Upon seeing this, Wu Mabo awkwardly scratched his head and said, “What are you saying? The one who should apologize is me. I yelled at you without understanding the situation. You were scared and didn’t explain immediately.”
Wen Dong said seriously, “Tong Xiaosong, this is not your fault. It’s Gu Xuan’s mistake. He bullies people too much. Now, I suspect that the deaths of your previous three roommates may be somewhat related to him.”
Tong Xiaosong breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn’t help but smile. It turned out that what Zhi Xian said was true.
It wasn’t that the three of them didn’t want to be friends with him; it was that he had abandoned them.
As he gained a bit more courage, he whispered, “The person who bullied me in the old school building that day had the smell of burnt paper on him. Gu Xuan, who made me get the basin, also had that smell, but it was very faint. I also suspect…”
Wen Dong’s expression became even more serious, “Don’t talk about this to others for now. Let’s discuss it after talking to Tang Yuxin tomorrow. Gu Xuan is a dangerous person.”
Tong Xiaosong added, “I suspect that when Gu Xuan was entangled by the basin before, only when someone else stole the basin, the basin would switch to a different person. So, Gu Xuan forced me to get the basin.”
Everyone fell silent.
Ke Lin suddenly said, “Wait a minute, Da Bo, you just mentioned that the ghost said to you, ‘This is the price you pay for bullying people.’ This sounds like lines from a righteous character, doesn’t it?”
Wu Mabo exclaimed, “Fuck, did I become a villain?”
Wen Dong thought for a moment, “Could it be because you kicked the basin? After all, the basin has been in the dormitory for several days, and nothing happened, right? The thing that slept on your bed before was brought back by yourself.”
When this was mentioned, Wu Mabo felt less confident and pondered, “Did any of you… not have any nightmares just now?”
Ke Lin and Wen Dong shook their heads, then looked at Tong Xiaosong.
Tong Xiaosong remembered the dream he had and couldn’t help but blush, “I had a dream, but it was a sweet dream.”
Seeing this, Wen Dong raised an eyebrow and looked meaningfully at Tong Xiaosong.
Ke Lin teased, “Tong Xiaosong is blushing. Did you dream of something? Dream of a goddess?”
“It’s kind of… a dream girl…” Although it was a male, Tong Xiaosong blushed and bit his lip, feeling a bit embarrassed, hugging his blanket tighter.
The man named Zhi Xian in the dream was so gentle, and his embrace was very warm.
Unfortunately…
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He felt a bit empty and melancholic, thinking, “Unfortunately, it’s just a dream.
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Ke Lin thought for a moment, “A ghost who can say such righteous lines… What if you apologize? Perhaps it will accept it?”
Everyone:…
Wu Mabo thought for a moment, picked up the basin, and placed it on the table. He bowed to the basin and apologized, “I’m sorry, please don’t be angry. It wasn’t intentional. I won’t do it again. I apologize, I apologize…”
After begging for a while, Wu Mabo finally laid on the bed with an air of momentum, “Turn off the lights!”
Wen Dong helplessly smiled, climbed into bed, and, seeing that everyone was settled, turned off the lights.
Tong Xiaosong lay on the bed, pursed his lips, and whispered, “Thank you for still being willing to be friends with me.”
Wu Mabo, with a hint of irritation, said, “Don’t always think everything is your fault. This has nothing to do with you. It’s not your fault at all. It’s that bastard Gu Xuan’s problem, do you know that?”
“Mn.” Tong Xiaosong responded, picked up the book on the bed, placed it on the table, and comfortably went to sleep under the blanket.
Everyone had a dreamless night, and the basin glittered in the moonlight.
***
Early the next morning, the first thing Wu Mabo did upon waking up was to bow to the copper basin.
He felt that the copper basin indeed carried some evil energy, and after apologizing last night, he didn’t have any nightmares anymore.
However, they still planned to ask Tang Yuxin. After all, the origin of the copper basin was unclear, and it had such a sinister aura. In case it really posed a threat to people, it would be better to investigate before someone inexplicably died.
But none of them expected that Tang Yuxin had disappeared.
Around noon, Ke Lin practically turned the whole school upside down. Sweating profusely, he came to Tong Xiaosong and the others, looking distressed, “I couldn’t find her. Her classmates said she was sick and resting in the dorm, but there’s no one there.”
At that moment, Wu Mabo, who had been gazing at the sky, shifted his gaze and looked towards the rooftop of the teaching building, squinting his eyes.
“Da Lin, take a look, is that… Tang Yuxin?”
Before anyone could turn around to see, a student shouted,
“That person seems to be jumping off the building!”
“She’s going to jump!”
“Call the police quickly! Someone is going to jump!”
Tong Xiaosong, Wen Dong, and Ke Lin quickly turned around, only to see Tang Yuxin on the edge of the teaching building, poised like a bird about to take flight.
With just a light step, she would soar into the air, forever leaving this world.
“Fuck!” Wu Mabo was the first to react. He cursed and rushed towards the teaching building.
Ke Lin and Wen Dong snapped out of their daze and followed suit.
Tong Xiaosong reacted slowly, still standing there, staring at Tang Yuxin on the building. He felt that something was off about her, as if she was sleepwalking.
Her gaze lacked focus, her face devoid of any emotion.
Moreover, behind Tang Yuxin… it seemed like there was a person?
Perhaps due to the distance, he couldn’t see the person clearly, only a vague figure that appeared very thin, almost skeletal. Hunched over on Tang Yuxin’s back, the person pointed straight ahead.
“She seems to have someone behind her…” Tong Xiaosong said, not hearing any response. He looked to the side and realized that Wu Mabo and the others had already run off.
Anxious, he hurriedly ran towards the teaching building.
Upon reaching the rooftop, he was stunned.
Tang Yuxin was standing there alone, and what he saw from below seemed like an illusion.
Ke Lin and the others were trying to persuade Tang Yuxin to come down, but she showed no response, standing there blankly.
Wu Mabo approached slowly from behind, attempting to lift Tang Yuxin down.
At this moment, Tang Yuxin had already lifted one foot, moving it slowly outward as if stepping on stairs.
In the blink of an eye, Wu Mabo rushed forward, grabbing Tang Yuxin’s waist and pulling her back.
Students below the building let out a collective gasp.
Wen Dong and Ke Lin immediately went to help.
Fortunately, Tang Yuxin didn’t resist and was pulled back by the three of them.
When she was completely away from the edge of the rooftop, Tang Yuxin seemed to suddenly wake up. Her eyes were filled with fear, and she trembled, bursting into tears.
Seeing this, Ke Lin angrily exclaimed, “What’s wrong that you’d want to end your life by jumping off!?”
Tang Yuxin lay on the ground, crying, and choked out, “My grandfather is dead.”
Ke Lin was shocked, “Your grandfather’s death made you want to jump off a building!? Your family has already lost an elderly member, and now you want to send away a young one!?”
“No, it’s not…” Tang Yuxin raised her hand to cover her eyes, “My grandfather died, the Immortal Hall is without a master, everything is in chaos. I have no idea what’s happening. I feel like the Immortal Hall wants to kill me…”
The others didn’t understand what Tang Yuxin was talking about.
However, Tong Xiaosong seemed to understand a bit. He asked in a low voice, “So, the person I saw behind you just now was real? Was there something trying to push you down the stairs?”
Tang Yuxin sat up from the ground in shock, staring at Tong Xiaosong with fear. “Someone behind me? What kind of person?”
Everyone looked at Tong Xiaosong in surprise.
Tong Xiaosong shook his head somewhat helplessly. “I couldn’t see very clearly. It looked like a very thin person. It was on your back, pointing forward with one hand. I couldn’t see it after I came up.”
Wu Mabo muttered, “I thought sharing a bed with a ghost was miserable enough, didn’t expect there’s something even more miserable.”
Ke Lin questioned, “Are ghosts so common now? We just got rid of one, then there’s a copper basin issue, and now there’s a ghost on your back… What’s going on?”
“What copper basin?” Tang Yuxin asked in confusion. She wiped away her tears and sniffed, saying, “This has nothing to do with you guys. It’s the chaos in my family’s Immortal Hall. They are choosing a new master, and they selected me. I must go home to accept the Immortal Hall, or I will be tormented to death.”
Wen Dong sighed, “Let’s talk about the copper basin later. What should we do about your situation? Do you need our help?”
Oh no tang girl is such a cute little girl please don’t let anything happen to her 🤞
This is a real ghost 👻 story and I’m loving it.
What good kids :’)
Oh god, it’s one thing after the other ever since ghost gong came into tongtong’s life. I’m just so glad he has people around that he can count on now ><