Brother Li walked a few steps and disappeared.
As soon as he vanished, I saw another wisp of white mist floating over.
It went straight into the ghost money coin on my left wrist.
It made the grayish-brown ghost money coin on my wrist turn even blacker.
But I, standing in place, was completely bewildered.
Girlfriend? Masked woman?
Weren't those the ghostly passengers Brother Li picked up?
How did he suddenly claim she was my girlfriend?
And earlier, I had encountered her downstairs…
Thinking of this, I felt a chill and looked around.
Except for the empty street and plastic bags stirred by the night wind, there was nothing else.
It felt rather nonsensical, as if Brother Li had misunderstood.
After all, I had never met that masked woman before.
And that woman seemed to be a ghost.
How could she be my girlfriend?
Shivering, I turned and left the place.
This location wasn't far from my rental apartment, only about ten minutes by taxi.
I walked out of the old street and hailed a taxi outside, heading straight for my rental.
I got off at the intersection where I usually caught my commuter bus.
The place was still chilly, and not a soul was in sight.
After seeing off Li Desheng and helping the Zhang family, my mood was somewhat lifted.
Although Brother Li had said some strange things when he left, I didn't take them to heart.
Humming a little tune, I walked towards my rental.
In the blink of an eye, I arrived at the mouth of the alley I used to walk through every night.
But as soon as I got there, the streetlamp above flickered "kacha, kacha" twice.
A wave of icy cold air suddenly surged out from the alley.
I instinctively shivered and turned to walk in.
But as I reached the alley entrance, I saw a little girl standing not far inside the alley.
The little girl was dressed in white, with long hair covering her face, standing still facing the wall.
Upon seeing this, my humming abruptly stopped.
I stared at her with a sense of dread.
My experiences these past few days had taught me that this little girl was likely not human, but some wandering, unholy entity.
She remained motionless, her face turned towards the wall.
It was as if she were being punished by her parents, standing facing the wall in penance.
For a moment, I was caught in a dilemma.
Although I wasn't as afraid of these unholy things anymore, I still felt a sense of aversion.
To get back to my rental, this was the only path.
If I went forward, I would have to brush past her.
If I didn't go back, I had nowhere else to go.
After paying for the taxi, I only had three yuan left, and my phone was long dead.
I didn't even have enough money to spend the night at an internet cafe.
After much deliberation, I finally gritted my teeth and decided to go back.
After all, not every unholy entity was malevolent.
For instance, wasn't Brother Li, whom I had just sent off, a responsible and dedicated good ghost?
I shifted my shoulders and swallowed.
Taking out the last of the paper money from my bag, I sprinkled some at the intersection.
My right hand reached into my bag, gripping the Bagua mirror given to me by my master.
Then, keeping to the other side of the wall, I cautiously moved forward…
I just wanted to go home and didn't want to provoke these wandering spirits.
But the colder I felt as I walked further, the stronger the surrounding chill became.
That invisible oppressive feeling made my heart leap into my throat.
My pace quickened, wanting to leave this alley as soon as possible.
I didn't want the slightest bit of interaction with this unholy entity.
But who would have thought that just as I approached the little girl, she would suddenly turn around?
Head bowed, she faced me, her face obscured by her hair.
Seeing her suddenly turn towards me, I stopped in my tracks.
Tensely, I said:
"Little sister, I'm just passing through. Sorry to disturb you, sorry to disturb you…"
With that, I intended to continue hugging the wall and walk past.
But the little girl suddenly lifted her head.
And as she lifted her head, I saw her appearance clearly.
Her face was covered in rotten flesh, as if burned by fire.
She had no eyelids or lips.
Her pitch-black eyes were about to fall out of their sockets.
A row of jagged teeth were exposed.
She stared at me, parted her mouth, and let out a "kaka" laugh.
Seeing her terrifying appearance, especially the black eyes, my face turned ashen, and I stumbled back several steps.
This was no ordinary wandering ghost; this was a ferocious spirit with black eyes.
I cursed my own bad luck.
Just trying to go home, and I had to run into a fierce spirit.
Then, the little ghost suddenly let out a childish voice:
"Mommy said if I eat you, I can reincarnate!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the little ghost raised her small claws and lunged at me.
Seeing her move.
I was so startled that my entire body tensed up, and I cried out in fear:
"Don't come any closer!"
Before my words had finished, I aimed the Bagua mirror in my hand at the little ghost and shone it on her.
As I did, the little ghost suddenly screamed "Ah!"
She fell to the ground, raising her bloody little claws to shield her face.
She turned her head and cried out in terror:
"Don't shine it on me, don't shine it on me…"
Seeing that she feared the Bagua mirror, my heart filled with joy.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dharma artifact given by my master was indeed effective.
I continued to shine the Bagua mirror at her, preventing her from getting up.
The little ghost kept crawling backward, retreating to the corner of the wall.
She whimpered "wuwuwu" and began to cry, trembling uncontrollably and pleading miserably:
"Don't, don't shine it on me, please don't shine it on me…"
With a hint of apprehension on my face, I looked at the cowering little ghost, but a surge of anger brewed within me.
We had no prior enmity, and I just wanted to go home, yet you appeared wanting to eat me.
Do you really think I'm a pushover?
With my other hand, I had already pulled out the fox claw.
Since you want to eat me to reincarnate, don't blame me for killing you to add oil to the lamp…