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?

close.

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

time?” Pablo indifferently patted

threw him suspicious

with

bored while I was forced into a timeout

was in class

to be found…until

their problems.

She was puzzled.

to Pablo’s teachings, the vanity spirit shouldn’t have been able to

his eyes. “This is a

to a host and influencing them. Spirit substitute is when a ghost is trying to manipulate the host physically without fully occupying the

vigorously. “Oh! So that’s a

“W-What do

was reacting just

explain what she learned from Pablo

standing on her tiptoes. “A spirit substitute is a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now. Its feet are

“Huh?!”

but found himself unable to

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

more than ready to make a run for

a ghost! A human can’t outrun a ghost. Running will also

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to

could hear a tiny part of his subconscious begging

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

way out of this.

best way out of this is to defeat the

chose to cling to Lilly’s arm

gave him a reassuring pat. “You’ll be okay, Josh. I’m

is not enough to

hair ties tied to the top of her head fluttered in

spirit couldn’t help but

Her alone?

I’m afraid of is

and asked,

leaned against the tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is my student’s practice

settle the matter of the eighteen lives who were crushed under

She barred

own business and stay in your lane!

by her feet

both ghosts but Master is not some