Chapter 72
I thought I was in a deep sleep, so I took a vague look but didn't find anything unusual. I was about to turn around and continue sleeping when I suddenly heard another "bang".
This time the noise was louder than before, and it woke me up immediately. I got up from the bed, turned on the light, put on my clothes, tiptoed to the window, pushed it open, and looked outside.
But as soon as I stuck my head out, I heard a crisp "snap" sound next to my ear. Before I could react, I saw a rope hitting my face. It felt like someone punched me in the face. It hurt so much that I covered my face and almost screamed.
I endured the pain and looked out the window. I saw the hanged man standing outside, whipping my window with a rope in his hand. When he was about to hit me, he panicked and suddenly stuffed the rope into the hands of another person next to him, pretending it had nothing to do with him.
I cursed in my heart, thinking that I had misjudged him earlier, which was why I thought he was pitiful standing alone outside. But when I looked again, I found that the person standing next to him was actually a little ghost.
I was stunned for a moment, but I didn't see any trace of the ghost car. I felt that this combination was a bit strange. When I was about to ask, I saw the little ghost made a "hush" gesture at me, signaling me not to make a sound.
I felt strange, but then I realized that it might be because they were afraid of Lu Yao. I nodded to him, turned around, and walked out of the house slowly so that Lu Yao wouldn't notice.
As soon as I went out, the two of them came to meet me. The hanged ghost still pretended to be innocent, with a guilty smile on his face. But the difference between the little ghost and him was too big.
As soon as I walked out, the little devil rushed up to me, grabbed me tightly and ran outside, catching me off guard. I was dragged by him for a long distance before I shook off his hand and asked what was going on.
The little boy stopped and looked back at me. I then realized that his face was full of tears and his expression was both terrified and anxious. He said, "Tan Xi, I have no choice but to come to you. Please help me!"
I had never seen the kid like this before, but I knew something big must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have asked a coward like me for help. I was very anxious and said quickly, "Don't worry, we can talk it over if there is anything."
The little ghost still held me tightly, as if he was afraid that I would run away, and said, Tan Xi, please save me, I have no other choice now, the ghost car has been trapped, I managed to leave my soul and run out with great difficulty, and now my body is still in the ghost car. If it finishes, I will really die!
I then noticed that the little ghost had no body temperature or breathing. Just like the first time I saw him, he was just a living soul. But the ghost car was a genuine ghost after all. If I couldn't even solve it, then I wouldn't be able to help much.
But the little devil seemed to have guessed that I had the ability and refused to let go .
I told you to at least tell me what happened first. You know how much I weigh. If I can help, I will definitely help you.
The little ghost wiped the tears from his face and said, "The Ghost Car and I have been hunted for many days. We had always escaped by luck before, but today we have no choice. I sneaked out when they were not paying attention and came to find you immediately. Fortunately, the scent on you is still there, so I can find you."
When I heard what this was, I wondered if even sending a ghost home would result in someone chasing after him, so this must be a high-risk job! I hurriedly asked who did this.
But I was stunned when the little ghost started to speak. He said it was a woman with two children. She was alone before and we could still run. But today there was a water-spraying ghost and our way was blocked!
When I heard about the two-mouthed woman, I immediately thought of Xie Ning. I don't know what this woman is going to do. Does she want to kill everyone who has contact with me? But I thought it was not right. From what my uncle said, Xie Ning and his group didn't know I was still alive. My encounter with Xiao Gui happened only after my uncle thought I was dead. Could it be that my every move is still being watched by them in the dark?
The little ghost was very anxious now. He almost pulled me forward while talking. I quickly grabbed him and said, "Wait a minute. I can't deal with the two-mouthed girl. I don't know how many times I have suffered from her. How about you wait for me to go back and find Lu Yao, the Painted Skin Ghost we saw before. She might have a way."
When the little ghost heard what I said, he immediately shook my hand away. He stared at me and said, "Tan Xi, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? I've told you before that no matter what the purpose of the female ghost following you is, she has no good intentions!"
I saw that the little ghost still misunderstood Lu Yao, so I hurriedly explained a few words, but the little ghost didn't listen at all. He said, "You are talking nonsense. Have you heard this sentence before?" And why do you think I was hunted down? It's because I took you to see the true face of the female ghost that day. Tan Xi, wake up, she is in the same group with the two women!
I was stunned, my expression was a little dazed, and I subconsciously refuted it, saying it was impossible! If it weren't for her these days, I don't know how many things I would have encountered!
The little ghost stamped his feet in anxiety and cursed, "My life is in danger now, why don't you go find someone else but come to you? It's because you have a relationship with them. I thought that if you went, maybe you could save my life. Why don't you understand?"
I thought of Lu Yao's appearance and what she said to me, and felt a little confused.
The first time she and I ran into a ghost, I met Xie Ning, but I couldn't tell whether Lu Yao at that time was a real person or the painted skin now. But from this time on, Lu Yao regarded me as a friend who could share weal and woe. Except for discovering her true face before, I never doubted her. But now think about it, if she was really in the same group with Xie Ning as the ghost said, then everything that happened at that time could have been deliberately created to gain my trust.
Even my uncle mentioned that they promised not to take my life, which coincides with what Lu Yao said.
However, if Xiaogui hadn't led me to expose her true identity, I might have been kept in the dark. It's just that every time I think of the showdown with Lu Yao a few days ago, her words always come back to my mind, but Xie Ning's goal is blood amber, Lu Yao doesn't seem to be interested in this thing, and it's hard for me to connect their purpose of approaching me, and I'm extremely reluctant to believe that this situation is true, but once the idea in my heart is shaken, it's impossible not to doubt.
When the little ghost saw that I was hesitating, he wiped the tears from his face and asked me in a cold voice, "Tan Xi, will you help me or not?"
I looked at him and saw that his face was cold and he seemed a little disappointed in me. I thought, yes, when the little ghosts helped me before, they never hesitated like this. Now others are in danger of their lives. How can I face him in the future if I hesitate like this?
Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth and said, "I'll help you! I'll definitely help you! Let's go now!"
The little ghost then burst into laughter and said, "You're really loyal!"
I nodded, without saying anything more, and hurriedly ran behind him. There was not a single person on the street late at night. I could only hear my own footsteps as we ran all the way. Finally, I was so tired that my mouth was dry, and the little ghost finally stopped.
I looked ahead and found that there was a building under construction. It was dark and I guess even the people guarding it had fallen asleep.
The little ghost called to me and said to come this way.
After saying that, he ran towards the thick walls, and his figure instantly penetrated through and disappeared.
I was stunned, thinking, this is a bummer! How can I leave now?
I was just about to shout out loud, but the hanged man who had been following me all the way seemed to know what I was thinking. He suddenly disappeared, and the next second, appeared a few floors up. He swung the rope in his hand and wrapped it around my waist. I immediately felt like a flying man again, and was immediately hung up by him and pulled upstairs.
I could only hear the sound of wind whirring in my ears, and I had no idea which floor I was dragged to. However, with enough eyesight, I could still see the little ghost running upwards in this unfinished building.
In a short while, I was pulled to the hanged ghost, and we stopped only after the little ghost came up.
This floor is almost the same as the one below, with huge beams and pillars, and it is empty everywhere. It is so dark that I can't see anything clearly, but as soon as my feet touched the ground, I heard a sinister laugh, but when I listened carefully, it was not Xie Ning's voice at all. Although it was also a woman's, this voice was much more withered and dry, like an old woman's voice.
The kid made a silent gesture to me again, and then led the way into the building. As soon as he passed a few walls, he stopped immediately, just like an undercover policeman in a police movie, with his back pressed against the wall, and carefully stretched his head to look behind him.
But at this glance, his expression became even worse.
I quickly followed him and watched carefully like him. I saw Xie Ning at once. Her long tongue had already stuck out of her mouth. On the side of the building, the ghost car was floating upside down, wrapped around by Xie Ning's tongue, as if she wanted it to spit out the little ghost's body. The whole car body was deformed by the squeeze, and the ghost car screamed .
But next to Xie Ning, there was actually an old woman. She had a hunched body and disheveled gray hair. She looked a bit like the Snake Bone Woman he had seen before, but there were obvious differences.
I didn't see the two long snakes, but I saw the old woman holding a bowl in her hand, and the creepy strange laughter on this floor came from her mouth.
She walked around nearby, taking a sip of something from the bowl from time to time, and suddenly, with a "puff" sound, she spat a mouthful of water at the ghost car. I immediately heard the ghost car scream, and a hole was immediately made in the car body by the saliva. I think this might be the water-spraying ghost that the little ghost mentioned.
When the little ghost saw the miserable state of the ghost car, he clenched his fists and was ready to rush towards them. I was about to hold him back when I heard the old woman who sprayed water suddenly laughed and said that she had come back after all, and brought others with her...
Xie Ning also sneered and said, I felt it just now, but I don’t know when they plan to come out.
I felt something was wrong. From the tone of their voice, it seemed they had already discovered us when we first arrived. It would be useless for us to hide anywhere now.
But before the little ghost and I could prepare for counterattack, the old woman suddenly took another sip of water and "puffed" it towards us. Although there was a distance between us, the water shot towards us like an arrow.
The little ghost was startled and shouted, "Be careful, you will die if you get sprayed!"
But the saliva was moving so fast that even though we saw it, our bodies couldn't keep up with it and we were completely unable to dodge it!
A thought flashed through my mind, and that was it!
But at this moment, I heard a light "whoosh" sound, and I felt something flying past my ear, and then collided with the water, and immediately broke into pieces.
Then, it hit the pillar in front with a "bang"! Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then I saw clearly that it was an arrow, a real arrow, exactly the same as the ones I found before! I only heard the "swoosh" sound behind me, and those arrows appeared one after another, shooting everywhere, not only on Xie Ning's side, but also on our side.
I calmed down and took a closer look, and discovered that each arrow had a very long red line tied to its tail, extending out from the dark corner. I looked over there, but it was still pitch black and I couldn't see clearly, but my heart suddenly became excited, as if I had an expectation, although I myself felt that this expectation was extremely unreliable!
But! In just that one second, I saw a cluster of green flames appear in the darkness, burning along the red line on the arrow, almost illuminating the entire floor in green!
Xie Ning looked a little panicked, and shouted towards the source of the fire, "Who!"
As soon as she finished speaking, I immediately heard a slow sound of footsteps echoing in the empty corridor, approaching us step by step.
Ta-ta-ta-ta…
Everyone's eyes were on that man. He was getting closer and closer. With the help of the firelight on the red line, his face gradually became clearer. He was holding a bow and arrow in his hands and carrying a quiver on his back. His face was totally inconsistent with his equipment. There was an extra amount of fatigue on his childish face, but his expression showed no signs of relaxation.
I stared at him blankly, not daring to believe my eyes, yet I was so conflicted and excited that I couldn't speak! But because of his appearance, all the anxiety and fear in my heart suddenly disappeared!
In the end, I couldn't help but call out his name, Ding Ding!
