"Don't you feel scared?" Lin Su asked again.
"I don't think so." Bai Jinglang said.
It's so hard to find a rope loop, but it would be different if you put on clothes.
Lin Su looked at his expectant face thoughtfully. The little guy should be afraid of ghosts. How could he not be afraid of the scene where the clothes and mask fluttered together?
"Baby, have you heard the story of the woman in red?" Lin Su asked.
Bai Jingtang was puzzled: "What?"
"There was once a family who had a woman knock on their door one night and ask if they wanted red dresses," Lin Su explained. "The family thought it wasn't a wedding, so why would they need red dresses? So they said no. Then the next day, the woman came again and asked if they wanted red dresses. They said no again. On the third day, the woman came again, and the family, impatient, said yes. Do you know what happened on the fourth morning?"
Bai Jingtang asked cautiously, "What happened?"
"That family is all dead, their skin was peeled off, and their bodies were red, just like they were wearing red clothes." Lin Su said in a softer tone. After he finished speaking, he continued to paint, but when he turned his head, he found that his arm was hugged.
"Baby, are you scared?" Lin Su asked, tilting his head.
"No, how is that possible?" Bai Jinglang hugged his arms tightly and said while swallowing his saliva.
"You're so great, baby." Lin Su praised with a smile.
Bai Jingtang hugged his arm but silently said in his heart: "The guardian angel is here, demons and monsters, please retreat!"
However, at this moment, there was a knock on the door. Before Lin Su could move, the person who was originally just holding his arm shrank into his arms and whimpered: "She's here! There really is someone selling red clothes!"
Lin Su paused, and the painting he had almost finished suddenly became a mess. He dropped his brush, hugged the person in his arms tightly, and said, "Okay, I'm here, no dirty things dare to come."
"Master, the bath water is ready." The servant called out from outside, "Do you want to take a bath now?"
Bai Jingtang turned his head to look at the door, then looked down at his arms that were hugging the air tightly, his fair cheeks slightly reddened: "Actually, just now I was..."
This is simply inexplicable! It would be embarrassing to say that the young master of the Bai family is a coward.
"You just wanted to hug me." Lin Su gave him a step down, "Go open the door and take a shower."
"Yes, that's right." Bai Jinglang walked down the stairs smoothly, then opened the door to let the servants in.
As more people entered the room, the eerie atmosphere created by the ghost story just now weakened. After all the servants left, Lin Su changed the paper and continued painting. Bai Jinglang poked his head out to glance at the screen but then retreated back into the room.
Although there were electric lights in this era, the Bai family still relied mainly on kerosene lamps. The flickering candlelight would make it appear that there were many dark shadows behind the screen. Usually, Bai Jingjian was not afraid of them, but today he always felt that the dark shadows looked sneaky, as if they could turn into some kind of monster.
He glanced at the brush that was floating on the painting surface. They were all invisible things, but he was not afraid of men. Instead, he was very afraid of other things.
If he didn't open the door for her, would he get in through the crack? But he couldn't let Lin Su think he was a coward.
Being afraid of ghosts doesn't sound manly at all.
Bai Jinglang glanced at the desk once, twice, but hesitated to go in. Lin Su stopped writing, looked at his state and smiled, "If you don't go wash it, the water will get cold."
"I like taking cold showers." Bai Jingtang said.
"How come I didn't know you had this hobby?" Lin Su asked.
Because he doesn't like taking cold showers at all. Hot water is much better. After taking a shower, he feels warm all over and can sleep soundly.
Bai Jingtang complained in his heart, but said firmly: "A new hobby."
At worst, he wouldn't wash it tonight and wait until tomorrow morning. He didn't believe that those things would come out in broad daylight.
"Oh, I thought you were afraid that a water ghost would emerge from the water and pull you under." Lin Su said lightly.
Bai Jinglang was originally standing in front of the screen, hesitating, but when he heard this, he shuddered all over and almost took two steps at a time to move closer to Lin Su: "How is this possible?"
"Water ghosts are very evil. They flow with the water and can flow directly into the river wherever there is water. Even if you are just taking a bath, they can drag you into the river and drown you. Then they can use your body to turn you into a water ghost and let you continue to suffer in the river for them." Lin Su pondered, "So it's better to be careful."
Bai Jingtang clung to him tightly: "Really? This water ghost sounds pretty bad."
This is not the age of science yet. Various religions are prevalent. In addition, with Lin Su here, it is normal for the little guy to believe in it.
"Well, that's too bad." Lin Su smiled as he looked at the big baby beside him with watery eyes.
Bai Jingtang's ears itched slightly as he listened, and he scratched his cheek with his fingers. He felt that the person next to him was obviously the worse one, and he didn't believe that he didn't know that he was afraid. "Why are you suddenly telling me a ghost story?"
Lin Su paused, "I just want to tell you that it's very scary to see a mask and clothes floating together. In the ghost world, there are two types of ghosts: headless ghosts and masked ghosts. They often team up to deceive people. After they deceive someone, they cut the person in half and eat one half..."
"Lin Su!" Bai Jingtang couldn't see him but he could still glare at him, "Stop talking!"
He now felt that the whole room was filled with invisible things: on the table, on the walls, behind the screen, and in the water.
"Okay." Lin Su returned to silence. Bai Jingtang held his arm and hesitated, "How about you say a few more words?"
Being alone without saying anything made him feel even more frightened.
He's so adorable looking like he's so scared yet trying to stay calm.
Lin Su laughed, put down his pen, and pulled his arm, saying, "Okay, I'll exorcise the ghost in the water for you, so he won't dare to go over there."
The weather is actually a bit cold right now. I'm afraid I'll get sick if I take a cold shower.
Bai Jingtang followed his force and asked, "Can you also exorcise ghosts?"
"Of course, I'm your patron saint. What's the point of being a god if I can't even exorcise ghosts?" Lin Su walked behind the screen, stirred the water a few times, and then wiped the water off his hands. "You can wash now."
"Oh..." Bai Jingtang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease. Just as Lin Su released his arm and was about to return to the table, he said, "You are right here."
Lin Su asked doubtfully: "Here?"
"Well, what if you leave and that thing comes back later?" Bai Jingjian unbuttoned his clothes with his back to Lin Su, but his earlobes were bright red.
"Aren't you afraid of being seen by me?" Lin Su asked.
Although some women wore slit cheongsams in this era, they still emphasized subtlety.
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