Chapter 253: A Ghost in the Night

Xiao Wu soon realized that everyone was no longer staring at him so intently. After heaving a sigh of relief, he sneaked out every day and went to the tree hole.

Shao Dong and the rest were still young, so Mu Jingzhe didn’t let them follow her. Instead, she went there herself and even recorded it with a tape recorder.

The situation for the next few days was similar. Every time Mu Jingzhe heard the tune, she had to control herself to avoid crying. Later on, there was even strange music. It sounded normal at first and only a little strange, but it made her hair stand on end.

There was a strong mountain wind on the remote mountains, and a mild wind would blow over from time to time. As Xiao Wu liked to come in the evening, when the humming flute melody played against the mild wind, Mu Jingzhe kept feeling like she was being targeted by something or something could appear at any time. Her heart was thumping.

Mu Jingzhe didn’t know what was wrong with Xiao Wu. To think he could play such a horrifying tune… It was so horrifying it nearly made her die from fright on the spot.

Unable to take it anymore, she covered her ears. Unfortunately, it was useless. The horror movie scenes that she had seen were automatically replayed in her mind. As she hesitated, unsure whether she should jump up and flee or jump up to stop Xiao Wu and expose herself by doing so, Xiao Wu finally stopped.

He seemed to be frightened by his own music too. After jumping out of the tree hole, he stroked his little arms and ran home. Mu Jingzhe also ran home anxiously.

Xiao Wu was probably frightened of himself. So much so that he had to drag Shao Dong along when he had to go to the bathroom at night. Then, his mood became increasingly depressed.

Mu Jingzhe’s mood was complicated. When she went to the bathroom, she also carried Little Bei along. At night, she hugged Little Bei and didn’t let go. She didn’t even want to turn off the light, but in the end, she still did. As a result, she either fell asleep in fear or, after falling asleep with a lot of difficulty, she would wake up because of a nightmare.

Her condition was very similar to when she had first watched a horror movie when she was young. However, this time, she hadn’t watched a horror movie. She had only listened to Xiao Wu’s tune.

Mu Jingzhe was fine with other things, but she didn’t dare watch horror movies. When she’d watched them as a young kid, she had been frightened quite badly, so she had stopped watching them when she had grown up.

Now that she was forced to face this, the effect was solid.

However, the listless Mu Jingzhe finally had some inspiration the next day.

Judging from Xiao Wu’s current state, if her guess was correct, he despised himself. Combined with what he had said previously, he surely felt that he must have become bad. Otherwise, how could he have ended up like this?

He was no longer confident and was now burdened with worry. Ji Buwang had said they should help him rebuild his confidence so that he didn’t have to be afraid.

But how could that be achieved? The best way was to let Xiao Wu realize that he was alright in this state too. Music like this could also exist in the world and become the favorite of some people. It had its own uses.

In that case, Xiao Wu didn’t have to be afraid.

With that idea in mind, Mu Jingzhe immediately got to work. She often went out to do things, but she didn’t tell Xiao Wu and the others. It was very mysterious.

Just as the five kids started to worry about her leaving early, returning late, or simply not returning for a few days, Mu Jingzhe finally returned with a smile.

“I’m