I Opened a Restaurant in the Apocalypse, and the Kid Next Door Cried from Craving

[Gourmet food + light-hearted comedy + alluring female lead + power-up progression, mindless爽文 (satisfying read) not recommended for overthinking]. Gourmet NPC Ruan Tian transmigrated into a post-a...

Chapter 60 Once Upon a Time

"Ahhh!"

Even though Ruan Tian wasn't that afraid of ghosts, seeing so many legless things following behind her still instinctively made her feel terrified!

System: […This was a miscalculation. No wonder I couldn't see any living beings in the electron fluctuation zone; so these things are ghosts.]

"Enough! Shut up!"

Ruan Tian was horrified. If she could see those things, that would be one thing, but these things had no faces or feet, they were just like ghosts.

Ruan Tian held her breath, not daring to stop.

But these things were too fast, as if they could infinitely traverse the terrain, rushing towards Ruan Tian with incredible speed.

That was the simplest part. What really made Ruan Tian lose her composure was that the map showed that there were invisible ghosts all around her.

But when Ruan Tian looks at them from the front, she can't see them at all!

But the map showed that these ghosts were getting closer and closer to her...

What would happen if you actually touched these ghosts?

Nobody will know...

Ruan Tian: "System, can't you make Snow White run faster?!"

System: [Host, Snow White has already tried her best. Even if you're angry now, it's just displaced anger. Snow White herself didn't want things to be this way.]

Ruan Tian: "...We've come this far, and you're still arguing with me about whether Snow White was at fault?!"

The system remained silent for a moment.

Ruan Tian almost mistook the tricycle for a sports car and sped off. Her heart was in her throat. Just as the ghosts were about to get close to her, the system's voice came out.

[Host, I remember Little White could breathe will-o'-the-wisps, right?]

That simple sentence was like a timely gift, directly opening up Ruan Tian's mind.

She suddenly woke up with a start and slapped her forehead.

"Yeah! Little White can breathe will-o'-the-wisps!"

Ruan Tian immediately summoned Xiao Bai!

Xiao Bai was still sleeping when Ruan Tian woke him up, and the dog was in a standby state.

"Woof woof?"

Ruan Tian had already grabbed Xiao Bai by the neck, pointed its head at the ghost beside her, and shouted:

"Little Bai! Your mother is about to kick the bucket, and everything depends on you!"

Before Xiaobai could react, Ruan Tian pried its mouth open.

"Quick! Spray fire in all directions!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai's sleepiness vanished instantly. Its ghost fire was powerful enough to attack these ghosts.

Thick, scorching flames suddenly shot out from Xiao Bai's mouth!

Under the onslaught of the will-o'-the-wisps, these ghosts could no longer get any closer to Ruan Tian.

Wailing sounds gradually filled the air. These ghosts were no match for the power of the will-o'-the-wisp and were all annihilated in an instant.

Ruan Tian's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually calmed down.

She ruffled Xiaobai's hair and said with a smile, "You're amazing, Xiaobai! You're such a good son to Mommy!"

Little Bai proudly puffed out its little chest, nuzzled its head against Ruan Tian's hand, and acted coquettishly towards her.

System: [Host, you're getting ahead of yourself. There's more to come.]

Upon hearing this, Ruan Tian turned around and discovered that even more ghosts had appeared behind her without her noticing!

There were far more ghosts this time than last time, to a terrifying degree.

Little White burned his beard black, making him look particularly pitiful.

Ruan Tian gently pinched Xiao Bai's ear, coaxing it softly:

"Xiaobai, for our happiness, you are the hope of our family! All our hopes are placed on you!"

Forced to carry the hopes of the whole family on its back, Little White coughed.

As more and more ghosts gathered around, Xiaobai mustered her courage, and her eyes gradually became resolute.

"Woof woof!"

Little White puffed out its cheeks, stood up shakily, and sprayed crystal cores in all directions!

With Xiaobai's help, Ruan Tian's condition improved considerably.

Soon, at the moment when the most ghosts were behind her, she successfully rushed into the TV tower!

What struck Ruan Tian as odd was that these ghosts were terrified of the TV tower.

They anxiously lingered outside the TV tower, too afraid to come in.

"Are these things afraid of the TV tower? Is it because of Yul?"

Ruan Tian's forehead was covered in sweat. Seeing that the ghosts couldn't get in, she could finally catch her breath.

Ruan Tian wiped the sweat from her forehead and rested for another half day before standing up.

At this moment, she finally noticed the internal structure of the TV tower.

It's very quiet here, and there are many murals on the walls.

Ruan Tian was very curious and leaned over to take a look.

These murals depict what appears to be a family's happy life.

Ruan Tian looked at it curiously and walked up the mural.

At first, the family lived a very happy life, with a smart son and a lovely daughter.

They went to the zoo and aquarium together; in other people's eyes, they were a perfect, happy family.

However, later, due to her son's mistake, her lovely daughter tragically drowned.

The happiness of this family was shattered completely.

All the beauty is gone.

The father wanted to kill the boy because, in his view, it was all the boy's fault.

If it weren't for him, my daughter wouldn't have died.

Seeing this, Ruan Tian felt a pang of sadness.

This family, which was originally so happy, became increasingly miserable.

Unable to cope with the blow, the mother ultimately chose to commit suicide on her daughter's birthday.

The father went mad; he decided to kill the boy completely and then end his own life.

But something unexpected happened to the father...

That is, the end of the world has come.

Ruan Tian didn't know what happened after that.

The part of the mural that struck Ruan Tian as the strangest was the image of the boy.

Compared to the bodies of his parents and sister, the brother had no body.

"Could this person be... Yul?"

Ruan Tian felt something was strange. She wanted to continue looking down, but to her disappointment, the murals behind her had completely disappeared.

She shook her head with a hint of regret, then realized that she had unknowingly walked to the very top of the TV tower.

Combined with Yul's tips and advice, it seems he is looking for the perfect home.

Ruan Tian stood at the entrance of the emergency exit. What would she encounter when she pushed open the door?

She had no idea, but she had no choice but to push him away.

After a moment of quiet reflection and mental preparation, Ruan Tian was just about to open the door...

On the other side, someone pushed the door open on their own initiative.

Ruan Tian: "!!"

She was startled and took two steps back to see what was in front of her.

This was a uniquely designed robot. It stared at Ruan Tian and spoke in a mechanical, electronic voice:

"Lord Yul is waiting for you. Please come with me."