Chapter 81

The woman in red ghost and Jumpy went out to find the Old Lady, searching the surroundings several times, but unfortunately, they couldn’t find any ghost and had no idea where she might have gone. Suddenly, the woman in red ghost remembered something: in the afternoon, the Old Lady seemed to be staring at the sugar figure, but towards the end, her eyes didn’t seem to be fixed on the sugar figure anymore. Instead, it looked more like she was watching the kids who were buying the sugar figures?

When the kids left excitedly with the sugar figures, the Old Lady was still watching them. At the time, she thought the Old Lady was envious, but now it seemed like something else? Could they be acquaintances?

The woman in red ghost scratched her head and asked Jumpy, “Do you know where the Old Lady is from?”

Jumpy thought carefully, shook her head, and didn’t know.

The first thing she saw after waking up from death was her. By then, the Old Lady was already living in the unfinished building, floating around silently with a broom in her arms, showing no emotions. The only thing she did was sweep the floor with her broom, making a swishing sound.

At that time, she didn’t want to talk either, pondering over the fact that she was really dead and why she had become a ghost, and why even the Yin Messenger didn’t come to claim her.

Years passed by in a flash, occasionally playing around with people who came to the haunted house for adventure, with nothing else to do. The Long Black Straight Hair, who intruded into the unfinished building and became their neighbor, was an unexpected surprise.

She didn’t understand the Old Lady, nor did she know what the Old Lady had gone through, whether she was filled with despair and pain like her when she died.

She lowered her head, making the whole ghost look even more eerie and terrifying.

The woman in red ghost said, “Don’t worry, do you know where rebellious teenagers aged fifteen or sixteen like to hang out?”

Jumpy lifted her head, her eyes brightened-Internet cafes.

The woman in red ghost took Jumpy and searched all the internet cafes in town. Sure enough, they found the Old Lady in an internet cafe named “Smooth Sailing.” She was huddled in a corner with her broom, staring blankly ahead, where a boy about fifteen or sixteen years old sat, one of the kids they had seen buying sugar figures.

Did the Old Lady know this boy?

The woman in red ghost walked over and said, “Old Lady, is this your family?”

Even Jumpy looked at her in confusion. The Old Lady lifted her eyelids slightly: “…”

The woman in red ghost waved her hand, “If we had known you were here to see your grandson, we wouldn’t have worried so much. It’s okay, you keep watching. If you still feel it’s not enough, ask Long Black Straight Hair to exchange some money for you. It’s the New Year, after all, giving the kid some lucky money would be nice, for the festive spirit.”

Jumpy also thought this was a feasible idea, finding Long Black Straight Hair was definitely the right move.

…As for whether the recipient would feel festive, that was another matter.

The Old Lady, however, lowered her head, turned around with her broom, and left. The woman in red ghost and Jumpy looked at each other, not quite understanding what this meant. The Old Lady secretly came to see her grandson, which clearly showed she liked him, but after watching, she didn’t express anything… Could it be she didn’t want to spoil her grandson? Right, spending money to play games in an internet cafe like this is not good, it must be reported!

The three little ghosts headed back, with the woman in red ghost and Jumpy both feeling that the Old Lady’s demeanor was not simple, and at this moment, she seemed particularly eerie and terrifying, with a hint of loneliness. But when they asked her, she wouldn’t say, so they couldn’t pry into someone else’s private matters too much.

Forget it, let’s go back and talk to Long Black Straight Hair.

…

Ren Kun, Yuan Gaoming, Sudi, and Shao Yizhou were almost scared out of their wits. Xia Li being possessed by a ghost was something none of them expected, and what’s even scarier was that they couldn’t contact the outside world at all. The phone couldn’t connect, and even the cameras had become mere decorations.

The few of them were sweating coldly, trembling, and unanimously reached for their necks, pulling out five, six, seven, or eight amulets for peace from their necks, holding them in their hands, as if…

Everyone: “…”

Ren Kun blinked his eyes, “I’m quite superstitious, so…”

Yuan Gaoming: “My mom is quite superstitious, so…”

Sudi said expressionlessly, “My grandma is very superstitious, so…”

Shao Yizhou, with a dazed look, said, “My dad is also very superstitious, so…”

…Well, this shows they are obedient, and it’s not easy to wear five, six, seven, or eight of them at once. Of course, being superstitious has its advantages, as it seems they might be useful now?

“Xia Li” smiled sinisterly, looking gentle yet malicious, “Since you’re here as guests, don’t be in a hurry to leave, stay and have a meal with us.”

Ren Kun tried to negotiate, “We just ate and have things to do, why don’t you let us go first?”

Yuan Gaoming also said, “Yes, yes, please let us go. If we can’t finish our work, we’ll lose a lot of money…”

Sudi said, “…I don’t want to stay for dinner.”

Shao Yizhou nodded, “Can we skip the meal?”

The smile on “Xia Li’s” face faded, her eyes growing colder, “Alright, if you won’t eat, then you can just die right now.”

Ren Kun was alarmed, “Eat, eat, we’ll eat!”

At this point, how could they dare refuse? Eating at least buys them some time, but if they don’t eat, they’ll have to die! Yuan Gaoming also wore a bitter face, not daring to say a word, and Sudi and Shao Yizhou could only clutch their amulets for peace tightly, wishing Master Gu were here…

Why is it that they always encounter such strange things?

The few of them sat at the dining table, and when they looked at the food on the table, it was anything but food. It was clearly black, foul-smelling, cobweb-covered human bones!

Could this ghostly stuff be eaten? What kind of ghostly place have they come to?

Yet “Xia Li” sat at the head of the table, holding something resembling a human hand bone, happily inviting them, “The dishes are all served, please eat!”

Everyone: “…” Eating is out of the question, they absolutely cannot eat!

The few exchanged a glance, and Ren Kun said, “You first, please.”

“Xia Li” took the hand bone and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it, and they could hear the sound of bones being crushed, making their scalps tingle with fear!

“Alright, go ahead and eat.”

“…”

Ren Kun looked at Yuan Gaoming, Yuan Gaoming looked at Sudi, Sudi looked at Shao Yizhou, and Shao Yizhou suddenly sprang up, flipping the round table, “Run!”

The few of them followed Shao Yizhou, standing up and running, running for their lives, as the doors and windows in front were all locked, they could only run back! They stumbled through the hall, lifting the curtain and running towards the bedroom…

“Xia Li’s” eyes rolled wildly, watching the chaos before her, with plates and bowls shattered all over, and even the bones were broken into pieces, the dining table flipped over.

She was so angry that she let out a long, piercing scream, a sharp sound that seemed to pierce through their eardrums.

As Ren Kun and the others ran back, hearing “Xia Li’s” scream made their hearts tremble, “What the hell is with this woman? How can there be ghosts here too?”

Yuan Gaoming cried, “I told you this show couldn’t be filmed, but you didn’t believe me, see, now something’s happened!”

Ren Kun said, “You can’t blame me, do you think I wanted to film it? I didn’t want to either, but the director arranged it this way, what could I do?”

Shao Yizhou’s handsome face turned pale, “Actually, I didn’t want to film it either!”

Sudi: “…If none of you wanted to, why did you come?”

“Then why did you come?”

…Why else? It’s because of life’s pressures. But now is not the time to dwell on that, the urgent matter is to escape for their lives, otherwise, dying here would be too unjust.

As soon as they ran to the back bedroom and lifted the curtain, they saw another ghost in a white dress standing there. She was bent over, with long hair hanging down, her whole face hidden in the shadows, and her arms swaying lifelessly as she moved, looking extremely terrifying against the eerie red bedding behind her!

It’s over, there’s another one here?! Are they really going to die here?