As soon as Huang Xiaolong sat down, the ghost in white receded like avoiding a viper.
You see, Huang Xiaolong exuded strong yang energy, and even though he had restrained most of it, an ordinary ghost would still be very uncomfortable around him.
The buzz-cut driver stepped on the gas and the BYD F3 shot forward like a bullet.
"Young man, you look like you're from the countryside, aren't you?" The driver started a conversation as he drove.
"Yeah, bro, I'm just a country lad," Huang Xiaolong replied with a chuckle.
"First time in Binhai? Looking for work?" The driver asked, smiling.
"Well... Not exactly the first time. I came here when I was young. Yes, I plan to find work in Binhai," Huang Xiaolong answered honestly.
"Do you have any relatives or friends in Binhai?" Driver probed further.
"Umm...as of now, I'm here alone," Huang Xiaolong answered.
'Effing hell! An ignorant bumpkin, drifting with no family or friends, thinking of making it in a vibrant city like Binhai! Idiot…This time, I'll make sure you get what you deserve!' A few exchanges with Huang Xiaolong were enough for the driver to understand his situation. A smug, dismissive look crossed his seemingly honest face.
"By the way, young man, have you noticed how special my car is?" The driver proudly asked.
"Special?" Huang Xiaolong tried to suppress a laugh.
"Exactly! It's amazing, you see. It's mid-summer and the temperature in Binhai is almost forty degrees. Everyone likes to stay indoors, avoiding the outdoor heat. But have you noticed that my car doesn't have the A.C. on!" The driver boasted, "How is it? Not hot, right? Not only is it not hot, but there's also a cool breeze. Refreshing! Can you feel the cool breeze? Doesn't it feel amazing?"
"Cool breeze? Pffft…" Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Cool breeze? This is an aura of yin energy!
"Yeah, Mister Driver. It's really cool. How did that happen?" Huang Xiaolong asked, still laughing.
"To be honest, I also am not sure. I bought this car at a second-hand car market last month. It's a good car with less than 10,000 kilometers clocked. The seller only asked for 18,000! I finalized the deal on the spot. It was then I discovered that this car has a miraculous feature of cooling down without A.C. Ah, such an honest seller."
Honest seller?
What the hell...!
This is actually a haunted car! Driving it like this will eventually lead to catastrophe!
Mister Driver, you have quite the nerve!
People become ghosts after they die, or you can say ghosts are the souls of the dead. Usually, the soul of the deceased lingers in the place of death. When it realizes that it is dead, it goes home one last time, often called the seventh-night visit, and then reports to the underworld.
For various reasons, some ghosts miss their reporting time and become wandering spirits.
Usually, these wandering spirits do not harm humans at first but staying in the human world for long periods results in jealousy and resentment towards the living, causing them to harm humans and eventually turn into malicious ghosts.
Based on Huang Xiaolong's observations, this white-clothed female ghost on the car hadn't harmed anyone as yet, but her resentment was quite palpable. Sooner or later, it would harm people.
By that time, even a simple haunting would lead to catastrophic accidents. This was not a matter to make light of.
Huang Xiaolong decided not to reveal this for the time being and did not disturb the ghost in white, opting instead to chat about various things with the driver.
The driver drove the car around the city for a while before steering towards the suburbs. Eventually, he stopped in a desolate area with few signs of human activity.
He cut the engine.
"Hey, young man, it's time to pay the fare," The driver turned towards Huang Xiaolong, his face devoid of its earlier honesty, replaced by a chilling sneer.
Huang Xiaolong seemed to have expected this, he didn't panic at all, and calmly spoke, "Driver, have we reached the Lychee District?"
"Hey~~young man, don't worry about that for now, pay first, rest assured, once I've gotten the money, I'll certainly deliver you safely to the Lychee District." The crew-cut man sneered.
"Oh... is that so? 80 yuan, right? Okay, I'll pay you." Huang Xiaolong nodded.
"Pfft~~~ 80 yuan? Fuck, are you treating me like a beggar?" The crew-cut man bellowed menacingly. "80 yuan won't even cover my fuel costs! Here's the deal, I see that you're a migrant worker from the countryside and life isn't easy for you, so I'll settle for a one-time payment of 300 yuan, pay up now!"
"Didn't you say it was 80 yuan?" Huang Xiaolong responded with feigned innocence.
"When did I say it was 80 yuan? You country bumpkin, are you fucking deaf? Quit stalling, and give me the 300 yuan, or else you're not leaving this car today!" The crew-cut growled threateningly.
"Ah... you city folks really do have countless tricks up your sleeves huh." Huang Xiaolong shook his head, "Fine, 300 yuan it is. I agree."
"I knew you'd be sensible." The crew-cut sneered. He thought to himself, 'Damn, you're just a country brat, with the mud from your boots not even wiped clean, how could I not handle you?'
"Hand over the money!" The crew-cut guy stretched his hand over to take the money.
"Driver, just hold on for a moment..." Huang Xiaolong didn't immediately hand over the cash, instead he calmly spoke. "Let's deal with matters separately. I agreed to pay the fare of 300 yuan, on this point, don't worry about it. Even though I came from the countryside, my philosophy in life is to be true to my word, and I absolutely don't renege on what I owe. Now, let's discuss another transaction."
"What the fuck, you country bumpkin, still want to do business with me?" The crew-cut scoffed in disdain.
"Yes, this will be my first business deal in Binhai City." Huang Xiaolong said confidently. "Driver, your life palace is bleak, and your illness palace is filled with dark lines, these are ominous signs, I presume you've been having some bad luck recently?"
"Um~~~" The crew-cut was taken aback.
Now that he mentioned it, ever since he bought this second-hand car, he had experienced some misfortune.
After he had finished using the toilet, he found out there was no toilet paper, he ended up peeing on his hand, others would merely break a condom while in the act, yet he ended up with the whole condom sliding in, he had to grope around for a while to finally fish it out....
"How is this so?" The crew-cut driver asked subconsciously.
"It's quite simple..." Huang Xiaolong suddenly smiled an eerie smile. "That's because…you've! Been! Cursed! By a! Ghost!"
With this desolate place void of people, after Huang Xiaolong said those words, the crew-cut driver could only feel the car's temperature suddenly plummet, sending a chill down his spine.
"Shit, rookie, you better not be talking crap! Are you trying to scare me? I could kill you, you believe that? Hurry up and pay!" The crew cut driver growled with an air of fierce determination.
"Don't worry, I will pay the 300 yuan." Huang Xiaolong said with a smile. "Here is what we can do, I'll help you deal with this white-dressed female ghost. My fee will be 5000 yuan, but since this is my first business deal in Binhai, I'll give you a 20% discount, which would be 4000 yuan. So after deducting the 300 yuan fare, you owe me 3700 yuan."
"Um~~ country boy, are you saying I have to pay you 3700 yuan?" The crew cut driver was flabbergasted.
"Exactly, 3700 yuan, or do you want to recalculate?" Huang Xiaolong said earnestly.
Infuriated!
The crew cut driver became infuriated!
"What the fuck!" he roared, instantly standing up from his seat, looking as though he was about to throw some punches.
"Driver, hold on, take a look at this..." Huang Xiaolong leisurely took out a yellow talisman from his pocket. "This is called a 'Revelation Charm', under normal circumstances, you wouldn't be able to see a ghost, but if you use this Revelation Charm, then you could..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Huang Xiaolong lightly shook the talisman, and it ignited on its own.
"Sister in white, could you give this driver a greeting?" Huang Xiaolong chuckled.
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