Zhong Wuqi really knew how to have fun. He hid there, then after only a moment, he spoke to the air again. "Not fun. You caught me again. Now it's your turn to hide, and I'll look for you!"
As he spoke, he crouched against the wall where he stood, closed his eyes, and began counting. "One, two, three..."
He completely ignored Liu Lan and me watching from the side, looking as though he was having a great time.
Liu Lan was genuinely getting scared. "He isn't really playing hide-and-seek with ghosts, is he?"
I shook my head. I couldn't say for sure either. Who could truly understand the inner world of a madman?
When he counted to fifty, he suddenly stopped and looked at us. "How about you two play too? It's only fun when everyone plays together!"
Liu Lan wanted to refuse, but I grabbed her. If we refused Zhong Wuqi, then when we wanted him to do something later, he might stubbornly refuse us as well.
For someone like him, force was hardly the best approach.
"Sure, we'll play together. But we'll play a different game," I said.
Zhong Wuqi's eyes widened. "A new game?"
I nodded. "A new game. Want to play?"
Zhong Wuqi nodded vigorously. "Yes! What kind of new game is it?"
"A literacy game. I'll give the questions, and you and her will answer them. Whoever gets them right will receive a reward."
Zhong Wuqi frowned. "Reading?"
He did not seem very interested in learning characters.
I took out a piece of chocolate from the Mustard Seed Space. I had specifically stocked up on these. At critical moments, they could replenish the body's energy.
"See this? This is the reward." I unwrapped one, took a bite, and put on an expression of pure