Li Luo took off Xia Linyin's high heels, grabbed Xia Linyin's ankle and exerted a little force, causing Xia Linyin, who was unsteady, to fall towards him.
Li Luo lifted his trench coat and wrapped the shivering Xia Linyin in his arms, whispering, "Don't be afraid."
"Do you know that people can scare each other to death?" Xia Linyin's voice was laced with gritted teeth.
"sorry."
Li Luo's apology was so straightforward that Xia Linyin was at a loss for words.
She pushed against his warm, broad chest, saying, "Men and women shouldn't touch each other. Let me go."
"You're cold." Two concise words.
Three black lines appeared on Xia Linyin's forehead. What she said made so much sense that she was speechless.
He pressed Xia Linyin's head against his chest. In the darkness, Li Luo's body was like a petrified statue. He closed his eyes and remained motionless as if he were quietly sensing something.
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
She could hear Li Luo's strong heartbeat in her ears; she could feel the power even through her clothes, which made her feel safe but also uneasy.
Just like Li Luo, his strength and calmness always gave her a sense of security, but his mystery and the fog surrounding him that made it impossible for her to see clearly always aroused her unease.
She didn't know what Li Luo's purpose was in approaching her. Every time Li Luo looked at her, her eyes were unfathomable, making her feel nervous and uneasy, like a fish thrown onto a chopping board, not knowing when the knife would fall.
"Was it done by a ghost?" Xia Linyin asked. She wasn't worried that the ghost would kill them all at once. Given the nature of this game, it would give the players time to find a way out.
The ghost will likely torture them slowly to increase their panic.
The most terrifying thing is seeing the people around you decrease one by one, not knowing when it will be your turn.
Li Luo said calmly, "Just some petty tricks."
"I'm not cold anymore, please let me go." Xia Linyin's voice was a little nasal.
This time, Li Luo didn't insist. Although she knew Xia Linyin was lying, she let her go decisively.
After Li Luo left, the warmth that had enveloped her vanished instantly. In the darkness, Xia Linyin couldn't see anything and could only tightly clutch the high heels that Li Luo had given her.
Li Luo reached for the lighter on the table and lit the candles one by one. He lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes casting shadows under his eyelids. The candlelight reflected on his handsome face, making it appear dim and indistinct.
His calm demeanor made it seem as if he were merely lighting candles for a candlelight dinner, rather than being in an ancient castle haunted by a ghost.
The living room was lit again, and like insects instinctively drawn to the light, the scattered crowd gathered in this direction.
With a "snap," the crystal chandelier above their heads lit up again.
Xia Linyin glanced around. There were nine people in the living room, including herself. Apart from Zhao Dahai, Tian Chunli was also nowhere to be seen!
Where is Tian Chunli?
"Did she run up to the second floor?" Liu Wei called upstairs twice, "Tian Chunli! Tian Chunli!"
Receiving no response, Liu Wei pondered for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "I know! They probably just lost a game and are upset, so they staged this scene to scare us!"
"That's absolutely right! Tian Chunli and Zhao Dahai lost the game and played a prank on us. They must have hidden somewhere!" Liu Wei said, hands on his hips. "Good for them! They deliberately scared us. We'll find them right now!"
Xia Linyin naturally didn't think Tian Chunli and Zhao Dahai were playing a prank on them, but finding people was a must. The ghost had already started to make its move, and they had to take the initiative to find clues; they certainly couldn't just sit and wait to die.
"Is there a kitchen?"
"Where are the curtains? Check behind the curtains."
What's under the table?
"No, it's not on the first floor. We've searched everywhere."
"It's on the second floor then, let's go upstairs and take a look!"
This was Xia Linyin's first time going up to the second floor. There were four rooms on the second floor, including a master bedroom with an ensuite bathroom. The wardrobe in the master bedroom only contained men's clothes, and there was only a toothbrush in the bathroom.
These were all details that Xia Linyin only glanced at during her search.
One room is a children's room, another is filled with women's items and has a wardrobe with all kinds of dresses hanging in it, and yet another room has a more neutral style of decoration, and the clothes hanging in the wardrobe are rather indescribable, including shirts for boys and sailor suits for girls.
The shirt was semi-transparent, and the sailor uniform was quite revealing. It felt like the clothes hanging in the closet weren't meant to be worn out, but rather to add some spice to the outfit.
In addition to the four rooms, there is a large study and a storage room.
Zhao Dahai and Tian Chunli were found in the storeroom. Their bodies were hanging stiffly in mid-air, with red ropes around their necks, their tongues hanging out, and their bloodshot eyes staring straight at the door.
When Liu Wei saw the bodies of Zhao Dahai and Tian Chunli, he almost collapsed to the ground. "It's over, it's over, that rumor is true, there really is a ghost in this house, we're all going to die, it will kill us!"
"Shut up!" Ma Yanming snapped. "Ghosts and monsters are all nonsense! There are no ghosts in this world! All those paranormal events ultimately prove that people are behind them!"
Ma Yanming is an atheist. It is precisely because he firmly believes that there are no ghosts in this world that he dares to venture into various places that are rumored to be mysterious.
In fact, many paranormal events have been proven to be the work of people pretending to be supernatural.
Ma Yanming's sharp gaze swept over everyone. "The murderer who killed Zhao Dahai and Tian Chunli is in this house. The murderer obviously wants to take advantage of our fear of ghosts, to make us mistakenly believe that ghosts are killing people, and then kill us one by one."
"No! Ghosts! It's ghosts! Not us!" Xia Yao screamed, her pale face filled with panic and unease.
"We're all on the first floor. How could we possibly kill Zhao Dahai and Tian Chunli in such a short time? I'm the werewolf, I'm next! I don't want to stay here! I want to go home!"
Xia Yao turned and rushed towards the stairwell.
"Xia Yao!" Everyone quickly chased after her.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Xia Yao fell down the stairs, tumbling all the way to the ground floor, where she lay head down with her neck twisted into an unbelievable arc, a bizarre and terrifying sight.
His jet-black hair was disheveled, and blood was spreading, soaking and staining a large area of the carpet red.
In a short while, three of the eleven people died, leaving only eight.
"A ghost! It's a ghost! A ghost killed Xia Yao!"
"Shut up! Call the police! Call the police now, damn it, there's no signal!"
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