The night was deep, and the moon outside the window had been obscured by clouds without anyone noticing, and there was no light at all.

The piano room was quiet, with slightly yellow light shining down, casting a hazy glow over the entire room, like adding a vintage filter.

Time passed, and Li Muchen still didn't come to find Li Muhao and Xiao Yanbao, who were hiding in the piano room.

"Yanbao, did you hear anything?"

Li Muhao's ears twitched slightly as he heard an unusual noise. He became extra alert and asked the little dumpling beside him.

At this moment, the little boy is resting his head on his third brother Li Muhao's shoulder.

"Um?"

Little Yanbao raised his head, a little dazed, and rubbed his sleepy eyes with his little hands, saying in his babyish voice:

"Yan Yan was asleep just now and didn't hear anything? Did Third Brother hear something?"

Because the time spent waiting for their second brother to come find them was just too boring!

Before she knew it, the little dumpling had drifted off to sleep, so she didn't hear a thing.

"I'm not entirely sure either..."

Li Muhao frowned slightly and said softly, "It sounds like footsteps."

Hearing this, Xiao Yanbao perked up, even becoming a little excited:

"Could it be that my second brother knew we were in the library and mustered up the courage to come and find us there?"

They've finally come to find them!

The baby is waiting so long the flowers are about to wither!

"It's not impossible, but..."

Li Muhao still felt something was off, paused slightly, and frowned.

He wanted to listen more carefully to the sound, but the surroundings had become very quiet, with no footsteps heard.

strangeness……

Seeing this, Xiao Yanbao's expression also became serious, and he asked Li Muhao, "Third brother, do you feel that something is wrong?"

Li Muhao nodded and said, "Yes, but the footsteps don't sound like Second Brother's footsteps. They sound more like high heels hitting the floor."

"High heel?"

Little Yanbao's eyes darted around, and she boldly guessed, "Could it be that my second brother couldn't find us, so he told the adults about this, and that's why my mom came looking for Yanyan?!"

Upon hearing this, the doubt in Li Muhao's eyes lessened slightly, and he said with some clarity:

"Now that you mention it, it seems to make a lot of sense!"

His previously anxious heart felt a little more at ease.

I hope it's really as my sister described.

He almost thought the century-old library was haunted!

Little Yanbao quickly took her third brother Li Muhao's hand and said with a smile:

"Let's hurry up and get out of here! We can't let Mom not be able to find Yan Yan, she'll worry."

The little one didn't want his mother to worry at all.

Li Muhao grasped his younger sister's small hand, patted his bottom, stood up, smiled, and said:

"Well, it's about time. Even if Second Brother finds us now, it can no longer be considered a victory for him."

As they spoke, the brother and sister emerged from under the antique piano and strode towards the door of the room.

Li Muhao reached out to turn the button to lock the door, but unexpectedly...

"Huh? Why can't I turn the lock on this room's door?"

As he spoke, he twisted the door lock even harder, but it remained firmly in place.

Because the door lock was still closed, the door handle seemed to be fixed in place and could not be turned at all.

Little Yanbao frowned slightly and reminded him in her childish voice:

"Third brother, did you turn it the wrong way?"

"I'll try again..."

Following his sister's instructions, Li Muhao tried turning the lock in the other direction, but there was still no response. His face instantly turned dark and grim.

"I still can't turn it. Is the lock on this broken door?"

"Third brother, don't rush, let Yan Yan give it a try..."

Xiao Yanbao also tried to turn the door lock, but just like her third brother Li Muhao, she couldn't turn it at all.

The door lock seems to be broken!

Perhaps it's because it's been neglected for years...

"The door to the room won't open, so how are we going to get out? Let's call an adult for help!"

As he spoke, Li Muhao squeezed Xiao Yanbao's hand a little tighter and comforted her, "Yanbao, don't be afraid, your third brother will always be by your side to protect you!"

Then he took out his phone, ready to call for help.

Just then, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind the brother and sister.

Where are you two going?

The unexpected sound startled Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao, and the siblings turned their heads at the same time to look in the direction from which the sound came.

In the piano room, which was originally occupied by only the two of them, there was now another person present.

Moreover, it was a woman.

The room's lighting grew increasingly dim and yellow, as if candles were the only means of light in a long, long time ago, creating a strong sense of antiquity.

The woman sat beside the antique piano, wearing a pale yellow cheongsam embroidered with moon-white orchids. Her black hair was styled into an elegant bun at the back of her head, secured with a fine mutton-fat jade hairpin. On her feet were a pair of moon-white satin high heels.

At first glance, she looks like a beautiful young woman who stepped out of a calendar or picture book from the Republican era.

But upon closer inspection, her face was unusually pale, like a blank sheet of paper, without any of the color a normal person should have.

She sat there gracefully, her eyes fixed on Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao, a smile that was too perfect playing on her lips.

Being stared at like that, Li Muhao felt an uncontrollable chill run down his spine, and the key point was...

Where did she come from?

Could it be that legendary thing?

In contrast to Li Muhao, who was on the verge of a breakdown from fright, Xiao Yanbao remained quite calm.

She now understands what her third brother meant by the sound of high heels.

It was the sound of the woman walking in front of me.

Although he was terrified, Li Muhao still shielded Xiao Yanbao behind him and comforted his sister:

"Yanbao, don't...don't be afraid. Maybe...maybe this is just our hallucination. We must believe in science and materialism!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the night wind rattled the windows of the piano room.

Li Muhao was startled and immediately hugged the little bundle of milk tightly beside him.

His body was trembling uncontrollably, like a leaf.

The woman sitting beside the antique piano gracefully adjusted a strand of hair at her temple, smiled slightly at them again, and said in a charming voice:

"The night is so beautiful tonight! Why don't you stay and keep me company? I'll play a piece on the piano for you!"

(End of this chapter)