Chapter 321: Fearful For Ghosts!
Translator: Rain Editor: Chrissy
âWhere do you think you can use it for?â Song Jue was disdainful. He said, âIt is just a special phenomenon. It has no particular use. I think the most useful part of it is to scare oneself. It would be rather difficult to scare others. There is barely any cultivator that could be scared by this.â
Song Jue laughed. âWhich cultivator doesnât rise from mountains of dead bodies? Which cultivator hasnât live through life and death? Who would care about such a stupid thing?â
Ye Xiao wanted to argue, but he didnât know how to. When he saw those ghosts, he was scared for real. He knew cultivators would never believe something that they had never really seen, since they were all brave and confident. He knew the truth, but he couldnât argue for it.
âYou. You surely wonât be scared by that!â Song Jueâs eyes lit up, and suddenly, he shouted loudly, âAHâŠ! GHOST!!â
And then his face was full of disdain. âI think this would describe how one is scared, right? Were you scared? I take it as a no?â
âAHHHâŠâ Bing-Er exclaimed, âGHOSTâŠ!!â She trembled as her chopsticks fell to the floor. She was quivering with her face turning paleâŠ
That shout from Song Jue was scary after all.
Even Ye Xiao had goosebumps hearing it, let alone a girl who was only mentally twelve years old. He wasnât scared by ghost. Of course, he was scared by the shout of Song Jue itself.
That was even worse than ghosts.
Bing-Er got into Ye Xiaoâs arms and she was still trembling. Ye Xiao held her trembling body and looked at Song Jue with anger. âUncle Song, the ghost didnât scare anybody. The way you shouted didâŠâ
Song Jue turned a green face, âCough⊠My bad. I forgot she is just a little girl. Sorry, girl. I didnât mean to scare youâŠâ
Bing-Er kept her head on Ye Xiaoâs chest and nodded to show understanding. She didnât let go of Ye Xiao though. She was still holding him. Apparently, she was still scared.
Song Jue seemed to be embarrassed, so he coughed. He tried to find a topic to go on, âIn fact, ghosts are just some dead people. We donât fear them when they were alive. We will chop them in pieces if they dare to mess with us. Since they are dead, what do we fear them for?â
While he was speaking, he became assured and bold like he held justice. âGirl, you have been cultivating with your Brother Xiao for some days. I heard that you improved a lot. Why are you still so timid. I truly donât understand what you are afraid ofâŠâ
Bing-Er said, trembling with a pale face, âI⊠I am afraid⊠of ghosts the mostâŠâ
Ye Xiao felt disappointed, but he still confidently said, âTruth proves me right. It does have potentials. The way to use it should be improved. That is all. Everything is useful. We just need to find out how!â
Song Jue humphed. âUseful how? It is only allowing people to see ghosts. How is that useful? Can you capture those ghosts for further use?⊠Ah. Xiao Xiao, why are you asking these questions? Look how you argued for it. You donât have such a skill, do you? Maybe, you actually are able to⊠see those things?â
Bing-Er exclaimed again. She looked at Ye Xiao with a scared look. She wouldnât dare to get close to Ye Xiao if he told her that he could truly see the ghosts.
Ye Xiao was speechless. He knew if he told them the truth, they might leave him, so he said in a deep voice, âUncle Song, you are making a nonsensical guess. How can I have that skill? Besides, you watch me grow up. How come you donât know I have such skill if I really do? You said it only happens on kids yourself. Am I a kid to you?â
Song Jue felt relieved. âThat is reasonable. I know you donât have that sharp eyes. Maybe you could if time went back a dozen years agoâŠâ
Bing-Er felt relieved to hear what Song Jue just said. She kept tapping her chest.
âI am saying that I feel such skill may be useful. It may not be totally uselessâŠâ Ye Xiao said. Suddenly, he was enlightened. He realized something Song Jue just said might be useful.
âWhat did you say, Uncle Song?â Ye Xiao hurriedly asked.
âAh? What?â Song Jue kept his eyes opened widely.
âI said, what did you say?â Ye Xiao asked again.
âWhat did I say? I said I know you donât have such sharp eyes! Is that it?â Song Jue asked. He was not sure.
âNo. Before that.â Ye Xiao was anxious.
âAh? What did I say before that? Let me seeâŠâ Song Jue was frustrated. âWhat did I say exactly?â
Ye Xiao stomped. He wished he could tear out Song Jueâs brain to help him think.
Bing-Er raised her head from Ye Xiaoâs chest and fearfully said, âHmmm⊠Uncle Song said, âIt is only allowing people to see ghosts. How is that useful? Can you capture those ghosts for further use?â ⊠Is this it?â
âCorrect! That is it! There it is!â Ye Xiao was delighted and he laughed. He held Bing-Erâs face and kissed on her cheek heavily. What a pretty face. He was so happy. He said, laughing, âMy Bing-Er is the smart one. That is it! That is what you said!â
Bing-Er was kissed all of a sudden. She felt her heart stop beating, and she looked terribly embarrassed. She shouted gently and then hid her face on Ye Xiaoâs chest.
âObscene!â Song Jue disdainfully spoke, âYou actually took advantage of her⊠Hmmm. Why is it so special though?â
âYou actually did it in front of an old man. Men are not what they were in the times of long ago. What a moral degeneration!â
Song Jue murmured and got up in an attempt to leave. âFine. I have had enough food for dinner. I should leave⊠Even if I am not full, I have had enough for such disgust. I might throw up if I stay here longer. Foods are hard-earned. I better save someâŠâ
Then he just disappeared.
Ye Xiao twisted his lips. [Since when did Uncle Song, who has a full mouth of dirty words, tell me to behave. What is that âFoods are hard-earnedâ stuff? What?] He wanted to explain though, but he decided not to after thinking about it.
He could never explain it well after all!
Holding Bing-Erâs soft body, Ye Xiao was thinking, [Instead of discussing with Uncle Song about such things, I should probably discuss with Bing-Er⊠He was acting weird, and he gave me no practical suggestions. If he tells me more about those moralistic things, I will throw up, not himâŠ]
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