The bus that had its yin qi removed now looked like it had indeed fallen into the lake. It was battered and rusty all over. The bus was full of sludge, but it was not broken down and could still be driven.

Bus No. 18 drove all the way to Tangchi Village.

An Rugu sat next to the old professor. He looked at her with some surprise, “So you are a Daoist.”

He had seen some Daoist people before but never one so powerful. If he had met her earlier, would things have turned out differently…

An Rugu looked at him quietly, and as if she had thought of something, she said, “I searched for the list of people inside the bus at the time of the accident. You are not one of those who died in the accident. No wonder you know the rules of this bus so well.”

The old professor knew that it would still be safe for the living if they got off the bus before the doors closed, so he advised Ding Weihai and others to get off immediately.

The old professor was once again surprised, this time by An Rugu’s keenness, “Yes, I am the only one who got on the bus after the accident happened.”

“Why did you get on the bus?” An Rugu was a little curious and told him the result of her investigation. “This bus has accumulated too much yin qi and has formed its own realm. In its realm, time is stagnant. Those who have lost their lives will never be able to get out of the bus again, and they are no different from the living dead.”

The ghosts in this bus were less free than ordinary ghosts. So why did he get on it?

When the old professor heard this, he showed a kind smile on his face and looked at the seat in front of him.

An old woman with long hair seemed to notice his gaze, turned her head and smiled back at him.

The grandson sitting next to her knew that he was now free. He was happy but also a little confused. Seeing his grandfather looking at him, he shouted to his grandfather, “Grandpa, can I eat fried chicken now?”

“We can get off the bus now, so, of course,” the old professor said with a smile.

When An Rugu saw this, she became a little enlightened.

It turned out that he got on the bus for his wife and grandson.

Sure enough, the old professor had tears in his eyes. He took off his glasses and wiped them with a handkerchief. “My son and daughter-in-law also died in a car accident leaving their young son behind. Then ten years ago, my wife and grandson had another accident. When I heard the news, my body collapsed all of a sudden.

“Just as I was in the depths of despair, not knowing what to do anymore, I suddenly heard that someone had seen the No. 18 bus.

“So I searched everywhere for information about the No. 18 bus. Some people got on the bus and were scared away by the driver. But they still remembered the appearance of the people on the bus.

“When they told me they saw someone who fit my wife’s appearance, I knew I had to get on this bus myself.

“The ghosts and monsters that others regard as scourges are actually the loved ones that I think about day and night.

“I searched the city for three whole years, and one night, in front of a bus sign in the city center, at exactly midnight, the Bus No. 18 that I have been waiting for finally stopped.”

… …

The old professor spoke calmly, but as soon as she heard his story, An Rugu knew how hard he must have worked.

Bus No.18 only stopped a handful of times in the last ten years, and there was no pattern in the locations where it stopped.

The seventy-year-old old professor held himself up and went through all the stops in Nancheng. He spent thousands of late nights waiting to no avail. The hardships he endured were self-evident.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The No. 18 bus drove to Tianle Amusement Park. The playground had no guardrails and no one was guarding it. Otherwise, this shabby bus would probably have scared many people.

The two ghosts in the haunted house—Su Weizhi and Zhou Keyu—didn’t need sleep and were still discussing the show they would perform to scare people.

Su Weizhi was particularly enthusiastic about expanding the drama. “There are only the two of us, and you won’t be able to reveal yourself for a long time. Why don’t we work on the horror stories based on the previous rules.”

Zhou Keyu was a little smarter than Su Weizhi, and he analyzed their situation rationally. 

[The plot you designed should be Plan B. Those four rules are indeed true, and they have scary effects, but here comes the problem: most people who would come here to play only want to play in the haunted house for an hour or two, and they don’t actually plan to sleep in the haunted house. This design is a bit too much like building a castle in the air…]

Hearing this, Su Weizhi thought it made sense, but took the idea in a different direction. “I think this is interesting. What if there are people who really want to sleep in haunted houses? We can think of several plans at the same time and do them at the same time. Anyway, the haunted house has a large area and could definitely host living people.”

[OK. But there are only two of us. It would be best if there were more people with us, otherwise just us two would not be enough.]

“I understand, let me think of a way.” Su Weizhi thought of this and felt a little distressed. He was not familiar with other ghosts and monsters. Even if he were, most of them were busy improving their strength and would not want to play such childish games with him.

Talent and desire for haunting was rare.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

Su Weizhi opened it and found that at some point, a dilapidated bus had stopped in front of the haunted house.

As the bus door opened, more than twenty ghosts floated down.

An Rugu walked up to Su Weizhi and handed him a list. “There are ten people here who want to work in the haunted house. Take a look at their potential and characteristics, and arrange suitable positions for them.”

Su Weizhi’s eyes were filled with stars: “!!!”

“The boss is awesome!!!”

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

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