Chapter 116: Yingfeng Town
“Someone saw the Raincoat Ghost in Yingfeng Town.”
“But so far, the ghost doesn’t seem to have hurt anyone.”
Chen Yi was driving and explaining to Yu Fan as he went, “Based on my analysis of the Raincoat Ghost’s behavior, I think this ghost might actually be a good one.”
“A good one?” Yu Fan was holding his phone with a call still connected and asked with curiosity.
“Yeah, I mean a ghost that doesn’t want to hurt people. There are many kinds of ghosts in this world, some are even killed by other ghosts,” Chen Yi explained. “This kind of ghost doesn’t harm humans. Most of the time, they just want to get revenge on other ghosts.”
He sighed, “There’s a female ghost who follows me now. She was killed by her husband, who turned out to be an evil ghost, on their wedding night. Her anger made her into a ghost, and I happened to destroy the evil ghost that killed her.”
“So fighting ghosts can also get you a girlfriend?”
Chen Yi’s hand shook, and the car almost lost control.
He quickly steadied the car and said with some annoyance, “If the Raincoat Ghost really is a good one, then you might be able to ‘tame’ it.”
“The Raincoat Ghost doesn’t seem to have his own consciousness, so you could treat it like catching a Pokémon. If you help him finish what he wants to do, he might listen to you.”
“I want the girl ghost…”
“Aren’t you afraid Li Mu will beat you up?”
Yu Fan twitched a little. “Why does everyone think something’s going on between me and Li Mu? We’re just good friends, and we’re both guys.”
“You sure you’re both guys?”
“Alright, fine, he’s a girl…” Yu Fan rubbed his forehead and gave a bitter smile. “But I really see him as a guy. Besides, he doesn’t even act like a girl.”
Yu Fan turned to look out the window at the night sky. After thinking for a while, he asked, “How far has Li Mu changed?”
“Her whole body is made of female parts.”
“For real?”
“Except for…” Chen Yi glanced at Yu Fan’s lower half.
Yu Fan immediately lost all excitement.
Even though he often said looks were more important than gender, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that some things just weren’t for him.
Then, he glanced at his phone, and suddenly remembered he was still on a call with Li Mu. It was basically like asking all this stuff right in front of him.
He panicked for a second… then acted tough again.
It’s fine. After all, Li Mu still needs his help.
“Is there no way to help Li Mu anymore?” Yu Fan asked again, curious.
Chen Yi shook his head, “Nope, it’s too late.”
He sighed, stayed quiet for a second out of respect for Li Mu, and then asked, “I heard Li Mu’s parents visited Yingfeng Town before they went missing?”
“Yeah. Both of them had ghosts following them. Cameras and stuff don’t work on them. This time I asked around in the ghost-hunting circle before I figured out they had been here.”
While chatting, they arrived at the town center of Yingfeng.
It was only 8 p.m., and the small town was brightly lit and full of life. The streets were lined with food stalls, and the smell made Yu Fan really hungry.
They parked the car on the roadside. Chen Yi got out, looked toward a nearby hotel, and said, “Let’s get a room and take a nap. We’ll need energy for tonight.”
But when he turned to talk to Yu Fan, he saw the guy already running toward a nearby barbecue stall.
He gave a helpless smile. Knowing that young people are full of energy, he didn’t worry too much. “Don’t go too far. Come back early to get some rest.”
Yu Fan happily ran over to the barbecue stall. He looked back and saw Chen Yi already walking into the hotel, then finally let out a sigh of relief.
There was a bus stop nearby, and Yu Fan guessed that Li Mu would probably get off at that stop soon.
In the town, most roadside food stalls were gone. Even if there were any, they’d usually be in the night market area. But that place had become too commercial, and somehow, the food there didn’t feel as warm and real as the ones on these busy little streets.
After ordering a bunch of skewers, he finally saw a girl getting off the bus.
Before Yu Fan could even wave or say hi, Li Mu had already started running across the street.
“Watch the road!” Yu Fan shouted to warn him.
A moment later, Li Mu came over, breathing lightly. Before saying anything, he gave Yu Fan a glare.
Yu Fan always felt that when Li Mu glared with that cold look, it perfectly matched the word tsundere, a person who acts cold outside but soft inside.
So he just kept smiling warmly and cheerfully asked, “Wanna eat some barbecue?”
“No.” Li Mu crossed his arms and looked away.
“Alright, then I’ll eat it all myself.”
The barbecue was ready by then. Yu Fan picked up the plate and found a seat. As he sat down, he waved to Li Mu and said, “Come sit for a while. After this, we’ll get a room at the hotel and rest. We’ll need energy for tonight.”
“I know.”
Li Mu had already heard the whole conversation between Yu Fan and Chen Yi earlier through the phone.
He sat down across from Yu Fan. Unable to resist the smell, he reached out and grabbed a lamb skewer.
“I’ve prepared the place for you to stay,” Yu Fan said while eating. “Once we finish things here, I’ll take you there.”
Yu Fan was used to having a bit of alcohol with late-night snacks, but since they still had stuff to do tonight, he held back. After all, his alcohol tolerance wasn’t great.
“Okay,” Li Mu replied. He could guess that Yu Fan had probably paid for the place himself.
But he couldn’t figure out why Yu Fan cared so much about his situation.
When Wang Chen had bullied him, Yu Fan had overreacted. Back at the dorm, Yu Fan always thought the other roommates might have bad intentions toward him...
But really, those roommates just sneaked a few looks at most.
Meanwhile, Yu Fan always liked to put an arm around his shoulder, joke around, and tease him. When he had worn women’s clothes before, Yu Fan’s eyes had been glued to his legs and chest for hours.
Honestly, Yu Fan seemed more like the one with bad intentions.
By the time Li Mu finished a few skewers, Yu Fan had already eaten the rest.
Then, Yu Fan brought Li Mu to the hotel where Chen Yi was staying and booked a double room for the two of them.
He did this because he knew Li Mu didn’t have much money and needed to save wherever possible.
The hotel was pretty decent, way better than the small, cheap place they had stayed at in the city last time.
This one even had a bathtub in the bathroom, which made Li Mu a bit excited.
“I’m going to take a shower first.”
He had brought two sets of clothes to change into.
“Go ahead,” Yu Fan said while lying on the bed playing on his phone. He didn’t even glance in Li Mu’s direction.
Li Mu walked into the bathroom with his clothes. He didn’t lock the door. The bathroom had two sections, separated by frosted glass. That way, even if he was soaking in the tub, Yu Fan could still brush his teeth or use the toilet, and the glass made it so they couldn’t see each other clearly.
Li Mu tossed his clothes into the laundry basket, pulled the frosted glass door shut, and lay down in the tub. He watched the warm water slowly rise over his body.
He found a comfortable position, leaned back, and closed his eyes, feeling all his muscles relax.