I am a wandering immortal in the mortal realm.

"ah--!!!!"

The two brothers immediately let out a sharp explosion.

How bold can a teenager be?

Logically speaking, they should have fainted from fright by now.

But around afternoon, after being thrown into the river by Zheng Baoyin and taking a bath with the corpses, their psychological threshold became extremely high, and they couldn't even faint if they wanted to.

The younger brother behind him let out a howl and ran off without any regard for loyalty, his figure quickly disappearing into the fog.

The older brother also wanted to run, but his legs were too weak and his crotch was half wet.

Just then, the face slowly spoke again, saying, "Did you see my eyes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his neck suddenly dropped, as if his cervical spine had broken, almost touching the boy's face. Water droplets dripped from his loose, wet hair, constantly falling onto the boy's face and shoulders…

"Can you see my eyes?"

The ghost spoke for the third time, its breath coming directly at the tip of the nose. It was devoid of warmth, but filled with a strong, pungent stench of decay, corpses, and the stench of rotten mud from the bottom of the water.

"Aww!!!"

The boy finally came to his senses, and with a strange shout, he turned around and ran away.

"I didn't see your eyes, so don't look for me!"

He ran and shouted, his voice echoing through the air, and soon his figure disappeared into the fog.

The ghost didn't chase after them; it simply stared at the direction the two children had gone with its dark, hollow eye sockets.

A moment later, his upside-down body suddenly turned in a different direction, from looking forward to looking backward.

"Tap tap tap..."

A series of hurried footsteps sounded in the fog, and the two children emerged one after the other once again.

Looking up, the guy hanging upside down in front of him was none other than the water ghost Chen Jun.

The two men's faces suddenly turned pale.

Although I was a bit panicked and ran in a daze, I was actually running in the same direction. This isn't some deep mountain or dense forest, so how could I have run back to where I started?

They weren't three-year-olds after all; they had heard plenty of supernatural and ghostly things from adults. After a little thought, they realized they had encountered the legendary "ghost wall."

Well, now even escaping is out of the question, and the two brothers hugged each other and cried bitterly on the spot.

"Dad, Mom, I don't want to die!" the younger brother cried loudly, and he urinated a lot.

The warmth spread to the older brother, Da Niu, who suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted, "Tie Zhu, don't pee in your pants yet! Pee on that ghost! Ghosts are afraid of children's urine. If we pee on him, we can escape!"

Tie Zhu could only stammer, "Brother, go ahead and pee, I... I can't control it, I don't have the strength, I can't undo my pants..."

Da Niu said in frustration, "Do you think I didn't want to? The problem is, I already peed!"

As the ghostly figure slowly approached, he panicked, grabbed his younger brother Tiezhu's head, and shouted, "Don't look back! Hold your pee! I'll make you pee!"

Tie Zhu shuddered from the shout and actually held his pee. He said with a mournful face, "Brother, I feel like he's right behind me!"

Da Niu glanced at the ghostly figure that was almost behind his cousin, quickly looked away, and feigned composure, saying, "No, he's still far away. Remember my words, if I tell you to pee, you pee!"

As the ghostly figure drew closer, the surrounding temperature dropped, and the eerie wind pierced straight to the bone.

Da Niu was both anxious and scared. Knowing he couldn't wait any longer, he squatted down, ripped off his cousin's pants with a swish, and yelled, "Pee..." Along with the shout, he also exerted force with his hands, trying to push the other person to turn around.

But before the voice could finish its cry, the ghost opened its rotten mouth and let out a soft breath.

The malevolent spirit exhaled icy breath, and with a whoosh, it shot all over Tie Zhu's dark buttocks.

The young man shuddered, unable to withstand the shock, and before he could even turn around, he peed all over his brother's half-open mouth.

"You bastard, you pissed in the wrong place!"

His brother cursed loudly, slapped the other person on the spot, and then spat the salty smell from his mouth onto the ground.

But in the blink of an eye, when he looked up again, he was completely stunned.

Suddenly, the ghost's full head of black hair began to grow wildly like seaweed, binding Tie Zhu completely and leaving him half-suspended in the air.

Tie Zhu wanted to cry out, but another large clump of black hair crawled into his mouth and nose, leaving him only able to make "woo-woo" sounds.

"Iron Pillar!"

Da Niu had never seen such a bizarre scene before, and he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground.

"Can you see my eyes?"

The ghostly voice rang out again, but this time it lacked the previous eerie and cold demeanor; instead, it exuded a resentful and murderous aura.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tie Zhu's hair seemed to receive some kind of instruction, and it grew wildly again, strands of it burrowing into his body.

Tie Zhu, overwhelmed by waves of nausea, suddenly lost consciousness.

When Da Niu saw his cousin roll his eyes back and bend over backward, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Knowing that this ghost had dealt with Tie Zhu, he would definitely come after him, and if he didn't think of a way out, he would surely die.

He clenched his teeth in fear, watching helplessly as his cousin's body was swallowed up by layers of eerie black hair, a faint, fishy smell suddenly appearing in his mouth.

He paused, a bold idea popping into his mind.

The hope of survival instantly overwhelmed the fear of death. He gritted his teeth, stood up abruptly, and, imitating Zheng Baoyin's actions that afternoon, shouted, "You son of a bitch, I'll fight you to the death!"

After saying that, he rushed to the ghost's side.

The ghost seemed a little confused. The black-haired man paused, not understanding why the other party would willingly throw his life away.

Suddenly, Da Niu grabbed his ghost head, took a deep breath, and kissed it with a slap.

That's right, they kissed!

Ghost Hollow's eyes suddenly widened, revealing a look of shock like a human's. Then, as if coming to his senses, his black hair exploded, sending the iron pillar flying far away.

A chilling wind arose, stirring up the mist and causing black hair to dance wildly in the air, like a thousand horses charging towards the bull.

"It's over! It's over!"

Da Niu was on the verge of tears. Kissing that rotten mouth was disgusting enough, but it was clear that the little bit of virgin urine in his mouth was no match for the ghost in front of him. It seemed to have only angered the other party.

But since we've already come this far, there's no turning back now.

Da Niu's heart sank suddenly. Feeling the strong wind blowing behind him, as if he had made up his mind, thinking that he would die whether he fought or fled, he became fierce and stuck out his tongue...

The black-haired man paused again, completely stunned by the kiss!

He stuck out his tongue!

He actually stuck out his tongue!

How dare he stick out his tongue?

A moment later, the black hair began to dance wildly in a fit of rage.

If they can even bite ghosts, what kind of justice is there? What kind of laws are there?

Tie Zhu was thrown around in a daze. When he opened his eyes, he saw his cousin kissing a ghost head.

He was dumbfounded, completely stunned, and had no idea how to describe the scene.

Could it be that his fear triggered some of his cousin's hidden fetishes?

Little did they know, Da Niu was also in excruciating pain at that moment.

The smell from that ghost's mouth was truly awful, like his father's sweaty feet had been soaking in a cesspool for half a month, and then, without even washing them, he'd just fished them out and stuffed them into his mouth.

The putrid smell swirled and churned in my stomach, making me feel nauseous.

Just a moment before his black hair reached his body, he could no longer hold on and vomited.

It's not a big deal if he throws up, the problem is he's still kissing her right now!

The ghost, having eaten a mouthful of mushy pancake, flew into a rage, its murderous intent soaring to the heavens.

He no longer cared about eyes or anything like that; all he wanted now was the life of the person in front of him!

His innocence is gone, and he's going to lose his life too. Da Niu is in despair, and he regrets it so much now.

If God gave him another chance, he would never do such a stupid thing again!

Just as he was feeling utterly dejected, a gentle voice suddenly rang in his ear.

"What...are you doing?"

……

Zheng Baoyu hadn't left the house in a long time, and it had been three years since she last walked this road. She remembered that if she just kept walking until the end, she would reach the embroidery workshop. But if she took the main road, she would have to go around in a big circle.

Because the path was very short, he even made a special note of it. However, he never expected that he would walk for so long and still not be able to reach the end.

He was puzzled until he reached a fork in the road, when he suddenly realized: wasn't this the road leading to the town's cemetery?

Zheng Baoyu was gentle and timid, and naturally not very brave. The thought of the graveyard and the sky made even the forest path seem eerie, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Although it wasn't dark yet, he immediately decided to turn back the way he came.

But halfway there, they suddenly noticed something strange—there had been some chirping of insects and birds when they came earlier, but now the entire forest was completely silent.

Looking up at the sky again, the sun still hung over the distant mountains, but could only let in a hazy glow. The whole world seemed to have suddenly lost its color and sound.

Zheng Baoyu swallowed hard a few times, thinking to himself, "Am I seeing a ghost?"

He dared not move, standing silently in place until a cold wind swept by, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

"I should have had my little sister come with me!"

He felt a strange sense of regret, and then, as if remembering something, he quickly pulled out a yellow talisman folded into a triangle from his chest.

He hadn't witnessed the Taoist priest of Yiyuan Temple displaying great power at the Zhuang family's mourning hall that day, but his younger sister had boasted about it many times.

Since it's described in such a mystical way, the talismans in the temple must be no ordinary items.

With that thought in mind, he raised the talisman high in his hand and walked forward step by step.

Whether it was his imagination or not, the moment Zheng Baoyu raised the talisman, it felt as if a warm current suddenly burst forth from his body.

Between the alternating sensations of cold and heat, my previously anxious heart suddenly calmed down, and even my steps became calm and relaxed.

He held it as if it were a star; no ghosts or evil spirits could get close to this immense power.

The surroundings suddenly opened up, and the path underfoot became clear. The forest was no longer silent; various insect chirps reached my ears, occasionally mixed with the sound of a child crying.

Zheng Baoyu scratched his head, thinking to himself, "What time is it? How could there be a child in the woods? Could it be a ghost?"

Thinking of this, Zheng Baoyu felt a little uneasy and turned to walk in the other direction.

Halfway there, he turned back, conflicted: "It's getting dark soon. If it really is a lost child, who knows what might happen to them tonight. Should I... go check on them?"

He was kind-hearted and couldn't ignore it. Thinking that he had a talisman in his hand, he wasn't afraid of ghosts, so he mustered up his courage and walked towards the source of the sound.

He had only taken two steps when two teenagers came into view. They were the Li brothers who had called him a "eunuch" that afternoon.

These two are acting like they've gone mad. One is kneeling on the ground wailing, and the other is pouting and kissing the air. I don't know what they're up to.

Little do people know that amulets have the power to "protect" the body, both to ward off disasters and to bring peace of mind.

The best way is to make people "see no ghosts and hear no ghosts," so that they are not aware of the ghosts' existence and are naturally not afraid.

The talisman in Zheng Baoyu's hand was at its most powerful, and the ghosts that the two children found terrifying were as light as air to him.

He pursed his lips, thinking of turning around and leaving, but in the end he couldn't go against his conscience.

If they hadn't seen it, that would have been fine, but after all, it involved two lives!

So, suppressing his turbulent emotions, he shouted, "What are you doing?"

……

The two children were suddenly struck by the sound of other people's voices, and it was as if their ears were suddenly enlightened by celestial music; they almost burst into tears.

Turning his head, he saw Zheng Baozhu. Tie Zhu almost blurted out "eunuch," but at the last second he said, "There's a ghost! Help my brother!"

"A ghost?!"

Zheng Baoyu was startled and instinctively raised the amulet in his hand. The heat in his hand surged wildly, like a cluster of sparks burning into a raging inferno, determined to burn away all evil in the world.

But in the eyes of the two children, it was as if Zheng Baoyu, upon hearing that there was a ghost, inexplicably threw a punch, then let out a mournful ghostly howl, and the ghost disappeared.

"This is...this is..."

The two children, suddenly rescued, couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

We're doomed. This guy is a master who can kill ghosts. We've really messed things up.

Both of them were on the verge of tears.

Feeling the stench in his mouth, Da Niu couldn't help but squat down and dry heave.

Zheng Baoyu didn't want to stay with them any longer, so he said, "It's getting dark, you two should go home quickly!" After saying that, he walked out of the woods.

Tie Zhu was terrified and didn't want to stay there a moment longer. Seeing Zheng Baoyu about to leave, he panicked and called out, "Zheng Baoyu..."

No sooner had he shouted than he was slapped by his brother.

"What did you call him?" Da Niu asked, pointing at the other person's nose.

Tie Zhu was stunned. After a pause, he said, "Zheng Baoyu?"

Da Niu clicked his tongue, looking exasperated. "If he hadn't saved us, and we were out of this forest, I wouldn't have argued with you calling him 'Zheng Baoyu.' But now... what are you going to call him?"

Tie Zhu thought for a while, then suddenly seemed to understand something. He turned to look at his cousin, and his eyes lit up.

Da Niu smiled and nodded, "You've finally shown some intelligence for once."

The next moment, as if they were of one mind, the two knelt down in front of Zheng Baoyu and, with shameless expressions, called out in unison.

"Father (eldest brother)!"

"Um?"

The two turned their heads and instantly stared at each other.

……

The two mischievous kids were completely convinced of Zheng Baoyu's worth, and on the way back they were extremely attentive, like two lackeys, wishing they could worship him.

Someone on the street tried to shout "eunuch," but before they could even open their mouth, the two brothers beat them up.

Some people are wondering how things could have gone from tense in the afternoon to seemingly being as close as brothers in an instant.

Before the three of them even reached the Zheng family's door, they heard a commotion.

"You must have hidden my son!"

"We have plenty of sons in our family. Who would be so bored as to hide your son?"

"It was you who hated my child for insulting Zheng Baoyu, so you deliberately hid them to get revenge!"

"You're overthinking it. My family usually settles scores on the spot; we don't wait until afterwards!"

"..."

"I don't care, give me back my child! This is kidnapping, this is a crime!"

"..."

The two families' adults stood at the Zheng family's door, fussing over each other. Tiezhu couldn't help but call out first, "Mother!"

A woman in the crowd suddenly turned her head, saw her son, and rushed over with joy.

She held her son and looked at him for a moment. Finding that he was not injured, she immediately slapped him twice.

"You little brat, you went out without saying a word, you almost scared your mother to death!"

Tie Zhu's older brother, Da Niu, received the same treatment; both children were beaten until they cried loudly.

Zheng Ren noticed Zheng Baoyu standing beside the two children and frowned, asking, "What exactly happened?"

Zheng Baoyu shook his head: "I found them in the woods. They said they encountered a ghost?"

"What?" The adults from both families were shocked upon hearing this, and hurriedly asked their children, "What exactly happened?"

Tie Zhu sniffled and sobbed, "It's Chen Jun! Chen Jun has become a ghost! My brother even kissed him..."

"vomit!"

Da Niu started gagging again, and everyone immediately scrambled to help.

Zheng Baozhu was watching the commotion with great interest when she suddenly felt her sleeve being tugged.

Zheng Baoyu shoved a gold ingot into her hand, startling her so much that she almost threw it away.

"Brother, what are you doing? Don't you want to live a normal life?" she asked softly.

Zheng Baoyu pursed his lips and then said in a low voice, "Brother wants to ask you to go to the temple and buy a few more talismans, as many as you can."

Zheng Baozhu's expression turned serious: "Brother, what really happened to you today?"

Zheng Baoyu did not answer, but silently took out the talisman.

As soon as Zheng Baozhu took it, a strange gust of wind suddenly blew by, and the talisman, which had been intact just moments before, shattered into pieces...