Chapter 5: Bah! This is my brother! Haunted
"What is going on?" Zhuzhe's expression became very ugly. He didn't expect that the amulet Bai An gave him would contain such words.
Zhu Zhe took a closer look and found that the talisman, which he thought was half-destroyed, was now intact, but seemed to have suddenly become dull and dirty. When Zhu Huai held it in his hand, the two bright red words quickly faded, losing the strange feeling.
Zhu Huai knew that the black air above had completely disappeared, but Zhu Zhe did not know the secret. He only felt a sense of fear in his heart.
Thinking of what had just happened, Zhuzhe felt a chill down his spine. He found a ghost in his house in his dream, but the moment he opened his eyes, he realized that he almost fell off a tall building!
If his brother is not at home today, what will happen when he is alone?
Zhu Zhe didn't even dare to think deeply about these things. He felt like he had almost been through the gates of hell, but what scared him the most was that he almost dragged his brother to death with him!
Zhu Zhe was startled. He quickly explained, "I don't know what happened. I...brother, I seem to have seen a ghost."
Zhu Zhe's face turned pale and he lowered his head to talk to Zhu Huai. He didn't know whether Zhu Huai would believe him. This fact was so horrifying and bizarre that even Zhu Zhe didn't know whether he was dreaming or sleepwalking, or had really encountered a ghost.
Zhu Huai said, "I believe you, Xiaozhe."
What Zhu Zhe didn't expect was that Zhu Huai actually believed his words without hesitation, which made Zhu Zhe a little moved.
In his eyes, Zhu Huai at this moment seemed to be emitting holy light, as if an angel had descended to the earth. Zhu Zhe couldn't help but wipe his nose.
He said, "Brother, I don't know what happened, but I really saw a ghost just now."
He was in a daze and hadn't slept for several days. Standing on the rooftop, a cold wind blew past him, causing the pale-faced Zhu Zhe to shrink like a bean sprout in the wind.
There were a few people gathered downstairs. Although it was late at night, Zhu Zhe and Zhu Huai's actions of going to the rooftop to enjoy the cool breeze in the middle of the night still attracted some people's attention.
Seeing this, Zhu Huai pulled Zhu Zhe back home and said, "Let's talk in the room."
When Zhu Zhe and Zhu Huai returned home, he was still a little scared. After having walked through the gates of hell, Zhu Zhe's heart was filled with not only fear but also burning anger.
He uttered a name viciously: "Bai An, why did that guy give me this thing? Does he want to kill me?"
Bai An is a player from another team and also Zhuzhe's teammate during youth training. They can be considered half friends. Zhuzhe could never have imagined that the person who gave them the amulet with a smile would do such a thing in secret.
Zhuzhe's likes and dislikes were extremely obvious. When he thought about what had just happened, he just wanted to rush to Bai An and pin that guy to the ground and beat him up!
Don't underestimate Zhu Zhe's physical strength. You can see how strong he is from the way he carried Zhu Huai to the rooftop to jump together, and how he broke the rope.
This kid has had endless brute force since he was young. Although Zhuzhe is only 19 years old, has a fair and handsome face, and is also an e-sports player, but in fact, when he was ten years old, when he visited his neighbor's house, he was able to carry an adult golden retriever from the street back home, which made the stubborn golden retriever a little stunned.
At this time, Zhu Zhe was gritting his teeth. If Bai An really appeared in front of him, Zhu Huai was really worried that the other party would be beaten to a pulp. Zhu Huai could only temporarily calm his brother whose eyes were blazing with anger.
He asked, "You said you just encountered a ghost? What kind of ghost did you encounter?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the room seemed to cool down. Just now, when Zhu Zhe rushed out of his room, Zhu Huai couldn't pull out this guy with brute force no matter how hard he tried.
However, at this moment, his eyes flashed, and he looked timid, his eyes constantly scanning his room and the house.
Zhu Zhe said, "It looked like a female ghost lying on the ground, looking at me."
The more Zhuzhe spoke, the more terrified his expression became. He continued, "She was in my room, and she tied me to the bed with her hair. She is simply a complete evil spirit, doing all kinds of evil things! I can't imagine what kind of devil could do such a thing..."
He was halfway through his words when he saw his brother go into his room and take out a broken rope. Zhu Huai said, "I tied it myself."
Zhu Zhe: “…”
Zhu Huai: "Don't you know you sleepwalk at night? By the way, who did you just say was a demon?"
Zhu Zhe: "Brother, were you the one who tied me up?"
Zhu Huai looked around the room again and said, "There are no ghosts here. You broke the rope yourself, and you took down the door of my room..."
Zhu Zhe looked at the door that had fallen to the ground. He seemed to have heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground in his dream just now, but he didn't expect that it was he who had demolished Zhu Huai's door.
Zhu Zhe said, "Our house is old, and this door is not strong to begin with. We have to fix it before Dad comes back."
Zhu Zhe was like a housewrecker, a bit embarrassed. Zhu Zhe said, "So I did all this myself?"
"No, someone influenced you and forced you out of the room in this way."
Zhu Huai's expression was calm, but his face was icy cold: "This way, even if something really happens to you later, others, including me, will only think that it happened while you were sleepwalking."
Zhu Huai's heart trembled fiercely. The person behind this was extremely sinister. Zhu Zhe said, "What did I do to make him target me like this? No, he also gave amulets to other people. That bastard!"
Zhuzhe immediately thought of his other teammates. He first made sure that everyone else was safe. Zhuzhe did not immediately say that he had seen a ghost. He first took a picture of the content on the talisman and sent it to the group. Soon, messages came in one after another from the group.
Ji Yan: What is this? Is this a prank?
Zhuang Mingliang: Why are you sending this to the group chat so late at night? Zhuzhe, didn't you go home? How is your health now?
Xia Zhengwen: This seems to be the amulet that Bai An gave us. Did he write it?
Zhuzhe: Stop joking, check your own amulets now to see if they have this thing!
Another teammate went to rest due to illness, but the three of them practiced extra at night. Everyone worked extremely hard for the upcoming competition.
The screenshots sent by Zhuzhe seemed to exude an ominous aura in the dead of night, giving them some strange signs.
There was no one else in the group, and most of the teammates were there. They were also a little confused, but someone picked up the small amulet and slowly opened it.
【Zhuang Mingliang: What's going on?!
Xia Zhengwen: You must be joking...]
Zhu Zhe looked down and saw that both talismans on the screen were filled with malicious words, but Ji Yan's talisman was empty. Zhu Zhe clenched his fists, and he was so angry that his eyes almost spitted fire.
Zhuzhe quickly typed out a line of words:
Zhu Zhe: My recent anomalies are all due to this amulet. Bai An, that bastard! He gave us these things with ulterior motives!
The group fell silent, as if someone was discussing something, and someone spoke after a while.
Xia Zhengwen: Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law...
Zhuang Mingliang: When I have time tomorrow, I'll take this thing and confront him. That guy is a smiling tiger. But Ji Yan, why is there nothing on your amulet? And Zhu Zhe, what do you mean by that?
Ji Yan: I don’t think Bai An would do such a thing.
Several people were chatting enthusiastically in the group. Although this thing was very disgusting and carried a certain curse, if Zhuzhe really wanted to say that this thing harmed him, it was not because others did not believe him, but it was like someone in the 20th century saying that he had encountered a water monkey. Everyone would just treat it as a joke and not take it seriously.
Zhu Zhe: Believe it or not, this thing is not a good thing. When I come back, I will pin Bai An to the ground and beat him up. Don't keep this thing around anymore.
Zhu Zhe seemed to realize something at the end. He was able to stand here now because Zhu Huai stopped him. How did Zhu Huai do it?
Zhu Zhe couldn't help but look at Zhu Huai, who at this time was frowning slightly, looking at the talisman on the screen with a serious expression.
Zhu Huai said, "If you all receive this 'gift', then these talismans may affect others. After your problem is solved, who should the ghost go to?"
He looked at the photos, but could only see the talismans in the photos emitting a faint black aura. Zhu Huai said, "Your teammates are in danger now. If I'm not mistaken, they might be the next to get into trouble."
"What should I do?" Zhu Zhe stood there holding his phone, looking a little confused. After a moment, he suddenly had an idea: "Brother, I'll add you to the group. I also want to know what's going on."
Zhu Zhe didn't know when his brother had acquired such ability, but if Zhu Huai hadn't helped him just now, Zhu Zhe would have been dead now. Zhu Zhe trusted him unconditionally, which made Zhu Huai happy.
Zhu Huai said, "Don't be anxious. Tell them everything you just saw and know. Since you have all received this talisman, they may also encounter some strange things."
Under Zhu Huai's calm arrangement, Zhu Zhe's heart gradually calmed down. He was covered in sweat. The brother he used to be familiar with suddenly became a stranger. Zhu Huai's eyes were calm, as if he knew what had happened and how to solve it.
[Zhu Zhe: I'm not kidding. Leaving this thing here will only cause trouble. I'm saying this because I just ran into a ghost. I saw a female ghost with disheveled hair, lying on the ground!]
As soon as these words were spoken, the people who had been arguing suddenly quieted down. It was already 0:00 in the morning, the time when the yin energy was the heaviest, but Zhuzhe sent these things in the group.
An inexplicable fear spread out, and as Zhuzhe described it in detail, it was as if the female ghost really appeared beside them and was really approaching them.
Zhuang Mingliang sat in a chair, seemingly calm, but because he was afraid of ghosts, he had actually been gone for some time, while Xia Zhengwen looked thoughtful.
Ji Yan frowned, looking a little unhappy. She said seriously: [Zhu Zhe, don't joke.]
She paused, then continued, "Your mental state hasn't been very good recently. I understand your situation, but you shouldn't make these things up..."
She was halfway through typing when her hand suddenly shook and she sent the message because another teammate, Shao Huaiping, who was lying on the bed, suddenly woke up from a dream in fright.
She screamed and opened her eyes. Her face was pale and cold sweat was streaming down her forehead. Shao Huaiping looked almost collapsed. She said, "Ghost, there is a ghost!"
Ji Yan slept in the same dormitory with her. She was stunned by her crazy look. Others who heard the noise also rushed over.
When Ji Yan opened the door, she saw Zhuang Mingliang and Xia Zhengwen standing in front of it. The two of them peeked in fear and saw Shao Huaiping saying in a tone that was almost frightened to the point of collapse: "There's a ghost! She climbed onto my bed and grabbed my feet!"
The other three people present exchanged glances. Xia Zhengwen wanted to laugh, but seeing Shao Huaiping's expression, he couldn't. He took a step back and took a deep breath: "Prosperity, democracy, civilization, and harmony..."
Zhuang Mingliang: "Shao Huaiping, calm down. There are no ghosts here. We are the only ones here!"
"The ghost is right here!" Shao Huaiping's eyes widened, her eyes were full of bloodshot, and she looked a little ferocious. She suddenly lowered her head, looked at Ji Yan, and then looked at the two people beside her. She suddenly pointed at the floor and said, "She's right here!"
Zhuang Mingliang slowly lowered his head following her guidance. Whether it was due to his mentality or because Shao Huaiping looked too terrifying, he actually felt as if there was something vaguely visible in the open space at his feet...
He swallowed, Ji Yan seemed to want to say something, but couldn't say anything.
Xia Zhengwen took another step back. Even if Zhuzhe had a problem and dreamed of a ghost, how could Shao Huaiping, who was far away at the base, dream of the same thing? Could they have had the same dream?
Thinking of this, Xia Zhengwen took out his mobile phone. Just as he typed a few words, he heard Shao Huaiping say, "She is looking at me, she is smiling at me."
She looked a little frightened and collapsed, and Shao Huaiping shouted: "I want to leave, I want to leave here, I want to leave here!"
Xia Zhengwen was so scared that he almost peed himself. He said, "Sister, please stop scaring me."
Shao Huaiping stared at him intently. After a moment, she screamed and was about to rush out of the room. A group of people quickly restrained her, while Xia Zhengwen took the opportunity to check his mobile phone and asked Zhuzhe what was going on.
[Zhu Zhe: Quickly hold her down! I was almost forced to jump off the building just now. You must not let her out of your sight!]
Shao Huaiping charged forward like an excited red horse, and no one could stop him.
Then Zhuzhe said, "I don't know what to do. Wait, let me get someone involved."
As Shao Huaiping struggled, several other people pressed her to the ground. The scene looked almost tragic. At this time, a prompt sound came from the group chat.
Xia Zhengwen looked down and saw a person with the ID Zi Buyu being added to the group. The other party sent a voice message. Xia Zhengwen's ears were filled with the sounds of Shao Huaiping sobbing and Zhuang Mingliang being slapped.
Perhaps because he mistook Zhuang Mingliang for a female ghost seeking revenge, Shao Huaiping acted so cruelly that Zhuang Mingliang received the most slaps in his life.
Looking at this lively scene, Xia Zhengwen clicked on the voice message and heard a pleasant and clear voice reciting a spell. Perhaps it was an illusion, but after the voice sounded, Shao Huaiping's hysterical appearance seemed to calm down a little.
It actually works!
Xia Zhengwen's worldview was subtly overturned. He played the words repeatedly, turning the volume up to the maximum, and took out several other people's mobile phones to play them in Shao Huaiping's ears in a loop. This was the forbidden triple curse!
I don’t know if the cyber exorcism was effective, but Shao Huaiping’s movements became lighter and lighter, but she still looked like she had a nightmare, her eyes were bloodshot, and she still didn’t seem to be awake.
Zhu Huai wasn't by her side after all, so shouting through a loud speaker wouldn't do much good. Under these circumstances, Zi Buyu sent another message: [Take out the talismans from her and burn them.]
Zhuang Mingliang reached out and rummaged through Shao Huaiping's pocket for a long time, and finally found the small talisman. He gritted his teeth and took out the lighter from his pocket.
Along with the sound of burning flames, Zhuang Mingliang was surprised to find that the paper talisman was burning very slowly. Wisps of black air floated out of it, but it seemed like his illusion.
In short, after the talisman burned out, Shao Huaiping's condition slowly calmed down. She glared at Zhuang Mingliang fiercely, and the look in her eyes made people feel extremely unfamiliar, and finally she fell to the ground.
The three men looked at the mess in front of them, they collapsed to the ground, unable to utter a word. Zhuang Mingliang seemed to remember something and took out his talisman and burned it.
Xia Zhengwen said into his phone, "Dude, who the hell are you? Thanks for helping us. Oh my god, this is terrifying."
After a pause, Zi Buyu sent a message: [You're welcome. I'm Xiaozhe's brother.]
Xia Zhengwen: [Zhu Zhe is also my friend. After all these years, you can be considered my biological brother whom I have never met.]
Zi Bu Yu: [……]
Zhu Zhe: [Bah, shameless, this is my brother!]
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