Chapter 3 (1/2)

The bus’ lively atmosphere immediately cooled down as the patrons went silent. The people couldn’t help but stared at the three newcomers until they reached their seats at the back of the bus.

The driver and conductor felt uncomfortable from the silence, so at last, the conductor cleared his throat and said, “Aiya, don’t think about it too much. They were probably filming a TV drama nearby and didn’t have enough time to change their clothes!”

After all, this was a materialistic country, and people didn’t want to mention things supernatural related like ghosts, G.o.ds, and monsters; so when the conductor said this, everyone remembered that there was a film and television base nearby, and were rea.s.sured.

The bus’ original bustle resumed, only Zhou Yu and the three people sitting in the back didn’t talk.

While looking at the darkening sky outside the window, Zhou Yu couldn’t help but feel his blood run cold as he felt chills run down his back.

He had been staring out the window earlier, so naturally he saw the three people board the bus. Just as they were getting on, a gush of wind blew up one of the men’s clothing, and under the light of the street lamp, Zhou Yu clearly saw that the man had no legs!

Zhou Yu recalled a famous bus incident that occurred in his previous life, which took place in B City.

The circ.u.mstances were exactly the same. The legend has it that there were three people dressed exactly like this (clothing from the Qing dynasty) who boarded the last bus of the day. A granny who was riding the bus felt that something was off and resourcefully thought of a way to exit the bus. Afterwards she called the police only to find that the bus had mysteriously disappeared. A few days later, the bus was found in a ravine a few hundred kilometers away. The driver and conductor on the bus were already dead, and their bodies had rotted to a stage where it no longer resembled a corpse that had died just three days ago. What’s even stranger was that the fuel in the bus’ fuel tank was not enough to allow the bus to go so far. When someone opened up the tank, they discovered that there had been no oil in there. It was full of blood.

In his previous life, Zhou Yu was a standard atheist. But after being reburned, he had to believe that some unscientific things did exist, however he didn’t expect this world to be so dangerous that he would b.u.mp into ghosts when he head out.

Soon they reached the next stop and Zhou Yu followed the young couple off, but immediately fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

Seeing a young healthy teenager writhing in pain on the ground caused everyone to be panicked. Even the driver and the conductor got out of the bus to see what had happened to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu laid on the ground and said, “Driver Uncle, please call the police! My leg hurts a lot. It must be that old traditional Chinese medicine doctor prescribed me to wrong medicine this afternoon. I must call police and report him! Don’t move me! I’ll stay like this an wait for the police to come to preserve all evidence. You all have to testify for me! You all aren’t allowed to leave!”

The three people sitting in the back row obviously didn’t get out of the car, and Zhou Yu did not dare to glance over. He just felt cold and vaguely felt as if something terrible was staring at him from the car.

So he pretended to look more like a sick person: a pale face, even the lips were colorless.

The old grandpa on the bus also got off. He held Zhou Yu’s hand and felt his pulse, eyebrows twitching. Just as he was about to say something, Zhou Yu grabbed his hand and subtly wrote something on his palm.

The old man stiffened and his lips twitched. His eyes widened with fear as he remained silent.

Even though nowadays people were really enthusiastic and compa.s.sionate about helping others, making such a scene would also make people feel disgusted.

The bus driver helped Zhou Yu call the police but didn’t stay. He said a few words of comfort and returned to the bus.

The conductor didn’t give Zhou Yu any face and snorted, “What testimony? I’m afraid you’re trying to blackmail for money. Learning to do bad things at such a young age, you better go home!”

The driver and conductor quickly started the bus and drove away. After all it was already late, they also have to return the bus to the terminal on time, so it was impossible for them to wait around.

Zhou Yu had no other choice but wait for the bus to drive farther away and stand up. But his legs were still soft, so he had to rely on the old man’s as support to stand.

The young couple nearby were shocked and ready to curse at him. They had prepared to testify for him, but it was all a scam!

Zhou Yu took a deep breath and said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please don’t be angry. I didn’t want to deceive you either. You may not have noticed this, but the three things that had gotten on the bus, are not human! I saw them with my own eyes, they… they have no legs!

Zhou Yu explained the reason to them, causing his listeners to turn white with fear.

Don’t mention the couple, even the old man who has always been a little skeptical, was shocked by the news and felt their hearts trembled with fear.

So the reason on why Zhou Yu pretended to be ill was to trick the others into exiting the bus. It was better to cause a big scene and let the police come. After all, if it were an upright and righteous policeman, he’d give into cases dealing with ghosts and whatnot. Unfortunately the plan had failed, and things look inauspicious for the driver and conductor.

(Orange: I don’t really understand the connection with a good policeman and cases dealing with ghosts…. like will the police brush it off as some random kid being hysterical? Orange doesn’t understand what the author is trying to say… >.<>

This was also how the old granny had dealt with the situation from Zhou Yu’s previous life. According to the legend, the old granny felt that something was wrong and pretended that a young man had stolen her money. She grabbed the young man and dragged him out of the bus and then called the police.

And that was how they managed to escape that incident scot-free.

Thus, Zhou Yu could only gamble and hope that the three ghosts won’t take any actions at this stop.

Except, ultimately, he could only save a portion of the people. Thinking about this, Zhou Yu pulled out his phone and reported the case and told them everything, including the previous call the bus driver had made for him. Regardless of whether the police had believed what he said, they promised that they will send someone to investigate later, therefore, Zhou Yu hung up. This was all he could do.

After reporting the incident, Zhou Yu bid goodbye to the old man and couple and walked nervously home for ten minutes. All the way home, Zhou Yu was afraid that more ghosts would jump out.

After such an encounter, Zhou Yu was drained both mentally and physically. As soon as he got home, he collapsed onto the bed. He felt that this world was really dangerous.

Obviously a rumor that has been debunked multiple times in his past life should just be a random rumor, right? Then why did it happen in this world? No! Maybe it’s not real! Maybe he was just seeing things…?

Zhou Yu’s heart was still disturbed by the incident. He could only wait for tomorrow’s news report. If it’s not mentioned in the news, then it meant that nothing had happened!

As his heart beat erratically, Zhou Yu fell into a deep sleep.

The night was dark and ominous, as if it were covering up something evil and frightening.

Inside a dilapidated building, Feng Xing waited for her foster mother to blow out the light and go to sleep before slowly exiting the dark attic room that belonged to her. Quietly, with a sweet smile, she took out the voodoo doll from her bosom.

Very good, in three days time, you will die! Hee-hee!

Feng Xing went downstairs and went into her foster mother’s study. She took out the silver needle she usually uses to make cursed props and fiercely stabbed it into the voodoo doll.