"Run?"
Hearing old Zhang's shout, I couldn't help but feel stunned. I thought, what's going on? Why do we have to run as soon as we meet again?
"Why are you standing still? Are you looking to get killed?"
Seeing my lack of response, old Zhang couldn't help but start scolding me anxiously. He quickly added, "Hurry, it's catching up!"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, I finally realized. Is it the shadow maiden catching up?
"Let's go!"
Thinking this, I finally didn't hesitate anymore. Regardless of whether the beauty was willing or not, I immediately lifted her and carried her on my shoulders, turning and running down the mountain!
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly being lifted on my shoulders, the beauty seemed startled, then started struggling fiercely on my shoulders. "Let go, I can walk by myself!"
Although she was very light, for my small physique, carrying her was already a stretch. With her struggle, I stumbled and almost rolled down the mountain cliff.
"Damn it!"
Luckily, I reacted quickly, stabilizing myself just in time, barely avoiding a disaster.
Even so, I was sweating cold and filled with anger. I cursed and fiercely slapped her rounded buttocks, saying, "Shut up!"
Damn it!
You're lucky I'm the one who ran into you. Otherwise, given your attitude just now, damn the ghost would care about your life! Not only did you not thank me, you almost caused me to fall off the cliff. My temper is lenient; if not for that, I would have thrown you off the cliff!
"You!"
I didn't need to think, I knew the beauty was both embarrassed and angry at this point, and if it got more serious, she would probably want to kill me.
However, perhaps because she realized that we were in the same boat now, she didn't immediately lash out, nor did she struggle. Instead, she accepted it, allowing me to carry her down the hill.
It's strange though, carrying such a big person, I ran down the mountainside without feeling tired at all? Why is that? Just because she's a beauty?
Before I could delve deeper into this, old Zhang finally caught up, running alongside me, and couldn't help but mock, "Tsk tsk, indeed worthy to be the grandson of the neighbor. Even when you're at death's door, you don't forget to rescue the beauty!"
Rescue the beauty?!
I'm not rescuing anyone! I'm about to hang myself, do you think I'm eating noodles?
With a displeased look, I was about to swear, but the words were swallowed back.
"Ghost!"
In a hurry, I only managed to yell once, but I suddenly felt like I had been injected with chicken blood. My speed rose sharply, surpassing old Zhang in an instant, and I left him far behind!
"Ghost?"
Seeing my shocked expression, old Zhang was also stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked back.
"Oh my god!"
One look and it startled old Zhang as well, but he was an old hand, without any hesitation, he quickly pinched a sword finger and fiercely pierced his left shoulder!
"Squeak--"
The eerie laughter was truly hair-raising. Right at old Zhang's left shoulder, a baby surrounded by dark energy was exhaling ghostly air towards his neck.
Seeing old Zhang thrust his finger, the baby let out a piercing, terrifying scream, sounding like a baby's crying, but also a bit like a night owl's wail. As it opened its mouth, I felt the space around me suddenly distort, and a rolling sea of blood surged towards me from all directions!
"What the hell?"
This eerie scene truly frightened me, even though I knew it was an illusion, I was still scared to death.
"Guards!"
"Forgiveness!"
Two urgent shouts almost echoed in my ears simultaneously. As soon as the words fell, the sea of blood that had been surging from all directions suddenly shattered, and my vision finally returned to normal!
Meanwhile, the beauty on my shoulders seemed to have exhausted her last bit of strength from the truth just now. Her tense body instantly softened, collapsing directly onto me.
"Ah? Are you okay?"
I noticed the change in the beautiful woman's body, and I couldn't help but be surprised. I quickly put her down and was about to check if she was still breathing. At that moment, old Zhang, not far away, suddenly started swearing, "Stop frigging around! Things are already chaotic here. Hurry up and come over and help!"
"Oh!"
Old Zhang seemed to be in quite a mess. His clothes on his chest were torn to shreds, and there was blood dripping from his left arm, as if he had been bitten by that little ghost. If it weren't for the powerful peach wood sword in his hand, which made the little ghost wary, he would probably have perished here long ago.
However, even so, his situation wasn't optimistic. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before he would be exhausted to death by this little ghost.
Without any hesitation, I quickly charged towards old Zhang and shouted loudly, "How can I help you?"
"Dragon Qi! Use the dragon qi in your body!"
Seeing me charging towards him, old Zhang was suddenly delighted and quickly shouted, "Now, only the dragon qi in your body can restrain it!"
"Dragon qi again. But I have no idea how to do it!"
"Keep going!"
At that moment, old Zhang suddenly pulled a red rope with a blue talisman from around his neck and shouted, "Quick! Put it on!"
"Oh!"
Despite being a little confused, I quickly put on the blue talisman that old Zhang threw to me. Almost at the moment I put on the talisman, the little ghost, which had been frantically grappling with old Zhang, suddenly abandoned him and charged straight towards me.
"You dare to deceive me!"
When the little ghost pounced, I felt so regretful. It seemed like I was about to be made a scapegoat again!
"Dad...Dad..."
Weirder still, as the little ghost pounced towards me, it actually called me dad?
"Get lost, I'm not your dad! He is!"
Without hesitation, I quickly took off the blue talisman from my neck. Since you set me up first, don't blame me for not being polite!
As I was about to throw the talisman to old Zhang, he was startled and quickly shouted, "Don't move!"
After he shouted, I was stunned. At that moment, the little ghost suddenly dove into my arms and mumbled, "I'm hungry..."
Before I could curse, old Zhang's figure suddenly appeared behind me. Just like before, he firmly pressed his dry hands against my back!
With a strong warm current entering my body, I finally understood old Zhang's intentions. Without cursing, I tried my best to imitate what he had done earlier and shouted loudly at the little ghost in my arms, "Go away!"
With a roar as loud as thunder, I lifted the little ghost off and sent it flying!
"Woo..."
Unlike before with Zhang Yao, this time the little ghost was sent flying by my roar but seemed to be unharmed. Apart from some of the black gas dissipating, there didn't seem to be much difference compared to before.
To my surprise, it even seemed quite wronged, crying loudly in front of us.
As the black gas dissipated, I finally saw its original appearance. It was only about the size of a palm. Its belly button still had the umbilical cord attached. Its head was only about the size of a fist, quite large compared to its body, with many black vein-like blood vessels constantly wriggling on its surface. Its empty eyes were sharp and seemed to see through people, extremely sharp!
Ignoring its horror and the stench of death all over it, it was simply a miniature radish head!
"Look at this!"
Just as I was carefully observing the "radish head", old Zhang suddenly slammed my head and scolded, "Who told you to shout? Couldn't you just grab it with your hands?"