my roommate is not human

There was a big hole in his chest, the blood seemed to be running out, and it was terribly cold... Although he didn't understand what he was talking about and why he did it, Ye Xi couldn't understand it, and suddenly wanted to laugh.

But he was in too much pain, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't raise the corners of his lips to give Luo Ke a smile.

***

"Boom bang bang..."

Someone is knocking on the door, very hard.

Ye Xi suddenly opened his eyes, and sat up abruptly. The surroundings were dark, he panted heavily, pressed his thumping chest, and for a moment, almost suspected that he was still in a dream.

"Ye Xi! Ye Xi!" It was You Cheng's voice, very flustered.

Ye Xi calmed down and went to open the door.

You Cheng and Luo Ke stood at the door, Luo Ke was as lazy as ever, and seemed careless.

But Ye Xi suddenly remembered what he had just seen in his dream, his eyes full of murderous intent and hostility, and the cool hand he inserted into his chest... couldn't help shivering, lowered his head, and avoided his eyes. Looking at him, he coughed lightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"There's something wrong with this hotel, let's leave immediately." Luo Ke noticed his strangeness, frowned slightly in confusion, but didn't say anything.

Fortunately, he didn't take off his clothes before going to bed, so Ye Xi put on his rucksack and followed them downstairs.

On the old wooden stairs, there was a bang every time I stepped on it, and I heard it in my ears, and my teeth were sore.

Familiar darkness, familiar footsteps, familiar strangeness...Ye Xi felt as if he had returned to the day when he played the mirror game, the shoes rubbing against the ground in the corridor made a rattling sound, but what his nose smelled at that time was blessing. The air smelled damp and musty now.

Someone was shouting something, but I couldn't hear it vaguely.

Ye Xi felt a subtle feeling in his heart. This is a hotel, so there are naturally other guests. It is not surprising that there are voices, but...that voice...

"...You can't escape, you can't escape, you can't escape..." Gradually, it became clearer, it was Luffy's hoarse voice!

Cold sweat broke out on Ye Xi's forehead. Was it an auditory hallucination?Because I was too scared, I kept thinking about it in my mind, so I had auditory hallucinations.

"...You can't escape, you can't escape..." The voice grew louder and closer, as if he was whispering in his ear.

"You guys... did you hear the voice?" You Cheng's frightened words struck Ye Xi like a bolt of lightning.

Ye Xi said awkwardly: "Luo Ke, you heard it too, didn't you?"

"It's Luffy, I think, Fan Junni stopped the road just to warn us." Luo Ke paused and said slowly.

Ye Xi's eyes couldn't be wider, and he suddenly remembered why the waiter named Xiaosi looked so familiar...

"That waiter is Luffy!" He blurted out.

You Cheng exclaimed, and immediately covered his mouth.

Luo Ke didn't say anything, his face was as calm as water, and he gently held Ye Xi's hand.

Warmth came from his palm, Ye Xi's apprehensive heart gradually settled down, and he quietly looked at Luo Ke's side face, how could he be suspicious because of an unreasonable dream?

Since the beginning of the mirror game, he has been helping himself. Without him, he would have been killed by Luffy long ago, and Ye Xi couldn't help feeling ashamed.

Luo Ke glanced at the watch, the second hand was still ticking, one step forward, one step back... He knew that it wasn't that the watch was broken, but that the time had actually passed since it hit the lamppost. has stagnated.

Therefore, the three of them are now in another space that is completely isolated. Today is the full moon and the evil sun—the day when the yin is most abundant.

It seemed that he was in serious trouble, and an imperceptible worry flashed in his eyes.

After walking for a long time, Ye Xi and You Cheng also felt that something was wrong. The staircase is not long, and there are only two corners in the middle.

You can see the dim light at the bar counter on the first floor by poking your head, but after walking for so long, and still lingering on the stairs, it feels like you're just staying in place and spinning around.

You Cheng couldn't help but asked in a trembling voice: "Is it, is it... We hit a ghost wall?"

Luo Ke shook his head slowly: "No."

"That...that..."

"Do you know why I suddenly woke you up and drove all night?" Luo Ke asked.

You Cheng looked blank, Ye Xi also shook his head.

Sighing, Luo Ke explained softly: "I was lying on the bed just now and suddenly remembered that this should actually be the old site of Fuqu Town, remember the lamp post at the entrance of the hotel?

That is a long-burning lantern. In ancient times, people often set up a long-burning lantern beside the town as a protection and symbol.

According to county records, thousands of years ago, the entire Fuqu town was buried due to landslides.

The Fuqu town where my family lives now was built later, and it is more than [-] kilometers away from the historical Fuqu town. "

"You mean..." Ye Xi turned pale, "This is the Fuqu town that was buried in ancient times?"

"If my guess is correct..." Luo Ke nodded, "This should be a ghost inn."

"Ghost Inn?!" You Cheng exclaimed.

"Yes."

"What do you mean?" Ye Xi was puzzled.

Luo Ke raised his eyebrows: "Have you heard of the legendary ghost ship, ghost tower or ghost car?"

You Cheng nodded, but Ye Xi became more and more confused the more he listened, and asked him what those things were.

Luo Ke patiently explained: "Some things, like people, have existed for a long time and have their own spirituality. Even if the entity does not exist in the world, its soul will exist.

For example, after the historically famous Maria Shelesta hit a rock and sank, in the ensuing hundreds of years, people said they saw it sailing at sea more than once.

In fact, what everyone sees is its ghost. "

Ye Xi finally understood: "So, this hotel is just a ghost, not an entity?"

"Yes."

"Then how did we get in? It doesn't exist at all."

Luo Ke smiled bitterly: "It's like the enchantment of the space tunnel, Luffy used fear to make us have a car accident.

This creates a crack in space, through which we enter an illusory world that does not belong to us. "

"Since it's illusory," You Cheng pondered, "doesn't that mean we can leave as long as we ignore it?"

Luo Ke shook his head: "Since we are trapped in the ghost inn, we will keep spinning around in it and gradually become a part of it."

Ye Xi staggered, and You Cheng turned pale: "Become...a part of it?"

Luo Ke nodded: "However, I can use a spell to make the Ghost Inn disappear."

"Then why are you dawdling?" Ye Xi said anxiously, thinking that he was in a "space" that didn't exist at all, he felt hairy all over.

"Listen to me patiently," Luo Ke continued, "Since this ghost inn does not exist, if the ghost inn disappears, where will we appear?

Maybe it's at the bottom of Tirian Lake, maybe it's in the belly of Fuqu Mountain, maybe it's in the falling mudslide..."

Hearing this, You Cheng already understood what he meant: "You mean, if the ghost inn disappears, we may not necessarily appear there, and may even be buried alive?"