Chapter 3, Is She a Ghost

She deliberately made a fierce expression and said to me

It might be just a little bit, I replied with a hesitant tone

Ah—how did you... how did you do that? Seeing her tongue extend out of her mouth, already reaching her neck, I was so frightened that I curled up in the corner of the sofa and shouted

Brother Peng, please don't go, take a good look at me, do I look like a ghost in this state?

Do you usually like to put sugar in your coffee?

"The age online is all something I filled in randomly," I quickly explained. "Are you the one called Ye Xiaoye?"

As she spoke, she gently placed her right hand on top of my right hand

"What is it? If there is anything I can assist with, I will certainly help," I replied

"Author, oh, it's Brother Peng. Brother Peng, I remember you mentioned that you could open the heavenly eye, right?"

Oh, Brother Peng, hello. What kind of movies do you like to watch? Western, Japanese and Korean, or domestic, or...

"I am about to disappear, so pay close attention," she turned her head and reminded me.

What is your zodiac sign, author?

"What should I call you? Daoist, or Master?" she pouted and asked

As I was about to utter the second "拜", the girl suddenly vanished right before my eyes. "Oh my goodness, this is unbelievable, there is a ghost, help, help!"

Joke! As a good young socialist, how could I easily believe in such illusory things as ghosts

"Peng Ge, could you open your heavenly eye now and see if there are any ghosts in my house?" She shifted her position slightly and suddenly said.

What kind of girl do you like, dear author?

Unless you can disappear right in front of me

Ah!

I murmured to myself, feeling that this name sounded somewhat familiar, yet I could not recall where I had heard it before

How is it? Did you see a ghost?

In fact, I am reaching out to you because I have an important matter that I would like your assistance with

How about this? Her expression became even more exaggerated

"Well then," she said, reaching for her neck and grasping a round jade pendant of emerald green.

"No way?" She appeared somewhat disappointed, "Peng Ge, take a closer look at me, do I look like a ghost?"

"Not like that." I yawned and shook my head

This... I'm a bit embarrassed; the concept of opening the third eye is merely something I made up. I don't even know where the third eye is, so how could I possibly open it? This is not very convenient, as this is your bedroom...

Um. I was so nervous that I didn't know what to say, and could only nod instinctively

"This door is electric," the girl's voice came again from behind me

"In fact, I am a ghost," she said to me with a smile, retracting her tongue

Then this should look right, shouldn't it

Well, disappear. Haha. I said with a smile, finding this girl so innocent and carefree

"Could you please stop calling me 'Author'? It makes me feel anxious," I said timidly, lowering my head.

I am truly flattered, but I should be two years older than you. You may call me Brother Peng.

"Has it started?" she asked eagerly

Author, please do not be nervous. I just want to have a chat with you, I won't bite you.

I was born in the Year of the Sheep

"It's nothing, I don't care, why don't you open your third eye and take a look?" she urged again

"Ghosts? No, there are none. The energy in your house is very strong, and there are no ghostly entities, big or small, so you need not worry. I am not a charlatan; I would never fabricate nonsense about ghosts to take advantage of you and deceive you out of your money.

... ...

Open the door, help me, open the door! I don't want the 100,000 yuan anymore, is that not enough? I desperately tried to open the door, but it was firmly shut, and I couldn't open it no matter what.

Seeing a living person disappear into thin air, I jumped up from the sofa as if I had been injected with adrenaline, my legs trembling as I ran towards the bedroom door

No, I am truly a ghost, it's just that I have some special qualities. If you don't believe me, come and touch me.

Determined and certain. I shook my head, pretending to look closely. In fact, after closing my eyes, there was only darkness before me, and no matter how closely I looked, I could not discern any details.

It is also not like that

Men and women should not engage in close physical contact I said

"How is it? Now you should believe that I am a ghost, right?" She said to me with a smile, in a soft voice

Brother Peng, Brother Peng, why are you running? Didn't you say that you are not afraid of ghosts? I am a good ghost, I generally do not eat people

"What kind of joke is this? Today is not Halloween. Are you pretending to have a fake tongue to deliberately tease me?"

I found this question somewhat ambiguous, so I shifted my position slightly and moved to the left side of the sofa, distancing myself from her

There is nothing much going on, I just wanted to have a chat with you, esteemed author. I originally thought you were an older gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be so young...

Thus, I straightened my posture, recalling the process of opening the heavenly eye as described in the novel. I slowly closed my eyes and extended the index fingers of both hands, pressing them against the center of my forehead

Is that true? Do you really agree to help me

No... there is none

Hmm. The girl nodded and said, "Actually, my real name is Ye Xiaoying."

Well, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help. Please tell me, what exactly is the matter that you need my assistance with? I nodded.

I do not believe it. I shook my head and asked, "Did you just put your hand in the refrigerator?"

I lifted my head and glanced at her

Ye Xiaoying

"Author, do you have a girlfriend yet?" she asked again

"Goodbye." She waved her hand at me

"It has opened." I put down my hands, pretending that I had already opened my heavenly eye

Could you take a closer look? Are you sure there is nothing unusual?

"What brings you to find me so late?" This is my first time being alone in a room with such a beautiful girl, and I am extremely nervous, stammering as I ask.

I usually like to add some pepper when I drink noodles

Hearing her words, I helplessly shrugged my shoulders, opened my eyes directly, and lazily said: "You have a stronger yang energy; you are as alive as one can be. I understand your curiosity about things, but ghosts are not something that ordinary people can encounter. It can be said that the ghosts that exist in this world are rarer than giant pandas."

Alright. I gritted my teeth and thought to myself that after all, she is just a little girl; I could just put on a show and deceive her.

"I am not joking, I really am a ghost." Upon hearing my disbelief, she began to feel a bit anxious, pouting and huffing, "What must I do for you to believe that I am indeed a ghost?"

No, there are many ghosts on the locust tree street outside the villa every night, far more than the giant pandas

The chest... is not large, but rather it is one with a broad mind

Do not come over, please do not come over. There is a reason for every grievance, and every debt has its owner. I have never harmed you, have I? Even if my novel updates a bit slowly, you shouldn't haunt me like this, should you? Let me tell you, I know some spells, and I invoke the Buddha, urgently and according to the law... I pressed my back against the door, my lips trembling as I spoke randomly, filled with extreme fear, almost to the point of wetting my pants.

"Sister Ye Xiaoying, you didn't bring me here late at night just to satisfy your desire to be a paparazzo, did you?" I could no longer tolerate these boring questions and mustered the courage to say this.

What is Huai Tree Street? That is all a deception. Alright, alright, do you have any other matters? If not, I will go back to cook noodles

Isn't it the Supreme Laozi, urgently commanding as per the law? How has it become the Tathagata Buddha?

I turned around and anxiously glanced back; it was empty behind me, not a single shadow was present

Suddenly, my left shoulder was tapped by a hand. I turned my head and saw a pale face staring at me in confusion. That face appeared colorless, cold as ice, and quite terrifying

I tentatively touched her hand with my right hand's fingers. Her hand was indeed very cool, as cool as a watermelon chilled in the refrigerator

Do not overthink it, I am just asking you to touch my hand. Is my hand cooler than that of an average person?

I let out a terrified scream, and my heart skipped a beat. This was the first time in my life that I had seen a face like this; I simply could not withstand such a shock and immediately fainted.

I thought about it, and it seems that I have indeed boasted in such a manner