After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 992

Chapter 992: Jing Bai’s Dinner
Jing Bai led Zhouzhou to his home. After getting out of the car, Zhouzhou glanced around, blinking her eyes in confusion. She hesitated and asked, “Brother, where do you live? This place looks so dark, and there are so many spirits here! It doesn’t look like a neighborhood. It looks more like… a cemetery??”

Jing Bai, with a calm expression, responded, “What’s wrong? Are you scared?”

She wasn’t scared, though. Since she was young, Zhouzhou had been dealing with these things. Moreover, these spirits looked very similar to the ones she had encountered at the Fourth Bureau; they all carried merit, just not as much as the ones she had seen there. But they were definitely more than ordinary people.

Thinking this, Zhouzhou couldn’t help but take another look at them. Just then, Jing Bai turned on the lights, illuminating the surroundings, and Zhouzhou could finally see clearly. It was indeed a cemetery. Rows of tombstones stood upright, lined up in the dim light.

Zhouzhou stared and curiously asked, “Brother, did you buy this house?”

“No.” Jing Bai shook his head honestly. “Director Zhao gave it to me. He said I could live here for free. But if I live anywhere else, I have to pay myself.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou immediately responded, “Then you made the right choice!”

Houses were so expensive, and here, he could save a lot of money!

She was surprised that she and her brother shared the same idea. Suddenly, she felt a sense of kinship. “Brother, what did you do with the money you saved? Did you save it up?”

“No.” Jing Bai shook his head. “I bought medicine and made some new reagents. It’s a pity that Director Zhao doesn’t let me use them on others. Otherwise, we could have had a few more spirits around here.”

Zhouzhou: “……” Well, that’s not necessary!

Perfect! They weren’t kindred spirits after all!

Her kindred spirit was only Brother Dafu!

Shouldn’t the saved money go towards buying something delicious or fun? If not, she could save it up for Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad’s retirement.

Oh right, her brother didn’t have any family, so he didn’t need to save for that.

With that thought, Zhouzhou scrunched her little brows in worry. She walked over and patted his leg, saying, “Brother, I’ll be your family from now on. Don’t spend the money recklessly. I’ll let you take care of me, reluctantly.”

Sighing as she spoke, Zhouzhou tried to act mature.

Jing Bai glanced at her, his expression unchanged, and replied flatly, “I don’t think you’re reluctant at all.”

Zhouzhou smiled silly, then clung to his leg and acted cute, “Don’t worry, I won’t spend your money recklessly. I’m saving it for you!”

She said it so seriously, but Jing Bai didn’t believe a word of it.

Meanwhile, one of the spirits nearby laughed out loud. “This little girl is interesting. Much more fun than this silent guy.”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou turned around and smiled at him. “Thank you, Uncle, for the compliment.”

The spirit was stunned for a moment, then floated closer to her and asked in surprise, “Little girl, you can see me?”

“Of course.” Zhouzhou nodded her little head. “Uncle, you have a lot of merit on you. Much more than the other uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters.”

He was the one with the most merit among them all.

A young spirit floated over and said, “Of course. He’s our chief.”

He’s a chief?

Zhouzhou looked at him curiously.

The chief, however, shook his head and waved his hand. “That’s all in the past. Let’s not talk about it.”

Other spirits floated over, surrounding Zhouzhou, staring at her with curiosity. They hadn’t spoken to a living person in a long time, and it was rare to find someone who could see them. It was like they were seeing a rare species.

Zhouzhou tilted her little head and looked up at them. After a while, her neck began to hurt. She rubbed it and said, “Let’s go inside first.”

Jing Bai had no objections and walked toward the door. As he walked, he looked back at Zhouzhou.

Zhouzhou took a few Heavenly Eye talismans from her pocket and, after thinking for a moment, said, “Brother, if you’re not afraid, I can give you a permanent Heavenly Eye. You’ll be able to see spirits without needing talismans anymore.”

Before Jing Bai could respond, the spirits shuddered, quickly saying, “No! We’re scared!”

This guy was a freak!

If he saw them, wouldn’t he start causing trouble for them?

They all exchanged nervous glances, fear evident in their eyes.

The chief almost choked on his saliva as he said, “Little girl, we’re all old now. You can’t scare us like this.”

Seeing their reaction, Zhouzhou couldn’t help but glance back at Jing Bai and sigh.

“Brother, you’re so scary that even ghosts are afraid of you.”

Hearing this, Jing Bai took a sip of water and said, “It’s not my fault. They have weak stomachs.”

Oh yes, yes, as former criminal police officers who had solved numerous major cases, their stomachs certainly were much weaker than his!

Seeing their expressions, Zhouzhou could roughly guess what Jing Bai had done, and she couldn’t help but cover her mouth and start laughing.

Jing Bai also looked at her, his expression unchanged, but there was a sense of fulfillment filling the empty space in his heart. He finally had a friend.

Finally, someone wasn’t scared of him.

Zhouzhou didn’t know what was on his mind. She rubbed her stomach and asked, “Brother, do you have any food here? I’m hungry.”

She had been busy in the lab all day and hadn’t eaten yet.

“There’s food.” Jing Bai nodded and got up to walk toward the refrigerator.

The spirits, however, kept waving their hands at Zhouzhou, signaling her not to eat.

“Don’t eat! Don’t eat!”

Huh? What’s wrong?

Zhouzhou stared at them in confusion. When she noticed Jing Bai walking back toward her, she eagerly turned her head, only to freeze in surprise.

Jing Bai was holding a vial of reagent, drinking it as if it was nothing. He then handed Zhouzhou a bottle, saying, “Here.”

Zhouzhou didn’t take it. “Brother, I want to eat food.”

Jing Bai calmly replied, “Drink this, and you won’t be hungry.”

He added, “It’s safe to drink. No poison, and it’s nutritious. You won’t suffer from malnutrition. I’ve been drinking this for a while.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou’s mouth twitched.

Not malnourished? But you’d look less human!

Zhouzhou almost cried. She stomped her little feet and said with a pout, “I want real food!”

“This is food.” Jing Bai replied seriously.

After hearing this, Zhouzhou’s face fell. She was clearly unhappy, and Jing Bai stood still, unsure of what to do next, feeling somewhat awkward.

The spirits nearby were on the verge of laughing out loud. Finally, someone else had the same expression as they did!

When they first came here, they’d “visited” Jing Bai and found out that he never ate regular food. More precisely, he treated the nutrient solution as his meals.

Yes, his body was getting all the necessary nutrients, but who would want to live like that?

Even they, as spirits, could enjoy a meal when someone visited to worship them.

But in Jing Bai’s house, there wasn’t a single leaf of vegetables to be found.

Zhouzhou was starving, and with a grumpy expression, she weakly asked, “Do you have any snacks?”

So, she was picky about food.

Jing Bai suddenly realized, “I do. Wait here.”

He then walked toward a room.

The spirits had never seen him eat snacks and curiously followed him to take a look.

The next moment, they rushed out, frantically shaking their heads, their eyes even more terrified than before.

Seeing this, Zhouzhou suddenly felt a bad premonition rise in her chest…