At the end of the corridor, the incandescent lamp seemed to have poor contact with the wires. It flickered several times with a hissing sound like a gas leak. The long corridor darkened and brightened, and finally stayed in a dim area, and then stopped moving.
A tall and thin figure stood there quietly.
Bai Jing looked carefully and found that there was no shadow under the figure's feet. The light was dim and from a distance, he looked like a dark shadow.
Although Bai Jing had long known that places like hospitals and schools were places where negative energy gathered, there were many dead souls, and they were also the most likely to encounter ghostly incidents.
But what Bai Jing didn't expect was that while Yi Yuan was still in the ward, some ghosts came to his door without knowing their own limitations.
He clenched the Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand, winked at Gu Anping, and raised his chin.
Gu Anping, who was frightened by the sudden appearance of the figure and almost screamed, suppressed his inner fear and raised his hand to close the door.
Xiang Yan is still in the room!
It would be fine if Xiang Yan was the only one there, after all, Xiang Yan had encountered many ghost stories. What’s important is that Xiang Yan’s younger brothers and sisters are also there, they are all ordinary people!
Xiang Yan has never been willing to let Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi get involved in ghost events. The previous accidents did not count, as they were inevitable.
If possible, Xiang Yan and Bai Jing hope that Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi will never encounter ghosts.
But that's impossible.
Knowing that it was impossible to avoid encountering ghosts, Xiang Yan planned to let Bai Jing teach them some self-defense skills.
Yes, just self-defense.
Rather than attacking ability, Xiang Yan hopes that Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi can learn self-defense skills.
Gu Anping closed the door gently.
He also knew that Bai Jing didn't want to involve Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi.
You know, the ghost messenger Yi Yuan, who has always been very concerned about Xiang Yan, is not here, and Xiang Yan is still sick. If Xiang Yan and his two younger brothers and sisters are also involved at this time, he and Bai Jing alone may not be able to protect these two little guys.
Of course, Gu Anping didn’t know that Yi Yuan and Yun He were hiding in the room to protect Xiang Yan and his siblings.
As Xiang Yan's clones, they naturally have telepathy with each other. Yi Yuan noticed it as soon as the ghost appeared.
He did not go out, but looked at Yun He who was also invisible. They both understood each other's thoughts.
It’s not a big problem, it’s just a little ghost. Bai Jing can handle it himself. It’s better for them to stay here and guard Xiang Yan.
After all... Xiang Yan is very weak now...
Of course, if Bai Jing can't solve the problem, Yi Yuan and Yun He and others outside will be more convenient to lend a hand.
At the end of the corridor, the blurry figure took the first trembling step.
He seemed to be walking with difficulty, but since he took this step, the entire space began to twist with him as the center, and there seemed to be an invisible space vortex behind him.
A smell of decay came, and at the same time, there was a strong and seemingly indissoluble smell of blood.
No, that's not right! It's not just the smell coming from him!
Bai Jing held the Demon-Subduing Sword and looked around cautiously.
With the approaching figure as the center, an unpleasant smell of decay spread rapidly, and the floor, walls, and ceiling aged at a very fast speed, turning yellow and black, and dropping debris.
The originally clean and bright hospital seemed to have gone through hundreds of years of history in an instant.
He took another step forward.
The dim lights suddenly brightened up!
Bai Jing and Gu Anping were blinded by the sudden light and closed their eyes slightly. When they opened their eyes again, they finally saw the ghost clearly.
Originally in the darkness, Gu Anping thought that the silhouette looked very strange, with a hollow neck, as if it had no head. He was even curious for a moment, wondering where the other person's head had gone.
Now, he knew the answer.
A headless male ghost stood in the corridor. He was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown that had turned a little yellow, and he was holding up a head with both hands.
The head had an extremely hideous expression, a look of pain, but the corners of its mouth were strangely raised, as if it was smiling happily. Its eyes were tightly closed, and blood was flowing from the corners of its eyes.
The male ghost was clean from head to toe, except for the head in his hand. Tears and blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, dripping all over the place and forming a small pool of blood at his feet.
Behind him was endless twisted darkness; even the light that suddenly came on could not illuminate the area behind him.
It was as if... his back and where Bai Jing and the others were now were not connected, and there was endless darkness in between.
Gu Anping knew that he did not have much ability, and any random attack would only cause trouble for Bai Jing, so he took out a few talismans and held them in his hand, then turned around and hid behind Bai Jing, watching Bai Jing raise the Demon-Suppressing Sword, ready to attack at any time.
Accidents happen in just a moment!
The corners of the head that the headless male ghost was holding in his hand, which were originally upturned, suddenly drooped down, turning into a truly painful and hideous cry. At the same time, the eyes on the head suddenly opened!
The moment the three pairs of eyes met, the world began to spin.
When Bai Jing opened his eyes again, everything became unfamiliar.
The scene in front of me is also a hospital, but this hospital...
He was still recalling the scene just now in his mind. The last scene before his eyes was the darkness behind the male ghost and the blood under his feet, which surged over like a tide and swallowed him and Gu Anping.
Wait, where is Gu Anping?
He looked around and fortunately saw Gu Anping lying on the ground not far from him. He seemed to have fainted and was lying not far away with his eyes closed.
Bai Jing ran over with the Demon-Subduing Sword in his hand. After recognizing that the other person was the real Gu Anping and that he was not contaminated with anything strange, Bai Jing reached out and shook him awake.
"Hmm... where is this?" Gu Anping woke up in a daze. In an instant, he was so shocked by the unfamiliar environment that his eyes widened and he became fully awake.
Bai Jing helped him up, with the Demon-Subduing Sword still in his hand. He had confirmed this from just a few seconds of observation.
"We have arrived at that ghostly illusion." Bai Jing looked around and explained to Gu Anping.
Bai Jing’s words surprised Gu Anping.
"Don't worry, this ghost just pulled us into the illusion and didn't attack us directly. This already explains something." Seeing that Gu Anping looked a little worried, Bai Jing patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.
After saying that, Bai Jing had already put away his sword and walked forward. Gu Anping hurriedly followed him: "What does this mean? What should we do now?"
Although he was a little scared because he suddenly arrived in an unfamiliar place, he felt more at ease following the boss's steps.
After all, Bai Jing was the one who brought him out of the mirror maze in the ghost market, so his strength should not be underestimated.
"It means that he has no means to attack us directly, and only wants to trap us through illusions. Although the illusion is dangerous, as long as we can find a way out, all problems will be solved." Bai Jing turned his head to glance at Gu Anping, and then reminded him, "We should find some clues first."
"Although I didn't sense any obvious danger in the illusion, there is a lot of negative energy here. If a stranger stays here for too long, it will have an impact on the body. It's better to get out as soon as possible."
"Follow me closely, don't get lost."
After saying this, Bai Jing turned around and looked around.
Gu Anping naturally obeyed the boss's words. The two stood in the corridor and discussed where to look for it.
This hospital was completely different from the one they had just been in. It was empty, cold, and lifeless. It was so quiet that they could even hear each other's breathing clearly.
Moreover, its surroundings were in a dilapidated state, with dust and cobwebs everywhere, as if it had been decayed in an instant over hundreds of years.
The walls were covered in blood and there was a lot of debris piled up on the thick dust on the ground.
Broken stool legs, a thick stack of scattered medical records, a crumpled, blood-stained, worn white coat, scattered strange tissues... a lot of the white surface of the wall had fallen off, revealing the interior covered with black mold.
What is even more shocking is the blood splattered everywhere. Some of the blood has been there for a long time and has turned into a dark red, while some of it looks like it was freshly spilled. It seems that you can still smell the strong smell of blood, which is disgusting.
It was as if there had been a great disaster here.
Bai Jing could almost imagine how the people in the hospital at that time were panicking and trying to escape the disaster.
Stop! Stop imagining.
Bai Jing felt that if he continued to think about it, he might be frightened by what he imagined. He withdrew his thoughts and looked elsewhere.
Strangely, the sunlight in the illusion was bright, and all the lights were on, illuminating the horrific scene clearly. They stood at the door of the corridor stairwell and could see the scene on the stairs clearly.
The stairs going up and down were covered with blood and some unidentified objects, just like the corridor.
"Let's search this floor first and then go to other floors later." Bai Jing suggested.
Gu Anping agreed.
In other words, he would not object to Bai Jing's proposal at all. At this time, he should listen to the boss. Pretending to know when he does not will only bring disaster.
They walked to the end and started checking from the first ward.
The door was also covered in thick dust, but it couldn't hide the conspicuous bloody handprint on the door handle.
Gu Anping looked at it and didn't want to push the door. Before he turned around to ask, he saw Bai Jing raise his foot and kick open the shabby and rusty iron door, and then pulled him back quickly to prevent the dust from splashing on him.
With a piercing loud noise, the iron door burst open and bounced against the wall due to the force, causing it to shake and shake off more wall paint and dust.
After all the ashes had settled, the two men stepped forward.
Unexpectedly, the lights were on inside as well, clearly illuminating the messy and dilapidated scene in the ward.
"Let's go in."
Bai Jing stood at the door and looked, but didn't notice any danger, so he took Gu Anping in.
There were four beds in the ward, and all of them were piled with things. The bedding was piled up in a ball, as if it had been chopped up by something, revealing the worn and blood-stained cotton wool. Some of the cotton wool floated to the ground and was piled together with messy medicine bottles, stethoscopes, syringes and other things.
There was a blood clot in the IV bottle nearby, and the thin infusion tube was also covered with spots of dried blood.
It's as if someone once used this thing for a blood transfusion...
All the drawers of the tables and cabinets in the room were opened, and various documents were scattered around. Unfortunately, Bai Jing and his friends looked around but did not find any clues.
Although some medical records with words on them were found, the important information on the medical records hanging on the head of the bed was all soaked with blood, turning into black and red blood clots, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Bai Jing and Gu Anping found no information in the end.
Each ward has its own toilet. After Bai Jing kicked open the door in the same way, he saw a half-length mirror facing him, which was placed above the sink.
Although everything was covered with thick dust, the mirror was spotless, reflecting the figures of Bai Jing and Gu Anping behind him clearly.
"Is there something wrong with this mirror?" Gu Anping felt very suspicious.
Bai Jing: "Anything in the illusion could be problematic."
He looked around and the mop next to the sink caught his attention.
The mop head turned out to be a bunch of tangled, sticky long hair, dark and wet, with an indescribable fishy smell coming from it.
Bai Jing frowned and looked at it. He could naturally see that there was a human head on the mop.
Holding back the nausea that kept rising in his heart, Bai Jing turned his gaze away from the head and looked at other places in the bathroom.
He looked carefully for a while and didn't find anything valuable, so he called Gu Anping and left the bathroom.
What they didn't realize was that the two figures were still lingering on the mirror.
Over and over again, the scene from when they opened the door and came in to when they left kept repeating.
Bai Jing was unaware of this, and even if he knew, he would just suppress his fear for a while. After all, he had faced death so many times, and even if his original body Xiang Yan fainted due to psychological problems, at least his psychological endurance had improved.
As long as he didn't sense any danger, Bai Jing wouldn't care too much.
They continued to the next room.
As expected, the same was true for other wards. They seemed messy, but in fact they were so rigorous that every important information was erased so that they could not find any clues.
On the contrary, there are some scary things from time to time.
For example, in the office they just entered, Bai Jing looked for clues again after entering the door. However, just like before, all the cases and materials, as long as they were paper materials, the important information was soaked in blood.
I can't see anything.
A bookcase at the side entrance caught his attention.
However, the titles and arrangement of these books are a bit strange.
By first letter, no.
Although they are divided by categories, these books are really hard to classify.
Bai Jing took a look and then looked away, but Gu Anping couldn't help it and reached out to tug at his sleeve.
"Have you noticed..." His voice trembled a little.
Bai Jing: "What did you find?"
Gu Anping spoke in a low voice, full of fear: "Look at the titles of those books, read the first letters of the first row together."
Bai Jing then looked at it seriously.
"You Should Look at Me", "The World Behind the Door", "Night in the City"...
So, the first words of each book are:
You'll all be here to stay!
"What should we do? Are we really going to..." Gu Anping swallowed fearfully. Although he had encountered ghosts several times, he still couldn't help but feel afraid of them occasionally.
Especially now that they are still in the ghost fantasy world...
Bai Jing couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw this scene.
No matter what, his original body is Xiang Yan, and he is essentially still the high school student Xiang Yan.
Normally it's fine, but when he encounters certain things, he still can't help it... He has to keep encouraging himself in his heart.
This is all fake, this is all fake. He is now Bai Jing, very powerful, able to kick away several ghosts. There is nothing to be afraid of...
Bai Jing quickly calmed down. He looked at Gu Anping and said, "It's okay, let's go. This is just the owner of the illusion trying to scare us."
Yes, it just wants to make them collapse.
Therefore, as long as they can calm down and keep a good attitude, nothing will happen.
"Yes, yes, let's go." Seeing the boss so calm, Gu Anping felt a lot more at ease and followed Bai Jing out of the office.
As soon as I stepped out of the door, the door behind me slammed shut automatically without any wind.
"!" The sudden noise scared Gu Anping again.
Looking from room to room along the long corridor, it was all in the same mess, with blood, debris, specimens, and long hair piled up in a disorderly manner.
There is everything except people.
No, or it would be strange if someone did, right?
Just as they finished checking all the rooms and stood at the end of the corridor, discussing whether to go to the next floor, Bai Jing suddenly felt something was wrong.
He heard...some strange noises.
What is it?
The sound came from all directions.
Bai Jing suddenly looked up: the ceiling was shaking!
No, it wasn't just the ceiling, the entire floor was shaking slightly, and debris kept falling down.
The ceiling gradually lowered, the ground moved up little by little, and the walls on both sides slowly came closer.
It seems that they are going to be locked up here and die.
"Let's go!" Bai Jing shouted in a low voice, and ran to the stairs on the other side with Gu Anping.
He could sense that only this floor had experienced an abnormality, while the other floors were still fine. It seemed that the owner of the illusion wanted them to go to another floor.
…
Just as Bai Jing and Gu Anping were running downstairs, in the normal world on the other side, Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi finally said goodbye to their brother reluctantly.
Xiang Yan still needs to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation. Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi plan to go home and pack some daily necessities and send them to the hospital.
The brother and sister opened the door of the ward and were both confused.
"Strange, why are Brother Bai Jing and Brother Gu missing?" Xiang Yin looked outside the door in confusion.
"That's right. I could hear them talking just now. Are they walking too fast?" Xiang Shi also stuck his head out and looked around.
Xiang Yan saw them standing at the door without moving, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Xiang Yin turned around: "It's okay, brother, we just found that Brother Bai Jing and Brother Gu are missing."
Xiang Yan paused. After so much training, his acting skills had become very good. At least he could deceive his younger brother and sister very naturally. After hearing what Xiang Yin and the others said, he spoke naturally, "Maybe they left first because of something urgent."
"Maybe." Xiang Yin frowned slightly and looked at the empty corridor outside. He responded and walked out with Xiang Shi.
"Be careful." Xiang Yan reminded behind him.
"Uh-huh."
"I know."
After his younger brother and sister left, the entire ward seemed to be empty and quiet, with Xiang Yan the only one left.
“…………”
The quiet environment only lasted for a short while. After Xiang Yin and Xiang Shi left, Yi Yuan and Yun He, who had been hiding aside, appeared.
After revealing themselves, Yi Yuan and Yun He did not bother to be polite with Xiang Yan. They just found a place to sit down.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Xiang Yan looked at Yi Yuan and Yun He who were lazily leaning on the sofa with a bit of amusement, "You can't stand after just standing for a while?"
Because there was always someone around Xiang Yan before, Yi Yuan and Yun He could only stand quietly in the corner of the room. Now that there was no one around, the two of them immediately found something to sit down.
"Of course I wouldn't stand if I could sit." Yi Yuan rolled his eyes at Xiang Yan, "You talk as if you just like standing."
Yiyuan and Xiangyan are both the same person, so of course they have the same habit of not liking to stand.
In fact, not many people know about Xiang Yan's habit. After all, there are not many opportunities for him to stand for a long time.
Whenever he stood for a long time, Xiang Yan would always feel stiff and uncomfortable, so he never liked standing and preferred to sit when talking or meeting with other people.
Ihara and the others all have Xiang Yan's consciousness inside their bodies, so it's normal for them to have the same habits.
Xiang Yan didn't mean to stop them from sitting down just now, it's just... how to put it, Yi Yuan and Yun He's faces didn't match their actions, it looked a bit... weird.
Ihara's face is serious and earnest, with a sense of majesty without even being angry, which makes people easily convinced by looking at him.
Now that majestic face is showing a comfortable expression, Ge You is lying on the sofa.
Really... the character setting is so broken!
The same thing happened to Yun He. He was a ghost with a pretty face that could attract all the ghosts, but now he looked so lazy...
But Xiang Yan was just joking. After all, no matter what they looked like, they were still himself. Would he still dislike himself?
Yi Yuan and Yun He would not have any thoughts because of Xiang Yan's words. It was because there was no one around that they showed their true personalities. If there were other people around, they would guarantee to maintain their status.
Huh??? What is Yunhe doing? ! ! !
Xiang Yan stared blankly at Yun He's outstretched hand.
Without paying attention, Yunhe touched the fruit on the table.
Xiang Yan didn't eat much of these fruits. Yi Yi and the others could eat them whenever they wanted, and Xiang Yan wouldn't say anything. Anyway, he could just tell Xiang Yin and the others that he was going to eat them himself.
What surprised Xiang Yan was that Yun He's fingers just lightly touched the apple on the table, and in an instant, the originally red apple turned black and gray, as if it was rotten.
“…”
“…”
Looking at the rotten apple on the table, Yi Yuan and Xiang Yan were stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Yun He.
“Uh…” Yun He didn’t seem to have expected this to happen. He was stunned for a moment, but he reacted immediately and explained to Xiang Yan and the others: “Isn’t this shell of mine a ghost? This is how ghosts eat…”
After saying that, Yun He reached out and touched the other fruits out of curiosity, and it turned out that all of those fruits had turned rotten without exception.
“…”
Looking at the rotten fruits on the table, Xiang Yan and Yi Yuan reached out and touched them curiously.
Xiang Yan and his friends really don't know much about how ghosts eat. After all, every time they encounter ghosts, they are either fighting or preparing to fight, so it is impossible for them to sit down and eat.
Moreover, Xiang Yan actually always thought that ghosts didn't need to eat.
After all, they are all dead, and only a soul is left. I don’t know if souls can eat?
The author has something to say: Updated. Xiuzi finished his exam on the 1st. After the exam, I will resume stable updates. I will update more during the holidays.
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