Ning Qiushui noticed it too.
He reached out and grabbed something.
In the darkness, Ning Qiushui felt a book.
He picked it up, the dust on it still bearing the fingerprints of despair.
He opened it.
By the dim moonlight from outside, the two of them saw the contents recorded in the book—...
[2037.6.1, Overcast]
[...Grandpa called, saying Grandma was not doing well, and asked Mom to go home...]
[But for some reason, Mom, who always cared about Grandma, refused firmly.]
...
[2037.6.9, Overcast]
[Mom didn't go to work.]
[She seemed very scared.]
[What is Mom afraid of?]
...
[2037.6.12, Overcast]
[These days, I've seen Mom secretly crying. When I asked her why, she wouldn't speak, just held me tightly.]
[She held me so tight, I could hardly breathe.]
...
[2037.6.21, Light Rain]
[Grandma passed away. Grandpa called Mom, and after hanging up, Mom's face was very pale.]
[She suddenly went out and didn't return until late at night, handing me a blood-red jade stone, instructing me to hang it by the window and never take it down, no matter what happens.]
...
[2037.6.22, Heavy Rain]
[Mom packed her bags and left home with Dad, leaving only me and Granny Wang, who has been taking care of the house for years.]
[Before leaving, they instructed me and Granny Wang not to open the door if we saw them return.]
...
[2037.7.12, Heavy Rain]
[Mom came back.]
[I remembered what Mom and Dad told me, but I opened the door anyway.]
[I... really missed them.]
...
[2037.8.1, Heavy Rain]
[Something's wrong...]
[It's... not Mom!]
...
[2037.8.15, Heavy Rain]
[I'm not a good child. I didn't listen to Mom and Dad and let that horrible thing in...]
[It's outside now...]
[I'm so thirsty and hungry, but I'm too scared to go out...]
[Will I... die?]
[What should I do?]
...
The diary ended there.
The content was shocking.
The two of them stared at the diary for a long time, unable to speak.
"So... the old lady on the second floor wasn't the villa owner's mother, but... the villa's housekeeper."
Liu Chengfeng's throat moved.
"Then, that monster..."
Ning Qiushui closed the notebook and said to Liu Chengfeng behind him:
"The shoe cabinet at the villa entrance is neatly filled with new women's shoes. I was thinking, if a woman who loves shoes so much were to go on a trip, she'd probably take a few pairs, right?" The source of this chapter is novelping dot com.
Liu Chengfeng was stunned.
They had all passed by that shoe cabinet several times, but no one had noticed.
Ning Qiushui's observation skills... were terrifyingly sharp.
"And don't you want to know what those three words the old lady on the second floor kept repeating really were?"
Liu Chengfeng, hearing this, snapped back to attention and looked at Ning Qiushui.
"What were they?"
In the pale moonlight, Ning Qiushui met Liu Chengfeng's gaze and spoke the chilling truth word by word:
"The old lady on the second floor wasn't saying the meat wasn't cooked."
"She was trying to tell us... the person never left!"
Liu Chengfeng's breathing became rapid, his eyes wide:
"Bro, are you saying that the woman in the red dress we saw on the first day... never left?!"
Ning Qiushui nodded slowly.
"Yes."
"It never left."
"It must have found a hidden place nearby... and ate that little girl."
Thud!
Liu Chengfeng's legs went weak, and he almost fell.
"Fuck..."
He was numb.
His whole body was numb.
Ning Qiushui stood by the window, reaching out to touch the Blood Jade hanging there.
Whatever it was, whatever it was made of... it didn't matter anymore.
What mattered was...
This Blood Jade could ward off that terrifying woman in the villa, whatever she was!
Suddenly, he thought of something and said to Liu Chengfeng:
"Big Beard, quick!"
"We'll split up. You go to the first-floor kitchen and pack food, prioritize ready-to-eat stuff!"
Liu Chengfeng was momentarily stunned.
"What about you, bro?"
Ning Qiushui replied:
"I'm going to bring the old lady up from the second floor!"
Liu Chengfeng immediately understood what Ning Qiushui intended to do.
"Aren't we going to run into that... ghost thing?"
Ning Qiushui's gaze was sharp, his tone firm and decisive.
"We have to take the risk!"
"There aren't many of us left, and only when it's out hunting at night can we possibly get to the third floor!"
"After tonight, it won't be so easy to bring the old lady and food up here!"
Hearing this, Liu Chengfeng gritted his teeth.
"Alright!"
Once the bow is drawn, there's no turning back.
By now, he had complete trust in Ning Qiushui.
If it weren't for him, Liu Chengfeng might have died on the first night.
Now, they had to take the plunge!
The two of them carefully exited the room, and after confirming that the ghost hadn't returned, they quickly went downstairs. Liu Chengfeng headed straight for the first-floor kitchen, not turning on the lights, and began packing food into bags!
Even though it was pitch black, Liu Chengfeng remembered Ning Qiushui's advice and didn't turn on the lights. Fortunately, he had worked in the kitchen during the day and had a rough idea of where everything was.
However, Liu Chengfeng's hands were trembling badly.
In the darkness, it felt as if countless eyes were watching him.
From the pitch-black corners, behind the doors, it seemed like something terrifying could jump out at any moment and devour him!
"Quick... quick..."
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
Beads of sweat as large as beans dripped from his forehead.
Soon, Liu Chengfeng had packed three bags full of food. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
He dragged the three bags and quickly ran upstairs, seeing Ning Qiushui also carrying the old lady towards the staircase.
The old lady was wide and heavy, about one hundred and fifty to sixty pounds. If it weren't for Ning Qiushui's extraordinary physical strength, he wouldn't have been able to carry her!
"Go up first!"
Seeing Liu Chengfeng stop on the stairs, Ning Qiushui ordered directly.
Liu Chengfeng nodded and ran towards the third floor with the food.
Ning Qiushui also headed for the third floor, but the floor was sticky and slippery, so he couldn't move too fast, or he might fall.
The old lady was weak, and if she fell, who knows what might happen!
"Almost there, almost there..."
Reaching the third floor, Ning Qiushui hurried towards the study at the end, where Liu Chengfeng was already standing inside the door, peeking out cautiously.
He watched Ning Qiushui's side with a vigilant expression.
Suddenly, he seemed to see something, and his eyes filled with immense fear!
Liu Chengfeng waved at Ning Qiushui, shouting in terror:
"Quick! Bro!"
"It's, it's catching up!!"
With the old lady on his back, Ning Qiushui felt a chill run through his body at these words!
Screech—
Screech—
Screech—
The terrifying sound of knives and forks scraping echoed behind him once again. Ning Qiushui gritted his teeth and ran for his life!
At this point, he couldn't worry about the possibility of falling!
Ning Qiushui knew that if he hesitated any longer, he would surely die!
The cold killing intent spread along with the pale moonlight, enveloping Ning Qiushui entirely. He dared not look back, and he couldn't!
Faster...
Faster!!
Ning Qiushui roared in his heart, gritting his teeth and running forward with all his might!
But even though he was giving it his all, he could still hear the terrifying sound of knives and forks scraping getting closer and closer behind him...
No!
He was carrying someone, and he couldn't outrun that ghostly thing behind him!
With only five steps left to the door, an icy, pale hand suddenly reached out from behind, grabbing Ning Qiushui's neck!
"Where do you think you're going?!"
A woman's voice, filled with venomous hatred and coldness, echoed in his ear.
Ning Qiushui felt his whole body go cold, his strength draining away visibly.
He was still... too slow.
Just as Ning Qiushui awaited death's arrival, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind the study door, pressing down on that pale arm!
"Ahhh!!!"
A woman's shrill scream echoed, and as a puff of white smoke rose, she let go, and Ning Qiushui was pulled into the study by another warm, strong hand!
Once inside the study, Liu Chengfeng scrambled to the window, quickly rehanging the Blood Jade!
After doing this, Liu Chengfeng collapsed to the ground, his legs shaking like leaves...
"Ah!!!"
Outside, the woman in the red dress screamed in rage, her posture twisted as she reached the study door, her eyes filled with venom as she stared at the two of them!
Only then, under the moonlight, did they finally see the face of the woman in the red dress...
What kind of terrifying face was that?
A huge mouth stretched to her ears, filled with rows of sharp teeth, with hair and bits of flesh faintly visible inside...
Her eyes were surrounded by cracks, as if rotting.
Her limbs were twice as long as a normal person's, and she clung to the wall like a spider!
The sharp knives and forks, long covered in blood and mud, were tightly gripped in one of her hands!
"Fuck... what the hell is that?!"
Liu Chengfeng felt his breath stop, unable to help but curse!
The woman in red outside was restless, pacing back and forth, seemingly wanting to enter the room but also wary of something, ultimately giving up, roaring angrily at the two inside the study before turning and leaving...