Chapter 20 What is behind me?
Listening to Qin Liu’s words, the ghost-faced old man’s face completely darkened.
It looked at Qin Liu with a ferocious expression.
“Have you forgotten who I am?”
Its tone was filled with endless resentment, as if Qin Liu had killed its entire family.
What made it even angrier was that Qin Liu had killed its entire family, yet Qin Liu did not remember it.
Qin Liu looked at this ghost-faced old man, thoughtfully touching her chin, and then tilted her head.
“Who are you?”
“You! You!!”
The ghost-faced old man’s pale face turned red with anger.
If it were not just a remnant soul, it would definitely have greeted Qin Liu’s ancestors for eighteen generations!
“So, who are you exactly?”
Qin Liu said, while thinking about how to escape.
Ordinary fierce ghosts would be scared out of their wits when they encountered her, but this ghost-faced old man was not afraid of her. This guy must be very powerful.
So the best method was to use the thirty-six stratagems and run, and not get entangled with the other party too much.
The ghost-faced old man’s face was so dark that it seemed to drip water. He stared at Qin Liu intently and said in a cold tone.
“I am your father.”
Hearing this, Qin Liu scratched her head.
Let him be angry. What had she provoked him for, to start scolding her for no reason?
Or did she hear wrong?
“What did you say?”
“I said, I am your father!”
After confirming it was correct, Qin Liu’s mouth twitched.
This ghost was actually swearing. It was truly disrespectful for an elder.
“Why are you scolding me?”
The ghost-faced old man’s face was so red that it was almost steaming. He shouted.
“I’m not scolding you! I’m your father, your father!”
Qin Liu could not stand it anymore and gave the ghost-faced old man the middle finger.
“And I’m your grandma!”
“Pfft!!”
Within a few words, the ghost-faced old man’s face was so distorted with anger that if he had more than just a face left, he would have pointed at Qin Liu.
Looking at his appearance, Qin Liu became much calmer. She poured the fuel from the lantern onto the ghost-faced old man’s face.
“Ahhhh!!”
The fierce fire of the lantern instantly engulfed the ghost-faced old man, but it did not die. Its face still held firm in the flames, like the flaming face of the Ghost Rider in the dark tomb passage.
Qin Liu also took this opportunity to run towards the depths of the tomb.
Behind her, the ghost-faced old man let out a roaring sound.
“Qin Liu! Your current state poses no threat to me!”
“The guide is your final destination!”
Qin Liu didn’t care what the ghost-faced old man said. Holding the fuel-less lantern, she ran towards the depths of the tomb.
However, for some reason, as she ran, the footsteps echoing in the tomb… seemed to not be just her own footsteps.
Also, she could not run anymore.
After running for less than two minutes, Qin Liu was tired and panting.
She had no choice but to float to escape.
This speed was quite fast, but when she floated up, the other footsteps echoing in the tomb became clearer.
Could it be that the guy caught up so quickly?!
Qin Liu was greatly shocked and ran even faster.
“Hehehe~”
A strange laugh suddenly echoed in this eerie tomb.
Qin Liu looked forward, and saw a group of extremely lifelike paper figures.
They were wearing blood-red clothes, and their pale faces with ink-stained features were particularly eye-catching.
Qin Liu looked at them, and they looked at Qin Liu.
Both sides fell into a strange silence.
But looking at their reactions, Qin Liu understood one thing.
Compared to that ghost-faced old man… these paper figures were afraid of her.
The lantern in her hand reignited, and the green flame illuminated the young girl’s face, making it exceptionally grim and terrifying.
“There’s a ghost!!!”
The paper figures, who had surrounded the tomb, instantly let out a heart-wrenching roar. Their accessories and clothes were scared off and scattered everywhere. Many even lost their heads and fell to the ground, only to flee madly holding their heads.
Qin Liu looked at these paper figures as if watching a group of idiots.
She did not rush to chase them, but slowly floated over like a fierce ghost playing with its prey.
However, listening to the screams, Qin Liu felt a little disappointed besides being delighted.
She thought this place was very powerful, but in the end, it was still afraid of the guide’s skin she was wearing?
“Tap…”
“Tap…”
Before Qin Liu could be proud for long, she heard footsteps behind her again.
And the sound was very close to her.
But when she looked back, there was only a dark tomb passage behind her. Let alone people… there wasn’t even a ghost.
What was going on with these lingering footsteps?!
The footsteps stopped, as if they were within reach of a hand behind her.
Qin Liu’s body gradually became stiff. Could it be that the ghost-faced old man had caught up?
She was not sure, and ran away without looking back.
The footsteps behind her also clung to Qin Liu’s back, never stopping.
“I don’t have any quick-acting syrup either, and what exactly is chasing me?!”
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In the basket, Liu Haoyu was lurking quietly like a hunter.
He was waiting for the prey to take the bait.
As long as a paper figure approached here, he could drag it in and kill it.
Then he would change into the other party’s clothes, disguised with talismans, to pass himself off as someone else and leave this place.
He hid in the basket, and could clearly hear the hurried footsteps ringing outside.
And they were rapidly approaching this direction.
These footsteps made Liu Haoyu frown slightly.
Being so hurried, either something was chasing them, or the other party knew his hiding place and was preparing to launch a fierce attack.
But no matter which situation it was, one thing could be confirmed, that something was running in this direction.
He slightly lifted the lid of the basket, and through the gap, he could faintly see a black shadow holding a green ghost fire, charging towards the basket.
With such an imposing manner, it must have discovered him already.
Liu Haoyu gripped the axe, held his breath, and waited for the other party to approach.
When it was about two to three meters away, he suddenly lifted the lid and raised the axe high.
The fire axe emitted a cold green light under the illumination of the fire.
And outside the basket, Qin Liu, who was already terrified by the unknown footsteps, was so scared by the big black rat that suddenly sprang out of the basket that her legs gave out, her eyes closed, and her soul floated out of her mouth.
Liu Haoyu intended to chop down with his axe, but seeing Qin Liu, whose face had turned pale gray from fear, he fell into contemplation.
What made him unable to hold back even more was…
Less than a meter behind Qin Liu, those embroidered shoes seemed to be looking at him with innocent eyes.
