Where Did You Hide Your Future Self?

The Little Boy looked up at Gao Tian:

"Do you know the future Xu Yuan?"

"What kind of person did the grown-up Xu Yuan become? Did he fulfill his childhood Wish? Did he eliminate all the ghosts in this world?"

This was an extremely difficult question to answer.

Gao Tian had indeed met the future Xu Yuan, but he was completely the opposite of what he wished for as a child.

This cruel world could not tolerate any Well-intentioned Lie. Gao Tian decided to tell the truth:

"You created an organization called the Jialan Society, recruited a large group of Ghost Hunters, and handled many Supernatural Location incidents.

"You entered a Supernatural Location called the Living Person Apartment, completed ten missions, and became the only person to leave it alive.

"You were truly a remarkable Figure.

"Unfortunately, you died."

The Little Boy's eyes widened:

"I died?"

Everyone dies, but at his age, death was something he had never experienced and found hard to accept.

Although his Parents had died long ago, he had grown up in a daze, only hearing about it from others.

Gao Tian sighed.

This was the cruelest part.

"You just said that your Wish was to eliminate all the ghosts in this world, right?"

The Little Boy, Xu Yuan, nodded:

"Yes. It was a Wish that Teacher and I made together.

"Because everyone else said my Father died in a Car Accident. But Teacher told me he died in a supernatural event. While driving on the Highway, a Pale Hand covered his eyes, causing the Car Accident that killed him on the spot.

"Coupled with my Special eyes, I've seen too many people slowly killed by ghosts, bit by bit. That's why Teacher and I promised that when I grew up, I would definitely drive out all the Evil Ghosts in this world from our Human World, leaving none behind."

Gao Tian looked at his face, and the Gao Tian of several decades later clearly told the Xu Yuan of several decades ago:

"Then, you died.

"And became a new Vengeful Ghost."

"It's no different from all the other supernatural events you've cleared before."

With a bang, the little boy Xu Yuan fell from his seat.

Children's bones are soft. He rubbed his buttocks and stood up in seconds, his eye sockets wide with disbelief, his lips turning pale. He began to tremble, unable to speak for a long time:

"This, this, this, how is this possible?

"Tell me, Big Brother, you're lying to me. The future you saw isn't real."

Gao Tian looked at him:

"Xu Yuan, I hope that when you grow up, if you still remember this day.

"Remember what you said today.

"Your wish is to eliminate ghosts, not to become one. Many years later, when you grow up, you will be killed by a vengeful ghost in a place called Sapphire Mall. But even if that happens, and that becomes the final stop of your life, do not try to escape death by becoming a ghost."

He didn't know if the past Xu Yuan would listen to his words.

He also didn't know if time and space could create a butterfly effect because of this. Because the past Xu Yuan, directly influenced by this conversation, affected the adult Xu Yuan of the future.

The little boy lowered his head and was silent for a long time, thinking about something. Fortunately, he finally accepted reality. He looked up at Gao Tian again and nodded solemnly:

"I understand. Big Brother from the future."

The speed at which he accepted his fate was somewhat beyond Gao Tian's expectations.

Gao Tian:

"Do you have any doubts about what I told you? Do I even know the future you? How do I know that adult Xu Yuan became a ghost?

"There's also a possibility that I'm completely making it up."

The little boy's gaze fell on the head of the Ghost Transformation Spear in his hand:

"I recognize this thing in your hand.

"It's my teacher's most treasured item. My teacher said he would give it to me when I became an adult. If my future self died and became a ghost, and this item fell into your hands, it means you must have met the adult Xu Yuan.

"Instead of just making up some ghost story to fob me off."

So that's how it is.

It was like this. The Ghost Transformation Spear, which he had unintentionally brought into this chaotic space-time, proved his identity. Otherwise, with Little Xu Yuan's intelligence, he wouldn't have believed a stranger so easily.

There was a moment of silence between the two.

Little Xu Yuan asked:

"Did you solve it?

"This mystery that has troubled teachers for three generations."

Gao Tian naturally knew he was asking about the secret of the Ghost Transformation Spear. A special item rumored to change an era.

Gao Tian just shook his head:

"I didn't solve it, not until the moment you died.

"This Supernatural Item has changed so many owners, spanning over fifty years, and not a single Figure could unlock its secret. Even you, after becoming a ghost, are somewhat disheartened. In your eyes, this item has almost no value.

"Under such circumstances, you gave it to me."

The light in the Little Boy's eyes dimmed instantly.

Another piece of bad news.

If he had known his future would be so bleak, Little Xu Yuan might have preferred not to ask so many questions.

Little Xu Yuan scratched his head, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed:

"But you just said that the Jialan Society was founded by me. There might be some misunderstanding. My future self would definitely not name the society that."

Gao Tian asked curiously:

"Why?"

Little Xu Yuan:

"Because Jialan is the name of the class monitor of our Honglong Elementary School Class 3. Li Jialan. That girl is fierce and irritable, and she often supervises my homework. After school, she forces me to stay behind and teaches me English grammar and math formulas I don't know, hand in hand. I would never name it after that shrew.

"There must be some misunderstanding. After you go back, you can investigate further."

Gao Tian nodded:

"I see."

What Little Xu Yuan said inadvertently revealed another piece of information.

The elementary school he attended was called Honglong Elementary School, and he was in Class 3.

The class monitor of their class was named Li Jialan.

These pieces of information, gathered bit by bit, were getting closer and closer to uncovering the true outline of Xu Yuan, his activities before his death, his background, what he had done, and where he had been.

The Vengeful Ghost hiding in the chat group tried every means to conceal his identity. He would never have imagined that his real information would be leaked out one by one in this manner.

Facing the misty Little Xu Yuan before him, Gao Tian had one last question:

"Xu Yuan, I'm playing a game with your future self.

"Because you ultimately died in Sapphire Mall, the place we're standing right now. Your future self said that he didn't handle his corpse properly before he died, so he asked me to come over, hoping I could help him deal with it.

"But the problem is, after so many years, this place has also undergone tremendous changes. It's become a busy mall, his corpse has never been discovered, and he didn't tell me where he hid it.

"Little Xu Yuan, please put yourself in your own shoes and guess. Where would your future self hide the corpse?"

Hearing this preposterous request, asking Little Xu Yuan to find his own corpse, one from over twenty years later, the corpse of the adult Xu Yuan. This challenge was too bizarre. It was unlikely anyone else in the world besides Little Xu Yuan had this experience, let alone the chance to experience it.

Little Xu Yuan frowned, appearing to be thinking hard:

"If it were me, where would I hide my corpse before I died..."

He deflated like a popped balloon:

"Um, can I not look?"

Gao Tian persuaded him earnestly:

"I'm afraid that's not possible. I hope you'll use your brain and think carefully about what your future self would do.

"If this corpse isn't found, it will soon undergo Corpse Transformation and become a new Vengeful Ghost. There are so many people in this mall, who knows how many will die then."

Xu Yuan climbed back onto the chair in front of the Game Console, looking at his fingers, muttering to himself:

"This place was already a small mall twenty years ago. The arcade's name at that time was also Sapphire.

"Because Honglong Elementary School was three streets away from the arcade, and after school every day, the Teacher would always delay for a while before driving to pick me up, so I would come to this arcade to play games for a while.

"When I ran out of coins, I would stand next to other classmates and watch them play games.

"I never expected that after so many years, this place would change so much, yet it's still an arcade."

Gao Tian looked disappointed at his mumbling. It seemed that although these two were the same person, time could truly change someone so much. The childhood Xu Yuan didn't know why the adult Xu Yuan willingly became a ghost, nor did he know what he truly wanted to do.

Just then, from the distance of the mist, the sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor seemed to be heard. And the footsteps of those leather shoes were getting closer.

Little Xu Yuan glanced in the opposite direction, as if he had seen something. He turned back and said to Gao Tian anxiously:

"My Teacher is here to pick me up.

"He has a Special ability. Wherever he appears, most supernatural phenomena and my own special abilities will temporarily malfunction or disappear.

"As soon as he gets close, my Ghost Eye will disconnect. Both of us will return to our respective timelines.

"Our conversation today might have to end here."

Gao Tian looked at the little boy from over twenty years ago, and the Vengeful Ghost from over twenty years later who wanted to kill him. He nodded:

"Understood. Be careful.

"Also, remember what you promised. You absolutely cannot become a Vengeful Ghost, no matter what happens in the future."

The Little Boy and his brand-new Game Console began to turn transparent and writhe in the mist. It seemed that as the Leather Shoe Owner approached, the connection between the two timelines grew thinner and thinner, on the verge of completely "disconnecting."

In the final moment before disappearing, Little Xu Yuan suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted towards Gao Tian from afar:

"I know!

"I know where my future self will hide the body!

"You just said that twenty years from now, the Sapphire Mall will be built here, bustling with people, but my body was left here the entire time without being discovered, right?"