Lu Chi drove to a secluded spot, got out of the car, and walked a short distance to make sure he wasn't spotted by the driver, Xiao Li.
Lu Chi took out the braised pig's feet, chives, barbecue, apples, pears and bananas he had just bought and put them all out on the roadside.
Then I lit incense and burned some paper money.
With a thought, he released the little ghost Tang Xiaopiao, who was hiding in the dagger in his own space.
It's been many days since I fed Tang Xiaopiao. I'm really afraid he'll starve to death.
As soon as Tang Xiaopiao emerged from the dagger, she was so dizzy that she almost collapsed to the ground.
His lips were purple from hunger, and his body felt weak and unsteady; he looked like he was about to die.
Lu Chi became anxious because of his behavior, fearing that he would disappear from his sight at any moment, and urged, "Xiao Piao, eat something quickly!"
Tang Xiaopiao was too weak to answer Lu Chi's question, so she quickly used the burning incense to grab the braised pig's trotter on the ground and started to gnaw on it.
Ghosts eat differently than humans.
Humans can eat directly, but ghosts need the help of incense, candles, and paper money to eat, which act as a medium.
When she's not very hungry, Tang Xiaopiao usually just takes a sniff and that's enough. But now she's eating so much, it's clear she's starving.
While munching, it mumbled, "Master, if you don't let me out to eat soon, I'll really vanish into thin air and be unable to serve you anymore."
Lu Chi felt guilty, as he had only taken Tang Xiaopiao out to eat a few times since returning from northern Myanmar.
Before he entered the school for military training, I made sure he had a good meal, but I haven't given him any since, and it's been quite a few days now.
It wasn't that Lu Chi couldn't afford incense and paper money; he was just too busy to remember.
I had no recollection of Tang Xiaopiao at all. I should thank Li Ren'an, the criminal investigation captain, for coming over to invite me to help them solve the paranormal incident at the downtown department store after I saved that mother and daughter named Liu Chunling and Juanjuan today. It was only then that I remembered Tang Xiaopiao's existence.
He quickly and sincerely apologized to Tang Xiaopiao: "Xiaopiao, I'm sorry. I'll set a timer to wake me up every three days so you can eat something."
Tang Xiaopiao ate one pig leg and then took another.
They finished it in no time, then ate barbecue, chives, apples, pears, and bananas.
Having eaten his fill, he let out a burp: "Burp~"
He then said to Lu Chi, "It's alright, it's alright, I'm alive now."
Lu Chi laughed and said, "If I had known you could eat so much, I would have bought more next time."
Tang Xiaopiao licked her lips and said happily, "Master, I want to eat this braised pig's trotter again next time, it's so delicious!"
Lu Chi nodded.
He scanned the things on the ground with his divine eye.
To the average person, the food on the ground appeared untouched and perfectly intact. Only Lu Chi knew that where the braised pig's feet had been, only two pig bones remained, the barbecue items were reduced to bamboo skewers, and the chives had long since been eaten.
Apples and pears are reduced to cores, and bananas are reduced to peels.
"Alright, now that you're full, go back to the dagger!" Lu Chi said to Tang Xiaopiao.
Tang Xiaopiao nodded, looking obedient and compliant.
Lu Chi suddenly felt a pang of pity. This child had been locked up for so long; he must be terribly bored.
Or should we let him go out for a stroll?
“Xiao Piao, you’ve been locked up in my dagger all day, it must be tiring. How about this, I’ll let you go out for a stroll. Remember to come back to the Lu family to find me before dawn.”
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaopiao jumped up and down on the ground in excitement.
He said several times in a row, "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
“But,” Lu Chi added, “I have to lay down three rules for you: you can only go out to places where there are no people. If you dare to scare people, I’ll deal with you.”
Tang Xiaopiao shrank back in fright and whispered, "I know, Master, I will definitely not scare anyone."
Lu Chi looked at Tang Xiaopiao and shook his head.
Before he died and became a ghost, he was abused in northern Myanmar. One of his eyes was gouged out, his nose was broken, his mouth was crooked, and two of his front teeth were pulled out.
This is really quite ugly.
If I were to reveal myself and be encountered by someone, it would certainly frighten them.
“Okay,” Lu Chi glanced at his watch. It was past 10 p.m., and the department store was still open. “You hide in the dagger first. I’ll have Xiao Li take us to the department store. I’ll buy you a mask so you won’t scare anyone.”
"Okay, thank you, Master, thank you, Master."
The next second, Tang Xiaopiao turned into a wisp of green smoke and flew into the dagger after Lu Chi released it with his mind.
Lu Chi then used his mind to put the dagger back into the system space.
Lu Chi had two reasons for choosing to go to the department store to buy things: one was to actually buy Tang Xiaopiao a mask.
Secondly, we need to see what happened, as the criminal investigation team leader Li Ren'an mentioned during the day about the paranormal events at the department store.
We drove all the way to the downtown department store and parked our car in the parking lot downstairs.
Xiao Li followed Lu Chi to the left and right, and they took the elevator upstairs together.
The first, second, and third floors mainly feature counters for cosmetics, jewelry, and luxury watches.
Starting from the fourth floor and continuing to the sixth floor, the store sells various clothing, shoes, and bags, divided into sections such as men's wear, women's wear, and children's wear.
There are also large supermarkets that sell all kinds of goods.
It was almost 11 o'clock, and there weren't many shoppers in the building, just a few scattered customers.
Lu Chi bought a mask for Tang Xiaopiao and gave it to her under the pretext of going to the restroom.
Tang Xiaopiao put on a mask and strolled around the supermarket with an air of nonchalance.
Lu Chi returned from the restroom and walked side by side with the driver, Xiao Li, wandering aimlessly through the supermarket.
Lu Chi asked Guagua: "Tell me about the paranormal events at the department store."
Guagua said: "About two weeks ago, an employee named Nie Weixing who worked at the law firm on the 14th floor was working overtime until 1 a.m. one night, preparing to go home..."
Just as he stepped out, he encountered a woman in a red dress with loose hair in the hallway. Nie Weixing, engrossed in his phone, didn't notice anything amiss. After they entered the elevator together, the woman suddenly said to Nie Weixing, "Brother, do you have a light? Could you lend me one?"
Nie Weixing finally looked up from his phone screen at the woman who had asked him the question. What he saw nearly made him wet himself – the woman was shameless!
"Hiss~" Lu Chi gasped. According to Guagua, the female ghost looked rather eerie.
I wouldn't be afraid if I saw it myself, but it would be a different story for ordinary people.
Lu Chi deliberately sent Xiao Li away: "Xiao Li, I have something to do and will be back later. Wait for me in the parking lot."
Xiao Li bowed respectfully and turned to leave.
Tang Xiaopiao, who was mixed in with the crowd, walked up to Lu Chi.
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