sunk in yesterday

They chatted together for a while, but no one was seen arriving. Xia Zhuo and Zhao Xiaomeng were the last batch, and there were seven participants this time.

According to the summary of the news, several of them came in a carriage, and the driver agreed that they could not go any further, so they let them go here, but no one knew why they were looking for this Tuping Township.

Thinking about dealing with Xia Zhuo's hand injury, he pulled people away first.The rest of the people gradually dispersed, and each found a vacant room to move in.

The two of them went up to the second floor and picked a room on the farthest back.

The bed was covered with a layer of dust, only a bare board was left, and the rest of the furniture was only a cabinet, which made the room look empty and desolate.Guan Yuzhou routinely did a simple inspection nearby, and Xia Zhuo opened the window to look at the distant view.The second floor is not too high, and the surroundings are surrounded by woods, so I don't know where to go to reach the village.The road they came from stretched crookedly under the dark sky, and the other end was filled with thick fog, and their escape route was blocked.

"Is there a quilt?" After Guan Yuzhou closed the cabinet door, Xia Zhuo turned to him and asked him.

Guan Yuzhou shook his head: "I didn't find anything."

"It's okay, anyway, I'm not sleepy when I just came in." Xia Zhuo sat on the bedside, and vaguely heard someone talking next door.

The sound insulation effect of this structure of the house is really poor.

"Teacher Guan, what happened to Zeng Ying?"

"It's over."

"Didn't he try to escape?"

"No, I can't escape anywhere now." Guan Yuzhou sat beside him, "Give me your hand."

Xia Zhuo stretched out her hand obediently, the back of her injured hand was already swollen into a ball, a few drops of rain fell from the window just now on the scratched area, and now she is aching.

Afraid of bacterial infection, Guan Yuzhou took out a small transparent glass bottle from the warehouse.Xia Zhuo thought it was some kind of medicine, and looked at it curiously, "What is this? Water?"

"Alcohol." Guan Yuzhou unscrewed the bottle cap, "It may hurt a little, bear with it."

"Don't be so troublesome... oh, hey! It will scab tomorrow, just a little injury." Xia Zhuo couldn't help looking at Guan Yuzhou's arm, and stretched out his hand to touch it with lingering fear, as if thinking of something sad, and sniffed .

Guan Yuzhou's eyes softened, "What's wrong?"

"It hurts."

"Still hooking others when it hurts?"

"No way!" Xia Zhuo glared, "It's all over!"

Guan Yuzhou wrapped the gauze on him and looked into his eyes quietly.Xia Zhuo felt that he had a clear conscience, but it was inevitable that he would feel guilty when he was stared at by such straight eyes.

The two of them didn't speak any more, the continuous light rain outside the window made the air sticky and heavy, and the thick pressure came from the surroundings, and the other person's sense of aggression became particularly obvious.After a long time, a warm hand gently stroked his cheek, tracing the undulating lines calmly.Xia Zhuo rubbed his palm, and the sound of the beating pulse seemed to break through the ground under the irrigation of the rain.

Guan Yuzhou leaned towards him, and Xia Zhuo's eyelashes trembled slightly due to the pressing black shadow.The distance between the two became shorter and shorter, and the man's breath sprayed on his face, Xia Zhuo's eyebrows twitched, and then he muttered angrily: "Guan Yuzhou, why do you say that I became a slut when you touched me? A soft person?"

Guan Yuzhou froze for a moment, then held his hand with a low smile, pulled it to his lips and kissed the gauze, his voice was slightly hoarse: "You know that the sound insulation is not good, and you say such things."

Through the thin cloth, the soft touch undeniably presses on the back of Xia Zhuo's hand, continuously transmitting the scalding temperature.He pursed his lips: "Who knew they would live next door to us."

Just as he was talking, there was a burst of laughter from the next door, as if he was playing some lively game.But it is also understandable that everyone came in full of energy. Who knew that the time was just at night, which made them sleepless at all. The best way to pass the time and make yourself feel relaxed is to get together and laugh. .

I don't know how long this vague noise lasted, but a short scream broke the balance.The surroundings suddenly quieted down, Xia Zhuo and Guan Yuzhou glanced at each other, and they left the bed and walked towards the door at the same time.

When the two came out, Liu Qianyu said they were already there in the corridor, and panic was evident on both faces.

"What happened?" Xia Zhuo asked.

"I don't know, the voice seems to be coming from over there..." Liu Qianyu pointed to the other end of the corridor, and she said uncertainly: "It should be Zhao Xiaomeng. Kong Man followed her when we just broke up. I don't mind..."

Under the lighting of the flashlight, the lobby under the railing looked very dark.The old handrails are dusty and rustic, and the wooden floor underfoot creaks, making a burst of overwhelmed noises.

The doors all the way past are open, only the penultimate one is closed.Everyone waited at the door for a while, and there were faint footsteps inside the door, which didn't seem like any major event had happened.

Apart from Kong Man, Guan Yuzhou was the tallest man among them, and they unanimously vacated the middle seat.Guan Yuzhou didn't care, and reached out and knocked on the thin door, the footsteps inside stopped immediately, and after three or four seconds, there was a low and vigilant response: "Who?!"

"It's me, Liu Qianyu." Liu Qianyu said hastily, "We just heard some movement from your side, what happened?"

Kong Man opened the door a crack, and he confirmed that the people standing outside were all participants who had met face-to-face, and then his tense body relaxed.He looked into the dark corridor and took a step back, "Let's talk first."

Zhao Xiaomeng squatted under the window in a daze, the panic on her face hadn't subsided, as if she had seen something she shouldn't have seen.Seeing Xia Zhuo, she seemed to have developed a sense of dependence on him, and pointed to the wall behind him as if she had found a talisman: "There is an extra lantern downstairs!"

"There are lanterns in the first place." Liu Qianyu forced a smile, "Sister Zhao, you may not have noticed just now, but we looked carefully when we came. There are five or six lanterns at the entrance of this inn."

"It's not those. I was chatting with Kong Man just now, and then I glanced outside, and saw a lantern in the rain... Do not believe me, look for yourself!"

Liu Qianyu hesitated for a moment, but still didn't go forward, she just stood on tiptoe and looked around, but unfortunately she didn't see anything.

"I'll take a look?" Xia Zhuo squeezed Guan Yuzhou's hand and asked for instructions in a low voice.

Guan Yuzhou thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."

Xia Zhuo walked to the window and looked downstairs under the nervous eyes of a group of people.A white lantern was hanging on the opposite side of the path, swaying left and right with the wind, and the faint, flickering light faintly illuminated the withered weeds and wet mud.

He was sure that he hadn't seen this lantern before, which meant that the lantern was refreshed not long ago.

"Is that so? I'm not wrong!" Zhao Xiaomeng stood up while supporting the wall, "Is there a lantern? It's still white!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the room was slammed shut, and the whole inn trembled.Everyone looked at the door at the same time, and the light footsteps fell on the rotten wood, and they approached step by step.

The ear-piercing creaking sound was like a wake-up call, and a gust of wind poured in from the window, blowing the door open a crack, making the footsteps clearer, as if they were only two or three meters away.Shen Wei, who was closest to the door, strode over and reached out to hang the bolt lock that didn't look very strong. After doing this simple action, his heart was beating fast enough to his throat. He backed away in panic, and stammered: "Yes, are there other participants besides us?"

But in the next second, a burst of crying overturned his guess.

[Wooooow...]

The footsteps stopped, and the woman stuck to the door, crying loudly and softly.Liu Qianyu clutched Shen Wei's sleeve nervously. Shen Wei was almost out of breath. He swallowed and had to comfort her in turn: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's a small scene."

Xia Zhuo put her pockets in her pockets and walked a few steps towards the door, "It's not good to let a girl cry, or let her in, let's comfort each other."

Shen Wei quickly stopped him, "Brother, don't!"

"Just kidding." Xia Zhuo smiled at him, showing his teeth, "I'll just take a look."

After he finished speaking, he found a crack in the door and peeked out - he saw a pair of red embroidered shoes.Further up was a blind spot, the skirt covered the instep, he didn't see what this woman looked like, he only remembered a lifelike butterfly embroidered on the pair of shoes.

In the blink of an eye, even the shoes were gone.

The sound of scratching the door and the sound of crying disappeared together, and everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Wei asked cautiously, "Did she leave?"

Xia Zhuo nodded: "Let's go."

Everyone's expressions became complicated. They thought they could relax tonight, but they didn't expect the dreamland to send them a little surprise not long after they came in, which really planned to make them experience a sleepless night.

Xia Zhuo returned to Guan Yuzhou's side, and he turned his head to look out the window again - the lantern was also gone.

The cold wind was blowing back and forth by the window sill, making weird noises. The temperature inside and outside the house was very different. The rain seemed to create an ice cellar. A few pieces of ghost paper were blown from nowhere and landed on the original position of the lantern.

"Is it all over?" Liu Qianyu said, touching her cold arm.

After a brief silence, Kong Man proposed again: "Let's all stay in this room tonight, so that we can take care of each other when we are together."

"Agreed." Shen Wei agreed.

"I agree too." Meng Tianhua, who had been silent all this time, also raised his hand.

"Are you okay? Then I went back with the teacher." Compared with them, Xia Zhuo was not affected in the slightest, and directly pulled people out of the door.

"Wait." Kong Man said.

"You go out now, if that ghost is still at the door, wouldn't everyone be in danger?"

Zhao Xiaomeng also persuaded a few words, Xia Zhuo didn't stop in her footsteps, and stretched out her hand to unlock the door.He opened the door a crack, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "A wooden bolt is just a safe house, how can there be such a good thing? You will die when you are damned, and you will die faster if you stay with others Some."

Kong Man had nothing to say.

Xia Zhuo waved his hand, and closed the door tightly for them again: "Good night, I wish you all a good dream."

"Paper lanterns, embroidered shoes... Hiss, it's still a bit exciting combination."

"Did you see the embroidered shoes just now?" Guan Yuzhou said warmly.

"Yes." Xia Zhuo deftly turned down the flashlight, revealing a series of blood marks extending forward on the floor, "Here, she left it."

The two followed along the corridor, and the bloody footprints disappeared at the stairs leading to the first floor.But right below the stairs, a group of figures stood there, holding the lantern that should have been on the opposite side of the road but disappeared, and there was a dark word "Dian" on the blank lamp wall.

Xia Zhuo and Guan Yuzhou paused there, looking over calmly - the figure was a teenager, his face was pale, his lips were black, his head was flatly facing straight ahead, but his dead gray pupils were moving towards him without blinking. Go up the ramp and keep an eye on them.

Water was dripping down the ragged cloth, as if it had just crawled out of the pool.The exposed arm was an unhealthy blue color, and a small piece of rotten flesh was hidden under the cuff, revealing a rotten corner.

This is definitely not a living person.

The wind blew from outside the wide open door, the young man remained motionless, only the white lantern in his hand twirling around.

He looked straight up the stairs and asked:

[I'm lost, can you take me home? ]