Ming Li's expression was blank; she had no intention of dealing with the little ghost who was causing trouble by approaching her.
Beside her, Han Chen sat behind Ming Li and Wei Gelin. Next to him sat an old woman in a red jacket...
Suddenly, the old woman stiffly turned her head, her vacant eyes staring unblinkingly at Han Chen. Her voice, ethereal, spoke: "Young man~ you're sitting on my hand~"
Han Chen felt a chill down his spine, as if a ghost had drifted by. Hearing the old woman's voice, he looked down and saw that he was indeed pressing on her hand...
Han Chen: ...
Han Chen quickly got up to apologize, "I'm so sorry, Grandma, I didn't notice."
The old woman calmly straightened her hand, which had been bent by Han Chen sitting on it. She shook her head and said in an ethereal voice, "It's fine~"
Han Chen felt that something was odd. Suddenly, the bus jolted violently without warning. Han Chen then saw the old woman's head tilt unnaturally from the jolt...
Han Chen: ...
ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!
The old woman calmly righted her own head, her expression unchanged.
Han Chen swallowed, nearly jumping three feet high and throwing himself into Ming Li's arms, "Big... Big Boss, there's a ghost!!!"
ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!
It was terrifying, wasn't it!!
Ming Li's expression was blank. She reached out, lifted Han Chen off her, and tossed him back to his original seat.
Han Chen squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trembling all over. He also reached out and tightly gripped Ming Li's sleeve, refusing to let go.
The old woman beside them saw this and asked curiously, "Young man~ are you cold?"
Han Chen: ...Is he cold?! He's clearly scared!
Seeing that Han Chen wasn't responding, the old woman thought something was wrong and reached out to tug his sleeve.
Han Chen felt the icy coldness on his arm and got goosebumps all over.
A thousand mares of mud were stampeding through his mind.
Han Chen screamed silently, "Don't come over here!"
Until they got off the bus, Han Chen maintained a single position, daring not to move.
When the bus finally stopped, Han Chen closed his eyes and quickly grabbed his groceries, running off the bus as if pursued by a horde of beasts. Ming Li found it utterly speechless.
After the bus drove away, Han Chen gasped for breath and looked at Ming Li, asking, "Big Boss, that bus just now..."
Ming Li cast a faint glance at Han Chen, her eyes clearly conveying a message, as if to say, "Yes, that's right, it was exactly what you thought."
Han Chen: ...Damn it, why did he decide to go out today?!
ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!
Knock, knock, knock.
Hearing the knocking, the System, who was bickering with Ah Wan, shot Ah Wan an annoyed look and said, "It must be the Big Boss returning. I'm going to tell the Big Boss that you're bullying me!"
Ah Wan rolled her eyes in exasperation, crossed her arms, and floated in the air, watching the System trot with its short legs to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Han Chen rushed in eagerly, taking a deep breath and feeling as if he had come back to life.
Then, he looked up and saw Ah Wan floating in the air.
Han Chen: ...
ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!
He almost fainted.
Ming Li cast a faint glance at Ah Wan and asked, "What realm have you cultivated to?"
Ah Wan: ...Sorry, excuse me.
And so, Ah Wan floated away to cultivate...
Seeing this, the System laughed somewhat triumphantly, then took the pile of groceries to the kitchen.
ps: Thank you, darlings, for the gifts!!