Chapter Seven Hundred and One: Mysterious Nether Coin

  When we drove slowly past the place where An Xiaoyu fell off the cliff on the highway, I seemed to see that lively little girl smiling at me in front of my eyes. Although our contact time was not long, maybe my subconscious really treated An Xiaoyu as my own little sister.

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile, anyway, the fortunate thing in misfortune is that An Xiaoyu is still alive, and being alive means there's hope.

  I slumped in the passenger seat and casually opened a bottle of mineral water, handing it to Tie Yi. Tie Yi shook his head.

  Just as I was about to drink, Tie Yi suddenly made a sharp turn and splashed water all over me.

  "Big brother, are you sent by heaven to play a trick on me?" As I spoke, I quickly wiped it clean. This thousand-year-old black gold stone was in the car, and the temperature was extremely low. Although the air conditioner was turned on, I still couldn't feel any effect.

  I suddenly remembered something, stretched out my right hand, took another look at my palm, and was instantly stunned.

  An Xiaoyu had just written her address and phone number on my palm, but in an instant it turned into a black stain, completely blurry. Later, I thought about it, this little girl is still clever, she also wrote one for Tie Yi, otherwise we would have lost contact, and later I wanted to find this little sister to play with, thinking of An Xiaoyu my mood suddenly cleared up.

  "Can't you drive? Do you think this thing is a racing car or something? Look what you've done, Xiaoyu's phone number and address are all smudged. Let me take a look at your hand." I glared at Tiejing in exasperation.

  As the iron lump lifted its hand, I collapsed instantly. The handwriting on this guy's hand made the steering wheel rub against each other in a messier way than mine. My mood turned cloudy again, and all I could do was hope that An Xiaoyu wouldn't encounter such bad luck when she woke up.

  Looking at Tie Yi's indifferent expression, I silently cursed this cold-blooded thing.

  At this time, my stomach growled loudly, and all the internal organs collectively protested with great momentum! However, after rummaging through the backpack and car seat, I found that except for mineral water, there was not a single hair!

  "Hey! Is there still something to eat in the car?" I asked Tieyi while taking out a cigarette box, but it was empty too. At this moment, except for plain water, everything was gone.

  Tieyi thought for a moment and then shook his head, saying, "The last bowl of instant noodles was also snatched away by you. Let's replenish it at the rest stop later, it shouldn't be far!"

  "What's the hold up? Let's check the navigation, how far is our next rest stop?" I said impatiently.

  "According to our current speed, it'll be about ten minutes or so!"

  After that narrow escape from the cliff, I'm now even hungrier, "At most five minutes! Or else I'll starve to death in front of you!"

  I was talking while selecting a cigarette butt that was slightly longer from the ashtray, preparing to take two puffs. Who knew Tie Yi said something good and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, the car suddenly turned into an airplane, and when I looked at the cigarette in my hand, it was directly poked into my nostril by the sudden movement, with a face full of ash. I looked at Tie Yi's innocent profile, tears streaming down my face.

  So, the last bottle of water was all used by me to clean my hands and face, which means we are now really out of supplies.

  Finally made it to the rest area of this highway section.

  After parking the car, I quickly got out of the car under the urge of nicotine addiction and rushed to the convenience store next to it. While Tieyi drove into the gas station to refuel.

  After the excitement on the highway, I finally realized that having a bright spot feels really good, it's reassuring, and even walking has wind. Looking at the people in front of me, I feel a kind of inexplicable excitement, a desire to hug everyone. Having experienced loss, I understand the beauty of possession. Many people understand this principle, but they're always wrong. At this moment, if I had to say something, it would be "Good cars are really fuel-efficient, and driving is really enjoyable!"

  However, at around 5 am this morning, the entire rest area was almost empty. With a good mood, the pace of walking in the wind made my body much lighter. When I was about to arrive at the convenience store entrance, I heard my phone ringing. The caller ID showed that it was Tieyi calling from the car. As expected, this Apple Pear phone is really not bad, you get what you pay for. I happily answered the call.

  "I told Tiege, have some safety awareness, okay?! Making a phone call at a gas station, you're joking with your life! When it explodes, stay away from me! Say, what are your instructions." My mood is great, and I'm speaking much more easily now.

  Seeing the light, my mood has indeed improved a lot, and I also have the mind to tease two sentences, thoroughly relieving the depression in my heart. Since getting to know Tie Yi, facing this iron lump, I, who was originally taciturn and rarely spoke, have apparently been cultivated into a chatterbox.

  Tieyi said seriously on the phone, "To say that this matter is indeed more important than life! Absolutely cannot buy instant noodles again, now even breathing is red braised beef noodle flavor." Tieyi said while hiccuping. This trip really did eat a lot of instant noodles, I estimate for this lifetime won't be able to take an interest in this stuff anymore. However, it was the first time hearing Tieyi also make jokes, I laughed out loud. Looks like even the most honest person when forced can become a clown.

  "Alright, alright, I'll buy some sour vegetable flavor, that's it! Gas stations can't make phone calls, don't you have any common sense? It's not safe, hang up!" After finishing the call, I hung up and quickly walked towards the convenience store. Wearing this iron-clad outfit, I somehow feel like I'm not a good person at all. The quality of these clothes is really bad, I feel like I'm running naked in the snow. This weather is really cold.

  At this moment, a middle-aged man with a pale complexion and sunken eyes walked towards me. He was wearing a white outfit and a mask, making it impossible to see his face clearly. Standing in front of me, he really gave me a fright.

  If it weren't for this dimly lit place, I would have thought that I had encountered some kind of ghost again. Originally, I wanted to go up and criticize him a couple of sentences, but later on, I thought better of it. Just as we were brushing past each other, the guy patted my shoulder and said in a dull tone:

  "Can you help me buy a pack of cigarettes? Bai Shan." he asked. His tone was cold, without any emotional color, I looked at this fully armed face and said "The convenience store is not there, just go in and buy it." I just wanted to finish buying as soon as possible and get into the car, this weather was really too cold to bear.

  "Can you help me buy a pack of cigarettes? Baishan." He still said the same thing, as if he couldn't hear what I was saying.

  "Alas, I was saying..." He hadn't even opened his mouth when this guy came out with another sentence.

  "Can you help me buy a pack of cigarettes? Baishan."

  "Emotions aside, okay, okay, I won't provoke you, give me the money and I'll buy it for you." Honestly, I didn't want to drag this on any longer, if we continued to stalemate for a bit, we would definitely be able to freeze two ice sculptures. It's just buying a pack of cigarettes, after all. Maybe they had taken a liking to the salesgirl and were too embarrassed to speak up, although I think this person has some issues with their brain. However, it was an easy task, and since I'm in a good mood now, let's just consider it doing a good deed.

  "Here's the money!" I took the money from his hand without even looking at it and walked towards the convenience store. As soon as I entered the convenience store, the warm air inside was really comfortable, not to mention that the salesgirl was pretty and had a nice voice.

  Then I took a few more glances, and only then did I remember that Tie Yi was still waiting for me. So, with a heavy heart, I walked over to the shelves and picked up some beef, ham, drinks, and of course, most importantly, cigarettes. The thought of the smell of cigarette butts made my heart ache.

  Just as I was about to pay, I saw that the store actually had clothes for sale. I quickly went up and chose a set of clothes that didn't look too tacky. When I looked at the price tag, I thought this must be a black-hearted store. A sports suit that costs over 100 yuan on a street stall was priced at over 700 yuan here, which is even faster than robbery! Looking at the iron-clad clothes on my body, I still admit defeat.

  I was almost at the door when I suddenly remembered that guy mentioning Baishan cigarettes, so I went back to buy some. When I paid, I took out the money that guy had just given me. Shit, the words "Tian Tang Bank" printed on the bill shocked me so much that I nearly fell over. Could it be that I've encountered another ghost?

  Today's rhythm is really unbearable. Seeing the salesgirl miss me, I guess it was this loose and sloppy outfit that covered my brilliance, little sister hasn't noticed my handsome face yet, so I quickly stuffed those hell notes back into my pocket and paid with my own money.

  "Sir, are you okay?" The salesgirl looked at me and asked in a hurry. Through the mirror behind her, I saw my face was pale, my eyes were dull, typical decline! What happened to the handsome and elegant appearance? No wonder others weren't enthusiastic, even I myself was scared of my own look.

  Forget it, let's just pay and leave. After hastily settling the bill, I walked out of the convenience store, wanting to find that pale skinny guy in white clothes and give him a good beating for daring to scam me with a fake discount.

  If it weren't for my experience, a few years ago, I would have been scared half to death by that ghostly figure just now. But after looking around, I couldn't find anything and thought it was probably just someone playing a prank on me. Just as I was about to give up and get on the bus, I finally saw a white figure standing in the bushes beside the convenience store. Although its back was turned to me, I could tell it was that guy because of his slender build. As I approached him, I saw a puff of white mist emerge from his back, and his silhouette began to shake violently.

  It seems that there is indeed a problem, but since I've been through many things, I'm not so afraid anymore. After all, I am also a descendant of the Cui family, with my ancestors watching over me, I stepped forward quickly and kicked it. The figure suddenly fell into the bushes, constantly crying "Ah yo wei, ah yo wei!" From this feeling, it's quite solid, it seems that even if it's really a ghost, it's just an initial one, not some kind of formidable character, exactly the opportunity for me, a Yang world Yin messenger, to show off my skills.

  "Ah yo, who the hell kicked me? I'm gonna crush your balls! This ghost's words are quite trendy. Seeing this ghost fall to the ground, I took a deep breath and went up to kick him several times, cursing as I kicked!"