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I couldn't believe my eyes. I wanted to talk to him, but I was afraid of scaring him, so I just observed and chatted with him.

"Ma Que, do you want to go to my house for dinner?" When it's time for Liu Hao to leave, he opened his mouth and invited me.

I smiled bitterly and shook my head. I thought to myself that my grandfather's funeral wasn't over yet and it wouldn't be good if I rashly went to his house. Thus, I politely rejected him.

"Alright then. Since the school is on break, I'll come visit you another day." Liu Hao didn't mind as he smiled at me before turning around and leaving.

As I looked at his back, my mind was thinking about the little hand from before. I stared at his back in a daze. I even suspected that I was really seeing things.

"Ma Que, take care of yourself, come back to school when you have time", when I reach the door, Liu Hao suddenly turned around and smiled at me.

I was about to reply when a dark mass of hair appeared on his back again. It was the head of a baby.

I immediately fell to the ground with a "Ah" sound. I was so shocked that I couldn't say anything for a long time.

"What's wrong? Where are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to go to the hospital?" Seeing me like this, Liu Hao immediately walked back to help me ask.

I swallowed and looked at his back again, but it was gone.

"It's nothing, my feet slipped." I waved my hand and endured it for a long time before asking Liu Hao in a half-naked voice, "Have you been doing well in this period of time?"

After Liu Hao heard this, he laughed, "Hai, I'm doing very well. But you, you have to take care of yourself."

Hearing his words, I am slightly relieved. I intentionally hooked my arm around his shoulder just to confirm the matter. Fortunately, there is still nothing.

"Go home, I'll come find you when I have time." Seeing Liu Hao's worried expression, my heart warmed. I sent him to the door and watched him leave.

Liu Hao laughed faintly, then turned to leave again. Somehow, looking at his retreating back, I suddenly felt empty in my heart, I think maybe because of Grandfather's departure, I suddenly started to be afraid of being alone!

"Goodbye, old friend!" I smiled and said softly to Liu Hao's back.

However, just as I was about to turn around, the strange shadow suddenly appeared again. It was still the infant.

I couldn't help but shiver. If I was the one who was blinded the previous two times, then this time it definitely wasn't an illusion.

His face brimmed with a happy smile as he laid on Liu Hao's back like that, causing my entire body to turn cold. I was completely sure that this baby was definitely not an ordinary baby, or perhaps … I didn't dare to think about it anymore.

After Liu Hao's figure completely disappeared from my sight, I turned around and returned to the store. Without a second word, I picked up the nameless book, and if I'm not mistaken, that baby definitely isn't something that should exist in this world.

According to the nameless book, there are many things in this world that we don't know about, such as spirits and ghosts. When I read this book, I didn't pay much attention to them and just laughed it off. However, after seeing that there is an existence behind Liu Tao that I don't understand and fear, I can only try my best to save my life.

It was mentioned in the book that the five types of methods to deal with ghosts would still be effective. As for how to do it, it would depend on Soul Painter's abilities and attitude.

However, just to be safe, I specially researched Extermination and Invitation. As for the purpose of doing so, it was very simple. If I couldn't defeat them, I would have to ask for helpers.

The 'Extermination' character was mainly related to powerful talismans, and so on. Although it was mysterious, it was still very simple to learn. However, the actual might of it was unknown.

Although I was still skeptical when it came to learning these things, I still spent three days before I felt that there were some results. Thus, I happily called Liu Hao, wanting to meet up with him, but no one answered after a few consecutive calls. Just as I was about to give up on the phone and look for him myself, he called me back and found out that his uncle was injured, and was in the town's hospital.

"Your uncle, when did you have an uncle?" I felt that it was weird. After being with Liu Hao for so many years, I have never heard him talk about it before.

"Hey, it's hard to explain in one sentence." Tao looked helpless on the phone.

After hanging up, I thought to myself, I'm currently being filial, I can't go to other people's house, but I can still go to this hospital, and I can also go look at Liu Hao's situation, and then look at his legendary uncle.

When we got to the hospital, we saw Tao sitting in the corridor of the Inpatient Department with a bitter face, his head lowered, looking bored. I greeted him from afar and told him to take me to his uncle's room so I could take the fruit I bought on the way there.

However, when Liu Hao saw the fruit I bought, he started to nibble on it without saying anything further. He puffed his cheeks and said, "What kind of fruit are you still buying, it's all just a waste."

"Why do you say that?" When I heard something was wrong, I asked him what was wrong.

Liu Hao looked around, and finally said: "Let's put this in the ward, we can talk while we're at it."

In the sickroom, Liu Hao's mother was currently sitting there with a stern face. There was a person lying on the sickbed beside his, with a thick bandage wrapped around his head and an itching windpipe stuck in his nose.

I saw that the situation was quite serious, so I greeted Tao's mother and placed the fruit inside the ward. I wanted to say a few more words to his mother, but was pulled out by Tao this guy.

Seeing him like this made me even more curious. I thought to myself, "There's an old saying here, 'meeting your uncle as if he were your mother', and that is that your uncle's place in the heart of a child should be equal to your mother's. But I feel that not only is Liu Tao not close to his uncle, but he also faintly feels a strong enmity towards him."

So when I asked Liu Tao what was going on, Liu Hao pouted and said: "Only the devil would know this uncle. If it wasn't for my mother, I wouldn't even bother to pay attention to him."

In my memories, Liu Hao didn't seem like such a rebellious person. Under my relentless pursuit, Liu Hao finally revealed the whole story, but it was good that he didn't say anything. After saying it, I really had the same feeling as him, and felt that it was better not to have an uncle like this.

It turns out that ever since he was young, Liu Hao, his uncle, was a carefree and undisciplined person who did not study at all. Other than being able to see a person during meals and sleep, he did not see Liu Hao at all, and other times, he did not even see him at all. Furthermore, he needed money as soon as he returned home, and he frequently beat people up.

Unfortunately, just this year, Liu Tao's grandfather and grandmother had passed away one after the other, causing Liu Hao's uncle to lose his source of income after another. Liu Hao sold all the things that his family could sell, but before he even thought about turning back and talking about it, he became even more unconcerned, and in the end, reached out his hand towards Liu Tao's house.

In the beginning, even Liu Hao didn't know about this matter under the intentional cover of Liu Hao's mother. Moreover, because of Liu Hao's studies, he rarely returned home and he didn't even see her.

Unfortunately, his uncle had lost money in gambling outside these few days, so the red-eyed Yun Che came to Liu Hao's home again to ask for more money. Since Liu Hao's mother did not give him money and his father was not present, his uncle pretended to take action when Liu Hao saw him, causing him to become terrified towards his uncle.

Initially, in Liu Hao's opinion, no matter what, his uncle could still be considered an elder. He had not intended to make a move, but after seeing that his uncle could not win against him, he pushed his mother again.

Liu Hao was enraged, and also rushed forward to viciously give his uncle a push.

However, this push wasn't too hard. It just so happened that his uncle's stomp on air caused him to fall to the ground and never be able to get up again.

I was amused to hear that, and thought to myself, What did his uncle do, even if he got hit by a car? How could he be so serious?

Liu Hao moaned and said: "How would I know? It's not like you don't know my house, this concrete floor wouldn't have been smashed like this no matter what."

Seeing his aggrieved expression, I thought to myself that this brat must have received quite a bit of scolding for this matter. Thus, I comforted him with a few kind words.

However, just as I was about to speak, my mother's anxious shout came from the other side of the ward. She sounded like she was crying. I looked at her and was surprised. So, I quickly ran over.