"There's a ghost... there's a ghost!"
The boy who had been trying to strike up a conversation looked terrified, propping himself up with his hands as he scrambled backward, his loud shouts attracting everyone's attention.
Some of the Si family members hadn't even gotten angry yet, when Chu Lingfeng had already strode over first.
He reached out and yanked the boy up, questioning him loudly, "What nonsense are you spouting? Today is Old Master Si's 73rd birthday. Even the Black and White Impermanence would stop for a cigarette!"
The boy noticed the guests' gazes and immediately lowered his head in shame.
He was just about to apologize.
He inadvertently glanced at Haruko again.
The scarecrow's expression had changed again. Its mouth was slightly open, letting the wind blow its body, and the entire doll floated in mid-air like that.
But no matter how much it was blown around, that face, that pair of scarlet vertical pupils, kept staring at that boy.
Naturally, it was also staring at Chu Lingfeng.
The fear that had been suppressed earlier, at this moment, overwhelmed the shame in his heart.
The boy pointed at the scarecrow doll and shouted as if he were collapsing, "The ghost... the ghost is right there! See for yourselves!"
All the guests looked towards the person he was pointing at.
They wouldn't notice the doll hanging from the waist like an accessory.
They would only see Ichiko herself.
Invisible pressure surged from the surroundings, causing Ichiko's heart to tighten involuntarily, and she took a step back.
Chu Lingfeng was still worried about not having a topic to talk about with Ichiko. He immediately shouted loudly at the boy, "Say that again, and see if I don't kick you out! She's Master Oriental's sister, and you dare say she's a ghost?"
Saying this, he pointed forcefully, "Could a ghost be this beautiful?!"
However, the boy was not scared and still shouted, "It's that scarecrow! Look at that scarecrow! That's the ghost!"
"Nonsense!"
Chu Lingfeng directly threw the boy onto the ground. "Where's security? Kick him out for me!"
After saying that, he started to appease the other guests.
He looked completely like the host.
After doing this, he turned to Ichiko. His first reaction was naturally to look at the small doll on her waist.
"Hmm?"
Where's the doll?
Chu Lingfeng was surprised to find that the doll had disappeared from Ichiko's body. Only the ribbon that had originally tied it to her was still hanging from her waist.
Blown away by the wind?
Chu Lingfeng didn't think much about it and simply asked a guest next to him, "Brother, he kept talking about some doll just now. Did you see where that doll went?"
The guest asked back in confusion, "What are you talking about? Was there a doll on that beautiful woman?"
"Huh?"
Watching the guest leave, Chu Lingfeng couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Did I really see it wrong?
But before, at the villa entrance, it was clearly there.
How strange.
He looked back at Ichiko, deciding he couldn't be bothered with these trivial matters.
He wanted to take down Ichiko in one fell swoop while Inari, Shin, and that annoying Akina weren absent.
At the very least, he had to get her contact information.
He straightened his collar, showed a confident smile, and walked forward, "Miss Ichiko, are you alright? I'm very sorry about that crazy person just now; he bothered you."
Ichiko came back to her senses and showed a polite smile, "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Dr. Chu."
That voice, like a spring breeze, made Chu Lingfeng feel somewhat pleased. Before he could speak, he heard Ichiko ask another question, "Dr. Chu, can your... what was it, poking grandma thirty needles, really bring people back to life?"
Chu Lingfeng coughed lightly in embarrassment, "It's Taiyi Thirteen Needles."
"Oh, oh, sorry, I didn't remember the name."
Chu Lingfeng waved his hand dismissively and instead boasted, "Miss Ichiko, you don't know how amazing my Thirteen Needles are. Just before..."
He cautiously glanced around and lowered his voice slightly, saying, "Si Zhenliu had one foot in the grave, but I still managed to save him."
"And that is my strength, Chu Lingfeng!"
Upon hearing this, Ichiko became somewhat excited, "Then, bringing someone back to life, you can do that too, right?"
"Uh..." Chu Lingfeng didn't dare to boast about this. "If they're not completely dead, I can try. If they're truly dead, I can't do it."
As soon as Ichiko heard this, she couldn't help but think of Haruko's condition.
Haruko's condition should be considered not completely dead, right?
After all, Inari and Professor Su both said there was hope she would wake up.
Just as she was about to speak, she noticed Chu Lingfeng looking around, and couldn't help but ask, "You... what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Chu Lingfeng lowered his head to look again, but still couldn't help but ask, "Miss Ichiko, do you feel a little chill on your neck? It doesn't seem like the window is open, and the air conditioning is on heat."
"This..."
Ichiko didn't understand Chu Lingfeng's behavior. "I don't feel that way."
Chu Lingfeng shook his head vigorously, as if trying to shake off that feeling.
But just as he opened his mouth to continue talking to Ichiko.
That feeling became even stronger.
He took a sharp breath, instantly feeling a chill down his spine.
Ignoring his image, he stood up directly, subconsciously extending his index finger to cover his Adam's apple. Only afterward did he realize that the hairs on his arms had stood on end.
He had studied martial arts, although he wasn't as powerful as those abnormal Ancient martial artists.
But he was much stronger than ordinary people.
His perception of the outside world was even more acute.
This feeling like a prick on his back was undoubtedly some kind of killing intent!
He hadn't made enemies with anyone in the past two months.
Could it be that someone was jealous of his current power and status?
Or, other families wanted to assassinate him!
He vigilantly looked around and suddenly, in a certain corner, he noticed a fleeting red glow.
His heart skipped a beat, and he instantly locked onto that direction.
That slightly fearful feeling emanated from there.
What was that just now?
Something like infrared?
Just then, Chu Lingfeng suddenly heard Ichiko next to him let out a confused sound, "Huh? Where's my little doll? How did it disappear? When did it fall off?"
"Doll... red glow..."
Chu Lingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered the strange scarecrow doll at the villa entrance that had also left a deep impression on him.
At the same time, there was also that boy who had seemed to go crazy just now.
He swallowed, feeling inexplicably guilty.
Could it be... that there really are ghosts in this world?
Haha, it must be an illusion. How could there be ghosts?
But the more he thought like this, the more he fell into a trap, and the denial in his heart gradually became self-consolation.
Until, in a corner of the birthday banquet, the boy who had been staring at Ichiko with lecherous eyes for a while let out a scream.
"Ghost!!!"
When one person thought there was a ghost, some people just thought he was crazy.
But what about two people, three people, or even many people?
Chu Lingfeng felt his hands and feet turn a little cold, and the feeling of being watched in the dark grew stronger.
He sharply turned his gaze towards a direction he had pinpointed.
A small doll was sitting there in the distance, watching him.
However, it was as if a voice sounded from beside his ear.
"Are you looking for me?"
Chu Lingfeng quickly turned around, as if he had seen a little girl wearing a hood and holding a knife float past.
Hooded Haruko (AI)
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