Chapter 10: Buddha Statues

Nie Huayu! I shouted towards the door, hoping to take a chance that Nie Huayu might just happen to pass by my bedroom and happen to hear me speaking

Suddenly, a red light flashed in the room. I quickly turned my head to look, and although the light disappeared quickly, I still saw that the source of the light was the Guanyin statue placed at the innermost part of the room

Little Rain! I shouted again, while trying to open the door. I thought Nie Huayu's bedroom would be sealed like my previous situation, but to my surprise, the door opened as soon as I turned the handle. I quickly stepped inside; Nie Huayu was lying on the bed with her eyes tightly shut. Despite the commotion I made, she did not wake up. I was alarmed and hurried over, checking for her breath, but there was none.

My mind was a mess as I exited her room, but I didn't dare to close the door behind me. What had just happened left me feeling quite frightened, yet the oblivious Nie Huayu called me a pervert and told me to shut the door. I was at a loss for words and could only comply, but I was cautious and didn't close the door tightly, leaving a small gap. With that, I left and entered the living room

I was so frightened that I quickly withdrew my hand. After about two seconds of hesitation, I reached out again, but there was still no breath. How could this be? In such a short time, Nie Huayu had died?

I once again touched the black jade on my neck, recalling the slaughter knife that appeared in the warehouse yesterday. I thought to myself, now only the black jade can help me.

Go find him

I can no longer manage it! I ran to knock on Nie Huayu's door: "Xiaoyu!"

"You are still standing here! Hurry up and get out!" Nie Huayu shouted at me from under the blanket.

I originally thought I was doomed, but the situation once again took me by surprise. The female ghost neither bit me, nor choked me, nor harmed me; she simply left me with these words in my ear before disappearing

"Hmm." Nie Huayu on the bed suddenly moved. Under my horrified gaze, she sat up, rubbed her head, and looked at me: "Bai Ling? Ah! Damn it! How did you end up in my room! You pervert! I didn't expect you, who looks quite honest, to do such lewd things!"

Immediately, a pillow struck my head, and I was momentarily stunned, not attempting to dodge it, my eyes still wide open.

I am filled with regret; if I had come earlier, if I had used a butcher's knife to break open my bedroom door to find Nie Huayu, perhaps Nie Huayu would not have died

Immediately, the light brightened again! However, this time the light did not emanate from the Buddha statue, but from the black jade hanging around my neck. The black jade glowed, flashing once to illuminate my face, and with another flash, a woman suddenly appeared before me

I quickly turned around and went to the window, thinking that at least I could open it to look for another way out. However, I was once again disappointed; the window that I had left open during the day was now firmly shut, and no matter how hard I pushed, it would not budge.

The female ghost remained motionless

However, Nie Huayu she ... ...

I did not expect her to say such a baffling statement: "What do you mean?"

Ah! Instinctively, I took half a step back and bumped into the wall. The purple light emitted by the black jade illuminated the room. From the ceiling above where Nie Huayu lay, a woman fell down. Her very long hair was disheveled and spread around like long vines, covering the entire ceiling. The woman wore a white garment, somewhat resembling a Japanese kimono, with one corner of her clothing resting on Nie Huayu's nose. The woman's features were exquisite, but the corners of her eyes were stained with blood, indicating that she had already perished. At this moment, before me, was a female ghost.

The female ghost's hands rested on my shoulders, and I could even see her sharp and long nails just a few centimeters away from my neck

"Who are you? Why are you attached to Nie Huayu? What do you want to do?" I asked three questions in a row

The light of the black jade also vanished immediately. Following that, the energy-saving lamp in the bedroom lit up, dispelling the darkness and restoring light to human vision

No. 77, Hualiu Alley. However, she did not answer my question and instead said something on her own.

I raised my eyes to look at her, realizing I could no longer hide the truth from her. Moreover, I feared that if she lacked a sense of crisis, she might truly harm herself. Thus, I said to her: "There was a ghost in your room just now"

I looked at the female ghost and suddenly found her somewhat familiar. The light of the black jade flashed again, illuminating the woman's face, and I remembered: "You are the woman in Nie Huayu's shadow!"

How is it possible? How is it possible? I checked Nie Huayu's breath twice before, and there was absolutely no breathing. Could it be that she was merely in a coma? ... But at that time, her condition, along with her complexion, clearly indicated that she had stopped breathing. Yet now she is...

"Go find the person who gave you the black jade," the female ghost suddenly spoke

After a while, Nie Huayu came out wearing a nightgown. I was sitting on the sofa in a daze when she stood in front of me with her hands on her hips and said, "Bai Ling, tell me, what exactly happened just now? I still can't believe you would sneak into my bedroom."

By the way, I just remembered! The feeling of the female ghost's hair is just like that female ghost hidden in Nie Huayu's shadow

There was no sound, and the entire house was so dark that not a single ray of light could penetrate, as if I were in an abyss. In the darkness, it seemed that there were eyes watching me, yet I could not see them

The laughter from before has vanished, and the voice that called out the name Nie Huayu is also gone. I cannot tell whether it is two ghosts or one, but this is not the time to ponder that. If we cannot get out, Nie Huayu is likely to be in danger

What do you mean? You... I still have to ask what, when the female ghost suddenly lunged at me, I truly overestimated myself. I was so frightened that I could hardly catch my breath, let alone think about biting my fingertip to summon some damned pig-killing knife!

After calling out to me, I waited for a while, yet there was still no response. It seems that Nie Huayu has truly encountered trouble, damn it

I swallowed hard, gripping the black jade tightly, already planning to bite my fingertip at the critical moment to summon the slaughtering knife

Just as I was about to bite the tip of my middle finger, the bedroom door and windows suddenly opened all at once. A strong gust of wind rushed in from outside, causing me to stagger forward two steps. It felt as if some force was pushing me from behind, propelling me forward. I burst out of the bedroom, and the moment my feet crossed the threshold of the door, it slammed shut with a loud bang.

I am trapped in this bedroom by a ghost, while Nie Huayu is still unaware of what has happened

The female ghost lay there looking at me, without making any movements, seemingly not wanting to kill me

I turned back to look, and it seemed that something was helping me escape the predicament set by the ghost. Who could it be

The statue of the Buddha is glowing? Glowing for no reason? The light extinguished, and I looked towards that statue. Guanyin is seated on a lotus, hands clasped together, eyes closed. Suddenly, Guanyin opened her eyes! I was startled, and when I looked again, Guanyin was once again in the posture of having her eyes closed.