"If you keep moving around now, don't regret it later when I do something to you!" Bai Chen threatened.
Hearing this, Wan Ruo was so scared that she didn't dare to move a muscle.
At this moment, Wan Ruo looked at the street and always felt that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"What day is it today?" Wan Ruo suddenly asked curiously.
Bai Chen said coldly, "Have you even forgotten when you were born?"
Wan Ruo was taken aback and frowned tightly. With her completely yin birth chart, her grandma had reminded her since childhood. How could she forget?
So today was the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, also known as Zhongyuan Festival. She hadn't noticed before, but now she realized that there were so many people selling paper money on the street!
The Zhongyuan Festival was commonly known as the Ghost Festival or the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. The older generation always said that it was best not to go out on the night of the Zhongyuan Festival. Midnight was when human energy was at its weakest and ghostly energy was at its strongest. People with a weak birth chart must never go out, or they would be asking for trouble.
"Then can I see grandma tonight? I should pay homage to her!" Wan Ruo said in a low voice.
At this moment, Bai Chen stopped walking and gently put Wan Ruo down.
Wan Ruo was in a low mood and hung her head without saying a word. Seeing this, Bai Chen stroked her head and said softly, "Silly girl, with your completely yin birth chart, it's best not to go out tonight. Moreover, Grandma Yin doesn't have the time to come and see you. She's very busy!"
Since Grandma Yin passed away, her soul had stayed in another world, a world only for demons. Granny Hu the Third thought highly of her performance among all her followers and thus kept her by her side to do tasks and cultivate at the same time. It was also Grandma Yin's own choice. In this way, she could improve her cultivation and protect Wan Ruo to the best of her ability.
It was just that Wan Ruo didn't know that in fact, her grandma had always been protecting her in her own way.
What did "busy" mean? Wan Ruo was a bit confused.
Looking at Wan Ruo's cute and innocent look, Bai Chen smiled and said, "However, paying homage is okay. Ancestors can increase their cultivation when they receive tributes from their descendants. So what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Bai Chen pulled Wan Ruo and started to buy things for paying homage along the street.
On the other side, in the House of Elegance.
After Wan Ruo was taken away by Bai Chen, An Yao immediately lost all interest. What a mess! She'd lost both the girl and her money!
An Yao glared at Liu Yuedie angrily and shouted huffily, "It's all your fault! Humph! Second brother, let's go!"
You Guang was dragged downstairs, leaving Si Hongxi in an awkward position!
He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Hey, what does this have to do with me!"
Then, just as he was about to turn around and follow them, he was stopped by the madam.
"Hey, Young Master Si, you can't just leave like this!" The madam rubbed two fingers together, clearly asking for money.
Si Hongxi had no choice but to pay the silver and then turned around and left.
"I'm the one who's lost both the girl and my money! Sigh! What a mess!"
As soon as Si Hongxi stepped out of the House of Elegance, a cold gust of wind blew by, and he immediately felt uncomfortable.
After being with Wan Ruo for a long time, he always felt very sensitive to such things.
"Could something bad be about to happen?" Si Hongxi felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.
Wan Ruo and Bai Chen went to Grandma Yin's grave to pay homage. By the time they came back, it was already getting late.
It was almost midnight. The moon was bright and the stars were few. There were faint fires flickering on the broad street. Those were the fires from the burning paper money for paying homage to ancestors.
In the desolate night, cold winds often blew, making the burnt paper money flutter all over the sky, and the starlight was patchy.
In Wan Ruo's eyes, the ordinary fires were actually green, and beside the people crying while burning paper stood the deceased they were talking about!
The pale faces stared at Wan Ruo, making her feel terrified. She quickly averted her gaze, only to find that such stares were everywhere on the street!
Seeing this, Bai Chen picked Wan Ruo up in his arms and said softly, "Close your eyes. We'll get there faster this way."
Wan Ruo nestled in Bai Chen's arms and closed her eyes tightly. As his steps quickened, she could faintly hear the sound of Bai Chen's heartbeat. Even so, the eerie cries often rang in her ears.
On the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, ghosts run rampant!
Wan Ruo, who had the ability to attract ghosts, would have been easily targeted by ghosts tonight if Bai Chen hadn't been by her side.
It was almost midnight. They had to get back in time.
At this moment, Si Hongxi, An Yao and the others were still wandering on the street.
"It's really strange today. Why is the street so deserted?" Si Hongxi asked curiously.
At this moment, An Yao seemed to have noticed something.
"What are they doing?" An Yao asked curiously, pointing forward.
Si Hongxi and You Guang looked in the direction An Yao was pointing.
Wasn't that people burning paper? What day was it today?
"Ah? Is it the Zhongyuan Festival today?" Si Hongxi exclaimed with a frown.
At this moment, a cold gust of wind blew by, making the three of them shiver.
"No wonder there are so few people on the street, and they're all burning paper! Let's go back quickly!" Si Hongxi quickly advised.
Hearing this, An Yao was also a bit scared and quickly nodded in agreement.
On the other side, at the crossroads of the street, a graceful woman was burning paper money.
This woman was Qin Manman. The Prime Minister's Mansion was taboo about such things, so she could only buy some paper money and find a crossroads to burn some for her parents.
"Manman, Manman."
Qin Manman seemed to hear someone calling her name! She turned around but didn't see anyone. At this moment, she realized that there were hardly any people on the street.
Just as she was about to get up and go home, she felt a chill behind her.
People have three lamps, one on the top of the head, one on the left shoulder, and one on the right shoulder.
Ordinary people can't see them. Only ghosts can. When walking at night, if you hear someone calling your name, never turn around. If you do, the lamps on your shoulders will go out, and it's easy to attract ghosts!
Qin Manman didn't know this. She thought she was just hallucinating and didn't pay any attention.
"Manman, Manman."
At this moment, she heard someone calling her name again. The voice sounded so real, like her mother's voice. Just as she turned her head again.
As soon as she turned her face, a terrifying and ghastly face almost bumped into hers!
The terrifying face was grayish - black. It was impossible to make out the facial features, but one could clearly see the wriggling maggots, and at the same time, it emitted a foul stench.
Scared out of her wits, Qin Manman let out a shrill scream, "Ah..."
Then she stepped back continuously and fled in a hurry. Stumbling, she was almost in tears. If something really happened to her outside, no one would care!
At this moment, she felt that there was no one to turn to for help. Her legs were weak. The street was empty and filled with ghostly energy. Eerie laughter came from time to time in her ears!
She frantically knocked on the doors of the houses on the street, but no one opened the doors. In the middle of the night, it was truly hopeless.
Just then, Si Hongxi and the others happened to pass by. Seeing Qin Manman in a panic.
Seeing Si Hongxi and the others, she felt as if she had seen a savior and quickly ran towards them.
"Miss Manman? Why are you here? What happened?" Si Hongxi supported Qin Manman, who was almost collapsing, and asked with concern.
Qin Manman pointed behind her and stammered, "There, there's a ghost!"
The three of them heard this and looked behind Qin Manman. There was nothing abnormal.
But they didn't know that the fierce ghost was lurking in the dark, staring at them but seemingly afraid to get closer.
However, Si Hongxi felt that something was wrong.
"Quick, let's go!" Si Hongxi supported Qin Manman and told the others to hurry back to the mansion.
But they didn't know that You Guang had already spotted the evil ghost!
He looked at the evil ghost, and a flash of disdainful smile crossed his lips.