"Stop him!"
The fat man in the gray suit realized what was happening and ordered his men to pounce on Luo Tianhe.
Luo Tianhe glared at him and cursed, "You fat bastard, are you an idiot? It's obvious he's behind this! You wouldn't let me beat him up, and you even stopped me! Have you lost your mind?!"
This situation is clearly not right. Even at this point, the fat man in the gray suit is still trying to maintain order!
Moreover, the look in his eyes after being scolded by Luo Tianhe wasn't one of anger, but rather one of guilt.
It seems he knew something was wrong here, and Mr. Wu was at most just a catalyst.
Luo Tianhe was already angry, and now he didn't care about anything else, he just wanted to teach him a lesson.
The security guards were also thrown into disarray by the crowd, and now there were only two of them next to him. Luo Tianhe believed he could take on three opponents at once.
Just then, with a series of "snap," "snap," "snap," all the lights in the tea room went out one after another.
We were then plunged into complete darkness.
Someone opened a window, and the lanterns outside cast an eerie red glow, as if a blood-red filter had been applied to our vision.
The darkness and extreme fear silenced the crowd for a moment, then erupted into even more desperate screams.
Li Huai mingled in the screaming crowd, howling at the top of his lungs as if his mother had died.
I wanted to slap him a few times, but thankfully, no one here knew us, so I didn't lose too much face.
"Turn on the light, the phone, and the flashlight!"
The fat man in the gray suit shouted at the top of his lungs.
Several beams of flashlight shone, but they swayed erratically, making the shadowy figures even more numerous.
Hehe, hehehe.
Suddenly, the little girl's laughter rang out, right in the crowd, as if she were laughing right next to our ears.
I frantically pulled out my phone, turned on the flashlight, and shone it towards the source of the laughter.
It was a celadon vase about half a person's height in the corner, with a picture of children playing among lotus flowers painted on it, and the chubby baby sitting on a carp.
The smile on her face had become extremely eerie at some point; her mouth was split open, and her eyes seemed to be following the beam of a flashlight.
A chill ran down my spine, and my hand trembled as if I'd been electrocuted.
"Chen Yan, bow your head!"
Luo Tianhe suddenly shouted, and before I could react, he slammed my head down. I felt a gust of cold wind sweep over my head, carrying the pungent smell of rouge.
When I looked up, I almost lost my mind.
The arms of the beautiful woman in the painting on the wall suddenly stretched out like ramen noodles and flew through the air, almost grabbing my neck.
Luo Tianhe yanked me hard again, and we shrank into the crowd next to us. He glared at me and said, "Don't you know what's going on? Why are you just standing there in a daze!"
I was momentarily incoherent, pointing at the bottle: "Did you hear that giggling just now? The girl in that bottle, she's staring at me!"
"What? Are you too nervous and hallucinating?"
Luo Tianhe looked at the bottle with some doubt, then turned to ask me.
I then realized that the bottle had returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
I immediately looked at Luo Tianhe seriously: "The person in that bottle definitely moved. Now is not the time to talk about this. Anything could happen here!"
Luo Tianhe nodded, only then realizing how strange this place was.
Just then, a whooshing sound rang out, and the strange hand came straight at me again. Luo Tianhe swung his baton at the snow-white arm, but it felt like hitting a thick glue, sticky and difficult.
"What the hell is this?!"
Luo Tianhe struggled to pull the baton back and cursed angrily.
"This is formed from the mixture of Yin energy and Yin blood, so your attack won't be very effective."
I pulled out a handful of powder mixed with cinnabar and iron filings and threw it forward. Instantly, the ghostly hand dodged our range and grabbed the neck of a security guard next to me.
The security guard immediately rolled his eyes, foamed at the mouth, and was barely breathing.
The security guards here are clearly not normal, and I can't possibly risk my own safety to save them.
Taking advantage of the moment when the ghostly hand distracted me, I suddenly remembered Professor Tan. He had already noticed the anomaly and might have a way to deal with it.
I searched for him in the beam of my flashlight and finally found him behind an overturned table. A compass had appeared in his hand, and the needle was spinning wildly.
His face was ashen, and he was speaking rapidly, though it was unclear what he was saying.
My lips twitched involuntarily. It was as if the compass he gave me had the same condition, like Parkinson's disease, shaking erratically at crucial moments.
"Come here, follow him!"
I noticed that Professor Tan made a move, calling Luo Tianhe and Li Huai to follow. I saw him suddenly look up, his gaze passing over the chaotic crowd and fixed on the center of the tea room.
The sandalwood tea table, which originally held an incense burner and tea set, has now been overturned.
The scene was too chaotic; he didn't even notice us quietly approaching from behind him. Only then did I hear his whisper: "The fierce spirits have gathered, the life force has been taken away, the only living eye is..."
I held my breath and listened intently to his words.
"A criminal record! Sandalwood is stable and can temporarily block out the yin energy. That's the only clean place down there right now, but I'm afraid it won't last long!"
Looking at the case file, I saw that long table was very large and deep, with enough space underneath to barely hide five or six people.
But now the area is covered with black hair that has spread from the old man's corpse, and several streams of dark red pus are flowing under the table.
"Clear the criminal record, quick!"
I growled in a low voice, grabbed a handful of glutinous rice, and threw it at the approaching pus, blood, and hair.
White smoke rose, hissing as it rose, and the evil creatures were forced back slightly, but they quickly wriggled and gathered around again.
"Walk!"
Luo Tianhe kicked aside the chair blocking his way, brandished his baton to clear a path, and Li Huai and I followed, tumbling and crawling.
To be honest, Luo Tianhe was like a god of war at this moment.
As I passed by Old Man Tan, I grabbed him. He had difficulty walking and probably couldn't get there on his own.
He was startled when I grabbed him. I whispered to him, "Mr. Tan, you probably can't get there on your own. Come with me!"
We squeezed our way in that direction, and some surviving guests, seeing this, instinctively followed us in their escape, even though they didn't know why. Instantly, people were packed together, blocking the way.
The black hair on the ground took the opportunity to wrap around the ankles of several people.
The person who was entangled immediately let out a shrill scream, and their skin turned grayish-black and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The body was covered with dense lividity, and thick, yellowish blood began to flow from its body.
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