My Family Is Very Odd

“Ah!” Li Xiao Gui saw familiar people – her dad, mom, older brother, grandpa, and grandma. She called out softly in surprise, then looked around to make sure no one was watching her. Seeing no one, she quietly left the group and ran towards them.

Everyone was a little tired at this time and didn't notice Li Xiao Gui's departure. In fact, as soon as everyone came out, they naturally went back to their own business.

Only Shen Chen, who had been watching her, silently followed.

“Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Brother, why are you all here?” Li Xiao Gui asked.

She looked at the Burly Ghost and said embarrassedly, “Brother, the event is over.”

The Burly Ghost waved its thick hand and said, “Ah, I know!”

Because it was already very late after finishing the task, it had thought that it would probably miss the event. But it didn't see any messages from Li Xiao Gui on WeChat, so it knew she hadn't gone home yet. It thought that even if it couldn't participate in the event with Li Xiao Gui, it would be nice to pick her up and go home!

Moreover, the night was too! Too! Too! Dangerous for a cute little girl. Even if there was Shen Chen, it wouldn't feel at ease.

The Burly Ghost wasn't the only one who had this idea. As soon as it said it was going to pick up Li Xiao Gui, the other ghosts immediately said they would go too. So it turned into five ghosts coming to pick up Li Xiao Gui.

The Burly Ghost laughed, “I'm here to pick up Li Xiao Gui and go home!”

The Young Ghost grunted in agreement, “Let's go.”

Li Xiao Gui giggled upon hearing this. She shook her arm. Her sleeves were always big, and with this shake, the wide sleeves fell past her fingers. She happily raised her hand, “Okay!”

The Young Ghost naturally took her school uniform sleeve, just like when Li Xiao Gui was little and held onto the sleeve of the coat he handed her.

Li Xiao Gui held the Young Ghost's hand and turned to look at Shen Chen, who was walking over. “Shen Chen, Shen Chen, we're leaving.”

Shen Chen nodded.

They walked towards the darkness together.

“Shen–” Chen Yuanyuan originally wanted to ask Shen Chen to walk her home, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw him and Li Xiao Gui walking in the same direction. She stomped her foot in frustration. Li Xiao Gui was still pretending to be cute and raising one hand. Hmph, as expected, boys all like this kind of soft and cute girl.

Xu Li also saw them. He lifted his foot, then silently put it back down, snorted disdainfully, and turned to walk in the other direction.

The dark street was empty.

The Ghost Granny kindly asked Li Xiao Gui, “Did you have fun today?”

Li Xiao Gui was now as tall as the Ghost Granny, but in front of the family in the ghost house, she was still like a child. She nodded seriously and said to the Ghost Granny, “It turns out that the ghost story in the library is true. There is a ghost story in the library about a classroom that doesn't exist. If you take a doll in and write the name of someone you hate with a red pen, the ghost will help you kill that person.”

Li Xiao Gui carefully told the Ghost Granny, “And this ghost is real, but it's strange. When I went to that classroom, I didn't feel any resentment. But when my classmate completed those steps, resentment suddenly appeared. It suddenly appeared from a black hole. Then, when I sealed it, it was also very strange. A hole appeared directly on the ground, and many chains appeared, trying to drag it in, and also trying to drag my classmate in.”

“But in the end, he was saved by the talisman paper. It's fine now.” Li Xiao Gui looked at Shen Chen, “Do you know about this? Is this the evil ghost you're looking for? It was parasitic in the doll that was brought in. I couldn't see what form it was, but it had chains on it.”

The Young Ghost said, “That's the abyss. He couldn't possibly know. Only those who truly become exorcists will come into contact with it. If you commit a great sin before death, you will be dragged directly into the abyss after death, unless you are summoned by humans and sign a contract with them, borrowing their life force to come out of the abyss.”

The Young Ghost continued, “And if humans have a relationship with things from the abyss, when it is sealed and expelled, the humans will be dragged into the abyss along with the things from the abyss. The deeper the connection, the tighter the chains will be wrapped around them. Your classmate should be glad that you met that thing as soon as it came out and sealed it immediately. If that thing came out and helped him fulfill his wish, their connection would deepen, and he wouldn't be saved so easily.”

Li Xiao Gui said, “Dad, you know so much!”

“…” The Young Ghost stiffened upon hearing this. That was because they had handled many such tasks. It mumbled an agreement and didn't say anything more.

Shen Chen said, “That shouldn't be what I'm looking for. Aunt Lin Zhi said that the one who killed the two students should be a male ghost, about 1.68 meters tall, and has a form.”

“Oh.” Li Xiao Gui said, “When I was in the classroom, I touched that classmate's hand. His hand was very strange, with many scars. I'm a little concerned.”

She frowned worriedly.

“You touched his hand?” Shen Chen first noticed this, then quickly became rational and said, “I'll ask Dad to look into it. And the Art Club.”

Shen Chen had silently written down their names. Such paranormal enthusiasts were a high-risk group for encountering ghosts and getting into trouble.

He comforted Li Xiao Gui, “Don't worry.”

“Mm-hmm!” Li Xiao Gui nodded.

Shen Chen said, “You're going to be a senior soon. Do you have any schools you want to apply to?”

Li Xiao Gui shook her head. “Not yet.”

Shen Chen asked, “What do you want to do in the future? An exorcist or something else?”

Li Xiao Gui hesitated for a moment. “I want to be a pastry chef.”

Shen Chen was taken aback. “You don't want to be an exorcist anymore?”

Li Xiao Gui said, “I will study spiritual arts hard, but in the future, I want to be a pastry chef and make many delicious cakes like my brother.”

Li Xiao Gui would not give up learning spiritual arts. The older she got, the more she realized the difference between herself and the family in the ghost house. The more she wanted to become stronger and more powerful, to be able to protect them. But in the future, her dream was to open a cake shop.

Hearing that she wanted to be like him, the Burly Ghost didn't know why but became very happy. It laughed loudly, “Good! Good! Hahahahaha! I know how to make a lot of cakes. Li Xiao Gui, your brother will teach you!”

Li Xiao Gui nodded happily at the Burly Ghost. “Okay!”

It was really too late today. As they walked, Li Xiao Gui couldn't help but yawn.

The Young Ghost held Li Xiao Gui's hand with one hand and asked softly, “Tired?”

Li Xiao Gui rubbed her eyes and nodded.

The Female Ghost, who had been yawning along with them, suddenly stopped and her eyes lit up as her figure slowly disappeared.

Not long after, the Female Ghost suddenly returned with a large cardboard box.

She patted the box domineeringly and asked Li Xiao Gui, “Li Xiao Gui, do you want to sit inside? I'll take you home.”

The Young Ghost frowned. “Where did you get this box?”

The Female Ghost said casually, “Just found it.”

The Young Ghost was a little disgusted, but Li Xiao Gui seemed very interested. Her sleepy eyes regained their spirit.

She slowly walked to the box, first her left foot, then her right foot, stuffing herself inside.

The Female Ghost asked, “Ready?”

Li Xiao Gui replied, “Yes!”

Then the box levitated, carrying Li Xiao Gui and flying.

Li Xiao Gui was extremely excited. She only had one memory of flying like this. It was when she was five years old. Her father took her to a dessert shop to eat pudding, and then when they were going back, he suddenly carried her and flew.

After that, the Young Ghost never flew with her like that again, only occasionally carrying her for a spin in the ghost house, never taking her outside to fly.

It seemed quite fun. The Burly Ghost looked at them and turned to Shen Chen excitedly. “Do you want to play? I'll find you a box too!”

Although looking at Shen Chen's physique, the box would have to be very big.

Shen Chen decisively refused, waving his hand sternly. “No.”

Shen Chen refused, so it gave up on the idea of finding a big box and floated after the Female Ghost and Li Xiao Gui.

The Young Ghost was worried that they would bump Li Xiao Gui, so it followed them and flew over.

In the lonely night, a box flew in the air, followed by three blurry figures.

A young girl was nestled inside the box, her bangs flying up to reveal her smooth forehead, her light brown eyes filled with sparkling light.

Shen Chen, Ghost Grandpa, and Ghost Grandma looked at them with gentle expressions, walking slowly behind.

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