"Don't come over!!"
After Mao Xiaoliu's scream, all that was left was her dying cries. It was as if something was choking her neck and covering her mouth.
The photographer, who claimed to be the boldest, grabbed Sun Zhuozhuo's hand. Sun Zhuozhuo screamed in fear. The photographer awkwardly let go of Sun Zhuozhuo. He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and asked, "Are we … still going up?"
Sun Zhuozhuo saw that he was just putting up a strong front. He gulped and said, "I have the amulet on me. I'll be fine. Let's go up and see if it's really Director Mao. Maybe she's really working with others to scare us. Haha. "
The photographer no longer dared to believe the judgment that he had firmly believed in before, but since he had already said it, he naturally could not back down in front of so many young girls. He even took a step ahead of Sun Zhuozhuo and gentlemanly advised Su Su not to follow.
They had only taken two steps when they suddenly heard footsteps upstairs. A figure ran out from the corner of the wooden stairs. It was the club's director!
Mao Xiaoliu's face was full of tears. She said in horror, "There's a ghost. Everyone, run!!"
Sun Zhuozhuo shouted, "Director Mao, come over here first! I have the amulet here. Run! "
Everyone watched as a female ghost in a cheongsam with long black fingernails and messy hair hugged Mao Xiaoliu who was running toward them from behind!
Mao Xiaoliu turned around and screamed. Then, her body twitched violently. The female ghost disappeared …
On the hospital bed, Sun Zhuozhuo recalled this. He pulled the quilt up as if he was afraid of the cold.
He took a sip of the scalding hot water and calmed himself down before continuing, "Director Mao was possessed. She walked towards us with a strange expression on her face. I can't describe the look in her eyes, but she definitely wanted to kill us. The photographer refused to accept the reality. He said, "Please, Mao Xiaoliu. She's too scary. Then, Director Mao, no, the ghost stared at the photographer. Her face became very pale and black veins crawled on her face. If I hadn't learned something from Qi Ning, I would have knelt down. I heard her ask the photographer … "
"Am I beautiful?"
The female ghost asked the photographer flirtatiously.
Seeing that he didn't answer, the female ghost was so angry that black smoke came out of her body. She didn't even move. The photographer was sucked towards her and she bit his neck.
The photographer's eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot. It was unclear whether he was hurt by the ghost or scared.
The girls screamed, and the female ghost glanced at them. It seemed like she had no intention of making things difficult for the girls. She only focused on Sun Zhuozhuo and the other two male cosplayers.
She asked again, "Am I beautiful?"
The two cosplayers cowardly hid behind Sun Zhuozhuo. Sun Zhuozhuo had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply, "Beautiful, big sister, you're so beautiful that I want to cry."
The female ghost smiled. "Young man, your words are very interesting."
As soon as she raised her hand, Sun Zhuozhuo felt himself being sucked in by a force. Like a cameraman, he uncontrollably rushed toward the female ghost! Just as the female ghost was about to bite his neck, a golden light suddenly emerged from Sun Zhuozhuo's body!
The female ghost screamed and suddenly retreated from Mao Xiaoliu's body.
Sun Zhuozhuo subconsciously caught Mao Xiaoliu and hurriedly called for the two cosplayers, who were almost scared to death, to help drag the cameraman back.
Seeing that the amulet was really useful, Sun Zhuozhuo was relieved. He showed the sweaty hundred-dollar bill in his palm and shouted, "We're not afraid of you. If you know what's good for you, let us go! My friend is a very powerful master. If he comes, he will take care of you in minutes! If you don't make things difficult for us, I won't make things difficult for you! "
The female ghost laughed eerily and suddenly appeared in front of Sun Zhuozhuo to bite him! Sun Zhuozhuo screamed and reflexively threw the amulet at the female ghost.
The hundred-dollar bill collided with the female ghost and suddenly spontaneously combusted, burning the female ghost to ashes.
The female ghost screamed miserably, and the surrounding lights began to flash again. It seemed that without the ghost's interference, the circuits had returned to normal.
Then, the female ghost was burned into thin air and disappeared, and the lights came back on.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and called for everyone to run. They didn't even dare to take the equipment and the phones that had fallen on the ground.
A girl was brave enough to say, "Don't you think that the scene just now was exactly the same as the ghost story that the female lead told the male lead in 'Old House Stories'? Is there really a ghost? Is it just a prank to scare us? "
Sun Zhuozhuo said, "Let's not talk about this. Let's get out of here first!"
But just as they ran to the door and Sun Zhuozhuo's hand was about to touch the door, the lights suddenly went off again!
"Ah!"
The people in the club screamed. Only Susu and Sun Zhuozhuo were calm.
Susu comforted the girl who was hugging her. "Don't scream. The ghost has been burned to death by Zhuo. Don't scare yourself!"
"… The door still won't open."
As soon as Sun Zhuozhuo finished speaking, a sinister laughter sounded again.
Sun Zhuozhuo's hair stood on end. He turned around and saw a bloody hand reaching out from the phones that had fallen on the ground. The female ghosts in the cheongsam who had been singing in the phone earlier crawled out one after another. They looked exactly the same. There were a total of fifteen female ghosts running out of the fifteen phones. They split up and walked gracefully towards the owners of the phones.
They began to smash the door crazily. Some people even broke down and ran away in panic. Sun Zhuozhuo shouted at them to stop, but he couldn't stop them from panicking.
Sun Zhuozhuo had done some research on Taoism because of Gou Liang. At this time, he only remembered one sentence. He repeated it repeatedly, "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Everyone is to move forward in formation.
However, it was useless.
Instead, he heard a familiar sinister laughter. He turned around and saw that Mao Xiaoliu, who was on his back, had woken up at some point. She was smiling at him with a sinister face, exactly the same as when she was possessed by the female ghost earlier!
"Ah!!!"
Sun Zhuozhuo screamed. He wanted to throw Mao Xiaoliu down, but she held him tightly. She opened her bloody mouth and was about to bite Sun Zhuozhuo's neck!
"Qi Ning, help!!!"
Sun Zhuozhuo screamed instinctively. Suddenly, a few hundred-yuan bills lit up in the air and surrounded Sun Zhuozhuo.
The female ghost on his back broke away again, but this time, he didn't dare to carry Mao Xiaoliu on his back. He threw her to the ground immediately …
"Qi Ning, you don't know how scared I was yesterday."
Sun Zhuozhuo said with snot and tears. He had never experienced such a terrible thing in his life. After all, he wasn't involved in the incident with his cousin-in-law. He didn't know much about it, so he didn't feel scared. This time, he faced a ghost directly and almost lost his life. The shock he received was naturally different.
"I kept calling your name. I kept calling and calling. I knew you would save me. Qi Ning, if it weren't for you yesterday, I would have died … "
Sun Zhuozhuo pulled Gou Liang's hand and wanted to hug him.
Bi Xia hugged Gou Liang back and looked at Sun Zhuozhuo coldly. "Do you want to die?"
Sun Zhuozhuo grabbed Master Wang's hand and shouted at Bi Xia, "Do you still have love? I'm already so pitiful. What's wrong with a hug?"
Bi Xia snorted coldly. Amused, Gou Liang patted the back of Bi Xia's waist to appease him. He asked Sun Zhuozhuo, "And then?"
Sun Zhuozhuo drank another cup of hot water that his crying mother gave him. He wiped his sweat with the sleeve of his hospital gown and said, "After that, the flames dispersed. I quickly asked them to come back. Everyone hugged at the door and I asked them to call your name together."
Gou Liang was speechless.
Sun Zhuozhuo said proudly, "Fortunately, I'm smart enough!"
"Qi Ning, you're really useful. The flames kept burning and the ghosts didn't dare to come near us until the clock rang again."
"When it was nine o 'clock, the lights came on again. This time, the door finally opened. We didn't dare to take anything and just ran out. However, there weren't any cars in that ghostly place. The streetlights were sometimes on and sometimes off. We were only focused on running for our lives. It took us a whole hour to reach the main street. When we saw people and cars, we quickly brought Director Mao and the cameraman to the hospital. After that, I borrowed a phone to call you. When I couldn't get through, I asked my dad to come. "
After that, Sun Zhuozhuo let out a long sigh and said, "Qi Ning, do you think we're so unlucky because we didn't take care of the old house or our ancestors' graves? First, it was my cousin, and now it's me. "
This was obviously not something Sun Zhuozhuo could figure out. His parents immediately looked at Gou Liang.
Gou Liang looked at Master Wang. The latter shook his head at him, indicating that he didn't realize that something was wrong before. Gou Liang said, "Don't think too highly of yourself. The ghost wasn't targeting you. You were just an unlucky person."
"Ah? Then who was she targeting? "
Sun Zhuozhuo, who had always thought that he was the main character of last night, shouted strangely.
Gou Liang didn't answer. He only asked, "What about the people who were with you yesterday? How are they? "
Sun Zhuozhuo's father answered, "They're in the two wards next door. I told them not to leave so that they wouldn't have any more accidents. The doctor checked them and said that they're fine. They were just frightened. The cameraman who was bitten and the girl who was possessed haven't woken up since yesterday. However, the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with them. "
Gou Liang nodded to show that he understood. They moved to the ward where the two unconscious people were in and called the others in.
Gou Liang glanced at their faces before looking at the two unconscious people.
He muttered, "The beginning descends, and the true literature is born. Chronic diseases can kill themselves, and fatigue can be cured! "
Then, he patted the top of Mao Xiaoliu's and the cameraman's heads. The two of them twitched as if they had woken up from a nightmare. They suddenly opened their eyes and sat up.
Everyone was amazed. Sun Zhuozhuo said proudly, "I told you that my friend is very powerful. Don't be afraid. That female ghost is a piece of cake. She's not even enough to fill the gaps between our Qi Ning's teeth!"
Gou Liang glanced at him. Sun Zhuozhuo shut his mouth in embarrassment.
Gou Liang comforted Mao Xiaoliu and the cameraman, who were still screaming, and said, "Don't be afraid. You're saved. You're in the hospital now. Everyone is fine. "
The two of them looked around. When they saw the familiar members of the club, they quieted down.
Gou Liang pulled a chair and sat down.
Bi Xia sat on the armrest and glanced at Mao Xiaoliu. After retracting her gaze, she said something in Gou Liang's ear at a volume that only the two of them could hear. Gou Liang widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Bi Xia. Bi Xia glanced at him. She was very dissatisfied that he dared to doubt her judgment.
Gou Liang smiled at her ingratiatingly and grabbed Bi Xia's hand. Bi Xia held his hand back and generously forgave him for not seeing the big picture.
Everyone looked at their eyes and didn't dare to interrupt, but their eyes were filled with curiosity and inquiry.
With Bi Xia's appearance, these young people would have already become lively if it was any other time. However, they were still afraid of offending Gou Liang, so they did not dare to say anything.
Gou Liang glanced at Mao Xiaoliu, then looked at Susu and asked, "I heard from Zhuo that the filming location was chosen by Miss Susu. Can you tell me, why did you happen to choose this old house where there are few people? "
As soon as he finished speaking, Susu was stared at by more than ten pairs of eyes. She clenched her fists a little nervously and said, "I have a friend who worked on the set of a horror film that was released last year and recommended this place to me. They were filming a movie there and didn't have any accidents. I don't know why we met them here … "
Gou Liang furrowed his brows. "Is that all?"
Sun Zhuozhuo saw the other people's defensive and repulsive gazes and Susu's red eyes. He hurriedly defended her and said, "Susu did not want this to happen. Qi Ning … "
He looked at Gou Liang with a pleading look, hoping that he would let Susu go or speak up for her.
Gou Liang ignored him and said directly, "Who are you defending? I don't care who you were deceived by, but because of a joke by you or some of you, more than ten people almost died last night. If you think that this price is not enough for you to reflect on yourselves and still insist on defending some people, I have nothing to say. "
Susu lowered her head and bit her lip, as if she was still hesitating.
A girl in the club, Chen Xiaohuan, subconsciously glanced at Susu and Mao Xiaoliu. Then, she met Gou Liang's gaze, which seemed to see through everything, and she immediately lowered her head in shock.
Gou Liang asked Chen Xiaohuan, "Zhuo said that yesterday, someone mentioned twice that your experience was similar to 'The Old House Stories'. It was you, right?"
Chen Xiaohuan nodded nervously.
Gou Liang took out his phone and searched for the book "The Old House Stories". He calculated according to the author's name and the content of the article and raised his eyebrows.
Interesting.
"I heard that Miss Su is a fan of this book, so she funded this event. What about you, Miss Mao? "
"Huh?"
Mao Xiaoliu was surprised that Gou Liang would suddenly ask her.
Gou Liang curled his lips and said, "It's fine if it's the others, but Miss Mao, you still have the mark of a female ghost on you. No matter where you go, she can find you and possess you at any time. She can even eat your soul and replace it. You can ignore the safety of others, but what about yourself? Of course, if Miss Mao thinks that the people you're protecting are more important than your own life, then I don't think you need me to solve the problem for you. "
Sun Zhuozhuo was shocked. "Qi Ning, what do you mean?"
Father Sun thought more clearly and immediately said with an ugly expression, "If the three of you know something, you'd better tell me quickly. If you really know that there's something strange about that house and deliberately led my son and these innocent people to the haunted house, this is premeditated murder. I can call the police now! "
The three girls' expressions changed, and Susu finally relented. "I didn't expect something like this to happen …"
It turned out that she, Chen Xiaohuan, and Mao Xiaoliu had met online. They were all fans of "The Old House Stories" and were in the same reader group.
As the three of them had good financial conditions and often tipped the author, they were very active in the group and chatted with each other. Although they had never met, they were considered familiar with each other.
Some time ago, the author held a lucky draw event, and the three of them happened to win. They were pulled into a discussion group by the author and asked which set of peripheral gifts they wanted. They took the opportunity to confess. As they chatted, Susu suggested that she wanted to restore a few of her favorite scenes in the novel.
Mao Xiaoliu and Chen Xiaohuan were the director of the cosplay club, and Chen Xiaohuan was a cosplayer herself. They were very familiar with such operations and quickly finalized it with Susu.
Susu said, "That address was recommended to us by the author. We went there once and felt that it was a little eerie, so we went to check it out. A production team has filmed a ghost movie there before, but we haven't heard of anything happening there. "
Mao Xiaoliu said guiltily and fearfully, "The night before yesterday, when we were chatting in the discussion group, the author suggested that we play a prank game. Because the circuit there isn't stable, there will be a small fault at eight o 'clock. We can take the opportunity to prank our companions … "
Chen Xiaohuan looked at the others and said weakly, "We really just thought it was fun. We didn't expect it to turn out like this."
The three of them were horror novel enthusiasts and also liked the ghost stories described in "Old House Stories." They were more lively and playful, so the author's suggestion could be said to be exactly what they wanted.
Originally, everything was going smoothly. In order to make the game more lively, Susu even used a honey trap to keep Sun Zhuozhuo, who wanted to leave early.
At eight o 'clock, the lights started to flash.
Mao Xiaoliu took off her shoes when they weren't paying attention and sneaked up to the second floor. However, Mao Xiaoliu didn't expect to really meet a ghost upstairs!
Mao Xiaoliu cried and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect that place to be so unclean."
The photographer, who was the victim, shouted angrily, "There must be something wrong with that author. She deliberately misled you! Why are you so stupid? Hurry up and contact her and see what she has to say! "
Susu and Chen Xiaohuan looked at each other. "We contacted her yesterday, but the author usually only has time to go online between eight and nine o 'clock in the evening. She might only reply to us at night."
Sun Zhuozhuo was very sensitive about this time period today. He rubbed his arms and said, "Why do I feel that something is wrong?"
Gou Liang looked at him and said, "According to my calculations, the author you're talking about died five years ago."
"Impossible!" Susu shouted, "'Old House Stories' was only published a year ago! She was still talking to us the night before! "
Gou Liang laughed when he heard this.
He said, "The female ghost can crawl out of the phone. Why can't she talk to you?"