Good Night, Mr. Ghost - Chapter 57
“Ah, well, you have to give it a try, don’t you?” Chen Zhiyan extended his hand, and sharp nails grew from his previously smooth fingertips. His crimson tongue licked his fingertips as he chuckled, “I really wonder, how much difference is there between a thousand-year-old ghost and a hundred-year-old one like me?”
Jiang Chenyi was still a bit dazed, but he was becoming aware that he had forgotten something important.
Chen Zhiyan glanced at the bewildered young man and then at Meng Loudi, whose expression remained unchanged, and sighed.
“This human has forgotten everything, yet you remain unaffected. If you had forgotten too, I wouldn’t have to work so hard.”
He looked at Meng Loudi, his eyes turning blood-red, and in an instant, he attacked.
His momentum was perfect, his movements flawless, his speed unmatched.
But what use was it?
Meng Loudi didn’t even need to lift a finger. He merely glanced at Chen Zhiyan, and the aura around him exploded.
Jiang Chenyi, protected in his lover’s embrace, felt nothing, but it seemed as though something dangerous surrounded them.
“Ugh!” Chen Zhiyan’s movements halted, and he fell to his knees, enveloped in a terrifying aura.
It was as if he faced a monstrous beast, unable to lift even a finger.
Fear, terror, and intimidation.
The ghost knelt on the ground, struggling to support himself, but it was futile.
He grimaced, trying to lift his head, looking at Meng Loudi with tears threatening to spill over, filled with hatred and fear, his body trembling uncontrollably.
“Why? Why… is it like this?”
Meng Loudi’s smile was gentle as he stroked the hair of the person in his arms, his voice as light as the first snow of winter, cold and distant, “Do you think there’s such a big gap between a thousand years and six hundred years?”
A thousand years and six hundred years differ by only four hundred years, yet why are thousand-year-old supernatural beings so rare?
Anyone who can claim a thousand years has something extraordinary about them.
Moreover, a mere hundred-year-old ghost thinking he could defeat a six-hundred-year-old fox spirit is quite laughable.
Jiang Chenyi, bewildered, lifted his head to look at Meng Loudi’s face.
“Loudi?” He was completely confused now, his mind blank.
“There, there, Chenyi, don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you,” Mr. Ghost gently reassured the young man, affectionately nuzzling his neck, his eyes filled with joy and delight.
“Mm.” Jiang Chenyi clutched his lover’s clothes, inhaling the cool fragrance, feeling comforted.
No matter how dangerous it was, in Meng Loudi’s eyes, it didn’t matter.
He giggled inwardly, thinking how lucky he was to have such a powerful man as his own.
What a stroke of luck~
Chen Zhiyan clawed at the floor, torn between fear and anger.
“Four hundred years! What’s the difference between me and you, a mere nine hundred years? How do I compare to that fox spirit and bird demon? Why is it like this?”
The ghost roared, but his voice was tinged with fear.
Meng Loudi stroked the young man’s back, feeling the warmth beneath his hand, and said with a smile, “And what have you experienced?”
“What?” Chen Zhiyan knelt on the ground.
He couldn’t understand what Meng Loudi meant.
Mr. Ghost felt the warmth of the person in his arms and spoke earnestly, “Only a hundred years, just a hundred years, have you been imprisoning yourself here? Do you know what the world has become? Have you seen other supernatural beings? Of course, I’m not talking about those foolish ones you’ve captured. Have you met real strong ones?”
In these hundred years, all spent in this lifeless haunted house.
Drawing a circle to imprison oneself.
So, not even knowing what the world is like.
Turning oneself into a pathetic existence with a narrow view.
Thinking one has great abilities.
But in reality, it’s just that.
Chen Zhiyan refused to understand what Meng Loudi meant.
“Then how did you enter my mirror realm?” His fingertips dug into the floor, revealing the rotting wood beneath.
Mr. Ghost embraced his lover, his smile pure and innocent, “It was an accident, an accident.”
Then, his lips silently mouthed his true intention.
Leaving Chen Zhiyan stunned.
[I just wanted to know how much Chenyi truly loves me. How much he can tolerate me.]
Those thin red lips uttered terrifying words.
It was merely a test.
Chen Zhiyan was completely dumbfounded, looking at the couple embracing each other.
His heart was filled with confusion.
So terrifying, truly frightening.
What kind of person would do such a thing?
Bringing his lover into the other’s trap just to test how his lover would treat him after forgetting everything?
Chen Zhiyan looked at Meng Loudi’s gentle smile, his heart filled with speculation.
It seemed this time, the monster was quite satisfied with the result.
If that poor, soft-hearted man had made the wrong decision, what would he face?
A living hell?
Meng Loudi looked at the ghost, “Now that we know the truth, we can’t play with you anymore.”
He tilted his head, smiling, “Now, I’ll give you a choice: either give me those guys, or die. How about it?”
As the chief, he was merely here to rescue those foolishly abducted ones.
As for the rest, it could be left to others.
Chen Zhiyan could feel the aura around him hadn’t dissipated. If he dared to refuse, he would be killed, wouldn’t he?
But how could he give up?
That could be future nourishment…
Cold sweat seeped from him.
Meng Loudi frowned, “I understand. Then, die.”
“Wait! Please wait!” A boy’s voice rang out as he ran from the hallway, his face filled with panic, “We’ll let them go, please, please don’t harm the gentleman!”
“Young master, you!” Chen Zhiyan looked at Cui Yulou.
The boy’s face was panicked, but his gaze was firm.
“I’ll let them go, so please don’t harm the gentleman!”
Jiang Chenyi looked at the boy, surprised.
“Yulou… are you a ghost too?”
“Yes, I’m sorry, Jiang-Ge, you’re truly a good person.” The child revealed a mouthful of bright white teeth, looking quite endearing.
Jiang Chenyi felt uneasy.
How could such a child be gone?
Cui Yulou noticed the young man’s reluctance.
His tears fell instantly, pitifully wiping his face, choking, “Jiang-Ge, please, let the gentleman spare Mr. Chen? Please.”
Such a tiny child stood there, crying alone.
The young man’s heart ached.
Meng Loudi embraced him, resting his chin on his shoulder, half sighing, half teasing, “Chenyi, why are you always like this? You can’t help but be soft-hearted towards those who seem weak and harmless. I’m getting jealous.”
Always like this.
It makes him unhappy.
Jiang Chenyi paused, stroking his lover’s long hair, “Then be jealous. I can’t be mean to them, but for every time I’m kind to them, I’ll be a hundred times, a thousand times kinder to you.”
That’s just how he is, soft-hearted, unable to help it.
Especially towards these soft little ones.
Mr. Ghost felt much better, leaning close to the young man’s ear, smiling, “Alright, I’ll remember that. Chenyi can’t go back on his word.”
Jiang Chenyi didn’t understand why he would go back on his word, but when they returned home, he understood.
This debt, he really couldn’t afford!
Mr. Ghost seemed to think of something amusing, laughing, “Chenyi, if you go back on your word, I won’t agree.”
Jiang Chenyi patted his chest, full of seriousness, “I definitely won’t!”
After saying that, he looked at the child staring at him, “Well, I don’t know what’s going on, but you should let them go.”
Mr. Ghost persisted, questioning, “You don’t know what’s going on, yet you want to help them? Chenyi, you weren’t like this before. Do you know what crimes they’ve committed? Hmm, they’ve eaten quite a few.”
Cui Yulou’s face changed, running to Chen Zhiyan’s side, extending his hands to protect him, earnestly saying, “It’s not the gentleman’s fault, it’s because of me! If I didn’t keep disappearing, the gentleman wouldn’t have done these things!”
“Young master…” The man’s ferocity vanished, replaced by gratitude and comfort.
Mr. Ghost’s cold gaze fixed on the two ghosts, silencing them.
Meng Loudi finished warning the two nuisances and continued to question softly, “Chenyi, tell me, why do you want to do this?”
Jiang Chenyi: “I, I don’t know, just feel there’s no need to kill them. According to Loudi, they’ve committed unforgivable crimes. But we don’t need to use private punishment, right? There must be other ways, not necessarily taking their lives.”
The young man raised a smile, nervously looking at the man with a smile.
He knew in his heart that this man held the power over their lives.
If he really wanted to act, with Jiang’s small frame, he couldn’t stop him!
Jiang was too difficult, just met a new love, and he’s already being bullied.
Not only does he not let him win, doesn’t give him a break, but also questions him.
If he didn’t feel he couldn’t beat him, he’d definitely hit him!
Really!
Meng Loudi deliberately made a difficult expression, “It shouldn’t be like this, but since Chenyi has asked me, I’ll give Chenyi some face.”
His eyes glanced at the two, “Once outside, you’ll be handed over to the relevant authorities. As for the punishment, I’ll try not to let them give you the death penalty.”
“But, young master!” Chen Zhiyan protested.
Their young master was different from him. He had an obsession, wanting to make up for the young master, so he had desires to live.
But the young master was different!
The young master, who lived in a long-term miserable environment, didn’t understand why he should live.
Even looking forward to death.
For Cui Yulou, death was liberation.
Cui Yulou turned, looking at Chen Zhiyan, extending his small hands to hug his head, comforting him like an adult, “It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t worry about me, in the future, I’ll try to live, even if it’s just for you.”
Chen Zhiyan’s tears fell instantly, sobbing uncontrollably.
Jiang Chenyi looked at the two embracing.
Was there some unspeakable secret?
Mr. Ghost whispered in his ear, “For us ghosts to live, we must have an obsession, otherwise, it’s easy to die, especially in this world now.”
Jiang Chenyi’s heart clenched.
It’s easy to die?
“But it’s okay, Chenyi is always by my side, how could I bear to die?” Mr. Ghost held him close.
