Once Upon a Time-

hat her husband had encountered a "white fiend". I thought I would have

ck fiends". "Black fiends" sought to en

s' do not harm humans. Are you trying to

. "No. No. Well, it's

noyed me. I bellowed, "Please be frank, lady.

other way, I invited the woman to sit and poured her a

ily lives in Yellow Soil Ridge, and there is this shoe factory five miles

ad to his factory is a path through the hills. On his journey home that night, he saw something. Acco

at him. Out of panic, my husband struck at it with his flashligh

much attention to the matter at first, knowing that 'white fiends' do not harm humans. But little did I expect that the inc

fess the fear that had been tormenting her. Still, she looke

hen things got even worse. He began to fear to go to the bathroom on his own at night.

ment. However, I grew curious. How did sh

en spoke, "Please, young sir. We depend on my husband's income from his work at the shoe factor

ut no one had been able to remedy my husband's condition. Finally, a doctor at the capital told me about a certain Head Person of the Wen

doors of the Institute, looking leave at the end of their classes. My father was the Head Person of this Institute, whose pr

found my father, having a light smoke after finishing his lectures. Without delay, I immediately told my father of t

er?" But his doubts were not without reason. My father looked younger than his age. Even now, he looked as if he was still in his early twenties,

father said to them, "Have a seat, both of you. I will

n were overjoyed; they have fo

st come, first served. Thi

o sprang to his feet and began, "Head Person... I was.

every now and then. When Fearless Hao ended his tale with the incident involving the owner of the Mercedes Benz, a Mr. Lee,

in and sweat, I only earn four thousand each month. But with just a simple bump, I'm being billed hundreds of thousands

... I'm not asking how much you're willing to pay for th

less Hao could

d a month from your construction work. How about two

rson... I still have to pay for the reparation of the c

'll settle the entire problem: both the ghost and the car accident for you. Why would you need me if you are still going to pay for the repairs? This institute is a place of learning about national

d to hear this, saying, "

help him with the entire fracas for just two thousand. A regul

I am old friends with the owner of the Mercedes Benz, that Mr. Lee. He is a

y father spoke into the mouthpiece, "Hi, Lee. Yeah, it's me. Where are you now? Are you at home o

appointment with that Mr. Lee. But he is not available now. He'll be back

woman beside Fearless Hao, "Well, no

er husband. Same as before my father listened with a serene smile

l... I cannot fully conclude my examination since your husband is not present. How about you

she exclaimed, "He's here! He's here! He's just outsid

that the woman had taken a cab from Yellow Soil Ridge to this city with h

Fear was evident in his trembling eyes, despite his apparent robus

t. Can you tell me everything about your incident again in great detail? I have heard

g watched, he heaved a sigh of relief and began, "It was in the winter last year; a night where I had finished work late. A north-west wind was blowing strongly

g to change. Noticing this, my father tri

nd lighted it. After having a few drags on the cigarette, he l

igarette had cast a calming spell on him, an

s 'thing' which has no limbs and no he

ried to demonstrate the size of

s clear to me: it was coming for me. I tried to use my flashlight to take a better look at it, but it was not working! With panic swe