C39 (2/2)

Second Master Lin's words gave me a bit of ”peace of mind”.

But very quickly, I discovered that something was amiss. From the night watch last night, I had not seen Da Jian and Second Master Lin talk. It seemed that the two of them weren't very familiar with each other, and seemed to be a little unfamiliar with each other.

But now they seemed to be very close, and the two of them talked more and more.

I kept feeling that something wasn't right, so when I looked at them now, I felt that their expressions were a little scary and their faces were a little pale. I didn't know if it was some psychological effect or something, but I felt that something wasn't right.

The firelight shone on their faces, especially Second Master Lin's wrinkled face, which looked like an old oil painting.

Xiao Tao saw through my thoughts and gave me a look so that I would understand what he meant.

This time, he didn't dare to speak carelessly. He was afraid that he would be heard, so he used his eyes to tell me that he was about to run away.

I was also a little shaken. Although there was nothing abnormal with the two of them, I just felt a little awkward.

This place was too strange. He was afraid that something might happen before daybreak.

Maybe due to his psychological effects, looking at Da Jian now, the firelight reflected on his face, giving him an indescribably weird feeling.

In order to hide the fear in my heart, I didn't find anything to say. I asked Da Jian what time it was.

He looked at his watch and said it was almost five.

Da Jian's movements were a little stiff, no one knew if it was due to the cold or some other reason.

Just as I was about to say something, a strange expression flashed across Da Jian's face, and his voice became sharper as he asked if we were afraid.

I suddenly felt a chill in my heart as the coldness became more and more obvious.

Just then, the Xiao Tao lightly touched me, letting me look at the ground.

The candlelight in the mourning hall stretched our shadows.

However, there were no shadows under Da Jian and Second Master Lin's feet.

Da Jian's trousers were completely empty, as if there were no legs inside.

I felt my hair stand on end.

Xiao Tao and I looked at each other, then he shouted loudly, ”Run!”

Without hesitation, I stood up and followed him out.

We were scared shitless and ran out of the yard as fast as we could to stop.

We were panting heavily from the effort of running too fast.

It was still some time before daybreak, and it was still pitch black outside. He couldn't even see his fingers when he stretched his hand out, and a cold breeze that didn't match the season was blowing beside his ears.

After resting for a while, we continued to run. I asked Xiao Tao if he still remembered the way here, since I was not familiar with this place, I would be relying on you to lead the way.

Hearing what I said, Xiao Tao looked at the road in front of him and froze.

I asked him what was wrong.

He watched for a long time before he said, This is not a village road! The strange thing is, the scenery is still the village scenery, but the road beneath our feet is not our village road at all!

In addition to the darkness, we were no longer able to determine which direction to take.

We were stunned for a long time. We didn't know what to do or where to go next.

In the end, I figured out a way to do it, which was to throw my shoes in the direction they pointed.

Xiao Tao looked helpless, but he had no experience in that area, so he could only listen to me.

I took off one of my shoes and threw it into the distance, and then we walked in the direction of the toes. But as he walked, it seemed as though he had returned to his original place.

Xiao Tao was a little resentful, blaming me for coming up with such an idea.

I asked him, did we encounter the Wall-Hitting Ghost?

To test the idea, I made a mark and threw my shoes again.

We walked in a big circle, and we did get back to where we were before.

At first we didn't believe it, but now we do.

When I was young, my grandmother told me stories about ”Wall-Hitting Ghost.” She said it wasn't anything profound, so don't panic, and don't run around like a headless fly.

At this time, Xiao Tao suddenly asked me, are you still an older brother?