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

Where is he?

drifted close. “I’m

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

it this time?” Pablo indifferently patted the

him suspicious

wrong with

while I was forced into a timeout and left

came back while I was in class

was nowhere to

least of their problems.

She was puzzled.

been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet but Lilly no longer felt

narrowed his eyes. “This is a phenomenon

attaching itself to a host and influencing them. Spirit

“Oh! So that’s

had turned ashen. “W-What do you mean

who thrived on logic was reacting just like a normal kid

explain what she learned from Pablo to him.

is a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now. Its feet are padding Cheryl’s own. That’s

“Huh?!”

was afraid but found himself unable to

was indeed on her toes but the back of her foot was straight.

ready to make a run

A human can’t outrun a ghost.

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to

could hear a tiny part of his subconscious begging

our feet cannot leave the ground. We cannot move away, jump,

tilted her head and pondered a way out of this.

way out of this

cling

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

that is not enough

hair

vanity spirit couldn’t help but snicker at the child’s

Her alone?

only thing I’m

body and asked,

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

can also settle the matter of the eighteen lives who were crushed

She barred

and stay in your lane! We’re

by her

you’re both ghosts but Master is not some malicious