Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Teasing Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Teasing Xiao Taohong floated above, chuckling at the sight.
Wasn’t this the same thief who had tried to steal a tiger the other night? Quite brave indeed, to dare going out for mischief in the middle of the night after she had scared him like that.
Erlaizi walked with an uneven gait towards Xuexue’s field, where the path was overgrown with weeds. Accidentally, a vine hooked onto his wounded foot, causing him such pain that he crouched down, wailing, “Ouch! My goodness, it hurts so badly. That damned dog, daring to bite me, I’ll surely stew it and eat it one of these days.”
“Big brother, what happened to you? Are you hurt?”
A clear, crisp voice rang out beside Erlaizi’s ear.
Upon hearing that voice, Erlaizi’s body stiffened. He would never forget that voice for as long as he lived–it was the voice of the little ghost girl he had encountered in Aunt Li’s house. He had chatted with her for a long while that night, and her voice had been engraved in his memory ever since.
Indeed, who wouldn’t be deeply affected after chatting with a ghost for an entire night?
“You… you… you…!” Erlaizi was so scared that his soul was about to scatter, his body went limp and he collapsed onto the ground, shaking all over, his mouth failing to form words.
Xiao Taohong drifted down from mid-air, standing in front of him and said with a smile, “Big brother, why are you so scared of me? Do I look that ugly?”
Xiao Taohong had her hair done up in pigtails, wearing a small pink dress that, along with her delicate features, would have made her incredibly beautiful–if only she weren’t a little ghost. At this moment, Erlaizi wished he could die, his voice quivering, “No… no…, you… you are extremely beautiful.”
Xiao Taohong continued to tease him, stepping closer with a playful grin, “Then what are you afraid of? Didn’t we have a nice chat that night? I’ve been thinking about big brother ever since! You don’t know how lonely it’s been for Xiao Taohong since she died, no one willing to talk to me. Only big brother is the best, willing to chat with me. Why don’t you come and keep me company?”
Erlaizi was internally screaming. Who the hell would willingly chat with you! That night, wasn’t it just because he didn’t realize she was a ghost that he talked to her a bit more?
However, outwardly he didn’t dare to speak carelessly. If he angered this little ghost and she dragged him to Yama Hall, he would die a most grievous death.
“Aunt, please, I beg of you, spare me. I didn’t mean to offend you on purpose.”
Erlaizi looked at Xiao Taohong closing in, her cute smiling face now seemed more terrifying to him than any demon.
“Big brother, you seem really frightened of me, huh?”
“Yes, yes.” Erlaizi was so terrified his soul was about to scatter, not even knowing what he was saying.
All of a sudden, Xiao Taohong’s smiling face turned stern, “You human, don’t push your luck. I’m willing to be friends with you, which is your honor. And yet you’re afraid of me, it seems you’re truly looking down on me.”
As she spoke, blood began to gush out from her face in great amounts.
Erlaizi let out a strange cry and turned to run. His previously limping leg, driven by extreme terror, suddenly raced along the narrow path. Unfortunately, the path was too narrow, or perhaps it was too dark, and he tripped and tumbled down into the field, struggling for a long time without being able to get back up.
Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him. Twisting his head to look, he was instantly petrified with fear.
Xiao Taohong, who had been so exquisitely lovely moments ago, was now a completely different sight, her face streaming with blood. One of her arms was stretching out, reaching towards him ominously.
In that moment of life-threatening danger, he couldn’t care less about anything else. Covered in mud, he scrambled up from the field and ran for his life towards the village.