My boyfriend is a ghost. (9)

Just as Mu Wenxi was very curious about what would happen next, all the scenes in front of him suddenly disappeared, and Mu Wenxi returned to the terrifying, desolate, and silent space he had been in before.

Mu Wenxi: "Xiao Chang'an? Xiao Chang'an?"

She called out softly twice, but Xiao Chang'an was nowhere to be seen. Instead, she heard her companions' voices coming from the courtyard. She quickly went out of the main room.

It was pitch black outside, and the lanterns that had been hanging on the eaves suddenly lit up, emitting a dim, faint red glow.

What used to be a few large trees on the right has now become several small yellow mounds of earth.

Before Mu Wenxi's eyes, Yu Zhiyuan was wandering around the yard alone, holding a flashlight and looking for her friend. She was running around anxiously as if she had walked a long way, but in Mu Wenxi's eyes, she was just circling around the yard.

Mu Wenxi guessed that she had also entered the illusion, because Yu Zhiyuan did not respond to her shouts.

On the other side, Jiang Qi, daring and audacious, explored the old house. When his flashlight swept across a certain spot, Jiang Qi paused, moved the flashlight back, and the white light of the flashlight shone on a certain place.

It was a strange tombstone, about half a person's height, with strange characters engraved on it. Jiang Qi was feeling a little excited about his discovery and wanted to call Yu Zhiyuan, who was following behind him, but no one responded.

Jiang Qi paused, a bad feeling creeping over him. He listened quietly, hearing only the sounds of the surrounding silence.

He slowly turned his head and saw a white patch a few meters away from him. At first, he thought he was seeing things, until the white patch approached him. The white patch looked like a human shape, but he couldn't make out any facial features, and its head was pointed.

Jiang Qi felt a chill run down his spine. He took a step back, and the mass moved with him.

Jiang Qi began to scream from the bottom of her heart, the sound squeezing out of her throat: "Ahhhhh, there's a ghost!"

When he turned to run away, his legs went weak, and he stumbled and almost fell. He rushed forward a few steps, glanced back at the white ball, and immediately turned back and started running wildly.

When Mu Wenxi saw him, he was wandering around like a headless fly.

More than once, he hoped it was all a hallucination. He ran back and forth down the corridor, the mass chasing after him. He was drenched in sweat and couldn't help but beg, "Please don't follow me, I'm sorry, I'll never come again..."

Upon seeing Mu Wenxi, he seemed to have met his savior and suddenly shouted, "Help! A ghost is following me!"

Just as Mu Wenxi was wondering where the ghost was, he saw a ghost following Jiang Qi not far away, keeping its distance from him as if it were teasing him.

Mu Wenxi carefully observed the white ball. The white ball was off the ground and kept chasing Jiang Qi. Unexpectedly, Jiang Qi ran towards Mu Wenxi in the next second.

Mu Wenxi was a little scared: "No, no, no, don't come any closer, I'm scared too."

When the ghost saw Mu Wenxi, it paused for a moment and then floated towards him. Mu Wenxi kept backing away, while Jiang Qi supported himself on his knees and gasped for breath.

The white ghost initially chased after Jiang Qi, but when it saw that Mu Wenxi had changed targets, it became even more restless. However, it could never reach Mu Wenxi. When Mu Wenxi got tired of running, she simply stopped. The ghost also stopped, hesitant and not daring to approach.

Jiang Qi: "What exactly is this?"

Mu Wenxi: "Ghost, right?"

Jiang Qi: "Why doesn't it chase you but keeps chasing me?"

Mu Wenxi: "Maybe it's because I have a talisman?"

Jiang Qi: "Hey, can I borrow it for a bit?"

Mu Wenxi: "No, what would I use if I lent it to you?"

Jiang Qi then realized the headcount was wrong: "Where did the others go?"

Mu Wenxi: "I don't know, let's go look for it."

Jiang Qi pointed to the ghost that was trying to get closer to Mu Wenxi but remained motionless, as if there was a membrane between the ghost and Mu Wenxi: "What should we do with it?"

Mu Wenxi: "It's alright, it's not an evil spirit."

Mu Wenxi first ran to Yu Zhiyuan, Jiang Qi clung to Mu Wenxi as if afraid of being caught by other ghosts, and Bai Tuan followed behind Mu Wenxi as if she were some delicious delicacy.

Jiang Qi exclaimed in surprise as she watched Yu Zhiyuan continue her frantic activity, "Holy crap, what's wrong with her?"

Mu Wenxi: "They must have entered an illusion."

The two called out to Yu Zhiyuan, but she did not respond at all.

Jiang Qi: "What should we do?"

Mu Wenxi tentatively reached out and grabbed Yu Zhiyuan's arm, and Yu Zhiyuan quickly came out of the illusion.

Mu Wenxi: "I knew this amulet would be useful."

Yu Zhiyuan's eyes were blurry: "You're here? What's wrong? What happened? Ah... what's behind you?"

Mu Wenxi: "You have just entered an illusion. That white ball is a ghost that is following us."

Yu Zhiyuan's eyes widened like copper bells; she was still in shock.

Mu Wenxi: "Let's go find someone else first; we can't stay here any longer."

Jiang Qi: "Yes, yes, let's go quickly, this place is too scary."

Mu Wenxi pulled the stunned Yu Zhiyuan along, and Jiang Qi followed. The three of them walked out of the inner courtyard and encountered Han Chao, Xia, and Lan in the outer courtyard.

The three of them also looked visibly frightened.

Xia: "You guys finally came out."

Lan pushed up her glasses: "Let's go first."

The group quickly ran out the door. Just as they stepped across the threshold, Mu Wenxi looked back at the ghost that had been following her. The ghost remained motionless inside the doorway.

Mu Wenxi always felt that it was saying goodbye to her. They could go in and come out, but it couldn't get out and seemed to be trapped here forever.

They ran forward like madmen, without stopping for a moment. Noticing that Mu Wenxi was slowing down, Yu Zhiyuan thought she couldn't run anymore and deliberately turned back to stop her.

The group rushed to the van they had come from, quickly got in, and gasped for breath in their seats.

Han Chao got into the driver's seat, glanced back and saw that everyone was already in the car. Regardless of whether the door was closed or not, he started the car quickly.

When I first went in, this stretch of road didn't seem this long, but when I came out, it felt like I had run for ages.

Jiang Qi was the last to jump into the car and close the door.

The people inside the car remained silent, only expressing their relief at surviving the ordeal and taking occasional deep breaths.

The van sped along the deserted road, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles per hour at its fastest.

He drove until he was surrounded by tall buildings and dimly lit streets before slowing down and pulling over to the side of the road. He was sweating profusely with nervousness, and his hands on the steering wheel were trembling slightly.

Mu Wenxi patted him and suggested, "I'll drive for a bit, and we can talk about it when we get back to school."

Han Chao nodded, got out of the car, and walked to the back seat.

The car drove until it came to a stop near the school, and Yu Zhiyuan, who was usually very talkative, suddenly became very quiet.

Xia broke the silence first: "I want to know what happened in there?"