After being shoved to the ground and crashing together, the two of them finally realized that Shang Yue was not an ordinary person—they had no choice but to run away in despair.

Without two punching bags to beat up, Shang Yue felt extremely bored. She took out her mobile phone and played some games, and the more she played, the more enthusiastic she became.

When the game ended, she looked curiously at An Rugu, who was reading an e-book on her mobile phone next to her, “Will Bus No. 18 come? What if our trip is in vain?”

“It will come. The guiding incense will never go wrong.” An Rugu swiped her hand and continued to read [Golden Lock and Jade Pass].  “Actually, I am inclined to believe that, in fact, Bus No. 18 is in front of us right now—we just cannot see it.”

“Is this true?” Shang Yue’s eyes widened. “How do you know this?”

“A feeling.”

This truly amazed Shang Yue. Magnetic fields existed everywhere in this world. Some people were very sensitive to their existence and were aware of any changes in them.

If what An Rugu was saying was true, then her senses were really sensitive ah… this was too extraordinary!

… …

An Rugu continued to read, while Shang Yue played more games next to her.

The time passed, second by second, and soon enough it approached midnight.

The time on the phone finally changed to 00:00, and the black mist in the air suddenly thickened, so thick that it was as if it had physical form, opening its maw like a monster and enveloping the entire platform.

An Rugu raised her head as if sensing something. Soon, a bus materialized in front of her.

This bus was three-persons tall and looked quite new, no different from the other buses that ply the roadside. The lights were on inside, and they could see the passengers standing or sitting, turning their heads to chat with their companions, and there seemed to be endless laughter. The body of the bus clearly said ‘No. 18’.

Bus No. 18 was here!

An Rugu stood up, put her phone back in her pocket, and walked towards the front of the bus.

Seeing this, Shang Yue also put away her cell phone and followed her.

At this time, a black cat suddenly jumped out from the bushes nearby. It ran quickly to An Rugu’s side, bit her trouser leg, and began tugging.

An Rugu lowered her head and saw that the cat looked familiar. It was the xuan cat that she had seen at the Dongfeng Town Pet Hospital before.

Dongfeng Town was far from here, and yet the xuan cat actually came all the way here, which really surprised her.

The xuan cat turned his head and looked at the bus, fear flashed in his green eyes, and his fur exploded, as if he was very afraid of the bus.

Seeing that An Rugu was standing still, it bit her trouser leg and tugged it away from the bus, making a squealing sound in its mouth, as if to warn her not to get closer.

A faint smile appeared in An Rugu’s peach blossom eyes. She did not intend to run away. She stepped forward.

Behind her, Shang Yue covered her mouth and smiled when she saw this. Under the frightened eyes of the xuan cat, she picked it up and said, “Let’s take you for a ride.”

Black Cat: “…”

… …

The xuan cat struggled repeatedly but couldn’t break free. He was so angry that he exploded and wanted to curse. But after looking at this strange bus, he could only keep his anger in his heart and dare not argue anymore.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

An Rugu took the lead. She walked up to the door, stepped onto the bus, and stood at the payment terminal.

The bus driver looked to be in his thirties and had a decent appearance. When he saw her step on the bus, he said lightly, “When yin people use the road, yang people should avoid it.”

This used to be what corpse chasers in western Hunan would say at night in order to avoid living people.

After hearing this, An Rugu took out two coins from her pocket and threw them into the cash box. The coins made a clinking sound. 

“Do you think I should avoid it? I can take care of myself.”

The driver glanced at her and said nothing, and his silence seemed to be permission to enter.

An Rugu turned and walked into the bus. There were many passengers on the bus—about twenty or so. There were old, gray-haired people with their grandchildren, and there were also people who looked like couples sitting next to each other.

When An Rugu came in, time seemed to have been put on pause. Everyone had been chatting happily just a moment ago, but they all suddenly stopped talking and looked at An Rugu.

If one looked carefully, one could see that their faces were too pale, their limbs were stiff, and their faces expressionless.

An Rugu bore everyone’s strange gazes. She walked forward as if nothing happened, imperceptibly scanning everyone in the bus one by one.

“Please give way.” An Rugu looked at the tall man standing in front of her; her voice was cold.

Her aura was stronger than that of anyone in the bus. The man was stunned for a moment, then he instinctively took two steps back to move out of her way.

… …

There were many people in the back seat of the bus, including four young men.

Ding Weihai looked at the zero-bars on his mobile phone and felt very depressed. “Didn’t the operator claim that their signal has global coverage? I want to post the video I took on Tiktok. The effect is so realistic. It will definitely get lots of likes.”

His roommate, Wei Zhe, took out a bag of potato chips from his backpack, ate some, and laughed at him. “Maybe your sim card is broken, or maybe your phone isn’t too good.”

“It’s annoying to death. Ah, just forget it. I’ll record a few more videos, and when the signal is good, I’ll upload them all together.”

Ding Weihai couldn’t find a signal no matter how he angled his cell phone. He was very irritated right now. He opened the camera on his cell phone, switched it to selfie-mode, and began recording himself. 

He smiled brightly and said, “Hello everyone, I’m on the No. 18 bus right now. Yep, it’s the same Bus. No. 18 in the urban legend that you’re thinking of.

“An hour ago, at midnight, we were waiting for the No. 18 bus on Kaifeng Road. I didn’t have any hope at first. I was still playing with my mobile phone and suddenly realized that the bus had actually appeared in front of us.

“When I got on the bus, it seemed the driver didn’t like us very much, and told us they do not let anyone alive on board.

“Can this be true? I don’t believe it.

“I admit that I was scared at the time, but upon closer inspection, the bus looked normal. The driver and passengers also looked normal. It was not spooky at all. It was obviously a normal bus.

“So I got on the bus with three friends, and something happened next that made me even more convinced of my judgment.

“I asked the passengers if they were ghosts: they all laughed. Laughter filled the bus, and the air was full of joy.

“Can ghosts laugh like that? No!

“Otherwise, if we were found out as living stowaways, they would definitely have killed us immediately.

“So I now declare my conclusion that this urban legend is just a prank pulled by people with ulterior motives.

“More than 20 people, including the driver, acted with premeditation and created a strange story for us!

“Before you come after me, let me tell you, they did not stop me from filming this, which shows it’s okay to talk about it!”

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Oh boy…