posite him; when he saw the old man looking back with a smile and nod of acknowledgment, he responded by nodding his head in agreement."Your acupuncture technique is truly remarkable!" said Xiao Yu to...Chapter 18: A Gathering of Yōkai in the Capital

"Little one, don't tell fibs! Fibbers aren't good children!" The woman in the couple glanced at the luggage rack to see nothing there and turned to scold the little boy.

“I didn’t lie!” A faint voice came from behind the young woman.

"Xiao Yu, are you still going to deny it" Upon hearing her son's words, his mother quietly reprimanded him.

"This child has always been like this; no matter how I talk or discipline him, he won’t listen!" Zhou Ruoying whispered a reproach at her son and shook her head helplessly towards the young couple.

Xiao Yu's brows slightly knitted together as he looked into those dimming eyes, quietly contemplating. Suddenly, his face showed signs of shock; he thought of a possible explanation...

Xiao Yu lowered his head, and the mysterious pattern swiftly connected with his eyes. His eyes rapidly turned black on one side and white on the other, before reverting to their original state after a moment, though now devoid of any emotional expression, cold and rigid.

Raising his head, he caught sight of the little boy peeking out from behind his mother with one eye, filled with intense fear. Seeing Xiao Yu looking at him, the little boy was so frightened that he quickly ducked back behind his mother, no longer daring to show himself.

In a black and white world, when Xiao Yu looked at the little boy, he noticed a thin layer of milky-white mist lingering over the boy’s eyes.

"Little one, can you still see that scary uncle" After using his life-and-death gaze to scan the carriage but finding nothing unusual, Xiao Yu turned and asked the little boy who was hiding behind his mother.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, the little boy slowly poked his head out from behind his mother, revealing a pair of timid eyes. With an almost inaudible voice, he said, "Does Uncle believe what Xiaoyu says Xiaoyu isn't lying! There was indeed a strange uncle scaring Xiaoyu just now!"

"Uncle believes you, Xiaoyu. You're such a good child; good children don’t lie!" Xiao Yu smiled and replied.

The little boy nodded vigorously upon hearing what Xiao Yu said, "Mm-hmm! Xiaoyu is indeed a good child!"

Zhou Ruoying saw her son start talking to Xiao Yu and looked ecstatic. Her son used to never speak with strangers even when facing her, but now he was speaking freely to someone whom he had only met once before, his eyes showing an unfamiliar sparkle. Zhou Ruoying silently prayed that her son's illness would improve so that he could have a normal childhood.

"Xiaoyu, can you still see that strange uncle" Xiao Yu gently asked the little boy.

The little boy replied, "Nope, the strange uncle shouted and disappeared when he saw Uncle!"

"Husband, I can see it; we’re almost there!" Suddenly, the woman opposite Xiao Yu excitedly called out to the man beside her.

Xiao Yu followed the direction of the woman's finger and saw not far away was a mountain tunnel they referred to as the "Fierce Ghost Tunnel." In Xiao Yu’s black-and-white world vision, dark clouds swirled at the mouth of the tunnel. The pitch-black clouds rolled and rose inside the tunnel entrance, changing shape but never escaping into the outside.

As the train approached the tunnel, the mysterious ink-brush pattern, book, and wooden sword in Xiao Yu’s mind suddenly began to tremble softly, emitting a series of soft murmurs as if they wanted to burst out from his mind. The closer they got to the tunnel entrance, the more violently the patterns would shake.

"Uncle, I’m scared…" A little boy hiding behind his mother suddenly emerged and looked fearfully at the distant tunnel before anxiously looking at Xiao Yu.

“Don’t be afraid, Xiaoyu. Come sit next to me.” Xiao Yu reached out and pulled the little boy over to sit beside him.

The train slowly entered the tunnel. In Xiao Yu’s black-and-white world vision, the huge tunnel was dark and gloomy with rolling dark clouds like a black curtain blocking all light sources inside, making it pitch-black within the cave as if entering a world of death. But under the gaze of Xiao Yu’s Yin-Yang eyes, everything was crystal clear. Before the tunnel was built, this should have been a naturally-formed cave with an enormous space. Over a hundred ghostly figures floated in the middle of this vast natural cavern.

"Uncle, what are those uncles and aunties doing" While Xiao Yu was looking at the floating ghosts in mid-air, a somewhat panicked voice came from beside him as he pointed to the ghosts above.

“Don’t worry; they’re putting on a show!” At this moment, Xiao Yu finally confirmed that this little boy also possessed Yin-Yang eyes capable of seeing spirits.

Suddenly, a shrill cry echoed through the vast tunnel. The moment the cry sounded, mysterious patterns began to violently convulse, and some of these mysterious patterns broke free from the constraints of Shen Hai space, entering Xiao Yu's brain.

The instant the mysterious patterns entered Xiao Yu’s mind, a torrent of information bombarded his brain; "The Upright Qi Decision," "Ghost Refinement Decision," "Slaying Demons and Evil Spirits Sword Techniques," and "Amulet General Outline" were deeply engraved in his brain. After the transmission of information was complete, Xiao Yu closed his eyes to digest the newly acquired information.

Meanwhile, over a hundred ghostly figures floating above the tunnel all rushed down into the train carriages. The bullet train's speed seemed to gradually decrease and came to a halt in the middle of the tunnel. Yet, the passengers on board remained completely unaware; some continued chatting while others slept as if they were in two different worlds.

Inside the carriage, over a hundred ghosts穿梭於車廂內。一個舌頭長達兩尺的女鬼飄到了一位坐在座位上打盹的男人麵前，輕輕地用她的長舌添了男人的臉，但男人卻毫無察覺。突然間，她從嘴裡噴出一股黑氣，隨著男人的呼吸進入他的體內，原本熟睡的男人臉上忽然浮現出一種舒暢的表情，嘴裡發出無意識的呻吟聲，而這個長舌女鬼則爬到了男人身上，“呃…………”男人身體前傾，一團白霧在他身邊升起。然而，女鬼像是發現了美味佳肴一樣貪婪地吸收著不斷冒出的白霧。直到男人臉發青時，她纔不甘心地離開，去尋找下一個目標。

一個隻有半邊臉的鬼魂走到兩個正在聊天的女人麵前，在她們鼻子前麵輕輕一吸，兩條白色的霧氣便順著兩人的鼻孔流了出來。這個半邊臉的鬼魂興奮得發出一陣“咕嚕…咕嚕…”的聲音，女人鼻孔裡噴出的兩條白色霧氣像兩條長龍般被鬼魂吸收。

一個穿著清朝官服的老鬼來到四個年輕男人中間，脖子來回動了兩下，突然老鬼的脖子慢慢變成長頸鹿般的又細又長。他的頭在四名年輕男子麵前輕輕轉了一圈，八條白色的霧線便從他們的鼻孔裡飄出被老鬼吸收，他一邊吸食一邊滿足地發出呻吟。

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百餘隻鬼魂各自用不同的方法吸取著白色霧氣，一個個都發出了滿意的輕呼聲，就像是在舉行一場盛大的宴會。be more doctors would help them find the cause of the illness; moreover, it was also equivalent to a consultation meeting. Furthermore, Xiao Yu was too young for them to trust him completely, so this...