Chapter 28 Something will happen to him tonight
The hotel room is not very big, with two single beds and space for washing, but no toilet. It is simply decorated and the layout is just right for two people.
Apart from a painting, there was only one window on the wall. The window was not big, only as wide as Yin Xiu's shoulders. Looking out, one could see the town square and the statue of the woman. The view from the room was surprisingly good, facing the square precisely.
"Brother, this painting is so strange." The little girl who jumped and ran around the room as soon as she entered the house suddenly raised her hand and pointed at the decorative painting on the wall.
The portrait shows a beautiful woman with her eyes closed. She has charming blond hair, fair skin, and her hands are folded on her chest, as if she is closing her eyes in prayer. The picture is vivid.
The first thing Yin Xiu saw when he came in was a similar painting on the wall of the lobby downstairs, but it was not a woman, but a very handsome young man, with his eyes closed.
The same type of paintings can be found in the corridors and at the stairwells. The people in the portraits are both men and women, and the age range is not that narrow. The common point is that they all have their eyes closed.
Yin Xiu thought of one of the rules: Do not stare at the portraits in the house for a long time, and do not pay attention to their voices.
First of all, how do you look at a portrait with its eyes closed?
What's more, there are sounds. Just by looking at the rules, you can be 100% sure that the portraits in the whole room are not simple, but they are everywhere.
"What's strange about it?" Yin Xiu asked softly, wanting to see what was different in the little girl's eyes.
"Why did you draw this sister lying down and sleeping?" The little girl pointed at the painting and looked at Yin Xiu with an innocent look on her face.
Yin Xiu looked up at the portrait. The woman in the portrait had her eyes closed, her life peaceful and tranquil, frozen in that moment forever. At first glance, it looked like she was standing and praying, but the little girl's words of lying down and sleeping opened Yin Xiu's mind a little.
If you look closely, you can indeed see that the hair is scattered all over the head, but because it is arranged so well, it is not easy to see.
Perhaps the painting is a reflection of a sleeping woman, but because it is viewed from directly above, she appears more lifelike.
The more you look at the portrait, the weirder it becomes. The sense of space within the portrait gradually becomes distorted, as if it is trying to suck you in, and your brain feels dizzy.
"Maybe she looks better when she's asleep..." Yin Xiu quickly turned his head away, no longer looking at the portrait. He simply said something perfunctory and took the little girl's hand. "It'll be dark soon. Let's go downstairs to eat first."
"Okay." The little girl nodded with a smile, and before leaving the house, she turned back and waved to the woman in the portrait.
Yin Xiu took a quick glance, and even though he stopped looking at the portrait, the sense of distortion was still there.
He quickly opened the door and wanted to go out for some fresh air.
When he looked up, a pair of blue eyes suddenly caught his sight. On the wall of the corridor opposite the door hung a painting. In the painting was a man of about his age, with an extremely handsome appearance. At this moment, he was lying on the picture frame in horror, staring at Yin Xiu.
Their eyes met, and the originally slightly distorted sense of space instantly became more severe.
Can't look at a painting for long... Is that what you mean? It appeared too suddenly.
Yin Xiu quickly turned his head, calmly took the little girl out, ignored the man, and turned away.
But the person in the portrait was staring at him intently, observing his every move. Before Yin Xiu left, he whispered faintly, "Please be careful, please be careful, please be careful of him..."
The low mumbling drifted in the corridor, overlapping with the sight and falling on Yin Xiu's back, like a needle prick.
"You are very dangerous... You are more dangerous than them all..."
"Don't respond to him at night, don't respond... don't go back and forth..."
"Get out of here, drive away, go away..."
Layers of unclear sounds mixed together, making Yin Xiu feel dizzy for a moment. The sounds were like sharp noises invading his mind, circling around his ears and causing tinnitus.
The chill in the corridor slowly penetrated his body through the surface of his skin, and his body suddenly became so heavy that Yin Xiu could not move.
He resisted instinctively, feeling his stomach churning and cold sweat pouring down.
The sense of spatial distortion that had previously lingered around him became even more severe at this moment. The entire corridor began to twist in Yin Xiu's eyes, and his body seemed to be dragged into the distortion, becoming extremely heavy, and he couldn't move a step for a long time.
“Let’s go…let’s go…”
"Leave, leave, leave..."
"He he he... danger danger danger—"
"Brother!" Suddenly, the little girl's clear cry brought Yin Xiu back to his senses. Her innocent face was full of confusion. "What's wrong with you?"
Yin Xiu was startled, the chill and heaviness instantly vanishing. He turned sharply to look at the painting. The image was perfectly normal, a picture of the man with his eyes closed. It was a peaceful and beautiful scene, like a flower that would never fade, frozen in that moment.
"Brother, what's wrong?" The little girl pulled Yin Xiu's hand in confusion, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"Nothing." Yin Xiu turned around, confused by what the voice said.
Even after the immobilizing heaviness dissipated, the sense of sight remained.
Yin Xiu continued to walk out along the corridor holding the little girl's hand. The portraits on both sides seemed dense, like an overwhelming tide, but when he looked up, he saw that they were all people with their eyes closed.
The painting features beautiful young girls, charming women, sunny and energetic teenagers, and old-fashioned yet bookish men. The common feature is that they are all good-looking in different types. It can be clearly seen that the owner of the painting is a face control freak.
"So many handsome brothers and sisters..." the little girl muttered softly as she looked at the portraits, "It's a pity they're all dead."
In addition to the rest hall on the first floor, there is also a cafeteria. It is almost time for dinner, and many players are waiting downstairs, taking a rest and studying the rules on the pillars.
When they saw Yin Xiu coming down, they all had no good expressions and wanted to avoid him, but when they saw the little girl coming down, they wanted to get closer. After all, the little girl was one of the important conditions for passing the level.
The result was that Yin Xiu sat in the corner with the little girl to eat, and a group of players walked around and stopped, wanting to get closer but not daring to, so they could only gather in twos or threes, staring at that place and talking in low voices.
"Why is that little girl so nice to him? I remember she was pretty fierce."
"I guess they have some special means."
"But isn't he also a newcomer? Why is he different from us? He doesn't feel like a newcomer at all. Do you think he could be the big boss?"
"The guy who provided the strategy three days ago is dead. It definitely wasn't him."
“I always feel that this one is more similar.”
"Well, our leader has confirmed that it's the right one, how could he be wrong? Zhang Si has experience in customs clearance and is better at identifying people than us."
"That's true, but I always feel..."
"I bet it's not him. He's just a pretty face. Kids these days just like to get close to pretty people. He's definitely not going to survive tonight."
"You can't be so sure, can you?"
"Haven't you noticed? The paintings on the wall occasionally open their eyes, but they're only looking at one person...that man."
"According to my feeling, something bad will happen to him tonight."
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