"Hold on to me, don’t wander off."
Xu Zhifei instructed.
Bai Yanliang nodded earnestly, clutching tightly onto the sleeve of Xu Zhifei.
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Although she was trapped in an immobile, abnormal state because of Bai Yanliang using the key earlier, she could still clearly hear the surrounding noises.
For instance... the screams of Yang Xiaocan and Ruan Jie.
But after that scream, all sound disappeared.
Those three people might have already been murdered.
With one hand holding Bai Yanliang and the other illuminating with a phone, Xu Zhifei moved slowly through the corridor.
She hadn’t walked far before she heard a strange sound.
Something dragging on the ground.
The source of this sound was... ahead.
If given a choice, one should never enter what lies ahead.
But in this trap laid by that person, they had no choice.
However, this was also a good thing.
Xu Zhifei understood the rules for constructing a world meant for killing.
Although the key holder was nearly omnipotent in their "world," it was only during the construction phase. Once the world was formed, they could only watch and could no longer intervene, regardless of events unfolding.
Moreover, since he used a road leaving no choice, it indicated that the solitary path ahead was definitely not a dead end.
So, even though the sound was terrifying, Xu Zhifei wasn’t particularly worried.
What surprised her was that Bai Yanliang, whose mindset had regressed, was indeed very obedient, neither fussing nor making noise, and didn’t seem to fear the current situation in the slightest.
This also relieved Xu Zhifei, as she had no experience in caring for children, and if Bai Yanliang suddenly started fussing now, it would undoubtedly have fatal consequences.
The two continued forward.
Soon, Xu Zhifei sensed the surrounding air turning cold.
Immediately after, the light from her phone suddenly dimmed, out of battery.
Xu Zhifei immediately became vigilant; she clearly remembered having more than half of her battery remaining, it couldn’t just die like that.
Something... was sabotaging them in the dark.
At this moment, Bai Yanliang suddenly whispered, "Sister... someone is watching us up ahead..."
Xu Zhifei was initially startled, and when she turned to look at Bai Yanliang, she almost jumped in fright.
His eyes were actually glimmering with a hint of crimson in the dark, looking extraordinarily creepy.
"What does that person look like?"
Xu Zhifei glanced forward, but up ahead... there was clearly just a corner; all that should be visible was the wall, how could they see anything else?
Unless... Bai Yanliang saw something beyond that wall.
Upon hearing Xu Zhifei’s voice, Bai Yanliang blinked in the darkness: "He is tall, very large, and we are inside the house in his hand."
The house in his hand?
Bai Yanliang’s words left Xu Zhifei a bit awestruck.
What is... happening?
Could the tall, large person he spoke of be the true ghost...
Yet, for some reason, Xu Zhifei felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of familiarity.
A tall person holding a mansion in their hand... this image... so familiar...
She had definitely seen it somewhere!
Xu Zhifei could confirm this, but she really couldn’t recall where she had seen that image.
Nevertheless, when she thought of walking inside a mansion held by a gigantic "person," Xu Zhifei couldn’t help but feel a flicker of fear.
She looked up, only to see a vast darkness.
This darkness seemed to engulf even the light; thus... the "person’s" gaze that Bai Yanliang mentioned would be beyond this darkness, wouldn’t it?
Just then, a sudden rush of footsteps came from ahead.
Xu Zhifei quickly pulled Bai Yanliang, hiding against the corridor wall.
A few seconds later, a figure appeared.
Xu Zhifei could vaguely make out her appearance, and she seemed to notice Xu Zhifei and Bai Yanliang.
"Is he a human or a ghost?"
Yang Xiaocan’s voice was filled with fear, panic, and some confusion.
Xu Zhifei didn’t answer but instead asked, "Is it just you?"
These three simple words seemed to be a prohibition, causing Yang Xiaocan’s emotions to plummet rapidly.
"Ou Zheng... Sister Ruan, both are dead..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhifei gave Yang Xiaocan a deep look.
"Is something chasing you?"
Yang Xiaocan finally remembered why she was running, her face anxious as she said, "We can’t go forward, there are five coffins up ahead, there are ghosts! We can’t get past..."
As Yang Xiaocan’s words lingered, Xu Zhifei faintly felt something changing.
A moment later, she immediately spotted the change.
Previously, there had been just a corner up ahead, but in almost an instant, a small courtyard had now appeared.
Along with... the five coffins Yang Xiaocan mentioned.
In the dimly lit courtyard, five coffins were arranged, a sight that made one’s scalp tingle just at the glance.
At this moment, Xu Zhifei’s gaze suddenly focused, that was... who?
Beside the middle coffin of the five, there was unexpectedly a corpse on the empty ground!
That was... a headless male corpse.
From the attire, it was clearly Ou Zheng.
Apparently, Yang Xiaocan saw Ou Zheng’s corpse too; she covered her mouth, retching as she fearfully commented, "That’s him! Earlier, his head suddenly appeared on the ground and then jumped to bite Sister Ruan..."
Xu Zhifei stared intently at Ou Zheng’s corpse.
His death was tragic.
His neck was severed directly, clearly not by a sharp tool, with the bloody and fleshy neck showing multiple irregular bite marks.
His head... seemed more like it had been bitten off by a fierce beast.
"What... what should we do now?" Yang Xiaocan implored Bai Yanliang, "Yanren, you must have a way, right..."
Bai Yanliang looked at her, blinking his eyes, yet he said nothing.
This surprised Xu Zhifei somewhat, but she didn’t pay too much mind, continuing to look aside.
In the courtyard, the five coffins were clearly a hint prepared for their five people.
By calculation now... two were already dead.
But... where was Ruan Jie’s corpse?
According to Yang Xiaocan, Ruan Jie was also attacked by the ghost here, so why was Ou Zheng’s headless corpse present, but Ruan Jie’s corpse was missing?
As she was pondering this, when she shifted her gaze back to the ground, she was startled to find Ou Zheng’s body had disappeared!
An intense sense of unease surged from all sides, and Xu Zhifei instinctively stepped back.
But... this time, she bumped into something—a wall.
Xu Zhifei turned around; behind her was supposed to be the corridor, but now... it had transformed into a towering wall.
When she turned back again, Bai Yanliang and Yang Xiaocan beside her had all vanished.
A chill ran down Xu Zhifei’s back, and she realized she had overlooked a very serious problem.
The Yang Xiaocan who appeared before her just now, was she really a living person?