Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" from behind the car, and the flickering flames were like thunder and lightning. Those strange things also let out cries of horror and fled, making the car much lighter in an instant.

I was stunned for a moment and turned to look back at the car.

I saw a middle-aged man holding a willow branch, randomly beating those ghosts and monsters.

When the willow branch hit the ghosts and monsters, it would emit a flash of fire, causing the ghosts and monsters to scatter in panic.

The man waved the willow branch to protect his whole body, caught up with the car, and only then did I recognize him, it was Xing Lu's father.

He tapped on the car window a few times, and I rolled down the car window, "Uncle, why are you here?"

"You encountered this because you were coming to attend my daughter's wedding. Our family doesn't meddle, but we can't escape karma."

He glanced inside the car and whispered softly in my ear, "There is someone in this car disguised as a ghost."

With that, he pulled out a willow branch from his waist and threw it into the car, "Willow branches beat ghosts three inches shorter, take it!"

At this moment, those ghosts caught up.

"Quick, go!" Xing Lu's father took out a talisman and slapped it on the back of the car, pushing the car forward by three yards.

Xing Lu's father, holding the willow branch, rushed into the midst of the ghosts, and flames flew everywhere, with endless cries of horror.

The car surged forward for a while, quickly returning to its previous snail-like speed. When I looked back, many strange ghosts and monsters had surrounded us.

More and more ghosts and monsters, like a tide of ants, engulfed us. Some climbed onto the roof of the car, some clung to the window seams, some blocked the front of the car... The walls, top, and bottom of the car were soon filled with a rain-like tapping sound.

The sound was urgent, as if beating on my chest.

The pain of being beaten became more and more intense.

I couldn't help but cough, the voices of the ghosts and monsters coming through the car window: "Get out of the car, get out of the car, get out of the car..."

"Ah—"

I screamed loudly, covering my ears with both hands, burying my head on the steering wheel, closing my eyes tightly, completely at a loss.

But even though my eyes were closed, my mind couldn't shut off.

The most terrifying scenes I had ever seen in my life kept appearing in my mind with the sound of tapping and shouting.

Just when I was about to lose it, the chaotic voices suddenly stopped, and everything fell into silence.

I timidly raised my head and looked around, darkness outside the car window.

At that moment, someone gently patted my back.