The soul-summoning spell was activated, drawing in the wandering spirits and masterless souls in the vicinity.
The ghosts were drawn here by the effect of the talisman.
An eerie wind swept in, plunging the room into darkness.
I stood before Li Shiyao, shielding her from the miasma of ghosts.
After all, she was the only one at the table who had spoken up for me, trying to smooth things over.
At the same time, I could already see streams of spirits drifting in from outside the room.
Though the people in the room couldn't see the ghosts, the chilling sensation and the pitch-black room made them all tense.
They began to shout:
“What’s going on?”
“Who turned off the lights?”
“Turn on the lights, turn on the lights!”
“……”
Many voices rose in unison.
Li Shiyao, whom I was protecting behind me.
Seemed to be startled and instinctively clutched my arm.
With a “crack,” the lights flickered again before turning back on.
However, the moment the lights came back on.
What should have been bright white light was now a dim yellow.
Simultaneously, eight or nine more people appeared in the private room.
No, to be precise, they were eight or nine ghosts.
Each ghost had a pale complexion, exuded a chilling aura, and stood with their heads slightly bowed.
Their eyes were gray, and they stood frozen in place, all facing Xia Ba and Gou Jie.
Because I had used their hair to summon the ghosts.
These spirits believed that whether they could eat this meal depended on these two giving their permission.
Xia Ba and Gou Jie, meanwhile, were filled with dread.
They stared in astonishment at the eight or nine ghosts before them.
The unnerving feeling, the icy aura.
Made them instinctively step back a couple of paces.
“Who, who are you all?”
Gou Jie asked, feeling uneasy.
Xia Ba was also starting to panic.
These people had appeared the moment the lights flickered on and off.
Their faces were so pale, it made him feel apprehensive.
He swallowed hard, involuntarily.
At the same time, an old ghost at the front, drawing out his words, said:
“Good Samaritan, wasn’t it you who invited us to eat!”
As soon as he spoke, several ghosts beside him chimed in:
“Good Samaritan, can we eat now?”
“I’m so hungry! Really so hungry!”
“……”
These ghosts spoke, their voices filled with pleas.
I watched them, a slight smile curving my lips, making no move.
The others, lacking the heavenly eye,
Could only feel the chill and couldn’t see the ghosts.
However, seeing the terrified expressions on Xia Ba and Gou Jie’s faces, they all looked at them with suspicion.
Wondering if Xia Ba and Gou Jie were truly seeing something supernatural.
When Gou Jie heard the spirits speak and saw them approaching, he was so scared he plopped onto the ground.
“Ah! Don’t, don’t come any closer!”
Although Xia Ba was apprehensive, this fellow was genuinely bold.
At this moment, he still didn’t believe in ghosts. Seeing Gou Jie fall to the ground.
He grabbed his clothes:
“What the hell are you scared of! These people are definitely extras that kid hired.
Qin Ze, you’ve got some nerve, managing to call people here so quickly.”
I smiled and shrugged:
“Whatever you say.”
Xia Ba gritted his teeth and pointed at the ghosts before him:
“What are you all doing? Put on some makeup, do you really think you’re ghosts?”
Xia Ba said angrily.
With that, he reached out to grab a ghost.
But his hand passed right through the ghost’s body.
Seeing this, Xia Ba was utterly stunned.
He looked at his hand and the ghost before him in disbelief.
His body began to tremble involuntarily, and fear surged through him.
Cold sweat poured out uncontrollably.
“You, you really, really are, are you really ghosts?”
Xia Ba stammered fearfully.
Gou Jie’s eyes widened further, his entire body shaking:
“Ah, don’t, don’t come any closer…”
The actions of Xia Ba and Gou Jie made everyone else around them tremble with fear, their backs going cold.
Goosebumps erupted all over.
The summoned ghosts, however, looked at the two of them with dejected expressions:
“Good Samaritan, we are ghosts.”
“Good Samaritan, I died in a car accident.
How about I show you how I looked when I died!”
“……”
After speaking, one of the ghosts suddenly emitted black energy.
The next second, his appearance at the moment of death manifested.
Half his head was crushed, one eyeball dangling.
His intestines had spilled out, a bloody mess…
“Good Samaritan, I am truly a ghost.
I’m so hungry, please give me some food!”
The ghost’s appearance at death was truly terrifying.
Even I found it horrifying.
Xia Ba, a rich young master, had never seen anything like this.
Watching the ghost approach, he let out a yelp.
Like Gou Jie, he plopped onto the ground.
“Don’t come any closer, don’t come any closer!”
Then, the other ghosts also began to reveal their appearances at death.
One had drowned, his body completely rotten.
Another was a construction worker, impaled through the head by a steel bar.
He now stood with a steel bar protruding from his head, blood running down his face.
All of them, like zombies, moved towards Xia Ba and Gou Jie.
Their mouths continuously uttered:
“Good Samaritan, please give us some food! I’m so hungry!”
Gou Jie was so scared he couldn’t catch his breath and fainted on the spot.
Xia Ba, terrified, cowered in a corner, holding his head, and wet his pants.
Overwhelmed with fear:
“Don’t, don’t come any closer.
I was wrong, Brother Qin, I was wrong.
Quickly make them leave, make them leave!”
Everyone present, seeing Gou Jie faint from fear.
And Xia Ba wetting his pants, was utterly shocked.
They stared at me, dumbfounded.
Looking at the empty space before the two of them.
They all speculated that I had indeed summoned ghosts.
Because they believed that Xia Ba and Gou Jie would never cooperate with me to put on a show to deceive them.
“There, there are really ghosts?”
“I didn’t see them, but judging by Xia Ba and Gou Jie’s reactions, it’s probably true!”
“This is a true master!”
“I was ignorant of your true abilities. I even joined in the mockery earlier.
I should apologize later.”
“……”