Tong Xiaosong moved his numb legs and walked to the door. He opened the door almost mechanically.
At the moment the door opened, the banging sound finally disappeared.
However, the scene in front of him was different from what he had imagined.
The corridor was pitch-black, with no one in sight.
He opened his mouth and spoke like a mosquito: “Is it you?”
No response.
After waiting for a while, he turned around to close the door, but found something stuck to the door.
He hesitated, raised his hand, took it off, lowered his head to look, and in the next moment, his hand began to tremble.
It was a bloodstained note, covered with blood drops smashed onto the paper. The messy handwriting was faintly visible, with only two or three words vaguely discernible because too much blood obscured them.
[Not… with… ghost…]
Is this written by Zhi Xian? Why does it emit a ominous and dangerous aura?
Tong Xiaosong suddenly realized that the Zhi Xian in his heart was gentle and polite, but the real Zhi Xian might be some kind of supernatural entity.
The other party had no reason to deceive him now, perhaps even intending to kill him.
Tong Xiaosong immediately turned back and closed the door, holding the note as if it were a hot potato.
He stared in panic, suddenly realizing that Wu Mabo and the others hadn’t come back yet.
Even if they had a fight with Gu Xuan, it shouldn’t take this long, right?
He feared carefully recalling what had happened.
He finally realized the darkness and unusual quietness along this path.
At this time, the corridor should have been well-lit, and there should have been many students around.
Why was the corridor pitch-black and deserted just now?
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The lights in the room suddenly flickered, and Tong Xiaosong’s nerves jumped with it.
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Kjxlcu j mbiv ygfjat, Kbcu Wljbrbcu delmxis bqfcfv atf vbbg jcv gjc bea.
Lf tjv cfnfg ofia atf mbgglvbg rb ibcu yfobgf; la rffwfv ilxf tf mbeivc’a gec bea cb wjaafg ktja, jcv bcis atf rbecv bo tlr obbarafqr fmtbfv lc atf mbgglvbg.
At the end of the corridor, it seemed like a figure appeared.
Tong Xiaosong trembled, “Zhi Xian? Is it you, Zhi Xian?”
The uttered name seemed to break some invisible restraint.
With a snap, the figure at the end of the corridor disappeared, and the lights in the corridor came on.
In an instant, the temperature warmed up, students around were coming and going, seemingly oblivious to Tong Xiaosong’s sudden appearance.
Tong Xiaosong stood in place, sweating profusely, still holding the blood-soaked note in his hand.
Until he saw another anxious figure – Ke Lin.
Ke Lin came up to him urgently, “Where did you go? You scared us!”
Tong Xiaosong swallowed hard and said hoarsely, “I, I’ve been in the dormitory…”
“Dormitory?” Ke Lin looked puzzled, “I went back to the dormitory right away. There was no one there. Anyway, let’s not talk about it now. Come with me.”
Ke Lin pulled Tong Xiaosong back, took out his phone, dialed a number, and put it to his ear, “I found Tong Xiaosong in the dormitory corridor. Let’s all go back to the dormitory.”
***
Inside the dormitory.
Ke Lin held the blood-soaked note in his hand and frowned, “So, you hit a snag with the supernatural right after coming out of the cafeteria?”
Tong Xiaosong nodded with lingering fear, “It seems so, but my mind was blank at that time, and I didn’t pay attention.”
With a bang, the dormitory door opened, and Wu Mabo and Wen Dong, both sweating and looking anxious, walked in.
Seeing that Tong Xiaosong was okay, the two of them wiped their sweat and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Mabo exclaimed, “Where did you go? You scared us! You’ve been missing for more than two hours, do you know that?”
Ke Lin said, “Let’s not talk about that for now. What about Gu Xuan?”
Wu Mabo replied, “After you guys left, we wanted to teach him a lesson, but that bastard is quite skilled, we couldn’t beat him! Dong zi suggested letting Gu Xuan go for fear that something might happen to Tong Xiaosong. Then, before we could come back, we received your call saying that Tong Xiaosong didn’t return to the dormitory.”
Wen Dong took a deep breath, “Why look for Gu Xuan? Want to confront him?”
Ke Lin handed the note over, “Take a look at this. Tong Xiaosong said he came back to the dormitory right after leaving the cafeteria but encountered something strange…”
Tong Xiaosong cleared his throat and recounted the incident.
***
Wen Dong held the paper with a strong smell of blood. After listening to Tong Xiaosong, he frowned and said, “We need to find Gu Xuan, but before that…” He looked at Tong Xiaosong and asked, “You have to tell us what Gu Xuan said to you that made you react so strongly. If he really intends to harm you, even if we encounter such strange things, we absolutely cannot go look for him again.”
“He…” Tong Xiaosong furrowed his brows. Every time he thought about the two words Gu Xuan said, his heart would ache in waves. “He said… he said…”
A simple sentence, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it. There was no external reason; he just couldn’t endure the throbbing pain in his heart.
Seeing Tong Xiaosong in pain and struggling to speak, Wen Dong took a deep breath. “Okay, let it be your decision. Whether we should go find Gu Xuan now or not. If we don’t, we can go find Tang Yuxin and ask her grandmother. That should also solve the problem.”
Tong Xiaosong gritted his teeth and nodded, “Find Gu Xuan. I have things I want to ask him.”
Wen Dong sighed, “Alright then. Does anyone have Gu Xuan’s phone number? Give him a call and ask where he is.”
Tong Xiaosong suddenly stood up, “I know where he lives. Let’s go to his house!”
Everyone: …
***
Arriving at the entrance of Gu Xuan’s house, Tong Xiaosong looked at the two-story detached building in front of him and said, “This is it.”
Wu Mabo looked at the dark windows, “He hasn’t come back yet? The lights aren’t on, he can’t possibly be sleeping this early.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the living room on the first floor turned on.
Wu Mabo exclaimed, “Holy shit? He heard me?”
Wen Dong, indifferent, said, “Just a coincidence.” He reached out and pressed the doorbell.
Soon, the double doors opened, and Gu Xuan walked out.
***
As soon as Gu Xuan appeared, his gaze fell on Tong Xiaosong. He hesitated, unsure whether to speak, afraid of upsetting Tong Xiaosong.
He opened the courtyard gate and led Tong Xiaosong’s group into the living room.
Tong Xiaosong looked around and noticed that the altar with the paper figurines he had seen last time was no longer there.
“Gu Xuan, take a look at this note,” Wen Dong handed the note to Gu Xuan.
All eyes turned to Gu Xuan, waiting for his response.
When Gu Xuan lowered his gaze to the note, his expression became unusually cold.
Tong Xiaosong slowly lowered his eyes. Even though he knew it was fake, why did he still feel a strange sensation in his heart?
Gu Xuan seemed visibly angry upon seeing the note, but even his anger seemed different from before.
Gu Xuan took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, “Sit down. It’s normal. Your current magnetic field is more prone to attracting strange things. This note doesn’t mean anything.”
Wen Dong opened his mouth, “But… we haven’t told you what happened.”
“What happened doesn’t matter.” Gu Xuan tore the note in his hand and said casually, “After Tang Yuxin has her period, we’ll have another ghost game, and all these strange occurrences will disappear. Stay at my place tonight, so you won’t have trouble going back to the dormitory.”
“Stay at your place? Are we supposed to stay at your place until the next ghost game?” Wen Dong scoffed, “The way you’re saying it, I’m starting to suspect that you’re behind all this. Everyone knows the drunkard’s intention is not in the wine. Stop beating around the bush and having designs on Tong Xiaosong, okay?”
“Tonight’s strange occurrences have nothing to do with me.” Gu Xuan took a deep breath, looking somewhat helpless as he glanced at Tong Xiaosong and whispered, “Can I talk to you alone?”
Tong Xiaosong pressed his lips together and asked in a low voice, “Tonight… was it him?”
“Huh?” Gu Xuan looked puzzled.
Tong Xiaosong suddenly became a bit excited, “The name you whispered in my ear! Was he trying to kill me?”
“How is that possible?” Gu Xuan furrowed his brows, his gaze deepening. “I… how could he bear to hurt you? Were you misunderstanding something earlier or… unable to accept it?”
Realizing that the entity tonight wasn’t Zhi Xian, Tong Xiaosong calmed down.
NOOO POOR ZHI XIAN 😣 HIS BABY IS MISUNDERSTANDING OMGHSHD PLSS CLEAR UP THE MISUNDERSTANDING!!
If Zhi Xian wanted to kill him, he would’ve already died so many times. NONE of the ghosts he met so far had given him any mercy, they all acted ruthlessly. None of the ghosts have played any long game, why would he think Zhi Xian after all this time is now finally going to kill him? Dude is dumber than a bag of rocks.