Every world is full of ghosts and monsters begging for hugs

Bai Yao said: "But Teacher Zhao is dead."

The color drained from Wang Qing's face. "Then... did I really see a ghost?"

Bai Yao was puzzled, "Why did all of you think that there was a ghost instead of human intervention?"

Wang Qing was stunned. "Ah?"

In this case, would you think that haunting is not normal?

The rain that had fallen all night finally stopped. Bai Yao took Fan Su back to the hot spring villa. They were planning to say goodbye to the old man, but the old man came to them first.

"The little stone is missing. I have difficulty walking. Can you please help me find the little stone?" The old man's wrinkled face was anxious. "It rained last night and the road is not easy to walk on. What if he ran out for fun and fell down..."

Wang Qing immediately said: "Don't worry, I'll go find it right away!"

Bai Yao whispered to Wang Qing, "Aren't you afraid of encountering ghosts in the mountains?"

Wang Qing's face was ugly. He was scared when Bai Yao said that, but he considered himself an adult man and couldn't watch a child get into trouble, so he straightened his chest and tried to maintain his courage and said: "I'm not afraid!"

Bai Yao now has a new respect for Wang Qing.

Fan Su stuck to Bai Yao, yawning out of boredom, and seemed to be still sleepy. But when Bai Yao looked at him, he had regained his spirited look, with bright eyes and twinkling stars in his gaze.

Bai Yao stretched out her hand towards him, "Let's go find the little stone too."

Fan Sui stretched out his hand and Bai Yao held it. He nodded obediently and said "hmm".

The only place Bai Yao could think of was the old theater. The theater looked close, but it was not easy to walk to it because it had been abandoned for many years and was overgrown with weeds. If you were not careful, you would get scratched by the thorns on the weeds and get small scratches.

It turned out that the road leading to the theater had long been occupied by thorns. If Bai Yao just walked there, her skirt would probably be ruined.

Fansong pulled Bai Yao to the side and said, "Princess, I know a small path."

He led her around a corner, and the two of them walked into a path covered by trees. The path had to go around a bush and was very hidden, so it was difficult to be discovered.

Bai Yao said exaggeratedly: "Wow, General is so amazing, he even found the path here."

Fan Sui stopped walking, and when he looked at Bai Yao, there was a hint of panic in his dull expression that he wanted to hide, "I... I..."

After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a reason.

Bai Yao came over and said with a smile: "It must be because you are an omnipotent general that you were able to find this path so quickly!"

Fan Sui's gaze paused for a long time. After a moment, he mustered up the courage, gently pursed his lips, and smiled faintly.

Bai Yao pulled him forward, "Hurry up, hurry up, Xiao Shitou must be waiting for us to find him!"

They walked through the tree-lined paths. The mottled sunlight echoed with the sound of the wind in the woods. The soft soil still exuded the fragrance of green grass. In the summer, there was actually a hint of spring.

Fan Sui held Bai Yao's hand tightly, and his heart suddenly felt heavy.

The eaves of the theater were still dripping with water. A few unknown birds landed on the roof, chirping as they watched the two people coming for the lively event.

There was a series of mud footprints in front of the theater, and judging from their size, they must have been children's.

Bai Yao and Fan Sui walked forward and heard some noise coming from inside the building.

When I walked in again, I heard the sound of ping-pong. The originally noisy stage was empty, and only Xiao Shitou was left standing alone on the stage.

When Little Stone saw his acquaintance, he ran over happily, "Sister Bai, Brother Fan!"

He was holding a majestic shadow puppet in his hand, and it seemed that he was among the people who had just performed.

Although it was bright outside, there were no windows in the theater and the light was not good but gloomy. Pairs of eyes hidden in the dark corners quietly appeared, carefully observing the people who suddenly arrived.

Fan Su's pair of brown eyes swept across lightly.

Everyone quickly hid their eyes, not daring to make any noise.

Bai Yao squatted down and said to Xiao Shitou: "What were you playing just now?"

Little Stone shook the shadow puppet in his hand and said excitedly: "We are playing the general saving the princess! I will play the general, Little Caiyi will play the princess, and Little Bowen will play the enemy! Sister Bai, you can also be our audience!"

Bai Yao touched the top of his head and said, "Your grandma can't find you and is worried."

Little Stone was startled. "I told grandma that I was out playing. Grandma has a bad memory and must have forgotten. I'll go back now!"

Little Stone ran back to the stage, put the shadow puppet on a box, and ran out again.

Bai Yao said: "Why don't you take this thing with you?"

Little Stone replied: "My grandma doesn't allow me to play with this. If she sees it, she will be angry!"

So he could only put the things here first.

Little Shitou grew up in the mountains and was as nimble as a mud monkey. Bai Yao said they were not in a hurry to leave, so Little Shitou ran back alone.

Seeing many shadow puppets on the box, Bai Yao became curious and walked over to pick up one of the colorful puppets. She tried to move the wooden pole, but the shadow puppet just moved. She was an amateur and didn't know how to control it.

Fan Sui stood behind Bai Yao, holding her hand and teaching her the movements. Under his hands-on instruction, the shadow puppet dressed as a woman moved lightly like a real person and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth. Although the shadow puppet was old, it was now lifelike, agile and light.

Bai Yao found it novel and couldn't help but look back at him, her eyes full of admiration for his skill, "Who is this character in the story?"

Being worshipped by the person he likes, Fan Su's vanity was greatly satisfied. He lowered his head, put his hand against her forehead, and whispered, "It's Her Royal Highness the Princess."

There are many old wooden boxes piled here. Some are locked and rusted, while some are opened randomly and contain many small gadgets used for opera performances.

Bai Yao had never seen these things before, so it was inevitable that she found them even more interesting when seeing them for the first time. "Don't even mention the little stones. If I were exposed to these things at his age, I would definitely love to play with them too."

There is a lack of entertainment here, so it is normal for children to like these things.

Bai Yao put the things back, took a handful of candy from Fansui's pocket and placed it next to "Her Royal Highness the Princess".

She took Fansui's hand and smiled, "Let's go back too."

Fan Sui held her fingers and followed her out of the theater obediently.

In the dark room behind the stage, the two haggard men tried desperately to make some noise, but because they could not control their bodies, they could only sit stiffly in their chairs.

They are now haggard, the men are no longer handsome, and the women are delicate and weak. Only their eyes are wide open, hoping that people outside can notice them.

However, until the footsteps faded away, no one noticed them.

They were like puppets, and could only sit here, listening to the people on the stage singing and acting as the audience who would not boo.

Outside the stage, silence returned as the strangers left.

Slowly, several small hands stretched out from the darkness and quickly snatched away all the candies around "Her Royal Highness the Princess".