Chapter 10 Paper Man
Although Liu Haoyu’s words were a bit crass, there was no denying that Deng Shuyuan had reassessed Qin Liu’s danger level.
However, there was one very strange thing. Although Deng Shuyuan wasn’t a particularly strong ghost exorcist, he couldn’t help but feel confused.
This fierce ghost in red, Qin Liu… was her soul so perfectly preserved?
To put it bluntly, based on her recent performance, she was no different from a normal person.
It was just that she couldn’t be seen or touched.
“Ten o’clock at night…”
Liu Haoyu glanced at the time on his phone and then said,
“It’s almost time to act.”
He didn’t know that Qin Liu had already gone into the villa, so he didn’t ask any further questions.
But Qin Liu couldn’t help but speak up.
“This villa is very dangerous! I just went in, and I was so scared my soul almost flew away!”
Qin Liu’s words made Liu Haoyu’s lips twitch.
No wonder there had been no sound in the car earlier. It turned out Qin Liu wasn’t even in the car?
As for whether it was really dangerous…
Given Qin Liu’s timid nature, she might have scared herself.
Therefore, Qin Liu’s words clearly couldn’t be taken as reference.
Whether it was a fierce ghost who killed without mercy or an innocent wandering ghost, in Qin Liu’s opinion, they were all equally “dangerous.”
But she clearly didn’t know that when the other party saw her, they might have screamed louder than she did.
“I’ll hide in the Hong Yu first. You two be careful.”
Having just experienced a thrilling villa adventure, Qin Liu, who hadn’t recovered yet, decided to be a little turtle hiding in the Hong Yu.
She didn’t want to be startled anymore and just wanted to sleep soundly in the Hong Yu.
As long as she stayed in the Hong Yu, she would be absolutely, invincibly safe.
No one, not even a ghost, could find her.
To put it bluntly, inside the Hong Yu, Qin Liu felt at ease even if she slept naked.
“Okay.”
Liu Haoyu didn’t force Qin Liu to stay. Her presence was too conspicuous to ghosts, which would hinder the ghost-catching operation.
So, staying in the Hong Yu was also good.
After settling Qin Liu, Deng Shuyuan and Liu Haoyu headed into the villa.
Unlike Qin Liu, the two chose to enter the villa from the backyard.
The three-meter-high railing was like a city wall. Climbing it with bare hands would be very difficult.
But fortunately, Liu Haoyu had a rope.
After throwing out the grappling hook and confirming it was securely attached, the two men climbed over the iron fence and entered the backyard.
Compared to the front yard, the backyard looked lush and vibrant.
Everywhere were various flowers and potted plants of unknown names.
In the center of the backyard was a large swimming pool, but due to lack of cleaning, it was now covered with a pile of fallen leaves.
And for some reason, Liu Haoyu felt that the water in the swimming pool had a very strange dark red hue.
It was as if human blood had been poured into it.
There was even a faint smell of rot and decay.
Deng Shuyuan was amazed by the villa’s layout.
“The owner of this villa is really rich. Such a small place would probably cost over a million.”
“I’m not sure, but it’s definitely valuable.”
Liu Haoyu wasn’t in the mood to admire the backyard scenery; he was trying to find the back door.
However, when he found the back door, he discovered it was an iron door with an electronic password lock.
There also seemed to be an anti-burglary alarm device.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Liu Haoyu had to find another way.
He walked around the villa, trying to find other points of entry.
Finally, his gaze fell on the balcony on the second floor.
This balcony wasn’t too high, and with the help of the grappling hook, getting up there wouldn’t be a problem.
As a sports student, Liu Haoyu climbed up quickly. He looked down at Deng Shuyuan and said,
“Follow me.”
“Wait, wait… Brother Liu, give me a hand.”
Because the balcony was protruding, with only a rope and no leverage, it was too difficult for an ordinary person to climb up.
There was no choice. Liu Haoyu had to pull Deng Shuyuan up.
A principle to understand in supernatural events:
Never act separately.
When the two entered the second-floor balcony, Liu Haoyu placed his hand on the door handle.
With a gentle twist.
A foul odor wafted from the dark room.
It also carried a heavy smell of mildew.
Liu Haoyu frowned, put on a gas mask, and then shone his flashlight inside.
Under the bright light of the flashlight, what greeted them were nudes from anime posters.
Liu Haoyu ignored these things; he walked quietly and gestured to Deng Shuyuan behind him,
Signaling him to follow.
The two, one after the other, passed through the room and entered the corridor on the second floor.
On both sides of the corridor were rows of doors.
The doors clearly indicated the function and use of each room.
Surprisingly, there was even a room labeled “Women’s Clothing.”
Seeing this room, even Deng Shuyuan couldn’t help but exclaim,
“A bachelor’s villa, and a room specifically for women’s clothes. Rich people really have unique hobbies.”
“Do you want to go in and take a look?”
Liu Haoyu glanced at Deng Shuyuan.
He knew very well that this “yellow-haired” guy, while looking unserious, was indeed not serious.
Although he didn’t have a girlfriend, he was very repressed.
“Let’s not. It feels quite dangerous…” Deng Shuyuan sighed regretfully. “But I guess there should be some nice white stocking samples inside.”
Before Deng Shuyuan could finish, Liu Haoyu turned the doorknob and walked in.
“Wait? Brother Liu, why did you go in?”
What was initially just a casual remark turned into Deng Shuyuan seeing Liu Haoyu walk into the room with a determined face, as if shouldering some mission.
Probably looking for white stockings.
There was no choice. This was something Deng Shuyuan had brought upon himself with his own words, so he had to accompany him and see what was going on.
For Deng Shuyuan, he was just there to complete the commission, open the computer, and transfer the money.
But for Liu Haoyu, this was a serious ghost-catching mission.
A righteous ghost exorcist should not let any harmful fierce ghost go, nor should he wrongly accuse any good ghost.
As Liu Haoyu entered the room, a strong scent of incense wafted towards him.
Mixed with this scent was a strong sense of resentment, as if something was watching him from within the room.
Liu Haoyu looked up and surveyed the room, but found nothing unusual.
The room was neatly arranged with rows of coat racks, like a shopping mall.
And because most of the clothes here seemed to be custom-made, including cosplay costumes for some game characters or anime characters,
It had to be admitted that these clothes were indeed very beautiful.
Liu Haoyu scrutinized the clothes with a critical eye, but unfortunately…
There seemed to be only a few items that would fit Qin Liu.
While Liu Haoyu scanned the room, diligently searching for the fierce ghost, Deng Shuyuan was enthusiastically looking at the clothes and exclaimed,
“Brother Liu, don’t say it, these clothes are really not cheap. An inexpensive set costs at least a few hundred yuan, and a more expensive one could be a thousand or even a few thousand.”
To this, Liu Haoyu mused for a moment and said,
“It’s easy to make money from anime.”
“See it, but don’t say it, Brother Liu.”
While they were whispering, Liu Haoyu noticed that the candle in his hand emitted a faint glow.
Something appeared…
Where is it?
Liu Haoyu held the fire axe in his hand, vigilantly observing his surroundings.
Deng Shuyuan was marveling at a cosplay outfit and said,
“To be honest, some game character costumes are designed like… like lingerie.”
Perhaps thinking the outfit was very beautiful, Deng Shuyuan took out his phone, intending to take a picture of it.
But for some reason, he found that his phone seemed to be turned off. No matter how he pressed it, he couldn’t turn it on.
His reflection could still be faintly seen in the phone’s screen.
“Looks like it’s time to replace this five-year-old phone.”
As he was sighing, a chill ran down the back of his neck.
This inexplicable chill made Deng Shuyuan shiver.
He turned his head and saw Liu Haoyu behind him, and the room’s window was open.
A cool night breeze blew in from the window.
Could it be a hallucination?
Deng Shuyuan scratched the spot where the breeze had passed and then looked back at the cosplay outfits.
As soon as he withdrew his hand, that strange chill reappeared.
And this time, the feeling was even clearer.
It was as if someone was blowing on him from behind.
Deng Shuyuan turned his head again, holding a Zhenlei Talisman in his hand. If he saw anything unclean, he would not hesitate to unleash the talisman.
However… there was nothing.
Behind him, other than Liu Haoyu holding the fire axe, there was no one.
This bizarre scene made Deng Shuyuan, who had not seen much of the world, turn pale with fright.
Seeing that the situation was not right, he patted Liu Haoyu on the shoulder.
“Brother Liu… something was blowing on my neck just now.”
Hearing Deng Shuyuan’s words, Liu Haoyu turned to look at the pale “yellow-haired” man, his expression a little heavy.
In his line of sight,
Deng Shuyuan’s forehead was dark, a precursor to a disaster involving blood.
Even more chillingly, after Deng Shuyuan finished speaking, Liu Haoyu also clearly felt.
Something was gently blowing on the back of his neck.
This breath was extremely cold, sending chills straight to his heart and then spreading to his limbs.
Facing this situation, Liu Haoyu dared not neglect and immediately turned around.
But just like Deng Shuyuan, behind him… there was no one.
“Wait, Brother Liu… you…”
As Liu Haoyu turned around, his back was naturally exposed to Deng Shuyuan’s sight.
Seeing the shadowy figure on Liu Haoyu’s back, Deng Shuyuan felt his scalp tingle, his limbs stiffen, and even speaking felt like squeezing toothpaste.
“You… there’s something on your back!”
Hearing Deng Shuyuan’s words, Liu Haoyu immediately reached out and felt behind him.
When his hand grasped the shadowy figure, he felt a paper-like texture.
He grabbed the shadowy figure, brought it to his eyes, and shone his flashlight on it.
It was a paper figure.
But the appearance of this paper figure was extremely bizarre.
The paper figure was wearing very revealing clothes, and its heavily made-up face was accentuated by obvious blush.
But the blush couldn’t hide its pale complexion. Even more chillingly, the paper figure’s facial features were all tightly sewn shut.
It still wore a highly exaggerated and eerie expression, its smirk seeming to scrutinize Liu Haoyu.
Seeing this paper figure, Liu Haoyu’s expression darkened.
Although the paper figure’s appearance was very crude, from these obvious features, Liu Haoyu naturally recognized who it was.
It was the woman who was buried alive in cement within the Buddha statue at Panwang Temple!
Because he saw the paper figure on Liu Haoyu’s back, Deng Shuyuan instinctively reached behind him.
As expected, he felt a paper figure exactly the same.
Looking at the paper figure in his hand, Deng Shuyuan’s spine felt a chill.
He was a ghost exorcist, so from the residual resentment on this paper figure, he could easily judge the strength of its owner.
It was definitely not someone he could contend with!
But perhaps Liu Haoyu could defeat it.
“Brother Liu… what do we do now?”
Deng Shuyuan looked at the paper figure in his hand and secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Meanwhile, Liu Haoyu frowned. He took out a Divine Fire Talisman and stuck it onto the paper figure.
Flames instantly ignited, completely setting the paper figure ablaze.
As the flames consumed it, the room was filled with screams of agony.
Under the piercing and terrifying sounds, the paper figure in Deng Shuyuan’s hand seemed to be affected.
The paper figure’s loosely hanging head fell to the ground from Deng Shuyuan’s hand.
It tumbled a few times, its eerie and terrifying face turned towards Deng Shuyuan.
At this moment, its smirk had disappeared, replaced by a ferocious and terrifying expression.
Then, it also began to self-immolate and, amidst the piercing screams, turned into ashes.
Deng Shuyuan, still shaken, looked at the ashes on the ground and quickly took several steps back.
Just as he was about to bump into a coat rack, Liu Haoyu grabbed him.
“Calm down.”
Looking at the ashen-faced Deng Shuyuan, Liu Haoyu said,
“It’s not the first time you’ve seen a ghost.”
“Brother Liu… as you know, ordinary supernatural events are minor. At most, they just scare you or drain your energy. But the situation just now, I felt like they wanted my life!”
“Don’t panic, this is just a paper figure, not its main body.”
Liu Haoyu patted Deng Shuyuan on the shoulder to help him calm down.
However, as he patted his shoulder, Liu Haoyu’s gaze remained fixed on Deng Shuyuan’s forehead.
His complexion was still dark purple, indicating a premonition of disaster. His misfortune had not disappeared, and the gloom had even become darker.
The terrified Deng Shuyuan stared at Liu Haoyu, his eyes wide open.
His face was ashen white, like a corpse.
