Chapter 038 Working Together
The seats around Lin Xi seemed to have become popular spots. After the train stopped at the platform a few times later, the passengers who got on had the same reaction. First, their eyes lit up when they saw him, then they came towards him, found a seat and sat down.
Someone also tried to take the empty seat next to him, but it quickly became a target of public criticism. Someone said, "Don't take advantage of the girl just because she's young. There are plenty of seats left. There's no need to fight with her for a seat."
The man said awkwardly, "I see it's still empty. It's a bit extravagant to have a suitcase take up a space, but since you said so, I'll find another one."
They had secretly agreed that no one should even think about sitting next to Lin Xi, or they would be criticized by the others. The person closest to Lin Xi was actually the one sitting behind her. Lin Xi felt like a thorn in her side. The person behind her seemed to take advantage of Lin Xi's inability to turn around and look at her, staring greedily at the back of her head.
Soon, the double seats in the back of the carriage were all occupied, leaving only the single seats in the front half.
The ghost talker who came up from behind glanced at Lin Xi with deep reluctance in his eyes, but he still had no choice but to sit in the front and showed Lin Xi the back of his head.
There are still three stops to the funeral home station, but the car is already full of people.
Lin Xi was actually a little confused. She thought: It can't be possible, so many people are going to the funeral home? Then she became excited again. If the funeral home has so many guests every day, then Chen Sang Ning will never go hungry again. Lin Xi was a little happy, and she almost couldn't control her expression.
To prevent the "people" around her from noticing her condition, she had no choice but to lower her head. Even so, her shoulders couldn't help but tremble. She didn't realize that in the eyes of the ghosts, her appearance was simply fear.
The more scared she was, the happier they were. They couldn't wait to see her break the rules so they could eat her up. What made the ghosts even more upset was that they all wanted to have Lin Xi all to themselves at first, but because they were constantly restraining each other, Lin Xi also sat obediently in her seat and didn't do anything against the rules, so everyone could only sit in their seats and wait quietly.
As they waited, more and more people got on the bus, and soon there was only one empty seat next to Lin Xi.
The bus slowly started moving. Lin Xi calmed herself down and looked out the window. Although it was all foggy outside, it was better than looking at the ghosts inside the bus. But at that moment, the bus rules regarding windows came into play. In the hazy fog, she vaguely saw a pale figure approaching the bus.
In just a moment, the pale figure put his face close to him.
Lin Xi subconsciously leaned back a little, and watched the pale ghost figure rush through the window and into the car.
But with a loud bang, the car window was instantly slammed shut. It wasn't Lin Xi who did it; she had already made way, ready to welcome the pale ghost. But the person in the back seat instantly slammed the window shut, blocking the pale ghost from entering.
The pale ghost did not give up and flew around the bus. Without exception, all the ghosts chose to close the windows in an instant.
Lin Xi was a little confused. What were these ghosts doing? Why wouldn't they let me in? I'd been floating around outside for so long, I looked tired. Besides, it must be very powerful to be able to float like that! Lin Xi was indignant, but the ghosts gave the pale figure a provocative look: "Want to get in? No way!" There were so many ghosts in the car, and with only Lin Xi, how could there be enough for everyone?
How could we let it in again!
Seeing there was no hope of getting on the bus, the pale ghost could only drift away.
The bus creaked to a stop, and Lin Xi saw an old man on crutches on the platform, trying to get on. But the bus driver looked back and told the old man, "The bus is full. Wait for the next one."
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The old man's eyes widened: "Don't try to scare me! There's clearly another seat! If you don't take me, I'll complain to you!"
Faced with the old man's unreasonable behavior, the driver had no choice but to "tsk" and let the old man get on the bus. The old man, with a hunched back and a high ridge, walked towards the bus with a cane. The moment he got on the bus, his eyes locked on Lin Xi and looked at the empty seat next to Lin Xi.
The old man came over here slowly with a cane. He walked to the side of the seat and said to Lin Xi, "Little girl, move your suitcase and let me sit for a while."
The old man looked like a ghost. His face was pale and stained with decay. As he got closer, he could smell the scent of death. If this were the real world, Lin Xi would definitely give him her seat. After all, he was so old. If she didn't, she was afraid he would accidentally fall to his death in the carriage.
But this is a world of rules and regulations. Even the places where there were signs asking people to give up their seats have become rules. This means that respecting the elderly and loving the young is completely untrue in this world. Come to think of it, who knows how many years the old ghost in front of me has lived? Maybe he's even more agile than those younger ghosts.
So not only did Lin Xi refuse to give up her seat, she also said, "I'm not giving it up. This seat has to be occupied by my suitcase. It won't work for anyone else."
The old man was furious and picked up his cane to poke Lin Xi. Who was Lin Xi? He was a judo champion back then, and he was very nimble. He reached out and grabbed the old man's cane. The old man smiled and was about to say something when Lin Xi heard the familiar sound of a trumpet.
Lin Xi had heard this sound several times. Every time an announcement was about to begin, it would be accompanied by this electric current sound. It was quite nostalgic. Nowadays, bus horns in the real world have been improved, and such a noticeable electric current sound is rarely seen anymore. After hearing it so many times, Lin Xi had developed a pattern. She knew the announcement would be made soon.
She actually wanted to see what would happen if the broadcasting rules were violated.
Before the old man could attack him, Lin Xi quickly let go of his cane and used his strength to push forward. The old man lost his balance and fell backward. At the same time, the bus announcement began: "Welcome aboard Bus No. 4, departing from... to the funeral home stop. The bus is moving, please find your seat. Stop ahead..."
The moment the broadcast ended, the old man fell directly to the ground. If he were a living person, he would have fallen hard and might even have died. But this was not a living person, he was a ghost, so he got up quickly.
He pointed his cane at Lin Xi, about to say something. At that moment, the driver slammed on the brakes, and the old man, the only one not sitting in his seat, stumbled backwards. The driver unbuckled his seatbelt, stood up angrily, and barked at the old man: "What are you doing? Why aren't you sitting still?! What if something happens?!"
He shouted "What if something happens" while causing the old man to get into trouble.
Lin Xi was sharp-eyed. She could tell the driver was almost as strong as the old man, but the bus was helping the driver. Just like the house, tentacles stretched out from the bus's floor and bound the old man. A moment later, the driver and the bus devoured the old man clean.
—Huh? So ghosts eat ghosts too?
It was at this moment that Lin Xi discovered this.
But ghosts don't seem to be that greedy, and it's quite common for them to live in harmony.
Compared to ghosts, they seem to be more greedy for people. Of course, my wife is an exception, she is super greedy for ghosts.
Lin Xi could feel that when the bus and the driver shared the old man's food, Shen Sang Ning in her body released the message of "hunger", urging Lin Xi to let her out. Lin Xi reached out and gently placed her fingers on her chest, whispering comfortingly: "Don't worry, we'll be there soon."
Just as Lin Xi had predicted, the bus arrived at the funeral home stop shortly after. As Lin Xi stood up, all the surrounding ghosts looked at her with greedy eyes. Lin Xi guessed that she had triggered a rule.
The broadcast said that we should prepare to get off the bus in advance, but there was no indication of the exact time to do so.
Lin Xi, following her real-world habits, stood up while the car was still moving, which violated the rule of staying seated while the car was moving. In other words…was preparing in advance really just about preparing, and getting out after the car came to a complete stop?
Noticing this, Lin Xi said to Big Eyeball, "The broadcast is playing word games. The correct approach should be to get off the car after it stops completely. Never leave your seat prematurely."
The people inside the bus heard Lin Xi's words, and so did those outside. After some hesitation, the people outside still informed most of the anchors of this news. A few, who they thought would not have this problem, did not inform them.
But the ghost inside laughed. Lin Xi even heard the ghost talking: "You, you knew you couldn't do this, but you still did it. Now it's too late."
"That's right, people should follow the rules, little girl, you are too unruly!"
The driver slammed on the brakes and the vehicle came to a stop about two meters from the bus stop. The driver felt that this little human girl would never reach the funeral home bus platform in her lifetime.
He walked towards Lin Xi with a fake furious but obviously greedy smile on his face. At the same time, the other passengers in the car also stood up and slowly walked towards Lin Xi. Lin Xi was standing at the rear door. The sudden brake had forced her to reach out and hold on to the railing to maintain her balance.
Now put down your hands, and you will see the ghosts showing strange smiles to you. To be honest, if ordinary people saw it, they would be scared to death, but who is Lin Xi? She is Shen Sang Ning's wife.
Lin Xi, unhurriedly, smiled the same smile as the ghosts. Actually, these ghosts weren't all fools. Some had realized from her treatment of the old man that perhaps she wasn't simple. But empiricism was deadly, both for humans and ghosts. They thought Lin Xi was just a weak, vulnerable little girl.
Lin Xi called out, "Ningning, dinner is ready."
She used herself as bait and finally filled a carriage with ghosts. Isn't this what she was waiting for?
Shen Sangning stretched out her hand from Lin Xi's chest and appeared in front of the ghosts.
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