Chapter 3: The Ghosts Are Coming (Part 1)

The door slammed shut with a bang

When will you return

I understand what kind of ghost this really is. " Huo Jiangu returned to sit at the head of the bed.

Her eyes were filled with panic and fear as she stared at Huo Jianguo and said, "What just happened..."

The palms are pale, and the nails are unusually long

In the master bedroom, in front of the large crimson bed

Qu Si's fingers twitched nervously: "My husband's ... ... "

He is very familiar with this scent

Huo Jian returned, keeping the secret in his heart

Upon seeing this, Huo Jianguo's mind was essentially made up.

Suddenly, Qu Si's body trembled, her hand tightly grasping the red bed sheet, which twisted under her grip, her arm also contorting. After a while, she finally said: "He... is on a business trip..."

Huo Jianguo took a deep breath and slowly turned around

Are you sleeping? Can't you see?

Huo Jianguo stroked the edge of the bed, carefully examining the carvings on it. After a while, he furrowed his brow and asked, "These patterns were already here before you arrived, weren't they?"

Huo Jian Gui then noticed that the back of the red string was almost hollowed out, appearing as if it had been worn away by something or bitten through.

No... you cannot do this...

Where is your husband

But ... it is still ...

Qu Si hurriedly stretched her neck and grabbed the hem of Huo Jianguo's clothes: "Are you... leaving?"

Qu Si suddenly broke into a smile, her lips somewhat dry; as she smiled, her lips cracked open like a series of ravines. She silently nodded, quickly closed her mouth, and the smile on her face almost vanished in an instant. It seemed that she had not smiled in a long time, and she was no longer accustomed to expressing such a smile.

He sat upright at the head of the bed, holding his breath and concentrating intently

The ghost has arrived

He suddenly snatched the pillow from Qusi and fell back onto the pillow.

Huo Jianguo glanced around once more, then slightly turned his body and shook off Qu Si's arm, saying: "No, but someone was just knocking on the door."

Then, he changed the subject: "Alright, let's talk about this ghost. Why are you binding it with a red string?"

Perhaps ... ... you heard it wrong ... ...

Huo Jianguo lowered his head to glance at his watch: 6:58

Do you know what they mean

Huo Jianguo stood by the bed, while Qu Si was half-squatting and half-kneeling on the bed, one hand still tugging at Huo Jianguo's collar

Since the door is smaller than the bed, how was this bed lifted up

He stood up and walked to the coat rack, bent down, picked up a leaf-shaped object from the heel of his shoe, and brought it to his nose to smell it

It was only then that Qu Si realized that Huo Jianguo's eyes were different from those of ordinary people

"Oh, where have you been?" Huo Jian Gui asked casually

You may not sleep here, I do not mind

After a long while, Huo Jian returned and suddenly pointed to the clothes rack filled with garments: "Whose clothes are these?"

The night has arrived

Qu Si had been quietly staring at Huo Jianguo from the side, as if waiting for something

Huo Jianguo touched the edge of the bed, and the icy sensation quickly transmitted from his fingertips into his body. He continued, "How long have you slept on this bed?"

Did you see ... ... anything? Qu Si's voice was very slow, so slow that Huo Jianguo wanted to interrupt her several times.

However, her voice was trembling

Creak! Creak!

The bed is a large ghost, and there are many small ghosts on the bed, including wronged spirits, hanged spirits, and burned spirits... However, in addition to these bed ghosts, there is also a ghost in your room, an invisible ghost

Before the words had left her mouth, Qu Si suddenly slammed the bed and exclaimed loudly: "Why are you asking these questions? Aren't you here to exorcise the ghosts? The ghost is right here, so why don't you exorcise it!"

Qu Si pondered for a moment and said: "It has been six or seven years... it should be seven years..."

Then, he took off his pants as well, and sat down on the bed, kicking off his shoes.

The night obscured his face, making it somewhat blurry and not particularly clear; however, she distinctly saw his eyes suddenly flash with an eerie red glow

Qu Si crawled out of bed, turned around, knelt on the bed, gently grasped one of the red strings, flipped it over, and pointed it out to Huo Jianguo: "Look... the string is about to break..."

A few minutes later, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, nodded, and murmured to himself: "I understand."

The bean sprouts under the stairs slowly closed their mouths, and a strange and complex look suddenly flashed in their bright eyes. She fixed her gaze on the tightly closed door of the secondary bedroom, and after staring for a while, she turned around and walked back into the bathroom

Inscriptions, like oracle bone script, are an ancient form of writing in China. However, unlike oracle bone script, inscriptions are mostly engraved on bronze vessels or gold objects, and are therefore also referred to as bronze inscriptions or bell and ding inscriptions

"Yes..." Qu Sidao said, "It just told me..."

Qu Si retorted, "Can't you guess?"

Qu Si's mood suddenly darkened; she glanced at the red string in the air and said softly, "It will run..."

You ... ...

Huo Jianguo glanced at the black umbrella beside the cabinet, and then slowly sat down

If it is not tied up... it will move around the room...

Qu Si was taken aback; she focused intently and suddenly discovered that there was a ring of red lines around the edges of Huo Jiangu's pupils. At first, she thought they were blood vessels, but now it was clear that they were not blood vessels at all

There are still two minutes

The sun has fallen

Upon seeing this, Huo Jianguo suddenly understood something

Qu Si grabbed his hand and said: "What are you doing?"

Huo Jianguo continued to ask, "So, before you moved in, this bed was already here?"

At this moment, he realized that the room had already become dark

Qu Si is standing behind her, her hair falling over her face, making it possible to see only her eyes, which are squinting slightly.

The two individuals held their breath, remaining silent.

As soon as he finished speaking, he abruptly shook off Qu Si's hand and immediately tore off his black coat, revealing a black vest underneath

"Seven years old... what happened?"

Huo Jianguo sat at the head of the bed, one hand pressing against his nostril, while the fingers of the other hand trembled incessantly, as if calculating something.

Can ... ... I ... ...

Qu Si opened her mouth, as if to say something, when suddenly, Huo Jian returned and covered her mouth, whispering in her ear: "Shh! Don't speak"

Huo Jianguo firmly pressed Qu Si down onto the bed

Qu Si lay back down on the bed and said in a low voice: "The other three ropes are like this too... last night... it was almost about to break the ropes... tonight... it will definitely run away... I feel like it wants to take me to another world... and it is precisely the thing from that world..."

She suddenly released Huo Jiangu's hand, shifted her body further into the bed, then raised her head, gathered the long hair in front of her, revealing a pale face.

Tonight, I will sleep here

Are you always wanting to check if someone is behind you

Oh... I thought something had happened... Come... please have a seat..." Qu Si shifted further into the bed again

The brilliance flickers and fades away

Huo Jianguo suddenly asked: "How old is the bean sprout?"

The black curtains suddenly billowed up

Now, the lower half is about to make a grand appearance

This kind of black is different from darkness; it is an all-encompassing black, pervasive in every aspect, where every place has turned black, leaving not a trace of brightness.

As soon as Qu Si heard the word 'ghost', she seemed to become much more spirited. She slightly raised her neck, glanced at Huo Jiangu, then at the wax figure on the bedside, and finally said slowly: "Tonight... you must drive it away... otherwise... this might be my last day..."

Not much..." Qu Si rubbed her temple, slowly leaned against the pillow, and murmured softly, "So sleepy..."

Before Huo Jian returned and turned around, an arm had already been placed on his shoulder

Two minutes later, Huo Jianguo suddenly stood up from the bed

Her emotions became somewhat agitated, her eyes widened significantly, and the blood vessels within them began to writhe in clusters

Her hand still tightly grasped the corner of Huo Jianguis clothing. Although they had only spent two hours together, she felt that this person was trustworthy. She even believed that he could truly drive away the bed demon.

relatively far

Huo Jianguo muttered to himself, "No wonder."

What kind of ghost

Qu Si nodded: "Regarding ... ... we bought a second-hand house ... ... "

His movements were very slow, as if what he was about to sit on was not a bed, but a metal plate covered in nails and burned red hot.

The night has fallen

Huo Jianguo lowered his head and said: "Let go of your hand"

It's nothing

Tonight, I have made up my mind to sleep on this bed. Of course, you can also call the police

Suddenly, Qu Si's body trembled, as if an electric current had coursed through it

He sat back down on the bed and struck the bed frame several times with force, producing the sounds of 'bang! bang! bang!'}

But... this is my bed...

Daytime belongs to humans, while nighttime belongs to spirits

What it brings is an endless darkness, along with those creatures that writhe and stir, hidden deep within the shadows.

I will sleep here tonight

Time ticks away, flowing second by second

If daytime is the upper half of the human world, then nighttime is the lower half of the human world

"So many... ghosts... no wonder I can never sleep peacefully at night..." Qu Si seemed to truly believe Huo Jianguo's words, tightly hugging her arms, her long legs also entwined together.

Huo Jianguo suddenly remembered that he had vaguely seen the foot of the bed transform into a human foot, which even had several toes.

Qu Si immediately curled up into a ball

It is just walking around in the room... it cannot go outside... unless..." Qu Si glanced at the door frame, "It will smash the door frame..."

After speaking, she actually squinted her eyes

Huo Jianguo nodded. At this moment, he had already seen a distinct symbol within the pattern, which was an inscription that resembled a fish hanging by its neck, with its mouth facing upwards and its neck elongated.

"Do you understand ... ... what ... ... ?" Qu Si leaned against the headboard and asked, his voice slow and weak, as if he were about to fall asleep

The red rope emitted a series of swaying sounds

Huo Jianguo glanced at the door and then at the large bed, noticing that the door was indeed much shorter and considerably narrower than the bed

Having said that, Huo Jian returned and stood up from the bed

After sitting down, he surprisingly felt at ease all at once

Huo Jian returned, slightly taken aback. He carefully observed Qu Si's face, and after a long while, he said: "Just now, I went out to have a glass of water"

He placed the tobacco leaves in his pocket, stood up, and closed his eyes

Qu Si noticed that there seemed to be some subtle changes in Huo Jian Gui's expression

The flavor is strong, seemingly from ... ... tobacco leaves

Huo Jian Gui pondered for a moment and said, "If it runs away, wouldn't that be just what you want"

Qu Si turned around, walked slowly forward, and pulled Huo Jianguo into the room

Huo Jianguo shook his head and said: "It's nothing. May I ask you a question? You can choose not to answer this question."

Qu Si: "It shouldn't be... it seems there is some metal inside this bed... anyway, it's particularly heavy... last time we..."

Huo Jianguo: "Isn't your bed a wooden one?"

After sitting quietly for a while, Huo Jianguo turned to his side and looked at Qu Si

Huo Jianguo took a deep breath, gazing at the curtains, which had originally been deep blue but had somehow turned black.

If you do not let go, how can I take off my clothes

In the continuous images along the edge of the bed, a few inscriptions occasionally appear, seemingly intended for annotation and explanation

What is the problem

A soft sound of "bang" came from the window

Why? Did it issue you an ultimatum?

One of the patterns caught Huo Jiangu's attention; it depicted a palm-sized rectangular iron object, with a fierce fire burning in the center. Many people dressed in peculiar clothing were gathered around the iron object

He slightly twisted his hips, and the four red ropes in the air also twisted with a 'squeak', as if greeting him

I do not know... However, I had looked it up before... It seems to record some kind of ritual from ancient times...

Qu Si suddenly stared at Huo Jianguo and said: "You do not know... it runs... I will follow it... it will take me along..."

He continued to look back along this painting, where another painting depicted several armored individuals who were throwing a long-haired woman into a furnace.

Huo Jianguo noticed that the clothes were spotless, yet it seemed that something was stuck to the soles of the leather shoes

Qu Si was taken aback: "What... what are you going to do?"

Qu Si suddenly closed her mouth, her brows tightly furrowed, as if she were straining to think of something

"May I sit?" Huo Jinggui fixed his gaze intently on Qu Si's eyes

Finally, he sat down on it

What are you saying

He paced back and forth in the room, and after walking two laps, he returned to the bedside and asked, "What are these mirrors for?"

What does it mean

In an instant, numerous images flashed through his mind, from the corridor where he stood in front of room 404 to the present moment where he stood here, all the unusual circumstances and abnormal phenomena he had experienced in between replayed in his mind

Huo Jian returned and hurriedly guided: "How did it go last time?"

Where does it usually run to

Yes

He stood up, leaned over, and pressed his face closely against the frayed edge of the rope, inhaling deeply several times.

Huo Jianguo hurriedly grabbed her arm and said, "Do you still want to exorcise the ghosts or not?"

His exorcism session lasted for two hours

Ancient people often inscribed significant matters of the state or clan, serving to record and transmit them to future generations

Qu Si raised her hand again and grabbed Huo Jianguo's collar: "Come... come in... let's go to the bed..."

Huo Jianguo said coldly: "Let go."