Chapter Seven: The Bait

  I think I understand now. This ghost thing is not for me, and using saliva doesn't work at all. She's pulling me along, probably to use me as her cannon fodder.

  "I won't go, I absolutely won't go! That little devil was invited by you, you solve it yourself." I said stubbornly.

  Ren Binghua glared at me: "You have to go, she's hiding now and only you can bring her out."

  Damn, just as I thought, using me as bait? Who the hell did I offend, to be treated like this? She can go find whoever she wants, but I'm not going to go die for her.

  Wang Kun scrambled to his feet, not even bothering to brush off the dust, his face flushed with excitement: "Or else let me go instead, taking me would be much better than taking Wu Tianqiang!"

  After finishing, he still proudly patted his own chest, but I only saw the fat on his chest shaking. This guy's chest is bigger than many girls', even if he claps it to pieces, not a bit of masculinity can be seen.

  I have to admire Wang Kun's courage, this dead fat man completely loses his sanity when he sees a beauty, and is extremely rude. Joking aside, he doesn't even think carefully, a woman like Ren Binghua, is she easy to provoke?

  Yesterday, I inadvertently took advantage of her and almost got bitten to death by the little demon. Guys like Fatso who have ulterior motives towards her will probably be eaten until nothing is left soon.

  I shot Wang Kun a look, signaling him to calm down. But he kept staring at Ren Binghua, not even giving me a glance, which made me furious.

  Ren Bing gave Wang Kun a cold glance: "If you don't want to become a dead fat man, it's best to stay away from me."

  This sentence is straightforward enough, but Wang Kun can't hear it. He pretends to be generous and says: "It's nothing, even if I die for you, I'm willing!"

  Ren Binghua's temper was not ordinary, one word didn't match, and another kick went over. Wang Kun curled up in the corner of the wall, a big lump of meat piled there, looking like it had an inexplicable sense of humor. Ren Binghua didn't really kick him, and withdrew her foot.

  "It's settled then, I'll call you when the time comes and you just follow my instructions. Don't go out in the sun during the day, the yin energy is thick and it will attract vengeful spirits more." Ren Binghua added a few more sentences, not caring whether I agreed or not.

  I was just about to retort when she waved her fist at me, okay, I had no choice but to retreat. This can't be blamed on me being a coward, this is just a good man not fighting with a woman!

  And she told me that if I don't resolve the vengeful spirit, it will definitely continue to haunt me. In that case, using Ren Binghua's power to thoroughly resolve the vengeful spirit is not a bad choice.

  As I was leaving, Ren Binghua gave me a talisman with crooked and twisted patterns that looked like chicken scratches. She told me to carry it with me at night, saying it would protect me. I didn't dare question her, so I carefully tucked the weird talisman away on my person.

  After Rong Yihua left, the fatty stood up from the corner of the wall again, rubbed his belly and muttered: "Damn! This chick, she's really strong!"

  I gave him a cold stare: "You'd better behave yourself, this kind of woman isn't someone you can mess with. If you don't want me to help you collect your corpse, it's best if you keep your distance from her."

  As soon as I finished saying that, I regretted it. Damn, even if I said something, it would be useless anyway. Wang Kun, this dead fatty, didn't hear what I was saying at all and instead muttered with a lewd expression: "Those two legs are really powerful, I wonder if they're also so fierce in bed, hehe, really makes me want to try!"

  He's asking for it, and he can't blame me if anything happens to him. As a good friend, I've warned him as much as I can. If something really does happen to him later on, I'll still go visit his parents from time to time and help take care of his little sister who just turned 18 this year. Thinking about it, I'm actually looking forward to it.

  I spent the whole day cooped up in the house, thinking about how to protect myself at night. The wound on my leg, Wang Kun used glutinous rice to help me remove the poison again, and the black color has completely disappeared.

  I tried to stand up and walk a few steps, except for the pain, everything else is fine, basically not affecting my actions, I feel more at ease. If I see a ghost tonight, I'll definitely run away with my legs, and leave the rest to Ren Binghua.

  At 6 pm, Ren Binghua called and asked me to go downstairs to find her. I originally wanted to tie a kitchen knife around my waist for self-defense, but considering the possibility of being controlled by the little ghost and hurting myself, I finally broke off one leg of Wang Kun's broken computer desk, swung it a few times to try it out, and it felt quite handy.

  Ren Binghua reminded me that the sun would set soon, and the yin energy would gradually thicken. The vengeful spirit might have already locked onto me. She wanted me to be the bait, luring the vengeful spirit to a certain place to find her, and then I wouldn't need to worry about it anymore.

  My heart was racing with anxiety, and I couldn't help but look back over my shoulder as I walked. I had no idea if the charm she gave me would actually work, and what if something happened before I reached Ren Binghua? What if that little ghost came after me? I'd be doomed.

  The billiard hall on Flower Street, KTV and the like, were already flashing neon lights. It wasn't until nightfall that this place truly became lively. On both sides of the road, there were also some chicks in the hair salons, lazily smoking and putting on makeup, occasionally transmitting a burst of giggles.

  Walking here again, I completely lost the mood of looking for sisters, shrinking my head and neck, looking around nervously, afraid that little ghosts would pop out at any time.

  I wasn't paying attention and bumped into something soft, turned my head to look, it was that tall girl from yesterday. Without makeup, I almost didn't recognize her. She was yawning, looking like she had just woken up not long ago.

  "Watch where you're going!" Long Legs shouted at me.

  I knew I was in the wrong and smiled wryly: "Sorry, it wasn't intentional."

  She's wearing a purple net-like dress today, which is even more alluring. However, her complexion doesn't look good, very pale, with dark eye sockets like a panda, I reckon she must have overworked herself last night.

  The long-legged girl seemed to not recognize me, and walked away with a scowl. This was no surprise, she had seen countless men before, and I was unremarkable and hadn't taken care of her business, so she didn't even bother to give me a second glance.

  At this time, Ren Binghua's phone came over: "Follow up on that woman you just bumped into!"

  Was she following me all along? I looked around and didn't see any sign of Ren Binghua. I felt a bit puzzled, what's the point of following Big Long Legs? She was getting ready to "go to work", I wasn't in the mood to take care of her business.

  Ren Binghua didn't explain anything and hung up the phone. I could only secretly follow behind Da Changtui, like a thief, afraid of being discovered by her.

  After the long-legged girl arrived at their store, she plopped down on the sofa, propping up her second leg, and then started making herself up. And wouldn't you know it, after finishing her makeup, she immediately seemed like a different person, with a much more refined appearance and an added hint of seductiveness.

  But no matter how much makeup she wore, it couldn't hide her fatigue. She had already yawned five or six times in a short while and finally lit a cigarette to refresh herself. Thinking that she might have been having a big fight with someone else last night, I felt a bit uncomfortable.

  "Go and call out that woman, let her follow you to Dream Bridge." Ren Binghua gave me another instruction.

  I was stunned, I knew the place of Mengqiao Bridge, it's not far from here, on the Honghe River, quite secluded. Wang Kun said that going there at night to take a stroll, you can find a large group of wild mandarin ducks fighting in the wilderness on the riverbank.

  "What do you mean? I'm not that kind of person. If you want to watch a movie, ask Wang Kun for one."

  It's so late at night, calling a girl to Mengqiao Bridge, can anything good happen? I'm still a virgin, no matter what, I couldn't be so casual about giving away my first time.

  Ren Binghua's voice turned cold: "Scoundrel, what's going on in your head? The vengeful spirit is hiding in her now. If we don't call her over together with it, by the time the vengeful spirit leaves her body, she'll be a corpse."

  Perhaps because I had been deceived before, I was always half-believing and half-doubting Ren Binghua's words, but yet I couldn't help but follow what she said. This matter is too mysterious, if it really comes true, another life will be lost.

  I took a deep breath and walked into the hair salon for the first time. Seeing business coming to the door, each girl deliberately batted her eyelashes and flirted with me: "Handsome guy, want to have some fun?"

  But still long legs are the most to my taste, she gently stroked her own legs with her hands, and then stared at me with her eyes fixed on me, instantly attracting all my attention.

  "Suit yourself, come with me to Mengqiao to have some fun, how much money?" I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and pointed at the long legs.

  I've been pondering this sentence for a long time. I have to say, it feels great, and I almost thought I was here to have fun.

  "Long Legs, this reminds me of something embarrassing: 'Handsome guy, I wasn't on purpose just now. If you really want to play, let's do it here. The other side of Dream Bridge has bad security.'"

  She was worried that I would retaliate against her, so she didn't dare to go out with me. I hesitated for a moment, gritted my teeth, and pulled out 500 yuan from my pocket: "Just once, 500 yuan, the money is yours first, come with me."

  I couldn't possibly tell her that I'm going to take her to exorcise the ghost, so I can only deceive her first and then deal with the vengeful spirit later. Once it's all settled, I'll definitely get my money back.

  Seeing the money, Long Legs' eyes lit up and he quickly stood up, snatching the money: "Alright, you said it, just this once."

  The two of us chatted casually as we headed towards the Dream Bridge. Maybe it was because I looked more honest, but Da Changtui lowered his guard and told me that he was willing to spend more time with me. However, I had no interest at all and just wanted to hurry up and hand her over to Ren Binghua.

  She told me her name was Xiaolan, a very common name, probably a stage name or something. I don't know if every fallen woman has a tragic past, but after chatting for a while, she started rambling on about her own miserable fate, just like the character Xianglin Sao.

  I didn't have the mood to listen, and I reluctantly responded. Gradually, I completely lost interest in her too. When we walked to the Hong River, the sky had already darkened a bit. I anxiously searched for Ren Binghua's figure, wondering if she was following me all along.

  "Handsome guy, just do it here, don't waste any more time, anyway no one is looking." Xiaolan thought I was looking for a place and said with a smile.

  I turned to look at her and was startled, screaming as I backed away. Her occipital bone was facing me, but on the back of her head was actually the face of that little girl!