When the three people in the room started to make restless noises, the old man's hoarse, small voice stopped.
Chu Chenan stood still in the darkness, too nervous to move.
This old man actually knew him...
But he had never seen this person before.
“Ah ...
Li Yaya screamed in the dark, making the atmosphere even more weird.
Chu Chenan trembled again when he heard this.
"What happened?! Why are the lights out?!"
Zhang Liang held a flashlight in his hand, and ran out of the room in fear, shining it at the old man.
The old man smiled, his frown almost covering his small eyes. He showed his yellow teeth and covered his eyes with his withered hands.
...
...
The old man folded his hands on his cane and looked into Xu Moshu's eyes.
He saw Xu Moshu leaning against the door, looking at him coldly.
The old man's smile suddenly faded, he clenched his cane, lowered his eyes and said slowly, "Hey, it's okay, I've used this lamp for nearly twenty years, and it keeps tripping..."
After saying that, he walked past Chu Chenan with his crutches, walked towards the old wall, and slowly pulled the gate back.
"Sizzle"
The dark and eerie room finally regained some light.
Xu Moshu did not move, just looked around quietly.
Chu Chenan was frightened and stunned. The sudden darkness made him breathless. He quickly returned to Zhang Liang and the other three. The corners of his eyes were slightly red and he was panting.
Xu Moshu only saw his shiny pink lips slightly opened, revealing some mist, and his pitiful eyes were slightly red, as if tears would come out of them at the next moment.
He looked very scared and was trembling slightly pitifully.
So pitiful.
He is very afraid of the dark.
His Chen An is also afraid of the dark.
Xu Moshu thought.
Perhaps it was because everything was too similar, so similar that it completely ruled out accidental possibility. This didn't seem like a coincidence. He always habitually thought of his Chen An when he saw Chu Chenan.
But reality told him that his Chen An was still lying in the ice cellar.
I don't want to see him anymore...
Looking at Chu Chenan who was huddled behind someone and trembling slightly, Xu Moshu's eyes became more sinister. He looked coldly at the old man in Taoist robes, picked up the dusty peach wood sword on the table, and swung it down to chop at the wooden door beside him.
The wood chips fell onto the floor bit by bit, chopping off a corner of the wooden door.
The voice was not loud, but it made the old man in Taoist robes change his expression slightly.
He sat back on the wooden sofa with his crutches, his face pale, his eyes drooped and he stopped talking.
Xu Moshu threw the peach wood sword back on the table, a faint smile appeared in his dark eagle eyes. He looked around at everyone and his eyes stayed on Chu Chenan. "Time is running out, let's hurry up and look for it."
The old man raised his eyes and glanced secretly at Chu Chenan, then suddenly lowered his brows and occasionally made a hoarse cough.
He was so thin that his bones were just visible, and his cloudy eyes always held an unfriendly and creepy look.
Chu Chenan was so scared that he could only hide behind Zhang Liang and Li Yaya.
Zhang Liang raised his hand and looked at the watch in his hand. The watch was a limited edition of a world-renowned brand.
Chu Chenan glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and felt that the watch looked familiar, but he didn't think about it any more and leaned closer to look at the minute hand on the watch.
There are only 10 minutes left until five o'clock.
If they can't find Su Yu within five o'clock, they will all die.
Where will Su Yu be...
Chu Chenan frowned.
When he passed by the sofa just now, he smelled a bad odor, which was very similar to the dark brown liquid at the stairs, but it was much lighter and could only be smelled faintly when he got closer.
He covered his mouth, thinking back to the dark brown pool of unknown liquid, and forced out two tears of disgust.
Zhang Liang walked a few steps closer, looked at the strange old man in Taoist robes, and asked cautiously: "Isn't he here? Where are you hiding?"
"Didn't I just say that?" the old man raised his cloudy eyes, cold and strange, "Young man, you have to find it yourself."
They went back to the three rooms to look for her, and even opened up all the talisman papers piled in the wooden cabinet, but still could not find any trace of Su Yu.
Zhang Liang raised his watch and took a look.
Five minutes left.
Life and death will be decided in these remaining five minutes.
Zhang Liang was so anxious that he was spinning in place. He kicked away the layers of talisman papers on the ground in annoyance and shook off Li Yaya, who was like a dog-skin plaster behind him.
Li Yaya is extremely afraid of death.
She started to sob, with snot and tears mixing together.
"Shut up, bitch, and stop crying!"
After Zhang Liang finished cursing, he scratched his hair in annoyance, strode towards the living room, and walked into the toilet at the back right side of the living room.
The toilet door was wide open; they had searched there once before.
Chu Chenan followed behind him and carefully passed by the wooden sofa.
He smelled that faint stench again.
Chu Chenan stopped and stopped at the intersection next to the wooden sofa, secretly glancing at the hunchbacked old man.
The old man also slowly turned his head and looked at Chu Chenan with a cold and terrifying gaze. The corners of his mouth slightly curved, and his dense wrinkles also moved...
Chu Chenan was so frightened that he froze for a moment. He withdrew his gaze and no longer dared to look at the terrifying look of the hunchbacked old man not far away.
As he was trembling slightly with fear, Xu Moshu strode up behind him.
Chu Chenan turned around and glanced at Xu Moshu.
Then I saw the hunchbacked old man opposite me suddenly retract his gaze and lowered his eyes.
This old man seems to be afraid of Xu Moshu.
He quickly walked behind Zhang Liang and glanced at the watch in Zhang Liang's hand.
Four minutes left.
Chu Chenan hesitated for two seconds and decided to take the risk.
"Su Yu," he raised his trembling hand and pointed at the old man, "Su Yu was sat on by him."
The old man suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Chu Chenan with a cold and unfriendly look, then smiled with his eyes narrowed.
Zhang Liang looked at Chu Chenan, and Li Yaya also stopped crying after hearing his voice.
They came to the old man, their eyes were all on the wooden sofa he was walking on.
The wooden sofa was carved with classical floral patterns and was tightly surrounded by wooden boards.
"Old, old man, get up." Zhang Liang held up the flashlight and shone it directly on the old man's face.
The old man closed his eyes because of the glare of the light and covered his eyes with his old hands.
There was a hint of impatience and murderous intent in his tone, and he murmured to himself in a low voice, "These new guys are so rude... If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let the nine kids mess around... It would be better to just eat them directly..."
He glanced at Xu Moshu standing at the back, closed his mouth again, and stood up with the help of his crutches.
Make room for them.
Zhang Liang held up the flashlight and shone it carefully on the wooden sofa, nervously and cautiously.
Seeing that time was running out, Chu Chenan quickly walked to the table where the statue was enshrined, took out the largest wooden sword and handed it to Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang took it, quickly raised the wooden sword and started hitting it with brute force.
"Boom boom boom"
Chu Chenan looked at the clock on the wall. There were two minutes left.
His eyes were anxious.
Zhang Liang's condition was even worse. The surface of the wooden sofa was already full of pits and cracks of varying sizes.
He was so anxious that he used up all his strength and chopped hard on the largest crack.
Finally, a piece of wood was split open suddenly.
A purple corner of the clothes was revealed.
It’s Su Yu’s clothes!
Chu Chenan and Li Yaya hurriedly squatted down and reached out to pry the wooden board open.
With a "bang" sound.
The wooden board was completely opened, revealing Su Yu's upper body.
The clothes on her upper body were tattered and there were scraps of clothing around her, as if she had suffered inhuman abuse.
At this moment, the clock on the wall dinged.
It's five o'clock.
Zhang Liang and Li Yaya both breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Liang was exhausted and sat on the ground in exhaustion, gasping for breath.
Chu Chenan looked at Su Yu's purple face and his breathing stagnated.
Su Yu's body was covered with purple scars
It turned out that she was covered with several layers of black transparent plastic, which prevented the stench from emanating from her body...
The radio started at this time.
[You guys are quite smart. You actually found it. 】
[Then congratulations, you can live one more night, hahahaha...]
[However, your neighbors downstairs are not so happy either. 】
[Now that you have found her, take her back.] 】
【I'm here to say good night in advance. 】
[Oh, by the way, remember to close the door at night, hehe...]
The landlord smiled and turned off the radio.
Zhang Liang suppressed his nausea and dragged Su Yu out from the wooden board. Li Yaya hid behind him and didn't even want to touch her.
"Xu Moshu," Zhang Liang was struggling alone, his hands were still a little weak, he looked at Xu Moshu, "Come and give me a hand."
Xu Moshu glanced at Su Yu lying on the ground indifferently, "Okay."
They worked together to move Su Yu out of the door of 501. Li Yaya squeezed Chu Chenan and rushed ahead to follow Zhang Liang.
Chu Chenan was knocked back and staggered, and he stood at the very end.
He didn't want to stay in this strange room for even a second longer, so he quickly caught up with the team.
The Taoist robed old man behind him suddenly spoke, and his hoarse laughter made Chu Chen feel uneasy, "Do you want me to tell him?"
"He'll probably be very angry if he knew, after all, you've been hiding it from him." The old man in Taoist robes said quietly.
Chu Chenan was startled and looked back in astonishment, "You...how did you know?"
"I am an old man with no talent. I have studied the art of soul-devouring and soul-calling for more than forty years." The face of the old man in Taoist robes was covered with gray and black spots. "Although I am not very knowledgeable, I can still identify human souls. The first time I saw you, I knew that you were the soul that ran out of that crazy Xu's house..."
Chu Chenan took a few steps back. He couldn’t panic now.
If the old man wanted to say something, he would have told Xu Moshu just now and would not have waited until they were alone.
Chu Chenan asked him cautiously, "You, what do you want?"
"Don't be too nervous. You kept it a secret from him," the old man in Taoist robes chuckled twice, his voice hoarse and unclear, and answered in the dark room, "I guess... you also hate that lunatic, right?"
Chu Chenan took two steps back in fright. This old man’s smile was really scary.
He frowned and staggered back to the door.
Li Yaya's cautious voice came from the door, "Chu Chenan, why don't you hurry up and catch up? Are you planning to be eaten if you stay there?"
Hearing the voice, Chu Chenan hurriedly pushed open the half-open door, stopped looking at the creepy old man, and trotted to the corridor entrance on the fifth floor.
Everyone else had already gone up the stairs.
Xu Moshu was still waiting for him quietly at the entrance of the corridor. There were a few drops of blood on his sleeves. His deep, dark eyes had a dull look, and his gaze seemed to be following Chu Chenan all the time.
Chu Chenan paused for a moment in his jogging steps, and suddenly felt that the fear he had just felt had gradually faded, and an inexplicable sense of security arose.
He remembered the last time he entered this dungeon. Because it was the first novice dungeon, he didn't know anything as a newcomer and was so stupid that even his teammates could make mistakes.
He would get so scared when something happened that his eyes turned red, and was not liked by the people he shared the apartment with. He was always forgotten and could only hide in the corner of the crowd and struggle to keep up with the team.
Everyone in the team was indifferent, and since he was just a cannon fodder, no one would wait for him.
Except Xu Moshu.
At that time, Xu Moshu was very gentle and elegant like a cool blue rose.
Blue Rose always said to him.
"Slower."
“No hurry.”
"Chen An, you have worked very hard."
"I'll be waiting for you, don't be afraid."
…
Unfortunately, the blue rose later grew into a sick black thorn, paranoid and crazy, imprisoning Chu Chenan in his domain...
His tenderness and love are not disguised; what is disguised is his actually morbid and gloomy heart.
…
Chu Chenan slowed down his pace and approached Xu Moshu step by step. He was slightly stunned and forced himself not to recall the past.
He quickened his pace and came to Xu Moshu's side.
Zhang Liang and Li Yaya first worked together to lift Su Yu up, perhaps they didn't want to stay here any longer.
The gentle disguise in Xu Moshu's eyes was gone at this moment, which made Chu Chenan confused.
What happened to you pervert today?
His eyes were dim, and he glanced at Chu Chenan, "What did he say to you just now?"
"I didn't say anything, I just walked slowly." Chu Chenan passed by Xu Moshu and walked ahead with a guilty conscience.
Xu Moshu didn't say anything else and followed Chu Chenan.
…
After they settled down Su Yu, who was covered in injuries, they returned to the sofa in the living room together.
Zhang Liang was so tired that he was panting. He looked at Chu Chenan, "By the way, Chenan, how did you know Su Yu was on the fifth floor?"
Chu Chenan lowered his brows and twisted his white and tender hands, thinking about something.
He looked up at the voice and blinked a few times blankly, "Guessed."
The bloodstains at the door of Room 402 were mostly dark black, and the bloodstains deliberately dragged from the stairs were not the same color as the bloodstains near the door.
This means that the blood at the door is old, and not Su Yu's blood.
The words muttered by the middle-aged woman lying in the crack of the door were also very suspicious.
From what she said, if they knocked on the door of Room 402, their eyes would be gouged out and they would become food for that thing.
Chu Chenan explained a few more words casually and then couldn't sit still.
He was shivering like a little hamster at the moment, feeling very uncomfortable.
Because the pervert around him was in a bad mood.
The gloomy look in his eyes made his heart palpitate. It was the same when Xu Moshu was in a bad mood before. Look at him.
Most of the time, it was because he was locked up and refused to eat, even if Xu Moshu forced him to eat mouthful by mouthful.
Xu Moshu would look at him gloomily like this, tie him up with a belt, and then crazily, morbidly, and tirelessly demand...
When he had no more strength to cry and finally realized he was hungry, Xu Moshu put on the mask of gentleness again, held him on his legs affectionately, kissed the back of his fair neck, and began to act as a kind person who advised him earnestly, "Now you are obedient. I will feel bad if you are hungry, baby."
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