"It's just a trick, what's so scary about it?"
"You... weren't you by the lake?" The ghost girl was startled, but soon figured out what was going on: "Were you acting just now?"
"If not, how could I have lured you out?"
Su Xiaoxiao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a harmless smile.
The female ghost began to tremble, unable to believe that she had fallen into the hands of a little girl.
"Why is such a beautiful sister here, pretending to be a ghost and scaring people?"
Su Xiaoxiao tilted her head back and saw the ghost's face through her hanging hair.
She has a very watery face and small features, and looks very pitiful.
But it just so happens that such a beauty is here pretending to be a ghost and scaring people.
This is what Su Xiaoxiao can't understand.
When the female ghost heard what Su Xiaoxiao said, she turned her eyes away and ignored her.
"Since my sister doesn't want to talk more, that's fine." Su Xiaoxiao sighed softly and turned to look at Mu Yansong: "Brother Asong, let's take the ghost sister and go submit the task!"
Su Xiaoxiao grabbed the ghost girl's wrist and was about to walk out of the old house.
The female ghost was startled and stood there unwilling to move.
"etc……"
"Ghost sister, do you have any last words?"
Last words?
The ghost girl's eyes widened and her face turned pale with fear.
She met Su Xiaoxiao's smiling eyes and shuddered for no reason.
The little girl in front of her looked only three or four years old, but she didn't doubt what she said at all.
Anyone with such great strength is definitely not an ordinary person.
"I didn't mean to pretend to be a ghost and scare people. Can you...can you let me go?"
"No!" Su Xiaoxiao shook her head. "Sister is worth two taels of silver. If I let you go, can you give me two taels of silver?"
"I...I don't have any money."
The female ghost lowered her head, and her expression hidden under her hair seemed a little lonely.
"No money?" Su Xiaoxiao was clearly unconvinced. "If my guess is correct, you're the girl from the Li family who committed suicide by jumping into the lake. Your family is so big, how could you be broke?"
"All my family's money was taken away by that bully!"
When the bully was mentioned, the ghost girl's voice suddenly turned cold.
"This is somewhat different from the rumors I heard this afternoon!"
Su Xiaoxiao tilted her head and recalled the rumors she heard from the waiter in the afternoon.
According to the legend, the girl from the Li family was forced to jump into the lake by a bully.
But now, the girl from the Li family is standing here well and good. It is obvious that there is a big gap between reality and rumors.
Su Xiaoxiao stared at the female ghost, feeling a little more curious.
Although she needed money, she was unwilling to make things difficult for good people for the sake of money.
"Tell me the details. I might let you go after hearing them."
Hearing this, the female ghost nodded.
"This matter has to start from a year ago..."
Su Xiaoxiao released the hand that was holding her, followed her, and walked slowly towards the main hall.
The female ghost walked in front, her voice filled with deep resentment.
"Just as the rumors said, the bully was attracted by my beauty and wanted to take me by force. Dad couldn't bear to see me being bullied by the bully, so he came up with a plan to fake his own death. Dad announced to the public that I had drowned myself in the lake, unwilling to be humiliated. But secretly, he hid me in the small courtyard in the backyard. Three meals a day, my mother personally brought me food."
"I thought the bully would stop after hearing about my death. But I didn't expect him to blame my father for my death. He first teamed up with my father's business rivals and targeted him at every turn. The family business suffered losses one after another, and my father could no longer bear it, so he begged him for mercy. But he...but..."
As they were talking, the three people had already arrived at the main room.
The female ghost raised her head, tucked her hair behind her ears, and stared at the empty hall.
The resentment in her eyes was replaced by sadness.
He slowly stepped into the threshold of the main room, came to the wooden table, and stroked the edge of the table with his fingers.
"He bribed the cook and poisoned the food. My father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law were all poisoned to death on this wooden table. But the bully still refused to give up. He stole all our savings and wanted to sell the old house. This house is the resting place of my family. How could I let him succeed? I had to pretend to be a ghost to scare people. Once the rumor of the haunting spread, no one dared to buy this house anymore."
As the female ghost walked, she gently touched the furnishings in the main room with her fingers.
Her eyes became a little blurry.
It was as if I could see everything in the main room, just like seeing my own family.
As Su Xiaoxiao listened to her story, she felt more sympathetic towards her.
She was obviously a rich lady from a noble family, but because of her beauty, she brought disaster to her family.
Mu Yansong stood at the door, feeling a little moved.
Other people's families are really different from his family.
But although he was moved, he soon discovered something was wrong.
"You said that all your family savings were taken away by the bullies. You don't have any money, and I guess there's no rice in the house. So how did you survive until now?"
"There really is no rice in the house. I am still alive thanks to the waiter at the restaurant across the street."
When the female ghost spoke, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and there was a hint of smile in her eyes.
Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong were both stunned and looked at each other.
"What does this have to do with the waiter?"
"For a while at first, I really had nothing to eat. When I was too hungry to bear it, I would sneak into the kitchen of the restaurant across the street at night and eat some leftovers. One time, the waiter caught me red-handed. I was about to explain, but he was so frightened by my appearance that his legs went weak."
"He promised that if I let him go, he would prepare fresh meals and leave them at the door of the house as a memorial for me. After I left, he kept his promise and left meals at the door every day. I am still alive today thanks to his support."
There was a faint smile on the corner of the ghost girl's mouth.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't know whether she was laughing at the waiter's cowardice or she had fallen in love with him.
She had no interest in knowing other people's emotional affairs, and did not ask. She simply said, "Are you planning to hide like this forever?"
When the ghost girl heard Su Xiaoxiao's words, the smile on her face froze.
She suppressed the emotions in her eyes and shook her head.
"I don't know! I want to protect the house, and there's nothing I can do except pretend to be a ghost and scare people. As for what to do in the future, I... I haven't thought about it yet."
"Since you haven't thought about it, why don't I think about it for you!"
Su Xiaoxiao's words startled the female ghost.
She raised her eyes and looked at her blankly.
"Didn't you accept money from the bully to arrest me? Why...why are you helping me?"
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