"What is it?"
Lu Lianxue and the others asked, their eyes filled with curiosity.
What had happened to make Zhang Wei unafraid of ghosts even before he saw one?
Zhang Wei looked over.
"Are you sure you want to hear?"
Everyone, including Wu Nian, nodded in agreement.
Zhang Wei sighed and began to recall.
"Actually, when I was little, I was also very afraid of ghosts. But ever since I told my dad that I was quite scared of ghosts, because I didn't know if ghosts existed in this world."
He said.
He added in his mind, "It can't be helped. Although I'm a transmigator, having lived two lives, I've only been in this world for a few years. I'm not sure what kind of world this is. What if there really are ghosts? Watching the movie 'The Haunted House of Mountain Village' in my previous life gave me childhood trauma. If this world has 'The Haunted House of Mountain Village'..."
Then he continued.
"My dad educated me, saying, 'What's there to be afraid of regarding ghosts? There are things in this world more terrifying than ghosts.'"
"The next day, my dad somehow got me a little turtle and a little dog. They were very cute, especially the little stray dog, so adorable."
"At that time, I thought my dad must have lectured me yesterday and felt guilty for scolding me too harshly, so he bought me pets as compensation. After all, being afraid of ghosts is normal, isn't it?"
"Later, my dad even took me to buy dog food and other things. I was also prepared to raise a little turtle and a little dog."
"Honestly, I was quite happy at the time."
"Then I happily fed the little dog and the little turtle. Every day after school, besides playing with them, I would take the little dog out for walks. Everything was developing beautifully, until the third day."
"That day, when I came home from school, I found the little dog and the little turtle gone."
"My dad just urged me to eat quickly. I didn't think much of it at the time because that evening's meal was very lavish, hot pot. After I finished eating, I asked my dad where the dog and the turtle had gone."
"My dad pointed at the hot pot and then told me."
"'The little dog has become hot pot. As for the little turtle, the dessert you ate after the meal was that bowl of black jelly. Yes, that was a bowl of turtle jelly.'"
"'My dad stroked my head and told me to finish the turtle jelly in the bowl, saying, 'Ghosts are not scary. What's more terrifying than ghosts is people.'"
"'After that, every day, my dad would feed me dog meat, yes, made from that little dog.'"
"'He also made me watch ghost movies, saying that homework could wait, but I had to watch one ghost movie every day. While watching, he would sing 'Happy Farmer' next to me, which is why now... whenever I see a ghost, the theme song of 'Happy Farmer' involuntarily echoes in my ears.'"
Lu Lianxue and the others were stunned.
Besides being dumbfounded, they felt deep sympathy for Zhang Wei and understood why he wasn't afraid of ghosts. After all, if ghosts came with the background music of 'Happy Farmer,' who would be scared?
"From then on, I was no longer afraid of ghosts, because compared to ghosts, my idiotic dad was more of a dog than a ghost."
After he finished speaking.
Zhang Wei looked up at everyone and said leisurely,
"That little stray dog was really cute. You would all like it if you saw it."
When Lu Lianxue heard this, her sympathy deepened.
If Zhang Wei hadn't been a man, she would have wanted to give him a comforting hug.
Of course.
This wasn't Zhang Wei deliberately seeking sympathy, but his father had indeed done such a thing.
Following Zhang Wei's last words.
Everyone fell silent again. In the bustling night market, only this barbecue table was filled with an atmosphere of sympathy.
The three sat quietly for a while.
After a long pause, Zhang Chao opened his mouth, breaking the silence.
"Was the turtle jelly made authentically?"
Zhang Wei nodded.
"Authentic. I ate it all."
After he spoke, Zhang Chao and the others fell into deep silence again. Lu Lianxue looked at Zhang Chao, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Just then, Zhang Wei suddenly spoke.
"After we finish the barbecue, let's go buy some turtle jelly. I suddenly feel like eating it."
Lu Lianxue and the others looked at Zhang Wei and nodded.
Just as Lu Lianxue was about to say something.
Hmm?
"What's going on? Faulty circuit?" The owner of the barbecue stall nearby looked up at the streetlights above and around him. He was grilling when suddenly all the streetlights flickered like a short circuit, making crackling sounds.
Others on this street were also confused.
However.
Compared to them, Zhang Wei and the other three frowned, looking at each other. Their faces showed no confusion, only solemnity, even gravity, as they looked around. 138 Reading Network
"Looks like I should have checked the almanac before going out today."
Zhang Wei took a bite of the lamb skewer in his hand.
"Eating barbecue in the night market, and I encounter ghosts, and not just one or two. Is this a Hundred Ghosts Night Parade?"
As if to confirm Zhang Wei's words.
"Wuwuwu~"
Sounds like ghost cries came from all directions of the night market street. Following the sounds, they looked.
The next moment.
Screams and terrified shouts followed one after another.
Except for Zhang Wei and the other three, everyone else on the street was terrified.
"Ghosts, there are ghosts!"
"Ah!!!!"
The lights flickered, making the night market street dim. Ghosts emerged from all directions, one after another.
There were too many.
They either walked out from dark corners, or directly emerged from the shops on the street, completely surrounding the street. There were two to three hundred of them, exceeding the number of ghosts encountered by Wu Nian and Zhang Chao in the Nine Evil Yin Gathering Ghost.
Zhang Wei and the others immediately got up and shouted for everyone to gather towards them, to better protect the civilians.
"Are they coming for us?" Zhang Chao's face was solemn.
"Probably." Wu Nian took out his repaired Buddhist beads and Zhang Wei's portrait of a Bodhisattva.
The number of ghosts was too large, exceeding the number of people on this street.
With this kind of numerical comparison.
It was hard not to suspect that the ghosts were here for a specific purpose, and most likely for the four of them.
After all, with such a large number, if they were targeting the people on this street, it would be like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken; so many ghosts would not be needed, one ghost would be enough. If the ghosts wanted to eat people and chose to feed collectively, they also felt it was unlikely. The number of people here was less than the number of ghosts, not enough for the ghosts to share.
Watching the ghosts gradually surround them.
Among them were many red-clothed vengeful spirits, almost exceeding ten.
Lu Lianxue said,
"Do you have a way to get out of the ghost domain? If not, let's each deal with one direction, protecting the civilians as much as possible. With this scale of ghosts, even in the ghost domain, their ghostly energy would overflow. As long as we hold on for a while, Captain Huang and Captain Lin will surely arrive."
Zhang Wei and Wu Nian nodded upon hearing this.
"I'll deal with the west side, Wu Nian you deal with the east, Miss Lu you deal with..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Zhang Wei's voice came.
They saw Zhang Wei staring intently at the surrounding ghosts. Whether it was an illusion or not, they found that Zhang Wei's face seemed to show no solemnity, only excitement.
"No need for so much trouble. You all stay and protect the civilians. I'll deal with these ghosts."
Lu Lianxue and the others were stunned.
Zhang Chao's eyes widened, thinking he had misheard.
"Huh? You'll deal with these ghosts? Zhang Wei, do you know how many ghosts there are?"
"Two to three hundred."
"I know you're strong, but you're not from Marvel or DC, so don't try to be a hero."