Don't Be Afraid, It's a Ghost

"Eat what? All you know is eating!" Zhao Liangchen snorted with a frown.

The few little ghosts opposite him heard his unfriendly tone and immediately straightened up from the smoke.

"Report your number! One!" a little girl's voice rang out.

"Two!" "Three!" "Four!" "Three!"

"Hmm?"

When the smoke completely dissipated, five little dolls appeared before Zhao Liangcai.

At the front was a little girl wearing a big red cotton-padded jacket, with two pigtails sticking straight up. Although her face was pale, it was chubby and didn't look scary.

She even looked a bit cute.

Behind her were four little boys, all wearing black jackets with a small thin braid at the back of their heads. The oldest was about five or six years old, and the youngest looked about three. They were all chubby.

Five dolls, six braids.

The little girl turned her head and glared at the youngest doll: "How many times have I told you, after four is five! It's five!"

The little doll pouted, looking a bit scared but also afraid to retort.

He felt wronged.

A boy doll came out to mediate: "Little Five can only count to three. Sister, why don't you just let him stand third?"

The little girl said loudly: "He's Little Five, how can he stand third?"

"It's okay with me," the boy doll who reported three said softly.

"Then can he eat in front of you from now on?" the little girl refused to back down.

Little Three heard this and immediately shook his head, no longer speaking.

Among brothers, yielding a spot was acceptable, but yielding food was not.

"Cough." Zhao Liangchen coughed lightly.

The little girl immediately turned around, and all five child ghosts looked at him with their big round eyes, like a flock of hungry chicks.

"Now I need you to do something for me. If you do it well, you'll have something to eat when you get back," Zhao Liangchen said.

"No problem!" the five little ghosts said in unison.

Zhao Liangchen gave Zhao Liangcai a look: "You tell them."

"Okay." Zhao Liangcai nodded, not daring to get too close. He stood in front of his cousin and said, "There are two things I want you to do."

His original plan was to use Zhao Liangchen's methods to scare Wang Longqi away and win the bet. But now that Gongsun Rou had also arrived, a bold idea suddenly struck him.

"There are people in the two rooms on the second floor. The left one has two men. Go scare them. Make sure you drive them away. Remember, be fierce when you deal with them!"

Several little children bared their teeth upon hearing this, revealing two shiny incisors to show their ferocity.

"Then, go to the room on the right. There are two girls there. Don't be so fierce this time. Just scare them a little. I'll be waiting outside. As soon as they scream, I'll rush in."

He grinned slyly, "At that time, you'll pretend to be very afraid of me, get chased away by me, and let me save them. Understand?"

"Understood! A hero saving the damsel." The Little Girl gave him a knowing look.

"Heh heh, go on."

After giving his instructions, the five little children lined up and floated out lightly, their feet not touching the ground. They didn't open the door when they reached the wall, but simply phased through it with a whoosh.

Zhao Liangcai swallowed, but the thought of Wang Longqi and Li Chu being scared half to death by them later made an uncontrollable smile spread across his ugly face.

Immediately, the two of them also went downstairs and hid at the corner of the second floor. They would wait for Gongsun Rou and the others to scream, then Zhao Liangcai would rush out to save them, shouting a couple of times, and Zhao Liangchen would cast a spell to recall the little ghosts.

A flawless plan.

Zhao Liangcai's pursuit of Gongsun Rou was not only because he couldn't resist beautiful women, but also at the behest of the Zhao Family elders.

Nowadays, no matter how much money you have, it's not as good as two types of people: officials and cultivators. The former have power, and the latter have Magic Power.

In the vision described by the Zhao Family elders to him, with Zhao Liangchen around, the Zhao Family would have a cultivator to protect them for the next hundred years. If Zhao Liangcai could also get close to Gongsun Rou, the family would also have a pillar in the officialdom.

With these two major supports, the family's rise would be within reach!

What Wang Family? They wouldn't even be worthy of carrying Zhao Family's shoes then!

"Wipe your drool." Zhao Liangchen's disgusted voice interrupted Zhao Liangcai's daydreaming.

"The first time I met Miss Gongsun was at a banquet a few days ago. She was dressed in flowing white, like a fairy descended from heaven."

"From that moment on, I decided that I would marry no one but her in this life. To this day, I have been in love with her for a whole... two days."

"It was only when I met her that I understood what love was, what... affection was."

"..."

Li Chu frowned, watching Wang Longqi pace back and forth on the ground like a horny tomcat, feeling like it was going to be a long night.

Perhaps a ghost would be better, at least it would give him some peace.

He found it quite coincidental that the girl both Wang Longqi and Zhao Liangcai were vying for was Gongsun Rou.

But thinking about it, he wasn't surprised.

After all, Wang Longqi had seen most of the girls in Yuhang Town over the years. It was impossible for someone who amazed him to suddenly appear.

Only Gongsun Rou, who came from Zhao Ge City, possessed such great charm.

But Li Chu didn't know what this had to do with him...

He had only met Gongsun Rou once, and could be said to have no relationship with her—she hadn't donated a single coin to the Virtuous Cloud Temple.

But ever since entering the room, Wang Longqi had been chattering in his ear, dramatically recounting how deep his feelings for Gongsun Rou were, as if hinting at something.

Did he want Gongsun Rou next door to hear?

Then you should stand by the wall and say it.

Just as he was considering whether to knock out the noisy Wang Longqi, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Hmm? Could it be Gongsun Girl looking for me?" Wang Longqi hurried to open the door.

But after opening the door, he found no one outside.

"Strange," he muttered, closing the door and returning.

But before he could take a few steps, the knocking sounded again, knock, knock, knock.

"Who's there!" Wang Longqi shouted. No one answered. He went to open the door and found the outside still empty.

"Hiss—" He sucked in a cold breath.

Wang Longqi turned back, but this time his steps were very slow.

Knock, knock...

Just as the knocking sounded again, he quickly turned around and immediately opened the door: "Got you! Huh?"

Even with his swift action this time, he still didn't see who was knocking.

Wang Longqi felt a little creeped out. He closed the door and said to Li Chu, "Could it really be some dirty thing?"

Li Chu silently looked towards the corner of the wall.

There was flowing Yin Qi there.

"Hehehe." "Hahaha." "Hehehe." "..."

Children's laughter suddenly rang out in the room. Not just one, it sounded like a group of children were playing inside!

It seems someone also tripped Wang Longqi, nearly making him fall.

"Ah—" Wang Longqi yelped, leaping to Li Chu's side. He trembled, "What the heck! Li Chu, did you see that?"

Li Chu said calmly, "Don't be scared, it's ghosts."

"Huh?"

Wang Longqi vaguely felt something was off about that statement, but before he could figure it out, he saw Li Chu suddenly stand up and walk towards the center of the room.

Then, an "Ouch!" rang out. It sounded like someone tried to trip Li Chu, but instead let out a scream.

The next second, he saw in terror that the center of the room, which had been empty, suddenly had four or five sinister Little Ghosts appear!

They all looked like children, but their faces were deathly pale, and they appeared suspended in mid-air!

"Bite him!" a Little Girl's voice called out.

A figure dressed in a red cotton jacket was the first to dart onto Li Chu's shoulder, baring its gleaming buck teeth and biting down hard!

Then.

Crunch.

Immediately after, four more small figures charged forward without hesitation. They latched onto Li Chu's arms and legs, then opened their mouths and bit down ferociously!

Their expressions were extremely fierce.

Then.

Five consecutive crunches.

Thanks to Silent Swordsman for the hundred-coin tip.