Chapter 7 The Mysterious Visitor 1. The Legend of Niao
After Wu Yu and Yun Yun found out that the mysterious old man, Xinluo and Niao Niao lived in the old house, the mysterious and uneasy shadow of the old house was wiped out in their hearts. But they couldn't figure out why they were called Xinluo and Niao Niao? Why was the old house haunted when they were clearly living there? And how much did Xiaoxue and Xiaoqing know about the truth of the old house? Could Su Wei's death be related to them? Things seemed to be getting harder and harder to figure out. In addition, there was another thing Wu Yu couldn't figure out, why the photo he took of Xinluo was blank.
Because of this incident, Wu Yu decided to go to the photo studio again. He did not mention this to Yunyun to avoid her being jealous. He knew that Yunyun was a jealous woman.
After Wu Yu had breakfast outside with Yunyun that day, he told her that he wanted to go to the post office. Yunyun believed him and went back to the old house alone.
Wu Yu walked along the ancient bluestone street of the ancient town to the photo studio. On the way, he suddenly remembered that Niao Niao took a photo there that day, and the photo Wu Yu took was of Xin Luo. Could it be that Niao Niao found out and took it, or that the beautiful messed it up? Wu Yu went to the photo studio with doubts, and found that the studio was empty. He wondered where she had gone. In the silence, suddenly, a crisp bang came from somewhere in the studio, and Wu Yu was startled. Wu Yu heard that the sound seemed to come from behind the door cloth depicting the landscape, so he went over to uncover it and walked in.
As soon as Wu Yu entered, he found it dark inside. The small space seemed to be filled with mystery and weirdness, which made Wu Yu feel vaguely uneasy.
"Is anyone there?" Wu Yu called softly.
As Wu Yu finished speaking, he suddenly saw a dark shadow standing in front of him, and his heart started pounding with fear.
"Is it you?" Wu Yu asked timidly.
The shadow didn't speak. Wu Yu walked towards it bravely and found that it was still motionless and silent. At this moment, a faint light suddenly leaked in, and then he heard a woman's crisp voice: "Who is it?"
The moment the light came in, Wu Yu saw a dark shadow in front of him. After seeing it, he was stunned and forgot to look back.
The girl walked up to Wu Yu, looked at him and said, "It's you."
Wu Yu looked at the camera in front of him in surprise. It was an enlarged camera, 32 inches in size. The girl in the photo was none other than the legendary Niao Niao. Wu Yu had been taking photos for several years, but he had never seen a girl look so good in a photo. He was moved.
"Does it look good?" the girl asked.
Wu Yu nodded and said, "I guess you know the girl in the photo."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because this ancient town is not big, if you grew up in the ancient town or have lived there for a long time, you will naturally know the people there."
"Yes. This girl's name is Niao Niao. I think after coming to the ancient town, you must have heard the legend about the maid Niao Niao."
Wu Yu was startled, and came out with the girl. After they sat down on the chair outside, he asked, "Miss, do you know why this girl is called Niao Niao? Is it related to the legendary Niao Niao?"
"Well... I'm afraid that people in the ancient town don't know why she is called Niao Niao, but I know that she and her sister are dancers in the ancient town, so they often wear cheongsams. The eldest sister Xinluo likes to wear red cheongsams, while Niao Niao likes to wear white cheongsams. And I heard that when they dance, they are like fairies descending to the earth. Any man who has seen them dance will be fascinated by them. In addition to being good at dancing, they seem to be more proficient in music. A harp tune from another world swayed on the riverside where Niao Niao was floating in the rain, and men who heard the music fell in love with them from then on."
After listening to them, Wu Yu remembered that he had once listened to their music and became obsessed with them. Could what the girls said be true? Or was it just a legend?
Wu Yu suddenly came to his senses and remembered the purpose of his visit. He said, "Regarding the photo matter, I think the girl messed it up, so I came to ask about it."
The girl was silent for a moment, then she said, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have concealed the truth from Big Brother. I posted the photo that afternoon. When I saw it was Xinluo, I was slightly surprised and wondered why Big Brother took the photo of her. After I saw it, I thought it was very beautiful and wanted to keep a copy for advertising. But not long after I opened the shop the next day, I found that the photo mysteriously disappeared. I panicked and lied that I didn't see anyone in the photo."
After Wu Yu heard this, his doubts were gone. He thought that the girl had only unintentionally deceived him for business, so he did not blame her too much and said, "It's not your fault. Who came so early that morning?"
The girl thought about it, shook her head, and murmured, "It shouldn't be Niao Niao, because she came after the photo disappeared."
After hearing this, Wu Yu didn't care who stole the photos and said, "Don't worry too much, girl. You can take more photos if you don't have them." Wu Yu thought that Xinluo lived in an old house, and he would definitely have a chance to secretly take photos of her in the future.
The girl didn't understand Wu Yu's thoughts and continued to mutter, "It's just that Miss Xinluo's photo is so beautiful, I'm afraid it's hard to take a photo of her."
Wu Yu did not explain clearly to the girl. He stood up and said that he had other things to do. He dismissed the girl and left the photo studio.
After Wu Yu left the photo studio, he wanted to go back to the old house, but suddenly his cell phone rang. He looked and saw that it was a call from Gu Zhen. He answered the call with doubt, and the person on the other end said slowly, "I'm from the post office. Didn't you say you were looking for something?"
Wu Yu heard a rustling voice, as if it was intermittent, but when he heard that it was the post office calling, he couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. He thought that the person had returned to the ancient town, so he didn't have time to say anything to the other party. He just said that he would be there soon, hung up, and hurried to the post office.
Wu Yu entered the post office and saw that it was deserted. There was only one middle-aged man working. Wu Yu thought it must be him. When the man heard the footsteps, he lazily raised his head and looked at Wu Yu with a confused expression.
Wu Yu walked up to him and handed him a five-leaf god, but he stretched out his hand to refuse. Wu Yu smiled and said, "Uncle, you just called someone named Wu Yu, right? I am Wu Yu."
The man nodded and murmured, "My colleague has already told me what you said. As for who sent the letter that day... I don't seem to have any recollection of that."
"Uncle, think carefully, did anyone come to send a letter that day?"
The man was silent for a moment, and suddenly realized: "It seems that someone came to send a letter that day, it seems that..."
"how?"
"It seemed to be raining that day. I saw a girl in a white cheongsam mailing a letter, but I couldn't remember her face."
Wu Yu was a little disappointed, but suddenly he remembered that he mentioned that the girl was wearing a white cheongsam. Suddenly, he was secretly shocked. He thought that it couldn't be such a coincidence. The girl in the white cheongsam couldn't be the legendary Niao Niao. If it was Niao Niao, why did she have Su Wei's letter? Could Su Wei have a relationship with her? Wu Yu thought about it wildly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it couldn't be so.
After Wu Yu quit his job and walked out of the post office, he felt even more confused. He felt as if he had walked into an alley and didn't know how to get out.
