Chapter 77: There's a ghost over there
On May 1, the first day of the Labor Day holiday, the trains and stations were packed with people. It was really crowded.
The mission that Lu Xiaofeng took on this time was a bit far away. When I set out, I checked the route and found that I had to take the high-speed train first, then transfer to a green-skinned train, and then a car. It would take at least a day and a half to reach the destination.
Damn, it’s just an ordinary mission, why do I have to travel so far? How much money can I earn?
No, even if it's an ordinary task, I can get at least 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. This is not a small amount of money. I can't forget my roots. One dollar is also money.
On the evening of the 2nd, I got off the bus and arrived at the place where I had agreed to meet with Lu Xiaofeng. This was a small, shabby county town, and there were not many buses at the station. I waited for more than two hours for the bus I took from the city, but it was not full.
After leaving the station, I called that girl Lu Xiaofeng.
"Girl, I'm here, where do we meet?"
This girl doesn't like nonsense, so I asked directly.
"Where are you? I'm coming to find you."
"You came to see me?"
This girl usually orders me around in various ways. I'm the only one who goes to her, not her. Today, she's a little unusual.
"I just left the station and am standing at the entrance. How about I go..."
“Beep, beep, beep…”
Damn, the girl hung up the phone before I could finish my words. I was just waiting, and I was hungry, so I just found a place to eat. But as soon as I sat down in the small restaurant next door, the phone rang.
"Hey, where are you? Didn't you say you were at the station exit?"
What the hell, you're here so soon? I quickly told the boss not to cook the food I just ordered, and then I hurried to the station exit . I was sure I would be scolded again. I saw the girl standing at the station exit from a distance, looking left and right. I was going to be unlucky and scolded.
"Girl."
I shouted quickly as I got closer.
This time, the girl didn't curse at me. When she saw me, she waved her hand to call a taxi, and I got in.
"Master, let's go to Nanyang Town."
"Nanyang Town? No, no, there's been a ghost there lately, I won't go there."
This Nanyang Town should be the destination of our mission this time. As soon as Lu Xiaofeng said this, the driver shook his head.
Haunted? Hey, that's exactly what a hunter patrol should do. I smiled and said, "Master, don't be afraid. We are ghost hunters. We are just going to deal with the little ghosts there."
The driver was a man in his forties. He turned around and looked at me as if to say: Are you crazy?
"Master, I've calculated that it will cost at most thirty yuan to get to Nanyang Town by meter. I'll give you a hundred yuan, and you just need to drop us off outside Anyang Town."
Lu Xiaofeng directly handed over a Mao Zedong note. As the saying goes, money makes the devil work. People die for money, and birds die for food. The driver hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will only take you outside the town. I won't go into the town."
"Okay, take the money and go."
Lu Xiaofeng nodded and shook the Mao Zedong in his hand. The driver seemed to be a little hesitant, but he finally reached out to take it.
"What's the mission this time? Why are you running so far?"
On the way, I asked curiously.
"You ran far away. I happened to be doing something nearby, so I took the mission here. This mission is very simple. We just need to investigate the situation. We need to complete the mission as soon as possible. I have other things to do."
I heard from my second brother last time that the Hunters Guild is a very large organization with branches in many places. As for where the headquarters is, many people don't know, and my second brother doesn't know either. In recent years, the guild has also begun to adapt to the trend and gradually adopted paperless office, and many things can be handled through the Internet.
"The mission is simple? Then how much reward can I get?"
This is the issue that concerns me most.
"Remuneration? Have you forgotten that I cleaned the yard and bought food and daily necessities for you?"
The girl asked back. I was stunned, then I remembered this and said in surprise: "I thought you were joking. Well, even if you are serious, how much does that cost?"
Even if it's a simple task, I should be able to get a reward of 10,000 or 20,000, right? You just cleaned the place and bought some things, don't you think you need so much money?
"Actually, this mission doesn't cost much money. I just happened to be nearby so I took it. I'll use the money I paid you for cleaning the yard and buying things last time as compensation for this mission."
"No money? Damn it, what are you doing without money ?"
"Shut up, we'll be there soon, finish this mission quickly, I still have things to do."
The girl turned around and glared at me.
Damn, the look in those little eyes is quite sharp. This girl should be about fifteen or sixteen years old now, but she doesn't look like a normal child at all.
I could only helplessly say: "Okay, whatever you say is fine."
The driver looked at us from time to time through the rearview mirror and seemed to be very interested in the conversation between me and Lu Xiaofeng. I joked, "Master, do you know why we are here? We are going to catch ghosts in that haunted town."
The master glanced at me in the rearview mirror, then looked away and concentrated on driving.
After arriving at Nanyang Town, the driver did not stop at all. He turned around immediately and drove away at a high speed.
"Shit, where's the town? I can't even see any trace of them. Do you think they're being sent out of town?"
The driver took us to a gravel road. The gravel road looked quite long. The asphalt road leading to the county town was far behind, and there were no villages or towns in sight in front.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't react to this and started walking forward. I could only curse inwardly and followed him. It was early May and the days were getting longer. It was still bright at around five in the evening. But by the time we arrived at our destination, it would probably be dark.
"Girl, it will be dark when we get there, what are we going to do?"
She turned her head and glanced at me, then suddenly asked, "What have you learned in the past year or so? How come you don't have any common sense at all? Ghosts are yin, so they naturally like to appear at night, especially those low-level ghosts, who appear at night instinctively. Coming here at night is just right for me to investigate things."
I curled my lips. Low-level ghosts should refer to first- and second-level ghosts.
"After this mission is over, I will take you to the Hunter Guild to register as a hunter, and you can accept missions on your own in the future."
The girl added another sentence.
I quickly said, "Don't worry, I'll just read more books and practice magic in the future, right? And even if my magic isn't that good, I can still help you and do the rough work."
Damn it, letting me take the mission alone, this is so dangerous.
