Liu Xiaohua was still thinking about what the ghost had said the night before as she went to school.
Even when the classmates who usually bullied her threw her book away, she only reflexively picked it up, which made those few girls somewhat unhappy.
"Liu Xiaohua, who are you making that sour face at?"
"Exactly!"
"Look at that deadpan expression. You didn’t run into a ghost, did you? Hahahaha!"
Liu Xiaohua looked up at the girls in front of her. They were originally from the same village as her, but they were also the ones who bullied her the worst.
"I, I..." She instinctively wanted to apologize, but suddenly, Fang Zhiyi’s words flashed in her mind.
"You can see ghosts, right? Why should you be afraid of them? They should be afraid of you!"
"If you don’t fight back, they’ll only think you’re easy to push around. Think about it—weren’t the chickens your grandma raised poisoned before? You know who did it, but you didn’t dare say, right?"
"Your weakness will also drag your grandma down."
She forced the word "sorry" back down her throat.
Just then, the bell for class rang. The girls glared at her before returning to their seats one by one. Liu Xiaohua, meanwhile, reached into her bag and touched a jade pendant.
An old ghost had given it to her last night, saying that with it, he could stay by her side. But for now, she didn’t see the old ghost anywhere. Thinking about it, no ghost could come out in broad daylight anyway.
Even though she was distracted all day, those village girls still found ways to bully her.
When school let out, Liu Xiaohua avoided the crowds and ran home along the back roads. She didn’t know what she should do. All she wanted was to hide.
But as night fell, she suddenly heard a sigh near her ear.
"Child, you really are too pitiful."
Liu Xiaohua instinctively curled up, but then she saw a figure walk out of her room.
After a few seconds of hesitation, she jumped off the bed and wanted to follow, but when she reached the front door, she faltered again. After much deliberation, she opened the door and looked around. At that moment, a piercing scream made her shrink back inside.
That direction—it was Zhang Ling’s house!
The next day, she heard that Zhang Ling, for some reason, had fallen into the latrine pit while using the outhouse the previous night. When her family pulled her out, she was yelling nonsense like "Don’t come near me!"
Because Zhang Ling had taken leave, there was one less bully in class that day. The others also seemed a bit subdued.
That night was quiet, nothing happened. But the day after, one more person took leave.
Wang Jing was also absent, no one knew why.
Hu Linlin deliberately knocked Liu Xiaohua’s book off her desk as she passed by, smirking proudly. But after the past two nights, Liu Xiaohua finally showed some change. She hesitated for a moment, then bravely looked Hu Linlin straight in the eye.
Hu Linlin was surprised, then frowned. "What? Do you think because Jing and Ling aren’t here, I won’t deal with you?"
Feeling the jade pendant in her bag, Liu Xiaohua felt an unprecedented sense of calm. "Try me. If you want to end up like them, go ahead!"
"You!" Hu Linlin wanted to retort, but suddenly realized something. "Did you set them up??"
Her voice wasn’t quiet, and several classmates turned to look.
"What are you talking about? I go straight home after school. I never go out."
Hu Linlin glared at her, lowering her voice. "I’m not afraid of you. If you dare come to my house, I’ll beat you like a thief!"
Looking at Hu Linlin’s expression, Liu Xiaohua felt a strange satisfaction. "I won’t go to your house..." she also lowered her voice. "But do you still remember? You all said I was a freak, that I can see ghosts... What if..."
Her eerie expression made Hu Linlin shiver. She instinctively stepped back two paces. "Hmph, you’re just putting on an act. Just wait—don’t think I can’t handle you!"
But despite her tough words, Liu Xiaohua’s strange behavior left Hu Linlin unsettled. She remembered now that it had started when the adults in the village said Liu Xiaohua could see ghosts and had even "killed" her parents. That was why they all bullied her.
Could she really talk to ghosts?
No, that’s wrong. She must be bluffing.
Even though she tried to comfort herself, Hu Linlin knew it was too weird—one of her two friends was talking nonsense, and the other was burning with fever.
By the time she got home, it was already dark.
"Trying to scare me, huh? I’ll make you pay tomorrow!" she muttered through gritted teeth. But the moment she stepped through the door, goosebumps spread across her skin. A shadow was hanging from the lamp above her.
Hu Linlin froze.
"Hanged" figure slowly turned until it faced her.
"I died so miserably..."
A scream once again shattered the stillness of the village.
Fang Zhiyi crouched on a tombstone, watching a newly arrived ghost wander aimlessly, occasionally sighing.
"Look at this useless chosen vessel you picked! Doesn’t even have a decent burial accessory!"
Little Hei knew he was in the wrong and said nothing.
"I finally thought of a way to get out, and now it’s all wasted, and that old ghost gets the benefit."
He cursed under his breath. The old ghost he was talking about, Liu Sandao, returned smugly from outside.
"Going out for a round is so refreshing, hahahaha... Kid Fang, why are you so glum?" He paused. "Let me tell you, those little bullies are in for a real lesson this time."
Fang Zhiyi reached out, pushed his face away, and shoved him aside.
A small figure trotted into the cemetery.
Liu Xiaohua, no longer as scared as before, glanced at Liu Sandao and bowed to him. "Thank you, Grandpa!"
Liu Sandao was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter. "No need for that! No need! Hahahaha!" But when he saw Fang Zhiyi’s grim face, he quickly composed himself. "Ahem, scaring people burns a lot of Yin energy. I need to rest."
With that, he scurried back to his cozy little tomb.
Liu Xiaohua fixed her gaze on Fang Zhiyi. "Brother, tell me what to do, and I’ll do it. I’ll repay you both!"
Fang Zhiyi looked her up and down. "No need for much... But are you sure you want to follow my advice? This path isn’t quite like ordinary people’s..."
"I’ve thought it through. I’ve always been unlucky anyway. I... I’m willing to walk a different path!"
"Alright... Listen to me, and you won’t go wrong." Fang Zhiyi nodded. "But for now, the first thing is to claim what’s rightfully yours."
Seeing that Liu Xiaohua was still hesitant, Fang Zhiyi knew that grave robbing was indeed immoral.
"Forget it. Starting tomorrow, keep an eye out for anyone in the area running into strange problems they can’t solve."
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