Chapter 1183: Subduing a Great Ghost (1)
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The scream was too wretched. Chi Shuyan looked up and saw that it was Meng Ping, who sat next to the window and had been gloating earlier.
At that moment, Meng Ping was so scared that he p.i.s.sed his pants and fell to the floor. He wailed and cried, attracting the attention of many people around him. A few people who were close to Meng Ping immediately helped him up, but he was so scared that he didn’t stop screaming that he had seen a ghost. He clutched at Su Yu, Yao Zhao and the others as he shouted that there was a ghost!
Meng Ping’s behavior naturally alarmed the people in the bus. They looked at each other and then stared at him. Even the people who had been telling ghost stories earlier stared at Meng Ping.
Huang Shanming thought that the ghost story he had just told was too frightening and had scared Meng Ping too much. He was immediately amused and couldn’t help but tease, “Meng Ping, do you have to be so cowardly? Did I scare you with that ghost story?”
Everyone else was initially confused, but when they heard Huang Shanming’s words, they got it. They thought that Meng Ping had been scared out of his wits by a ghost story, and both the boys and girls were immediately amused.
If it were any other time, how could Meng Ping, who was thin-skinned, endure being laughed at like this? However, at the thought of the bloated, twisted, and hideous ghost face that had been pressed to the window earlier, Meng Ping shuddered violently in his heart. At that moment, he wanted to look at the window, but didn’t dare. His whole body trembled as he shook his head and insisted that there was a ghost. Seeing that no one took his words seriously, Meng Ping panicked even more and wept bitterly. “There really was a ghost! There really was a ghost! I saw it! I really saw it! I want to go back! I want to go back!”
Chen Jin and the other two teachers were focusing on Jiang Tongle, when something suddenly happened to Meng Ping. Chen Jin was about to go over and take a look, when a few students told him that Meng Ping had been scared by a ghost story.
For a moment, Chen Jin didn’t know what to say. He looked up and saw Shuyan not far away. He immediately called out, “Shuyan, go and help me take a look at Meng Ping first. We have something to do, and will come over later!”
As Chen Jin spoke, he had the driver stop the bus, and was about to go down with Cai Xuanqiao and Old Yu to take Jiang Tongle outside to pee. At the thought of how this student had drunk so much mineral water just now, Chen Jin was really worried that something would happen to her after drinking too much.
Old Yu and Cai Xuanqiao had similar thoughts. When the driver stopped the bus, Chen Jin opened the door. Before getting out, he instructed everyone not to run around since it was dark outside, and to sit and wait inside the bus.
Old Yu looked at the weather and then looked at his watch. He felt that today was quite strange. The sky turned dark so soon!
Seeing that the teachers were about to get off the bus with Jiang Tongle, Chi Shuyan’s right eyelid twitched. She strode over and suddenly said, “Teacher Chen, why don’t I go with you?”
As she spoke, her sharp gaze fell on Jiang Tongle, who was now awake. After scrutinizing her, Chi Shuyan glanced at the wet spot on the side where Jiang Tongle had been sitting earlier. Without batting an eyelid, she took out three more Ghost Seeing Talismans and burned them in front of her eyes. Then, her sharp eyes fell on Jiang Tongle, and she saw a bloated water ghost in Jiang Tongle’s body.
It was surrounded by a dense black aura; it was obvious that it had preyed on a lot of people. Its cultivation was also quite advanced, and it was completely different from ordinary water ghosts. Chi Shuyan was sure at a glance that this was probably the great ghost that the boys had encountered. The reason she hadn’t been able to see the ghost inside Jiang Tongle just now was probably because this ghost had harmed people recently, so its cultivation had become a lot more profound.
At that moment, the water ghost, whose entire body was bloated and whose face was covered in livor mortis, was staring unblinkingly at Chi Shuyan. It grinned eerily at her with a creepy and sinister expression.
As it got excited, the livor mortis on its face became more and more obvious, and a thick putrid and fishy smell wafted out from its body.
Chi Shuyan’s five senses were sharp, and she keenly smelled the thick odor of decay and water. Looking at the sharp murderous intent as well as fear in the ghost’s eyes, she wanted to directly expose it. However, not to mention whether this would be useful or not, no one would believe her. Chi Shuyan immediately repeated decisively, “Teacher Chen, where are you going? Why don’t I go with you?”
It was better to go out and deal with this thing, so as not to implicate the people inside the bus.
Cai Xuanqiao had smelled the stench on Jiang Tongle earlier, but it was too strong now. She couldn’t help but cover her nose, and wanted to ask Old Yu what the smell was. However, she didn’t like the fact that this student surnamed Chi was making a fuss here, so she couldn’t care less about the smell. When she heard what this student said, Cai Xuanqio’s gaze turned subtle.
Speaking of which, Chen Jin was quite good-looking. Otherwise, Cai Xuanqiao wouldn’t have taken a fancy to him back then. At the thought of how this student stuck to Chen Jin, Cai Xuanqiao couldn’t help but have crooked thoughts. Seeing that the student in front of her was really exquisite and beautiful, she felt that this student was probably trying to seduce Chen Jin.
For a moment, Cai Xuanqiao gloated and felt disgusted when she recalled Chen Jin’s s.e.xual orientation. Although she was in a relations.h.i.+p with Director Huang now, she had never forgotten the gentle and good-looking Chen Jin.
Moreover, Cai Xuanqiao’s sense of crisis was very strong. What if Chen Jin really fell in love with this student? Wouldn’t that be a slap to her face?
She could tolerate Chen Jin falling for a man, but not another woman.
So, at that moment, Cai Xuanqiao rejected Chi Shuyan without hesitation and said sternly, “No need. It’s so late. Where else do you want to go? Stay on the bus. We have proper business to attend to. Haven’t you played enough for one afternoon?”
Cai Xuanqiao’s words deliberately painted an unflattering image of Chi Shuyan as a student who only knew how to play.
Chen Jin and Old Yu were quite tolerant of students, but they were also very concerned about their safety. If this was during the day, they could let the students take a break, but it was a little late now. What if they made an exception, and the other students also wanted to get off the bus?
What if something happened when the students ran around?
Thinking about how Shuyan had run off from time to time today, Chen Jin and Old Yu were worried about leaving such a lively student outside, so they agreed with Cai Xuanqiao. Chen Jin put on a solemn expression and said, “Shuyan, we don’t need you here. Go and help me see how Meng Ping is doing.”
Chen Jin was about to get off the bus, and he exhorted Chi Shuyan once more, “Stay here and don’t come out!”
Between dealing with this great ghost and the lives of the people on the bus, Chi Shuyan chose the latter for the time being.
She took out a few Exploding Talismans and a Tracking Talisman. Before the three teachers could get off the bus, Chi Shuyan first stuck the Tracking Talisman on the thing, then threw a few Exploding Talismans at Jiang Tongle.
Chi Shuyan quickly pulled Chen Jin and Old Yu into the bus and kicked the door shut.
There were howls and screams, and intense banging on the bus door. Chi Shuyan looked up and said calmly to the driver, “Drive!”