Chapter 638: Chapter 638: Parade, Chinese War Dance

On this day, residents of Peaceful City were caught off guard by the news of the parade celebration being held earlier than planned for the next day.

Though puzzled by the advance performance, it didn’t stop them from putting on their best clothes the next day and happily lining both sides of the main street.

With the familiar sound of gongs and drums filling the air, the drum cart and Awakening Lions led the way, with police maintaining order on both sides of the road.

Behind the drum cart were a long line of young men and women carrying various colored flags. They wore vibrant costumes and makeup, setting off from East Street, drumming their way forward.

Reaching the second street corner, another group joined the parade, rhythmically striking wooden sticks as they walked, exuding a unique aura.

As more teams and flags merged into the parade, the procession grew longer and longer.

The residents of Peaceful City could scarcely contain their excitement at the sight of the spectacle.

“That’s the Anshan English Dance Team’s Parade Snake! It’s been three years since he last appeared! It’s just a rehearsal today, but he’s here!”

“The big snake of Daping! The flying snake of Liuchuan, oh my, how many teams is this? Is the parade lineup this complete this year?!”

“My mom said the rehearsal was just a formality and didn’t bother coming out; I need to send her a message!”

“Me too! Send a video! There’s still a performance after the parade!”

The crowds on both sides followed the parade while busy filming and sending messages, some shop owners even closing their stores to join the procession.

Volunteers by the roadside distributed small handheld national flags for free, and the public marched forward eagerly, waving the flags in hand.

As the parade grew larger, it gradually converged into a grand gathering along the main street.

Even with heightened senses, Undying Bone could hear the festive sounds from a district away.

In the next moment, he and Olivia Xalvadora appeared somewhere on the main street.

Watching the thunderous parade of drums and the crowd waving handheld flags, Greta’s eyes slowly turned red.

Unconsciously, he followed along with Olivia Xalvadora into the parade. As volunteers handed him a small red flag, his stiff finger joints bent forcefully, fearing the tiny flag would slip from his grasp.

“Uncle!”

Olivia Xalvadora, small and holding the little flag, was jostled in the crowd, calling out helplessly.

Greta paused his steps slightly, looked down at the little girl clinging tightly to his coat hem.

Looking up once more, he saw many children in the parade happily watching from atop adults’ shoulders, and he was hit with sudden realization.

He grasped Olivia Xalvadora’s collar and hoisted her onto his shoulders. Her tiny body sat securely on his neck.

The sudden elevation and newfound experience made the previously numb little girl’s eyes shine bright.

“Uncle, let’s go ahead; they’re going to perform a dragon dance, Mom told me it’s the Chinese Battle Dance!”

Upon hearing the phrase Chinese Battle Dance, Undying Bone subconsciously straightened his posture. Without another word, he started squeezing forward, carrying the little girl.

His movements were ghostly, and soon he had pushed his way to the front of the parade.

As the procession passed through an open park, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly intensified. Next was the formidable performance of the 108 heroes of Liangshan wielding wooden sticks.

Exhilarated cheers accompanied the sound of drums and shouts, resonating over and over in Greta’s ears.

Gradually, his eyes were also filled with light.

With features stiff and expressionless, the environment started to evoke emotions within him.

Just as his lips were about to lift into a smile, tears rolled down from his eyes in the next second.

The scene was one of joyous celebration, yet he did not understand why he was crying.

Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers stood on the other side of the parade, across from the fierce battle dance. Instantly, they spotted the man with a pallor different from normal, and… the little girl seated on his shoulders.

Even Scarlett Jennings hadn’t anticipated witnessing such a scene.

Previously analyzing Undying Bone’s patterns in Peaceful City, she had indeed found no signs he intended to leave. She even wondered if there was something special here that kept him lingering.

She pondered various possibilities, yet never imagined Undying Bone would be accompanied by a little girl!

With this revelation, the situation was clearly going to get complicated.

“He’s here, should we act now?”

Samuel Chalmers asked from beside her.

He too noticed Undying Bone and the little girl opposite them.

“Too many people, let’s wait until the parade celebration ends.”

It was rare to see the parade organized, it would be a pity to miss half.

After all, she was prepared; she wouldn’t let him escape easily.

Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers stood out in the crowd without any attempt to hide their gaze.

Greta soon noticed their presence.

He recognized Scarlett Jennings right away.

The Master who could summon Heavenly Path Fire Thunder.

Greta even remembered the power of annihilation in her fire thunder, and the person beside her was a threat too, despite never having met him before.

Instinctively, he yearned to run.

But just as he was about to move, the two across casually shifted their gaze to watch the performance ahead.

Greta was puzzled, she clearly saw him.

Though uncertain, since they didn’t show hostility, he wasn’t in a hurry to flee.

He wanted to keep watching for a while longer.

The parade lasted over two hours, with both sides clearly observing one another’s presence but neither making a move.

As the parade ended and the crowd gradually dispersed, Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers finally headed towards him.

Greta hardly hesitated, snatching up Olivia Xalvadora and preparing to teleport away again.

Scarlett Jennings wasn’t about to let him escape like that.

Hands forming seals, she chanted swiftly,

“Soul Reveal!”

In an instant, a dozen mini little papermen flew up from the crowd around Greta, all sticking onto him.

As Greta teleported, the little papermen attached to him teleported along.

Seeing him disappear, Scarlett Jennings promptly grabbed Samuel Chalmers’ hand, a breeze swiftly carrying them over the crowd. They darted into nearby less populated alleys, hurrying toward the direction guided by the little papermen.

In just five minutes, the two of them had arrived at a deserted street corner, right where Undying Bone had teleported away.

Now though, he was entangled by countless little papermen, unable to teleport again or break free from the hold.

Liora Gold and Araminta Gold’s little papermen clung firmly to Greta’s forehead, their tiny hands clutching his head tightly.

Below them, even smaller mini papermen mimicked the act, spreading all over Greta’s body.

When Greta tried to peel one off, the mini paperman let out a childlike wail, immediately frightening him into retracting his fingers, his body stiffening.

Indeed, Scarlett Jennings’ mini papermen were all inhabited by ghostly children borrowed from the Underworld.

Though they appeared as mere papermen clinging to Greta, through his eyes, each was a pitiful little child soul hanging onto him.

So small, so fragile, and a little force would shatter them.

Afraid to move,

Absolutely terrified to move an inch.