Chapter Twenty-One: The Red Iron Door
Before Liu Haoyu could respond, the other end of the phone had already hung up.
Only the sound of “drip…drip…” remained.
Liu Haoyu looked at the phone screen. The other party’s number was a chaotic string of meaningless characters.
So it was obvious that this was Qin Liu’s call.
She seemed a little angry and told him to get out.
Of course, Liu Haoyu ignored her words.
After all, this was the house he had bought.
Legally and validly, with a property deed.
Even King Yama would have to rule that this house was his.
However, given last night’s situation, if the female ghost in this haunted house didn’t take his life, it meant he could stay here for a few more days.
And after hearing the pleasant young girl’s voice earlier, Liu Haoyu became even more curious about the appearance of this fierce ghost.
So, leaving this place was naturally absurd. Moreover, after Liu Haoyu left this place, he would truly have nowhere to live. Wasn’t that even more miserable?
He thought that the gentle and kind Miss Qin Liu would surely show great mercy and let him stay here.
Liu Haoyu burned two more stacks of paper money in front of the shrine.
After praying with extreme piety, the man directly climbed onto the bed and went to sleep.
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On the other side, Qin Liu, enraged and embarrassed, hugged her chest and stared fixedly at Liu Haoyu’s room with a “fierce” gaze.
Last night, she kept hearing someone calling her name.
She didn’t know who kept muttering her name.
To find the source of the calling, Qin Liu naturally found Liu Haoyu, who was sacrificing to ghosts.
At that time, she was quite happy, thinking that this guy had finally woken up and was going to give her something delicious or fun.
But when she got closer, she realized that it wasn’t something delicious or fun at all.
It was just a slip dress! And it was the type with a plus-size!
Qin Liu had never seen such a scene, and almost fainted from anger at that moment.
Moreover, Qin Liu couldn’t accept something that looked so much like a sex toy!
So Qin Liu directly refused Liu Haoyu’s sacrifice and wished she could kick him in the face.
But considering that kicking him would only make him feel good and wouldn’t bring any substantial benefits, Qin Liu controlled the idea.
She hugged her chest, looked in the direction of the bedroom, and her expression was thoughtful.
Thinking carefully, wasn’t the ritual-like scene last night a way to lure the snake out of its hole?
This man, who looked like a ghost exorcist or a Taoist priest, might be trying to lure her out with some method.
Once she fell into his hands, she might be completely transcended, leaving no trace.
Or she might be captured like a Pokémon and refined into a ghost spirit or something similar.
But he might also be a good person, and she couldn’t figure out his intentions at the moment.
So, looking at it this way, her handling of the situation last night should have been correct.
She neither offended this person nor showed that she was a harmless ghost.
In this way, he might leave on his own?
As for killing him… to be honest, as a good youth of the new era, unless it was absolutely necessary to use force, Qin Liu would never take the initiative.
As a result, good heavens, when she woke up this morning, not only had this guy not left, but he was sleeping so peacefully on her bed.
His skin was really thicker than the city wall.
Not only did he live in her bedroom, but he also stole her shoes and even tried to give her a scandalous slip dress!
Moreover, looking at it this way, this guy was probably scarier than an exorcist.
Thinking of this, Qin Liu decided to try again. Perhaps scaring him again would make him retreat?
After all, humans and ghosts have different paths. No matter what this man’s intentions were, if he continued to stay in this house, the Yin energy here would only harm him.
After thinking it through, Qin Liu passed through the bedroom door and entered the bedroom.
This man was probably exhausted from last night, so he was sleeping very soundly.
There were many formations and defensive talismans pasted all over the bedroom.
Perhaps it was to prevent any ghosts from attacking while he slept?
However, formations of this level were useless to Qin Liu.
She skillfully tore off the talismans in the room and walked to Liu Haoyu’s bedside.
Looking at the sleeping man, Qin Liu couldn’t help but examine the young man carefully.
In fact, Liu Haoyu was indeed quite handsome.
It was just that perhaps because he had been constantly chasing and exorcising ghosts, his complexion didn’t look very good.
It was as if he had stayed up all night for several days, looking like he was about to die and come back to life.
And judging by his current sweaty appearance, he was most likely dreaming of something terrible.
Qin Liu looked at the man’s sleeping face, and after thinking for a moment, she placed her hand on his forehead.
Soon, Liu Haoyu’s relaxed brows began to tighten, and his forehead started to sweat constantly.
In his dream, Liu Haoyu vaguely felt that he seemed to be lying down.
And it seemed like he was standing, in some place.
This feeling was fluctuating and dreamlike, making it difficult to distinguish what was reality.
After this feeling gradually subsided, Liu Haoyu saw a bright red figure appear in the vast white mist.
“This is…”
Liu Haoyu looked at the familiar red wedding dress, and was initially confused. Then he saw her small feet, which were not wearing shoes.
His heart suddenly realized, and he immediately chased after her.
But no matter how he chased or hurried, the distance between them did not decrease.
Until his vision began to darken.
At this moment, Liu Haoyu realized that the surrounding environment had already changed.
Everywhere were withered branches and fallen leaves, and rotten trees stood proudly on both sides of the road.
It felt like being in a mass grave.
Liu Haoyu looked at the red wedding dress girl not far away.
She seemed to be waiting for him?
Then Liu Haoyu followed again.
However, compared to before, this time Liu Haoyu could clearly feel that the distance between him and her was getting closer and closer.
Until his hand could reach her shoulder.
“Pak…”
The entire space fell into darkness.
The girl in the red wedding dress had completely disappeared.
What appeared before him was a rusty iron door, covered with dark red bloodstains.
It seemed like this door had not been opened for decades, or even centuries.
Liu Haoyu leaned closer, and at this moment, a “dong dong dong dong…” knocking sound came from inside the door.
It was always four knocks, four knocks, constantly repeating.
And the sound grew louder and louder, as if it wanted to tear down this rusty iron door.
Facing this anomaly, Liu Haoyu hesitated for a moment before walking up.
But he hadn’t taken a few steps before the iron door seemed to be pushed open a crack by something from the inside.
A bloodless hand reached out from behind the door crack, then a second, a third…
Until the door crack was densely packed with pale, corpse-like arms.
“Let me out… let me out…”
Listening to their tragic wails, Liu Haoyu suddenly realized that a hand had grabbed him from who knew when and was trying to pull him into the blood-red iron door with an irresistible force.
Liu Haoyu woke up from his dream.
Turning his head, he saw that the candle by his bed had traces of being burned.
