The world that only ghosts know

  Chen Xiao elbowed me and said: "What happened to you yesterday afternoon? Why didn't you come to class?"

  "I was a bit uncomfortable at the time, but I'm fine now, don't worry." I hastily made up an excuse to brush it off and changed the subject: "Did the teacher assign any homework yesterday afternoon? No one told me, so I didn't know, huh."

  "The task is simple, just the first three questions of the physics homework. Sorry, I originally wanted to tell you, but I didn't have your contact information."

  "It seems so... remember this number, 132xxxxxxxx."

  "Got it."

  We exchanged phone numbers with each other, and I felt happy in my heart. After getting your number, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to seduce you? In an instant, I smiled slyly.

  After that, she rarely spoke, except for asking me a simple math question, she was basically silent and unhappy, I don't know what she was thinking... Could it be that her aunt came to visit her today? It's very possible!

  In other words, she is now physically weak and needs the care and concern of people around her, and I, Hao Shuang, can play the role of a kind person! Commonly known as: curry favor.

  I asked with concern: "Chen Xiao, are you feeling tired? If you're tired, just rest for a while and take care of your body."

  "Uh-huh, okay." She furrowed her brow and feigned indifference, but I wasn't sure what was going on either, so I just let it go.

  Time flies when I'm with Chen Xiao. A class is over before you know it, which also proves the greatness of Einstein's theory of relativity.

  It was almost time for school to be over, so I asked Chen Xiao if she would go home and have dinner. Chen Xiao said no, so I suggested: "How about we go out and eat together?"

  I think she'll definitely say go to the cafeteria again, damn it, now I have a psychological shadow on the cafeteria, that place used to be a burial ground or something, there are so many ghosts. But unexpectedly, Chen Xiao said with some sadness: "Not hungry, don't want to eat."

  "How can you not eat? You'll starve! Are you uncomfortable somewhere?" I got anxious then.

  "I'm really not hungry, and my mood is...not great either. You go eat first, I'll just rest in the classroom for a while." Chen Xiao forced a smile, then fell asleep on the desk. I didn't want to disturb her anymore, but I still felt that not eating lunch wasn't good. So, I went out to buy two boxed lunches and brought them back to the classroom, putting one on her desk. At this time, she was still sleeping soundly, and I didn't dare disturb her.

  There were only about ten or so classmates who stayed in the classroom to study and sleep at noon, and it seemed that Fan Jianqiang had gone out to eat with Chen Xiao's deskmate. Damn, I really didn't expect his skills of picking up girls to be so strong, in my eyes, he should be a loser like me.

  Out of boredom, I decided to go for a walk. Walking alone in school would make me look even more lonely and desolate. In the end, I sat down on the lawn in front of the flag-raising platform. Looking back, there were several couples being intimate in the dark corner of the lawn. I thought, if one day I could be like Chen Xiao too, that would be great.

  His gaze shifted back to his phone and he opened the Soul Detector app, but the familiar pale yellow dot still didn't appear on the radar.

  The phone's speaker emitted a meowing sound, and a line of text appeared on the screen: "What are you doing? You're not thinking about that goddess-like sister again, are you?"

  I sighed: "I don't know if she can wake up quickly, there are still many questions to ask her. I really don't understand."

  The little dog said: "Why don't you ask me? I've been hanging out here for over a decade, and I should know what's going on."

  "Really?" I burst out laughing, "Can you really ask me? Are you sure you know everything?"

  "Of course, but even if you ask me, I may not tell you."

  "What's wrong?"

  "No reason, just don't like you."

  "Grass, how can you tell me then."

  The little dog thought for a moment and meowed, saying: "You ask me, you ask me, I'll consider telling you, haha, can't bear to lose face?"

  "Fine, I'll just wait for Xiaoxian to wake up then. I'm not in a hurry, she'll naturally tell me when she wakes up, no need to ask you." I said with disdain, picking my nose.

  "Are you kidding me? Haha, okay, then I'll tell you that she might not wake up?" The little dog started to get arrogant again. But what he said gave me a bad premonition, "What...what did you say, Xia Qian won't wake up? You...you're joking, right?"

  "Believe it or not, just don't regret it later." The little dog said nonchalantly, perhaps at this moment, it was still grooming its fur, including that particularly hairy area.

  I hesitated for a moment, and a gust of wind blew by, making me feel cool all over. Thinking carefully, I realized that Xiaoxian had never mentioned anything about needing to sleep before. As a spirit, she shouldn't need to sleep like humans do... or should she? The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became.

  "Alright, I'm begging you, please tell me if it's okay or not?" I sighed, feeling utterly humiliated. As a legendary hero, I was actually reduced to begging a cat? If others found out, where would my brother put his face?

  The little dog said disdainfully: "Master, is this what you call asking me? You don't even give me a gift, and you want me to kneel down and worship you? You have no sincerity at all, humph!"

  I really wanted to strangle him at that time. In a fit of rage, I said: "You're paralyzed, I don't believe you can or not? I won't ask you anymore!"

  After I blew up, a calm came over me. About five minutes later, the little dog said, "Okay, it was my fault, I'll tell you."

  Wow, this kitty can apologize? Looks like it's still teachable after all.

  "Go on."

  "In fact, our souls generally don't need sleep, except in two situations."

  "What two situations? Which two?"

  "Either being forcibly sealed or cursed, secondly, the body has consumed a huge amount of energy at once and needs to use sleep to replenish it."

  "I think she shouldn't be the first case, if it were really the first case, she wouldn't have called me in advance and said something like 'sleep for three days'. The second case is more likely," I thought to myself, having consumed a huge amount of energy, could it be that she was helping me...

  "But how can just sleeping be dangerous?" I continued to ask.

  "You're foolish, do you think our soul realm is as safe as the human world? Don't you know that when you sleep, you have no defenses at all? In our soul realm, it's common for souls to be attacked while they're asleep. Generally speaking, we need a companion to protect us before we dare to fall asleep. Do you understand now?"

  As soon as I heard it, I immediately understood and my body gradually became cold, my mood becoming more and more anxious. If something really happened to Xiaoxian, I would be ashamed for the rest of my life.

  "What, what should I do now?" I asked the little dog in a daze, and the little dog remained silent, without saying a word.

  A surge of inexplicable sadness welled up in my heart, and for a moment, I felt that I couldn't lose Xiao Qian. I shouted at the phone: "Even if I beg you, will it be okay?"

  "Hey, it's not that I won't help you, but I'm still in my juvenile state and my soul strength is very weak." The little dog pondered for a moment, then started comforting me: "Don't worry, Master. Since she chose to sleep and rest, and promised to return after three days, she must have her own considerations."

  "What should I do now?"

  "Enduring wait."

  Then I became gloomy, and the little dog kept comforting me until it made me laugh. Suddenly, I felt that it wasn't so annoying after all.

  "By the way, I heard that the Lingyi Mall recently launched several new products, which seem to be quite useful. Why don't you buy some and try them out? They can also serve as a means of self-defense," said Xiaogou.

  I opened the Soul Detector's mysterious mall and, as expected, there were six or seven new items added, but the prices are not cheap.

  I took a look at the list of new products on the shelves, and several caught my great interest:

  Hyper-Durable Devil Bottle: Price 399 yuan, Grade C, High cost-effectiveness, very durable and resistant to drops.

  Super wear-resistant? It feels a bit strange, but it sounds pretty reliable.

  Ghost Soul Cutter: Price 999,999 yuan, Grade A, uses ultra-high-tech quantum spray head, can perform soul cutting on low-level ghosts, the cut ghost will disappear forever, neither entering heaven nor hell, requires possession of a Ghost Hunter's license to purchase.

  Wow, what's this? A Ghost Driver Qualification Certificate? What is this thing?

  "Peach Blossom Treasure": Kill price 1 yuan, only this one, registered Taixi Master's personal transmission, mom doesn't have to worry about you being haunted by evil spirits anymore, don't miss the opportunity, act quickly!

  After reading the introductions of these several things, one can't help but feel that their moral integrity has been shattered to pieces. Apart from this ghostly cutting knife which is too expensive to buy, the other two items are worth trying out. However, I don't have that much money on hand. My little dog suggested: "Why not try a flash sale?"

  "Flash sale? I don't believe in this stuff, I've played with Taobao's flash sales before, and most of the time they're snatched up by insiders or scalpers." I complained, my heart full of resentment towards capitalism. Actually, what I hope to hear from others for the rest of my life is: "You're rich, that's impressive?"

  "Just try it out, I still believe that the world is full of true goodness and beauty." The puppy's words made me smile wryly.

  Well, just kill it with a second then, and online banking still has one dollar left.

  I clicked on the "Peach Blossom Treasure" button that I wanted to grab, and immediately a page popped up: "Congratulations, you have successfully snapped it up!"

  What? Is it true or false?

  I don't believe I'm so lucky, it's probably just a trick played by the merchant, they say there's only one left when they actually have plenty of stock, this kind of deceptive behavior towards consumers is what I despise the most——looking down, and this thing even comes with free shipping? Bullshit, it turns out the world is really full of true goodness and beauty!

  The page prompted me that it can be delivered within two days, my mood suddenly improved a lot. The little dog started saying "look at this look at that", I said I could kill it instantly, I was too lazy to see its nonsense, closed the soul detector and put the phone in my pocket, then headed towards the classroom.

  Chen Xiao should have woken up by now?