The boy looked at me with a blank face, as if he was dissatisfied with my statement. He shook the lantern, and the halo of light spun around in midair, and he said, "This is the world." I'm still here. ”

I coughed dryly and thought to myself, "This boy is so young that he probably doesn't understand what it means to be "not alive." ”

I'd love to ask him directly: Are you dead? But this seems a bit rude.

While I was hesitating, the boy was the first to ask, and he asked, "Are you a thief?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, feeling a little funny: "How can I be a thief?" I'm certainly not a thief anymore. ”

The boy tilted his head to look at me: "If you are not a thief, why did you sneak into my house?" ”

I coughed dryly and said, "I came to your house to look for you." ”

The boy looked at me with a puzzled expression: "What are you looking for me to do?" ”

I thought about it for a moment and asked, "Do you remember your glasses?" ”

The boy looked at me in confusion, and after a while, he suddenly realized: "Yan Jin, isn't it him?" Did he finally come to play with me? ”

I shook my head. said: "He didn't play with you. But I want to ask you, did you make him unconscious twenty years ago? ”

The boy said, "I did not harm him. It's just that he said he wanted to play with me, so of course I had to invite him. It's a pity that their family doesn't count when they talk......"

I sighed and said, "After so many years, why didn't you reincarnate?" Reincarnate and become a new person, there will be many people playing with you. ”

I saw that the boy's mind was the same as his appearance, and he was a child. I was worried that he didn't understand what reincarnation was, and was about to explain it to him. But he said, "I can't reincarnate yet." I'll have to wait. ”

I wondered, "Why wait?" "I suddenly remembered that Mr. Lu had said before that there are still two little ghosts here. I asked, "Are you waiting for your friend?" Where are the other two imps? ”

The boy tilted his head and looked at me for a moment, as if considering whether to sue me. After a few seconds, he suddenly smiled and said, "Yan Jin refuses to play with me, so you can play with me." If you're having fun, I'll sue you. ”

I thought to myself: In the middle of the night, I can't sleep properly, and it's strange to come here to play with ghosts. But. It's better to play a game with a ghost than to fight with a knife.

I thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "I can play with you, but for how long?" ”

The boy thought for a moment and said, "We play hide and seek. If you can catch me. Even if you win. I'll tell you where the two of them are. ”

I thought to myself: once the imp is hidden. Ordinary people can't see it at all. It's a pity that this boy doesn't know that I am a Taoist priest, as long as I keep my breath very low, not only can I see him, but he can also make it impossible for him to find me.

Thinking of this, I nodded and said, "Yes." You go and hide. ”

The boy took the lantern into my hand quite seriously, pointed to the wall, and said, "Stick your face against the wall, don't look back." Count twenty-five to find me. ”

I wondered, "Why do you count to twenty-five?" ”

The boy said, "Because I want you to be there for a while, I will choose a good place to hide, but I will only count to twenty-five, and I will not know you if I have more." ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but think: children are cute, even if they are ghosts, they are fun.

I stood there laughing, and the boy was already urging, and he pointed to the wall and said, "Go and count quickly, or we won't be able to play at daybreak." ”

I had to carry the lantern, face the wall, and count in a whisper: "One, two, three......"

The courtyard was quiet, only my own counting, drifting back and forth, and it was a terrifying feeling. I felt like a live target, constantly making noises and telling the enemy: I'm here, come and kill me.

Thinking of this, my voice gradually lowered, and I seemed to be whispering: "Eight, nine, ten......"

Then I thought, "I'm facing the wall like this, and my back is exposed." Isn't it a little too dangerous? What if the kid is playing dumb? What if he sneaks up on me from behind? ”

When I thought of this, a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on my body. I would love to turn around and see if there was a ghost behind me. But in the end, I held back. I made an agreement with the boy to play hide and seek, and it would be too embarrassing to turn around halfway through.

My mouth was still unconsciously counting: "Eleven, twelve, thirteen......"

All my attention shifted to the back, and I struggled to sense the breath behind it. As soon as Yin Qi comes close to me, I have to react as soon as possible.

While I was on guard, I suddenly remembered that Old Man Yan once said that there was a bold villager who went into the house twenty years ago to check, and was frightened crazy. Could it be that there really is some monster hidden in this? No, no, no, the villager is just an ordinary person, and I'm a Taoist priest. He's scared crazy by the imps, and I don't. I should believe Mr. Lu's words, the little ghost in this is very weak, and it won't do me any harm at all.

When I finally settled down on my comfort, I realized that I didn't know when, I had counted to fifty.

I quickly shut my mouth and turned around sharply. There was nothing empty behind him, and there were no imaginary ghosts. I breathed a long sigh of relief, and the ghost made the god chant: "Or encounter evil rakshasas, poisonous dragons, ghosts, etc., recite the power of Guanyin, and dare not harm ......."

After reading it, I laughed at myself again: "Why do you listen to Old Man Yan so much, and I have learned this sentence?" I, a Taoist priest, went to recite Buddhist scriptures, and I might offend the gods on both sides. ”

I looked at the wall, Mr. Lu and Xue Qian still hadn't shown up, and I muttered in my heart: "Aren't you two going to watch the excitement?" Why are you hiding again now. ”

The courtyard has an unobstructed view, and it seems that people cannot be hidden. But the boy was young and not very big, so he hid in some place, and he couldn't say. I carried the lantern and searched back and forth, but I didn't find him.

At this time, I suddenly noticed that there were words on the lantern. The lantern was made of white paper. I don't know how thick the white paper is, the candlelight doesn't shine out much, and the lantern is in my hand, I'm afraid it won't even shine five paces away. It's just that this little light is enough to read the words above.

I saw the word "soul" written on the inside, I turned the lantern around and looked at the outside, and sure enough, there was also a word "Zhao" there.

I muttered, "Conjuring, conjuring, conjuring lamp?" ”

Is this something from the underworld? I shook my hand and wanted to throw it away. Fortunately, I finally came to my senses and thought, "It's just a lantern, and it can't make any big waves." I'll look for the boy first. Ended this boring game. As long as you get him done, you can go home and sleep. What kind of soul lamp, it is estimated that it is all bluffing. When a living person gets married, don't they also like to pretend to be the champion? ”

Since there was no boy in the yard, it must be in the house. I gently pushed the door to the main room. The two doors creaked and opened. I walked in with a lantern in hand, and it was pitch black.

When I was in the courtyard, the moonlight from the sky shone on me. But when I entered this room, there was not even moonlight. The lantern in my hand is too dim. It's like a white ball. It can only illuminate itself, but it cannot illuminate its surroundings.

I was tempted to reach out and tear the lantern paper off, but in the end I held back.

I glared hard, trying to see if there were any candles in the room.

I walked for a while when I heard a cry behind me. I immediately stopped and tilted my ears to make a closer look. It's a child's cry, but I don't know if it's a child playing hide and seek with me.

I hesitated for two seconds before shaking my head: "It can't be him." Since he wants to hide, he won't cry, isn't that his own leakage of the target? This one is probably one of the other two imps. ”

I followed the sound with the lantern in my hand, and soon I heard the child crying, "Are you here for me?" ”

I saw a dark figure in front of me, in the form of a child, sitting on the ground