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

white robes had deep-set eyes, a tall nose bridge, and

it this time?” Pablo

him suspicious

with my

while I was forced into a timeout and left the school

came back while I was in class then

to be found…until

their problems. Lilly asked,

She was puzzled.

to overtake

eyes. “This is a phenomenon

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

“W-What

on logic was reacting just like a normal kid

began to explain what she learned from Pablo to

tiptoes. “A spirit substitute 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?!”

but found himself

her foot was straight. That wasn’t

was more than ready to make a

when facing a ghost! A human can’t outrun a ghost. Running

Josh was speechless.

was he supposed to leave

part of his

“The soles of our feet cannot leave the ground. We cannot move

way out of this. There was only one way to deal with

best way out of this is to

chose to cling

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

that is not

chest. Her hair ties tied to the top of

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

Her alone?

I’m afraid of

asked, “And

and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is

of the eighteen

barred her

own business and stay in your lane! We’re all ghosts

by her feet and flung her

both ghosts but Master