Immortal 2

  The next morning, when Wen Baiyu went to the small restaurant, he saw an envelope stuffed under the door gap. He picked it up and opened it, and surprisingly found 22 yuan inside, which was exactly the cost of yesterday's two bowls of fried noodles and bus fare.

  More than a month later, Wen Baiyu went to the hospital to remove the plaster cast. The doctor told him not to engage in intense exercise and to continue nursing his leg.

  Wen Baiyu's life was back on track, no zongzi, no ancient tombs, no supernatural events, everything was so good, except that he was still a lifelong bachelor and a right-handed person...

  However, Wen Baiyu discovered three very strange things.

  The first thing, Zhong Kui and Zhong Jian, the two insurance salesmen, came to the small restaurant every day for meals. Sometimes they had two bowls of fried noodles, sometimes two bowls of tomato and egg noodles, in short, no more than ten yuan worth of noodles. The two people came every day, and every day at around twelve o'clock. Wen Baiyu could only sigh that the pressure on insurance salesmen was really great, having to be diligent until dawn every day.

  The second thing, the little angel-like Xi Chi would be punctually waiting at the small restaurant every night at 11 o'clock, under the pretext of helping out. As soon as Zhong Jian arrived, Xi Chi would run over to "chat" with him. Although Xi Chi couldn't speak, Zhong Jian looked very gentle and would often tell him jokes about things that happened at work. Xi Chi would prop up his chubby cheeks on the table, laughing and listening to Zhong Jian talk, his big eyes blinking rapidly - it was really too cute.

  Tang Zi saw this situation and once sighed: "Now little girls really like older men, is it because they feel safe?"

  Little girl

  Another person who mistakes Xi Qi as a little girl, perhaps Zhong Jian also thinks that Xi Qi is an adorable little girl...

  The third thing is described as eerie!

  The small restaurant's business is good at noon, but it's not as busy as the evening. The evening business is booming, but the busiest time is still midnight. As soon as it hits 12 o'clock, the waiting number has to be over a hundred! However, recently the small restaurant's business has been slow, and there are few customers.

  The reason is simple: Wen Baiyu discovered that as long as Wan Kuang Jinghou stood at the entrance of the small restaurant with his arms around him, not a single customer dared to come in that night. Wan Kuang Jinghou was like a natural door god, especially good at guarding the house. Several times, Wen Baiyu saw customers walking towards the small restaurant with excitement, but when they saw Wan Kuang Jinghou, their faces turned white like a dead person's, and then they turned around and ran away, shouting "Alas, alas! My friend has deceived me, and the glutinous rice is still there!"

  Wen Baiyu didn't know what kind of temper she had at that time...

  Wen Baiyu found the account and calculated that this month's net income had dropped by 30% compared to last month! 30!! If it continues to drop like this, he won't even be able to support his partners!

  Wen Baiyu was in a depressed mood, calculating accounts, gritting his teeth and puffing on a cigarette, tapping on the calculator, with a piece of cigarette ash falling in front of the computer keyboard.

  Tang Zi came over at this time with a hesitant look, tall and majestic but unusually awkwardly said: "Boss... uh... I want to tell you something."

  Wen Baiyu raised his head and looked at him with an unpleasant expression, saying: "You speak."

  Tangzi said: "Uh, boss... I want to take a leave tomorrow..."

  "Excuse me?"

  Tang Zid nodded and said: "I received a call from my hometown today, my mom said that our village's Xiao Hong is getting married tomorrow, I have to go back and give the betrothal gift."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Tangzi's old home is somewhere, Wen Baiyu doesn't know, it's said to be very close to Beijing but in a remote rural village. However, there's a Xiaohong from their village that Wen Baiyu always hears about, because she's Tangzi's secret crush, and it's said that she looks especially beautiful. Tangzi's original words were "Although not as good-looking as Wan Qi big brother, really very good-looking."

  Wen Baiyu thought to himself, the goddess he secretly loved was getting married, and this foolish guy still wanted to give a gift of money, it's really heartbreaking. He waved his hand, biting on his cigarette, saying "Go ahead, go ahead."

  Tang Zi nodded excitedly and said: "Alright boss, I'll be back early tomorrow morning!"

  The kitchen just called out, asking Tangzi to take the dishes up, and Tangzi was about to leave when he suddenly stopped, turned around again, and very solemnly said to Wen Baiyu: "Boss, don't go out tomorrow night."

  Wen Baiyu rarely saw Tangzi being so serious. Let alone, when Tangzi became serious, he was incredibly handsome, after all, he was tall and upright.

  "What's wrong?" said Wen Baiyu.

  Tangzi said: "Because tomorrow is Zhongyuan Festival, the ghost gate is wide open."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  The next morning, Tang Zi left with his luggage early in the morning. Wen Baiyu got out of bed and turned on the TV, which happened to be during the morning news broadcast, and the latest news was being reported.

  Wen Baiyu glanced over and saw Xi Chi just coming out of the bedroom. Wen Baiyu pointed at the TV and said to Xi Chi, "There have been so many cases of lost children recently, it's already the seventh case this month, be careful when you go out."

  Xi Qi: *silence*

  Xie Chi blinked her big eyes and Wen Baiyu added, "Don't always come to the restaurant at midnight, be careful of being taken away by the big grey wolf!"

  Wen Baiyu was naturally talking about Zhong Jian, while Xi Chi had a big smile on his face, laughing at Wen Baiyu's lack of temper.

  Wen Baiyu was about to go out when Xi Chi came over and tugged at his sleeve, handing him a piece of paper.

  The restaurant closed early today, on the fifteenth of the ghost month, the yin energy is too heavy.

  Wen Baiyu stared blankly for a moment, thinking of Tangzi's words and couldn't help but shiver.

  Wen Baiyu went to the restaurant, but didn't see Wan Jiahao at home or in the restaurant. It was already 11 o'clock and customers were starting to arrive, yet he still hadn't seen him.

  Tang Tzu is absent today, and Wan Qi Jing Hou didn't come either. Except for the kitchen staff, he's the only one taking care of things here, and he's exhausted to the point that his liver hurts.

  Wen Baiyu asked the kitchen boy: "Have you seen General Wan Zhiqiao?"

  "The kitchen staff said: 'He's on leave, didn't he tell you, boss?'"

  Another absentee! Is it true that Wan Qi Jing Hou's goddess is also getting married today? Didn't they say today was Ghost Festival? Who else is getting married today?

  Because Wan Qi Jing Hou was not there, today the small restaurant had many guests, Wen Bai Yu was a bit busy, from noon to after 11 pm, he was always busy, and Xi Chi came over later to help him serve dishes.

  The phone suddenly rang, and Wen Baiyu hurried over to answer it. However, when she picked up the phone, it wasn't a call for takeout or delivery, but rather Zhong Jian...

  Zhong Jian said: "Hello? Is it Wen Baiyu?"

  Wen Baiyu said: "Are you going to sell fried noodles outside?"

  Zhong Jian coughed and said: "It's not... trouble you to tell Xi Chi, today I'm too busy with business on my end, no time to go over."

  Wen Baiyu: "......"

  Are you guys dating or something!!!

  Wen Baiyu really wanted to hang up the phone, but in the end she still passed on the message to Xi Chi.

  Xī Chí felt a bit down, her big eyes were dull and grey. Wēn Bái Yǔ looked at her and said: "Anyway, he's coming again tomorrow, besides being busy with work is a good thing, if we're not busy we won't have money to spend, it's almost midnight, you should go home and sleep first."

  Xi Chi nodded slightly and walked away, leaving a note with instructions for Wen Baiyu.

  Be back home by 12 o'clock.

  Wen Baiyu was busy spinning around in circles, hardly having time to see what Xi Chi had written, and just glanced at it.

  It's already past twelve o'clock, there are still many people waiting in line, business is booming today, the small restaurant is short-handed, and Wen Baiyu can't afford to drive customers away, by the time they close up shop it's almost one o'clock.

  Wen Baiyu walked wearily to the entrance of her community, only to find that the main gate she usually used was closed!

  Wen Baiyu cursed loudly and then went around to the back of the residential area to enter through a small door.

  The back of the residential area is desolate with many trees. It's already past the hottest days, and it's cool at night. Today is especially cool, and when the wind blows, Wen Baiyu shivers.

  Wen Baiyu walked a few steps and saw flames at the fork in front of her. An old man with white hair was squatting on the ground, drawing a circle with a gap using stones, then placing paper money inside the circle and igniting it with a lighter.

  "Whoosh——" With a sound, the paper money started burning, with very large flames, casting an eerie glow on the dark and narrow alley.

  Wen Bai Yu shivered and felt a chill on the back of her neck, so she decided to quicken her pace.

  The old man crouched on the ground, muttering to himself, "Child... child... I don't know how you're doing now, I'm useless, can't save you... just hope someone with a good heart saves you..."

  The old man was speaking when he suddenly fell to the ground with a thud and his clothes almost caught fire.

  Wen Baiyu herself had to go over and see the situation, subconsciously rushed over to help the old man up, saying: "Are you okay? Be careful with the fire, don't get burned."

  The old man thanked him repeatedly and said: "Young man, you have a kind heart."

  Wen Baiyu smiled dryly and the old man said: "Young fellow, did you know that in these ten years, you are the second person to speak with me..."

  Wen Baiyu thought to herself that this old man was probably a lonely widower, without children or relatives. Otherwise, it would be pitiful for him to burn paper money all by himself here.

  The old man said with a sigh: "The first person to talk to the old man was a child... children are all kind, he is not afraid of me and even gives apples for the old man to eat... unfortunately, good people have no good reward, and the old man has no ability... that child..."

  "Wen Baiyu subconsciously asked a sentence and said: "What's wrong with the child?""

  The old man said: "That child is lost and has been taken away by someone."

  "Was she kidnapped by human traffickers?"

  The old man said in a hushed tone, "Human traffickers? If it were human traffickers, it wouldn't be so terrifying... Young man, do you know... there are people who want to live forever, using the hearts and hot blood of ninety-nine young children to refine medicine. It's said that as long as you eat this medicine in a phoenix coffin, even if you've been dead for a thousand years, you can be reborn..."

  Wen Baiyu shuddered and thought to herself that she shouldn't have stopped, this old man was clearly out of his mind!

  Wen Baiyu was about to leave, but the old man suddenly grabbed his arm with a "slap" and looked at him eerily.

  Wen Baiyu's eyes suddenly widened, and she was so frightened that her back felt cold, her legs cramped, the old man's body began to fade slowly, becoming more and more transparent, floating in mid-air...

  The old man said: "Young man... you have a kind heart, save these children... I've been drifting for ten whole years, some people caught me, some drove me away, but no one was as kind as that child. Before dawn, be sure to save the child, otherwise... it will be too late..."

  The old man finished speaking, and the circle of burning paper on the ground suddenly emitted a blue light like ghost fire, turning into a huge pit. Wen Baiyu let out a loud "ah" and fell into the pit.

  Wen Baiyu fell down the cave, thinking to himself that it was so deep, he wouldn't directly fall into hell, would he? Immediately after, he thought of cursing loudly, how come he always encountered such eerie things, why did Wan Jie Jing Hou have to take leave on Ghost Festival?!

  The author has something to say: This article will be updated on Wednesday, and three chapters will be updated on the day of V, the draft is already complete, and it will be released at 7 o'clock in the evening, meow ~ >▽<

  Besides, tomorrow's update will be as usual, no hiatus meow ＞▽＜

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