Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 72 Josh Runs Into A Ghost Again

Lilly forcefully dragged Josh to a sprint.

The blazing sun still hung overhead. The trees in the school grove weren’t particularly short but provided just enough shade.The moment he set foot in the grove, he noticed Cheryl there with her head hanging low. She looked downcast.

She sluggishly looked up to stare at him when he approached.

He could feel every hair on his body stand on end.

Lilly turned around. “Are you scared, Drake? You can head back if you are!”

Josh was ready to leave but stayed out of stubbornness. “…Real funny. You think I’m scared?”

Calm… I have to calm down.

Nothing in the world scares me.

A resounding scream tore through the air just as he was thinking. “Ah!”

Josh jumped. “Eek!”

That startled Lilly who chased after the boy who began to run wildly. “That’s Polly, Josh!”

Polly was sitting in the school bag singing. “….Take the red string of fate… You and I… Ah…”

The bird couldn’t reach a higher octave leading to a hideous scream.

Josh was rendered speechless.

He wanted to weep so badly.

That was when Cheryl began to take light, mincing steps toward them.

“You’re here, Josh.” She giggled.

The subject of affections had been shocked stupid. “…”

His tears stopped and a chill ran down his spine.

Cheryl had a pale complexion with eyes bruised and sunken in.

Her features were stiff, leading to her efforts in smiling leaving everyone unnerved.

Josh felt numb. “Uh…”

Lilly got in Cheryl’s way and started with a frown, “Stop scaring him!”

She wore a serious expression on her chubby, child-like face.

Lilly looked

Where is he?

drifted close. “I’m

robes had deep-set eyes, a tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His appearance made him

Pablo indifferently patted

him suspicious

with

forced into a timeout and left the school to go take a

came back while I was in

to be

problems. Lilly asked, “What’s wrong with

She was puzzled.

teachings, the vanity spirit shouldn’t have been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet but

is a phenomenon known as the ‘spirit

and spirit substitute sound similar but they’re completely different. Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing

nodded vigorously. “Oh! So that’s a spirit

“W-What

thrived on logic was reacting just

what she learned from Pablo to him. “Spirit substitute, huh?

“A spirit substitute is a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now.

“Huh?!”

afraid but found himself unable to look

toes but the back of her foot was

ready to make a run

facing a ghost! A human can’t outrun a ghost. Running will also reveal one’s sole of their

Josh was speechless.

supposed to leave

a tiny part of his subconscious begging for

cannot leave the ground. We cannot move

out of this. There was

our best way out of this is to defeat

to cling

him a reassuring pat. “You’ll be okay, Josh. I’m good at what

ghostie like that is not

hair ties tied to

vanity spirit couldn’t help but snicker

Her alone?

I’m afraid

asked, “And what are you planning to

against the tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is

matter of the eighteen lives who were crushed under the

twisted. She barred

and stay in your lane! We’re all

her feet and flung

Master