In his ears, that illusory voice whispered once more:

“Looking for me?”

Chu Lingfeng took a deep breath, trying to steady himself. He pressed his right hand against his left wrist, checking his own pulse.

“My body’s fine….”

Muttering to himself, his eyes hardened. “Let’s see who’s behind this charade!”

After handing matters over to Si Lai, Si Chen’s younger brother, he sought out the head of security alone.

When he explained the situation, the security captain gave him a strange look. “Miracle Doctor Chu, how can there be ghosts in this world? The birthday banquet is about to start, and now you’re making a fuss about—”

“It’s precisely because the banquet is starting that we need to eliminate risks beforehand!” Chu Lingfeng snapped coldly. “Do as I say, or you can get out right now!”

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The security captain’s face turned green with anger.

He clenched his fists.

But remembering Chu Lingfeng’s status in the Si family, he suppressed his rage and turned to gather his men.

With two people now screaming about ghosts, even the skeptical guests began to feel uneasy.

Si Chen, who had just finished discussing family matters, approached Su Tao. “What’s going on? Why is everyone talking about ghosts?”

“I’m not sure either,” Su Tao said, smoothing her hair. “Before the banquet starts, could you help me look for that straw doll? I don’t know when it fell off, and now I can’t find it. It’s strange….”

Si Chen watched as Su Tao bent down to search, falling into silent contemplation.

Did that thing really fall off by accident?

After using the “boot-up password” last time, he had spent days sitting shirtless in the hospital, waiting for Chi Xiaocheng to wake up.

But after that single blip on the ECG, there had been no further movement.

He hadn’t believed in ghosts before.

But now….

“Ugh… the AC still isn’t working right. It feels a bit cold in here.”

A faint panic spread through the venue. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, Chi Xiaocheng was grinning with delight.

“System, this new skill you gave me is amazing!”

[Host, you drew it from the gacha yourself. Don’t credit me.]

“Even though most of the pulls were trash, this skill alone was worth it.”

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From start to finish, she had stayed in this corner near the entrance without moving. Everything Chu Lingfeng had seen was, of course, an illusion.

As expected of a new character.

Early-game emotional value came fast and furious.

Without even revealing her true form, just using the doll to scare him a little, Chu Lingfeng had already provided nearly 200 points of emotional value.

Combined with the 700 points she had saved earlier, plus the emotional output from other characters missing or worrying about her, she had just hit 1,000 points.

So she had immediately done a 10-pull.

Nine filler items.

But the guaranteed skill was the real prize!

[Illusion Control (Low-Level): The host can bind to a target and generate various illusions to affect them. Each independent illusion can last no longer than 5 seconds. Illusions are limited to visual, auditory, and olfactory effects.]

[Skill activation consumes emotional value over time.]

The only downside was that this was a low-level skill.

If it had been mid or high-tier, the possibilities would have been endless!

But Chi Xiaocheng was already satisfied. After all, she could use this skill on Tao-Tao too.

Unfortunately, the emotional value cost seemed a bit high, making it hard to exploit a single target repeatedly.

Right now, terrorizing Chu Lingfeng was profitable because, as a new character, his emotional output was high.

But if she used it on Su Tao, the returns wouldn’t cover the cost.

Next time, she’d try it on Si Chen.

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That overly rational man had always been a low-yield source of emotional value.

Which was why Chu Lingfeng was now running around like a headless chicken, terrified of an invisible threat.

The only problem was the increased number of security guards searching for her, which raised the risk slightly.

Chi Xiaocheng shifted slightly as another guard passed by the door, feeling a twinge of anxiety.

Her gaze returned to Chu Lingfeng, who stood among the crowd not far away.

Dealing with him was the priority. Otherwise, she’d be found out sooner or later.

But one thing gave her pause: she wasn’t sure about this “Miracle Doctor” male lead’s true strength.

His “Thirteen Needles of Taiyi” sounded impressive. What if her Blackening skill failed again and she couldn’t beat him?

As her thoughts raced, a sharp gaze suddenly locked onto her!

Chu Lingfeng had sensed her stare and turned toward her.

The dark corner by the door should have gone unnoticed.

But Chi Xiaocheng’s faintly glowing red eyes were a bit too visible in the darkness.

Chu Lingfeng snorted. “So that’s where you are. Let’s see who’s controlling this doll!”

He pushed through the crowd and strode toward her.

She’d been spotted!

The thought flashed through Chi Xiaocheng’s mind. She immediately deactivated the illusion skill bound to Chu Lingfeng and rebound it to herself.

Creating an illusion matching the floor and walls, she blended into the environment, seemingly vanishing into thin air.

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Chu Lingfeng froze for a second, then rubbed his eyes.

The doll had already darted out the door.

“Don’t run!”

His shout startled the others as he gave chase.

He wouldn’t feel at ease until this lurking threat was dealt with.

He had to catch the mastermind behind this!

Bursting through the door, he spotted the doll stumbling across a shrub, heading toward the villa’s garden.

With her small size, she was no match for an adult’s stride.

Now, Chu Lingfeng was even more convinced that someone was manipulating the doll.

Maybe they were using strings to lure him away.

But….

That suited him just fine!

He wasn’t some weakling who’d collapse at the slightest push.

‘If you want to lead me somewhere, then let’s see who you really are!’

Slowing his pace, he followed the doll until they reached a pavilion in the villa’s backyard.

Exhausted or otherwise, the doll finally came to a stop.