Chapter Nineteenth: The Red Taoist

  There were many words in my heart that I wanted to say, but for the time being, I didn't know what to say, so I just waved my hand and said it was unnecessary. I thought that like in the mortal world, after asking about something, you could choose not to buy it, but unexpectedly, this guy grabbed me with one hand.

  "What do you want to do?"

  "What did I say? You don't even understand the rules here? When I asked you to come a little, it meant how much, not whether you want to or not!"

  The guy with the sideburns was getting a bit indignant at this point, and I felt surprisingly aware of his strength, even though it was just a balloon-like pouch. But I could still feel it.

  "So you're holding onto me, what do you want to do? Are you trying to force a deal?"

  Sideburns laughed and said to me: "Not bad, not bad, what you said is very right, but it's not just a strong buy and sell, today I will also make you disappear."

  I couldn't give him the chance, after becoming a ghost, this is my last soul, before figuring out these questions I still can't die, at least before I turn to dust I should understand how I died. So I immediately broke free from his restraints and started running towards the boss's restaurant.

  Now I can only run to her store, except there is nowhere else to go. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the boss holding a handful of spirit money and sticking it at the door. Just as I was about to speak, she stretched out her hand indicating that I shouldn't speak.

  The whiskered man followed closely behind, and the boss lady put her hands on her hips with a very proud attitude, which actually looked quite good. Seeing the whiskered man come in, the boss lady directly slapped the spirit money onto his face and said to him: "This new person is not someone you can bully, he's already been reserved by me, this money is compensation for you, so leave quickly if you know what's good for you."

  From the boss's words, it can be felt that she should still have some status in this secluded town. This whiskered man saw so many hell notes and immediately showed a greedy gaze, really didn't think that after his death, he would still be so greedy for wealth.

  This guy is not only greedy, but his eyes keep glancing at the boss's black stockings, it seems that this guy loves not only money but also lust.

  The whiskered man looked at the boss's wife with a sly smile and said: "Well, since it's your person, I won't pursue this matter any further."

  He snatched the spirit money from the boss's wife while talking, as if he was afraid she wouldn't give it to him. After snatching it, he walked out of the door. But I was very puzzled, what use could these spirit money have in this secluded town?

  I came before the landlady and said to her: "Thank you for taking me in and saving me."

  The boss's wife smiled and said to me: "No need to thank you, from now on you are my person, so there is no need to thank you."

  "What?! When she finished saying that sentence, I was stunned, but I didn't need to pretend to be stupid, I understood what she meant."

  "But we're all ghosts now, how can we?"

  The boss's wife waved her hand at me and said, "Who says ghosts can't be okay? It's just that there's no physical enjoyment, but there's still spiritual. Now you and I have both become ghosts in this hidden town. I don't know how long we can stay here. And this place isn't comfortable or safe. Wouldn't it be better for us to take care of each other?"

  "But... I'm at a loss for words because this is something I never expected."

  "What's wrong with you? Don't you like me?" The boss's wife asked, staring at me.

  "No, it's not that the boss is pretty, I think no one wouldn't like you, no, it's that no ghost wouldn't like you. But I have some debts to pay in the human world, and I couldn't spend all my future days here. So I need to leave this place."

  These aren't entirely lies to deceive the boss, but also my true feelings. I really dislike this place and don't want to be with these ghosts who died unjustly. Also, the nine-tailed fox spirit and Wang Xiaoya have already become a knot in my heart; regarding their matters, I want to have a resolution.

  "Hmph!" The boss lady sneered at me, "You'd better come up with something that can deceive me. You're actually joking like this, and you want to leave here? Many ghosts have wanted to leave this place, but even the longest-staying ghost has been here for decades. If you don't like it, just say so, why talk like that?"

  "Alas... this old lady is actually a sentimental person, I really didn't expect that the first romantic encounter of my life would come from a ghost."

  She asked me something, and I was a bit at a loss for words, so I could only choose not to answer. She also lowered her head, thought for a moment, and said to me: "There are only two choices, either marry me here, or I will send you out of the store and wait for those ghosts to come and annihilate you."

  "Isn't there a third option?" I blurted out.

  "What did you say? You think this is a place where you can haggle over prices? If I hadn't taken you in, those ghosts would have probably harmed you already!"

  The boss's wife was very resolute, and it seemed like she had made up her mind about me. I also knew what she said, that without her, I wouldn't understand the rules here, and probably still wouldn't know what to do now.

  "I owe you a favor, I remember it in my heart, but to be honest, I'm really not in the mood for this right now. Sorry, I choose the latter, I'll leave the store."

  "You... you... none of you men are any good!" The landlady was so angry that she stamped her foot.

  However, I had no choice but to accept this fate. I was reluctant, but when I opened the door of the shop, I discovered a strange scene - a fireball-shaped object suddenly appeared in the sky above Lingwei Town, illuminating the streets of the town.

  At that time, I felt a reaction on my body, it was a scorching feeling, as if there were flames burning on my body. When I looked at the other ghosts, they all hid, and their appearance was more afraid of this thing than me.

  "Ding ding ding......" "Ding ding ding......" At this time, at the entrance of Hidden Town, a Taoist priest appeared, wearing all red Taoist robes. He slowly walked towards me, but in my impression, shouldn't Taoist robes be yellow? This is not important anymore, what I care about is whether he is human or ghost.

  As he slowly approached, I realized that the Taoist's hair was already gray and white, with a white beard, looking at least sixty years old or more. His expression was solemn, looking very cold and stern. Although I couldn't read faces, I could feel it, this person wasn't simple. At the same time, he was also sizing up those ghosts on both sides of the street.

  In his approaching position, all these ghosts covered their ears with a look of extreme discomfort. And yet none of them dared to come forward! As he drew closer and closer to me, the scorching sensation on my body became more and more pronounced.

  Now I myself find it unbelievable, isn't the soul after death supposed to be free from pain? What's going on here?! That guy with the goatee, just a short distance away from me, although he also covered his ear with one hand, but made an unexpected move, that is, holding a wooden bucket and pouring all of its contents onto his own head.

  Those were actually red blood plasma, after pouring them out, I found that his face had changed, the entire face was concave and convex, with an iron nail stuck on one eye, looking particularly ferocious, and the other hand was already mangled. It seemed to have fallen off, could this be what he looked like before he died? If so, he really was too miserable.

  "Ka......" At this moment, he used his other hand to pull off his own crippled hand and went straight towards the Taoist.

  The red-robed Taoist continued to shake the bell with one hand, and with the other hand, he took out a red talisman. As the man with the whiskers approached, he directly stuck it on his body and shouted loudly: "Break..."

  At this time, "Boom..." a burst of flames ignited on his body. Immediately followed by "Bang...", his entire body exploded into the air and disappeared from my line of sight...

  At that time, I was a bit stunned. The Taoist priest didn't seem to notice what had just happened and instead took out another bell from his body. The two bells started shaking violently...