Chapter 69: The Red Thread Leads the Soul
"Fuck, what are you doing?"
Cai Kun pushed Lao He away as if he had been electrocuted and shouted nervously.
I was also shocked and couldn't understand what Lao He was doing.
Lao He looked a little embarrassed. He wiped his mouth and said, "There's blood on your head. There might be problems with your spellcasting, so I..."
"Why don't you just let me wipe it off? Why do you have to lick it? It's so disgusting." Cai Kun said angrily.
"Um... sorry." said Lao He.
It took Cai Kun a long time to recover. He wiped it for a long time with the tissue he carried with him and glared at Lao He warily.
Next, Lao He took out two candles, lit them, and asked Cai Kun and me to hold them.
He said, "When I say start, the two of you close your eyes and walk upstairs in different directions, one on the left and one on the right. Be sure to keep a distance. Once you are upstairs, you can open your eyes. When you are upstairs, keep an eye on the red line on your hand. If it breaks, blow out the candle immediately and then return to the lounge."
"Remember, no matter what you see along the way, don't pay attention to it. Especially, if you hear someone calling your name, don't answer!"
Cai Kun couldn't help but ask, "What will happen if I agree?"
"It will be possessed by dirty things..." Old He said sinisterly.
Cai Kun and I both changed our expressions.
Lao He looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time. Close your eyes and wait for me to say start. Then you can start walking."
I closed my eyes.
I started to feel a little nervous.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Lao He didn't call for action for a long time.
I was a little anxious and wanted to ask him, but thinking that he might be casting a spell , I didn't dare to disturb him.
After another cup of tea, I vaguely felt that there seemed to be some wet liquid left on the fingers tied with red thread. It was sticky and had an indescribable smell.
"Start walking."
Lao He's voice rang in my ears.
I took a deep breath and started walking towards the stairs based on my feeling.
Only after I really closed my eyes did I realize that people have a very poor sense of direction in the dark.
For example, the stairs leading to the second floor, I thought I had walked there countless times and could go up there with my eyes closed , but now that I really closed my eyes, I made frequent mistakes, either bumping into the wall or going in the wrong direction.
I thought it would take a long time, but suddenly, I felt a strong force on my fingers, as if something had pulled the red line and was pulling me in one direction.
At first I thought it was Lao He, but I didn’t hear any footsteps, so it shouldn’t be him.
I followed the force, staggering from side to side, and soon my legs hit the steps.
One step, two steps, three steps.
I know, I've already started going upstairs.
My heartbeat slowly started to speed up.
It is already two o'clock in the morning, which is the forbidden time in Building D. What will happen?
I held my breath, and in the darkness, I was pulled by the red string, moving mechanically and stiffly like a puppet.
I don’t know how long it took, it seemed like dozens of seconds, and it seemed like dozens of minutes, before my feet finally touched flat ground and the bumpy feeling disappeared.
I opened my eyes and, sure enough, I was already on the second floor.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the second floor that I’m familiar with seems a little different in my eyes at this moment.
The lights were still dim, but not the usual dim yellow. Instead, they were a dark red - just like the door of 404!
Thinking of 404, my scalp starts to tingle.
Not only the lights, but also the rooms next to it began to twist strangely like waves.
I shook my head and everything returned to normal.
The red line on my finger moved slightly, as if reminding me that it was time to hurry.
I walked with heavy steps and cautiously, looking around from time to time, afraid that something would suddenly jump out and pounce on me.
Whoosh whoosh——
A gust of cold wind blew in through the window and blew open the door of room 207 next to me.
My body froze and I looked towards Room 207. It was pitch black inside and I couldn't see a thing.
“Uh uh uh uh…”
I was about to keep walking when a horrible sound suddenly came from Ward 207. It sounded like someone holding their throat, hoarse and dry.
Inside the room, a long-haired woman, lying on the floor with her head lowered, wearing a hospital gown, crawled out...
Yes, she crawled out...
Just like Sadako on TV, she crawled out little by little...
She first revealed her head, then two arms as pale as lotus roots, and then half of her body...
I was so frightened that I dared not breathe. My blood almost froze at this moment. I glanced at the candle in my hand and saw the flickering flame.
There was another strong force coming from the red line, and before the woman got close, it pulled me and ran forward.
The woman had one hand stretched in the air, her long hair covering half of her face, her body shaking violently, and she seemed unwilling to let me escape like this, and she let out a shrill scream.
That's not a human voice at all!
The power of the red line kept pulling me upstairs...
Third floor, fourth floor...
I ran all the way to the fourth floor, and the force gradually weakened.
I looked back - fortunately, the woman didn't catch up with me.
I heaved a sigh of relief, and then I realized that my underwear on my back was soaked with cold sweat...
Thinking back to what happened just now, what would be the consequences if I was caught by that woman?
Before I could think about it, a chill hit the back of my neck.
It was like someone was blowing into my neck!
call--
call--
call--
It's chilly.
I shuddered and instinctively prepared to turn back, but suddenly remembered Lao He's instructions. I quickly suppressed my curiosity and continued walking forward.
However, before I had taken a few steps, my clothes seemed to be grabbed by something, and I was pulled backwards.
I was startled and wanted to resist, but this force was too strong. Compared with it, I was like a baby. I could not resist at all and could only be dragged backwards passively. At this moment, the great force of the red line came, one in front and one behind, the two forces, confronted each other unequally.
Finally, the red line won, and it carried me and started running towards the fourth floor.
I ran to the fourth floor in one breath. I was so tired that I almost collapsed. I half-knelt there, breathing heavily. I was filled with fear. I couldn't figure out what that thing was. What would have happened if I had been pulled over there?
I thought it was just an ordinary spell-casting ceremony, but I didn't expect it to be so thrilling. I suddenly regretted agreeing to Lao He. This guy is simply playing with his life.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
At this moment, a series of strange noises were heard in the corridor ahead.
I was stunned for a moment, then I looked up suddenly, my face suddenly changed. I saw a black ball bouncing in the air at the door of Ward 415, hitting the wall and the ceiling...
It was as if there was an invisible person bouncing the ball...
Bang, bang, bang…
The ball swayed in the air for a few times, then slowly rolled towards me...
A trace of fear flashed through my heart, and I wanted to turn around and run away, but my hand was tied by the red string, so I was forced to move forward.
Bang, bang, bang…
The ball slowly rolled under my feet...
At that moment, my heart felt like it fell into ice water, my brain was like a bucket of paste, and my whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
This is not a ball!
It's clearly - a human head!
Jia Jia's head!
