THEY ALL SAY I'VE MET A GHOST

Chapter 46

A Fan Translation

CHAPTER 46 - Extra 4

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When he was alive, his name was Qi Dazhuang. He was an honest and law-abiding driver. After dying of illness, he was appointed to drive a psychopomp bus because of his skills. He was able to accumulate some virtue for his wife and children so that they could live a better life.

In order to prevent them from harassing their still living relatives, Difu assigned psychopomp drivers to posts that were far from where they had lived. From his remote city, Qi Dazhuang came to H City and drove steadily and safely every night.

The contract he had signed with Difu was for fifty years. In fifty years his children would have grown old, and Qi Dazhuang would be able to go reincarnate in peace.

Day after day, year after year, he drove uneventfully. Sometimes he met a fierce ghost and had his bus looted. Fortunately, he was a temporary employee of Difu and had means of protecting himself. In an emergency he could call on an official. He didn't have to be afraid of fierce ghosts.

But recently he'd received a notice from his superiors saying that a group of imprisoned fierce ghosts in H City was about to escape. A temporary Difu employee like him, with a little bit of power, was a favorite with fierce ghosts; if they ate him they could seriously increase their skills. He had to look out for the Farther Shore Estate, Benevolence Middle School, the Fourth Hospital's former site, and the Normal University's old campus. Most of the ghosts boarding at these locations would surely be fierce ghosts. He must exercise caution and call for help as soon as possible if he noticed anything wrong, before the fierce ghost could do anything. Otherwise the rescuing ghosts might be eaten when they arrived.

As soon as Qi Dazhuang received this notice, he got a call, saying there was a human who wanted to catch a ride to the Farther Shore Estate.

Qi Dazhuang had a receiver on his bus; ghosts could send messages to it with just a thought. Ghosts who had just died were often confused about whether they were humans or ghosts. It was normal for them to get it wrong.

But the Farther Shore Estate...

Qi Dazhuang gripped his alarm device and took a bus full of ghosts to some university to pick up the new ghost.

He didn’t expect that it really would be a human getting on the bus!

How could a human have sent a signal? Why did a human have to hitch a ride on a ghost bus? Couldn't he take a taxi?

Although he was stricken, as a temporary employee of Difu, he had to maintain a dignified appearance. Maintaining a serious expression, he looked coolly at the person who had gotten on the bus.

Was he someone who knew the inside story and was about to die? Or was he a Celestial Master sent by Difu to help him control the fierce ghosts?

But it was neither of those. Seeing the man about to blindly sit down on seats full of ghosts, Qi Dazhuang quickly warned him, "The seats have just been painted. Heh. Heh. Heh."

The last three "heh"s hadn't been on purpose. He hadn't spoken for a long time; Qi Dazhaung was just clearing his throat.

The person who had gotten on was very compliant. Hearing he couldn't sit on the seats, he obediently stood in the middle of the bus. The passengers on the bus were very curious about this living person. One blew mischievously on the back of his neck.

It wasn't good for a living person to have close contact with so many ghosts. It would decrease his life span. Qi Dazhuang warned the passengers to take care not to disturb other passengers unlike themselves. As a temporary employee of Difu, his words had some use. The passengers quickly stepped back, sat in their seats, and kept glancing at the living person.