Gu Mingtai took Zhang Meng's hand and sat down on a rock next to them. He then slowly raised his head and looked at the three of them and said, "No need to look. Just sit here and wait until it gets dark. When the ghosts gather here, the snakehead fish will smell the food and will naturally show themselves for us to catch."
You Hui smiled and slapped his forehead hard, "Yeah, why didn't I think of this? Isn't it true? These ghosts don't dare to come out during the day, but they dare to come out at night. As long as the ghosts around here come out, those black fish will definitely appear with them. Why didn't I think of it?"
Having said that, You Hui looked at Gu Mingtai with admiration, "Comrade Gu, you are truly amazing. It's fortunate that you were with us along the way. Otherwise, we really don't know how many obstacles we would have encountered before we could find those jade beads."
Gu Mingtai still had a cold expression on his face. "Since we are all here for the Jade Bead, there is no need to be so polite."
You Hui glanced at the man's frosty facial expression and smiled. During this journey, he had come to understand Comrade Gu's character: he was a man who treated others like a piece of ice, but was a good husband who was filial to his wife.
The five of them sat here and waited until dark.
"Hey, the sky here is quite beautiful at night!" Zhang Meng looked at the sky full of stars, and surveyed the sky with a happy smile on her face.
Gu Mingtai followed her gaze and glanced upwards for a few times. In fact, in his eyes, there was really nothing attractive about this sky, but since this little woman thought it was beautiful, then so be it.
Gu Mingtai leaned close to her ear with a doting smile on his face, and the couple seemed to be whispering to each other.
“Do you like this sky?”
Zhang Meng nodded. "I like it. With so many stars, don't you think it's romantic for us to sit here?"
Gu Mingtai was stunned, and suddenly felt that what the little woman said made sense. Under such a beautiful starry sky, it was a unique feeling for the young couple to sit here and watch.
Just when he felt that he was enjoying sitting here with his young wife, a loud cry suddenly sounded beside them.
Gu Mingtai immediately stared at the boy who made the annoying crying sound with displeasure, gritting his teeth.
Compared to Gu Mingtai's displeasure, Zhang Meng happily comforted the crying little guy.
"Why are you crying? Are you hungry? Can you wait a moment? When there is something to eat, I will feed you right away, okay?" Zhang Meng coaxed the little zombie softly.
After hearing her words, the little guy stopped crying immediately, and his little mouth curved up to reveal a cute and sweet smile.
It would be better if it didn't have those two little pointy teeth that have already emerged.
At this moment, a sound like a camel bell slowly floated over from a distance.
Xiao Ling, who had been dozing off, woke up immediately, looked ahead with curiosity and said, "What's that sound? It sounds pretty nice."
You Hui listened for a while, then his expression suddenly changed. He said gravely, "This sound is a summoning sound. Usually, ghosts walk by following this sound. It seems that the ghosts from the surrounding areas are coming here."
Having said that, he looked towards Gu Mingtai and asked, "Should we find a place to hide?"
Gu Mingtai squinted his eyes and looked ahead, then suddenly nodded, "Let's find one. It's best for everyone to keep quiet for a while. Wait until the black fish comes out, then we can take action."
After hearing what he said, everyone nodded in unison.
The five people and one child found a bush behind the rocks and hid themselves there.
Not long after they hid, the ringing bell became closer and closer. After a while, when the five of them looked up, they saw groups of ghosts walking on the path they had entered during the day.
There are all kinds of ghosts, some with bloody heads, some with long tongues, some with missing arms and legs. In short, there are ghosts who died in all kinds of ways.
As soon as these ghosts arrived at the Black River, they stopped and looked around in the direction of the Black River, as if they were waiting for someone.
Just as the number of ghosts on the river bank was increasing, suddenly a white light slowly floated out from the Black River. When the white light got closer to the shore, Zhang Meng and others could see clearly that the white light was actually coming from a boat.
"That's the Yin Ship that leads to Hell. Only by boarding this ship can you reach the underworld." Gu Mingtai was afraid that the little woman beside him wouldn't understand, so he explained it to her in a low voice. Zhang Meng watched everything that happened not far away with curiosity on her face.
At this moment, some of the ghosts floating on the shore got on the boat, while some stayed on the shore crying.
After nearly half an hour, the small boat sailed back into the Black River and disappeared without a trace in a short while.
"How long are we going to have to squat here? My legs are numb. Will those snakehead fish appear?"
Xiao Ling looked at everyone with a bitter face and asked.
Gu Mingtai glanced at her impatiently and said, "Stop making noise. If you continue, all those snakehead fish will be scared away."
Xiao Ling was so scared that she immediately shut her mouth and continued to squat in the grass obediently.
At this moment, the ghosts on the shore suddenly made a commotion.
There were screams and cries of panic.
Gu Mingtai smiled and looked at everyone with ease, saying, "The prey has come out. Everyone, take care of yourselves. Whatever you catch is yours."
When Youhui San and his two sisters heard his words, they stared at the unusually agitated group of ghosts not far away with shining eyes.
Just a few seconds after Gu Mingtai finished speaking, the three brothers and sisters immediately flew towards the Black River.
Zhang Meng was about to rush out when she was suddenly stopped by the man next to her.
"What are you pulling me for? Go catch those snakehead fish!"
Gu Mingtai smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, it won't be too late for us to go out and catch it later."
Zhang Meng was about to ask him what he meant when she suddenly heard Xiao Ling's angry scream from not far away, "Oh, these ghosts are so annoying, running around everywhere and knocking me unconscious."
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