Chapter 46 Moving
Chapter 46 Moving
A week later.
Feng Xiuxue's business activities ended and she left Yecheng.
She didn't contact Bai Yanliang again after leaving the apartment that day. She saw Bai Yanliang's vigilance towards them and felt Bai Yanliang's refusal attitude.
Therefore, Bai Yanliang has had a relatively relaxed time during this period. Today, he is holding his mobile phone and following the map.
No. 169, Tsing Yi Street.
This is it.
Bai Yanliang put away his phone and looked at the circle of buildings in front of him that were incompatible with the surrounding reinforced concrete environment.
"Tuk tuk tuk..."
Bai Yanliang knocked on the door gently.
Soon there were footsteps inside.
"Who is it?"
The muffled voice of the young man sounded in the yard.
The other party opened the courtyard door, revealing a young and handsome face.
No wonder he made such a vague sound. It turned out that he was brushing his teeth.
"Hello, is this the rental information you posted?" Bai Yanliang didn't mind what the other person was doing.
Although it seemed to him that brushing his teeth at one o'clock in the afternoon was indeed a strange thing to do.
And judging from the appearance of this young man, he seemed to have just gotten up.
Maybe it's some special profession?
Bai Yanliang thought very thoughtfully.
The young and handsome man in front of him, his eyes lit up after hearing Bai Yanliang's words. He quickly poured several mouthfuls of water into his mouth and swallowed it.
"Yes, yes! It's me! Are you here to rent a house? Hahaha! You have a discerning eye!"
His enthusiasm was beyond Bai Yanliang's expectation, and he pulled Bai Yanliang into this old building without even introducing himself.
Because he saw the rent first, Bai Yanliang didn't have high expectations for this place.
In fact, it was precisely because the price was low enough that Bai Yanliang was attracted.
But the room in front of him still broke Bai Yanliang's imagination. It was not too bad, but too... good.
A typical house with brick and wood structure, the doors and windows are carved with simple and elegant patterns, the bluestone slabs extending from the courtyard entrance to the front of the house, the stone tables and benches placed under the locust tree, and even a small dug out not far away. The pond is flowing with clear underground water.
The young man had been paying attention to Bai Yanliang's expression, but Bai Yanliang rarely had any expression, so he thought Bai Yanliang had any worries.
Gritting his teeth, the young man said: "The rent cannot be reduced! Although there are rumors of haunting here, what age is this! I see that you are also a young man, you shouldn't believe those nonsense, right?"
Haunted?
Bai Yanliang glanced at him unexpectedly. He had never heard of this.
But... I have found the reason why the rent is so cheap.
"Look, I grew up here. I have lived here for more than 20 years and I have never seen any ghosts. The old locust tree is a bit spooky, but I haven't seen any monsters in it?"
Bai Yanliang smiled and asked: "How much is the rent per year?"
"Oh, if you don't want to... eh?" The man's eyes lit up, and he could clearly hear what Bai Yanliang was saying: "You want to rent? That's great!"
"One thousand and five thousand a month, which is eighteen thousand a year, even if... I count you seventeen thousand and five!"
The discount was as high as five hundred, and Bai Yan nodded with satisfaction, both parties benefited.
"Hey! I knew you were different. You're not like those cowards. When you come in and see a tree, your legs will become weak with fear." He said this with his back to the locust tree.
Bai Yanliang followed his voice and looked towards the locust tree, suddenly looking startled.
He seemed to...see something with long hair...looking at him among the leaves.
The young man in front of him was still chattering, but Bai Yanliang did not act rashly and looked away as if nothing had happened. "My name is Gao Fei! There are four rooms in this courtyard. Except for the one I live in, you can choose any of the other three!" Gao Fei was very angry, but from his words, he also revealed that he seemed to be the only one in this old courtyard. Alone.
Bai Yanliang didn't refuse. He picked up his luggage and chose the room on the far right and farthest from the locust tree.
With a lot of work from the two of them, the room was quickly packed and ready for habitation.
Gao Fei is a nice young man, and he seemed very happy that the house was finally rented out, so he decided to go out and get some delicious food to wash away Bai Yanliang's dust.
Bai Yanliang sat on the stone bench in the yard and looked at the old locust tree thoughtfully.
I never thought before, why do I encounter strange things wherever I go now?
Forget it, Gao Fei has lived here without incident for so many years, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
While Bai Yanliang was thinking this, a strange phone call suddenly came over.
He looked at the number without a name on the screen and pressed answer.
"Hello?"
"Is it Mr. Bai?" A magnetic man's voice sounded.
"You are?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment.
"My name is Du Shangjing."
Du Shangjing?
Bai Yanliang thought of this name. This name, ranked second to Feng Xiuxue, is currently one of the longest-living people in Wuji.
As for Feng Xiuxue, her performance originally disappointed Bai Yanliang, but that day, she showed another personality. Now it seems that that personality is the key to Feng Xiuxue's ability to survive.
So, is there anything special about Mr. Du Shangjing?
"Hello Mr. Du, what do you want from me?" Bai Yanliang doesn't like to be polite. Except for certain necessary performances, he usually chooses to get straight to the point.
"It's like this... you haven't appeared in the group these days. We know very little about the details of the third group of tasks, so..."
Bai Yanliang suddenly realized that he had forgotten this.
In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to share, but... he doesn't like the atmosphere in that group.
Although everyone was chatting lively on the surface, between the lines...most people were filled with deep despair.
They are using normal communication to cover up their inner confusion, fear, and even weirdness and madness.
When Bai Yanliang entered Wuji for the first time, he discovered that among the various people, there were many whose spirits were already on the verge of collapse.
He could tell because he was equally good at disguising, equally good at... showing false emotions.
It is normal for such a situation to occur when one has been under endless pressure of despair for a long time and faced with a terrifying world where one could die at any time.
But Bai Yanliang could also see that several people did not show this emotion, and among them was Du Shangjing.
"I will compile a document and send it to you, Mr. Du."
Du Shangjing was a little surprised when he heard Bai Yanliang's reply.
But he didn't refuse either.
"Excuse me, Mr. Bai."
"Well, if it's okay..."
"...Wait!" Du Shangjing hesitated for a moment and then shouted.
"Anything else?"
"Mr. Bai, may I ask...do you ever feel that something...is wrong with you?"
Bai Yanliang was startled. Du Shangjing's voice when he asked this question was a little low, as if he subconsciously didn't want others to hear him.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Yanliang smiled softly:
"No, Mr. Du."
(End of chapter)