Chapter 1485: Chapter 1485: Why Are You Here
After running a long distance in one breath, the two of them couldn’t run anymore, but they didn’t dare to rest, forcing themselves to walk far, far ahead.
Finally, they couldn’t even walk, lacking the strength to take another step.
Mr. Ghost Hayes collapsed by the riverbank, not minding the discomfort from the gravel beneath him, lying flat without moving.
Cherry wasn’t much better off, sitting down, utterly exhausted, feeling as if her legs weren’t her own, without the strength to even lift a finger.
The two of them rested for a long ti without speaking.
The black kitten crawled out of the pet carrier, tentatively approaching the river’s edge, wetting its paws, shaking its fur, elegantly licking water to drink.
In autumn, the river water was very shallow, with a dry quality that left stones exposed, a glance revealed pebbles everywhere, chaotically yet neatly crowded together, gleaming gray-white in the sunlight.
After resting for a while, Cherry got up and slowly walked to the river, bending down like a cat, letting the icy river water flow into her mouth, slowly swallowing, trickling down her throat…
She finally felt alive again.
On the other side, Mr. Ghost Hayes also sat up, seemingly wanting to co drink water, but lacking the strength to move.
Despite the cold weather, he was drenched in sweat, his sparse hair sticking in clumps to his scalp, looking both pitiful and ridiculous.
The long silence.
Having rested enough, Cherry spoke up and asked, “How did you co here?”
“I’ve been watching him for several days,” Mr. Ghost Hayes caught his breath and said, “He’s not Clarity the taoist priest; I originally planned to seize an opportunity to expose him, maybe earn so credit and money, but that bastard acted so convincingly! If I really went to expose him, he’d definitely turn the tables on ! He might even kill ! And I can’t beat him!”
Mr. Ghost Hayes was both bald and fat, indeed appearing to have no combat prowess.
Cherry cracked a smile, almost wanting to laugh, “How do you know he’s not?”
Mr. Ghost Hayes gave Cherry a look, hinting for her to realize on her own.
Cherry didn’t catch on, leisurely scooping water to wash her face, hands, arms… the water was very cold, chilling her enough to shiver, but also clearing her mind.
Seeing her ignoring him, Mr. Ghost Hayes sighed, sowhat disappointed, “Of course I know he’s not, Clarity the taoist priest is my senior brother, how could I not recognize him?”
Cherry nodded, “Got it… you heard Clarity the taoist priest ca to Clearwater, so you wanted to take advantage, but it turned out he was a fake. You wanted to expose him but feared him; choosing to ignore it was unsatisfying, so you sneaked around, hoping to find a loophole to exploit.”
“That’s pretty much it. But initially, I didn’t think about benefiting. Alas, I was expelled from the sect long ago, what advantage could I take… I just thought, after not having contact for over ten years, I was a bit curious, wanting to see what he looks like now…”
After sighing with emotion, Mr. Ghost Hayes cheerfully pulled the taoist priest’s backpack into his arms, rummaging through it while saying, “What I’m doing here is taking advantage of soone else’s misfortune! The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, hahaha… Wow! Oh my god, there are so many good things! A ghost exorcism stick made of lightning-struck wood!”
Mr. Ghost Hayes played with the ghost exorcism stick in his hand, a bit excited.
Cherry looked disgusted, coldly said, “Stay away from .”
Mr. Ghost Hayes laughed awkwardly, put away the ghost exorcism stick, and greedily looked at her, “That… you ran back just now and picked up so trinket, can I take a peek?”
Cherry considered for a mont, then took a bell from her pocket to show him.
Mr. Ghost Hayes’s eyes lit up and he quickly hurried over with his bag.
Before he could get close to see, Cherry switched the bell to another hand, keeping it away from him.
“Co on, I did save your life, at least bring it closer and let see.” Mr. Ghost Hayes said, “We are both downcast and abandoned by the world now, I definitely won’t harm you, and besides, even if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn’t have the ability to.”
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