The Fatty heard knocking and ran out of the kitchen. When he heard it again, he asked, "Who is it?"
Outside, the knocking suddenly stopped when someone spoke.
Had I heard wrong?
The Fatty stared at the tightly shut door, puzzled.
After waiting a while and confirming the knocking had stopped, he went back to the kitchen.
Just as he took a step—
The knocking sounded again...
"Knock, knock!"
"Knock, knock!"
"Knock, knock!"
This time, the Fatty was sure he hadn't imagined it.
He asked again, "Who is it?"
"Knock, knock!"
"Knock, knock!"
"Knock, knock!"
The only answer was more knocking.
Could it be a ghost?
The Fatty had always been a coward. As soon as he thought of that possibility, he hurriedly called to Zhang Banxian, who was still cooking in the kitchen. "Zhang Banxian, come out quick! Something's wrong!"
"What is it?"
Zhang Banxian turned off the stove.
Then he came out.
Seeing how pale the Fatty looked,
he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
"Something's wrong outside!"
The Fatty pointed at the door.
Hearing that something was wrong, Zhang Banxian scrutinized the area outside.
He thought that after everything they'd encountered lately, it was better to be cautious.
"By the authority of the Supreme Lord Lao, let my eyes see clearly—open!"
A talisman appeared in Zhang Banxian's hand. He slapped it against his eyes.
Golden light flashed from them.
It was especially conspicuous in the room.
After looking outside, he said, "There's nothing unclean out there."
"And no one's knocking!"
That couldn't be right!
The Fatty hurriedly said, "I definitely heard someone knocking just now!"
"Are you sure you didn't imagine it?"
Zhang Banxian checked outside once more. After confirming that nobody was out there, he asked again.
Now the Fatty wasn't sure either. Had he really imagined it?