Chapter 76

"Th-this..." I was stunned; this scene was too tragically beautiful.

Those dozen or so half-bodied ghosts were carrying a coffin. The coffin wasn't too big or too small, just about the right size to fit a person, like someone who died unjustly and had to be buried in the middle of the night.

How unjust must it be for ghosts to carry a coffin in the middle of the night?

As the ghosts carrying the coffin got closer, my scalp started to tingle. I saw Zhang Xiaofei swallowing his saliva and asked, "Did you bring them?"

"No... Brother Tian, didn't you summon them?" Zhang Xiaofei glanced at me, then fearfully tugged at my sleeve.

"Don't pull me!" I quickly shook off this fatty.

The ghosts carrying the coffin kept getting closer, slowly walking down the hospital corridor. Zhang Xiaofei, knowing they weren't summoned by me, was so scared that his teeth were chattering.

Zhang Yuzhong's eyes turned white, almost fainting, but he managed to hold on. His hands were pressed against the wall, and if the wall were transparent, he would have gone through it.

"Maybe they're not coming for us? Look, they're not even looking at us." I nudged Zhang Xiaofei with my elbow, and he looked puzzled, nodding, "Maybe they're not. Brother Tian, let's go sit in the ward. Maybe the ghosts carrying the coffin will leave soon."

"Good idea." I immediately agreed. After all, my sister-in-law hadn't warned me yet, and there were quite a few people in the hospital. We might be the only ones who saw them, but there were probably many others who didn't. Look at that nurse, she was still recording files with her notebook.

Thinking of this, I prepared to enter the room. Surprisingly, Zhang Xiaofei was even faster, darting in almost crawling, and then he shoved the urn into my hands.

I held the urn, thinking it was probably safe not to open it. I didn't want to be like him, but I also wanted to escape. Maybe this group of ghosts carrying the coffin was coming for me. I looked around, but the corridor was still empty, and the nurse was still recording files with her back to me. After all, it was late at night in a county town, and not many people were hospitalized, except for Zhang Dafei.

But when I was about to turn around, the nurse suddenly turned her head, her face pale and her mouth blood-red. My face turned white, and I pretended not to see, walking into the ward as if nothing had happened. This almost made me lose my composure.

These ghosts carrying the coffin weren't easy to deal with. Although Xijun and Song Wanyi were very powerful, I didn't dare to risk them against these ghosts.

Zhang Xiaofei and I were sitting on the bed, our faces green. The ghosts carrying the coffin were moving very slowly, and it took a long time for them to reach our position.

Thump! Thump!

The sound of the coffin hitting the ground vibrated our eardrums, seeming to get both farther and closer.

It was eerie and terrifying.

Zhang Yuzhong had already curled up on the bed, but there was no one else here, so he didn't lose face.

"It seems they're gone, ha ha, Brother Tian, I told you they weren't coming for us. The Xuanmen family is still reliable, right?" Zhang Xiaofei already knew about my falling out with the Xuanmen family.

"Hehe, it seems they're going after someone else. The Xuanmen family said three days, and it's really three days, ha..." I was also happy, but as I turned to talk to Zhang Xiaofei, his gaze had already frozen.

And I caught a glimpse of the corner of the coffin with my peripheral vision!

These ghosts had brought the coffin into the ward! The coffin, with its ghosts, was just wide enough to fit through the door, but it was still a tight squeeze!

My face turned white, and I jumped onto the bed!

"Xijun! Song Wanyi, protect me! And you, yes, Jiang Han! I'm still holding your woman! Hurry up and protect me!" I shouted. The ghosts were right in front of me, and I couldn't be fine.

Jiang Han instinctively stood in front of me, glancing at the urn in my hand, his eyes becoming resolute.

Xijun bared her teeth and growled, while Song Wanyi, a ghost general skilled in ranged combat, stood beside me, ready to release wind blades at any moment.

"Where do you come from, ghosts carrying the coffin! Are you here to take Zhang Xiaofei? He's right there! Take him away! And that one over there, his name is Zhang Yuzhong. If the person in the coffin is him, I won't stop you!" I shouted, pointing at Zhang Xiaofei and Zhang Yuzhong, my whole body pressed against the wall.

Zhang Xiaofei was in tears, his face green, "Brother Tian! You can't play like this! I'm sure they're not after me! I'm over twenty, and I've only robbed graves three times. The first two times were unsuccessful, and the last time I was caught by you and summoned a fierce ghost! I, Zhang Xiaofei, have no other grievances!"

"It's not me, Zhang Yuzhong! I just did the reconnaissance... I definitely didn't enter the tomb!" Zhang Yuzhong shook his head violently, almost hiding under the bed.

Damn, these two wanted to use a seemingly dangerous urn to harm me. If that's not a crime, what is? Could it be me?

I was terrified, watching the ghosts carry the coffin across the narrow corridor between the two beds, my scalp tingling!

Boom!

The coffin lid opened as if something had popped it open!

"Brother Tian! They're after you! They're after you! No! Run! Run!" Zhang Xiaofei, seeing they weren't after him, was excited, but then remembered his brother was still in the hospital, so he urged me to run for my life!

The stench of rotten fish and corpses filled my nose as the ghosts climbed and surrounded the bed I was standing on, making my skin crawl.

"Summer Day, after investigation: born in the Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, Yin hour, and Yin minute, you have committed six major sins: altering fate, killing ghost officials, killing ghost generals, offending the City God, escaping arrest, and harboring spirits! Your life is cut short, and your sins are unforgivable. We are ordered by the City God to take your physical and spiritual body. Any resistance will result in additional punishment!"

"Xijun! Devour them! Jiang Han! Hurry! Help me and Song Wanyi escape! Song Wanyi! Cut them down from a distance!" I shouted. The City God had sent the ghosts carrying the coffin to take me! This time, I was doomed! I couldn't summon ghosts again!

Xijun roared, and a red beam of light smashed the coffin, scattering the nearby ghosts, blood and bones flying!

Jiang Han picked me up and ran along the path Xijun had cleared! Song Wanyi flew behind, occasionally releasing wind blades that sliced through the ghosts carrying the coffin!

The wind blades cut the ghosts into pieces, but they quickly restored themselves. I realized that the ghosts carrying the coffin wouldn't disappear unless the coffin was destroyed.

"Damn City God! If you have the guts, come and take me yourself! Sending ghosts to scare me?!" I cursed. The City God had gone mad, not just taking souls but also physical bodies. This was insane! I almost wet my pants!

I thought Jiang Han was fast, so I relaxed a bit, but when I looked back, I almost cried, "Run faster! They're catching up! Yes! Go to the second floor! Go to the second floor!"

Those dozen or so ghosts were carrying the coffin, chasing me with all their might. I was so angry I almost lost my soul!

Jiang Han was being chased hard. As a ghost general, he had pushed his speed to the limit, but the ghosts carrying the coffin were getting closer, and he was losing face.

These ghosts weren't particularly powerful individually, but with a dozen of them together and the coffin as their command center, they were incredibly strong. No wonder the Blood Cloud Coffin could take my grandmother's soul. This red coffin with the ghosts carrying it couldn't be weak.

"Hehe, Summer Day, where are you going? This path is blocked."

"Ha! Rich in one meeting! The City God is inviting you to drink and eat meat in the City God's temple!"

As we were running, two black and white generals with a group of ghost officials blocked our way!

"Almost! Jump out the window! Jiang Han! What are you waiting for?!" I pointed at the window, and Jiang Han, being quick, smashed it and jumped down!

Crash! The glass shattered, and I jumped from the third floor, shouting, "Brother! Come and save me! The City God is taking me!"

Brother Hai was well-versed in yin-yang magic. If he were here, he would definitely have a solution. I knew ghost magic, but using it once had drained my energy, and I didn't dare use it again. If I had blue talismans and magic salt, I wouldn't have to run; I would stand and fight these ghosts and the black and white officials!

Xijun and Song Wanyi also jumped down.

But when I looked down, the coffin lid was open, and the dozen or so ghosts had the coffin poles firmly in place, waiting for me to fall!

The City God was playing tricks on me!

"Summer Day... your life is cut short, and your sins are unforgivable. We are ordered by the City God to take your physical and spiritual body. Any resistance will result in additional punishment!"

A series of charges were read, making my eardrums vibrate!

"City God's decree! Enter the coffin!" A sharp voice called out, and I felt as if I were being summoned, instantly pulled into the red coffin!

I watched helplessly as Jiang Han moved away, Xijun roaring as she lunged at me, and Song Wanyi's anxious gaze. Brother Hai, who had just reached the bottom of the building, gave me a glimmer of hope.

Boom!

I was sealed in the coffin!

In the darkness, the sound of the coffin and the poles hitting each other echoed. I was in a narrow coffin, my soul wandering. I didn't know where they were taking me, but this time, I didn't know if I would live or die!

The City God wouldn't have sent the ghosts carrying the coffin if he didn't have the confidence to take me. Knowing I had Xijun, a ghost general who devours spirits, and Song Wanyi, he still dared to come for me. If he couldn't capture me, he wouldn't be the City God!

This City God was clearly not an ordinary one. I didn't know where he came from, but he was incredibly powerful, even Li Po-xiao couldn't defeat him. Who could save me now?