In a panic, I grabbed a towel from the rack, wiped my body hastily, put on my clothes, and walked out of the bathroom.
Seeing my panic, Sun Xiaoli, who was sitting on the sofa, asked me in surprise, "Brother Yang, what's wrong with you?"
I frowned and asked, "Xiao Li, when you went to open the door just now, did you encounter any scary things or meet any scary people at the door?"
When I said the word "terrible", my voice became heavier.
Sun Xiaoli looked thoughtful, shook his head in confusion, and said, "No, there was a man outside the door just now. He came to look for my grandfather Jiang Jiuzhen. I told him that my grandfather was not at home. He insisted on seeing my grandfather. I said I didn't know where my grandfather was, so I closed the door. That man looked very annoying!"
My frown deepened because I knew that the person who appeared outside the door was not a human at all, but a ghost.
The ghost came here to find Jiang Jiuzhen, he must have something to ask for. If you open the door rashly and don't help him, it will probably make the ghost dissatisfied and hold a grudge against you.
I didn't think too much about it. I sighed and said in a deep voice, "Oh! This is my fault. I shouldn't have asked you to open the door. It's already midnight."
Sun Xiaoli said: "But, what does it matter? It's just someone coming to see my grandfather. It's no big deal."
I shook my head and said, "No, it's not that simple. The person you met might not be a human at all."
After hearing what I said, Sun Xiaoli seemed to understand something and his face suddenly turned as pale as paper.
She was speechless and said, "Brother Yang, don't scare me. What you mean is that the person outside... the person outside is not a human, but a ghost?"
I didn't shy away from saying anything. I nodded and said, "It's probably a ghost."
Sun Xiaoli's shoulders trembled and her lips began to quiver.
She said in horror: "Brother Yang, what should we do now? A ghost has come to our door. Will he rush into the apartment to harm us?"
I saw Sun Xiaoli was panicking and uneasy, so I thought to myself that I couldn't scare her, so I said, "Don't worry, it's okay. There is a magic circle in the apartment, and ordinary ghosts can't get in. Even if there are some powerful ghosts who want to come in, they will definitely trigger the magic circle. I'm here, you will be fine."
But even though I said that, Sun Xiaoli was still terrified.
She pulled the blanket over herself and wrapped herself tightly, as if doing so would protect her from being harmed by ghosts.
I didn't pay any attention to it and hurried to the door.
I put my eyes on the cat's eye and looked outside.
But the lights in the corridor were dim, and there was no sign of any human or ghost figures.
Helpless, I could only open the door.
With a "creak", the door opened and I stood still at the door.
But there was nothing outside the gate.
I pondered for a moment and walked out of the apartment.
The corridor was quiet, and the sound of the door opening caused the voice-controlled light to light up.
There was no hair outside the door.
But I was almost certain in my heart that the other person was a ghost.
At this time, no normal person would knock on the door of apartment 401.
After looking around, I retreated back to the apartment.
Seeing me enter the apartment, Sun Xiaoli asked me tremblingly: "Brother Yang, could something have happened? I just thought about the man's appearance. His face was gray, his eye sockets were sunken, and his lips were purple-red. He really looked like a dead person. Could it be a ghost?"
I tried my best to smile and comforted Sun Xiaoli, "It's okay, it's not a ghost! Even if it is, it wouldn't dare to do anything when I'm here. It's getting late, Xiaoli, you should go to bed first."
Sun Xiaoli nodded blankly, then quickly picked up the blanket and walked towards the bed.
With a bang, she closed the bedroom door.
I looked at the public again
The door of the apartment is just there, nothing unusual.
I thought to myself, maybe I’ve encountered so many ghosts that I’ve become a little sensitive.
I have opened the door of my apartment at midnight before and encountered ghosts before, but nothing happened.
Forget it, I shook my head and comforted myself, thinking that maybe I was just overthinking it.
I felt a little tired and yawned unconsciously, then walked towards the bedroom.
Lying in bed, I was still thinking about what had just happened.
Before I knew it, I fell asleep.
In my sleep...
I lay in bed, my body tense, and the white sheets around me began to bleed. At first there was only a little blood on the sheets, but soon a large blood stain appeared.
Finally, blood gurgled out from the bed sheets.
I was surrounded by sticky red blood, and my body was soaked in blood.
The strong smell of blood irritated my nose and penetrated into my body.
I felt my body slowly losing consciousness.
Suddenly, a bloody hand stretched out from under the bed.
The nails on that palm were black, very long and sharp, and there was black dirt in the gaps between the nails.
The flesh on the palm has festered, the blue blood vessels are clearly visible, and there are even white maggots crawling out of the rotten palm flesh.
I tried to shake off the hand in fear, but my body remained motionless.
My breathing became difficult, and the hand slowly moved towards me.
First it appeared on my thighs, then my lower abdomen, and then my chest.
Finally, it appeared on my neck.
My eyes widened so wide that they almost popped out of their sockets.
I wanted to scream, but my throat felt dry and burning, as if a piece of red-hot charcoal was stuffed in it.
And that hand suddenly pinched my neck.
Push harder, push harder...
The strength of that hand was increasing little by little.
With a crisp "crack", my larynx broke.
Immediately afterwards, black blood flowed from the corner of my mouth.
At this time, there was a faint laughter coming from under the bed. The laughter was extremely creepy and it was hard to tell whether it was male or female.
The last thing I was aware of was the hand slowly rising and an illusory figure appeared, a ghost.
The ghost's other hand also pinched my neck.
It used both of its hands to exert force, and slowly, my neck began to deform and my face began to distort.
With a "puff" sound, my head was twisted off by the pair of evil hands.
"ah!"
I screamed and shouted, then suddenly opened my eyes.
But when I opened my eyes, I found that my body was tied up.
My thighs and my hands were tied up.
The hemp rope wasn't too tight, but I still couldn't break free.
I looked up at my neck and saw a slender white hand resting on my neck.
"ah!"
I screamed again, I thought it was a ghost hand.
But when I looked closely, I realized that it was not a ghost hand, but a girl's hand, very white and delicate.
And next to me, Sun Xiaoli was actually lying there, sleeping soundly.
The hand is her hand.
Damn it, why did Sun Xiaoli tie me up? Could it be that the photos she showed me last night and the things she told me were all fabricated? She is not a good person at all, or in other words, she is not as innocent as she seems.
I moved closer, with a fierce look in my eyes, and used my body to wake Sun Xiaoli up.
When Sun Xiaoli opened her eyes, they were facing my face.
Fear appeared on her face, and she retreated backwards in panic.
With a "thump", she fell off the bed, crying out in pain.
"Ouch! That hurts!"
"Sun Xiaoli, what are you doing? Why did you tie me up? Who are you? Are you here to harm me?"
I questioned her with disgust.
Sun Xiaoli rubbed his head, got up from the bedside, smiled awkwardly, and then explained: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, all misunderstanding! Master Yang, please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything else. I didn't mean to hurt you."
"You didn't mean to hurt me? Then why did you tie me up?"
I looked unhappy and didn't want to listen to her explanation.
Sun Xiaoli waved her hands and said, "No, no, no, I don't mean to hurt you. Really."
I stared at her intently and said coldly, "Bullshit, I don't believe what you said now."
Who would have thought that tears would appear in Sun Xiaoli's eyes again, and she would clutch the corner of her clothes with both hands.
Just like an elementary school student who made a mistake, she lowered her head and said shyly, "Brother Yang, I tied you up for a reason. I was afraid that you were up to something bad. After all, we just met, and we were alone in the same room. I was afraid that you were a bad person, so I tied you up."
I asked back coldly, "Bullshit, you sleep in your side bedroom, I sleep in my bedroom, you lock the door, how could I possibly harass you."
Sun Xiaoli said with tears in her eyes: "I was just scared. Didn't you say last night that the person outside the apartment door was either a human or a ghost? I was worried that the ghost would come in. That's why I slept in your bedroom. You are a ghost-catching Taoist priest, so you are not afraid of ghosts."
Damn, this girl's logic is really weird. If the ghost really came in, I would be tied up and it would be impossible to get rid of the ghost even if I wanted to.
I was so angry that I complained a lot, but I was too lazy to say anything else.
At this time, Sun Xiaoli hurried to me and untied the hemp ropes on my body one by one.
Angrily, I sat up from the bed.
I glared at Sun Xiaoli, my anger still not subsiding.
Sun Xiaoli smiled reservedly and said in a tender voice: "Brother Yang, please forgive me this time. I know you are a good person and have no ill intentions. If you had, you wouldn't have slept so soundly last night."
I gritted my teeth and thought, this girl's thoughts are really inconsistent with her appearance. I have no idea what she is thinking all day long.
Seeing that I ignored her, Sun Xiaoli started to rub my legs and shoulders with a smile.
When she rubbed me like that, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
I waved my hands and said, "Alright, alright, this won't happen again. If you do it a second time, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
At this point, I thought she might not do it a second time, so I said, "Forget it, I forgive you. It's your fault that you have to leave here today."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Sun Xiaoli took out a thousand yuan from his pocket.
She put the money next to me and pleaded, "Brother Yang, please let me stay. I have no home to return to and I hate my dad. I don't want to go back home. I want to stay with you."
"Here's one thousand dollars. Just treat it as my rent."
"By the way, my cooking skills are pretty good. I'll take care of your three meals from now on. I promise, Brother Yang, you'll love the food I cook."
When I heard Sun Xiaoli say that she wanted to stay here, I was stunned at first, and was very surprised in my heart, but after thinking carefully, it would be great if someone could cook for me for free. Besides, Jiang Jiuzhen is her grandfather, so I am related to her.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Sun Xiaoli began to plead with me softly and flatter me, making me distracted.
In the end, Sun Xiaoli used her ultimate move and started crying.
I had no other choice but to temporarily agree to her: "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore, I promise you. But don't let this happen again, or I'll be rude to you. I already have a girlfriend, so I won't do anything to you. Don't worry!"
(to be continued)
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