Chapter 198 Chapter 198 The Scarecrow Incident
Chapter 198 The Scarecrow Incident
"There's a ghost... there's a ghost!"
The guy who was trying to chat her up looked terrified, frantically pushing himself backward with his hands. His loud shouting drew everyone's attention.
Before any of the Si family members could get angry, Chu Lingfeng had already strode over.
He grabbed the guy and demanded, "What nonsense are you spouting? It's Old Man Si's 73rd birthday today! Even the guardians of the underworld would want a cigarette!"
The guy noticed the guests staring and immediately lowered his head in shame.
He was about to apologize when he inadvertently glanced at Chi Xiaocheng.
The scarecrow's expression had changed again. Its mouth was slightly open, and the wind was making it sway, the entire doll floating in the air.
No matter how much it was tossed around, that face, those scarlet, vertical pupils, were fixed on the guy.
And naturally, on Chu Lingfeng as well.
The fear that had been suppressed now overwhelmed the shame in his heart.
The guy pointed at the scarecrow doll and shouted, on the verge of a breakdown, "The ghost... the ghost is right there! Look for yourselves!"
All the guests looked in the direction he was pointing.
They wouldn't pay attention to a doll hanging like an ornament on her waist.
They would only look at Su Tao herself.
An invisible pressure surged from all around, making Su Tao's heart clench. She took a step back.
Chu Lingfeng was worried about not having a topic to chat with Su Tao about, so he immediately yelled at the guy, "Say that again and I'll kick you out! She's Young Master Dongfang's sister! You're calling her a ghost?"
As he spoke, he pointed emphatically. "Can a ghost be this beautiful?"
However, the guy wasn't intimidated. He kept shouting, "It's that scarecrow! Look at that scarecrow! That's the ghost!"
"Utter nonsense!"
Chu Lingfeng threw the guy directly onto the ground. "Security! Get him out of here!"
Having said that, he began to reassure the other guests.
He was acting every bit the host.
After taking care of this, he turned to Su Tao. His first instinct was to look at the small doll at her waist.
"Huh?"
Where was the doll?
Chu Lingfeng was surprised to see that the doll had disappeared from Su Tao. Only the ribbon that had been tying it to her was still hanging at her waist.
Had it been blown away by the wind?
Chu Lingfeng didn't think too much about it. He simply asked a nearby guest, "Hey, brother, he kept talking about a doll. Did you see where it went?"
The guest asked back, confused, "What are you talking about? Was there a doll on that beautiful woman?"
"Ah?"
Watching the guest leave, Chu Lingfeng couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Could it be that I really saw wrong?
But it was clearly there at the villa gate just now.
How strange.
He looked at Su Tao again, deciding to simply ignore these minor matters.
He wanted to take advantage of Dongfang Yang and Si Chen, and that bothersome Qian Qing, not being around to win over Su Tao in one fell swoop.
At the very least, he had to get her contact information.
He straightened his collar, put on a confident smile, and walked forward. "Miss Su Tao, are you alright? I'm very sorry. That lunatic disturbed you."
Su Tao came back to her senses and gave a polite smile. "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Doctor Chu."
That gentle voice made Chu Lingfeng feel quite pleased. Before he could speak, he heard Su Tao ask, "Doctor Chu, can that 'Thirty Needles to Resurrect the Great-Grandma' technique of yours really bring people back from the dead?"
Chu Lingfeng cleared his throat awkwardly. "It's the 'Thirteen Needles of Taiyi'."
"Oh, sorry, I didn't remember the name."
Chu Lingfeng waved his hand dismissively, instead boasting, "Miss Su Tao, you don't know how amazing my thirteen needles are. Just before..."
He glanced around cautiously, lowering his voice a little. "Si Zhenliu had one foot in the coffin, but I still managed to save him."
"And that is the extent of my capabilities, Chu Lingfeng!"
Upon hearing this, Su Tao became somewhat excited. "So bringing someone back from the dead is also possible, right?"
"Um..." Chu Lingfeng didn't dare to make such a bold claim. "I can try if they haven't completely died, but if they're truly dead, I can't do it."
Upon hearing this, Su Tao couldn't help but think of Chi Xiaocheng's situation.
Xiaocheng's situation should be considered not completely dead, right?
After all, Dongfang Yang and Professor Su had both said that there was hope for her to wake up.
Just as she was about to speak, she noticed Chu Lingfeng looking around. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Chu Lingfeng looked down again and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Su Tao, do you feel a bit chilly around your neck? It doesn't seem like the windows are open, and the air conditioning is on warm air."
"This..."
Su Tao didn't understand Chu Lingfeng's behavior. "I don't feel anything like that."
Chu Lingfeng shook his head vigorously, as if trying to shake off this feeling.
But as soon as he opened his mouth to continue talking to Su Tao, the feeling became even stronger.
He gasped, suddenly feeling goosebumps.
He stood up without regard for his image, instinctively raising his index finger to cover the location of his Adam's apple. Only then did he realize that the hairs on his arms were standing on end.
He had learned martial arts, although not as powerful as those freakish ancient martial artists.
But he was still much stronger than ordinary people.
His perception of the outside world was even more acute.
This feeling of being watched was undoubtedly some kind of murderous intent!
He hadn't made any enemies in the last two months.
Could it be that someone was jealous of his current power and status?
Or perhaps, other families wanted to assassinate him!
He looked around warily and suddenly noticed a flash of red light in a corner.
His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately locked onto that direction.
That slightly fearful feeling was coming from there.
What was that just now?
Something like an infrared ray?
At that moment, Chu Lingfeng suddenly heard Su Tao exclaim in confusion, "Huh? Where's my little doll? When did it fall off?"
"Doll... red light..."
Chu Lingfeng's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered the strange scarecrow doll at the villa gate, which had left a deep impression on him.
At the same time, there was that guy who had seemed to go crazy just now.
He swallowed, inexplicably feeling guilty.
Could it be that... there really are ghosts in this world?
Haha, that must be an illusion. How could there be ghosts?
But the more he thought like this, the more he would fall into the trap. The denial in his heart gradually turned into self-consolation.
Until, in a corner of the birthday banquet, a guy who had been staring at Su Tao with lustful eyes let out a scream.
"Ghost, ah!"
When one person thinks there's a ghost, some people just think he's crazy.
But what about two people, three people, or even many people?
Chu Lingfeng felt a chill in his hands and feet. The feeling of being watched in the dark grew stronger and stronger.
He suddenly turned to look in a direction he had pinpointed.
A small doll was sitting there in the distance, watching him.
However, it was as if a voice rang in his ears.
"Are you looking for me?"
Chu Lingfeng turned around hastily, as if he had seen a hooded little girl holding a knife float past.
Hooded Xiaocheng
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