CHAPTER 810: CHAPTER 807: FRIGHT

The snow fell heavier and heavier, large flakes descending from the sky.

Dou Dou and Duoduo remained silent, accompanying Mili quietly as they walked forward.

She was still sobbing occasionally, wiping her tears.

The tears fell, transforming into wisps of blue smoke, disappearing into the air, vanishing into the snow.

The three children trudged through the vast expanse of snow.

However, Dou Dou soon couldn’t stand the oppressive atmosphere, reaching out to catch the falling snowflakes from time to time, and occasionally sticking out her tongue.

Unfortunately, she was now a ghost, and none of her actions affected the real world.

So she quietly lagged behind a bit, then secretly made herself visible again.

Watching the snowflakes melt in her palm, she chuckled to herself.

Walking ahead of her, Duoduo seemed to sense something, suddenly turning around to look at Dou Dou suspiciously.

"What are you doing?" Dou Dou asked, slightly startled, putting her hands behind her back.

Duoduo eyed her up and down, withdrew her suspicious gaze, and continued following behind Mili as they walked forward.

The three little ones walked in a straight line along the road.

But the two ordinary people in front couldn’t see, only the last one flickered in and out.

And behind them, a car was approaching in their direction.

"The lantern festival tonight is really beautiful."

It was a slightly chubby, round-faced girl speaking, with a tall woman with shoulder-length hair sitting beside her.

"Actually, it’s just like that. You’ve been abroad for so long and haven’t eaten anything good, so everything seems novel when you come back," said the long-haired woman.

"Actually, it’s not bad. During the New Year, Chinatown is also bustling with stilts, dragon dances, lion dances, and lots of performances," the round-faced girl said.

She laughed before speaking, always showing her eight teeth, appearing particularly radiant and outgoing, with a typical American ABC smile.

They were chatting in the backseat; the driver was the long-haired woman’s boyfriend, and they had just returned from the lantern festival.

"There are more dragon and lion dances in Guangdong. If you want to see them, you can go there next year during the New Year," said the long-haired woman’s boyfriend.

"I’d rather not. I only come back for a few days each year during the New Year, and I just want to stay at home. I don’t want to go anywhere," the round-faced girl said.

"Then let’s go to the temple festival tomorrow. Do you want to join us?" the long-haired woman asked.

"Temple festival? Is it fun?" the round-faced girl asked hesitantly.

"Of course, it’s fun. There’s food, drinks, and plenty of stalls with antique crafts," the long-haired woman’s boyfriend chimed in again.

"Focus on driving. With all this snow, pay more attention!" the long-haired woman slapped him on the back of the car seat.

"Sigh, there’s no point in talking so much now. With the snow this heavy, we don’t even know if we can go tomorrow," the long-haired woman’s boyfriend said, looking out the window.

"As long as it doesn’t snow all night, it’s fine," the long-haired woman said.

"The weather forecast said moderate snow, probably... probably..."

The long-haired woman’s boyfriend’s voice suddenly became trembling, filled with fear and disbelief.

"What’s wrong?" The long-haired woman leaned her head between the seats, asking in confusion.

"Ou... out... outside..."

The two women looked out the car window upon hearing this, then saw a shocking scene.

"In this desolate countryside, how could there be a little girl?"

"Maybe she got lost from her parents. Pull over and let’s ask."

Just as the two finished speaking, they saw the tiny figure by the roadside suddenly disappear.

The two women opened their mouths wide, eyes bulging, feeling a chill run from the base of their spines to the top of their heads, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Go... go... gone..." the round-faced girl stammered.

"Go... go..." the long-haired girl urged.

"I... I want to too... but I can’t move." The boyfriend driving was about to cry.

If it weren’t for the car’s assisted driving function, they might have had an accident.

At this moment, the disappeared little girl reappeared, but she had moved a bit further ahead.

"Re... really is a ghost?"

The three in the car were trembling, feeling both fear and a tiny bit of curiosity.

However, the car never stopped, nor did it slow down, quickly whizzing past the little girl.

The three in the car, wanting to see clearly but afraid to look, couldn’t help but glance at the roadside out of the corners of their eyes as they passed by.

The little girl seemed to notice them too, giving them a "fierce" glare, scaring them into screams.

"Eve... even if it rains knives tomorrow, I’m going to the temple to burn incense..."

"Sh... she won’t follow us, will she?"

"Stop talking, don’t scare yourself..."

...

Watching the car as it drove away, Dou Dou withdrew her gaze, muttering discontentedly, "Driving so fast, how rude."

The car had just sped past them, and the snow it kicked up hit her back, making her feel uncomfortable. Duoduo and Mili, walking ahead, were blown a long way by the wind and snow.

But because of this, Mili wasn’t so sad anymore.

"Thank you," Mili thanked the two.

"You’re welcome, but big sis, why were you crying so loud? Did your parents scold you?" Dou Dou curiously asked.

Mili shook her head but didn’t explain. Seeing Dou Dou staring at her intently, as if she wouldn’t stop until Mili spoke, Mili finally said, "They have already forgotten me, that’s why... that’s why I feel so sad."

"How do you know they forgot you?" Duoduo asked curiously.

"Yeah, did you ask them? Did they tell you?" Dou Dou said.

Mili: ...

She felt this little girl didn’t seem very smart.

"We’re ghosts, we can’t talk to people," Mili said.

"That’s you. I can talk to my parents. They say I talk too much, chirping like a little sparrow, which makes me very unhappy," Dou Dou said angrily.

"Is it because they don’t like you?" Mili seemed concerned about this matter.

"No, they actually said I sound like a sparrow. Why not say I sound like a magpie or a cuckoo?" Dou Dou said.

"Uh..."

Mili didn’t know what to say. Were her priorities misplaced?

Wait a minute, something’s not right.

"You can talk to your parents? They can see you?" Mili asked, wide-eyed.

"Of course."

Dou Dou and Duoduo both nodded.

Mili then remembered that these two little sisters in front of her seemed like they could also fly.

"You’re ghosts too?"

"What else?"

"But why are you different from me? My parents can’t see or hear me, and I can’t fly either..."

Mili was very sad. Compared to flying, she cared more about her parents not being able to see her.

"That’s because you haven’t met Potato," Dou Dou said proudly.

"Who is Potato?"

"Potato says he’s the Great Demon," Dou Dou said.

"Dad says brother is an immortal," Duoduo added.