Chapter 32 "Did you go up and take a look?" Zhou Ze asked.

The little loli shook her head. "It's dark up there, and I can't see anything."

As soon as she finished speaking, the little loli slowly walked down and stood in front of Zhou Ze.

She was very short, wore many layers of clothes, and her delicate face was like a work of art.

But Zhou Ze knew that her tongue could be very, very long, long enough to make your scalp tingle.

"Uncle, I'm going to continue reading."

The little loli smiled sweetly, sat back down on the small plastic stool, picked up the illustrated children's book, and continued to read it with relish.

Zhou Ze stood behind her, his hands behind his back.

Strangle her.

Strangle her.

No matter what she's planning,

There's no need to keep playing these ghostly tricks!

The voice rang in Zhou Ze's heart. It wasn't someone else's voice, but Zhou Ze's own.

Compared to Xu Qinglang, the noodle shop owner next door, the little loli in front of him gave Zhou Ze a greater shock and revulsion.

He was the one who saved her,

She was so cute,

So sensible,

So well-behaved,

So polite,

Possessing a sense of propriety and rules that was rare for a child her age.

Perhaps,

Precisely because her initial impression was so good, so very good, that when Zhou Ze saw her true colors, the twisted and reversed interpersonal relationship caused Zhou Ze to feel even more repulsion and disgust towards her.

The little loli continued to read her book, seemingly not caring or noticing Zhou Ze behind her at all.

Zhou Ze stared at her, able to see the fine down on the back of her neck clearly.

Strangle,

Don't strangle,

In the end,

To strangle or not to strangle?

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"Mom and Dad, your son is off today."

In the back room, Xu Qinglang placed several cold dishes and hot dishes on a small table, along with two cups of wine.

One cup was Maotai, his father's favorite flavor when he was alive.

The other cup was homemade rice wine. His mother didn't drink alcohol and was very opposed to his father's drinking. When they occasionally went to banquets, if the hosts were too enthusiastic, his mother would only drink a little rice wine.

His mother often said that rice wine was good for the body.

Two candlesticks were placed on opposite corners of the small table, their flames flickering.

Two human skins hung behind the seats, swaying gently without wind.

Xu Qinglang first toasted his father, then took a small sip with his mother.

Picking up his chopsticks, he said to his parents:

"Eat, eat, Dad, you're going to try to steal my meat again!"

He picked up several pieces of meat and swallowed them ravenously.

In his memory, when he was a child, his father always pretended to steal his meat, making him gobble it down quickly, until his cheeks were bulging and he couldn't swallow.

And his mother would scold his father while gently patting his back.

Today is the first day of the new year.

Most people worship their ancestors before the new year.

But Xu Qinglang was different. He did it on this day because his parents died together in an accident on this day.

The New Year,

While it may have lost some of its so-called festive atmosphere in the eyes of ordinary people, for Xu Qinglang, it meant the re-arrival of his most painful moment.

Taking a deep breath,

Xu Qinglang smiled,

And said:

"Dad, Mom."

Licking his lips,

Xu Qinglang poured himself another glass of white wine and drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy liquor made his already delicate face even more rosy and tender.

He was a man,

But a femme fatale.

If he were in ancient times, he would surely be a favorite of many emperors and princes. Of course, even in modern times, if he wanted to, he could have a smooth and successful life.

A man who can turn a straight man gay is terrifying, to say the least.

Hesitating for a long time,

Thinking for a long time,

Xu Qinglang couldn't help himself and said:

"The person next door... the person next door, I will find a chance to ask him, ask him... ask him how he came back!"

Xu Qinglang wasn't drunk, but his speech was a little slurred.

Obviously,

He knew in his heart that the person next door wouldn't simply sit down and tell him the answer like they were having a casual chat.

This process,

Would ultimately be unpleasant, and would require him to use some means.

The two human skins stopped swaying,

As if displeased.

"Dad, Mom, it's okay, your son will definitely bring you back to life!"

"Click!"

"Click!"

Two pairs of chopsticks fell to the ground.

Xu Qinglang, who was holding his own chopsticks, paused for a moment,

But shook his head.

"No, I can't listen to you this time. Even if you disagree, I will pry open his mouth!"

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Strangle,

Or not?

Zhou Ze was still pondering this question.

He didn't know why he was so hesitant, nor did he understand what he was struggling with.

He was a ghost,

No longer the doctor from his previous life.

He was dangerous, and his situation was precarious. Therefore, he knew he should nip all dangers in the bud.

This little loli was his threat.

She came to find him,

She came on her own initiative,

Just like the day her soul came to talk to him,

She,

Must have been watching him for a long time.

Even children understood the story of the farmer and the snake, and Zhou Ze didn't think that just because he had saved her once, everything would be alright.

In fact, most of the hatred in this world evolved from kindness.

Zhou Ze's fingernails had slowly grown longer, and wisps of black mist swirled around his fingertips.

At the same time,

There was a black luster flowing deep in Zhou Ze's eyes.

He had to strangle her,

Strangle her!

Zhou Ze told himself again and again in his heart. He had finally obtained a new life, he still had a life to live, and he still had things he wanted to do.

He still wanted to be lazy, still wanted to reminisce, still wanted to think.

He didn't want to be like the old and young on the Yellow Springs Road, numbly and blankly knowing only to walk forward step by step.

Zhou Ze raised his hands,

Slowly moving closer to the little loli.

The little loli was reading, reading very intently, with a smile on her lips, very cute and endearing.

Suddenly, she sensed two fingers placed on her temples.

She asked in confusion, "Uncle?"

"I'm just massaging you, to protect your eyes."

"Okay." The little loli responded and continued reading her book.

The pressure on her temples was just right, and the little loli felt very comfortable.

Afterward,

The little loli saw her uncle silently walk behind the counter and sit down on the chair.

"Uncle, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Zhou Ze waved his hand.

The little loli continued to lower her head to read.

Then,

With a crisp "smack!"

The little loli looked up and looked toward the counter again, discovering that one side of Zhou Ze's face was red.

"Uncle?"

"Slapping a mosquito." Zhou Ze took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair, sighing in his heart, "Damn, I still can't bring myself to do it. Why am I so useless?"

The little loli obviously didn't realize that there were mosquitoes in the dead of winter, but she still stood up and looked around, as if she was helping Zhou Ze find the mosquito.

Damn it,

Keep acting,

You're really getting into character!

Still acting!

And acting so realistically!

Hurry up and stick out your tongue,

Let's have a fight!

It would be better if you killed me or I killed you,

Are you counting on me not being able to do it because you're wearing a loli face?

I... I really can't do it.

Damn it!

Zhou Ze was a little helpless and turned to go to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and splashed cold water on his face.

"You used to be a doctor, treating patients and saving lives was your instinct, your profession.

You've become a ghost, damn it,

Why are you still such a nice guy!

Useless thing!"

Zhou Ze started scolding himself in the mirror.

Then, Zhou Ze realized that the frequency with which he scolded himself recently seemed to be higher than the frequency with which he scolded Xu Le.

Meanwhile, the little loli, who had been reading in the bookstore, put down her book,

And looked in the direction of the bathroom door with a deep gaze, but didn't walk there. Instead, she walked out of the bookstore,

And went next door.

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"Dad, Mom, no matter how you try to persuade me, it's useless. I want you to sit with me and have a proper meal. If he can do it, I can turn you into that too!

Our family can still live together, just like before."

Xu Qinglang continued to ramble on.

Suddenly,

The two human skins hanging by the small table began to swing wildly.

A look of shock appeared on Xu Qinglang's face. He raised his head and looked at the yellow talismans pasted above his inner room, only to find that they had somehow turned gray.

He abruptly lifted the curtain and rushed out,

He saw a little girl standing in his noodle shop.

The girl opened her mouth,

And a long tongue stretched out,

Very long,

Very long,

Scary long!

"The underworld has order, the dead must move on."

A gloomy childish voice came from the girl's mouth.

In the next moment, the two human skins in the inner room began to wither, deteriorate, and lose their luster and suppleness. Two streams of white gas dripped out and fell beside the little girl, transforming into the images of a middle-aged man and woman.

They swayed,

Seeming to have forgotten everything,

Knowing only to walk step by step along the long tongue that the girl was spitting out, as if the girl's tongue was their final destination, leading to some unknown place.

Gradually, their figures began to become fainter and fainter, and increasingly blurred.

"You... you actually... you actually are..."

Xu Qinglang pointed at the sweet-talking little loli whom he had hugged not long ago, his face full of shock. But when he saw his parents slowly disappearing,

He immediately tried to rush over hysterically. However, his feet seemed to be shackled, unable to run, and he fell heavily to the ground.

He reached out, pointed at his parents, and began to plead:

"Don't take them away, don't take them away,

I haven't hurt anyone,

I've never hurt anyone,

I just want my family to be together,

They haven't hurt anyone either!

Don't, don't, please, I beg you, I beg you..."

However, faced with Xu Qinglang's tearful pleas,

The little loli remained unmoved, until both souls had completely disappeared. Only then did she retract her long tongue and revert back to that cute loli image.

Xu Qinglang felt as if two pieces had been forcibly dug out of his chest.

His parents,

Had completely left him.

Xu Qinglang's eyes were bloodshot, and he pounded hard on the tile floor, striking it fiercely.

Suddenly,

As if he had thought of something,

He immediately pointed next door and roared:

"He's not human either, he's not human either,

Why don't you take him away, why don't you take him away!

This isn't fair, what you're doing isn't fair!

He's not human either,

Why did you only take my parents away,

He's not human either,

It's not fair,

It's not fair!!!!!"