Chapter 501: Hide and Seek
Their abnormally thin hands, one on each side, grabbed the little boy's living soul.
With a mouth that was just a narrow line, they leaned close to the little boy's ear, as if whispering something to him.
The little boy suddenly stopped crying, his expression becoming dazed.
"Stop it!"
Lu Fei was greatly startled; the lightning wood in his hand flashed with electric light as he moved at the fastest speed, but it was still too late.
Before the electric light arrived, the two dolls disappeared along with the little boy.
"This is bad!"
Lu Fei hurriedly looked around.
The dolls reappeared in another corner of the playground, quietly leading the little boy.
Seeing this, those children abandoned Jing Jian and all rushed back to the two dolls, glaring at Lu Fei and his companion with resentment.
"Lu Fei, isn't that the child of the woman we saw during the day?"
Jing Jian also saw the little boy in black and white stripes, and his face showed a look of surprise.
"That's right, it's the child's living soul!" Lu Fei nodded and walked over.
"A living soul, then there's still hope!" Jing Jian was both surprised and delighted, "The living soul can't be away from the body for more than three days. We need to figure out a way to save him."
"The problem now is, we can't even touch those dolls, how are we going to save him?" Even Lu Fei was in a quandary, "Those dolls are not only especially good at dodging, but they can also influence the other little ghosts."
"So what? You have so many tricks up your sleeve, think of one quickly!" Jing Jian didn't seem to worry about it.
"You say think and I'll think, my brain isn't filled with water, you can't just turn on the tap and let it flow! It takes time, okay!" Lu Fei glared at him.
"You're a crooked merchant, those scheming ideas that cheat people and ghosts come to you effortlessly, don't they?"
"Okay, you go be the bait..."
While bickering, the two still didn't forget to approach the little ghosts.
The little ghosts bared their teeth, showing the ugliest and most terrifying expressions, the sharp yin wind condensed into hard rulers, hanging in front of the little ghosts, as if warning Lu Fei and Jing Jian not to get any closer.
Xiao Hei hid behind Lu Fei, following step by step, its jet-black eyes anxiously looking around, appearing particularly tense.
It seems that it won't be of much help this time.
"Shady merchant, have you come up with a solution or not?"
Jing Jian held the Seven Stars Sword, stopping in front of those rulers.
The rulers were frighteningly large; being hit by one might result in a severely bruised bottom.
"When there's no other way, brute force is the best method!"
Lu Fei swung the thunder-struck wood, knocking away a swarm of Yin wind rulers, and rushed towards the pair of red-clothed dolls.
When you know too little about an evil object, engaging with it more often can help in finding its weaknesses.
"If you don't listen, you deserve a beating!!!"
The little ghosts suddenly became enraged, opening their pale little mouths to emit the shrill, ear-piercing screams characteristic of children. The rulers, condensed from Yin wind, whistled as they struck towards Lu Fei.
Lu Fei raised his hand.
The might of thunder and lightning erupted.
A dazzling halo flashed, and any ruler that came close to him was turned to ashes.
His pace did not stop, his gaze tightly fixed on the pair of red-clothed dolls.
The two dolls held the little boy, motionless, their mouths tightly clamped into a straight line, their button-eyes slanting as they stared at Lu Fei, their expressions seeming to exude a cold disdain.
"Sly merchant, I'll cover for you!"
Jing Jian wielded the Seven Stars Magic Sword, joining the fray.
Bang bang boom boom!
The rulers whistled as they struck, never expecting a child's wrath to be so terrifying, as if the two of them were heinous criminals.
Jing Jian, fumbling and flustered, intercepted most of the rulers, allowing Lu Fei to better deal with those troublesome little demons.
But whenever their weapons were about to hit the little demons, the demons would instantly disappear, reappearing elsewhere with long rulers in hand.
"Deserves a beating! Deserves a beating!"
Tricky and very troublesome!
However, Lu Fei's goal wasn't the little ghosts, as long as he could scatter them.
Knock away the ruler and avoid the little ghosts.
Stumbling along, they gradually closed the distance to the red-clothed doll.
Even if they couldn't catch the dolls today, it would still be good if they could save the boy's soul first.
The red-clothed doll's brows furrowed.
It seemed that these two adults were more uncooperative than expected.
Intense yin energy emerged from their small bodies, transforming into a whirlwind, and in the next instant, all the little ghosts, along with the red-clothed doll, vanished from Lu Fei and the other's sight.
"How did they all run away?"
Jing Jian couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Running is a good thing, it shows they are afraid, which means that the abilities of those dolls are not limitless!"
Lu Fei held his breath and looked around, noticing the red-clothed doll and the little ghosts appearing at the classroom door.
"After them!"
The two immediately started running.
Dong, dong, dong!
At that moment, three bell tolls suddenly echoed through the dark kindergarten.
The air around seemed to have undergone some kind of change.
"What's going on?"
Lu Fei and Jing Jian cautiously stopped their steps.
The air around became increasingly chilly, and a sense of danger gradually emanated from the direction of the classroom.
"It's exactly midnight."
Lu Fei specifically checked the time.
As the clock stopped, the pale faces of those children all showed expressions of fear.
"What are they afraid of?" Jing Jian had an ominous feeling.
The thin lips of the red-dressed dolls suddenly curled upwards, revealing a sinister smile.
"If you want to catch us, come play hide and seek first!"
Immediately, the children scattered quickly and ran into various classrooms, hiding themselves.
And those dolls, along with the little boy, disappeared into the darkness.
The surroundings returned to a deathly silence.
A thick aura of Yin energy pervaded the classroom, and a dangerous atmosphere enveloped the entire kindergarten, as if something terrifying was about to awaken.
"Lu Fei, if we don't find the soul soon, that child will really be beyond saving!" Jing Jian said urgently.
"I know, let's go check the classroom!"
Lu Fei nodded. He wasn't satisfied with leaving without figuring out the dolls' weaknesses.
But Xiao Hei bit his trouser leg, preventing him from going.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Hei looked in the direction of the classroom, his eyes showing deep fear, and shook his head vigorously at Lu Fei.
"It's very dangerous? It's okay, if you're really scared, just wait for us outside." Lu Fei rubbed its big, furry head.
The little one whimpered softly a few times, then, after a moment of hesitation, jumped into Lu Fei's backpack.
Lu Fei felt the weight on his back suddenly increase.
"Xiao Hei, you need to lose weight!"
He carried Xiao Hei and walked towards the dark classroom with Jing Jian.
The classroom was silent.
The mottled bloodstains and distorted graffiti made the place even more eerie.
The kindergarten, not big but not small, was enveloped in a thick, gloomy aura; those little ghosts and dolls could be hiding in any corner.
In this environment, Lu Fei and the other couldn't rely on their magical powers to sense each other's location.
"Xiao Hei, help out!"
Lu Fei patted the backpack.
The little guy poked out his head timidly, his black nose twitching, and looked to the right.
"Brother Jing, over here."
Lu Fei gestured to Jing Jian, and the two cautiously entered the dark corridor on the right.
Patter.
Patter.
At this moment, faint footsteps from an unknown direction echoed in the darkness, gradually approaching the corridor.