136 Eerie Cries (1/2)

It was impossible to see anything inside the dark bedroom. Chen Fan slapped his right hand on the wall and the incandescent lamp brightened up the entire room. Yun Meng was curled up on the bed and holding onto the quilt with a pale face filled with horror. Her trembling slender finger pointed at the darkness outside the window as her teeth chattered like a hardworking woodpecker.

”Out...o-outside…”

”Don't panic, what exactly happened?” Chen Fan quickly walked to the window and looked outside. Other than the pattering raindrops, there was only the occasional lightning in the darkness outside the window. Chen Fan observed for a long while near the window and did not see anything suspicious. The district's security system was very good, so there shouldn't be any ignorant or loathsome pests here committing crimes.

”I heard... I heard a woman howling.” With bare shoulders, Yun Meng trembled as she curled inside the white silk quilt.

”A woman howling?” Chen Fan's first reaction was a stray cat in heat. He had been frightened by one before when he was young. That sound was indeed terrifying, and Chen Fan had even been frightened to tears.

Therefore, he naturally thought that Yun Meng mistook the sound of a cat in heat as a woman howling. Just as Chen Fan wanted to console Yun Meng, what Yun Meng said suddenly made Chen Fan's hair stand.

”No, it's not a cat's scream.” Yun Meng's big pretty eyes were so filled with fear, that she didn't even notice that Chen Fan was only in his boxers.

”Cats usually only make calling sounds in spring. It's late autumn now, and that sound was not from a cat.” Yun Meng who had been living in remote areas for over 10 years had greater understanding on habits and sounds of animals than Chen Fan. In fact, Yun Meng could even tell the gender of the cat just by listening to it's calling sound when in heat.

Eerrr...ahhh...yaahhh…

Suddenly, a series of sharp screaming sounds pierced through the glass barrier and exploded in Chen Fan and Yun Meng's eardrums!

What kind of sound was it exactly? It was as if there was a demoness in a deep valley sending out desperate and shrilling yells.

”Ah!” The terrified Yun Meng screamed again, hiding her head in her arms and trembling all over. Anyone who saw her would definitely think that she saw a demon.

”Don't be scared, don't be scared.” Although Chen Fan was also frightened, as a man he could only grit his teeth and suppress the fear inside him. Chen Fan now also understood that it was definitely not the calling sound of a cat.

It was impossible for a cat to produce this kind of shrill cry, which could overshadow the sound of raindrops outside and pierce through the glass barrier, and could be heard clearly in the bedroom. Moreover, judging from its tone and frequency, the sound definitely surpassed the limits of the sounds a cat could make.

Seeing the way Yun Meng was trembling, Chen Fan rushed out immediately and grabbed the Kunwu dagger from under his pillow. Clang! He withdrew the blade, which had an air of swiftness and ferocity.

”This must be someone's mischief. Don't be scared, don't be scared.” After rushing back into Yun Meng's bedroom, Chen Fan pulled her into his arms and stroked the back of her head with his left hand, as though he was stroking a kitten. His calm and composed look made the shaken Yun Meng gradually regain her cool.

There was a saying that artefacts can ward off evil. Although Chen Fan did not believe in supernatural beings, he definitely felt much more confident with an artefact in his hand.

”What... what's that?” Yun Meng curled up in Chen Fan's arms and did not even dare to open her eyes.

”I'll go out and take a look. You stay here and don't move!” Chen Fan said solemnly as he stared outside the window with dagger eyes.

”No…” Yun Meng grabbed Chen Fan's arm tightly, and her shiny black hair shook rapidly.

Eerrr...ahhh...yaahhh…

Another shrilling howl came, and Yun Meng wished she could embed her delicate body on Chen Fan's chest. The surrounding air seemed to stand still. Chen Fan stared outside the window without moving at all, his right hand grabbing the dagger in front of his chest, and his left hand stroking the back of Yun Meng's head.

What the f*ck is it exactly? Chen Fan cursed silently. It sounded so mournful as if the throat was stuffed with glass, yet it was so sharp and loud. It was definitely not from a human being. The most terrible thing was that the sound came from the bottom of the window.