manynovel Chapter 96 The Ghost of Survival
Chapter 96 The Ghost of Survival
Zhao Hu was stunned. He suddenly felt sorry for Su Zixu.
He never expected to see Su Zixu again; he had no idea what the child had gone through.
Seeing that Su Zixu was in a very bad mental state, tormented by the ghost and had lost his backbone.
Zhao Hu stepped forward and pulled Su Zixu up. "If you're going to die, die standing up. You can't just kneel down to anyone, especially not to a ghost."
Su Zixu was stunned. He was about to touch Zhao Hu's face when he was slapped away.
"You really are a fake."
Su Zixu's gaze toward Zhao Hu instantly turned fierce again.
Zhao Hu: "What are you talking about? Do you even realize you've been carrying a corpse around the grave the whole time?"
Su Zixu: "I don't know. I only know that I've been tricked by a ghost. I thought I was going to die here."
Brother Zhao, I don't know if you're really him. How can you prove you're the real Zhao Hu?
This question stumped Zhao Hu. He didn't know much about Su Zixu, and for a moment he really didn't know how to answer.
Seeing his troubled expression, Su Zixu gave up.
"Fine, you decide how to leave. I'm going to die anyway, so kill me if you want, just give me a quick death."
Zhao Hu was both amused and exasperated. "I see you're completely exhausted. Let me carry you."
After saying that, Zhao Hu lowered his body slightly, exposing his back to Su Zixu.
Along the way, Zhao Hu learned about Su Zixu's experiences and couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.
If only I hadn't left with Li Zheng, if only Su Zixu hadn't met me tonight, if only the Bright Eyes Bottle hadn't been on Su Zixu, and so on.
Zhao Hu felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it; if even one condition had been missing, Su Zixu would have truly died here tonight.
Zhao Hu thought this kid was really lucky. He knew nothing about the ways of the underworld, yet he survived almost entirely on his own abilities.
At this moment, at the entrance of Fengshu Village.
Lin Tian stared at the incense ash scattered on the ground, his anxiety already evident in his eyes.
Although she said she would leave when the time came, she didn't want to give up right now.
Most importantly, if she goes back with these two, they will be more troublesome than ghosts if they encounter danger on the way.
With his hands behind his head, Li Zheng leisurely urged, "I said that's enough. If you were going to come out, you would have come out already."
Su Wang had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Seeing that Li Zheng didn't want to wait any longer, he chimed in, "He should be dead already. Let's not wait any longer, let's go."
Lin Tian glared at them both and said coldly, "Get out, both of you get out, you can get out now."
"Take care, Miss Lin."
After saying this, Li Zheng left with his hands behind his back.
Seeing that Li Zheng had really left, Su Wang followed him.
Li Zheng glanced at him, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips.
He dared to leave alone because he was covered in chicken blood, but he couldn't figure out what Su Wang was relying on.
After the two arrived at the meadow they had come from, Li Zheng paused for a few seconds before choosing a path at the far end of the meadow.
Although he had chicken blood smeared on his body, he didn't dare to confront multiple ghosts head-on at the same time, so he chose to take a detour.
The path was more difficult to walk than I had imagined, and the trees on both sides almost blocked out the already limited moonlight.
On the way, Su Wang suddenly spoke up: "I know they all dislike you..."
"Don't force a conversation if you have nothing to say. What do you want to say?" Li Zheng interrupted Su Wang and asked coldly.
"What I mean is, we're both the unpopular members of the team, why don't we team up?"
After a moment of silence, Li Zheng spoke with disdain, scoffing, "Cooperation? And who do you think you are?"
But Li Zheng's response was a soft laugh.
"Heh, then don't blame me."
Li Zheng felt something was strange. Just as he turned his head halfway, he felt something hit his back.
Immediately afterwards, a burning sensation came from his back, as if someone was drawing on his back with a knife.
He heard hurried running sounds beside him, and Li Zheng saw that Su Wang had run several meters away in just a few seconds.
Li Zheng also ran forward a few steps quickly, but soon discovered that no matter how fast he ran, the ghost behind him was always sticking close behind.
The hand with the mark remained steady.
Li Zheng turned his head slightly and saw a ghost that was nearly two meters tall and carrying a large hoe on its shoulder.
The ghost carried a huge basket on its back, and the tools inside jingled with each step it took.
Li Zheng clicked his tongue; he knew what was behind it all.
This is a ghost that begs for life; such ghosts are usually born from the corpses of greedy people left to rot in the wilderness.
Ghosts that seek life can only move within a specific area; in essence, they are a kind of earthbound spirit.
However, the area where the ghost of seeking life is active is very large, and Li Zheng guessed that this path was its activity range.
The only way to deal with a ghost that begs for life is to find its corpse and give it a proper burial.
This approach is not practical at the moment.
Another method is to constantly trade your belongings with it to buy time to survive.
The greater the value of something, the longer it can buy you to survive.
But the most troublesome problem is that whether something is valuable or not depends entirely on the beggar's own preferences.
It's not something that people in the conventional sense think is valuable; it's something that beggars like.
Moreover, this ghost is greedy by nature, and it will keep demanding things as long as it doesn't leave the area it inhabits.
When the "debt" can no longer satisfy it, it will take away all of the "debt's" lifespan and claim it for itself.
Su Wang was a history major and would often read books on unofficial histories and legends, so he naturally had some understanding of these strange and wonderful things.
He had just recognized the ghost and then used his hair to buy himself 5 seconds of life.
Li Zheng was covered in chicken blood, so logically, this beggar wouldn't easily provoke him.
But in order to save his own life, Su Wang directly pushed the blame onto Li Zheng.
This led to Li Zheng's living presence being immediately detected by the ghost seeking life, which is why Su Wang dragged him into the mess as well.
Li Zheng stared at Su Wang's back, a murderous glint appearing in his eyes.
In terms of cunning, Li Zheng felt he didn't even rank high.
But when it comes to ruthlessness, he believes few can rival him.
Li Zheng: "I'll give you the nail of my little finger."
The beggar: "Fingernails... 5 minutes."
After saying that, the beggar pulled a pair of nail clippers from his basket.
After a heart-wrenching pain, Li Zheng saw the ghost of the living immediately appear behind Su Wang.
Five seconds has long been exceeded. Now, in addition to making up for the time he missed earlier, he also has to pay for the next period of time.
Su Wang: "I'll give you my fingernail too."
The beggar: "One minute."
After taking the fingernail, the ghost followed closely behind the two, waiting for the countdown to begin.
Li Zheng only just realized that Su Wang, that bastard, was actually quite fast.
Seeing that Li Zheng was trying to trick him, Su Wang accelerated again.