Chapter 16: Naturally Brave
Deng Shuyuan’s car drove down the bumpy mountain road.
As the sun slowly rose, the night had finally passed.
He controlled the steering wheel, his peripheral vision occasionally glancing at the empty seat behind him.
Even though he couldn’t see anything, there was no doubt that the fierce ghost in red was sitting next to Liu Haoyu.
Every time he realized this, Deng Shuyuan couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
Even though Liu Haoyu had repeatedly emphasized that the fierce ghost in red wouldn’t kill anyone.
However, the terrifying oppressive feeling he experienced when she appeared last night.
The strange red gate seemed vulnerable in front of her.
Without a doubt, this was definitely a formidable ancestor, someone whose strength knew no bounds.
While Deng Shuyuan was lost in thought, Qin Liu, the little ghost, was reading a book.
The book in her hand was burned for her by Liu Haoyu.
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It was precisely because of these books that Qin Liu could pass the time and not be so bored.
Liu Haoyu was clearly a workaholic.
He rarely wasted time on socializing, basically spending his time either catching ghosts or on his way to catch ghosts.
This also meant that his rest was insufficient, coupled with the influence of resentment, it was unknown how long he could hold on.
Qin Liu felt a little worried and unconsciously looked at Liu Haoyu’s face.
This young man was closing his eyes, his pale complexion looking very haggard, as if he had stayed up all night at an internet cafe for three days and three nights.
However, on such a bumpy mountain road, he shouldn’t have been asleep.
He was just resting with his eyes closed.
Qin Liu didn’t want to disturb his rest, so after just a few glances, she turned her gaze back to the book.
There was no conversation along the way.
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When the car stopped at Deng Xiaolin’s house, Qin Liu woke up.
She wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and looked around with blurry eyes.
Actually, she thought Deng Shuyuan would directly take her and Liu Haoyu home.
She didn’t expect them to be taken here.
“Brother Liu, we’re here.”
Deng Shuyuan gently nudged Liu Haoyu, and the man also woke up.
“Okay.”
After taking his belongings, Liu Haoyu got out of the car, and Qin Liu also got out with him.
This little ghost yawned.
Although she had slept all night, it was now 6:50 in the morning, and it was indeed a bit drowsy at this hour.
Liu Haoyu, who hadn’t slept all night, was even more drowsy, his eyelids drooping.
The door of the folk custom shop was pushed open, and a vibrant young girl walked out. She looked at Liu Haoyu in surprise and then said excitedly.
“Hao-ge?”
“It’s me.”
Liu Haoyu also saw Deng Xiaolin.
“Just finished catching a ghost, and now I want to borrow a place to rest.”
“No problem, no problem!”
Led by the girl, Liu Haoyu entered the house.
Qin Liu followed behind him, like a silent little tail.
However, Deng Xiaolin, with her extremely high spiritual sight, naturally saw the red shadow following Liu Haoyu.
She shivered in fright and then said in a low voice.
“Qin Liu…?”
“Ah, yes.”
Qin Liu didn’t expect anyone other than Liu Haoyu to talk to her, and because she was a bit drowsy, she almost didn’t react at first.
“Speaking of which… I remember you could see me.”
“I can only see a vague red shadow.”
Even though Qin Liu was wearing a light blue JK sailor uniform, to outsiders, she was still a red shadow, not light blue.
It was unclear what the principle behind this was.
However, Qin Liu was too lazy to think about it.
As Liu Haoyu walked, he noticed that the folk custom shop was empty except for Deng Xiaolin, which made him a little strange.
“Where are the others?”
“Well…”
Deng Xiaolin organized her language and said.
“Grandpa went out with two police officers last night and hasn’t returned yet.”
“Bai was picked up by her family yesterday afternoon.”
“From last night until now, I’ve been the only one guarding this place.”
This was the first time something like this had happened to Deng Xiaolin.
When she was a child, even if her grandfather went out, Liu Haoyu would be there to accompany her.
When she grew up, her grandfather retired and stopped being a ghost exorcist, so he wouldn’t let Deng Xiaolin guard the house alone.
However, in normal circumstances, as long as you don’t provoke fierce ghosts or go to eerie and terrifying places to court death, the probability of encountering a ghost is very low.
Moreover, Deng Xiaolin was not a timid girl.
So, guarding the house alone was not a problem for Qin Liu, let alone Deng Xiaolin.
Although she said that, Liu Haoyu still praised and petted Deng Xiaolin’s head.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Then, he entered the guest room.
Qin Liu also followed him in.
Upon entering the room, Liu Haoyu lay on the bed.
Then he realized something.
Had Bai Anting slept in this bed?
Upon realizing this, Liu Haoyu’s curiosity was piqued.
Under Qin Liu’s astonished gaze, he took a deep breath of the quilt.
Then, as if appraising something, he said thoughtfully.
“Hiss… this smell, could it be that she is indeed a woman?”
Facing Liu Haoyu’s almost perverted behavior, Qin Liu couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Stop harassing that poor child!”
“No, I’m just curious. It’s very rare to be like her.”
As he spoke, Liu Haoyu’s mind couldn’t help but recall the scene from last night.
It was the scene of the girl lifting her clothes and exposing her upper body without reservation.
Although Qin Liu wasn’t particularly large, her foundation was actually quite good.
“What are you reminiscing about?”
Qin Liu stared at Liu Haoyu with dead-fish-like eyes.
She thought this man was reminiscing about the scent of the quilt.
“Nothing.”
How could Liu Haoyu tell Qin Liu what he saw?
Qin Liu stared intently at Liu Haoyu’s face, trying to find the answer on his face.
However, this man looked solemn, like an old monk in meditation.
How could he have any thoughts about a ghost?
At most, he would only slightly raise his head to show respect.
“Forget it…” Qin Liu couldn’t figure out what Liu Haoyu was thinking. “You should rest early, looking at you like this…”
“If people know, they’ll think you stayed up all night. If they don’t know, they’ll think you went to cultivate immortality.”
Saying that, Qin Liu left the guest room.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw Deng Xiaolin standing outside, staring at her blankly.
“Qin Liu?”
“Uh… what a coincidence.”
Qin Liu didn’t expect Deng Xiaolin to be standing at the door.
So this led to Qin Liu feeling an awkward sense of being caught in the act when she came out of the guest room.
Even though she knew she and Liu Haoyu weren’t in that kind of relationship.
They were just friends with a clean relationship.
Why did she have the illusion of being caught in the act?
Qin Liu mumbled in her heart.
But at this moment, Deng Xiaolin seemed to have mustered up her courage.
She asked.
“Um… Sister Qin?”
Generally speaking, when this kind of address appeared, it was definitely trying to get closer.
Did Deng Xiaolin want to get closer to Liu Haoyu through her relationship?
This possibility was quite high.
So, Qin Liu smiled and said.
“Calling each other by name is indeed a bit distant. I’ll call you Xiaolin too.”
“Phew… okay, Sister Qin.”
After greeting each other, the two girls finally got to know each other.
Before, they were more like friends of friends, neither too close nor too far.
It had to be admitted that Deng Xiaolin’s personality was indeed very cheerful. After befriending Qin Liu, her face showed a very sunny and cheerful smile.
“Sister Qin, since we’re idle now, how about… coming to my room? My room is quite big.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Liu leaned back.
Could she say, “Sister Lin, don’t”?
At this moment, Deng Xiaolin also realized the impropriety of her words, so she continued.
“Mainly to watch horror movies, nothing else.”
“……”
Upon hearing the words “horror movies,” Qin Liu’s face stiffened, and she felt like refusing.
But for the sake of her reputation, she still entered the girl’s boudoir.
It had to be admitted that this was indeed the first time Qin Liu had entered a girl’s room.
Although she had entered before, she didn’t pay much attention to the layout of the room at that time.
Now that she calmly looked at it, it seemed that a girl’s room did have a faint fragrance.
However, Qin Liu didn’t have many thoughts about this smell.
“Sit down.”
Deng Xiaolin sat on the cushion, and Qin Liu also sat beside her.
Floating was also tiring, so sitting was more comfortable.
However, the old and worn-out television in front of them slowly started up. Looking at more than a hundred different horror movies within it, Qin Liu fell silent.
At this moment, she really wanted to escape.
After all, she wasn’t very brave.
It could be said that even if the television showed a normal dark corridor, Qin Liu would subconsciously distance herself from the screen.
“Sister Qin, what do you want to watch?”
Qin Liu really wanted to say if they could change to some movies from the human world, but her pride wouldn’t allow her to retreat.
You must know that Deng Xiaolin was much younger than her!
If people found out that her courage was inferior to that of a little girl, she would definitely be laughed at.
Therefore, Qin Liu pretended to be nonchalant and said.
“Let’s watch this one.”
The film Qin Liu pointed to was “Noon Ji Ling.”
This movie was very famous, and many people outside the circle had heard of this movie to varying degrees.
“Okay.”
The movie played slowly, but Deng Xiaolin’s mind was not on the terrifying scenes in front of her.
Just as Qin Liu had predicted, she just wanted to befriend Qin Liu in this way from the beginning.
Moreover, in her opinion, Qin Liu was a conscious ghost.
She could definitely make a friend.
“Sister Qin, how is it?”
Hearing Deng Xiaolin’s question, Qin Liu said with difficulty.
“Hmm… not scary at all.”
In reality, her face had already turned pale with fright, and her body was desperately leaning back.
This damned pride was truly harmful!
Hearing Qin Liu’s answer, Deng Xiaolin breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, how could a ghost be afraid of a ghost?
She must have thought that Qin Liu would definitely like watching such horror movies.
“Sister Qin, what do you think of Hao-ge?”
In order to distract herself, Qin Liu shifted her gaze away from the screen and pondered for a moment.
“He’s a good person, isn’t he? He’s just a bit… straightforward in his personality.”
“Is that so?” Deng Xiaolin said slowly. “Actually, I know that Hao-ge’s emotional intelligence is not low. He’s just been pretending, doing his best not to get involved in emotional entanglements with too many people.”
In fact, Liu Haoyu’s social circle was very small, and he didn’t get close to most people.
Especially with the opposite sex, he basically only maintained a friendly relationship, and this was no exception for Deng Xiaolin.
But because they had been around each other since childhood, Deng Xiaolin’s feelings for Liu Haoyu were naturally very sincere.
Qin Liu also understood this.
“Then do you want me to… tell Liu Haoyu about your feelings?”
Deng Xiaolin shook her head and said with a smile.
“Can Sister Qin help me with something?”
Here it comes.
Hearing this, Qin Liu couldn’t help but perk up her ears.
Did she want her to help her create an opportunity?
And Deng Xiaolin just said slowly.
“Sister Qin, if any strange women try to seduce Hao-ge, please be sure to tell me. Hao-ge has no emotional experience and can be easily deceived.”
Deceived?
Him?
Qin Liu’s expression turned into that of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
She really couldn’t imagine who could deceive this steel straight man.
Oh no, if someone wearing white stockings tried to seduce him, perhaps he would fall for it?
As everyone knows, this man is a hopeless white stockings fetishist.
Subsequently, the person and the ghost stopped talking and focused on watching the horror movie.
Towards the end, a little ghost, trembling with fear, floated out of the girl’s boudoir.
She couldn’t watch anymore.
Even if she was considered a mere ghost, she accepted it.
She was born with such a small amount of courage, so what could she do?
As Qin Liu muttered to herself.
The door of the folk custom shop was pushed open.
An old man with a hunched back and a police officer walked in.
This was Elder Deng and Wang Wenqi.
Seeing these two, Qin Liu immediately hid in a corner, not daring to speak.
The two sat facing each other.
Qin Liu peeked her head out, curiously inquiring about what they were talking about.
“Elder Deng, where did that red gate hide?”
“I don’t know…” Elder Deng’s face was tired, and he shook his head. “Its movements are too erratic, but it is certain that it has locked onto a target.”
“Who is this target?”
“I don’t know.”
Elder Deng shook his head again.
Last night, he and Wang Wenqi went together to find the whereabouts of the red gate, but after a long search, they found nothing.
They only knew that it was somewhere in Panwang Mountain.
Other than that, there were no clues.
During the search last night, the Bagua disk in his hand spun rapidly at an astonishing speed.
This kind of situation meant that something extremely powerful and terrifying had appeared.
This was either the red gate,
Or… an even more terrifying existence.
Following the guidance of the Bagua disk, after walking for nearly half an hour, the three finally found the location of the anomaly.
It was a sealed haunted villa.
But when the three of them stood in front of the villa, all the resentment inside had disappeared without a trace.
And the red gate had completely disappeared without a trace.
