There was still movement when Si Ye ran downstairs, but it quickly disappeared. The entire inn was shrouded in silence, with only the sound of sobbing that seemed far away, but the surroundings became increasingly weird.
Cheng Zhan never rushed into the house rashly. He stretched out his hand towards the door again, and the "wall" appeared faintly again, and the blood light gradually became weaker and stronger.
He tried to put his hand through it. It looked like a wall, but it was very flexible and could not be broken. It was like touching soft glue. The blood light would become stronger as his hand was harder. He took back his hand, and the blood
The light faded, so that the entire "wall" disappeared.
It hasn't always existed.
At least after Si Ye kicked the door open, he reached out and touched the switch on the wall in the room. This "wall" was not used to prevent Fang Ting from escaping, but to resist their entry.
The temperature in Cheng Zhan's eyes turned dim and cold. He put his thumb between his teeth and bit it. The blood on his fingertips flowed out, but it soon condensed into blood beads the size of soybean grains.
Then reach out and tap lightly on the "wall".
Let’s talk about Si Ye.
I went down to the first floor and couldn't find Lao Guan in the hall. I called him, but there was no response.
Si Ye felt something was wrong.
When he walked to the window, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Although July Inn is an old store, the indoor lighting is excellent. This also depends on how many large floor-to-ceiling windows Laoguan opened during the renovation, especially the coffee rest area. If the weather is clear, there will be a lot of sunshine during the day.
Sprinkled in.
Therefore, many guests who stay here not only like to dine in the coffee area and enjoy the view, but also like to laze in the large chairs and bask in the sun.
Of course, it is also pleasant when it rains.
There are floor-to-ceiling windows all over the house, with thunder outside and rain pouring down, and the fragrance of tea filling the house. Life is slow.
No matter what the weather is like, this inn will never lack light. Even late at night, the remaining light from the ancient city can still filter in, making the entire hall reflect the tranquility of time.
But there's no light tonight.
No light means that the entire hall is dark. Even if you look out through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the entire ancient city seems to have no light.
Si Ye raised his head and took a look.
There is no moon.
Something is wrong.
Although the temperature dropped at night, there was sunshine all day long. When he and Cheng Zhan came back from outside, there was still a moon hanging above their heads. When they looked up, they could see the sky full of stars. When they looked down, the bluestone road under their feet seemed to be sprinkled with dust.
The layer is like silver and very bright.
Now I can see that all the shops outside are in darkness, and no one has a light in front of the shop.
Si Ye felt as if the environment he was in was covered by a black mask, or in other words, there was a giant black curtain covering the entire ancient city.
Vaguely he heard breathing.
Identify carefully, it looks like Laoguan!
He followed the sound and found Lao Guan in the kitchen.
I saw him huddled in a corner, facing the wall, his head drooped, like a tired man who had been walking for a long time, resting there to catch his breath.
"Laoguan?" Si Ye called from behind him.
It didn't matter. It really startled Lao Guan. There was a little light where he was squatting, which was the light from the power supply above. This was the only light source in the kitchen.
With this light source, Si Ye saw Lao Guan's shoulders shake suddenly, and then he turned around. His voice was trembling, "Si, Si Ye?"
Then he asked urgently, "Is that you, Si Ye?"
In fact, it's because the surroundings are too dark. It's not difficult to see someone clearly with the light in front of you. At least Si Ye can see Lao Guan very clearly. From this, the expression on Lao Guan's face can also be seen clearly.
.
It's not so much that he didn't see clearly, it's better to say that he was confirming, the kind of confirmation that even though this person was standing in front of him, he was still afraid that he had made a mistake.
This is weird. They are all in the same inn, with just a few people. Why does Lao Guan have to confirm whether it is him?
Si Ye said yes.
I wanted to ask him why he came to the kitchen, wasn't he going to turn on the lights in the hall, but Lao Guan stood up immediately, rushed towards him as if he hadn't seen his relatives in several lifetimes, and hugged him.
Laoguan, a man who traveled all over the country and finally decided to stay on the plateau, an innkeeper who was so generous that he could be brothers with the residents, was like an ecstatic child at this moment, hugging Si Ye tightly.
Si Ye's waist almost bent over, and he was surprised, what's going on? He tried to push his arm away several times, but failed, and his arm felt like a pair of pliers.
Lao Guan was so excited that he murmured incoherently, "It's great, Si Ye, it's you, it's great! I finally meet you!"
It made Si Ye very confused. What does it mean to finally see you? It feels like we have been separated for many years.
Before these words were spoken, Si Ye noticed something was wrong. He felt that Lao Guan was shaking violently, as if something had happened to him.
If you just go downstairs, what will happen?
I finally pulled Lao Guan's arm away and asked him what was wrong.
I didn't want to ask such a question and almost made Lao Guan cry. He described to Si Ye what he had just experienced with a trembling voice.
It is said that Laoguan went straight to the main switch in the lobby after coming down from the second floor. He didn't dare to waste half a minute, even though his calves were clenching, because he heard Fang Ting's screams and his hair stood on end.
But it was only a few steps away, and Laoguan couldn't reach it no matter how hard he walked.
The first thing was the stairs under his feet, one by one. When he went downstairs, he was thinking about Fang Ting's situation, so he didn't pay attention. When he realized what was happening, he was shocked and realized that it was wrong. How could the stairs be so long? It took him a long time to go downstairs.
Not finished yet?
He felt a chill running down his spine and turned around to run up, but... he also couldn't find the stairway to the second floor.
Lao Guan had heard about ghosts breaking into walls. When this thought came to his mind, his hair almost exploded. He tried desperately to stabilize his mind and began to curse in his heart. Unexpectedly, he was let down to the first floor.
Lao Guan didn't dare to think too much and hurriedly turned on the light. It was always scary when there was no light. But he never expected that the place where the switch was originally was empty. He touched it and found it.
A hand of moss.
At that time, Laoguan was in a mess again. Why was there moss in the hall?
He soon realized that he didn't seem to be in the lobby. How could he not be familiar with his own inn? Even if the light in front of him was dim, he could walk freely in the inn even if he was blindfolded.
But at this moment, everything he touched was unfamiliar, as if he had suddenly entered someone else's shop.
Lao Zhan was so worried that he shouted to Cheng Zhan and Si Ye, but his voice was like it was wrapped in glue. Even if he tried his best to shout, the sound would not spread.
In the end, he wandered around like a headless fly. He became more and more frightened to find that he was in a strange environment, but he had obviously never left the inn.
It felt like a long time passed. He began to collapse, became desperate, shouted like crazy, and finally collapsed in the corner from exhaustion.
Seeing Si Ye now is like seeing a relative.
I almost burst into tears.
Si Ye looked around and saw a clear mist floating around, which was not there just now.
He asked Lao Guan, "How long did it take for you to feel it?"
"It's been a long time, it seems..." Although Lao Guan no longer hugged Si Ye, his hand was still holding the corner of his clothes for fear of being alone again. "It seems like I have been looking for a way for several days."
Si Ye roughly calculated the time, and it was only about five minutes.
"Let's go." He warned.
Lao Guan nodded and followed him eagerly. Although he felt a little embarrassed, after all, he was so much older than Si Ye and still had to rely on him, but he couldn't care less at this time.
Being able to return to normal life is more important than anything else.
Si Ye, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. Lao Guan was frightened and asked, "What's wrong?"
Si Ye didn't reply to him, but said with a smile, "It's true, I can't get out."
When Lao Guan heard this, he even wanted to die. What did he mean? Si Ye couldn't get out either? Then how did he get in? It's over, it's over, is this a fight to the death?
"How could this happen?" Lao Guan really didn't understand, "Have you really encountered a ghost and hit a wall?"
"A ghost beating a wall?" Si Ye seemed to find it ridiculous when he heard this, and said, "This ghost is really not scary sometimes."
Lao Guan doesn't know what's going on.
Si Ye didn't explain much to him, but he didn't move and seemed quite calm.
"What should I do?" Lao Guan asked.
"Don't worry, there is someone..." Si Ye thought for a while, turned to look at Laoguan, and smiled in a non-yinful manner, "In your words, ghost, just ask the ghost to lead the way."
"Ah?!" Lao Guan was shocked.
Si Ye pursed his lips and smiled, turning his face and ignoring Lao Guan's horrified expression. He stood on the spot, closed his eyes, and silently recited in his heart: Si Jiayi...
When he opened his eyes again, the surrounding fog seemed to have faded a bit, and there was a figure standing in the corner. It was a woman with disheveled hair, wearing a white skirt with long hemlines that trailed to the floor.
Si Ye said to her, "Lead the way."
Sijiayi stood there without moving, his face lowered.
"Are you afraid?" Si Ye asked.
Sijiayi nodded slowly, the face between his hair was very pale.
"Don't be afraid, I will definitely do what I promised you." Si Ye promised.
Lao Guan was beside him with his heart trembling. He tried his best to open his eyes and look around, but he didn't find the existence of the third person. If he didn't know him, he could really see a ghost, right?
Seeing that Si Ye had already moved forward, Lao Guan hurriedly followed without thinking.
He kept his eyes closed during this process, fearing that he might accidentally see something unclean. But he still couldn't help but ask, "Here, are there many ghosts to guide us?"
Si Ye thought, what? I need to recruit a few more for you? How can I do that?
But I deliberately teased him, "Well, there are quite a few people standing around and in front of you."
Lao Guan's knees softened and he almost knelt on the ground. He asked tremblingly, "He, what are they doing? Leading, you don't need so many people to lead... Oh no, it's a ghost."
You also know, Si Ye smiled.
"Follow me closely and don't fall behind, otherwise the person accompanying you will not be human."
Lao Guan grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly.
I thought silently in my heart: Don’t blame me if there is something strange...