Chapter 9: Fate (III)
After observing for a while , Su Yan was finally sure that Qiao Yuan was not unconscious, but was simply asleep.
Although she was thinking about all sorts of things just now, in fact, it was only more than ten minutes from the time she lay on the kang to the time she looked at Qiao Yuan, and the other party actually fell asleep in such a short time. This made Su Yan feel very complicated.
The other party's mentality is really too good. Does he know what kind of game he is playing in?
But strangely, listening to Qiao Yuan's steady breathing, her originally restless heart gradually calmed down. She felt sleepy, and her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally closed.
It was not until she was gently awakened by Qiao Yuan and heard him say that it was their turn to keep watch that Su Yan realized that she had fallen asleep .
Both of them slept with their clothes on, so Su Yan didn't need to spend time getting dressed. She just yawned and prepared to get out of bed in a daze.
By the time she woke up, Qiao Yuan had taken over Song Yanchi's position and continued to follow her.
Song Yanchi obviously had not forgotten Qiao Yuan's performance in the variety show, and specifically reminded her: "Don't faint if you see a ghost, even if you scream."
This is probably one of the rare reminders he received in his life.
Qiao Yuan: “…”
She glanced at Su Yan, whose face suddenly turned pale, and wanted to tell Song Yanchi that if the other party mentioned the word "ghost" again, there would be one more person fainting.
Although Qiao Yuan slept for a short time, he woke up very quickly. He opened his eyes when the handover time came, and his consciousness was instantly awakened.
If someone hadn't seen her sleeping with their own eyes, people would have thought she wasn't asleep at all.
The furnishings of this room are very old. Whether it is the light bulb above the head connected only by a wire, or the washbasin engraved with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water, they all reveal a sense of age.
The curtains in the room also had old-fashioned drawcords that were broken, so the curtains couldn't be drawn down.
Fortunately, all three of them were wearing clothes and there was no privacy that needed to be covered.
Song Yanchi did not choose to turn on the light when he was keeping watch, but instead observed outside through the moonlight. Therefore, when Qiao Yuan took over the night watch from him, he did not choose to turn on the light either.
Su Yan's original sleepiness had completely disappeared because of Song Yanchi's words. She sat on the chair, and her fingertips, which were clutching the corner of her clothes, turned white due to the force.
She was not very courageous, especially when it came to the supernatural and metaphysical. She could only watch censored horror movies with the company of her roommates, and she would suffer from insomnia for several days after watching them.
Will I encounter ghosts?
But Mr. Zhou said that it is not easy to see ghosts on the first night, not to mention that not every instance has ghosts...
She wouldn't run into him by chance, right?
The room was pitch black at this time, and the scene inside the house could only be barely seen with the moonlight outside the window.
Because Song Yanchi was already lying on the bed, in order not to disturb him, Su Yan did not dare to chat with Qiao Yuan. However, the quiet atmosphere made it easier for her to think wildly.
In such an environment, Su Yan couldn't help but think of a horror movie she had seen before.
The protagonist and his friends were climbing a snowy mountain together, but an avalanche suddenly occurred. One of his friends died in the avalanche. The others didn't have time to take his body away, so they barely escaped and hid in the emergency room specially built by the Snow Mountain Administration, waiting for rescue. At night, the few people who were sleeping soundly heard a knock on the door.
Everyone thought it was the rescue team that had received their distress signal and rushed over. However, when they excitedly gathered around, they realized that the people standing at the door were not the rescue team, but their friends who were pale and stiff, and should have died in the avalanche...
Boom boom boom——
There was a sudden knocking sound.
Su Yan originally thought that it was an illusion caused by her being too engrossed in her thoughts, but as the knocking sound rang out again, she quickly realized that it was not an illusion.
The knocking came from the door.
After realizing this, Su Yan's pupils suddenly shrank, cold sweat instantly broke out on her back, and she subconsciously opened her mouth to scream.
But before she could scream, a hand covered her mouth, blocking the sound that was about to come out.
"Shh." A low but still pleasant voice sounded in her ears, making Su Yan realize that it was Qiao Yuan who was covering her mouth at this moment.
No, is the person behind him really Qiao Yuan?
How could the other party be so calm?
If it wasn't Qiao Yuan, then wouldn't it be...
Now that I think about it, Qiao Yuan’s hands were also very cold. Could anyone have such cold hands? !
So, this thing that looks like Qiao Yuan might have sneaked in a long time ago, perhaps even before going to bed. No wonder she felt that after closing the door and saying goodbye to Zhou Lian and others, Qiao Yuan seemed like a different person. It turned out that he really changed!
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Su Yan's legs felt weak again. If she had not been sitting on the chair but standing, she would have fallen to the ground.
She suddenly envied those people who could faint at any time, instead of being like her, who was clearly frightened but became more and more awake, and did not have the strength to break free from the other person's hand covering her mouth.
Qiao Yuan had no idea that she had been expelled from Su Yan's heart. She just felt that the other party was much calmer and more obedient than she had imagined. After saying that she needed to be quiet, she now said nothing at all.
Her body temperature was already low, and because there was no heating in the room, her temperature dropped even lower .
If it weren't for this sudden situation, she would have rubbed her hands to keep them warm.
There was a slight sound coming from the direction of the bed. It was Song Yanchi getting out of bed.
In the moonlight, Qiao Yuan saw that Song Yanchi's face did not have the confusion of just waking up. He didn't know whether it was because he woke up quickly or because he didn't fall asleep at all.
Thinking of the repeated instructions given by the other party when they took over the transaction, Qiao Yuan instinctively believed it was the latter.
In fact, Qiao Yuan had guessed correctly. Song Yanchi didn't trust anyone, especially when it came to such an important matter as keeping watch.
What's more, one of the other party's night watchmen is that Qiao Something, who is simply a buff to Song Yanchi, so it is even more impossible for him to sleep.
Fortunately, in the real world he is often so busy that he has no time to sleep, especially when preparing for concerts. It is normal for him to sleep two or three hours a day. Therefore, he is still energetic even if he does not sleep most of the night.
But this also allowed him to see the performance of this Joe.
When faced with the sudden knock on the door, even he couldn't help but pause, but this Qiao didn't even have the time to pause and react. He quickly controlled the girl who wanted to scream, and not a single sound was made in the process.
The knocking on the door continued.
I don't know when the moonlight disappeared into the dark clouds, and it was pitch black inside and outside the house.
Looking out the window, I could only see a dark figure at the door, but I couldn't see the face clearly.
But no one touched the light switch, because no one knew what would happen after turning on the light switch.
Could it be Zhou Lian or the people in that room?
As soon as this idea popped up in Qiao Yuan's mind, she quickly rejected it.
Not to mention that according to these people's personalities, it is impossible for them to go out in the middle of the night on the first day when they don't know anything. It would be a problem if the other party stood at the door without saying a word.
Could it be the village chief or his wife who has not appeared yet?
But it was so late, why would the other party come to find them?
still……
Or a ghost?
But according to the rules summarized by those people on the forum, ghosts do not kill people for no reason. Ghosts will only come to the door when players accidentally violate the rules or discover some important clues.
The knocking on the door continued, and it was getting more and more intense, as if it would never stop as long as the person inside the door didn't respond.
Qiao Yuan's brain was working rapidly, not knowing whether he should take the initiative to ask.
She had seen people on the forum share stories of encountering ghosts knocking on their doors in the middle of the night. The companions who spoke out triggered the death conditions in the dungeon and had their tongues cut off and died.
But what if this copy has the opposite rule?
Or is there a person standing at the door, or an important NPC who can help them complete the mission?
This was also shared in the forum.
It is said that wealth and honor are achieved through risk, but the prerequisite is wealth and honor.
She looked in the direction of Song Yanchi. Because there was no light in the room, she couldn't see the other person's expression clearly. She could only see a vague outline.
"Who?" Song Yanchi asked with great ferocity. If there was a person standing at the door, he would definitely be startled by the sudden voice.
The knocking on the door finally stopped, and was followed by a long silence.
After the knocking stopped, everyone realized that silence was even more unbearable. After all, without the interference of knocking on the door, everyone had more opportunities to think about random things.
Are you gone?
Qiao Yuan thought to himself.
If the other party leaves, it would naturally be the best outcome. Although we don't know who is knocking on the door, it also means safety.
But if the other person doesn't leave, this long silence will reveal a different meaning...
"Open the door, it's me." A familiar and impolite voice sounded, causing everyone present to be stunned.
After coming to her senses, Su Yan's eyes widened. If Qiao Yuan hadn't been covering her mouth, she would have frantically started shouting for help.
She had heard this voice before!
Although it was only a brief contact, it happened just a few hours ago, and Su Yan's memory was not so bad that she would forget it.
Qiao Yuan's heart sank as he recognized the name of the dead middle-aged man.
Even the arrogant tone of voice is exactly the same.
The scene of the other person turning into a pool of meat paste reappeared in her mind. No matter what, the middle-aged man was indeed dead, but his voice appeared at the door again.
The ghost really came.
