Volume 1: Spirit Marriage Chapter 45 - Ghost Behind

  Aunt Huang's words made us feel a chill run down our spines, as if Shuishengzi was standing right behind us at that moment. I was worried that Shuishengzi would make a move on Uncle Huang, so I quickly reached into my pocket to touch the iron box and went over to take a look. Suddenly, I felt a hand reaching out to touch me, and I froze for a moment - who was touching me? What were they up to?

  Taking out her phone to take a look, she discovered it was actually Zhong Ling'er!

  My heart skipped a beat, Zhong Ling'er reached out to hold my hand, this little girl must be scared, only then did she seek comfort and security from me, haha, at the critical moment, she finally understood that I, Dāo Gē, am her golden bodyguard!

  I quickly grabbed her hand.

  So soft and gentle...

  Suddenly, I felt a pain in my leg and didn't know who kicked me. I reflexively shouted: "Who kicked me?" As I turned my head to look back, I was kicked again, and behind me appeared a human figure!

  It's Wu Lele.

  "What are you doing?" I was furious.

  Wu Lele kicked me again without saying a word, I was furious and just about to scold him, but then I heard Zhong Ling'er say in a low voice: "Let go of me, take the token!" Wu Lele raised his voice and said: "Someone is giving you the token, why are you grabbing their hand?"

  So that's it! I was wondering why Zhong Ling'er touched my hand!

  But how did Wu Lele see it in this dark and chaotic situation? Doesn't she have a pair of piercing eyes that can see through everything?

  I picked up the talisman and took a photo of it with my phone, and it turned out to be the same kind of ghost-quelling charm that I had drawn at her house yesterday. I silently recited the incantation in my heart and quickly ran towards Uncle Huangshi's and Auntie Huang's room.

  "Huang Shi Bo asked in a low voice: 'Where? Where?' Huang Shu trembled and said: 'Behind you, behind you...' Huang Shi Bo shouted desperately: 'Where? Come out for me! Come out!'"

  "I shouted bravely: 'Uncle Huangshi, don't be afraid, I'm here...... Ahh!' "

  I don't know who designed the threshold, but it was more than a foot high. I kicked one foot on the threshold and my body directly fell to the ground, steadily and firmly landing on the ground, so painful that my knee almost broke.

  Zhang Yunhao immediately asked behind me: "Dage, what's going on?"

  I gritted my teeth and crawled up from the ground, touching my chest and knees, and with a wry face, painfully said it was nothing, as if I had been possessed by a ghost. After that, I went to find Uncle Huang Shi and Auntie Huang, only to discover Uncle Huang Shi holding his phone by the bed, taking pictures back and forth, while Auntie Huang was buried under the quilt, shaking non-stop.

  Suddenly, I found that in the corner of the wall opposite me stood a black shadow, which was indeed Shui Shengzi! My heart sank abruptly, and Shui Shengzi had indeed entered the house. What's more hateful is that he was staring at me at this moment, his eyes were exceptionally dark, like two black holes. I was stared at to the point where my hair stood on end, almost forgetting the pain in my knee, and my footsteps became extremely heavy, unable to lift them for a long time.

  "There's a ghostly aura!" Zhang Yunhao followed in, took out his phone and shone it into the room, sniffed his nose and said: "It's right here in this house!"

  Huang Shi Shu immediately stopped and turned to us, asking: "Where is it?" Zhang Yunhao said he wasn't sure either, but it was definitely in this house. Then he whispered to me: "Dage, where is Water Saint?"

  I didn't answer Zhang Yunhao, because at this moment I only felt a buzzing in my ears, and all the muscles in my body seemed to have stiffened, how could I say anything? Why was I so afraid? Was it because of being hurt by Shui Shengzi last night?

  Wu Lele asked in the main room, "Why don't you go over?" Zhong Ling'er replied, "It's not time yet." Wu Lele hummed, "Are you afraid?" Wu Lele didn't bother with her again.

  I stared intently at Shui Shengzi, afraid that he would pounce over, and the hand holding the talisman also trembled slightly.

  The Water Saint suddenly moved, heading towards Huangshi Shu. What was strange was that every step he took forward, his body would shrink a bit. When he reached behind Huangshi Shu, he had transformed into the size of a four or five year old child. Then with a burst of energy, he jumped onto Huangshi Shu's back, as if riding a horse. Huangshi Shu's body shook and involuntarily bent forward.

  Huang Shu saw it and pointed at the Water God, shouting frantically: "Come down! You come down!" Huang Shi Shu hurriedly walked towards Huang Shu, anxiously asking: "What's wrong, wife? Where is the ghost?" Huang Shu was so frightened that she didn't know what to do, crying out in a loud voice: "Don't come over! Don't come over!"

  I was furious, my anger overcoming my fear, and I jumped up a step, grabbing the talisman to stick it on the Water Saint's back. But just as I was about to stick it on him, he suddenly disappeared, and the talisman stuck onto Huang Shi Shu's back instead. Huang Shi Shu let out a loud cry, turned around to hit me, but then saw that it was me and stopped, asking "Xiao Dao, what are you doing?" I took back the talisman and said "There's a ghost on your back", leaving Huang Shi Shu stunned.

  Suddenly, I heard my mother's shout from outside the door: "Xiao Dao! Xiao Dao!"

  My mother's voice was originally quite loud, and she seemed to be a bit angry, so the sound stood out particularly in the black night. I hesitated for a moment, responded with a "yes", and then heard my mother ask outside the hall: "Why are you not back home yet at this late hour?" I quickly went to open the door of the hall.

  When I arrived at the hall, Wu Lele had already opened the door. My mother was holding a flashlight and shining it inside. The light from the flashlight was very strong and shone directly into my eyes. For an instant, my eyes felt dizzy and I thought there was someone standing behind my mother!

  I was shocked and quickly covered my eyes with my hands. My ears buzzed again, and I seemed to have lost my hearing.

  Wu Lele rushed forward to greet her mother, warmly grasping her mother's hand and leading her in. It wasn't until then that I realized the Water Saint was standing behind her mother!

  It was strange that he didn't attack at this time, but instead stared tightly at Wu Lele with a gloomy eye.

  Wu Lele and my mother entered the main room, and she casually picked up a broom and threw it out, saying: "Where did this broom come from? It almost knocked me over."

  That broom swept straight at Shuǐ Shèngzi's head, and Shuǐ Shèngzi slapped it open with his hand.

  My mother didn't understand the situation and asked me why I hadn't gone home yet. I said we had something to do here and would be back soon. My mother said there was a power outage, so hurry up and go home for dinner.

  The whole village's electricity was cut off, it seems this power outage has nothing to do with Water Saint Child.

  Huang Shi's uncle came out with a flashlight, and his mother asked about Huang Jie's body. He said he wanted to go in and take a look, so Huang Shi's uncle led his mother to the bedroom where Huang Jie was. As they walked, his mother said, "The power is out, why not turn on at least one lamp?" Huang Shi's uncle said, "I'll light one right away."

  Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ was still standing outside the door and hadn't come in, as if he was apprehensive about something.

  Is he also afraid of our numbers and momentum?

  Zhong Ling'er walked to the door and said to Shui Shengzi: "You have become Shui Shengzi, even if your parents were wrong, you cannot harm innocent people or bring disaster to the world. Moreover, your parents have already repented and given you a name, so put down your resentment and turn back...

  I'm worried that Zhong Ling'er is in danger, so I muster up the courage to walk to her side. Tonight, the moonlight is like water, and I can barely see Shui Shengzi clearly. He has already recovered his adult appearance and gives a strange smile. "Can eighteen years of resentment be forgotten just because you want to forget? I've waited for eighteen years, and it's all been for this day! You dare to stop me? I'll make sure none of you have a good ending!" After finishing speaking, he suddenly pounces towards Zhong Ling'er. Zhong Ling'er quickly sticks a talisman on him, causing Shui Shengzi to let out a blood-curdling scream as his body rapidly retreats backward and heavily crashes onto the ground.

  Mother and Huangshi Shu came out at this time, Huangshi Shu holding a kerosene lamp, the light flickering, as if struggling to survive in the strong wind, which would go out at any moment.

  "Mother called us back home, if we don't go back the food will be cold," she said as she walked towards the outer hall. Suddenly, Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ jumped up, his eyes bulging with a fierce and sinister look. I quickly grabbed my mother's hand and pulled her inside, feeling a chill run down my spine. Shuǐ Shèng Zǐ vanished, and the temperature around us dropped sharply.

  "What are you pulling me in for again?" My mother shivered, "How can it be so cold?" Then she urged us to go home. We didn't move or tell her the truth. Mother felt inexplicably strange and said, "What's wrong with you? Hurry up!" Wu Lele walked over to my mother's side and smiled, saying, "Auntie, don't worry, we'll play for a bit longer before going back."

  "Still playing? It's already dark!" Mother grabbed Wu Lele's hand and said, "Let's go, look at your hands, they're all frozen. How can it be so cold? If they want to play, let them play here."

  "Alright then." Wu Lele glanced at us and raised her voice, saying: "You guys play, I'll go first." She said as she pushed my mother towards home.

  Zhang Yunhao came to my side and asked in a low voice, "Will your mom and that little rascal be okay? Are you sure it's safe to let them go? What if Shui Shengzi gives them trouble?"

  I think Zhang Yunhao's worry is very reasonable, just as he was about to catch up, before he even reached the door, suddenly "Bang!" The main hall's large door was shut, the light flickered and immediately it was pitch black again.