Chapter 20 Ghost Sacrifice
When all the candlelight extinguished, only two candles were left in the room, illuminating Liu Haoyu’s face.
The man looked at the candles in front of him, his mind still silently chanting.
“Qin Liu… Qin Liu…”
The girl’s name echoed in his mind.
In this dim world, Liu Haoyu could only hear his own incessant calling in his ears.
And the rapid beating of his heart.
He was very nervous.
Even though he could face death calmly, when the possibility of death was real, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but tense his body.
He was a man with a big heart, so even in the haunted house at midnight, he still suppressed the fear in his heart.
The oppressive atmosphere made Liu Haoyu unable to breathe.
He lowered his head and looked at the plate of blood on the floor.
At this moment, it was as vibrant as the fierce ghost’s red wedding dress.
Although the blood was murky, Liu Haoyu could clearly see his reflection.
Under the dim candlelight, the man in the reflection looked extremely exhausted. Lack of sleep for several consecutive days had filled his pupils with bloodshot veins. Also, because he hadn’t drunk much water, the corners of his mouth looked very dry and pale, making him look like a… zombie.
Perhaps it was Liu Haoyu’s illusion, but the reflection of himself was so unfamiliar.
It was even a little terrifying, as if the reflection was not him at all.
Realizing this, Liu Haoyu made a scissor gesture to the reflection.
The reflection made a paper gesture.
This was indeed not him.
Liu Haoyu silently straightened his back, then shifted his gaze from the reflection and looked at the sacrifice between the two candles.
For some reason, the already slightly eerie house became colder.
It was as if something bad had entered.
At this moment, the sound of “Qin Liu” in his ears was still echoing.
Even though Liu Haoyu wasn’t chanting, this name was constantly whispered in his ears.
Who was speaking?
No one knew, and Liu Haoyu didn’t know what was speaking.
He only knew that he had to keep his gaze focused on the sacrifice between the two candles.
Once he lost focus, the ritual of sacrificing the ghost would fail.
All his efforts would be in vain, and there was even the risk of death.
Therefore, Liu Haoyu stared intently at the sacrifice, afraid that it would disappear with a blink of an eye.
However, something unexpected happened.
The two red and blue candles extinguished at the same time.
The room was completely plunged into darkness.
Strange rustling sounds echoed in the room, as if many things were crawling.
Listening to the sound, it was a bit like some insects, maybe cockroaches?
Even though the room was in darkness, with his hand unable to see his fingers, Liu Haoyu could still clearly see the plate of blood beneath him.
The reflection in the blood was still clearly visible.
After the two gazed at each other, Liu Haoyu saw that his face in the reflection began to ooze a black, strange liquid.
Until his entire face turned black and became rotten, and finally, his lips completely rotted, revealing rows of white teeth.
Liu Haoyu could clearly feel it.
He was smiling at himself.
Looking at this terrifying scene, Liu Haoyu knew his current predicament clearly. The ritual of sacrificing the ghost required a large amount of blood.
This caused him to almost lose the ability to move.
If the fierce ghost was not satisfied with the sacrifice, the reflection in the blood would kill him in an instant.
As time passed, the air seemed to become stagnant, making Liu Haoyu unable to breathe.
But even so, he gritted his teeth and persisted.
As the candlelight reignited, the last thing Liu Haoyu saw was the burning red candle.
The blue one… was extinguished.
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By the next morning, Liu Haoyu suddenly woke up on the floor.
He quickly checked his body.
He was still alive…
Why was he still alive?
Clearly, the fierce ghost had rejected the sacrifice and lit the red candle.
This meant that his situation at that time was definitely certain death.
Let alone the fierce ghost in the haunted house, even the surrounding lonely ghosts would not let him go.
But… he was still alive.
Liu Haoyu leaned against the wall, completely weak, and lit a cigarette for himself.
The pungent and rich smoke entered his lungs, numbing Liu Haoyu’s tense nerves.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Why Liu Haoyu was so thick-skinned, even a little careless.
The fundamental reason was that when facing a fierce ghost, under long-term suppression and fear, if you cannot calm and relax yourself, the stress response from your body will make you lose control directly, and even enter a state of madness and frenzy.
That situation was truly certain death.
Liu Haoyu exhaled a puff of smoke, leaned against the wall, and looked at the mess on the floor, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The blue candle was also cut in half.
As for the red candle, it was still burning.
As for the plate of blood placed in the center of the candles, it had also been completely shattered, with blood flowing all over the floor.
But the problem was, the sacrifice had also disappeared.
Normally, if the red candle was lit, the sacrifice should have remained in place.
So, given the current situation, Liu Haoyu wasn’t even sure if the ritual had succeeded or failed.
He only knew that he was still alive.
At the same time, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but look at his hand, or rather, his palm.
Gauze, from who knows where, was tightly wrapped around the wound.
Who did it was self-evident.
“Melancholy…”
He extinguished the cigarette in his hand, then stood up and began to clean up the scene.
Regardless of the outcome, at least his life was still in his hands.
After cleaning up all these things, Liu Haoyu returned to the bedroom.
He lay on the bed, placed his arm on his forehead, and looked at the dilapidated ceiling, with many doubts and questions in his heart.
To resolve these questions, he took out the black book.
However, before he could write anything, a line of text appeared on the black book.
“The ritual of sacrificing the ghost has ended, and the red candle has been lit. It is thought that your sacrifice successfully angered the fierce ghost in the haunted house.”
“Although it is regrettable that the result was not satisfactory, for some reason, the fierce ghost has forgiven you once, but it is thought that it will come knocking soon.”
“The red candle flickering in the wind seems to indicate your future destiny.”
The black book’s words made Liu Haoyu feel a bit strange. Wasn’t he still alive and well?
He scratched his head and wrote.
“What exactly do you mean?”
“I mean… why are you still alive?! Is this ghost your lover in a past life?!”
After the black book finished writing these words, without Liu Haoyu even having to do anything, it closed itself.
Clearly, it itself did not understand what was going on.
It was at this moment that Liu Haoyu’s phone rang.
Accompanied by passionate music, Liu Haoyu answered the call.
From the other end of the phone came the voice of a shy and angry girl.
“Get out of my house!”
“…”
You must admit, that voice is quite pleasant to the ear.
Liu Haoyu thought thoughtfully.
