Chapter 72 Chapter Seventy-two Return to Fengtian (6)

  Huo Xiao Xie heard the shout, instantly lost all sleepiness, sprang up from bed, just wanting to walk to the door to listen carefully, but felt a chill on the back of his neck, the cold wind blowing strongly in the room, the weak oil lamp on the table suddenly went out, and the room was pitch black.

  "Damn it! I've really seen a ghost!"

  Huoxiao Mohei returned to the table and wanted to find the lighter that was originally placed on the table to light the lamp again, but there was nothing on the table.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yī Qí Dào: "I clearly remember putting it on the table, where did it go?"

  The wailing outside grew louder, almost heart-wrenching, but strangely, no one in the entire inn responded.

  Huoxiao Yitian was born with a skeptical nature, not believing in ghosts or gods. The wailing outside the house really got on his nerves. He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it, I'll go see what's going on!"

  Huoxiao Xie thought of this, his mind was made up, he forgot the Water Demon's warning to the ninth heaven and beyond, huffing and puffing as he walked to the door, pulled it open and went out.

  The people crying and shouting in the big hall downstairs saw that someone had finally come out, and rushed to Huo Xiaoyao, shouting: "Big brother, save us!"

  The fire was small, and the evil spirit went downstairs to look. All he saw was the shop owner wearing only a pair of underwear, lying on the floor with his upper body exposed, unconscious. The young shop assistant was crouched beside him, frightened and at a loss for what to do, crying out in alarm.

  Huoxiao Ya grasped the railing and rushed downstairs, shouting: "What's wrong?"

  The little shopkeeper cried out: "There's a white-clad female ghost who took the old master's life. Big brother, save me, help!"

  Huoxiao Ye hesitated for a moment, then quickly ran down from upstairs and approached the shop assistant. The shop owner lay on the ground with his eyes open, no wounds on his body, looking like he was already dead. Huoxiao Ye asked: "What exactly happened?"

  The little shopkeeper cried out in a frightened tone: "I, I was sleeping, and heard the old master call me, so I came out dazed and confused. Who knew that when I saw it, there was a white-clad female ghost standing beside the old master, motionless? I was so scared that I shouted loudly, and the female ghost suddenly disappeared. I ran over, and the old master has been lying like this, as if his vital energy had been sucked away by the ghost. What can be done about this?"

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yè stretched out his hand and touched the shop owner's neck, still with a faint pulse, and said: "He's not dead yet, there's still breath in him. What about the others in the store?"

  The young shop assistant cried out: "I don't know either, I've been calling for half a day and you're the only one who came out."

  Hu Xiaoxiao thought: "Such a loud voice can wake up even the dead, could it be that other guests are afraid of trouble and don't dare to come out?"

  Huoxiao Ye knew that since he had been allowed to catch up, he couldn't get rid of the relationship, so he said: "Come on, let's lift him up and move him to sit down on one side. You go get some clothes."

  The shopkeeper and his assistant lifted the boss together and sat him down on a chair at one side.

  Huoxiao Ye saw that the person who had been pinched by the store owner was still unconscious, without any signs of waking up. Just as he was about to speak to the shop assistant, he saw the shop assistant pointing behind him, his face twisted and his lips trembling violently. Huoxiao Ye asked: "What's wrong?"

  The little shop assistant suddenly shouted: "Ghost! Ghost!" and fell to the ground with a thud, crying out in terror as he scrambled to his feet and ran.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié just wanted to turn his head back, when a pair of icy hands stretched out from behind his neck and touched Huǒ Xiǎo Xié's neck. A soft and gentle woman's voice came from behind him: "Don't turn your head. What's your name?"

  His whole body was covered in goosebumps, and although he didn't believe in ghosts or gods, this time he was scared half to death. His mind went completely blank, and he couldn't say a word, nor did he dare move.

  The soft and gentle girl with a hint of evil in her eyes continued: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a ghost. I'm just very curious about you. What's your name? Tell me."

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié crouched in the tomb, lay beside the dead body, with an extremely bold attitude, and sternly said: "I am Huǒ Xiǎo Xié, the fire of flames. Who are you? Don't pretend to be a ghost!"

  A soft and gentle female voice laughed: "What a great name! I like it very much. Are you brave enough to come with me?"

  "Come out if you have the guts."

  "Hehe, I won't see you now, follow me and I'll see you." The soft-spoken woman said, suddenly withdrawing her hands, as if she had silently floated away.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié suddenly turned his head back, behind him was a piece of darkness, and there was nothing. Huǒ Xiǎo Xié cursed: "Even if you're a ghost, don't hide!"

  "That gentle voice came from the entrance of the store: 'Come on, come on, walk out of the store and follow me. I won't hurt you, I can help you.'"

  "Come on if you're coming!" he shouted, jumping up and rushing to the door, flinging it open and running out.

  The street was pitch black, and there were no households with bright lights on, making it even more eerie.

  "Come out! Come out!"

  "Are you coming here? Are you scared?"

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié raised his head to take a look, and at the corner of the inn, there was a woman wearing a white gauze long dress, with her hair scattered, unable to see her face, beckoning him over with a smile.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yè was enraged by this provocation and cursed: "Come if you dare, don't run away with your tail between your legs!" As he spoke, he chased after the white-robed woman.

  The woman in white laughed and darted into the alley, with Huo Xiao Ye closely pursuing her. The woman in white continued to giggle and led Huo Xiao Ye on a wild goose chase.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié was furious, gritting his teeth and turning red with rage as he desperately chased after the woman in white, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't catch up to her. The farther they ran from the inn, the more remote and desolate the surroundings became, until finally, Huǒ Xiǎo Xié found himself chasing the woman into the very woods where he and Làng Dé Bēn would sneak off to eat snacks in secret. But just as suddenly, the woman vanished into thin air, leaving Huǒ Xiǎo Xié staring blankly into the trees, unable to see her anywhere.

  Huoxiao Ya was very familiar with this forest and wasn't afraid at all. The bright moonlight made the forest very bright, allowing him to see clearly within a range of ten steps. Huoxiao Ya looked around wildly and cursed, "Come out! I'm very familiar with this forest, having played here many times! I've never seen any ghosts before! If you keep pretending, I'll catch you, regardless of whether you're male or female, and kill you on the spot!"

  The little devil cursed for a while, but no one answered.

  Huǒ Xiǎo Yè scratched his head, suddenly remembering the Water Demon's repeated warnings not to go out. He muttered to himself: "Oh no! How did I end up coming out so far?! This is bad! I must have fallen into someone's trap!"

  Huǒ Xiǎo Xié didn't want to get entangled with the white-clothed female ghost again, so he hurriedly ran back. Just as he hadn't run far, his foot stepped on a soft and mushy thing, almost tripping him over. The thing that Huǒ Xiǎo Xié had stepped on rolled around on the ground, wailing and crying out in disorder, and it turned out to be a person who was tied up like a rice dumpling.

  Huo Xiao's evil heart skipped a beat and he cursed: "Who?"

  The man on the ground rolled back and forth, staring at Huo Xiao's non-stop wailing. With the help of the moonlight, Huo Xiao took a look and found that the person on the ground was actually Liu Guan Jia from Zhang Si Ye's mansion.