Chapter 110 I Won’t Sleep (4000 words)
The sight returned to Deng Xiaolin’s bedroom.
Liu Haoyu opened the room door to let out the nauseating smell of burnt odor.
His gaze fell on the half corpse on the ground.
Even without its upper body, this half corpse was still wriggling continuously.
Like a lizard’s severed tail.
But this was, after all, a half corpse, and with the fishy black blood splattered everywhere, the scene was truly a bit sickening.
Even Liu Haoyu, who was not usually afraid of bad smells, couldn’t help but pinch his nose, then took out a talisman and burned the half corpse to ashes.
But even after it completely turned to dust, the smell in the room had not dissipated.
“Hao-ge…” The two girls outside peeked their heads out. Deng Xiaolin glanced at the situation inside, then asked Liu Haoyu in the bedroom, “Is it resolved?”
“It got away.”
Liu Haoyu put down the fire axe, and the two girls outside returned to the bedroom again.
The night breeze blew into the room through the broken window, and the fishy smell was also alleviated.
Deng Xiaolin looked at Liu Haoyu, who was wrapped in a bath towel, and her face couldn’t help but turn a little red.
Liu Haoyu’s body was very strong. As a sports student, he was not a delicate looking person.
On the contrary, he gave people a feeling of being very resolute and upright.
Deng Xiaolin’s gaze gradually moved down, but she shyly averted her eyes.
No wonder he came so late; he went to take a bath?
“Wow~” On the other hand, Bai Anting was not shy at all. She stepped forward and couldn’t help but take a look, “Your body is quite sturdy?”
Because he was active at night, Liu Haoyu’s skin was a bit pale. Coupled with his loose and casual attire, Bai Anting really didn’t expect Liu Haoyu to be so manly.
“You can look, but don’t touch.”
Liu Haoyu quickly took a step back when he saw Bai Anting about to reach out.
“Tch… stingy.”
Bai Anting pouted. As a closet otaku, it was her first time seeing a man’s body.
Perhaps Deng Xiaolin was right; this man was not incapable in that regard, but really just treated Deng Xiaolin as a sister.
Thinking this way, she couldn’t help but feel a little sympathetic for this poor girl.
Liu Haoyu looked at the situation of the two of them and said.
“Are you two alright?”
“No major harm, just startled.”
Deng Xiaolin was still a bit shaken. Fortunately, she carried that peachwood sword with her. Otherwise, she really didn’t dare to think about what would happen next.
When she heard the breathing sound under the bed, she almost fainted from fear.
“That’s good.”
Liu Haoyu tightened the bath towel around himself and continued.
“That fierce ghost was clearly targeting Bai Anting. I don’t know how it bypassed the formation here. Xiaolin, remember to have Old Deng check it later.”
“Mm-hmm.”
As Deng Xiaolin nodded, Bai Anting was thoughtfully thinking about something.
She recalled the fierce ghost’s distorted and ferocious face, and felt a sense of familiarity.
Soon, she suddenly clapped her hands and said.
“I remember it now!”
Liu Haoyu was stunned by Bai Anting’s reaction.
“What do you remember?”
“That fierce ghost just now… is very likely a fan of my livestream.”
As soon as she said this, Deng Xiaolin and Liu Haoyu were shocked.
The two of them looked at each other and said in unison.
“You have fans?”
“…”
Bai Anting’s expression stiffened, and then she blushed completely.
“Of course I have fans! Although my livestream doesn’t have many viewers, my video fans are a lot! People often give me rewards! Just last week! Last week, a rich patron gave me rewards worth a hundred thousand fire scrolls! One thousand yuan! A whole thousand yuan!”
It was clear that Bai Anting was a little upset at this moment.
But soon, she regained control of her emotions and said.
“In my memory, about a year ago? There was a new media streamer. Although he was also a streamer, he was my loyal fan. I also met him several times at offline meet-and-greets. Later, he seemed to have feelings for me, but I didn’t respond and repeatedly emphasized that I was a minor, but he still pestered me. There was nothing I could do but sternly reject him…”
“Based on just an impression, you can identify that burnt, disfigured fierce ghost? I have to say, you’re quite impressive.”
“That’s why I said it’s only possible,” Bai Anting pressed her hands, signaling Liu Haoyu to stop talking. “Later, because I was preparing for exams, I forgot about it, and he didn’t harass me anymore. I thought he had given up, but I didn’t expect… he actually died in Longshan Vocational High School.”
After hearing Bai Anting’s words, Liu Haoyu suddenly understood.
Earlier, Liu Haoyu had also heard about this from Qin Liu. There was a new media streamer who entered Longshan Vocational High School for excitement, and for some unknown reason, his body was burned beyond recognition, with his brain and heart missing.
It turns out that it recognized Bai Anting and still harbored an obsession with Bai Anting after death, which explained why it came.
Although it was an obsession with love, Liu Haoyu also knew that if Bai Anting fell into its hands… the consequences would be indescribable, only describable by one word.
Better to be dead than alive.
Now that it had escaped, it meant that Bai Anting’s crisis had not been resolved. As for the other fierce ghosts, they had clearly given up on Bai Anting and were looking for other targets.
Although Bai Anting was a girl, with her figure and her capable short hair, it was hard to arouse any desire.
Or perhaps… anyone who could arouse desire for her was truly not heterosexual?
“That’s about it, but I only got a brief glimpse just now, and I’m not sure if it was that new media streamer.”
“Whether it is or not, it must be eliminated.”
Fierce ghost’s obsession and resentment were too much. Liu Haoyu could certainly help the tragically dead fierce ghosts resolve their unfinished business or help them complete their revenge.
But this kind of unidentified creature that wanted to seduce a minor and was still thinking about it after death…
If he wasn’t ground to ashes, it would be an insult to Liu Haoyu’s title as a five-star good citizen.
“It lost half its body, so it shouldn’t be able to find its way here for now. You two rest assured and go to sleep.”
“Uh…”
As soon as Liu Haoyu said this, the expressions of the two girls became a bit awkward.
They sniffed the smell in the bedroom and then retreated to the doorway.
Deng Xiaolin held back for a while before speaking first.
“Um… Hao-ge, can we discuss something?”
“?”
Seeing Deng Xiaolin’s vague manner, Liu Haoyu was a little confused.
But soon, the girl said.
“This room, you see… it’s dirty, covered in blood everywhere, and the smell is so strong, so… so can I squeeze into your room?”
By the end of her sentence, Deng Xiaolin’s face had turned as red as a ripe apple. Her voice became quieter and quieter, so quiet that it was like a mosquito’s hum. If Liu Haoyu didn’t listen carefully, he couldn’t even hear it.
As for Bai Anting, she was first stunned. She pointed to herself and then said.
“Then where do I sleep?”
“The sofa?”
Deng Xiaolin tilted her head, looking innocent.
This rendered Bai Anting speechless. What kind of fake sisterhood was this?!
But she also knew that she couldn’t share a bed with Liu Haoyu, so she waved her hand and said.
“Fine, fine. You two sleep in the same bed intimately, and I’ll sleep on the sofa.”
In response, Liu Haoyu grabbed Bai Anting by the collar and said.
“You two sleep in the guest room together.”
“Ah… this?”
Bai Anting didn’t expect Liu Haoyu to give such an answer.
Logically speaking, how could he bear to refuse such a fragrant and soft girl like Deng Xiaolin throwing herself into his arms?
So she couldn’t help but say.
“Then where will you sleep?”
“I’m not sleeping tonight.”
———–
Time passed to the morning of the next day. Sitting on the sofa, Liu Haoyu put the Black Book back into his backpack.
Having not slept all night, he looked a bit dispirited, but even so, he stood up, tidied up his things, and left the folk custom shop.
As soon as he went out, he bumped into Old Deng, who was just returning.
The old man and the young man were stunned for a moment at the same time.
Then Old Deng said.
“Xiao Liu, aren’t you going to have lunch before going back?”
Facing Old Deng’s kindness, Liu Haoyu shook his head and said.
“Last night, the fierce ghost that locked onto Bai Anting came, but it got away. I need to find it as soon as possible.”
“Are the two girls alright?”
“They’re fine.”
Hearing Liu Haoyu’s answer, Old Deng walked past him. The hunched-over old man said.
“Accompany Xiaolin more. She’s been mentioning you lately. If you have nothing to do, come and visit often. Although this is not your home, I hope you and Xiaolin can start a family.”
“Grandpa!!”
Deng Xiaolin, who was behind the door, couldn’t sit still anymore. Her face flushed red, and she quickly hopped out. But as soon as she stood up, she didn’t know what to say. Her entire small face was red, and she stood there stunned, then fled back into the house in a panic.
“Sigh…”
Seeing Deng Xiaolin like this, Old Deng looked at the mirror in front of the folk custom shop. In the mirror, he was hunched over, his weathered face full of wrinkles. His once strong and powerful arms were now earthy yellow, with black age spots.
The old man closed his eyes, sighed, and patted Liu Haoyu’s shoulder.
“Xiao Liu, I’m old, and I don’t have much time left. If… I’m just saying, if one day I suddenly leave, please take care of Xiaolin.”
Facing Old Deng’s words, Liu Haoyu immediately said.
“Old Deng, you are only 62 years old now, so living to be 100 is not a problem.”
“Heh heh… May your words come true. Xiao Liu… you too, take care of yourself, run away quickly if you encounter danger. Your life is more important than anything else.”
After saying that, Old Deng returned to the folk custom shop. Liu Haoyu looked at the old man’s hunched back and instinctively reached for a cigarette, but when he took out the cigarette case, he found it was already empty.
———-
Liu Haoyu rode his motorcycle and returned to the haunted house.
As soon as he entered the door, he felt a chilling gaze.
Although he couldn’t see anyone, Liu Haoyu still said.
“It’s me, I’m back.”
Hearing Liu Haoyu’s voice, Qin Liu, who was hiding in the dark, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She floated in front of Liu Haoyu and mumbled.
“I thought something happened to you…”
In fact, since seeing those red embroidered shoes, Qin Liu had been worried that Liu Haoyu had been snatched away by some ghost.
After all, the person didn’t come back, but his shoes did. Such a thing was terrifying to say!
Not to mention the police bringing a Daoist priest to their door, and they even carried handguns. This formation was very much like investigating the deceased’s whereabouts during their lifetime, so how could it not cause misunderstanding?
“Ah?”
Liu Haoyu didn’t clearly hear Qin Liu’s words, but he could still feel her sigh of relief.
He only heard the little ghost say with her hands and feet working together.
“Two police officers came in last night! They also brought Old Deng, and they had guns! Plus, you haven’t come back…”
Qin Liu told Liu Haoyu everything that happened last night.
Liu Haoyu was stunned by the excited tone of the little ghost.
Could it be… she was worried about him?
No, no, no…
Let’s put aside this, which might be one of the three major illusions in life.
The main point was to find out why Old Deng brought two police officers here and whether there was any conflict with Qin Liu.
“Did you encounter them?”
“We clashed once at the end. I heard someone chanting ‘Ghosts and gods above, Heavenly Venerable is infinite,’ so I went to take a look, and then I saw Old Deng cutting his palm with a knife. It looked like some kind of ritual, but before I could take a closer look, the two police officers rushed in and dragged Old Deng away…”
Qin Liu, who had no one to vent to, became very talkative after finding someone like Liu Haoyu to communicate with, sharing everything she had encountered.
After Liu Haoyu sorted out his thoughts, he couldn’t help but ask.
“Did you not scare them?”
“No, I scared them… When those two officers in hats broke in, my soul almost flew away.”
The more she talked, the more wronged Qin Liu felt.
She was just a little ghost, staying at home peacefully.
She didn’t do anything bad, nor did she steal anything. She only scared away the previous buyers, and then two armed police officers came.
No matter what, scaring people shouldn’t be a capital offense!
However, Liu Haoyu’s mouth twitched after hearing this.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but although Qin Liu was very powerful, among all the troublesome supernatural events, she was the easiest to deal with?
After pouring out her heart, Qin Liu felt much more at ease. She asked Liu Haoyu.
“Didn’t you go to Longshan Vocational High School last night? Why did you come back so late?”
“Ran into a ghost. That lingering red door is still chasing me.”
It could be said that if he hadn’t brought Qin Liu’s shoes with him, Liu Haoyu felt he probably wouldn’t have made it back.
As he spoke, the man went upstairs.
When he returned to the bedroom, he suddenly fell silent.
The embroidered shoes that should have been placed beside the red door were now quietly placed on the shrine.
If not for the bloodstains and smudges on them, Liu Haoyu would have almost thought that he hadn’t brought the shoes out at all.
