Chapter 33 (1/2)
Urban Tales of Demons and Spirits
Vol 1 Book of Thunder - Chapter 33 Haunting at Midnight
Translator: Linc
Editor: Draygan
First Published on Chaleuria
Chapter 33 Haunting at Midnight
”First things first, we're not going for fun,” I warned him ”It's an exorcism, you need to be fully alert!”
Bai side-eyed me ”When did you become the boss?”
”Since Wen Jiubo's not here, I'm obviously the boss”
”Who said so?”
”Then do you know to perform an exorcism?”
”Um, about that…”
The three of us went back to the old residence As per Wen Jiubo's instructions, we found several charms to ward off evil on the desk in his roo canine tooth in the drawer With those iteain
When we started off, it was in the afternoon with the sun still high in the sky, keeping our surroundings bright But by the tiot close to the box-like house, the area around us had also gotten darker
”The sun must be hidden by clouds…” Ito reassure myself
”Is this the house you guys spoke of?” It was shi+ Yitong's first ti his words ”This is a little… Is there really so to live in a place like this?”
The structure was smothered in darkness, like a stern old man The black walls seeh to walk past
”Let's go,” I said quietly We walked to the door and knocked Not long after, someone opened it
It was the wo last time She looked close to forty, with an unhealthy yellowish co a word Instead, she wiped her hands on the dirty looking apron tied around her waist and then opened the door wide
”Sorry for the intrusion…” I said softly, but she utterly ignoredback into the house After a beat, her voice floated out to us
”Xiaoying is in her room”
I let out a breath of relief and thanked her Grabbing shi+ Yitong, we hurriedly made our way into the hallway
”That wo said with trepidation ”If I didn't know any better, I would've thought I accidentally fell into hell”
”Don't say that,” I couldn't help but say ”You haven't seen her husband, that guy is ten times as scary”
”This place givesmumbled
I knocked on the door of the rooently as I could, ”Xiaoying? Are you there?”
Shortly after, the door opened Xiaoying stood in the doorway shyly, eyes red as if she had just been crying When she saw us, a hint of hope lit up in her eyes
”Big brothers!” I knelt down before Xiaoying, sently ”Can you let us in?”
Xiaoying nodded vigorously and opened the door wider
It looked the same as the other day Her room walls were painted entirely pink There was a small study desk, a small wooden bed and a mirror by the bedside The decor of the room seemed to be better than the rest of the other rooms No matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like it was haunted
I looked at Xiaoying's swollen eyes,I could never bear to see small children cry, so I silently prohost it was, I would destroy it I couldn't forgive it for irl cry