Chapter 41 The Butterfly Chasing the Light
Dong dong. It was the sound of metal shoe nails hitting the floor tiles.
There was no time to be happy about finding his daughter. What caught Feng Yushu's eyes was a young man wearing a checkered long-sleeved shirt and overalls. On his feet was a pair of sturdy hiking boots. The anti-slip steel nails embedded in the soles of the feet hit the ground, making a thumping sound.
Normally walking would not make such a crisp sound when the soles of the shoes collide with the ground, but he was jumping.
Just like the classic zombie image in Hong Kong zombie movies, the man in work clothes put his legs together and stretched straight, jumping up the stairs, crossing the corridor, and jumping to where Feng Yushu was.
This could be called a funny scene, but to Feng Yushu, it was so horrifying that it made her shudder.
Because she had just met this man in work clothes.
That was when she and Ning Zhe were walking through the hall just now. She pressed against the wall and carefully avoided the fresh corpses scattered on the ground and walked towards the stairs. The death states of these corpses were all different, and their different expressions were frozen in the The moment before everyone dies, some are in a trance, some are confused, and some are terrified.
One of them was an electric worker who was conducting safety inspections on the transformer box and the lines inside the wall as usual. His expression was serious and concentrated, and he did not notice the coming of death at all. Until this concentrated and serious expression was like plaster The exact same image was solidified on his body.
Dong——
The man in overalls jumped forward again. His hands hung down on both sides of his body, sticking straight to both sides of his pelvis. His whole body was as solemn as a javelin, piercing the ground heavily.
But his eyes were still solid, and his serious expression still stayed at the moment when he checked the line before he died.
Dong Dong——
The man in overalls jumped two steps in a row, and instantly closed a large distance. Now there were only two rooms between him and Feng Yushu.
The gorgeous crystal lamp on the ceiling of the corridor casts beautiful tiny spots of light on the floor, stretching the faint shadow under the man's feet very long, and the threat of death overflowed coldly. Feng Yushu's chest made her nerves tense to the extreme.
The reason why she didn't run away was because Ning Zhe and her daughter were still in the room.
"Ning Zhe, the ghost...the ghost is upstairs..." Feng Yushu's voice trembled slightly, trying to suppress the fear in his throat.
Almost immediately, a soft girl's voice came out from the room. It was Bai Zhi's voice:
"Turn off the lights."
Feng Yushu was stunned: " Azhi?”
"Turn off the lights." Ning Zhe's voice also came out.
Feng Yushu immediately realized what he was referring to, but now it was too late to find the power switch. She quickly took out her iPad Mini from her handbag and threw the tablet directly upwards. Crystal chandelier on the ceiling in front.
With a crisp sound of crystal shattering, a crystal lamp went out, and Feng Yushu's vision suddenly dimmed.
The crystal lamp in front of Feng Yushu is not the only one above the corridor. One crystal lamp is extinguished, and the other crystal lamps are still on. Bright white light also shines from the windows in rows of rooms. The whole building The castle was brightly lit, and only the door of the room where Feng Yushu was located was relatively dark.
Dong——
The man in work clothes landed heavily on the ground with his feet. He stood straight on the spot, motionless, with a serious expression as if he was looking at something, and he seemed to simply maintain the appearance he had before his death.
The ghost is gone?
Feng Yushu stood in front of Bai Zhi's room, nervously staring at the upright corpse standing under the light, not daring to take a breath. She could feel her heart pounding, like a wild horse struggling to escape from her throat.
At this time, a black and white bird came out of the window, it was a magpie.
Ning Zhe jumped on Feng Yushu's shoulder and observed the corpse standing upright under the light with her, her mind confused.
"After turning off the lights, the ghosts stopped moving." Ning Zhe looked at the surrounding environment and said softly: "To be precise, after you hid in the dark, the ghosts stopped moving."
Feng Yushu looked around. , indeed, there are very few blind spots in the spacious and bright castle that are not illuminated by light sources, except where you stand. This reminded her of what Bai Zhi said before: "Within the scope of this ghost's activities, light means danger, and darkness means safety. As long as you hide yourself in the dark, you will not be found and killed by the ghost." ”
The current ghost is completely consistent with Bai Zhi’s description. It is still standing motionless and straight under the crystal lamp, with a concentrated and serious expression that seems to be looking for something, but it always Couldn't find it.
At this time, a crisp sound suddenly came from downstairs, like a table and chair falling to the ground.
"Huh?" Ning Zhe noticed that at the moment when the table and chairs fell to the ground, the eyes of the upright corpse seemed to move.
It was looking at the floor beneath its feet, or in other words, looking at the first-floor hall below the floor.
The next moment, the body of the man in overalls fell to the ground.
His body was no longer straight, and fell face down to the ground, with small bright flowers of blood appearing. His limbs were spread out irregularly, just like every corpse Feng Yushu encountered along the way.
"The ghost is gone." Ning Zhe said softly: "It couldn't find you hiding in the dark. It may have turned around to find the person who made the noise in the hall."
Feng Yushu breathed a long sigh of relief. At this moment, she felt that her entire body had gone limp, and her legs were so weak that they were trembling.
"Ning Zhe, you saved me again..." Feng Yushu put his hand on his chest with lingering fear: "I don't even know how to thank you."
"Save Yours is your daughter, it has nothing to do with me." Ning Zheqing. He said in an understatement: "Let's find a way to open the door."
After confirming the prerequisite of 'dark place = safe', Ning Zhe also relaxed his mind slightly. After spending some time, he and Bai Zhi cooperated with each other to pry open the door. Opened the locked door.
As soon as the door opened, Feng Yushu immediately walked forward, hugged the girl in a loose nightgown, and said in an excited voice with a cry: "That's great, you're okay, it's really great. Okay..."
Bai Zhi didn't look very used to her mother's hug, but she didn't break away. She smoothed her loose hair behind her ears, revealing a pale and haggard face, and looked at Ning Zhe who was standing aside: "You are Who?"
"My name is Ning Zhe."
Bai Zhi shook her head: "I know. I asked you your name. Who are you? Why do you know about the existence of ghosts? What is your relationship with my mother? "
Ning Zhe said: "You can understand that, Your mother and I took a trip to your dream together."
"Huh?" Bai Zhi was stunned.
"Let's talk in the room. It's dark inside." Ning Zhe said, passing the mother and daughter and entering the door.
The three of them entered the room and closed the door. Feng Yushu briefly told Bai Zhi how she accidentally entered Hejiacun and escaped from it with the help of Ning Zhe. Ning Zhe just listened. You can't see the change in the girl's expression in the darkness, but you can feel her breathing becoming heavier and faster as the narrative progresses.
"Surprisingly..." Bai Zhi's voice was startled. Feng Yushu's experience obviously had a big impact on her.
"You already know my origin, so now it's my turn to ask questions." Ning Zhe didn't care about Bai Zhi's psychological process and said directly:
"Zaigang appeared in the manor When I was here, I tried to detect ghosts The murder scene, and then I died. At that time, I was standing on the treetop, and even the nearest corpse was more than ten meters away from me. But there were only two rooms between my aunt and the ghost, less than 10 meters away. Closer to a ghost than I am.”
"But why did I die on the spot, without even having time to react. But she had time to be in a daze, stunned, reminded by you, and then hurriedly went to kill the crystal lantern?"
Ning Zhe's voice It's not big, but the syllables of each word are very clear: "The ghost has not been established." Why?"
Bai Zhi was silent for a moment and replied:
"Because ghosts are afraid of light"
Ning Zhe was a little surprised: "You. Didn’t I say before that light is a prerequisite for ghosts to kill people?”
Why are ghosts now said to be afraid of light?
(End of this chapter)