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. “I’m

nose bridge,

is it this time?” Pablo

threw him suspicious

with

a timeout and left

while I was in class then

was nowhere to

problems. Lilly asked, “What’s wrong

She was puzzled.

shouldn’t have been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet

eyes. “This is a phenomenon

but they’re completely different. Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing them. Spirit substitute is when a ghost is trying to

vigorously. “Oh! So

ashen. “W-What do

boy who thrived on logic was reacting just like a

to explain what she learned from Pablo to him. “Spirit substitute, huh? Look over there,

to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost

“Huh?!”

was afraid but found himself unable to

her toes but the back of her foot was straight. That wasn’t

ready to make a run for

can’t outrun a ghost. Running will also reveal one’s sole of their feet to the ghost, allowing for easier

Josh was speechless.

was he supposed to leave

could hear a tiny part of his subconscious

with great earnest. “The soles of our feet cannot leave the ground. We cannot

out of this.

our best way out of this is to

to cling

pat. “You’ll be okay, Josh.

is not enough to scare

in the chest. Her hair ties tied to the top of her head fluttered in the

couldn’t help but snicker at

Her alone?

thing I’m afraid of is

and asked, “And what

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

matter of the eighteen lives

expression twisted. She barred her fangs and viciously lunged at

in your lane! We’re all ghosts

her feet and flung

you’re both ghosts but Master is