At first, when Gu Jiayi rebelled and deliberately headed south, she felt a little strange and felt like a stubborn cannon fodder in a horror movie.
But the snack streets along the way were brightly lit as day, bustling with activity and noisy, without a hint of horror. She felt that as long as she didn't stray into a deserted alley, there was no way she would encounter a ghost in such a busy city.
Besides, why should she be cannon fodder, forced to live under the spotlight of others? She was the protagonist of her own life. Shi Ling was just lucky, born with the ability to see ghosts and possess great strength, and she had learned some esoteric techniques, which made her stand out from the crowd. Wasn't she still a novice herself? Otherwise, how could she have been caught in the ghost sedan chair?
Gu Jiayi's feelings towards Shi Ling were somewhat complicated. She was grateful to Shi Ling for helping them solve their dorm's lipstick cracking problem. So when she saw everyone in the dorm chat saying she'd been arrested, she worried about her, but also felt a secret schadenfreude. She thought, "Shi Ling, aren't you incredibly capable? How could you be so unlucky?"
Shui Miaomiao mocked her for being saintly and generous to others, but Gu Jiayi felt that Shi Ling was too indifferent and didn't care about anything that didn't concern her.
If she had Shi Ling's ability, no, even if she had half of Shi Ling's ability, just being able to see ghosts, she wouldn't be as cold and indifferent as Shi Ling. She would definitely go to liberate those wandering ghosts, redress their grievances and seek justice, and send them to reincarnation.
She will do ten times better than Shi Ling. She is not as profit-driven as Shi Ling, using her superpowers to become an internet celebrity and make money!
As Gu Jiayi lowered her head in thought, it started to rain, getting heavier and heavier.
When she went out, the weather forecast said it would not rain, so she did not bring an umbrella. As the rain got heavier, the stalls closed one after another, and the crowds on the streets scattered, all running to avoid the rain.
She covered her head with the bag and trotted off to find a shop to shelter from the rain.
The exquisitely decorated boutiques and snack shops on the roadside were all crowded with people at once, and many people could only stand under the eaves to avoid the rain. Gu Jiayi's clothes were soaked by the rain, and she still couldn't find a place to stay.
Suddenly, she saw a small shop at the end of the street, and a girl wearing a black Lolita dress and a black BB cap was waving at her.
Her Lolita style is mainly black with red as a secondary color. The skirt is very large, exaggerated and gorgeous. It should be a wedding style, like a princess in a medieval European court.
The brim of the girl's baby hat was very wide, covering most of her face. From a distance, only her delicate chin and bright red lips could be seen.
Gu Jiayi felt that the small shop was a little strange, but there were people hiding from the rain there, so she ran over without thinking too much.
However, after she entered the shop, she accidentally looked back and saw that the commercial snack street that was originally brightly lit suddenly turned dark. Except for the street lights at the door of the shop, there was no light at all.
Gu Jiayi's heart sank suddenly, and a chill ran from her back to her scalp.
She glanced inside the store and saw a girl sitting on a chair with her red lips slightly curled up, who then ran out of the store.
However, after going out, there was a bottomless void of darkness. Only the shop was lit. Above that shop were five words: Angel Exchange.
Gu Jiayi felt more and more weird. The store just now was not like that at all!
She pulled her cell phone out of her bag and turned on the flashlight, hoping to illuminate the surrounding darkness. However, she could only see the faint light of the flashlight. The surroundings were still in endless darkness, completely different from when she came here! (End of this chapter)