[Unlimited Stream] Book of Horror

It was an ordinary afternoon, and the late autumn sunshine coated everything with a layer of warm and bright colors. Chu Yangbing came to the library after taking a nap for nearly two hours.

Familiar floors, familiar seats and familiar bookshelves, Chu Yangbing is a person who does not like to change.Since he entered the library at university, he has chosen the floor with the least number of people and the corner seat near the window.

Most of the books on this floor are world classics, so when a book with a black hard cover and gilt cover appeared on the bookshelf, Chu Yangbing didn't feel anything wrong.

He took down that book together with the "Flowers of Evil" which he hadn't finished reading, sat down on the seat and flipped through the book with the black cover.The inner pages of the book were new snow-white paper, and when Chu Yangbing opened the page, there were only a few lines of writing on the upper half of the paper, and the color of the writing was dull dark red.

【Blood Night Horror】

I am the wound and the blade;

I am a prisoner and a butcher;

I can leave the shadow where it is,

I can make people follow me to hell;

If eternal life is a long night of solitude,

Pleasure is an unforgivable betrayal.

I will invite you to my castle,

Still come to you like a gentleman;

I'll dance with you,

Let your skirt swing like a flower of evil.

I am a vampire who sucks my blood,

——a key criminal who no one cares about.

Sentenced to smile forever,

But never open a smile. [1]

This passage made Chu Yangbing faintly feel ominous, and this book also gave Chu Yangbing a bad feeling.

Chu Yangbing immediately closed the book, put it back on the shelf together with the "Flower of Evil" he had just taken down, then hurriedly took the elevator downstairs, stepped out of the library and jumped into the sunlight.

A bit timid, but honestly Chu Yangbing thinks this is one of his strengths.Ordinary people would always be curious when they saw this kind of book, always wanting to turn over a few more pages to see what was written in the back or front, but Chu Yangbing didn't, he was cowardly, he just sent the book back where it came from.

You know, if you don't die, you won't die. Don't you see how many protagonists in horror stories die tragically because of curiosity.Curiosity killed the cat, Chu Yangbing thought he didn't have nine lives, and he had never been curious about any horror and supernatural stories.

Walking on the quiet path of the campus, the leaves of the more than ten-year-old sycamore trees on both sides of the path are almost gone, and the dead leaves are fluttering all over the way.

In fact, listen carefully, do these 'rustling' sounds sound like small screams?

The leaves fall in spring and fall, from birth to death, they are still being trampled and crushed by people's feet after they are dying.

Chu Yangbing suddenly shivered, why would he think so today?

The sun was shining warmly on his body, Chu Yangbing shook these strange thoughts out of his mind, and quickly returned to the dormitory.

Afterwards, nothing happened, but at night when Chu Yangbing was about to sort out the books to be brought to class tomorrow, he saw the book with a black gilt cover again on the bookshelf above the desk.

Chu Yang froze on the spot.

How can it be?

He obviously put that book back on the shelf in the library!

Chu Yangbing panicked, recalling the dark red ominous handwriting on the snow-white new paper pages, Chu Yangbing pulled out the book, opened the door of the dormitory and went to the bathroom.He hesitated in front of the trash can in the toilet, the toilet was on the same floor as Chu Yangbing's dormitory, so he was worried about throwing it here.

Holding the book, Chu Yangbing felt that it was getting hotter and hotter. He gritted his teeth, went downstairs and threw the book in the flower bed.

Then hurried back to the dormitory, washed up and went straight to bed regardless of the strange eyes of his roommates.

What Chu Yangbing didn't know was that at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, a gust of wind suddenly blew outside the window.

The fallen leaves in the flower bed rustled, and the discarded book was suddenly opened, and the new snow-white paper was turned page by page, and finally stopped at the page with [Blood Night Horror].

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Chu Yangbing woke up suddenly, he found himself standing in front of a huge castle.

Chu Yangbing was stunned for a moment, wait, he recalled vaguely, he clearly remembered that he had already gone to bed.

He remembered very clearly that he put on his pajamas, lay on the bed, rolled left and right to press the quilt under his body, then raised his feet to close the quilt, wrapped himself up like a silkworm chrysalis, and fell asleep.

Even if he woke up suddenly, he should have woken up in bed, not...waking up suddenly in front of a castle.

The castle in front of me is a classic Gothic style, with tall pointed bills piercing the sky like a sharp sword, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

"Ah!" A sharp lady suddenly pierced Chu Yangbing's brain. He looked sideways, and saw a woman in a gorgeous dress screaming with her skirt lifted, "Where is this? Who are you? I'm not Are you at home? Are you kidnapping me?!"

At this moment, Chu Yangbing looked at the people around him. Around Chu Yangbing, there were eight people who were also wearing dresses, but it was obvious that they were not all women.

At least one of them is wearing a small pink and white dress, the chest hair is tied out from the lace of the front, and the thick biceps and triceps are not at all covered by a small dress like SweetLoveLolita.

Seeing this big brother's attire, Chu Yangbing only felt hot eyes.

But this big brother's attire also reminded Chu Yangbing that when he looked at himself, he instantly turned into dead fish eyes.

He is also wearing a small Lolita dress, but fortunately, it is not the pink and white lace doll dress like that old man, but a gray-blue petal dress similar to the tea party style.Chu Yangbing's first reaction was to pick up the hem of his skirt and reach in to touch it... Well, it's still there, not bad... At least he hasn't really changed his gender yet.

The lady over there was still screaming.

"Where is this? I want to go home! I want to call the police and sue you for kidnapping! I..."

"Shut up!" A woman in a red and black poker skirt paused her cane and said sharply, "The story will start soon, and you will know it if you know it!"

The lady in the red and black poker dress kept her gaze fixed on the lady in front of the main gate of the castle, and Chu Yangbing's gaze unconsciously turned to that lady.

The lady was wearing a very classic ElegantGothicLolita. The pure black court dress showed a gloomy and gorgeous beauty, but the most important thing was that she actually wrapped herself tightly, with black velvet long-sleeved gloves wrapped around her slender arms. The black gauze hat and small black umbrella on her head covered her face.

There were three maids standing beside the lady. The maids were wearing wide black skirts. They looked normal, but Chu Yangbing gasped when he looked carefully.

The three maids all had marks stitched with black silk thread around their necks, as if...their necks had been cut for some reason.

Before Chu Yangbing continued to observe, an elegant gentleman walked out from the gate of the castle. He looked about 40 years old, well dressed, and had a respectful attitude.

"Dear ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Cappadocia Castle. I am the butler of the castle." Speaking of this, the butler bowed and saluted. Your honored guest, but the Earl just defeated the army of heretics the day before yesterday, it is inevitable that those evil heretics will not send spies to sneak into the earl's castle."

"So, offended, ladies and gentlemen, please show the invitation letter sent by the Earl!"

The air froze at that moment, and Chu Yangbing, who was holding the hem of his skirt, immediately realized one thing. He didn't even have a bag except for the skirt and various accessories, so where could he show the invitation letter.

Chu Yangbing looked at the people around him, but no one moved, it seemed that it wasn't just that he didn't have an invitation letter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please show your invitation letter."

The butler was still respectful and polite, but the routine smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he stared at everyone coldly.

The three maids turned around suddenly, and they raised their heads, revealing hideous and rotten faces.

"I was invited by the Earl of Cappadocia, so you won't let me in without an invitation letter?"

The one who spoke was the woman who wrapped herself up tightly, and there was a kind of arrogance in her voice, which made Chu Yangbing sweat for her.

"No, of course not." The housekeeper put on a respectful and humble smile again, "However, please tell me your name."

"Mary."

The butler turned to another girl again, and she said, "Angelina."

"Lilith."

"Vivian."

……

Every girl reported a name, and the butler turned to the next person. When the butler turned to Chu Yangbing, Chu Yangbing choked out three words.

"Alice."

After all, the first few people mentioned English female names, and Chu Yangbing obviously couldn't speak Chinese names, so Chu Yangbing could only think of the English female name 'Alice' in a hurry.

But soon Chu Yangbing didn't feel that there was anything wrong with using a little girl's name. After all, he saw a little blond-haired loli say her name was 'Maria'.

Fortunately, no matter how unreliable the names are, everyone reported their English aliases.

"Galapasia Castle, welcome ladies and gentlemen."

Three maids stood on both sides of the gate, and the butler stepped aside to welcome the nine 'ladies' into the castle.

Chu Yangbing didn't understand what was going on, so he just followed behind the main force.

The interior decoration of the Gothic castle has a unique dark and gorgeous beauty, and the outside light brings a poor glimmer through the carved window lattices of the narrow high windows.The brightest light on the dark and winding corridor comes from the candlesticks on the wall. The light from the dancing candles hits the murals and reliefs, and even the faces of angels are distorted like devils.

Except for the butler, no one spoke, and the attention of the nine 'ladies' was on their feet.

With the high heels on the candlesticks, the wide skirt, the scarlet velvet and the dark and distorted light, Chu Yangbing felt that if he was not careful, he would die in this corridor.

The butler walked beside the nine with a candlestick, and said, "The Earl has prepared a sumptuous dinner for you. At eight o'clock tonight, the Earl will be waiting at the dining table to have dinner with you."

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[1]: From The Flowers of Evil, Charles Baudelaire, with cuts and adaptations