Almond Hospital Ghost | The Last Exorcist (Part 2)

“Now, it’s your turn to stay here, to stay for me.” The actor screamed. Ah Xuan frantically scattered the remaining talismans, a flurry of paper flying everywhere. He was so flustered he almost pulled out tissues from his bag to throw as talismans: “Spare me! All my magic tools are cheap junk, they’re useless! Talk to the ghost hunting team if you have something to say!” The ghost hunting team members turned and bolted, abandoning all their equipment as they ran, yelling at each other: “I told you not to pick this hospital! You said the traffic here was high!” “How was I supposed to know it was real!” Ah Xuan fled amidst the chaos, but ran too fast, slipped, and fell hard. His plastic peach wood sword snapped in two on the spot. As the group rushed out of the hospital doors, a downpour began. Ah Xuan looked back. In the third-floor window, a translucent white figure was pressed against the glass, silently watching the fleeing group. He bent over, gasping for breath, and muttered to himself: “I thought the last Heavenly Master was supposed to slay demons and vanquish evil. Now I understand. My job is to distinguish – which ghosts are part-timers, and which are native, vengeful spirits. Just as everyone thought they had escaped to safety, the true female ghost’s voice suddenly echoed in everyone’s minds again. But it was no longer cold; instead, it carried a hint of helplessness. “Wait, don’t run. I won’t take the actor.” Everyone’s footsteps halted, not daring to look back. The female ghost slowly floated towards the doorway, the rain passing through her translucent body. “I was just acting to scare you earlier. I’m not a vengeful spirit, just an old nurse from this hospital. I died here many years ago and have been trapped ever since, but I’ve never harmed anyone.” Ah Xuan’s eyes widened: “Huh? It was acting again?”

What a brilliant sequel! It's so satisfying to see those who usually act high and mighty finally get their comeuppance. This twist really brightens my mood. I wonder what kind of 'reward' that performer will ultimately receive? Your stories always have this captivating charm that makes me eager for what's next.

The female ghost gently shook her head and looked at the leader of the ghost hunting team. "Your client found me half a month ago and discussed it with me. They said if I cooperated in staging a 'real ghost appearance' to scare the ghost hunting team, they would burn enough offerings for my transcendence so I could leave this place, and they wouldn't dare to come here and vandalize the ward again." **The client wasn't the ghost hunting team, but the real female ghost herself!** Ah Xuan's mind went blank. He raised his broken plastic sword, completely stunned. "So... the client who hired me to be the last exorcist in the first place was you?" The female ghost nodded slightly. "Yes. I needed an exorcist to perform a spectacular ghost-catching drama to drive away these internet celebrities who love to break into abandoned hospitals to film. The line just now about taking the actors away was the key point of the script, meant to scare them so much they wouldn't dare to come back." The actor playing the ghost next to him breathed a sigh of relief, patting his chest. "Oh, so you were an actor too! You should have said so earlier, I almost had a heart attack just now!" The leader of the ghost hunting team turned pale and stood frozen on the spot, his live-streaming phone still hanging around his neck, his audience going wild. Ah Xuan looked at his peach wood sword, broken in two, and gave a wry smile. "So I, the last exorcist, was actually hired by a ghost to be a temporary actor."

Good watch. Didn't expect that ending.