While Shi Pengpeng was waiting for Cao Yinru and the blond guy near the neighborhood, he sensed something was off.
So, when he shook Cao Fanzhen awake, he took the opportunity to open her “Yin-Yang Eyes.”
Due to her innate constitution, Yan Jing quickly realized that the blond guy wasn’t human at all.
Shi Pengpeng told Cao Fanzhen not to alert them and quietly followed the blond guy to this place.
Sure enough, apart from Cao Yinru, everyone else at this gathering was a ghost.
The realms of Yin and Yang are governed separately, but just like the mortal world, the underworld also has its own set of regulations.
For instance, ghosts are not allowed to gather in the mortal world and disturb the living, nor are they permitted to race or cause disturbances in the city, especially by threatening or harming the living.
Clearly, this group of bikers had secretly organized this gathering behind the backs of the underworld’s law enforcement.
That’s why, when Cao Fanzhen stepped forward to confront them earlier, Shi Pengpeng didn’t immediately intervene.
Instead, he stayed back, burned a talisman, and reported them to the underworld.
Realizing what had happened, Brother Shan and the surrounding men and women instantly turned pale.
“What the hell, did she really summon the underworld enforcers?!”
“Damn, that’s so underhanded!”
“Brothers, don’t panic yet. Maybe she’s just bluffing. I don’t believe she actually has the ability to call the cops!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature around them suddenly dropped.
Even though they were ghosts who didn’t feel the cold, they couldn’t help but shiver.
A gray wind rose from the ground, carrying the ashes of the talisman Shi Pengpeng had just burned, swirling and drifting into the air.
Faintly, a strange, long wail could be heard, each sound striking directly at their chests.
Cao Fanzhen instinctively swallowed hard and turned her head, following the sound into the distance.
In the vast darkness, a red light flickered, rising and falling in the deep shadows.
The scene was eerie and sinister, exuding an indescribable sense of intimidation that gripped everyone’s nerves.
“Thump-thump-” Cao Fanzhen’s heart pounded violently as she asked in a trembling voice, “Wh-what is that?”
“Oh, that’s just the police car lights from the underworld enforcers,” Shi Pengpeng said casually.
Cao Fanzhen: “What?”
Cao Fanzhen was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly asked, “That sound… it couldn’t be…”
“Yep,” Shi Pengpeng nodded, confirming her guess. “It’s a siren.”
Cao Fanzhen:”…..”
Thanks, suddenly it doesn’t feel scary at all.
In fact, it even feels a bit familiar and safe, like seeing law enforcement.
Yan Jing, watching the situation unfold, couldn’t help but feel like she wanted to smash a boulder against her chest.
Before coming here, Shi Pengpeng had said he’d call the police if anything happened.
She thought they’d have to handle it themselves when they encountered ghosts, but in the end, they still called the cops.
How could this not be a testament to the close relationship between the police and the people?
Meanwhile, the men and women on the scene were thrown into chaos.
“Ahhh, the cops are here, the cops are really here!”
“Brothers, run for it-“
The ghosts scrambled onto their bikes, frantically revving their engines, but for some reason, the bikes that had been working perfectly just moments ago suddenly wouldn’t start.
“What’s going on, my bike’s broken!”
“That can’t be, this bike was just burned for me from home, brand new and flawless-“
“We’re really done for now, my bike’s illegally modified. If they catch me, it’ll be confiscated!”
Brother Shan suddenly thought of something and turned around, glaring at Shi Pengpeng with his gruesome, mangled face.
“Was it you? Did you do this?”
“Oh, really?” Shi Pengpeng showed no fear at all.
With a flip of her hand, a yellow talisman appeared between her index and middle fingers.
She spoke leisurely, “I did warn you earlier, but you chose not to believe me.”
Brother Shan: “……”
“With that look of yours, the car accident must have been quite gruesome, huh? Yet you still haven’t learned your lesson, trying to drag the living into your reckless driving?” Shi Pengpeng’s voice was eerie, and the cinnabar on the talisman glowed red before spontaneously igniting.
With a “Boom-“, Brother Shan’s vision turned red as flames erupted.
His Harley-Davidson was engulfed in a raging fire, vanishing into thin smoke in an instant.
“My bike!!!” Brother Shan was furious and lunged at Shi Pengpeng, but he was immediately restrained by the other ghosts.
“Brother Shan, forget the bike! Run for it!”
“If the enforcers catch us, we’ll be locked up!”
The flashing red light grew closer, and the faint siren became clearer.
Ignoring the intimidating aura of the enforcers, the rhythm of the sound was unmistakable “Wee-woo-wee-woo-“
Cao Fanzhen: “It really is a siren.”
Brother Shan gritted his teeth but didn’t dare confront the enforcers head-on.
With a weak threat of “You’ll regret this,” he turned and fled with the other ghosts, covering their heads.
Cao Yinru’s blond boyfriend also failed to start his ghostly motorcycle.
He ran in a panic, shouting, “Yinru, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to deceive you!”
In no time, all the ghosts had fled, leaving behind a pile of bizarre motorcycles.
Then, a fierce gust of wind swept through, like a sudden cold wave, making it hard for the living to keep their eyes open.
The eerie flashing red light and the long siren appeared before them for a moment, only to vanish and reappear on the other side of the overpass.
Cao Fanzhen’s throat tightened involuntarily as she asked, “Was that… the enforcers passing by?”
“Yes,” Shi Pengpeng replied, noticing her tension.
She smiled and said, “Listen carefully…”
Guided by her, Cao Fanzhen finally calmed down and focused.
Sure enough, she heard a faint, almost imperceptible voice, likely from the enforcers-
“Hey, hey, hey! No one runs! Face the wall, hands on your heads, and squat down! Male ghosts to the left, female ghosts to the right—”
Cao Fanzhen: “Somehow, even though I didn’t see anything, the image is already clear in my mind.”
Without dwelling on it, Cao Fanzhen quickly walked over to Cao Yinru and pulled her into a hug, checking her over.
“Yinru, are you okay? Are you hurt?”
Cao Yinru snapped out of her daze and threw herself into her sister’s arms, bursting into tears.
“Sis, I’m so sorry! I didn’t know it would turn out like this…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I know it’s not your fault,” Cao Fanzhen reassured her, gently patting her back.
“You were just bewitched by that blond ghost…”
“No, that’s not it,” Cao Yinru instinctively protested.
“Xiao Lu was really good to me…”
“You silly girl, still defending him!” Cao Fanzhen glanced at Shi Pengpeng for help.
“Pengpeng, could you take a look at Yinru? She doesn’t seem to have fully come to her senses yet.”
Shi Pengpeng stepped forward, recited a cleansing mantra, and burned a talisman to dispel the illusion in the area.
Cao Fanzhen and Cao Yinru felt a sudden clarity in their minds, as if a faint mist that had clouded their thoughts had dissipated.
When they looked again, Cao Yinru let out another startled cry.
They saw that the motorcycles left behind by the ghosts were clearly made of paper.
Only then did they understand why some of these vehicles had looked so strange, completely unlike those produced by regular manufacturers—they were all the creative works of paper craftsmen.
“Pengpeng, how is it?” Cao Fanzhen asked nervously, “Is Ruru okay?”
Shi Pengpeng shook her head, “She’s fine.”
Just as Cao Fanzhen was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Shi Pengpeng continued, “She wasn’t bewitched by the ghosts, and her boyfriend didn’t harm her.”
Cao Yinru’s mind was clear.
The illusion spell had only created a visual deception but hadn’t caused her any harm.
“Ah?” Cao Fanzhen was stunned, “But she clearly…”
“Ruru,” Shi Pengpeng looked at the timid, round-faced girl in front of her and asked gently, “How did you meet your boyfriend?”
“We… we met in our hometown,” Cao Yinru stammered.
She could tell that Shi Pengpeng was the one who could influence the situation and asked anxiously, “Sister, will Xiao Lu be okay?”
“That depends on whether he can run fast enough…” Shi Pengpeng was halfway through her sentence when she noticed Yan Jing’s expression change slightly.
He quickly stepped past her, pointed behind a pillar, and gave her a look, “There’s something there.”
Shi Pengpeng raised an eyebrow and threw out a yellow talisman.
As the cinnabar lit up, a shadow rolled out from behind the pillar.
“Ow ow ow-” Huang Mao’s voice rang out as he pleaded for mercy, “Master, please spare me! I didn’t do anything wrong, I just wanted to come back and say goodbye to Ruru…”
“Xiao Lu!” Cao Yinru quickly ran over and stood in front of him, “Sister, please don’t hurt him.”