Chapter 147: Catching Water Ghosts (Part 2)
"Have you ever adopted a child, or... an illegitimate child?"
Chu Runrun knew it was not a good idea to ask this, but for Tang Tang's safety, she had no choice but to be rude.
Tang Xinquan and Xin Hailian looked at each other and shook their heads:
"We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, how could he dare to have an illegitimate child?
As for adopting, I won't do that. Tang Tang is already quite difficult to take care of. How can I have the energy to adopt a child and take care of him? "
Chu Runrun looked at Tang Tang's face carefully, and the ghost energy had indeed fallen on Tang Tang's brother's palace.
"Strange! How could there not be one?" Chu Runrun was thinking.
Suddenly, Xin Hailian exclaimed as if she had thought of something:
"Oh right! I remember now, Tang Tang seems to have a brother!"
Tang Tang looked at Xin Hailian in surprise: "Mom, when did I have a brother? How come I didn't know?"
"He's not a relative! He was your childhood neighbor Qiao Yi. You have forgotten that little boy!" Xin Hailian said.
Tang Tang thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was such a person, but she was still confused:
"Mom, how can he be my brother?"
"I was close friends with Qiao Yi's mother, but she met a bad man. Her husband ran away with his mistress, and she lives alone in the countryside with her child.
When I took you back to visit my family that year, I saw that you and Qiao Yi were getting along well, so I told his mother that I had adopted Qiao Yi as my godson."
After Xin Hailian finished speaking, she looked at Chu Ruanruan and asked, "This godson can also be considered Tang Tang's brother, right?"
Chu Ruanruan nodded: "That's right, the water ghost is most likely this Qiao Yi!"
Xin Hailian was a little surprised: "How is it possible! Qiao Yi is a mentally retarded idiot, how could he turn into a water ghost and harm Tang Tang!"
"Won't we know if it's him tonight?" Chu Runrun frowned.
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It was getting dark.
The Tang family's living room was packed with people.
Tang Tang was still a little scared. His eyes kept darting around and his hands were shaking with nervousness.
"Ruanruan, will it...will it really come? There are so many people here!" Tang Tang asked in a low voice.
Chu Ruanruan said quietly, "Of course it will come if it wants to kill you, and have you ever heard that ghosts are afraid of people?"
Tang Tang swallowed his saliva: "Ghosts shouldn't be afraid of people, but I think they will be afraid of you!"
Chu Ruanruan: "..."
"Am I that cruel?"
Tang Tang shook his head repeatedly: "That's just my feeling!"
"You're half right. This water ghost may not be afraid of me, but it will be afraid of Dahei!"
Chu Runrun looked at Dahei. Ghosts can sense people or animals that pose a threat to them.
She and Chu Qi could restrain their aura, but no matter how restrained Dahei was, he was still a big black dog that all ghosts were afraid of.
If it were there, the water ghost might not dare to come!
It was almost eleven o'clock. The water ghost was injured by the talisman yesterday. It would definitely choose midnight to come today, which is the time of the day when the yin energy is the strongest.
"Sister, please take Dahei out for a walk!" Chu Runrun said.
"All right!"
Chu Qi took Dahei's hand and was about to go out, but Dahei lowered his head reluctantly.
Chu Ruanruan stroked its head and said with a smile, "Don't worry! You'll be of use later!"
After hearing this, Dahei raised his head and wagged his tail excitedly.
Soon, Chu Qi took Dahei out.
Everyone waited until almost twelve o'clock and were already drowsy.
Suddenly, there was a click in the kitchen, followed by the sound of running water.
Chu Runruan, who was dozing with her eyes closed, suddenly had her eyelashes tremble. As the sound of flowing water became louder and louder, Chu Runruan's eyes slowly opened.
At the same time, others also came to their senses.
"Strange! Who turned on the kitchen faucet?"
Xin Hailian murmured in confusion and was about to get up to close the door when Tang Tang suddenly screamed:
"Ah!! It's coming, it's coming!"
Ning Zhi immediately pulled Tang Tang behind him.
At this time, the lights flickered, further intensifying the terrifying atmosphere.
"Why do ghosts these days always like to mess with electric lights? Black paint is so scary!"
Chu Runrun curled her lips and walked calmly to the edge of the pool.
Looking at the terrifying ghost face slowly emerging from the water, Chu Runrun calmly grabbed his hair and pulled hard, and the whole ghost was pulled out.
"ah!!"
Xin Hailian and Tang Xinquan had never seen such a scene before, and their faces turned pale with fright.
"What...what is this?"
"Dad, Mom, it's the water ghost!" Tang Tang said in horror.
"What! There really is a water ghost!"
Tang Xinquan was even more timid than Xin Hailian. He was so scared that he shrank behind the sofa and didn't even dare to raise his head.
Xin Hailian plucked up the courage to take a look, but that one look almost scared her to death.
“Qiao…Qiao Yi, it’s really…it’s really Qiao Yi!”
Chu Runrun calmly brought Qiao Yi over.
Qiao Yi seemed to have not yet realized why Chu Ruanruan was able to catch it, and was stunned.
At this time, Chu Qi also came back with Dahei.
As soon as Dahei saw the water ghost, he rushed forward with his teeth bared and bit Qiao Yi's leg.
"Dahei, don't eat him yet!" Chu Runrun said hurriedly.
Upon hearing the order, Dahei opened his mouth and pressed Qiao Yi under his claws with a wronged look.
Up to now, the water ghost didn't seem to speak. Chu Ruanruan pinched his chin in some surprise.
Only then did he realize that Qiao Yi's tongue was gone and his mouth was empty.
"Who pulled out your tongue?" Chu Runrun frowned.
Qiao Yi was originally dazed, but when he heard this, he immediately sobbed, and the ghostly cry came out of his throat, which was extremely piercing.
"Shut up!" Chu Runrun shouted sternly, and Qiao Yi shut his mouth instantly.
Chu Ruanruan was a little puzzled. This water ghost was like a fool. Was it really the extremely ferocious one that Tang Tang said it was?
"Tang Tang, are you sure it wants to kill you?" Chu Runrun asked.
"Yes...sure! He was the one who wanted to strangle me to death that night!" Tang Tang said tremblingly.
Chu Runrun squatted down and looked at Qiao Yi carefully. He still had a dull expression, really like a mentally retarded idiot.
"What's your name?" Chu Ruanruan asked.
As soon as she asked, Chu Runrun slapped her head. How could she forget that this ghost didn't even have a tongue and couldn't speak at all.
Who knew that the next second, Qiao Yi actually stretched out his hand and wrote two words on the ground with water.
"Qiao Yi!"
"Why do you want to harm Tang Tang?" Chu Ruanruan frowned.
The water ghost wrote on the ground again: "Brother, Qiao Feng, do bad things, I don't like it."
Chu Ruanruan guessed what had happened after a little thought.
"You mean you have a brother named Qiao Feng, and he's the one who wants to kill Tang Tang!"
Qiao Yi nodded, then turned his gaze to Tang Tang and wrote:
"Sister, if you like it, Grasshopper, I'll make it for you!"
There was a glint of youthful innocence in Qiao Yi's eyes. If one ignored his terrifying face at the moment, he would be a simple and sunny boy.
After Qiao Yi finished speaking, the water droplets on the ground condensed and turned into the shape of a katydid and jumped in front of Tang Tang.
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