My Family Is Very Odd

Then, Chen Yuanyuan really seemed to see a blurry shadow approaching in front of her.

It flickered with each step and suddenly stood before them, staring directly at them with a pair of eyes.

Chen Yuanyuan was caught off guard and jumped back a step, trembling as she grabbed Li Xiaogui's hand, seeking comfort.

The twilight dimmed like an egg yolk soaked in soy sauce. The strange little girl was slender and taller than Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiaogui. She wore her hair in pigtails and stood beneath the crimson sunset, forcing them to look up to see her.

Chen Yuanyuan didn't dare to look at her eyes. They were gloomy and cold. She quickly lowered her head after a single glance.

She felt like she had seen those eyes before, pitch black, as if something terrifying would happen if she stared too long.

Like something cracking...

Chen Yuanyuan couldn't remember. She felt like she had seen this scene before, maybe in a dream? She didn't know.

Fear numbed her body.

As the girl approached, Li Xiaogui blinked, staring intently at the girl's black eyes, identical to her family's, and the black energy radiating from her body.

"You can see me?" the little girl asked.

Li Xiaogui nodded.

"Are you human?" the little girl asked.

Then, as if talking to herself, she said, "Yes, you are. I can feel it."

The girl smiled.

"Why are you still in the park so late? Are you lost too?" the little girl asked with a smile. She turned sideways. "Come with me."

Li Xiaogui looked at her and shook her head. "No, thank you. We are not lost. We are looking for our friend. We will go home after we find him."

The little girl's eyes flickered. "The park is dangerous at night. You can't run around. Something might happen. Come with me. I will take you to a safe place and help you find your friend."

"No, thank you," Li Xiaogui said firmly, her clear eyes fixed on the little girl. "He is waiting for us just ahead, very close. We can go by ourselves."

The little girl tilted her head. "Aren't you afraid something might happen? The park is dangerous at night. There are big monsters. They like it here at night. You could die."

The little girl spoke the last four words slowly and clearly, her petal-like lips moving up and down. Chen Yuanyuan was so scared that she gripped Li Xiaogui's hand tightly.

Li Xiaogui squeezed back silently. She asked, "Will it eat people? What should we do if we see it?"

The little girl said, "Yes, it will. If you see it, you can only hide. But it has no eyes, no nose, no ears. As long as you see it from a distance and hide in advance, it won't be able to sense you. Come on, I'll take you to a safe place."

Li Xiaogui asked, "If it doesn't have eyes, a nose, or ears, how does it know where we are?"

The little girl said, "It has nothing but a black body and the instinct to find food. Its body can sense energy within a hundred meters. And..."

The little girl looked at her and said, "It can also split its body and scatter around to expand its hunting range. It's very dangerous. Only I know where it's safe."

Li Xiaogui said, "Thank you for telling us. We will be careful and leave the park as soon as possible!"

Li Xiaogui bowed gratefully to the girl.

"Aren't you coming with me? The park is really dangerous at night! And it's not just this one. Only I know where it's safe," the little girl said.

Li Xiaogui looked at her. The little girl immediately put on a smile. "Come with me, come with me. Come here and I'll tell you."

Li Xiaogui said goodbye to her. "No, thank you. We'll go now."

The little girl watched them leave, her eyes fixed on their backs.

"Sigh," the little girl sighed softly behind them.

Chen Yuanyuan held Li Xiaogui's hand with one hand and wrapped her other arm around her soft arm, clinging to Li Xiaogui like a sloth clinging to a tree.

"Xiaogui, why didn't we go with her?" she asked, a little scared.

"Because Daddy said we can't go with strangers. I don't know her." Li Xiaogui asked in her sweet, childish voice, "Do you know her?"

Chen Yuanyuan shook her head. "I don't know her."

"Just now, when you were talking, I didn't see her at all. I don't know why I saw her again! It's so strange. What she said was also very strange. Why did she ask, ask if you were human? And the monster... Is she, is she a ghost?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.

Li Xiaogui said, "Yes, you didn't see her before? I don't know either. It's so strange. I know some people can't see ghosts, but you can obviously see them. You even saw her with your sister before."

"Sister?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.

"She's a ghost too," Li Xiaogui said.

Chen Yuanyuan looked at her in confusion.

After walking for a while, Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but whisper in a timid and uneasy voice, "Xiaogui, Xiaogui, I'm scared."

Chen Yuanyuan's voice trembled slightly, watery like a rippling river. Her whole body was pressed against Li Xiaogui's. Every step Li Xiaogui took, she took one too.

Li Xiaogui reached back and put her hand on Chen Yuanyuan's, comforting her softly. "Don't be afraid. We'll be fine once we find Brother Shen Chen. Brother Shen Chen is very powerful! His hands can emit such big golden fireworks."

Li Xiaogui raised her hand, first making a circle with both hands, then pinching two chubby little fingers, and said, "And I can only make a little bit."

Chen Yuanyuan's attention was drawn to Li Xiaogui. She followed Li Xiaogui forward and asked curiously, "What is that?"

Li Xiaogui said, "That's spiritual power. Brother Shen Chen is a Spirit Controller. I saw him eliminate a black monster that was this big, this big. So, don't be afraid. Even if we encounter a monster, Brother Shen Chen will drive it away in one go."

Chen Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, as if she also had courage. "Mm-hmm! Then let's go find Brother Shen Chen quickly!"

The two of them kept walking and walking. Finally, Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't we arrived yet? Is the restroom that far from the swings?"

Li Xiaogui stopped and looked around. "Yeah, and this place seems unfamiliar. Have we been here before?"

Chen Yuanyuan's voice couldn't help but take on a hint of crying. "No, no, I don't recognize this place either!"

Li Xiaogui said strangely, "I remember we just had to keep going straight ahead."

Chen Yuanyuan said, "M-me too! W-what should we do! Xiaogui, I'm so scared."

Hearing this, Li Xiaogui held Chen Yuanyuan's hand.

At this moment, Chen Yuanyuan's eyes suddenly widened. She saw a huge black shadow in front of them, with no eyes, no nose, no ears, just a round, pitch-black mass.

It was crawling on the ground like mud.

Chen Yuanyuan remembered what the little girl had said.

She held her breath in fear and froze. "X-Xiaogui, what if we encounter a monster and Brother Shen Chen isn't here?"

Li Xiaogui looked over when she heard this.

These chapters were translated with the help of AI, so there might be a few bumps along the way. If you come across any errors that take you out of the story, please let me know! I appreciate your feedback.

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