Even hybrid monsters have their day

Chapter 147 Thank you

"Can you eat this?" Geng Miaowan asked somewhat shyly.

"As long as you call my name, I can eat it."

"Jung Sau-sau".

As soon as Geng Miaowan finished speaking, Zheng Xiuxiu's body suddenly darkened for a moment before returning to normal. She floated to the beggar's chicken, squatted down beside it, and after a while, she stood up and said, "I'm done eating. It was so delicious."

As soon as she spoke, Geng Miaowan, Xu Ruwen, and Xiaobai were all dumbfounded. All six of them had been staring intently at the beggar's chicken, not taking their eyes off it for a moment. The beggar's chicken in front of them was clearly still the same as before, except for one chicken leg that was in Geng Miaowan's hand. Everything else was intact. How could Zheng Xiuxiu say that she had finished eating?

Perhaps their appearance was too amusing, because Zheng Xiuxiu chuckled and said, "That's how ghosts eat. Since we don't have a physical body, we can't possibly eat food from a physical body."

As they were eating, Zheng Xiuxiu's body suddenly darkened again, and then she said, "Someone is performing a ritual for me."

"Who?"

"I do not know."

As they were talking, a dark red light shone from a distance and stopped in front of Zheng Xiuxiu.

Geng Miaowan and Zheng Xiuxiu walked together toward the direction from which the light was coming from, while Xu Ruwen and Xiaobai continued eating beggar's chicken, seemingly unmoved.

The red light came from another tree. Because Zheng Xiuxiu was drawn by it, she drifted in that direction at great speed, and Geng Miaowan had no choice but to do everything she could to keep up with her.

Fortunately, it was nighttime, so she had no worries when using magic. In just a short while, the two of them arrived at the mountain peak from which the red light was emanating.

As soon as Zheng Xiuxiu arrived at the place where the candles were lit, the red light disappeared. Seeing this, Geng Miaowan could only marvel at the many wondrous things in the world; she had no other thoughts.

She didn't go directly there. Instead, she found a secluded spot nearby and hid.

Zheng Xiuxiu lingered in front of the person making the offering for a while, but the person seemed not to see her at all, continuing to burn paper money and muttering something under their breath.

After a while, he stood up, looked at the sky, and hurriedly headed into the mountains.

After the man left, she went to Geng Miaowan's side and said as soon as she saw her, "You know what? That was my dad. Although he's gotten older and looks a little different now, I still recognized him. This is the first time he's ever burned paper money for me as a memorial. It's a really special birthday gift."

Her voice was filled with joy, showing no resentment towards her father for not having offered sacrifices to her for so many years. Geng Miaowan felt that she possessed a very special quality: tolerance, contentment, and kindness…

She seemed to possess all the virtues that humans should have, but fate was so unfair that she died at such a young age and was left to wander here as a lonely ghost for half a century.

She suddenly had an urge to help her find her back and let her reincarnate.

Thinking of how Zheng Xiuxiu had been floating around in front of that person just now, Geng Miaowan asked, "Can't he see you?"

"He can't see me..." Her tone was first forlorn, then brightened again. "It's better that he can't see me. If he saw me like this, he might be scared away and never dare to think of me again. That way, at least in his heart, I'm still the beautiful and lovely daughter he used to be. He won't have to be sad about my unfounded affair."

Actually, Geng Miaowan wanted to ask her why that person could see her the night she met her. However, seeing that she was engrossed in her own world, she didn't interrupt.

Later she learned that not everyone can see ghosts.

It's generally believed that only people with a strong yin energy can see ghosts. Besides that, people with similar magnetic fields, or those with very bad luck or nearing the end of their lifespan, can also see ghosts. Another, more unusual possibility is that extreme longing for a loved one can temporarily cause someone to see a ghost. However, this ghost is limited to the one they are longing for.

These are all things for later.

When Geng Miaowan heard her say that, what was clearly a sad thing turned into a good thing, and she chuckled and said, "You really think positively."

“There’s nothing we can do if we can’t figure it out, it’s already like this.” Zheng Xiuxiu took Geng Miaowan’s hand and said in a slightly naive but very solemn tone, “Thank you, Geng Miaowan.”

Hearing her call out her name, Geng Miaowan was taken aback. She couldn't recall ever telling her her name. Perhaps she had, but simply forgotten; otherwise, how would Zheng Xiuxiu know?

However, the fact that she thanked her made Geng Miaowan feel truly unworthy, because it seemed to have nothing to do with her at all. Thinking of this, she laughed and said, "Why are you thanking me? I didn't do anything."

Zheng Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment. At this moment, she was extremely grateful to the guy who took her head, otherwise she would not have been able to hide the panic on her face.

She chuckled haphazardly twice and said, "Because you're so special. Meeting you has changed my life completely."

Geng Miaowan's eyes were fixed on the spot where Zheng Xiuxiu's father had left, so she didn't notice anything unusual about her and took her words as a joke. She pointed to the mountains, "What was your father doing in there so late?"

Zheng Xiuxiu then realized that her father hadn't left by taking the path down the mountain, but had gone deeper into the mountains. "Strange, what was he doing over there?" she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, we can't go there."

"Why can't you go?"

Before Geng Miaowan could even finish her question, Zheng Xiuxiu had already disappeared from her sight, presumably chasing after her father.

She called out to Xu Ruwen and Xiaobai several times in her mind, but neither responded. She couldn't help but think that her summoning was less effective than two candles. Zheng Xiuxiu had sensed them from a great distance earlier; perhaps she should try lighting two candles next time to see if it would be more effective.

If she goes back to call Xu Ruwen now, she'll definitely fall behind Zheng Xiuxiu. Judging from her tone when she left, it sounded like something bad was going on over there.

After thinking it over for a moment, she took a step and ran in the direction where Zheng Xiuxiu had disappeared.

When Geng Miaowan caught up with Zheng Xiuxiu, she was standing around the old man, repeatedly telling him to stop and not go any further. (To be continued.)