Of course, she didn’t have that much strength, so she was only responsible for the movements; the one actually doing the work was Brother Gui.
“Second Brother, are you okay?”
“You little bitch, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Today, I’ll take care of you for Second Brother!”
The other man was furious, overestimating himself as he tried to avenge his partner.
“Kick him in the lower half,” Brother Gui secretly directed again.
Yu Miaomiao glanced at his crotch and sneered, “I’m afraid you don’t have the ability.”
With that, she lifted her leg and delivered a kick, hitting right where it hurt.
The man fell silent instantly, his eyes bulging and mouth wide open as he clutched his crotch, crouching down in agony…
“Ahhh!!!” It took him a while to let out a blood-curdling scream.
“Eww~” Yu Miaomiao grimaced along with him. “This is bad. Could he be rendered infertile? Can’t blame me, though—this counts as self-defense.”
She watched as the two men searched for their teeth and rolled on the ground, grimacing and howling in pain. It was truly deafening.
“Both of you, disappear from my sight right now, or if I’m in a bad mood, I might just toss you into the sea.”
Finally, peace and quiet returned.
Only after the two men had completely vanished did Yu Miaomiao hurry back to the tent to check on Maodou.
She pressed here and pinched there, worried that it might have suffered fractures or internal injuries.
Fortunately, Maodou was sturdy. Despite taking a heavy kick, it seemed mostly unharmed.
She then thanked the three Soul Ferryman brothers. “Thanks to you all, or I’d have been in trouble today!”
“It was nothing.”
“Little sister is so clever. She understood our intentions right away.”
“And she stayed calm and composed, not panicking in the face of danger!”
Perhaps because they wanted to ask for her help, these guys turned around and showered her with praise.
By the time Brother Ming returned from his overtime work, the four of them had long since acted as if nothing had happened and continued playing cards.
Brother Ming’s day as a laborer had gone relatively smoothly. The souls he led had obediently gone off for Reincarnation, so he was in a fairly good mood.
The only thing that upset him was that these guys had eaten all the skewers, leaving not a single bite for him.
“I still have two braised chicken feet. Do you want them?”
As he gnawed on the chicken feet, he listened to Yu Miaomiao recount what had just happened.
The three Soul Ferryman friends had already returned to their respective homes.
“Where did those scumbags come from? This place used to be very safe,” Brother Gui said, feeling a bit shaken. Luckily, he had called his friends to keep him company.
Yu Miaomiao also told him about the three Soul Ferryman brothers asking for her help.
“Can I help them?”
“You can, but it’s best to keep your remaining Life Span at around half a month. Don’t leave too much.”
“Understood! I’ll rest for a couple of days first, and then see what I can do to help them.”
The two of them drank coffee and gazed at the stars, staying up until the early hours of the morning before crawling back into the tent to sleep.
Yu Miaomiao set an alarm according to the sunrise time and finally witnessed the magnificent sight of the sun rising in the east.
The fiery red morning sun leaped above the sea’s horizon, casting a golden shimmer over the ocean. The sky was ablaze with radiant light, and the vast sea stretched endlessly.
Yu Miaomiao spread her arms and took a deep breath.
“Brother Gui, what do you think is the meaning of living?”
Brother Gui was also facing the sea with his eyes closed, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth.
Hearing this question, he slightly opened his eyes. “You’re asking a ghost about the meaning of living?”
“Haven’t you lived before too…”
“It’s precisely because I found it meaningless that I’ve remained a ghost.”
“Even though living is exhausting, only humans have sensitive nerves and rich emotions. If I were a crab, a turtle, a mouse, or a frog… even facing such a breathtaking scene, I probably wouldn’t feel anything special.”
Brother Gui was genuinely a bit puzzled.
“I can understand wanting to be a bird in your next life, but what’s with wanting to be a rat?”
“I was just making a comparison! But speaking of which, is it possible for me to become a rat?”
Brother Gui sighed helplessly, “Just focus on living for now, don’t worry about your next life yet.”