Chapter 13 The Small Inn

  I looked at Mr. Zhuo blinking his eyes, originally wanting to say that Mr. Zhuo was really humorous, but thinking that Mr. Zhuo had never joked with me before, this time he definitely wasn't joking either, suddenly my mind went blank.

  I originally thought I could have a good rest this time, but I didn't expect that there would be ghosts here too. I helplessly wanted to lie down on the bed, after all, I haven't lain on it since coming out until now.

  But just as I was halfway through pouncing onto the bed, Mr. Zhuo caught me in one swift motion, and my body instantly lost its balance, almost tumbling to the ground.

  I was taken aback at first, then looked at Mr. Zhuo in surprise.

  Mr. Zhuo didn't seem to notice my confusion and shook his head expressionlessly.

  "It's better not to sleep on this bed, take a look at what's here."

  Mr. Zhuo's voice was very soft, as if he were talking to himself.

  But my heart couldn't help but tremble, and I suddenly felt a gust of cold wind sweeping across the bed.

  I sighed and sat down on the ground.

  It was strange that Tiān Yǎn automatically opened.

  The darkness enveloped me in an instant, and my legs went limp.

  Two women were lying on two beds, one on the left and one on the right.

  No, accurately speaking, it should be female ghost.

  The two of them were wearing white dresses, with a hint of sadness in their eyes, staring at the ceiling as if lost in thought.

  Luckily I didn't lie directly on the bed just now, otherwise this female ghost would have possessed me.

  I opened my eyes and looked at Mr. Zhuo with a questioning gaze.

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and replied, "Actually, I received a message yesterday that the hotel here was haunted, so I came to take a look this morning. The reward for catching ghosts is to stay in this hotel for free for a few days."

  Honestly, I want to say: this place is uninhabitable for humans, after catching the ghost we should hurry up and leave.

  But I restrained myself and asked: "What's the origin of this ghost?"

  "I don't know its origin."

  Mr. Zhuo said, "It's probably been here for a long time. Many people who live in this room say that at night they often feel like there are strange noises, similar to the sound of a woman crying. I think it's probably because of these two ghosts. Although these two ghosts don't harm people, they also affect business here."

  I nodded vaguely, indeed, such a hotel was originally in a remote location, and once the rumor of haunting spread, business would definitely decline.

  "How can we get rid of the ghost?"

  Mr. Zhuo stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Ghosts linger in a place because there are still some thoughts in their hearts. Only when we satisfy the thoughts in their hearts can they ascend to heaven."

  "How can we know what they think in their hearts?"

  "Of course I asked." Mr. Zhuo said with a smile.

  I still don't understand what Mr. Zhuo said.

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and said, "You'll know tonight."

  After finishing speaking, he ignored me and sat down on the ground to meditate by himself.

  My mouth twitched slightly as I imagined asking ghosts about their thoughts and feelings, it felt especially mysterious.

  Thought about it for half a day and still couldn't think of a reason.

  We sat like this until evening.

  The lights outside the window lit up one by one, shining through the small window of this little inn room and casting a terrible feeling over the whole house.

  When I opened my eyes, I found that I could clearly see the two female ghosts sitting up, staring blankly at the window.

  There were still tears rolling in their eyes, looking very strange.

  Mr. Zhuo also woke up and looked at me softly saying: "Now you go ask them what their wishes are."

  I nodded and walked over to the right side of the bed, facing the female ghost and said, "Hello."

  The female ghost stared at me with a blank expression, her eyes fixed on me, and there was still some fear in her expression, as if I were the ghost.

  "Can you see me?"

  The female ghost suddenly spoke up and asked, her voice soft and pleasant to hear.

  It wasn't until then that I realized the female ghost was actually quite pretty, although her entire face was deathly pale, but her features were very delicate.

  "I can see you." I replied.

  The female ghost was apparently very excited to hear this sentence, and she deliberately got closer to me, continuing: "It's been thirty years, I haven't met anyone who can see me yet."

  I pretended to be calm and said: "I can see you, and I'm here to fulfill your wishes."

  The female ghost moved closer to me excitedly, and the chill on her body made me shiver involuntarily. She whispered: "Can you help me see him?"

  Who is he? Who is he again? I smiled and nodded at the female ghost: "As long as you tell me your story, I'll help you see him."

  The female ghost smiled and said: "Actually, it's not very good to ask me about this matter, you can ask that Ruru over there." She pointed her hand towards another female ghost.

  The female ghost known as Ruru also heard the other female ghost calling her and turned around.

  Unlike the female ghost on this side, Ruru's eyes are one red and one normal color, but her appearance is also very delicate, looking similar to the female ghost on this side.

  She looked at me with a puzzled expression and softly asked: "Can you see me?"

  These female ghosts all spoke in unison, so I patiently replied: "I have come to fulfill the wishes of both of you."

  Like seemed very excited, and suddenly floated in front of me, sitting down beside the female ghost and saying: "Sister, finally someone can see us!"

  I suddenly understood, it turned out these two female ghosts were sisters, no wonder they looked so similar.

  Since they are sisters and died at the same time, there must be some complicated story.

  "Thinking of this, I opened my mouth and said: 'You two tell me about your stories. By the way, you have to tell me your names first.'"

  Ruru, who seemed more lively than her sister, spoke up first: "I forgot what my specific name is, I only remember that others call me Ruru, and my sister is called Lingling."

  Lingling also spoke up at this time: "We two are dizygotic twins, so there will be many different places too, such as my eyes and her eyes..."

  "That..."

  I interrupted them, "I know you've been looking for someone who can see you for a long time, so there's a lot to say, but I still want to hear the story of the two of you and your wishes."

  The two of them heard what I said and exchanged a glance with each other, unsure of what to think. After a while, they began to recount the events that had occurred earlier.

  It turned out that these two people were two sisters from a household nearby, and they were considered village flower-level figures in the village, so their vision naturally became much higher.

  The two of them wanted the person they would fall in love with in the future to be handsome and strong enough to protect both of them.

  The two of them waited and waited, finally waiting for that person's appearance. And both of them fell in love with the man at first sight.

  Although they had forgotten their own names, they could still clearly remember the appearance and name of that man.

  His name was Zhao Kai, and he happened to be passing through their village on business and stayed at the home of the two sisters.

  Ru Ru and Ling Ling were both very happy, feeling that they had met their true love, but soon found out that their own sisters also liked Zhao Kai.

  Ru Ru and Ling Ling decided to have a duel for the sake of this man, the winner would stay by Zhao Kai's side, while the loser would quit and never be with Zhao Kai again.

  The result of the game is that Ruru won.

  Lingling was very sad and had no choice but to start keeping a distance from Zhao Kai.

  Ru Ru and Zhao Kai started dating, but when Zhao Kai saw that Ling Ling was ignoring him, he became very sad and tried every means to find her.

  That day, when Ruru went to find Zhao Kai, she found Lingling and Zhao Kai kissing in the room!

  She was stimulated and hanged herself on a tree in the village.

  Zhao Kai knew about this and felt very guilty towards Ruru, so he also cut off contact with Lingling and blamed everything on her.

  Lingling was also very distressed and hanged herself on the same tree.

  Years later, the village was rebuilt and the tree where Ruru and Lingling hanged themselves was removed. The place was then converted into an inn.

  Ru Ru and Ling Ling's wishes in their hearts have not come true, so they keep wandering around the tree where they stayed at the inn without dispersing.

  They might have really not spoken to anyone for a long time, and when telling this story, they deviated from the topic several times, only to be pulled back by me. By the time they finished telling the story, it was almost dawn outside.

  The ghosts were nocturnal creatures, and as soon as day broke, the two of them returned to bed, staring blankly at the ceiling once again.

  I wasted an entire evening and still didn't know what their two wishes were!

  I walked dejectedly in front of Mr. Zhuo and said, "After listening to a night's story, I still don't know what specific wishes the two of them have."

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and said: "I also heard what the two of them said, in fact, it can be summarized as wanting to see Zhao Kei and ask him which one he chose between the two sisters."

  I suddenly realized that through their two stories, I indeed knew that they had been entangled in this problem all along.

  However, Mr. Zhuo soon fell into deep thought again, leaning on his chin. I asked him what was wrong.

  He told me that these two female ghosts had forgotten their own names and it was very difficult for him to perform a ritual to help them ascend.

  "What's going to happen then? Are they supposed to spend their whole lives living in hotels?"

  Mr. Zhuo shook his head and said, "This is useless. In fact, as long as we find Zhao Kai, this problem will be solved easily. Because Zhao Kai must also remember the names of those two!"

  But I don't think so, because Zhao Kai looks quite rubbish, entangled between two sisters, it seems that he is not in love with the two people, but likes the feeling of being loved by the two sisters.

  I believe he found his true love after me and completely forgot about the two sisters.

  Mr. Zhuo smiled and said: "You can't say that absolutely, maybe this Zhao Kai is still regretting what he did when he was young!"