Chapter 007: The Man Walking at Night

But just as I was calculating my plans, an arm suddenly grabbed my head

"Where is anyone? You little brat, how can you speak so carelessly? Look, there is no one at the door!" Upon hearing my words, the man couldn't help but angrily pat my head and said.

Yet beneath my feet, the surroundings have unexpectedly transformed into a void.

The man was quite startled by my sudden scream. Seeing that I was fine, he couldn't help but furrow his brows in annoyance and asked me, "You little brat, why are you shouting for no reason? You scared me. What’s going on? I’ve been shouting for a long time and no one is opening the door."

I know, the things from last night have come again

"Haunted? What kind of ghost?" The man said, laughing heartily. He looked at me with disdain and said, "Children just scare themselves. Let me tell you, I have walked so many nights and have never encountered any ghosts or deities. A ghost? Why don't you let it come out and show itself to me?" The man continued to laugh heartily.

My mother, dressed in a bright red outfit, is waving at me

Hello, I have entered, hello, where is everyone? The footsteps gradually approached me, and that earthy voice continued to resonate.

I will not look, I will not look, I simply will not look. I do not care what he says; in any case, I am resolutely determined not to look at the book. I am squatting on the ground, with my butt in the air, covering my head with a blanket, and I just refuse to look.

However, just as I was filled with doubt, I suddenly heard a faint sound coming from beneath the old willow tree by the riverbank

"Who are you? What are you here for?" Looking at the man's appearance, I realized he should not be a female ghost; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to push the door open or enter this house. I felt somewhat relieved and asked him.

The faint moonlight outside the door spills into the room, creating a patchwork of light.

At this thought, an overwhelming sense of anger suddenly surged within me

I watched the man coldly, allowing him to push my grandfather without intervening

At that moment, I was so startled that my whole body shivered, letting out a sharp cry of "Ah!" Following that, I felt the blanket above my head being pulled down by someone.

I gazed at the tranquil scene of the vast wilderness, momentarily lost in confusion

I groped around to find the place where the matches were on the table, only to discover that even the table was gone

"Oh dear, this wind is quite strange." Suddenly, everything around fell completely dark, and the man stood at the door, muttering, "Fortunately, there is still a bit of moonlight; otherwise, this path would indeed be difficult to navigate." After saying this, he casually helped me close the door and walked away, his footsteps echoing.

A fine, delicate thing, resembling long strands of hair, brushes against my face and then continuously wraps around me

I firmly believe that as long as I cover my head and persist in not going out, she will absolutely have no way to deal with me

Ah, help! I suddenly opened my eyes wide and stared intently ahead, only to realize that I had fallen asleep without knowing when.

The faint moonlight outside seeps in through the slightly ajar door, casting mottled patches of light on the floor of the room

"If you don't believe it, then forget it." I glared at him angrily, then sat down by myself, looking up at him and asking, "Are you leaving or not? What I said about the haunting is true, and it's a female ghost. Aren't you afraid?"

It should be exactly in line with her wishes for me to come out like this; she should have pounced on me like a hungry wolf, grabbing my neck. Why is she nowhere to be seen now

However, just as I stood up, I suddenly found that everything around me had plunged into darkness.

"What business is it of yours? That is my grandfather. What do you want?" I saw the man looking at me with ill intent, and I couldn't help but stand up, hands on my hips, and ask him.

"My grandfather is asleep and cannot be disturbed. You should leave," I had no choice but to say to the man

"Do not be afraid, do not be afraid, what am I afraid of? I will leave right away; I just want to ask for directions. Little one, please wake your grandfather; I will ask for directions and then leave." Upon hearing my intimidation, the man continued to speak to me relentlessly.

At that moment, I grabbed the peach wood knife from the ground, then pulled the blanket over my head again, swearing that even if I were to be killed, I would absolutely not take a glance.

I have had enough, I am not afraid of you, damn ghosts, if you have the ability, come and kill me, what kind of skill is it to play tricks? I shouted in anger, unable to help but stand up, rush to the door and suddenly pull it open, taking a quick step out, standing on the sandy ground at the entrance, holding a peach wood knife, wildly stabbing and slashing in all directions, like a madman

As for me, I no longer dared to speak; I could only stiffly point outside and say, "There are people over there, you can ask them yourself"

I stared blankly at the moonlight on the ground, momentarily puzzled, for I clearly remembered that I had not fallen asleep at all, yet I was overwhelmed by such a terrifying sensation

I said, "Little one, why are you covering your head? Your grandfather is sleeping so soundly, is he already dead?" The man pushed his grandfather for a long time, but when he found there was no response, he couldn't help but ask me in confusion

Could it be that the power of that female ghost has become so formidable that she can freely control my illusions

What is going on

For a moment, I could not comprehend what had happened; I only felt a cold wind surrounding me.

However, at this moment, apart from the faint clouds in the sky, the pale moonlight, the gentle cool breeze from all directions, and the profound silence, where could there be any trace of a female ghost?

I reached out my hand and groped around, yet I could touch nothing at all, and an overwhelming sense of darkness enveloped me

"I am just asking for directions. Oh, is this your grandfather? He sleeps so soundly that he can't be woken up even with all this noise?" The man said, glancing at the grandfather lying nearby, and couldn't help but ask.

I suddenly found that I could not even open my eyes; it felt as if someone was tightly covering my eyes in the darkness

Hush—Listening to the footsteps of the man fading away, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. I sat up, removed the blanket, took a deep breath, and touched my forehead, only to find that I was covered in a layer of cold sweat.

Datong

At that moment, I could not see the situation outside, so that female ghost used these sounds to disturb me

Hey, this is really unbelievable. You, little brat, are quite strange. Forget it, I won't ask you for directions anymore. I'll just go ahead and take a look.

I do not understand why that female ghost has not appeared.

Hello, elder, please wake up, I have a question for you

Then I saw a man with a rough appearance, probably in his thirties, dressed in a dark blue cloth outfit, holding a snake-skin bag in his hand, resembling a traveler. He was standing in front of me, holding my blanket, looking at me with a face full of astonishment

Ah, how can you, little child, behave like this? It is not easy for me to travel at this late hour, and now that I have arrived here, I do not know how to proceed. How can you act this way? If you do not call out, I will! The man, provoked by my words, actually became angry and went forward to push the old man.

I kept tearing at that damned strand of hair, only to find that the strands multiplied, wrapping around me tighter and tighter, until I could hardly catch my breath

I asked the man next to me. Seeing that I looked angry, he restrained himself a bit and asked with a smile, "Little one, do you know how to get to the football hill?"

But at that moment, a sudden gust of cold wind blew in, extinguishing the dim oil lamp in the room.

At this time, the lights in the room have already been turned off

Who is it? I suddenly turned my head, only to find a figure standing vaguely under the large willow tree. In the dim moonlight, I saw a face that I had never even dreamed of seeing.

I don't know. I said, looking at him, and continued, "I advise you to leave quickly; this place is haunted."

Come out, you damned ghost, come out, I will kill you! I shouted angrily, stabbing wildly in all directions

Because at that moment I had already seen a faint silhouette of a person standing outside the door

I subconsciously glanced at the door and, finding nothing unusual, mustered the courage to get up and reach for the matches

I know that these are all my illusions