We walked silently through the lobby and up the stairs; Baiyang's dormitory was on the third floor.
After going up two floors, we headed down the corridor, and the first room number that caught our eye was a bright 401!
The number 401, written in red ink, is clearly visible on the rusty doorplate.
My expression changed, and I quickly walked towards the corridor. Sure enough, the neatly arranged 402, 403, and 404 were not a prank, but a real case of being trapped in a maze!
Li Huai reached out and vigorously rubbed the door number in front of him, hoping to erase the blood-red words and reveal the true face of 301!
"Let's go down one floor and take a look."
I still held onto a sliver of hope.
But when we arrived at the next floor, what came into view was the blood-red 201.
Li Huai was clearly flustered; his voice trembled slightly.
"Brother Yan, is there something that wants us to stay here forever?"
I could tell at a glance that this kid was thinking about what happened in Building 14 and was afraid of being left here as a scapegoat.
Although Luo Tianhe was also a little uneasy, he was much better off than Li Huai. He tried hard to remember.
"I've heard old people talk about being trapped in a maze. When faced with this situation, it seems like you have to explore once and never look back."
"That's the general case. In an extremely dangerous place like this, your method probably won't work."
My grandfather told me a lot about being trapped in a maze.
The most common reason for being trapped in a maze is because of violent or unjust deaths. The souls of the deceased, unable to leave due to their intense resentment, become bound spirits.
Then there are fox spirits, Wong Tai Sin and other spirits, as well as the mysterious person I met at the Binhai Building. They can set up formations that can create a ghost wall effect.
This is the most troublesome, since the dead are easy to deal with, but the person who created the formation is not so easy to deal with.
Only then did I realize what was happening, and I spoke:
"I'm afraid we've already fallen into a maze of ghosts the moment we entered this building."
"This is a high school, after all. If the dorms are decorated like that, it's too outrageous. Studying here? The lights even flicker at night, which is blinding."
"Yes! That explains why I felt uneasy and got goosebumps all over as soon as I entered the building."
Luo Tianhe echoed.
Seeing how calm I was, Li Huai felt much more at ease. He looked at me.
"Brother Yan, how do we break this 'ghost wall' trap? You must have a way!"
“My grandfather told me what to do when you are stuck in a maze, and I do have some ideas, but I’m a little hesitant and don’t know which method is better.”
"The first method: Blood Pact as a guide!"
"How do we do it?"
All Li Huai wanted to do at that moment was escape from the ghost wall.
"Bite your tongue and let the blood drip onto the ground. The blood contains the strongest yang energy, which may give you a sense of direction."
Upon hearing this, Li Huai was about to do as I said, but I stopped him.
"You've been affected. Don't be too anxious. Let me finish."
"This method is very dangerous, especially for people like us who frequently encounter ghosts! The blood pact may not necessarily lead to the human world, but it could also lead to the underworld!"
Li Huai's face turned pale instantly. He knew how heavy the yin energy on his body was; even the yin energy of a newly deceased ghost was probably not as heavy as his!
What if the blood pact thinks he is going back to hell and points him to a path to the underworld?
"Chen Yan, stop keeping me in suspense, what's the second method?"
"The second method is called reverse walking, which involves wearing your shirt inside out and your shoes on the left and right sides, and walking backwards."
I turned to look at the two of them, and solemnly instructed them:
"This method is relatively safe, but you must remember that when walking backwards, no matter what you feel behind you, you must not turn around or stop. You must also not stop if you see something in front of you, until you leave the dormitory building."
Li Huai swallowed hard and stammered, "..."
What will we see then?
I spread my hands.
"I don't know either, I've never tried it! Remember what I said, or you'll die a horrible death!"
Soon, the three of us turned our shirts inside out, swapped our shoes, and walked backwards.
The top was fine, but switching the shoes made me extremely uncomfortable, so I could only slow down and back away slowly.
Suddenly, Li Huai and Luo Tianhe disappeared from my sight.
The corridor in the distance began to distort, the lights flickered, and it felt cold behind me. It was as if someone was breathing on my neck, or even more like a female ghost was clinging to my back as I backed away.
I remained unmoved.
Next, to my surprise, I saw my own shadow.
It actually went from behind me to the front!
I forcibly suppressed the urge to turn around and check if my shadow was still there, and continued to stiffly back away.
My shadow seemed to move in the opposite direction from me; as I backed away, it stretched forward until it was projected onto the wall at the end of the corridor.
The shadow kept swaying and twisting, gradually turning into a solid silhouette. Suddenly, he turned around!
I saw his face clearly!
That's my face!
I don't know how much time passed, but I felt a lightness in my body, as if a heavy burden had been lifted. In front of me was the gloomy girls' dormitory.
I looked around, but didn't see Luo Tianhe or Li Huai.
But I've explained everything so clearly, they shouldn't still be trapped in some kind of maze, right?
Fortunately, I didn't have to wait long before Li Huai and Luo Tianhe walked out of the girls' dormitory building backwards.
At this moment, Li Huai was covered in sweat, his eyes wide open like copper bells. Even after he came out, he still stiffly retreated, not daring to relax.
I patted him, but he didn't react.
"Hey, you've already left the dorm building,"
I patted his shoulder hard again.
Li Huai stumbled, but managed to regain his balance at the last second and continued to retreat stiffly.
Luo Tianhe, who was standing to the side, was stunned. Did this kid really need to be so cautious?
"He probably thinks we're still hallucinating. You did something a ghost would never do to wake him up!"
I said to Luo Tianhe with a hint of helplessness.
"That's easy,"
Luo Tianhe walked up to Li Huai and pretended to kick him in the groin.
Li Huai immediately clutched his crotch and shouted repeatedly:
"No, no, I believe you're not ghosts!"
Seeing this, I twitched my lips. Luo Tianhe really has a way with things!
"This shouldn't be a ghost wall this time, right? Although it's still a bit dilapidated, it doesn't look as scary anymore, and it looks like a place where people can live."
Luo Tianhe craned his neck to look towards the girls' dormitory.
"It should be fine."
I checked my phone and saw it had a full signal.
Based on my experience, there is no signal in the "ghost wall" (a type of maze or wall), which is probably due to some special magnetic field.
Soon, we finally arrived at the entrance of Baiyang's dormitory. We glanced at the room number: 309. That's right.
Luo Tianhe stretched out his left hand and knocked on the door a few times.
"Bai Yang, we're here. Open the door."
Suddenly, there was a creaking sound from inside, as if someone had jumped out of bed.
"Wait, don't open the door."
I called out to them.
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