Chapter 29 Recording
Liu Haoyu, in order to reassure Shirley Lai, prepared to set up a formation around the house, so he and Shirley Lai had already left the room.
Seeing that no one was around, Qin Liu decided to listen to the recording.
“Zizzi…”
The first thing heard was a very noisy static discharge sound.
Then, a man’s voice muttering to himself was heard.
However, this voice was a little strange, and the tone had no fluctuations.
“I’m going to die,”
“The sins committed by my ancestors will eventually fall upon me,”
“The time is 12 midnight on July 12th. When I saw the old man’s face, I realized the curse that the family has been carrying…”
The man’s voice was extremely flat, completely without fear, as if he had calmly accepted his death.
“My ancestors all died because of this, and carrying the curse, I can’t escape at all,”
“I’m sitting quietly on the bed now, and the unknown old man in the mirror is watching me,”
“I can’t escape, and I can’t possibly escape.”
Listening to this recording, Qin Liu felt something was wrong, but she couldn’t tell exactly what was wrong.
But the recording was not over yet, and the man had not made clear the curse that his family carried.
After a short pause, the man continued to speak.
“Dozens of years ago, a sealing ritual filled with sin took place. Our ancestors have been Feng Shui Masters for generations, so they were invited to help select the burial grounds for living sacrifices and confirm the feng shui conditions of the day.”
It seemed that the Lai family’s ancestors were also participants in the sealing ritual back then, but this was not a reason for the ghost-faced old man to hunt them down, right?
Qin Liu continued listening.
“For some unknown reason, the ritual failed, and almost all the participants in the ritual died. My ancestors became one of the few survivors.”
“However, this is the beginning of the nightmare.”
“Afterward, every time my ancestor went to survey the feng shui of burial grounds, he would always see an old man with only a face remaining.”
“I don’t know who this person is, but it should be the same person as the ghost face in the mirror in the room.”
“He is watching me…”
“There is not much time left.”
Qin Liu subconsciously looked at the mirror on the bedside table, which was covered with a talisman.
Because of this recording, even though there was nothing in the mirror, she still felt a bit creepy.
If it was this so-called curse, then the reason why Shirley Lai was attacked should be clear.
It was clearly the root of the trouble left by the sealing ritual back then.
Perhaps the ghost-faced old man who died in the ritual held a grudge against the surviving Lai family?
“The ghost’s resentment arises from the heart, and I have no way to investigate it.”
It seemed that Zhenhua Lai also didn’t know what the ghost-faced old man wanted from the Lai family. Feng Shui Masters… burial grounds… haunted houses… ghost-faced old man…
The clues seemed to connect, but something felt missing.
More importantly, that ghost-faced old man had now set his sights on Shirley Lai and could make a move at any time.
“This is the curse that the Lai family carries, and that ghost-faced old man will definitely come knocking again.”
Indeed, that guy was still shadowing himself in the mirror just now.
Qin Liu muttered, her gaze also falling on that mirror.
Could it be that this mirror has a problem?
According to the recording, Zhenhua Lai’s ancestor, Zhenhua Lai himself, and Shirley Lai had all seen the ghost-faced old man in this mirror.
“Mirrors placed in rooms can ward off evil spirits, but that ghost-faced old man’s strength is very strong, and the mirror can only delay the possibility of him discovering it.”
No wonder there were traces of burnt paper on the wall of the room. So that’s what it was.
“I am not a professional ghost exorcist, and I don’t know if the talismans I made will be useful.”
They were definitely useful. Liu Haoyu had also said that if it weren’t for the time the talismans bought, Shirley Lai would have died in the room long ago.
“I see…”
The man seemed a bit emotional, but his voice remained very flat.
However, what puzzled Qin Liu was that this recording was only 2MB, so how could he have spoken for such a long time?
“Whoever hears this recording, please protect my daughter. This is my heartfelt plea.”
Of course, no matter what, they wouldn’t let that ghost-faced old man do evil and harm the innocent…
Wait a minute?
Is there something wrong with this recording…
Why does he keep pausing while speaking?
It’s as if… he’s waiting for my questions?
“Thank you so much.”
Upon hearing this, it felt as if a pair of icy hands had reached into her back in the dead of winter.
Qin Liu, who was still in doubt, suddenly woke up.
No! What the hell?!
Was I just having a question-and-answer session with someone in the recording just now?
No, no, it must have been a hallucination…
Before Qin Liu could think further.
The recording continued to play.
“The ghost is still in the house, please be careful.”
What the hell!?
Qin Liu, who was still trying to comfort herself, almost jumped up.
If she had only suspected before, now she was certain.
The voice in the recording was talking to her!
And if this was indeed Zhenhua Lai’s last words, then Shirley Lai must have heard it.
But from her conversation with Liu Haoyu just now, Shirley Lai was completely unaware of the true cause of her father’s death.
There was something wrong with this recording file, Qin Liu felt a chill down her spine and looked around the room.
Who was it? Zhenhua Lai?
Or that ghost-faced old man…
The moonlight pierced through the thick clouds and landed on the mirror covered with talismans, reflecting onto Qin Liu’s face.
The brightly lit bedroom door was wide open, and the living room outside was pitch black.
It seemed like countless pairs of eyes were peeking into the bedroom at Qin Liu.
The air in the bedroom became increasingly heavy, and the cold wind blowing in from the window creaked the door.
The lights began to flicker for no reason, and the world in Qin Liu’s eyes began to change.
The bright and clean walls of the bedroom turned into mottled grey walls, with faint, deep scratch marks, as if someone had struggled desperately here.
The originally pink girl’s room was now dilapidated, like a cold prison cell.
The desk lamp on the headboard flickered intermittently, emitting a crackling static sound.
There was also a large patch of dark red stains on the wall, emitting a faint smell of rust.
The bedding was also in disarray, as if someone had struggled violently again.
The mirror that was originally placed on the headboard was still facing Qin Liu.
However, the talisman that Liu Haoyu had attached to it was nowhere to be seen.
The mirror reflected Qin Liu’s figure, but the girl’s face was wearing a strangely eerie smile.
But Qin Liu was clearly not smiling!
As Qin Liu watched, the girl in the mirror slowly raised her hand and pointed outside the mirror.
That is to say… behind her.
