But after these starving ghosts finished eating everything on the table, his cold and empty gaze turned to Lin Wanyue and the other two.
Wang Dazhu pulled Zhao Chunniang down and knelt on the ground, kowtowing to her and saying, "Lin girl, we're begging you, please have some compassion and save our family... If these starving ghosts keep eating like this, they'll eat all our food. Even if we survive today, we won't survive the winter!"
These ghosts really eat a lot; their food is almost gone, and there's not much left.
"Mother, I'm hungry..." the little girl said to Zhao Chunniang, opening her mouth.
The others also had hungry and crazed looks in their eyes.
"That's all, that's all! You've eaten all the food in our house. What else do you want to eat?" Zhao Chunniang changed her previous weak attitude and, relying on Lin Wanyue's support, her tone immediately became much fiercer.
But these starving ghosts didn't care about her change in attitude. The little girl that Wang Dazhu had picked up tilted her head and said simply, "Mom, I'll go find some myself. I want to eat more. I'm so hungry."
After saying that, she stood up and led her seven or eight companions toward the Wang family's cellar.
That's where his family's last bit of food was stored.
"Wait." Lin Wanyue forcefully slid off Lin Weiming's arms and blocked the way for the seven or eight starving ghosts: "This is enough for you, let's get going!"
"But I'm still hungry, I'm still so hungry." The little girl stared at Lin Wanyue, who was about the same height as her, without any emotion in her eyes.
Starving ghosts, as the name suggests, are those who starved to death. If they were not able to eat their fill in life, then that feeling of hunger will continue forever after death, and they will never be full.
"I know," Lin Wanyue sighed inwardly, then added, "But you should leave."
"Don't block my way, I'm hungry! I want to eat!" The little girl's voice suddenly became low and shrill.
"I'm so hungry...I want to eat..."
The seven or eight starving ghosts following behind the little girl echoed her sentiments.
Lin Weiming took a few steps forward, covered Lin Wanyue's shoulders with his clothes, and stood in front of her without making a sound.
These starving ghosts were terribly thin, each one reduced to skin and bones. Lin Weiming clenched his fist.
If these starving ghosts can't listen to advice, then I do know a little bit of martial arts.
Anyway, all we need to do is break all these skin and bones down to the bone.
"If you won't let me eat, then I'll eat you!" The little girl opened her dark mouth and pounced towards Lin Wanyue.
She was thin, and when she pounced, she looked like a bat without wings, which was quite terrifying.
However, Lin Wanyue was not afraid. She took out the talisman she had prepared beforehand and waved it when the little girl approached.
The straw-yellow talisman looked ordinary, but it burst forth with intense light when it touched the little girl.
"Waaaah—" the little girl let out a scream.
Lin Weiming reacted quickly and kicked the little girl far away.
"You killed my daughter, I'll kill you all! I'll eat you all! We just wanted to eat our fill, what did we do wrong? Why can't we eat?" A woman saw the little girl being kicked away by Lin Weiming and instantly became violent, running frantically towards Lin Weiming and Lin Wanyue.
However, she didn't gain any advantage either, as she was severely injured by the golden light emanating from the talisman in Lin Wanyue's hand.
Then Lin Weiming added insult to injury, breaking her ribs with two kicks, leaving her lying on the ground unable to move or avenge her daughter.
The proverb "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" is used to describe this situation.
When the remaining hungry ghosts saw the pitiful state of the little girl and the female hungry ghost, they immediately became much quieter and more obedient, and even their eyes seemed to become clearer.
"Hehehe... I didn't expect there would be a little Taoist master in such a small place." One of the starving ghosts stepped forward.
"You've already eaten. Considering you're refugees, I don't want your souls to be scattered. You should go to the underworld and be reincarnated as soon as possible, and stop wandering in the human world."
It was already pitiful enough that they starved to death on the road while fleeing famine, and besides, they only wanted to eat. Unlike other evil spirits that had evolved to attack mortals indiscriminately, Lin Wanyue was still willing to spare their lives.
Only by returning to the underworld to be reborn can the cycle of reincarnation begin.
If they remain attached to the human world and suffer such hunger every day, it would be an extremely cruel punishment for them.
A bitter smile appeared on the face of the starving ghost, which was as thin as a stick: "The young Celestial Master is so young, I didn't expect him to not only be capable, but also have such a compassionate heart... It's just a pity that even if we wanted to go to the underworld ourselves, we would have no way to ask for help."
“We just drift along like this every day, feeling nothing but hunger… If the little celestial master still has any kindness in his heart, he might as well beat us to a pulp. Even that would be much better than what we are like now.”
"No, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" Some starving ghosts shook their heads desperately.
However, he had already realized that Lin Wanyue was powerful and not someone that he and his few starving ghosts could handle.
Even Lin Weiming couldn't handle it...
But at least they had the advantage of having a large number of ghosts.
But to think that he could deal with this little celestial master in front of him was nothing but wishful thinking.
"Little Celestial Master, if you could make our souls vanish, our family would be very grateful, and we would no longer have to suffer the torment of hunger every day."
He starved to death while he was alive, and now that he's dead, he still suffers from hunger every day, struggling on the verge of starvation.
Lin Weiming: "..."
He listened from the side and felt a pang of pity.
These starving ghosts looked pitiful, their clothes were tattered, and apart from a skin hanging on their bones, there wasn't a single piece of good flesh left.
It was so tragic that it was unbearable to look at.
He didn't continue attacking these starving ghosts, but instead stayed by Lin Wanyue's side.
“Hey, if you really want to be reincarnated, I can help you too.” Lin Wanyue took out a small bell from her sleeve.
She held it in her hand and shook it gently a few times.
The living people: "???"
What is this thing?
When did it end up in Wanwan's hands?
Lin Weiming stared at the strangely shaped little bell with a surprised look, but unfortunately, although he clearly saw Lin Wanyue shake it a few times, he didn't hear anything.
Lin Wanyue saw rings of light radiating outwards from the center of the small bell.
Not long after, two strangely shaped ghost messengers appeared.
It's not the Black and White Impermanence.
Instead, it has the head of a bull and the face of a horse.
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