Li Yuheng didn't mind and continued to stroll around the town with him in his arms, occasionally pointing and saying, "Look at that shop's sign, it's crooked. Anyone with OCD would want to punch someone if they saw it."
"There should be a sign next to that well that says 'Caution: Fall into the well'."
"Wow, this tree looks just like you when you're angry."
Shu Bai finally lost his temper: "Shut up."
Li Yuheng immediately made a pursed mouth gesture, but after less than three seconds of silence, he couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Shubai, what is your role in this instance?"
Shu Bai coldly replied, "It's none of your business."
“How is it unrelated?” Li Yuheng said matter-of-factly. “What if you’re a small-town resident and I’m a reporter? We could even put on a ‘love story between a reporter and a village heartthrob’!”
Shu Bai: "...I am the mayor's son."
Li Yuheng's eyes lit up: "Wow, a second-generation official!" He gave an exaggerated bow, "My apologies, so you're the mayor's young master~"
Shu Bai added expressionlessly, "The kind that's been dead for ten years."
Li Yuheng looked down at the little boy in his arms, then looked up at the sky, and suddenly realized: "So I'm walking around holding a ghost right now?"
A strange smile appeared on her pale face: "Scared?"
"Scared?" Li Yuheng suddenly tightened his arms and kissed Shu Bai's cool face hard. "I'm overjoyed! How romantic is a love story between a human and a ghost!"
Shu Bai froze completely.
A rare blush appeared on her pale face, but it was quickly replaced by gloom.
He suddenly raised his hand and wiped the spot where he had been kissed, his eyes fierce.
"you--!"
Li Yuheng looked at him with a smile, her face completely innocent: "What's wrong with me?"
Shu Bai gritted his teeth: "Shameless!"
"Wow, you're using such archaic words?" Li Yuheng feigned surprise. "Xiao Shubai, what books do you usually read? 'The Ancient Chinese Guide to Cultivating Etiquette'?"
Shu Bai was so angry that his hands trembled, and wisps of black mist seeped from the doll, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.
Li Yuheng keenly sensed the danger, but still laughed carefree: "Oh dear, are you angry? Then how about... you kiss me back?"
Shu Bai stared intently at Li Yuheng, thinking to herself, "Maybe I should just strangle him."
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, a series of noisy footsteps suddenly came from afar.
Li Yuheng and Shu Bai turned around at the same time and saw several players running towards them in a panic, with a hunched figure chasing after them.
It was the same old woman who could transform into a monster.
"Help! Help us!"
The female player running in front screamed in terror. There was a deep, bone-revealing wound on her arm, and blood was dripping onto the ancient stone pavement.
However, what is chilling is that the townspeople around her seemed oblivious to her plight, continuing with their own lives as if they couldn't see the injured girl at all.
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow. Instead of helping, he moved aside with Shu Bai in his arms, making way for the fleeing group.
"You—!" The female player stared in disbelief, but had no time to say anything more and could only continue to run for her life.
The old woman's speed seemed slow, but it was actually strange; in the blink of an eye, she caught up with the last male player.
"No, no!" The male player stumbled backward in terror, falling to the ground. "I didn't do anything! I was just a passing merchant!"
The old woman's hunched figure suddenly swelled and deformed, with countless writhing lumps bulging under her skin, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into that terrifying three-meter-tall monster.
"Merchants?" The monster's voice was like sandpaper scraping, its murky eyes flashing red. "Merchants should go to the market... not lurking around near the church!"
Sharp claws pierced the male player's chest, and blood splattered onto the stone pavement, forming a glaring crimson stain.
Li Yuheng covered Shu Bai's eyes: "Children shouldn't look at such bloody scenes."
Shu Bai coldly slapped his hand away: "I've killed more people than you've ever seen."
"Wow, that's amazing!" Li Yuheng feigned surprise. "How about we have a contest to see who's better at killing?"
Shu Bai: "..."
The old woman reverted to her hunched state and slowly walked towards them.
When she saw Li Yuheng holding Shu Bai, her wrinkled brows furrowed tightly.
Shu Bai spoke expressionlessly: "Mother-in-law."
A hint of kindness flashed in the old woman's cloudy eyes, and she nodded gently.
But when her gaze shifted to Li Yuheng, she immediately looked as if she had seen something dirty, and the wrinkles on her face all bunched up.
Li Yuheng's gaze swept over Shu Bai and the old woman, a playful smile playing on his lips: "Grandma, may I ask—"
He had barely opened his mouth when the old woman turned and walked away with lightning speed, even faster than when she was chasing the player earlier. Her hunched back disappeared around the street corner in the blink of an eye.
Li Yuheng: "...?"
He looked down at Shu Bai in his arms, his face innocent: "Am I that scary?"
Shu Bai coldly replied, "Don't you have any self-awareness?"
Li Yuheng touched his chin thoughtfully: "It's probably because I'm too handsome, and my mother-in-law is too old to handle this kind of visual impact."
Shu Bai: "...You've really stood out."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuheng was not annoyed at all. Instead, his eyes lit up and a sly smile appeared on his lips: "You're trying to impress me? Of course!"
He deliberately tilted Shu Bai up a little, then leaned closer to that puffed-up little face, "After all, I'm so radiant, it's hard not to stand out!"
Shu Bai was speechless for a moment after being choked by his shameless remarks.
Seeing this, Li Yuheng smiled even more broadly and added cheekily, "What, are you speechless because of my handsomeness?"
Shu Bai took a deep breath, just about to say something, when suddenly a strange light flashed in his dark eyes.
Li Yuheng keenly sensed that the temperature in his arms was dropping rapidly, and the pale figure was beginning to become blurry.
"Are you about to transform?" Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow, not letting go but instead hugging her even tighter. "Let's make it clear first, don't turn into a crocodile this time."
Shu Bai glared at him coldly, and the black mist around her suddenly surged.
Li Yuheng felt a sudden weight in his arms; the once light little boy had instantly become the weight of an adult man.
As the black mist dissipated, the adult version of Shu Bai was held in Li Yuheng's arms in an extremely ambiguous posture.
Just then, a panting voice came from the alley entrance: "B-Master! Help!"
Li Yuheng turned his head and saw Li Qiyang, covered in blood, leaning against the wall, his face filled with the terror of surviving a disaster.
When he saw the man Li Yuheng was holding, he froze.
"Who...who is this person...?"
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