Chapter 1998 Only ghosts would come to this damn place
Ye Zheng originally thought it was the sound of the wind, but the further he walked, the clearer the laughter became, as if it was right in front of him.
His eyes widened and he whispered, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
His eyes were fixed on the front, but he saw a small ball suddenly pop out from a fork in the road. In everyone's sight, it rolled to the middle of the road and then slowly stopped.
Everyone opened their eyes wide.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of footsteps, and a child ran out from the intersection.
He ran to the middle of the road, picked up the ball, and turned to look at the people here.
The child was no more than five or six years old, and was thin. The clothes he wore were obviously adults' clothes that had been altered to be smaller for him. They were too loose and too big, and his sleeves and trouser legs were rolled up, revealing his thin arms and legs, making him look even thinner.
His little face was covered in mud and dust, and his facial features were almost invisible. It seemed that the only thing they could see was a pair of eyes that were wide open and looking at them.
He showed an expression of great surprise.
He seemed to be startled as well.
Zhu Feng was the first to react, but he didn't speak easily. Instead, he coughed lightly.
This cough finally woke everyone around from this strange situation. Ye Zheng took a tentative step forward and whispered, "Little boy, who are you?"
He muttered to himself: This must be a ghost.
Then, the child was heard shouting, "Ghost!"
Then he didn't even want the ball, turned around and ran away.
Everyone was shocked again.
Originally, they were walking in this silent and desolate earthen city, listening to the whistling wind and the sudden laughter of children in the wind. Even those who were experienced in battle could not help but break out in a cold sweat, fearing that they would encounter something unclean. When they saw the child appear, they almost felt like they had seen a ghost.
Unexpectedly, this "ghost" shouted "ghost".
So, he's not a ghost?
Zhu Feng frowned and immediately said, "Chase!"
At his command, everyone naturally did not dare to delay and all rode their horses to follow.
The child was running barefoot and naturally could not match their speed. However, this earthen city had been deserted for a long time, and there were no houses around. There were only complicated roads and paths, like a huge maze, and the child seemed to be very familiar with this maze.
He would pop up here and then appear from the path over there.
They ran for a long time, even their horses were exhausted, but they still couldn't catch up. Ye Zheng felt very embarrassed and couldn't help but say angrily: "Hey, you little bastard, I don't believe you can run to the sky unless you are a ghost."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
The men under him were quite clever, and after running for quite some time, they had a better idea of the surrounding roads.
Everyone scattered and blocked the surrounding roads.
Sure enough, the child suddenly had no way out and was blocked at an intersection. He dodged left and right in panic, but he was thin and clever, and he managed to slip under the adults' crotches several times.
Just as he was about to sneak out from a corner, suddenly, a tall figure stepped over and stood in front of the child.
It’s Zhu Feng.
He was tall, handsome, and imposing, with a commanding aura. The child originally wanted to crawl under his crotch, but suddenly met his stern gaze and dared not move.
The little body froze there, shivering.
After a while, he suddenly cried out "Wow" and started crying.
Zhu Feng originally didn't want to move, as this matter should naturally be left to the people below him. But after seeing the kid making trouble with them for a long time, he became a little impatient, so he stopped there and wanted to catch the kid and ask him clearly.
But unexpectedly, it scared the person to tears.
As soon as the child started crying, the uneasy feeling that had just been brought to everyone disappeared. Only then did everyone come to their senses and realize that so many grown men seemed to be ganging up to bully a child.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Everyone looked at Ye Zheng, and Ye Zheng looked at Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng frowned, looking at the child crying with his mouth wide open. Two tears flowed down, washing away the mud on his face. He reached out and wiped it, and the little face became even more colorful.
Zhu Feng coughed lightly and took a step forward: "Hey, stop crying."
“Ouch—!”
"Don't cry."
"Wow--!"
The child felt more and more aggrieved and cried out in grief. If someone had just heard such a cry in such a dark and silent deserted city, it would have been creepy, but now, it just made everyone embarrassed.
Zhu Feng was also a little embarrassed.
Although he already had two children, he hardly cared about Zhu Chengxuan's growth; Xiao Xinping grew up beside him, but that child could laugh for a long time by himself without being teased, and rarely cried.
He also has no experience in coaxing children.
Suddenly, he was at a loss. He reluctantly squatted down and said to the child, "Why are you crying again? You, you should be a boy, right? Can a boy cry like this?"
The people around didn't dare to speak.
Ye Zheng was holding back his laughter and walked over carefully to take a look. It seemed to be a real little boy. Upon hearing what Zhu Feng said, he was overwhelmed with grief and cried even harder.
At this moment, a pair of white hands holding the small ball came to the child.
Softly said: "Don't cry, this is for you."
Turning around, it was Xue Yun.
Just now, everyone was busy chasing the child and no one noticed her. I don't know when she picked up the ball and handed it to her. When the child saw the small ball, he barely stopped crying and looked at her sobbing. He wanted to take it but didn't dare to reach out.
Xue Yun's expression was gentle, naturally different from those big and strong men around her. She smiled gently and said, "Here you go, don't cry."
As he said this, he stuffed the ball into the child's arms.
The child stretched out his hand timidly, but did not catch the ball. Instead, he touched her hand. The little hand covered with mud, tears and snot immediately left a mark on the back of Xue Yun's white hand.
He opened his eyes wide in surprise: "You, you, are not ghosts?"
Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes.
Ye Zheng stepped forward and said, "You little brat! Who told you we are ghosts? You are the one who looks like a ghost!"
The child looked at him with wide eyes and said, "But I haven't seen you before."
“…”
"No outsiders come here."
“…”
"Grandpa said that only ghosts would come to this damn place."
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed again.
"You have a grandfather?"
"Yes, yes."
"You are—"
“We live here.”
Zhu Feng looked at him in surprise. He originally thought that this child was just a homeless child, but he didn't expect that he actually lived here.
There are actually people living in such a deserted city?
He asked, "Where's your grandfather?"
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